Chapter 482: Second Breakthrough, Mustard Seed Dharma Domain, The Gift of the Meishan Venerable

"What do the Boundary-Opening Divine Stone and the Azure Flower mana have in common?" Zhao Xing pondered. "The Boundary-Opening Divine Stone is a divine artifact, while the Azure Flower mana is born from cultivating the Heart-Seal technique. Its origin is derived from the divine power of Fan Qianrou, the God of Physicians."

"Could it be that the primeval species only consumes divine power, or that its growth rate is only influenced by divine artifacts?"

"No, that's not right. Azure Flower mana isn't exactly divine power, and the Boundary-Opening Divine Stone only absorbed one percent before stopping."

Zhao Xing suddenly had a headache. This primeval seed was too difficult to cultivate, even picky about god-level energy.

"Go ahead and be picky," he muttered. "You won't starve to death."

Zhao Xing busied himself for half a day, draining two rounds of Azure Flower mana, but the primeval seed showed no significant change. He had to temporarily abandon the idea of accelerating its growth.

Zhao Xing used the remaining power of the Boundary-Opening Divine Stone to accelerate the evolution of the primal ocean within his inner world.

The primal ocean was the core of his inner world. The Ego Faction, which cultivated the "Primal Chaos World" technique, specialized in mass-producing troops; the larger the primal ocean, the more types of troops it could sustain.

"The evolution of the inner world has reached a temporary conclusion."

Zhao Xing's gaze fell upon four plant lifeforms.

They were: the Dark Sky Moon Tree, the Spirit-Devouring Grass, the Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo, and the Thousand Illusions Tree.

*Swoosh—*

Zhao Xing's conscious phantom appeared before the Thousand Illusions Tree.

"Emperor, congratulations on your breakthrough!"

Within the heart of the Thousand Illusions Tree, a young boy in scholar's robes bowed with some trepidation.

It had entered a period of decline, its lifespan nearing its end, making it of little use to Zhao Xing.

What would its fate be? Would it experience a second spring, or would it be casually discarded?

"Qianhuan, your realm is too weak; you're no longer suitable for adventuring with me." Zhao Xing stared at the Thousand Illusions Tree. "I will help you achieve a breakthrough, and then leave you at the Grand Zhou Ministry of Agriculture, to await someone destined to find you. Are you willing?"

Upon hearing this, the Thousand Illusions Tree first froze, then its entire body trembled. "Thank you for this gift, Emperor! I am willing."

Zhao Xing smiled. "Good. Take that step."

"Yes."

*Rustle, rustle.* The Thousand Illusions Tree swayed, and in an instant, all its leaves withered and fell, its bark cracking significantly, as if all vitality had left it.

The Thousand Illusions Tree was in the Life-Death Dao Domain realm. To cross this threshold, it had to face death before rebirth.

Having spent many years in the scholar's tomb, it naturally knew how to break through, but this step was extremely dangerous for it.

Because it had already entered a period of decline, usually only those in their peak had hope for advancement; the further along in life, the harder that hope became.

*Crack, crack, crack—*

The phenomenon of vitality extinction quickly spread from outside inward.

The Thousand Illusions Tree's growth rings tightened as its vitality withered.

The tree's growth rings, its lifeline, seemed like a strangling noose, beginning to tighten.

Under the influence of the universe's natural laws, it would gradually strangle the sentience within the tree's heart. This was the process of decay leading to death, and forcing a breakthrough would only accelerate it.

"This is the limitation of the Law of Life. Plant life forms the foundation of the Manifestation Layer; their breakthroughs are harder than other types. Even within my inner world, it will take some effort to let it complete the breakthrough."

Zhao Xing pointed a finger, and Azure Flower mana permeated the Thousand Illusions Tree.

*Hum—*

Just before the Thousand Illusions Tree's sentience was erased, he stabilized the growth rings. Then, the earth veins of his inner world sent a large amount of vitality into the Thousand Illusions Tree's roots.

Zhao Xing's understanding of the Great Dao of Life was comparable to a Lord-tier cultivator. Coupled with the amplification effects of the Azure Flower mana and his inner world, he instantly turned the Thousand Illusions Tree's death into life. He reversed its decaying state, restoring it to its peak.

*Rustle—*

The Thousand Illusions Tree instantly completed its metamorphosis. Large amounts of cracked bark peeled off, new bark grew, and new buds sprouted from its branches.

"Thank you, Emperor!"

The Thousand Illusions Tree's sentience emerged from its heart, kneeling on the ground.

"From now on, your fate is in your own hands."

"Rise."

With a thought, Zhao Xing caused the Thousand Illusions Tree, along with its roots and soil, to lift from the ground and be placed into his World Ring. It would be left at the Grand Zhou Ministry of Agriculture, to be passed down as a precious tree.

Zhao Xing then went to the Dark Sky Moon Tree.

"Compared to the Thousand Illusions Tree, the Dark Sky Moon Tree's sentience has not yet fully formed."

In the vision Zhao Xing activated, there was a full moon within the Dark Sky Moon Tree, but it constantly fluctuated, as if observing its surroundings.

Because the Dark Sky Moon Tree's growth was influenced by the Spacetime Dao of the World-Transmission Tower, forcefully elevating it to its peak, its sentience was relatively simple and untamed.

The Thousand Illusions Tree was far older than the Dark Sky Moon Tree. Having listened to scholars recite scriptures, its sentience was no different from an ordinary person's; it even knew how to scheme and trick Zhao Xing into releasing it.

*Whoosh—*

Zhao Xing's consciousness, like a needle, slowly pierced into the Dark Sky Moon Tree's consciousness cluster. It quickly met instinctive resistance, and in a blink, Zhao Xing's wisp of consciousness was expelled.

However, under the suppression of the Primal Chaos Dao Tower, it didn't take any further action.

"After all, the Dark Sky Moon Tree is primarily a support type. Although its repulsion is strong, it can still be shaped by me," Zhao Xing thought, his spiritual will continuing to invade.

His spiritual will, like a syringe, transferred numerous memory fragments to the Dark Sky Moon Tree, akin to enlightening a naive child.

About a year later, the Dark Sky Moon Tree's sentience had become much more docile. It could now understand Zhao Xing's commands.

Dark Sky Moon TreeQuality: Emperor-tierStatus: Peak periodInnate Secret Arts: Lunar Radiance, Dark DomainDescription: A variant moon tree originating from the Dark Sky Desolate Domain, absorbing fragments of moonlight essence. Grown to its peak, it is equivalent to a Human Race Reincarnation Emperor-Lord tier, a support-type troop.

"Little Black, cast Lunar Radiance," Zhao Xing commanded with a thought.

*Buzz—*

A bright moon immediately rose above the moon tree, and wisps of milky-white radiance descended. Zhao Xing took a deep breath and found that his soul power had increased slightly.

"Lunar Radiance makes my true spirit feel at ease. Over time, it could even raise my upper limit. It also replenishes soul power. Truly worthy of being a support-type treasured tree."

Zhao Xing didn't absorb for long. The Dark Sky Moon Tree's sentience had only just formed, and he didn't want to over-exploit it.

After pacifying it, he arrived before the Spirit-Devouring Grass.

*Boom—*

The moment he stood before the Spirit-Devouring Grass, a loud boom echoed in Zhao Xing's mind.

Following that was a *kukuku* sound, like a human laughing.

"What a mischievous child!"

Zhao Xing felt dizzy and lightheaded, nearly losing his footing.

If the Dark Sky Moon Tree was a well-behaved girl in a school, then the Spirit-Devouring Grass was a robust, wild child.

Not only did it completely ignore his teachings, but it even spat at the teacher.

The key point was that Zhao Xing, the teacher, wasn't as strong as this wild child.

*Clang!*

Zhao Xing controlled a portion of the Primal Chaos Dao Tower's power, causing it to strike near the Spirit-Devouring Grass.

*Chirp, chirp, chirp—*

The Spirit-Devouring Grass's sentience, like a startled fish, darted wildly but could not escape its cage.

It instinctively cast its innate secret art, but before the Primal Chaos Dao Tower, everything was futile.

"Do you yield?"

Zhao Xing again attempted conscious invasion, beginning to tame the Spirit-Devouring Grass.

*Pfft!*

A wisp of soul power traveled along the Spirit-Devouring Grass's roots, approaching its sentient body, but the next second, it was annihilated.

Zhao Xing stepped back, his face slightly pale.

"As expected of a legendary quality. The difficulty of taming it is exceptionally high."

Untameable wildness applied not only to demonic beasts but also to wild plants like the Spirit-Devouring Grass.

Zhao Xing pondered for a moment, then left a Primal Clone to sit cross-legged beside the Spirit-Devouring Grass.

He planned to use the Primal Chaos Dao Tower's suppression, along with continuous spiritual invasion and conscious education by his clone.

As for the Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo? It was bestowed by the Five Poisons Emperor-Lord. From a young age, it was meticulously nurtured by Zhao Xing, and once its sentience awakened, it became completely obedient to him.

Now that his inner world was established, it had absorbed some energy from the Boundary-Opening Divine Stone, entering its peak period and rivaling Emperor-Lord tier combat power.

In the first continent of his inner world, among the first batch of primeval species, seven types of Emperor-tier quality plants and tens of thousands of King-tier quality plant lifeforms had also appeared.

However, they were all in their seedling stage at the moment, so Zhao Xing wasn't in a hurry to check them.

He had more important matters to attend to.

"Second breakthrough."

"It's also the breakthrough of the Geomancy Faction's technique, 'Extreme Land'."

Zhao Xing had always cultivated all three factions concurrently. During the Origin Realm stage, he had accumulated the three Great Dao Origins: Heavenly Timing, Geomancy, and Ego.

Now, establishing his inner world was merely the Ego Faction's path completing its breakthrough.

"'Extreme Land' technique, first layer: Guiding Veins into the Body."

"Second layer: Accumulating Veins into Mountains, which splits into two directions: Extreme Land Mustard Mountain and Extreme Land Titan Peak. I cultivate the Mustard Mountain."

Extreme Land Titan Peak focuses on strengthening the physical body with mana, making oneself as heavy as the Extreme Land, ultimately achieving the idealized realm of invincibility and immortality.

Extreme Land Mustard Mountain focuses on refining mana, aiming to enhance the effects of spells. When mana transforms into divine power and strengthens infinitely, one can sense the legendary Extreme Land's existence without actively searching, and even control the earth veins on the Extreme Land.

Zhao Xing originally chose the Extreme Land Mustard Mountain direction mainly because the spells he learned at that time, whether Five Finger Mountain or Demonic God's Underworld Palace, demanded high levels of mana and spell control, with the body being secondary.

In terms of defense, he had the protection of the Giant Sun Grassman and Grand Void Grassman spells at the time, so the demand for physical defense wasn't very high.

Furthermore, it was a personal preference. Zhao Xing disliked body-refining paths. If Extreme Land Titan Peak was cultivated to its extreme, the physical body would transform into a divine mountain, or even a star-continent, which felt somewhat inhuman.

After cultivating Azure Flower mana, his Dharmic body's defense itself was not weak, so there was no need to pursue the Extreme Land Titan path.

"The third layers of 'Extreme Land' for the different directions are the Mustard Law Domain and the Five Epochs Physique, respectively."

The third layer of the Mustard Stream corresponds to the Reincarnation Realm. Cultivating the Mustard Law Domain means the influence of the third layer of Extreme Land expands from within outwards, enhancing control over the sun, moon, mountains, and lands within the cosmic void.

In other words, the range and power of the Mustard Stream's Mountain Law, Earth Store Law, Underworld Palace Law, and Profound Earth Law are amplified.

The Five Epochs Physique, on the other hand, is when the influence of "Extreme Land" spreads from outside inward. It's named after the five geological eras of the Proterozoic Eon. The earth veins within the body will manifest characteristics of these five eras, becoming more powerful and mystical.

Emperor-Lord Hongshan cultivated the Extreme Land Titan Stream.

Both paths have their unique characteristics.

The Natal Reincarnation Dao Soldier of the Extreme Land Titan Stream is a mountain or a spirit stone.

Upon actively casting the Reincarnation Secret Art, one transforms into a mountain peak or a spirit stone. This is when the Titan Stream is at its most resilient, making it almost impossible to capture or destroy at the same cultivation level.

Furthermore, it automatically returns to the territory of the Primordial Mound, guided by the Proterozoic Earth Veins.

At the same time, the Natal Mountain Peak and Natal Spirit Stone are inscribed with the Earth-Passage Secret Runes, emitting strong fluctuations throughout the cosmos. The Agronomists of the Primordial Mound can use the Earth-Passage Secret Art to teleport to these reincarnated mountain peaks or spirit stones, completing rescues of their fellow disciples.

The reincarnation of the Mustard Stream is equally mystical.

Among the Reincarnation-tier secret arts of the Primordial Mound, there is an Underworld Palace Law that only the Mustard Stream can master, named "Life Underworld Palace."

Upon mastering the Life Underworld Palace, during reincarnation, the soul immediately returns to the pre-constructed Life Underworld Palace to complete its gestation within.

Born of heaven and earth, imbued with the spiritual essence of the world, if the location is chosen well, one's cultivation aptitude might even improve after reincarnation.

After cultivating the Life Underworld Palace, there's no need for a Natal Reincarnation Dao Soldier. This secret art replaces its function, being a technique almost akin to the Dao itself!

There are only a few individuals in the Primordial Mound who can cultivate the Life Underworld Palace.

"To achieve the Reincarnation Realm with 'Extreme Land,' one must cultivate the third layer: the Mustard Law Domain."

Zhao Xing internally observed his Dharmic body. In his dantian, a miniature continent floated above a mana nebula vortex, with the center of the continent slightly arched.

It was the Mustard Mountain.

"Mustard Mountain, shatter!"

With a thought, Zhao Xing's mana, imbued with his true spirit's will, surged towards the Mustard Mountain.

Nothing can be established without destruction. To form the Mustard Law Domain, the Mustard Mountain must first be shattered!

Since Zhao Xing had first achieved the Reincarnation Realm through the Ego Faction, his true spirit, wielding mana, easily shattered the Mustard Mountain.

*Hum—*

The Mustard Mountain instantly shattered, forming 840 million microscopic particles.

"Condense!"

The true spirit accurately integrated into each particle, allowing it to fully form into a miniature particle mountain peak just before being utterly destroyed and annihilated.

The 840 million spirit mountains were distributed within the mana nebula vortex, indistinguishable from each other, shimmering like stars upon closer inspection.

The moment the Mustard Law Domain formed.

*Hum—*

Nanyang Star-Continent, where Zhao Xing was located, and the seventy-two medium and small Ring-Continents built by the Grand Zhou around it, all began to shake.

They resonated at that moment, spreading outwards with a unique rhythm.

"Hmm?" Inside the Central Imperial Hall, Emperor Ji Che was reviewing memorials. Sensing the tremor, he suddenly looked up.

The shaking quieted in an instant, but Ji Che still detected the anomaly.

"Chen Shijie!"

Within the Ministry of Agriculture, Emperor Ji Che's voice descended.

Chen Shijie, who was contemplating the ground, immediately looked up and bowed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"I sensed that all seventy-two Ring-Continents of Grand Zhou shook. Do you know what just happened?"

Chen Shijie was now also an ordinary Reincarnation Realm cultivator, and had joined the Primordial Mound, becoming an unofficial disciple of Lord Lushan.

He was even one of the Vice-Deans of the Vanishing Star Six-Void Academy.

Among the several Junior Agronomists of Grand Zhou, excluding Liu Tianning who was in seclusion and Yun Tiandao who had not joined Grand Zhou, Chen Shijie was the Agronomist with the greatest power, highest status, and strongest cultivation.

"I sensed it. Based on my deductions, it seems an Agronomist from the Primordial Mound broke through to the Reincarnation Realm within our Grand Zhou territory," Chen Shijie reported. "The location is Nanyang Star-Continent."

Nanyang Star-Continent was Ji Che's private domain established for Zhao Xing in the Vanishing Star Corridor. At this time, a group of partners were gathered there, so it wouldn't be surprising if someone from the Primordial Mound broke through.

Ji Che immediately felt relieved. "Prepare a congratulatory gift and go confirm who this great talent is."

"Yes."

After Zhao Xing's breakthrough, the shimmering starlight before his eyes suddenly converged to form a scene.

In the southeastern part of the Profound Spirit Star Domain, a continent comparable in size to a top-tier galaxy floated in the void, with boundary stars and small star-continents floating above it.

Zhao Xing saw the familiar Ceres Star, and also the familiar Primordial Mountain.

He suddenly understood that after cultivating the Mustard Law Domain, he was seeing a scene from the Primordial Mound.

A vast, ancient stone peak suddenly entered Zhao Xing's sight.

An old man, sitting cross-legged, dressed in a green robe, with white eyebrows almost touching the ground, suddenly appeared in the scene and opened his eyes.

He brushed his eyebrows aside, revealing a wrinkled face, and spoke with a smile: "Not bad, not bad. To cultivate the Mustard Law Domain in merely seven thousand years, the Saint Son of the Primordial Mound is truly worthy of his title!"

Upon seeing this person, Zhao Xing immediately bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Venerable Meishan."

Demigods were typically referred to as "Venerable So-and-So." The Primordial Mound comprised Three Realms and Twelve Mountains. The Three Realms were the Primordial Realm, the Proterozoic Realm, and the Dao Manifestation Realm, and the powerhouses within them generally did not concern themselves with worldly affairs.

Each of the Twelve Mountains was typically guarded by one or two demigods, who handled various affairs of the Primordial Mound.

Among them, Venerable Meishan was preeminent, being the oldest demigod in the Primordial Mound and the Venerable closest to the Divine Realm.

Zhao Xing hadn't expected that after cultivating the Mustard Law Domain, he would see this authority figure of the Primordial Mound in such a manner.

"Zhao Xing, now that you've cultivated the Mustard Law Domain, you still need to come to the Primordial Mound as soon as possible to master the Life Underworld Palace, so you can be free of future worries."

"Thank you for your guidance, Venerable. Your disciple will bear it in mind."

Venerable Meishan casually grabbed something from the ground; a segment that looked like a black earthworm squirming appeared in his hand.

Then he flicked his finger lightly towards the void, and the scene vanished.

*Buzz—*

Chen Shijie, who was rushing towards Nanyang Star-Continent, suddenly realized that the Yaoguang Earth Store Array on Fengdu Star-Continent had been artificially activated,

and couldn't help but be greatly alarmed.

Just as he was about to return to investigate, he suddenly dodged to the side.

"What was that?!"

Chen Shijie only saw a black afterimage flying towards Nanyang Star-Continent.

"Damn it! Who from the Primordial Mound is breaking through? How rude, completely disregarding the rules of my Grand Zhou!"

Chen Shijie was considered a member of the Primordial Mound, but his primary allegiance remained with Grand Zhou. Seeing someone break through without so much as a greeting, and then affecting the Earth Store Yaoguang array,

they were practically ignoring him, the Junior Agronomist!

"Xia Jing, Long Xiao, immediately mobilize elites here!" Chen Shijie gritted his teeth.

*Whoosh—*

A wisp of black light drilled into a hidden canyon on Nanyang Star-Continent, disappearing into Zhao Xing's body.

The 840 million spirit mountain particles instantly underwent a thorough metamorphosis and stabilized.

"Thank you, Venerable Meishan!"

Zhao Xing cupped his hands in a distant salute towards the direction of the Primordial Mound.

He hadn't expected the other party to casually extract a segment of Meishan's earth vein for him, helping him stabilize his third-layer realm.

Name: Zhao XingOccupation: AgronomistLuck: Tier 16 (Five-Emperors Coin provides an additional two tiers)Realm: Reincarnation LordTrue Spirit: Late Lord-tierLaw Domain: Mustard Law DomainInner World: 10,000 realm-origin units (Emperor-Lord tier standard)Mana: 105 realmsAge: 11,951Remaining Lifespan: 8.5 epochs

"With the breakthrough in the Great Dao of Geomancy, my true spirit has been tempered by the 840 million spirit mountain particles, reaching the late Lord-tier."

"My mana capacity has also further increased, breaking through from 10 realms to 105 realms. My mana value has also reached the minimum threshold for an Emperor-Lord tier."

"My lifespan hasn't increased much, though. Calculating it for a single lifetime, the difference in epochs between the Dao Domain Realm and Reincarnation Realm isn't very large," Zhao Xing mused.

Overall, he was already comparable to an Emperor-Lord tier in several aspects. Firstly, his mana was abundant.

Secondly, his inner world, in terms of size, quality, and primeval species, was already comparable to an Emperor-Lord tier. If divine-tier primeval species were included, it even surpassed ordinary Emperor-Lords.

In terms of world projection, Zhao Xing was not inferior to an Emperor-Lord tier and dared to go head-to-head with them. Of course, his World Law hadn't reached the Reincarnation Secret Art level yet, so there was still some deficiency in that regard.

Lastly, his mana value.

Due to his profound accumulation in the Origin Realm and the establishment of an inner world comparable to an Emperor-Lord tier, his abundant mana was already on par with Emperor-Lords.

However, mana is a combination of Dharmic power and spiritual energy. His spell mastery still needed to cultivate Reincarnation-tier secret arts to be considered a complete Emperor-Lord tier combatant.

"If I factor in the amplification of Azure Flower mana, I might be able to clash head-on with an Emperor-Lord. But if my spell mastery doesn't improve, using rudimentary techniques against their profound ones, even with a strong foundation, I'd be at a significant disadvantage," Zhao Xing mused.

However, at this moment, he encountered another problem.

"My Heavenly Timing Faction foundation is being suppressed again."

Within his Dharmic body at this time, the qi vortex circulation felt slightly sluggish.

Zhao Xing opened his panel to check.

Heavenly Timing Arts: Cloud Law, Polaris Thunder Dragon, Wind Devour, World Fire, Rain Immortal, Myriad Spirits Marquis Transformation Art. (All at Grand Divine Ability Perfected stage)

Geomancy Arts: Earth Core Cracking Soil, Demonic God's Underworld Palace, Profound Earth Star Evasion, Primordial Earth Store, Yaoguang Earth Passage, Three-Fold Realm Mountain. (All at Reincarnation Tier 1)

Because the Geomancy Faction's spells and cultivation techniques are strongly linked and follow a continuous lineage, upon cultivating the third layer of Extreme Land, the Mustard Law Domain, all Geomancy spells received a mana boost and reached the Reincarnation Secret Art level.

However, his Heavenly Timing Arts remained at the Grand Divine Ability Perfected stage.

As for the Ego Faction's spells, apart from World Law which received inner world amplification, and Primal Grassman which was calculated independently, other spells like "Stalk-Fighting Divine Ability," Heart Field Law, Essence Absorption and Generation Art, and Life Revival were also at the Grand Divine Ability Realm.

"The origins of the three factions are imbalanced again. The Geomancy Faction and Ego Faction are strong and contending, while the Heavenly Timing Faction is squeezed into a corner."

"The Heavenly Timing Origin has no amplification whatsoever, and even somewhat affects the origins of the other two factions."

"It makes sense that powerhouses don't cultivate all three factions concurrently," Zhao Xing shook his head.

If not for the Azure Flower mana mediating, his Heavenly Timing spells would likely have significantly reduced power, and would only receive amplification from the Azure Flower mana.

"Ultimately, it's because of the cosmic era; the Heavenly Timing Faction's cultivation techniques are too weak, and the Heavenly Timing Origin cannot be converted into Heavenly Timing mana."

The Ego Faction's "Primal Chaos World" technique is the strongest, usable all the way to demigod cultivation, and theoretically capable of reaching the Divine Realm, with precedents existing.

"Primal Chaos World" can also amplify World Law and strengthen troops.

The Geomancy Faction's "Extreme Land" technique is similar. Once one reaches the Reincarnation Realm and cultivates the Mustard Law Domain, it can amplify all Grand Divine Ability spells.

The cultivation techniques of both factions can boost spells, but the Heavenly Timing Faction lacks a technique of the same caliber.

The Heavenly Timing Faction has no cultivation techniques or spells that can lead to godhood.

Therefore, the Ego and Geomancy Factions have super-powers, but the Heavenly Timing Faction does not.

"That's too strange. When I first came to the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom, I seemed to have heard that there was a Divine Agronomist in this world. What was their name?" Zhao Xing couldn't recall it for a moment.

He checked the Star Mirror. With his current authority, the conclusion he reached was that since the end of the Five Emperors Era, no Divine Realm cultivators had appeared in the Heavenly Timing Faction, nor did it possess any god-tier cultivation techniques.

Fortunately, Heavenly Timing Faction spells were all self-created, and even the Myriad Spirits Marquis Transformation Art was modified based on individual circumstances, so the impact wasn't particularly severe.

However, this meant Zhao Xing couldn't see a clear path for cultivating all three factions concurrently.

"Cultivating all three factions concurrently, is this path impassable?"

"It shouldn't be."

"Unable to balance the three factions... why was I so firm in my belief that I should cultivate all three at the time?" Zhao Xing muttered, frowning.

He always felt that the Heavenly Timing Faction, like the Priests, had been deliberately cut, causing him to forget some crucial information.

"If I could cultivate all three factions, I could achieve a third breakthrough. My true spirit should reach the peak of the Lord-tier, and with mana, law domain, and inner world united, I could even firmly establish Emperor-Lord tier combat power."

But now, with a missing link, Zhao Xing felt that the path he was on was not perfect.

Just as Zhao Xing was deep in thought, a dark shadow suddenly appeared above Nanyang Star-Continent.

"Hmm?"

Looking up, Zhao Xing found that at some unknown point, the barrier above the star-continent had been opened. Clouds and mist swirled, revealing an army riding on clouds and mist, surrounded by flying dragons.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Xing looked strangely at Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, and Xia Jing above the clouds.

"Hahahahaha." Seeing it was Zhao Xing, Xia Jing burst into laughter. "Old Chen, why don't you say something? As long as you give the order, I'll immediately unleash a volley of ten thousand arrows and ten thousand dragon breaths—"

Long Xiao also teased, "Yeah, Old Chen, didn't you just say that no one gets special treatment, and even people from the Primordial Mound, Zhao Xing's friends, cannot violate the Grand Zhou's rules?"

Chen Shijie's face darkened, and he glared fiercely at the two. "Both of you, shut up!"

However, Long Xiao and Xia Jing continued to laugh uncontrollably, completely ignoring Chen Shijie.

They even vividly described to Zhao Xing how Chen Shijie had gritted his teeth on the way there.

"...That's how it is. Chen Shijie caused such a big commotion just to suppress you, the Grand Agronomist," Xia Jing said, suppressing his laughter.

Zhao Xing looked at the dark-faced Chen Shijie and the endlessly laughing Xia Jing and Long Xiao. With a flip of his hand, he immediately suppressed the latter two.

"You rascals, how dare you slap Lord Chen's face? Guards, take them away and execute them!"

Seeing Chen Shijie's face still grim, Zhao Xing's hand flared with lightning. "Since no one is doing it, I will!"

Long Xiao stiffened his neck, eyes wide. "Wait, are you serious?"

Xia Jing, however, looked calm and gave him a reassuring glance.

He was just giving Old Chen an out. How could he actually execute them?

Seeing the lightning genuinely heading towards the two, Chen Shijie immediately smacked it away. "Stop pretending to be scared! Quickly dismiss your men. It's embarrassing enough in public."

Nanyang Star-Continent was only so big. Zhao Xing's sudden commotion, coupled with Chen Shijie bringing his men, immediately attracted the attention of the partners who were gathered there.

Du Yun, Tuo Sen, Xu Youling, Gu Ming, Qi Tian, Yang Baihe, and others all rushed to the canyon to watch the spectacle.

"Zhao Xing, you broke through?" Xu Youling's small face was flushed, her eyes shining as if she had found a treasure.

"Yes..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Youling, emboldened by alcohol, made a move towards Zhao Xing. "Zhao Xing, lend me a seed!"

Purple light appeared in her pupils, and Zhao Xing immediately felt a tingling itch on his Dharmic body's left arm, as if something wanted to break through the earth.

This was precisely the Profound Spirit Seed Borrowing Art.

Xu Youling, seeing her chance, wanted to spar; there was nothing wrong with that. But Zhao Xing felt that her words sounded off.

It was as if she was flirting with him.

"My seeds are precious; I cannot lend them out."

Zhao Xing lightly shook his shoulder, dispelling the Three Treasures Dao Sect's Profound Spirit Seed Borrowing Art.

"Hahahaha." The onlookers burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at? Let's all go!" Xu Youling said, rolling up her sleeves. "My Profound Spirit Seed Borrowing Art became ineffective the moment he broke through. If we don't fight now, you all might not get another chance!"

With Xu Youling stirring them up, everyone immediately felt a stir of eagerness.

Even Du Yun couldn't help but press his hand to his sword.

He had lost to Zhao Xing once before. Now that they were all in the Reincarnation Realm, each having their own fortuitous encounters and making significant progress, perhaps they could spar again?

"Heh, this is going to be good," Xia Jing clapped his hands, grinning as he watched Zhao Xing surrounded by the crowd below. "Come, come, the bets are open! If Grand Agronomist Zhao loses, it's 1 to 100. Anyone want to place a bet?"