Chapter 483: Second Kind of Seven-Colored Magic, Demigod Cave Opens

Xu Youling rallied many partners to challenge Zhao Xing, and she quickly received a response. Xu Youling, Han Qianye, Wu Yanlin, Herbis, and Daoist Miaosong stepped forward and joined the siege.

After his breakthrough, Zhao Xing was eager to test his skills. He didn't mind facing multiple opponents; in fact, he felt they weren't pushing him hard enough.

"Xu Youling, Han Qianye, Wu Yanlin, Herbis, Daoist Miaosong, you were all in the top ten of the Primordial Assembly back then. I was only in the eighties. How can you be so weak now?"

"Tuosen, Wei Lan, Ai Miaomiao, Pu Tianrui—don't just stand there, come join the fun."

Zhao Xing deliberately called out his partners one by one.

"Zhao Xing, you're too arrogant, not even activating your world projection!"

"You want to fight ten? That's outrageous!"

"People of Great Zhou, witness this! It's not that I want to beat up your Grand Minister of Agriculture; he's asking for it!"

"Junior Brother, I can't stand it anymore. Take this!"

Provoked by Zhao Xing, Tuosen, Pu Tianrui, Wei Lan, Ai Miaomiao, Yu Qing, and other ministers of agriculture from the Primordial Realm successively joined the siege.

"Boom boom boom~"

World projections unfolded, and a large number of plant-based combat units appeared. Nanyang Star Continent, both above and below, became almost a green world.

Life Formation Stream, Mother Tree Extreme Dao Stream, Variant Stream, Swarm Stream, Mind Stream, and Parasitic Stream—it was practically a combat tutorial for Id-faction ministers of agriculture.

While it was true that Zhao Xing had achieved a breakthrough, his partners were also formidable; after receiving their dividends, each of them had progressed rapidly. When the number of attackers exceeded fifteen, even Zhao Xing could not stand his ground and ignore their attacks with just his Qi shield.

"World Projection, Yin-Yang Divide!"

Initially, after being surrounded, there was no space for him to unfold his world projection; there was nowhere to stand, neither above nor below. However, his inner world was so powerful that with a mere tap of his foot, he forcefully opened up a small space within the collective projection blockade. Then, breaking through from a single point, it rapidly spread outwards.

"Wu Yanlin, what are you doing?! How did you let Zhao Xing open his world projection?!" Xu Youling exclaimed, criticizing her teammate. This was because Zhao Xing had torn a gap within Wu Yanlin's projection range.

Wu Yanlin looked wronged, "Grandma, you can't blame me. Go try it yourself; he'd push you back too."

Xu Youling, undeterred, quickly moved her world projection to fill the gap left by Wu Yanlin's retreat, attempting to suppress Zhao Xing. World projection is a prerequisite for summoning combat units; suppressing its deployment meant limiting the Id-faction ministers of agriculture's capabilities.

"Three Treasures Suppress the Cosmos!"

Xu Youling's world projection appeared dark green, spreading across the land, quickly reaching ten thousand meters in front of Zhao Xing and forming three bronze artifacts. Carved on them were the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers—this was a unique technique of the Three Treasures Dao Sect.

"In terms of world law alone, the Three Treasures Dao Sect's world law is much more exquisite than my Yin-Yang Divide," Zhao Xing thought to himself. The Yin-Yang Divide was something he had learned back in the Beihang Galaxy, and it was considered a refined world law, but it paled in comparison to the unique techniques of the Three Treasures Dao Sect.

However, the effectiveness of a spell also depends on who casts it.

"Boom!"

With a thought, the primordial ocean within his inner world began to boil. Chaotic currents surged outwards, instantly overwhelming Immortal Youling's three bronze artifacts and shattering her projection. The green world was consumed by the gray spreading from beneath Zhao Xing's feet.

In no time, the combined world projections cast by over a dozen ministers of agriculture were swept away by Zhao Xing with overwhelming force. In an instant, the entire battlefield was dominated solely by Zhao Xing's world projection.

Whether it was Tuosen, Han Qianye, or Daoist Miaosong, as long as they were Id-faction ministers of agriculture, the plant-based combat units they summoned were forcibly pulled back into their inner worlds.

"Ah!" Xu Youling exerted all her strength, trying to hold up her world projection, but in front of her, it was like a flint producing tiny sparks that quickly extinguished. No one could re-establish their world projection; Zhao Xing, facing over a dozen opponents, had achieved absolute suppression!

"It's over already?" Xia Jing blinked. He was still collecting bets, but Zhao Xing had already finished fighting.

"Fifteen against one, and it's over in a blink. What's the point of betting? Refund!" Long Xiao quickly snatched back his wager.

"Fifteen Reincarnation Realm experts, all from the Primordial Realm, suppressed in the blink of an eye! Grand Minister of Agriculture is amazing!"

The spectators from Great Zhou cheered loudly. Zhao Xing was a legend in their hearts, but most people had never seen him in action. Now, witnessing the legend in action, their image of him became solidified. The people below were all important figures to them, but even their combined efforts couldn't defeat Zhao Xing!

"Just how big is your inner world?" Xu Youling was somewhat shocked. "My inner world has eight hundred world-origin units, and with the Three Treasures Secret Art, I can even fight above my rank. Yet, you completely suppressed me."

"Zhao Xing, you used the Yin-Yang Divide, a secret art that, while not common, is definitely inferior compared to what we use," Pu Tianrui exclaimed in surprise.

For a spell that wasn't particularly exquisite to have such immense suppressive power, there could only be one reason: his inner world was far stronger than theirs. Everyone was curious about this, not just ministers of agriculture like Tuosen and Wei Lan, but even laymen like Du Yun and Yang Baihe were eager to know.

Seeing his partners eagerly looking at him, Zhao Xing fulfilled their wish: "My inner world has already surpassed 10,000 world-origin units."

"What?!"

"That's impossible, isn't it? That's the standard of an Emperor-level cultivator!"

"You just broke through and already have 10,000 world-origin units? Is that an inner world or an inner galaxy?"

"Did you use a World Heart to open it up? No, that doesn't make sense. Even with a World Heart, how could you suppress such expansion during creation?"

"Surely you don't also have a Qianyuan Dao Tower to assist in suppression, do you?"

"Hiss, that's truly terrifying!"

All the partners present had sharp insights, and their brief conjectures were already close to the truth. Assuming Zhao Xing wasn't lying, his inner world being so vast could only mean he used a very high-grade boundary stone, and also required an artifact of similar caliber to suppress it. However, they didn't dare to guess that it was of divine grade. Between the Primal Chaos Dao Tower and the Boundary-Breaking Divine Stone, only the former was widely known; many had never heard of the Boundary-Breaking Divine Stone!

"Stop guessing, everyone. It's pretty much what you're thinking," Zhao Xing said with a slight smile.

"Whoosh~"

A bamboo plant, emanating purple and gold auras and possessing seven bamboo leaves, sprouted from the ground.

"An Emperor-level Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo!"

This sparked another wave of exclamations.

"Everyone, the sparring ends here," Zhao Xing said with a laugh. "Right now, I only have this one Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo that's effective, but if we really fight, I might accidentally hurt someone."

During his genius phase, he had to keep everything hidden. Now that he had broken through to the Reincarnation Realm, he needed to display some of his strength. It was already public knowledge that he had acquired so much wealth. Displaying his strength could also deter many with ulterior motives. An inner world comparable to an Emperor-level and an Emperor-level plant combat unit—anyone thinking of robbing him would have to weigh whether they possessed that kind of strength!

Of course, this wasn't Zhao Xing's full extent; 10,000 world-origin units was just the beginning, as his Boundary-Breaking Divine Stone hadn't been fully digested yet. According to estimates, once the Boundary-Breaking Divine Stone was fully consumed, his inner world could expand to at least 50,000 world-origin units, allowing seven Emperor-level native species to mature.

"Break it up, break it up! What's the point of fighting?!"

"Brother Zhao certainly made a fortune; he even has an Emperor-level combat unit now."

"With over twenty million Profound Spirit Ancient Coins, Brother Zhao received a considerable share, so it's no surprise he has an Emperor-level plant combat unit."

"The Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo is also known as the Reincarnation Bamboo or Transmigration Bamboo; one hit means going into reincarnation. What's the point of sparring? We're not fighting anymore."

Upon seeing this Emperor-level True Spirit Bamboo, everyone lost the desire to spar. Even Du Yun gave up the idea. If he used all his trump cards, he might be able to withstand a few blows, but in terms of regular combat strength, Du Yun was only comparable to a Lord-level peak cultivator. Such sparring would be meaningless.

However, Du Yun didn't leave immediately; instead, he stopped Zhao Xing and asked a question:

"Zhao Xing, tell me honestly, was that your true strength when we fought in the Primordial Realm?"

Zhao Xing shook his head with a smile, "Senior Zuo possessed me; it wasn't me who defeated you."

Actually, arranging the fight between Du Yun and himself was just an extra formality. Did the Primal Source Heavenly Palace not guess that Zuo Qiyu would intervene? It was simply a way to save face. To just say he was willing to take second place and a smaller share would have been too undignified. Now that their cooperation was in its honeymoon phase, telling Du Yun the truth wouldn't hurt.

Du Yun burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, I knew it!"

"I'm leaving. Remember to notify me when the exploration of the demigod's abode begins."

"My Primal Source Heavenly Palace also bought a few tickets."

"Farewell," Zhao Xing cupped his hands.

After the partners' banquet dispersed, everyone returned to their original posts. The news of Zhao Xing's breakthrough to the Reincarnation Realm quickly spread. An inner world of 10,000 world-origin units, comparable to an Emperor-level inner world, became the key phrase.

Many people rejoiced for Zhao Xing, mainly his partners and close friends. But many others felt frustrated and envious.

For instance, deep within the Demon Race territory, inside a special palace built by Jin Yan, another cultivator of the Primordial Avatar.

"The Shadow Sanctuary won't take Zhao Xing's assassination mission anymore, and the reason is that I can't afford the price."

"A divine artifact? If I had a divine artifact, why would I need to hire someone?!"

"Hmph, you may not have a divine artifact, but my true self might," another Jin Yan sneered. "My true self has been missing for many days; I think he's preparing for an assassination."

"I sensed Zhao Xing's breakthrough. Has he become that powerful?"

"Having reached the Reincarnation Realm, another cultivator of the Primordial Avatar is eligible to be devoured. Who wants to go out and kill Zhao Xing with me?"

"Too noisy! Can't a person sleep? If you want to kill, go yourselves. I just want to sleep."

"Does anyone want some tea? Just brewed. We're stuck here anyway, so why worry yourselves unnecessarily?"

"I offer ten top-grade Reincarnation Dao weapons, with the condition to capture Zhao Xing alive and bring him here."

Deep within the Dao Ancient Layer, on a strangely shaped octagonal continent, was one of Wei Tianchen's refuges. Its location was extremely secluded; even a divine realm cultivator would find it difficult to search for.

"Not enough," the black-robed phantom of the Shadow Sanctuary shook its head at Wei Tianchen's offer. "From what I know, Zhao Xing has already cultivated a Primordial Avatar. Now that he has broken through to the Reincarnation Realm, killing him is easy, but capturing him is difficult."

"Essentially, only a demigod can take on this mission, and no demigod would accept it for merely ten top-grade Reincarnation Dao weapons."

"Last time, I reminded you that the Sanctuary could act on your behalf. If you had proposed it then, it might have been possible."

"Now, if you want it done, you'll have to pay at least one divine artifact."

A divine artifact? Wei Tianchen fell silent. If he paid a divine artifact, of course, demigods would be willing to accept the commission. After all, demigods no longer yearned for other external objects; their sole purpose was to achieve divinity, and as the Desolate Domain spread, the path to godhood became increasingly rare. Only by studying divine artifacts might they increase their hopes.

Wei Tianchen had once kidnapped Zhao Xing, and as a consequence, he was wanted by super-powers, forced to hide everywhere. Demigods were unwilling to lose the opportunity to operate in the Profound Spirit Star Domain for ten Reincarnation Dao weapons. However, if a divine artifact was offered, the outcome would be different; many demigods would still be willing to take the risk.

Wei Tianchen possessed multiple divine artifacts, but these were painstakingly collected. Now that he couldn't openly appear in the Profound Spirit Star Domain, using one meant one less, making it difficult to replace. Should he pay the price of a divine artifact to commission the Shadow Sanctuary to capture Zhao Xing again?

However, Wei Tianchen didn't hesitate for too long this time. Compared to the secrets within the Seven Star Fighting Cabinet, sacrificing a divine artifact was not unacceptable.

"I can offer a divine artifact named the Seven Star Li Fire Sword." Wei Tianchen gestured, and a ball of flame appeared beside him. The dim, dark flame twisted space, and divine patterns collapsed inwards from its outer layer, as a sword tip emerged from within the flame.

"The quality of the Li Fire Divine Sword has been confirmed." The black-robed figure nodded and absorbed the flame into its robe. "The Shadow Sanctuary will take five top-grade Reincarnation Dao weapons as a reward. If no one accepts the mission within five hundred years, only the Li Fire Divine Sword will be returned. If the commission is completed, another five top-grade Reincarnation Dao weapons will be collected."

"I await good news from the Shadow Sanctuary."

The black-robed figure nodded, opened a spatiotemporal tunnel, and vanished from the spot.

On Nanyang Star Continent, Zhao Xing's true self resumed cultivation after the sparring session. This time, his main objective was to comprehend the Heart Sealing Art left behind by Fan Qianrou. After breaking through to the Reincarnation Realm, his soul fused into a True Spirit, allowing him a deeper understanding of various Grand Dao and providing the conditions to comprehend higher-level secret arts.

The Qi chapter of the Heart Sealing Art could generate seven-colored Qi. The Azure Flower Qi possessed boundless uses, could balance the three factions of Heavenly Time, Earthly Advantage, and Self, and could also nurture divine-grade native species. Zhao Xing's immediate priority was to advance his Azure Flower Qi, and simultaneously see if he could comprehend a second type of Qi.

"Whoosh~""Whoosh~"

Above the canyon on Nanyang Star Continent, six streams of aura swirled and intersected above Zhao Xing's head like rivers, converging into a blue flower. This was a phenomenon that occurred when cultivating Azure Flower Qi and transforming his original Qi. Using the Grand Dao of Life as an entry point, he had cultivated the Azure Flower Qi for thirty years. More and more Azure Flower Qi appeared in the nebula vortex within Zhao Xing's body.

You comprehended the 'Seven Apertures Heart Sealing Art' and gained 5 proficiency points.Azure Flower Qi: 924/10000

"It's been almost nine hundred years since I started cultivating Azure Flower Qi, and now I have over nine hundred wisps of it."

Zhao Xing checked his panel; the progress bar no longer displayed a question mark but now had a limit.

"The reason for the question mark initially was that my Qi capacity limit was only 10 realm power, but now it's 105 realm power. Each conversion of Azure Flower Qi consumes all my Qi to form."

"With my Qi capacity expanded, I can now see the endpoint of fully mastering Azure Flower Qi."

924 proficiency points meant 924 wisps of Azure Flower Qi, with the majority of it converted during the thirty years of cultivation after breaking through to the Reincarnation Realm.

"With 924 wisps, if I encounter an Emperor-level battle, I wonder if it will be enough to sustain a fight."

In a Lord-level battle, even one wisp of Azure Flower Qi could provide decisive suppression. However, using Azure Flower Qi to support the casting of Reincarnation-level secret arts, treating it as regular combat power, would significantly increase its consumption. The Qi of Emperor-level cultivators was inherently not much different from Azure Flower Qi.

"Whoosh~"

In his mind, he visualized the Heart Sealing Art: first, the outline of a Seven Star Fighting Cabinet would appear, then it would beat like a heart. Immediately after, a streak of white light appeared, then began to separate into seven colors, like seven great rivers continuously branching out. The grand torrent of Dao, mighty and vast, encompassing Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Thunder, as well as Time, Space, Light, Dark, Death, and Life—seemingly containing everything.

Zhao Xing felt as if he was in a world of Qi, and that originating white light was the power of a god. Previously, Zhao Xing had comprehended Azure Flower Qi using the Grand Dao of Life as an entry point. Now, he was using Azure Flower Qi as an entry point to comprehend other types of Qi.

"Tracing the Azure Flower Qi upstream, next to it is a red Qi torrent."

Zhao Xing's gaze fell on a specific intersection point of the branching currents.

"Assuming my Azure Flower Qi can reach a certain level, I should be able to comprehend the red Qi next to it."

His true self closed his eyes, immersed in comprehension.

At the same time, four Primordial Avatars were active in various parts of the world. One Primordial Avatar remained stationed at the Qitian Base at the forefront of the Star Annihilation Corridor. Along with Zhu Haichao, Jiang Tiansu, Lord Xiye, and Baili Yang, he continued to manage the development of the Star Annihilation Ancient Path.

By this time, most of the cyan stone slabs had been moved away by Emperor Monarch Moxu and Emperor Monarch Illusion from the War God Temple. Only sixteen Emperor Monarch abodes and seven demigod residences remained. Because their positions were fixed, cutting them was not easy. However, after moving over three thousand cyan stone slabs, Zhao Xing's ancient path development project could continue.

The second Primordial Avatar had by this time arrived at the Primordial Hill. Primordial Hill is located in the southeastern part of the Profound Spirit Star Domain, near the Black Sky Desolate Domain. The Empire is near the Moon Warden Desolate Domain in the northwestern part of the Profound Spirit Star Domain, a very long distance away. Zhao Xing's Primordial Avatar only just arrived at Primordial Hill in the thirtieth year after his breakthrough.

"The purpose of this trip to Primordial Hill is to learn all the Earth Advantage faction's spells, starting with the Life Underworld Palace mentioned by Venerable Meishan."

The Primordial Avatar landed on a red planet on the outskirts of Primordial Hill, a planet named Ceres, which was also the place Zhao Xing had stayed the longest in his previous life. However, he was merely passing through this time. After landing on Ceres, he would use it as a transfer point to Meishan, one of the Twelve Mountains of the Three Realms. Primordial Hill is divided into a core region and an outer region. To enter the Twelve Mountains of the Three Realms, one must pass through a formation array for teleportation.

"Minister Zhao, I am Kang Yue. My grandmaster ordered me to wait for you here."

"Thank you for your trouble."

The third Primordial Avatar, on the other hand, returned to Coral City in the Primordial Realm. This return journey was the most troublesome. Zhao Xing first notified Emperor Monarch Wudu, but Emperor Monarch Wudu had gone into seclusion after receiving his share of the dividends. With no other option, he had to trouble Emperor Monarch Bishui to inform Gu Luohe. He waited outside the Primordial Realm for a full twenty-five years before Gu Luohe finally came to take him in. There was no other way; neither Zuo Qiyu nor Zhao Xing could control their killing intent, and with two cultivators of the Primordial Avatar too close, even without direct conflict, it would disturb the peace of the Primordial Realm—everyone else would be unable to cultivate the Strawman Art.

After Gu Luohe emerged, he sealed off the other abilities of the Primordial Avatar, retaining only the aspect of Zhao Xing's split soul residing and nurturing within it. This way, Zhao Xing could return to purchase resources to cultivate the Id Art, but he wouldn't sense Zuo Qiyu's presence.

Zhao Xing only had three types of combat units. Due to their extremely high quality, the Variant Art couldn't modify them; learning it would be a waste. It was better to learn auxiliary techniques, because his combat units were already powerful enough, making auxiliary amplification and control the main focus. Furthermore, learning these five types of techniques was also an attempt to discover the principles of nurturing divine-grade native species.

"The Primordial Dao Treasury and the Three Thousand Dao Seeds—these two areas are my main cultivation grounds. I'll exchange for a thousand years of cultivation time first!"

As for the fourth Primordial Avatar, it went to visit the major top-tier Heavenly Time faction powers within the Profound Spirit Star Domain. The cultivation methods and techniques of the Heavenly Time faction could not compare with those of the Id or Earth Advantage factions. The Id faction currently had no divine realm cultivators, but the Primordial Realm at least had the Primordial Divine Tree, and its cultivation methods were all geared towards reaching the divine realm. Consulting historical records, Zhao Xing discovered that the Id faction still had divine realm cultivators eight epochs before the Desolate Domain Era. However, the Heavenly Time faction had very few divine artifacts and no cultivation methods directly leading to the divine realm; no divine realm cultivators had been heard of since the Five Emperors Era. This contradicted his understanding. He also needed to find a powerful Heavenly Time faction cultivation method to balance his three paths of cultivation. Visiting the major Heavenly Time faction powers in the Profound Spirit Star Domain was the main purpose of this avatar. At the same time, this Primordial Avatar was also the weakest; the soul fragment Zhao Xing had separated only possessed the Heavenly Time Arts.

"My first stop is the Four Seasons Palace. It's within the Empire's territory. If I can't find the answer here, I'll have to leave the Empire and seek other methods."

While the four avatars traveled abroad, his true self cultivated peacefully on Nanyang Star Continent.

Another seventy years passed.

"Boom!"

In the canyon of Nanyang Star Continent, a crimson light shot skyward. Then, a red lotus blossomed above the canyon; secret patterns appeared on each petal, instantly burning through the surrounding Phenomenal Manifestation Layer. The flames spread to the third to tenth rungs of the Dao Manifestation Layer, directly burning dry the stable void rivers.

"Whoosh whoosh"

At the boundary between the tenth rung of the Dao Manifestation Layer and the Dao Ancient Layer, a small corner peak of a realm mountain suddenly drifted over. Chen Shijie, with a hundred Earth Advantage faction ministers of agriculture, leaped down from the peak. In his left hand, he held a small pagoda, which was strikingly identical in shape to the corner peak. A large amount of quicksand appeared beneath his feet. The quicksand wrapped around the feet of the hundred Earth Advantage faction ministers of agriculture behind him, forming an Earth Store Formation.

"Ascend and Copy!" Chen Shijie let out a low cry.

All the ministers of agriculture's Qi surged simultaneously.

"Shatter!"

The small pagoda suddenly split evenly, and the corner peak of the realm mountain also broke into eight pieces.

"Open Wall!"

The fissures expanded further, perfectly utilizing the characteristics of the Stacked Realm Mountains, and the eight shattered peaks formed a twisted tunnel. After the flames rushed into the tunnel, they flowed back. Under eight layers of weakening, by the time they reached Chen Shijie, only a wave of heat remained.

Looking at the corner peak, which was scorched red, Chen Shijie breathed a sigh of relief.

"Minister Chen, what kind of spell was that? It burned through seven layers of the Eight-Layer Realm Mountain Formation!" Chen Yu, also a Junior Minister of Agriculture, beside him, looked at the retreating flames with lingering fear.

"I don't know," Chen Shijie shook his head. "This is the first time I've used the Eight-Layer Realm Mountain Formation at full power, and it was used internally. This is truly..."

After acquiring wealth, it naturally couldn't be simply saved; the Great Zhou Ministry of Agriculture was no longer what it used to be. The Eight-Layer Realm Mountain Formation was one of the Great Zhou Ministry of Agriculture's defensive measures. It was a mobile heavy fortification constructed using formations in conjunction with corner peaks dismantled from the Stacked Realm Mountains. It was entirely built to withstand Emperor-level disasters. Unexpectedly, they hadn't encountered any enemies, but had first tested its capabilities against Zhao Xing.

"You take control of the Octagonal Pagoda; I'll go up and see," Chen Shijie handed the small pagoda to Chen Yu.

You comprehended the 'Seven Apertures Heart Sealing Art' and gained 'Red Lotus Qi'.Seven Apertures Heart Sealing Art: Qi ChapterAzure Flower Qi: 1000/10000Red Lotus Qi: 100/10000

In the canyon of Nanyang Star Continent, Zhao Xing opened his eyes. A red lotus bloomed in his pupils, then immediately rotated and closed. The red lotus above his head also transformed into flames, pouring back entirely into his eyes.

"Finally, I've broken through!"

Zhao Xing let out a long breath. In the first hundred years of his true self's cultivation after breaking through to the Reincarnation Realm, his Azure Flower Qi proficiency reached 1000. At the same time, through observation and comprehension, he finally grasped a second type of Qi: Red Lotus Qi. As if a certain threshold had been broken, with Azure Flower Qi at a thousand points, Red Lotus Qi, just mastered, immediately surged to 100 proficiency points.

Unlike Azure Flower Qi, which embraced everything and encompassed all Grand Dao, Red Lotus Qi's characteristic was wild fury, destroying everything! A wisp of pink flame emanated from Zhao Xing's fingertip. Upon closer inspection, countless lotus-like particles seemed to be flowing within the flame. With a flick of his finger, Zhao Xing cast a Life Revival spell towards a withered tree in front of him. But the withered tree not only didn't revive, it was directly annihilated, leaving not even ashes!

"Red Lotus Qi primarily focuses on the Grand Dao of Destruction. Any spell released through Red Lotus Qi transforms into a destructive spell."

"It seems to have no bonus for auxiliary spells, but its amplification for damaging spells surpasses even Azure Flower Qi."

One hundred proficiency points of Red Lotus Qi provided a damage bonus exceeding one thousand proficiency points of Azure Flower Qi. Clearly, Azure Flower Qi had a more comprehensive effect, while Red Lotus Qi had a more singular effect.

"What if I use Red Lotus Qi to amplify the Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo?" Zhao Xing opened his world projection and looked at the Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo in front of him.

"Rustle rustle" The Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo trembled continuously, its spiritual intelligence flickering. Sensing its master's thoughts, it immediately retracted underground, as if thoroughly frightened.

"No ambition, scared like this," Zhao Xing muttered, pursing his lips. He could, indeed, forcibly command the Seven Domains True Spirit Bamboo to accept the Red Lotus Qi, but after a thought, he decided against it. Nurturing an Emperor-level combat unit wasn't easy; it would be somewhat heartbreaking if he damaged it.

If plant combat units wouldn't work, then he would do it himself.

"If I use Red Lotus Qi to cast the Myriad Spirits Marquis Transformation Art, I wonder if my combat power will increase after transforming into a demonic ape?"

No sooner said than done.

Red lotuses bloomed in Zhao Xing's eyes, and then the Marquis Transformation Art activated! Within his Qi body, a crimson hue spread rapidly, devastating his muscles, skin, and bone marrow. Drastic changes occurred in an instant.

"Ahhh~"

Painful roars erupted from Zhao Xing's mouth. His body rapidly underwent drastic changes: a coat of red fur covered his entire body, his hair turned from black to red, rippling with the aura of flames. The Myriad Spirits Marquis Transformation Art used the Demonic Ape race from the Rain Immortal Realm as a template. At this moment, Zhao Xing transformed into a colossal flaming ape, and the already ravaged canyon ground was instantly flattened by his aura.

Chen Shijie, who had just teleported outside the canyon using Earth Link Art, immediately felt a terrifying pressure, like death itself descending, and was directly flung away by the overwhelming aura.

"Roar!"

Chen Shijie heard a furious roar that nearly shattered his heart. Then he felt himself lying on a pair of soft, large palms, with an enchanting face staring at him. Under the gaze of those scarlet eyes, Chen Shijie was utterly speechless; even his Qi seemed to have solidified. He had only ever experienced such oppressive power from Emperor Monarch Hongshan.

"Old Chen, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Xing ended his transformation, returned to his original form, and a wisp of Azure Flower Qi helped Old Chen regulate his breathing, then he patted away sparks from his shoulders.

"I was cultivating; it's very dangerous for you to approach suddenly."

Chen Shijie recovered, almost throwing his hat at Zhao Xing's face: "You still know you're cultivating? Weren't you trying to destroy all seventy-two continents of Great Zhou?"

"Huh?" Zhao Xing examined the surrounding traces and only then realized that he seemed to have caused a massive commotion.

"Didn't I reinforce the cultivation area? How could this happen? Chen Yu must have cut corners! I'll deal with him..."

Faced with Master Zhao's habitual scapegoating, Chen Shijie was speechless.

"Don't bother looking for Chen Yu. I reinforced both layers of defense on Nanyang Star Continent, the Phenomenal Manifestation Layer and the Dao Manifestation Layer. If you, Grand Minister of Agriculture, want to find trouble, find mine."

"How could I, hehe," Zhao Xing chuckled, revealing a mouthful of gleaming white teeth.

"Next time you cultivate secret arts, could you please give a heads-up? Great Zhou's meager foundation can't withstand your destructive power. If I hadn't noticed in time, the star continents around Nanyang would be shattered now."

"My fault, my fault." Only Chen Shijie could make Grand Minister Zhao admit his mistakes. In truth, Zhao Xing hadn't expected that Nanyang Star Continent, which was already set up as a Lord-level peak cultivation ground, would still be insufficient for his needs.

"You didn't just come to Nanyang to save the day, did you?" Zhao Xing asked. "Are there any other official matters?"

"Yes." Chen Shijie took out an encrypted document: "Emperor Monarch Mengwu of the War God Temple sent someone to notify your avatar at the Qitian Base. Perhaps you didn't see it, so he sent another copy to the Great Zhou Ministry of Agriculture."

"Now, of the cross-domain boundary ships in front of Qitian Mountain, only the seven containing demigod residences remain. The document states that these seven are difficult to move, so they plan to explore them on site."

"Oh?" Zhao Xing's eyes lit up. "So, we can explore the demigod abodes now?"

"Why are you asking me? Of course, you're the one to decide," Chen Shijie retorted. "Am I, a mere Reincarnation Realm cultivator, supposed to worry about demigod abodes?"

"Haha, great work, great work. I'll ask His Majesty to increase your salary someday!" After coaxing Chen Shijie away, Zhao Xing began to examine the contents on the document tablet.

"According to the original sales agreement, the War God Temple and I will jointly explore the seven demigod abodes."

"Now the War God Temple has provided a specific plan: a total of 100 people will enter the seven abodes, with twenty slots decided by me. I can use them myself or sell them, though sales must prioritize the War God Temple."

"The War God Temple has already dispatched seven people who have surveyed three of the demigod cyan stone slabs and successfully found three legacy abodes."

"However, according to the agreement, the exploration can only begin once my side's personnel are present—"

After reading, Zhao Xing understood the general situation.

"Mengwu still has a strong sense of contract. Their people were already at the abodes, yet they actually waited for us to send our personnel."

"Excellent. It's better to arrive at the right time than early. My current strength now qualifies me to investigate the details of the demigod abodes. I never witnessed them in my previous life, so I absolutely cannot miss this opportunity."

What exactly was inside the seven demigod abodes? Zhao Xing wasn't sure, but Primordial Hill had recovered its costs from this wave of wealth, accelerating the pace of exploration and solidifying his determination to explore. Whatever lay within, Zhao Xing could not afford to miss this opportunity. As for the other already discovered abodes, the War God Temple had not incurred losses; in fact, it had profited considerably. Following this pattern, the wealth within the demigod abodes would certainly not disappoint.

"Boom!" Zhao Xing immediately shot into the sky, heading straight for the teleportation array.