Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 415: One Hundred Years of Retreat, Zuo Qiyu's Test
The 157th year since entering the Primordial Realm.

In the Huailiu courtyard, in the duel arena.

"Boom~Boom~"

Bagger, a warrior from the Yin-Yang Dao Realm, was holding four arms outstretched, swords in hand, fighting with three bronze giants.

The giant was bare-chested, with only a grass garment woven from green leaves.

Bagger held three weapons and kept dodging the attacks of the three giants. He was very flexible and it was almost difficult for the giants to touch Bagger. However, Bagger was also very cautious and never used his full strength.

Because he knew that facing three Giant Sun Straw Men, and one of them could use the Five Finger Mountain magical power, and the Giant Sun Straw Men who could use the Treasure Mountain magical power, it only had one chance to attack.

After practicing for thousands of moves, Bagel could no longer bear it. His body suddenly swelled and he grew four arms again. He transformed like a wild beast and instantly rushed towards the giant sun straw man.

And at this moment... the three giant sun straw men disappeared and became the size of rice grains.

"What? Xu Zu's magical power, the Grain of Rice Mixing Heaven Technique?" Bagger was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt a slight tingling sensation in his abdomen, knees, and palms.

"Oh!"

Although he was still defeated instantly by the Eight-Arm Magical Power, Bagger's body staggered and a bloodstain appeared on his body.

The battle was over, and the giant sun straw man exploded and turned into ashes.

"Sir, when did you learn the Rice Grain Mixed Heaven Technique? Isn't this something only warriors can master?" Bagger asked.

"I just learned it." A wisp of consciousness gathered from the ashes of the straw man, swirling like the wind, and drifted away: "Bagger, you have worked hard. Let's stop here for today's sparring."

"Yes, sir." Bagel had no choice but to stop asking questions.

"That's really exaggerated." Xinda said to Bagel who had just stepped off the stage, "My Lord only sent out three clones to force you to use the Eight-Armed Magical Power."

The Eight-Arm Supernatural Power is the physical supernatural power of a warrior. Every additional arm provides an additional supernatural power, and the power is cumulative.

The first two levels of the Eight-Arm Divine Power are minor magical powers, and only when all eight arms are gathered together can it be considered a major magical power.

Normally, warriors can only tap into the fourth arm of their physical body and cannot go any further, but after reaching the Yin-Yang Dao Realm, Bagel has tapped into the treasures of his physical body up to the eighth arm.

It was precisely because of this magical power that Bagger was able to enter the primordial world as a sparring partner.

Although he defeated Zhao Xing's giant sun clone, Bagel was a serious warrior while Zhao Xing was just a farmer.

What's more, his straw man actually possesses the magical powers of the Five Finger Mountain and the Rice Grain Mixed Sky Technique, which is simply shocking.

"Xinda, I have practiced for so many years, but I didn't know Si Nong's straw man method. I can actually use the great supernatural powers of a warrior. What am I?" Bagel was a little skeptical about life.

Xinda hesitated and said, "Considered, considered as trash?"

"Thank you. You don't have to answer."

"Uh."

……

Hundreds of feet high in the void, Zhao Xing took back the straw man's soul, while also absorbing today's 'battle experience'.

"Bagel and Xinda's knowledge is still limited. They have seen the Straw Man Technique, but they have never seen the Xu Zu Straw Man Technique like mine."

The Juyang Grass Figure Method is part of the Xuzu Grass Figure Method series.

Ordinary straw man techniques are usually only compatible with spells, but not with the secret techniques and magical powers of the warrior path.

However, the straw man method of Xu Zu series is different, it is inclusive.

After the great destruction of his surroundings, Zhao Xing began to enter into a frantic practice. Nearly a hundred years had passed by then.

The greatest achievement is that the Giant Yang Grass Man Method has reached the perfection of minor supernatural powers, and has begun to integrate techniques and supernatural powers.

"The Giant Sun Grass Man is, after all, a kind of magic. It uses materials from the Xuzu galaxy and combines two great magical powers. Apart from the Mountain Magic, it is the Grain of Rice Magic."

The reason why Zhao Xing had such a great magical power in Shan Fa was because he was very familiar with it and had practiced it for a long time.

The Rice Grain Mixed Heaven Technique itself is one of the magical powers of Xu Zu. It was explored in the Taoist collection of scholars. You Yitian, a Qi Sect warrior in the great magical power realm under Du Yun's command, had once performed it.

"When the Giant Sun Grass Man Technique reaches perfection in magical power, it can be combined with the Dao, but combining two great magical powers is already the limit."

"It's not that I don't have enough talent or understanding, but the magical power of the Giant Sun Grass Man Technique itself is no longer suitable as the foundation of the He Dao." Zhao Xing said in his heart.

If the Giant Yang Straw Man Method is regarded as the foundation, He Dao is building the house. The first layer is the great magical power of the Mountain Method, and the second layer is the Rice Grain Mixed Heaven Technique.

The weight of the two great magical powers has already reached the limit of the Giant Sun Grass Man Technique's endurance. If they are combined further? The foundation will definitely collapse.

The Giant Sun Straw Man Method itself will not work.

"This series of straw man techniques must be changed, and only Zuo Qiyu can teach this series."

"Original Envoy Zuo Qiyu, how can I learn from him?" Zhao Xing pondered. "Personal unique skills, this is not on the treasure house exchange list."

The Red Star Empire will not force others to selflessly contribute their secret techniques. Those who are willing to do so will naturally benefit. If they are not willing, they will not be forced.

Many unique skills require chance to learn, such as Wu Tian’s great magical power. He sold the Baoshan magical power but never sold the "Five Finger Mountain".

Zuo Qiyu's Taichu Caoren Method is a rare and unrevealed skill.

Perhaps it will only be considered to be passed on when the true spirit reaches the end of its life.

"I won't count on Zuo Qiyu's clone method or the Taichu clone for now. Even if I learn it, I won't get Taichu series materials. They are all non-renewable resources, and their rarity is comparable to that of top-level reincarnation soldiers."

“But we need to find a way to pry one of the three advanced Straw Figure Techniques of Taixu, Yuanchu, and Jiemie from him.”

“Otherwise, my giant sun clone will not be able to advance and will always be just a minor magical power realm.”

"It's difficult to capture Zuo Qiyu." Zhao Xing sighed. "It's been almost a hundred years, and I haven't seen him yet."

In Zhao Xing's previous life memory, Zuo Qi Yu originally did not accept disciples.

It was unexpected that this generation suddenly appeared and wanted to accept me. After Gu Luohe intervened, Zuo Qiyu did not accept any disciples in the end, but the Five Poison Emperor accepted two.

"The reason why Zuo Qiyu doesn't accept disciples is because he was betrayed by his disciples before. Can I do the next best thing and not become their disciple but just learn their skills?"

In the Three Thousand Dao Seeds area, another incarnation of Zhao Xing was comprehending the 'Sun Treasure Tree'.

"The Stem Fighting Divine Ability has been perfected. Now, for this Four-element Variation Technique, the only thing missing is the primary life structure diagram of the 'Big Tree' type."

There are four types of breeding methods: mushrooms, vines, trees, and bamboos. Each type has three "primary life structure diagrams".

Although it is named as elementary, but once you comprehend it thoroughly, you can master the 'prototype of the avenue of life' and cultivate the stem-fighting supernatural power into the stem-fighting great supernatural power realm.

"The clone's comprehension has reached a bottleneck. It depends on whether the original master can send some new insights."

The clone closed his eyes again.

Different clones practice and comprehend in different places, and their insights will be transmitted at a certain point in time.

…………

In Guluohe's inner world, Zhao Xing sat quietly in front of the emperor-level vine.

There were also two tough vines around Zhao Xing, but they were just ordinary seedlings.

One grew vigorously, covering the entire grass and clinging completely to the earth.

The other plant is much weaker, but it tries hard to stretch forward and stands stubbornly.

The surrounding grass is withering on the left and thriving on the right.

Then, at a certain point, the states on both sides suddenly reversed.

It became sluggish on the right and prosperous on the left.

However, Zhao Xing turned a blind eye to this scene and only stared at the imperial vine.

"For 100 years, I have been here every day, looking at this emperor-level tough vine."

"Guluohe prepared twelve training sites for me, all based on the Great Way of Life. The first training site is to comprehend this tough vine."

"In fact, it is to let me see the operation and flow of the Avenue of Life on the tough vines."

Zhao Xing stared at the emperor-level vine. The gray roots disappeared and the leaves seemed to become transparent.

"The Avenue of Life is full of infinite possibilities. The growth limit of the tough vine is not even at the origin level. Which cosmic rule is hindering its growth?"

"How did Guluo River make this tough vine break the restrictions of growth rules?" Gradually, in Zhao Xing's eyes, the entire emperor-level vine disappeared completely, including its leaves, branches, and rhizomes!

Only the rules of the world inside Gu Luohe's body remain.

Countless rules are entangled together, seemingly chaotic, but vaguely following some mysterious thread.

Gradually, this chaotic pattern of rules converged into a perfect carving knife.

The carving knife is formed based on the Avenue of Life.

It was this carving knife that changed the life essence of the tough vines and broke the original growth rules and restrictions.

Zhao Xing suddenly realized something, the grassland around him stopped changing, and he began to attack the emperor-level tough vines.

……

Guluohe was meditating in the Dao Gu layer of the Hundred Ren Void when he felt something unusual in the world inside his body and couldn't help but open his eyes.

"He has taken the first step on the road of life."

There are many avenues in the universe, such as the Avenue of the Five Elements, the Avenue of Yin and Yang... and the one that the Self School respects most is, of course, the Avenue of Life.

Zhao Xing has not yet shown the potential in other aspects to make Guluohe take a second look at him, but his understanding of the Avenue of Life made Guluohe take a second look at him 157 years after entering the Primordial Realm.

Because on this day, Zhao Xing used magic to shake the internal vitality of the tough vines for the first time.

Even though it was just a grain of sand chiseled off a mountain, it was still a shake.

So, Guluohe showed up for the first time and appeared in front of Zhao Xing.

"teacher."

Zhao Xing stood up.

Guluohe did not acknowledge him as a student, but he always respectfully addressed him as teacher. Although Guluohe had never responded even once, Master Zhao was not lacking in this kind of tenacity.

Just shout it out first, maybe one day the Guluo River will respond?
"Your clone is practicing magic, while your main body is seeking enlightenment. You are practicing in a nearly self-abuse manner like an ascetic. This is not a good thing." Guluohe stated the problem right away.

"The Straw Man Technique is overused. There is no soul technique to match it. If you just rely on willpower to suppress it, something will go wrong sooner or later."

Zhao Xing listened quietly.

Guluohe is worthy of being a demigod. He can see the hidden dangers in cultivation at a glance.

Just like in the Xuanhuang Realm period, the Straw Man Method had drawbacks, and this situation still exists in the universe version.

The Straw Man Method always requires a powerful soul method and will power to match it.

However, the small magical power of the Three Gods Fate Palace was no longer sufficient to meet Zhao Xing's needs.

After all, the Giant Sun Straw Man Technique alone is enough to achieve perfect supernatural powers, and Zhao Xing is constantly exploring his potential, even using the Straw Man Technique to cultivate great supernatural powers.

The reason why Zhao Xing was able to persist in this way was purely because he had a solid foundation, amazing understanding and potential.

"Teacher is right." Zhao Xing said respectfully, "I would like to ask for your advice."

Gu Luohe shook his head: "No one can compare to Zuo Qiyu in the attainment of the Straw Man Technique. You should go ask him."

Zhao Xing was about to climb up, but was interrupted by Guluohe: "Since Zuo Qiyu's straw man method does not appear in the treasure list, it proves that this method is not easy to obtain. For both public and private reasons, I will not let him come out to teach you."

Guluohe once again stated that he would not use his connections to get Zuo Qiyu to teach him.

This was expected, and Zhao Xing was not too disappointed.

But then Guluohe said:
"You can try to go to his Taichu City. In order to prevent the harassment of many seekers of the law, Zuo Qiyu left a checkpoint in Taichu City, stating that those who can pass through can choose a straw man method to learn."

"Yes, the student union will give it a try."

Zhao Xing bowed and asked a few more questions about cultivation before he came out of his inner world.

……

People who don't know Zuo Qi Yu rarely remember this rule.

First, it is too harsh. No one can pass the test. At most, they can learn some spells of similar level in the treasure house, which can be exchanged for points. There is no need to suffer this torture.

Second, it is too old and is gradually being forgotten.

Over time, it will be forgotten.

Every time a primary conference is held, this rule will be briefly remembered and then forgotten.

But this time, the situation is different.

Due to so many reincarnations, there are also many peerless geniuses, and everyone thinks they are extraordinary and are one in billions.

As a result, Zuo Qiyu's rule was soon dug out.

When Zhao Xing arrived at Taichu City through the Thousand Star Vine, many people were already standing in front of the city gate.

"The Mushroom King is here."

"Senior Gu's student?"

"Yes, that Zhao Xing from the Beihe Star System."

Due to the existence of the Guluo River, Zhao Xing became very famous, and almost everyone in this term of Minister of Agriculture knew him.

However, Zhao Xing was a crazy cultivator and hardly socialized, so the geniuses just watched him from afar and few of them took the initiative to say hello.

"Brother Zhao, this way." Han Chuchen waved from a pavilion outside the city.

"Swoosh~" Zhao Xing immediately landed over.

"Brother Han."

After entering the pavilion, I found that there were four people behind the curtain, namely Fairy Youling, Yuan Qiu Sheng, Taoist Miaosong, and Han Qianye.

"I've met all of you fellow Taoists."

Different from Zhao Xing who buried himself in cultivation, Han Chuchen was a man of many talents in his previous life. This life was his [World of Disasters], so naturally he made friends everywhere.

The four people sitting in the pavilion include Yuan Qiu Sheng, who ranks first among the auxiliary-type Si Nong, and three of the top ten combat-type Si Nong.

This social ability is not weak.

"Brother Zhao." The other four also politely returned the greeting.

Fairy Youling joked, "Mushroom King, you have been in seclusion for more than a hundred years. I wonder if you have any new gains? When will you fight me again?"

Zhao Xing smiled slightly: "I am not strong enough, so I dare not challenge the fairy for the time being. I will come to ask the fairy for advice after I cultivate for a few hundred years."

He was not being polite. In terms of the Taoist temple, Zhao Xing was still the Taiyin Taoist temple.

Fairy Youling has already reached the fifth level of the Sun's Dojo.

Zhao Xing believed that there was not much difference in other aspects, but when it came to the competition between the ego factions, the difference in the dojo was huge, and the difference in superiority was immediately apparent, because it involved world laws.

He and Fairy Youling were sparring not for victory or defeat but only for progress. Using spells from other factions would have lost the original purpose.

"It will only take a few hundred years to cultivate." Fairy Youling's eyes lit up and she raised her eyebrows: "Then I will wait."

Seeing that the two had finished chatting, Han Chuchen immediately asked Zhao Xing and the others to sit down, and opened the topic: "Brother Zhao, you are also here to break into Taichu City, right?"

"Yes, I just came out of seclusion, and when I heard about it, I came to take a look." Zhao Xing said. "I wonder what the rules are?"

"Brother Zhao, you may not know that the original envoy Zuo Qiyu actually knows the legendary Xuzu Grass Man Technique." Han Chuchen said with emotion: "And he also has a Taichu clone."

"The Taichu Golden Body is a top secret of the martial arts path. It is even more difficult to use the straw man method to pry into the secrets of Xu Zu. This is the first time I have heard of the Xu Zu straw man method."

"As for the tests in Taichu City, I don't know much because I haven't even entered the city gate."

"Qiu Sheng and Qian Ye have both entered the city gate. If we want to know, we have to ask them for advice."

Han Chuchen praised Yuan Qiu Sheng and Han Qianye while speaking.

Zhao Xing was a little surprised. It was okay for Han Qianye, but he was one of the top ten combat-type Si Nong, so it was normal for him to pass the first level.

Yuan Qiu Sheng was just a Si Nong in the auxiliary division, but he was able to enter the first level?
"My two Taoist brothers are very skilled in magic. Could you please give me some pointers?"

(End of this chapter)