Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 508 Tianheng Thunder Mother, the Background of the Ancient Luo River (10,000 words)

"Back then, the Crimson Star Empire took the lead, and the human race's high-ranking officials reached a ceasefire agreement with the demon race. They even opened the Transcendent Tower to the demon race's emperor for sharing."

"At that time, the empire's main focus was on developing the northwestern wilderness, and I knew then that I would have no use for my skills in the short term."

Zhao Xing couldn't help but ask, "Brother Yun, why didn't you come to find me..."

Yun Tiandao shook his head: "Developing the wasteland is not my forte. I am merely the Minister of Agriculture of the Heavenly Time Sect. In the development of the wasteland, at most I will do things like sending down spiritual rain. Anyone can replace me in this kind of work, so why bother using me?"

"Emperor Wu wants me to stay in the Great Zhou and is willing to let me invest in the Great Zhou Chamber of Commerce, but since I am not a subject of the Great Zhou, how dare I accept the benefits from the Great Zhou?"

Zhao Xing sighed helplessly. Yun Tiandao was too ambitious. If he hadn't come from the Xuanhuang Realm and wasn't the Grand Minister of Agriculture of the Xia Dynasty, he might have become his partner.

Even so, he was unwilling to accept the benefits from the Great Zhou.

Of course, this also shows that the Tian Shi Sect limited the development of Yun Tian Dao. In the development of the wasteland, the Tian Shi Sect's Minister of Agriculture did not play a significant role.

"My cultivation stagnated until you created the 'Six Qi Theory of Annihilation Stars,' which inspired me," Yun Tiandao continued recounting the past.

"At that time, I began to travel through the Xuanling Star Domain, creating my own cultivation techniques while observing the Yin-Yang Twin Stars in various places and studying the changes of the four seasons in the Spirit Domain. Finally, I was able to step into the Reincarnation Realm."

"About five hundred years later, I broke through to the Lord level."

"I originally wanted to tell you this news, but at that time you came out of the White Realm and my whereabouts were unknown, so I gave up."

Zhao Xing couldn't help but admire Yun Tiandao after hearing what he said.

To be able to discover the difficulty of navigating the path of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth during the Dao Domain Realm, and to create his own cultivation technique that reached the Lord level, Old Yun is truly a genius, worthy of being a founding ancestor in the Xuanhuang Realm.

Yun Tiandao's access to information and resources was far inferior to his own, and he didn't have as much wealth or opportunity. He relied on his own creation and the most difficult Heavenly Timing Sect to actually reach the Lord level.

"At that time, I was already a lord and had some reputation in the southern border of the empire. I thought I was a big shot and could ask the Temple of Reincarnation to revive Emperor Xia."

"So I went to the ancient kingdom of Tianyou, and after years of inquiries and efforts, I finally found that it was all in vain."

“I have been in the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom for more than three hundred years, and I have never even entered the Samsara Temple. I have only met one of their foreign affairs members.”

"It was after being rejected by the Temple of Reincarnation that I became utterly disillusioned. At that time, the Xuanling History Book unsealed the past of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom, and I thought of the old stories of the Dongyan Ancient Clan, so I began to collect sacrificial treasures..."

Hearing Yun Tiandao's story, Zhao Xing sighed inwardly.

The right to resurrect in the Temple of Reincarnation is extremely difficult to obtain. It can only be obtained during a super war, at which time the Temple of Reincarnation will open this channel to resurrect those human geniuses and powerful individuals who died in the war.

Although Yun Tiandao is powerful, he is not enough in the eyes of the Samsara Temple. It is impossible for such a request to be fulfilled.

In peacetime, aside from stealing the sacred stele or resurrecting the dead using a sacrificial altar, there are very few possibilities to achieve this.

It has to be said that the Dongyan Ancient Clan set a very bad precedent. After finding no other way to seek help, Yun Tiandao also started to consider this possibility.

Since the people of the Dongyan Ancient Clan could do it, he could also imitate them.

"I couldn't steal the Divine Stele, but I did manage to get my hands on a Reincarnation Altar."

"I myself have diligently cultivated the way of sacrifice, and so in the five hundred years after the Xuanling History Book was unsealed, I had already prepared everything." Yun Tiandao recalled.

"Wait, a Reincarnation Altar? Where did you get it?" Zhao Xing asked, puzzled. Shouldn't this thing be banned? Does Old Yun have such great abilities?

"The formal methods are certainly difficult. Many priests today don't even know how to set up an altar, and the methods for forging the five sacrificial vessels have been blocked, making it impossible to recreate them."

"However, those that have already been built can still be used."

"After the memories of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom were restored, the entire Tianyou Ancient Kingdom experienced some turmoil, and I realized the opportunity and went to the Illusion God Star System as soon as possible."

"You dug up the reincarnation altars of the tyrant and the demon queen in the Moonfall Mausoleum?" Zhao Xing suddenly realized.

"Yes."

In my past life's memories, the development of the Illusion God Galaxy lasted for more than seven thousand years, which roughly matches the timeline.

Zhao Xing and Du Yun got together because Zhao Xing provided Du Yun with a map of the Void River in Yueluo Mausoleum, which Du Yun then shared with the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom.

He also obtained the Time Page of the Mysterious Spirit History Book from here and unearthed the Thousand Illusion Tree.

Logically, my participation in this life should have significantly accelerated the progress.

However, after the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom incident, the Sacrificial Path was severed, the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom disappeared, and many powerful figures reincarnated, causing the progress to slow down again. The most crucial Reincarnation Altar had never been found, but unexpectedly, it was dug up by Yun Tiandao.

"The result is obvious, I failed." Yun Tiandao continued, "I hid in the ruins of the ancient Yuanhai Kingdom, a remote and uninhabited star continent, and held a sacrificial ceremony there."

"An attempt to resurrect the Xia emperor and the remnants of the Xia dynasty."

"I tried twice in total."

"The first time, I resurrected the Xia Emperor, but he was still in a state of madness. As for the civil and military officials, they could not be resurrected at all. He soon committed suicide due to his madness."

"I continued to cultivate the way of sacrifice, and after summarizing the reasons, I found that I only kept the relics and the Heavenly Soul of the Xia Emperor, but not the relics of the other civil and military officials."

"The reason for my madness is that I can only go back to the first era of the Desolate Region. I offered sacrifices to the souls of the dead in the earlier past, but I encountered a powerful obstacle."

Zhao Xing nodded slightly. The obstacle Yun Tiandao encountered should be the spacetime barrier.

If he cannot break through this barrier, then he will forever only be able to obtain the mad Xia Emperor, and will never be able to obtain the normal Xia Emperor.

The Temple of Reincarnation holds absolute authority over the path of resurrection. Even if others manage to exploit loopholes, they cannot do anything too outrageous; all such attempts fall under the category of 'resurrections with minimal threat'.

Of course, the Dongyan ancient tribe still poses a significant threat.

"About a thousand years later, I tried to break through this obstacle again."

“Originally I wasn’t confident, but for some reason, the obstacles became much smaller this time.” A deep sense of doubt appeared in Yun Tiandao’s eyes. “But I still didn’t succeed; instead, I saw some very strange scenes.”

"What do you see?"

“I saw a ship emerge from the river of time, carried by giant waves over the high city walls. It looked something like this…” Yun Tiandao waved his hand, describing it.

Zhao Xing was immediately shocked when he saw the pattern.

Because the ship that Yun Tiandao saw was the Yin-Yang Warship, the one he returned from the White Bone Divine Realm of Yuan!
Old Yun actually witnessed my return from the past?
"What else did you see about this ship? Did you notice anything unusual?" Zhao Xing asked hastily. He didn't know how to activate the Fengchan Land, but perhaps he could get some answers from Yun Tiandao's observations.

"A special place?" Yun Tiandao frowned and pondered. "I saw that the giant wave lifted the ancient ship, as if it were supported by a pair of giant hands. I don't know if my description is accurate. It is difficult to describe the illusion of the Great Dao that can appear in the river of time. I only vaguely remember that there was a point of light in the river, which kept rotating under the whirlpool."

A pair of large hands? Zhao Xing frowned. Yun Tiandao's description was very abstract, and he still had no clue how to activate the Fengchan Land.

"Go on, what else?"

Yun Tiandao shook his head: "Afterwards, my sacrificial materials did not bring back the Xia Emperor, but they did bring back a statue and a Taoist book."

"One statue?" Zhao Xing was taken aback. "Shouldn't there be two?"

He believed that the statue of the Boundless True God had taken advantage of the loophole in the Cloud Heaven Path's sacrifice and descended into the altar.

But now that I hear it, it doesn't seem to be the case.

“Two statues. No, only one.” Yun Tiandao looked at Fairy Ni Feng. “The one in Ni Feng’s hand is not the same one as the one in mine.”

"What she has in her hand is what we obtained later when we were collecting treasures."

Good heavens, evil gods really are running rampant everywhere.

The Boundless True God statue in Fairy Nifeng's hand is not the same one in Yun Tiandao's hand.

Indeed, although the Boundless True God said he would send his true form to the Black Sky Wasteland, he did not mention the ancient boat.

He was also unaware that he had followed Yun Tiandao and appeared near the ancient ship. Logically, the Boundless True God should have known, since he had shown himself at the time.

If it's not the same person, then it makes sense. The Black Sky Wasteland is quite large, so it's normal for them to choose such a place to hide.

"May I take a look?" Zhao Xing asked seriously.

Yun Tiandao remained silent.

Zhao Xing immediately realized something: "Is there danger?"

After thinking for a moment, he realized something was amiss and asked again, "Is it dangerous for me?"

Yun Tiandao nodded.

Zhao Xing immediately understood that he was there to complete a mission for the evil god, and naturally he had also obtained a lot of information from the Empire.

If it were a case of an immeasurable true god, one would not gain much benefit, and the evil god's control would be almost zero.

Whether an evil god can control a preacher depends on whether the original being is in this time and space.

Take the Boundless True God as an example again. This guy is like someone who crawled through a spacetime tunnel and threw a bunch of preaching statues over.

Even if I keep mentioning his name, or even curse him, it doesn't matter.

However, Yun Tiandao is definitely different.

Old Yun entered that ancient ship, and before long, he had already survived three True Spirit Tribulations.

Such a massive upgrade must come at a price. This evil god must have surveillance methods; at least judging from Yun Tiandao's behavior, this guy's name cannot be mentioned, nor can any further information be revealed.

“Alright, we can discuss this later. What is the price for the sacrifice?” Zhao Xing asked.

The needs of evil gods are all similar; they are mainly after the origin of this space-time.

However, Zhao Xing still wanted to know what the method of sacrifice was, since the origin of the Great Dao was a general term, and the specific things that represented the origin of the Great Dao were not the same.

“Two kinds.” Yun Tiandao’s voice was somewhat cold. “One is murder. Over the years, I have killed more than 10 billion people and refined their souls and bodies.”

Zhao Xing raised an eyebrow.

"Zhao Xing, don't misunderstand." Fairy Nifeng quickly explained, "Brother Tian killed space pirates and those wicked nobles."

Oh, I see. Then it's alright.

Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that Yun Tiandao still had some bottom line.

His biggest fear was that Lao Yun, in his quest to resurrect the Xia Emperor, would completely transform into a great demon and lose himself.

Of course, even so, Yun Tiandao is in considerable trouble, and if things continue to develop, he will definitely be discovered.

Even if a nobleman who commits heinous acts is guilty, it is the ruler of the ancient kingdom who should judge him. Yun Tiandao's actions have overstepped his authority, and if it is discovered that they were intended as a sacrifice to an evil god, then they are even more unforgivable.

But now that Zhao Xing knows, it's no big deal.

To be honest, the number of people Yun Tiandao killed wasn't that many at all; a slightly higher-level boundary star would probably suffice. Scattered across the entire ancient kingdom, it was practically insignificant.

"What about the second one?"

"Stealing the Stars".

"Excuse me, cheating?" Zhao Xing was taken aback.

“Uh, that’s not what I meant.” Fairy Neon Wind helped explain, “What Brother Tian meant was, stealing the Sun Star and the Moon Star.”

"How many did you steal?" Zhao Xing asked.

"There are probably more than 50,000 medium to high-grade Yin-Yang twin stars..." Fairy Neon Wind's voice was weak.

"You..." Zhao Xing was speechless.

Compared to the billions of corrupt officials and space pirates killed, the crime of stealing stars is obviously much more serious.

What are the valuable public resources in the Spirit Qi Starfield?
The Sun and the Moon!
Simply having spiritual energy is not enough to be called a spiritual energy star system. There must be two stars, Yin and Yang, in operation for the spiritual energy to complete its cycle. Only then can the four seasons within the star system balance life, death, the five elements, and various great principles, allowing them to complete their cyclical development.

At this moment, on any of the nine ancient roads, there is a twin star system. This is one of the few times that the Celestial Timing Sect has demonstrated its existence.

Yin and Yang open the six directions, and the origin gives birth to the true spirit. Only in this way can a stable, long-lasting, and cost-effective cycle of origin be established.

Zhao Xing's development of the Annihilation Star Ancient Road also frequently requires him to move stars.

However, the binary stars moved along the Annihilation Star Ancient Road numbered only about 150,000 high-level binary stars.

Yun Tiandao actually stole more than 50,000 mid-to-high-grade binary stars from all over the star field and sacrificed them to the evil god?
"Yes, only in this way could Lao Yun have made such a great breakthrough."

"Could he be offering sacrifices to some evil god from the Heavenly Time faction?"

"A free spirit that specifically devours the essence of the Yin-Yang Twin Stars?"

After experiencing the events at Baihanjie, Zhao Xing's goodwill towards the Tianshi Sect's Minister of Agriculture plummeted.

The only demonic figure he ever met was Venerable Bai Han.

"You're too bold. With so many Yin-Yang Twin Stars missing, you'll probably be wanted by the police very soon."

Yin-Yang twin stars are almost non-renewable resources.

Of course, some of the magic spells in the Geographical Advantage School are rumored to be able to activate the Yang and Yin meridians, thus restoring vitality.

However, this situation does not conjure up more origins out of thin air; it merely temporarily alters the ecology of a localized area within the cyclical process.

The Yin-Yang Twin Stars stolen by the evil god were taken away from this time and space, which is equivalent to stealing the origin of the Yin-Yang Great Dao of this era, thus reducing the total amount.

"Brother Yun is confused!"

Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Zhao, is Brother Tian's crime very serious?" Fairy Neon Wind asked nervously.

“Sister-in-law, I can easily handle the previous matter,” Zhao Xing said.

"With my current position, I can take it all over and say that I ordered it."

"Brother Yun killing some space pirates and powerful figures is nothing to worry about."

To handle this gracefully, one could compensate the rulers of those ancient kingdoms with some money.

If we take a tougher stance, which king would dare to cause us trouble?

He probably should thank us for helping him kill the parasites.

“But the next thing is a bit troublesome. This is a sensitive time,” Zhao Xing said.

"Zhao Xing, I will take responsibility for my actions."

"Let's pretend we never met today, and we won't mention it again if we're arrested in the future."

Yun Tiandao didn't want to put Zhao Xing in a difficult position, so he was about to leave with his Daoist partner.

"Wait a minute," Zhao Xing stopped him. "Brother Yun, I only said it was a bit troublesome, not that it couldn't be resolved."

"I don't want to drag you down with me."

“You can’t handle this, but I can,” Zhao Xing advised. “Even if Brother Yun isn’t afraid, does your wife intend to stay with you on the run forever?”

"How much suffering did she endure to be able to reunite with you?"

Yun Tiandao's expression softened. He had guarded the House of Epochs for millions of years, and Wang Tianzhi admired his unwavering Dao heart. However, Fairy Nifeng was his weakness.

"If you trust me, leave this matter to me."

Zhao Xing took on the task for two reasons: first, he was very grateful for everything Yun Tiandao had done back then, as Yun Tiandao had helped him and the Great Zhou a great deal; second, this matter was also related to his mission.

I came here specifically to find the evil god, isn't this a ready-made achievement?
“Stealing stars is a serious crime. How will you bear it?” Yun Tiandao didn’t disbelieve him, but he was still afraid of implicating Zhao Xing.

“I am the Primordial Messenger,” Zhao Xing said with a smile. “With the added cultivation of a demigod, this identity has another layer of meaning. Now I just need to investigate the appearance of the evil god in the world.”

"I can apply to make you one of my divine guards, but I'll have to trouble you, Brother Yun."

Why would Yun Tiandao care about such a thing? Of course he wouldn't feel wronged. He was just curious: "You actually have such great power now?"

Stealing stars, murder, and being linked to evil gods—how could Zhao Xing possibly handle all of this?

"Hahaha, we're no longer the small fry we used to be." Zhao Xing saw Yun Tiandao's gaze and was somewhat smug. "Look, the Carlos family can fall down in front of me just like that."

"If you come back with me and become my divine guard, I will submit a report, and even if you stole the star, you were doing so on my orders, while I was doing so on orders from the highest level of the human race."

"Stealing some Yin-Yang Twin Stars, isn't it all for the mission?"

Zhao Xing was confident that as long as this matter had nothing to do with his political stance, it would be easy to resolve. He might even be able to gain merit from it.

After all, Yun Tiandao had already begun the mission of the evil god, and had completed quite a few stages.

If I were to start from scratch, it would be quite troublesome. After all, such a task requires time to verify loyalty. Taking over the evil god task from Yuntiandao might bring unexpected gains.

As for Yun Tiandao's plan to revive the Xia Emperor and restore the kingdom, becoming his divine guard would give Old Yun a channel for advancement. If he becomes stronger and makes further contributions in the future, it's not impossible.

Fairy Nifeng excitedly grasped Yun Tiandao's hand: "Brother Tian, ​​we..."

Yun Tiandao patted his Daoist partner's hand: "Alright, Zhao Xing, I'll go back with you."

…………

Zhao Xing seized Yun Tiandao and continuously used the Primordial Avatar as a base to launch distanceless teleportation.

Within a few days, Yun Tiandao was settled in a base outside Jia Chen Pass, in the Annihilation Star Corridor.

Much of this area remains private territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty and has not yet been relocated.

Zhao Xing first called Ji Si over.

Ji Si is now a thirteenth-level Life Lord, and he also has a part in the Evil God mission, so he can also access this kind of information and channels.

After learning about Yun Tiandao's past, Ji Si couldn't help but shake her head: "Yun Tiandao is somewhat confused about this matter. It's impossible for him to accomplish something of this level on his own."

"However, his spirit is truly admirable. If I were in his shoes, I would probably do the same thing and spare no effort to revive the Grand Minister of Agriculture and His Majesty."

Ji Si imagined that if the Great Zhou Dynasty were to perish, and the Grand Minister of Agriculture and His Majesty were to die, and if the Empire and the Temple of Reincarnation refused to help, he would also seize the opportunity to sacrifice the evil god.

“His matter is easy to handle,” Ji Si said. “Grand Minister of Agriculture, you can apply to Gu Luohe to have Yun Tiandao become your divine guard, and that will solve the problems of stealing stars and killing.”

"How do we solve the technical problems?" Zhao Xing asked. To ensure Yun Tiandao could successfully "join the company," he needed to report some achievements.

In other words, we need to find out the name of the evil god that Yun Tiandao sacrificed, whether he had any other motives, and what methods he used.

Assuming Lao Yun is truly his subordinate, and this was pre-arranged, Zhao Xing could simply bring Lao Yun to the Mind Palace. However, there must be a proper order to this—that is, procedural justice. If the Mind Palace generals knew that Zhao Xing had gotten on the train first and then bought the ticket later, then that would be protecting Yun Tiandao.

Therefore, Zhao Xing and Ji Si had to solve this problem themselves.

"The reason why Yun Tiandao cannot describe the process of the evil god's sacrifice is simply because he has the idea of ​​the evil god in his mind."

Ji Si pondered, "Once Yun Tiandao speaks out, it will be tantamount to betraying the evil god. At that time, the divine realm can use cause and effect to kill him from a great distance before he can speak out."

Zhao Xing nodded. When he fought against the Boundless True God, all his divided souls were also affected to some extent. Clearly, the methods of the God Realm should not be underestimated.

Ji Si thought for a moment and said, "Grand Minister of Agriculture, we can first have Yun Tiandao wear the Snow Auspicious Fortune Divine Bone, and then let him enter the Eight Directions Divine Mirror."

"As long as that person is not the God of Destiny, Senior Artifact Spirit is confident that he can get Yun Tiandao to speak smoothly without disturbing the divine will and avoiding the supervision of the evil god."

The Eight Directions Divine Mirror has this function? This artifact spirit looks down on me and has been hiding something... Zhao Xing couldn't help but complain in his heart.

If a divine artifact has an experienced spirit, it will be just like a strategist choosing a lord when facing a new master.

Clearly, with Ji Si by their side, the spirits of the eight directions no longer held back.

There's nothing we can do; it's a divine object belonging to the Master of Destiny, not the God of Agriculture.
The core of the Eight Directions Spirits' plan can be summarized in four words: be favored by Heaven and avoid cause and effect.

The divine bone of Xue Rui Qi Yun Shen will allow anyone who wears it to reach level 30!
This ensures the plan will proceed smoothly, making Yun Tiandao's fortunes more favorable in the future.

If the Eight Directions Divine Mirror can further circumvent cause and effect, it will not affect the evil god's supervision of the Cloud Heaven Path.

So Zhao Xing didn't hesitate to remove the Qi Luck Divine Bone and install it on Yun Tiandao.

Then they put Lao Yun into the mirror.

He and Ji Si followed them inside.

"Om~"

The space inside the mirror was a white blur, as if one were in the clouds.

The Eight Directions Spirit was a middle-aged Taoist priest whose robes were covered with divination symbols, including those from the Tortoise Shell Divination, Heavenly Strategy, Astrology, Bird Divination, Dream Divination, Gua Divination, Oracle Divination, and Heavenly Secrets Plate... seemingly encompassing all the magic of fortune tellers.

"Senior Bafang, thank you for your trouble." Zhao Xing cupped his hands in greeting.

"Hmm." The Eight Directions Spirit nodded, but did not rush to make a move. Instead, it looked at Ji Si.

It seems that Ji Si is still the one who will cast the spell, with the Eight Directions Spirits only assisting from the side.

"Senior, this is a matter of great importance, is it something you personally..."

"Ji Si's skills are more than enough; laymen who don't understand should shut up."

Zhao Xing immediately became obedient and watched quietly from the side.

"The innate Yin and Yang open the divine eye." Ji Si opened the Eye of Destiny between her eyebrows, and two trigrams appeared in her palm.

They drifted towards the Cloud Heaven Path, one after the other.

The Yang trigrams rise, the Yin trigrams descend, and the way of the heavens seems to exist in an independent space.

Even though it was right in front of him, Zhao Xing felt as if Yun Tiandao didn't exist.

With my eyes closed, the name and impression of Yun Tiandao are slowly fading away.

So strong?
"Has the plan changed?"

"No."

Is there a cause?

"No."

"Wonderful!"

When Zhao Xing opened his eyes, he saw the eight spirits looking at Ji Si with great satisfaction. Zhao Xing rolled his eyes at their worthless appearance.

"What, you're not convinced?" The Eight Directions Spirit glanced at Zhao Xing.

"No."

"Don't be unconvinced. You're an amateur. I'm just a pearl being wasted by following you. Of course, I didn't bother to say so much before. I was already being kind by not wishing you would die and find a new master."

“…Senior, thank you.”

"You're welcome." The Eight Directions Spirit waved its hand.

Zhao Xing was furious. Had he actually taken it seriously?

As Ji Si was casting a spell, the Eight Directions Artifact Spirits praised her again: "Ji Si is different. She can be said to be one of the top three Fate Master geniuses since the end of the Five Emperors Era."

"Once he goes up to Mount Shifang and obtains the first divination, he can enter the realm of gods."

Being able to obtain the tenth hexagram is one of the ways for a fortune teller to become a god.

Zhao Xing asked with some curiosity, "Senior, what is your relationship with Shifang Mountain? What is your identity?"

The spirit of the eight directions seemed to be in a good mood, and casually recited: "The mountaintop stone is polished into a mirror, and the path to enlightenment is used to save people in the mortal world. Fate has no coming and no going, the way of heaven is impermanent but has constant... Hehe, kid, figure it out yourself."

What am I even thinking about?!
I'm really fed up with you fortune tellers; you always like to act mysterious.

Zhao Xing said no more and waited quietly for Ji Si to finish casting the spell.

Once it quieted down, time seemed to stand still in the mirror.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Si and Yun Tiandao opened their eyes at the same time.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, you only have a quarter of an hour."

Ji Si took out a sundial and started keeping time.

Zhao Xing immediately began questioning Yun Tiandao.

"Who is He?"

Yun Tian said, "His full name is: Thunder God General Tian Heng Yuan Jun, the Five Abyss Thunder God."

The name is quite long. Yuanjun usually refers to a woman, so Zhao Xing automatically shortened this evil god to Tianheng Leimu.

A lot of information can be gleaned from the title: the strength is at the level of a god-general, so it should be a deity of the Heavenly Time faction. The Thunder God Division should be a divine organization in the past faction, and Five Abyss may be a place name.

"He truly is a god of destiny!" Zhao Xing's expression brightened. Perhaps he could obtain a god-level time-manipulation technique from this evil god to compensate for his own deficiencies!

"Brother Yun, show me the cultivation technique He taught you."

Yun Tiandao nodded, inserted two fingers into his earlobe, and drew out a bolt of lightning from his head.

Soon the lightning transformed into a purple Taoist book, upon which numerous divine runes appeared.

After Yun Tiandao made this move, Ji Si suddenly looked up at Risheng and said, "Grand Minister of Agriculture, there are only half an hour left."

This action seemed to trigger some kind of taboo, preventing Ji Si's suppression from lasting too long.

Zhao Xing immediately began to record the information. He used his true spirit to imprint the image and forcibly memorized it, and immediately felt that 70% of his original soul's consciousness was occupied.

"What powerful divine magic! Even with my many divided souls, it still requires seventy percent of my soul power to withstand it?"

"It seems that Yun Tiandao was able to learn it because he was protected. I learned it by stealing and forcibly memorizing it, so it's different for me."

Zhao Xing did not immediately investigate, but instead seized the time to continue asking questions.

"What is the next task He has assigned you?"

Yun Tiandao recalled, "We continued to collect the star cores of the Yin-Yang Twin Stars, and to kill people to refine the source. However, the quantity has increased fivefold."

"After achieving the goal, I will make a sacrifice, and the reward I receive will help me overcome the eighth True Spirit Tribulation."

At this moment, the Bagua formation above Yun Tiandao's head and below his feet rose and sank respectively.

Ji Si reminded her again, "There are only thirty breaths left."

Zhao Xing quickly asked, "Do you have any other intelligence that you consider important?"

Yun Tiandao thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the location of that ancient ship will be changed after I make the sacrifice. I can only wait for Him to guide me."

Well, it's still one-way communication, so the idea of ​​heading straight to their hideout has fallen through.

"In addition, she gave me alternative tasks."

"One is to find the Great Dao artifact or the power artifact of the original 'Jiefalu'."

"Secondly, we collect information about a person."

"Who?"

At this point, Ji Si reminded him again, "I can only say one more thing."

Yun Tiandao's eyes showed some struggle, and he seemed to have difficulty speaking: "A scholar whose Daoist name is 'Poincaré'."

Zhao Xing wanted to ask more questions, but Ji Si immediately stopped him.

The two trigrams in the palm returned to their original positions, causing Zhao Xing to be shaken.

Zhao Xing felt a spatial fluctuation sweep over him, while Yun Tiandao's eyes were filled with confusion.

"Why haven't we started yet?" Yun Tiandao asked.

“It’s over,” Ji Si said.

“But I don’t remember saying anything.” Yun Tiandao frowned.

“Of course you wouldn’t remember,” Ji Si said. “If you did remember, wouldn’t the evil god remember as well?”

"Once you leave the Eight Directions Divine Mirror, you won't remember this incident."

Yun Tiandao smiled wryly, "It seems that I will inevitably be questioned again after I leave. I didn't know that He had such a great influence on me."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you trust us, it doesn't matter whether you remember or not," Ji Si said.

Yun Tiandao nodded, accepting the fact.

Ji Si waved her hand, sending Yun Tiandao out. Her clone outside led Yun Tiandao to the Tianji Pavilion to stay and carry out some follow-up procedures for the bone extraction.

Inside the mirror, Zhao Xing casually took out the statue of the Boundless True God.

Since we're already here, why not let the spirit of the Eight Directions Divine Realm help us see the true nature of the Boundless True God?

The task given to Yun Tiandao by Tianheng Leimu was, after all, a step away from his own; the task given to him by Wuliang Zhenshen was truly his own.

"Senior Bafang, I have also encountered an evil god. Please take a look."

Upon seeing the statue of the Boundless True God, the spirit of the Eight Directions Divine Realm immediately became solemn: "Where did you get this from?"

"Is there a problem?" Zhao Xing was taken aback. Logically speaking, the weight of the statue of the Boundless True God should not be as heavy as that of the Heavenly Thunder Mother, and he was able to suppress it.

“Tianheng Leimu may only be a free and easy god general, but the divine power on this statue is the divine power of a true god who has attained enlightenment through heaven and earth without tribulations.” The Eight Directions Artifact Spirit said solemnly, “Although the divine power is weak, its level is higher than that of Tianheng Leimu.”

No wonder he called himself a true god; Zhao Xing had thought that this was an identity given to him by the Boundless True God himself.

"Heaven and Earth prove the Dao?" Zhao Xing was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he became even more excited. "It's a big fish!"

"Boy, you've got some nerve." The Eight Directions Artifact Spirit narrowed its eyes, as if it could see Zhao Xing's past interactions with the Boundless True God. "You're just a demigod, yet you dare to scheme against a true god?"

"Whether it's one god or a group of gods, it's all the same." Zhao Xing wasn't afraid at all. How could you become a god without some guts? Look at Qing Yuzi, that's what you call incredibly audacious.

"Senior, what is His background?" Zhao Xing wanted to know the profession of the Boundless True God.

“The God of Magic Arrays,” said the Eight Directions Artifact Spirit. “Moreover, he must be a great god who controls a certain spacetime node channel, which is why he can cast such a wide net.”

“Any true god like this has a very powerful background, or has a bunch of friends or servants of free gods.”

Is the Boundless True God really that powerful? Zhao Xing dared not underestimate him.

"If I insist on engaging with them, how can my seniors teach me?"

The Eight Directions Spirit: "Since He is a true god who has proven His Dao through Heaven and Earth, His bottom line for conduct is higher than that of the God of Freedom. There are some rules that He will absolutely not violate."

Zhao Xing seemed to be deep in thought. According to the judgment of the Eight Directions Divine Realm, the Boundless True God was stronger than the Heavenly Thunder Mother. Dealing with the Boundless True God was relatively safer than dealing with the Heavenly Thunder Mother.
From this perspective, the task assigned to him by the Boundless True God might not be as simple as killing people and collecting stars.

"Senior, I still have some questions..."

"Speak."

"If the past and present are constantly intertwined, is there a divine realm that can travel to the future to see if the universe has truly been saved?"

Zhao Xing felt that since both groups of Divine Realm experts were vying for power and each believed they were acting righteously, it would be better to go to the future and see how things went.

The Eight Directions Divine Mirror looked at Zhao Xing as if he were a fool: "Not going to the future just means you can't come back. Figure out the reason yourself. It's a waste of your time to ask me such a simple question."

After saying that, the Eight Directions Divine Mirror kicked Zhao Xing out.

Despite being looked down upon by the Divine Mirror, Zhao Xing remained unperturbed. As he teleported to the Primordial Realm, he pondered the matter earnestly. When he arrived at the palace of the Ancient Luo River, he understood.

"What phenomena would occur if the universe reached the extinction phase, one of its four phases?"

"When the origin of everything collapses, the Great Dao ceases to exist."

"If we were to reach this point, even a God-Emperor would lose all his power and be unable to reverse the flow of time and return to the original time."

The rivers have all dried up; how can anyone swim against the current? So this is something that is destined to be unseen.

Composing himself, Zhao Xing found Gu Luohe: "Senior Gu, I have something important to ask you, concerning the Black Abyss Evil God."

"Oh?" Gu Luohe was somewhat surprised. "You've already made a harvest so quickly?"

“Yes,” Zhao Xing said. “I have an informant, and because of him, I’ve made a lot of progress.”

"However, there is a small problem with the procedure, so I would like to ask Senior Gu for his approval to make him my divine guard."

"What little problem?"

When Zhao Xing explained what Yun Tiandao had done, Gu Luohe understood: it was like getting on the bus first and buying the ticket later.

However, Gu Luohe didn't say much, only nodded: "Okay, but this is the last time."

Some aspects of Gu Luohe's character remain unchanged.

Zhao Xing recalled the scene in the Bone God Realm where he stepped forward to repel the subordinates of the demon race's high priest.

"Thank you, senior. This is the information I obtained." Zhao Xing presented everything he had learned from Yun Tiandao to Gu Luohe.

But the Boundless True God chose not to report it yet, waiting for more intelligence to be gathered before making a decision.

“Thunder God, Tianheng Thunder Mother…” Gu Luohe murmured the name, “This is indeed a divine department set up during the Five Emperors period. I know Tianheng Thunder Mother, but I didn’t expect her to come here as well.”

"If nothing unexpected happens, what you obtained should be a fragment of the Nine Source Divine Thunder Technique from the Heavenly Timing Sect."

Seeing that Gu Luohe was somewhat sentimental, Zhao Xing cautiously asked, "Senior Gu, do you know him?"

"Hmm." Gu Luohe nodded slightly. "Tianheng Leimu was once a divine general under my father's command."

The divine general of God King Gu Xiao?
"Senior, why is there no longer a method for becoming a god through the Great Dao of Heaven in the Desolate Era?" Zhao Xing asked.

Gu Luohe said calmly, "Because my father also betrayed the future and fled to the past."

"He injured me. If it weren't for the Emperor's protection, I would probably be dead by now."

"My memories of him are just fragmented pieces. It's a family scandal, and I don't want to talk about it anymore."

Zhao Xing's eyes were somewhat strange. Father and son had turned against each other due to differences in ideology. Gu Luohe truly deserved to be called the "son of the version"—his backstory was incredibly complex.

"You excel at both your own nature and your local advantages, do you also aspire to become the God of Heaven and Earth?"

Before Zhao Xing could answer, Gu Luohe shook his head and said, "You're probably going to be disappointed. After he became a God King, he followed Emperor Luo and participated in the Fifth War of the Gods."

"Not only did he take away my brother, but he also took away all the secret methods related to becoming a god through the timing of heaven, and sealed the Great Dao of the Origin of the Timing of Heaven in a certain solar year 136 years before the Desolate Domain Era."

"I don't know the exact year, but to become the God of Time, one must go to this point in time, which is extremely dangerous."

Zhao Xing did not hide anything: "I do have this idea, but not much."

Gu Luohe looked at Zhao Xing: "Zhao Xing, now that you have come into contact with the evil god, you must have also come into contact with the evil god's preaching ideology. Is there anything that makes you waver?"

Zhao Xing didn't hide anything: "Yes, senior, I have it."

He recited the rhetoric of the Boundless True God.

"My disagreement with my father lies precisely here. He believes that the universe was restarted in the primordial stage. However, tracing back to the end of time and finding the primordial state is extremely difficult, not to mention facing the innate demon gods born in the endless chaotic era."

"I believe that there should be no construction without destruction. At the end of annihilation, the only right way is to use the Eternal Realm to escape the Great Destruction."

Gu Luohe didn't say much; he seemed unwilling to mention his past with his father, the God King Gu Xiao.

"It's clear that you've remained rational and haven't completely sided with me or the evil god."

Zhao Xing quickly shook his head, intending to show his loyalty: "Senior, I..."

Gu Luohe raised his hand to stop him:

“Zhao Xing, it’s good to be confused. I, Gu Luohe, don’t mind if others have their own ideas. If someone is more capable than me and has a better chance of finding a way out for the tribe, I don’t mind following him and supporting him.”

"Because the Great Emperor supported me in the same way back then. He was a God-King, yet he still respected me so much. Personal honor and disgrace are not important."

"Whether the path to survival lies at the end of the universe's annihilation or at the beginning of the universe, you can find the answer for yourself."

“But before that, you should complete the mission as soon as possible and obtain the spot to become a god.” Gu Luohe gazed into the void, his eyes deep. “The third era of the Desolate Domain is about to descend. It is called the Ice Age. Under this natural disaster, if you cannot become a god as soon as possible, you may not even be able to keep your existing memories, which will cause great chaos.”

Zhao Xing's heart tightened: "Yes, this junior will complete the mission as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)