Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 512 The Third Era of the Desolate Domain Arrives!
After the Star Mirror merges with the Primal Order, when the soul enters, it is as if it has entered a real space.

Zhao Xing flew through the clouds, silently reciting the name of Wanxing City. Before long, he flew out of the clouds and saw an ocean.

The ocean is enchanting, encompassing all things; it is an ocean of the heart, and the City of Ten Thousand Stars lies beside this ocean, with tens of thousands of stars overhead.

swoosh~
Zhao Xing quickly landed and arrived at Xin Hai Lou in Wanxing City with the Five Poisons.

There were many figures in Xinhai Tower. Zhao Xing could see the faces of some people and even sense their presence, while others were just blurry images.

The difference in spiritual realm and the strength of one's soul will lead to this result.

For example, although he is now a 12th-order demigod like Wudu, Zhao Xing's mental strength is much stronger than his because at least 80% of his mental will is occupied with official and personal matters.

If the Five Poisons did not want Zhao Xing to see them, they would also be blurry, or even completely invisible.

There were many spiral staircases moving inside the attic. With a casual gesture, Wu Du pointed to a staircase that automatically appeared beneath his feet.

As they ascended the spiral staircase, the two arrived at a luxurious private room, where four people were already waiting to greet them.

“Disciple, the one at the very front is Venerable Wan Ying. He is a mind illusionist.”

"The other three are his friends. Venerable Haoyu is a Destiny Master, Venerable Shengyi is a Martial Artist, and Venerable Fuping is a Mechanized Martial Artist," Wudu introduced telepathically.

Since there was no concealment, Zhao Xing could clearly see the faces and demeanor of the four people. Venerable Wan Ying was all smiles, while the other three were cursing and swearing. However, when they saw the two of them come up, they immediately became upright.

"It's him?" Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected to see Venerable Fuping here. He thought he would only see Venerable Wanying this time.

"Haha, here it comes."

"Brother Wuxing, Zhao Sinong, thank you both for gracing us with your presence." Venerable Wanying greeted him with a hearty laugh. From their spiritual connection, Zhao Xing could sense that Venerable Wanying was very enthusiastic, and even seemed happy upon seeing him.

This skill originated from the practice of dual cultivation of the "Desire Dream Method" with Fu Mengzhen.

“Disciple, Wan Ying and the others made a bet to see who could get you to come over for a get-together. Each person put up 200,000 contribution points, and in the end, Wan Ying won against the other three.” The Five Poisons Venerable said with a smile, “He and I will each get half, 300,000 each. We’ll divide the spoils when we get back.”

"Master, you're really something." Zhao Xing gave a thumbs up.

"Greetings, fellow Daoists." Wudu was unusually serious for once, but he quickly lost his composure. "Wan Ying, please give me my disciple's appearance fee."

Venerable Wan Ying laughed heartily: "No problem, it's already been transferred to you."

Contribution points cannot be traded, but items obtained by exchanging contribution points can be traded.

Zhao Xing was also a little puzzled. Had his reputation become so high that someone would actually pay to invite him to a party?
Although it was just a bet made out of interest, it still required a certain level of prestige to get these four interested.

However, Wudu and Wanying are like brothers, so how should I address them?
“Brother Zhao, let’s each talk our own thing.” Wan Ying seemed to have seen through Zhao Xing’s thoughts. “That way we’ll feel more at ease.”

Zhao Xing stopped being coy and immediately cupped his hands, saying, "Greetings, Daoist Wan Ying, Daoist Hao Yu, Daoist Sheng Yi, and Daoist Fu Ping."

"Please have a seat." Wan Ying led the two into the private room.

The private room faced the Sea of ​​Souls, with a unique view and luxurious surroundings, making people feel relaxed and refreshed. Zhao Xing felt as if his mind had been soothed.

After everyone took their seats, Wu Du and Wan Ying took the lead in starting the conversation, followed by Master Hao Yu, Martial Artist Sheng Yi, and Mechanist Fu Ping. However, Zhao Xing spoke relatively little, mainly listening.

After chatting for a while, seeing that Zhao Xing had also joined in, Wu Du decided not to stay any longer.

He stood up with a smile and said, "Everyone, I am busy with affairs in the Primordial Realm and cannot be distracted. I will sell this disciple to you."

"Hahaha, we can't afford it." Venerable Wan Ying and the other three burst into laughter.

"How do you know you can't afford it if you don't make an offer? If the price is right, I'll sell myself," Zhao Xing joked.

“If there were mechanical puppets of your caliber, I would sell everything I own to buy them.” Venerable Saint Wing raised his wine glass. “Fu Ping, could you build one based on Brother Zhao’s template? Half of Brother Zhao’s ability would be enough.”

Fu Ping glanced at Sheng Yi: "How about I make you another Great Evolution Divine Weapon? Since it's all just a dream anyway, let's go all out."

"Hahahaha." Everyone burst into laughter.

The four men were keen to befriend someone as talented as Zhao Xing, and their conversations were filled with flattery of him.

They were all demigods who had lived for a long time, so they were naturally not lacking in social skills. They usually didn't bother with social niceties, but it was different when they were with Zhao Xing.

The reason they were so enthusiastic was mainly due to something Haoyu, the demigod fortune teller, had said to them:

This demigod fortune teller knew more details about the Yuanhai Dharma Assembly incident.

He then cited Qingyuzi, whom the Holy Wing Venerable was familiar with, as an example: "In the process of that person in the Samsara Temple becoming a god, Zhao Xing's influence accounted for a significant portion. I'm not at liberty to say more about the specifics."

"However, if you can gain Zhao Xing's friendship, perhaps your chances of becoming gods will be much greater!"

When it comes to the hope of becoming a god, it's better to believe it exists than not.

Therefore, when Zhao Xing came to attend the four-person gathering, he was immediately given a warm welcome.

Of course, no one acted too deliberately, since even without Master Haoyu's words, they had originally planned to befriend Zhao Xing anyway.

The topic quickly shifted to contribution-based tasks.

"...You wouldn't believe it, but last time I was doing a contribution task, I don't know how, I got bitten by a demigod from the demon race."

Venerable Fuping drank his wine, somewhat annoyed: "We were getting along very well, not interfering with each other, but last time we went out, that guy went crazy. He insisted on fighting me to the death."

Wan Ying asked, "Was the reason later clarified?"

Zhao Xing also pricked up his ears to listen. He was a little embarrassed, as this was purely unintentional.

He never imagined that he would later become acquainted with Venerable Fuping.

"No, I asked Haoyu when I got back, but he didn't calculate anything."

"I asked Xuan Si Shen, and he knew, but he refused to tell me." Venerable Fu Ping still finds that battle inexplicable.

I was completely caught in the crossfire for no reason, I just can't figure it out.

“Contribution tasks are never that easy. Unexpected things can happen at any time.” Venerable Saint Wing sighed, “I ran to the Dark Star Cave before, entered through the entrance of the Pan Niu Demon Kingdom, but came out of the Heavenly Demon Kingdom.”

"Three hundred years have passed, and I've been wandering around in the Dark Star Cave without obtaining a single Dark Star Origin Stone."

"Before setting off, Mingming specifically asked Haoyu to analyze the situation, and we shouldn't have returned empty-handed."

Venerable Haoyu put down his wine cup and said, "Fate is unpredictable. In a place like Dark Star Cave, everything is hard to explain."

Zhao Xing asked in confusion, "What kind of place is Dark Star Cave?"

Venerable Haoyu said, "The Dark Star Cave is a peculiar area in the Black Sky Wasteland, where there is a chance to find the [Dark Star Source Stone]."

"Its function is not explained above; it is only charged at a rate of one per 100,000 contribution points."

Zhao Xing was taken aback. It was worth that much?

"Why don't I have this kind of mission?"

The Holy Winged Venerable said, "Brother Zhao, you have only been a demigod for a short time. The Dark Star Cave is quite dangerous. The higher-ups give us missions as training, not to send us to our deaths. If a place is deemed too dangerous, it cannot be unlocked for you. Only a fourteenth-tier demigod can go to the Dark Star Cave."

Zhao Xing suddenly realized that contribution-based tasks were also tiered.

On the surface, he is still a 12th-order demigod. Even if he uses the Nine Ze God Transformation and has combat power comparable to the 14th Tribulation, he will find it difficult to last long in the Dark Star Cave.

After all, transformations have a limited duration, and Saint Wings gained nothing in the Dark Star Cave after three hundred years. Clearly, such places require a protracted battle to yield results.

Over the next six months, Zhao Xing frequently met with Sheng Yi, Wan Ying, Hao Yu, and Fu Ping in Wanxing City. He gradually learned a great deal of information that wasn't officially available.

One day, Zhao Xing came to the outskirts of Wanxing City again. He came to see Venerable Wanying 'building a house'.

"The City of the Mind is constructed by the power of the mind. In the beginning, it was merely a [Hall of the Mind] built by three Mind Gods for high-level people to communicate with each other."

"Later, it expanded to include more divine generals, divine soldiers, and even demigods who were often summoned here. The hall alone could no longer accommodate them, so it was gradually expanded into the City of the Mind."

Matter kept appearing and piling up in front of Venerable Wanying.

"The public areas of Wanxing are all constructed with the mental power of the gods. As for the private areas, they are expanded by the gods and demigods who come in. Therefore, the scale of Wanxing City is getting bigger and bigger."

"Of course, if a demigod dies, all the buildings in this City of Myriad Stars will cease to exist, which can also be used to determine the life or death of demigods."

Zhao Xing nodded. Among these people, only Venerable Wan Ying, a spiritual master, was able to build a house in the area near the core of Wanxing City. The houses of the others were all in the suburbs, which was also a symbol of their status and position.

Zhao Xing's current mental will is comparable to that of a twelfth-level demigod, and he has more than enough control over his own power, making him one of the most outstanding among the twelfth-level demigods.

However, if placed in the thirteenth tier, it would only be at a medium level.

As for the fourteenth-tier demigods, they are completely insignificant.

Over the past six months, he has benefited greatly from watching Venerable Wan Ying build houses in the City of the Mind, and Venerable Wan Ying is happy to teach him.

“Zhao Xing, why don’t you give it a try and see if you can leave anything in this area?” Venerable Wan Ying pointed to an open space.

"Okay." Zhao Xing was eager to try.

The location chosen by Venerable Wan Ying is such that even a 14th-order demigod would find it difficult to condense matter and exist for a long time unless they possess exceptional mental fortitude.

"Where the heart leads, the Way manifests; let it be!"

Zhao Xing pointed to the target land.

"Chichi~"

Grains the size of rice grains appeared out of nowhere.

This is what makes the City of the Mind special; as long as one's will is strong, one can conjure up anything.

As the sand and gravel gradually expanded, Zhao Xing felt a powerful pressure, and the burden became heavier and heavier.

"Boom."

A moment later, when the sand grains grew to the size of a thumb, they could no longer withstand the pressure and collapsed.

"It still doesn't work." Zhao Xing shook his head.

Venerable Wan Ying laughed and said, "Brother, you have made great progress. Half a year ago, you couldn't even condense a grain of sand."

"But now it can be raised to the size of a thumb."

Venerable Wan Ying had a keen eye; he could see that Zhao Xing was using mental power to manifest matter, and if he only maintained the size of a grain of sand, it could exist indefinitely.

"No matter how small, as long as you can successfully condense in this area, your mental will will advance to the fourteenth level. You are only a demigod of the twelfth tribulation, which is truly rare."

Six months ago, Zhao Xing was unable to condense it, but six months later he was able to. Venerable Wan Ying was amazed by Zhao Xing's comprehension.

He only spent half a year "building his house," and the speed of his progress was simply terrifying.

"Not even a fraction of Brother Wan's achievements." Zhao Xing looked at the mansion, which was mostly completed.

Wan Ying's mansion covers thousands of acres, with towering palace walls and more than ten million bricks and tiles. Inside, there are pavilions, waterside pavilions, corridors, main halls and side halls, gardens and lakes... In comparison, I can only be a grain of sand.

"Hahaha, I specialize in fixing this. You think you can compare to me?"

"Brother, don't be so stubborn. You're just a Minister of Agriculture, do you really want to leave me, a Venerable One of the Souls, with no way out?"

Wan Ying smiled and led Zhao Xing into a palace where they sat down.

After chatting for a while, Wan Ying suddenly said, "Zhao Xing, we are about to enter the Third Era of the Wilderness."

"I think you also know about some of the gods' predictions regarding the Third Era of the Wasteland."

Zhao Xing nodded gravely. Less than forty years had passed since they entered the Third Era of the Desolate Domain.

In the gods' predictions for the Third Age, one of the most severe calamities was the chaos caused by [time-space memory].

"The impact of time and space memory can cause many people to forget their relatives and friends, or even themselves... The most serious consequence of mental confusion is that they will go insane, and even their true spirit will collapse."

"Haoyu, Shengyi, and Fuping are either in seclusion or collecting spiritual treasures to prevent this from happening."

"Of course, candidates for the Divine Realm like us will receive some protection if we are able to enter the City of the Mind, Wanxing. As long as you can build a Mind Palace, even if it is in the suburbs, you will be blessed by the power of the Divine Realm. You will only lose some insignificant memories, and if you are lucky, you may be completely fine."

Zhao Xing asked curiously, "What about the others? I'm not worried about myself, but what about my relatives and friends? Don't they remember me? How tragic would that be? How chaotic would the entire wasteland be?"

“It’s not that serious,” Venerable Wan Ying said. “I have experienced several large-scale spacetime memory shocks.”

"When the impact occurs, the Xuanling History Book, as well as the history books of various ancient kingdoms and the Crimson Star Empire, will provide a large-scale protective effect. The presence of historians will also stabilize the major regions."

"The impact of the spacetime memory shock is not particularly significant on those with low cultivation levels."

"If you're lucky and not in the affected area, those with lower cultivation levels will actually be safer."

Zhao Xing suddenly realized that historians and Xuanling history books had such functions. No wonder there was little resistance when Bowei unified the star historians and historians. The powerful also hoped that the Great Dao of History would become stronger and more prosperous.

"The stronger one's cultivation level, the greater the impact one receives; the weaker one's cultivation level, the smaller the impact one receives."

"In the end, this is a premeditated release of water from a spacetime dam, a targeted attack by the evil gods," said Venerable Wan Ying.

"Faced with such a disaster, there will be many reincarnations, and some will choose to actively reincarnate to avoid this calamity."

"However, in this way, after reincarnation, the origin will be returned to the universe. When the torrent of time and space flows back, the evil god camp can successfully take away a part of the origin and bring it back to ancient times."

Venerable Wan Ying waved his hand, and a river appeared: "You can imagine such a scene."

"Upstream flood discharge will unleash a torrent of time, forcing some powerful individuals to reincarnate or causing their true spirits to collapse."

"At this time, many powerful individuals who have cultivated their origins to become gods will return a portion of their origins to the universe."

"And when this manipulated torrent crashes into the established channels, a backflow occurs."

Venerable Wan Ying waved his hand, simulating a scene of disaster.

The river, which had flowed peacefully for a long time, suddenly appeared on the banks of a certain section of the river in the past, causing a raging torrent.

One trough after another appeared, as if some kind of giant beast was lurking beneath.

As the colossal beast swept past, numerous orbs of light dimmed, signifying the death of powerful individuals whose very essence disintegrated and returned to the world.

"Oh!"

At one point, the torrent crashed against another large dam, creating a backflow.

The backflow was also very turbulent, with ancient evil gods standing on the banks of different sections of the river, taking the opportunity to collect the source from the backflow.

In this way, the Past faction completed a plunder of the origins of the Wasteland Era faction.

"Brother Wan Ying, what is this?" Zhao Xing pointed to the trough in the river, where he could vaguely see the figures of some giant beasts.

“The Celestial Beast,” Venerable Wan Ying said. “It is said to be a time-based behemoth, born with divine power, and able to freely traverse the river of time and space. However, I have never seen it up close.”

The Celestial Beast? Is this related to the Celestial Time Sect? Was what Yun Tiandao saw at the ruins of the Yuanhai Ancient Kingdom the same as the Celestial Beast? Zhao Xing pondered this.

"Based on my understanding of the Dao and my knowledge of divine techniques, this is probably the only way I can describe it to you. This kind of technique cannot be used often. In my thirty-six epochs, I have only encountered it three times."

"The first time, I forgot a lot of things, even my basic worldview collapsed. I was in a daze and became a madman who only knew how to cultivate."

Venerable Wan Ying sighed, "It wasn't until three eras later that I was lucky enough to become a Mind Emperor of the Eight Tribulations. I was discovered by Palace Master Lu Ya and taken back to the Origin Heavenly Palace. He used the Ten Tables and Eight Books of the Mysterious Spirit History Book to help me regain my memories."

"The second time, I was already a demigod who had survived nine tribulations, but I still forgot that I was once a member of the Origin Heavenly Palace."

"The shock at the time was accompanied by the descent of a god-level evil god. I thought I was a rogue cultivator, and the evil god was so tempting that I almost became his disciple."

"However, after the Palace Master appeared and killed that evil god, I regained my memories upon returning to the palace."

Zhao Xing listened quietly to Venerable Wan Ying's past. He hadn't expected the other party to have such experiences. Indeed, making more friends is never a bad thing. This kind of experience is very valuable.

"Brother Wan Ying, what about the third time?"

Venerable Wan Ying recalled, "The third time, I was already a thirteenth-level demigod. At that time, I was adventuring in a secret realm. Although I was very strong and had received a warning in advance, the warning did not specify the exact time. Everything happened too suddenly."

"Because I was outside the Spirit Realm, the protective power of the Mysterious Spirit History Book was weakened, and I was still affected."

"However, this third time, I only lost some insignificant daily memories, such as what I ate on a certain day. The Xuanling History Book didn't waste its power to restore those memories..."

"After the third time, I advanced to the fourteenth-order demigod, and my mental techniques were greatly improved." Venerable Wan Ying laughed. "The Palace Master said that I walk the path of the mind, which gives me an advantage in fighting against this kind of spacetime turbulence, and my techniques are also quite special... After that, I entered the list of candidates for the God Realm, which was actually a blessing in disguise."

Hearing about Venerable Wan Ying's experiences, Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh. Venerable Wan Ying had survived three major shocks and even became a powerful fourteenth-order demigod.

The Five Poisons said that Wan Ying, a 14th-order demigod, could freely unleash his power without fear of triggering a True Spirit Tribulation, which shows how strong Wan Ying's talent was.

In normal circumstances, there is absolute certainty that one will survive the next True Spirit Tribulation; it all depends on whether Wan Ying is willing to trigger it. This is relatively rare among demigods.

For example, Venerable Zhaibing of the Carlos family died instantly after triggering the True Spirit Tribulation.

"Mental level, willpower-related secret techniques, time-related treasures, and history-related treasures can all help you cope with this disaster and keep your true self from being shaken during the disaster."

“You might even improve as a result.” Venerable Wan Ying imparted his experience without reservation.

"Secondly, hiding in certain places can also improve safety, such as the core area of ​​a super power. For example, the Primordial Realm of the Crimson Star Empire, the Three Realms of Yama Star and the Ancient Hill, or next to the Xuanling History Book, or the Taishi Palace of an ancient kingdom."

"However, hiding is not the best solution. The Third Era is so long, who knows which solar year or star year will trigger it? We can't keep hiding in a safe zone forever."

"It's more prudent to have our own strong countermeasures. Haoyu, Shengyi, and Fuping are all preparing for this."

The advice of Venerable Wan Ying is undoubtedly very important. The Third Era of the Desolate Region may begin in the first Star Year or in the last Sun Year.

An era has so many star years; if we keep hiding, how can we possibly develop?

“It has been less than forty years, and I also need to go into seclusion to prepare,” Venerable Wan Ying said. “The reason I invited you here today is to discuss these matters.”

"Thank you very much, Brother Wan." Zhao Xing bowed with his hands clasped.

"No need to be so polite. Even if I don't tell you, someone in the Empire will teach you."

“How can written words compare to Brother Wan’s personal experience?” Zhao Xing still bowed, acknowledging the sentiment.

"I hope that in the Third Era of the Wilderness, we haven't forgotten each other." Wan Ying returned the greeting.

……

Wan Ying is about to go into seclusion, as are Hao Yu, Sheng Yi, and Fu Ping.

Their act of getting to know Zhao Xing before their final retreat, though somewhat deliberate, did not offend Zhao Xing.

Not every friend has to be like Lao Chen and Xia Jing, going through life-and-death struggles together. Some are like Wan Ying and the others, people you can talk to and who can help each other. Zhao Xing did indeed gain a lot from these people, even obtaining some clues about the 'Origin of Polaris'.

For example, Saint Wing provided a clue: in the Xuanling Starfield, some like-minded demigods formed a loose organization called the 'Light Chaser Society'. Their goal was to pursue and explore the light left behind by the former polar star.

However, even after joining the Holy Wings for thousands of years, they never found a single ray of aurora, and eventually, they gradually lost contact with them.

Joining the Chasing Light Society is all done through introductions from internal members, and Saint Wing can act as an introducer.

"Time is running out. There are less than forty years left in the second era. In such a short time, I can't possibly accumulate enough contribution points to become a god. I should focus on improving my survival skills first," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Ordinary wealth cannot buy divine items, and in the impending Third Era of the Wasteland, only divine items can increase the chances of survival.

"There are a total of twenty-one divine objects in the red jade ring left by Wei Tianchen. After I gave the Eight Directions Divine Realm to Ji Si, there are still twenty left."

"The Azure Water Golden Divine Gourd, the Yuan Wheel, and the White Jade Five Mausoleums Ship are all divine artifacts of the Great Dao, and I can use them too, so they are not suitable for exchange."

"Among them, there are seven items that are the divine artifacts used by Wei Tianchen to prove his Dao in the 'Heaven-Mending Technique.' Don't even mention them, let alone sell them."

The three-beam crown, the Starry Sky Physician's Robe, the Jade Belt of the Imperial Glass, the Myriad Manifestations Spiritual Healing Cauldron, the Spiritual Rejuvenation Needle, the Black Cloud Shoes, and the Heaven-Mending Seal are all divine artifacts of the Great Dao.

Five of them were treasures for physicians, and Zhao Xing vaguely sensed that the remaining two were imbued with some kind of extremely powerful divine power, making them impossible to exchange.

"The Seven Star Chest cannot be exchanged."

"The remaining nine items can all be exchanged; I don't need them at all," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

These are profession-specific artifacts; you can't use them without specializing in the corresponding profession. Aside from medicine, Zhao Xing has no plans to pursue any other specializations.

The main reason for studying medicine is to look at Wei Tianchen's Heaven-Mending Technique, which is related to the timing of the heavens and has a complete lineage.

"We'll take all nine items out for exchange, mainly for treasures related to mind and will, time and space, and history."

In theory, the Xuanling Treasure Pavilion can recycle divine artifacts, but he is only a demigod, and his contribution level is related to his chances of becoming a god, so this function will not be unlocked by a demigod.

Contribution points cannot be traded. All contribution point tasks will be strictly screened. Even tasks that involve recycling treasures will be strictly screened to ensure that the treasures were obtained by the user.

If you don't obtain the materials for the mission yourself, you won't even get past the mental challenge.

Zhao Xing planned to dispose of these artifacts. He sought suitable buyers through the Five Poisons Venerable, Hongshan Venerable, Lushan Venerable, and even Wan Ying and Fu Ping.

This is where the importance of having many friends becomes apparent. Treasures related to mind and will, time and space, and history are of great use in the Third Era of the Wasteland.

Few people will make a move at this time, and it's difficult to find someone to exchange for it.

Zhao Xing waited for several years, and in the end, it was the mechanic Fu Ping who first found him two potential buyers.

As a mechanical engineer, he had a wide circle of friends, and Fu Ping agreed to help him, even delaying his seclusion for a few years because of it.

Thirty-two years before the end of the second era of the Desolate Region, Zhao Xing met with two buyers in the administrative star of the Empire's top-tier star system.

“Zhao Xing, these two are my friends, ‘Yu Ye’ and ‘Jian Yan’,” Venerable Fu Ping introduced.

"Greetings, Venerable Yu Ye and Venerable Jian Yan." Zhao Xing bowed to the man and woman sitting opposite him.

"You're too kind, Zhao Sinong," Yu Ye and Jian Yan returned the greeting in unison.

One was a blacksmith specializing in mechanics, and the other a musician; they were husband and wife, both from the Ancient Kingdom Alliance. Both were relatively wealthy demigods.

After taking his seat, Zhao Xing didn't waste any words and immediately showed off his collection.

"Buzz~"

The nine divine artifacts appeared instantly, radiating divine light and emanating powerful energy.

"Please look at this, both of you."

"These are my collections. Four of them are divine artifacts of the Great Dao, and five are divine artifacts of power."

Before coming, Yu Ye and Jian Yan had learned some basic information, and now it was time to try it out.

Jian Yan reached out and summoned a dark green reclining harp and a bronze horn-shaped xun into her hands.

Both of these are products of the Five Emperors era and are considered sacred instruments for musicians.

Musicians don't mind having multiple unique artifacts; they usually cultivate clones to wield multiple instruments simultaneously, making one person a whole band.

Generally speaking, the more clones a musician has and the more magical artifacts they possess, the more powerful they are.

Musicians who can cultivate to the level of demigods are the most extraordinary of the extraordinary.

"Woo~"

The five notes and twelve scales emanated from Jian Yan's hands, and Zhao Xing immediately felt refreshed and invigorated.

He actually possessed another divine instrument for musicians, the Eight Desolations Scorched Tail Qin, which he had snatched from Fu Mengzhen, but Zhao Xing had no intention of selling it. Fu Mengzhen had stated that this artifact required a secret technique to activate; without it, it was unusable. The others, however, all had corresponding secret techniques for control, allowing even demigods to utilize them.

The five tones flowed, and the hall seemed to become an ocean of music.

Jian Yan tried it out briefly and was quite satisfied.

She hadn't yet mastered the secret techniques for controlling them, and had only taken a small taste, but she could already tell that these two artifacts were quite impressive.

Zhao Xing also sensed it.

Wei Tianchen's collection consists of rare and precious items.

The Fire God Sword that he casually offered as a reward back then made the Bamboo Sword Venerable willing to risk his life to capture Zhao Xing.

It's hard for Jian Yan to be dissatisfied.

"Sinong Zhao, I really like both of these." Jian Yan raised her head, making no attempt to hide her admiration. Since the artifacts possessed a spirit, she wouldn't speak disparagingly of her favorite instruments.

"I just don't know if the treasures I've prepared will satisfy you."

"please."

Having said that, Jian Yan waved his sleeve, and a divine object was pushed to Zhao Xing's side.

This is a sky-blue robe with dawn-colored edges.

A pale blue river flows along the lapel of the robe, and a phantom of a sun hangs high in the sky.

"Ok?"

After Zhao Xing received the robe, a vision immediately appeared in his mind, as if he were in a starry sky full of spiritual energy.

Countless spiritual planets and mountains floated in the air, with giant star beasts and fairies moving about.

"Wow~"

A refreshing feeling wafted over, and the rain began to fall.

Zhao Xing looked up at the sky and instantly understood the purpose of the robe.

He finished watching and was surprised to find that the progress of the Great Sun Qi Sea within the Holy Body had actually increased by 1 point.

"The Time-Space Valley Rain Robe! This robe also records the solar terms of a universe's four seasons. Its scope and intensity are so great that it is truly a divine artifact."

The Time-Space Valley Rain Robe is considered a semi-exclusive artifact for the Minister of Agriculture.

It can be used even if you are not a farmer, because it possesses the characteristics of the origin of time and space and has the ability to resist time and space-related secret arts.

If it is used by Si Nong, it will produce some additional effects.

First, we must understand that the Great Grain Rain solar term contains the changes of the four seasons in the universe, and has great research value for the laws of celestial timing. The increase in the progress of the Great Sun Qi Sea is proof of this.

The materials used to make this robe were from this particular solar term.

It's somewhat similar to the Rain Fairy Festival ritual effect in the Spirit Void Origin Realm.

Second, time travel!
It is a divine artifact of the Great Dao, but the owner who created this robe also left behind a mark of divine power.

When worn with this robe, it can transport the wearer back to the current Grain Rain solar term. However, there is only one chance.

It's a one-way ticket, and once this number of uses is used, the robe will disappear.

The Time-Space Valley Rain, the Dharma Robe Shuttles Through, its conventional function can be comprehended, and it can also resist the impact of the Time-Space Secret Technique, and naturally it can also resist the Time-Space Turbulence.

It also allows for time travel, which is exactly what Zhao Xing wants.

He made no secret of his feelings for her.

“Venerable Jianyan, Venerable Yuye, I really like this robe,” Zhao Xing praised.

Venerable Jianyan smiled sweetly: "In that case, what does Minister Zhao think is the best way to exchange them?"

Zhao Xing pondered for a moment and said, "How about two for one?"

Jian Yan and Venerable Yu Ye exchanged a glance, then nodded: "Okay."

Yu Ye also added a special compliment: "Sinong Zhao has great courage and I hope my wife and I can become his friends."

Clearly, Jian Yan and Yu Ye believed they had come out ahead.

Zhao Xing shared the same view: the value of a profession-specific artifact cannot be clearly defined; it depends on the needs of both the buyer and seller.

If you really like it, you can exchange it for another one. However, the Time and Space Valley Rain Robe is related to the origin of the Great Dao of Time and Space, so its value is naturally higher during this special period.

It's unlikely that Jian Yan and Venerable Yu Ye would agree to exchanging one item for another.

If we only talk about business, then it's hard to explain exactly how to exchange things.

Let's be more pragmatic and exchange two items for one. That way, we can save ourselves the trouble of haggling and even make a friend.

Upon seeing that the two parties had reached a deal, Venerable Fuping, who acted as the middleman, smiled and said, "Both of you have such a grand vision, I envy you greatly. I also wish I could have such a grand vision."

Venerable Fuping also possesses divine artifacts, but he only has two powerful divine artifacts. As for Dao artifacts? Not to mention those of his own profession, he doesn't have any of other types either.

Zhao Xing suddenly produced nine items, which truly shocked him.

What is a rich person?
With a family fortune like Zhao Xing's, he's considered incredibly wealthy even among demigods.

Of course, the fact that Yu Ye and Jian Yan could produce a time-space artifact shows they were quite wealthy.

“Two people making money is always faster than one person making money.” After the deal was finalized, Venerable Jianyan joked, “Brother Fuping, you should also find a Daoist partner.”

“I’d like to too, but I haven’t found the right one yet,” Venerable Fuping said with a smile.

The circle of demigods is neither small nor large. Daoist partners must share all secrets and be together through life and death. The longer they live, the harder it is for them to fall in love.

Driven by selfish desires and enjoyment, what kind of mechanical puppet can't one create?

"If only I had a biological sister," Venerable Jianyan said with a smile.

"If you have one, please introduce him to me?" Venerable Fuping asked.

“Of course I’ll introduce him to Brother Zhao. He’s much richer than you,” Venerable Jianyan teased.

Zhao Xing chuckled to himself.

"Yu Ye, you have to do something about this! She's stabbing my Dao heart!" Venerable Fu Ping clutched his chest with one hand and pointed at Jian Yan with the other: "I won't recover until I have at least 100,000 or 200,000 contribution points."

"Fuping, do you think I can handle this?" Venerable Yuye said helplessly, "It's even more impossible for us to pay compensation; it's all in Jianyan's hands."

"What a disaster!" Venerable Fuping slammed his fist on the table.

"Ha ha ha ha."

……

In the following period, Zhao Xing did not get another suitable opportunity to exchange his currency.

The remaining seven divine artifacts were still in his possession.

As the Third Era of the Wasteland approaches, Zhao Xing's contribution task has also entered a temporary standstill.

He no longer leaves the Spirit Starfield, and even his clones no longer leave the Empire.

They were simply undertaking two extremely difficult tasks left behind by the Boundless True God.

That is, the cultivation of the History Bookworm and the Sage Flower God.

Zhao Xing obtained some ancient demon history books and rubbings of ancient kingdom history books from Feng Chen, the Grand Elder of the Academy City, to feed the history bookworms.

At the same time, he began to cultivate the mental will technique "Great Dark Heaven" that Feng Chen had taught him.

Times have changed. This secret technique of demigod will can no longer affect his mind and give birth to an evil split soul.

In the last star year of the second era of the Wilderness.

Zhao Xing stopped cultivating.

"The three realms of the Great Dark Heaven".

"The Great Dark Heaven, the One Thought Asura, the Immovable Venerable."

"I have cultivated to the highest realm, [Immovable Myo-zun]."

"The number of split souls of the Primordial Grass Man has reached 200 over the years. Apart from the missing travel clone, the clone from the Primordial Hill has not returned."

"I am now 198 times the power of a Twelve Tribulations True Spirit."

"Possessing the thirteenth-level Qiankun Hunyuan Sacred Body, and simultaneously combining the techniques and methods of the Heavenly Timing, Earthly Advantage, and Original Self Schools."

"The fortune of the 31st rank."

"I possess twenty-one divine artifacts. Among them, the Heavenly Transformation Divine Needle, the Azure Water Golden Divine Gourd, the Yuan Wheel, the White Jade Five Mausoleums Ship, the Time-Space Valley Rain Robe, and the Primordial Dao Tower are all usable."

Zhao Xing stood on the "Great Wall in Desperate Circumstances" at Jia Chen Pass, gazing at the starry sky.

He has made ample preparations to welcome the arrival of the Third Era in the Wasteland.

He and Ji Si temporarily stored all the important figures of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the Eight Directions Divine Mirror, leaving only insignificant magical clones to manage the daily operations.

At this time, the seven ancient roads of Jia Chen Pass were under martial law, and the [Great Wall of Despair], which is both a legion-level divine skill and a team-type imperial artifact, had also been activated.

This made the already massive Jia Chen Pass even more magnificent.

"Ji Si, is everything arranged?" A second figure appeared on the lonely city wall; it was Ji Si.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, we have checked it several times and everything is arranged according to plan."

"Do you sense anything?" Zhao Xing asked.

Ji Si shook her head.

Both inside and outside the pass were peaceful, but neither of them let their guard down.

Ji Si did not hide in the Celestial Master's Mansion, nor did Zhao Xing hide in the Primordial Realm.

At this crucial moment, neither of them shirked their responsibilities; they had to step forward and actively protect the people of the Great Zhou.

"An unseen enemy, a war that never begins—this is probably the most difficult war I've ever fought," Ji Si remarked with some emotion. "Grand Minister of Agriculture, do you think this era can win?"

"Where there's a will, there's a way; man can conquer nature."

Ji Si nodded, seemingly gaining confidence.

The two then stood side by side in silence, quietly waiting for the last day to pass.

"Dang~~"

At a certain moment, inside Jia Chen Pass, the clock on Crystal Island rang.

The Epoch Needle, Sun Needle, and Boundary Needle all overlap.

The clock in Zhao Xing's mind had also crossed past the fourth quarter of midnight.

Inside and outside the pass, all was peaceful, with only the sound of bells echoing.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, is everything alright?"

"Ji Si, I'm fine. Are you alright?"

Zhao Xing and Ji Si exchanged greetings.

"I'm fine too." Ji Si breathed a sigh of relief: "Looks like now is not the time."

But at that moment, Zhao Xing's eyes suddenly sharpened.

The Qi within the body churns.

The reflection of the North Star in the sea began to rotate.

"Om~"

At this moment, Zhao Xing's Great Sun Qi Sea surged, and the reflection of the Polaris, which was originally fixed, began to rotate, as if it had resonated with countless sun stars.

Zhao Xing could clearly sense the rotation of the sun and stars, which made his range of perception incredibly wide, many times larger than usual.

The next moment, Zhao Xing turned his head and looked towards the southern part of the Xuanling Starfield.

"Om~"

In the southern part of the Xuanling Starfield, across the vast ocean territory, the nine most powerful sun stars suddenly dimmed. Then, in a very short time, they went completely out.

A chill crept into Zhao Xing's eyes. Before the nine top-tier sun stars extinguished, he witnessed an unforgettable scene.

All tens of thousands of star sectors in the vast ocean suddenly froze over, and the star continents and boundary stars all seemed to be frozen.

Whether it's a sea of ​​matter or turbulent void, everything is rapidly condensing, and the ice layer is spreading, like a death line advancing towards the Xuanling Starfield.

"No, Ji Si, it has happened."

(End of this chapter)