Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 520 Time Particles, Natal Realm Mountain, Discussion on the Dao in Meishan!

The Third Era of the Wilderness, the 73rd Star Year.

Black Sky Wasteland, Nameless Mountain.

"Your subordinate respectfully invites the Boundless True God!"

The familiar temple, the familiar clock throne.

In the third era of the desolate region, Zhao Xing met the Boundless True God for the first time.

"Zhao Xing, how are the preparations for the battle for the mountain stronghold going?"

"Reporting to the True God, I am not yet confident that I can kill Kuang Chuan during the debate."

This isn't an attempt to elicit sympathy; Kuang Chuan's strength is indeed far superior to his.

It's unlikely that I'll be able to use other sects' magic on Ancient Hill, and taking drugs is also prohibited, so killing Kuang Chuan will be quite difficult.

"The battle for the top of the ancient hill started too early, and my subordinates did not have enough time to prepare."

The Boundless True God pondered and said, "I can grant you some time."

Can you give me some time?
Zhao Xing was somewhat confused.

The Boundless True God pinched his thumb and forefinger together, and a grain of light the size of a rice grain appeared between his two fingers.

“These are time particles,” the Boundless True God explained. “The size of this space is five world units.”

"The duration is one epoch."

"You can accelerate time once in your inner world, but don't use it in the outside world, otherwise the effect will be greatly reduced."

Looking at the time particles, Zhao Xing's heart skipped a beat.

Within the Xuanling Treasure Pavilion, a time particle of 1 epoch, acting on 5 world units, is worth at least 2 million contribution points!

Those capable of condensing time particles are basically at the God-King level, or at the God-General level like the Boundless True God, who are masters of spacetime arrays.

Is Venerable Kuangchuan really that valuable?

The Boundless True God continued his analysis:
"Among the spells of the Ancient Hill, the mountain magic is the most powerful."

"However, it takes too long to cultivate the mountain within the body."

"Fortunately, you are a Si Nong of the egoist faction and have the means to use it, which can save you some trouble."

Zhao Xing took the [Time Particle], which was indeed like a grain of rice, except that there were some flocculent substances flowing inside.

"Remember, time particles can only be used within your inner world. If you use them outside, your demigod strength will not be able to suppress their power, and they will instead harm you."

The immeasurable true gods repeatedly gave their instructions.

"Yes, I understand." Zhao Xing nodded and carefully kept it safe.

"If you can accomplish this, you can come back to me for your reward." The Boundless True God did not mention what the consequences would be if he failed.

However, Zhao Xing knew that usually, if a link in an evil god's quest was not completed, the quest would be interrupted, and he would be cursed by the evil god, which would reduce his luck and lifespan.

……

After the summoning ended, Zhao Xing left the Black Sky Wasteland. On the way, he began to carefully examine the past of Venerable Kuang Chuan.

After all, this person is too valuable. If you want to defeat your opponent, you must first understand your opponent.

"The Venerable Kuangchuan once published the 'Book of the Ancient Universe'."

"Although the book is mostly theoretical and speculative, it contains two highly regarded treatises on dharma, which were included in the Nine Classics Pavilion."

Theory and legal theory are two different things.

The requirements for writing books in the Nine Classics Pavilion and Taoist texts in the academy are very high.

It must have both a theory and corresponding specific spells.

“In the eleventh era before the Desolate Region, Venerable Kuangchuan proposed a theory that the universe was not limited to the three great ley line eras.”

"Before the Archean, Proterozoic, and Daoxian Eon, there should have been an even earlier Hadean Eon, which was the stage of polar continent formation."

"But in the tenth era before the Desolate Region, he changed his mind and believed that the Hadean Eon was in the period when the polar continent was just born, between the Archean Eon and the Proterozoic Eon."

"At this time, after an era of on-site investigation and from ancient books from the Five Sovereigns era, some strong evidence was found."

"The Venerable Kuangchuan believed that there was an invisible mountain in the Black Sky Wasteland, and named it the Dark Ancient Mountain."

"And they believe that this mountain blocked the light of the polar star, creating the Black Sky Wasteland."

"During his field investigation, he also put forward the 'Five Seas and One Mountain Theory'."

"The 'primordial ocean theory' of the id school is broken down into five major oceans, and it is believed that the evolution of the primordial ocean went through five major periods: the perilous ocean, the tranquil ocean, the clear ocean, the fertile ocean, and the stormy ocean."

"Once the conjecture has a basis, it begins to transform into a theory."

"But at this time there were not many believers, because his theory was too absurd, and his dismantling of the original ocean theory offended the egoist Sinong."

"Even those within the Primordial Hills thought it was too absurd. If there was a Hades Era, then why were there three realms instead of four in the Primordial Hills?"

"This situation only improved before he disappeared."

Zhao Xing continued to peruse the past deeds of Venerable Kuangchuan.

Before Venerable Kuangchuan resolutely went to the Black Sky Wasteland to find the Ancient Nether Mountain, he wrote two treatises on the Dharma.

"That is, the Great Treatise on Mount Minggu and the Treatise on the Method of Transformation and Generation in the Mysterious Darkness."

His Taoist texts were, for the first time, supported by magical techniques.

"The Great Treatise on Mount Hades contains a method of contemplating Mount Hades."

"Besides Kuang Chuan himself, there were four other demigods from the Primordial Hill who had cultivated the 'Pole Continent Giant God Peak' and had visualized that Ancient Mountain."

"As a result, the power of the mountain magic increased greatly, and even the mental will became much stronger."

"Although only five people, including Venerable Kuangchuan himself, have mastered the Minggu Mountain Technique, the situation is different now that the theory is supported by actual spells."

"The Venerable Kuangchuan was nominated as a candidate for the position of mountain leader for the first time."

"However, at that time, he had no intention of vying for the top spot. After leaving behind a treatise on law, he went to the Black Sky Wasteland alone and disappeared for ten epochs."

"And this second treatise is the Treatise on the Transformation of the Mysterious Netherworld."

"The Theory of Xuanming Transformation is a method of reincarnation."

"Master Kuangchuan believed that the polar continent during the Hadean eon had a period or region of 'extreme yin'."

"Without yang, yin cannot be born; without yin, yang cannot transform. This land of the dead is the place where all life returns after death."

"It interacted with the brilliance of the polar star, and life came into a complete cycle."

He believes that during the reign of Emperor Rui in the Five Emperors era, a portion of the "underworld" was inadvertently utilized.

“It was refined into the ‘Netherworld’ and used as the basis for ruling the ‘souls’.”

"However, during the reign of Emperor Rui, only a portion of the polar land was refined, and the 'Dao' was incomplete, resulting in the collapse and fragmentation of the Underworld."

"Venerable Kuangchuan even believes that the ancient Samsara Temple has some connection with the Yin Gods Bureau that managed the underworld during the reign of Emperor Rui."

"His Xuanming Rebirth Technique not only allows him to reincarnate himself, but theoretically, it can also resurrect others?"

After reading about the life and deeds of Venerable Kuangchuan, Zhao Xing was somewhat stunned.

As someone who came from the Xuanhuang Realm, he could deeply appreciate the profound value of Venerable Kuangchuan's two Dharma treatises.

"The Great Zhou Dynasty's system of destiny and divine rule also controls the underworld. Could this be the polar underworld he was talking about?"

“The Mysterious Netherworld Transformation Technique…isn’t this undermining the very foundation of the Temple of Reincarnation?”

Aside from unorthodox altar resurrection methods, the power of resurrection in the Xuanling Starfield is basically in the hands of the Samsara Temple.

Even if the later 'resurrection of others' is still just theory, Venerable Kuangchuan's teachings are definitely undermining the temple of reincarnation.

Zhao Xing's clone left at Taigu Hill immediately went to the Taigu Library to search for these two secret techniques.

In the end, they only found the Minggu Mountain Method, but not the Xuanming Transformation Method.

Zhao Xing immediately sought out Venerable Meishan to inquire about the reason.

"You mean this secret technique? It's been sealed away," Venerable Meishan said calmly.

"It's been blocked? Why?" Zhao Xing asked, puzzled.

"Because its theory and actual spell effects differ greatly... and some of them are taboo," Venerable Meishan said calmly.

"Senior brother, may I know?" Zhao Xing asked.

"After Kuang Chuan created it, he intended to test the law himself."

"According to the theory of the Xuanming Transformation Method, before attempting it, he first needs to find a so-called 'underworld land'."

"But where in this world is there any underworld?"

"Even the Great Treatise on Mount Minggu, at that time, only five people, including him, mastered it and visualized Mount Minggu."

"That invisible mountain, and no one knows its location."

“Without Netherworld Soil, he had to refine it himself,” Venerable Meishan recalled. “With the support of General Mengchuan, their lineage made their first attempt in the Black Sky Wasteland.”

Zhao Xing nodded. The starting point of the Ancient Hill's cultivation technique, "Extreme Land," is to guide the meridians into the body and gather them into a mountain.

Refining the soil of the earth veins to transform it to a higher level is a type of earth refining method.

"Zhao Xing, what do you think is the best way to artificially create Netherworld Soil?" Venerable Meishan asked.

"I don't know." Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "The Netherworld is extremely Yin, but Yin alone cannot grow, and Yang alone cannot be born. Even among the wonders of the Thousand Lands, there is no situation where there is absolutely no Yang energy."

“Yes.” Venerable Meishan nodded. “The earth’s energy always reveals a trace of yang energy, while extreme yin energy only appears in theories from the beginning of the universe.”

"At that time, General Mengchuan and Venerable Kuangchuan were conducting experiments in the Black Sky Wasteland. All twelve mountains of the Three Realms agreed with it, and almost everyone believed that Kuangchuan would be the next mountain leader."

“Even I thought so at the time; the position of the top mountain must belong to Kuangchuan,” Venerable Meishan recalled.

"At that time, Kuang Chuan received the support of the gods of the Primordial Realm, the Ancient Realm, and the Dao Manifestation Realm. They even dug out a small section from the three major earth veins to provide him with material for his experiments."

"At that time, the Ancient Hills established a secret base in the Black Sky Wasteland, and a large amount of resources and manpower were entrusted to Kuang Chuan for leadership."

“In the beginning, he did achieve some success.” Venerable Meishan pointed to the surrounding land outside.

"The 'Star Shifting Array' and the 'Starry Sky Encircling the Land' have been improved to some extent thanks to Kuang Chuan's experiments in refining Nether Earth."

"But gradually, things changed."

The Venerable Meishan said, "Kuangchuan is consuming more and more resources, but the gains of significant value are very small."

"Especially the most crucial 'underworld soil,' which is still a long way from being refined."

"The number of high-ranking officials who oppose this is gradually increasing. They believe that the Three Realms Meridian should no longer be cut off and provided to Kuangchuan."

"By the last solar year of the Ninth Era before the Desolate Region, Kuang Chuan, who could not see any hope for a long time, had also become obsessed."

Zhao Xing: "Haunted by demons? How so?"

After thinking for a moment, Venerable Meishan pointed his finger, and a crack immediately appeared under his feet. Zhao Xing sensed a stone slab flying up from the depths of the earth.

A large amount of foul air surrounded the stone slab, sealing it off and making it difficult for people to see clearly.

"open."

The Venerable Master Meishan let out a low shout, and the corrupting influence dissipated, revealing some words and images.

Zhao Xing knew that this was a unique information storage method of the Ancient Hill.
Judging from this stone slab, it must be a very advanced sealing method; it could be considered a confidential document.

"See for yourself."

Zhao Xing looked down and examined it carefully, then his expression changed.

In the later stages of the experiment, Kuangchuan, who was unable to obtain results, went mad and began to experiment on people.

He believed that high-level Yin spirits could catalyze the creation of truly Yin soil, which is the Netherworld.

Therefore, Venerable Kuangchuan began to bewitch his followers into dedicating themselves to experiments.

Because Venerable Kuangchuan held immense power at the time, he was practically the only candidate to become the leader of the mountain, so he wasn't discovered until many of the disciples of Taigu Hill had died.

At the beginning of the eighth era before the desolate region, Venerable Kuangchuan's experiments were halted, and everything was archived.

Since Venerable Kuangchuan had already been identified as having gone mad, General Mengchuan took the main responsibility for his disciple and requested the Temple of Reincarnation to resurrect some people.

Therefore, the ultimate punishment for Venerable Kuangchuan at the Ancient Hill was exile to the Black Sky Wasteland.

Of course, the official explanation is that Venerable Kuangchuan was not interested in the position of the mountain's leader. In order to pursue the Great Dao and explore the legendary invisible mountain, he voluntarily gave up the position of the mountain's leader.

Thus, Venerable Meishan became the new head of the ancient hill.

"I see." Zhao Xing understood immediately after reading it. "Since then, the Xuanming Transformation Technique no longer pursues the refining of Netherworld Soil. As a result, this technique has become a type of 'Life Palace' technique. The name has also changed to 'Xuan Earth Reincarnation Technique'."

“Indeed.” Venerable Meishan nodded. “Even after being weakened, the Xuan Tu Reincarnation Method can still be considered a superior method of reincarnation.”

"Looking back on what happened years later, it's true that we can't blame Kuang Chuan entirely."

“At that time, people and gods alike placed high hopes on him in the Three Realms and Twelve Mountains, and he was under immense pressure.”

Zhao Xing nodded. After all, Venerable Kuangchuan was a person who had made great contributions.

Exile to the Black Sky Wasteland, and the matter was not handled publicly, which can be considered as preserving the dignity of the Ancient Hill.

"At the time, there was no set time for his exile, but spending ten epochs in a place like the Black Sky Wasteland was enough to be considered a punishment."

"Now that he has returned, he has brought back the essence of the earth veins of Mount Hades, which is undoubtedly a great contribution."

"More than half of the gods in the Three Realms believe that Venerable Kuangchuan is qualified to continue vying for the title of the mountain leader."

“There were even a few gods who brought up the matter of ‘refining the underworld’ again, but they were opposed.”

Through the words of the Venerable Meishan, Zhao Xing roughly understood what kind of competitor he was facing.

In terms of reputation, strength, doctrines, theories, and supporters, Venerable Kuangchuan was no weaker than himself.

"It's too damp; this deal is a loss," Zhao Xing thought with some annoyance.

The fact that the Boundless True God only used one Time Particle to kill Venerable Kuangchuan seems like a low price.

Even if Venerable Kuangchuan has sided with the evil god, in this situation, there still needs to be evidence, right? Moreover, this is a time when spacetime shocks are frequent.

Kuang Chuan Venerable has passed the test of the Three Wheels Gods. Even if I could kill him, it would be hard to believe that he is in the camp of the evil gods.

"As expected, the benefits didn't come for free."

"I have only one chance to complete this mission."

Zhao Xing keenly realized that the only way to complete this task was to launch a battle for the Great Dao during the struggle for the mountain's leader and openly kill Kuang Chuan.

Before or after, killing Venerable Kuangshan would have come at a great cost and was extremely difficult.

……

Meishan, thirty stories underground, Nanshan Manor.

After Zhao Xing's true form returned, he went into seclusion to cultivate once again.

Within the inner world, time particles float above the boundless continent.

"Time particles, with an effective range of 5 boundary units and 1 era."

"After use, it can accelerate the forging of a large mountain."

Zhao Xing looked at the several mountain peaks floating in his inner world.

When he wrote "Diejie Mountain", he naturally drew inspiration from Diejie Mountain.

There are now nine horn peaks here, which are the foundation he prepared for training the mountain.

"Nine horn peaks, and tens of thousands of 'earthly treasures' to aid them."

"After mastering it, I will transfer it into my Qiankun Hunyuan body and make it my natal mountain."

Of course, the use of one's natal mountain peak is not prohibited during the competition; otherwise, some people who specialize in mountain magic would not be able to participate.

No other magical implements or medicines can be used; only one's natal mountain peak can be used.

"go with!"

Zhao Xing first gathered the nine horn peaks together and piled them on an open space in the boundless continent, which had a range of 5 world units.

Then, a large number of auxiliary materials were arranged according to the formation.

Finally, time particles are released.

"Boom~"

When the power of the time particles was released, Zhao Xing felt that the flow of time accelerated in a specific area below.

"The changes in spacetime are so drastic, no wonder it had to happen in the inner world. If it weren't for the suppression from the inner world, I wouldn't have been able to control the power of the time particles at all."

Looking down at the wildly distorted spacetime, Zhao Xing couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.

"What is happening now is equivalent to a spacetime calamity of level fifteen or higher, or even higher."

"If my true spirit dares to enter the area below at this moment, even if I possess the ability to communicate with time, space, and earth, I will be torn to pieces."

"Humans can't withstand it; only the Jieshanjiao Peak can."

The unique characteristic of Diejie Mountain is that it absorbs its source and continuously grows and expands.

The essence of time has a great influence on the true spirit of life, but it has little effect on the mountain. Moments later, the churning, chaotic earth resembled a pot of porridge.

However, soon, a new mountain range appeared on the boundless continent, emitting a faint precious light.

"The earth refining method that Lord Lan taught me is quite different from the earth refining method I learned in the Bone God Realm."

"The Earth Refining Mountain Method, the first level is still the Earth Refining Furnace, but it refines the foundation of the mountain."

"The second level, the mountains form peaks, and the process of refining the shape of the mountains begins."

Zhao Xing looked down at the nine horn peaks, which, like pillars supporting the sky, were constantly shrinking and cracking, and then constantly condensing again.

Normally, this earth-refining method only requires three horn peaks.

However, Zhao Xing used nine roots because he possessed the Holy Body, which combined the advantages of timing, location, and self. When his natal mountain was transferred to his Holy Body, he would also need to consider that his natal mountain could be driven by all three types of magical power.

"The third layer is a mountain range, with nine horn peaks forming a mountain range, rooted in the three layers of Xiangxian, Daoxian, and Daogu. At this point, it can no longer be easily destroyed."

The nine horn peaks below continued to grow stronger and gradually became clearer.

"The fourth level is a mountain range. The nine horn peaks correspond to the cultivation route of my Polar Mustard Seed Mountain. The mountain range's veins are consistent with my Sacred Body Dharma Lineage."

Zhao Xing soon had a strange feeling that he resonated with the nine mountain peaks.

Because time passed extremely quickly below, about six months later, he felt the nine peaks expand as he breathed.

"Only the last step remains: transferring the mountain peak into the body of the Saint and fusing it together will form the Natal Boundary Mountain."

"receive!"

Although the time particles are still working, continuing the refining process will not be very effective.

Boom~
The nine mountain peaks suddenly flew up, breaking free from the influence of the time particles.

"Shu~"

Zhao Xing's mind materialized and supported the nine peaks.

After taking it away, he gently pushed the remaining time particles toward his own original species.

“I put the time particles in, and the native species wanted to devour them.”

"Now that the refining is complete, it has about 300,000 years of power left, so you can have it."

Seeing that the original species had devoured the remaining time particles, and the green tinge on the surface became more pronounced, Zhao Xing finally left his inner world.

The nine horn peaks merged into the sacred body and settled on the Great Sun Qi Sea.

"After the Natal Boundary Mountain is refined, if I encounter a better 'Earth Treasure' in the future, I can integrate it into it, thus amplifying its power." Zhao Xing exhaled.

At this point, his demeanor underwent a noticeable change, becoming more profound and composed.

"The Si Nong of the Mountain School can bring forth a natal mountain and reside within it. As long as the natal mountain remains intact, he will be invincible."

"The mountain magic has a vast branch, trapping enemies in valley mazes, transforming mountain ridges, and cultivating rock life to launch attacks... the methods are endless."

Zhao Xinglian completed his cultivation of the Boundary Mountain in just one year.

At this time, there were still three years before the Meishan Daoist Debate began, so he continued to broaden the scope of the mountain method.

……

Three years later, at Nanshan Manor.

"Junior brother~"

"Junior Brother~~"

The ground shook, calling out to Zhao Xing repeatedly. The shaking gradually grew stronger, finally waking Zhao Xing from his deep concentration in seclusion.

"Senior brother." Zhao Xing opened his eyes and found that it was a puppet of Venerable Meishan calling him.

"The Meishan Dao Discussion is about to begin. The masters of the seventy-two peaks are all in place. It's time for you to come up as well."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother." With a thought, Zhao Xing ascended from the ground and flew out of the 30th level of underground space in a single breath.

At this time, Meishan was bustling with activity, both inside and outside the mountain gate, and in various departments and areas.

Whether it's the head of the mountain or the lord of the mountain, this involves a large number of job changes.

If the peak master of a certain peak becomes the master of Meishan, then the status of those below will naturally rise accordingly.

If one could go even further and become the most revered of the twelve mountains, the benefits would be even greater.

"A lot of people have come. There are more than thirty rulers of ancient human kingdoms, as well as tens of thousands of delegations from ancient kingdoms attending the ceremony."

"The Ten Great Demon Kingdoms also sent Venerables to attend the ceremony, and Venerable Bo Meng and Venerable Qing Yao from the Demon God Palace also came."

"This is Venerable Yuanding from the Temple of Reincarnation, and this is Old Qing's junior brother..."

“Wan Ying, Sheng Yi, Fu Ping, and two others, Gao Yu, have arrived. They are all from the Origin Heavenly Palace... and there is also Venerable Tian Guan.”

The Twelve Mountains Dharma Assembly at the Ancient Hill was undoubtedly the first grand event of the Third Era in the Wilderness.

The list of attendees includes many familiar and unfamiliar powerful figures.

Although the Epoch Insect Crisis, the Celestial Behemoth, and the Spacetime Impact caused great chaos and turmoil in the Xuanling Starfield.

However, such religious ceremonies are especially important during times of chaos.

"On the Empire's side, there are Five Poisons Master, Ji Si, Meng Wu, Bi Sui... Hmm? Old Zuo is here too, it seems he's alright."

"Wait, where's Lao Liu?"

Zhao Xing did not see Liu Tianning among the invited guests.

"Qiu Zishan, who is in charge of inviting guests to the empire? Why didn't they invite Liu Tianning?"

Zhao Xing immediately asked around and found out that Qiu Zishan was the person in charge of the Ditongsi who had followed him on the Tongming Ancient Road back then.

"Uncle-Master, who is this Liu Tianning?" Qiu Zishan asked cautiously.

Liu Tianning was not famous at all, and did not hold any position in the empire.

“He is my teacher. Send someone to pick him up immediately,” Zhao Xing said.

Old Liu is too low-key. He's become a demigod, yet he has absolutely no reputation in the empire.

"Yes, I'll go right away."

……

The competition within Meishan was presided over by the divine general Lanchuan, with the other three divine generals, Lü Song, Gong Yi, and Yu Ling, serving as witnesses.

The trials and tribulations at the Meishan Dao Debate are entirely up to General Lanchuan, but fairness must be ensured, and no favoritism will be shown to any peak.

Zhao Xing's previous position was Divine Palace Envoy, and he was also qualified to participate in the Meishan Dao Debate.

The seventy-two peak masters, the heads of various palaces and departments, and all sorts of other people, totaled one hundred and eighty-three people who were qualified to compete.

In the third era of the desolate region, the eighty-first star year, in July, the twelve mountains simultaneously launched their Dharma assemblies.

The Meishan Dharma Assembly was divided into three stages.

The first stage is the Qingling Forum, in which there is no ranking or distinction between superior and inferior.

All 183 people are free to preach, expound their own theories and doctrines, share their experiences in magical cultivation, or showcase the research results of their respective peaks.

After all, there is only one mountain lord, and the peak lords, palace chiefs, directors, deans, and divine messengers of each peak will try their best to show the world the characteristics of their duties and attract investment for their subordinates.

With 183 people, there are 183 Dharma realms and Dharma centers.

Invited guests can enter the Dharma realm of any individual to observe and listen to their discourses. There are even segments involving commercial transactions.

For example, during this period, Venerable Meishan once secured an astronomical business deal for the Ksitigarbha and Ksitigarbha temples in Meishan.

The second stage is the Trial of the Gods.

The God of Arashi will open the divine realm and set up multiple trials, covering various major categories of magic from the geomantic faction.

Mountain methods, underground palace methods, mysterious soil methods, earth-splitting methods, earth-connecting methods, earth-refining methods, and so on.

Finally, the four divine generals, Lan Chuan, Lü Song, Gong Yi, and Yu Ling, will comment on the participants' performances and confirm the rankings. The first place will be the mountain lord of Meishan.

The third stage is the challenge from the mountain lord.

After the Divine Realm Trial ends, although the first place belongs to the Mountain Lord, the content of the Divine Realm Trial usually prevents competitors from fighting each other.

Therefore, in the third stage, the first-ranked mountain lord will stand atop Meishan Mountain and accept challenges from the other peak lords.

In most cases, this is just a fun activity. After the first phase of preaching and the second phase of the Divine Realm Trial, the peak masters of each peak have a good understanding of the mountain lord's strength.

Initiating a challenge is merely an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of each other, since the new mountain lord also needs to know the strength of each peak.

However, there are also more extreme cases where those who disagree can challenge the mountain lord to a major battle. If they win, they will become the new mountain lord.

Only those who can remain standing in Meishan after going through all three stages are the true masters of the mountain.

The subsequent competition among the twelve mountain lords for the position of mountain leader followed a similar process.

Before the first phase began, the entire Qingling Mountain had been cleared out, with only Venerable Meishan waiting at the summit.

After the activation, all 183 demigods from Meishan flew towards the Qingling area.

Everyone bowed to Venerable Meishan.

After returning the greeting, Venerable Meishan said loudly, "Fellow Daoists, you may choose a place in Qingling to preach the Dao. You should both promote the glory of Meishan and avoid damaging the harmony."

"Yes!"

The 183 demigods bowed again and then dispersed.

However, while it's said that we shouldn't hurt feelings, Qingling is only so big, and there are only a few good places to preach.

Who gets promoted and who gets demoted still depends on their abilities.

Without resorting to magical attacks, the demigod's realm becomes the only way to occupy territory.

Zhao Xing saw that almost all the peak masters of the seventy-two peaks were flying towards the high-mountain area.

As for the Divine Palace Envoy, the various Palace Masters, Taoist Priests, and Deans, nine out of ten of them stayed in the low-to-mid-mountain areas to preach and spread the Tao.

"The strength of the seventy-two peak masters is still stronger." Zhao Xing observed the others as he flew upwards.

He cultivated the Mustard Seed Mountain of the Extreme Continent. When he was in the Reincarnation Realm, it was the Mustard Seed Dharma Domain. After becoming a demigod, the Mustard Seed Dharma Domain transformed into the Extreme Continent Dharma Realm.

On the fourth level of the polar continent, combined with the Qiankun Hunyuan Sacred Body, his body had already achieved minor completion of the Sacred Meridian. The flow of magical power through his meridians and acupoints was like the operation of powerful earth veins.

There were seventy or eighty people who flew higher than Zhao Xing, and they had already spread out their own Dharma realms, like natural barriers blocking the high mountain region.

However, Zhao Xing did not even unfold his Dharma Realm, yet he moved as if he were in an empty field, constantly surpassing the other peak masters.

"Hmm? That's Zhao Xing, the Divine Palace Envoy, right? How does he have such strength?"

"I remember he became a demigod only about a thousand years ago, right?"

"It hasn't even been a thousand years yet."

"At this moment, in the Gaoling region, the Dharma realms of multiple peak masters are intertwined. Without unfolding their Dharma realms, even taking off would be difficult. Yet he seems to be completely unaffected?"

"What a remarkable improvement Zhao Xing has made!"

Zhao Xing's ascent quickly attracted the attention of the other peak masters.

During the second era of the Desolate Domain, everyone's impression of Zhao Xing was still that of a "geographical advantage saint." Although he had amazing talent, he was far from becoming a strongman.

It's more of a condescending attitude from a senior looking down on a junior.

Even if Zhao Xing came to Meishan to cultivate, first following the Meishan Venerable to cultivate, and then entering the Primordial Realm to comprehend the Dao, the time would still be too short.

The cultivation of split souls is quite secretive. Before coming to the Ancient Hill, even Zhao Xing's original body did not know the extent of his cultivation, let alone these peak masters.

At this moment, Zhao Xing caught up, crossing countless realms of Dharma, immediately attracting the attention of many peak masters.

Their eyes were filled with admiration, surprise, and doubt.

Of course, some peak masters, itching for a test, wanted to see how good Zhao Xing was, so they deliberately increased the power of the Dharma Realm to see just how far he could go.

Faced with these gazes, Zhao Xing smiled, nodded slightly, and continued walking upwards with unwavering determination.

In the end, only the three Venerables, Gong Feng, Min Feng, and Tian Feng, remained blocking the way from directly above.

Their respective realms of existence are all unique.

One was like a majestic mountain stretching across the cosmos, another like a volcano about to erupt, and yet another formed an eight-sided palace, floating in the middle.

“Pingyou, Taitan, and Chuchuan, three demigods, are all fifteenth-level Venerables.” Venerable Meishan looked carefully down below. “They are also the three strongest within Meishan. They won’t let our junior brother come up easily.”

Even after merging the divided souls, Venerable Meishan could no longer discern Zhao Xing's true nature.

However, he has a deep understanding of Pingyou, Taitan, and Chuchuan.

Without a doubt, these three are Zhao Xing's strongest competitors in the internal competition in Meishan!
Zhao Xing unleashed his Dharma Realm, and five Extreme Spirit Pearls appeared beneath his feet, supporting him as he moved forward.

The Dharma Realm of Venerable Pingyou, which was like a towering mountain, was instantly lifted up.

Tai Tan's active volcano Dharma Realm and Chu Chuan's underground palace Dharma Realm also involuntarily made way for their surroundings.

Such an unusual phenomenon startled all three Venerable Ones.

But they immediately exerted their strength again, closing in once more to compete with Zhao Xing.

A moment later, Zhao Xing broke through the blockade of the three, reached the top of Qingling, and landed next to Venerable Meishan.

"Pingyou, why did you give way? You didn't do it on purpose, did you?" Venerable Taihao asked.

"Yes, Pingyou, why did you stop?" Chu Chuanye asked his friend.

Because Pingyou was positioned directly above them, they could only squeeze in from the side.

"The discussion at Qingling is not a trial in the Divine Realm, so why be so petty?" Pingyou said calmly.

In reality, he couldn't suppress it at all. If he continued to exert his strength, the Youshan Dharma Realm might be pierced through by Zhao Xing.

"And why did you let go?" Pingyou asked rhetorically.

"Just like you," Chu Chuan and Tai Hao stubbornly insisted.

As the struggle continued, Taihao felt his volcanic realm would erupt, while Chuchuan felt his underground palace realm would be torn apart.

"The confrontation between me, Taihao, and Chuchuan in the Dharma Realm has formed a triangular situation. If any party intervenes, it will be impossible for them to escape unscathed, let alone break through."

"Did Zhao Xing exploit a loophole, or did he fight against all three of us at the same time?" Venerable Pingyou looked up thoughtfully.

Zhao Xing also turned around and glanced at the three of them, then smiled and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for your kind offer."

The three did not answer, assuming that Zhao Xing had taken advantage of a loophole to go up.

Zhao Xing didn't take it seriously. When he came up, he used the Five Extreme Spirit Pearls Dharma Realm to act on three sides at the same time. The Water Spirit Pearl induced Tai Tan's active volcano Dharma Realm, and the Fire Spirit Pearl targeted Chu Chuan's underground palace Dharma Realm.

Judging from their behavior, he roughly knew their background.

This is why the strong know the weak, but the weak do not know the strong.

"In the entire Meishan region, the only demigod who can defeat me is probably my senior brother from Meishan," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

As the previous leader of the mountain, Venerable Meishan's strength was that of an 'eighteenth-level' demigod!
Even though he's not as good as Guro River at the demigod stage, he's still in the same tier as Bovi back then.

"Junior Brother, it's been a few years, and you've made another breakthrough," Venerable Meishan asked with a smile.

"Thanks to my senior brother, I've made a small breakthrough," Zhao Xing said modestly.

The Venerable Master Meishan was in high spirits. He should have left after everyone had chosen a place to preach, but he showed no sign of leaving.

"Junior Brother, may I be your first debater?"

Zhao Xing was flattered: "Of course, senior brother, it's my honor."

"Alright." Venerable Meishan smiled slightly and began to let the guests from all directions enter to watch the ceremony.

When the guests from all directions entered and saw the layout of Qingling, they couldn't help but be amazed.

"The Dharma Realm atop Qingling Mountain is actually occupied by Zhao Xing?"

"Zhao Sinong has only been a demigod for a short time, how did he end up there?"

"Does the Ancient Hills favor Zhao Xing so much?"

What's the significance of this?

"There's a lot of importance to it. The first thing guests see when they come in says it all, doesn't it?"

"Although this stage is not a competition, reaching the top is not so simple."

"Tsk tsk, I wonder what happened."

"Hmph, it must be Wei Zizhan who bribed my disciple!" The one who spoke was Wudu, while Wei Zizhan was the true name of Venerable Meishan in this life.

Even the Five Poisons couldn't believe that Zhao Xing could rely on his own strength to reach the summit of Qingling and establish a Dharma realm to preach the Dao.

Seeing that Venerable Meishan had not yet left the scene, I felt that he had pulled some kind of stunt.

When everyone had arrived, Venerable Meishan raised a platform for discussion on the summit of Qingling Mountain, stopping when it was half a step below Zhao Xing.

A loud voice echoed in all directions as Venerable Meishan bowed to Zhao Xing and said, "Wei Zizhan inquires about Zhao Sinong."

The moment the sound was uttered, it immediately drew the attention of all the guests.

(End of this chapter)