Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 537 The Sprouting of the Divine Seed, The Ark of Time and Space!
The inner world, the Yin-Yang galaxy.

Zhao Xing's gaze was fixed on the green planet, which was emitting a faint glow that spread outwards.

"The original species is finally about to sprout."

"It's been almost ten thousand years."

Zhao Xing was somewhat excited.

The God-level Primal Species was born when he broke through to the Reincarnation level on the Path of the True Self and opened up his inner world with the World-Opening Divine Stone.

After its birth, it was shaped like a seed planet and has been in the process of gestation ever since.

It has consumed the power of the Boundary-Opening Divine Stone, the time particles given by the Boundless True God, and the primordial power condensed by the Primordial Dao Tower.

Even those that are slightly lower in tier are still at the Heart of the World level!
In addition, the large amount of boundary stones invested into the inner world also benefits the seed, and Zhao Xing has been feeding it with seven-colored magic power for many years.

Of the three schools, he devoted the most effort to the practice of the Self School.

Developing the Annihilation Star Ancient Path, becoming the leader of the Primordial Hill, defeating the Carlos family, carrying out missions for the Evil God... most of the wealth gained was used to support it.

Even the legendary-level unit, the Soul-Devouring Tree, can only eat what it doesn't want; as for other Emperor-level units? They can only eat scraps.

"Zhao Xing, you seem quite excited," said Hua Li, watching from the side.

As the hidden fourth guardian deity, Hua Li has always resided within Zhao Xing's inner world.

She is different from Bowei. She can explore Zhao Xing's inner world freely, while Bowei can only move around in a limited area on the boundless continent.

In terms of trust, Hua Li is more trusted by Zhao Xing, because Bo Wei, Yan Ao, and Lu Ya are all there to protect Zhao Xing because of missions from higher-ups, while Hua Li, the Divine General, stepped forward to protect Zhao Xing after being questioned by Gu Luohe.

“You should understand how I feel.” Zhao Xing rubbed his hands together and said, “I’ve invested so much over ten thousand years, and now the seed is finally about to sprout, it’s like… it’s like…”

"It seems like the baby is about to be born?" Hua Li asked with a smile.

“Yes.” Zhao Xing smiled as well. “That’s exactly it.”

"Boundaries, gates, classes, orders, families, species, the five elements, wind, thunder, and time and space—what kind of child do you want? What kind of talent do you expect him to have?" asked General Hua Li.

The species is unknown before the original species hatches; it is only known after the gestation period is over.

“You can’t be picky about children. I’ll raise whatever they are,” Zhao Xing said with a smile.

"Not bad." Hua Li, the divine general, gave a thumbs up. "Only a Minister of Agriculture with this kind of mindset can raise his native species well."

Just as the two were talking, the original species finally ended its gestation state. With a humming vibration, the last burst of divine light ended, and then all the halos suddenly converged.

Eventually, the planet disappeared, replaced by a tiny sapling.

swoosh~
The sapling drifted toward the sun in the Yin-Yang star system and stopped at its outer edge.

This instinctive action delighted Zhao Xing. It absorbed the essence of the sun, not the essence of the moon. Could it be a precious tree of the sun?
Zhao Xing and Hua Li, the divine general, quickly followed.

Since the process is complete, the information can be viewed directly using the panel.

【Keyang Divine Tree】

【Species: Sun Tree, Time-Based】

[Quality: God-tier]

[Status: Seedling stage]

[Innate Divine Skill (Active): Time Freeze; The Ke Yang Divine Tree can briefly take root in the river of time, slowing down or even stopping the flow of time completely.]

[Innate Divine Skill (Passive): Return of Fire to its Origin; The roots of the Keyang Divine Tree can absorb the essence of the sun to grow.]

"Wow, it's actually a Sun Tree with the talent of time!" Hua Li God General exclaimed in amazement.

Zhao Xing was also stunned; he hadn't expected the surprise to come so suddenly.

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, System, Species; Five Elements, Wind, Thunder, and Time and Space—this is a phrase that the Primordial School's Si Nong often recites when nurturing original species.

Because the gestation of native species is like opening a blind box; you have to shake it twice to determine the talent and species.

It's always better to shake a tree than a weed; among all plants, trees undoubtedly have the strongest roots.

Secondly, there is talent, which refers to the five elements of wind, thunder, and time and space.

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth – these are the five elements that provide a natural talent pool; they are the most common and basic talents.

The Wind and Thunder talent is a bit more advanced, since it's quite rare for a plant to possess a Wind and Thunder series of talent skills.

The most advanced talent is in space and time!

The Time-type is the strongest, followed by the Void-type.

Back then, a single Moyun Vine could easily defeat opponents of the same level, and even fight opponents of higher levels was no problem for it.

However, as a vine, Moyun's foundation is still a bit weak. There are many Void species that are stronger than it. For example, the Liutong tree and Moyun vine both belong to the Void species. Assuming they are at the same level, the Liutong tree is stronger than the Moyun vine.

Of course, the advantage of vine-type plants is that they grow quickly and require less time and effort to cultivate.

"The tree roots embody Yin and Yang. The Sun Treasure Tree is a top-tier foundation when it appears in a native species. Its talent is also time-related. Your native species can be said to have maxed out its growth potential." Even Hua Li, the Divine General, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Zhao Xing, congratulations on the birth of your wonderful, healthy baby boy."

"Haha, thank you for your praise, I was just lucky." Zhao Xing was very happy and even wanted to give Hua Li a red envelope.

Time freezes, the fire returns to its origin, both active and passive talents are divine skills. They are only in their infancy now, and more divine talents will emerge in the future.

Once this tree grows up, it can roam freely across endless time and space.

"That's not luck; you must have fed it a lot of good food."

“Yes, I fed it Time Particles, the source of divine power of a true god,” Zhao Xing said.

"You've really put your heart into it," Hua Li God General exclaimed in admiration.

Even if you invest time-related treasures as nourishment, you might not necessarily develop a time-related talent. Zhao Xing is willing to do this, so he must be doing it with great care.

The time particles given by the Boundless True God are worth 200 million contribution points. If used for myself, I could exchange them for four opportunities to become a god.

Feeding it to native species? That's a rather extravagant approach.

"But you'll be very busy from now on," Hua Li God General laughed. "If you're not careful, your tree son will eat you out of house and home."

"Yes." Zhao Xing was happy but also a little melancholy. To raise a tree son, a high-quality growth environment and food are essential.

Previously, I had to consume divine-quality treasures; now, I probably can't go any lower.

"General Hua Li, you have experience, what should I feed it?"

“I don’t know either,” said Hua Li, the divine general. “But you have so many divine objects, you can take a few and put them in front of it to see. As the Sun Treasure Tree, it should be able to shatter ordinary divine objects and absorb the divine essence within power artifacts or Dao artifacts.”

"Alright." Zhao Xing gritted his teeth and took out seven useless treasures from Wei Tianchen's estate.

Previously, there were nine items that could be sold. I took two and exchanged them for a Time-Space Valley Rain Robe. Now I have seven items left, including five Dao artifacts and two Power artifacts.

"Swish swish~"

Zhao Xing pushed with both hands, moving all seven divine objects next to the tree son.

"Crack~~"

Just as Hua Li Shen Jiang had said, the Keyang Divine Tree immediately began to shake the foundations of these divine objects and began to absorb their power.

"It is not as hard as the Boundary-Splitting Divine Stone, nor as powerful as the Time Particles. It can absorb the power of both, so shattering these low-level divine artifacts is not difficult."

"The future looks very promising." Hua Li, the God General, watched the divine tree devour the essence of the divine object and found the scene quite wonderful.

Before long, all seven divine objects were devoured, and the scraps were thrown onto the boundless continent for the little brother, the Soul-Devouring Grass, to eat.

As a native species born within Zhao Xing's inner world, the Keyang Divine Tree was nurtured by Zhao Xing for a long time, and they were completely in sync.

Zhao Xing could sense that the spirit of the Keyang Divine Tree was clear and warm, even in its seedling stage, unlike the muddled state of the Devouring Spirit Grass seedling stage.

"Wow, you can really eat!" Hua Li Shenjiang covered her mouth and laughed.

Zhao Xing looked worried, because the tree son had eaten so much, yet only one leaf had grown!
Judging from the panel, it is still in the seedling stage. Obviously, seven low-level divine objects are not enough to make it out of the seedling stage.

"After the seedling stage comes the growth stage, then the maturity stage, and the peak stage. I don't know how many treasures I'll need to feed them during these stages." After the initial excitement comes a sense of melancholy.

Although he still had quite a few divine items left, they were all very useful. The tree son also wanted to eat the Time-Space Valley Rain Robe he was wearing, but Zhao Xing still needed to use it himself.

After observing it for a while, Zhao Xing moved the Hunyuan Dao Tower over again.

"Boom~"

Zhao Xing has now mastered the second layer of the array diagram of the Hunyuan Dao Tower, and the divine power he has mobilized has exceeded 1000 points. The divine power fell from the Dao Tower like raindrops and sprinkled on the sapling.

"A Divine Splendor of the Realm!"

"Primordial Divine Foundation!"

Zhao Xing used the divine arts of the Original Self School. Both of these divine arts were auxiliary in nature.

At this moment, the power of the entire inner world was mobilized by these two divine techniques, accelerating the growth of the sapling.

"Damn it, what are you doing?" In a manor on the boundless continent, Bovi looked at the large number of dead vegetable seeds in the garden, his face extremely ugly. "I've been raising them for five thousand years, and it was only with great difficulty that I managed to cultivate these derivative varieties!"

Zhao Xing's use of divine magic would naturally affect the entire realm. He was so happy that he forgot he and Bowei were still growing vegetables.

Now look what happened; in Bowei's experimental field, almost half of the rice seedlings have withered.

They really suffered a terrible fate.

"I'm sorry, Elder."

Zhao Xing immediately slid down to his knees and apologized to Bowei.

"I apologize to you."

"If apologies were effective, would I still be locked up?" Bovi asked, his face still stern.

Zhao Xing was also puzzled. These seedlings weren't particularly high-grade, but Bowei seemed to value them highly.

"I'll replant it for you..."

"Hmph, no need, get lost!"

Bovi flicked his sleeves and entered the manor directly. He activated his teleportation ability, indicating that he did not want to deal with Zhao Xing for the time being.

Zhao Xing was somewhat annoyed. With Bowei acting so businesslike, he might not answer his questions in everyday situations anymore.

The protectors only intervene when faced with life-or-death crises. When Bowei answers questions or even transmits the Dharma, it's purely out of personal consideration.

"Well, luck is indeed balanced. I just shook out a divine tree, and then I turned around and angered Bovi." Zhao Xing exited his inner world with some helplessness.

……

In the Xuanling Starfield, there is a 'Divine Selection Bureau' jointly established by the Origin Heavenly Palace, the Reincarnation Temple, the Primordial Hill, the Crimson Star Empire, the Ancient Kingdom Alliance, the Academy City, and the Demon God Temple.

In other words, candidates for the Divine Realm are selected from across the entire realm. Based on their meritorious service, a passage to a certain realm is opened at a unified time period to cross the barriers of time and space and send the candidates to the realm of time and space, giving them the opportunity to become gods.

The magnitude of one's opportunity and the location of one's ascension to godhood depend on one's contribution and ranking.

Zhao Xing wrote the Ten Directions Mountain Scripture, and the benefit he gained was the ability to invite protectors, but this is a different matter from contribution points.

His contribution level is what it should be, and his contribution level mainly comes from the Era Worm warning event.

After receiving 150 million contribution points, Zhao Xing was only ranked around 800th in the contribution rankings.

"With your contribution ranking, don't even think about any distant time-space territories." The little yellow duck glided across the mirror with its wings. "The top 100 are one group, the 101st to 500th are another group, and the 501st to 1000th are yet another group. All three groups go to different time-spaces."

"From the perspective of the contribution system of the Divine Selection Bureau, the first hundred people have the greatest chance of becoming gods. According to past eras, more than ten out of one hundred people can become gods. At the most fortunate time, half of them became free gods." "In the second batch, less than ten people succeeded."

"As for those ranked 501 to 1000, there might only be one or two, or there might be none at all, making the trip a waste of time."

"The success rate of becoming a god in the first tier is actually so high." Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised; he had thought it would be very low.

Even on average, the first tier of those who have the chance to become gods has a 40% chance, and in one of the luckiest batches, it even exceeds 50%.

"Opening a dimensional passage to travel through time and space is something we only do when we are confident. You get what you pay for, and you will enjoy the benefits that come with your contribution."

"Although you, Zhao Sinong, are exceptionally talented and gifted, your contribution to the human race is only a little over 150 million. You only benefited from Qingyuzi's influence; otherwise, you would have had to wait for even the third-tier opportunity," Little Yellow Duck said in a condescending tone.

“You’re right,” Zhao Xing said modestly. “I was just curious; I have no complaints about the arrangements.”

Throughout the long period of time, many demigods have made silent contributions to the human race. Even during the invasions of the Epoch Worms, the Celestial Beasts, and the History Worms, many people risked their lives to carry out contribution tasks.

In the past five thousand years, he has hardly taken any risks. He has only traveled to various places to view mountains and seas. With the help of the Ten Directions Mountain Scripture, he has gained the protection of three guardian deities. He has also gained a lot of contribution points from Qingyuzi's warning event. This treatment is much better than that of other demigods. It can be described as preferential treatment.

Regarding the matter of Lao Qing, if it weren't for the information I provided incidentally, an ordinary demigod probably wouldn't have given so many contribution points. There was still some reputation bonus and personal connections involved.

"Before we set off, I must remind you," the little yellow duck said in a serious tone, "Time travel is inherently dangerous. Don't take advantage of your good fortune and the protection of your guardian deities to act recklessly."

"With your talent, comprehension, and foundation, even if you go to a third-tier opportunity location, you will almost certainly become a free god. Do not be overly greedy and put yourself in a dangerous situation."

"Yes," Zhao Xing replied respectfully. "I will certainly keep that in mind."

"If you don't court death, you won't die." Lu Ya was reminding himself not to get too cocky.

"Next are some rules for time travel, they're all written here, take a look yourself. If you don't understand anything, don't ask me, ask Bowei." The little yellow duck slapped the star mirror over and then closed its eyes to sleep.

Zhao Xing took the star mirror and saw that it contained a set of rules for time travel.

The rules of time travel first clarify several time concepts.

"First, traveling through time and space requires enduring the backlash of the river of time. It's impossible to avoid the backlash unless one has become a god and reached a state of complete divine concealment."

"Second, the point in time before the shuttle is the point of return, which is the best way to reduce the backlash."

"Before becoming a god, the error cannot exceed ten star years."

"In other words, if I set off in the sixth solar year of the third era of the wasteland, then I will also return in the sixth solar year, or even more precisely to the year, month, and day of the boundary star."

"Because my causal line, fate line, and life line all reversed starting from this solar year. If I fail to break through to godhood, I will have to readjust the time order."

"Assuming one becomes a god, the error can be larger, because the divine realm can converge the three lines from birth to the present. However, in order to enter the semi-divine state as soon as possible, the error in the return time point should be minimized as much as possible."

Since the black-robed man had already explained some of the intricacies, Zhao Xing found it easy to understand now.

Suppose he is the first boundary star year of the sixth solar year, and he failed to become a god after traveling through time on October 1st, so he must return to this day.

The smaller the error, the smaller the backlash cost; the larger the error, the greater the cost.

"Upon arriving at the historical timeline, one should minimize interaction with people to reduce causal confusion to the greatest extent possible."

"There is a limited safe time after the journey. If you have not yet become a god after this safe time, you need to return immediately, otherwise problems will occur."

"What's the problem?" Zhao Xing was a little puzzled, but since Little Yellow Duck was sleeping and Yan Ao was rather aloof, after thinking it over, he could only ask Bowei, the god of scholars.

Fortunately, it was about serious business, and Bowei did not turn him away.

"Cause and effect, destiny, life, and many other great principles permeate your entire life. In the long river of time, these principles are as insignificant as threads." Bovi threw three threads into the river in front of the manor.

One end of the line is fixed to a wooden stake in the river, while the other end extends continuously along the river.

"The stake point is your birth point. It is fixed. Before this point, you did not exist."

"After the stake, your line floats forward in the river of time, and this process is the process of you living forward."

"Normally, this process is irreversible, and as the line itself, you have no power to change it."

"The thread is the space-time you are in right now."

“However, at this time, an external force intervenes, like this.” Bovi reached out, pinched the end of the thread, and caused it to leave the river and bend back.

"This takes you away from the present moment, and that's when you start to be affected."

"Tell me, what kind of impact will this have?" Bowei asked his students, much like a teacher giving a lecture.

Zhao Xing looked at the line that had been lifted up, lost in thought: "My line has become longer, no, it has been stretched by an external force."

"What will be the consequences of stretching it out?" Bovi continued to press.

“An extra causal link will be created out of nowhere, the fate line will be diluted, and calamities will occur,” Zhao Xing replied.

“That’s right.” Bovi nodded. “Your causal line originally only interacted with the sixth solar year of the Third Era of the Wilderness, and there was a limit to both fortune and misfortune. But after traveling through the long river of time, the longer the causal line stretched, the more causal it automatically increased.”

"The consequences will be doubled."

"Why don't both fortune and misfortune double?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Because going back to the past violates the natural laws of the universe, if too many people are at the same time, it will be unbearable, and the natural laws of the universe will automatically eliminate some abnormal situations."

"The cause-and-effect line and the fate line should be discussed together. The real feedback is that your tribulations will increase, and you may even be unable to control the arrival of the true spiritual tribulation."

"Unless one has already become a god and entered a state of divine seclusion, the cost will be less."

"It seems that it is a dangerous thing for a demigod to travel through the river of time," Zhao Xing remarked.

"Of course it's dangerous. This is an exclusive ability of the God Realm, and ordinary divine weapons won't work. You need to be at the God General level, or you'll have to rely on external forces such as divine objects or formations."

“Normally, the demigods chosen by the Divine Selection Bureau have at most three chances to try their luck at becoming a god, and the success rate decreases with each new location.”

"If you still haven't become a god after three attempts, there's basically no hope left. By then, the backlash will be so great that even a demigod can't withstand it."

Bovi pointed his finger upstream of the wooden stake: "If it's after the birth point, it's slightly better; if it's before, after three attempts, going there is tantamount to suicide."

"Because my past and the past never existed in the first place." Zhao Xing understood that the danger varied depending on the time period he traveled through.

“Yes, but once you become a god, the problems I just mentioned will no longer be problems; they will all be prices you can bear,” Bove said. “Therefore, the first journey through the river of time is of paramount importance.”

"What does 'safe time' mean in the rules?" Zhao Xing asked. "Also, if I can't return through normal means, can I return to the Third Era by surviving on the spot?"

"The safe time is the period from when you fall back into the river of time after you travel through time. Beyond a certain time range, the calamities related to cause and effect, fate, and even lifespan will increase."

"As for whether you can survive on the spot and return to the Third Era of the Wasteland..." Bovi sneered, "If you become a god, you might have a chance to withstand the backlash, but every day you live will consume double or even more of your lifespan and suffer more calamities. If you're tired of living, then you can indeed do that."

"In reality, you can't do that either."

"why?"

“Because the time barrier forged by the two god-level factions together has blocked this possibility,” Bovi said. “Suppose you return to the eighth era before the Wasteland, and then you want to return to the third era of the Wasteland by living there.”

"If there were a time barrier in the seventh era before the wasteland, then when you live to that point, you will find that time has stopped."

"I'm not leaving." Zhao Xing said, somewhat confused.

"The time barriers set up by the two god-level factions contain many spacetime traps. You will find yourself stuck on a certain day forever, constantly spinning in a vortex of a spacetime river."

"Or you'll find that everything around you has stopped, and you can no longer move. Only your thoughts are still active, but the essence of your divine body has been fixed."

"Until one side finds you and either kills you or rescues you."

"The possibility of being killed is greater."

"However, this is a trap prepared for the gods. You, a demigod, shouldn't be thinking about these things now."

Zhao Xing nodded, and then asked many other questions in a scattered manner. Finally, he asked a very crucial question: "Elder, if I become a god, how can I gather these threads together so that they are completely condensed into a ball and no longer subject to the constraints of cause and effect and destiny?"

"hehe."

Bowei didn't even bother with Zhao Xing and simply closed the door.

This guy is trying to freeload off my spells again.

Zhao Xing felt somewhat embarrassed when Bowei ignored him.

He did indeed want to get free spells from Bovi, because when he asked the black-robed man, the question required money.

Unexpectedly, Bowei saw through his thoughts and didn't intend to let him continue to freeload.

"Sigh, I still haven't managed to appease him." Zhao Xing said helplessly. "I wonder when Bowei will calm down."

……

With his mind withdrawing from his inner world, Zhao Xing continued to study the rules of time travel.

After understanding the rules, all that's left is to wait for the Chosen Ones' time-travel journey to begin.

Then he can get off the vehicle at any time and choose a secret realm in time and space.

This is both a collective action and not a collective action, because there are a long period of time for people to choose from.

Zhao Xing waited in the first ancestral star system of the Origin Heavenly Palace, in the Beihai Divine Palace.

The departure time of the Divine Chosen Division is a secret; even Zhao Xing himself doesn't know.

However, instead of the train departing, he encountered Ji Si first, because after returning from the Tianze Star Region, Ji Si also gained the qualification to become a god.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, which time-space secret realm do you intend to choose?"

"I haven't decided yet, but it's a third-tier opportunity, so it shouldn't make much difference in any time or space. Isn't this what we've been waiting for you?" Zhao Xing said. He and Ji Si planned to act together.

“The Grand Minister of Agriculture is different,” Ji Si smiled and said, “The Triassic, Heliocentric, and Baizhuo periods of the Mesozoic Era encompass the complete era of the Five Sovereigns.”

"After the era of the Five Emperors ended, there were 365 known Spirit Realm Eras in the new generation."

"After the Spirit Realm Era, there are three eras of the Desolate Realm Era."

"The two god-level factions each have their own territory in time and space, each claiming a domain and building fortifications. During this period, the defensive forces vary in strength, and even the third-tier opportunities differ in quality. It all depends on whether the timing is right or wrong."

"Wait a minute, why is there a distinction between known and unknown eras?" Zhao Xing asked, puzzled. "Haven't there been 365 eras since the end of the Luo Emperor era?"

"Actually, no." Ji Si shook her head: "Historical gaps are not just empty talk. After the Five Emperors era ended, there was a blank gap. There are no records during this period. When traveling through the long river of time, we usually rely on historical books as a guide. So, there are rules about which place we go to."

“In the second era of the Desolate Region, since the end of the Five Emperors era, it is believed that only 347 eras have passed.”

"However, after Bovi opened the Transcendent Tower, he was determined to be in the history of 365 eras."

"As history books become longer and more guides are provided, there are more places to travel to. This is why astronomical historians tirelessly verify certain ancient historical texts."

"As for whether the Five Emperors era has lasted until now or even longer, there is no definite answer yet. The two major camps are arguing over these historical periods."

Zhao Xing then remembered that Ji Si had also cultivated her destiny, so he decided to listen to him.

"I don't understand what you historians say, but since you're here, I'll just lie down and relax," Zhao Xing said with a smile.

"It's rare to have a time when the Grand Minister of Agriculture doesn't have to use his brain," Ji Si smiled.

"So, do you have any good suggestions?" Zhao Xing asked.

"It depends on which kind of agricultural god the Grand Minister of Agriculture wants to become first," Ji Si pondered. "Does he want to become the god of the earth first, or the god of his own essence?"

"of course……"

Just as Zhao Xing was about to speak, Yan Ao suddenly appeared inside the Beihai Divine Palace.

"Greetings, God of War Yan," Ji Si said, bowing.

"Hmm." Yan Ao nodded, then transmitted his thoughts: "Ji Si, Zhao Xing, the Time-Space Ship of the Divine Selection Division is about to depart. You two come with me."

(End of this chapter)