Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 538 Du Yun's Unofficial History? Traveling through the river of time, a new god is born!
Correction to the previous text: Zhao Xing was ranked 800th, which is the third tier of opportunity.

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The Time-Space Ark is a divine artifact of the Temple of Reincarnation, an artifact of equal importance to the Divine Evolution Stele, though the former is unknown to the world.

Zhao Xing and Ji Si first followed Yan Ao to the Divine Selection Hall of the Ancestral God Star in the First Void Ancestral Star System of the Origin Heavenly Palace.

Here, Zhao Xing met many familiar faces, including Venerable Zhanghe and Venerable Tianguan, whom he had previously cut in line with, as well as Venerable Wanying, Venerable Fuping, Venerable Shengyi, and Venerable Haoyu, whom he had met in the City of the Mind, and an old acquaintance named Du Yun.

What surprised Zhao Xing the most was Du Yun.

The others acted alone, but Du Yun was accompanied by a divine general, who was clearly Du Yun's protector.

Generally speaking, the path of the free God does not send protectors.

What surprised Zhao Xing even more was Du Yun's level; he had actually reached the level of a seventeenth-order demigod.

Du Yun had been standing silently beside the divine general, but his eyes lit up when he saw Zhao Xing, and he quickly walked over.

"Brother Zhao, Brother Ji, it's been a long time."

“Long time no see, it’s been six solar years, hasn’t it?” Zhao Xing said.

"Your Majesty's radiance is even greater than before," Ji Si said with a cupped hand and a slight smile.

"Yes, ever since I started practicing the 'Food Robbery Technique,' we haven't had time to get together. Counting from when we first came into contact with this technique, it's been almost ten solar years."

One solar year is equal to one thousand star years, and Du Yun has been cultivating the Food Tribulation Technique for ten thousand years.

"Brother Du's hard work has yielded remarkable results; he is probably already the number one demigod in the Origin Heavenly Palace," Ji Si praised.

"Our paths are different, so how can we compare? However, among martial arts demigods, I have actually undergone the most tribulations," Du Yun said.

"Brother Du, you've made such rapid progress; you must have endured a lot of hardship," Zhao Xing asked.

Mentioning this, Du Yun seemed to have finally found a relative, and immediately began to pour out his grievances: "Ten thousand years, ten thousand years!"

Do you know how I've spent the last ten thousand years?

“Cultivating the Tribulation-Eating Technique means I’m either undergoing tribulation or on my way to undergoing tribulation every day!”

"What do you mean?" Ji Si didn't know much about the Tribulation Method, and he couldn't understand how Du Yun could undergo tribulation every day for ten thousand years.

"Lord Ji, you may not know this, but once you cultivate the Tribulation-Eating Technique to a certain level, you can participate in other people's tribulation process," Du Yun said. "The Heavenly Palace has recorded the number of tribulations for hundreds of thousands of Reincarnation Realm cultivators, as well as the predicted dates."

"Whenever someone undergoes the True Spirit Tribulation, the Palace Master immediately teleports me there."

"Then I will use a secret method to swallow the person undergoing tribulation into my belly, and at that time I will take on this person's tribulation."

"Such a thing is possible?" Ji Si asked in surprise. "Won't interfering with the True Spirit Tribulation cause problems?"

"Of course it will. It will interfere with the person undergoing tribulation, and the tribulation will immediately become many times greater. However, this is also the goal of the Tribulation-Eating Technique. Otherwise, it would have no effect on me when an ordinary Reincarnation Realm cultivator undergoes the True Spirit Tribulation," Du Yun said.

Zhao Xing nodded. The Tribulation-Eating Technique was created by the Ancestor of the Void, paving a path for martial artists to become gods. As a technique created by the God Emperor, it allows one to suffer tribulations on behalf of others and save all living beings. Isn't this also a way of proving the Dao of Heaven and Earth?
"Wind, fire, mountain, forest, metal, water, and thunder—these are normal tribulations, but they're not too bad; it's just a battle or a few painful blows." Du Yun felt a chill when he recalled them. "But after undergoing many tribulations, you'll inevitably encounter those intangible and formless tribulations."

"for example?"

"For example, the tribulation of fortune, the tribulation of gluttony, the tribulation of sudden illness, the tribulation of the five tones, the tribulation of breathlessness, the tribulation of silence, the tribulation of the Red Phoenix..."

"Red Phoenix Tribulation? So it's a Peach Blossom Tribulation?" Zhao Xing's expression suddenly became interesting. He remembered that Du Yun had a Daoist partner after becoming an emperor, named Fairy Walnut.

"Quickly, tell me the details of the Peach Blossom Calamity."

"Well, I won't go into details," Du Yun said with a bitter smile. "In short, after encountering this kind of tribulation three times, I stopped accepting this type of cultivation. Don't ask me for the specifics."

Seeing Du Yun's depressed look, Zhao Xing became even more interested, but he didn't press the matter.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, I do know a little about this," Ji Si whispered. "Legend has it that during the fourth year of the Sun, a ninth-tier demigod physician came to the Tianyou Ancient Kingdom. She claimed to be Du Yun's confidante and confronted Fairy Hu Tao..."

"What? And then?" Zhao Xing seemed to have stumbled upon some juicy gossip.

"The Walnut Fairy explained to him that she and Du Yun both possessed 'false memories,' but he wouldn't believe her. The Walnut Fairy got angry and engaged in a great battle with him, ultimately sending him to be reincarnated."

"Holy crap, why didn't you tell me this sooner?!" Zhao Xing was heartbroken, feeling like he had missed out on hundreds of millions.

"I only heard about this from a historian friend, and at the time I didn't believe it was true..."

"The historian said so? Good heavens, it's Du Yun's unofficial history, huh? Do you still have any rubbings? Bring me a copy to see another day," Zhao Xing blurted out.

Du Yun: "...So you're not even trying to hide it from people anymore, are you? What are you whispering about with Ji Si?"

"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing." Zhao Xing quickly changed the subject, "Tell me again what the Gluttony Tribulation, Sudden Illness Tribulation, Five Tones Tribulation, and Breath-Holding Tribulation are all about..."

……

After chatting with Du Yun for a few days, there was a sudden moment.

All the demigods stopped chatting and turned to look at the sky above the Ancestral God Star.

But no one saw anything.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, I have a feeling that something is here, but I can't see it," Ji Si said.

"Me too," Du Yun said, equally puzzled.

"I can't see it either." Zhao Xing also sensed that there should be something in the sky, but from any angle, whether it was the source of life, the fluctuation of magic, or the scanning of soul thoughts, he could not observe it. He only had a brief feeling just now.

“The Time-Space Ship has arrived,” Yan Ao said. “It is extremely close to complete invisibility. Not only can you not see it, but even I couldn’t see it if it hadn’t descended on its own. We will have to wait a while before we can board the ship.”

Upon hearing Yan Ao's words, Zhao Xing immediately thought of Qing Yuzi's experience.

Old Qing was also trapped in a secluded place.

"It seems that not only living things can become invisible, but some divine objects can also do so," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

After waiting for two and a half months, the shape of the Time-Space Ark was finally revealed to everyone. It was a large, dark golden bird, which solidified in the sky above the Ancestral God Star as it took flight.

When Zhao Xing saw this scene, he still didn't feel that the big bird was anything special; it was just like an ordinary bird.

"It must be some kind of divine being that created this space-time vessel. The craftsman's methods are truly terrifying," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

"Whoosh~" After everyone saw the dark golden bird, a figure also appeared inside the bird.

It was enveloped by twelve crescent-shaped artifacts, its light contained within its surface. Zhao Xing observed through the panel and discovered that the newcomer was none other than the God General of the Realm.

"So this is the creator of the Four Realms Faro." Zhao Xing was certainly familiar with this name. The first agricultural weapon he bought after entering the universe was the Four Realms Faro.

"Board the ship!"

After the appearance of the God of Realm Luo, his voice appeared in everyone's minds.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, everyone was guided up, and streaks of rainbow light shot into the sky, a total of one thousand.

All the demigods with the best chance of becoming gods in the entire Xuanling Starfield are here.

"Boom~"

Zhao Xing heard a loud bang, and in a flash of light, he found himself and the others on a light blue floor.

There was nothing around; there was no ceiling or walls, only these three floorboards were visible.

People from different groups did not stand together.

"Moving around is prohibited. You can communicate telepathically, but you must not make a sound."

After General Jie Luo finished speaking, Yan Ao, Lu Ya, and General Gong Wu, who was next to Du Yun, began to talk.

Zhao Xing looked at the positions of these divine generals, because he sensed that there were more than just these few divine realm beings, but he couldn't see them.

“Du Yun has protectors, and there are probably quite a few opportunities in the first tier. They may not all be at the level of a divine general, but they are still hard to come by.” Zhao Xing withdrew his gaze and established a spiritual platform with Ji Si, Du Yun, and Wan Ying to communicate.

The third tier consists of 501 to 1000 demigods, totaling 500.

Although Du Yun has a high cultivation level, his contribution ranking is low, so he can only stand on the third floor.

Once inside the Time-Space Ark, the frequency of conversation decreased, and everyone quieted down to wait for takeoff.

As the floor began to glow, Zhao Xing felt a sense of detachment, both physically and mentally.

As if he were being detached from this world, all rules and constraints seemed to become ineffective at this moment. Zhao Xing discovered that his panel also showed an abnormal status, with his mana, physical body, and spells all temporarily ineffective.

Only when the Nine Ze Gods and the Original Self God Technique are normal can the divine power of the Primordial Dao Tower be sensed.

"Om~"

The nothingness before Zhao Xing's eyes suddenly began to materialize, with a large number of 'lines' and light spots appearing.

Numerous lines and dots of light eventually formed a river, and Zhao Xing felt that the demigods around him had also become lines and dots, while the divine realm remained in its original form.

The image of the divine realm grew taller and taller, like a giant, until finally Zhao Xing could only see the soles of Lu Ya and Yan Ao's feet.

He and these demigods were incredibly insignificant, drifting in the river of time.

After an unknown amount of time, the lines and dots of light took on direction and began to sink rapidly.

Conversely, he and many other demigods rose steadily along the dot matrix and line matrix.

The feeling of detachment is getting stronger.

“It’s time to leave this space-time.” Zhao Xing had a sudden realization. He looked down and saw countless points of light and lines. “Those lines represent the paths cultivated by powerful life forms, while the points of light represent weak life forms.”

"Countless lives rose and fell in the sixth sun year of the third era of the wasteland."

Just before being pulled away from the river of time.

"Moo~"

Suddenly, all the demigods heard a voice, as if it came from an ancient, primordial beast, desolate and sorrowful, making their hearts tremble.

However, everyone kept in mind the movements of the God of Realm Luo and did not make a sound, not even communicating with each other telepathically.

Once the floor was completely detached from the river of time, Zhao Xing looked at a certain spot, a place where the floating and sinking river of time seemed to have a giant beast lying on the crest of a wave. However, as the Time Ship was rapidly reversing, it was also constantly moving away.

Eventually, that feeling of panic completely disappeared.

"Senior Lu Ya, what was that just now?" Zhao Xing couldn't help but ask as Yan Ao and General Lu Ya came out to his side.

"What else could it be but the Celestial Behemoth?" Lu Ya said dismissively. "It lies in the first Yang year of the Third Era of the Desolate Domain, and its corresponding spatial location is in the Chaotic Sea region."

"They're so loud and noisy, it's unbearable."

"If it weren't for the Palace Master's order to avoid a large-scale divine war and to command us to exercise restraint, I would have devoured this big oaf long ago!"

So Lu Ya and the others could see it? If they don't want to fight a large-scale divine war, then they all have to restrain themselves. The Desolate Domain Era is already the sixth solar year, and Zhao Xing has never heard of any large-scale evil gods destroying the Xuanling Star Domain.

It is said that many gods died in the Third Era of the Desolate Region, but none of them died in battle. They were all conquered by preaching at Dharma assemblies, or had their paths broken like the Heart God General Qiluo.

……

After being separated from the river of time, Zhao Xing felt that the most obvious impact on him was the disruption of his biological clock, making him less sensitive to time.

After an unknown amount of time, one of the squares on the third floor lit up.

"Fellow Daoists, I, Feng Bu, will take my leave first."

A martial artist dressed in light blue full armor and carrying a Qinggang sword spread his thoughts and stood on the lit square.

Swish swish swish~
The eyes of the remaining 499 people were all focused on Venerable Fengbu.

Zhao Xing had never heard of this person, but Ji Si knew him very well.

"Feng Bu was the previous ruler of the Tianhai Ancient Kingdom. He was born in the eighth era before the Desolate Region. This is his third time traveling through time and space."

Zhao Xing nodded. Those who could stand here were almost all born no later than the tenth era before the Desolate Domain.

Just a short while ago, the Time-Space Ship had already traveled to the thirty-first era before the Desolate Domain, which was also the point of travel chosen by Feng Bu.

He is one of the people who traveled through the most recent points in time.

"Take care, Fellow Daoist Feng!"

"Congratulations in advance to Fellow Daoist Feng on becoming a god and attaining enlightenment."

"Brother Feng, I hope to see you soon."

Many people sent their congratulations telepathically. In reality, Feng Bu had gone to become a free god, but since it was a congratulatory message, it was of course a congratulation to him for attaining enlightenment and becoming a true god.

Feng Bu also cupped his hands in greeting to those around him, then lightly tapped his foot with his big foot.

"Shu~"

The floorboards in the square where Feng Bu was located immediately disappeared, and Feng Bu fell down, re-entering the spacetime he had chosen.

"Om~"

The Time-Space Ship paused briefly and stopped traveling upstream.

This is also a common practice of the Chosen Ones; each person goes down and waits for a while.

If Feng Bu were to become a god, he might be able to return to the Time-Space Ark.

Regardless of how much time Feng Bu experienced in that timeline, only a short while passed for Zhao Xing and the other demigods on the Time-Space Ship.

It's like falling down and immediately coming back up.

"Three auspicious hours have passed, and Feng Bu still hasn't returned."

"Sigh, it seems I won't be able to wait any longer."

"Brother Feng, you can never be truly at ease."

"Not necessarily. He might also return through unconventional channels."

Upon hearing the voice from the Hall of the Mind, Zhao Xing understood that Feng Bu had most likely failed in his attempt to break through to the Divine Realm.

The God of Realm Luo didn't say much. After waiting for three immeasurable hours, the Time-Space Ship continued its journey.

“Feng Bu is most likely dead.” Du Yun shook his head. “If he had become a god, he should have come up immediately, since the passage that accompanied the Time-Space Ship back is the safest.”

"I heard that Feng Bu chose to descend upon the desolate region in the thirty-first era because he wanted to inherit the 'Three-Sword Divine General' ruins of 'Mingyue Heaven'?"

“That should be the case,” Du Yun said. “The Three-Sword God General was a neutral, free god general. Its origins are unknown, but it died in the ‘Mingyue Heaven’ in the thirty-first era before the Desolate Region.”

"After his death, he left behind a legacy, which formed a hidden ruin with the essence of divine power. Feng Bu once obtained the key to the legacy, but many others obtained it at the same time as him."

"Actually, the difficulty of obtaining this opportunity is relatively low. Because it is in a relatively safe space and time, there are few competitors," Du Yun also knew some inside information. "When Feng Bu first obtained this opportunity, everyone thought he would become a god smoothly. Unexpectedly, he failed to obtain it once or twice, and for some reason, it was delayed until the third time."

"That's a real shame," Zhao Xing said with a sigh.

Thirty-one epochs before the beginning of the Wilderness, at this point in time, it was under the rule of the Wilderness faction.

Theoretically speaking, Feng Bu should only face the test left behind by the Three-Sword God General, and should not have to encounter the encirclement and interception of the evil god camp after arriving in that time and space.

Of course, theory is theory, and nobody knows what actually happened to Feng Bu or whether there are other potential competitors.

"The path to godhood is arduous and perilous. Sometimes, those who are considered to have a high chance of becoming gods are not necessarily guaranteed to become gods."

"Even if I received the Earth God's affirmation at the Earth God's altar on the Ancient Hill, it doesn't guarantee that I will become a god. I still have to walk the path myself," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Because the Time-Space Ship travels through the River of Time very quickly, less than twelve hours after its second activation, a third square on the floor lit up again.

"Fellow Daoists, I, Xiong Yue, will take my leave first."

A clear, spiritual voice resonated.

Zhao Xing looked over and saw a spirited young woman standing on the grid, carrying a medical kit on her back, looking gentle and charming.

In reality, Xiong Yue is a demigod from the Wanhe Demon Kingdom, one of the ten great demon kingdoms.

He and Xiong Yue had met before, on the sealed mountain of Six Wings. Among the messengers of the Demon God Palace was Xiong Yue. Xiong Yue was also an ancient demon who grew up in the Ancient Hill during his childhood. He had always maintained a human form until now, when he was about to descend, when he reverted to his demon form.

"Fellow Daoist Xiong Yue, I wish you success in attaining godhood."

"We await your safe return, fellow Daoist."

"The fairy has returned; she is now the God of Healing!"

Although Xiong Yue is a demigod of the demon race, she grew up in the Ancient Hill and is also a physician demigod, so she is quite popular and receives many congratulations.

Zhao Xing also cupped his hands in congratulations, and soon Xiong Yue fell out of the square.

As usual, the Time-Space Ark waited.

Soon after, Xiong Yue reappeared on the grid.

"Hmm? It's done?"

Zhao Xing immediately looked over and saw that Xiong Yue looked completely different from before. Her body was covered in wounds, her face was completely bluish-purple, and she even had venom sacs and tumors growing on her body.

The medical kit he was carrying was gone, and his robes were tattered.

She was originally a demigod of the fourteenth tribulation, but now her aura has greatly diminished, and she is no longer at the thirteenth level.

"Whoosh~"

Immediately, a free spirit rushed over and began to treat Xiong Yue.

Divine light descended, covering Xiong Yue's body, and she quickly recovered.

Although Xiong Yue failed to become a god, she returned alive.

"Fairy, what happened?" a familiar person asked.

"I failed to obtain the divine power source of the 'Five Immortals Palace,' and was instead injured by a demigod poisoner from the evil god's camp. I am ashamed." Xiong Yue's expression was somewhat gloomy.

Her situation was similar to Feng Bu's; demigod healers were extremely rare in the Desolate Era. In the era she chose, no one in her faction was competing with her. However, there were still evil gods who might sneak over and try to take her away.

“Xiong Yue, tell me about your experience in detail.”

"Yes."

Jie Luo Shen Jiang took Xiong Yue aside, seemingly to find out how the demigods from the evil god camp had sneaked over.

……

As time went on, more and more demigods began to enter their chosen time and space to accept their destiny.

Many act alone, but some people choose to live in the same time and space in a similar era, and because of their different professions, they do not conflict.

The Time-Space Ark has traveled back to the 108th era before the Desolate Region. At this time, half of the 500 demigods on the third floor have already gone down.

"Of the 257 people who went down, not one of them became a free god."

“However, although none of them became gods, more than 80% of them returned safely.” Zhao Xing looked at these people.

"It is not easy to cultivate into a free and unfettered god."

The third tier of opportunities is actually quite good for these demigods, but so far none of them have succeeded.

"Compared to the Five Emperors Era, the Spirit Realm Era is still quite different. The first tier of opportunities all require going to the last solar year of the Luo Emperor Era, where almost half of them will become gods. The second and third tiers are only better than the Desolate Domain Era in the Spirit Realm Era, but not by much."

The era limits the potential of demigods; only those of monstrous talent can break through those limits.

It was only then that Zhao Xing realized how valuable Qing Yuzi's path to godhood was; Old Qing had become a god during the Desolate Region era!

"Brother Zhao, Brother Du, Brother Ji, we must also set off." After another day of travel, Venerable Wan Ying, Venerable Fu Ping, Venerable Sheng Yi, and Venerable Hao Yu also got up.

"Four fellow Daoists, we'll meet again sometime. I hope that when we meet again, I'll address you as Divine Generals instead of Venerable Ones," Zhao Xing said with a smile.

"A divine general?" Wan Ying and the other three laughed. "It would be good enough if we could become a free divine weapon. I dare not ask for more."

"To become a divine general in one fell swoop, Zhao Xing, you are really too kind to us. What an incredible opportunity this is!" Venerable Fuping said.

"It's my first time going, I don't even dare to hope for divine weapons. I'll get familiar with the situation first." Saint Wing looked unsure of himself. "When you first come to the Spirit Realm, you always get to know the differences in the Dao and clarify the extended cause and effect of fate. The second time, you'll have a better chance."

"Believe in yourself, you can do it."

"Haoyu, Ji Si, would you two like to tell my fortune?"

"Just say you want us dead," Haoyu said irritably.

"Hahaha, let's go." Wan Ying waved her hand, and the four of them fell down together.

The Time Ship paused and waited. Zhao Xing also stared at the River of Time below. Although he couldn't see anything, he was still quite concerned about Wan Ying and the others, since Wan Ying and Fu Ping had both helped or mentored him before.

The buyers of their own Time-Space Valley Rain Robe were introduced by Fu Ping, and the Chasing Light Society also learned about it from them.

"Whoosh~"

Before long, the floor squares reopened, and Wan Ying, Sheng Yi, Fu Ping, and Venerable Hao Yu reappeared.

Zhao Xing immediately looked over and saw that Sheng Yi, Fu Ping, and Hao Yu had all suffered injuries of varying degrees.

Only Wan Ying radiated a dazzling light, and everyone felt their hearts warmed and brightened. The spiritual sanctuary where they were exchanging ideas suddenly expanded several times over.

"Wan Ying, congratulations on achieving the status of a god of spiritual freedom." Jie Luo, as the helmsman, smiled for the first time and came to Wan Ying's side to congratulate her.

"Wow, Wan Ying has become a god?!"

"Wow, the God of Mind, this is incredible!"

"Wan Ying became a god with the foundation of a sixteenth-level demigod. How powerful must that be!"

"No wonder I felt much better just now, and the feeling of claustrophobia was greatly reduced."

"Brilliant!"

Congratulations poured in like a tide, and the divine light emanating from Wan Ying gradually faded.

"Thank you, General Jieluo, and thank you all." Wan Ying cupped his hands in thanks to those around him.

"Silence!" General Jie Luo quickly silenced the congratulations from the others.

"Wan Ying, now that you have become a god, begin to bind the three lines of the Dao." The God of the Realm Luo took out a magic artifact shaped like a trumpet from his hand. "This item will help you to accelerate the binding of the influence of the three lines of cause and effect, destiny and life. Your divine tribulation will not come for a short time."

"Yes." Wan Ying respectfully accepted the divine object and immediately sat cross-legged to cultivate.

As an observer, Zhao Xing immediately sensed that Wan Ying's figure was becoming increasingly illusory, and the causal entanglement between him and Wan Ying at a certain point in time was also becoming weaker and weaker.

It still exists, but has become faint.

"This situation symbolizes that it doesn't matter whether I repay Wan Ying's favor or not," Zhao Xing pondered. "He no longer cares."

Even the memories have become very faint, as if the scenes of my time with Wan Ying were just a dream, and the feeling faded after I woke up.

“Brother Wan Ying…” Fu Ping, Sheng Yi, and Hao Yu also sensed it, and their expressions were somewhat complicated.

They could understand that after Wan Ying became a god, he had to go into seclusion to ensure his safety and consolidate his divine position. However, while they understood, they still felt quite uncomfortable about it.

"Buzz~" After a moment, the light on Wan Ying's body dissipated.

Jie Luo Shenjiang glanced at Zhao Xing, Fu Ping, Sheng Yi, Hao Yu, and the others.

He keenly sensed that Wan Ying had maintained these relationships.

At this moment, all the other demigods had completely forgotten about Wan Ying's existence, including those who had been congratulating him just a second ago.

"Wan Ying, are you sure you want to stop here after this step of hiding?" General Jie Luo reminded him, "You have just become a god and are on the Time-Space Ark, which is the best time for you to hide."

“General Jie Luo, I’m sure this is the end.” Wan Ying nodded. “I don’t want my friends to forget me completely. I have no Daoist partner, and all my relatives have passed away. Only my friends and the life and death of humanity are my emotional bonds.”

"Hmm." General Jie Luo nodded, said no more, and turned to leave.

"Big brother, what just happened?" The three of them, including Venerable Fuping, found that the strange feeling had disappeared and the familiar feeling had returned.

"I have completed the initial stage of invisibility. Only a few of you can see me now," Wan Ying said with a smile. "You mustn't let anyone break my invisibility."

"Congratulations, Brother Wan Ying." Zhao Xingfu congratulated him again.

"Thank you, Brother Zhao, you'll be there soon too." Wan Ying said with a smile. His relationship with Zhao Xing was certainly not as deep as his relationship with the three of them, Sheng Yi. However, since Zhao Xing had a high chance of becoming a god, Wan Ying kept this connection.

As for Ji Si and Du Yun, they had absolutely no connection to each other and had completely forgotten about Wan Ying's existence. Even if Wan Ying were standing right next to them, they wouldn't see her. This is the cognitive barrier that mortals have towards the divine realm after the gods have disappeared.

Of course, if Du Yun and Ji Si also become gods, they will naturally remember their brief encounter today. After all, Wan Ying is not completely invisible, but only initially invisible, and he cannot completely disappear for the time being.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, I seem to have forgotten something." After a brief exchange with Wan Ying, Ji Si, who was standing nearby, communicated with Zhao Xing telepathically. "Has someone become a god and disappeared from my sight?"

Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised. Was Ji Si really that amazing? She could actually sense things.

"Yes, but I can't say his name right now. You'll remember it later."

Ji Si looked at the empty squares: "It seems that empty squares do not necessarily mean failure, but may also mean becoming a god."

In the following time, Zhao Xing saw five more demigods successfully break through and cultivate the origin of divine power.

However, he quickly forgot about four of them, because these four had nothing to do with him and would naturally choose to hide from him. Only Zhao Xing remembered one of them.

To be honest, Zhao Xing didn't know this person at all. They had only met once before and he had casually offered his congratulations. It was such a small karmic connection that the other party had actually kept it and even took the initiative to communicate with him and strengthen it.

"Your Excellency Zhao is very courteous."

"Lord Yi," Zhao Xing returned the greeting with some surprise, not understanding why the other party was doing so.

“I have attended Zhao Sinong’s Dharma assemblies many times. His theories on the Three Realms and the Origin of the Dao Manifestation Universe, as well as the method of the Layered Realms Mountain, have been very helpful to me. These are truly divine theories,” Yi Zhen said.

It turns out that Yi Zhen is a geomancer who is from the Ancient Hills, but rather from the Ancient Kingdom Alliance.

"You flatter me," Zhao Xing said modestly.

Lu Ya, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but peck Yan Ao's head at the sight.

"Zhao Xing has such great charisma. Even Yi Zhen, who has become a god, still respects him as Zhao Sinong and keeps such a small karmic connection as greeting him private."

"You haven't read his Dharma treatise?"

"I haven't finished reading it yet, it makes me sleepy." The little yellow duck shook its head.

"Then you should know about the divine king's manifestation at the Ancient Hill and the descent of the divine generals."

“I know, but isn’t there a bit of Taigu Hill trying to inflate its own value here? Shifang Mountain is only halfway there.”

“This one stroke is enough,” Yan Ao said. “This one stroke is enough for you and me to enter the world and protect the Dao, and enough for Yi Zhen, the God of Agriculture, to maintain respect for Zhao Xing.”

"That's quite a sight!" the little yellow duck exclaimed, then seemed to remember something: "Yan Shen, why are you still studying?"

"Get down here!"

The Time-Space Ship traveled intermittently, and when it crossed the three hundredth era before the desolate region, not only did the demigods of the third-order formation descend, but also some demigods from the second and first orders descended.

After the first three hundred eras of the desolate region, it was already very close to the last era of the Five Emperors, and the afterglow of the God Emperor era even illuminated the long river of time.

Zhao Xing could clearly feel that the Time-Space Ship was moving more smoothly, as if it had a guide.

"Zhao Xing, I'm almost there."

342 epochs ago in the desolate region, the cube beneath Du Yun's feet lit up.

Zhao Xing glanced at Du Yun's feet and memorized the era. Du Yun had chosen the 7th solar year in the 342nd era.

"The 342nd era of the Spirit Realm was the early stage of the Spirit Realm after the end of the God Emperor era. At that time, ancient gods emerged to cause chaos and bring calamity to the world."

"I will go to the Asura Heaven to seek opportunities, kill the ancient god clan, seize their divine power, and strengthen myself."

Upon hearing Du Yun's choice, Zhao Xing knew that his approach was somewhat risky.

Because Du Yun is definitely going to fight against the Divine Realm.

This method is far more dangerous than the path to godhood taken by Feng Bu and Xiong Yue.

Only a genius of Du Yun's caliber would dare to do such a thing, and be able to do such a thing.

Just as he himself could become the Nine Gods of the Nine Realms and possess god-level combat power, Du Yun's choice of this method suggests that he also has the ability to deal with god-level opponents.

Just as Zhao Xing was about to say goodbye, Du Yun spoke first: "I will not return through the normal path. After I become a god, I will immediately go to carry out a task assigned to me by the palace master, so you will not see me in a while."

"Assuming you return to the sixth sun year of the Third Era of the Wasteland before me, and I have no news of you, please help me take care of things..."

"Hey, don't say things like that. You should take care of Fairy Walnut yourself," Zhao Xing interrupted.

"What are you thinking?!" Du Yun rolled her eyes, then lowered her voice and said cryptically, "I want you to help look after Fairy Yano..."

"Who is Fairy Yano..." Zhao Xing looked blank, but he immediately realized, "Holy crap, Brother Du, you really do have a confidante?"

So, Du Yun, you really didn't get through your love troubles?

But it's not right to ask your brother to support your mistress, is it?

“It’s not what you think. There’s nothing between me and Fairy Nuoya.” Du Yun sighed. “What we have are false memories and emotions. I’ve moved on, but she couldn’t. Later, she came to me and was forced to reincarnate. I really feel sorry for her.”

"But I can't go see her, because even helping her would easily cause more trouble."

"You are the head of the Ancient Hill. Please help her reincarnate and cultivate more smoothly. No one will know about this."

"Understood." Zhao Xing gestured. "Leave it to me."

"Good brother." Du Yun breathed a sigh of relief and raised his fist. "Until we meet again."

"Take care." Zhao Xing also extended his fist and bumped it with Du Yun's.

The next moment, Du Yun and the protector within him disappeared beneath the square.

As expected, Du Yun did not re-enter the Time-Space Ship after the time it paused.

The ship of time continued upstream, and soon Zhao Xing could vaguely see from the center of the abstract river of time a bottomless abyss and the black clouds that covered the entire river.

It was the existence of these dark clouds, mysteries, and abysses that separated the era of the Five Emperors from the era of the Spirit Realm. In smaller, localized areas, there were man-made fortresses.

The fortresses stretch endlessly, like a city wall. Compared to the dark clouds, they are merely embellishments, yet they stand steadily across the river of time.

In this unique time and space segment, Zhao Xing was able to almost directly see some of the 'time traps' that Bowei mentioned.

Some vortexes exist indefinitely and never disappear, and life within them will be endlessly cycled.

At that point, the long river was no longer calm, and some giant beasts or human figures could be vaguely seen floating in it.

Zhao Xing was somewhat shocked, as were many demigods who were traversing for the first time. It was the first time they had directly felt the divine realm's interference with time, and it was as if they were discovering the truth of this world for the first time.

"What do the large rift and dark clouds represent? Could they be traces left from the last divine war?"

"Dark clouds and mist represent historical breaks. After the era of Emperor Luo ended, how many eras did the era of the Spirit Realm last?"

"It seems like some kind of life is spying on this place."

"Don't look anymore, or you'll get caught up in the karma."

"That's terrifying. If you fall into that kind of time vortex, you probably won't be able to escape."

"..."

The demigods whispered amongst themselves, and at that moment, Zhao Xing withdrew his gaze, and the Time-Space Ship stopped once more.

The cubes beneath his and Ji Si's feet lit up.

(End of this chapter)