Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 565 Ji Si's shining moment!
In the bamboo house, inside the ice coffin, Zhao Xing had been lying for fifty years.

On this day, Qingyuzi came to check on Zhao Xing's injuries as usual, and couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"The recovery is faster than expected. What was originally estimated to be a hundred or eighty years will now only take a few more years before he can emerge from the coffin."

Zhao Xing remained silent, continuing to intensify his internal energy cultivation to recover. The medicinal liquid in the entire ice coffin was rapidly fading, shimmering with divine light, clearly indicating that he was at a crucial moment in his cultivation.

Seeing this, Qingyuzi didn't disturb him. She helped Zhao Xing change the medicine in a bucket and then went out to attend to her own business.

Three years later, the golden light in the ice coffin gradually faded.

"Oh!"

A giant hand burst through the coffin lid, and clouds of energy rose up. Zhao Xing slowly sat up.

"Fifty-three years, that's a long time." Zhao Xing looked at his hands and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I can't play with firecrackers like this anymore."

The firecrackers cultivated by the Penglai deity were extremely rare, completely lacking any true spiritual consciousness.

If one possesses true spiritual consciousness, one can perform more precise targeted explosions, much like controlling military units.

The reason why the Penglai God General abandoned the true spirit of plants was mainly because he discovered that firecrackers with true spirit consciousness would not continue to hoard the source of destruction, because true spirit consciousness would follow the instinct of life and maintain its own growth.

Hoarding the source of destruction, the origin of fire, will suppress the origin of life, just as a person will not eat until they are stuffed to death.

"Let's use firecracker pellets from now on." Zhao Xing summoned a shower of rainwater to wash away the medicinal residue on his body and put on the Grain Rain Robe.

The recovery was faster and better than expected.

The main reason is that Zhao Xing was able to use the magic of the three schools to heal himself in the latter half of his recovery.

He constructed a life palace inside the ice coffin, and at the same time had Lao Qing stack a layer of earth god crystals at the bottom of the ice coffin, and then cast the Earth Treasury Return to Origin Technique.

The Great Sun Qi Sea actively regulates the six Qi within the body, while the inner world continuously supplies the purest source of life.

"Whoosh~" A gust of wind blew open the door, and Qingyuzi appeared in the room.

"You're recovering quite quickly. How are you feeling?"

“He’s fully recovered. The medical skills he learned from General Bi Qi weren’t for nothing.” Nine needles flew out of Zhao Xing’s body. “By the way, what about Bi Qi and Chou Gu…”

"Let them go," Qingyuzi said. "Don't worry."

"Oh, so it seems you know this place very well?"

"Of course!" Qingyuzi became quite excited when the topic turned to business.

He took out a sand table containing the Nine Heavens and Ten Maps from the Luo Emperor's era.

"This place is called 'Liukongjian', which is a void layer between [Panhu Land] and [Seven Luminaries Moyi Heaven]."

"There's not much to say about the location; it's just a temporary cave dwelling created by God King Yuheng."

“While you were recovering, I let Bi Qi and the others go and also took a walk around the area.”

"Originally, there should have been some star continents and boundary stars here, but they were all broken apart, forming a belt of broken stars."

"I observed some ethereal scenes, which contained some covert methods. They should be arrangements left behind by the God King Zhangyue."

"Since Zhang Yue said that the God King can no longer enter, we can safely venture into Yu Heng's inner world."

Zhao Xing looked at the map and nodded. The situation was basically the same as that described by the God King Zhangyue.

Because Zhang Yue had repeatedly tried to distort spacetime and reverse Yu Heng's life and death, the spacetime changed after the failure, causing what was originally an ordinary place to become a cosmic wonder, which the God King could no longer enter.

"So how do we get in?"

"Look here." Qingyuzi pointed to the real-world image: "There is a pale blue arc-shaped mist area outside the body of God King Yuheng. According to Zhangyue, one can enter Yuheng's inner world from this place."

"But I haven't tried going in yet, I'm just waiting for you to go together."

Zhao Xing felt a warmth in his heart.

Old Qing is indeed reliable. With the treasure right in front of him, he actually resisted going in and waited for himself to recover.

"Now that you've recovered, why don't we set off now?"

Qingyuzi was already quite impatient.

"Wait a little longer," Zhao Xing said. "I've just recovered from a serious illness; give me some more time to recuperate."

"That's true." Qingyuzi nodded in agreement, without any suspicion.

In reality, Zhao Xing was thinking about Bowei's closed-loop theory.

The current closed loop is not yet complete; I will leave, while Qingyuzi will go in alone to explore.

However, Zhao Xing didn't know what would cause him to leave suddenly, and he was still waiting for this unknown event to occur.

After waiting for about half a year, Zhao Xing suddenly had a thought in the secret room.

They then summoned the White Jade Five Mausoleums Ship and entered the Boundless True God Palace.

The incense burner was lit, and a faint fragrance wafted out.

The statue of the Boundless True God also came to life.

"Greetings to the true God."

"Zhao Xing, where are you now?"

"Reporting to the True God, after being pursued, Qingyuzi and I activated the world teleportation array, and I have been healing my wounds ever since..."

"Is there any progress in your Netherworld Shadowless Technique?"

"Not yet a breakthrough."

"Hmph, that Qingyuzi is a real menace."

The Boundless True God was somewhat angry.

How could he not be angry? If Zhao Xing hadn't gone to close the loop for Qing Yuzi, how could he have fought with Xi Tian Shen Wang?

How could we possibly uproot the stronghold of Zhizhen Tower and destroy the foundation upon which Lianyin Divine General attained enlightenment?

Although the Boundless True God was not afraid of trouble or the consequences, he was still very angry when he thought that Zhao Xing and Qing Yuzi had caused all these things.

It feels like your own child has been led astray.

"Complete the closed loop as soon as possible and return to Shenji City."

"Yes."

The Boundless True God gave a word of advice, and the statue lost its divine charm once again.

After leaving the temple, Zhao Xing seemed lost in thought.

He initially guessed that it was an order from the Boundless True God that forced him to leave.

However, after the conversation just now, Zhao Xing felt that although the Boundless True God had some kind of arrangement for him, he was not in such a hurry to ask him to go back immediately.

In other words, I guessed wrong.

"what is it……"

……

After waiting for another three years, Qingyuzi could no longer contain himself and came to urge them on.

Zhao Xing didn't know how to explain, so he could only use the excuse that he was still recovering.

Another month has passed.

One morning, the ancestral tablet inside Zhao Xing's body suddenly began to buzz.

"Ok?"

Zhao Xing diverted his attention to the ancestral emperor's tablet.

hum~
The scene before him shifted, and his mind focused on the carriage bearing the inscription of the ancestral emperor's tablet. Inside the carriage was a human figure composed of ink wash painting.

"Zhao Xing pays his respects to the Moon Goddess Palace Master."

The ink-painting figure's lips moved: "Zhao Xing, the plan has changed. You need to return to the Desolate Era."

"Return to the Desolate Era?" Zhao Xing's heart skipped a beat. So that's where it was supposed to be. But what urgent matter required him to go back?

"Palace Master, what has happened?"

"With Ji Si's help, your Qi cultivation system has made a breakthrough, and the emperor of the Great Zhou has condensed a divine seal of Qi."

"The Great Zhou summoned back its civil and military officials and suddenly attacked the Shenluo Wilderness, capturing the Black and White Palace Master who was guarding the old site of the Fengchan ceremony and forcibly unsealing the Xuanhuang Realm."

The words spoken by the Ink Man were like a thunderclap, exploding in Zhao Xing's mind.

Zhao Xing was shocked by what the Moon Goddess Palace Master said.

"Such a change was completely unexpected, and even I underestimated Ji Si's abilities," said the Moon Goddess Palace Master. "His Eight Directions Divine Realm shielded him from the secrets of heaven, and even I did not perceive his true intentions."

Under the explanation of the Moon Goddess Palace Master, Zhao Xing finally understood the cause and effect.

After parting ways with Ji Si 341 years before the Desolate Domain, Ji Si returned to the Desolate Domain era, reverting to the point in time when she traveled back in time.

Meanwhile, he continued his journey and arrived at the White Phoenix Pavilion. Following the script of the Moon Goddess Palace Master, he successfully escaped the Desolate Domain camp and was taken away by the Boundless True God.

The scene performed at Baifeng Pavilion was incredibly realistic. First, the god Xu Feng betrayed them, and then they were poisoned by the god of medicine, Ruoxi.

Meanwhile, the demon general Huanli took the opportunity to kick him while he was down and took away part of his Mountain Scripture.

Afterwards, Yan Ao and Lu Ya, having finished their escort duties, returned to the Desolate Era.

Things started to slowly escalate.

Originally, Ji Si wouldn't have found out so quickly, but Ji Si was a fortune teller and had the help of the Ma Yi Divine Physician, so she learned about the news very early on.

He went to the Origin Heavenly Palace to ask Lu Ya, and then to the Empire to inquire about Yan Ao. Having obtained more clues, Ji Si witnessed the scenes of Zhao Xing being assassinated and forced.

Ji Si was originally just a demigod, so the Moon Goddess Palace Master had no need to explain to her.

The fewer people who know about such secrets, the less likely they are to be leaked.

Lu Ya and Yan Ao were both kept in the dark by the Moon Goddess Palace Master, let alone a mere demigod Fate Master.
Even if Ji Si knew the news, she wouldn't be able to cause any trouble. All methods of traversing time and space were under the control of the human race's super powers.

What could Ji Si do?
However, Ji Si actually came up with a solution. He first used an almost insane method of cultivation to inherit the legacy of the Divine Physician of the Hemp Robe within a thousand years, and became the true master of the Eight Directions Divine Realm.

Subsequently, Ji Si, having nowhere else to turn, conspired with Emperor Ji Che of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Liu Tianning to rescue Zhao Xing.

Since the Xuanling human race's super power controls the passage through time and space, opening it would require sufficiently powerful forces.

Ji Si believed that the only way to break the deadlock was to further advance the Qi Yun Divine Dynasty system.

Thus, during the second millennium, Ji Si traveled throughout the Xuanling Star Region and also searched through the Celestial Master's Mansion of the Empire.

Ji Si actually figured some things out.

Ji Si pieced together a portion of the Qi Yun Divine Dynasty's cultivation method, which had been lost since the end of Emperor Rui's reign.

Emperor Ji Che was able to advance to the God of Destiny.

Then, the third millennium plan began.

The Great Zhou frantically liquidated all its assets, constantly recruiting soldiers and expanding its territory.

To devour territory, enhance the martial prowess of civil and military officials, expand the population base, and collect the Five Emperor Coins and Xuanling Ancient Coins...

At the same time, Ji Si also commanded that ancient god in the Tianze Star Region to expand the influence of the Great Zhou Dynasty everywhere.

The Qi Yun Dynasty system rapidly helped the Great Zhou Dynasty grow stronger through a fission-like process.

By the end of the third millennium, the actual strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty had ranked second among all the ancient kingdoms!
The Moon Goddess Palace Master sighed softly: "The expansion and annexation of mortal forces is a matter of survival of the fittest within the human race, and we usually don't interfere."

"In addition, Lu Ya and Yan Ao felt somewhat guilty towards Ji Si and the Great Zhou. Among the super powers, the Ancient Hill, the Empire, and the Origin Heavenly Palace almost all remained silent, letting Ji Si vent her anger."

"At that time, although I noticed some of Ji Si's intentions, I didn't pay attention to such expansion at first. Because there is a limit to its expansion. No matter how much it expands and grows, as long as it cannot incorporate the Divine Realm into the long river of national destiny, it cannot bring about a real qualitative change."

"The Great Zhou Dynasty has no right to try and win over the Divine Realm."

Zhao Xing nodded. Yes, although there were more and more Divine Realm experts appearing in the Desolate Era, no one really took the newly emerging Great Zhou Dynasty seriously.

They might take a second look because of themselves, but if it's just an assessment of strength, no god would go to the Great Zhou as an undercover agent; at most, they would be at the demigod level.

"So, Ji Si has set her sights on the Xuanhuang Realm?"

"Yes." The Moon Goddess Palace Master nodded: "The Fengshan site lost its divine charm after the end of the Five Emperors era; it is a lost land."

“That place was originally a wasteland, but now it has been revitalized.”

"At the beginning of the third era in the desolate region, the Temple of Reincarnation, which had noticed this, had different opinions. Some believed that it should be explored and its power controlled, while others believed that it should be left to nature."

"At that time, the evil god of the former faction launched an attack. The Temple of Reincarnation believed that it was not worth wasting more energy to contact this mysterious place, so it chose to seal it away and send people to guard it."

"The Black and White Palace Master is a deputy palace master who is in charge of guarding the palace. He is a free and unfettered god general."

"This level of power was already sufficient to handle the vast majority of situations."

"There is also a warning line there. If an evil god were to set foot in the Shenluo Wasteland, it would immediately trigger the suppression of the six super powers."

“But Ji Si is not a god. When he entered the Shenluo Wasteland, he did not trigger this warning function.”

Zhao Xing asked in surprise, "You mean the demigod Ji Si captured the Black and White God Generals, one of the deputy temple masters of the Samsara Temple?"

"Yes." The Moon Goddess Palace Master nodded.

At this moment, Zhao Xing felt no sense of urgency; on the contrary, he felt somewhat relieved.

The "Pay-to-Pay Master" lives up to his name; after investing for many years, he's finally seeing the results!

Well done, Ji Si!
However, despite these thoughts, Zhao Xing did not forget the important matter at hand:

“Palace Master, now that you have discovered it, you should be able to stop him easily.”

Indeed, Ji Si and the Great Zhou Dynasty have developed rapidly, but their progress has reached its limit by capturing the Black and White Divine Generals.

There's no way they could possibly fight against a god-king.

As long as the Moon Goddess Palace Master intervenes, Ji Si and the Great Zhou will still be unable to cause any trouble.

So why bother going back to the Desolate Era yourself?

Although he knew it was part of a closed loop, Zhao Xing still wanted to understand it clearly.

The Moon Goddess Palace Master glanced at Zhao Xing, then separated a stream of liquid, which quickly condensed into a sheet of white paper.

When Zhao Xing looked over, a scene appeared on the white paper.

The scene, spanning time and space, was recreated.

Zhao Xing, from a first-person perspective, saw the Moon Goddess Palace Master arrive at the Xuanhuang Realm outside the Shenluo Wasteland.

Meanwhile, Ji Si was already quietly waiting outside the boundary.

He stood beneath the starry sky, with a mirror as tall as a person behind him.

Ji Si did not see the Moon Goddess Palace Master at this moment, but still cupped her hands towards the void.

"I, Ji Si, the First Official of the Great Zhou Dynasty, proclaim to the Mysterious Gods: This is my destined prophecy!"

Ji Si waved her hand, and a seven-star cabinet was reflected in the Eight Directions Divine Mirror.

“Once I leave my current position, the Eight Directions Divine Realm will shatter immediately. This Seven Star Cabinet will then detonate instantly.”

"It is enough to destroy the existing cultivation system of the entire Xuanling Starfield, turning half of the Spirit Domain into a wasteland!"

(End of this chapter)