Immortal Mystery Sequence: I Establish a Divine Duty for Heaven and Earth

Chapter 68 Reveals the Method for Advancing to the Sixth Rank, Divine Protection, and the Straw Man Returns to His Position!

Quiet room.

Incense smoke billowed and billowed, the Taoist rituals of agriculture surged and rippled, and the figure of the Minister of Agriculture gradually faded, clearly unable to remain in the world for long.

Jiang Tu stood there stunned, his mind replaying the astonishing information that had just been churning within him!

The three-part sequence of Heaven, Earth, and Man — Incense offerings and divine assistance to humanity — Divine promotion and rank expansion — Every piece of news was shocking enough, and every concept greatly broadened his horizons. Before he could even digest the previous one, the other party kept throwing out even more bombshell news as if it were free.

However, seeing that the other party was about to dissipate, he couldn't afford to delay any longer. He composed himself and quickly asked, "Since you know such important secrets, do you also know the ceremony and conditions for my advancement to the sixth rank in the Human Sequence?"

"certainly."

"What is it?!"

"There are two main methods for advancing from the seventh rank to the sixth rank." The official in charge of agriculture spoke quickly, seemingly wanting to leave Jiang Tu with more knowledge before disappearing. "Of course, if you don't follow the advancement method, you can also break through by forcibly entering seclusion, but it requires at least twenty to thirty years of seclusion. If you can obtain a large amount of cultivation to infuse your body, you can greatly shorten the seclusion time. However, after forcibly breaking through, your realm will be unstable. You need to absorb and integrate a massive amount of the spiritual energy of the earth and all living beings to stabilize your realm."

"It seems that you did not rely on the guidance of your predecessors to advance to the sixth rank, but rather used this method of forcibly breaking through the realm, right?"

According to the principles of celestial theory, any realm can be broken through through years of seclusion, but as an official of the agricultural path, I do not recommend doing so.

Jiang Tu's lips twitched, and he urged, "Can you just get to the point?! I know all of this!"

"The most appropriate and natural promotion method always requires corresponding ceremonies or materials."

"The preferred method for advancement is naturally a combination of both, and the advancement material requires a fifty-year-old refined soybean —"

As for the ceremony, it was actually foreshadowed from the very name of the seventh-rank "Herbalist Attendant." Herbalism represents the abilities and methods of that realm, while Attendant represents the imperial edict ceremony for advancement. This ceremony requires a Minister of Agriculture to personally preside over it, seeking the imperial edict from heaven and earth. When the edict is issued, one must consume fifty-year-old aged beans to complete the breakthrough!

Jiang Tu's pupils contracted.

Fifty-year-old refined soybeans—and the Minister of Agriculture has to preside over a ceremony, praying to Heaven and Earth for an imperial decree before one can break through to the next level? No wonder Luo Jin found it so difficult to break through to the sixth rank; it was all because he didn't understand the meaning of the words "waiting for an imperial decree." It turns out that the key to breaking through to the next level was hidden within them.

Who in their right mind would have thought of that?!

"Then—what if no Minister of Agriculture is born in the world? How can one break through the barrier without a priest presiding over the ceremony?"

The figure of the official in charge of agriculture grew increasingly faint, and his voice became increasingly erratic.

"That is the second method of advancement, which only requires advancement materials to break through the realm. First, one must go into seclusion for more than three years to bring one's cultivation, essence, spirit and energy to the peak. Then, one must swallow a refined aged bean that is at least a hundred years old to replace the imperial decree ceremony to complete the breakthrough. However, there will be a period of unstable realm afterward, and it will take a hundred days to stabilize the realm. The hundred-day foundation building in the Daoist sect is the same principle."

"If more refined aged beans aged over fifty years are used as an adjunct, the time required for breaking through to the next realm and stabilizing the realm can be greatly reduced."

Jiang Tu quickly memorized the two promotion methods.

The oldest soybeans he has are only 24 years old; he has a long way to go.

However, once he learns to create soldiers by scattering beans, he can travel around by scattering beans to increase his lifespan and cultivation efficiency. It is not impossible to complete this in the next twenty or thirty years. In any case, it would normally take him more than ten years to reach perfection.

At this moment, the official in charge of agriculture was like a candle flickering in the wind, almost going out.

Jiang Tu asked again, "What is the sixth rank? What extraordinary techniques does it possess?"

"The sixth-rank official is called the 'Minister of Agriculture,' who possesses the ability to manage agriculture on earth."

The words faded away abruptly at this point, ending abruptly.

"cocoa----"

Swish-!

next moment.

The other party vanished completely, leaving only a wisp of spiritual light from the Farmer Dao in the quiet room, its Daoist aura spreading in all directions.

Jiang Tu: "Braise—!!"

Good guy!

It's one thing for the Sequence of Gold Strategy to be disjointed, but now even the Incense God has learned to do it?! They just stop halfway through their story?!

What extraordinary abilities does the "Minister of Agriculture" possess?! Tell me before you leave!

He shook his head helplessly and quickly calmed down. In any case, the true meaning of the incense stick's worth of the Minister of Agriculture had indeed provided him with too much information!

It showed him the way forward!

At least he knew the difference between the three ranks of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the differentiation of the sixth rank and above in the incense-based divine path, and he also clearly understood the sixth-rank promotion method and the name "Minister of Agriculture" — "Minister of Agriculture" sounds very different from the first three ranks, and it actually requires an imperial edict to be appointed as a local agricultural official?

There is indeed a fundamental difference between the two. If it truly has a trace of the Great Dao, it should also possess many abilities that truly transcend the mundane and revitalize agriculture!

I can't wait!

We must still strive to cultivate ourselves, with improving our cultivation level as our primary task!

He gathered his thoughts and, with a thought, summoned the grass-walking figure back!

Across the long river of time, the Earth-Walking Grass Man has reappeared.

In a flash of green light, a small grass figure, no bigger than a palm, appeared, radiating a striking aura of agricultural spirituality, huddled up and trembling.

It knelt down and began to cry softly.

"Waaaaahh ...

Jiang Tu squatted down to try to comfort the straw man, but the straw man raised its little face, its green face covered with tear stains.

"Why are you crying? Do you remember what happened before?"

He inquired, also feeling somewhat curious, whether the Earthwalker would retain the memories of evolution after leaving the evolutionary process. This would determine his future attitude towards the various evolutionary item rewards.

"I...I don't know why—but it hurts so much here—"

It raised its little hand and pointed to its heart.

Jiang Tu was stunned:

When did you become so fluent in speech? Besides, you're a straw man, do you even have a heart?

He was shocked. Of course he knew that the Earthwalker Grass Man had undergone such a dramatic change because of Luo Jin's death and the incorporation of Luo Jin's cultivation after his death. But he did not expect the change to be even greater than he thought. It even vaguely showed signs of human nature!

However, it seems that props that survived evolution will not have memories even if they are separated from evolution, which is to be expected.

That's just evolution, it's all fake, it's normal not to remember.

The straw man sobbed, and it took a long time for him to calm down.

Jiang Tu didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he patiently comforted the other animal for a while, and only after it calmed down did he carefully perceive the changes in it.

He was immediately taken aback.

The two previously negligible effects of the Earthwalker have been greatly enhanced!

The Earth-Walking Technique, while still not able to use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to travel thousands of miles in just one hour! This speed is much slower than earth-遁, but it has the advantage of covering a greater distance and can be sustained. Most importantly—theoretically, it can carry many people along like flying a kite.

This is much more useful than before!

Its ability to manifest human form has also greatly evolved. It can now manifest itself as a human, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. It is agile and natural, with its expressions, gestures, and subtle details perfectly matched. More importantly, as long as it is within a radius of ten feet, it can transform into human form for any other person or thing!

Not only can it make other straw figures without the ability to manifest take on human form, but it can also make other living people transform into new appearances, and even make inanimate objects such as tables, chairs and benches transform into human form. Its methods are so realistic that they can be mistaken for real people!

What shocked Jiang Tu the most was that it actually had a third effect—a fully formed Panlong Root!

It can manipulate the surrounding vegetation at will to its advantage, enabling it to defeat enemies, and can also unleash the true Panlong.

However, its cooldown time is longer than that of a seventh-grade herbalist, requiring a full five years to use once. But this is the Panlong Root! The strongest method of defeating enemies among seventh-grade cultivators!

In the local world, I dare not say that they are stronger cultivators, but at least they are absolutely crushing in front of Daoist cultivators who have received the Dao once or twice.

Through this evolution, it became smarter and more powerful.

After a moment's thought, he gestured for the straw figure to transform into human form.

Swish!

With a flash of green light, the straw man landed and grew taller in the wind, his body materializing and transforming in the blink of an eye into a middle-aged man in a Taoist robe—Rong Yidao.

His facial features, physique, and temperament were exactly the same as the real Rong Yidao. The only difference was that there was an inescapable sorrow and pain between his brows and eyes, making him appear exceptionally deep.

Well, this is alright, isn't it? At least he's no longer a cross-dressing man who's constantly shrinking his penis into his abdomen.

"Go."

Jiang Tu waved his hand, and the straw man instantly transformed into a streak of light and sped away.

He watched them go, muttering to himself, "Brother Luo, I promise you, your legacy will not be wasted—I will remember your teachings and will not use them to harm innocent people, but only to strive for the great prosperity of our agricultural cause. Rest in peace."

The night is long, and the sounds of people have faded away and disappeared, never to be found again.

Silent all night.

After that, many people at the Rongzhai Agricultural School in Yingfeng City discovered a strange thing.

They discovered that Rong Yidao, the Taoist priest guarding Yingfeng City, had undergone some changes and become a more sentimental person.

No longer the expressionless lecturer who used to recite from the book, he became increasingly vivid and engaging in his lectures, rivaling even the two Tian Jun, Hu Ting and Zhang Guangdao. Sometimes, when discussing certain agricultural knowledge, he would be deeply moved, and on several occasions, he would even lower his head, cover his face, and choke up with sobs.

The students in the room were so frightened that they looked at each other in bewilderment, completely wondering what had gotten into this Taoist priest.

"What's wrong with Master Rong lately? The other day when he was talking about nurturing superior seeds, he suddenly burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably—what's going on? Is nurturing superior seeds really that sad? Could he be possessed?"

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"Everything is reviving, the earth is reborn, and farmers are tending to good seeds and praying for a bountiful harvest—aren't these all good things? Why are you crying?"

"Whatever this strange quirk may be, it's still much better than before—haven't you noticed he's more attentive to us than before? He used to just finish his explanation and leave without lingering, but now he stays to answer questions and teach us step by step!"

A few months later, the farmers discovered that not only did Master Rong express many sentiments during his lectures, but he would also occasionally gaze at the sky alone, appearing unfathomable.

It has become more profound than in the past, which has earned it even more respect from farmers.

During the harvest season, he also displays compassion and empathy, personally taking charge and providing assistance to many farmers.

No matter how strange the changes are now, it is at least much more vibrant than before.

Gradually, he became closer to the powerful and wealthy families in Yingfeng City, the city lord, and two other Tian Jun. They would drink and feast together, and their interactions were quite friendly.

As time went on, people said that Rong Yidao had really changed.

As his infamy faded, more and more people willingly became his disciples, showing him increasing respect. Apart from those who were truly harmed by Rong Yidao and still remembered it deeply, more and more people in Yingfeng City were willing to come to Rongzhai Agricultural School to become his disciples. His past infamy was overshadowed by the title of "Agricultural Master."

From then on, the agricultural roads of Yingfeng City flourished, attracting farmers from surrounding villages, towns, and counties, making Yingfeng City even more bustling than before.