Chapter 348 Let me tell you a story (big chapter!)
Yun Tiandao came out.

Yun Tiandao was approaching.

Zhao Xing was beaten.

……

Yun Tiandao's chest rose and fell as he maintained the same posture. A storm gathered in his eyes. He had just thrown a hundred uppercuts at Zhao Xing, but because the speed was so fast, it looked like he had only thrown one punch.

Why did he beat Zhao Xing? Because Yun Tiandao was very angry.

He knew that even if he asked Zhao Xing after coming out, he would not get an immediate answer. Zhao Xing would definitely speak only after he ascended.

He would definitely not tell himself now to distract himself and continue to interfere with his spiritual heart.

Since he won't speak, he might as well knock Zhao Xing's jaw off and make him shut up!
Zhao Xing neither hid nor resisted. He had to let people vent their anger.

So he just looked at the other person with an 'I'm sorry' look.

After Yun Tiandao finished beating him, Zhao Xing rubbed his chin and closed his dislocated jaw.

"Brother Yun, your boxing style is called 'Little Four Seasons Hou Transformation Boxing'." Zhao Xing said helplessly, "Even if you want to try whether what I said is true, you don't have to throw so many punches. I can tell you the name of this boxing style with just one punch. This is what you were taught by that woman when you were the Minister of Agriculture of the Xia Dynasty..."

“Alright! Let’s not talk about the old days anymore!” Yun Tiandao’s face turned dark. How come this guy knew everything!

Of course Zhao Xing knew this, because Yun Tiandao had told him this in his previous life.

After suppressing his anger and regaining his composure, Yun Tiandao finally calmed down. He stared at Zhao Xing and said, "If what you said is a lie, then you really succeeded in tricking me out. Now I have no other way to go."

Zhao Xing said seriously, "Brother Yun, I am not lying to you. In a hundred years at most, or fifty years at least, you will know everything."

Zhao Xing estimated that it would take about fifty to one hundred years to complete the feat of ascension.

After Ji Che established his Dao, the time was basically ripe and it wouldn't take that long to conquer the barbarians.

Yun Tiandao didn't waste any more words. Since he had made his choice, he would stick to it until his death.

"Someone must enter the Epoch House and become the new owner. Only then can I completely leave Guixu."

"I have now left the core of the Epoch House. You have about four hours to consider who to replace me with."

Hearing this, Zhao Xing nodded and said, "It won't take that long. I'll go find them right away."

Yun Tiandao did not follow.

When Zhao Xing went to find Ji Che and the others, Yun Tiandao straightened the non-existent wrinkles on his clothes in front of the door and looked back at the courtyard where he had been trapped for so many years.

His expression never showed reluctance, worry, or confusion.

It soon turned into excitement and anticipation.

"Zhao Xing."

He smiled.

Finally, peace comes.

…………

When Zhao Xing came to the place where everyone was resting.

Yunze paced back and forth in the hall, and Lu Xia once again picked up the teacup with tumbling tea leaves. Kan Qing and Xiao Yun were chatting with the Fairy Lingdie, and Chen Yu was looking at the picture of clouds and rain on the wall.

Ling Tianchen and Wang Tianzhi sat next to Ji Che, looking relaxed, while Ji Che closed his eyes and rested.

When Zhao Xing saw this scene, he slowed down his pace.

"As expected, only Lao Wang and Dean Ling are suitable candidates."

He asked Ji Che to take his men to evacuate the area, which was actually a process of observation.

Ji Che will give the seven people a strong signal at the place where the Spirit Butterfly Fairy is resting, that is: Zhao Xing will definitely be able to convince Yun Tiandao.

Since we are sure that we can convince him, the next question we will face is: Who will replace Yun Tiandao?

Zhao Xing and Ji Che believed that every one of these seven people was willing.

However, being willing is one thing, and being able to bear it is another.

Becoming the master of the House of Era means being a lonely watcher.

The time of this watch is not one or two years, not one or two hundred years, but one million years!
Not everyone is suited to doing this.

"I am back."

Zhao Xing stepped into the hall.

Ji Che opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Xing, and they both nodded slightly.

The seven Si Nong suddenly fell silent and looked at Zhao Xing.

"Your Majesty, Senior Yun has agreed to come out of seclusion."

Hearing Zhao Xing's words, the seven people couldn't help but cheer.

"Great!"

"Hahaha, the Grand Minister of Agriculture is worthy of being the Grand Minister of Agriculture."

"Ancestor Yun is indeed a good ancestor."

"But there is a descendant like you, tsk."

"Dean Kan, what are you talking about? Dean Lu, look at her!"

"nerve."

"..."

The most surprising person here is the Fairy Butterfly.

She is the disciple accepted by Yun Tiandao in the last thousand years. After her teacher died, she became Yun Tiandao's eyes in the Xuanhuang Realm.

She knew this master very well, and logically speaking, he would never leave halfway.

What a strong willpower Master has? That's a million years of perseverance!
But was the master actually persuaded by Zhao Xing?

"Master Zhao, has the Grandmaster really come out of seclusion?"

"Yes, the fairy can go and have a look."

"Okay, excuse me."

Fairy Lingdie apologized and then hurriedly left the room.

So there were only nine people from Da Zhou left in the room.

Ji Che glanced at everyone and spoke slowly: "Since Yun Tiandao has come out of retreat, if he wants to leave completely, he must send someone into the Epoch House to replace him."

"Your Majesty, we are willing to go." Seven ministers of agriculture came to the middle of the hall and spoke together.

Ji Che waved his hand: "I know you are all capable of taking on the responsibility, but this is a death choice that may last for a million years, or even never come out again."

"If anyone is willing to withdraw, please step back now. I swear by my ancestors that I will never force you. And I will erase everyone's memory of this incident, so that no one will know about it."

No one retreated, but Zhao Xing keenly felt that five of the seven people showed extremely subtle soul fluctuations, and only two remained the same.

Ji Che closed his eyes. After a brief silence, he waved his hand and said, "Wang Tianzhi and Ling Tianchen stay, the rest of you go out."

The other five people looked at each other, and then looked at Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing said:

"His Majesty did not choose the five of you, not because he looked down on you, nor because he thought you were cowardly, but because he was choosing who was more suitable for the duties of the guardian."

"Everyone go out and wait."

After hearing what Zhao Xing said, Lu Xia, Xiao Yun, Kan Qing, Chen Yu and Yun Ze had no choice but to bow and leave.

Suddenly, only Wang Tianzhi, Ling Tianchen, Ji Che's clone and Zhao Xing were left in the hall.

At this point, Ji Che found it a bit difficult to make a decision.

From the time they entered Guixu until now, their performances have shown that they are suitable for taking over this responsibility.

But, Zhao Xing had said before that this was Xuanhuang Realm's last chance.

Then, selecting people is almost like sending them to die, and they will not die until they survive an entire era.

Such a choice is too cruel, especially since these are people who have known each other since childhood. It is true that Ji Che is an emperor, but he is not the cold-blooded Emperor Jing, and he cannot make a choice so quickly.

"Your Majesty, I am more suitable to be the guardian." Ling Tianchen did not let the silence seem long and cruel. After the five people left, he spoke.

"Houbian Academy has always had such a tradition, and I, Ling Tianchen, will take on the responsibility."

Then Ling Tianchen turned to Zhao Xing and said, "Grand Minister of Agriculture, the position of the dean of Houbian Academy can be taken over by Hu Yang or Zhang Tianxing. Personally, I prefer Zhang Tianxing."

"Hu Yang is still not steady enough. He can easily offend those mechanical masters. Zhang Tianxing was just joking. He really would tease those mechanical masters..."

"Wait a minute, Dean Ling!" Wang Tianzhi was unhappy and interrupted immediately. "Why are you already explaining your funeral arrangements? I haven't even agreed yet."

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Agriculture!" Wang Tianzhi shouted, "As for the guardian's duty, it should be me, Wang Tianzhi!"

"Ling Tianchen is good at Hou Bian Fa, Feng Yu Lei Yun Fa, but he is not as good as me."

"He is definitely not as good as me at staying in Guixu to collect spiritual energy."

"Besides, what do you mean by the tradition of your Hou Bian School? It seems as if the Hou Bian School is the only great one in Xuantian Academy."

"Tianzhi, you..."

"Okay, don't fight with me this time." Wang Tianzhi interrupted, "I'm tired of being second all the time, can you let me take the first place for once?"

"No."

"You're a jerk."

"Shut up and be your second forever!"

"..."

While the two were arguing, Ji Che looked at Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing thought about it, and his eyes finally fell on Wang Tianzhi like rolling dice.

Ji Che immediately said, "Dean Ling, you go out, Wang Tianzhi stay."

Ling Tianchen's body shook, his expression dim.

He opened his mouth, but in the end nothing came out.

Wang Tianzhi waved towards Ling Tianchen cheerfully: "Dean Ling, have a safe trip. When I get back, tell my teacher that I, Wang Tianzhi, will live forever. Hahahaha. Who else in Xuantian Academy can do this?"

Ling Tianchen was speechless. Looking at Wang Tianzhi's silly smile, he couldn't tell for a moment whether Wang Tianzhi really thought so in his heart or said it on purpose.

After Ling Tianchen left, there were only three people left in the hall.

"Dean Wang, do you have anything else to say?"

Wang Tianzhi thought for a moment:

"Your Majesty, Grand Minister of Agriculture, I actually have nothing to say, but I am a little regretful that I cannot witness the great Zhou Dynasty's ascension."

"Of course, if you talk about last wishes. I do have one small request, but it may be a bit too much."

Wang Tianzhi glanced secretly at Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Could it be that Dean Wang wants to try out the role of Minister of Agriculture before leaving?"

"Hahaha, the Minister of Agriculture is wise."

"..."

Ji Che also smiled. He took out a copy of the imperial edict from his Qiankun bag (small) and wrote: "Wang Tianzhi, listen to my orders."

"Your Majesty, I was just kidding." Wang Tianzhi was stunned.

Ji Che directly read out: "After I ascend to heaven, Zhao Xing will choose an opportunity to resign as the ninth generation Minister of Agriculture, and you will become the tenth Minister of Agriculture of the Great Zhou."

"The tenth Grand Minister of Agriculture will remain vacant until we bring you back."

Seeing Wang Tianzhi was stunned, Zhao Xing smiled and said, "Dean Wang, why don't you accept the order?"

Wang Tianzhi finally responded: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty accepts your order."

Afterwards, Wang Tianzhi took the imperial edict and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, Grand Minister of Agriculture. Will I still be able to see you alive?"

Zhao Xing nodded and said, "Of course."

Wang Tianzhi was silent.

"You do not believe?"

"I believe."

"Don't pretend, Dean Wang, you just don't believe it."

"Well, I still don't believe it." Wang Tianzhi spread his hands and said, "Didn't the Grand Minister of Agriculture say before that this is the last chance to ascend to the Xuanhuang Realm? Since the revival of spiritual energy will no longer happen, how can I see you again?"

Zhao Xing said: "I did say that this is the last chance for Xuanhuang Realm to ascend, but I never said that you can't ascend, nor did I say that we can't come back to get you out."

"You should know that above the Ascension Realm is the Origin Realm."

"There are three stages in the Origin Realm. Once you reach the third stage and combine it with a realm weapon, I can fish you out."

As if he could see the doubt in Wang Tianzhi's heart, Zhao Xing said slowly:
"Just because other dynasties can't do it doesn't mean that Da Zhou can't do it."

“Just because other dynasties haven’t come back doesn’t mean we can’t come back.”

"The Xuanhuang Realm is dying, but the human race is getting stronger with each generation."

"How many ultimate methods of heaven and time were there before? Only seven, but now there are more than a hundred!"

A light suddenly lit up in Wang Tianzhi's eyes.

Zhao Xing did not lie to Wang Tianzhi.

In his previous life, he was one of the first batch of players to ascend, so of course there would be a second batch, a third batch, and even more.

But since the Xuanhuang Realm has no chance of reviving its spiritual energy and is heading for extinction, how can the remaining players ascend?

The answer is: the first batch of players came back to rescue people.

The first batch of players who ascend will trigger a large-scale mission "Save the Xuanhuang Realm" after ascension.

This mission is in line with the interests of large guilds. After all, there were too few people who ascended at the beginning. They were weak in the universe, and only similar players could be used.

Live or die, live or die, players are willing to do any dirty work. Where can you find immortal cattle and horses?
To complete the mission of "Save Xuanhuang Realm", you need to complete a series of tasks such as [Hide and Break the Illusion], [Confirm the Coordinates], [Break the Origin], etc.

In the past life, major national trade unions have successively achieved the task of rescuing people and letting them ascend to heaven. Zhao Xing is also well aware of these things. It just depends on whether he wants to do it or not.

"You are much better than Yun Tiandao. We will definitely not let you wait for an entire era."

"How long will it take?" It was Ji Che who asked the question.

"It's hard to say, maybe at least three thousand years." Zhao Xing pondered. He didn't say it for sure, otherwise Wang Tianzhi would be disappointed if he didn't see anyone at the appointed time.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhao Xing's ascension point will be more than two thousand years earlier than in his previous life.

It’s so far in advance and the plot is not well known, so it’s hard to say how it will develop.

"Only three thousand years?" Wang Tianzhi was immediately happy. Compared to a million years, these three thousand years were just a nap.

"Hahaha, I was right to grab this first place!"

…………

On the way to meet Yun Tiandao, Wang Tianzhi was very excited and kept laughing, as if he had gotten some great bargain.

Seeing him like this, Ling Tianchen and the others felt complicated.

Yun Tiandao also didn’t understand.

"What did you promise him? Why is he so happy?"

It's really strange. For something like committing suicide, it's good enough that Wang Tianzhi can remain calm and unmoved. He's actually as happy as a fool.

It is understandable that he is pretending, but Yun Tiandao can see that Wang Tianzhi is not pretending, he is really happy from the bottom of his heart.

This is hard to understand.

"He may have been thinking of something happy."

"What happy thing?"

"Forget about him..."

Yun Tiandao took a deep breath.

It was hard for him to believe that he could be friends with such a person, who always left his words half-sentenced, and it was really hard for him to resist hitting him.

The road back to the House of Epoch seemed incredibly long.

But the journey must be completed eventually.

Soon, Yun Tiandao and everyone else returned to the door.

"To become the master of the House of Epoch, one must first reach the realm of rules, and second, use the Epoch Key as a medium to swear a soul oath."

"After you make the soul oath, you will refine it in an instant. After that, you only need to walk in to completely become the master of this house."

"No matter how long you live, your life span will be frozen."

"You can practice, sleep... you can do anything in it, but you have to follow certain rules, such as waking up at regular intervals and collecting spiritual energy."

Yun Tiandao handed a crystal bead to Wang Tianzhi: "This thing is called the Spirit Bead, which is an advanced version of the Cloud Rain Bead."

"When it can change to the seven colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, and then turn transparent, you will meet the conditions for replacing someone. Before that, even if you find someone, you can't be replaced."

"In the House of Epoch, you can cultivate to the highest level of establishing the Dao and ascending to the heavens."

"Once you reach this level, you will not be able to make any further progress, but you can pass the time by doing other things, such as studying magic."

"Theoretically speaking, there is no limit to spells. It all depends on how talented you are."

"After you have collected enough spiritual energy, you can use the three souls to influence the outside world. For example, you can accept a disciple and bring him to Guixu, but there is only one quota. If you have more, it will automatically erase the memory and forget about you after leaving."

"You can also observe the universe in the Epoch House, but it's hard to see anything right now. Most of the time, you won't get any insights."

"Inside the House of Epoch, there are some notes left by several guardians..."

Yun Tiandao explained it in great detail.

During the time before Wang Tianzhi came in, he explained everything he needed to explain.

Listening to Yun Tiandao's story, Wang Tianzhi became more and more excited.

If we put aside the restrictions on freedom, the House of Epoch is simply a perfect place for enlightenment and practice!

In addition, he firmly believed that Zhao Xing would come back to rescue him. From this point of view, he was getting a huge advantage!

"Brother, why do I feel that this Taoist weapon is not born for protection, but rather like a place for some kind of cultivation?" Ji Che transmitted his voice and expressed his doubts.

"Well, actually, it was built to be a kind of 'cultivation black room'. Its purpose is to force people to stay in seclusion, and they cannot leave unless certain conditions are met."

"This is actually the reason why the House of Era is widely used in the universe. The Xuanhuang Realm is just a customized version that has been used in its current form."

"The direct descendants of big families and big forces usually inherit their parents' strong talents in cultivation, but they don't actually need to practice much, and it's difficult for them to be diligent. This kind of thing is to regulate those lazy people with good talents." Zhao Xing explained.

"The universe is so vast that there are all kinds of wonders." Ji Che yearned.

…………

Wang Tianzhi happily entered the Guixu area. Even his farewell seemed perfunctory. He just waved his hand and ran over excitedly to study the mysteries of the House of Epoch.

His optimism also eliminated some of the negative emotions of Ling Tianchen and others.

Yun Tiandao took the Fairy Lingdie on the Yunhai Flying Boat and embarked on the journey back to the Xuanhuang Continent.

On the way back, Yun Tiandao, Zhao Xing and Ji Che began to talk about the revival plan and the ascension plan.

"I am not a guardian for nothing."

"This is a spiritual energy bead." Yun Tiandao took out a fist-sized transparent bead, "It contains spiritual energy that I have accumulated over nearly an epoch."

Every year, the spiritual energy of the Xuanhuang Realm flows from the four seas into the Guixu land and flows into this bead.

Even in the Yuanqi Era when spiritual energy was not obvious, there was spiritual energy, but not much. After accumulating for an era, the amount of spiritual energy here was astonishing.

"It is of the highest quality Star Daoist Soldier level, but it only has one function, which is to collect and release spiritual energy."

"Ji Che, now, I'm giving it to you." Yun Tiandao handed over the bead.

"Thank you, Mr. Yun." Ji Che didn't mind addressing Yun Tiandao. After all, Yun Tiandao was a minister of the Xia Dynasty, not his own.

Yun Tiandao would only respect Emperor Xia as His Majesty, and the relationship between him and himself was at most a partnership.

To show respect, you can call him "senior" or "sir". If you don't want to lower your status, it's fine to call him "Fellow Daoist Yun".

After all, they all have a common goal.

"I don't have any other treasures on me. If I do have any, they are just some souvenirs." Yun Tiandao said frankly, "I won't show them to you."

"Mr. Yun himself is the greatest treasure." Ji Che said with a smile. "I wonder what stage Mr. Yun has reached in his ascension to the Tao?"

Yun Tiandao replied: "My path has reached its end in the Xuanhuang Realm, and I can no longer go on."

"That is to say, sir, you have already achieved perfection in your path."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing and Ji Che were not surprised.

Yun Tiandao himself was the Grand Minister of Agriculture of the Xia Dynasty. Such a genius, who had undergone a long period of training in the House of Epoch, was in himself the greatest treasure!
Theoretically speaking, he is more powerful than Ji Che!

Because Ji Che was only in the initial stage of his Dao, Yun Tiandao had already achieved perfection.

But in fact, the strength of the two people should be compared according to different situations.

If Ji Che leaves the territory of the Great Zhou and acts alone, he will be weaker than Yun Tiandao.

If he were in the territory of the Great Zhou, or if he led the army in person and prepared all the equipment necessary for an emperor, he would be stronger than Yun Tiandao.

Of course, in the Xuanhuang Realm, such a gap is very small, and no one can do anything to anyone, because the strength of both of them is already at the ceiling level of the Xuanhuang Realm.

If we put aside his identity as the Emperor of Fortune and put the two of them outside the Xuanhuang Realm for a battle, Yun Tiandao would definitely win.

Because his Dharma is so powerful.

Even if only half of the waking time is spent in cultivation, that is still half of 400,000 years!
In the universe, he could easily kill the cultivator Ji Che, but he could not kill the Emperor of Destiny Ji Che.

"All my spells start with the ultimate perfection."

"The five principles of weather in the way of Si Nong are the changes in wind, rain, thunder and clouds."

"The four methods of geographical advantage are underground palace, Ksitigarbha, mysterious earth and sacred mountain."

"There are multiple ultimate methods."

“The Four Laws of the Self only created the Ultimate Law of Folding, but it has also reached perfection.”

"The rest of the various miscellaneous spells and unorthodox methods are at least ultimately perfect."

"In addition, I have four spells that have reached the level of minor magical powers."

"Two of them belong to the Way of Heaven and Time, namely Cloud and Wind."

"One is a physical spell called "Starry Eyes", which I learned by observing the changes in the universe."

"A spell related to destiny, named "Mountain and Sea Fortune", looking for someone to use it."

Even though they were mentally prepared, Zhao Xing and Ji Che were still shocked by Yun Tiandao.

The ultimate spell is a perfect starting spell, and it is almost an all-round talent.

He even created four minor magical powers!
Please note that Yun Tiandao was not learned, but created by himself!

"Old Yun's talent is truly extraordinary. Even in the ancient country in the wilderness, he would be a genius." Zhao Xing sighed in his heart.

His talent is even higher than Qing Yuzi's!
After all, Yun Tiandao had never studied systematically, but he had created some minor magical powers by self-realization in the Xuanhuang Realm. Of course, these magical powers were not as strong as the "Three Gods' Fate Palace" and "Eight Epochs of Purple Light", but they were also minor magical powers.

"Mr. Yun is a man of great talent, and I admire him from the bottom of my heart." Ji Che paid special attention to the two minor magical powers created by Yun Tiandao.

"Starry Eyes" observes the universe, and it is obvious that Yun Tiandao has been fulfilling his duties conscientiously.

"Shanhai Hongyun", the Shanhai calendar was created by Emperor Xia and was also the year name of one of Emperor Xia's reigns. The Hongyun coin was also invented in the Xia Dynasty.

Yun Tiandao, a minister of agriculture, actually created a small magical power of destiny because he missed his relatives and his homeland whose whereabouts were unknown. It is hard not to respect such a minister.

"Based on your experience, does our dynasty have the conditions to conquer the southern barbarians?" Ji Che asked. Along the way, he and Zhao Xing introduced the background of the Great Zhou to Yun Tiandao.

Since they are partners, the details must be told to Yun Tiandao. What's more, Xia Chao has successful experience before.

"The only obstacle for the Great Zhou to conquer the Southern Barbarians is the great magical power [Absolute Heaven and Earth Communication] after passing Yinyou Mountain."

"The rest of the conditions can be said to be better than when we had them." Yun Tiandao scanned the secret files over and over again.

"Is there any way to break [Jue Tian Di Tong]?" Ji Che asked.

"No." Yun Tiandao shook his head. "At most, we can only bring both sides to the same condition. It's very difficult to do this, and it's impossible to break it."

Ji Che looked at Zhao Xing again, who also nodded: "Yes, there is no way to crack it."

Yun Tiandao continued, “Only great magical powers can break great magical powers. Once the Absolute Heaven and Earth Passage is unleashed, it will not dissipate until the end of the spiritual energy era.”

Ji Che was a little surprised and asked, "Doesn't this mean that Wu Yueshen is stronger than all of us?"

Yun Tiandao stayed in the House of Epoch for so long, but in the end he could only display some minor magical powers.

His talent and strength can be said to be the ceiling of the Xuanhuang Realm.

Yun Tiandao doesn’t know how to do it, but Wu Yueshen does?

It is normal for Ji Che to have such doubts.

Yun Tiandao shook his head: "No, the Absolute Heaven and Earth Connection was not performed by Wu Yueshen. The so-called last disaster of the Ten Disasters of Heavenly Wu actually has nothing to do with Heavenly Wu. He just served as the medium to activate the Absolute Heaven and Earth Connection."

“As for how this great magical power was formed, we didn’t figure it out at the time. We just guessed that it might have some connection with the origin of the Xuanhuang Realm.”

Ji Che asked: "How did the Xia Dynasty pass this level?"

Inside the Jue Tian Di Tong, all the other people became ordinary people, and even the mechanisms and magic arrays lost their effects.

It was as if the world had suddenly changed from one with advanced martial arts and high laws to one with no martial arts and no laws.

However, some people in the Southern Barbarians still retain some strength.

The enemy is unable to mobilize vital energy and spiritual energy, and is unable to use martial arts or spells. Such an advantage sounds hopeless.

Yun Tiandao recalled: "It's actually not as absolute as you think."

"I just said that Wu Yueshen is just a medium. This is not his own power."

"We can regard the Jue Tian Di Tong as a sophisticated mechanism. Da Zhou does not have the authority to use it and will be suppressed by this sophisticated mechanism."

"This mechanism was not made by Wu Yueshen either. He can only use part of his authority."

"So, in Jue Tian Di Tong, the highest combat power that appears will not exceed the sixth rank."

"Sixth level Tiangang realm..." Ji Che muttered to himself. "It's really a destiny."

Ninth-grade Juyuan, eighth-grade Lingqiao, seventh-grade Disha, and sixth-grade Tiangang. It just so happens that the highest "authority person" allowed in Jue Tiandi Tong is the sixth-grade Tiangang realm.

Yun Tiandao picked up a memorial on the table: "Now, it is a permission token that can use magic and martial arts."

"Wow~"

Yun Tiandao swept away the documents on the desk, cleared a space, and then placed the memorial in the south.

"Now Nanman has many such tokens. Holding it, you can use your strength no more than the sixth rank within the range of Jue Tian Di Tong."

"The vast majority of the Nanman people are still restricted and are ordinary people."

Yun Tiandao drew another circle to enclose the memorial.

"When the Absolute Heaven and Earth Pass is used, it must be a matter of life and death for the Southern Barbarians."

"At this time, the Qiyun Dynasty of the Middle Earth far exceeds that of the Nanman in terms of both numbers and logistics."

"Ji Che, I want to ask a question."

"Sir, please speak."

"Is the sixth rank invincible to ordinary people?"

Ji Che nodded: "Yes, he can definitely be called invincible. After the body training of Disha Tiangang, even the most fragile Li Xiu's body cannot be harmed by ordinary swords and knives."

"Even if they are surrounded by 10,000 or 100,000 people, they can't be killed. They can escape."

Ordinary swords refer to ordinary weapons that have not been upgraded, and those that have been upgraded are called divine weapons.

Yun Tiandao nodded: "What if it is the ninth rank?"

Ji Che's eyes lit up and he understood instantly: "So that's it."

The ninth level Ju Yuan is no longer invincible to ordinary people.

An army composed of ordinary people can definitely encircle and suppress a ninth-grade person.

Think about what magic Zhao Xing knew when he was in the ninth rank? Raising the wind, making thunder, moving clouds, and making rain.

He might be able to kill one mortal, or ten mortals, but by the time he killed the hundredth mortal, he would definitely die of exhaustion.

If it is a well-trained elite army, even if it is composed of ordinary people, the ninth level of Ju Yuan Realm cannot withstand the concentrated shooting of a strong bow!

Strong bows, catapults, crossbows, poison arrows... these have great lethality to the ninth-grade Ju Yuan.

"The method used by the Xia Dynasty was not actually very clever."

"We took advantage of our population and logistical advantages and nibbled away at them step by step."

"If we use the army's combined strength to kill a Ju Yuan Realm person, one of us will be able to gain the authority over it."

"When there are enough Juyuan Realm warriors, with the cooperation of the army, we can kill another Lingqiao Realm warrior."

"Layer by layer, the number of practitioners in the Xia Dynasty eventually surpassed that of the Southern Barbarians."

“So, we achieved the final victory.”

Ji Che frowned upon hearing this and said, "In that case, the casualties of the Great Zhou will be huge in this war."

Relying on ordinary troops will kill a lot of practitioners. Just think about it and you will know that this is very difficult.

This only talks about the battle situation.

The most critical thing is logistics.

Practitioners and mechanical arrays are the basis of the army's mobility. Once these things are ineffective in the Jue Tian Di Tong.

In the vast and desolate land of the South, even supply is a problem.

"Yes." Yun Tiandao said with emotion: "The soldiers of the Qiyun Dynasty suddenly became weak and frail ordinary people. It is very difficult to get used to this."

"If you die in Jue Tian Di Tong, you will really die. You won't even have the chance to transform into a Yin God. You will die like a mortal."

"It will be a primal and brutal war, we will call it the Mortal War."

"A battle between mortals..." Ji Che muttered to himself, "The path to ascension from a high place is actually decided by a group of mortals. How ironic."

"I seem to see the sarcastic look on Wu Yueshen's face."

Ji Che raised his head and looked at Yun Tian in confusion, "Sir, I really don't understand why the Wu Yue God lineage wants to stop the people of Xuan Huang Realm from ascending?"

"Does he not want to leave Xuanhuang Realm and ascend? Is there no possibility of peace talks? Is the only way to pay with human lives?"

"If we can negotiate and reduce the number of deaths, I will agree to anything he wants!"

Yun Tiandao looked at Ji Che and couldn't help but sighed: "You care about the people and have the same kind heart as His Majesty."

"But unfortunately, we have tried, but there is no possibility of peace talks with Wu Yue Shen."

"Why?" Ji Che was extremely puzzled.

"I don't know." Yun Tiandao shook his head. "This is also the biggest doubt in my mind. We defeated the Nanman, but we couldn't kill the Wuyue God. Even though there are records of killings in historical records, a new generation of Wuyue God will always be born in the Nanman."

"I even suspect that Wu Yueshen herself doesn't know."

After a pause, Yun Tiandao suddenly looked at Zhao Xing who was lost in thought: "I wonder what the Minister of Agriculture has to say?"

Ji Che also looked over.

Yun Tiandao said that even Wu Yueshen himself didn’t know why, so perhaps only his magical brother had the answer in this world.

He was able to convince Yun Tiandao, the guardian, so Ji Che's confidence in Zhao Xing was almost blind.

The light inside the flying boat shook. When Zhao Xing was about to say something, the flying boat had already left the passage and returned to the ground of Gu Ze Dong Tian.

Meng Kun and Qiu Yuanshan, who were waiting outside, wanted to come in to pay their respects and ask about the emperor's safety, but Ji Che stopped them from coming in.

"Brother, don't pay attention to them for now. You are hesitant to speak, so you obviously have something to say."

"If I don't tell you anything here, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"I'm afraid Mr. Yun will scold you, or even hit you."

Upon hearing this, Yun Tiandao snorted and shook his sleeves.

He did have some bad memories just now, remembering what Zhao Xing said when he lured him out.

Seeing this, Zhao Xing stopped refusing and sat down again.

"I also had some guesses about this question after my trip to Dragon Court."

"Your Majesty, Senior Yun."

"Let me tell you a story."

"Okay, I love listening to big brother telling stories the most." Ji Che immediately got into position, looking like he was all ears.

Yun Tiandao was also quite curious about the relationship between Zhao Xing and Ji Che. He and Emperor Xia were not as close as these two.

"A long time ago, in the boundless ocean, there was an island where two brothers lived."

"The elder brother's name is 'Wu', and the younger brother's name is 'Huang'. Both brothers live on this island."

"Wu is silent and introverted, good at observing the weather and the stars, while Huang is good at hunting and fighting, enthusiastic, outgoing, and full of curiosity."

"The witch is highly respected. Under his guidance, every action of the emperor is successful and always brings a good harvest to the village."

"Under the leadership of the two brothers, the village is becoming more and more prosperous."

"But as more and more people came, the emperor found that the food on the island was gradually running out."

"Wu Ye calculated that if this continues, the village will be destroyed sooner or later."

"Because the sea, which was originally calm and gentle and provided a lot of food, has also changed. It has become moody and storms have begun to fall more frequently. The food around the island has become less and less."

"So, Wu and Huang made a decision one day: leave the island, leave the village where they lived, and find a way to survive for the people in the village."

"Wu is not good at fighting, but he cares about his brother very much. Since he often observes the weather and the sea, he knows that such an adventure is very dangerous."

"So Wu prepared a lot of supplies for the group of people led by his brother Huang. Including some strange weapons and ancient stone tablets. In Wu's interpretation, they seemed to be a kind of guidance."

“They are very well prepared and have great expectations.”

"But the sea is not only full of storms, it is also often covered with fog. Since I have no experience in going to sea, and there are no other islands around, I have no direction to guide me."

"So, after the first emperor left, he never came back."

"The first generation of witches are very sad, not only for their brothers, but also worried about the future of the island tribe."

"Fortunately, after a period of time, the sea returned to its former calm and mild state, and food became more abundant around the island."

"So, as the leader of the tribe, the first generation of witches, at the end of his life, used this adventure as experience and left a record to warn future generations."

"That is, the sea and long journeys are dangerous."

Speaking of this, Yun Tiandao and Ji Che both realized something through this story, but they still had some doubts.

As qualified listeners, Ji Che and Yun Tiandao had enough patience. They did not interrupt Zhao Xing, but listened quietly.

"Time passed, and soon, the first generation of witches died, and the whereabouts of the first generation of emperors were unknown."

"The tribe has ushered in a transition from the old to the new, and the second generation of witches and emperors have appeared."

"They are still cousins, but their relationship is not as good as the first generation of Wu and Emperor who were brothers."

"Soon, the second generation of witches and emperors encountered the same dilemma as the first generation."

"The second emperor made the same decision as the first emperor, which was to take a risk."

"The second generation wizard was a little hesitant, but as time went on, the tribe received guidance from the mysterious totems and stone tablets, and was also making progress. Although the second generation wizard saw the warning, he felt that perhaps the previous generation just lacked technology and force?"

"So, the hesitant second-generation wizard finally accepted this adventure, and the second-generation emperor once again set off with a large amount of supplies and manpower."

Zhao Xing paused and thought: "Obviously, the two explorations have the same outcome."

"The second emperor never came back and disappeared on the vast ocean."

"At the same time, according to the calculations of the second generation witch, the weather at sea will return to calm, food will become more abundant, and the island will become suitable for survival again."

"This is strikingly similar to the records left by the first generation of witches!"

"So the second generation of witches remembered the warning of the first generation of witches, and before he died, he left his own last words: the sea and long journeys are dangerous, the island and the sea will always return to normal, and you only need to wait patiently for the moment of harvest."

Having said that, Zhao Xing paused to give Yun Tiandao and Ji Che time to digest it.

After a while.

"The story continues. Soon, there were third, fourth, and fifth generations of witches and emperors on this island."

"At this time, the blood relationship between the future generations of witches and emperors is becoming increasingly weak."

"It's only because of the tribal system that the witch and the king often discuss things together, all about the future direction of the island."

"But in reality, there were already big cracks in their close relationship."

"On one occasion, when the witch and the emperor faced the same decision, they had a strong disagreement."

"Huang believes that only by going out can we find a way out. Huang still received a lot of support, because people always have endless curiosity and desire to explore, and Huang is a symbol of military power, which is stronger than witches. So he received support from many people."

"But the witches are also embraced by the people on the island. These people like stability and fear the unknown and death. And after generations of efforts and disappointments, the witches have summed up many rules, and they are becoming more and more abundant."

In order to deepen the impression, Zhao Xing carved a line of words on the table:

1. The sea is a symbol of danger and death, and no one can come back alive.

Second, people cannot swim in the sea, and will die if they fall in. It is also impossible to survive by drinking seawater, and a large amount of island supplies must be carried to sail.

3. The food shortage and bad sea breeze on the island are only temporary. As long as we can endure it, we will usher in a prosperous harvest period.

Fourth, the exploration method of the emperor will cause great damage to the island. Every voyage must dig up the foundation of the island, such as soil that can be used to grow plants, such as building ships, and special trees that are not eroded by the sea.

Some substances can be regenerated, but some cannot, such as mysterious stone tablets and totem weapons.

Continuous exploration and voyages will make the island smaller and smaller.

Every generation of witches must stop the emperor's delusions!
After Zhao Xing finished carving, he continued, "Based on the above message, during that discussion, Wu expressed strong opposition."

"He loudly warned the emperor: Don't explore! Don't explore! Don't explore!"

"You will kill your group of people, and you will kill all of us!"

Ji Che's breathing became rapid, and Yun Tiandao also became a little nervous.

They automatically put themselves in the emperor's perspective and understood what it meant when two leaders of a tribe had such a strong disagreement.

"Yes." Zhao Xing looked at the two and said, "The reason why the emperor is the emperor is because he will not give up. So, the war broke out."

"According to the propaganda of the Emperor's lineage, every generation of Emperors took people away without dying. They went to the depths of the sea, discovered an island larger than their home island, and lived a more prosperous life."

"In the propaganda of the Wu lineage, the Huang lineage is portrayed as a demon that destroys everything! It is the Huang who keeps digging at the foundation of the island, destroying everything, making it take longer and longer for the island to return to peace."

"Since then, the two brothers, Wu and Huang, have occupied the two ends of the island. They have completely broken up for their respective survival philosophies."

After listening to this, Ji Che and Yun Tiandao immediately fell into deep thought.

"Brother, I have a question." Ji Che raised his hand habitually, as if he was back to the time when Zhao Xing told him stories when he was a child.

"You said."

Ji Che asked in confusion: "What are the mysterious slates and totems in the story? After so many years of exploration by the Emperor and the Witch, haven't they come up with any useful rules? I mean rules that are conducive to harmonious exploration."

Zhao Xing nodded: "Let me answer your first question first."

"Mysterious stone tablets and totems, including those left by the dragon clan, the Xia clan, and the aliens."

"I once told you about Long Huangjie's last words. This story of mine takes place after the Dragon Clan retreated to the ancient land of Longting and the Xiashen Clan disappeared from the Xuanhuang Realm." This was the time when Longting lost its ruling power and the human race began to slowly prosper. "

"As for useful rules, there are some."

Zhao Xing pondered, “Both the witch and the emperor have gained useful knowledge from the mysterious stone tablets and totems.”

"For example, the Huang branch believes that the second law summarized by the witch is wrong. Seawater can be drunk. As long as they practice to a certain level, they can draw survival supplies from the dangerous ocean and even swim in the sea."

"The witch also deciphered a lot of useful information about sailing from the mysterious stone tablets and totems. For example, possible routes, such as the possibility of another small island on the route that can be used as supplies."

"but."

"No matter whether the war between Wu and Emperor ends in victory or defeat, Wu's high-end power will always be getting stronger. Wu will also have more and more information, and after Emperor leaves, he will hide the information even deeper so that the Emperor who will be born in the future will not know."

"The gap between the two sides has become deeply rooted after many generations."

"And at this time, a certain generation of wizards made significant progress in power. He deciphered a key stone tablet and used the entire island as the foundation to create a blockade area."

"The first time, the witch blocked the emperor and prevented them from leaving. This was because there were only four favorable ports on the island, and the largest one was occupied by the witch."

"Later, witches from generation to generation strengthened this power and passed it on to later witches, reinforcing these four laws and turning it into a great power that was deeply imprinted in their minds."

"So the witches behind never thought of leaving, and all they could do was guard."

Ji Che sighed, "It turns out that the stone slab is the link between heaven and earth, and the reason why the witch can't negotiate is because of the inheritance rules that penetrate deep into the soul."

"No wonder every generation of witches is so powerful, able to activate great magical powers, and so stubborn."

Yun Tiandao suddenly shook his head: "No!"

Zhao Xing raised his head: "What's wrong?"

Yun Tiandao stared at Zhao Xing: "In your story, no emperor has ever come back. Why is that? On the time scale of the universe, no matter how small the probability is, it should have happened!"

"Is the Emperor's lineage really all dead?!"

Zhao Xing knew what Yun Tiandao meant by this question.

He was actually asking, was the Xia Dynasty destroyed? Was what he said in Guixu a lie?
Yun Tiandao waited for an entire era but no one from the Xia Dynasty came back to pick him up.

One can imagine how touched he was after hearing this story.

Zhao Xing thought for a moment and said, "It's not that no one can come back. In the era before Wu and Huang, strong men from the Xiashen and Dragon tribes returned and left behind methods to guide their ascension. At that time, there was no need to ascend together, and no tools were needed."

"Because the sea is gentle, it doesn't matter if you drink seawater. Any life that can leave the island and go to the sea can roam in the sea. As long as you swim in one direction, you will reach the other side one day."

"However, Wu's judgment was wrong. The sea can only recover a limited number of times."

"Let's go back to the universe and time. When a place no longer has spring, summer, autumn and winter, it will become a wasteland."

"A place without spring, summer, autumn and winter will certainly change."

“So here we can deduce two more rules:”

Zhao Xing carved two more lines of words on the table:

1. The phenomenon of cosmic desolate areas.

2. It is to conceal and break the illusion.

Then Zhao Xing began to explain the first point: "When the spiritual energy in a certain area of ​​the universe decreases, the stars and the void will change. I have previously explained the difference between 'spiritual' and 'spiritual' in "Qi Lun", so it should be easy to understand."

Yun Tiandao and Ji Che both nodded.

The spiritual energy value has dropped drastically, and even the cultivators staying in the Xuanhuang Realm will be affected. There will be a limit to their cultivation, and the first level will be the strongest. Various natural disasters will occur on the earth and in the sky. Then, outside the Xuanhuang Realm, such changes should be more drastic.

Zhao Xing used the example of sea water becoming salty and undrinkable to illustrate such a change.

Continuing along this line of thinking, Yun Tiandao and Ji Che naturally thought of more changes.

The islands of life (world stars, small worlds) have become deserted islands (death stars, dead worlds). The people sailing there cannot get supplies.

The wind and waves on the sea are getting stronger and stronger, and the possibility of the ship being blown over is increasing.

Then there is a partial explanation for the high mortality rate of emperors from generation to generation.

However, it still cannot fully explain why no generation of 'Emperor' has returned.

So the two of them looked at the second one: Hiding the illusion
Zhao Xing said, "I use the ocean to describe the universe because the ocean has two characteristics."

"The first is fluidity. The position of the Xuanhuang Realm in the universe is not static. You can understand that the Xuanhuang Realm is always in motion."

"The second is mirages. In the universe, there will be phenomena similar to mirages. This will also mislead the returning 'Emperor', making it difficult for them to find a specific place."

"The desertification of the cosmic territory is more complex than the ocean. These two characteristics of the ocean alone are not enough to fully describe it."

"It can only be attributed to the characteristic of 'hidden'."

"The second word is 'broken.'" Zhao Xing pointed at it, "It means destruction."

"After each generation of emperors leave the island's 'return distance', they will see the scene of the Xuanhuang Realm's 'destruction'."

Zhao Xing put his five fingers together, and then suddenly opened them: "Bang! The Xuanhuang Realm suddenly exploded, and a brilliant light burst out."

"So he saw the illusion of the 'Emperor'. From that moment on, he no longer had the concept of home in his heart, and naturally he would never come back."

"Based on the rules of hidden and broken illusions, some of the emperors who survived in the end will not come to look for the Xuanhuang Realm because of the 'broken illusion'."

"Even if one does not give up and takes action to search for it, one will be deceived by the illusion of 'hidden'."

"That's why there has never been an emperor returning."

"No one has returned. No matter how many emperors have said it, the witches will not believe it. So naturally, these four rules were derived."

"What?" Yun Tiandao and Ji Che were both stunned. "Hide and destroy, what's the logic behind this?"

"I don't know how it was formed." Zhao Xing shrugged, "Not all small worlds (referring to Xuanhuang) will have such a situation. It only appeared during the evolution of the wasteland."

"In fact, these two laws are both phenomena in the wilderness."

"It's just that in order to distinguish between the desolation that has already occurred and the desolation that is currently occurring, the second item is called 'hidden illusion' and it is also listed separately."

"As for what is the reason for this?" Zhao Xing said it very smoothly, and answered subconsciously:

"of course……"

Zhao Xing suddenly stopped.

Because his Three Gods Palace felt a surge of excitement, as if continuing to speak would lead to something horrible, he immediately activated his long-lost memory palace to seal his memory.

The words came out of my mouth and turned into another way of saying:
"Scholars who specialize in studying the wasteland do have some hypotheses to explain it... but there is no definite conclusion."

"Okay, let's stop here for now." Zhao Xing pondered and said, "In short, Wu Yue Shen can't negotiate, but we actually have a way to return."

"Senior Che, Senior Yun, the only thing we need to consider now is when to start the Pacification War?"

PS: It starts in the next chapter.

At this point, the only part of the storyline of the Xuanhuang Realm left is the final "Mortal War", and the storyline of the universe chapter is expected to begin this month.

In addition, there is a growth event today, and everyone can participate in the redemption.

Thanks to the three new leaders, 'Bu Yizhe', '-——ouo', and 'Xiaoyun', we are only 4 leaders away from the L16 -leader breakout. I didn't ask for monthly votes, but everyone pushed me to the eighth place. Thank you for your love.

In the second half of this month, the captain will try his best to maintain the quality and increase the quantity, and repay the updated debts as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)