Chapter 2129 - 17: 40 Years Later, Demigod Zhao Xing! Guluo River Has Arrived Too?

Chapter 2129: Chapter 17: 40 Years Later, Demigod Zhao Xing! Guluo River Has Arrived Too?

The three of Bai Lanjun were responsible for gathering information from outside Yu Shen Country.

Eighteen years flew by in the blink of an eye.

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The Soul Crystal Plain was full of life with the warm spring sun, completely unlike the desolate land it once was.

There seemed to be a sun underground, using the three energies of the earth to harness the three energies of the sky, creating a cycle of seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

"This is the fourth level of the Earth Refining Technique, Earth Control Heavenly Time."

"Venerable Lan Chuan truly is a genius."

Zhao Xing couldn’t help but muse.

Due to the White Bone Divine Domain, there was no Sun Star here, only the Taiyin Star, causing the Heavenly Time Skill to be severely suppressed.

But upon mastering the fourth level of the Earth Refining Technique, this little area of Soul Well Plain had become its own world.

"In due time, could Venerable Lan Chuan also possibly claim the Heavenly Secret?"

Zhao Xing thought it very probable; if he completed the Great Path test, he might achieve accomplishments similar to the Yu God and Moon God.

Maybe not to such heights, but it could be possible for him to establish a small Grotto Heaven.

"Is Earth Refining Heaven a Path of Enlightenment from the Earth Advantage Sect?" Zhao Xing pondered.

Following this path, if he became a god in the future, could he consider adopting this path? With small successes and great ones, becoming a Divine General should be possible, right?

"I wonder what benefits claiming the Heavenly Secret holds."

Clearing his mind of distractions, Zhao Xing took the final step.

"I consume!"

A total of three hundred thousand High-level Soul Crystals and Bone Spirit Stones were swallowed by Zhao Xing in one go.

The True Spirit Fire was seemingly fueled with a large amount of fuel and began to burn intensely.

The True Spirit first transformed, stepping over the threshold of its ninth tribulation, and since this was in the White Bone Divine Domain, no True Spirit Tribulation was produced.

Zhao Xing glanced at his status panel and saw it displayed him as a Demigod of the Nine Tribulations.

"Yin Yang Five Elements, Life, Destruction, Cause and Effect, Darkness, Space-time... countless Original Paths all clearly appeared before me." Zhao Xing felt the True Spirit being clearer than ever before.

The spell naturally broke through as well, with mana continuously emerging from the cyclone.

Even the Mist Barrier in the distance had turned a bit fainter.

"Breaking the Knowledge Barrier, gaining enlightenment in the obscure, this is the True Spirit of Demigod level."

"Law Realm, manifest!"

Zhao Xing casually conjured the Five-Finger Mountain, but now it was no longer in a physical form.

With a single thought, countless Earth Vein Power surged forth, unravelling to form a Small World, within which numerous Five-Finger Mountains cyclically emerged, continuously expanding.

"Executing this move allows for borrowing the Earth Advantage or simply employing the Jilu Jiezi Mountain; the range and power of the attack are completely different from before," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

"Though it’s only a First-Order Law Realm, it far surpasses the Secret Techniques of the Reincarnation Nine Stages in strength, and there has been a qualitative change in the utilization of the Original Path."

"No wonder the Eight-direction Divine Mirror said that once I became a demigod, I’d have a high chance of defeating Ayiso."

"Without becoming a demigod, relying on external forces would be too much. Exhausting all methods would still come with the cost of side effects just to contend with Ayiso."

Feeling the surging mana, Zhao Xing was full of confidence.

In the next two years, the breakthroughs did not stop.

Seven more Split Soul Bodies reached the level of Nine Tribulations True Spirit.

Thanks to the passive splitting of the Taichu Grassman, Zhao Xing could now choose to temporarily merge these seven Split Soul Bodies, greatly amplifying the power of his spells.

Alternatively, he could let the Split Soul Bodies reside in the grassman avatar to act, as his Inner World could now be opened, effectively giving him seven demigod-level avatars.

"Temporarily merging Split Souls increases the power of spells significantly, dispersing is more suitable for complex environments, like fleeing or tracking, etc."

Zhao Xing quickly withdrew his avatars, as Yu Ying arrived at his territory by carriage.

"Daoist Brother, the tribute banquet is about to start, I came to pick you up on the way," Yu Ying said with a smiling, squint-eyed look.

Her appearance was very pure and simple, her eyes clear, and her demeanor gentle.

Beside her, Fu Mengzhen observed Yu Ying with hostility: "This bitch has been coming around all the time these past twenty years, it’s shameless. Even His Majesty has been doing dual cultivation less frequently, it must be because of her!"

Fu Mengzhen wished she could rip Yu Ying’s clothes apart and use a spell to show her beloved that this woman’s pure and gentle demeanor was just a facade.

Yet she restrained herself because she didn’t want to upset Zhao Xing, after all, although Yu Ying’s intentions might be misdirected, she hadn’t actually overstepped any boundaries.

Moreover, since she came to invite them to a banquet, she couldn’t spoil her beloved’s business.

"Yu Dao You, sorry to trouble you," Zhao Xing smiled.

"It’s no trouble, thanks to your guidance over the years, the harvest from my territory has been much more than in the previous twenty years," Yu Ying gazed at Zhao Xing with admiration.

In these twenty years, she often came to Zhao Xing’s territory for advice.

Zhao Xing generously shared his insights, which allowed him to gain some enlightenment as well, especially since the terrain in which Yu Ying was situated served as a useful reference.

Some ideas he wasn’t willing to experiment with in his own territory for fear of affecting his yields, he applied instead in Yu Ying’s territory.

"No trouble at all, shall we be on our way?"

"Alright."

Fu Mengzhen watched her beloved about to board the carriage, suddenly lunging into Zhao Xing’s arms: "Your Majesty, do come back soon~ I’ll be waiting for you at home~"

"Alright, you better head back now." Zhao Xing nodded; over the years, he had gotten used to Fu Mengzhen’s actions. If he resisted intentionally, it might actually shorten the duration of the spell’s effect.