Chapter 213: Yan Si! Seize the opportunity of the cave spirit!

【Name: Zhao Xing】

[Realm: From the sixth level (mid-stage of Tiangang realm)]

[Occupation: Agriculture]

【Qi Luck: Yan Si】

[Ju Yuan: Level 43]

[Life Soul: Sixth-grade mid-term]

[Extra lifespan: 160 years]

"The extra life span was only 10 years, but my luck finally climbed to the fourth level!"

Zhao Xing pondered over this change, and then he seemed to understand something.

"The last time I was promoted before the war, my life span was increased by a lot, to sixty years, but this time it was only increased by ten years."

"Perhaps it's because I have a lot of extra lifespan and my soul has reached the sixth level."

"Destiny and luck need to be improved accordingly."

"According to the sixth-grade status, my destiny is already high and strong enough, but my luck is still at the third level. Therefore, during this baptism, the Golden Dragon of Luck first enhanced my luck."

"If I'm promoted to the sixth rank next time, I'm afraid my life span will be greater than my luck."

How long should a sixth-rank official live? Two hundred years is about the same. Zhao Xing estimated that his lifespan was close to the limit of a sixth-rank official.

However, there is still a lot of room for improvement in luck, so the increase in luck is greater than lifespan.

Of course, there are many possibilities. Perhaps Emperor Jing enhanced the luck of geniuses of commoner origin, which is also in line with Emperor Jing's policy of replacing fresh blood in the army.

If one has a strong luck, his career will be smoother. If one has an average luck, like the old Minister of Agriculture Xue Wenzhong, who waited for a century before reaching the ninth rank, a long life is useless.

"Emperor Jing is being very generous at this time. He increased his lifespan a lot last time, and he will increase his luck a lot this time."

"Both exceed the increase level in non-wartime." Zhao Xing said secretly.

In peacetime, many fifth-rank officials are only at the third level of luck.

Now, a sixth-grade person could also reach the third level of luck! For someone as unique as myself, it was even the fourth level.

Even if he did not inherit part of Dali's luck, Zhao Xing estimated that he could reach Yan San!
Because he had participated in the battles of Fire Dragon Pass and Sacrifice Soul Pass, and never lost a single battle, his military exploits were outstanding! If he was put on the sixth-grade list, he would also be in the top three thousand.

Of course, no one else can see these. Unless you are at a high level, you don’t know how strong your luck is, and you have no idea how Emperor Jing arranged it.

"In terms of realm, my channel for advancement has been opened."

"According to convention, if I have the ability, I will reach the threshold of the Fortune Dynasty only when I reach the fifth rank, and the words (cannot be promoted) will appear on the panel."

"When entering the middle-grade realm, the difficulty of self-cultivation becomes greater. The 50th level of Ju Yuan is the first hurdle. To produce pure Yuan soil, the three secret books must all have breakthroughs. It can be said that one move will affect the whole body."

"After passing this hurdle, there is another hurdle that is relatively difficult, which is the fourth-grade Yuanpo realm."

The fourth rank requires strengthening the seven spirits of the body. For the Si Nong profession, after being a wizard for a long time, suddenly you have to train your body? It is like asking a delicate and tender city master to bend over and farm in the country fields in the scorching summer.

In terms of magic, Zhao Xing already has twelve high-level spells.

Advanced Time Method:
[Five Elements Mist Hidden: 5th turn] [Thunderbolt Breaking Delusion Finger: 4th turn] [Nine Heavens Strong Wind: High Level 3rd turn] [Dripping Rain: 7th turn]

During the days of closed-door training for the soul sacrifice, he broke through the 'Tian Gang Realm' and drew the Nine Heavens Gang Wind into his body. The former 'Small Nine Heavens Gang Wind Technique' was also successfully broken through to a higher level.

The intermediate-level Fa Tian Shuang and Tian Huo are still intermediate-level, with no new changes.

Among them, [Five Elements Mist Hide] has already developed the 'Five Elements Poisonous Miasma', which can block the enemy on a large scale.

The Raindrop Method has reached the level of 'Ten Thousand Lines Flow'. The Rain Method and the Straw Man Method are the two strongest talents among Zhao Xing's spells.

As for the Cloud Method, the Swallowing Cloud Method is still at the intermediate level of perfection, and he has not yet started practicing the high-level Cloud Method at the Soul Sacrifice Pass.

Advanced climate change method:
[Teng Snake Transformation: 4th Transformation] [Thunderbolt Transformation: 3rd Transformation]

The external training of Teng Snake Transformation is a pure magic to kill enemies. The internal training eventually transforms oneself into the divine beast Teng Snake. To practice internal training, one must have at least the seventh level.

Thunderbolt Transformation is a cultivation spell. Although it can use side effects to kill enemies, its main function is to cultivate exotic beasts.

Advanced Geographical Method:
[Evil of the Dark Wind: 5th turn] [Evil of the Earth Thunder: 5th turn] [Volcano Method: 3rd turn]

The Yin Wind Evil is a spell that kills souls, while the Earth Evil Thunder is a Yin Thunder. Both are most powerful on the ground or underground. They can also be used in the sky, but the power will be reduced by one or two levels.

The volcano spell is a spell whose range is second only to the cloud spell, and it is also a gambler's tactic that relies on luck.

[High-level spell: Self-spell]

[The Origin of the Moment: Sixth Turn] [The Grass Man of All Laws: Fourth Turn]

The origin of the moment is a high-level method of analyzing the elements. Among the four methods of the self, this is the only high-level method.

The Nine Dragons Folding Method, the Strengthening Base Method (Wild Growth), and the Condensation Method (Wasteland Condensation Technique) were all mid-level perfections, and none of them had reached a high level.

"We can now raise the fourth Wanfa straw man. I'll be able to give an explanation to Old Liu when I meet him later." Zhao Xing looked at the panel.

Even if Wanfa Caoren has achieved some success at the fourth level, the first three levels are just the beginning.

Liu Tianning had very high requirements for his disciples. He hadn't fought in a battle or done anything in the Soul Sacrifice Pass for two months. If he didn't make any progress, Old Liu would probably get angry.

[Dayan Qi-gazing Technique: High Level 5]

The advanced method, derived from the "Dayan Sutra", can observe the fortune of others and judge some simple changes in fortune from their fortune.

[Heavenly Eye Technique: Advanced Level 4]

This method improves as the realm of the soul rises. After taking the soul pill, the soul climbs from the early stage to the middle stage in the two months of the soul sacrifice barrier, and the Sky Eye Method naturally breaks through to the fourth level.

[Sleepy Bug Technique: Advanced Level 4]

When the Sleepy Bug Technique reaches a high level, not only does its range and power increase, it can also be considered an alternative method of self-cultivation for the soul. It can catch the parasites in the soul, which can also promote the growth of the soul.

In the Soul Sacrifice Pass, Zhao Xing basically did not sleep, but he was able to hold on, relying on this magic.

"Five Finger Destiny, Turtle Coin Divination, and Divination are all advanced secret techniques, but I have only learned the intermediate secret techniques among them."

"Fate-related spells were difficult to practice during the Great Zhou period, but I have also practiced them to the intermediate perfection level." Zhao Xing looked at the three spells and smiled.

During the two months at the Soul Sacrifice Pass, he killed as many as 32,000 turtles!
A true turtle killer, turtle nemesis.

Jiang Ming from the Zhenhai Army became frightened as he was sending them off.

He also thought that Zhao Xing had some special hobby and liked to slaughter turtles to satisfy his perverted psychology.

As a result, every time he sent the turtle away, he would run away without even saying a word.

Xia Jing, Liao Rulong, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, and Wen Shaoyang also had strong opinions.

More than 32,000 turtles!
Zhao Xing only wants blood and turtle shell, but what about the meat?
Of course eat it!
How can we waste the meat of a seventh, eighth or ninth grade spirit turtle?

Meat is rare on the front line. Farmers can grow plants, but there is no way to get meat, so they have to rely on transportation.

Zhao Xing, the logistics manager, ordered that the turtle meat be sent to the officers to eat.

At first the officers were happy.

But I can’t resist eating it every day!
So they went to their superiors to complain.

Xia Jing even found Zhao Xing and asked him if he had any problem with him, otherwise why did he bring him turtle meat to eat every day?

The priest Zhang Yi could not help but come to complain, saying that there was a turtle's ghost calling out every day inside the pass, and the soldiers kept dreaming about the turtle's wronged spirit. This could not go on, and he, as a priest, could not even comfort the turtle's soul!

Eventually, under the protest of these senior officers, the supply of turtle meat to the senior officers was stopped, and Zhao Xing no longer allowed Jiang Ming to send turtles.

At this point, Jiang Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the rest of the soldiers were also finally freed.

It's not that Mr. Zhao is soft-hearted, but he has finally practiced the [Turtle Money Gua] in the "Turtle Money Gua" method to the intermediate perfection level.

But since then, Zhao Xing has been nicknamed the turtle-killing devil.

"My Turtle Gua method can be perfected thanks to these turtles." Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh.

The Turtle Coin Divination Method is derived from the Liu Yao Sutra. As the understanding of this magic deepens, if one understands the meaning of the sutra, then one will understand everything. Also, the progress of "Five Finger Destiny" and "Divination Method" has greatly increased.

Finally, the spells in the three high-level secret books reached the intermediate level of perfection.

Not long after coming out of the temple and returning to the Eighteen Sophora japonica and willow courtyard, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao and Xia Jing also completed the promotion process.

Zhao Xing used the Dayan Qi-gazing Technique to glance at Old Chen.

"The gray-white color of the luck pillar has disappeared and is undetectable. Although the red pillar is still not as solid as Long Xiao's, after this promotion, it has finally reached the level of the primary level of Yan San."

"Long Xiao's red light column is deeper. If luck also has elementary, intermediate, advanced, and peak levels, his luck is at the intermediate level of Yan San."

At this time, Old Chen was already a sixth-rank official, one level higher than Zhao Xing.

This level is the watershed between the "from" and the "normal" levels. Logically speaking, this promotion will mainly increase luck. Even if Lao Chen doesn't reach the fourth level, he should be at least in the middle of the third level.

The result was the primary level of Yan San. Although the grayish-white color was small, there were still some mixed colors.

"According to the Great Derivation Sutra, this is the instability of luck. When encountering a major disaster, one cannot turn misfortune into fortune. One cannot withstand danger and will easily return to the original state. There is still great volatility."

"Old Chen is really born with deficiencies." Zhao Xing sighed.

Given the current situation, it is still unknown whether we can survive this wave of disaster in Shiyang Cave Heaven.

But, it's much better than before.

If Zhao Xing had not gone to Liao Rulong's army, Chen Shijie would never have been able to obtain a million military merits, and he would probably still be hesitating in front of Huolong Pass. "Xia Jing's luck is very strong." Zhao Xing took another look at Xia Jing. "He has red with blue, and occasionally there is purple starlight coming from the east, dotted on his head. This is a sign of Yan Si, and he is Yan Si who is as steady as an old dog."

Zhao Xing could not see his own luck beam, but he speculated that Xia Jing's luck might be even stronger than his.

Putting aside the fact that he has the ability to foretell things, Xia Jing's luck has been on the rise since he started from Shiyang Cave Heaven!
He first met Zhao Xing during group training. He originally had conflicts with Zhao Xing. During the [Unable to Train] period, he beat Zhao Xing off the field many times, which made Master Zhao very angry.

During the [Supply Training], Xia Jing was assigned to Zhao Xing's group. After being tortured, he took the opportunity to get to know Zhao Xing.

The subsequent large-scale 'actual combat training' and Yuncheng internship were all assigned to Zhao Xing's group!

Especially in the crucial Yuncheng, if Xia Jing had not been assigned to the same place as Zhao Xing or was replaced by Si Nong, it would have been difficult for him to complete his internship with the highest evaluation.

Even if it is completed, it will be impossible to save time to prepare for the Pingman battlefield.

Afterwards, he met Zhao Xing at Huolong Pass and formed an alliance. He then took advantage of the two big pieces of meat, Huolong Pass and Jihun Pass, and consolidated his position in the Xuanjia Army.

Xia Jing's luck was already strong, and it was further consolidated after he met Zhao Xing.

His current official rank, like Zhao Xing's, was the sixth rank, but he had also reached the fourth rank, and was even approaching the fifth rank.

Judging from the Dayan Sutra, if Xia Jing's luck is drawn as a curve, there are very few low periods. No matter how unlucky he is, it will not be that bad. However, there are many peak periods when his luck explodes.

"Why are you staring at me? Did I become more handsome after my promotion?" Xia Jing joked. "If I had known this, I should have asked the court for the title of 'Hunty Marquis' instead of 'Xuan Ying Marquis'."

"You are a little too narcissistic, my prince." Long Xiao said disdainfully, "He is looking at your fortune."

"Oh?" Xia Jing was a little surprised, "You also know this?"

Zhao Xing was slaughtering a turtle at the Soul Sacrifice Pass, but Xia Jing didn't even look at it. The reason was that he couldn't stand the smell of the ship.

"I know a little bit."

"So what did you see?" Xia Jing asked with a smile. "How are the fortunes of the three of us?"

After thinking for a while, Zhao Xing said, "I have really seen something. There are good fortunes and disasters. I just don't know if you believe it or not."

Long Xiao smiled and said, "I believe you. Last time you said I was lucky, I made a breakthrough a few days later. I feel like you really figured out something."

Xia Jing said, "Why not believe this? My family also has a fortune teller who can tell the fortunes of animals from thousands of cubs. He can pick out the best ones from thousands of cubs. He is also said to be able to tell the fortunes of people. I don't know much about him, but it's true. The court has a group of magical 'fortune tellers'."

"You may not know that there is not only a lunar calendar for warding off evil, but also a lunar calendar for bringing good luck. I once saw one at my aunt's place."

Xia Jing's aunt married a member of the royal family, so he can be considered half a royal relative.

Chen Shijie didn't say anything, but ever since the trip to Huoyan Mountain, he felt that Zhao Xing was somewhat extraordinary.

Obviously, everything went wrong when he was leading the team forward, but after Zhao Xing took over, the journey to Huoyan Mountain went smoothly.

Chen Shijie had a bad life since childhood, and his luck changed after he became an official. In fact, he believed in these things a lot.

"I saw that you three will have good luck in the near future, which will lead to wealth and growth."

"But it is accompanied by a great disaster. After a great rise in fortune, there will be a great fall. I am not very clear about how and where it will happen. I wonder if you have any sense of it?"

Zhao Xing's words were rather vague and general, and he could not say it explicitly. He could only use a speculative tone to guide the three people to guess for themselves.

After reaching the sixth level, the soul is connected with the heaven and earth, and there will be some touches. He let the three people guess for themselves, and then he could continue to talk.

"I didn't." Chen Shijie shook his head.

"Now that you mention it, I really do." Long Xiao said, "I also feel that I'm going to have great luck this year, hahahaha."

Although it was a joke, Zhao Xing knew that Long Xiao was really lucky and that the future Marquis of Shenxiao would definitely not die in the disaster of Shiyang Cave Heaven.

Xia Jing pondered: "Fortune and personal growth? If we don't have a transfer order, we will stay in Shiyang Cave Heaven. Should we stay here? Maybe I can go back and ask my aunt and my family's fortune teller."

Zhao Xing nodded: "Okay, I'm just a novice, it would be best if you go back and ask."

After Xia Jing and the other two left, Zhao Xing stayed in the Huailiu Courtyard for a rest and sorted out his memories in his dreams.

He said this without fear of being suspected, because the spiritual outburst of Shiyang Cave Heaven had been predicted in advance by many powerful people.

The rich and powerful have auspicious almanacs and have fortune tellers at home. Many of them will find that the Ten Yang Cave will be of great benefit.

The fortune disk of the military world also calculated early on the explosion of spiritual beauty from the heaven and earth of the Ten Yang Cave Heaven.

It’s just that they only calculated the good luck, but they couldn’t calculate the bad luck, or rather, they ignored it.

Because after the spiritual beauty of heaven and earth erupted, many officials in the military world believed that after more than ten years of transformation, the Shiyang Cave Heaven had successfully stabilized and truly became a blessed land.

Afterwards, an official announcement was issued. Prince Liang even reported the matter to Emperor Jing, which roughly meant: Your Majesty, the Ten Yang Cave Heaven was upgraded to a blessed land after you defeated the Nanman. This auspicious sign means that heaven and earth are helping Your Majesty.

Once the positive factors are brought into play, the small number of bad omens deduced from the fate plate will be ignored.

"After the Ten Sun Caverns erupted with the spiritual beauty of heaven and earth, several important areas were cordoned off. It would be extremely difficult for those who came later to enter, unless they were there from the beginning."

After confirming that this was a great opportunity, the imperial court quickly enclosed the land.

All the resources of Dongtian belong to the country, and of course the imperial court has the final say on how to distribute them.

How could a small soldier like me get such benefits?

Even in unimportant areas, low-ranking officials had to hand over any treasures they picked up to the state, and would only receive a symbolic reward.

"I need to seize the initiative, and I definitely can't do it alone."

"The Polar Night Sea in the north, the Inverted Peaks in the east, the Pengli Lake in the west, and the Crimson Lake in the south are important areas that we must visit, because the spirits born in these places either bring longevity or good fortune!"

"The Ten Thousand Miles Thunder Pond, the Earth Fire Plain, the Sky Fire Road, and the Gangfeng Mountains, these four places are mainly used to breed treasures. There are very few spiritual treasures, but the treasures are very valuable."

"There are several more areas where the seventh-order 'native species' will be born. These seventh-order native species are only produced in Shiyang Cave Heaven."

"There are too many benefits for me to handle alone." Zhao Xing woke up from his dream. "I need to find someone."

"And we need to find people with strong strength and good luck to enter those important areas together."

Even though he was currently from the sixth rank, in the face of such an opportunity, he had to hand in anything he picked up. It didn’t matter, he would be kicked out.

This is still the 'safe zone'.

What are the unsafe areas?

In some places, in order to exploit the powerful and wealthy, Emperor Jing deliberately charged very high "entrance fees" and set up the Forget-Sorrow Monument, just to encourage the powerful and wealthy families to go in and fight.

Even so, there were a lot of heirs from big families scrambling to get in.

Why? Because many large families face certain awkward situations after being passed down for several generations: in order to maintain certain rights and interests, there must be a certain number of rising stars in the family.

Here we have to mention the particularity of the system of inheritance of titles: the inheritance of many titles does not inherit "luck", nor does it increase longevity, nor does it help to improve one's realm.

A title is not equal to an official position (except for Wu Hou). Take Xia Jing as an example, his father was a first-class marquis.

If he inherited the throne, he would be demoted to a second-class marquis, but would still be considered a military marquis. The court would also assign a corresponding official position to Xia Jing and send him to serve as an official.

Under normal circumstances, even if Xia Jing is an ordinary person, he will become a fifth-grade cultivator and possess the strength and corresponding luck of a fifth-grade cultivator.

However, if Xia Jing did not make any meritorious service and passed the title on to his son, the second-class marquis would become a third-class marquis.

The title of marquis at this time did not include an official position or the inheritance of fortune, but only property, fiefdom, and land.

This is where the problem arises. Having a lot of property and titles but no corresponding strength or official position is a waste of money.

But at this time, the channels for advancement were still open, because with a title, one could cultivate to the fifth rank by practicing on one's own without being an official. With this level of strength, there was great hope for seeking an official position or protecting the interests of one's family, and there was no need to go through the Daoyuan system or the Liyuan system.

From this point of view, aristocratic families and nobles are still much better than common people.

But being a powerful official under Emperor Jing is not easy. For opportunities like the Ten Yang Cave, not only is the ticket price very expensive, but entering and competing for benefits may also involve life and death.

But if they win, the children of those big families will be able to secure the title, protect the interests of their family, and even get appointed.

Originally, making contributions on the battlefield was one way, but it didn't take that many people to fight the Southern Barbarians, so we had to find a way elsewhere.

“If a great opportunity appears in the Ten Sun Cave Heaven, it will surely attract many powerful and wealthy children to fight for it.”

"Which thigh should I look for?" Zhao Xing thought.

Tian Yan is not suitable. Teacher Tian is already old. He does not have a good official position. He is just a teacher in the Institute of Geography. Although he has connections, connections are not the most important thing at this time.

Regardless of his strength, Tian Yan probably doesn't have the spirit to be competitive.

Yang An? He was already a fourth-rank military commander, so he couldn't get involved in many things, and his relationship wasn't that high.

Fan Zhaoli? The dean of the Institute of Geology has decent fighting ability, but his position is still a little lacking. Moreover, he helped me last time because of Tian Yan's face. This time, facing so many powerful people competing for me, I am not sure if he will be willing to help me.

After much deliberation, Mr. Zhao finally decided on Liu Tianning.

Liu Tianning is a fifth-rank official. He can basically go anywhere. He is also a member of the Military Supervisory Department. If he doesn't go to find the spiritual beauty of heaven and earth, the court will send him there.

Liu Tianning was very strong, but as for his luck? Zhao Xing had never tried to spy on Liu Tianning's luck. Straw men don't have luck. During the retreat, he didn't have time to see it.

But I think it can't be bad. How bad can the luck of a man who can become a first-rank minister of agriculture be?

"Well, we agreed not to get involved with him, but now we are getting more and more involved." Zhao Xing was a little melancholy, "However much benefit Lao Liu brings us now, how much hatred he will bring us later."

But we’ll talk about what happened next later.

Zhao Xing still has to seize this opportunity.

Immediately, Zhao Xing packed up, took out the ground mirror and asked to see Liu Tianning.

After getting the other party's consent, he flew towards the Wanfa Palace.

　There will be one more update before twelve o'clock!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)