Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1324 - 13: Entering Dragon Court Four Times, Purple Dragon God? Secrets Unveiled!

The Daoist Conference started in the fall of the first year of Yuan Shuo and continued until midsummer of the second year.

Minister of Sinong Zhao Xing's lectures were concentrated in the fall of the first year of Yuan Shuo. During the following winter and spring of the second year, he only appeared occasionally.

Afterwards, it was primarily Liu Tianning, Mi Fei, Wang Tianzhi, Ling Tianchen, Qiu Yuanshan, Meng Kun, Ji Youtang, and others who took turns lecturing.

The prolonged lectures led to more people discovering that not only Zhao Xing, Liu Tianning, and Mi Fei, but even the deans and vice-deans of Xuantian Academy and Kunyuan Academy practiced advanced Grassman Skill.

This was due to Zhao Xing, the Grand Minister of Agriculture, who practiced the Dao of the Three Sects and often mentioned their unity, implementing policies consistent with this philosophy. Hence, influenced by him, more Ministers of Agriculture no longer limited themselves to one sect and began practicing other spells as well.

"The higher-ups set the trend, and the lower ranks inevitably follow!"

"Zhao Xing not only influences the Ministers of Agriculture nationwide through his writings but also through his actions."

"The grand ambitions he once shared with me in the Dharma Transmission Tower have begun to materialize. Truly unexpected."

Li Boqian sighed deeply, taking several deep breaths.

"Indeed." Xuan Yuan Qingtian nodded: "This Daoist Conference of his first unified the thoughts of the High Grade Ministers of Agriculture. At least in terms of doctrine, there is no superior among the three sects."

"He also took advantage of the lectures at Yun Meng Academy to start changes in the selection of official positions, Daoists, and military Minister of Agriculture officers."

"He made the spells of Heavenly Time, Earth Advantage, and Self the required courses."

"With the rising qi fortune of Great Zhou and the Xuanhuang Analysis Technique at Yun Meng Academy, the foundation for realizing this ideal is now in place."

Yun Meng Academy's enlightening Dharma Transmission greatly enhances the efficiency of the country's subjects in practicing spells and comprehending Dao.

The rising qi fortune of Great Zhou and the energy index of the Nineteen States enhance, accelerating the Gathering Essence process.

With reduced difficulty in Gathering Essence, practicing the skills of all three sects is no longer empty talk.

The curriculum in some Daoist Academies, Academies, and Agricultural Supervision is not fixed, depending entirely on the ratio of teachers from the three sects in those places.

But now it's different, as the court mandates equal teaching resources for Heavenly Time, Earth Advantage, and Self, standardizing spell teaching courses.

The same applies to civil service exams; mastering spells from only one sect won't suffice.

This change will continue from basic Daoist and Academy teaching stages to the officialdom.

"The flaws of the Grassman Skill have been resolved; in the future, the divine temple will also have Minister of Agriculture God from the Self Sect, with Liu Tianning being the first."

"Three split the world, Liu Tianning; Zhao Chen'an unifies the realm, hiss~" Li Boqian took a deep breath of incense.

"Watch closely. It's not just our Ministers of Agriculture who will change; with Yun Meng Academy's emergence and Zhao Xing's efforts, even Martial Artists and Mechanical Masters might change as well." Xuan Yuan Qingtian sighed, "What an era of grand and magnificent changes it truly is."

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At the end of the Daoist Conference, Zhao Xing's main focus shifted from lecturing to meeting foreign powers.

Among these were Sinong Bao Hongde from Xiang Liu Country, Sinong Pan Chang from Fu Country, and Sinong Gao Shanyang from East Sang Kingdom... totaling 365 small countries (tribes) and 42 medium countries.

It wasn't just discussions; there were substantial exchanges as well. For example, Sinong Bao Hongde from Xiang Liu Country requested Zhao Xing to send a batch of officials to Great Zhou for study, offering local treasures as tuition.

Zhao Xing was, of course, pleased, as he had already discussed this with Ji Che.

Though Great Zhou occupies the land of the Nineteen States with abundant resources, there are also many treasures beyond its borders. Trading technology for resources is certainly advantageous, while expanding Great Zhou's influence to neighboring regions, paving the way for grand plans of ascension.

Besides the countries, there were sects as well.

In early spring of the second year of Yuan Shuo, Zhao Xing secretly met with Fog Walker and Yue Ying Daoist at the Cloud Courtyard of Xuantian Academy.

"Fog Walker, the 580th generation Cloud Sky Peak Guardian Elder of the Xuantian Divine Sect, pays respect to the Divine Sovereign."

Though Fog Walker was the acting sect master, he didn't regard himself as such for this meeting with Zhao Xing, instead, he upheld his elder status.

But the person accompanying him surprised Zhao Xing somewhat.

"Yue Yingzi, the 223rd generation Cloud Sky Peak Supreme Elder of the Xuantian Divine Sect, pays respect to the Divine Sovereign." Yue Ying Daoist's doppelgänger bowed to Zhao Xing, introducing himself.

The 223rd generation? Zhao Xing was a bit surprised.

In the Divine Sect, a generation is roughly a thousand years, meaning this was a creature over thirty thousand years old!

No wonder Qing Yu Zi wanted to steal the ice-sealing technology from the Xuantian Divine Sect, capable of reviving after tens of thousands of years!

Noting Zhao Xing's curious expression, Fog Walker explained: "Divine Sovereign, Martial Uncle Ancestor is indeed a figure recorded in the sect's history; he reached the Rule Realm Perfection."

"I've seen the venerable elder," Zhao Xing cupped his hands.

"In the path of Minister of Sinong, you are indeed the senior." Yue Ying Daoist's voice was tinged with emotion.

In the Outer Sect, disciples, once reaching their teacher's level of cultivation, no longer refer to each other as master and apprentice but rather as peers, calling each other brothers.

Should a disciple surpass their master, it's possible for the former master to address them as Daoist Master instead.

The Sect World usually measures seniority by Daoist cultivation, not age or conventional ethics. This custom spans various aspects, such as disciples marrying their masters or even their grandmasters.

Initially, Zhao Xing assumed the person beside Fog Walker was simply an assistant, not expecting Fog Walker himself to be the assistant.

"Does this mean several awakenings within the Divine Sect?" Zhao Xing inquired.