Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1336 - 15: Dragon Emperor Jie’s Final Words, Ancient Tales, and the Unification of the Dragon Court!

The difficulty persists, but in the Spiritual Energy Era, it is relatively easier to break through for the Heavenly Time Sect and Earth Advantage Sect.

After all, in the Spiritual Energy Era, powerful plant life is not so hard to find.

"Roar~"

Zhao Xing transformed into a Five-clawed Golden Dragon and flew toward the Central Dragon Court, where he intended to cultivate in the Misa Palace of Dragon Emperor Jie and complete his metamorphosis.

"The Misa Palace is abundant with spiritual energy. In about ten years, I should be able to cultivate into the Symbiotic Domain."

"Ten years is also enough time for the Bloodthirsty Dragon Vine and the Ice Soul Divine Tree to recover."

"A Bloodthirsty Dragon Vine at Rule Realm Perfection, an Ice Soul Divine Tree in the Late Rule Realm."

"Dragon Spirit Bamboo and Fire Lotus, Mid Rule Realm."

"Once the Symbiotic Domain is cultivated, I can use the Four Seasons Divine Splendor to nourish my body and break through the Rule Realm without depleting the qi fortune of the Great Zhou."

Harvesting the Four Seasons Divine Splendor to break through in physical form is akin to seizing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Beauty, except one achieves breakthrough through external nature, while the other leverages Inner Heaven and Earth to claim fortune and beauty.

Zhao Xing's Pure Essence Soil trait, with Spirit Mountain, Spiritual Spring, four Divine Trees, and abundant spiritual energy, now positioned in a version of Primordial Qi Tide without the suppression of heaven and earth, makes this breakthrough method feasible.

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In the 42nd year of Yuan Shuo, Zhao Xing entered the Dragon Court Ancient Land. During his first decade there, he cleared the treasures of the Dragon Court and transplanted two Divine Trees, guiding Yin Xiu in battle.

For the second ten-year plan, Zhao Xing's true body remained cultivating in the Misa Palace while maintaining a trace of consciousness to monitor Yin Xiu's war efforts.

Time flowed by, and soon it was the 62nd year of Yuan Shuo.

According to past rules, the Dragon Court would close at this time.

However, its Heaven and Earth Dragon Gate remained open but still restricted the number of people entering and exiting and prohibiting the dragons of the ancient land from leaving.

The turmoil in the Dragon Court Ancient Land had drawn significant attention.

Neither the Outer Alliance nor the Great Zhou withdrew from the East Sea; instead, both were reinforcing their troops.

Everyone knew that once the bans of the Dragon Court Ancient Land were lifted, a powerful force would arise capable of overturning the present status quo.

Central Dragon Court, Misa Palace.

Zhao Xing's body continued to grow larger, with four streams of divine light washing over his physique.

"The physical body breaking through to the Rule Realm strengthens the Seven Spirits accordingly."

"My physical body, baptized by the Four Seasons Divine Splendor, can be considered a Divine Golden Body."

"But this is too high."

Looking at his body, Zhao Xing found himself now a hundred meters tall!

"A change in life's level means you can't just eat without growing bigger. Normally, a Minister of Agriculture breaking through the Rule Realm should have a physique around ten meters, but I am a hundred meters."

"However, a hundred-meter golden physique is common among martial artists in the Rule Realm."

"Only the Self Sect's breakthroughs can barely compare with the martial artists' gigantification."

The emergence of the Divine Golden Body brought life secret patterns to Zhao Xing's skin!

The mark of the Fire Lotus appeared on the left chest, corresponding to the heart position.

The mark of the Bloodthirsty Dragon Vine appeared on the upper right abdomen, corresponding to the liver.

The mark of the Ice Soul Divine Tree appeared on the waist, corresponding to the kidneys.

The mark of the Dragon Spirit Bamboo appeared on the right chest, corresponding to the lungs.

"Such correspondences are not perfect, but in the Xuanhuang Realm, these are the available conditions, so I make do for now."

To correspond perfectly should require five life secret patterns, but Zhao Xing can only merge with the Four Seasons Divine Splendor now, unable to perfectly align with the Five Elements.

"After breaking through to the Rule Realm, there are three major changes."

"First is the transformation of Pure Essence Soil into Pure Spirit Soil, as the primordial energy within me transforms into spiritual energy."

"Reaching the Establishing Tao Realm fully metamorphoses this."

"By then, the power of spells will automatically lift a grade. The same level of Ultimate Skill, the same Dao Enlightenment, rooted in spiritual energy, differs in power by about a hundredfold."

Of course, utilizing spiritual energy for spellcasting and executing a full-scale spell upgrade requires the Establishing Tao Realm (Ascension Realm).

At most, in the Rule Realm, you possess some 'Spiritual Energy Magic.' Once your body is filled entirely with spiritual energy and any spell can be cast using it, on the level of skill, it is considered the Establishing Tao Realm or what the universe commonly terms the Ascension Realm.

The utilization of spiritual energy measures the 'skill' of the Ascension Realm.

Mastering [Dojo] measures the 'Dao' of the Ascension Realm.

"The second change is the persistent existence of the Rule Domain, effective even if I, the true body, depart, albeit for a certain time."

Zhao Xing pointed toward the sky, where ten suns immediately appeared.

Great Heat Domain!

"In the past, when I left the domain's range, the ten suns would vanish, which was the heaven and earth's self-resetting."

"Now, even if I leave, the Great Heat Domain can persist for about a year."

Zhao Xing glanced at the ten suns.

Previous domains were like sand castles on a beach, easily toppled with a push.

Achieving the Rule Realm meant that the sand castles were compacted and not so easily pushed over, allowing them to exist for longer.

The Ascension Realm (Establishing Tao Realm) lays stone foundations, deeply rooted in heaven and earth, allowing persistence for a very long time—long enough to be perceived as indefinitely existing.

"However, under the Primordial Qi Tide, most 'castles' collapse, and the tide of the Xuanhuang Realm erases most dojos."

"The third change is the shackle of lifespan."

Zhao Xing looked at his status panel.

[Name: Zhao Xing]

[Realm: Early Rule Realm]

[Occupation: Minister of Agriculture]

[Qi Fortune: Yanjiu]

[Gathering Essence: One Hundred Tiers]

[Divine Soul: Mid Rule Realm]

[Remaining Lifespan: 1850 years]

"In the 71st year of Yuan Shou, my remaining lifespan was 1530 years. Now, after a hundred and ten years, my remaining lifespan has not decreased; instead, it has increased. Through cultivation, my lifespan continues to increase. As long as I don't become emperor, my lifespan surpasses that of an emperor by far."