Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1358 - 18: Let Me Tell You a Story (Da Zhang)

"In the past, how many Heavenly Time Ultimate Skills were there? Only seven, but now, there are more than a hundred!"

A light immediately shone in Wang Tianzhi's eyes.

Zhao Xing truly wasn't lying to Wang Tianzhi.

In his previous life, he was among the first batch of players to ascend. Naturally, there was a second batch, a third batch, and possibly more.

But since the Xuanhuang Realm had no chance for Spiritual Energy Recovery, it was heading towards extinction. How would the later players ascend?

The answer is: the first batch of players would come back to rescue others.

The first batch of players to initially ascend would, upon ascending, trigger a large-scale mission called "Save the Xuanhuang Realm."

This mission aligns with the interests of major guilds because the number of who initially ascended was too few. In the vast universe, they were isolated and vulnerable; having more players like themselves would be most beneficial.

To die and live, work tough and grim jobs that players are willing to do. Where else could they find such indestructible beings?

To complete the "Save the Xuanhuang Realm" mission, one has to sequentially accomplish a series of linked tasks like [Break the Illusion], [Confirm the Coordinates], [Shatter the Origin], and so on.

In the previous epoch, various national-level guilds gradually achieved the goal of rescuing others for ascension, and Zhao Xing was well aware of these matters; it was up to him whether he wanted to engage in them.

"You are much better than Cloud Sky Dao; we certainly won't make you wait for an epoch so long."

"About how long will it take?" The question came from Ji Che.

"Hard to say, at least three thousand years." Zhao Xing pondered, without making any promises, lest when the time came, Wang Tianzhi would be disappointed if he didn't see anyone.

If all goes as expected, Zhao Xing estimated the ascension point compared to his previous life would advance by over two thousand years.

To advance so long ahead is not what is familiar in the narrative, and indeed it was uncertain how developments would unfold.

"Just three thousand years?" Wang Tianzhi was immediately delighted. Compared to a million years, three thousand years seemed like the blink of an eye.

"Hahaha, I was right to snatch this first spot!"

...

On the way to see Cloud Sky Dao, Wang Tianzhi was quite excited, always grinning like he had gained a huge advantage.

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

Cloud Sky Dao also did not understand.

"What promise have you made to him? Why is he so happy?"

It was indeed strange; for something that could lead to death, it was already impressive if Wang Tianzhi could remain indifferent, yet he seemed as happy as a fool.

Pretending could be understandable, but Cloud Sky Dao could tell that Wang Tianzhi wasn't pretending; he was genuinely happy from the heart.

This was really hard to comprehend.

"He might have thought of something joyful."

"What joyful thing?" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"He, well..."

Cloud Sky Dao took a deep breath.

It was hard to believe he was making friends with such a person, always speaking halfway; it was hard not to hit him.

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

But the road must ultimately be walked to completion.

Soon, Cloud Sky Dao and everyone returned to the entrance together.

"To become the master of the House of Epoch, one must first reach the Rule Realm and second use the Key of the Epoch as a medium to take a Life Soul Oath."

"After taking the Life Soul Oath, you'll immediately refine it, and then you only need to walk inside to completely become the owner of the house."

"No matter how long you have lived, your lifespan will be solidified."

"You can cultivate inside, sleep...do anything, but you must follow certain rules, like waking up regularly and collecting Spiritual Energy."

Cloud Sky Dao handed a crystal bead to Wang Tianzhi: "This item is called the Spiritual Energy Pearl, an advanced version of the Cloud Rain Pearl."

"When it completes the seven-color transformation of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, and then returns to transparency, you fulfill the condition of being replaced. Before that, even if you find someone, you cannot be replaced."

"In the House of Epoch, you can cultivate to the Realm of Ascension."

"Upon reaching this realm, you can no longer advance, but you can pass the time by doing other things, like researching spells."

"Theoretically speaking, there is no limit to spells. It depends on how high your innate talent is."

"After collecting enough Spiritual Energy, you can affect the outside world through the three souls, like taking a disciple and bringing them to the Returning Ruins, but there is only one quota. Exceeding this will automatically erase their memory. Once they leave, they will forget you."

"You can also observe the universe within the House of Epoch, but it's hard to discern anything worthwhile now. Most of the time, you won't gain any insight."

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

Cloud Sky Dao explained in detail.

Before Wang Tianzhi entered, he repeated all the important instructions.

Listening to Cloud Sky Dao's explanation, Wang Tianzhi was increasingly excited.

If you set aside the restriction of freedom, the House of Epoch would be a perfect place for enlightenment and cultivation!

Plus, he firmly believed Zhao Xing would come back to rescue him, making it seem like a massive bargain intrinsically!

"Big Brother, I feel this Daoist Soldier isn't meant for guarding but rather resembles some sort of cultivation site." Ji Che communicated his doubts.

"Yes, it was originally created to be similar to a 'cultivation black room,' its purpose is forced seclusion, with no exit until specific conditions are met."

"Its widespread use in the universe is actually this; the Xuanhuang Realm merely has a customized version, functioning as it does now."

"For major families and powerful lineage descendants, who generally inherit significant cultivation talents from their parents, but don't actually need to cultivate much and lack the perseverance to do so, this is designed to discipline those with considerable talent who are nonetheless lazy." Zhao Xing explained.