Chapter 1996: 24: Sensation Caused by the Assembly, the Mysterious Starry Sky Slabs! (Part 5)

"What ’Demon Farmer’? It’s just some nonsense spread by those who don’t understand. Isn’t saying it out loud embarrassing?""That’s right, junior brother is discussing legitimate magic theory, certified by the Demigod Scholar Bo Wei!"

Wei Lan and Ai Miaomiao are disciples of the Five Poison Emperor.

They’ve arrived at the Annihilation Star Corridor, joining Star Fire. Their job is to eavesdrop everywhere.

This order is from the Five Poison Emperor, with one principle: if anyone secretly badmouths your junior brother or deliberately slanders him, then finish them!

"Hahaha, indeed, it certainly has to be legitimate! How could it work if it’s not? We wouldn’t even be able to start anything."

"Hahahahaha."

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Although Jiang Tiansu, Baili Yang, Xiyaozi, and Zhu Haichao respect Zhao Xing highly, they never mention specifics about the spell because it needs to be kept secret.

Zhao Xing has planned thirty-four sessions for the Star Annihilation Dharma Assembly. How could he reveal everything in the first session?

In the Annihilation Star Six Qi Theory, the most important and critical spells and solutions aren’t fully revealed.

The Dharma Assembly is meant to serve the opening of the Ancient Star Path. This is his core plan.

Therefore, after the first session of the Dharma Assembly ended, many people came to inquire about when the next session would be held and when the spells from the Annihilation Star Six Qi Theory’s Yin-Yang Chapter and Earth Transformation Theory would be released.

Zhao Xing’s answer was: "Spells will be secretly practiced in the Annihilation Star Corridor, supervised by the Great Zhou’s Minister of Agriculture Supervision. They will only gradually be released in the last ten sessions of the Dharma Assembly."

Time undecided? Gradually released?

This answer really makes people anxious!

But soon, news spread.

Want to know the spells early? Then join Great Zhou to participate in the practice, and work with them!

And so.

In the ten years following the Dharma Assembly’s end, not only did the number of people in the Annihilation Star Corridor not decrease, but it continued to grow.

Great Zhou’s power also experienced explosive development.

Ji Che entered the Lord-level Realm in just ten years!

Too many experts came to join Great Zhou!

Especially the Minister of Agriculture Supervision department.

In terms of both quantity and quality of strong individuals, they far exceeded the other four departments.

Because the Mirage Sea Alliance led by Zhu Haichao, the Zi Wu Heavenly Time Hall led by Jiang Tiansu, the Chi Sang Jiehuo Sect led by Lord Xiyue, and Baili Yang’s Wangyue Valley, all dispatched large numbers of people here and became Guest Elders of Great Zhou.

"Originally, Great Zhou only had the minimum qualification to host the Ancient Star Path, but now it directly possesses the ability to develop it!"

"If the Grand Minister of Agriculture’s spells and theories are genuine, then the speed of opening the Ancient Star Path will far exceed the four major families!"

"Your Majesty... We’re going to flourish!"

Tong Wensheng excitedly reports.

He’s very excited, but Ji Che remains calm.

"Great Zhou’s power is expanding rapidly, but now it’s just a castle in the air. Guest Elders can come and go as they please. Ultimately, it’s up to Great Zhou’s own people’s development."

"Tong Xiang, draft an edict. Raise the threshold for all Great Zhou departments in recruiting Guest Elders and tighten the issuance of Great Zhou citizenship..." Ji Che issued a series of decrees.

He made many adjustments, especially in key positions like the military department and Heavenly Craft Department. Those who aren’t tied to Great Zhou won’t be reused, but many restrictions on commerce were relaxed.

Great Zhou prospers, and good news keeps coming.

In the forty-eighth year after the Star Annihilation Dharma Assembly began, Liu Tianning broke through and became the second Reincarnation Realm after Ji Che.

If we don’t consider Emperor Wu’s Qi Fortune bonus, Liu Tianning should be Great Zhou’s first Reincarnation Realm.

In the eightieth year, Emperor Wu converted the burgeoning national power and refined a large number of Qi Fortune Golden Pills, quickly enhancing the strength of officials from Great Zhou’s native population. Chief Engineer Lu Ying broke through to Reincarnation Realm, as did Grand Commandant Luo Hou and Great Medical Order Cui Chengzhi!

In the one hundred sixtieth year, Zhao Xing’s thirteenth Star Annihilation Dharma Assembly concluded.

In the same year, Ye Yuxong, Long Xiao, and Xia Jing broke through to Reincarnation Realm.

In the two-hundred fifty-second year, Liu Tianning advanced further and became mature-level, while Emperor Wu had firmly stood at Lord-level, with the number of native Reincarnation Realm individuals reaching thirty-four!

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Time passes quickly, and three hundred years have gone by in the blink of an eye.

Annihilation Star Corridor, a northern star area.

Zhao Xing flies swiftly, crossing a pathway of the Stacked Realm Mountain, where, ahead, over a hundred Boundary Ships are already waiting.

Zhu Haichao waits on the foremost ship, seemingly crafted from white jade. Seeing Zhao Xing arrives, he quickly comes forward.

"Greetings, Grand Minister of Agriculture."

"No need for formalities." Zhao Xing gazes ahead, "Tell me, what have you discovered?"

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, please look." Zhu Haichao gestures, and over a hundred Boundary Ships begin to move back. Zhao Xing senses the fragmentation zone ahead being pulled.

As many rocks are cleared, several neat, orderly cyan stone slabs surprisingly appear in the starry sky.

"Hmm?" He pulls up the Star Mirror for observation.

Soon, he discovers these cyan stone slabs measure 0.1 astronomical units in length, width, and height.

About three thousand smooth, level cyan stone slabs have appeared.

In the starry sky, seemingly long dust-covered, they emit a gentle cyan light once debris is cleared away.

"This is..." Zhao Xing gazes at the giant cyan stone slabs in the starry sky, with their light waves vaguely forming a flower-like pattern, looking like lotus flowers with designs, though not clearly visible.

But it’s certain that these are not naturally formed but bear human traces!

"Have you sent people to investigate?" Zhao Xing asks Zhu Haichao.

"Yes." Zhu Haichao reports, "But as soon as we approach these cyan stone slabs, they suddenly disappear. We dare not send more, only invite Grand Minister of Agriculture over."

"Disappear?" Zhao Xing appears puzzled, but his heart races.

Considering various features, he realizes after three hundred years, he finally excavated significant findings on this Ancient Path!

"Immediately block the information, and no one is allowed to explore further!" Zhao Xing orders, "Not even avatars."

"Understood." Zhu Haichao promptly departs.

At this moment, Baili Yang approaches, quietly inquiring: "Minister Zhao, should we..."

Seeing Baili Yang’s expression, Zhao Xing can’t help but shake his head. Baili Yang is fine in every aspect but touched with a bad habit. He even suggests murdering for confidentiality.

Does he truly regard me as the Demon Farmer?

Or is he testing my character?

"Baili Yang, don’t suggest anything like this again." Zhao Xing shakes his head, "These are all people from our Great Zhou. No matter where they were before, joining Great Zhou makes them one of us. I won’t kill my people for wealth."

Baili Yang nods and says no more.

However, soon someone else flies over from the pathway of the Boundary Mountain behind, none other than Yang Baihe.

"Captain, why are you here?"

Zhao Xing sees Yang Baihe, not particularly pleased, for Yang Baihe’s presence indicates that Star Fire has sent other people.

Being watched by Star Fire is certainly not advantageous.

"Someone accused Great Zhou of violating the Empire’s development law." Yang Baihe goes straight to the point, "Star Fire is ordered to investigate."

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