Chapter 1078: Chapter 71: Sensation at Kunyuan Academy, Zhao Xing’s Grand Entrance!
If too early or too late, the likelihood of persuasion greatly diminishes.
"I have seventy percent confidence in a preliminary solution to the problem."
"Please, Your Majesty, unlock the Heavenly Secret Records and allow me and Master Liu to cooperate to gradually perfect the Ultimate Method."
"I, Zhao Xing, bow my head and prostrate myself at Your Majesty’s feet."
After writing, Zhao Xing looked over it and, seeing no issue, flicked his fingers.
The memorial then flew towards the Heavenly Heart Temple of Shangluo Academy.
The Heavenly Heart Temple is a temple directly connected to heavenly hearings, and the message-delivering Yin Gods are exclusively royal Yin Gods.
When Zhao Xing’s communication as Minister of Rites arrived, the furnace immediately burned and consumed the memorial.
After writing, Zhao Xing rubbed his face and quietly waited for Emperor Jing’s decision.
"Having just returned after earning merit, my chances of success should be relatively high," Zhao Xing mused.
However, he waited for a full half month without a reply from Emperor Jing.
During the waiting period, a shadow cast over Zhao Xing’s heart.
"Old Emperor Jing, do not lose your mind and use this to test me."
"If you are this befuddled, it shows that this world is quite different from what I imagined, and you won’t be able to properly teach Emperor Wu either."
"If so, I, Grandfather, will have to flee to the Southern Desolate, changing sides!"
Fortunately, Emperor Jing did not disappoint Zhao Xing.
On the fifth day of the first month in the 17th Year of Da Zhi, Zhao Xing received a secret decree.
Liu Tianning was permitted to disperse his cultivation and re-practice the Derivation God Decision.
"Chen An, Tian Ning, His Majesty has granted you permission to perfect this method," Duke Wei said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Xing and Liu Tianning bowed and accepted the Imperial Decree.
"So, I was practicing the Derivation God Decision incorrectly?"
"No wonder I felt your Divine Soul was so powerful, yet it seemed to remain at the first level of the Realm," Liu Tianning realized upon seeing the content of the decree.
Initially, he believed Zhao Xing could resolve it, but his expectations were not high.
But now, he truly believed it.
"Master, your method cannot be said to be wrong," Zhao Xing said, "Just that its power wasn’t that great."
Duke Wei advised, "Tian Ning, although His Majesty has unlocked the secrets and allowed you to re-cultivate, formal cultivation will have to wait."
"How long do we have to wait?" Zhao Xing asked.
"His Majesty said we must at least wait until King Heavenly Destiny returns, to have the Fate Officers calculate a more appropriate method and the necessary preparations."
"Doesn’t that mean we’ll have to wait another three years?"
"His Majesty has thought deeply about this; it is an enlightened move. Besides, I can afford to wait," Liu Tianning interrupted Zhao Xing.
Seeing this, Zhao Xing couldn’t say more.
Duke Wei said, "His Majesty also mentioned that since this is about improvement, why don’t you and your family, spanning three generations, work on it together?"
"Dean Xu, too, is a cultivator of the Ten Thousand Skill Grass Man; perhaps he has different insights."
At this, Liu Tianning and Zhao Xing were both taken aback.
"Could it be Master..."
"Indeed." Duke Wei nodded with a smile, "Since you were established as the first vice-dean, Dean Xu has known of the new Chapters of the Derivation God Decision and has begun to explore re-cultivation."
"He had unlocked the secrets long ago. Tian Ning, didn’t you notice that Dean Xu remains conscious longer than any previous dean?"
"I thought it was merely a flash of brilliance in Master’s final moments..." Liu Tianning immediately became excited. "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Xing also bowed again.
He had long guessed that Xu Xing might become a test subject for the new Chapter of the Derivation God Decision, but was not certain.
From Emperor Jing’s perspective, Xu Xing was an excellent candidate to be a test subject.
His days were numbered, but his cultivation was intact.
Using it to test the new method and solve flaws was optimal.
It could also smooth the path for Liu Tianning. If Liu Tianning were to practice this in the future, Xu Xing’s experience would serve as a useful reference, making it much smoother.
If successful, Xu Xing could transition into the Yin God Body.
Of course, judging by how slow Emperor Jing’s response was, Zhao Xing suspected Xu Xing’s results weren’t significant.
As he had considered earlier, everyone’s experiences are different, and with Xu Xing’s deeply ingrained issues, re-cultivating only the first level must have had limited effectiveness, otherwise, Emperor Jing wouldn’t have deliberated so long.
"Chen An, His Majesty specifically instructed you to visit the old dean and discuss this method with him," Duke Wei said.
"Yes," Zhao Xing nodded, understanding that he was to first practice with Xu Xing.
...
The place where Xu Xing resided was surrounded by a vast primordial forest, with trees over 100,000 years old.
In the very center of the plain stood a towering tree, reaching ten thousand meters high, blocking out the sun.
Beneath the tree was a courtyard named Skywalking Courtyard.
When Zhao Xing arrived, Xu Xing’s presence could be seen in various parts of the plain.
"Heavenly Witch Ming, take my attack!"
"How did the commander of the Seven Night Saints come back to life? Humph, in life, I could kill you; in death, I fear you not!"
"Come, compete with me in the Great Taoism Competition! Let’s see who dares to stop me, Xu Xing, from rising!"
"I want to fight a hundred of you!"
"Whoever blocks me will die!"
"Ah, the Heavenly Yin Divine Wood, good stuff indeed."
"Hahaha, so what if it’s of the first class? I can still see through your Tao!"
"Offering a hundred beauties for a Life Fruit? I’ve seen it all, get it out of here!"
"..."
The many Xu Xings across the plain laughed and cursed with varying expressions.
Some were extremely young and high-spirited, while others had white hair like snow, faces like tree bark.
Some were sparring, while others were challenging the air.
Li Boqian, accompanying Zhao Xing, spoke up, "If not for testing the new Chapters, Xu Xing in his old age would have dispersed all his avatars."
Zhao Xing nodded, now witnessing the scene of a Self Sect’s Minister of Agriculture in his old age going insane.
His condition deteriorating, soul and spirit both heading towards the ultimate limit of the heavens and earth, inevitably weakening, unable to control many avatars.
The mind was like a monkey, thoughts like a horse.