Shennong Dao Master

"The inner world opened by the two divine objects truly is extraordinary."

Zhao Xing passed through this challenge with ease, successfully acquiring the second type of plant warrior.

[Sun and Moon Vine (mutant species)]

[State: Peak]

[Quality: Emperor Level]

[True Spirit: Late-stage Emperor Level]

[Secret Techniques: Eight Notes Sun Wheel, Moonlight Feather Light Array, Shanghou Realm]

[Note: After years of listening to the immortal music of the demigod musician, its spiritual wisdom greatly opened up, and the postnatal learning combined with innate secret techniques significantly enhanced its strength.]

[Remaining Life: 7.6 epochs]

The innate secret techniques of the vine category are mostly enclosing types; the Sun and Moon Vine feeds on the sun and moon, its talents related to the Yin Yang Dao, coupled with the Five Divine Sound Scale, further amplifies its enclosing ability, and it even knows formations!

For a plant warrior to know formations is quite an uncommon development. Even Emperor Level experts of this era find it hard to break through when trapped.

"Xuan Yue Fairy, what is the trial of the third stage?"

Xuan Yue looked westward, where four flowers with black edges and red interiors were planted; three had already withered, and the last one was closed.

"The third stage is a test of the Music Dao." Xuan Yue Fairy looked at the closed flower, saying with some sadness:

"The ’Dongming Flower’ is a descendant of the Flower God Clan, a beloved item of the owner. Ever since the owner died, it has also fallen dormant."

"Only by obtaining the ’Eight Sounds Divine Skill’ from the palace and playing it with a zither can it be awakened."

A test of the Music Dao? Zhao Xing couldn’t help but frown.

Among the three living plants, the one he valued the most was this ’Dongming Flower.’

Although it only had Emperor Level strength, its bloodline was quite high.

Perhaps one could extract the life template of the Flower God Clan from it.

One of the paths to becoming a god for the Self Sect’s Minister of Agriculture is to extract the divine pattern of plants.

Even if this hope is very slim, with this possibility, the value of Dongming Flower surpasses that of the first two.

However, with a test of the Music Dao, Zhao Xing could only stand by idly and watch.

"I can only wait for Emperor Qian Yin or Emperor Fu Zhi to come out and ask for their help," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

With nothing else to do, Zhao Xing began talking with the Artifact Spirit about a bare golden bamboo pole standing in the north.

But Xuan Yue seemed quite impatient: "If you’re not challenging the trial, just be quiet, why ask so many questions?"

Zhao Xing didn’t know why she suddenly changed her attitude, and being rebuked like this, a nameless anger surged in his heart, but he dared not show it and could only cup his hands in acknowledgment and sit aside to wait.

Time passed slowly, and about eight years after entering, a second batch of people arrived at the Lingluo Cave Mansion. Two Mechanical Masters and a Martial Artist came here.

The Martial Artist was Emperor Chi Mei, but Zhao Xing didn’t recognize the two Mechanical Masters.

Listening to their conversation with Feng Chen, he learned that the competition in the other two Half-God Mansions had reached the final stage.

Understanding that there was no benefit for them there, they came to the Musician Cave Mansion to try their luck.

"Elder Feng, could it be possible to take away those flowers outside the palace and that golden bamboo pole?" Emperor Chi Mei asked immediately upon arrival.

Clearly, Zhao Xing was not the only one to recognize the value of these things.

Even if they were of unknown value, they were still worth seizing, regardless.

"Emperor Chi Mei, do not act rashly," Feng Chen explained, "if you want to move them, it must be after the transmission of the Lingluo Palace has concluded."

"Alright," Emperor Chi Mei replied, his eyes shifted to Zhao Xing, "Minister of Agriculture Zhao, do you recognize this flower?"

"No," Zhao Xing replied coldly.

...

After waiting another five years, there was finally movement within the Lingluo Palace; an ethereal sound echoed through the heavens, and a Dharma Form of an ancient zither with nine strings, each of a different color, and surrounded by phantoms of auspicious beasts, appeared atop the palace. It was extraordinary.

Zhao Xing was visibly shaken, for from this movement, there was no doubt that it was the power evoked only by a divine object!

Unexpectedly, the other two Martial Artist Cave Mansions didn’t produce divine objects, yet the Musician Mansion showcased one?

Indeed, Wei Tianchen had several divine objects; the probability of a demigod level possessing a divine object was still significant!

It’s a pity this was a Music Bureau; Zhao Xing and the others could only watch, unable to seize it.

It wasn’t a matter of unwillingness but of impossibility.

If Emperor Qian Yin or Emperor Fu Zhi inherited it and wielded a divine object, who could defeat them?

"I wonder if among the seven cave mansions there’s a mansion of a Minister of Agriculture; since this is a cross-domain migration of tribes, surely there must be a demigod farmer present."

"Given my current strength, if I clash head-on with an Emperor, I must rely on the techniques of the Self Sect and strong warriors."

"I hope that if one of them comes out, they might sell me a favor and hand over the Dongming Flower to me." Zhao Xing hoped.

The vibration of the Dharma Form continued for a full half year, and finally, the divine light was fully retracted into the palace.

Subsequently, the palace doors reopened, and a figure slowly walked out.

"A single figure? How could there be only one person coming out?" Zhao Xing stared at the palace doors and discovered it was Emperor Fu Zhi who emerged, yet Emperor Qian Yin was nowhere to be seen.