Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 169 - 2: Li Fire Taoist School, Borrowing the Path

Chapter 169: Chapter 2: Li Fire Taoist School, Borrowing the Path

"Getting impatient?" As soon as Long Xiao saw Zhao Xing, he knew why the other had come.

"If we don’t leave soon, my family will be fed up." Zhao Xing said, "Who can stay reluctant to part for a whole month?"

He had already had several farewell meals with the Old Minister of Agriculture.

Zhao Xing was tired of saying goodbyes to his family.

Whether it was possible or not, they had to give him an answer. Waiting too long for the transfer wasn’t a good thing.

If there was any problem with the Divine Might Army, preventing his transfer, Zhao Xing would have to prepare for the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer’s examination.

There was a fixed examination time every year, mostly concentrated in spring. If he missed it, he’d have to wait another year.

Given Zhao Xing’s situation, he felt that if he went to take the exam now, he could likely pass, just lacking an opportunity.

After all, his spell comprehension already rivaled many old eighth-grade Ministers of Agriculture. The Four Heavenly Time Techniques and the Geographical Advantage Technique were mostly at the eighth or ninth transition level, with few at the seventh transition.

He had even created his own spell!

Compared to a true eighth grade, Zhao Xing was only lacking in the ranks of Gathering Essence and Life Soul.

Long Xiao said, "Crossing boundaries to handle the process is relatively slow, and besides, your transfer spans both civil and military systems. But rest assured, I’ll stake my life on it, it’s bound to happen."

At these words, Zhao Xing also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as things worked out, he didn’t mind waiting a few more days.

"Whoosh~" Just then, a gust of wind blew outside the door.

Chen Shijie’s figure appeared in the hall.

"No need to wait anymore."

"We leave the day after tomorrow."

Long Xiao looked up, "Got any news?"

Chen Shijie nodded, "Yes, just received a letter. The Marquis wants us in Xier County by March 2."

Long Xiao said, "The timing is tight. We’ll have to use the Li Fire Altar from the Li Fire Taoist School to get there."

Chen Shijie said, "I’ve already contacted the branch in Dayuan Prefecture. The day after tomorrow, we’ll activate the Li Fire Altar and go to Xier County through its pathway."

Long Xiao pointed at Zhao Xing, "What about his matter?"

Chen Shijie took out a document from his sleeve, "I just picked up your transfer order from the county government. You’ve been transferred to the Divine Might Army, but according to the process, you must first complete training in the Military Realm before assuming your duties."

Zhao Xing took the document and saw that it was a transfer order issued by the Military Department. "Which Grotto Heaven will I be going to?"

Chen Shijie said, "The Divine Might Army’s Cave Heaven Station has been moved to another place. There are now eight other military units within this Cave Heaven."

In the last Military Realm Army’s grand competition, the Divine Might Army ranked five hundred and eighty-seven. Without an exclusive Cave Heaven Station, they had to share with other stationed troops.

Only eight military units, that was considered few.

In some places, over a hundred military units shared one Grotto Heaven, just imagining it felt cramped.

But there was no choice, too many wolves and too little meat.

To exclusively enjoy a Grotto Heaven, a rank within the top three hundred in the Military Realm Army’s competition was required.

Because a Grotto Heaven wasn’t just a training ground, it had many benefits. Stationed troops within could enjoy these benefits first.

"Not in Golden Court or Danxia anymore, what’s the name of the new Grotto Heaven? What’s special about it, what benefits does it have?" Long Xiao asked.

Chen Shijie said, "Ten Suns Cave Heaven, I don’t know the specifics. The Marquis’s letter didn’t detail it. Anyway, we’ll see when we get there at the beginning of March."

Ten Suns Cave Heaven?

Zhao Xing’s heart stirred.

Chen Shijie and Long Xiao didn’t know about Ten Suns Cave Heaven, but he did.

"Ten Suns Cave Heaven was discovered in the tenth year of Jingxin. Now it’s the sixteenth year, meaning it was discovered just over five years ago. It’s in the early stages of development, with many areas still unexplored."

"The Divine Might Army stationing there likely isn’t just for training, but also involves exploration tasks. I know of many treasure locations there..."

Zhao Xing managed his emotions well, controlling the thoughts with just a brief recollection.

Since mastering [Inspection], he paid particular attention to such details. A high-level practitioner using this spell was terrifying, not only could it discern lies, but it could also grasp the psychological activities of those at lower levels.

Knowing some other things was okay, but to be overly familiar with the newly developed Ten Suns Cave Heaven would be inexplicable.

"I’ll go prepare." After expressing suitable curiosity about Ten Suns Cave Heaven, Zhao Xing left Chen Mansion and returned home to get ready.

....

Kangping Square, the Zhao Family.

"The transfer order has come down. I’ll be leaving with Chen Shijie the day after tomorrow for Xier County," Zhao Xing mentioned over lunch to his family.

"Xier County..." Zhao Ruide mused for a moment, "That’s tens of thousands of miles away from home."

Zhao Xing said, "Yes, it’s still in Pinghai State, but it’s upstream along the Canglan River, more than forty thousand miles away round-trip."

At that time, Long Xiao used the fire-escape technique through the Li Fire Taoist School’s altar, and the straight-line distance was twenty thousand miles.

If traveled by land or water, it would be even farther.

Now that the Divine Might Army’s station had moved, it was likely even farther.

"Be careful in everything. If you have time, come back and visit often." Zhao Ruide issued a simple reminder. After all, over the past month, they had said everything that needed to be said many times.

Now everyone felt relatively calm.

Little brother Zhao Zheng had gone from his initial reluctance, "Brother, don’t go, I’ll train hard in martial arts," to his current annoyance, "Brother, why haven’t you left yet? Stop overseeing my martial arts practice."

"Brother, I will miss you!" Zhao Zheng said, "But Father says a man should have aspirations far and wide, I will definitely think of you!"

"Stop pretending, I can see your mouth grinning to your heels." Zhao Xing pinched his little brother’s cheek, "Don’t think that just because I’m leaving, you can be lazy and not practice martial arts."