Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 195 - 11: A Strange Scene

Chapter 195: Chapter 11: A Strange Scene

March 6th, 7:15 AM.

Zhao Xing was running within the Huai Liu Courtyard.

Suddenly—

"Buzz~"

A flame sprang up from his body, forming a mysterious pattern. Through the flame, Zhao Xing saw a golden body within the flames.

"It’s Master Li Fire’s Establishing Dao Body!"

Zhao Xing quickly clasped his hands in respect.

"Thank you, Master, for lending the Dao."

"Twenty thousand and eighty-three miles have been repaid; the karma is settled."

As soon as the words fell, the flame vanished into thin air.

Zhao Xing let out a long sigh of relief.

"Finally, it’s over."

Because he ran with weights for at least four "two hours" each day, the day of repayment came sooner than he had imagined.

It took just over six days to repay Master Li Fire’s Dao.

Regarding this process of repayment, Zhao Xing felt nothing but exhaustion, extreme exhaustion.

After all, this training pushed his body to the very limit each day.

"But there are "benefits" to being exhausted."

"I am now more than halfway through the fifteenth rank of Gathering Essence."

Before entering the Ten Suns Cave Heaven, Zhao Xing had barely reached the fifteenth rank of Gathering Essence, with a long journey ahead, but now that distance had considerably shortened.

Over six days of extreme training, the pressure on his body’s potential was stronger than ever before; these six days were entirely aligned with the training regimen of a martial artist.

Don’t underestimate weighted running; the saying that the great Dao lies in simplicity means it can train the whole body and mobilize the body’s entire strength.

"With sufficient Dao comprehension, for every ten ranks in Gathering Essence, you ascend one grade. I have long had enough Dao comprehension, and now at the fifteenth rank, I am five minor ranks away from the eighth-grade."

Zhao Xing pondered.

Gathering Essence was about enhancing the physical body, condensing primordial energy, and developing the physical body.

Most magic professions had their physical bodies trailing behind their Dao comprehension.

Because they had to allocate a large chunk of time each day to enlightenment (cultivating magic), and this enlightenment did not enhance the Seven Po of the physical body.

But for martial artists, their martial art training already helped to strengthen the Seven Po.

"Martial artists are relatively weak in the early stages, but they find it easier to advance to the Fourth Grade Primordial Spirit Realm later. However, reaching the Third Grade, they progress slower than other professions. The Primordial Soul Realm demands a high level of Dao comprehension."

"Yet the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer also values physical training highly. I wonder if there are any physical training programs here."

Based on Zhao Xing’s past life, many Military Minister of Agriculture Officers had started training their Seven Po early.

Because the environment during the Age of Calamity was extremely poor, too extreme.

Many times, it was so extreme that the Heavenly Time Technique and the Geographical Advantage Skill completely failed!

To survive and prepare for such extreme situations, they chose to train their Seven Po early on.

At least when such extreme circumstances actually arose, they would not be completely powerless. Carrying a large machete, even a Military Minister of Agriculture Officer could wield it when necessary.

"The Rolling Earth Thunder Technique had already undergone its fourth transition, and Master Li Fire’s Dao had been repaid."

"Basic training had finished, and advanced training could commence."

Zhao Xing cleaned himself up, opened the gate of the courtyard, stepped onto a cloud, and flew out.

......

Basic training involved purchasing cheap magic classics from the armory and comprehending them by one’s own intuition until reaching the entry level.

Advanced training, however, relied on the various treasures within the Minister of Agriculture Supervision. One would gain further insight and elevation in these treasure grounds.

Zhao Xing was now heading towards the Geography Institute.

"The Geography Institute had three treasure grounds that are free for enlightenment."

"First was the Earth Vein Hall, containing nineteen earth vein maps, depicting tens of thousands of earth veins in the Nineteen States."

"Comprehending it was equivalent to observing an unlimited-use Preaching Painting."

"The second spot was known as the Seventy-Two Earth Palace."

"The seventy-two Earth Palaces contained endless mysteries, constructed upon exposed earth veins; even distant observation could lead to Dao comprehension."

"The third spot was the Xuantu Prison."

"The Xuantu Prison housed various underground creatures captured while developing the Ten Suns Cave Heaven, comprising many exotic beasts."

"The array within the Xuantu Prison would stimulate the beasts into frenzy every "two hours", causing them to instinctively display their innate techniques. Observing these underground beasts as they unleashed their innate abilities also aided in Dao comprehension."

Zhao Xing first headed to the Seventy-Two Earth Palace.

Because the Seventy-Two Earth Palace had relatively fewer people, compared to the crowded other places. He planned to visit the other two spots later when there were fewer people.

After flying for a while, Zhao Xing landed in front of a city wall.

The Seventy-Two Earth Palace was encircled by a wall array.

Exposing the earth veins on the surface was extremely dangerous.

Like the Earth Fire Plain, where the ascension of earth veins caused extreme consequences, with Zhao Xing casually casting a spell, it led to a fifth-rank rampage in the Earth Fire Plain.

Thus, the Seventy-Two Earth Palace was heavily wrapped and protected by arrays.

Visitors to the Earth Palace also had to follow certain rules.

"Anyone wanting to enter the Earth Palace for enlightenment must wear this Locking Ring. Apart from injecting a wisp of primordial energy into the Stepping Cloud Boots for traveling, all other spells are entirely restricted," the guard at the entrance of the city gate explained to those entering.

"No one may approach within one hundred meters of the Earth Palace; you can only observe from the perimeter. Violators will be permanently barred from entry."

"It is also forbidden to throw fruit pits, elixirs, or any objects exceeding the third rank into the Earth Palace. Violators will be subject to military law."

"Defecating at will within the area is strictly prohibited."

"..."

The rules were stringent, some even more outlandish.

But each outlandish rule had a true story behind it.

For instance, the rule about throwing fruit pits probably came about because someone had done it before.

Zhao Xing was familiar with this rule as well.

Because in his previous life, some players, not believing in these rules, secretly threw pits in.

Anything above third rank already contained vigorous life force, even the fruit pits themselves.