Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 244 - 27: Second Lesson of Compulsory Training, I Plant You Eat!_3

Chapter 244: Chapter 27: Second Lesson of Compulsory Training, I Plant You Eat!_3

Tian Shan said, "It is because you have maintained a top-grade performance that I am giving you this extra help, otherwise it would be hard for me to justify it to the higher-ups."

"Remember, you must stay within the top twenty-one among the tens of thousands of reserves."

"You cannot slack off, as there are many people eyeing those twenty-one spots, all wanting to push you down."

"If you fall, not only will your benefits be reduced, but it will also be hard for me to take care of you privately in the future."

"The student understands." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Go, prepare well for the training and resupply."

"Yes, the student takes his leave."

...

June 7th, Eighteen locust and willow courtyard.

"Da da da~"

Gao Ming galloped in on a bamboo horse.

"Ah!"

Gao Ming let out a sound and then swiftly rode away.

Zhao Xing heard the noise, opened the courtyard door, and walked out.

He saw only the dust kicked up by the bamboo horse.

"This Gao Ming is becoming lazier and lazier," Zhao Xing mumbled.

At first, Gao Ming would call out when delivering: "Zhao Xing, your goods are here, I’ve left them at the door!"

Gradually, it became:

"Goods are here, at the door."

"At the door."

Until today, it was reduced to just "Ah."

"He’s not afraid of getting bad reviews, oh, I forgot, there are no bad reviews."

Zhao Xing grabbed the box and walked back inside.

This wasn’t something he bought; Tian Shan bought it for him.

A treasure worth 30,000 points, earmarked to address Zhao Xing’s weaknesses.

The first treasure, Tian Shan bought was a Heavenly Time-related treasure—the [Gang Wind Stone]

A mineral excavated from the Gang Wind Mountain Range of the Ten Suns Cave Heaven.

Zhao Xing’s Yang Wind Skill had always been a weak point, and in the Four Heavenly Time Techniques, his Little Nine Heavenly Gang Wind was only at the Third Transition.

"Yin Wind and Yang Wind, Yin Thunder and Yang Thunder, mastering the Seasonal Order involves the convergence of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, I have to master all four techniques."

Tian Shan bought eight Fourth Rank Gang Wind Stones, which were relatively cheap, each costing just 2,000 points.

"Besides Cloud Qi, which has no Yin-Yang distinction, Rain Skill does too."

"My Ice Rain, turning water drops into ice, freezing one’s blood, can be considered a Yin-based Rain Skill."

Rainwater nourishes all things, but Zhao Xing’s Ice Rain was intended for killing, and he now had too many offensive techniques and too few supportive ones.

"But I have a talent in the Water Element, and last month I comprehended a mid-level [Drizzle] technique from a rainwater painting, even though I haven’t had much time to practice, I easily reached the sixth transition in the mid-level."

"With the second gift from the teacher, worth 10,000 points, I should be able to make a breakthrough."

The second treasure from Tian Shan was also related to Rain Skill, named ’Spirit of Spring Rain,’ a Fourth-tier Supreme, preserved in a crystal box.

The third treasure was a Fourth-rank top-grade Preaching Painting, also a plant version of [Ksitigarbha Returning Origin], worth 4,000 points.

With these three treasures, the progress of Zhao Xing’s spells advanced quickly.

By June 8th, the [Ksitigarbha Returning Origin·Plant] spell had reached the Seventh Transition.

The plant version of Ksitigarbha Returning Origin and the human version shared similarities in the utilization of earth veins.

With a foundation in the initial stage of [Earth Vein Comprehensive Element], complemented by the Preaching Painting, Zhao Xing comprehended it and reached the seventh transition realm.

In the Eighth-Grade Realm, the primary focus was on expanding the breadth of spells, and understanding one would often lead to understanding many related spells.

With the assistance of treasures, learning them came naturally and easily.

On June 9th, Zhao Xing used the ’Spirit of Spring Rain,’ with gentle drizzles falling from above, a Yang Rain washed over Zhao Xing for twelve full hours.

Zhao Xing fully comprehended the mysteries of the Yang Rain Skill.

The [Drizzle] technique also broke through from the sixth transition to the ninth transition.

Starting June 10th, Zhao Xing made detailed plans for his cultivation.

"From today onwards, I will practice the ’Little Nine Heavenly Gang Wind’ technique for an hour each day with the Gang Wind Stone."

"One hour of [Ksitigarbha Returning Origin]."

"Two hours of [Wilderness Condensation Skill]."

"Four hours to comprehend the Jieqi Stele at the Heavenly Time Institute."

"The remaining two hours, I will study other spells."

Ten hours were dedicated to cultivation.

The remaining two hours, one hour would be used to review and organize the issues encountered during cultivation. If the cultivation process didn’t lead to progress on the board, Zhao Xing could easily sense the wrong direction.

So, reviewing and summarizing afterward were also very important.

As for rest? With the [Sleeping Bug] spell, one hour was barely enough.

...

Immersed in cultivation, time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.

June 22nd, Mao Hour.

Thud!

A familiar drumbeat sounded.

Zhao Xing woke up from his slumber.

The second compulsory training session had begun.

But this time, there was no need to rush; they assembled directly at the Geography Institute.

On the square inside the Geography Institute, fifty Cloud Flying Boats were parked.

Each boat seemed to be packed with people already.

Zhao Xing used his Five Elements Observation to sense that each person on board had strong vital energy, clearly the martial artists from each group.

"The fifty of you in the Geography Institute, randomly choose a Flying Boat. Once chosen, you will head to the training location," Fan Zhaoqi said, "Quickly board the boats!"

Zhao Xing casually jumped onto Flying Boat number 1 and then entered the cabin.

"Hmm?"

As soon as he entered, Zhao Xing saw ten martial artists inside the cabin.

Among them were a few familiar faces.

"Chen Fang, Hu Bing, Zhang Jie... Hmm?"

His gaze fell on the last person’s face, handsome with slightly upturned brows showing confidence and calm, eyes deep and discerning.

Zhao Xing knew this person very well, it was none other than Xia Jing, who had knocked him down multiple times in the last compulsory training.

"Brother Xia, it’s you." Zhao Xing grinned, revealing a hint of a smile.

"Indeed, it’s me." Xia Jing saw his Minister of Agriculture teammate and couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh.