Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 357 - 20: Jun Shu Order Zhao Xing, Grain City No. 92, Encounter with a Fat Sheep! (6k)

Chapter 357: Chapter 20: Jun Shu Order Zhao Xing, Grain City No. 92, Encounter with a Fat Sheep! (6k)

"You made it out?" Long Xiao looked at the light blue vortex with joy, only to see a tall figure slowly flying out from it.

"Zhao Xing!" Long Xiao waved and shouted.

Zhao Xing nodded towards Long Xiao, then bowed to Lu Bang, "Thank you, Master Lu, for your guidance."

"No need for formalities; it’s all because of your own hard work." Lu Bang smiled slightly and then pointed at Long Xiao, "This kid has been waiting impatiently. Go on."

Zhao Xing cupped his hands and swiftly flew out of the Taicang Institute together with Long Xiao.

....

"Zhao Xing, you seem different." Long Xiao looked at Zhao Xing, although his appearance remained the same, his aura had changed completely from when he was in Cloud City. Back in Cloud City, Zhao Xing’s aura was fierce and sharp, like a drawn sword, full of evil qi.

Now, however, he had an ethereal feeling, his entire aura was completely restrained. On closer inspection, Long Xiao could sense the astonishing life force, like a volcano ready to erupt.

"Yes, there has been some change." Zhao Xing nodded, he was well aware of it. Before, when he had just stepped into the Earthly Evil Realm, neither his physical body’s Seven Spirits nor his primordial energy had fully refined the evil qi, naturally giving people a fierce and sharp impression.

However, after more than a month of training and enlightenment, especially after emerging from the Primordial Dojo, he could now completely control the evil qi and achieve perfect integration.

The hidden dangers of rapid advancement were finally resolved.

"Lu Bang said you were gaining enlightenment. What exactly did you comprehend? It took so long." Long Xiao asked curiously.

"A high-order spell from the Self Sect, Instant Primordial."

"I’ve never heard of it."

"It’s a high-order elemental analysis skill, not many people know it." Zhao Xing explained, "It can break through the growth shackles of plant life."

Long Xiao nodded as if he understood, "I hope this spell is really powerful, for it, you’ve wasted quite a bit of time. The Pacifying Barbarian Battle Merit List has been open for more than half a month."

"No rush." Zhao Xing smiled, "Sharpening the axe won’t delay the chopping of the firewood. How far can they advance in half a month?"

Wars below the fifth rank could last for years, half a month wouldn’t make much difference.

"How far can they advance? Hah, you really underestimate the strength of Great Zhou."

"The five-thousand-mile border line, fully pushing forward, the front line has already advanced a thousand miles in half a month. The segment near the border line is also over six hundred miles." Long Xiao said, "South of the Canglan River, except for Jiutian Yingyuan Mansion, more than three thousand cities have been newly built!"

"In terms of territory alone, they have already conquered lands equivalent to five Yingyuan Prefectures!"

Long Xiao thought he would be anxious after hearing this, but Zhao Xing showed no reaction.

A thousand miles would indeed have seemed very far when he just entered the Ninth Grade, but now that Zhao Xing’s mobility had greatly increased, he knew that a thousand miles was not that far.

Besides, the more than three thousand cities were purely ’Emperor Jing-style reports.’

It’s not that the reports were false; the numbers were definitely real.

The Mechanical School was quick at building cities, but Zhao Xing estimated that most of these more than three thousand cities were supply cities, grain cities, or had been taken from the Southern Barbarian Royal Court.

These results could only be seen as having a mood-lifting effect in the Pacifying Barbarian War.

It was not yet time for Zhao Xing to worry.

If there were large-scale casualties among the sixth or seventh ranks, then Zhao Xing would really be in a hurry, because that would mean the window for earning merits was about to close.

"Where have I been assigned?" Zhao Xing asked, "What is my new appointment?"

"You were in seclusion, how could you be assigned?" Long Xiao said, "The Marquis didn’t let anyone disturb you, waiting for you to come out first."

"Now all the combat sequences of various camps have been distributed, very few match your seventh-rank official position. The nine-section commanders are all filled; I guess you won’t have much opportunity to fight."

"Achieving merits doesn’t necessarily mean being a nine-section commander." Zhao Xing was quite open-minded. In this Pacifying Barbarian War, there was no shortage of opportunities to gain merits.

.....

With Aotian Cat in tow, Zhao Xing and Long Xiao took an Arrowfish Flying Boat, quickly heading to Xier City, the headquarters of the Divine Might Army.

Zhao Xing now belonged to the Divine Might Army; he was coming to meet Yang An.

Six hours later, the two descended upon Xier City.

Yang An resided in a mansion in Xier City, named Boping Mansion.

Boping Mansion was heavily guarded, with spears densely arrayed like a forest. The two arrived at the Military Affairs Hall, where the general usually handled military matters.

Outside the hall was the training ground, where weapons of all kinds were densely placed around. Every soldier wore battle armor, battle robes, iron helmets, with solemn expressions.

On the steps outside the palace, Jia Pu held a jeweled sword; the hilt inlaid with gems emitted a ghostly light under the sun.

He stood motionless like a statue, and soldiers passing by couldn’t help but glance at the entrance.

They knew that the strategist was waiting for a Minister of Agriculture Official named Zhao Xing and had been waiting for three hours in advance.

No one knew what abilities this Zhao Xing possessed to deserve such treatment.

"They are here." Jia Pu suddenly looked up; Long Xiao and Zhao Xing’s figures appeared at the entrance.

He immediately walked down the steps.

As Zhao Xing and Long Xiao approached, Jia Pu also reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Greetings, Divine Might General." Zhao Xing cupped his hands in salute when he saw Jia Pu. Since Yang An had demoted himself to a common soldier, Jia Pu was temporarily acting as the commander of the Divine Might Army.

"Zhao Xing." Jia Pu smiled and offered a hand in a virtual helping gesture, "No need for formalities. You were in seclusion for many days, did you gain anything?"

"Reporting to the General, I made some minor progress."

"That’s good." Jia Pu said, "The Marquis is not in Xier County right now, so I’ll be issuing your appointment. Do you have any place you’d like to go?"

"Anywhere the General orders." Zhao Xing replied, "I’ll go wherever the General assigns."