Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 675 - 11: Eight Years Later, News of Mi Fei, Breakthrough to Fifth Rank!_3

Chapter 675: Chapter 11: Eight Years Later, News of Mi Fei, Breakthrough to Fifth Rank!_3

""Hmm, just came over to check.""

"I wonder how many warhorses have broken through.""

"None have broken through; it was the Gray Lion’s doing." Zhao Xing pointed towards the door of the Xiao Tian Dog, "The door lock was bitten apart by it, and it was ramming the Alert Bell.""

Tao Anchun: "...""

Zhao Xing found the nearby Mountain Cat lying down, "Was it you who taught it to do this?""

The Mountain Cat nodded sheepishly."

"I asked you to train the dog, not to teach it to play with these things," Zhao Xing said irritably."

"What you’re calling training a dog is really like training a person.""

"I was wondering why Mr. Tao came to the Tuquan Palace to feed them eight times a day.""

Tao Anchun replied cheerfully, "Sir, these two battle beasts truly possess spiritual intelligence.""

"This won’t do, I still need to find a professional Beast Tamer to teach me." Zhao Xing said, "Mr. Tao, when is Zhai Zhong from the Bishui Daoist Academy coming?""

"He’s scheduled to arrive on the first of April.""

..."

In the twenty-second year of the Jingxin calendar, at the start of April, the Spring Competition of the All-Beasts Athletic began."

After completing a new round of orders, Qin Hongying, the branch head of the Bishui Daoist Academy, sent Zhai Zhong to the Twin Islands to instruct Zhao Xing in the methods of beast taming."

In May, the Xiao Tian Dog and the Inverted Sheep graduated from their cub stages and entered the growth phase, reaching the Eighth-Grade Spirit Bridge Realm."

The rate of vital energy absorption increased, and their food consumption did as well."

"You’ve raised them quite well," Zhai Zhong said, pinching Xiao Tian’s bones."

"The Gray Lion originally possessed the bloodline of the Ancient Divine Beast Suan Ni. With consistent training, it’s growing well, activating its bloodline power to the third stage," Zhao Xing nodded. Indolence in eating and sleeping, no matter how strong the bloodline, would be wasted."

It’s the same for cultivators of the Human Clan; constant indulgence and laziness can degrade even a genius to uselessness within three years."

"I hope Master Zhai will continue to provide guidance in the future.""

..."

Mid-April, the Spring Competition of the All-Beasts Athletic began."

The vigorous Kunter from Jiulong Island brought fifty battle beasts with Divine Beast bloodlines to the competition this time."

However, he did not see Twin Islands on the list."

Neither did Zhao Xing participate in the summer and autumn competitions."

The remarkable scene of the Mountain Cat slaying a Divine Beast last winter seemed like a fleeting phenomenon."

In the twenty-second year of the Jingxin calendar, on the seventh of November, it was the Start of Winter."

The Pacifying Barbarian Battlefield ended the training of lower-tier soldiers."

The original Ten Suns, Danxia, Huan You, Yuanhua, and Zhao Shi, four great Grotto-Heavens, became auxiliary."

Tongyou, Jiuxiao, Yellow Spring, Xuanming, Heavenly Storage, Taixu, and Wu Yao, seven great Grotto-Heavens participated in battle."

All ranks below the Sixth Grade Heavenly Gang Realm were removed from the battlefield."

The Sixth Grade Heavenly Gang Realm became the minimum threshold for participation."

The Fourth Grade Primordial Soul Realm became the commanders."

The familiar commanders of the Divine Might Army, Marquis Boping Yang An, the commander of the Xuanjia Army Marquis Mingwei Xiang Kui, the commander of the Tiger Flood Dragon Army Marquis Mingwu Xu Xinming, and the commander of the Fierce Sun Army Marquis Yangwu Ding Yang, re-entered the battlefield."

"Lv Yuanwei was promoted to fifth grade, but he still remained, participating in battle with the Divine Thunder Army,""

"Xia Jing was also promoted to fifth grade, and along with his cousin Xia Tong, continued to engage in medium-tier warfare,""

"And Pei Yuanchang, Ji Chen...""

Zhao Xing looked at these reports, closed his eyes, and drifted off."

"Compared to the previous life, the medium-tier war started three years earlier; it was supposed to start in the twenty-fifth year of the Jingxin calendar and end in the thirty-fourth year."

"Now so much has changed, it seems due to the influence of the ’Ten Day Ascension’ altering the course," Zhao Xing thought to himself."

In this life, fewer mid-level commanders died during the ’Ten Day Ascension.’"

Of course, Zhao Xing speculated that fewer deaths were not the main reason."

Ultimately, the nature of the ’Ten Day Ascension’ had changed."

In his previous life, it was classified as a natural disaster; in this life, however, it was mixed with human-caused disasters."

"The Xuantian Sect was exposed, causing Great Zhou to become more enraged; Emperor Jing dispatched seven of the top ten armies right from the start."

"In the previous life, only three Forbidden Armies were initially involved; it wasn’t until later that this number increased to seven.""

"I’m not sure what effects this will have.""

Zhao Xing pondered for a while in his dreams."

Afterwards, he woke up."

He went to the divine temple in the Bay Island Twin County and activated the Earth Mirror for remote contact with Liu Tianning."

"Master, I heard there have been changes at the Pacifying Barbarian Battlefield; does it affect you in any way?" Zhao Xing asked."

"I’ve taken on the role of the Yuqing Envoy in Pinghai State’s Shangyu Bureau, and I’ve dispatched some avatars to the Flame Light Royal Court," Liu Tianning replied."

"Shangyu Bureau?" Zhao Xing was taken aback; isn’t that involved with intelligence work? How is Lao Liu playing the spy game now?"

However, Liu Tianning did not elaborate further, "You’re in the East Sea, so be cautious and beware of those with ill intentions.""

"Are you referring to someone specific?" Zhao Xing asked."

"Prince Liang’s Party, the Eastern Wilderness Forces, and the Seventy-Two Evil Sects," Liu Tianning replied, "You being in the East Sea, even if I wanted to help, it would be beyond my reach; you should keep a low profile there.""

"Yes, understood," Zhao Xing said thoughtfully."

It is likely Lao Liu discovered something; otherwise, even after I arrived in the East Sea, he wouldn’t advise me to be wary of Prince Liang."

What exactly is the issue with the Seventy-Two Evil Sects and the Japan Power?"

After ending the conversation with Liu Tianning, Zhao Xing drifted off once again."

He realized the influence of the ’Ten Day Ascension’ was profound."

While Great Zhou categorized it primarily as a natural disaster, with some parts caused by humans,"

the Southern Desolate propagated it entirely as the doing of the Xuantian Sect."

The Blood Spirit Venerable overturned Ten Suns Cave Heaven, greatly inspiring the Outer Sects."

With the low-tier soldier training phase ending and Great Zhou showing signs of decline, the Four Seas and Eight Desolates became restless."

"Emperor Jing desperately needs a significant victory to deter the Four Seas and Eight Desolates. This must be the reason for starting the middle-tier warfare three years early.""

"The Seventy-Two Evil Sects, originating from the Seventy-Two Daoist Academies, what other Outer Realm Forces could be lurking deep in the Sea of Japan? Bishui Evil Sect? Tian Gui Evil Sect?" Zhao Xing felt that even the Water Clan could become saucy.