Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1184 - 14: War of Annihilation, Purple Light Divine Relics (15,000) (Part 9)
"I’m afraid you won’t be able to grow back for a while," the Holy Immortal said indifferently, "I need you to calculate the truth of a message and which side would be most beneficial to ally with."
"I already know," the Fate Immortal replied, "Isn’t it the news that Dius said there’s a treasure beneath the Western Extreme Ice Glacier?"
"Correct," the Holy Immortal replied.
"Without a doubt, the message is true," the Fate Immortal said, "but as for which side to ally with, that I can’t calculate."
"Even if I were to lose all of my two taels of flesh, I still wouldn’t be able to figure it out."
"In the end, whether to ally with the Southern Barbarian Force, the sect forces, or with the Great Zhou."
"You’ll have to rely on your own wisdom and foresight, Vice Hall Master, to make the judgment."
...
Western Extreme Ice Glacier, beneath the icy ground.
"Crash~"
A warship floated up from the Sea Eye, carrying a mountain of ice.
Then, the warship carrying the iceberg drifted away into the distance.
Shortly after the warship flew away, another one appeared below, still carrying an iceberg.
"Whish~"
Liu Tianning’s Ten Thousand Skill Hall appeared above in the sky.
"Grand Minister of Agriculture," Qiu Yuanshan immediately flew over.
"How goes the excavation?" Liu Tianning asked.
"We’ve completed a tenth of the construction period," Qiu Yuanshan replied.
"Why only a tenth?" Liu Tianning frowned.
"To establish the foundation of the Array in such a vast underground ice layer is quite slow. We must first clear away the ice layer, even with the cooperation of the Ministry of Industry; it’s still a massive project," Qiu Yuanshan explained.
"What about the construction period for the surface protection?"
"The construction above the ice layer is relatively fast," Qiu Yuanshan said, "I just asked Mr. Lu, and they’ve completed a fifth."
"Too slow," Liu Tianning said, "assign more manpower."
"Grand Minister of Agriculture, this is already the fastest pace..." Qiu Yuanshan said helplessly, "Unless we use the Shennong Hoe to dig through mountains and fill seas, but the Shennong Hoe cannot leave the country’s borders..."
"That’s not my rule!" Liu Tianning said lowly, "It was Xuan Yuan Qingtian who set it!"
Qiu Yuanshan remained silent.
"Zhao Xing is below, if something happens to him, how will you explain it?"
Qiu Yuanshan had no choice but to bow and say, "I will go get it immediately."
...
Beneath the glacier, the biting cold ice had been expanded significantly.
Zhao Xing had arrived at this relic entrance three days ago.
Because Dius had leaked the information before his death, Zhao Xing had waited a bit, watching as the court deployed the Array and defense measures above before beginning his exploration.
"Bang!"
The Grassman’s body exploded once again.
On a deep-sea vessel farther away, Zhao Xing’s true body frowned.
"Still not working?" Liu Tianning asked.
"No," Zhao Xing shook his head, "The rules here prohibit avatars from entering. To enter the relic, one must be the true self."
Originally, this kind of exploration was most suited for the two master and disciple pair, after all, with the Ten Thousand Skill Avatar, even if there was danger, it wouldn’t harm the true body.
But upon reaching the place, Zhao Xing discovered that avatars were forbidden from entering here!
Even holding the Purple Light Divine Order made no difference.
"I unfolded the Four Seasons Divine Splendor Arena and projected all four Divine Trees, but still couldn’t defy that rule," Liu Tianning said.
"Even Luo Hou King and Wei Hong each tried with their Divine Artifacts and still couldn’t defy the rule."
"It seems to be a rule left behind at the Establishing Tao Realm," Zhao Xing stood up, "Now I’ve figured out there are three inviolable rules."
"First, no avatars allowed."
"Second, other than those with top-tier true intention and rule domain, the Taoist Body and Martial Body holders who haven’t mastered the Ultimate Skill cannot enter."
"Third, those over four hundred years old cannot enter."
Liu Tianning pondered, "With this, not many people can enter."
"Indeed," Zhao Xing said helplessly.
With the Purple Light Divine Order, it is possible to take those who don’t meet the second and third requirements into the outer city.
But the first point, even holding the Purple Light Divine Order, cannot be avoided.
Meaning Wu Yuan may only reach the outer city area.
"No wonder back then Li Boqian said the Ultimate Skill is selective."
"He had already mastered the Ultimate Skill at the time, but it was merely the threshold for entry."
"Such a threshold, there aren’t many in the entire Great Zhou."
"No choice, the true self must try it," Zhao Xing said.
"Let me go," Liu Tianning said, "If anything happens to me, you can still take on the role of Grand Minister of Agriculture."
"No, teacher," Zhao Xing shook his head, "I’ll go. The Great Zhou has already sent seventeen people in for exploration, and they haven’t discovered any problems yet, the risk is relatively low."
Zhao Xing and Liu Tianning were destined for only one of them to enter because if both were to go and perish, it would deal too great a blow to the Agriculture faction. Similar to how princes in ancient times couldn’t all sit on a single ship.
Choosing to enter the risk himself, Zhao Xing did so mostly because he knew more.
He could already confirm that this relic was not left by anyone from the Xuanhuang Realm, and if it were something extraterrestrial, Zhao Xing knew even more about it.
"Be careful," Liu Tianning said.
"Don’t worry, if Dius managed to gain treasure within, am I weaker than him?" Zhao Xing reassured.
"Teacher, you must guard against external threats. Dius leaking this information might subject Great Zhou to considerable external pressure."
Because this place was beyond the border, even resupplying was troublesome. If besieged, it would still be perilous.
"Rest assured," Liu Tianning nodded. "The court is preparing."
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Xing flew out of the deep-sea vessel.
At this moment, at the barrier entrance of the underground city, a strong individual was already waiting.
This person that met the entry requirements was holding the Purple Light Divine Order, ready to ’open the door’ for Zhao Xing. The Purple Light Divine Order needed a person to open the door to transport materials out from within, thus it had to stay at this entrance to keep the barrier open.
At this point, many were already carrying things outside, but only in the outer perimeter.
The core area was yet to begin exploration.
"Minister of Agriculture Zhao, please enter."
"Thank you," Zhao Xing cupped his hands and then slipped into the barrier.
