Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1275 - 5: Since You Have Met the Grand Minister of Agriculture, Why Do You Not Bow?

Hearing this familiar cawing sound, Zhao Xing felt a sense of emotion.

The last time they met was before the first time he entered the Dragon Court, which was in the third year of Da Zhi.

Now it's already the 82nd year of Yuan Shou, more than two hundred years have passed in between.

No wonder the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird thought he was dead; two hundred years is indeed a long time.

"Soul Heavenly Vision!"

Zhao Xing immediately activated this Ultimate Skill, a flash of purple light flickering in his eyes.

He instantly saw that within the mechanical body of the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird, there were two soul bodies.

One of them was the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird, in the posture of soaring high.

The other was in human form, appearing aged, dressed in Chinese clothing embroidered with bird designs, hands grasping the talons of the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird as if merged into one.

"As expected, there's something unusual." Zhao Xing sneered, "It looks like this is the soul of the last Crown Prince of the Li Dynasty, the so-called Heavenly Destiny Guardian."

The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird had once mentioned that the last owner of the supreme treasure 'One Dream of Heaven and Earth' was the last Crown Prince of the Li Dynasty.

The soul-type vestment robe he was wearing also just proved this point.

"Zhao Xing, you can see me now." The Prince of Li showed a slight smile, "Allow me to introduce myself, I am the controller of this supreme treasure, the Crown Prince of the Li Dynasty, Yang Yanzhen; this silly bird is called 'Zhi Nu', he was raised by me."

"Now that you can see me, let's discuss the terms."

"Hmph." Zhao Xing, with a surge of soul power, pushed back the probing of the Prince of Li. "It's one thing to call me a silly bird, but what about you?"

"A trace of residual soul bound inside the mechanism dares to put on airs in front of me."

Zhao Xing pressed the Prince of Li so he couldn't lift his head, leaving him unable to hear his own and the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird's conversation.

The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird, was it really the soul of a mysterious bird imprisoned inside a mechanism?

"Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird, do you have any other name besides Zhi Nu?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Gah? You know everything?" The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird's eyes widened. "You're actually this powerful!"

"Indeed, I am a reincarnated immortal, and now that my divine skills have recovered, I naturally see everything clearly." Zhao Xing casually found a reason to help the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird understand why he was so strong.

"You have helped me on my path of growth, and as promised, I have come to save you, to resolve this cause and effect."

"A reincarnated immortal? Hahaha! That's wonderful!" The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird exclaimed excitedly: "You can call me 'Li Qingzhi', Zhi Nu is the name Yang Yanzhen forcibly gave me."

"I was never raised by him; I was imprisoned by him, nurtured by the former State Preceptor."

"To repay a debt of gratitude, I later agreed to the State Preceptor to be the Li Dynasty's Guardian Beast, but in the end..."

Zhao Xing listened quietly as the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird recounted, a piece of sealed history unfolding before him.

It turned out that towards the end of the Li Dynasty, the Sect Master of the Dream God Sect, Li Xuanji, who was also the State Preceptor of Da Li, inadvertently found a young Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird, and brought it back to the country.

At that time, Da Li was already plagued by internal strife and external threats, with the last Emperor of Da Li being foolish and incompetent. After raising the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird, the Dream God Sect Master, Li Xuanji, named it Li Qingzhi and let it serve as Da Li's Guardian Beast, extending Da Li's life.

To repay this kindness, the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird agreed.

Unfortunately, even a Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird couldn't save Da Li's fate, as Da Li was eventually destroyed.

By that time, the Sect Master of the Dream God Sect Li Xuanji had died in battle, and the capital had already fallen.

Logically, the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird didn't need to perish along with the Li Dynasty, but the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird, Li Qingzhi, to repay the kindness, saved the Crown Prince Yang Yanzhen and escaped.

The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird protected Yang Yanzhen as they wandered overseas for many years, which by all accounts was doing the utmost in kindness, as Li Qingzhi was raised by the State Preceptor Li Xuanji, not the Emperor of the Li Dynasty.

Having served as the guardian beast for the Li Dynasty for so many years and keeping the incense of the Yang Royal Family burning, it was indeed a benevolent act.

However, the Crown Prince Yang Yanzhen did not see it that way.

He believed that the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird was just a pet beast raised by the Li Dynasty and should be inherited by him, becoming his private property.

After sensing the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird's reluctance to follow him in continuing the restoration of the kingdom, Yang Yanzhen, while the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird was off guard, killed it, extracted its soul, and embedded it into a mechanical body, making it an Artifact Spirit, so that he could control it forever!

The mechanical beast Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird, though not as powerful as the original, was easier to control.

Unfortunately, Yang Yanzhen's restoration dreams were doomed to fail.

Approaching the end of his life span, because Yang Yanzhen was not an emperor, his soul could be preserved by transformation, so he too was housed inside 'One Dream of Heaven and Earth'.

Waiting for the day when he could find an opportunity to rise again, to achieve the grand plan of revival and restoration!

However, the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird was not as weak as Yang Yanzhen imagined; even as a secondary Artifact Spirit, it could violate the Heaven and Earth Rules inside One Dream of Heaven and Earth.

"Li Qingzhi, Yang Yanzhen... so there's a story of a farmer and a snake here as well." Zhao Xing realized.

"Now I need to help you break free and fully control this treasure."

"Do you know where the core is? What's the difficulty?"

The wings of the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird pointed outside: "The core of One Dream of Heaven and Earth should be hidden by Yang Yanzhen in the Dream God Temple, you just need to find this place and refine the core to control this treasure!"

"Of course, in reality, you cannot be too far from the treasure."

Zhao Xing nodded: "Be careful, I have to leave the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and won't be able to help suppress Yang Yanzhen's soul."

"Gah gah! Don't worry, I can hold him off!"