Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1381 - 21: Absolute Heaven and Earth: Battle of Mortals (Part 1)

Zhao Xing propped up the withered tree beside him with both hands; it seemed decayed, breaking apart in his hands.

He then extricated himself from the tree trunk.

"Hiss~"

Zhao Xing felt a bit of pain and, looking down, noticed numerous roots and stems embedded in his flesh, resembling countless IV drips.

"Snap~"

He removed these plant-like IV drips one by one, allowing him to fully see the form of the withered tree.

"Ice Soul Divine Tree?"

It turned out he had been living inside the heart of the Ice Soul Divine Tree.

Looking around, Zhao Xing discovered a lotus and a withered half-bamboo near the tree.

"Fire God Lotus!"

"Dragon Spirit Bamboo!"

"Bloodthirsty Dragon Vine!"

Zhao Xing could vaguely discern the traces of the Fire God Lotus, Ice Soul Divine Tree, and Dragon Spirit Bamboo from their withered state.

"I understand now."

Zhao Xing squatted down, sitting beside the Cloud-climbing Vine.

"After the Absolute Heaven and Earth Technique was cast, I wasn't immediately affected by this Great Divine Power."

"The Pure Essence Projection was instinctively released by me; Cloud-climbing Vine, Dragon Spirit Bamboo, Ice Soul Divine Tree, Fire God Lotus, and Bloodthirsty Dragon Vine protected me."

"Among them, the Ice Soul Divine Tree had an excellent freezing effect, protecting my body from decay. The lotus seeds of the Fire God Lotus preserved my life force; otherwise, as a mortal, I would've starved to death in seven days."

"Yet, they would also be affected by the Great Divine Power. Only with the Cloud-climbing Vine as a bridge and using the Bloodthirsty Dragon Vine as my meridian, could I absorb the essence of these plant lives and provide myself with life force."

"I must have been unconscious for quite a while," Zhao Xing mused, a spark lighting up in his eyes, allowing him to see detailed surroundings within five kilometers.

"In critical times, Self Sect is reliable."

"There was once a forest here, but I drained its life force."

Zhao Xing mumbled to himself.

He snapped his fingers again.

"Zzz, zzz~"

A wisp of elemental energy flickered at his fingertip, like a candle flame in the wind, extremely unstable, ready to extinguish at any moment.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Xing quickly extinguished it and even instinctively wiped his hand.

"Self Sect is awesome!"

Zhao Xing revealed a faint smile.

The philosophy of Self Sect is 'self-reliance', finding a glimmer of survival even in extreme environments. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

What extreme environment compares to Absolute Heaven and Earth?

In Absolute Heaven and Earth, the other two sects cannot save lives.

Only Self Sect managed to not only save itself but also offered hope for survival.

In the vast universe, in Minister of Agriculture, Self Sect is rare, but those who can be encountered are exceptional individuals.

Zhao Xing's experience validated this again; in the Spiritual Energy Era, Self Sect is invincible!

"It seems among my plant types, only the Cloud-climbing Vine remains alive."

"Only by staying beside the Cloud-climbing Vine, can I cast spells and utilize elemental energy."

Zhao Xing walked around, then returned to the side of the Cloud-climbing Vine.

He quickly grasped the current situation.

"Leaving the one-meter range of the Cloud-climbing Vine, I will once again be suppressed by Absolute Heaven and Earth, reverting to an ordinary person."

"Even while beside the Cloud-climbing Vine, I am not fully restored, but rather extremely limited in recovery."

Zhao Xing summoned his panel to check his status.

[Name: Zhao Xing]

[Realm: Not Ranked / Life Palace Realm Perfection (Abnormal)]

[Occupation: Minister of Agriculture]

[Qi Fortune: Yan Jiu]

[Gathering Essence: Eighth Rank / Ninety-Ninth Rank (Abnormal)]

[Divine Soul: Rule Realm Perfection (Abnormal)]

[Remaining Lifespan: 1790 years]

"According to the panel, I am merely an unranked Minister of Agriculture, with a total usable elemental energy equivalent to the twelfth rank."

"But my Qi Fortune is normal, unaffected in Absolute Heaven and Earth."

"Calculating the time based on remaining life, the accuracy is uncertain."

"In the Yuan Shuo 62nd Year, my remaining lifespan was 1850 years."

"Yuan Shuo lasted ninety-eight years, followed by Yuan Ding. The first year of Yuan Ding marked the start of the war, and sixteen years passed by the end of the second phase."

"In the sixteenth year of Yuan Ding, my remaining lifespan was 1798 years."

"Now it is 1790 years, meaning I lost consciousness for eight years?"

Zhao Xing pondered, realizing the calculation might be inaccurate as it didn't consider lifespan reduction due to injuries.

"Besides the personal data on the panel, there are several records."

[Affected by 'Absolute Heaven and Earth', your spells have become abnormal.]

[Affected by 'Absolute Heaven and Earth', your level has become abnormal.]

[Affected by 'Absolute Heaven and Earth', your Life Soul has become abnormal.]

"Abnormalities in spells, heaven, and earth."

Zhao Xing sat cross-legged, carefully sensing.

"Among the Heavenly Time Technique and Geographical Advantage Skill, only the Marquis Transformation Method is usable, all others display abnormalities."

"The Marquis Transformation Method can only be practiced internally, but currently, my level is too low, rendering it useless."

"All spells of Self Sect are usable, strangely, being unranked, I can use Pure Essence Projection."

With a thought, Zhao Xing made a shadow appear one meter around the center, the Cloud-climbing Vine.

"I can still retrieve items from Pure Essence Soil."

Flipping his palm, an elemental crystal emerged from the shadow.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhao Xing threw this elemental crystal more than a meter away.

"Snap~"

The originally shining elemental crystal dimmed rapidly once it left the shadow's one-meter coverage, finally shattering with a snap, dissolving into nothingness.

The elemental crystal is a pure energy crystal, similar to a Dragon Crystal, but one is for human use, the other for dragons.