Chapter 1682: Chapter 4: Mushroom King Zhao Xing! The Beihai Lord’s Expectations!

Beihai Border Star, ninety-seven years later, inside a top-level cultivation space.

"Zhao Xing~"

"Zhao Xing~"

Ripples spread through the cultivation space, coalescing into a man in a cyan scholar’s robe. The voice quickly traveled to a towering mountain, where a black tower stood at its peak.

"Shua~"

Zhao Xing’s figure flickered, appearing in front of the scholar in the cyan robe.

"I have seen Mr. Qiao."

The scholar, Qiao Song, is a trusted aide under the Beihai King, in the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm.

Ever since the first round of assessments ended, Zhao Xing stayed on the Beihai Border Star to cultivate.

The Beihai King sent Qiao Song to deliver a bonus to Zhao Xing, and the cultivation space was arranged by Qiao Song too.

"Zhao Xing, you’re really focused, not stepping out for ninety-seven years," Qiao Song smiled and said, "The second round of the Primordial Conference will begin in three years, and we’re about to set off."

"So soon." Zhao Xing was a bit dazed, as it’s easy to lose track of time when immersed in focused cultivation.

"Please wait for a moment, Mr., I’ll be out soon."

"Alright." Qiao Song’s tone was gentle, watching Zhao Xing’s back with appreciation.

"Out of 14,821 people in the Beihai Star System, 2,733 are Ministers of Agriculture, and over three hundred are Great Divine Ability Practitioners."

"Zhao Xing is not a Great Divine Ability Practitioner yet managed to pass the first level with seeming ease; it’s quite praiseworthy."

The Minister of Agriculture is crucial for the development of a star system. The Beihai King greatly values such talents, so naturally, Qiao Song also treats Zhao Xing well, personally arranging the cultivation space and coming to call Zhao Xing out.

"Rise!" Zhao Xing waved his hand, and the black tower on the majestic mountain began to rise from the ground.

"Roar!!" The black tower started to struggle wildly, with tendrils breaking through the soil and striking toward Zhao Xing.

"What? It’s alive... Is this a plant life form?" Qiao Song was a bit surprised.

The black tower, a total of nine layers, emitted blue smoke from many holes, looked entirely like a tower. The only unusual thing was its rounded top, somewhat out of place.

"Interesting." Qiao Song’s arrival was as a clone, yet he still possessed Tao Domain Realm strength.

Even at first glance, he didn’t recognize it as a living thing.

Even now, he does not know what type of plant life form it belongs to.

The Preaching Scholar was famous for his erudition, so if he also couldn’t identify it, Qiao Song became instantly curious.

"Roar roar roar~" The sound gradually weakened, and Zhao Xing put it away.

"Zhao Xing, is this a plant soldier?" Qiao Song asked curiously.

"Yes, I’m a bit slow in putting it away, causing some embarrassment in front of Mr. Qiao."

"What breed is it?"

"Mushroom family, Illusion Star Mushroom."

"Illusion Star Mushroom?" Qiao Song was even more surprised, "Why does it look like this... Is it your spell experiment subject?"

"Yes, that’s why I need to put it away."

The Self Sect’s Minister of Agriculture, in conducting life origin research, sometimes experimental subjects would bear unreproducible Tao Traces, creating some life miracles. Such experiment subjects are very valuable.

During Zhao Xing’s ninety-seven years of cultivation, the Ti Yuan Divine Power consumed much of his energy, and he also acquired a precious and controllable experimental subject.

With the reference sample, it could lead to mass production of powerful and controllable plant soldiers in the future.

"I see." Qiao Song understood, "It seems you have had quite the harvest these ninety-seven years."

The Illusion Star Mushroom has already transformed thus, yet can still maintain its life structure; it must have left valuable life Dao traces, or the plant life would have collapsed already.

"I just made a little bit of progress," Zhao Xing modestly replied.

"Let’s go, we can chat on the way."

"Yes."

...

Zhao Xing and Qiao Song entered the official Boundary Boat of the Beihai Star System, surrounded by enormous plazas everywhere, with statues of the Beihai Lord and a huge Star Mirror.

Meanwhile, the Star Mirror continuously replayed a segment of footage from the Beihai Lord.

"For all geniuses who pass the second round of the Primordial Realm assessment, the Beihai Star System will give a high-grade Boundary Star, ten middling Star Lands, and a hundred mineral-rich stars, free of charge."

"For all geniuses who pass through the third round of the Primordial Realm, the Beihai Star System will give ten high-grade Boundary Stars, a thousand middling Star Lands, and ten thousand mineral stars, free of charge."

"And reward them with a growing Sun Daoist!"

...

"The Beihai Lord actually rewards a growing Sun Daoist?"

"The lowest-grade Sun Daoist starts at 10 billion Red Star Coins. A growing Sun Daoist, at least a hundred billion."

"What magnificence." Luo Hou King said with feeling.

"Why didn’t he mention the rewards for the fourth round?" Ji Mengjun listened attentively with raised ears.

Zhao Xing: "Passing the fourth round means you’ve already entered the Primordial Realm, apprenticed to a powerful master."

"According to routine, the Beihai Lord does not provide rewards further."

"Because he cannot afford it. He’s already offering Sun Daoist for the third round; after that, should he reward with an Original Divine Weapon? Sun Daoists are still reproducible, but Original Divine Weapons cannot be. The Primordial Realm opens once every three thousand years; the Beihai Lord, no matter how wealthy, cannot play like this."

"Moreover, the Beihai Lord is in the Reincarnation Realm; with rewards of too great weight, the cause and effect would also be substantial. If the Beihai Lord’s rewards are too weighty, then what will the masters of the Primordial Realm offer?"

"Naturally, the Beihai Lord would not be so tactless."

"There might be another reason." Liu Tianning took over the conversation, "That is, the Beihai Star System hasn’t had anyone enter the Primordial Realm for a good seven sessions, setting the reward is pointless."

"The teacher makes sense." Zhao Xing nodded.

"It’s truly difficult." Luo Hou King sighed, "In the vast Beihai Star System, twenty-one thousand years have already passed without anyone entering the Primordial Realm for cultivation."

"Talents are declining." Ji Mengjun added, "Everyone is migrating to higher Spiritual Energy Star Systems."