Chapter 950: Chapter 53: Extracting the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, Explosive Soil Growth, and the Heavenly Soul Tree!
"Let’s calculate."
Zhao Xing arrived at his Silver Dragon Flying Boat, pulling out a turtle shell the size of a small room.
The Ten-thousand-year-old Mystic Turtle, after years of fire refining, had shrunk considerably.
"Turtle Divination Method, ask for fortune."
Zhao Xing pointed with his hand, and flames burned fiercely.
Then he coordinated the Five-Finger Destiny to test his fortune.
"Great luck."
Zhao Xing finally arrived at this conclusion.
"Just not sure if I’ll obtain spiritual energy." Zhao Xing thought to himself. "The direction is still not clear enough."
"If I don’t use ancient coins, then this is the best I can do."
Ancient coins are rare; how could he waste them here?
"My own qi fortune is still at Yan Six, the fourth-rank official title hasn’t let me advance."
"If the qi fortune can stabilize at Yan Qi, then it would be comfortable."
In Pinghai State, he was able to find three ancient coins when the wave of qi fortune reached Yan Qi.
"However, Yan Qi fortune is extremely rare."
"Yan Qi fortune is basically standard for seasoned Heavenly Fate Realm practitioners."
"Yan Six grants the qualification to enter the Heavenly Fate Realm."
"Upon reaching the Second Grade Heavenly Fortune Realm, many strong people will ask the sect to be sent to a Blessed Land, accumulating heavenly fortune, and only if the qi fortune is sufficient, can they gradually reach perfect Heavenly Fate Realm."
Zhao Xing pondered for a moment, composed his mind, and then walked out of the Silver Dragon Flying Boat.
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On June 3rd, at this time Liu Tianning’s ’Homecoming in Glorious Attire’ was basically finished.
The remaining trivial matters could be handed over to clones.
It was also on June 3rd that Liu Tianning took Zhao Xing to Shangluo Academy.
Since Zhao Xing was visiting for the first time, Liu Tianning began introducing him:
"Shangluo Academy has seven important branches: Divine Splendor, Ritual Repair, Yuan Ming, Yuan Ji, Military Envoy, Shuangsheng, Divine Wood."
"Others such as Heavenly Bamboo, Baihua, Qinghe, Purple Vine, Shang Heng and so on, have dozens of branches large and small, but they are less known, rarely heard by the public."
Zhao Xing was somewhat puzzled and said: "Is Shang Heng Academy not famous?"
Shang Heng was one of the founders, and in Zhao Xing’s view, its fame shouldn’t be small.
For instance, Shang Heng Instrument, is a widely used measuring tool.
Additionally, the Temperature Bottle was also invented by Shang Heng.
Liu Tianning said: "Shang Heng Academy mainly focuses on producing Farmer Divine Weapons and arrays. Although some achievements are not inferior to some Mechanical Family Holy Lands, we generally cannot compare to the purely mechanical schools in mid to low-end mechanical array research or Divine Weapon manufacturing."
"Indeed." Zhao Xing nodded.
Each field has its specialization. Other occupations might occasionally shine in a specific aspect, but can they take all the spotlight?
Like the Priest profession, they can invite the Minister of Agriculture God to perform Farmer Magic.
But in a real comparison, they generally cannot surpass the pure Minister of Agriculture.
"Divine Splendor, Ritual Repair, Yuan Ming, Yuan Ji correspond to the Four Methods of Self: Condensation, Bending, Analyze Elements, Strong Foundation."
"Military Envoy Academy specializes in plant species, combat-type Self Farmer, basically coming from the Military Envoy Academy."
"Shuangsheng Institute researches primordial species and derivative species."
"Divine Wood Institute has an ancient legacy, housing plants surviving for more than half a million years."
Zhao Xing listened and nodded, in fact, he was already very familiar with these, but Liu Tianning was quite enthusiastic, so he didn’t interrupt.
The seven important branches, four were established based on the Four Methods of Self, with Military Envoy Academy born specifically for combat.
Grass and Trees are Soldiers Skill and jungle jump are compulsory methods at the Military Envoy Academy.
Self Farmers from the Military Envoy Academy basically do not cultivate economic plants, all are for fighting or auxiliary combat species.
The space of Pure Essence Soil is limited, they must calculate every inch of land meticulously.
Shuangsheng Institute researches the world’s primordial species, using them as a basis to cultivate derivative species.
Initially, Zhao Xing had acquired seeds from Shangluo Academy’s top research laboratory at Extreme Night Sea—Azure Sea Cloud Vine and Fish-eating Grass.
Both are improved derivative species, with effects far exceeding those of the same rank.
Today’s numerous basic crops, such as Primordial Rice, are improved varieties called Yuan Number Eighteen Rice Seed.
Also, the Tianyuan Pear that Chen Shijie fed him long ago is an improved variety from Shuttle Institute. Just by these, Shangluo Academy can be said to be tremendously meritorious, no dynasty would move against them.
Even if the path of the Self Sect is difficult, where the fifth rank is only entry-level, successive generations will still provide resources to support Shangluo Academy, ensuring the self sect’s minister of agriculture doesn’t disappear.
"Teacher, does Divine Wood Institute have any rare treasure-level trees currently?" Zhao Xing asked.
He was most interested in Divine Wood Institute.
Because its legacy is the most ancient.
Plants over ten thousand years old are seen everywhere in Divine Wood Institute, those of one hundred thousand years don’t count as anything.
Of course, only tree species can have such a long lifespan.
With other species, it is difficult even if they wish to endure for so long.
"Of course there are." Liu Tianning smiled, "I’ve seen one, eaten the fruits of two."
"What are they?" Zhao Xing’s eyes lit up.
"This is confidential, I have been forbidden by a sealing technique from Ritual Repairer, cannot tell you."
Liu Tianning said: "But once I become dean, I will take you inside to look, and pick some to eat."
Zhao Xing nodded, during this period the protection of Divine Tree is indeed very strict.
"Divine Wood Institute carries the responsibility of legacy."
"The Minister of Agriculture in Divine Wood Institute spends their life preparing for cultivating ancient trees left by ancestors."
"Once successful, they will only cultivate one tree their entire life."
"From then on, this Minister of Agriculture basically won’t leave Divine Wood Institute."
"First they fear accidents, if this Minister of Agriculture dies unexpectedly in a foreign land, their Pure Essence Soil will disperse, and the Divine Tree will be exposed."