Take Kunyuan Academy, for example. If Zhao Xing were to enter the sight of the Earth Advantage Sect along with several others, and other candidates had ranks, positions, strengths, and backgrounds similar to his... the one with the highest reputation would win!
But for him to become the leader of the three sects, the conditions in all aspects had to be stricter.
"If the Southern Barbarians help Prince Liang counterattack, with Ji Mingxian as their guide, the first choice would be the Canglan River Basin. When the time comes, it would be a massive flood disaster."
"If the East Sea joins forces with the Southern Barbarians."
"Li Boqian might not be able to control it immediately; he was the Grand Minister of Agriculture of the Heavenly Time Sect. He could handle other natural disasters, but managing the water veins wasn’t his strong suit."
"Only with the assistance of strong Earth Advantage Sect practitioners could the people be saved from such a calamity."
"The ultimate skill, the Returning Ruins Palace, and the derived Hanhai Palace and Xuanshui Palace, are among the best top-level skills for dealing with floods, most suitable for use in rivers and seas."
"The Meridian Guiding Skill within the Xuantu Skill isn’t as straightforward and forceful." Zhao Xing pondered.
He mastered a high-order Xuantu Skill called ’Xuanshui Recurrence,’ which belonged to the Meridian Guiding Skill of the Xuantu Skill.
However, it regulated the water veins within the earth veins, being relatively gentle and gradual.
The Earth Palace Skill, on the other hand, accumulated all the water first.
The ultimate of the Earth Palace Skill—Returning Ruins.
It was based on ancient legends.
According to legend, the waters of the Four Seas would all flow into a bottomless abyss called ’Returning Ruins.’
The ultimate move of the Returning Ruins Palace was [Four Seas Return Ruins]
It was said that when this skill was cast, it could drain all the waters of the Four Seas, turning the seas into mulberry fields.
Of course, said legend was just a legend. Even in the Spiritual Energy Era, the Returning Ruins Palace couldn’t drain the waters of the Four Seas.
However, it was powerful enough, aligning perfectly with Zhao Xing’s plans for the future.
"When it comes to top-level Ksitigarbha Skills, choose [Kunyuan Skill] and [Earth Spirit Divine Storage Method]."
"To cultivate the ultimate Ksitigarbha Skill [Xuanhuang Land Breaking Skill], both are indispensable."
"The Kunyuan Skill," possessed the miraculous power of reshaping and regenerating the land, transforming barren wastelands into vibrant territories and restoring damaged landscapes.
"The Earth Spirit Divine Storage Method," utilized the spirit of the earth veins to create barriers for specific areas, and it was somewhat related to the Dao of Priesthood.
The earth spirit had a certain chance of resonating with the Earth God Dharma Body from ancient times, significantly enhancing its power.
Of course, this didn’t require consuming longevity, as the Earth God Dharma Body’s appearance was unrelated to summoning it; it only appeared during major disasters in the Nineteen States.
If the earth veins were severely damaged, even a one-turn of this skill would manifest the Earth God Dharma Body.
This was the blessing left behind by one generation after another of Fortune Dynasty’s priests of the Earth God, in the Nineteen States.
"After the disaster, there would be rebuilding. The ’Kunyuan Rebuilding’ and ’Mountains and Rivers Forever’ within the Kunyuan Skill, could quickly restore the disaster-stricken areas."
"The Earth Spirit Divine Storage Method, on the other hand, was a large-scale defensive spell."
"In areas like Pinghai State and Lvliang State, where high-grade practitioners wreaked havoc, causing heaven and earth to crumble, the Earth Spirit Divine Storage Method’s protection would mitigate the destructive power of these strong practitioners."
"If I could obtain any of the four Earth God Artifacts, even a fourth-rank one could easily protect a prefecture. However, three of these artifacts had been lost; Great Zhou only had the Earth Mirror of the four Earth God Artifacts." Zhao Xing thought to himself.
"What I could confirm was that there was one artifact in the Dragon Court Ancient Land during this period. As for the locations of the other two, I had no idea if they were in their original places." Zhao Xing pondered.
If he could retrieve the other three Earth Advantage Artifacts.
Even Meng Kun might be willing to kneel down and serve as a step stool, allowing him to step off the flying boat on Meng Kun’s back.
Furthermore, Meng Kun would firmly support him as the leader of the Earth Advantage Sect, eliminating anyone who opposed him.
"I wondered if there was enough time." Zhao Xing thought.
He had to cultivate two Heavenly Time Top Skills, the Xuantian Thunder Skill: Hell Chapter and Yunmen, and he also wanted to learn Li Boqian’s three ultimate techniques.
Now there were four top-level Earth Advantage Skills to master.
Splitting attention would inevitably slow down the comprehending speed.
"It would be best to master them before the 33rd year of the Jingxin Calendar, as long as I could master them, I wouldn’t be greedy about advancing multiple turns." Zhao Xing thought.
After all, this life’s mid-grade grand war had advanced by three years. If it continued in this manner, Prince Liang would rebel by the 33rd year.
"Hopefully, that old ascender would rebel two years later; rebelling by the 35th year would be ideal. I wonder if I should urge Lao Liu to work harder. Forget it, better not to risk backfiring." Zhao Xing shook his head.
If Prince Liang rebelled prematurely, he wouldn’t be able to achieve much with his current strength.
Without mastering the top-level skills, he dared not get involved in such major events. He would be too busy hiding!
If he mastered the top-level skills and combined them with the Ten Thousand Skill Avatars and the Derivation God Decision, he would have some leverage to get involved; at the very least, his survival abilities would be significantly enhanced, reducing the risk substantially.
Zhao Xing sealed the memory palace, then opened his eyes.
He wouldn’t usually think about future plans; only at specific time points and with certain information would they activate automatically. Otherwise, he had to enter the dream realm to be aware of the overall planning.
"First, cultivate the Earth Palace Skill!"
Zhao Xing didn’t plan to rest, as King Heavenly Destiny constantly supervised him; his main body didn’t sleep, and neither did his avatars.
So, he flew out of Shi Ping Courtyard that very day, heading to the Kunyuan Dojo to comprehend the ’Hanhai Palace’ and ’Xuanshui Palace.’
"Whichever I mastered first, I would learn that first, master it before discussing enhancement."
On the 21st of February, in the 31st year of the Jingxin Calendar, Zhao Xing began to comprehend the two Earth Palace Skills at the Kunyuan Dojo.