Chapter 425 - 179: Divine Level Technique, Meeting Emperor Longjing

Chapter 425: Chapter 179: Divine Level Technique, Meeting Emperor Longjing

"Lord Fang, wait. We’re not finished yet."

Fang Xing: "...?"

Hearing the black-robed elder’s words, Fang Xing turned around and looked at him in confusion.

"Is there something else?"

Fang Xing looked at the black-robed elder in surprise.

The black-robed elder smiled faintly and took out a Golden Scroll. "Lord Fang, please sign this agreement. Once you do, we’ll be done."

"...An agreement?!"

Fang Xing stared at the black-robed elder, stunned.

His gaze fell upon the Golden Scroll before him.

Confidentiality Agreement!

Untransmittable Divine Level Ultimate Skills. Any violation of this agreement will be handled according to Article 768 of the Great Jing laws, resulting in the reclamation of the Ultimate Skill. The matter will be investigated, and in severe cases, the violator’s Martial Arts will be crippled...

"..."

Looking at the agreement, which was several hundred words long, Fang Xing’s eyelid twitched.

He hadn’t expected there to be such a clause.

’It seems they’re incredibly thorough when it comes to Divine Level Techniques.’

However, he didn’t hesitate for long. Since it was a rule of the Armory, he naturally had to follow it.

After all, a Divine Level Technique was a supreme art on par with those inherited from an Upper Sect. It was only normal for them to be cautious.

Fang Xing quickly signed his name, completing the final step of the handover.

After bidding farewell to the black-robed elder, Fang Xing placed the copy of the Life and Death Scripture into his Storage Pouch and stepped out of the Armory.

He walked out of the Armory and looked up at the brilliant sun.

Fang Xing narrowed his eyes.

’Fifty million!’

’A single Divine Level Technique costs a full fifty million Enhancement Points.’

’It’s a good thing I wasn’t impulsive and didn’t spend too many Enhancement Points, or I might not have had enough.’

’I wonder if I can enhance it to the level of an Immortal Technique...’

The thought flashed through Fang Xing’s mind.

Whether the Divine Level Technique, the Life and Death Scripture, could evolve to the level of an Immortal Technique was something he would only know after enhancing it.

"Finished choosing?"

Just then, Hong Miaojin’s voice called out, snapping Fang Xing back to his senses.

"Yes, I’m done," Fang Xing nodded.

"Let’s go, then."

Hong Miaojin said, not asking any questions.

Fang Xing immediately followed her out of the Observatory.

Soon, the two of them had left the Observatory.

But just as they left the Observatory, a figure dressed in the purple robes of a eunuch appeared before them at the entrance.

Seeing the two of them, the purple-robed eunuch strode forward.

"Lord Fang, please wait."

The purple-robed eunuch said with a smile.

Hong Miaojin and Fang Xing looked at the purple-robed eunuch.

Li Lianying, Chief Eunuch of the Imperial City!

Fang Xing recognized the purple-robed eunuch at a glance.

He remembered seeing him once before when he went to the Imperial City’s Dragon Transformation Pool.

"Eunuch Li, what is the matter?"

Hong Miaojin asked.

Eunuch Li smiled faintly, gave a slight bow to Hong Miaojin, and then looked at Fang Xing. "I am here to relay His Majesty’s verbal command. Lord Fang is to enter the palace for an audience with the Emperor."

"???"

"Emperor Longjing wants to see me?" Hearing Eunuch Li’s words, Fang Xing looked at him in astonishment.

’Why would Emperor Longjing want to see me?’

Hong Miaojin was also stunned for a moment, but she quickly recovered and looked at Fang Xing. "Since His Majesty wishes to see you, you should go with Eunuch Li."

Although Fang Xing was surprised that Emperor Longjing wanted to see him, he didn’t overthink it and nodded.

"Lord Fang, if you please!" Eunuch Li said with a smile.

Fang Xing then followed Eunuch Li away.

Watching their retreating backs, Hong Miaojin pondered for a moment before leaving as well.

...

Soon, he arrived at the Imperial City with Eunuch Li.

Entering the Imperial City for the second time, the pressure on his Primordial Spirit was just as strong as before.

The intangible might emanating from the Destiny True Dragon circling above the Imperial City was as heavy as a mountain, even just a sliver of it.

It was a pressure on his Primordial Spirit.

Even at his current Divine Soul Level, which was at the Late Stage of Primordial Spirit, he still felt it was immensely powerful.

The destiny of a nation, the collected power of hundreds of millions of lives.

Even a warrior who had reached the Martial Saint Level would likely sense immense danger when facing such a Destiny True Dragon.

Of course, the destiny of different dynasties varied.

The Destiny True Dragon was not the peak.

A dynasty’s national destiny began with the Destiny Flood Dragon.

For example, smaller Vassal States would condense their national destiny into a Destiny Flood Dragon.

The Destiny True Dragon belonged to the second tier.

The destiny of a great nation!

And above the Destiny True Dragon, there was the most powerful category: the Destiny Divine Dragon.

The different levels of destiny represented the vitality and decline of a dynasty.

The stronger the destiny, the more terrifying the dynasty’s power!

If a dynasty reached the level of a Destiny Divine Dragon, its formless destiny could directly manifest in reality.

For instance, if a region suffered a great drought, the dynasty could use its destiny to bring gentle breezes and nourishing rain to avert disaster.

People born in such a dynasty would have a much higher starting point than those from other dynasties.

However, no nation in the entire Southern Continent had yet reached the scale of a Destiny Divine Dragon.

It was likely that only by unifying the Southern Continent and consolidating its power into a single dragon could a Destiny Divine Dragon be born.

The gap between each level was enormous.

Each of the three levels of destiny represented an earth-shattering transformation.

...

「Imperial City, Taiji Hall.」

Arriving before the hall, Fang Xing saw the figure of Emperor Longjing.

Besides Emperor Longjing, there was also a middle-aged Daoist priest in a black-and-white Daoist Robe.

He had a head of snow-white hair and an otherworldly temperament.

’That must be the Great Jing National Preceptor...’

The thought flashed through Fang Xing’s mind.

Hong Miaojin had mentioned the Great Jing National Preceptor once or twice.

He was skilled in the Celestial Secret Calculation Technique, his abilities unfathomable to gods and ghosts alike.

At the same time, he was also a titan of the Celestial Human Realm.

To be able to appear within the Imperial City, standing beside Emperor Longjing, there was no doubt he had to be the Great Jing National Preceptor.

This Great Jing National Preceptor also had some connection to the Supreme Dao Sect.

But the specific details of that connection were unknown.