The Great Seminary

Chapter 247 Two Steps Apart
After Li Zhende was kicked out, Zhang Gui finally showed off the scallion pancakes with pork fat on the table.

The mother does the cooking, and the son enjoys the food.

But no matter how her son performed, the happiness on his face was not even a tenth of what his mother felt.

They ate and drank their fill.

Zhang Gui brewed another large pot of strong tea and chatted with his mother in the shop until late at night.

It wasn't until Tsering Doje was so sleepy that she kept yawning that she called a maid to help her mother wash up and rest.

Then, under the cover of night, he wandered around the town and found a quiet, secluded corner where no one was around.

The rules of 'circulation' that leverage divine authority to connect with capital elements can instantly cross the vast ocean.

They were moved to the Kingdom of True Dragons.

The wind howls over the island.

Zhang Gui stood in the snow, stretched out his arms, and waved them in the cold wind for a while to feel the chill.
"This is the opportune moment for Waiyeyang."

The millions of citizens in the True Dragon Kingdom are the 'people' I control.

The next step is to initiate the ritual of the 'Earth Vein Acupoint Massage to Create a Secret Realm'.

"We've leveraged our geographical advantage!"

The fingers form hand seals, without activating any of the 'Three Treasures' power within the body.

Instead, he held his breath and counted thirty-three numbers with utmost care.

Then he muttered incantations, "The earth's veins are like the sea, capable of reaching the New Territories..."

At the same time, the void gathered all the strength that everyone is born with and slammed it hard onto the ground.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes... I don't know how many times I struck it, nor how many times I chanted the incantation.

Suddenly, Zhang Gui's vision blurred.

The ground as far as the eye could see turned pitch black, but clear light could be seen flashing dozens or hundreds of miles away.

"We succeeded! We found it!"

This unexpected change made him jump for joy, which immediately interrupted the ritual.

The surrounding area returned to normal.

However, now that the initial 'ritual' has been successfully initiated, the future is simply a matter of refining the technique over time.

Zhang Gui laughed nonchalantly, holding his breath as he prepared to do everything again.

Suddenly, a faint light shone on his face.

Only then did they realize that it was already dawn.

This left Zhang Gui stunned for a while, and he thought to himself with frustration:

"I thought only ten minutes had passed, but it was almost dawn."

The ritual of "Earth Vein Acupoint Massage to Create a Secret Realm" may seem simple, but it is actually quite mysterious.

If you can sense this kind of time flow, it will be difficult to find the ley line nodes that give birth to the secret realm.

As expected, rituals involving top-tier, extraordinary creations cannot be completed in a simple way.

We can only take it slowly.

For Zhang Gui, now is not the time to spend at least ten days or half a month completing the ritual of the 'Earth Vein Pointing and Great Creation of Secret Realm' in one go.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to put the matter aside for the time being and teleported to the bedchamber of the Imperial Palace of the Upper Stone Corpse Capital.

He lay down on the bed and flicked the copper bell hanging in the air with his finger.

With a very crisp 'ding-a-ling' sound.

A female secretary, though not exceptionally beautiful, possessed a refined elegance. She entered.

Although he stood upright, his eyes, which he tried to open wide, still looked somewhat sleepy.

They probably couldn't handle working twelve hours a day, and the three shifts were incredibly boring.

I secretly dozed off during the night.

Seeing this, Zhang Gui chuckled inwardly, but pretended to be nonchalant.
"First, prepare a breakfast mainly consisting of beef."

When it's time to start work, invite Wen Hua Gong and Lao Sang Gui over.

After breakfast, I plan to practice for a while.

Prepare everything needed for the water feature in the palace's pool.

"Yes." The female secretary bowed and withdrew.

Breakfast, made primarily from a whole castrated bull, was quickly served.

Then a large number of servants from Guiyang Palace brought in a huge amount of herbs, minerals, and whale oil.

They busied themselves around the large pool in the palace. Zhang Gui, meanwhile, leisurely gnawed on two cow forelegs.

Seeing that the waiters had finished their work and left, he didn't even wipe his mouth or hands before getting up and jumping off the bed.

We arrived at the large pool in the center of the palace.

He activated all the divine energy within his body, transforming into a ten-foot-tall metal giant.

I stretched out my foot and stepped on the piles of herbs soaking in the pool.

He bent down and forcefully ran his finger through the ditch dug around the pool.

Metal and stone clashed.

The ditch, filled with whale oil, suddenly bulged up, then burst into flames that shot into the sky.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Gui opened his blood-red maw and sucked into his abdomen.

The raging fires that had been strung together in the surrounding area immediately converged from all directions.

It was put into his mouth, and it made his originally dark eyes turn crimson.

at the same time.

Under the influence of the main divine cluster 'Yinjiang' and its extended divine cluster 'Ruyin'.

Zhang Gui's pores opened wide, swirling and drawing in all the medicinal liquid from the pool and the moisture from the air.

The main divine cluster of 'water and fire in harmony' slowly began to operate spontaneously.

"So comfortable, so incredibly comfortable, so extremely comfortable!"

Under the tempering of fire and water, Zhang Gui, his face contorted in ecstasy, groaned and roared.

They scooped out a handful of ore from the flaming whale oil, which was already dripping with molten iron.

It was honed and refined throughout his entire being.

She would also frequently apply the herbal essence, which had already been boiled into a paste, to her body.

Feel the benefits of the main divine cluster's 'Hundred Herbs Circulating Life, Blazing Gold, Great Growth, and Tai Sui Entering the Divine Realm'.

Gradually, one becomes absorbed in the moment and sees one's true nature; one's gaze becomes free of distractions.

However, how much time has passed?

Suddenly realizing what was happening, he was shocked to find that countless people around him were busy burning kerosene, adding herbs, and pouring boiling water.

I looked around blankly.

Just as he was about to speak, something suddenly occurred to him, and with his extraordinary senses, Zhang Gui made a delightful discovery.

He had indeed been promoted from the sixth-rank 'Central' to the fifth-rank 'Upper-Central'.

But unfortunately.

Although the last promotion was also a leap across a minor rank.

However, the reason for the promotion involves certain mysterious realms—truths that are 'unthinkable, unexplorable, and undiagnosable'!
Zhang Gui almost suffered annihilation under divine punishment.

As a result, they reaped enormous benefits.

However, this promotion was just an ordinary leap across a minor rank.

In addition to improvements in various extraordinary abilities.

The only change is that the upper limit for the number of 'Stone Corpse Warriors' that can be crafted has been increased from 136 thousand-man squads to 172.

However, in any case, a fifth-rank "upper-middle" level cultivator is only two steps away from becoming a third-rank "true seed" and thus a "true person seed".

For a time, Zhang Gui was still lost in thought.

"Alright, everyone, please stay here for now."

I have completed my cultivation and reaped great rewards.

Everyone who helped during this period deserves our gratitude.

They will all receive an extra month's salary as a bonus.

In addition, five days of rotating leave will be given.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

The general public certainly has a sense of national honor, but expecting them to generate electricity entirely "out of love" is just wishful thinking.

Real bonuses and holidays are the real hard currency.

Only in this way can we ensure that their passion for the country will only grow stronger and more intense.

Until we are willing to share their breath and fate!

(End of this chapter)