"The last two items, take a look yourself."
The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird opened its beak and spat out.
Two glows, one green and one black, appeared.
Zhao Xing fixed his gaze; within the green glow was a palm-sized token with golden-green intertwined secret patterns flashing on it, along with two ancient characters, though he did not recognize them.
In the black glow was a bumpy sphere that looked extrely illusory; he had no idea what it was.
"Senior, what is this item that looks like a token?" Zhao Xing asked.
"What a silly question. You’ve said it’s a token; then it’s a token, of course."
"..."
Zhao Xing pointed at the black bumpy sphere and asked, "Then what is this thing?"
"Oh, why are you so annoying? I told you to see for yourself."
"...Senior, you don’t know what they are, do you?" Now that the contract was signed, Zhao Xing wasn’t worried about this dumb bird harming him, so he spoke more directly.
"..."
The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird’s bird eyes glared. "How could I not know? This is my test for you! You should find out their uses on your own."
"Heh heh, senior is right."
Zhao Xing estimated that this dumb bird didn’t recognize these two items.
Indeed, each trade has its own expertise; the Minister of Agriculture’s treasures should have nothing to do with the Heavenly chanism Pavilion.
The token looked sowhat familiar, but as for the black bumpy sphere, Zhao Xing had no idea what it was. He would have to recall it in the mory palace once he left.
"Senior, do you have any other instructions?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Yes," the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird said, "Live well and strive to beco stronger. Don’t rush to find the One Dream of Heaven and Earth."
"Wait until you reach First Grade, then we will talk. Once you find it, I will tell you how to control this supre treasure."
The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird was also afraid that Zhao Xing, having obtained so many treasures, would beco arrogant.
If this kid died, it wouldn’t know how many years it would take for another chance to escape.
"Thank you, senior. Is it alright if I leave now?"
"Mm, go ahead." The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird waved its wing.
Zhao Xing had just walked to the door when he was suddenly called back.
"Wait!"
"..."
Zhao Xing turned back, "Senior?"
"I have another question to ask you," the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird said.
"Please ask, senior."
"Do you know how long Da Li has been extinct, which of the Ten Great Divine Sects now rules the world? Has a new Fortune Dynasty erged in the Eighteen States? And what year of the Xuanhuang Era is it now?"
Zhao Xing: "?"
Is this even a single question?
Zhao Xing realized then that the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird had a rather blurry perception of the outside world, perhaps even losing track of ti.
He thought for a mont and said, "Senior, from three thousand to ten thousand years ago, there was a period known as the Age of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, where nations fought each other, making the ancient historical records very chaotic."
"There are very few records about Da Li."
"According to the more mainstream view today, Da Li perished fifty-seven thousand four hundred and ninety-six years ago."
Zhao Xing then answered the second question. "There are now Nineteen States, located west of the original Canghai."
"In the Nineteen States, a powerful Fortune Dynasty was established, nad Zhou, and it has seen three emperors for a total of two thousand seven hundred and forty-three years."
"As for the Ten Great Divine Sects." Zhao Xing pondered, "They have already beco history. The Great Zhou has no state religion, nor does it allow sects to exist, which evolved into seventy-two Taoist schools and academies."
"Five of the Ten Great Divine Sects were divided into multiple Taoist schools and academies, such as the Li Fire Taoist School, Creation Dao College, Bishui Daoist School, Lianhua Academy, Qingmu Academy, Geng tal Daoist School, Purple Cloud Daoist School..."
"The current Xuanhuang Calendar is the ’Xuanhuang New Calendar,’ also known as the ’Great Zhou Xuanhuang Era,’ ’Xuanhuang Four Seas Calendar,’ ’Jiuzhou Xuanhuang Era,’ ’Xuanhuang Prehistory,’ ’Xuanhuang Barbaric Era,’ and several other versions."
"The tiline repaired by the Imperial Censors of the Zhou Dynasty extends to a billion years ago, but the material evidence-backed history spans only about half a million years."
"The ’Great Zhou Xuanhuang Era’ is relatively detailed but still has significant discrepancies compared to the Four Seas and Barbaric Eras..."
"Enough! That’s quite enough." The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird said, "It’s too confusing, listening to you gives a headache. The records from the Li Dynasty were already a ss, and now it’s even more chaotic."
Zhao Xing imdiately shut up. Chaos was inevitable because the Xuanhuang Realm had been fragnted and reunified repeatedly. When wars erupted, it was like heaven and earth collapsing, with so war-torn eras lasting for thousands of years.
Moreover, when it involved Qi Fortune devouring, the records and imprints of enemy states would be obliterated to make the people believe only in the new dynasty.
Furthermore, the lifespans of most ordinary people were only about a hundred years, so they didn’t care about the length of history. Repairing the tiline up to half a million years was already quite long.
"Fifty-seven thousand four hundred years, that’s roughly what I expected." The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird pretended to be profound. "Perhaps you could take so historical records from the Heavenly chanism Pavilion and beco an Imperial Censor yourself soday."
"Yes, thank you, senior."
"No more questions, you may leave."
Zhao Xing nodded and turned to walk to the door.
"Wait!"
"..."
Zhao Xing was speechless; is this bird ssing with ?
Could this dumb bird have a bad mory?
"Senior, what else is there?"
The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird said, "I almost forgot to tell you, if you can break through to Fourth Rank within ten years, I will grant you a portion of Qi Fortune."
"Your current Qi Fortune is roughly Yan Five. With my help, you can reach Yan Six."
Zhao Xing was slightly taken aback.
Indeed, this was the Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird; it had granted him Qi Fortune before, and it seed there were still many benefits to be acquired from it.
"Why doesn’t senior grant it to now?"
The Heavenly Destiny Mysterious Bird said blandly, "If your talent is limited, my Qi Fortune must be reserved for soone else."
"However, if you can break through to Fourth Rank within ten years, you will prove yourself worthy of this gift."
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