Over the next few days, Zhang Yu began to make some preparations to leave the Azure Sun Continent. The most important thing was to gather as much Origin Energy as possible before leaving the Azure Sun Continent.
Based on what he knew so far, Origin Energy was more or less present in the ruins of the various eras as well as in the foreign god's country.
There were actually quite a few foreign god countries hidden around the Azure Sun Continent. Apart from a few that had already joined the Azure Sun Continent, the rest had always been hostile to the Azure Sun Continent.
For example, the Frost Continent had quite a few foreign god countries that were on good terms with the Azure Sun Continent. Most of the materials needed to create the secret box were provided by these foreign god countries, and many of these foreign god countries still existed. Even if these places did not have Origin Energy, he was prepared to completely wipe them out.
Apart from this, there was another place that he decided to take a look at.
After obtaining the broken stone slabs from Fang Yuzhong, he had carefully studied them. These stone slabs could be said to be incomplete, and it was difficult to decipher their true meaning. However, there was no doubt that these things had a history.
Fang Yuzhong did not remember where these stone tablets had come from, but fortunately, one of them had been given to him by the Crow Institution.
Therefore, after interrogating them, he found out that when the Raven Institution and the others were expanding the scale of the branch, they accidentally discovered a ruin at the bottom of the sea. This stone slab was obtained from there, and they had even excavated the incomplete corpse of an ancient EsGod there back then.
He had carefully looked through them and found that these stone tablets came from the same source, so perhaps they had all come from there.
Based on the stone slab that his adoptive father had given him, every stone slab had a complete text on it, and every text should represent a certain kind of power.
However, he was now a cultivator, and he did not care much about the power of the foreign god. What he cared about was the ruins behind the stone tablets.
A place that could give birth to such a stone slab might have the existence of Origin Energy.
Thus, after making some preparations, he left the Guangzhou Continent and headed toward the Eastern Sea. In just a few minutes, he had arrived in front of the Guizhou Sea Cliff.
Originally, he was prepared to take a boat to that place, but after thinking about it, these creations were not very reliable. Now that he had the Ying Xing Fang Tian Hut, there was no need for him to take a boat like this.
He took out the Square Sky Hut from his Star Pouch. At first, this thing was no more than three chi long, but with a turn of his mind, it instantly transformed into a mountain-shaped hut about three zhang tall, with a slight bulge in the middle and four drooping corners.
After this thing was released, it didn't land on the ground. Instead, it floated in mid-air. However, no matter how the sea breeze blew, it didn't move at all.
Zhang Yu nodded. He leaped up and entered the Square Sky Hut. The space inside the hut was only thirty feet long and wide, but it was already very spacious for him alone.
The inside of the tent was originally empty, but after he sacrificially refined it, he added all kinds of things and decorations inside. As he came in, the Incense Burner of Tranquil Mind emitted wisps of fragrance.
He directly went to the center of the tent, took out a Water Dispelling Pearl from his Star Bag, and hung it in the bead pouch hanging there. In a split second, a burst of bright light blossomed.
Then, he sat down on the soft couch. With a thought, the Square Sky Hut sank into the sea.
This hut could be moved according to his thoughts. It could go to any place in this world that he had a definite concept of and truly existed. Therefore, after he transmitted his consciousness, he didn't pay it any more attention. He directly went to the soft couch at the side and sat down. He took out a Daoist book and flipped through it.
With the Water Dispelling Pearl, the Square Sky Hut didn't slow down at all in the sea. It was almost no different from floating in the sky. This made him rather satisfied.
Only half a day later, the hut arrived near the island where the Tenki-in Hall was. This place was clearly not far from the ruins.
When he arrived here, he put away the Daoist book. With a light wave of his sleeve, the surrounding hut seemed to melt into a ball, revealing the scenery outside.
He steered the hut in the direction of the Raven Institution. Very quickly, he saw a large stretch of ruins that existed at the bottom of the sea. There were collapsed stone pillars and stone walls everywhere, as well as flat and wide, enormous stone platforms that were still intact.
It was difficult for him to determine the specific age of these ruins, but he could see that all of the buildings were abnormally large. This was not the only example, but rather all of them. Then, thinking back to the fact that the Raven Institution had once excavated the corpse of an ancient deity here, he believed that this might be an ancient city that worshipped an ancient foreign deity.
That ancient foreign deity might have originally lived here, and those stone platforms might have been sacrificial altars used for sacrifices.
If this was really the case, then the possibility of finding Origin Energy was even greater.
He steered the Square Sky Hut, and used a few minutes to wander around the sky above these ruins. As expected, he found a few targets. There was an enormous statue in each of the four directions of the ruins, but three of them were broken and collapsed.
Only one was relatively intact, but it had lost half of its head and a small part of its body. However, he could feel an intense flow of heat from it.
However, this did not come from the statue itself, but from something within the statue's body.
When he sensed this, he came out from the hut. His mind's light easily parted the surrounding seawater, and he arrived in front of that statue that was about a hundred zhang tall.
After looking at it for a while, his eyes focused. That stone statue's head began to sway slightly, and then a long crack appeared. As the crack expanded, a spindle-shaped gem flew out from within, floating in front of him.
However, at this time, this gem suddenly moved, and then like an eye, it suddenly opened, revealing a snake eye. After it moved a few times, it looked at Zhang Yu with extreme malice. Moreover, there were strands of deep and fragmented sounds mixed with a multicolored blur that surged towards him.
Zhang Yu indifferently looked at these changes. He reached out with his hand and pinched it. In an instant, all of the sounds and light disappeared.
At the same time, a turbulent flow of heat surged towards him, and a layer of fine electric light appeared in his eyes. The mind's light all over his body also began to sway.
As he continued to absorb the heat, it gradually weakened. In the end, he seemed to hear a mournful cry, and then there was completely no movement.
He opened his palm, and the originally gorgeous gem had already turned into a pile of grayish-white dust. With a flip of his wrist, he let these dust fall into the seawater.
He was not sure whether this thing was related to that ancient foreign god, but as long as he could find Origin Energy, it did not matter what its origin was.
He left this place, returned to the hut, and expanded his search area. Very quickly, he found a pile of ancient sacrificial objects. When he absorbed all of the Origin Energy, these objects also turned into a pile of debris.
However, other than that, he did not find anything else.
As for the place where the ancient foreign god's corpse had originally been, he also went to take a look. There was only a huge, smooth, trapezoidal cave left there, and there was nothing inside.
After confirming that there was nothing else of value, he left this place without looking back and returned to the continent.
In the following days, he explored the ruins, searching for places where Origin Energy might exist. This continued for more than ten days. On this day, while he was flying in the sky, a ray of light suddenly came through the sky. He felt it in his heart and immediately stopped moving. Then, he was enveloped by that ray of light.
Following the familiar feeling of being pulled away, he found that he had once again appeared in the tea garden. He raised his head and saw that the young Daoist was standing not far away.
The young Daoist took out a scroll and said to him, "Zhang Xuanzheng, come forward and receive the decree."
Zhang Yu immediately clasped his hands together and bowed. Then, he took a few steps forward and said, "Zhang Yu, receive the decree."
The young Daoist opened the scroll and said, "Qingyang Xuanfu Xuanzheng Zhang Yu has quelled chaos and eliminated calamities, improved the Dao, and stabilized the continent. His contributions are commendable. Thus, he is conferred the post of 'Xuanting Patrol Protector', and also Qingyang Xuanzheng. Year 377 of the Great Xuan Calendar, third day of the twelfth month."
After he finished reading, he clasped the scroll and handed it forward.
Zhang Yu stood up, took two steps forward, and received the scroll. He could not help but think to himself, "Xuanting Patrol Protector, huh …"
Xuanting Patrol Protector was actually somewhat similar to Meng Jianzhen's Advisor. However, unlike Advisors who only had the power to report, Patrol Protectors had the power to supervise.
Although this post could not mobilize local cultivators like Xuanzheng. However, because he had the status of a Xuanting emissary, in terms of position, he was actually half a rank higher than Xuanzheng.
However, taking on the post of Qingyang Xuanzheng was somewhat out of his expectations.
If he went to the outer regions, how could he take care of Qingyang?
The young Daoist seemed to have seen through his doubts. He smiled and said, "Zhang Xuanzheng, please do not doubt. Xuanting has considered the unique situation of Qingyang. The position of Xuanzheng should still be taken by you. We will naturally send a suitable person. If everything goes smoothly, it won't be too late for you to relinquish this post then."
Zhang Yu understood now. Qingyang Xuanfu was different from other Xuanfu. The various sects had just been united, and the rules had been re-established not long ago. Under such circumstances, a cultivator's personal prestige was actually more important than their position.
Xuanting was probably afraid that the new Xuanzheng would not be able to suppress these cultivators. Therefore, they let him temporarily take on the post as a transition.
The young Daoist smiled and said, "The decree has been issued. Does Zhang Xuanzheng have any other questions?"
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and asked, "May I ask, how do I go to the outer regions?"
The young Daoist smiled and said, "To go to the outer regions, you need to use the Heavenly Sundial. Qingyang Upper Continent does not have it. Zhang Xuanzheng, you can wait patiently in Qingyang. When the time comes, someone will come to pick you up."
Zhang Yu said, "May I ask, is there anything I need to pay attention to during this trip?"
The young Daoist said, "Zhang Xuanzheng, when you return to the outer regions, you can try to gain some military merits. This will be beneficial to you in the end.
You must know that if you do not have any military merits, you will not be able to take up a post in Xuanting regardless of your cultivation in the future. Thus, you will not be able to discuss the Dao with fellow Daoists, nor will you be able to explain your own principles. Does Zhang Xuanzheng understand what I am saying? "
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and nodded.
The young Daoist saw that Zhang Xuanzheng had no more questions. He bowed and his figure disappeared. Then, everything around him broke apart. The surrounding light also disappeared without a trace. Only Zhang Yu was left standing in mid-air, his robe fluttering in the wind.
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