"I'm alright, just at the Zero-Dimensional Realm. Oh, right, in your words, it means I've transcended the Heavenly Dao."
Upon hearing this, everyone paused for three seconds, then burst into laughter, saying, "Haha, surpassing the Heavenly Dao? May I ask, are you here to be funny?"
As the powerful figures laughed heartily, the disciples who had been captivated by Qin Hao finally snapped out of their daze and began discussing him amongst themselves.
"Is this guy kidding me? There's not a single trace of Spiritual Power emanating from him, yet he dares to claim he's surpassed the Heavenly Dao. He really has some nerve!"
"Exactly! Not only is there no Spiritual Power fluctuation, but his Dao Attainment is also impossible to detect. I think he's a fraud."
Aside from the male disciples saying this, even the female disciples who were swooning over Qin Hao felt a pang of regret.
'Sigh, it seems that without resorting to force, it's impossible to have a proper talk with you.'
Qin Hao shook his head, thinking for a moment, then coldly said to Dugu Wudi, "You, come on, fight me. If you lose, you can take the entire Divine Sword Sect and get out of here, as far away as possible, how about it?"
Then, Qin Hao added, "Of course, if you want to join my Eternal Divine Church, you are welcome to apply and stay."
Hearing Qin Hao's words, everyone present fell silent.
They truly hadn't expected that someone with no Spiritual Power fluctuations and no Dao Attainment would dare to say such a thing.
Soon, Dugu Wudi's face also turned icy cold as he said, "Hmph, what arrogance! My Divine Sword Sect has been established for 3,000 years, and no one has ever dared to speak to me like this."
As he spoke, a long sword suddenly appeared in Dugu Wudi's hand.
The longsword was entirely black and looked ordinary, but it exuded an extremely terrifying aura.
An ordinary disciple felt a chill run down his spine at just one glance, as if a venomous snake were coiled around his neck.
"Boy, although I don't know who you are, since you dare to cause trouble at my Divine Sword Sect today, you will pay the price and die!"
As he spoke, Dugu Wudi slashed at Qin Hao with his sword.
However, Qin Hao simply put two fingers together and Dugu Wudi.
"Call out!"
The two sword energies clashed quickly, and a loud "bang" resounded. The aftershocks of the battle instantly cracked the gate of the Divine Sword Sect.
In that instant, the entire mountain gate was razed to the ground.
"This..."
Sect Master Shen Aotian was so shocked by what he saw that he couldn't even utter a word.
But it wasn't over yet. Qin Hao's colorful sword energy still hadn't dissipated and was still slashing towards Dugu Wudi.
"Ah!"
Dugu Wudi's arm was cleanly severed, and his screams echoed for miles around.
Qin Hao was showing mercy; otherwise, Dugu Wudi would have been dead just now.
"Alright, a bet's a bet. People from your Divine Sword Sect should leave now. Of course, if you want to become a disciple of the Eternal Divine Church, you must pass three trials; otherwise, you are not qualified."
With that, Qin Hao vanished from the spot.
"You have three days. If you haven't left by then, don't blame me for being impolite."
Qin Hao's words echoed endlessly, reverberating throughout the entire Divine Sword Sect.
Shen Aotian helped the severely injured Dugu Wudi to his feet, his face showing distress.
Just think, even the Divine Sword Ancestor of the Divine Sword Sect was defeated in one move. Who else in the entire Southern Heaven Continent could be their match?
"Aotian!"
"Master, we..."
"Stop talking, let's move!"
Seeing that even Dugu Wudi had said so, the elders and sect leader could only shake their heads helplessly.
Qin Hao was very gentle. Although he severed Dugu Wudi's arm, Dugu Wudi was able to quickly resever a new one given his strength.
At this moment, Dugu Wudi seemed to have aged decades, instantly transforming from a young man into a middle-aged man.
The disciples of the Divine Sword Sect were still in shock. The aftershocks of that battle were incredibly powerful. Fortunately, Qin Hao shielded them from the shockwaves; otherwise, they would probably all be dead.
Although they are still alive, the entire Divine Sword Sect has now been reduced to rubble.
Qin Hao, on the other hand, had already returned to a very remote area on the Heavenly South Continent, the Northwest region.
This is the hometown of Yao Xiudao, the Child of the Planes.
At this moment, Yao Xiudao looked at his parents lying in bed at home, still filled with self-reproach, but there was nothing he could do.
His parents were left in a vegetative state due to all their bones being shattered, and they will never wake up.
Just then, a burst of colorful light appeared at the doorway, and a young boy appeared.
Upon seeing this, Yao Xiudao was overjoyed and immediately ran towards the door.
"Disciple Yao Xiudao greets Master!"
Yao Xiudao knelt down at the door and kowtowed to Qin Hao, then cried and said, "Disciple begs Master to save my parents, I beg you, Master!"
After saying that, he kowtowed to Qin Hao several more times.
The force was so great that even the neighbors could feel the ground shaking.
Seeing this, Qin Hao smiled and shook his head, then casually waved his hand, and Yao Xiudao got up.
"Alright, don't worry, you're my disciple, so naturally I'll help you heal your parents."
He then walked into the room.
The room was a thatched hut, with wooden frames haphazardly erected around it and then filled entirely with thatch.
On a bed made of thatched straw, Yao Xiudao's parents lay peacefully.
In reality, all the bones in his body were shattered, even his skull, leading to a permanent coma.
This is why Yao Xiudao used his great magical power to protect the couple; otherwise, they would have died long ago.
With a casual wave of his hand, Qin Hao unleashed a terrifyingly green light upon Yao Xiudao's parents.
After a full 10 minutes, the treatment ended, and Yao Xiudao's parents both woke up.
"Father, Mother, you've finally woken up."
"Child, your mother and I are..."
Yao Xiudao recounted what had happened that day, and the couple immediately pulled Yao Xiudao to kneel down before Qin Hao, kowtowing repeatedly.
"We are deeply grateful to the immortal for saving our Yao Family."
Qin Hao casually waved his hand, and a force helped the group up, saying, "It's alright. Xiudao Dao is now my disciple, we're all family, no need to be so polite."
As he spoke, Qin Hao looked at Yao Xiudao and said, "You've certainly impressed me with your cultivation. You've only just begun Xiudao, yet you've already broken through to the Body Tempering Fifth Stage. It's just a pity that you lack an understanding of your own strength!"
With that, Qin Hao imparted the entire Twelve Palaces Cultivation System to Yao Xiudao.
Then, she explained to him the cruelty of this cultivation world and the concept of strength.
According to the power hierarchy of this Primordial Universe, Yao Xiudao's cultivation at the Body Tempering Fifth Stage is equivalent to that of a cultivator at the Early Tribulation Transcendence Stage.
The Tribulation Transcendence Stage, that's considered a big shot even in the Upper Realm.