Objections

"Cultivation methods for heterogeneous species..."

Jiang Hao searched the second floor and quickly found the "Heterogeneous Species Section."

Inside were cultivation methods for various Heterogeneous Species.

Heterogeneous Species were also known as heterogenous beings.

Their cultivation methods leaned more toward bloodlines and excavating the potential of the body.

After all, Heterogeneous Species were born with innate physical advantages.

Failing to excavate the body's potential would be true foolishness.

Heterogeneous Cultivation Methods did not have any specific division of realms.

There were only Great Demons and those below Great Demons.

There were cultivation methods for Great Demons on the second floor as well, but they were exceedingly rare, few and far between.

There were far more methods for those below Great Demons.

The methods below the Great Demon level mainly allowed Heterogeneous Species to cultivate their bloodlines and attain the point of "ancestral reversion."

Once ancestral reversion succeeded, they could possibly become a Great Demon.

There were quite a few cultivation methods related to tigers.

In the end, Jiang Hao chose the Heavenly Demon White Tiger Scripture.

This was no Ordinary Technique, but a top-tier cultivation method among Heterogeneous Species.

Jiang Hao was not stingy in the slightest.

This one cultivation method alone cost a full ten thousand contribution points.

For Outer Gate disciples, it was impossible to gather that many contribution points without eating or drinking for ten years.

And Jiang Hao?

He glanced at his contribution points.

He still had ninety thousand points remaining.

When Jiang Hao had been directly promoted to the Inner Gate, the sect had given him one hundred thousand contribution points.

This was treatment that other Inner Disciples did not receive.

Those one hundred thousand contribution points would be enough to cultivate all the way to Transforming Force without any problems.

Jiang Hao went downstairs and returned to the elder of the Martial Arts Tower.

"Elder, I'm here to exchange for a cultivation method."

"The Heavenly Demon White Tiger Scripture? You're certainly generous toward your tiger pet."

The elder of the Martial Arts Tower did not say anything else.

Jiang Hao was spending his own contribution points, so he could exchange them for whatever he wished.

After obtaining the Heavenly Demon White Tiger Scripture, Jiang Hao returned to his cave residence.

"Roar..."

Big Tiger could no longer wait and sprang out, his eyes brimming with anticipation.

"You really are impatient."

"I exchanged the Heavenly Demon White Tiger Scripture for you. It cost me a full ten thousand contribution points. Outer Gate disciples could not scrape together that many contribution points even if they went ten years without food or drink, so you can't be lazy in your cultivation."

"I'll spend an hour every day explaining the contents of the Heavenly Demon White Tiger Scripture to you."

Jiang Hao cared deeply about Big Tiger.

In the vast Huangtian Sect, Big Tiger was the one Jiang Hao knew best.

"Next, it's time to focus fully on practicing the three divine arts..."

Jiang Hao examined the three divine arts one by one.

Each divine art increased power by forty percent.

Although that was only ten percent more than a top-tier Ming Jin Technique.

Added together, however, that meant thirty percent more power, equivalent to having another top-tier Ming Jin Technique.

The only trouble was that they placed higher demands on Bone Quality.

It might take more time to master them.

Yet Jiang Hao could sense that with his current Bone Quality, he was more than capable of mastering all three divine arts.

Time passed day by day.

Spring departed and autumn arrived, and more than a year went by.

A year ago, Jiang Hao had passed the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower, shaking the entire Huangtian Sect.

But now, Jiang Hao seemed to have completely "vanished."

Ever since Jiang Hao had entered the Inner Gate, there had been no major news about him.

Even those who had continuously paid attention to Jiang Hao gradually stopped following him.

At this moment, within Jiang Hao's cave residence.

No one noticed that Jiang Hao had reached a critical moment in his Force Training.

Today, after cultivating his third divine art for these past few days, he would likely produce force at any moment.

"Hiss."

Jiang Hao felt a chill run through his entire body.

His body felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.

Another strand of frigid force had appeared within him.

"Whoosh."

Jiang Hao opened his eyes.

"It's finally done—the Ice Divine Force!"

Jiang Hao let out a sigh of relief, unable to suppress the faint smile on his face.

With the Ice Divine Force complete, Jiang Hao now possessed ten strands of force within his body.

Seven top-tier Ming Jin Techniques and three divine arts.

"The three divine arts took over a year, roughly fifteen months. On average, each divine art took five months."

Jiang Hao made a brief calculation.

That was an average of two months longer than top-tier Ming Jin Techniques.

It was still within a normal range.

Jiang Hao examined his own condition.

Cultivation: Ming Jin (Early Stage)

Incomplete Great Sun Golden Crow Divine Blood: 10% progress (can be deduced)

Bone Quality: 7

Comprehension: 7.3

Spirit: 2

Great Sun Battle Sacred Body: Not Initiated

Fierce Tiger Fist: Major Accomplishment (Tiger Demon Form, forty percent enhancement)

Ming Jin: 430% power enhancement

Mastering the three divine arts had brought Jiang Hao another 120% increase in power. His Ming Jin enhancement had now reached a staggering 430%, a terrifying figure.

Furthermore, his Comprehension had increased by 1.5, reaching 7.3 and surpassing his Bone Quality.

Among Jiang Hao's three attributes, Comprehension was now the highest!

However, even with Comprehension as high as 7.3, Jiang Hao felt that he was still a little short of cultivating the Great Sun Battle Sacred Body.

But Jiang Hao was in no rush.

His current strength was already powerful enough.

"I've now cultivated ten Ming Jin Techniques and can achieve the union of ten forces, yet my cultivation is still at the early stage of Ming Jin."

"Master said that once I've mastered ten kinds of force, I can raise my cultivation."

"With my Bone Quality, along with the cultivation pills supplied by the Huangtian Sect, raising my cultivation is actually very easy. But after Ming Jin comes Hidden Force. I should begin looking into how to break through to Hidden Force."

Jiang Hao had always kept his cultivation and martial training schedule packed to the brim.

Force Training pills?

Simple—he could just purchase them with contribution points.

He still had ninety thousand contribution points. Over the past year or so, he had done nothing, yet he had gained another ten thousand contribution points.

That was the annual "benefit" given to him by the Huangtian Sect.

Thus, Jiang Hao's contribution points had returned to one hundred thousand.

Jiang Hao could not help but sigh.

He could not spend it all. He truly could not spend it all!

Buying pills was simple.

Jiang Hao quickly exchanged for some pills.

Taking pills was also closely related to Bone Quality.

The better one's Bone Quality, the better the pills would be absorbed.

Moreover, very little pill toxicity would remain.

When the effects of pills were good, cultivation would naturally advance by leaps and bounds.

That was exactly how Jiang Hao was now.

Every time he consumed a pill, he could clearly feel his cultivation rising.

"At this pace, my cultivation should reach the peak of Ming Jin within a few months."

"It seems I really need to first understand how to break through to Hidden Force."

Jiang Hao had no master in the Huangtian Sect.

The Huangtian Sect's method of instruction was through lectures.

Some Grandmaster Experts would teach at fixed times.

Inner Disciples would then go and listen.

If they had questions, they could ask them face-to-face.

But after looking into it, Jiang Hao encountered a problem.

There were actually no Inner Gate lectures that he wanted to attend.

That was right. The Inner Gate lectures all covered Transforming Force.

After all, Inner Disciples were all Transforming Force martial artists.

At most, there would be some material on Pill Force above Transforming Force.

But what about Jiang Hao?

He was only a Ming Jin Martial Artist!

That Transforming Force material was useless to Jiang Hao.

"So if I want to know how to break through to Hidden Force, I can only attend lectures at the Outer Gate?"

Jiang Hao made some inquiries.

Fortunately, as an Inner Disciple, he was allowed to attend lectures at the Outer Gate.

There was no problem with that.

The only concern was that it might stir up some objections.

As for objections, did Jiang Hao care?

In truth, although Jiang Hao had kept a low profile over the past year or so, there had still been some gossip about him. He had ignored it all.

"Looking at the time, a Transforming Force deacon will be teaching an Outer Gate class this afternoon, about Hidden Force."

Jiang Hao's eyes lit up.

He decided to visit the Outer Gate that afternoon.

When afternoon came, Jiang Hao went to the Outer Gate.

It was his first time there, and he was unfamiliar with the Outer Gate.

However, he knew where the lectures were held.

When Jiang Hao entered the great hall, he found that all the good seats were already occupied.

"Whoosh."

Countless gazes instantly converged on Jiang Hao.

Although more than a year had passed, Jiang Hao was still only around eleven years old, and his physical features were far too distinctive.

Many Outer Gate disciples recognized Jiang Hao immediately.

"That is... Senior Brother Jiang Hao?"

"Yes, it's Senior Brother Jiang Hao, the one who passed the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower."

"But isn't Senior Brother Jiang Hao an Inner Disciple? Why has he come to our Outer Gate?"

"Today is Deacon Liu Tai's Hidden Force class, mainly covering how to break through to Hidden Force. Though Senior Brother Jiang Hao is an Inner Disciple, he's the only Ming Jin Martial Artist in the Inner Gate. Is he trying to learn how to break through to Hidden Force?"

For a moment, everyone erupted into an uproar.

He had passed the Ninth Floor of the Desolate Heaven Tower.

He was a legendary figure.

And he was actually standing right in front of them?

He would even be attending the same class as them.

Many Outer Gate disciples felt that it was somewhat unreal.

At that moment, an Outer Gate disciple stood and walked over to Jiang Hao.

"Senior Brother Jiang Hao, you are an Inner Gate senior brother. You may choose your seat first when attending lectures at the Outer Gate."

"There is an empty seat beside me. If Senior Brother Jiang Hao does not mind, please take a seat."

Jiang Hao glanced at him.

Didn't know him.

"Thanks."

"What's your name?"

Jiang Hao asked.

He did not stand on ceremony, walking straight over and sitting beside him.

As for who the seat had originally belonged to, Jiang Hao did not care.

"My name is Zhao Jiusheng."

Jiang Hao nodded.

The moment Jiang Hao sat down, the news spread without wings, and many Outer Gate disciples came swarming over.

Although Jiang Hao had kept a low profile for a year, his past feats had still been far too shocking.

Naturally, he was admired by many.

However, among those admirers were also some dissenting voices.

"With Senior Brother Jiang Hao's talent, he's been in the sect for over a year. Why hasn't he broken through to Hidden Force yet?"

"Yeah. He's marked time for over a year. Going from Ming Jin to Hidden Force shouldn't be difficult for a genius like Senior Brother Jiang Hao, should it?"

"Not necessarily. He's remained at Ming Jin for over a year. Perhaps Senior Brother Jiang Hao really has been stumped..."

Though those murmurs were very quiet, they still reached Jiang Hao's ears.

A year after entering the sect, and he was still at Ming Jin.

That was normal for ordinary Outer Gate disciples, even for the geniuses among them.

But it was different when it came to Jiang Hao.

After all, Jiang Hao was the center of everyone's attention, a "Seed of the Dao" personally promised by the Sect Master.

Still at Ming Jin a year after entering the sect?

That even carried the meaning of Shang Zhongyong's wasted promise.

"Senior Brother Jiang Hao, don't mind those criticisms."

Zhao Jiusheng said in a low voice.

He feared those remarks would displease Jiang Hao.

"The deacon is here!"

At that moment, a Transforming Force martial artist walked in from outside.

It was none other than Deacon Liu Tai.

The martial artists teaching at the Outer Gate were at Transforming Force, while those teaching at the Inner Gate were grandmasters.

The gap between the two was still enormous.

Liu Tai walked up to the lectern.

At first, he did not notice.

Then, suddenly, his peripheral vision swept over.

He saw Jiang Hao.

"Hmm?"

"You are... Jiang Hao?"

Liu Tai's heart jolted, and his gaze locked onto Jiang Hao.