Advanced techniques

A fourteen-year-old Heaven and Man Realm?

Li Hongzhuang still remembered the year Li Hao was born; it was also the year her ninth brother died in battle.

Fourteen years have passed since then.

Li Hongzhuang also remembered that even Prodigy like Li Junye only reached the Heaven and Human Grandmaster Realm at the age of seventeen.

Now, the boy in front of me has achieved this at the age of fourteen.

More than three years!

"With your Heavenly Talent, you must be the True Dragon of the Li Family this generation, right?" Li Hongzhuang asked, snapping out of her reverie.

Such a treasure, how could it be left outside Heaven's Gate Pass?

What was my Seventh Brother thinking?

True Dragon... Li Hao's lips twitched slightly, and he smiled, saying:

"Heavenly Talent is nothing special. The Li Family True Dragon is nothing special either. Only when they have real strength will they truly be worthy of people's attention."

Li Hongzhuang said speechlessly, "You only say this when you have everything. What do you mean by 'Heavenly Talent'? It's easy for you to talk when you're not in the same boat. Reaching the Fifteen Li Realm might be due to Heavenly Talent and Lineage training, but reaching the Heaven and Man Realm can't be explained by Heavenly Talent alone."

"This requires an exceptional level of understanding and awareness, one in a million!"

"One in ten thousand, it's nothing," Li Hao said calmly.

"For the Li Family's sons, it's not uncommon for someone to be one Heavenly Talent ten thousand to have such talent, but your talent is unparalleled Heavenly Talent, probably one in a million among the countless Warrior over the millennia since the time of Great Yu!" Li Hongzhuang couldn't help but say.

Li Hao shook his head slightly, not wanting to discuss this further with her. He simply waved the makeshift Battle Flag in his hand and said:

How do you see the effect?

"Not very good."

Li Hongzhuang glanced at it and told the truth.

Li Hao smiled. It was just a makeshift tent made of cloth, and it certainly couldn't be considered imposing or high-quality.

But he hoped that even so, this Battle Flag would deter the Demon.

Li Hongzhuang looked at the meat on the grill and said, "I've eaten this Lion Hoof Demon before, but it didn't taste this good."

That's because I didn't do it.

Li Hao smiled and said, his eyes revealing the seriousness and confidence of a chef.

Li Hongzhuang glanced at him but didn't speak. She just stared at the leaping campfire, and in his numb, cold eyes, a faint light seemed to shine through.

[Path of Cooking Experience +182]

[Path of Cooking experience is full, please level up as soon as possible.]

As the Cooking ended, two notifications flashed before Li Hao's eyes, a sight he was already used to.

Path of Cooking is currently his only Art Skill that has reached the Sixth Dan.

However, his experience points were already maxed out; only by Entering Spirit State of Mind could he advance to the Seventh Dan.

However, he has yet to find a way to Entering Spirit.

This is different from the Third Dan of Heart Entry; it only requires enough focus and passion, and a one-sided liking.

One also needs to reach a certain level of transcendence, just like Grandmaster establishes their mind.

But in this world, it's easy to talk about liking things, but difficult to talk about transcending them.

Li Hao is still exploring the path to transcendence in the Path of Cooking.

He had previously inspected the tents in each camp and could only conclude that Frontier is indeed Frontier; these soldiers' belongings contained no Go Board, no drawing paper, and even inkstones and brushes were only kept in a few pieces, presumably for recording military intelligence and transmitting messages on a daily basis.

Currently, he has mastered six different Art Skill:

Fifth Dan Chess Dao, Fifth Dan in Painting Dao, and Fifth Dan in Fishing Dao.

In addition, Third Dan on Poetry and Literature, Third Dan on Musical Rhythm, and Sixth Dan on Path of Cooking.

Without transcending the Entering Spirit realm, his Path of the Physical Body and Sword Dao are both stuck at the Sixth Dan, unable to improve further.

The most urgent task right now is to refine an art form to a level of transcendence Entering Spirit, reaching the Seventh Dan.

Li Hao had considered that, given the rudimentary conditions here, the paths of Chess Dao and Painting Dao had to be put on hold for the time being. The most suitable path to pursue, besides Path of Cooking, was Fishing Dao.

After reaching the Fifteen Li Realm, Li Hao no longer needed Angling rod to Fishing Rod.

Fishing Rod can only be used to catch minor demons at the Power Through Realm and Circulation Realm.

Great Demon are extremely difficult to catch, unless it's a truly unexpected windfall...

Even without Fishing Rod Fishing Line, Li Hao, like Li Muxiu, can condense his own energy into a line and Angling in all directions.

Angling doesn't necessarily have to be done in a lake.

In the mountains and wilderness, you can gain Fishing Experience by Angling fish.

Just like children using Fishhook to catch frogs in fields or luring eels in eel burrows, this is also a form of Angling.

What is Angling?

Ambush and attack!

Li Hao also considered learning new Art Skill, such as Sculpting.

However, he doesn't lack Art Skill Point for the time being. Besides, even after Sculpting liver to Third Dan, one needs to Heart Entry to continue improving, which will take some time.

In this perilous border region, he must elevate himself to the Immortality Realm as soon as possible to truly possess the power to protect himself in a lone battle!

The Roast Meat is now cooked.

Li Hao snapped out of his thoughts, took down the Roast Meat, and handed one portion to Li Hongzhuang first.

He then cut it into pieces, handed them to Ren Qianqian and the Little White Fox, and finally picked up a piece for himself to eat.

Li Hongzhuang took it, thanked her, and then decisively cut it open with her Dagger, using the tip to pick up a piece and put it in her mouth.

"Um?"

Li Hongzhuang Pause noticeably while chewing, then quickly increased her chewing speed.

"Good."

She nodded slightly, her expression showing approval, but her eyes revealed satisfaction.

Li Hao smiled and asked while eating, "Are you really going to stay here and defend it to the death?"

Perhaps due to her years of military life, Li Hongzhuang behaved and acted like a young man, even her posture was the same. It was impossible to tell that in her childhood, besides practicing swordsmanship, she was also like a young lady in her boudoir, with a gentle demeanor and embroidering peonies stitch by stitch.

She casually tore off a piece of tendon and said nonchalantly, "It's not about holding out to the death. I'll accompany these brothers a little longer and kill a few more Demon Creature. Without reinforcements, this place will fall sooner or later. Let's see how many I can kill!"

As she said this, a sharp, cold glint unconsciously appeared in her eyes.

Li Hao nodded, said nothing more, and lowered his head to eat his portion of meat.

After filling his stomach, Li Hao took out another portion, wrapped it in leaves, and set it aside. This was for Master Feng.

Then he got up, dusted himself off, picked up the few crudely made Battle Flag, and walked out of the camp.

Along the way, Battle Flag were planted at the edges of the camps.

There are four sides in total, inserted in four wide-angle locations.

The flags were made from tents, but the handwriting was still quite strong and powerful, after all, it was written by someone who had mastered the Third Dan of Poetry and Literature.

Li Hao glanced at it and smiled. Compared to the Blood Fiend Army's Battle Flag planted here, it did indeed look quite desolate.

After planting the Battle Flag, Li Hao returned to the campfire. He took out some papers he had collected from various tents, and then took out a pen, ink, and inkstone to record everything.

"What are you doing?" Li Hongzhuang asked, noticing her. "Writing a letter home?"

Li Hao shook his head slightly. Where should he send a letter home? The Heaven and Earth is his home, and at this moment, this is his home.

"This is the Cultivation Method of the Listening Rain Pavilion."

"You want to write down the Cultivation Method?"

"Okay, I'll write it down and then return it to the Li Family."

Li Hao said with a smile, his expression completely calm.

Li Hongzhuang changed slightly as she thought of Li Hao and Li Tiangang: "Do you really want to sever all ties with your Lineage? Bloodline can never be broken!"

"Nothing is truly unbreakable."

Li Hao's eyes narrowed, and his voice turned colder. "Perhaps your sword isn't sharp enough."

Li Hongzhuang sensed the barb in Li Hao's words, raised an eyebrow, but didn't argue with Li Hao.

Knowing that the child had just run away from home, they probably still harbored a great deal of resentment.

"However, do you think that recording the Cultivation Method counts as returning it?" Li Hongzhuang said.

Li Hao said calmly, "The Cultivation Method I returned are all advanced versions of the originals, which are sufficient to make up for it."

That's right, he plans to write down all the in-depth levels of the Cultivation Method he has comprehended and return them to the Li Family.

Although the Li Family made a huge profit from this deal, he couldn't be bothered to argue or drag things out.

As long as it can be cut off.

"Oh?"

Li Hongzhuang asked in surprise, "How many kinds of cultivation have you mastered?"

Analyzing and advancing Cultivation Method requires immense effort and dedication. It might be manageable for one or two Cultivation Method, but if you're practicing many, can you possibly Cultivation Method and advance every single one of them?

How much effort and time would that take?

"A few dozen, I guess," Li Hao said casually.

He picked up his pen and wrote down the first Cultivation Method.

Stone Skin Hundred Refinements - An Advanced Version of Golden Skin Hundred Refinements

Originally a low-grade Cultivation Method, Golden Skin Hundred Refinements has been transformed into a high-grade Cultivation Method under his Sixth Dan advancement in Path of the Physical Body, enough to refine his physical body to the level of metal.

Although both are at the Grandmaster Realm, Li Hao's physical body, under these Body Refining Cultivation Method, is more than ten times stronger than that of an ordinary Grandmaster.

In addition, Li Hao also wrote down the essence of the Cultivation Method: Golden Skin Hundred Refinements - Vajra!

It can unleash a burst of power instantly, increasing the body's Control Power several times over.

In the short term, its effect is barely comparable to half of the "Indestructible Realm" defense of the Three Immortalities.

If he waits until he reaches the Indestructible Realm before unleashing the Vajra Mystic Technique, his defense will be even more terrifying.

This profound secret is not Stone Skin Hundred Refinements, so he was not going against his previous words by using the Li Family's Cultivation Method.

As for the improvements that the Stone Skin Hundred Refinements and other Body Refining Cultivation Method brought to his physical body, he could not abandon them, so he could only use this even more generous reward to offset them.

"Dozens of kinds?" Li Hongzhuang was taken aback when she heard Li Hao's words.

She looked at Li Hao's face, which appeared solemn and serious in the firelight, not like he was joking.

She was slightly lost in thought. Reaching the Heaven and Man Realm at fourteen and mastering dozens of Cultivation Method?

What kind of Prodigy has the Li Family raised during all these years I've been away from home?!

Suddenly, Li Hongzhuang's expression changed slightly, and she turned around abruptly to look outside the camp.

In the darkness there, there were clusters of dark clouds that seemed to be swaying, like shadows flickering in the forest.

"It seems they know we've withdrawn."

Killing Aura flashed in Li Hongzhuang's eyes as she gripped the hilt of the sword stuck beside her.

Li Hao also looked up and stopped writing.

The wind blows by, carrying a foul, fishy smell; it's Demon.

"You stay here, I'll be right back."

Li Hongzhuang got up, gave a few instructions, and walked into the night.

Li Hao had no real intention of waiting there. His Divine Soul flew out from behind him, and the night was as clear as day in the vision of his Divine Soul.

He saw Demon figures rushing towards him from the mountains and forests dozens of miles outside the camp. These surging, dark currents spread through the Shrub and rocks of the forest, silently approaching.

There are quite a few.

Li Hao immediately put away his pen and the paper used to record the Cultivation Method, and handed them to Ren Qianqian: "Keep these safe for me."

When Ren Qianqian heard Li Hongzhuang's words, her expression changed, and she became nervous, asking, "Young Master, are you going too?"

"You stay here, Master Feng will secretly watch over you."

Li Hao glanced at the meat wrapped in leaves. "And he hasn't had dinner yet."

Li Hao smiled at the girl, patted the Little White Fox's head, and then walked forward.

As he walked, he slightly raised his hand, and all the broken short swords scattered on the ground gathered towards his hand.

He held one of the less damaged swords in his hand, while the others moved forward with him.

"Li Hongzhuang!!"

"The army has already retreated, and you still dare to stay behind? Do you want to be buried with your soldiers?"

"They're all inside my belly, come here!"

Outside the camp, a roar like that of a tiger suddenly rang out, revealing a ferocious and exhilarating Sha Qi.

Clearly, it was quite pleased to have seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Chi Tiger Lord!"

Li Hongzhuang, clad in bright red Battle Armor and wielding a three-foot sword, stepped out of the camp, her exquisite face revealing a chilling demeanor.

"I let you escape before, and that's exactly what I've been waiting for."

"Haha, you think I came alone? Flying Roc, come out and meet this Iron Lady!"

In the darkness, a massive tiger demon, its body bound in chains, revealed a ferocious expression.