"Nado, you bastard!"
Qin Hao trapped Nado inside the Chaos Bead Space and examined himself.
He discovered that his spiritual sense had decreased by a full thirty percent, while less than half of his spiritual power remained.
After advancing to the Divine Transformation realm, the Slaying Luo Art had become even more terrifyingly powerful, but the spiritual power it consumed had also greatly increased.
With Qin Hao's current cultivation, he could only unleash two attacks.
If he forcibly unleashed a third, he would have to consume his Nascent Soul and life force.
To ensure he remained at his peak, Qin Hao sat cross-legged in midair and began meditating to recover.
Whoosh!
Not long afterward, Song Ming, Yang Sen, Feng Luan, and the other Nascent Souls of the War God Temple arrived nearby.
They had all watched the previous battle from afar.
Whether it was the clash of the two men's Extreme Realm Spiritual Senses or the Slaying Luo Art Qin Hao had unleashed, either could have effortlessly wiped them out.
That peerless bearing of looking down upon the world filled all of them with boundless yearning.
Feng Luan's beautiful eyes fell upon Qin Hao, who was meditating with his eyes closed, and a strange light flickered deep within them.
She increasingly felt that this immortal-like figure was utterly beyond her reach.
Yet only a man like this was her ideal Dao companion, her real husband.
As for Yang Sen?
He was nothing more than a fake husband!
Thinking back on it now, if she had not muddleheadedly married Yang Sen back then, perhaps she could have served at Senior Qin's side as a concubine?
Song Ming ordered, "The Back Mountain is to be designated a forbidden area for the time being. No one is allowed to trespass. Violators will be killed without mercy!"
The three of them then left the place.
"Reporting to Old Ancestor, Corpse Yin Sect Master Zhao Chuanliang has come to visit!"
"Reporting to Old Ancestor, Luohe Gate Progenitor Lan Ruo requests an audience!"
"Reporting to Old Ancestor, the Demon Sect Progenitor..."
They had only just returned from the Back Mountain when they received reports from the disciples within the sect.
"Have them go to the main hall!"
As Song Ming spoke, he said to Yang Sen and Feng Luan, "The commotion from Senior's breakthrough has likely drawn the attention of every expert in Huofen Kingdom. Junior brother, junior sister, let us go meet these fellow Daoists!"
"Alright!"
When the three arrived at the Assembly Hall, the burly Nascent Soul cultivator from the War God Temple was already there, chatting with the Old Ancestors of the other sects.
The moment Song Ming entered, he smiled and cupped his hands. "Fellow daoists, your gathering at our War God Temple truly brings great honor to us!"
"Not at all, not at all. Senior Brother Song is too polite!"
"The War God Temple is the foremost sect of Huofen Kingdom. It should be our honor!"
Upon seeing Song Ming, the Nascent Soul Ancestors of the three major sects all stepped forward with smiles.
"Senior Brother Song!"
Luohe Gate Patriarch Lan Ruo asked curiously, "Earlier, we sensed someone undergoing Divine Transformation in the direction of the War God Temple. May I ask where this Senior is?"
At first, they had assumed that this Great Perfection Nascent Soul Cultivator of the War God Temple had undergone Divine Transformation.
It was not until they saw Qin Hao's appearance that they realized their guess had been wrong.
Song Ming said, "Senior is currently in seclusion behind our War God Temple and cannot be disturbed."
Corpse Yin Sect Master Zhao Chuanliang asked, "May I ask, Senior Brother Song, when will Senior emerge from seclusion?"
"I do not know that."
Song Ming shook his head.
He was not lying.
He truly had no idea how long Qin Hao needed to cultivate.
The Demon Sect Nascent Soul Old Ancestor said with a smile, "Senior Brother Song, we will have to trouble you for the next few days."
There was neither a Tongtian Tower nor a Tongtian Tower Envoy within Huofen Kingdom.
They shared a Tongtian Tower with several surrounding Third-rank Cultivation Nations. They normally never encountered Divine Transformation-level Cultivators and naturally had no way of learning how to undergo Divine Transformation.
Now that a Cultivator who had just undergone Divine Transformation had finally appeared in Huofen Kingdom, they naturally wished to seek his guidance.
They were all Cultivators of the same nation, so Song Ming could not very well refuse them.
After all, this Divine Transformation Cultivator was not from the War God Temple.
He did not even dare ask for any benefits.
Before long, Lan Ruo and Feng Luan emerged from the hall arm in arm, chatting and laughing.
The two were female Cultivators from the same era, and both had advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, so they had naturally become Best Friends.
"Big Sister Lan Ruo truly has remarkable talent. You're already at the late Nascent Soul stage."
Sensing Lan Ruo's cultivation, Feng Luan immediately spoke with an envious expression.
Their cultivation times differed by only a dozen or so years, yet the other woman's cultivation far surpassed hers.
"If I had relied on myself alone, I don't know when I would have been able to break through!"
Lan Ruo explained, "My alchemy has improved greatly recently, and I refined pills that can help Nascent Soul Cultivators increase their cultivation!"
"If I had known, this little sister should have joined Luohe Gate as well!"
Feng Luan sighed wistfully. "The War God Temple can only refine artifacts. Though our magical treasures are somewhat more powerful, our cultivation is much weaker."
Lan Ruo teased, "If little sister had joined Luohe Gate, you would have had no way of meeting your Brother Sen."
"Don't mention him!"
For some reason, Feng Luan felt irritated and angry whenever Yang Sen was mentioned.
Lan Ruo asked, "What? Did you argue again?"
"He... this time, he nearly got Hong'er killed. If Hong'er had not encountered a Senior, she would have perished on the Outer Realm Battlefield."
Feng Luan casually explained.
"Oh?"
Lan Ruo said, "Could the Senior who saved Hong'er be the one who underwent Divine Transformation in Huofen Kingdom?"
"Mm!"
Feng Luan nodded. "This Senior originally came to observe the Divine Dao Art, but he suddenly underwent Divine Transformation. That peerless bearing..."
As she spoke, she suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly said, "Divine Transformation Cultivators really are different from Nascent Soul Cultivators. I wonder if I will ever have a chance to undergo Divine Transformation in this lifetime."
"Yes, Divine Transformation is simply too difficult."
Lan Ruo nodded as well. "If that Senior is willing to teach us everything he knows, perhaps we really might have a chance to undergo Divine Transformation!"
"Teach us everything he knows?"
Feng Luan's eyes shifted as her beautiful gaze secretly swept up and down Lan Ruo's body.
She felt that perhaps she could offer her sworn sister to Senior.
Not only was Lan Ruo a national beauty, but her cultivation had already reached the late Nascent Soul stage. Most importantly, she was still a virgin and possessed several centuries' worth of Primal Yin.
If Senior harvested that Primal Yin, his cultivation would certainly improve considerably.
However, Senior Qin was still in seclusion, so Feng Luan was not in a hurry to put her plan into action.
As the two chatted, they returned to the courtyard where Feng Luan lived.
At that moment, Zhou Zihong and Li Muwan were sitting together and chatting in the courtyard.
Lan Ruo and Feng Luan were sworn sisters, so Lan Ruo's most beloved disciple, Li Muwan, had naturally become Zhou Zihong's best friend.
The two women also had a good relationship.
"Greetings, Aunt Feng!"
Upon seeing Lan Ruo and Feng Luan, Li Muwan hurriedly stepped forward to bow.
Zhou Zihong took hold of Lan Ruo's other lotus arm and smiled. "Aunt Lan, you finally came. How long are you planning to stay at the War God Temple this time?"
"Probably ten days to half a month!"
Lan Ruo rubbed Zhou Zihong's head and said, "Zihong is already at the late Foundation Establishment stage? Once you reach Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection, Aunt Lan will give you a Tianli Pill to help you form your core!"
"Thank you, Aunt Lan!"
Zhou Zihong said happily.
"Hm? Wan'er has already formed her core?"
Sensing Li Muwan's cultivation, Feng Luan could not help but praise her. "You formed your core after only a few decades. Wan'er's talent is truly exceptional. You may soon rival Huofen Kingdom's founding Patriarch!"
"Aunt Feng praises me too highly!"
Li Muwan said modestly, "Wan'er was only able to form her core because of the sect's support, as well as the Tianli Pill's assistance. Without the sect, Wan'er would not have been able to form her core so quickly."
As she spoke, Qin Hao's figure involuntarily surfaced in Li Muwan's mind.
It was precisely the Spirit Liquid Qin Hao had given her that made her a key disciple of Luohe Gate, and her master had changed from a Core Formation Elder into Lan Ruo, a Nascent Soul Ancestor.
Moreover, she had used that Spirit Liquid to refine a large number of pills, allowing herself and her older brother to raise their cultivation.
Now, she and her older brother, Li Qiqing, had both formed their cores at a young age, becoming rising stars of Luohe Gate.
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