After saying goodbye to his little sister, Ju Hua headed to the place where he cultivated in seclusion: the Immortal Abode inherited from Daoist Sanshou.
"It's only been a little over half a year, and you're going to the Star Hall again?" Yellow-Haired Great Bear asked, looking at Ju Hua.
"Senior, besides going to the Star Hall, I also want to try my luck at the War God Hall this time!" Ju Hua said.
"You've only got one chance left to challenge the War God Hall. Have you thought this through?" Yellow-Haired Great Bear reminded him.
"Senior, do you think I can make it through?" Ju Hua asked.
"You have about a fifty percent chance of passing the seventh level of the War God Hall," Yellow-Haired Great Bear replied. "I mean if you use your Qi-refining methods!"
"Then I'll give it a try this time!" Ju Hua smiled, then cupped his hands. "I'll go take a look at the Star Hall first. If I'm gone for more than three days, please remind me!"
"Don't worry!" Yellow-Haired Great Bear nodded.
"..."
Ju Hua said nothing more. He headed straight for the Star Hall, and soon the sound of reading aloud rang out from within.
"Today, Chang came to pay his respects to me..."
As Ju Hua read the contents of the Star Scroll word by word, strange visions appeared around him one after another.
"Dao of Dripping Water, Dao of Earthly Soil. In just over half a year, he's made clear progress in both. Not bad, not bad!" Yellow-Haired Great Bear watched from afar and couldn't help nodding.
"Hmm? He's also reached the entry level in the Dao of Gentle Wind? And the Dao of Hill and Mountain?" Yellow-Haired Great Bear paused in surprise, but then nodded slightly. He'd only reached the entry level in two ordinary Daos; perhaps it was a stroke of luck. It wasn't anything to make a fuss over!
"..."
Yellow-Haired Great Bear kept his eyes on the changes around Ju Hua, occasionally making a silent judgment.
"Ju Hua's talent seems to have grown considerably stronger after his failed tribulation. Could he really be a reincarnated mighty expert?" The thought crossed Yellow-Haired Great Bear's mind. The next moment, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Th-this is the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth? Didn't Ju Hua only just reach the entry level in it a little over half a year ago?" Yellow-Haired Great Bear stared, dumbfounded, at Ju Hua reading the Star Scroll. Ju Hua had only just reached the entry level in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth half a year ago, so why did it now feel as if he was already approaching the Dao Domain Realm?
Yellow-Haired Great Bear looked up at the sky. A gigantic star had lit up there, faintly resonating with Ju Hua's voice.
"There's no mistake. Ju Hua's understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth has grown profound—he's even close to the Dao Domain Realm!" Yellow-Haired Great Bear was certain.
"Ju Hua must be a reincarnated being!" For some reason, Yellow-Haired Great Bear's expression suddenly grew complicated.
Time passed slowly. The visions of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth around Ju Hua gradually faded, replaced by streaks of fierce Sword Intent.
"His progress in the Great Dao of the Sword is just as tremendous!" Yellow-Haired Great Bear glanced calmly at the star in the sky representing the Great Dao of the Sword. By now, he wasn't surprised.
He'd already decided Ju Hua was a reincarnated being. It was only natural for a powerful reincarnated immortal or demon to make rapid progress.
The first part of reading the Star Scroll helped Ju Hua organize the Daos he had already comprehended. The latter part was when his accumulated insights finally burst forth.
It had only been a little over half a year since Ju Hua last visited the Star Hall, yet by now his accumulated insights were astonishingly deep. What he'd gained during this half year exceeded what he'd accumulated over the previous hundred years!
After all, Ju Hua had become an Earth Immortal in less than three hundred years. Once you subtracted the time he'd spent cultivating divine abilities and techniques, as well as adventuring in the outside world, the time he'd truly spent quietly comprehending the Dao was less than two hundred years!
That half year of insight had surpassed Ju Hua's previous hundred years. A talent this terrifying was something perhaps only Ju Hua himself could begin to understand.
Over the past half year, Ju Hua had focused most of his efforts on the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and the Great Dao of the Sword. Those were the two Daos he'd comprehended most deeply!
As he read further into the Star Scroll, insights into the Great Dao of the Sword and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth surged through Ju Hua's mind, and countless new thoughts arose one after another.
"Great Sorrow Sword Art, Void-Breaking Sword Art—they're both sword arts, but one is a pure technique of the Dao of the Sword, while the other is a sword art that contains the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth is the natural way of the world, while the Great Dao of the Sword is the way of application, the way of slaughter. The sword was created as a weapon from the very beginning! The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth can be expressed through sword arts, so naturally, it can also be expressed through the Great Dao of the Sword!"
When Ju Hua had chosen the Void-Breaking Sword Art, he'd already had the vague idea of combining the Great Dao of the Sword and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Unfortunately, over the past half year, though his understanding of both Daos had advanced rapidly, he still had no clue how to bring them together. He'd even started to think that his idea was nothing but wishful thinking!
But now, with the Star Hall's help, a glimmer of insight suddenly dawned on Ju Hua.
That single glimmer of insight turned countless realizations and fresh ideas in Ju Hua's mind into a raging torrent, helping him break through one barrier after another in an instant.
Boom!
A vast sword domain appeared out of thin air, centered on Ju Hua. Countless indistinct sword auras crisscrossed the enormous domain, each seeming to possess boundless power. With the slightest movement, they left streaks of pitch-black cracks in the air.
"What is this?" In the distance, Yellow-Haired Great Bear frowned again, having only just calmed himself.
Although he hadn't comprehended these Daos himself, his extensive knowledge had allowed him to easily identify the Daos Ju Hua had comprehended and the levels he'd reached. But now, he couldn't make sense of it.
"This is strange, truly strange!" Yellow-Haired Great Bear looked up and saw that the stars representing the Great Dao of the Sword and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth had lit up at the same time.
"Comprehending two Daos at once?" Yellow-Haired Great Bear was puzzled. Even Daos of the same attribute differed considerably, let alone two completely different Daos.