The Great Dao's First Steps!

Leng Jueyun noticed that Zhou Hao only glanced at her briefly and completely ignored her 'smile'.

I felt a burning pain on my cheek.

Stealing a glance, Leng Jueyun noticed that Yu Tiandu beside her was staring intently at Zhou Hao, and a thought struck her.

"Tiandu, this Changsheng Brother Changsheng is far too arrogant. He's completely overshadowed you!"

"Arrogant?"

Yu Tiandu turned to look at Leng Jueyun, his gaze icy.

"Shut up!"

He shouted "Shut up!" but it was a direct rebuke without any verbal transmission.

"I..." Leng Jueyun's face turned pale, then flushed red.

As the senior disciple leading the Southern Academy, he was directly reprimanded to his face by an outer disciple of the Southern Academy...

"If I were you, I should go back and immediately resign from my position as the leader of the Southern Academy."

Yu Tiandu glanced at Leng Jueyun with disgust, coldly uttered a sentence, and walked straight towards Zhou Hao and the group of West Courtyard disciples.

Seeing this, the disciples of the Southern Academy behind him quickly followed, ignoring Leng Jueyun red and then turned pale.

Zhou Hao had just walked back to the disciples of the West Courtyard.

The usually calm Yan Xun was now filled with excitement, Curly-Sideburned Guest laughed heartily as he patted Zhou Hao on the shoulder.

Tian Wen, Yan Huisou, Gongsun Yi, and the others all looked excited, with the youngest, Liu Yu, cheering with joy.

This is truly gratifying!

Especially when Leng Jueyun forced a 'smile' at Zhou Hao that was even uglier than a grimace, they couldn't help but burst out laughing.

At this moment, Yu Tiandu, a disciple of the Southern Academy, reprimanded Leng Jueyun, and the other disciples abandoned him and followed Yu Tiandu toward this side.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately surrounded Zhou Hao.

Could it be that this monstrous talent from the Yu Clan is so angry that he's coming to cause trouble?

Different strokes for different folks; who says geniuses can be narrow-minded?

"Brother Changsheng"

Yu Tiandu bowed respectfully.

Brother Changsheng?

Everyone was taken aback.

"Brother Tiandu." Zhou Hao nodded slightly and raised his hand in return.

"Brother Changsheng's realm is profound; I deeply admire him," Yu Tiandu said with a slight smile.

"Jueyun has decided to resign as the leader of the Southern Academy and immediately return to Tianyu Peak to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion. He will not appear in the sect for the next ten years. I hope that Brother Changsheng and all the junior brothers and sisters will not mind."

Retreat and reflect on your mistakes?

Everyone looked at Leng Jueyun, who was standing there in a daze.

At this moment, Leng Jueyun's face was ashen.

Not only was he humiliated by Zhou Hao on the spot, but now he can't even be the senior disciple anymore, and he has to go back to Tianyu Peak to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion for ten years?

You should know that the sect rewards those who guide disciples in the outer sect with merit points.

Everything's gone now!

But since Yu Tiandu had already spoken, what could he do?

Even if I am unwilling, I am afraid that before I even return to Fool's Peak, the decree from the elder in charge of Tianyu Peak will be issued.

"..." Leng Jueyun's mouth opened slightly as if he wanted to say something, but the mockery in the eyes of the West Courtyard disciples and Yan Xun made him not want to stay here for another second.

Finally, he could only stomp his foot in frustration, and his entire body transformed into a streak of light, flying directly out of the Myriad Forms Hall.

Yu Tiandu, along with the disciples of the Southern Academy, greeted Zhou Hao and the disciples of the Western Academy before leaving the Myriad Forms Hall.

The entire hall was now quiet, with only the disciples from the West Courtyard remaining.

"That Yu Tiandu quite interesting," the Curly-Sideburned Guest whispered to Zhou Hao beside him.

Zhou Hao nodded slightly.

If a direct descendant chosen by a top-tier clan like the Yu Clan were to Leng Jueyun, it would truly be the height of absurdity.

"As expected, Brother Zhou Hao is the one who has been hiding his true abilities the best." The Curly-Sideburned Guest smiled and said, "I heard about Brother Zhou Hao's reputation in Jade Dragon City a few months ago. I never imagined that Brother Zhou Hao would be a hundred times more monstrous than Cao Rong described."

"Cao Rong?" Zhou Hao asked in surprise, "Brother Qiubin knows Cao Rong?"

"My original surname was Cao, and I am of the same clan as Cao Rong." The Curly-Sideburned Guest nodded.

No wonder.

Zhou Hao suddenly realized.

At this point, among the disciples of the West Courtyard, only Liu Yu had not yet comprehended the truth.

Everyone fell silent, waiting for him to go and try to understand.

Whoosh~~~~ Starlight falls.

As Zhou Hao watched Liu Yu disappear into the hall, his thoughts seemed to drift back to the scene when he first entered the Myriad Forms Hall.

... Let's go back in time.

When the starlight enveloped Zhou Hao, he felt a shift in space and time, as if he had arrived in the Profound Heaven Realm through a teleportation tower array.

"This is..." Zhou Hao held his breath as the starlight around him dissipated.

Even though he already knew he was inside a celestial-grade magical treasure, he was still awestruck by the scene before him.

Before me lies a vast world.

The rolling mountains range from the Flaming Mountains, which are like the mythical Flaming Mountains, to the icy and snowy mountains, which are like the ice crystals of the coldest place.

There are also beautiful mountains, covered with endless, vibrant trees.

Some places were completely devoid of life, with countless sharp blades covering the mountain peaks...

Looking up at the sky, countless brilliant stars, large and small, hang in the air, their endless light enveloping the world and making everything seem incredibly dreamlike.

"It truly contains the mysteries of the Tao everywhere," Zhou Hao exclaimed.

He was standing on a mountaintop, surrounded by a large number of trees and weeds. Even a small clump of weeds growing among the rocks seemed to Zhou Hao to contain traces of the profound mystery of the Dao.

"Young Changsheng, this is the ' Myriad Forms World '," the Steward Senluo's voice rang in Zhou Hao's ears. "The entire world is filled with the insights into the Dao left behind by generations of the Mysterious Heaven Sect's venerable predecessors."

"In the Myriad Forms World, illusion arises from the mind, and it can demonstrate all your insights into the Dao. What attracts you most is that it resonates most with the Dao you have comprehended."

"You only have one day to comprehend this. Once the time is up, you will be teleported away."

Zhou Hao nodded.

The demonstration of the Tao allows one to sense the point of greatest resonance.

With a thought, Zhou Hao manipulated the power of heaven and earth with his divine sense, forming a Blazing Flame sea of fire in the void around him.

That was the path of raging fire that he had comprehended.

At this point, of all the paths he had comprehended, only the path of raging fire had not yet entered the ' Domain Realm of the Dao,' and the gap between it and the Way of Flowing Water was too great.

The Chiming Nine Heavens Map has a bottleneck in each major realm that is closely related to the transformation of Yin and Yang. Zhou Hao naturally needs to improve his blazing fire technique first to balance his Yin and Yang.

As Zhou Hao's divine sense spread out, he unleashed the true meaning he had comprehended through the Dao of Blazing Fire, and a star in the sky suddenly lit up, casting its starlight down.

Wow~~~~

When he reappeared, Zhou Hao was already inside the Flaming Mountain.

The raging fire did not scorch Zhou Hao at all; instead, it only made him feel endless warmth.

The Blue Flower Mist enveloped Zhou Hao's sea of consciousness, allowing his soul to enter a state of enlightenment where there was no thought or desire.

He seemed to have merged with the surrounding flames, transforming into a spark, burning and leaping, radiating light and heat to the world...

Zhou Hao comprehended the true meaning of the Fire Path, one by one, and finally—

"Splash splash splash~~~"

Without using any Origin Power, but merely using the True Meaning of the Dao to activate it, sparks leaped and condensed, dancing freely around Zhou Hao.

All the accumulated true essence of the Fire Element finally achieved a qualitative breakthrough in a state of thoughtlessness and emptiness!

He's mastered the Flame Domain!

Deep within the heart of the Myriad Forms Hall, in a quiet room.

A gray-robed man who was sitting cross-legged on a jade bed opened his eyes and looked at the water mirror in front of the quiet room.

The image reflected in the water mirror was Zhou Hao's image in the Myriad Forms World.

"Has he broken through in the Fire Path and mastered the Flame Domain? Previously, he also had three other paths that reached the Domain Realm of the Dao?"

The gray-robed man looked at the reflection in the water, where Zhou Hao was piloting the Golden-Scaled Boat, chasing after a giant black tortoise in the sea, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"He's even gained some insight into the Dao left behind by Senior Brother Xuan Gui? If he can comprehend another one, even that little guy from the Yu Clan will lose to him among the outer disciples this time."

Sudden--

"Wuchen, Wuchen!"

A loud roar pierced through the void and through layers of restrictions, reaching directly into the gray-robed man's ears.

"When did that old geezer get back?"

The gray-robed man's expression changed.

He might pretend not to hear, but since he became the head immortal of the Myriad Forms Hall, he has never left the sect for over a hundred years. Moreover, there are disciples in the Myriad Forms Hall currently meditating, so he couldn't possibly hide it from the uninvited guest outside.

The gray-robed man shook his head helplessly and lifted the restrictions outside the hall.

Buzz~~~~

A spatial ripple rippled through the quiet room, and a short, old man dressed in tattered patchwork clothes appeared in the room.

"It's been over a hundred years since we last met. Senior Brother's Heaven and Earth Great Dao and Earth has become even more profound." The gray-robed man got up and left the jade bed.

"What profound nonsense! He's just a Primordial Spirit Daoist." The short old man glanced at the gray-robed man and muttered.

"You've already become Void Return Immortal, how come you still don't have a single ounce of flesh on your body? You might as well stop calling Wuchen and start calling yourself Fleshless."

The Immortal Wuchen smiled bitterly, "Even if there were flesh, you old geezer would cut it off."

According to the rules of the Mysterious Heaven Sect, Purple Mansion Cultivator and Myriad Phenomena True Person are of the same generation and address each other as fellow disciples.

The Primordial Spirit Daoist is one generation higher than the Purple Mansion and Myriad Phenomena.

The Void Return Immortal is a generation higher than the Primordial Spirit Daoist.

As for Celestial Immortals, they represent the highest seniority and are addressed as Ancestors by all disciples and immortals.

According to custom, Immortal Wuchen was already Earth Immortal of the Void Return, so the short old man should have bowed to him and addressed him as Uncle-Master.

But how dare the Immortal Wuchen!

When he first entered the sect, this short old man was already Primordial Spirit Daoist.

Now, thousands of years have passed, and he has become the Immortal Wuchen, while the short old man remains Primordial Spirit Daoist.

Moreover, not only him, but all the other twelve sect leaders addressed the short old man as their fellow disciple.

This is quite unique within the Mysterious Heaven Sect.

The Immortal Wuchen led the short old man to sit on the jade bed.

With a wave of his hand, a small table appeared on the jade bed.

On the table was a pot of fine wine and two jade cups.

"Senior brother, what brings you here?"

The Immortal Wuchen diligently poured wine for the short old man.

"Don't worry, we're not here to collect a debt."

The short old man laughed and said, "I spent hundreds of years, almost traveling all over the Xia Clan Great World, before I finally gathered enough materials to forge my treasure."

"But those materials need to be refined over a low flame for three years. I've already waited hundreds of years, how can I wait that long?"

"Ten breaths here is a day, so naturally I came."

As he spoke, the short old man waved his hand, and a Bronze Furnace two zhang tall appeared in the quiet room.

Below the Bronze Furnace, wisps of purple flame appeared out of thin air, turning the bottom of the Bronze Furnace bright red.

"Senior brother, although the Myriad Forms Hall is Immortal Artifact, it is also a treasure of the sect. Apart from disciples who come to study its secrets and can activate it, anyone who wants to use it normally has to expend their own celestial power," Immortal Wuchen said with a bitter face.

He himself had just entered the Void Return Realm and was usually reluctant to overuse the Myriad Forms Hall. The short old man wanted to use him for free for three years, so Immortal Wuchen was naturally unwilling.

"Alright," the short old man nodded.

Immortal Wuchen was overjoyed and was about to speak when he saw the short old man reach out to untie the golden silk rope tied around his waist.

"Now that you've become Earth Immortal, my Heavenly-Rank Magic Treasure, the ' Immortal-Binding Rope,' is probably beneath your notice, Immortal Wuchen. You should return it to me."

"I won't ask for much of the Origin Liquid and materials used to refine the magic weapon; just give me 10% as a loan to cover the wear and tear from using it for so long."

"Senior brother, senior brother," Immortal Wuchen said repeatedly, "I promise, I promise."

"That's more like it!" The short old man picked up the jade cup and slurped down the wine in one gulp.

"Go ask around the entire sect. Who else, besides you, would allow me, Daoist Kong Fang, to delay payments without interest?"

The Immortal Wuchen could only nod helplessly.

Yes!

Every single one of the Nascent Primordial Spirit Daoist and Immortals in the entire sect owes you Daoist Kong Fang, a debt.

But who can blame them Daoist Kong Fang is the number one weapon-refining master of the Mysterious Heaven Sect?

That's an extraordinary individual who, even at the Nascent Soul stage, can refine celestial-grade magic treasures.

The Heavenly-Rank Top-Grade Magic Treasure on his body, the ' Immortal-Binding Rope,' was crafted by Daoist Kong Fang in imitation of the ancient Immortal Artifact, the 'Immortal -Immortal-Binding Cord.' Its wondrous power is comparable to that of ordinary immortal-rank magic treasures, making it the most useful treasure of Immortal Wuchen.

For the sake of his prized possession, he would endure it for thirty years, let alone three.

"Hmm?" Daoist Kong Fang's gaze shifted, and he suddenly saw Zhou Hao in the water mirror. "The flying boat under this kid's feet looks familiar... Is he a newly admitted outer disciple this time?"

"His name is Zhou Hao, his Daoist name is ' Changsheng,' and he comes from the Xia Clan Great World," said Immortal Wuchen. "This young fellow has good aptitude; he has already comprehended four ' Domain Realm of the Dao ' and possesses divine sense. If he weren't a reincarnated immortal, he would be a promising talent."

"Zhou Hao comes from the Xia Clan Great World."

Daoist Kong Fang nodded slightly.

"To comprehend four paths at the Purple Mansion Realm, even though they are all minor paths, is still quite remarkable."

The Immortal Wuchen laughed and said, "Great accumulation leads to great breakthroughs. The more minor paths one takes, the more one can perceive the Great Dao. Who knows when one will even begin to understand it."

With their level of cultivation, they have seen far too many monstrous disciples. Some of the inner disciples, for example, have reached the ' Domain Realm of the Dao in eight or nine different paths.

But no matter how much of the ' Domain Realm of the Dao ' they comprehend, it means nothing to them if they haven't fully mastered it.

To earn their respect, one must at least comprehend a complete Dao, or demonstrate sufficient talent towards a higher level of 'Dao'.

The two drank fine wine while gazing at the water mirror.

At this moment, Zhou Hao was practicing a set of boxing techniques on the sea.

As they watched, their expressions gradually turned serious.

"This... this seems to be an extremely profound secret technique of boxing."

Immortal Wuchen asked the Daoist Kong Fang beside him, "Senior brother, you are most skilled in fist techniques, how does it feel?"

He knew that although his senior brother was most skilled at refining magical treasures, most of the treasures he refined were sold and exchanged for Origin Liquid Immortal Pills or rare materials from heaven and earth.

When fighting with others, they always rely on their bare hands and fists.

To everyone's surprise, the Daoist Daoist Kong Fang did not respond, but stared at the water mirror with a look of astonishment in his eyes.

Seeing that Daoist Kong Fang did not respond, Immortal Wuchen turned his head to continue looking at the water mirror.

Just then, in the sky of the Myriad Forms World, an incomparably dazzling star suddenly descended with its radiance, enveloping Zhou Hao on the sea.

"The Droplet Great Dao?" Immortal Wuchen's eyes widened. "This is the beginning of the Great Dao?"

Swish~~~~

The figure of the Daoist Kong Fang disappeared from the jade bed in the quiet room.

"Wuchen, I'm going to the Myriad Forms World. Keep a close eye on the Refining Furnace! If it damages my materials, you won't be able to afford to pay for it!"

In the quiet room, Immortal Wuchen stared in horror at the empty jade bed beside him.

It wasn't him who moved the Daoist Kong Fang into the Myriad Forms World just now.

It allows one to directly enter the world within this celestial-grade cave dwelling magic treasure without going through oneself.

The once familiar Senior Brother Kong Fang suddenly became mysterious in the mind of Immortal Wuchen.

I can't stay up too late anymore; not only can my body not handle it, but it also affects my performance the next day.

Yesterday's chapter was a bit rushed; this chapter should normally come first.