Daoist Kong Fang!

Within the Myriad Forms World.

Zhou Hao stood on the endless waves, his body surrounded by countless fist shadows like water droplets, which even converged into waves, forming towering waves around him.

Although it was hidden and not yet unleashed, it carried a terrifying and irresistible power.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The surging waves finally reached their limit, and in an instant, endless fist shadows suddenly erupted.

Boom!

The sea for miles around surged with waves, as if the ocean were overturning and the Milky Way were falling from the sky!

Looking at the sea boiling for Baili, Zhou Hao was shocked and muttered to himself, "Did I do this?"

He didn't use the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability just now, nor did he even use his Origin Power.

He had been watching the black tortoise play in the water, the endless water droplets that splashed up gathered into water flowers in the air, and finally fell into the sea, forming waves that surged in all directions.

At that moment, all the water-based principles he had comprehended merged with the image of the black-haired old man practicing his fist techniques in his mind.

In a state of enlightenment free from thought and desire, he imitated the black-haired old man practicing his fist techniques on the sea.

He finally grasped a sliver of the profound mystery contained within the black-haired old man's fist technique.

"Waves come one after another, the old waves pushing the new, gathering momentum for an explosion..."

Zhou Hao savored the profound meaning he had just experienced.

If he hadn't broken through another level of Dao comprehension, he probably wouldn't have been able to appreciate the profound mystery of this secret technique.

"What Dao did I just comprehend?" Zhou Hao's mind stirred, and countless water droplets appeared out of thin air around him.

These water droplets seemed to be able to combine at will, encompassing all the true meanings of water he had comprehended, and even the entire realm he had mastered.

suddenly--

A voice came from beside me.

That's Droplet Great Dao.

Zhou Hao turned his head and saw a short, old man dressed in tattered patchwork clothes who had somehow appeared beside him.

Although surprised, Zhou Hao knew that anyone who could enter the Myriad Forms World must be from the Mysterious Heaven Sect, and might even be the immortal in charge of the Myriad Forms Hall.

"Junior Zhou Hao," Zhou Hao said, cupping his hands in greeting, "Greetings, Senior."

"My Daoist name is ' Kong Fang '," the short, old man said with a smile. "I am the Hall Master of the Thousand Treasures Hall of the sect."

"Kong Fang? The Daoist Kong Fang!?" Zhou Hao exclaimed in surprise.

"You've heard of me?" Daoist Kong Fang was taken aback, then remembered the Golden-Scaled Boat he had seen earlier, and nodded. "That's right, I am Daoist Kong Fang. Your Golden-Scaled Boat was crafted by me. Speaking of which, it seems we have quite a connection."

He really is Daoist Kong Fang!

Zhou Hao immediately became alert.

He also had a ' Dragon-Suppressing Stake ' in his storage magic treasure, which was also made by this short old man.

They even said that if fate allows, they'll repay the debt when they meet again...

Nobody wants to be connected with you!

"What brings you here, senior?" Zhou Hao asked.

"Do you know that there are countless 'Dao' principles in this world?" the Daoist Kong Fang asked with a smile.

"I know." Zhou Hao nodded. "There are countless paths, and they are divided into high and low, including the Heavenly Dao, the Great Path, and the Ordinary Path."

"You actually know all this?"

Now it was the Daoist Kong Fang's turn to be astonished.

It should be understood that the distinction between the Heavenly Dao, the Great Dao, and the Ordinary Dao is not easily revealed within any top immortal sect or large clan.

For ordinary disciples, comprehending and mastering even a complete 'Ordinary Path' is already incredibly difficult.

If they were to learn that there are even more sublime 'Great Paths' and even the 'Heavenly Dao ' that sustains the operation of heaven and earth, it would inevitably affect their Daoist heart.

Especially those disciples with exceptionally gifted talents, which one of them doesn't have lofty ambitions?

If one is unwilling to comprehend the ordinary Dao and insists on comprehending the 'Great Dao' or the ' Heavenly Dao ', then the monstrous disciple who could have become Primordial Spirit Daoist or even an immortal through the proper path might ruin his entire cultivation journey.

Leaving aside the supreme ' Heavenly Dao ', even entering the 'Great Dao' is much more difficult than Domain Realm of the Dao of ordinary 'Dao'.

In their Zhou Hao Mysterious Heaven Sect, only those who have comprehended the 'true meaning of the Great Dao' or a complete Dao will be told about the distinctions between different levels of the Dao.

"Who's so unreliable?" Daoist Kong Fang thought to himself, "This kid has such little strength, yet he's already revealed all this."

His original intention in coming here was to take the opportunity of explaining the distinction between the Heavenly Dao, the Great Way, and the Ordinary Way to establish himself as a senior and highly accomplished person in front of Zhou Hao.

But to my surprise, they already knew.

Zhou Hao was surprised to see the Daoist Kong Fang.

He thought to himself... I also know that at the beginning of the ancient times, when the Three Realms were originally a state of chaos, the 'Chaos Ancestor God ' who was born to control the Heavenly Dao, the 'Chaos True God' who controlled the Great Dao, and the 'Chaos Heavenly God' who controlled the ordinary Dao were born.

Of course, he knew all of this from reading the original work in his previous life, and he wasn't entirely clear on the specifics, but Zhou Hao was very clear about the differences in their levels of cultivation.

"So what I just comprehended was the ' Droplet Great Dao '," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

A drop of water is the great principle. Whether it is Flowing Water, waves, rain, or any other principle related to water in the universe, it is all composed of water droplets.

It should be understood that the 'Great Way' is profound and incomparably sublime, thousands of times more difficult than the ordinary 'Way'.

If it weren't for the opportunity to comprehend the Dao at the Myriad Forms Hall, and the image of the black-haired old man practicing his fist, Zhou Hao would still be far from being able to comprehend the ' Droplet Great Dao '.

However, once one enters the path and can comprehend even a trace of the 'true meaning of the Great Dao,' it is far superior to any amount of comprehension gained from ordinary Dao Domain Realm of the Dao.

Putting everything else aside, after Zhou Hao comprehended the true meaning of the Droplet Great Dao, his soul was nurtured by the Great Dao, and at this moment, his divine sense, which was slightly diffused, could already cover a range of six hundred miles.

This distance was comparable to that of the Divine Camel Daoist who had previously chased after him.

Moreover, if mastering the complete and ordinary 'Dao' is enough to allow a cultivator to enter the Earth Immortal of the Void Return, and even have a chance to fight for the Celestial Immortal realm.

If one can master the complete 'Great Dao', one can easily become a Celestial Immortal, and may even hope to advance to the higher realm of Pure Yang True Immortal.

This is the most obvious difference between the ordinary 'Tao' and the 'Great Tao'.

Upon sensing Zhou Hao's divine sense, Daoist Kong Fang's eyes revealed a look of amazement.

"I knew you possessed a profound secret technique from watching you practice boxing before."

"Now it seems that it's not just a fist technique, but a very complete inheritance. Even this Visualization Technique is extraordinary. At such a young age, his spiritual strength has already surpassed many Nascent Primordial Spirit Daoist at the perfected stage."

As Daoist Kong Fang spoke, he nodded, assuming that Zhou Hao's inheritance contained information about the 'Great Dao'.

"I came here with two things in mind. The first was to explain the division of the Dao to you, but since you already know that, then so be it."

"As for the second matter," Daoist Kong Fang looked at Zhou Hao, "Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

"Senior." Zhou Hao was startled. "According to the sect rules, shouldn't we wait until we complete the trials and select one of the twelve inner sect branches before the elders of that branch arrange for the acceptance of disciples?"

Rules such as when to become an apprentice are recorded in the <Profound Heaven Manual>, which Zhou Hao had specifically looked at when he was browsing through it before.

"Those are ordinary disciples," Daoist Kong Fang said with a smile. "It's not uncommon for exceptionally talented disciples to be chosen and accepted as apprentices even before they've fully entered the outer sect."

"Take you for example. If I'm not mistaken, you probably won't even have to wait until tonight before the elders of the twelve inner sects send their disciples, or even come to see you in person."

"But my trial spot was given to me by a senior teacher who came from Jade Dragon Peak."

Zhou Hao honestly replied, "If I were to enter the inner sect, I would also like to enter Jade Dragon Peak."

His arrival here was all thanks to Master Jingzhi, and he also received the Origin Liquid and supernatural powers from his grandmaster, ' Daoist Yuanyuan '.

Although neither of his two teachers had ever asked Zhou Hao to join Jade Dragon Peak, he was by no means an ungrateful person.

"It's alright, it's alright. I am the Hall Master of the Thousand Treasures Hall of the sect, and I do not belong to any inner sect lineage. You can join whichever lineage you wish in the future."

Daoist Kong Fang laughed heartily, quite pleased that Zhou Hao still remembered his roots.

He had previously seen that Zhou Hao's boxing style, besides its water-based approach, also possessed a profound understanding of Yin and Yang, which perfectly aligned with his own strengths.

Furthermore, he possessed a set of secret techniques that made him appear extremely mysterious, and knowing that Zhou Hao had extraordinary luck, he immediately conceived the idea of taking him as a disciple.

It should be understood that a wise teacher is hard to find, and a talented person is even harder to come by.

Since it also seemed to have a special connection with him, the Daoist Kong Fang naturally wouldn't miss it.

Zhou Hao hesitated for a moment.

The matter of becoming an apprentice is no small matter.

He knew absolutely nothing about the Daoist Kong Fang in front of him...

At that moment, Steward Senluo's voice rang directly in Zhou Hao's mind.

"Young man of Changsheng, the old fellow in front of you is the most senior among the Primordial Spirit Daoist. Even the Void Return Immortals address him as their peer."

"Furthermore, besides being the most skilled craftsman in the sect, making him the top weapon-refining master, he is also most proficient in fist techniques. If we're talking about your master, even many Void Return Immortals probably couldn't compare to him..."

After hearing what Steward Senluo, especially after learning that Daoist Kong Fang was most skilled in boxing, Zhou Hao immediately knelt down and respectfully kowtowed.

"Disciple Zhou Hao greets Master."

"Haha, get up, get up." Daoist Kong Fang smiled broadly and helped Zhou Hao up. "I have always been alone; from now on, you will be my eldest disciple."

As he spoke, he took out a token and handed it to Zhou Hao, "This is my token. With this, you can freely enter and exit the Thousand Treasures Hall."

Zhou Hao accepted it respectfully.

Another jade slip appeared in Daoist Kong Fang's hand. He enveloped the jade slip with his divine sense and handed it to Zhou Hao after a moment.

"The secret manuals in this jade slip are all things I observed you practicing, things that will improve your skills in the future. After you leave the Myriad Forms Hall, go to the Dao Treasury Hall and exchange them all according to the records in the jade slip."

"As for other supernatural abilities and secret techniques, you can handle them as you see fit; there's nothing particularly special about outer sect disciples anyway. But remember, you must choose a Qi refining method at the Immortal level."

Zhou Hao took the jade slip and scanned it with his divine sense. It contained the names of sixty-three secret manuals.

"So many?" Zhou Hao was taken aback.

"Your understanding of the Dao is quite diverse, and you cultivate the Chiming Nine Heavens Map. Water, fire, Yin and Yang, and even some techniques can all be improved through these secret manuals."

The Daoist Kong Fang smiled and said,

"The path of cultivation inherently requires learning from the strengths of many. The more you see and learn, the faster you will progress through trials and tribulations. It's a matter of accumulating knowledge and experience before unleashing its full potential."

"Yes," Zhou Hao replied.

This is one of the benefits of becoming an apprentice.

The detours that I haven't even taken yet, my mentor has already taken.

The shortcomings that I hadn't even noticed, the master had already seen in advance.

Just by giving themselves pointers, they can exchange for secret manuals in a targeted manner, saving them countless hours of hard work and avoiding wasting merit points.

"By the way, now that you've become my disciple, as your master, I should prepare some gifts for you."

The Daoist Kong Fang suddenly smiled mysteriously.

"Take these, I'll tell you what to do in a bit."

Zhou Hao looked at the stack of jade slips in his hand, somewhat puzzled.

What are you going to do with all these jade slips?