Little Thief!

evening.

A fiery cloud suddenly appeared above a courtyard in the bamboo grove of the west wing, lasting for a long time before dissipating.

Li Zhan stepped out of the quiet room, a hint of joy in his eyes.

"The Fire Path has finally reached the ' Domain Realm of the Dao ' realm."

Just as Yan Xun said, their previous insights in the Myriad Forms Hall, even if they did not break through at the time, would still leave countless flashes of inspiration in their minds, which often enabled them to break through quickly.

Li Zhan returned and spent half a day in quiet meditation, and as expected, he successfully broke through to the next level.

"Senior brother, you've broken through?"

Wan Fei's courtyard was adjacent to Li Zhan's. The energy of heaven and earth was surging in this area, and she immediately rushed over after sensing it.

Seeing that Li Zhan's complexion was much better than when he returned, and even though he ignored her, Wan Fei still felt a sense of joy.

At this moment, Shen Xia also entered from outside the courtyard. Seeing Wan Fei speaking to Li Zhan, but Li Zhan showed no reaction, he immediately said:

"Senior Brother Li Zhan has reached the ' Domain Realm of the Dao ' realm? This is truly joyous news. With this, the three of us can now prepare to break through to the Purple Mansion and enter the Myriad Phenomena."

Li Zhan frowned upon hearing this, ignored him, and turned to look into the distance.

Whose courtyard is that? Why is it so lively?

"Junior Brother Shen Xia, how can you speak like that?" Wan Fei secretly transmitted her voice, "Senior Brother Li Zhan's strongest skill is the God-Devil Body Refining, so it's normal that his comprehension is a bit slower. Don't say things like that again."

Is the strongest one the God-Devil Body Refining?

Shen Xia scoffed inwardly. Did a technique like the Chiming Nine Heavens Map really have no requirements regarding the level of enlightenment?

Given Li Zhan's aptitude for enlightenment, it's uncertain whether he will be able to break through to the Purple Mansion in this lifetime.

The final enlightenment result at the Myriad Forms Hall also changed Shen Xia's mindset.

yes.

You, Li Zhan, were stronger than me when you reached the Purple Mansion.

But their aptitude for enlightenment is even worse than mine and Senior Sister Wan Fei's. Why do they always have such a cold and sour face towards us?

Seeing Li Zhan looking at the bamboo building deep in the bamboo forest, he deliberately sighed, "Today, disciples from all the inner sects came to Changsheng Brother Changsheng. I heard from Senior Brother Yan Xun that even the head of one peak wants to take him as a disciple."

"I'm still in the outer sect and I've already caused such a stir within the sect... Sigh... Senior Brother Li Zhan, Senior Sister Wan Fei, I'm going back to cultivate now."

After saying that, Shen Xia turned and left.

Even the head of the First Peak wants to take him as a disciple?

And all the disciples from each lineage came to see him?

Li Zhan's face turned ashen; the joy he had felt upon breaking through vanished instantly.

"Phew~~~"

Watching the streak of light disappear into the distance, Zhou Hao breathed a sigh of relief, finally calming down.

It was getting dark, so there shouldn't be any more senior brothers or sisters coming.

There seemed to be voices coming from Liu Yu's courtyard next door; it sounded like there were several women.

Zhou Hao sat alone at the stone table, his divine sense penetrating into the storage magic treasure. Looking at today's gains, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Master's 'greeting gift' is quite generous."

Today, disciples from all twelve inner sects, except for Jade Dragon Peak and Morning Jade Peak, have come. Whether they are acting on the orders of elders or deacons, or on the orders of the head immortal, they all brought gifts and expressed their desire to take on disciples.

Zhou Hao then followed the same line he used with Yu Tiandu: accepting the gifts, handing over the jade slips, and repeating the process over and over again.

After receiving the ten gifts, he gained 13,000 jin of Origin Liquid, eight Earth-Grade Dharma Treasure, six top-grade Human-rank magic treasures, and information on various Nascent Primordial Spirit Daoist or Void Return Immortals, all of whom expressed a desire to take him as a disciple.

At this moment, in the dim night, light emanated from the bamboo house, illuminating the entire courtyard as if it were daytime.

Why is it so bright inside the bamboo house?

Zhou Hao got up and walked towards the bamboo house.

I haven't seen Ao Xiaobao since I returned from Profound Heaven Peak today. Could it be that it's cultivating?

Why not go to the underground chamber?

The bamboo house and courtyard were just ordinary living quarters. If someone were to cultivate, the Origin Power they unintentionally released might destroy the entire bamboo house.

Therefore, beneath each courtyard lies a dedicated training chamber.

The grand array surrounding the secret chamber was perfectly aligned with the overall grand array of Fool's Peak.

Not only is there no need to worry about damaging the secret chamber, but once it is in seclusion, even immortals would not be able to break in directly.

"Squeak!"

Zhou Hao pushed open the bamboo door of the bamboo house and was greeted by a dazzling display of jewels.

The originally simple house was now filled with all kinds of jewelry and ornaments, and in front of it was a white jade screen that was more than three zhang wide and nearly two zhang long, almost filling an entire wall.

"This..." Zhou Hao was stunned.

"Zhou Hao, Zhou Hao. What do you think of my white jade screen?" Ao Xiaobao crawled over, asking for praise.

"The entire bamboo house can be lit up, so we won't need artificial lighting at night anymore. And come and see, the screen is carved with a complete map of the Profound Heaven Realm."

"The complete map of the Profound Heaven Realm?" Before Zhou Hao could ask Ao Xiaobao where he got these, it grabbed his sleeve with its mouth and dragged him to the screen.

He saw a whole piece of white jade, covered with exquisite and intricate carvings. The four raised areas representing the land were perfectly matched with the topographical map of the Profound Heaven Realm that he had seen in the Profound Heaven Manual.

"This is South Pole Celestial Continent, and we are here now. That is East Yu Capital Continent, Western Lianghe Continent."

Ao Xiaobao raised one of his hoof claws, pointing to the raised areas on the white jade screen that represented the four continents of the Profound Heaven Realm, and said proudly, "Look, there are even mountains and cities on this. Isn't it exquisite?"

"It is exquisite." Zhou Hao nodded. "But I'm more curious about where this screen and these jewels came from."

It seems that sects don't provide jewelry or ornaments, right?

"Senior sister, this white jade halo looks like our Xuan Tian Yu Quan Tu screen."

A clear, crisp voice rang out from outside the small building.

Then, Liu Yu's voice was heard.

"Liang Han, are you referring to the white jade screen that went missing on Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak today? This is Changsheng Brother Changsheng's bamboo house. He was with us West Courtyard disciples all day. How could the screen be with him?"

"Whether it is or not, we'll find out once we go in and take a look," the clear voice said.

"Changsheng Brother Changsheng, Senior Sister Nishang and Liang Han from Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak are coming to see you. May I see them?"

Liu Yu's voice came from outside the courtyard.

Seeing Ao Xiaobao retract its head into its shell, Zhou Hao angrily smacked it hard on the shell.

I only overlooked it for a day, and I've gotten myself into this mess.

They've even learned to steal!

That's bad, someone found out.

Zhou Hao first put all the jewelry in the house, as well as the white jade screen, into an empty Storage Bracelet, and then directly grabbed Ao Xiaobao's exposed tail and walked out of the bamboo house.

... Outside the courtyard gate, next to Liu Yu was a slender young girl dressed in green, and a woman in a light yellow Daoist robe with a sharp and imposing aura.

Seeing Zhou Hao carrying a small Whirling Turtle out of the bamboo building, Liu Yu asked, "Changsheng Brother Changsheng, what happened to Ao Xiaobao again?"

"Sigh, it's a long story."

Zhou Hao handed the silver Storage Bracelet to Liu Yu with a wry smile.

"See for yourself."

Liu Yu took the bracelet, probed it with her divine sense, and immediately understood.

Seeing that Ao Xiaobao was still huddled inside the tortoise shell and wouldn't come out, he laughed at it and said, "So you're that little thief."

After saying that, he handed the bracelet to the girl in blue.

"Liang Han, Ao Xiaobao is Changsheng Brother Changsheng's spirit beast. He loves jewelry the most and is quite young..."

"It's alright." The woman in the pale yellow Daoist robe waved her hand, looked at Zhou Hao with a smile, and said, "Since Changsheng Brother Changsheng's spirit beast likes it, we'll give it all to it."

"Changsheng Brother Changsheng, this is Senior Sister Nishang, and this is Senior Sister Liang Han," Liu Yu introduced.

Is this the ' Fairy Nishang ', one of the three true disciples?

Zhou Hao looked at the woman in the pale yellow Daoist robe who had a sharp aura and a faint bloodline between her brows.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Nishang."

It's a bit short. I don't want to stay up too late, but I figured even if it's just half a chapter, I'd still post it first.

The store was quite busy during the National Day holiday, and I wasn't able to really calm down until I got home around 9 p. m.

To be continued tomorrow.