Blue Flower Takes Root!

Fool's Peak, Golden Platform Palace.

The Daoist priest Jintai was sitting on opposite sides of a chessboard with a middle-aged Daoist priest, playing a game of chess.

Staring intently at the chessboard, Jin Tai Dao Ren hesitated to place a chess piece for a long time.

He looked up at the middle-aged Daoist sitting leisurely opposite him and couldn't help but mutter, "It's been seven days already, and you still haven't returned to Sunken Sky Mountain? Aren't you afraid of the earth demons causing trouble there?"

The middle-aged Daoist had a handsome face and three long strands of beard hanging down to his chest. Hearing the Golden Terrace Daoist's mutterings, he stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "No rush. With Senior Brother Wanqiu and the other junior brothers here, we'll be perfectly safe in the Abyss World."

"That kid Zhou Hao has already revealed that he wants to join Jade Dragon Peak, why did you rush back from Sunken Sky Mountain?" Daoist Jintai shook his head, "It's rare to come back to the sect, why don't you go to Jade Dragon Peak to rest? You insist on staying here."

"Senior Brother Jintai, you were the one who proposed the game, and it seems you were also the one who said it was best two out of three," the middle-aged Daoist said with a half-smile, looking at Daoist Jintai. "If you concede the third game, I'll turn around and leave without a second thought."

The Daoist priest Jintai choked and was immediately speechless.

Besides cultivation, his greatest love in life is the game of Go. But as soon as he sits down at the Go board, he becomes a different person, only able to win and not able to lose.

The Nascent Primordial Spirit Daoist within the sect were unwilling to play chess with him. It was a rare opportunity to encounter ' Daoist Yuanhua ' who came to Fool's Peak to look for Zhou Hao, but was turned away. So he naturally suggested that they play a couple of games, and perhaps that kid would finish his cultivation and come out of seclusion.

To my surprise, they lost the first game, and it took them nearly three days to win the second. But the third game looks bleak...

Boom~~~~

The violent tremors of the heaven and earth's primordial energy caused the Golden Platform Palace, located atop Fool's Peak, to tremble slightly.

"What happened?" Jin Tai Daoist's eyes narrowed, and he reached out to disturb the chessboard. "This game is a draw. We'll play again next time."

Daoist Yuanhua didn't mind, nodded slightly, and together with Jintai Daoist, they transformed into streams of light and headed towards the source of the surging primordial energy.

The two of them had already sensed that the source was coming from the residence of the disciples in the West Courtyard.

Whew! Whew!

Two figures appeared in the sky above the bamboo forest in the west courtyard; they were Jintai Daoist and Daoist Yuanhua, who had come from the mountain peak.

At this moment, all the disciples of the West Courtyard stood at the edge of the bamboo forest, staring blankly at the sky above the bamboo forest.

A five-colored vortex, hundreds of feet high, formed a sharp cone shape, pointing directly at the earth below. Clearly, the source of this vortex of primordial energy was underground beneath this bamboo forest.

"Such an extraordinary phenomenon! Even Myriad Phenomena breakthrough from the Nascent Soul stage couldn't surpass this!" Daoist Jintai exclaimed in astonishment. "Could it be that an outer disciple has entered the Nascent Soul stage?"

This colorful vortex, hundreds of feet long, was formed by the frantically gathering of primordial energy from heaven and earth. Because the gathering of primordial energy was so intense and the concentration so high, it even produced a hazy five-colored effect under the pressure of rotation.

The violent fluctuations spread in all directions. If Jintai Daoist hadn't activated the protective array of Fool's Peak, it would have alarmed all twelve peaks of the sect.

"It doesn't necessarily mean he's entered the Nascent Soul stage; it could also be due to a different cultivation method." Daoist Yuanhua had already discerned that the source of the vortex was the very place where he was meant to meet Zhou Hao.

Jin Tai Daoist, who controlled the entire Fool's Peak formation, recognized the source as Zhou Hao's cultivation chamber with a slight sense and nodded.

"Zhou Hao became a disciple of Senior Brother Kong Fang. Senior Brother Kong Fang should have given him some guidance, otherwise he would have been so unwise as to not properly accumulate experience in the Myriad Phenomena Realm and instead advance to the Nascent Soul Realm so early. Could it be because of the <Heavenly River Record> and his ' Droplet Great Dao ' that he comprehended?"

As the two Primordial Spirit Daoist were speculating, the vortex of primordial energy suddenly collapsed, causing the surrounding primordial energy to violently tremble before quickly calming down.

"Stop looking." Daoist Jintai's gaze swept over the group of disciples in the West Courtyard. "Yan Xun, you lead the disciples to repair their residences."

"Yes," Yan Xun replied respectfully.

Under such violent fluctuations of the heaven and earth's energy, only the bamboo railings and magic arrays of the original residences of the West Courtyard disciples remained intact; the rest of the bamboo buildings and houses had long since collapsed.

Even the once quiet and lush bamboo forest was now bent and twisted, as if a hurricane had swept through.

"Why hasn't that little guy come out yet?" Jin Tai Daoist frowned as he sensed that Zhou Hao's secret chamber formation was still not activated. He manipulated the mountain-protecting formation to disconnect the formation from the outside and redirect the Origin Power.

This is also to prevent accidents.

If a disciple does not report that he intends to go into seclusion for an extended period, but instead cultivates in a secret chamber for three to five years without emerging, Golden Platform Elder will open the formation to investigate, lest his disciple be reduced to ashes before the sect elders are even aware of it.

In the underground chamber.

Zhou Hao, who was sitting cross-legged on the jade bed, opened his eyes, his eyes filled with excitement.

At this moment, his Purple Mansion Origin Sea had been filled again, but the newly formed Origin Power Ocean was still ordinary Origin Power. Under the operation of the <Heavenly River Record> technique, it slowly transformed into more refined Origin Power Heavy Water, and even Tianhe Star Sand Water Droplets.

Above the Yuanhai Sea, countless stars shone brightly, slowly revolving around the two Supreme Star, Taiyin and Taiyang, according to the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

Within the two Supreme Star, the phantom images of the Moon Rabbit and the Golden Crow can also be seen.

When the phantoms of the Moon Rabbit and the Golden Crow solidify into physical forms, it signifies that the Myriad Phenomena Realm is complete, the foundation is solid and robust enough, and one can break through to the next Primordial Spirit Realm.

What shocked and excited Zhou Hao the most was that on the summit of the central earth element island, which was originally empty among the five small islands floating in the Yuan Sea, a Blue Flower was blooming and swaying.

"The Blue Flower in my sea of consciousness has actually come to the Yuan Sea and even taken root on the Earth Element Island... This..."

Zhou Hao's divine sense drew closer.

The blue-and- Blue Flower, now firmly rooted, seemed to have absorbed the essence of his Origin Power, appearing slightly larger than when it was like a rootless duckweed in his sea of consciousness.

A glistening drop of water clung to the petal, shining like the most dazzling pearl under the sunlight and moonlight.

"The Blue Flower Mist allows me to enter a state of enlightenment where I am free from thought and desire, and it can also make my body unleash combat power beyond my level. So what kind of magic does this water droplet possess?"

Zhou Hao felt a little itchy and really wanted to try the effects of these Blue Flower Water Pearl.

Just then, the great array in the secret chamber suddenly dissipated, and a divine sense enveloped it.

"Zhou Hao, have you broken through to a higher level? Come to the Golden Platform Palace."

Zhou Hao was slightly taken aback by a familiar voice transmitted through divine sense. He then recognized it as Golden Platform Elder, the head of Fool's Peak.

"Yes, Elder." Zhou Hao's divine sense spread out and he immediately 'saw' the mess on the ground and the Golden Platform Daoist and the middle-aged Daoist in the air.

"West Courtyard is..." Zhou Hao blinked, realizing what was happening.

After gathering his own Origin Power and Sea of Consciousness Blue Flower in his Sea of Consciousness take root on the Earth Element Island, he instantly devoured a massive amount of Yuan Power, causing the Yuan Power of Heaven and Earth to condense into a huge vortex.

With such terrifying power of heaven and earth, those bamboo houses could not possibly survive.

Even the soil and rocks above his secret chamber at this moment showed a tendency to become jade-like.

If he were to gather his vital energy for an even longer period, it would be perfectly normal for a vein of Origin Stone to form around him.

He picked up the ancient bronze pot on the ground; the last remaining Origin Liquid inside had been completely absorbed when he had just devoured the primordial energy.

It took a full 150,000 Origin Liquid to allow him to break through from the early stage of the Purple Mansion to the Myriad Phenomena.

It absorbed another 73,000 jin and swallowed so much of the primordial energy of heaven and earth before it could stabilize its early stage of the Myriad Phenomena realm. Blue Flower then condensed a drop of water.

Zhou Hao thought about it and decided not to try.

He'd wasted so much Origin Liquid for no reason; where was he going to find so much more to re-condense into water droplets?

Zhou Hao used the earth escape technique and went directly from the underground stone room to the top of the mountain before jumping out of the ground. After entering the Jintai Palace, he came to the main hall where they entered.

"Elders." Zhou Hao bowed to the two Primordial Spirit Daoist above.

"Zhou Hao," Golden Platform Elder looked down, "Did you break through to the Myriad Phenomena earlier?"

"Yes." Zhou Hao nodded.

"How much Origin Liquid has the Purple Mansion Origin Sea absorbed?" Golden Platform Elder asked.

He didn't even bother to ask what level of Dharma Aspect Zhou Hao had achieved. If his breakthrough could cause such a commotion, it would be a joke if he wasn't even at the top level of the Sun and Moon Dharma Aspect.

"Fifteen thousand catties."

Zhou Hao consciously reduced it by ten times.

It's truly outrageous that someone at the Purple Mansion Realm could absorb 150,000 Origin Liquid before reaching their limit.

Even when facing the sect elders, he still subconsciously held back.

"Fifteen thousand catties!?"

Golden Platform Elder and Elder Yuanhua exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock.

Even though they had seen many extraordinary disciples, they were still shocked by the terrifying number of disciples, which was ten times that of ordinary disciples.

The two Primordial Spirit Daoist examined Zhou Hao carefully and finally discovered that his body was somewhat strange. His seemingly ordinary skin and fascia actually had a faint halo like that of a magical artifact.

"You've also practiced physical supernatural abilities?" Yuanhua asked.

Zhou Hao glanced at the unfamiliar middle-aged Daoist priest.

His face was as fair as jade, and the three long strands of beard that hung down to his chest gave him an air of otherworldly elegance.

Although it was their first meeting, the way this Primordial Spirit Daoist looked at him was unusually gentle and friendly.

"Yes," Zhou Hao replied honestly. "Before joining the sect, I had the opportunity to obtain a divine ability, which, after cultivation, allowed my body to rival that of Human-Rank Magical Treasure."

Compared to the amount of Origin Liquid absorbed, a few fortuitous encounters are nothing; which cultivator hasn't experienced them?

Moreover, he will definitely use the ' Xuanwu Great Divine Ability ' in the future. When that happens, outsiders will know that he has cultivated physical supernatural powers, so there is no need to hide it.

No wonder.

Yuanhua suddenly realized, stroking his long beard as he said...

"You cultivate the Chiming Nine Heavens Map, which already grants you a perfect divine and demonic body. Furthermore, you've cultivated physical supernatural abilities, and the <Heavenly River Record> aligns perfectly with your understanding of the Droplet Great Dao. No wonder you possess such profound accumulation."

Golden Platform Elder nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the two Primordial Spirit Daoist had already filled in the blanks in their minds and that their explanations were reasonable, Zhou Hao nodded in agreement.

"Zhou Hao," said Daoist Jintai, "According to the rules of our Mysterious Heaven Sect, disciples who reach the level of Myriad Phenomena True Person are rewarded with one thousand merit points."

Zhou Hao nodded.

So, I was called here as a reward.

"But..."

The word "but" startled Zhou Hao, who looked up at Golden Platform Elder.

"However... you destroyed the West Courtyard residences without cause, and even triggered the protective mountain array, thus depleting the sect's resources."

Daoist Jintai smiled and said, "Considering this is your first offense, I will only fine you one thousand merit points and will not send you to the Punishment Hall to receive your punishment."

"I..." Zhou Hao could only manage a wry smile, "Yes, thank you for your mercy, Elder."

"If you want merit points, there are various quests available in the outer sect. With your strength, earning a thousand merit points shouldn't be difficult."

After giving Zhou Hao a word of advice, Golden Platform Elder looked at Elder Yuanhua.

"Yuanhua, I'm going to check on the mountain-protecting formation. You take Zhou Hao to my side hall to talk."

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Daoist Yuanhua nodded and said to Zhou Hao, "Come with me."

After speaking, Daoist Yuanhua left through a passageway on one side of the main hall.

Although Zhou Hao didn't know why this Primordial Spirit Daoist wanted to see him, the way the Daoist looked at him was like that of an elder looking at a junior, so he followed him to a side hall.

"I, whose Daoist name is ' Yuanhua,' am Primordial Spirit Daoist from the Jade Dragon Peak lineage."

Daoist Yuanhua spoke gently, saying, "Yushu is my only disciple."

"Yushu? Master Jingzhi?"

Zhou Hao looked at Daoist Yuanhua.

Wasn't Master Jingzhi's master Daoist Yuanyuan of the Jade Dragon Sect?

right.

This must be the master whom Master Jingzhi paid homage to after entering the inner Upper Sect.

No wonder disciples from all the other peaks came earlier, but no one from Jade Dragon Peak came.

It turned out that this Primordial Spirit Daoist with whom he had such a deep connection wanted to come in person.

"You have already become a disciple of Senior Brother Kong Fang, but Jingzhi has not yet accepted you as a disciple. You may call me Uncle-Master," Daoist Yuanhua said with a smile.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle." Zhou Hao respectfully.