Quiet Room Cultivation!

Brush!

The space rippled slightly, and Zhou Hao and Liu Yu appeared out of thin air in front of Jade Dragon Peak.

The main peak, which is 6,666 feet high, has an entire mountain wall carved with lifelike dragons. Its majestic and imposing presence makes it seem as if countless real dragons are attached to the mountain.

"Huh?" Liu Yu finally looked up from the book in her hands and, seeing that they had arrived at Jade Dragon Peak, exclaimed in surprise, "How did we get to Jade Dragon Peak?"

"Junior brother was engrossed in his book earlier, so I didn't wake you," Zhou Hao said with a smile. "Let's go find a cave to cultivate in peace."

In addition to the main peak, the Jade Dragon Peak range also includes a series of smaller peaks.

On each small hilltop, pavilions and towers stand, shrouded in the glow of magical formations.

Those are the residences and cave dwellings of the inner disciples of Jade Dragon Peak.

Zhou Hao and Liu Yu had previously met with the Jade Dragon Peak's chief, ' Immortal Minghe,' at the Profound Heaven Palace. However, Immortal Minghe seemed to have other important matters to attend to. After a brief conversation with the two of them, he left the sect with ' Daoist Yuanhua ' and other Nascent Soul elders.

However, before leaving, Immortal Minghe had mentioned that most of the inner disciples were out there venturing out to hone their skills, and the two of them could choose to settle in any available mountain peaks or caves.

"Senior brother, what do you think of that little hill?" Liu Yu pointed to a small hill with a gentle slope and two elegant courtyards. "We lived next to each other on Fool's Peak, so why don't we keep each other company when we come to the inner sect?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll destroy the courtyard again?" Zhou Hao joked.

"After I've meditated for a few more days, I'll set up the <Sumeru Forward-Reverse Four Symbols Immortal Formation> on the peak. Even if my senior brother, after undergoing God-Devil Body Refining, advances to the primordial spirit stage and unleashes the Solar True Fire and the Lunar True Water, I won't be afraid of destroying the courtyard," Liu Yu said confidently.

"Alright. From now on, you'll be in charge of all the magic arrays in the cave," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

Both of them came from the Xia Clan Great World, and they probably wouldn't be staying in this cave dwelling in the inner sect for long. Since they were already very familiar with each other, it would be better for them to live on the same mountain peak, which would save them from wasting time.

Zhou Hao randomly selected a courtyard and released the cleaning puppet that Yu Tiandu had previously given him from his storage space, letting it settle down and clean on its own.

Zhou Hao said to Liu Yu, who was still looking around and pondering how to set up the formation, "Junior brother, I'm going to cultivate."

After a fierce battle in the Abyss World and a day of meditation in the Myriad Forms Hall, he still had many insights in his mind that he had not yet fully grasped and transformed into his own Dao. He had also newly exchanged for two divine abilities and secret techniques, so he was naturally unwilling to waste any more time.

"Senior brother, please go ahead. I'll set up the formation and try out the inspiration I had earlier," Liu Yu replied.

His approach to formations emphasizes practical application. No matter how much inspiration he has, he won't know the true power of a formation unless he sets it up and tries it out himself.

Brush!

Zhou Hao traversed the void directly, teleporting towards the underground meditation room.

The inner disciples' meditation rooms are a hundred feet long and wide, much more spacious than those in the outer sect, since there are only two courtyards on the entire peak.

"Clatter!" The stone door slammed shut.

Zhou Hao sat cross-legged on the jade bed, closing his eyes to experience the spiritual light left behind when he had attained enlightenment in the Myriad Forms World.

Because in the underground world he mostly used the Taiji Fist he learned in the mortal world to demonstrate the true meaning and mystery of square and circle, Tai Chi, etc., and also comprehended the 'heart of Tai Chi', understood the mechanism of Yin and Yang's mutual generation and transformation, and stepped into the Myriad Phenomena, gods and demons.

Therefore, during his time in the Myriad Forms World, Zhou Hao was most deeply moved by the true meanings of Yin and Yang, water and fire, Tai Chi, and other related concepts, and he comprehended more than ten kinds of minor Daoist truths.

After spending most of the hour integrating all the newly understood truths into his own Tai Chi understanding, Zhou Hao felt that he had gained a deeper understanding of the "Tai Chi Three Chapters" passed down by his master, Daoist Kong Fang.

"My master's lifelong accumulation of knowledge is all condensed in the ' Tai Chi Three Chapters.' With this assistance, I will be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort in the path of Tai Chi in the future," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

The greatest fear in seeking enlightenment is not knowing what lies ahead. Now, with the guidance of the Daoist Kong Fang's lifelong insights, its effectiveness is no less than going to the Myriad Forms Hall to comprehend the Daoist insights left by the sect's senior immortals.

"And these two supernatural abilities and secret techniques." Two books appeared out of thin air in Zhou Hao's hand, and he began to carefully peruse them.

The supernatural power "Phantom Formless" is quite similar to the secret technique "Free and Easy Wandering" he practiced. The first part of both involves a series of footprints and the flow of divine power within the body.

However, there is still a fundamental difference between a supernatural power and a Daoist secret technique.

The "Free and Easy Wandering" emphasizes borrowing the power of heaven and earth to form a gentle breeze, thereby escaping to the heavens.

The "Phantom Formless" technique, on the other hand, involves the ultimate exploitation of one's divine power and control over muscles, bones, and even blood.

One seeks externally, the other internally; the two cultivation systems are completely different, but in the end, they lead to the same destination, ultimately relying on the profound mysteries of the Dao.

Swish, swish, swish...

Zhou Hao's figure moved constantly in the quiet room, like a ghost, flashing by and disappearing again.

Later, within the hundred-zhang-long and wide quiet room, three afterimages appeared simultaneously, each wielding a sword finger, a straight punch, or a palm strike, filling the quiet room with the 'hissing' sound of air being cut.

Moreover, as he traversed the void, the originally very obvious spatial fluctuations gradually faded, eventually becoming almost completely absent.

Brush!

Zhou Hao appeared on the cloud bed, and all the afterimages in the quiet room vanished, as if nothing had ever happened.

"The ' Phantom Formless ' technique perfectly aligns with my understanding of the mysteries of void teleportation. Now, if I were to fight someone again, I could simply traverse through the void to their location and kill them. I doubt they would even be able to react before they die." Zhou Hao's eyes gleamed with excitement.

His silent, stealthy teleportation, combined with his exceptional close-combat skills, would be a nightmare for any cultivator Qi Refining Path.

The "Phantom Formless" realm is divided into multiple levels.

With his current mastery of the Qiankun Dao, the three afterimages are equivalent to three Zhou Hao launching an attack simultaneously, which is already his current limit.

If one day one can leave behind twelve afterimages in an instant, and each afterimage can unleash combat power no less than that of the original body, then this movement technique will be considered a great success.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~

A powerful divine sense enveloped the entire quiet room, and specks of golden light seemed to be drawn in the void, gradually revealing the phantom of a divine dragon.

"Whoosh!"

The golden phantom of the divine dragon dissipated before it could fully take shape in the air.

Zhou Hao pondered for a moment, absorbing the experience before trying again.

Failure, failure, failure...

Despite repeated failures, Zhou Hao remained undeterred.

The "Western Heavenly Dragon Zen Chant" can be considered a supreme secret technique in the Buddhist spiritual path, and it is certainly difficult to cultivate.

He practiced <Phantom Formless> because he already had a foundation in <Free and Easy Wandering>, which was also a secret movement technique.

He has gained a glimpse of the true meaning of the Great Dao in the Dao of Heaven and Earth. As long as he understands the key to the special flow of divine power, it is not difficult to get started.

However, the "Western Heavenly Dragon Zen Chant" is a very special technique for using the soul and consciousness. This technique alone is worth 20,000 merit points, enough to exchange for seven or eight ordinary supernatural powers and secret techniques in the Dao Treasury Hall. This shows its preciousness and its profound mystery.

Fortunately, Zhou Hao had prior experience cultivating the <Soul-Shaking Art>, and his Visualization Technique was also extraordinary. When his soul felt tired, he would visualize its recovery. Over the course of two days, not only did the illusory image of the divine dragon depicted by his divine sense become more and more perfect, but the strength of his soul also seemed to have increased significantly compared to before.

"Whoosh!"

I don't know how many times I've described it according to the technique, but this time, the phantom of the divine dragon that appeared paused in the air for a moment before opening its mouth and letting out a dragon's roar.

"Ugh~~~~"

The invisible sound waves encountered the protective array outside the quiet room, stirring up ripples of golden light.

The dragon's roar lasted for nearly ten breaths. Then, the illusory dragon gathered all of Zhou Hao's divine sense that filled the quiet room into one body, transforming it into a golden dragon with clearly visible dragon scales, as if it were a living creature.

Wow!

With a flick of its tail, the golden dragon's head entered Zhou Hao's body, and then its entire body merged into his.

Inside the Mud Pill Palace's sea of consciousness space.

Zhou Hao's divine soul sat calmly cross-legged in the void, with the golden dragon formed from his divine consciousness circling around him.

A sense of great peace and tranquility rose in Zhou Hao's heart.

"I've finally condensed the first guardian dragon." Zhou Hao opened his eyes and smiled. "However, I'm still far from the true mastery described in the books, where eight guardian dragons protect the sea of consciousness and the soul."

"Splash!"

The stone door to the meditation room opened, and the protective magic array stopped and closed.

Just as Zhou Hao was about to teleport back to the courtyard on the ground, he sensed a strange divine sense enveloping him.

"Changsheng Brother Changsheng has finished his cultivation? Nishang has been waiting for you for quite some time."

During the telepathic communication, a gentle female voice rang in Zhou Hao's ear.

"Senior Sister Nishang?" Zhou Hao was taken aback, and the image of a woman with a sharp aura and a faint bloodline between her brows appeared before his eyes.

She claims to be a true disciple, yet she says she's been waiting for me for a long time?

Brush!

Zhou Hao's figure disappeared into the quiet room.

I should be able to finish another chapter tonight. The time is uncertain, I'll grab a bite to eat first.