Profound Arts and Spiritual Treasures!

Eight Views Palace in the Lihen Heaven.

Squeak~~~

The side hall door, which had been closed for nearly a year, opened from the inside, and a young Daoist boy dressed in silver robes with two small silver horns on his forehead walked out.

"Silver Horn." Golden Horn Boy, who had just entered the inner courtyard, saw this scene and hurried over.

"Didn't I tell you already?" the Golden Horn Boy scolded, "Junior Uncle is currently in seclusion practicing his magic and should not be disturbed easily. If you want to play with Junior Uncle, you'll have to wait until he comes out of seclusion."

"I just want to see if Junior Uncle has mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Art," Silver Horn Boy whispered in defense. "It's been almost a year, Lunar True Water and Solar True Fire have descended twice. Junior Uncle's Chiming Nine Heavens Map should have reached the Void Return level by now, and he should have started cultivating arcane arts. I want to see Junior Uncle transform into a butterfly or magpie, or a big cat to play with."

"Junior Uncle has mastered a profound skill that will allow him to roam freely throughout the Three Realms in the future, not just be used for play." The Golden Horn Boy pulled the Silver Horn Boy's hand and walked into the Daoist temple. "Grandmaster can't be left unattended, so come with me quickly. If you get bored, you can go down to the mortal realm to play for a few days when Grandmaster is in seclusion refining elixirs."

After being pulled along for a few steps, Silver Horn Boy seemed to remember something and quickly broke free, saying, "Golden Horn, I still have something my master instructed me to do. I need to go see my eldest uncle. You go first."

"Then hurry back, and when you see Qingfeng, don't just play around." Golden Horn Tongzi didn't think much of it, gave these instructions, and then walked alone into the Daoist temple.

Although both of them were enlightened by the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable Taiqing at the same time, their minds remained childlike even after countless years. However, Golden Horn was the older brother, and his mind was more mature and steady than Silver Horn's.

The Silver Horn Boy pretended to walk out, but after the Golden Horn Boy turned the corner and could no longer see the place, he slipped back to the side hall he had been in before, pushed open the door, and went inside.

"The initial transformations of this Eight-Nine Arcane Art are truly wondrous. Not only can one's appearance change at will, but even one's spiritual aura can be altered at will." The Silver Horn Boy walked to the prayer mat in the hall, sat down cross-legged, and transformed into a young man dressed in white robes, none other than Zhou Hao.

"I've spent countless years with Golden Horn and Silver Horn and haven't noticed any difference between them. I've finally mastered this supernatural ability." Zhou Hao grinned and muttered to himself, "Although it's just a transformation technique and can't increase combat power, the seventy-two transformations alone are top-notch escape and hiding methods."

After mastering the basic transformations of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, even those stronger than oneself would find it difficult to see through it.

Unless one has cultivated a great supernatural power such as the "Eye of the Candle Dragon" or a special secret technique, they cannot detect the truth when using secret techniques and supernatural powers!

Without using secret techniques or supernatural powers, one cannot detect with the naked eye or by sensing aura that the person in front of them or the large tree or Shitou beside them is actually a transformation.

After all, this supernatural power's transformation technique can alter not only the body, soul, and aura, but also the outward manifestation of merits and sins.

In many myths and legends, there is a story that in the ancient Pangu World, a great ancient demon relied on the seventy-two transformations of this great supernatural power to directly transform into a Buddha. He swaggered around in the western part of the Heavenly Realm for thousands of years before being discovered.

"However, this transformation technique is merely a means of concealment and deception. Although it is extremely useful, to truly roam the Three Realms, one still relies on combat strength." Zhou Hao flipped his hand and took out a yellow gourd, from which he poured out a Nine-Revolution Golden Pill.

After a year of cultivation, the Chiming Nine Heavens Map has reached the seventeenth level of the late-stage Void Return, equivalent to the perfect Void Return Divine Demon realm of ordinary God-Devil Body Refining techniques.

The Dao Ancestor-level Qi Refining Technique, the Northern Abyss Scripture, also successfully broke through to the late stage of the Earth Immortal of the Void Return after consuming twenty high-grade immortal-level spiritual pills, just one step away from triggering the Heavenly Tribulation.

Now that I have mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, it is time to truly cultivate this strongest divine power below the level of a true god.

"Gulp." Zhou Hao swallowed a Nine-Revolution Golden Pill, which was even more valuable than a top-grade immortal magic weapon. It immediately transformed into an incomparably vast amount of pure Origin Power within his body, filling his entire body.

"Buzz buzz buzz~~~"

As Zhou Hao circulated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art to guide the pure Origin Power within his body, his entire body began a fundamental transformation.

Once you've successfully mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, the method is quite simple: just use a large amount of energy to transform and enhance your body, ultimately forging it into an indestructible magical artifact.

Of course, Zhou Hao had already cultivated the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability before, and his divine body was already very strong. But now that he has started cultivating the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, his tendons, bones, muscles, skin, hair... every part of his body is undergoing rapid transformation. You can imagine how much the Eight-Nine Arcane Art can improve his divine body.

Soon, after Zhou Hao's divine body absorbed all the Origin Power of a Nine-Revolution Golden Pill, the first stage of the method was completed.

Brush!

Zhou Hao casually took out a celestial-grade flying sword from his storage magic treasure and slashed it across his arm.

"Clang."

The sword flashed, leaving only a barely visible white mark on his arm.

"My body has improved once again, now surpassing the level of Earth-Grade Dharma Treasure and reaching the level of a celestial-grade magic weapon. This is only the first transformation, let's continue." After a simple test, Zhou Hao put the flying sword aside, poured out a second golden pill, and swallowed it.

Each Nine-Revolution Golden Pill, containing incomparably pure Origin Power, transformed into streams of energy, which were absorbed into every part of Zhou Hao's body.

This single Nine-Revolution Golden Pill was enough to replenish the energy consumed during a battle for Pure Yang True Immortal. With such a massive amount of energy entering his body, Zhou Hao's divine body was like a sponge, frantically absorbing this vast amount of Origin Power. Afterward, his body began to undergo fundamental transformations time and time again, just like a piece of refined steel being forged a thousand times.

... One after another Nine-Revolution Golden Pill were consumed.

When he swallowed and refined the ninth pill, he also completed the second stage of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art.

Without hesitation, Zhou Hao swallowed the golden pill as easily as eating candy.

As the method was activated, the divine body underwent a transformation, and the forging roar within the body grew louder and louder.

Muscles colliding with each other is like two mountains crashing together; the expansion and contraction of the heart, the flow of blood throughout the body, is like the ebb and flow of the tide...

"Boom~~~~"

Zhou Hao's skin faintly glowed with a black light, and his whole being resembled a terrifying magical artifact. The divine power in his blood was even heavier than the immortal-grade lead and mercury used in refining magical artifacts.

His immense divine power and surging strength were at least dozens of times greater than before he had cultivated the profound arts.

"Whoosh~~~~"

The black light on his body surface subsided, and Zhou Hao became ordinary again. His skin was fair and delicate, making him appear as tender as an infant, showing no signs of his power.

"A full ninety Nine-Revolution Golden Pill, the third turn is finally complete!" Zhou Hao picked up the immortal-grade flying sword beside him and slammed it heavily into his left arm.

Peng!

The fair and delicate skin was without even a white mark, yet the immortal-grade flying sword was punctured by the recoil.

"Having mastered the third transformation, my divine body is comparable to a celestial-grade magic weapon. With the foundation of the previous Xuanwu Great Divine Ability, my divine body is now almost equivalent to a high-grade celestial-grade weapon. It truly deserves to be called the number one divine power in the Three Realms below the True God level." Zhou Hao was extremely pleased and directly reached out to touch the edge of the celestial sword.

Clang~~~~

A sound like metal scraping violently came from his hand. Looking at the blade of the immortal-grade flying sword, it had been directly smoothed out and then casually rolled up.

Clang, clang, clang...

Without using divine power or much strength, a celestial-grade magic weapon flying sword was crushed into a lump of scrap metal in Zhou Hao's hands.

"With such a divine body, even a celestial being wielding a pure Yang magic weapon would have difficulty harming me. I estimate that only Pure Yang True Immortal wielding an innate spiritual treasure could inflict some damage on me," Zhou Hao with delight.

This is only the third stage of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art Technique.

If one successfully cultivates the sixth stage, their divine body will be comparable to a pure Yang magic weapon! Even celestial gods and Pure Yang True Immortal would be dumbfounded upon seeing it, enough to make a name for themselves throughout the Three Realms!

As for the highest level, the ninth stage, once mastered, the divine body can reach the pinnacle of a pure yang magic weapon, just like a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure!

At that time, it was truly indestructible, and only a highly capable person could harm it.

Even powerful beings would need special methods, such as magical treasures, to break this Indestructible Body.

"There are still ten Nine-Revolution Golden Pill left. I'll keep a few to recover my Origin Power during battles, and give two more to Yu'er and Yu Chan. When they reach the required cultivation level, they can take one and directly enter the Earth Immortal of the Void Return, which will also improve their physical strength." Zhou Hao put away the yellow gourd and took out the two innate spiritual treasures given to him by his master.

Although the divine body is already a powerful immortal-grade magic weapon, having two handy magic weapons can double the combat power, not to mention that this was bestowed by the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable, and is far superior to ordinary innate spiritual treasures.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A chubby little boy wearing a bright red bib and with a round body emerged from the Purple Gold Hammer, while an old man in a simple Daoist robe emerged from the Cosmos Diagram. They were the spirits of the two innate spiritual treasures.

"You're the Daoist Master's little disciple? Our new master?" The chubby boy in a bib rubbed his slit-like eyes with his chubby hands. "We've been waiting for almost a year before they let us out, and I was asleep again. They finally woke us up."

"Good things come to those who wait. We've waited all these years, what's a little more?" the unassuming old man said with a smile. "The Cosmos Diagram greets its new master."

They were all spirits of magical treasures. After being bestowed upon Zhou Hao by the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable, they became ownerless treasures. Moreover, by the Daoist's command, they naturally recognized Zhou Hao as their master, saving him the trouble of making the magical treasures submit.

"I am Zhou Hao. My master bestowed you all upon me without explaining your mysteries. Let's all introduce ourselves first," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

"Let me go first," the chubby boy said, waving his little arms. "I am the spirit of the Purple Gold Hammer. I was the first piece of purple gold created after the creation of the world. After the Daoist Master obtained it, most of it was refined into the ' Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace,' and the remaining purple gold was refined into me. After 129,600 years of gathering the essence of heaven and earth, I transformed into a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure."

"Besides being hard, the Purple Gold Hammer is also incredibly heavy," the simple old man added with a smile. "After the little chubby boy transformed into a Primordial Spiritual Treasure, the heavens and earth created eighteen Primordial Restrictions, making it the pinnacle of a high-grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure. It contains all sorts of mysteries from the two Great Daos of Metal and Earth. It can not only be used as a close-combat weapon, but also be controlled like a magic weapon to throw and kill enemies."

"Yes, yes. Among the ancient innate spiritual treasures, the only one stronger than me at using weight to fight is the ' Fantian Seal ' that Daoist Master forged from the remnants of Mount Buzhou. However, it uses a large seal to smash enemies, while I use a large hammer to smash people!" the chubby boy said proudly. "Master, leave any battles to me from now on, and I'll hammer them to death for you."

"Alright, I'll definitely need you to hammer people a lot in the future," Zhou Hao said, suppressing a laugh. "By the way, you might be able to split into multiple hammer heads? I prefer using dual hammers in close combat; I'm not used to using a single hammer."

"Of course it can." The chubby boy nodded. "Although splitting the magic weapon will slightly reduce its power, as long as the number isn't too large, the impact will be minimal. Let alone the double hammers, even if it's split into six and the master uses Three Heads and Six Arms, it's no problem."

"That's good." Zhou Hao then looked at the simple-looking old man, "And you?"

"This old guy isn't a transformed pure Yang magic weapon; it's a true magic weapon born from the very essence of heaven and earth," said the chubby boy beside him.

Even the most powerful cultivators can only forge pure Yang magic treasures.

This is the limit of deliberately crafting magical artifacts.

However, pure yang magic treasures possess a spirit and can fully absorb the power of heaven and earth on their own, comprehend the mysteries of heaven and earth, and have a very small chance of advancing to the level of 'innate spiritual treasure'.

However, just as there are differences between gods and demons, such as chaotic gods and demons and innate gods and demons, there are also differences in quality among innate spiritual treasures, not just ordinary, superior, and supreme.

After Pangu separated heaven and earth, the magical treasures directly nurtured by heaven and earth, even if they are only of low grade among innate spiritual treasures, are often far more wondrous and mysterious than those that are transformed Post-Heaven.

"That's right," the simple old man smiled. "Back then, the Great God Pangu separated heaven and earth from the primordial chaos. The earth's membrane evolved into the ' Earth Book,' and the pure spiritual energy of the sky gave birth to the ' Cosmos Diagram.' Once formed, the map contained thirty-six innate restrictions, explaining the complete Heaven and Earth Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Besides containing the universe, enveloping heaven and earth, and capturing people, it can also be used to escape by teleporting through the void and breaking through boundaries. Wearing it can also create a void realm, which can be used as a defensive magic weapon to save one's life. Apart from not being able to use it to kill enemies, it has miraculous effects in trapping enemies, escaping, and defending."

"Among the many ancient treasures, my defense may not be as good as the ' Earth Book,' my ability to carry people and objects may not be as good as the ' Mountains and Rivers State Diagram,' and there are others that can break through the void and fly faster than me, but in terms of all-around ability, none of them can compare to me," the simple old man said confidently. "The Daoist bestowed both of us upon my master. The Purple Gold Hammer is for my master to use in battle, while I am used for self-defense."

"Mmm-hmm." The chubby boy nodded in affirmation, "This old guy is really powerful. If Master wore it, I couldn't even break it."

Isn't this the effect of cultivating the secret technique <Thunder God Realm Robe> to its ultimate perfection, which was practiced by the Second Primordial Spirit avatar?

Zhou Hao was astonished.

No, the Cosmos Diagram is even stronger.

After all, this is a supreme innate treasure, far surpassing the ultimate level of pure yang magic treasures.

Even if the secret technique of the <Thunder God Realm Robe> is mastered to its extreme, it is only equivalent to a top-grade immortal magic weapon, which is far inferior to the Cosmos Diagram.

Moreover, the Cosmos Diagram can traverse the void and break through teleportation.

"With the Cosmos Diagram, we won't need the Great Teleportation Dao Talisman anymore. We can even use a wave of our sleeves to transport people and objects. Isn't this equivalent to cultivating another top-tier secret technique, ' Universe in the Sleeve '?" Zhou Hao was overjoyed.

This is because he has not been cultivating for long and knows little about things from ancient times.

The many secret techniques and supernatural abilities circulating in the Three Realms were not created or compiled by powerful beings out of thin air.

Many of these were created by powerful beings based on the profound effects of rare and precious treasures born from heaven and earth, and gradually spread throughout the Three Realms.

"However, unlike the little fat man, I can't be easily refined and used as a weapon after recognizing a master. If my master wants to unleash all my mysteries, he will need to refine enough of the thirty-six innate restrictions first," the simple old man chuckled. "Of course, this refining process will also help my master comprehend the Heaven and Earth Great Dao."

"Once Master achieves mastery of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, he will be able to unleash all its mysteries. At that time, even against Pure Yang True Immortal who is proficient in the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and has fully comprehended and mastered it, he will not be at a disadvantage."

"Then I'll give it a try." With a thought, Zhou Hao first split his Void Return Power into two streams to wrap around the Purple Gold Hammer and the Cosmos Diagram that were floating in the air, instantly refining the two innate spiritual treasures and leaving his Soul Seal within them.

Innate spiritual treasures are the easiest to refine. As long as the spirit of the treasure within them does not resist, even a drop of blood from a mortal can refine them, making it naturally simple and easy.

To unleash the full power of a magical treasure, one must comprehend the innate restrictions it contains.

"As expected of an innate restriction formed by heaven and earth, it is indeed complex and profound." As soon as Zhou Hao refined it, he immediately sensed everything within the two spiritual treasures.

The Purple Lightning Hammer was alright, after all, it only had eighteen innate restrictions. The thirty-six innate restrictions in the Cosmos Diagram, although only twice as many as the Purple Lightning Hammer, were at least dozens of times more complex and vast.

"This is just a Primordial Treasure, and the restriction is also just a Primordial Restriction, so there are still traces to follow." Zhou Hao sighed inwardly, "If it were a stronger Chaos Restriction, with my current level, wouldn't I be like an ordinary person trying to read a celestial book?"

He recalled his master saying that the nine Cloud Seal- shaped runes he was born with were Nine-Layer Chaos Restriction, and he was puzzled.

Most importantly, after the Nine-Layer Chaos Restriction turned into Blue Flower, they disappeared Shadowless. Master then gave the spiritual treasure containing the same chaotic restrictions to someone else, so now he can't even look at it or study it.

"After refining the two spiritual treasures, we can leave the Eight Views Palace."

"My master only told me to go to the Jade Emperor, but he didn't say how he would arrange things. Does this mean I'm going to receive a divine position?"

"Being a general commanding hundreds of thousands of celestial soldiers wouldn't be bad. With the help of the Heavenly Court, we could carve out a territory in the Heavenly Realm and allow our sect to return Heavenly Realm in the future."

After thinking it over, Zhou Hao stopped pondering and focused on understanding the restrictions within the two spiritual treasures.

At this moment, his powerful spiritual energy, as well as the benefits he had Empowerment Transmission and the various profound mysteries of the Great Dao, became apparent.

Even though Zhou Hao hadn't grasped those profound mysteries before, now, comparing them with the innate restrictions within the two spiritual treasures, countless flashes of inspiration constantly arose in his mind, especially regarding the metal element, earth element, and the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, which progressed remarkably rapidly.

In just over a month, he had refined sixteen of the eighteen innate restrictions within the Purple Gold Hammer, and twenty-one of the thirty-six restrictions in the Cosmos Diagram. His Heaven and Earth Great Dao had broken through to the ' Great Dao Domain Realm,' leaving the two spirit treasures in disbelief.

"I was already capable of teleporting over long distances, so my mastery of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao was not weak. Now, with the complete Heaven and Earth Great Dao guide in the Cosmos Diagram, and with my master's previous guidance, this can be considered a culmination of my accumulated experience."

Zhou Hao knew that to completely refine the remaining restrictions on the two spiritual treasures, he would need to gradually comprehend them over time.

Wow!

The Cosmos Diagram, resembling a tattered yellow cloth bundle, was draped over his body, transforming into a pale yellow Daoist robe. Strange ethereal Divine Pattern faintly swirled around Zhou Hao's entire body.

Although he was in this world, it was as if he were in another world, and his aura was so powerful and vast that he was countless times stronger than a celestial being, which was extremely magical.

After donning the yellow robe, Zhou Hao felt as if his mind and spirit had merged with the entire universe, allowing him to easily break through the void and teleport away.

"Yu'er and Yu Chan are still in the Great Xia Royal Capital, and the Immortal Fate Assembly is not over yet... Anyway, the Jade Emperor is in the Heavenly Court, so we can go see him anytime. It's good to go back and see how the Immortal Fate Assembly is going."

"I didn't get to see the final outcome in my previous life, so this time it's finally settled a regret. I can even bring Yu'er and the others to pay their respects to Master..."

His Second Primordial Spirit avatar and Liu Yu's true form were both in the Red Dust Immortal Mansion on Yueying Peak, so he knew that Liu Yu's Second Primordial Spirit and Yun Yuchan were still in the Heavenly Brilliance Hall, watching the Immortal Fate Assembly.

After all, it was a grand event that only happened once every three hundred years, so Kong Fang and the two women naturally wanted to see it all before leaving.

As for Master's saying that one should not disturb without important matters... isn't bringing one's own Daoist partner to pay respects to Master considered important matters?

If he were to worship any other powerful figure, it would be one thing, but for the master who raised him, even if he were the Three Pure Ones, in Zhou Hao's heart he would still be the ' True Person Daoyi ' who was like a teacher and a father!

Brush!

With a thought, Zhou Hao vanished from the side hall where he was cultivating, leaving only ripples in the space as they dissipated.

First update. There will be another chapter tonight, but it will be later.