Revealing Profound Techniques!

The Great Xia Royal Capital, the Heavenly Brilliance Hall.

Unlike the grand and bright main hall, this was a hall with a dark red glow.

Floating in mid-air are images of battle scenes that the Great Xia Dynasty has discovered at this moment.

Even the Beishan Clan closely monitored their own Anchan Prefecture, so the Xia Emperor naturally attached great importance to controlling the Great Xia World.

Throughout the entire Great Xia World, encompassing 3,600 prefectures and the four seas, any fluctuations of Origin Power at the Celestial Immortal level will be detected by the ever-detecting Pure Yang magic treasure, and its image will be recorded using the Watermark Technique.

The Xia Emperor, clad in black robes, sat high on his throne, below him sat three generals clad in dazzling golden armor.

These three golden-armored generals each possessed a powerful aura, even comparable to the Xia Emperor, clearly indicating they were also at the first level of Heavenly Gods and True Immortals.

"Young Master Xia Mang, we three brothers have just arrived in your Great Xia World and have just stumbled upon such a grand spectacle. We are truly fortunate," laughed an old man with Redbeard among the three golden-armored generals, his eyes also faintly gleaming with fire.

Another burly, bear-like middle-aged man with a full beard asked, "This time, the clan leader arranged for us to bring Third Squad of 150 Celestial Guards. Do you need us to help resolve these disturbances?"

At this moment, there were hundreds of images in mid-air. In these images, some cities had been greatly damaged, the city guards had suffered heavy casualties, and some high-ranking figures from the county and tribes had been assassinated.

The Immortal Fate Assembly had just ended, and the peaceful and prosperous scene was still fresh in everyone's mind, but in the blink of an eye, the situation changed drastically, and war broke out everywhere.

"The three generals have just arrived in my Great Xia World. Please rest for a while. There's no need to worry about anything else." The black-robed Xia Emperor smiled as he looked at the scenes in mid-air.

"Young Master Xia Mang, do not underestimate this," said the youngest-looking of the three golden-armored generals. "This is an old trick of the Wujian Gate. First, they stir up chaos, then secretly instigate and win over those two-faced people, thereby dividing and weakening them."

"The previous Stele Mountain Great World and the Void Radiance Great World both fell into the same trap. If we could have dealt with it sooner, it would have been better to nip the trouble in the bud from the very beginning."

"I understand. But the Wujian Gate has been laying its groundwork in my Great Xia World for many years. Even I'm not sure how many forces have secretly pledged allegiance to it." The black-robed Xia Emperor shook his head. "Since they want chaos, let them be! No destruction, no construction. I'll take this opportunity to see just how many treacherous individuals are."

Seeing that the Xia Emperor had already made up his mind, the three generals said no more.

Xia Emperor was a rare and capable ruler among the direct descendants of the Ancient Imperial Clan family. The Xia Mang Clan was also the strongest branch of the Xia Clan. They were just generals of the Ancient Imperial Clan who were sent here to obey Xia Emperor's orders.

"Um?"

All three generals looked at the painting of Anchan Prefecture among the hundreds of paintings.

This was also the largest scene that the Xia Emperor had specially made in the palace hall.

On the screen, Zhou Hao and Kong Fang Fangtianxian helped Heavenly Immortal Tuoshan destroy the Golden Dragon Grand Formation of the Celestial Sacred Sect, and then began to slaughter the members of the Celestial Sacred Sect.

A bunch of lowly soldiers who were merely Earth Immortal Loose Immortal or Loose Immortals were of no interest to Xia Emperor and his three generals.

But because Zhou Hao is in it, things are different.

"This is the young disciple recently accepted by the Three Pure Ones?"

"His mastery of the Five Elements Secret Technique and his acupuncture skills are quite impressive."

"That's good."

The three generals nodded slightly.

A smile appeared on Xia Emperor's face.

If nothing unexpected happens, the unrest in Anchan Prefecture will be quelled the fastest, thanks to Zhou Hao and Kong Fang's presence.

Suddenly, a figure in black appeared out of thin air in the scene, followed by eleven others around him.

There were twelve figures in total, each a celestial being, and they were ruthless in their attacks, clearly having prepared for a long time.

"The riots and assassinations in Anchan City were all aimed at Zhou Hao." Xia Emperor's expression changed, and he was about to teleport to save him.

He wouldn't care even if a large number of celestial beings died among the other tribal lords.

But Zhou Hao cannot afford to get into trouble.

Especially when something happens in his Great Xia World.

At this moment, the scene in the picture suddenly changed.

The twelve innate spiritual treasure-level long cones that attacked Zhou Hao were knocked away by Zhou Hao's Purple Gold Hammer after piercing a layer of golden light shield.

Then came rolling yellow clouds. Zhou Hao and his Second Primordial Spirit clone first broke the Ba Serpent Formation, and then killed five celestial immortals on the spot.

"What!" Xia Emperor stood up abruptly, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light.

"Impossible." The three generals also stood up abruptly, staring intently at the screen.

The three generals were stunned as they watched Zhou Hao unleash a variety of techniques to slaughter one celestial being after another.

"He hasn't completed his tribulation yet, has he?"

"He didn't even become a god... how could he be so powerful?"

"Could Void Return Divine Demon be this powerful?"

The three of them had only heard that there was a Myriad Phenomena in the Great Xia World who was accepted as a disciple by the Dao Sect leader, the Three Pure Ones, at the Immortal Fate Assembly, but they had never seen Zhou Hao make a move, so they were naturally shocked and couldn't believe it.

Let alone them, even Xia Emperor, who had carefully observed Zhou Hao at the Immortal Fate Assembly and believed he had a very good understanding of his strength, was still shocked when he suddenly saw Zhou Hao easily slaughtering Celestial Immortals.

"A monster... a demon..." Xia Emperor murmured to himself in amazement.

Even knowing that Zhou Hao had begun to comprehend and master the power of origin, enough to kill a Celestial Immortal.

But the twelve black-clad celestial beings in the picture are no ordinary people.

With twelve top-tier Celestial Immortals joining forces to assassinate him, very few Celestial Immortals in the entire Great Xia Dynasty would dare say they could survive such a situation and even turn the tables and slaughter their enemies.

Zhou Hao, however, was able to do it.

This level of strength is already close to crossing the threshold of a Celestial God or True Immortal, no longer on the same level as a Celestial Immortal.

"Congratulations, Young Master Xia Mang." The three generals bowed to Xia Emperor in congratulations. "The Great Xia World has produced such an unparalleled genius. With such strength now, becoming a Celestial Immortal will not be difficult for him. Moreover, he is a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, so it is not impossible for him to become a great power in the future."

The black-robed Xia Emperor also smiled.

He was born into the Ancient Imperial Clan, and the Ancient Imperial Clan was best at uniting all forces.

The reason why the Ancient Imperial Clan were able to become the emperors of the ancient times and the overlords of all races in the Three Realms was because there were a large number of True God Dao Ancestor among the Ancient Imperial Clan.

These True God Dao Ancestor could not possibly all be from the Ancient Imperial Clan, so why would they support the True God Dao Ancestor Ancient Imperial Clan?

It was precisely because the Ancient Imperial Clan had been helping them before they rose to power that these True God Dao Ancestor Ancient Imperial Clan not possibly fail to repay their kindness.

It should be understood that the stronger a person is, the more they value their Dao heart, and the more unhindered their mind becomes.

If you don't repay someone who has done you a great favor, you will have a 'knot' in your heart, which will affect your spiritual resolve, and in severe cases, you may even go astray and become possessed by demons!

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that a very small number of True God Dao Ancestor might also practice 'heretical methods'.

No matter how good you are to me, I will still kill you without hesitation, and not only will I feel no guilt, but my mind will also be clear and unaffected.

However, such cases are extremely rare. Furthermore, the Ancient Imperial Clan were not fools; they would assess the character of the person they were helping or supporting.

Whether from what the Left King said or from the records of Zhou Hao's deeds in the Yinglong Guard, the Xia Emperor knew long ago that Zhou Hao was a man of great loyalty and righteousness.

"What a pity. These idiots are too weak," Xia Emperor thought to himself.

If the opponent were stronger, it would be best to put Zhou Hao in a life-or-death situation before rescuing him; that would be a truly great favor.

Now, he can still find ways to show favor to a prodigy like Zhou Hao. But once Zhou Hao overcomes the Heavenly Tribulation and becomes one of the top beings among the Heavenly Gods and True Immortals, it will be difficult to get closer to him again.

It is important to know that the Xia Emperor held an extremely special position within the Xia Clan clan.

Besides having a master who is the Dao Ancestor and controlling the Great Xia World, which ranks among the top in the Three Thousand Great Worlds, he also has a sworn brother— the Dao Ancestor Yinglong!

It was precisely because Xia Emperor had given Yinglong his full support before Yinglong became a Dao Ancestor that they were able to establish a life-and-death friendship.

"No," Xia Emperor said, unable to sit still any longer. "I have to go to Anchan City. Even if these assassins can't pose a life-or-death threat to Zhou Hao, showing my face there would be a favor."

Kindness can be great or small, but even just showing respect is enough to make me make this trip.

"Young Master Xia Mang should make a trip." The three generals all nodded in agreement.

"Zhou Hao's identity is extraordinary, and he's such a prodigy. The Wujian Gate Sect might have even stronger methods to deal with him. If we wait until they make their move and it's too late to rescue him, it will be worse."

"That's right." Without further hesitation, Xia Emperor tore through the void, stepped out and disappeared, teleporting towards Anchan City.

Anchan City.

The yellow clouds that had enveloped the city gradually dissipated, revealing Zhou Hao's figure.

The worried Celestial Immortals Heavenly Immortal Tuoshan and Kong Fang, seeing that Zhou Hao was safe and sound, and that the twelve black-clad Celestial Immortals from before had disappeared without a trace, with only a large number of miscellaneous magical treasures scattered in the surrounding void, clearly understood that all the enemies had been killed by Zhou Hao.

"This is too powerful!" The Heavenly Immortal Tuoshan was shocked.

Twelve celestial beings, almost all of whom were of similar strength to him, were slaughtered by Zhou Hao alone... This must be comparable to the strength of a true celestial god.

Kong Fang Fangtian was shocked, but also overjoyed.

The stronger one's own apprentice, the better!

It would be best to kill the gods and immortals right now, that would be truly satisfying.

Wow~~~

Zhou Hao manipulated the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to collect the scattered storage treasures and various other magical items around him.

Having obtained all the wealth of the twelve celestial beings in this battle, he was extremely excited.

In particular, there are twelve of them, which are clearly a set of innate spiritual treasures.

Regardless of its level, a complete set of these magical artifacts is more valuable than a single piece.

Twelve mid-grade innate spiritual treasures, if they were a complete set, would be worth almost as much as a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

If I were to exchange them for pure Yang-grade spiritual pills, I estimate I could get four or five hundred of them, enough for both my main body and my Second Primordial Spirit clone to cultivate the ' Eight-Nine Arcane Art ' to the fifth stage.

Buzz~~~~

Zhou Hao reached out and grabbed at the twelve black cones that were flying around aimlessly in the air, like headless flies, within the area covered by the Cosmos Diagram.

The other magical treasures became ownerless after the black-clad celestial beings perished, and were easily obtained by him.

However, innate spiritual treasures possess even greater spiritual power; even if their owner dies, the spirit of the treasure can freely fly through the sky and descend into the earth.

To capture and refine it, however, will require even more effort.

However, compared to the benefits one can gain, a little effort is nothing.

Zhou Hao felt a surge of joy and was about to grab the twelve long black cones.

But at that moment, a surge of pure Yang energy suddenly appeared out of thin air.

The black cone, which was originally controlled by the spirit of the magical treasure, suddenly pierced through the void and transformed into a huge beam of blood-red light that stabbed into the Cosmos Diagram.

Bang!

The combined power of these twelve black cones was several times, even dozens of times, stronger than when the black-clad celestial being had previously controlled them.

Caught off guard, the enormous crimson light pierced through the yellow clouds of the Cosmos Diagram, and in a flash, it arrived in front of Zhou Hao, whistling as it stabbed directly into his chest!

"Disciple, be careful!" Kong Fang Fangtianxian felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

What was thought to be the end of the assassination attempt turned out to be anything but unexpected.

"Boom!"

The immortal-grade magic treasure robe and the Thunder God Robe formed by secret techniques that Zhou Hao was wearing only provided slight resistance before being pierced in the chest by the blood-red light and black radiance.

Thump thump thump~~~~

Zhou Hao lost his footing due to the immense force of the impact and involuntarily staggered back more than ten steps in mid-air.

The chest that was directly stabbed was not blown apart as everyone had imagined. Instead, it revealed skin as delicate as an infant's, with only a white spot remaining. It seemed as if the skin had just been pierced, and not a single drop of blood had flowed out.

"How is this possible?" The Blood Lotus True Immortal, who suddenly appeared in the distance, was shocked.

"My Godslayer Awls are mid-grade innate spiritual treasures. Twelve of them combined are so powerful that even a celestial being wouldn't dare to withstand them head-on. His strongest is merely Void Return Divine Demon, how could he... unless it's the Eight-Nine Arcane Art?!"

Blood Lotus True Immortal could not believe it.

In just one year, Zhou Hao not only improved his cultivation level, but also reached the Void Return Realm in God-Devil Body Refining Refinement and Qi Refinement. He successfully refined several innate spiritual treasures, and even mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, hailed as the 'Number One Divine Power Below True God in the Three Realms '.

Such top-tier supernatural abilities require extremely high comprehension and aptitude; even with sufficient resources, one cannot cultivate and improve them without first grasping the basics.

Aside from this top-tier physical supernatural ability, Blood Lotus True Immortal couldn't think of any other possibility.

"Such a prodigy, we absolutely cannot let you live!"

Two more figures immediately appeared beside the Blood Lotus True Immortal: a woman in a green robe and a man in a fiery red Daoist robe.

"Zhou Hao has most likely cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art," Blood Lotus True Immortal transmitted to his two companions. "Green Fox, it's time for your Green Eyebrow Needle."

"My Green Eyebrow Needle can pierce his skin, but once it enters his bloodstream, it may not be able to penetrate his heart or Mud Pill Palace. In a moment, the two of you will also cast a suppression spell together to suppress him and take him away." The woman in the green robe's expression changed slightly.

Zhou Hao was really good at hiding his true intentions.

When those twelve black-clad celestial beings first tried to assassinate him, even if he was pierced by the long cones, his divine body strength meant he could completely ignore it.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Hao used a precious Dao talisman, thus preventing the three Blood Lotus True Immortal from discovering that he possessed the great Eight-Nine Arcane Art.

"Hiding it no matter how well it's hidden is useless." A bronze cauldron appeared before the man in the fiery red Daoist robe. "I brought the Immortal-Suppressing Cauldron. Even if he knows the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, being suppressed there will only lead to his death."

"Good."

"Do it."

Merry Christmas Eve...

I've been struggling to maintain perfect attendance these past two days.

Tomorrow is Christmas.

On the one hand, I hope I won't be so busy and will have time to write.

On the other hand, they also hope to be busy and earn more money.

Really...

Some of the plot details are quite complex, and I might not have thought them through properly while rushing to update. I will check and review them carefully when I have more time later.

Exhausted.

I'm going to sleep now.