The Laborious Effort!

Just as the Green Fox Immortal was paying homage to the Black-Robed God King, on the other side, after the Xia Emperor left, Zhou Hao left his Second Primordial Spirit avatar in Anchan City.

First, he dealt with the aftermath of the chaos within the city; second, he waited for Ji Ning. Meanwhile, his true form took Liu Yu, Yun Yuchan, and the servants from the Changsheng Estate to the Red Dust Immortal Mansion, then broke through the void and teleported to the Lihen Heaven.

As soon as they stepped out of the spatial vortex, they saw a silver-clad boy hopping and skipping out of the Eight Views Palace; it was none other than Silver Horn.

"Junior Uncle!" Silver Horn called out loudly from the palace gate, "Grandmaster instructed that you come with me to the Purple Pole Hall to borrow the Eight Trigram Furnace to heal your injuries before you come to see Grandmaster."

"Master already knows?" Zhou Hao, slightly embarrassed.

"Junior Uncle, who injured you?" Silver Horn flew over, blinking his big eyes and asking curiously.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask." Zhou Hao patted his Silver Horn on the forehead. "Hurry up and lead the way."

"Yes." Silver Horn noticed his embarrassment, chuckled, and said no more, quickly setting off on a cloud to lead the way.

Although Lihen Heaven is the Daoist temple of Supreme Pure Dao Venerable, the earth is empty and desolate. Only the hazy chaotic air in the sky and the countless stars that have existed since ancient times make people feel as if they have left the Three Realms and are flying in the chaotic void.

A moment later.

A palace entirely purple came into view.

"Is this where Senior Brother cultivates?" Zhou Hao looked up and saw that the palace was extremely simple. The three golden characters "Purple Pole Hall" on the plaque above the palace gate were all mottled, as if they had experienced endless wind and frost.

However, upon closer inspection, the terrifying fluctuations emanating from the Purple Pole Hall are no less powerful than the array formations within the Great Xia Emperor.

At that moment, a clear voice rang out, and the gates of the Purple Pole Hall swung open. A young Daoist in yellow robes stepped out and bowed to Zhou Hao, who was atop a cloud in the sky, saying, "Greetings, Grandmaster Uncle. The Ancestral Master has ordered me to come and welcome you."

"Jade Ring!" The Silver Horn Boy stood in mid-air and called down, "You only saw Uncle-Master Zhou Hao, but you didn't see me?"

"Greetings, Uncle Silver Horn." The yellow-robed Daoist boy had no choice but to bow again.

"Junior Uncle," Silver Horn Boy said with a smile, "Jade Ring was transformed from a primordial spiritual treasure and has always served Senior Uncle. Golden Horn and I had no playmates in Lihen Heaven, so we were closest to him."

Zhou Hao nodded and smiled at the young Daoist in yellow robes, "No need for formalities. Jade Ring, please take me to see my senior brother."

Jade Ring led the way, and upon entering the Purple Pole Hall, they saw a purple-gold alchemy furnace standing tall in the center of the hall, measuring twelve zhang, nine chi, and six cun.

This alchemy furnace has three legs and a lid. Its round, round belly is engraved with incredibly complex runes, eight of which are arranged according to the eight trigrams.

Meanwhile, Xuandu Grand Mage sat silently on his cloud bed, smiling as he watched Zhou Hao enter.

"Senior Brother," Zhou Hao bowed respectfully, "I've come to trouble you."

"We are from the same sect, so how can there be any trouble!" Xuandu Grand Mage rose from his cloud bed. "I was quite impressed to see Junior Brother display such divine power, causing three True Immortals to be defeated. He is truly a genius."

"I'm ashamed," Zhou Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly. "After mastering the supernatural power, I thought my strength had greatly increased when I left, and there was nowhere in the world I couldn't go. I was confident that I could even contend with True Immortals and Heavenly Gods. Who would have thought that in just one day, I would have been taught a lesson by three True Immortals. If it weren't for Xia Emperor's timely rescue, I'm afraid I would have lost an avatar."

"Junior Brother, don't underestimate yourself," Xuandu Grand Mage laughed. "With your Void Return Divine Demon body, you've only cultivated for a hundred years, yet you've already reached the threshold of True Immortal God. Throughout history, across the Three Realms, there are few such prodigies. You have every reason to be proud. As for the Green Fox and Blood Lotus, they are not weaklings among Pure Yang True Immortal. It's normal for you to suffer some losses at their hands."

"I understand." Zhou Hao understood as well.

However, there will still be some disappointment in my heart.

At this moment, Jade Ring Boy served tea, and the two brothers took their seats as host and guest, respectively.

"I already know why Master sent Junior Brother here," said Xuandu Grand Mage. "The situation is gradually becoming clear. The Wujian Faction has been lying in wait for billions of years, and suddenly it has broken the balance of the Three Realms and caused an immeasurable calamity. There is indeed not much time left for Junior Brother to grow."

"I just finished refining a batch of Great Luo Spirit Pills, and there's still some elixir left that hasn't solidified." Xuandu Grand Mage pointed to the innate treasure ' Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace ' in the hall. "Junior Brother, please go into the furnace in a moment, and let me refine it with Samadhi True Fire. That should be enough for you to cultivate the Eight-Nine Arcane Art to the sixth level."

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother." Zhou Hao was overjoyed.

I knew it.

With just a minor injury from the Green Eyebrow Needle, why would Master need to specifically instruct Silver Horn to bring me to see my eldest brother?

This is because he sees his apprentice suffering a loss and wants to give him more benefits to help him master supernatural powers.

"Don't thank me yet. I can't just give you this elixir for free," Xuandu Grand Mage said with a smile. "Didn't you seize a Primordial Spiritual Treasure this time? How about exchanging it for something in return, Junior Brother?"

"Of course I'm willing," Zhou Hao replied.

A mid-grade innate spiritual treasure can at most be exchanged for a hundred or two pure Yang grade spiritual pills, which can at most allow one to cultivate the Eight-Nine Arcane Art Technique to the fifth stage.

Now its value has increased more than tenfold; only a fool wouldn't want it.

Zhou Hao immediately waved his sleeve, and the magical bronze cauldron that had been suppressed within the Cosmos Diagram instantly appeared in the main hall.

He did not refine this innate spiritual treasure. As soon as he left the Cosmos Diagram, the spirit of the treasure tried to break through the void and escape.

"Come here," Xuandu Grand Mage said with a smile, beckoning to the bronze cauldron.

It was as if an invisible hand was grasping the bronze cauldron, causing it to obediently fall to the ground, where it was then collected by Xuandu Grand Mage.

The entire process was completely natural, without a trace of artifice, leaving Zhou Hao in awe. He thought to himself, "This is the Great Luo Dao Ancestor who has comprehended the Heavenly Dao!"

Of course, it was just a moment of envy.

After all, he hadn't even fully comprehended or mastered a single Great Dao, let alone the Heavenly Dao, which was still far removed from him.

However, Zhou Hao was confident that he would eventually reach this level, or even higher!

"Rise." Xuandu Grand Mage pointed to the Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace, and a cloud of auspiciousness lifted the lid of the furnace, filling the entire hall with the fragrance of elixir.

And from the furnace opening, countless auspicious rays of light shone forth, illuminating the entire room.

Zhou Hao felt that with each breath he inhaled, his Purple Mansion Origin Sea was already close to the peak of the late stage of Void Return, and he almost advanced again. He quickly held his mouth and nose, preventing his Purple Mansion Origin Sea absorbing the pill energy on its own.

"Truly worthy of being a pill liquid capable of producing the Great Luo Spirit Pill," Zhou Hao sighed inwardly.

Elixirs are classified into three grades, from lowest to highest: Immortal-grade Elixir, Pure Yang Elixir, and Great Luo Elixir.

A single Immortal-grade elixir can instantly restore the magical power of an ordinary Celestial Immortal, while a Pure Yang Elixir is even more powerful, capable of instantly restoring the power of Pure Yang True Immortal.

As for the highest-grade Great Luo Spirit Pill, it can even restore the magic power of a Great Luo Dao Ancestor.

Just think about it and you'll understand how much spiritual energy this Great Luo Elixir contains.

"Alright," Xuandu Grand Mage smiled. "Junior Brother, leave your magic treasure outside and enter the alchemy furnace alone. Otherwise, ordinary immortal-grade magic treasures cannot withstand my Samadhi True Fire and Spirit Treasure Alchemy Furnace."

"Understood." Zhou Hao nodded, moved all his magical treasures into the Cosmos Diagram, and used his Origin Power to transform a Daoist robe to cover himself. Then he transformed into a stream of light and flew into the alchemy furnace through the furnace opening.

Boom~~~

The canopy, supported by auspicious clouds, descended.

The Xuandu Grand Mage silently channeled his profound power, and three sparks shot out from his eyes, nose, and mouth, flying towards the Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace.

Whoosh!

It was like a tiny flame falling into boiling oil.

A great fire roared up from the three legs beneath the Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace.

It started as a single point, but in an instant, it spread throughout the entire alchemy furnace.

Not only that, but even inside the furnace, a blazing three-colored true fire was burning.

"Since the beginning of time, besides Sun Wukong, who has a deep affinity with the Lady Nuwa, only my junior brother has had the opportunity to refine his body in the Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace," Xuandu Grand Mage sighed inwardly. "Even among the many disciples of my Dao Sect, none have ever had such an opportunity. Master values my junior brother so much... Very well, I will also give up a little to forge a better connection with my junior brother."

There are hardly any coincidences or chance encounters in this world!

The claim that there was some leftover elixir from alchemy is just a figure of speech.

The elixir in the furnace at this moment was personally refined by the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable, specifically for cultivating vital energy and strengthening the foundation. Its value is not even worth a gourd of Great Luo Elixir.

When Sun Wukong was a celestial being, he only entered the Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace and was refined by the Samadhi True Fire. He then achieved an Indestructible Body and mastered the great supernatural power of "Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils". Even after becoming a true god, his divine body was among the best of all the great beings, no less than that of the Chaos True God. His reputation for being good at fighting resounded throughout the Three Realms.

My junior brother is only at the Void Return Divine Demon level, yet he has already undergone this body tempering. Even the Xuandu Grand Mage is quite looking forward to how thick his bloodline foundation and how strong his divine body will be in the future.

Wow~~~~

A ball of black and white lightning flew out from Xuandu Grand Mage and entered the Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace as if by teleportation.

A loud bang was heard from inside the furnace, and the raging fire was suddenly blown away.

Then a great rumbling sound arose, accompanied by the sounds of wind, water, Blazing Flame, and thunder, creating an extremely noisy atmosphere, as if porridge were being cooked. The Bagua runes on the belly of the alchemy furnace also lit up.

" From the Wuji Begets Taiji, from the ultimate comes the two polarities."

"The two polarities transform into the four symbols, and the four symbols evolve into the eight trigrams."

"The Eight Trigrams establish the Nine Palaces, and everything returns to the Ten Directions."

Xuandu Grand Mage spoke slowly, enunciating each word clearly.

"Junior brother, although I cannot fully demonstrate the supreme mystery of Pangu's creation of the world, I can still give you a general understanding of the profound mystery of chaos evolving from Wuji to Taiji."

How much you ultimately understand depends on your comprehension.

After speaking, Xuandu Grand Mage closed his eyes and said no more. The only sound in the entire Purple Pole Hall was the commotion coming from the alchemy furnace.

In the Eight Views Palace, the Supreme Pure Dao Venerable Daoist was cultivating his inner alchemy when suddenly his expression changed, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Xuandu is quite willing to sacrifice his own understanding of the Chaos Heavenly Dao to achieve Changsheng. Let's see how much that kid can comprehend; don't let Xuandu's painstaking efforts go to waste."

I should be able to write another chapter, but I don't know when.

You guys can check it out tomorrow. If it's too late to finish writing, I'll post it earlier tomorrow morning.