You Need a Good Beating and More Tempering

"Miao'er, what do you think of this? What Indra said may not be true."

The Hundred Desires Celestial God secretly transmitted his voice.

"Of course it can't all be true," the White Wondrous Demoness replied.

"However, I once heard my father mention that the spiritual treasure he valued most, the ' Nine Heavens Pearls,' consisted of nine high-grade innate spiritual treasures, but the innate restrictions they contained varied in strength, and they were missing the strongest main pearl, which was close to an innate supreme treasure. This does correspond to what he said this time."

"Moreover, the branches and leaves of the Saha Sacred Tree are extraordinary. I didn't know that before, but now that I know there are some that have been lost outside the clan, as long as I tell my father, it won't be difficult to verify. Indra shouldn't try to fool me with this."

"So you mean you agree?" asked the Hundred Desires Celestial God.

"Agree to it first, ask him for some benefits, and then we'll investigate the details of that Cliff Against the Wall. As for whether to do it in the end, and how to do it, isn't that up to us?" The White Wondrous Demoness looked at Indra opposite her, a charming smile playing on her lips.

Speaking of which, among the four demon generals in the cult, apart from the Ghost Mother being a woman and her close friend, only the strongest of the three demon generals, Indra, has never experienced the pleasures of the bedchamber.

Seeing her expression, the Hundred Desires Celestial God immediately understood and laughed, "Since you've asked for our help, brother, it's our duty. Floating Jade Mountain is located in the Vast Wilderness Mountain Range, adjacent to one of my rival sects. We often fight each other, so one more won't make a difference."

"There's no time to lose. I'll go and give orders to find out more about that Cliff Against the Wall." Hundred Desires Celestial God stood up and said, "Brother, please wait a moment. I'll be right back."

"Then thank you very much, Junior Sister Miao'er and Brother Hundred Desires," Indra said with a smile.

He had come with a plan in mind, knowing how tempting the Asuras would be with the Saha Sacred Tree branches he offered.

It should be noted that the Asura God, the strongest of the Asura bloodline, cannot be born from the Six Paths of Reincarnation or from the conception of male and female Asuras. Instead, he is born from the divine fruit of the Saha Sacred Tree.

The Asura God Fruit can enhance the bloodline power of the Asura race, fundamentally strengthening their foundation.

Such a nourishing and miraculous item is far more valuable than any magical treasure.

After all, no matter how good a spiritual treasure is, it is still an external object. Improving one's foundation leads to an overall improvement in strength and gives one the opportunity to go further on the path of cultivation.

Now that she has this opportunity, if the White Wondrous Demoness obtains a branch of the Saha Sacred Tree, her status within the clan will become even more prominent, and her influence will be no less than that of the four great demon generals. How could she possibly miss it?

"Almost everything I said is true, except that the branches and leaves of the Saha Sacred Tree are in Zhou Hao's hands, and that he is a disciple of the Daoist Sanqing. Even if they find out later and go to Dao Ancestor Bo Xun, I can just say I don't know," Indra thought to himself.

"Let's use their Ten Thousand Demon Palace to deal with the remnants of the Mysterious Heaven Sect first. Zhou Hao is in the Heavenly Court; he certainly won't stand idly by. After all, a little guy who's only lived for a hundred years is at the age when he values loyalty and righteousness the most. Once they start causing chaos, I'll calmly take action..."

As he was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a soft, moist scent approaching him. It was the White Wondrous Demoness, gently swaying her willow branches as she walked over.

"Senior brother, since we're waiting anyway, let Miao'er keep you company and have a few drinks." The White Wondrous Demoness sat down close to him, her delicate body rubbing against his, and playfully placed her round, white jade feet on his lap.

Even though Indra had always prided himself on being detached from emotions and desires and not caring about women, the sudden stimulation of his eyes, nose, and body caused his blood to surge and a surge of lust to rise from the depths of his heart.

However, the White Wondrous Demoness's voice was clear and crisp like the echo of silver bells, and her face was full of innocence, as if everything was unintentional, which made her charming and naive nature even more alluring.

At this moment, the Hundred Desires Celestial God had not yet left the hall when Indra hurriedly said, "Junior Sister Miao'er, Brother Hundred Desires is still..."

"Miao'er just wants to have a few drinks with her senior brother, so what if he's here?" The White Wondrous Demoness giggled. "Or does her senior brother want to do something else with Miao'er besides drinking?"

"I..." Indra was speechless for a moment, but he also sighed inwardly, "As expected of the Great Asura demoness who has mastered the supreme soul-stirring divine power!"

I had heard before that even Buddhist Arhats and Bodhisattvas had been defeated by this kind of charming formation, and I thought they were all people with weak faith.

But when it really came to my turn...

Hearing the commotion behind him, Hundred Desires Celestial God's lustful thoughts also arose. He suddenly remembered that the few clansmen sent by the Qingqiu Fox Clan were still hiding outside the palace and he dared not let White Wondrous Demoness know about them. So he immediately quickened his pace by three steps.

"While Madam's mind is on Indra right now, let's go and enjoy those fox-girl beauties first."

The Hundred Desires Celestial God was in high spirits. After instructing his subordinates to gather information, he teleported away from the Ten Thousand Demon Palace and went out to enjoy himself.

Purple Pole Hall, Eight Trigram Purple Gold Furnace.

The space was now empty, with only Zhou Hao sitting cross-legged in the void.

The lake of elixir that was originally suspended in the center has been completely absorbed, and the Samadhi True Fire used for body tempering has also long since dissipated, leaving the entire space in endless darkness.

But that darkness was like the chaos before the creation of heaven and earth, a time of tranquility and eternity.

Sudden--

Above his head, a faint black and white Taiji Diagram slowly emerged in the void.

At first, the Taiji Diagram only emitted a faint glow, but gradually the light became more and more dazzling, as if a huge, radiant sun and star had appeared out of nowhere in this space.

Moreover, at the edge of the Taiji Diagram, black and white air currents appeared, forming a huge vortex.

As the vortex spun faster and faster, it eventually became almost invisible, as if it had vanished into the shadow of the Taiji Diagram, or like the Lunar Star hidden beneath the light of the Solar Star, containing unparalleled mystery.

"From Wuji comes Taiji. Taiji moves and generates Yang, and is still and generates Yin. Therefore, Wuji came first, and then Taiji came into being. The two polarities differentiated, and the Dao gave birth to all things..." Zhou Hao opened his eyes and murmured to himself.

His soul seemed to sense the origin that constituted the entire Three Realms—the Primordial Origin!

After he sensed the primordial origin, his cultivation began with various major and minor paths, including Tai Chi, dripping water, lightning, heaven and earth, and time...

All the fragmented insights and realizations were finally fully connected and integrated into one at this moment.

The Taiji Power silently reached the second level, the ' Radiant Sun Realm '.

His Limitless Power had even reached the third level, the ' Imperial Realm '.

The combination of the two primordial forces, from the Wuji Begets Taiji, produced an astonishing effect. It seemed that the Taiji Diagram floating above his head had begun to possess sentience and life, as if it could create all things with a single thought.

certainly.

That was just an illusion after the leap in realm, but Zhou Hao knew that being able to sense that the power of origin had a life force, even though this spirituality was still very weak, was already close to the fourth level of the power of origin, the ' Spirit Heart Realm '.

"Unfortunately... I'm still a hair's breadth away from fully comprehending and mastering the Tai Chi Great Dao," Zhou Hao sighed inwardly.

If I can comprehend the Great Dao in one fell swoop this time, and as long as I survive the Heavenly Tribulation, I can quickly become a Pure Yang True Immortal with a little accumulation of Qi Refining skills. In that case, I will have a greater chance of facing the cataclysm of the Three Realms.

"You've received enough benefits; you should be content."

Wow~~~

A black and white spatial passage tore open in the void. Zhou Hao stood up and stepped into it. When he reappeared, he was already inside the Purple Pole Hall.

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother."

Zhou Hao faced Xuandu Grand Mage and bowed deeply.

Although this greeting was not as formal as the kneeling ceremony for becoming a disciple, it was still a respectful gesture from a junior to a senior disciple.

"It seems Junior Brother has gained quite a bit this time." Xuandu Grand Mage nodded. "Have you grasped the mystery of Wuji Begets Taiji?"

Call!

Zhou Hao stood up and swung out a "Yin-Yang Wheel" Taiji Fist Art towards the air.

A Taiji Diagram was faintly formed between the fists, and the force of the fists stirred the airflow in the space, making the entire hall seem to fall into an endless vortex.

"The third level, incredibly close to the primordial power of the fourth level?" Xuandu Grand Mage said with satisfaction, "And it perfectly combines Wuji and Taiji, not bad, not bad."

After trying it out, Zhou Hao realized that he was later immersed in enlightenment, and his divine body was only instinctively absorbing the elixir and circulating the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, undergoing the tempering of the Samadhi True Fire.

He immediately reached out and transformed the Cosmos Diagram back into a pale yellow Daoist robe, which he then put on, releasing the ' Green Eyebrow Needle ' that was still suppressing the world within the diagram.

At this moment, he had not yet refined the Green Eyebrow Needle. After appearing in the air, he paused slightly, sensed Zhou Hao's aura, and immediately burst forth.

Whoosh~~whoosh~~whoosh~~

A series of cyan needle-like rays traced bright paths in the air as they hurtled towards Zhou Hao's chest.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Zhou Hao looked down and saw that there were no marks on the skin of his chest.

The Green Eyebrow Needle, which was of pure Yang grade and was most adept at breaking through the bodies of gods and demons, did not pierce even a tiny bit of skin, even with its tip bent.

"Junior Brother's Eight-Nine Arcane Art has power close to that of the seventh level, comparable to a mid-grade pure yang magic weapon! With it, you can make a name for yourself in the Three Realms and compete with all the true immortals and gods!" Xuandu Grand Mage exclaimed.

"In ancient times, Master and Rulai spent countless hours and effort creating this top-tier body-refining technique, hoping to elevate the cultivator's divine body to the level of the Great God Pangu. However, they reached their limit at the ninth stage and could not create anything higher. Perhaps in the future, in the hands of Junior Brother, this technique can break through its limits and reach the level of the original God Pangu."

Zhou Hao was overjoyed.

I recall that just a few days ago in the Heavenly Brilliance Hall, I was discussing with my senior brother Lü Dongbin how to be arrogant and domineering among the true immortals and gods of the Three Realms.

He has now fulfilled both of the conditions that Lü Dongbin mentioned back then.

"From this moment on, I finally have enough confidence to roam freely throughout the Three Realms."

After calming his mind, Zhou Hao thought of the Heavenly Tribulation.

According to the records in the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, when a cultivator reaches the sixth stage, it means that their divine body has reached the peak of the Void Return Divine Demon realm. Even the Heavenly God Tribulation, which is dozens of times more terrifying than the Heavenly Celestial Immortal Tribulation, can be safely passed.

However, he ultimately failed to overcome the tribulation, and had never even witnessed the Celestial Immortal Tribulation or the Heavenly God Tribulation. He immediately asked Xuandu Grand Mage if he was absolutely certain of success if he were to undergo the tribulation.

"The Heavenly Tribulation..." Xuandu Grand Mage pondered, "With Junior Brother's current divine body, which is almost equivalent to the seventh level of the Profound Technique, the Wind Tribulation, Fire Tribulation, and Thunder Tribulation shouldn't be a problem. Even the most terrifying ' Pure Yang Golden Light Lightning ' in the legendary Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation, with your Origin Power that is extremely close to the fourth level, should be enough to handle it."

Zhou Hao smiled, "Then I will prepare to undergo my tribulation soon."

"Don't rush, don't rush. I'm referring to the first three tribulations of the Heavenly Tribulation, which aren't too threatening to you, but that doesn't mean you'll definitely be able to overcome them." Xuandu Grand Mage shook his head. "Don't forget, there's still one last Heavenly Tribulation."

"The tribulation of inner demons?" Zhou Hao seemed to be deep in thought.

Heavenly tribulations, whether they are Celestial Immortal Tribulation or celestial god tribulations, are divided into four major types.

These are the Wind Tribulation, Fire Tribulation, Thunder Tribulation, and Inner Demon Tribulation!

The first three tribulations are all traceable, but the tribulation of inner demons is the most unpredictable and elusive.

"Junior Brother, your strength is sufficient, and your Dao Heart is not weak compared to others of the same level, but how many years have you lived, and how many setbacks have you experienced?"

Xuandu Grand Mage shook his head and sighed.

"Not to mention those celestial immortals whose lifespans are measured in hundreds of millions of years, even compared to those Loose Immortal who have lived for millions of years, enduring countless calamities and tribulations, and repeatedly being invaded by inner demons, they are far inferior."

"Even if your talent and comprehension are far superior to theirs, and you can slaughter countless Loose Immortal with a flick of your hand, the fact that you have experienced too few tribulations and setbacks will be your biggest weakness in your future tribulations."

"Given your current experiences, if you were to remain in the world of inner demons for over ten thousand years, you would likely forget reality and ultimately succumb to the world of inner demons, perishing and disappearing!"

Zhou Hao nodded silently.

He understood what his senior brother meant.

To put it bluntly, I need to be toughened up and tempered!

Finished work, going to sleep...

To be continued tomorrow.

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