Laying the Foundation (Part 2)

After chatting with the four Celestial Masters and Taibai Venus in the side hall, Zhou Hao said he was going to Jade Pool to ask his Daoist partner to become his disciple. However, Perching Dragon Gorge had only recently been established, and Liu Yu was busy setting up the formation, while Yun Yuchan was refining the spiritual treasure, so they could not set off immediately.

In the following days.

First, the three Celestial Masters, Zhang Daoling, Ge Xuan, and Xu Jingyang, went to the Heavenly Court and brought back all their disciples.

Although the Jade Emperor tried to persuade them to stay, the Celestial Masters, having already decided to serve under Zhou Hao, politely declined the Jade Emperor's offer, stating that they would remain Celestial Masters of the Heavenly Court and be at the beck and call of the Great Celestial Venerable at any time.

It is said that after the Jade Emperor returned to his palace, he accidentally broke his favorite glass cup, for which he severely punished several of the fairy spirits who served him.

The three celestial masters claimed that their disciples were all useless, but in reality, even the weakest of their personally taught disciples were at the Celestial Immortal level.

After arriving at Perching Dragon Gorge with the three Celestial Masters, they found several scenic peaks near Medicine King Ridge and began refining elixirs, drawing talismans, and crafting magical treasures.

Among them, Master Xu, besides being skilled in crafting magical artifacts, was also a master puppeteer.

Within the Coiling Dragon Ridge Mountains lies a purple crystal gold vein stretching for 100,000 li, an excellent material for crafting puppets and magical artifacts.

Zhou Hao ordered Pi Shu'er to lead 100,000 Asura soldiers to mine. In just two days, Master Xu and his dozen disciples refined tens of thousands of Earth-rank puppets, all of which were in the appearance of young boys and girls.

Although their strength is weak, with the strongest being only at the peak level of the Myriad Phenomena True Person, they can still be put on Medicine King Ridge to be responsible for daily herb gathering, tending the herb fields, watering and weeding without any problems.

With a steady supply of medicinal herbs, Celestial Master Zhang and his disciples lit their alchemy furnaces and worked tirelessly without stopping.

Various Earth-grade and Heaven-grade spiritual pills were produced in an explosive manner, and within two or three days, the first batch of military pay for Zhou Hao's 200,000-strong army was prepared and distributed.

As for the immortal-grade elixirs to be distributed to celestial beings, they couldn't be refined that quickly, but the celestial beings weren't in a hurry anyway.

Since Taibai Venus announced the "Rules and Regulations for Contribution Points of the Limitless Palace," all the celestial beings have been busy organizing their cultivation techniques, supernatural abilities, and secret arts in hopes of exchanging them for contribution points to redeem rare items such as pure Yang magic treasures and pure Yang-grade spiritual pills that the Emperor has placed in his treasure vault.

This time, Zhou Hao killed four celestial gods from the Ten Thousand Demon Palace and obtained all the possessions of the dead White Wondrous Demoness and Netherworld Ghost Mother. He had more than fifty pure yang magic treasures alone. In addition, he also took out thirty pure yang top-grade spiritual pills, making all the celestial immortals envious, afraid that if they offered their cultivation techniques too late, others would get there first.

After all, only methods not included in the Dao Treasury Hall can be rewarded with contribution points.

As for Taibai Venus, the Four Great Celestial Masters, and these five Pure Yang True Immortal, they have already collected all the common methods in the Three Realms. The only things that can earn contribution points for the Celestials are their secret techniques.

Limitless Palace.

"Your Majesty," Taibai Venus said to Zhou Hao, presenting him with a jade slip and smiling, "The Dao Treasury Hall now taking shape, containing seven Pure Yang-level Qi Refining Techniques and one hundred and sixty-three Immortal-level Qi Refining Techniques."

"In addition, there are thirty-one supernatural powers, fifty-four divine sense techniques, and one hundred and eight forbidden techniques."

"As for other Heaven-rank and Earth-rank cultivation techniques and secret arts, there are countless of them."

"Senior brother, you've worked hard." Zhou Hao took the jade slip, his divine sense seeped into it, and a satisfied smile quickly appeared on his face.

Seeing a force grow from nothing to something in just a few days under his control gave him a real sense of accomplishment.

Especially as the head of a powerful force, Zhou Hao has truly felt the benefits that power brings in the past few days.

Like before, he used to have to worry about Origin Liquid and magical treasures.

Several opportunities to amass great wealth came only after he had eliminated his rivals and seized their fortunes, allowing himself to finally enjoy some financial freedom.

Now, I have territory and manpower under my control.

They wanted to upgrade the top-grade immortal-level suppression magic weapon from the ' Godfall Workshop ' to the Pure Yang level.

With a simple command, hundreds of thousands of people will be available to search for the necessary materials.

All you need to do is earn contribution points to get what you want.

certainly.

To maintain the attractiveness of contribution points, the treasure vault must always be well-stocked with treasures and materials, and able to meet the needs of all subordinates.

But once a force gets going, there are those who offer treasures, those who contribute their labor, and those who exchange... just like a precision instrument that only needs a little external force to operate for a long time.

As Perching Dragon Gorge continues to collect and utilize various resources within its territory, it will only grow larger and stronger, like a snowball rolling downhill.

As the two were talking, a figure flashed outside, and Yu Lin Tianxian strode in.

"Your Majesty." Yu Lin Tianxian first bowed respectfully to Zhou Hao, and then bowed to Taibai Venus.

"Judging from the radiant appearance of True Lord Mude, his journey must have been quite smooth." Taibai Venus nodded slightly to Celestial Immortal Yu Lin, returning the greeting.

"That's right." Yu Lin Tianxian nodded. "This time when I returned, I not only met the Ancestor, but also encountered the Xia Emperor."

"The Ancestor and Xia Emperor were overjoyed to learn that the Emperor had become the Heavenly Realm Emperor and had established a vast empire in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent."

"This time, our ancestor instructed me to bring out fifty million beings from the Profound Heaven Realm. Most of them are at the Innate Realm, with three million at the Purple Mansion Realm, two million at the Myriad Phenomena Realm, and nearly one hundred thousand Yuan Shen Realm cultivators. Most of them are outer sect elders of my Mysterious Heaven Sect."

"So many?" Zhou Hao was delighted.

After a quick mental calculation, he figured that with the abundant spiritual energy in the Heavenly Realm, far surpassing the cultivation resources of the mortal realm, and with the nurturing of his Limitless Palace, it wouldn't take more than a few hundred years for these fifty million beings to produce fifty to sixty thousand Earth Immortal, even if only one in a thousand were chosen.

If we also include the hundreds of millions of mortals in the Coiling Dragon Ridge Mountains and Vast Mountains that he controls, that's a million- Earth Immortal Heavenly Realm, accumulated over at most a thousand years.

"It's not just about population," Yu Lin Tianxian laughed. "Xia Emperor and the Ancestor knew that the Emperor's foundation was newly established and that various resources needed to be accumulated, so they made a copy of the cultivation techniques, supernatural abilities, and secret arts that could be passed on from their respective Daoist treasuries and had me bring it. Xia Emperor also gave an additional five thousand sets of Dao Soldier Armor and weapons, saying it was to congratulate the Emperor."

"Oh?" Zhou Hao took the storage magic item handed over by Yu Lin Tianxian and saw that it was indeed filled with mountains of armor and weapons, as well as manuals of cultivation techniques. He was overjoyed and said, "Xia Emperor and Ancestor, you are truly thoughtful."

"Your Majesty, I also saw Kong Fang when I returned this time. He also insisted on coming to help you achieve your imperial ambitions. Now that he has received the approval of Patriarch Mu Yang, he is selecting disciples from the Thousand Treasures Hall who are skilled in weapon crafting and alchemy. They will arrive soon," Yu Lin Tianxian added.

"It would be wonderful if my master could come to help me," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

The larger the operation, the greater the demand for auxiliary talents in alchemy and weapon crafting.

The few celestial masters and their disciples were already struggling to make ends meet.

Just now, Zhou Hao and Taibai Venus were discussing how to select some more immortals from their subordinates to make up for the shortage.

If Kong Fang is coming, then it's a good opportunity to set up the Thousand Treasures Hall model of the Mysterious Heaven Sect in Perching Dragon Gorge as well.

"Yu Lin," Zhou Hao instructed, "Go find Iron Drum and Sacred Sound, and have them help you settle the fifty million people you brought. Each of the hundred Celestial Immortal leaders from Coiled Dragon Ridge was responsible for settling fifty thousand people. Their future contributions will be determined by the proportion of Void Return Immortals among those they train."

"Yes." After Yu Lin Lintianxian accepted the order, she did not leave, her face showing hesitation, as if she had something difficult to say.

"What?" Zhou Hao asked with a smile, "Is there some good news you haven't told me yet?"

Yu Lin brought back many benefits this time, and in his joy, he even cracked a rare joke.

"It's a good thing for me, but I'm a little embarrassed to ask," Yu Lin Tianxian stammered. "I want to borrow the Emperor's spiritual treasure for a while longer to study it."

"The Cosmos Diagram?" Zhou Hao asked.

"Hmm." Yu Lin Tianxian nodded, her face showing excitement. "This spiritual treasure of the Emperor is truly a gem of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and Earth. In the past few days, I have used it to contain tens of millions of living beings, and even to teleport them through the void. I have also studied the innate restrictions within it, and it has actually loosened the bottleneck of my Great Dao that has been hindering me for hundreds of millions of years."

As she spoke, Yu Lin Tianxian said with a touch of emotion, "I originally thought that the 'Azure Wood Great Dao' was the most suitable for me. But who would have thought that because of the Emperor's spiritual treasure, I would see the hope of fully comprehending and mastering the ' Heaven and Earth Great Dao '."

He began cultivating before the ancient Pangu World was shattered, and successively mastered several great paths such as 'Qiankun' and 'Qingmu', just one step away from fully comprehending them.

But it was precisely this last step, which was barely a thin veil, that trapped him for endless years.

Unexpectedly, just because of a primordial spiritual treasure, he saw hope for a breakthrough.

"Although I feel I'm about to break through and have many inspirations, it's hard to say when I'll actually cross that final step," Yu Lin Tianxian said somewhat embarrassedly. "If possible, I'd like to borrow the spiritual treasure from the Emperor for another three years to carefully study and comprehend its innate restrictions."

This was, after all, Zhou Hao's innate spiritual treasure, and Yu Lin Tianxian had been using it for the past few days and was very clear about the power of the Cosmos Diagram, which was definitely the most supreme treasure among innate spiritual treasures.

Such a treasure, who wouldn't keep it hidden, using it as a trump card or trump card?

It's already kind of the Emperor to lend it to him once, and he wants to use it for another three years, so it's no wonder he hesitated.

But with the opportunity to comprehend and master the complete Great Dao, thereby entering the Pure Yang True Immortal and becoming a powerful figure in the Three Realms right before his eyes, Yu Lin Tianxian did not want to miss it.

He had waited far too long for this opportunity.

Seeing the hopeful look in Yu Lin Tianxian's eyes, Zhou Hao smiled slightly and nodded in agreement almost without thinking, "For the next three years, you will study in the quiet room within the Limitless Palace. Unless there is an emergency, I will not use this treasure."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty," said Yu Lin, the Celestial Immortal, gratefully.

"Go ahead and settle the creatures within the Cosmos Diagram first." Zhou Hao looked at Yu Lin Tianxian and smiled. "I also hope that you can achieve Pure Yang in three years. At that time, I will prepare some more benefits for you."

If I could have another Pure Yang True Immortal under my command, one who has comprehended and mastered the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, that would be a great help.

Regardless of their combat prowess, Pure Yang True Immortal who are skilled in the Heaven and Earth Great Dao excel at self-preservation and escaping.

With the addition of suitable magical artifacts and secret techniques, one will not be relegated to the ranks of ordinary Pure Yang True Immortal.

In fact, once you reach the level of Pure Yang True Immortal, you are not like a Celestial Immortal, because the tribulations you undergo are different and there are nine levels of strength.

Based on their strength, Pure Yang True Immortal can generally be divided into four levels: 'Beginner', 'Ordinary', 'Peak', and 'Top'.

"Beginner" as the name suggests refers to a True Immortal who has just achieved enlightenment and whose accumulation is still shallow. Although they have comprehended and mastered a complete Great Dao, they have not yet created a unique move that encompasses the mysteries of the Great Dao they have comprehended, and the magic treasures they use are only ordinary pure Yang magic treasures.

Generally, those who have just entered the realm of True Immortals and Celestials will go into seclusion to improve themselves, or seek refuge with a powerful being. Even if they do not become true disciples, they can still learn some stronger supernatural powers and secret techniques by becoming nominal disciples.

Once one has acquired a suitable ultimate move and begins to comprehend the power of origin, and one's magic weapon is considered decent at the Pure Yang level, it becomes 'ordinary level'.

Characters like the Withered Bone True Lord, the Poison Dragon Venerable, and the Iron Drum True Immortal are all of ordinary level.

Above that is the 'peak level'.

Figures like Xia Emperor, Taibai Venus, and the Four Great Celestial Masters possessed powerful innate spiritual treasures or had reached the third level of primordial power. They were also skilled in other areas such as secret techniques and supernatural abilities, making them peak Pure Yang True Immortal.

Above the peak is the 'top level', such as Lü Dongbin without Green Duckweed Sword.

Only those who have reached an extremely high level in terms of primordial power, magical treasures, and secret techniques, and can easily kill ordinary Pure Yang True Immortal, can be considered top-tier!

At this level, one can even hold their own against True God Dao Ancestor, and not be easily killed.

The above refers to Pure Yang True Immortal. As for Heavenly Gods, those who can pass the Heavenly God Tribulation are generally at the ordinary level. If their supernatural powers and divine bodies are stronger, they can easily reach the peak level.

And there are even more top-tier gods.

To be honest...

The two major schools are God-Devil Body Refining and Qi Refinement.

The God-Devil Body Refining technique is still more powerful in combat.

The most renowned supreme beings in the Three Realms, even surpassing the top level to reach the pinnacle of the pinnacle, and even the legendary ones, are all powerful beings who God-Devil Body Refining.

Like the ancient god Houyi!

That was a legendary being who, at the Heavenly God realm, could slay True God Dao Ancestor —a truly extraordinary being.

Even with the ' Green Duckweed Sword,' a chaotic treasure bestowed upon him by the Three Pure Ones, Lü Dongbin could at most contend with ordinary True God Dao Ancestor. It was utterly impossible for him to kill someone who could transcend a major realm.

"Although I have not yet transcended the Heavenly God Tribulation, the pure Yang magic treasure divine body I have cultivated through the Eight-Nine Arcane Art Techniques is far stronger than that of an ordinary Heavenly God."

He also comprehended ' Wuji Begets Taiji,' combining the two primordial forces, and in terms of realm, he was incredibly close to the fourth level of primordial power.

Zhou Hao thought to himself,

"It should be above the peak level, barely reaching the top level."

Furthermore, with the aid of magical artifacts and the ' Taiji Fist Art he created...

"Compared to Xia Emperor and Senior Brother Lü, who doesn't use the Green Duckweed Sword, they should be roughly equal."

If he were to unleash the power of the Blue Flower again, and control the mental power he had just comprehended, he should be able to secure a place among the most powerful gods in the Three Realms.

After all, even the three demon kings, including Pi Chen'er, whose combat strength was roughly the same and could barely reach the top level, were suppressed and subdued by him.

Although it may seem like a trick, it also shows that his strength is superior to that of the three brothers.

As he was pondering this, Zhou Hao suddenly sensed Pi Chen'er's presence.

"What a coincidence, both of you returned on the same day." Zhou Hao stood up, walked out of the Limitless Palace, and stepped out of Perching Dragon Gorge.

Compared to Yu Lin Tianxian, who brought back living beings by storing them in the Cosmos Diagram, Pi Chen'er was backed by the Seven Great Saints of the Ancient Demon Clan, yet he was a lawless demon king who roamed freely in the Heavenly Realm.

In the distance, Black Baleful Intent rolled in, spreading like a dark cloud that blotted out the sun and covered an area of tens of thousands of miles.

Following Pi Chen'er, who was at the head of the group, were three hundred demon kings at the level of Void Return Divine Demon, and divine mastiffs.

Each demon king rode on a black cloud, followed by hundreds to thousands of people, who were either Earth Immortal or Loose Immortals at the Void Return Realm or Loose Immortal at the Primordial Spirit Level. A total of 500,000 demon soldiers appeared in the sky in a mighty procession.

"Master, I'm back."

Pi Chen'er's voice was like thunder. After shouting to Zhou Hao from afar, she turned and roared at the 500,000 demon soldiers behind her:

"My children, this is my master, and the one you will serve from now on, the 'Great Emperor of the Purple Void of the North Pole of the Central Heaven'!"

Wow~~~

Five hundred thousand demon soldiers knelt down in worship like a tidal wave.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The terrifying sound waves traveled thousands of miles, echoing for a long time in the valleys and mountains.

"My foundation... is complete today!"

Seeing this, Zhou Hao felt a surge of joy.

Even for the ruler of a great world, gathering an army of 500,000 at the Void Return level must not be an easy task.

And yet, their power, though newly established, has already reached such a scale.

This made him sigh.

Going forward, we will recruit those who are already powerful figures in the Heavenly Realm realm.

By accepting everything in this way, their power expanded much faster than a snowball rolling downhill!

That's all for today.

I queued up for a check-up in the afternoon, and it was quite late when I got back.

I estimate I can be discharged tomorrow morning after the injection.

I can finally go home. I smell terrible.

Well, if I can be discharged tomorrow, after completing the procedures and returning home, I'll definitely need to get a haircut, take a shower, do laundry... the whole process.

Depending on the situation, I'll update twice if I have time, and only once if I don't. Sorry, everyone.