Underestimation!

"That's strange, very strange..."

Zhou Hao stood in front of the screen, looking at the martial arts technique called "Inverted Cosmos Five Elements Sword Art" engraved on it, and was filled with wonder.

It's not surprising that the first technique carved on the screen is swordsmanship.

After all, for cultivators, even if they don't follow the path of swordsmanship, practicing sword control techniques and refining immortal swords is a perfectly normal thing.

What surprised Zhou Hao was that this sword technique was far from the supreme secret art he had imagined, one that could drive celestial immortals mad and fascinate true immortals.

"This level of cultivation technique is not even considered top-tier in the Dao Treasury Hall Canon of my Limitless Palace. Why would Zhenyuan leave such a high-level technique on the screen?" After carefully studying the sword technique and finding nothing particularly mysterious about it, Zhou Hao went to several other screens.

"This one too. Although it's explained in great depth in the realm of water magic, the power of its secret technique is only average."

"Oh, this one is from the Earth Element sect."

After looking at four screens in a row, Zhou Hao felt somewhat disappointed.

"Could it be that my standards are too high right now?" Zhou Hao shook his head slightly.

Admittedly, he is a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, the leaders of the Dao Sect. He has access to all the Dao Sect classics and top-notch secret techniques. In addition, after establishing the Limitless Palace of the Dao Treasury Hall, he has collected countless cultivation methods from the Heavenly Realm. His vision may even be higher than that of ordinary Pure Yang True Immortal.

But Zhenyuan Patriarch, a dignified Chaos True God and one of the earliest Dao Sect to create the Qi Refining Technique, left behind cultivation methods of this level?

His bewilderment and muttering to himself only infuriated the two boys, Clear Wind and Mingyue, who were secretly watching from the shadows.

"What an arrogant brat!" Clear Wind's face turned red as he angrily said, "When the Qi Refining System was first created, the founder left these cultivation methods to guide future generations to comprehend the Great Dao. How come they are treated with such contempt in his mouth?"

If it weren't for Mingyue pulling him back, Clear Wind would have rushed down and fought Zhou Hao to the death.

Even though he was pulled back, Clear Wind stood on the clouds, still pointing downwards and hurling insults and profanities incessantly.

Mingyue, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and said, "You still haven't forgotten the foul language you learned from that noisy ugly bird after all these years? Quiet down. No matter how hard you curse here, he can't hear you. Instead of wasting your energy, you should think of a way to teach him a lesson."

Countless immortals listened to the lectures of Zhenyuan, but only forty-eight were considered his disciples and followed him in cultivation. Among them, the two of them were the youngest and the most mischievous.

Back when Mountain of Ten Thousand Longevities was bustling, the two of them would always stir up trouble even when there was nothing wrong with them, let alone now.

"Mingyue, what are your plans?" Clear Wind asked.

"Go to the back mountain and complain to your senior brothers and sisters. Remember to just repeat what you said about that brat, and don't mix in any more vulgar language, or your sixth senior brother will punish you," Mingyue said.

"I'm going to complain, what about you?" Clear Wind asked.

"You just go ahead. I'll hide all the benefits I've reserved for those destined to receive them, and then I'll go find you in the back mountain," Mingyue said. "Since that kid doesn't care about our Five Village Temple's secret techniques, then I won't give him anything. If I can't hide anything, I'll use an array to conceal it. I think he won't dare to break it casually, for fear of breaking a taboo and encountering danger."

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Clear Wind clapped his hands in delight.

The two boys made up their minds and then went their separate ways.

Using the formation of Mountain of Ten Thousand Longevities, they were extremely discreet in their actions and other activities. Even though Zhou Hao was perceptive and occasionally noticed something, he only assumed it was due to his arrival and the normal operation of the formation, and did not take it seriously.

Therefore, even when Mingyue sneaked into the palace behind her, she didn't notice.

Leaving aside what Mingyue did, let's focus on Clear Wind himself riding the clouds to the mountaintop, bypassing the Daoist temple, and heading straight to the back of the mountain.

Unlike the stone paths leading up the mountain and the Daoist temples and palaces, besides the most eye-catching Ginseng Fruit Tree enclosed by a special courtyard, there are large areas of medicinal herb fields, flower nurseries, and vegetable gardens built along the mountainside.

As soon as the Clear Wind pushed the clouds down, it raised its voice and called out, "Senior Brother Lu Shang, Nine Luan, Senior Brother Shi La!"

"Clear Wind, why aren't you watching over those destined to come from the front mountain? What are you doing running to the back mountain?"

From the thatched hut deep in the vegetable garden emerged a burly man with a face full of scars, who laughed and said, "Didn't the old man say that only a Void Return Divine Demon was coming? We didn't even have to lift a finger. Are you just craving some fruit again and came to ask me for some?"

At that moment, a woman with a captivating figure and stunning beauty emerged from the greenhouse on the other side of the flowerbed.

The woman was dressed in a snow-white robe, embroidered with various exotic flowers. Standing in the flower garden, her beauty was so stunning that she outshone all the other flowers, and everyone's eyes were drawn to her alone.

"Why bother eating fruit? We've all become Dao soldiers long ago. We can't even taste Ginseng Fruit anymore. Shi La, why do you insist on planting these useless melons and vegetables?"

The woman in white spoke with a clear, melodious voice, like a nightingale's song, but her words were so out of place with her demeanor that they seemed particularly incongruous.

"Senior Sister Nine Luan, you're the one who's always tinkering with those flowers and plants, yet you complain that I'm putting in a lot of effort," laughed the burly man with a face full of scars, ' Shi La '.

"I don't eat these flowers and plants; they're for ornamental purposes. Of course, they're more useful than your gardening. If you keep nagging, I'll turn your vegetable garden upside down and turn it all into a flower field," said the woman in white, ' Nine Luan '.

"Then you should also talk to Senior Brother Lu Shang. He's also tidying up his herb field. If you want to change the flower field, you have to change his too, as long as you dare." Shi La saw a handsome man in a blue Daoist robe walk out of the bamboo house over the herb field and quickly shifted the blame.

Hearing this, the handsome man who had just come out couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why are you dragging me into your quarrel?"

"..." Clear Wind felt all the emotions he had been building up vanish, and quickly interjected, "Senior brothers and sisters, stop arguing. Our Five Village Temple has been looked down upon."

"Being looked down upon?"

The three men and women were immediately taken aback. Shi La hurriedly asked, "Clear Wind, what's going on? Is it that Void Return Divine Demon who just arrived?"

"It's like this. The one who just arrived is a human boy. He was on the mountainside before..." Clear Wind recounted the events in detail. Since he was no longer in the mood to embellish, he didn't add any extra details. Even so, Shi La and Jiu Feng were filled with righteous indignation.

OK!

You came here seeking opportunities and benefits, and now that you've entered Mountain of Ten Thousand Longevities, you still complain about the secret techniques?

The ancestor's most powerful secret technique was passed down to only a handful of his forty-eight disciples. Why should he pass it on to you?

"This brat is so arrogant, he must be taught a lesson!" Shi La shouted. "Clear Wind, for the checkpoints after the mountainside, don't assign ordinary Dao soldiers to deal with Celestial Immortals. He's arrogant, isn't he? Let's treat him like Pure Yang True Immortal. I'll go and meet him myself."

"And me too," Nine Luan added, "I'll add some 'spice' to his Heart-Refining Path, to see just how formidable this brat's Dao heart is, to utter such arrogant words, even daring to criticize the Ancestor..."

"Everyone, calm down first." Lu Shang, whose status was clearly the highest, interrupted the group. "It's not uncommon for young people to be arrogant and ignorant. Let's assess that kid's strength and background before deciding how to teach him a lesson. Don't forget what we've been living for all these years!"

Upon hearing this, Nine Luan and Shi La fell silent, and even Clear Wind forgot to stir things up.

Wow~~~

A water curtain opened in the air, its surface shimmering with light and shadow, replaying Zhou Hao's every move since he entered this world.

When Lu Shang saw Zhou Hao, unarmed, casually blast the red-faced general of the Hum-Ha Generals back with a single palm strike, Lu Shang raised an eyebrow. Then he saw Zhou Hao stroll leisurely across Hundred Battles Slope, using only his magical flying needles to hold off hundreds of soldiers, ignoring all attacks...

"No wonder he's so confident. Not only does he cultivate both body and qi, but the physical supernatural power he cultivates should be the ' Eight-Nine Arcane Art,' and his acupuncture techniques are also extremely skillful... No, with his Origin Power at the Earth Immortal of the Void Return realm, even the strongest secret techniques shouldn't have such power. There must be other forces involved. Origin power? Mental power?" Lu Shang murmured to himself, his eyes growing brighter as he looked at the water curtain.

When the leaders of Buddhism Dao Sect Daoism worked together to create the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, the Old Ancestor Zhenyuan also participated in it.

Even before Lu Shang's original divine and demonic body was destroyed, he had already cultivated, and his realm was even higher than that of the destined ones in the water curtain, so he could naturally distinguish them.

Those who possess the <Eight-Nine Arcane Art> method and can pass it on to disciples are all among the most powerful beings in the Three Realms.

To be chosen by such a powerful being indicates that the person who came this time has exceptional talent...

"Whoosh~~~"

Lu Shang waved his hand to disperse the empty water curtain and said to everyone, "The three of us will conduct the remaining tests for this destined one. All the challenges will be set at the level of True Immortals and Celestial Gods. If this little fellow can pass them all, he will inherit the mantle of our Ancestor. In this way, we can also be free from our burdens in the future."

"Senior brother, he has underestimated our Five Village Temple lineage. How can we let him inherit the mantle of our patriarch?" Clear Wind hurriedly reminded him.

"Whether or not we can accept the offer depends on his abilities and character; we'll see if he can pass the test," Lu Shang said with a smile.

"As for looking down on him, judging from his previous words and actions, it wasn't that bad; at most, he was just a bit arrogant. To deal with this kind of kid, we need to teach him a lesson and show him what's what."

"Let's go to the front mountain. Let's observe his character on the Heart-Refining Path first." Lu Shang waved his hand and summoned a cloud from the sky to lift everyone up. They then left the back mountain and flew towards the front mountain.