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In the chaotic void outside the Earth Ruins Realm.

"Impossible!" The Black-Robed God King's face was so gloomy it seemed like water could drip from it. "Of the six Heaven-Earth Spirit Mirror that can be used to enter Five Village Temple, besides the one Zhou Hao obtained, there are still five left. How is it possible that we haven't been able to find even one yet?"

Although the Earth Ruins Realm is larger than ordinary Great Worlds, nearly 90% of its area has been wiped out by the combined efforts of over 600 True Immortals and Celestials from both sides.

Now only a few survivors remain, with only 10% of the original Necro Race yet to be wiped out. However, they will be completely exterminated in a day or two at most.

"Our side wiped out nearly half of the Necro Race in the entire Earth Ruins Realm. Even with the worst luck, we should have obtained at least one Heaven-Earth Spirit Mirror. It's impossible that we didn't get even one. Could it be that the remaining five have all fallen into the hands of Nuwa Faction?"

The Black-Robed God King glanced at the Daoist Sanqing in the distance. The young-looking Daoist Lingbao avatar remained calm, revealing no clue whatsoever.

"Perhaps that little fellow has completed all the tests and become the new master of Five Village Temple. In that case, the tokens scattered outside will naturally be useless," Master Hengmu analyzed.

"Hmm, that's the only possibility." The Black-Robed God King looked quite unwilling.

"Zhen Zhenyuanzi perished early on, and apart from the ' Ginseng Fruit Tree,' a spiritual root of heaven and earth, there was nothing particularly remarkable in Five Village Temple. Even if Zhou Hao were to obtain it, it wouldn't amount to much. After all, he is a disciple of the Sanqing. Even if he were to acquire some treasures and inheritances left behind by Zhenyuanzi, it would only be icing on the cake. Why bother with such concerns?" Master Hengmu shook his head slightly, somewhat unconvinced.

For the past ten days or so, although the Black-Robed God King outwardly appeared to be confronting the Sanqing, he had secretly dispatched more than six hundred True Immortals and Heavenly Gods from his First World.

Furthermore, in order to evade Bodhi's detection, the Black-Robed God King went to great lengths, even personally transforming himself to store those True Immortals and Heavenly Gods in a magical treasure within a grotto, ensuring that he could instantly appear anywhere within the Earth Ruins Realm.

If we include the more than 300 True Immortals and Celestials currently in the Earth Ruins Realm, the Wujian Gate Sect has deployed a total of 926 True Immortals and Celestials, which is almost comparable to the total force deployed in a decisive battle between realms.

Even if Zhou Hao is incredibly talented, it wouldn't be worth it for a mere Void Return Realm cultivator.

"Uncle-Master, you may not know this, but Zhou Hao's Second Primordial Spirit avatar has successfully passed the Heavenly God Tribulation," the Black-Robed God King hurriedly explained.

"Oh?" Master Hengmu looked at the Black-Robed God King, "Did the inner demon tell you?"

The Heart Demon Lord once sought refuge in the Heavenly Dao to save his life, and is now naturally a part of the operation of the Heavenly Dao in the Three Realms.

The Heart Demon Lord can see through everything in the Three Realms, especially anything related to the inner demons of cultivators.

Therefore, the Wujian Faction was able to maintain an absolute advantage in intelligence.

However, it is extremely difficult for the Heart Demon Lord to make contact with the outside world, and only his disciple, the Black-Robed God King, who is also skilled in the art of inner demons, can communicate with him.

"Yes." The Black-Robed God King nodded. "Master said that the final lightning tribulation in Zhou Hao's divine tribulation was Pure Yang Golden Light Lightning, but even so, he passed it easily. If his clone could successfully pass the tribulation, his main body would naturally pass it even more easily. It is estimated that he will also become a Heavenly God in the next two days."

"The legendary Pure Yang Golden Light Lightning?" Master Hengmu murmured. "From ancient times to the present, the Pure Yang Golden Light Lightning has appeared very rarely. His two divine bodies are truly perfect and complete divine bodies, and he already has the foundation to step into the realm of true gods."

"That's right. He was already incredibly talented when he was at the Void Return, and now that he's become a Celestial God, he's even more of a menace." The Black-Robed God King frowned deeply. "What's most terrifying is that Zhou Hao has only been cultivating for a little over a hundred years, yet he has not only become a Celestial God but has also comprehended fundamental powers such as mental power and Taiji Power. His Dao realm is also frighteningly high."

"At this rate, he might break through to become a true god in a few thousand years at most... Therefore, in my opinion, Zhou Hao's threat is no less than that of Lü Dongbin, and may even be greater."

Huan Wood Master nodded.

It is indeed a major threat.

After all, if Zhou Hao were to break through, he would be equivalent to two True Gods.

Compared to ordinary Dao Ancestors, True Gods who break through the Gods and Devils Body Refining Path are inherently more skilled in battle. With Zhou Hao's monstrous talent, even if he has just broken through to True God, his combat power will be much stronger than that of ordinary Dao Ancestors, making him a top-tier Dao Ancestor.

The addition of another top-tier Dao Ancestor to the war between their two factions has an impact that is still within a controllable range.

However, if two more top-tier Dao Ancestor-level combatants were added at once, it would put the already weak Wujian Gate Sect in an even more precarious position, causing their fortunes to turn against them.

"Since you have this intention, then go ahead and do it." Huan Wood Master sighed softly, "Surviving the catastrophe is the most important thing. For survival, even breaking some rules is worthwhile."

"What does Martial Uncle mean?" the Black-Robed God King asked in astonishment.

"Zhou Hao possesses the Cosmos Diagram. If he appears, he can immediately break through the boundary and escape. Even if there are many True Immortals and Heavenly Gods, it will be useless. After all, even with more than three hundred True Immortals and Heavenly Gods from Nuwa Faction, they cannot seal off the entire Earth Ruins Realm," Huan Wood Master said calmly.

"When Zhou Hao appears, don't attack directly. Just use magic to seal and bind him, preventing him from escaping. Then let the True Immortals and Gods kill him. Although this breaks some rules, you won't directly attack. Even if Nuwa Faction is furious, as long as we make some concessions, they won't be able to directly trigger the final battle."

The Black-Robed God King nodded slightly.

yes.

This is a battle between two factions, and the opposing side also has to consider the entire faction.

Given the current strength of both sides, if a final battle were to break out, it would definitely result in mutual destruction.

Although the chances of the Wujian Gate being wiped out are relatively higher, even if Nuwa Faction wins, very few powerful figures will survive in the end.

The possibility of a final battle being sparked solely by Zhou Hao is indeed very small.

At most, it might cause some madness among the powerful figures of the Dao Sect, but the Buddhist sect, the human race, and other factions would certainly dissuade them from doing so and prioritize the greater good.

The matter of breaking the rules can be considered closed now.

only...

The Black-Robed God King looked at the Daoist Lingbao avatar of the Daoist Sanqing in the distance.

There's a killing machine still standing over there.

"What if he goes berserk and attacks me..." The Black-Robed God King's eyes were somewhat gloomy.

In terms of strength, he is not at the very top in the entire Three Realms. Whether it is the Huan Wood Master and the Lord of Myriad Demons on his own side, or the Sanqing, Rulai, and the Three Sovereigns of the Nuwa Faction, they are all absolutely superior to him.

"Leave the Sanqing to me. Even if all three of his avatars gather, I can still hold him off." Huan Wood Master glanced at the Black-Robed God King.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Martial Uncle."

With their Wujian Gate uncle, who was most skilled in defense and blocking enemies, agreeing to go all out, the Black-Robed God King had no more hesitation.

"Now we just have to wait for Zhou Hao to show up."

The ruins of a mountain peak in Mountain of Ten Thousand Longevities.

The solitary peak, which had already been destroyed by Zhou Hao in black robes during his tribulation, was reduced to a deep pit after his main body underwent another tribulation. The soil and rocks inside had been transformed into a thick layer of glazed glass by fire and lightning.

far away.

"How many days do you think it will take Junior Brother Zhou Hao to overcome his inner demon tribulation this time?" Nine Luan asked Lu Shang, Shi La, and the others, looking at Zhou Hao sitting cross-legged beside the deep pit.

"With the experience of creating clones before, I estimate it should take about two days," Lu Shang said with a smile.

"He's a freak, incomparable to normal people. I wouldn't be surprised if he broke free from his inner demons and woke up in less than a day." Shi La touched the scars on his face.

Although two days had passed since the duel with Zhou Hao in black robes, the shadow of having his head pierced by thousands of needles still lingered in his mind from time to time.

"Once he achieves his full potential, I'd rather die than practice my moves against him," Shi La secretly resolved.

suddenly--

All eyes were on Zhou Hao, who was wearing a yellow Daoist robe.

He slowly opened his eyes, and auspicious clouds descended from the sky, accompanied by celestial music.

"It's done." Everyone knew that Zhou Hao had successfully overcome his tribulation, but they all remained where they were and continued to wait, without going over.

Having learned from Zhou Hao's example in black robes, they all understood.

For Zhou Hao, successfully transcending the tribulation was just the beginning; improving his Heavenly Immortal Golden Core was the most important thing.

Sure enough, a flash of earthy yellow light appeared in Zhou Hao's hand, and the Earth Book was already in his grasp.

Then, the surging power of heaven and earth transformed into a torrential rain, with endless drops of vital energy falling down with a 'whoosh'.

"I still can't believe that after becoming a Celestial Immortal, one can still enhance their Golden Core, allowing a Celestial Immortal to unleash a power no less than that of a True Immortal or a Celestial God." Nine Luan murmured softly, "If a Celestial Immortal can be comparable to a Celestial God, then wouldn't Pure Yang True Immortal be equivalent to a True God... If Junior Brother Zhou Hao really succeeds in verifying this, and all future Celestial Immortals can achieve this..."

"Then the whole world will change because of this!" Even Lu Shang, who was usually calm and composed, was filled with excitement at this moment.

"The original power balance among cultivators will be overturned. At least after the Void Return, Qi Refining Celestial Immortals and Gods and Devils Body Refining Path will be equal. Pure Yang True Immortal..."

Lu Shang didn't continue, but Nine Luan and Shi La both knew what he was about to say.

It should be noted that, starting from the ancient Pangu World, the Pure Yang True Immortal was on the same level as the Heavenly God, and the Dao Ancestor was also on the same level as the True God.

Now, if the Pure Yang True Immortal is on the same level as a True God.

What about the Great Luo Dao Ancestor who came after the True Immortal?

What kind of status will Zhou Hao, who has overturned all of this, achieve in the Three Realms in the future?

The three looked at Zhou Hao with excitement and anticipation, much to the surprise of Clear Wind Mingyue, who had just returned from riding the clouds.

They had just led Zhou Hao, dressed in black, to the treasure vault where the Ginseng Fruit was stored.

After Zhou Hao in black robes became a Celestial God, he could cultivate the Eight-Nine Arcane Art to the ninth level of mastery, so he naturally wouldn't waste time on this kind of tribulation.

Since Zhou Hao in black robes had the Earth Elder protecting him, the two Daoist boys didn't want to stay there bored. At least they could talk to Shi La and Senior Sister Nine Luan here.

But the three of them were too excited to pay any attention to the two young Daoist disciples.

Zhou Hao sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, frantically absorbing the five elements' primordial energy from the Earth Book and injecting it into the chaotic vortex within the Golden Core phantom, causing the space within the Golden Core phantom to continuously expand.

Having gained experience from the previous clone, the main body proceeded even more smoothly this time, expanding the Golden Core space to fifty times its original size in just five days, approaching the sixty-fold size of the clone's Golden Core phantom space.

"My true form has been refined in my senior brother's Eight Trigram Furnace, making my divine body several levels stronger than my avatar. Expanding it eighty times should be enough to withstand it," Zhou Hao thought to himself as he sensed the illusory image of the golden core.

This is the most common dilemma faced by the first pioneer.

After all, I had no experience, so I had to figure everything out on my own.

Although he longed to try a hundredfold increase to bring his Heavenly Immortal Golden Core to the limit of a True Immortal's Pure Yang Golden Core, Zhou Hao dared not take it lightly, as it concerned his own body.

"Eighty times it is then. The further you progress in the Golden Core space, even a single doubling makes a huge difference." Zhou Hao sighed inwardly. "Let's prioritize stability first."

This is a fundamental improvement. Even if it's only twenty times stronger than the Asura God's clone, once the main body's golden core is fully formed, the resulting Celestial Immortal power will likely be at least twice as strong in quality, which is strong enough.

Rumble~~~~

The space within the Golden Core phantom continued to expand. The larger the volume, the slower the subsequent expansion became, because it required more Five Elements Origin Energy, and it would take more time just to absorb it from the Earth Book.

"Hmm?" Zhou Hao, who was carefully sensing everything within the illusory image of the golden core, suddenly discovered that the Five Elements Origin Energy poured in from the Earth Book was much thinner.

"What's going on? Could it be that the Earth Book doesn't contain enough energy?"

"It's only expanded to seventy-three times now, still a long way from eighty times. If it ends now..." Zhou Hao thought unwillingly.

However, his soul and will were currently focused on the illusory image of the Golden Core, and he dared not be distracted. He hurriedly tried to contact the Earth Elder through his Asura God clone.

The Earth Elder is the spirit of the Earth Book. Even though it has now separated from the spirit treasure's body, it is still the most familiar with the Earth Book, far surpassing its master who has just refined it.

First update.