The Upheaval Five Years Later, Teach the Way, Kill!

"Whoosh~~~"

The light curtain rippled.

Zhou Hao and Xing Luo walked out from there.

"Nearly twenty-one years... I can finally return to the Three Realms." Zhou Hao looked at the familiar ancient stone path before him and couldn't help but sigh.

"It is very short," Xing Luo, seemingly agreeing. "When Master left the test, he said that anyone who could complete it within a Chaos Era would have a talent greater than his."

short?

Is twenty-one years too short?

Zhou Hao smiled.

What I was really complaining about was how long it took.

From birth to now, he has only lived for a few twenty-one years.

If it weren't for the different time flow experienced in that small world of the Profound Heaven Realm, where seventy years passed in the blink of an eye, Zhou Hao's actual cultivation time was only a few decades.

Twenty-one years is no small number for him.

certainly.

For Xing Luo that has existed for nearly thirty million chaotic eras, twenty-one years is almost negligible.

"Oh, right, Xing Luo." Zhou Hao suddenly remembered something, "You said you are a top-grade Eternal Divine Weapon, and also a combined fortress magic treasure, with power no less than that of an ordinary cosmic treasure. I am only Ancestor Immortal now, do I really have the ability to refine it?"

After reading countless scriptures in the Dao Treasury Hall, Zhou Hao also gained a good understanding of the magical treasures in the endless chaos.

Normally, true gods and immortals use innate spiritual treasures, Ancestor God Ancestor Immortal use chaotic treasures, World Realm and ordinary Dao Lord mostly use ' Dao Divine Weapon ', and only late-stage Dao Lord and Eternal Emperor use Eternal Divine Weapon.

It is said that one must reach at least the World Realm strength to refine ordinary Eternal Divine Weapon.

Although Xing Luo seemed certain that he could refine it, Zhou Hao was still uneasy inside.

"Sure," Xing Luo smiled. "Your soul is already at the level of Chaos Immortal. I haven't seen the azure mist energy within you, but it's extremely high-level, comparable to the power of Chaos Immortal. And with my help, I estimate you'll succeed in a thousand years at most. Then you'll be my new master."

"It's good that it can be refined." Zhou Hao nodded gently.

etc.

"It will take a thousand years just to refine it? That long?!" Zhou Hao's expression changed.

"Is a thousand years a long time?" Xing Luo looked at Zhou Hao with doubt. "You're already Ancestor Immortal. Even if you don't improve further, you can still live for 108,000 Chaos Eras. A thousand years is very short for you. Or do you not want to refine me? I'm very powerful. Once you become my master, even Eternal Emperor would have a hard time killing you."

"I'm not saying you're bad," Zhou Hao shook his head. "Normally, I would be willing to spend a hundred thousand years, a million years, to refine a magic weapon like yours. But..."

Thinking back to his previous speculation that besides Cixiu, there might be other powerful alien races or even powerful mental cultivators hiding in the Three Realms, Zhou Hao frowned. "Xing Luo, I'll leave an avatar here to refine it slowly. Can you send my main body away first?"

"No." Xing Luo her head. "Before you refine me and become my new master, I cannot disobey the old master's orders."

"Then let my two servants leave?" Zhou Hao asked again.

Let the Cixiu leave with the Chaos Spirit Liquid, so that both the Second Primordial Spirit clone and the master can use it for cultivation.

Moreover, the strength of the Cixiu and the swordsman is quite good among the Ancestor God, and they have a lot of experience, so they can be of help when they return.

"No." Xing Luo shook her head again. "Although they are your servants, they are still destined to be with you. Unless you refine me and make me your new master, they cannot leave."

Zhou Hao was speechless.

But that's how magical artifact spirits are—absolutely loyal, completely obeying all their master's commands. In their world, there is no such thing as compromise or flexibility.

They remained silent the entire way.

Zhou Hao followed Xing Luo back to the ancient hall where they had first met.

call.

He first put away the Zhouguang Spirit-Opening Fortress left there by his servant Cixiu, then walked up to the ancient stone platform in the center of the hall and came to the floating hexagonal crystal.

"This ' Void Soul Crystal ' is the central hub of the entire Void Holy City. The refining process is the process of your soul fusing with the Void Soul Crystal," Xing Luo said leisurely.

"This single ' Void Soul Crystal ' is worth as much as a top-grade Eternal Divine Weapon. Not only does it possess extremely strong defensive properties for Void Soul Crystal soul, but most miraculously, it can form an invisible void, much like the Heart World, encompassing the entire Void Holy City."

"At that time, you can recall or summon me with just a thought. Even if your cultivation level is still low and your power is insufficient to activate me, you can still hide within the city and deal with most of the dangers in the Endless Territories."

Zhou Hao nodded, looking at the ' Void Soul Crystal ' that was filled with dazzling seven-colored light in mid-air, temporarily forgetting his anxiety.

no way.

Without successfully fusing with the Void Soul Crystal and refining the Void Holy City, one cannot leave, and anxiety is useless.

Fortunately, there is Second Primordial Spirit outside.

With the strength of his Second Primordial Spirit, he should be able to deal with any potential threats from alien races hidden within the Three Realms.

If all else fails, we can send the Second Primordial Spirit to secretly investigate. Once Master enters the World Realm, no matter what kind of demons or monsters are hiding in the Three Realms, they can all be wiped out.

"Let's begin." Zhou Hao's consciousness actively probed towards the Void Soul Crystal.

Buzz~~~

The dazzling seven-colored light emitted by the Void Soul Crystal suddenly subsided, and then, following the connection with Zhou Hao's consciousness, it merged into the surface of a lake like a drop of water, seeping into his brow.

"So comfortable," Zhou Hao couldn't help but groan softly.

He felt a cool sensation flow through his body, then entered the Blue Flower Space and arrived in front of the Taiji Divine Soul.

Wow~~~

The primal force, resembling azure mist, slowly gathered towards the Taiji Divine Soul and the Void Soul Crystal, completely enveloping them.

Then, the Void Soul Crystal seemed to transform into a drop of crystal-clear water with seven-colored light, and began to slowly merge with the Taiji Divine Soul.

While the main body was refining the Void Soul Crystal, the Blue Flower clone continued to return to the Dao Treasury Hall to peruse the scriptures.

If he gained any insights, Blue Flower's clone would leave the temple to spar with Jin One and the other twelve World Realm puppets.

As for Cixiu and knives...

"Master," Cixiu pleaded with a pained expression, "Please give an order, Master, don't let Jin Twelve train us anymore."

The Blade Sovereign beside him nodded repeatedly, pitifully gathering his divine power to restore his severed arm.

"Having a World Realm expert as a sparring partner is a privilege reserved for core disciples of top-tier forces in the Chaos Realm. And you two are still being picky." Zhou Hao gave his two servants a look of exasperation. "Dao, from now on you will spar with Gold Five and Jin Six."

"Thank you, Master." The Blade Sovereign was overjoyed.

Gold Five uses a sword, Jin Six uses a knife, which suits his taste perfectly.

"As for you," Zhou Hao looked at Cixiu, "Aside from your tail speed being passable, everything else is too weak. From now on, let Jin One and Jin Two train you."

"Thank you, Master, thank you, Master." Cixiu was also overjoyed.

Anyone but that bastard Jin Twelve is fine.

After arranging the two servants, Zhou Hao looked up at the furtive figure hiding behind Jin Eleven in the distance.

"Jin Twelve," Zhou Hao beckoned, "I've learned a new boxing style. Come on, let's try it out."

"Why is it me again?" Jin Twelve wailed, his face contorted in misery.

"You have a thick face," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

"..." Jin Twelve.

And so, the main body refined the Void Soul Crystal alone, while the Blue Flower clone read through the classics, cultivated, and occasionally fought Jin Twelve. In the blink of an eye, five years had passed.

Outside the Ancient Ruins.

A man in a blue robe carrying a long sword, an elderly man with white hair wearing a loose Daoist robe, and a young man in a black robe standing with his hands behind his back—the three of them stood in the void, gazing at the Ancient Ruins Continent.

"Rumble~~~~"

One after another, ruined worlds are collapsing, and the Ancient Ruins Continent was already in ruins, is beginning to collapse in a chain reaction.

"Truly magnificent," exclaimed Lü Dongbin.

Five years have passed, and he has long since stabilized his realm. His entire demeanor is like a divine sword returning to its sheath, and only when a seven-colored sword light occasionally flashes in his eyes can people perceive his extraordinary nature.

"From now on, there will be no more ruined continents. My Nuwa Faction will only have the Wujian Gate as our enemy." Bodhi Ancestor looked at Zhou Hao in black robes beside him, "Changsheng Daoist Changsheng has truly performed immeasurable merits."

If Zhou Hao hadn't banished those two leader-level alien powerhouses and killed all the alien True God Dao Ancestor on the entire ruined continent, Nuwa Faction would have needed to mobilize at least most of its top true gods and leader powerhouses to have any hope of destroying the ruined continent.

Moreover, it's possible that one of their powerful allies might perish.

Unlike now, the three of them alone have accomplished it.

"Is the Wujian Gate really the only enemy left?" Zhou Hao, clad in black, shook his head inwardly.

For the past five years, his avatar in the Longevity Realm has been constantly monitoring the Three Realms.

All the chaos seemed to originate from the Wujian Gate, from the guidance of fate, but Zhou Hao always felt something was amiss.

In particular, the secret of his method for enhancing the Golden Elixir was leaked.

Back in the Fifth World, Wind Demon was so certain that he had a method to enhance his Golden Core, which allowed him to rival the True God Dao Ancestor at the True Immortal realm.

Zhou Hao later discovered that the Wujian Gate was connected with the Cixiu, and even thought that the Cixiu had learned about his information and then revealed it to Wind Demon.

However, after he subdued the Cixiu, he inquired carefully and found that this was not the case.

Furthermore, at that time, only a few leaders in Nuwa Faction knew the exact method for enhancing the Golden Core...

"Rulai, Suiren-shi, Fuxi-shi, Shennong-shi... and Wind Demon, as well as powerful figures within the Wujian Gate, are also possibilities," Zhou Hao pondered silently.

Sudden.

Both Zhou Hao and Lü Dongbin's expressions changed.

"What's wrong?" Bodhi Ancestor, somewhat puzzled.

"Foolish child, foolish child." Lü Dongbin's eyes were filled with sorrow, and he could only shake his head and sigh.

"It's Yu Wei ..." Zhou Hao's expression was complicated. "Yu Wei is also a spy planted by the Wujian Gate."

Thinking of the aloof woman who had knelt before him, begging him to save Ji Ning, Zhou Hao didn't know whether to be angry or regretful.

"Yu Wei." Bodhi Ancestor was taken aback. "Ji Ning's Daoist partner?"

"Mm." Zhou Hao nodded.

He knew that Bodhi Ancestor, unlike himself and Lü Dongbin, did not have any avatars and was completely unaware of what had happened in the Three Realms over the past five years, so he gave a brief account.

It turns out that in the past five years, the Great Xia World and the Wujian Gate first went to war. As the fighting became more intense, the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor and the Wujian Gate continuously sent immortals and demons to reinforce them, which gradually evolved into a decisive battle between realms, with the Great Xia World as the battlefield.

During these five years, after Ji Ning returned to the Three Realms from the Nirvana Domain, he began to distinguish himself in the wars of the Great Xia World.

Ji Ning first survived the Heavenly Tribulation with his Second Primordial Spirit, becoming a second-class Heavenly Immortal. Then, because he comprehended the mental power method and his control over the combined attack formation was stronger than that of other Heavenly Immortals and True Immortals, he almost became the top expert below the Dao Ancestor, capable of influencing the battle situation of a region.

Such a powerful and rising prodigy naturally attracted the attention of the Wujian Gate. In addition, since Zhou Hao and Lü Dongbin were already Dao Ancestors, Yu Wei Wei's role as a pawn in dealing with Dao Ancestors was limited. Therefore, the Black-Robed God King of the Wujian Gate instructed Yu Wei to deal with Ji Ning.

"Yu Wei is just a fool." Lü Dongbin sighed softly. "She's not inherently bad, but her mind has been controlled by the Wujian Gate. Otherwise, given Ji Ning's trust in her over the past five years, she could have killed Ji Ning long ago. Instead, she only destroyed that bottle of Shennong's Medicine."

"What Shennong's Medicine?" Bodhi Ancestor pressed.

"It's a divine medicine refined by Shennong-shi, capable of rendering all immortals within a ten-thousand-mile radius, including Pure Yang True Immortal, powerless, rendering them like mortals," Zhou Hao said in a deep voice. "Originally, this was Shennong-shi's trump card for Crimson Bright, to help him win this interdimensional battle. There were two of them."

"Because Ji Ning was strong, Crimson Bright entrusted one of the portions to Ji Ning, instructing him to crush it during his battle with the Wujian Gate. However, no sooner had Ji Ning brought back the Shennong's Medicine than Yu Wei crushed it, and then Yu Wei committed suicide, her soul dissipating right before Ji Ning's eyes."

At this point, Zhou Hao felt a pang of sadness.

Yu Wei just gave birth to a daughter for Ji Ning.

The Great Xia World.

A golden city floated on the vast land, where a million-strong army of immortals and demons was stationed, exuding an overwhelming aura.

The golden city was surrounded by a large number of clouds, within which eight azure dragons constantly swam. This was none other than the Xia Emperor's supreme innate spiritual treasure— the Eight Dragon Cloud City.

High above Eight Dragon Cloud City.

Wow~~~

The void rippled.

Zhou Hao, clad in black, appeared out of thin air and looked down at the city below.

"Sigh." Looking at the figure of a boy dressed in animal skin sitting on the city wall, Zhou Hao shook his head slightly and then descended.

Beside the city wall.

The two Pure Yang True Immortal also saw Ji Ning, whose face was withered and looked as if he had lost all vitality.

"Ji Ning is a man of deep emotions, and most devoted in love. Now, he has been betrayed by his most beloved Daoist partner. This blow..."

"The word 'love' is the most hurtful. None of us can help him; he can only rely on himself. By the way, Fellow Daoist Yunchen, does our Crimsonbright Domain still have any hope of winning this time?"

"With the war at this point, unless we mobilize the most renowned celestial gods and immortals from the Three Realms, but those celestial gods and immortals need to maintain order in various places or deal with some major threats, it will affect the overall situation of the Three Realms. After all, the Crimsonbright Domain is considered one of the weaker realms in the Three Realms."

"So we're just going to give up like this? The Crimsonbright Domain is our homeland!"

"Compared to the overall scheme of the Three Realms, what are the gains and losses of one realm? Let's wait. The avatar of the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor has already gone to find the Human Emperor and the leaders of the Buddhist and Daoist sects. However, I think the hope is slim."

"It's a pity, if that Shennong's Medicine hadn't been broken, if Ji Ning hadn't given it to Yu Wei..."

"Keep quiet. Ji Ning is already suffering enough; don't let him hear anything more and reopen his wounds."

"Oh well, it's too late to say anything now."

The two Pure Yang True Immortal sighed softly, unaware that a black-robed figure had appeared on the city wall.

"Scars?" Ji Ning looked at the dilapidated wilderness outside the city walls, and also saw the huge black city of Wujian City floating in the distance.

"I don't resent my senior sister. If she wanted to kill me, I would have died countless times over. She even defied the God King's orders for me..."

"It's my fault that I harmed my senior sister; I pushed her into the abyss."

"I thought I was a chosen one of heaven, I thought I had extraordinary talent. In the past five years, I was triumphant on the battlefield and killed countless immortals and demons, which made me full of confidence and believe that I could control everything."

Ji Ning closed his eyes in anguish, murmuring, "But I was wrong. I am still very weak. No matter how high my talent, it will only be a long, long time from now, perhaps in the future, when I might be able to rival God King. Right now, I am still weak. In front of God King, I can only watch helplessly as my senior sister suffers endless torment in the Endless Hell. I am powerless, utterly helpless, and can only accept what has happened."

Thinking back to the dream world, the Black-Robed God King made him choose.

Should they join the Wujian Gate to reunite their family, or remain in Nuwa Faction and watch their senior sister be sent to endless hell never to be reborn...?

I have no choice but to make the decision; there's no way to resist or obstruct it.

All I could do was kneel down, abandon all dignity and pride, hoping to persuade the other party, hoping they would pity me, pity my senior sister... Unfortunately, it was still no use.

Ji Ning stared blankly at the weeds on the wilderness.

He felt like those weeds, constantly trampled and attacked by the immortals and demons, until he was destroyed.

All I can do is endure it, silently endure it!

In a daze... Ji Ning's heart drifted.

Everything around us became empty, void, and ethereal...

Countless weeds and dust seemed to be extensions of Ji Ning's heart, which was constantly expanding and even extending to cover the sky.

Gradually, the entire prefecture came to be in Ji Ning's heart.

But Ji Ning's heart continues to extend...

In the vast emptiness, all three thousand six hundred counties were enveloped by Ji Ning's heart, and even the vast ocean and the entire Great Xia World were covered by his heart.

Even his heart yearned to expand and extend further, reaching into the void beyond the Great Xia World... It was an intense longing.

A spiritual longing!

"I am but a humble mortal, yet my heart yearns for the sky." Ji Ning sat on the city wall, murmuring softly to himself, tears already streaming involuntarily from the corners of his eyes.

"Are these tears of joy at hearing the Dao? Or tears of mourning for my senior sister?" Ji Ning raised his hand to wipe the corner of his eye, only to find that there was someone else beside him at some point.

This startled him, and he immediately stood up from the city wall.

Ji Ning understood perfectly.

Just now, my heart merged with heaven and earth, and I suddenly realized the true meaning of the fourth level of mental power, the 'mortal realm'.

Even looking at the Three Realms, he stands at the top in terms of mental cultivation.

It should be noted that even for the lofty True God Dao Ancestor, the fourth level of mental power is almost an extreme. In fact, just now when my mental power permeated and enveloped the entire Great Xia World, neither the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor in Eight Dragon Cloud City nor the Ink Bamboo Dao Ancestor in Wujian City, the two True God Dao Ancestor, had noticed my mental power. Clearly, their mental power cultivation was inferior to mine.

And those who could evade his fourth-level mental power's detection and reach his side...

Looking at the familiar figure gazing at him gently, Ji Ning murmured, "Senior Brother Zhou Hao."

"Since establishing the Longevity Realm, I have almost never left. The first time I left was for Yu Wei, to rescue you in the Nirvana Domain. This second time..." Zhou Hao smiled gently, "Is again for you, to rescue Yu Wei in the Great Xia World."

"Senior Brother Zhou Hao"

Ji Ning was moved, and then suddenly realized what was happening.

"Save Senior Sister? But Senior Sister's soul is in the hands of the Black-Robed God King of the Wujian Gate. Senior Brother Zhou Hao, do you have a way?" Ji Ning's eyes were full of hope.

"It was possible, but unfortunately Yu Wei's true spirit did not enter the River of Fate," Zhou Hao shook his head.

Even if a living being's soul is scattered, as long as its true spirit remains intact, it will be cast into the River of Fate.

Normally, a true spirit that enters the River of Fate is equivalent to returning to the origin of the Three Realms. Even if a powerful Dao Ancestor can find a certain true spirit in the River of Fate, he will not be able to retrieve it.

After all, this is already considered 'defying fate', which violates the rules of the Three Realms. It is equivalent to challenging the entire Three Realms. The backlash and suppression from the Three Realms is so strong that even a leader-level Ancestor Immortal cannot withstand it.

But Zhou Hao is different.

Although his second clone was weaker than his original self, it had still reached the level of a half-step Chaos Immortal, and its divine body was at the level of a Chaos Treasure, comparable to World God.

Although the backlash and suppression from the Three Realms were strong, Zhou Hao could break through the spells with his own strength and resist them all. At worst, he wouldn't be able to draw on much of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth when using secret techniques and immortal arts in the future, and he wouldn't care.

Therefore, upon returning from the Ancient Ruins, Zhou Hao first went to the Great Xia World, hoping to retrieve Yu Wei's true spirit from the River of Fate.

Unfortunately, Yu Wei's true spirit did not enter the River of Fate, but instead fell into the hands of the Black-Robed God King, which made things difficult.

After Zhou Hao explained things to Ji Ning in a few simple words, Ji Ning fell silent.

"Although Bu Xiu, the God King of the Wujian Gate, is weak, Yu Wei's soul and true spirit are even weaker. With just a thought, Bu Xiu can destroy Yu Wei's soul and true spirit."

"Furthermore, if I were to intervene, it could easily trigger a major battle between the two sides prematurely."

At this point, Zhou Hao paused slightly, thinking that the mastermind behind the scenes might still be unknown, and suppressed the thought of destroying the Wujian Gate right now.

This Wujian Gate is truly without any bottom line. First, a spy kidnapped his son, and now they are secretly controlling Yu Wei, harming Ji Ning, and even Bu Xiu Yu Wei's soul and spirit to threaten Ji Ning into rebellion...

Such ruthless tactics pushed Zhou Hao's aversion to the Wujian Gate to its absolute limit.

"Senior Brother Zhou Hao, thank you, I understand," Ji Ning said gratefully.

Although Zhou Hao did not mention the consequences of retrieving a true spirit from the River of Fate, Ji Ning knew that it would certainly not be an easy task.

Otherwise, it wouldn't just be a legend in the Three Realms; only Nuwa, Lady Nuwa became the World God, could have accomplished it.

"However, it's inconvenient for me to take action, but you can." Zhou Hao looked at Ji Ning. "I noticed that your mental power surged just now, allowing you to detect my presence. Have you entered the fourth level of mental power?"

"Yes." Ji Ning nodded honestly.

As expected of the protagonist from the original work, he's truly extraordinary.

Zhou Hao sighed inwardly upon seeing this.

He himself had his main body peruse countless classic texts in the Dao Treasury Hall, while his Second Primordial Spirit observed the Longevity Realm and the entire Three Realms, watching mortals build their homes and fight against heaven, earth, and demons, before he was able to gain some insight and break through to the fourth level of the power of the heart.

How long has Ji Ning been cultivating?

At least in terms of mental strength, Ji Ning has already reached a level comparable to mine.

He'd forgotten all about that.

He himself has only been cultivating for a short time, yet his combat power has already nearly reached the peak of World God...

call.

Zhou Hao pointed a finger at Ji Ning's brow.

Ji Ning accepted it calmly.

Because he knew that his senior brother Zhou Hao would never harm him.

And he also knew that even if he wanted to hide, he couldn't escape it.

Boom!

A deluge of information instantly flooded Ji Ning's mind.

It took him a full cup of tea to slowly regain consciousness.

"Introduction to the Heartforce System and two volumes of Heart Sword Technique?" Ji Ning sensed the two major techniques contained within his soul.

The "Introduction to the Heartforce System" is an extremely detailed and systematic method for cultivating the mental power system, providing clear guidance from the first level of mental power to the sixth level, the "World Realm".

Even though Ji Ning had learned the systematic mental power method, Houyi's Archery, while studying at Fangcun Mountain, and had also received the Heart Canon from the Elder Yuan, he was still awestruck by the vast information in the Introduction to the Heartforce System.

As for the "Heart Sword Technique," it is even more extraordinary.

It was actually a divine power that combined mental strength with sword power!

Ji Ning's eyes welled up with tears.

"These two techniques are not from our Three Realms, but come from the endless chaos," Zhou Hao said. "Over the years, I have also been paying attention to you in the Longevity Realm. With your talent in mental strength and swordsmanship, having these two techniques will make it easy for you to kill Bu Xiu in the future."

"Even now, once you've mastered the first volume of the <Heart Sword Technique>, there's no immortal or demon in the Three Realms that you can't slay," Zhou Hao said coldly.

"The Wujian Gate is forcing you because they fear your talent and want to stifle you."

"If that's the case, then kill them!"

"Kill them all, turn the world upside down!"

"They're so heartbroken from killing so many that they've come to you to negotiate peace."

"If their True God Dao Ancestor dares to make a move... I will kill whoever dares to make a move!"

Zhou Hao gazed at the distant Wujian City, and the overwhelming aura that erupted instantly caused the entire sky above the Great Xia World to change color.

Third update.

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