Divine Consciousness

After the malevolent energy in her soul dissipated, Xiangcao looked somewhat dim. Zhou Hao's divine soul controlled the starlight emitted by the Supreme Clarity Moral Heavenly Venerable in his sea of consciousness to protect her.

The remaining souls were all Xiantian Lifeform from the Hu Clan West Mansion. They all showed gratitude to Zhou Hao Zhou Hao before leaving his sea of consciousness and dissipating to be reincarnated in the underworld.

The souls of ordinary beings cannot stay in the mortal realm. If Zhou Hao hadn't protected Xiangcao, she would have gone to the underworld as well.

However, her body is protected by the Ten Thousand Year Warm Jade in Jade Dragon City. As long as her soul can be brought back, she can be reborn.

"Xiangcao, I will first place you in the Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice. Once we return to Jade Dragon City, I will allow your soul to re-enter your body."

Zhou Hao said something to Xiangcao, then took out a piece of Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice that was filled with cold air from his storage space. He used starlight to protect Xiangcao's soul and sent her into the Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice.

Many soul-storing magical artifacts are made of cold jade. Zhou Hao does not have such an artifact, but the quality of the Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice is high enough, and the coldness in it has a nurturing effect on yin souls. It is fine to use it as a soul-storing magical artifact for a short time.

After settling Xiangcao's soul, Zhou Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that Motai Xiao has been beheaded, his two great Purple Mansion kings have also died. As for the other great demon kings who were attached to him, Motai Shi said that they should be in the territory of the Hu Clan, dealing with their other branches.

That's none of Zhou Hao's business.

Whoosh!

The Azure Dragon Flying Boat flew in from afar.

"You little brat, you're really bold, letting even vengeful ghosts and spirits easily enter your sea of consciousness." Master Jingzhi said irritably from the flying boat, "The sea of consciousness is where the soul resides, it's extremely important! Don't be so reckless in the future."

"Understood, sir." Zhou Hao nodded repeatedly.

He had read the original work in his previous life and knew that the original owner had used Visualization Technique to exorcise the vengeful ghosts that had invaded his body, which is why he acted this way.

Moreover, even if his Visualization Technique is not very effective against the vengeful ghosts, Zhou Hao is confident that he can deal with more than ten vengeful ghosts and spirits with the strength of his own soul. However, in that case, he will not be able to exorcise the malevolent energy in Xiangcao's soul.

Fortunately, the visualized ' Supreme Clarity Moral Heavenly Venerable ' lived up to its reputation as one of the Sanqing, the highest deities in the Dao Sect, and easily dispelled the malevolent energy.

At this moment, Cao Rong and the Azure Dragon, transformed from Xiantian Lifeform of the Fourth Squad Jade Dragon Army, also flew in from behind the main peak, their four dragon claws still holding dozens of children.

As soon as Cao Rong landed, he saw the blood and corpses scattered all over the ground, and Zhou Hao was standing there unharmed. He was finally relieved and asked, "How is Xiangcao's soul?"

"He's been rescued." Zhou Hao nodded, then noticed an eighteen or nine-year-old boy standing next to Cao Rong, whose appearance bore a striking resemblance to Yang Yun. "Is this Sister Yun's son?"

"Yes, his name is Hu Ping." Cao Rong patted the boy's head. "This kid is better than his father. When we went to rescue them, he had already taken down several guards and was preparing to escape."

"Oh? That's good."

Zhou Hao glanced at Hu Ping with some surprise; his face was still somewhat immature, but his eyes were resolute.

"Did you encounter Motai Xiao's spirit beast, the Night Owl, in the back mountain?"

Zhou Hao naturally had no intention of letting go of the great demon that had nearly annihilated Xiangcao's soul and spirit.

"No." Cao Rong shook his head. "At that time, all the armored guards rushed to the front, and only some servants and guards at the Post-Heaven Realm level were watching over these children."

"We can only wait until Jade Dragon City investigates later," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

The Xiantian Lifeform of the Jade Dragon Army boarded the flying boat with the children they had rescued, while Zhou Hao collected the storage treasures of the two great demons he had killed and the Motai Xiao.

"And this too."

Zhou Hao looked at the blood-red banner on the ground in the distance. Even though it was unmanned, it still emitted a sinful black light.

When he killed Motai Xiao, that mace was already his strongest move, but it still couldn't destroy this sinful magic weapon. Zhou Hao could only put it away and take it back to Jade Dragon City to see if Master Jingzhi had any way to completely destroy it.

"Such an evil thing should not exist in this world." Zhou Hao looked at the blood-red banner with disgust in his eyes.

With a thought, he manipulated the power of heaven and earth to bring the Blood Demon Banner over.

Just then--

The Blood Demon Banner suddenly stood up with a 'whoosh,' and then transformed into a streak of blood-red light, flying into the sky.

At the same time, the entire world suddenly turned from day to night.

A huge full moon appeared out of thin air, transforming into a Moonlight Great Hand, and suddenly slammed towards Zhou Hao and the Azure Dragon Flying Boat.

"The Myriad Phenomena True Person!" Zhou Hao exclaimed in surprise.

Without even considering how the Myriad Phenomena True Person could be here, the moment that Moonlight Great Hand appeared, Zhou Hao sensed an incomparably terrifying crisis in his soul, causing his expression to change.

That Moonlight Great Hand was going to kill them all with a single blow!

"Break!"

Without hesitation, Zhou Hao immediately activated the mist within the Blue Flower Space, flipped his palm to retrieve the Ou Huang Mace, and unleashed his strongest power to meet the Moonlight Great Hand.

Zhou Hao's eyes were filled with madness.

If the Moonlight Great Hand hadn't broken through, none of them, including himself, would have survived.

"Not enough power?"

The moment the Ou Huang Mace touched the Moonlight Great Hand, its immense power caused Zhou Hao's arm to go numb, and he almost lost his grip on the Ou Huang Mace.

"Ah! Break it for me!"

In that life-or-death moment, Zhou Hao's eyes turned red.

He used every means at this moment to enhance the power of the Ou Huang Mace— his Origin Power, divine power, Blue Flower Mist, and divine sense—without reservation, giving it his all, with only one thought in his mind.

He broke free from the Moonlight Great Hand. He didn't want to die, nor did he want Master Jingzhi, Cao Rong, or those Xiantian Lifeform and children to die.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar resounded directly through his soul. Zhou Hao felt as if his divine soul had shattered an invisible barrier, and time around him seemed to slow down.

The Moonlight Great Hand with unparalleled clarity in his soul, and the swirling Origin Power within it seemed clearly visible.

Not only the Moonlight Great Hand, but also everyone on the flying boat behind it, even the skin and hair on their bodies, were clearly visible.

Further away, high in the sky above the Moonlight Great Hand, an old man in black robes reached out and took the Blood Demon Banner. Behind him, countless star phenomena appeared. It was this old man in black robes who attacked Zhou Hao and his companions.

"Divine consciousness."

At this moment, it was as if he had gained an extra eye, able to clearly see through all the illusory anomalies, and Zhou Hao instantly understood.

It was a breakthrough in his own spiritual essence, a transformation that finally brought him to a completely new level.

Normal cultivators, especially those at the Purple Mansion Cultivator level, typically multitask.

When Myriad Phenomena True Person, one can usually manifest divine thoughts and control objects solely through those thoughts.

Only when one reaches the realm of the Primordial Spirit Daoist, where one's own Origin Power and the realm of the Dao nurture the divine soul, can one open the Heavenly Eye and manifest divine consciousness.

Divine consciousness not only controls objects far beyond divine thought, but also reveals every detail within its reach, leaving no illusion undetected.

Once the Heavenly Eye is activated, even demons and monsters using advanced transformation techniques can be easily seen through.

Even if it's a maze or illusion, divine sense can detect it clearly and it can't fool cultivators of this level at all.

Although the Moonlight Great Hand was performed by the Myriad Phenomena True Person using his own Dharma form, its essence is still formed from the condensation of Origin Power and the power of heaven and earth.

All of this seemed to happen slowly, but in reality, it was just a thought that flashed through Zhou Hao's mind. Under Zhou Hao's divine sense, the key to the circulation of Origin Power in the Moonlight Great Hand was clearly visible.

"Whoosh!"

When divine sense was attached to the Ou Huang Mace, its power suddenly surged.

The Ou Huang Mace went directly for the key point in the Moonlight Great Hand 'Origin Power flow.

"Smack!"

The Moonlight Great Hand paused slightly, then burst forth with a dazzling light from within, before transforming back into countless streams of light and dissipating into the air.

"Hmm? You can withstand my palm strike even before you've fully formed Myriad Phenomena." A childlike voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

The old man in black robes held the Blood Demon Banner, standing high in the sky looking down, his cold gaze fixed on Zhou Hao.

"Such a prodigy at such a young age, how could I possibly let you live!"

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