Cultivating Great Divine Powers
A large golden fish swims among the clouds high in the sky.
For the first time, Ao Xiaobao, who was away from his father's clan, lay on the bow of the Golden-Scaled Boat, looking at the vast and magnificent sea outside, very excited.
Well, if you ignore the large bump on its head that hasn't subsided yet, and the jewels hanging all over its shell, it's actually a very energetic little Whirling Turtle.
The 'teaching' of Ao Xuan and Ao Xiong was very effective. A second-generation demon like Ao Xiaobao had no shortage of cultivation techniques or Origin Liquid. After a few days, he had already progressed from the initial stage of the Purple Mansion realm to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm.
Now that he had a spirit beast, Zhou Hao felt justified in slacking off.
He allowed the spirit beast Ao Xiaobao to control the Golden-Scaled Boat, following the route he had drawn, towards the ' Quiescence Sea ' Upper Sect was located.
As for himself, he leaned against the stern, lying comfortably inside the boat, cultivating his spiritual path.
When it comes to cultivation, the posture doesn't matter. As long as the true essence and divine power in the body circulate smoothly, it's fine even if you're lying down.
At this moment, an image from a inherited message was appearing in Zhou Hao's mind.
It was an endless, vast world of seawater.
An elderly man with black hair stood there simply, as if he were standing at the center of the world.
The sea surged all around, with each wave higher than the last.
The black-haired old man calmly and slowly practiced his punches amidst the surrounding waves.
Wow~~~~
The waves surged ever higher.
Zhou Hao focused all his attention on the black-haired old man practicing boxing.
Those seemingly ordinary punches felt like an endless wave, and with each punch, the power of the previous one was more profound and powerful than the last.
finally--
As the black-haired old man unleashed his final punch, the endless ocean and surging waves of the entire world seemed to freeze instantly.
Boom~~~~
It was as if a giant tortoise, comparable in size to the entire world, had suddenly crashed out.
The endless, mighty sea suddenly surged up a wave that almost swept across the entire world.
In an instant, this world became completely dominated by water, as if it were about to return to chaos.
The video ended there.
No matter how many times he watched it, Zhou Hao was still so shocked that he held his breath.
Given the strength of the black-haired old man in the video, he had no doubt that he could shatter that world with a single punch.
"He's too powerful. The black-haired old man in the image is definitely a Dao Ancestor who is even stronger than Pure Yang True Immortal," Zhou Hao thought to himself.
"It's just unknown whether the master of the immortal Immortal Mansion who left behind the legacy was the black-haired old man, or whether the master of the Immortal Mansion recorded this scene while watching the black-haired old man practice his fist techniques, and that scene was ultimately preserved in this legacy."
However, neither situation is meaningful to Zhou Hao at this moment.
He knew that perhaps only when he was powerful enough could he figure everything out.
"While the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability Power technique is precious, the image in my mind is the most valuable thing," Zhou Hao exclaimed.
Those who become great beings possess physical appearances that contain profound mysteries of the Great Dao. Even visualizing a black-haired old man practicing martial arts in one's mind can be considered a top-tier Visualization Technique, capable of nurturing the soul.
Of course, the primary purpose of those images is to allow the recipients of the teachings to perceive the profound mysteries of the Way of Water.
In Zhou Hao's view, every wave, every surge, and even every drop of water in the images, if carefully observed, would touch him in a subtle way.
With that slight touch, Zhou Hao immediately drew upon the mist within the Blue Flower Space, entering a state of enlightenment free from thought and desire.
"Splash splash splash~~~"
Hearing the sound of water behind him, Ao Xiaobao, who was lying on the bow of the boat, turned around in confusion.
Just then, water droplets appeared out of thin air beside Zhou Hao, who was lying on the stern of the boat. They were crystal clear and beautiful under the sunlight.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Gradually, more and more water splashed, and the wind joined in.
In the end, the area inside and outside the Golden-Scaled Boat was filled with surging waves.
"This is..." Ao Xiaobao stared in disbelief.
"The Domain Realm of the Dao? Or the fusion of the Domain Realm of the Dao of Water and the Realm of Wind?"
After cultivating for over eight hundred years and comprehending a trace of the True Meaning of the Dao, it entered the Purple Mansion, becoming the strongest genius in the history of its Whirling Turtle Clan.
Zhou Hao has already reached the Domain Realm of the Dao in two of his paths?
That's insane!
The surging waves continued for a long time before slowly dissipating.
Zhou Hao opened his eyes and couldn't help but sit up and stretch.
"So comfortable."
Just now, he seemed to have transformed into splashes of water, completely merging into the Dao.
This feeling of becoming one with the Tao is extremely wonderful.
As Flowing Water Shui ascended to the Domain Realm of the Dao, his divine soul was also nurtured by the Dao and thus improved.
Now, Zhou Hao's divine sense spreads out and can easily cover a range of two hundred miles, which is twice as powerful as before.
"If one could comprehend the secret technique of the black-haired old man's punches, that would be terrifying."
With his current level of understanding, he could only tell that it was an extraordinary secret technique.
It seems to be a means of continuously accumulating and building up energy.
The longer it takes to build up momentum, the more terrifying it will be when it finally explodes.
Just like at the end of the video, the black-haired old man's punch, after years of building up power, almost shattered the entire world.
"Let's focus on cultivating the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability first."
Since this secret technique exists in the image, it must be a secret technique that is compatible with the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability.
He has only just begun to grasp the basics of the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability. Even if he could comprehend some of the mysteries of this secret technique, he probably wouldn't be able to use it effectively.
Swish!
A black gourd appeared on the deck in front of Zhou Hao.
It contained a full 300,000 jin of Origin Liquid.
The Slovenly True Person said he absorbed over five thousand catties of Origin Liquid to cultivate the first level of supernatural powers, but it was still just a drop in the ocean.
Zhou Hao then took out the magic gourd containing the most Origin Liquid.
Although the ' Xuanwu Great Divine Ability ' inheritance contains even more profound content, the divine power techniques that Zhou Hao has obtained so far are already extremely complete.
This supernatural power places a great burden on the body, so only those with a perfect divine or demonic physique can cultivate it.
In other words, Zhou Hao cultivates the first God-Devil Body Refining technique, the Chiming Nine Heavens Map. The Purple Mansion Divine Body, nurtured by the Solar True Fire and the Lunar True Water, requires a perfect divine and demonic body from the very beginning to successfully enter the field.
If one is cultivating a common God-Devil Body Refining technique, one must at least reach the Myriad Phenomena Manifestations Realm before even beginning to cultivate.
Cultivating this supernatural power has two main benefits. First, it makes the body as resilient as a cultivator's magic weapon, making it impervious to weapons and attacks from enemy magic weapons. Second, it can elevate the already terrifying power of a master of God-Devil Body Refining refinement to the limit of their current level.
Of course, to cultivate one's body, one needs a massive amount of Origin Power, and one must also reach the level of God-Devil Body Refining Refinement before one can cultivate.
Besides enhancing physical abilities, another extraordinary aspect of this supernatural power is the appearance of Turtle-Snake phantom behind the user each time the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability.
It was a secret technique similar to the ' Taiji Grindstone ' that Zhou Hao had comprehended, a method of killing enemies by manipulating the power of heaven and earth.
To enhance the power of the Turtle-Snake phantom, one does not need to expend Origin Power, but only requires an extremely high level of Dao attainment.
The higher one's level of understanding of the Dao, the greater the power of the tortoise and Turtle-Snake phantom.
If one cultivates to the extreme, one can even directly annihilate and refine the body of an ordinary God-Devil Body Refining of the same realm using only the phantom image of Turtle-Snake.
The stern of the Golden-Scaled Boat.
Zhou Hao began cultivating the first level of the <Xuanwu Great Divine Ability> technique.
As the divine power within him circulated, tortoise shell patterns appeared on his body.
"Whoosh~~~"
With a thought, Zhou Hao used his divine sense to control the black gourd to send out a column of Origin Liquid, which he swallowed.
After the Origin Liquid entered the body, a layer of hazy blue light gradually appeared on the tortoise shell pattern.
The azure light was initially faint, but as Zhou Hao continued to absorb the Origin Liquid, the azure light gradually became more intense.
The tortoise-shell pattern on the surface of his skin also became increasingly ancient and profound.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...
Streams of Origin Liquid gushed from the magic gourd and were absorbed into Zhou Hao's body.
Later, he stopped opening his mouth altogether and directly manipulated the magic gourd above his head, pouring out the primordial Origin Liquid at will.
No matter how much Origin Liquid it contained, as soon as it came into contact with the layer of blue light on his body, it was directly absorbed and eventually merged into the tortoise shell patterns on his body.
Having already been struck down by Zhou Hao's level of enlightenment, Ao Xiaobao felt as if his mind had been struck by a heavy hammer once again upon seeing Zhou Hao cultivate in this manner.
"Is his body a bottomless pit? Isn't he afraid of being burst by the terrifying energy?"
It had witnessed its father Ao Xuan, and its second uncle Ao Xiong, cultivating. In the past few days, it had progressed from the initial stage of the Purple Mansion to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and had also absorbed several hundred catties of Origin Liquid.
But it had never seen anyone as ferocious as Zhou Hao, absorbing and devouring a thousand catties of Origin Liquid into his body.
That's not water; it's the purest Origin Liquid of heaven and earth, each drop containing a large amount of vital energy.
Just like cultivators practicing Qi cultivation, absorbing 800 jin in the Purple Mansion stage is considered laying the foundation for becoming a Celestial Immortal, while absorbing around 10,000 jin in the Myriad Phenomena Manifestations stage indicates an extremely solid foundation.
Even if one enters the Nascent Soul realm, 100,000 Origin Liquid is enough to achieve the Nascent Soul perfection.
Of course, the more advanced the cultivation technique, the more Origin Liquid it can refine, but that's about all there is to it.
In just this short time, Ao Xiaobao estimated that Zhou Hao had absorbed tens of thousands of catties of Origin Liquid, and it seemed that he was far from reaching his limit.
This made Ao Xiaobao somewhat suspicious that his master might be Earth Immortal of the Void Return, deliberately disguising himself as Purple Mansion Junior Cultivator.
Zhou Hao could not possibly be Earth Immortal of the Void Return.
However, the "Xuanwu Great Divine Ability" is the top-tier divine power that the powerful Xuanwu Great Emperor possessed, which made him famous Three Realms.
To rank among the top 100 of the countless supernatural powers and secret techniques in the Three Realms is naturally no simple feat.
To master this skill, one must consume a massive amount of Origin Liquid resources; it is a major hurdle in cultivating this divine ability.
Most of Xuanwu Great Emperor's other direct disciples did not cultivate this great divine power to its fullest potential because they did not have enough resources to cultivate it.
It should be noted that when they received the inheritance and began to cultivate this supernatural power, most of them were already at the Void Return Divine Demon realm, or even the Heavenly God realm.
Even those with such strength couldn't gather enough resources, which shows how difficult it is to cultivate a top-tier divine power.
If it weren't for Zhou Hao and the Slovenly True Person's good luck this time, Ao Xuan would have first helped them kill the Divine Camel Daoist, and then specially exchanged the magic treasure they obtained for Origin Liquid.
For anyone else, even if they obtained this great supernatural power, just gathering enough Origin Liquid for cultivation would be enough to bankrupt Primordial Spirit Daoist and make Earth Immortal of the Void Return tremble at the mere mention of it.
"Whoosh~~~"
As Zhou Hao absorbed the last drop of Origin Liquid, his entire body turned blue, resembling a human-shaped Qingshi statue.
What were originally just faint tortoise shell patterns on the surface of the skin now appear as if they were planted deep within the flesh, exuding an incomparably ancient aura.
"Call!"
Zhou Hao exhaled and slowly opened his eyes.
"My body is stronger now!"
He sensed the changes in his body after cultivating the first level of the technique to perfection.
"Bones, muscles, skin, hair... every part of my body has transformed."
If Zhou Hao's muscles and bones were like tofu before, then after mastering the first level of the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability, his muscles and bones had reached the level of rock.
Brush!
A Scorpion Tail Needles appeared in front of Zhou Hao, and then, under his control, he stabbed it into his arm.
"Bite!"
The mid-grade human-level magic weapon, the ' Scorpion Tail Needles,' was like hitting a piece of fine steel; even the needle tip bent, and it still couldn't pierce his arm skin.
"Having mastered the first level, my body is now comparable to a high-grade human-level magic weapon. Even if I stand there and let Purple Mansion Cultivator attack me, they can hardly hurt me."
"This is only the first level. If you master the second level, it will be comparable to Earth-Grade Dharma Treasure."
"Once the third level is mastered, it can rival a top-grade Earth-rank magic weapon, and is no less powerful than an ordinary Heaven-rank magic weapon..."
Of course, Zhou Hao was only thinking about it.
Cultivating the first level alone consumed 300,000 jin of Origin Liquid. To cultivate the third level, it would require a thousand times more Origin Liquid than the first level.
Three hundred million Origin Liquid??
At that moment, he didn't even dare to think about it.
"According to Senior Ao Xuan, even top-tier figures like Earth Immortal Loose Immortal, Loose Immortals, and even Celestial Immortals don't need Origin Liquid to replenish their magical power; instead, they use Immortal-grade Spirit Pills."
"It seems that to cultivate to the third level, one would need immortal-grade elixirs."
Zhou Hao thought to himself.
This is actually normal.
Otherwise, when celestial beings are engaged in life-or-death battles, do they really need to take out magical treasures and drink hundreds of millions of catties of Origin Liquid to replenish their depleted magical power?
Leaving aside how much time it would take, just swallowing and refining hundreds of millions of kilograms of Origin Liquid would be a problem.
At this time--
"Zhou Hao, we're almost at Crying Snake Island."
Ao Xiaobao, who was piloting the Golden-Scaled Boat at the bow, saw Zhou Hao finish his cultivation and loudly reminded him.
"Okay," Zhou Hao said, "Let's fly straight in."
After obtaining the Xuanwu Great Divine Ability, his previous battle against the Divine Camel Daoist ended before he had had a chance to fully enjoy himself.
On the way to the Quiescence Sea, you will pass by the lairs of various Myriad Phenomena demons and ancient demons of the primordial spirit.
The Whirling Turtle Clan has thrived for hundreds of millions of years and has a deep understanding of the various demon clans and independent cultivators in the surrounding seas.
With the information they provided, Zhou Hao planned to follow the route map, pick some powerful demons to practice against, and also obtain some treasures to exchange for Origin Liquid.
Crying Snake Island was the first stop he chose.
The strongest demon king on the island is a divine beast called "Crying Snake" that has just entered the realm of Myriad Phenomena.
"Hmm? Crying Snake isn't here?"
As soon as the Golden-Scaled Boat approached Crying Snake Island, Zhou Hao's divine sense swept over it, only to discover a few ordinary Myriad Phenomena Great Demons and some Purple Mansion Great Demons.
"It's lucky."
Zhou Hao shook his head.
He couldn't be bothered to kill ordinary powerful demons.
Moreover, the powerful demons he selected were not chosen randomly; they were all those with terrible reputations, even those who were disliked among the demon race.
Like the Crying Snake, which, being a snake, is by nature extremely lewd.
In the past, few cultivators or powerful demons who encountered it escaped being harmed.
In other words, the Whirling Turtle Clan prefers quiet to movement, and its members rarely come out. Since they have never been touched by the Crying Snake, the two old demons, Ao Xuan and Ao Xiong, have been too lazy to move. Otherwise, they would have destroyed that lewd snake long ago.
"Let's go to the next place," Zhou Hao ordered. "That old demon of the Basket Fish' is at the late stage of the Myriad Phenomena, so it's not too bad."
"Okay." Ao Xiaobao excitedly turned the Golden-Scaled Boat around.
Wow~~~
The giant golden fish arrogantly drew a large arc over the Crying Snake Island before quickly disappearing into the horizon.
This chapter sets up the initial premise, laying the groundwork for future developments; it's necessary to include it.
Writing this kind of thing is the most troublesome, as it requires considering many subsequent impacts and plot arrangements, which takes up a lot of time.
As for the next chapter, I can only say I'll write it as late as I can.
It will definitely be sent, but it's hard to say exactly when.