The entire Eastern Wasteland was shaken.
"Could it be that Desolation from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone has emerged?!"
"Could darkness be about to descend?"
Fortunately, the near-Extreme Dao Emperor aura of the Xuanyuan Sword quickly withdrew, held back without being released.
Threads of Extreme Dao Emperor might erupted from the Xuanyuan Sword. Having been bathed in Emperor Blood, it was only a hair away from becoming an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.
By coincidence, the Void Mirror, the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon most thoroughly bathed in Supreme Being blood, was only a hair away from becoming an Immortal Artifact. The Xuanyuan Sword was much the same; it truly made one sigh in wonder.
Under this pressure, even the Tianxuan Saintess had no choice but to retreat.
"I have no desire to cross blades. Leave now!"
Ji Hao spoke with a solemn expression.
The Tianxuan Saintess said nothing. Instead, she took another step forward, and an overwhelmingly powerful aura swept across the entire Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone.
"It seems this cannot be settled peacefully." Ji Hao narrowed his eyes.
Just as the situation grew tense,
Ji Hao suddenly put on an incomparably terrified expression and shouted, "Look, a flying saucer!"
Then, without another word, he transformed into a streak of Immortal Light and fled into the distance.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreat was the best.
However, the Tianxuan Saintess stepped through mysterious footwork and flashed before Ji Hao, blocking his path.
"Now!"
The next moment, Divine Light blossomed, a Quasi-Emperor aura burst forth, and the Xuanyuan Sword slashed out. Heaven and Earth changed color, Qiankun reversed, and the Void collapsed.
When everything finally calmed, Ji Hao was nowhere to be seen.
Only the peerlessly beautiful Tianxuan Saintess remained standing there.
Ji Hao transformed into a soaring streak of light and flew into the distance, already beyond the boundaries of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone.
He glanced at the nine Jade Boxes within his Sea of Bitterness and smiled happily.
He had finally obtained the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine. A huge weight lifted from his heart. While it might not completely remove the Death Qi from his bloodline, it would at least prevent Ji Hao from being as constrained as before, even afraid to break through.
He casually found a cave and set up a great array, even inscribing a corner of the Great Emperor Array Mark.
Opening the Jade Boxes one by one, Ji Hao's eyes shone as he looked at the fragrant divine fruits.
"Should I break through first, or help Jingwei refine the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine first?"
"I should break through first. That would be safer."
In this unfamiliar place, strength was what mattered most. Jingwei would not recover immediately even after refining the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine; she still needed a long period of rest and recuperation. Ji Hao would have to care for her during that time.
He first took out a pink fruit. It seemed carved from pink jade, no larger than a fist, and resembled a tiny pink doll, vividly lifelike. He compared it to his mouth, then took out a red heart-shaped fruit. It was crimson as blood, vivid and beautiful, as if meticulously polished from the most brilliant ruby, its fragrance refreshing the heart and mind.
He stuffed both fruits into his mouth in one bite, his cheeks puffed out like a squirrel's.
Their sweet fragrance seeped into his Five Viscera and six bowels, moistening every inch of flesh and blood. The rich aroma was an irresistible temptation, and the crystalline fruits contained boundless Vitality.
The medicinal power circulated through every part of his flesh. Divine Light enveloped every inch of skin, while the Death Qi in his bloodline was continuously purified. A great sun emerged in his lower abdomen, constantly scouring his Sea of Bitterness.
After being refined, they transformed into incomplete Dao diagrams, unfathomably profound as they continuously imprinted themselves into his body.
His Divine Sense operated at high speed, comprehending the mysteries of the Dao diagrams. Unlike Ye Fan, who needed to mend the wounds of the Great Dao, Ji Hao merely used the medicinal power to scour his Physical Body. The incomplete Laws within the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine circulated through him, further awakening the Emperor Blood in his body.
Drops of Sacred Spring Water fell from the Jade Pure Bottle onto the Bodhi Seed.
Replenished, the Bodhi Seed grew vigorously, and a tender emerald shoot quickly emerged.
Ji Hao's heart became clear and empty. The Wisdom Light Wheel appeared behind his head, sometimes shining like a great sun illuminating all, sometimes becoming a patch of nothingness. He seemed like a young Immortal King, unaware of the passage of Years, letting the mortal world rise and fall as he crossed into his own Immortality.
The medicinal power scoured his limbs and bones, while dense divine essence entered his body. Drops of emerald Fortune Divine Blood condensed, purifying the long-rooted Death Qi. He shone brilliantly, as if Feathering and Ascending to Immortality, Immortal Light spraying from every pore and making him feel indescribably comfortable.
One day, two days, three days... ten days...
Ji Hao opened his eyes. A beam of Divine Light shot three feet into the sky, and his deep, glass-like eyes resembled a blazing Immortal Fire.
In truth, there really was a flame there: the Living Flame. While constantly removing Death Qi, it had also been influenced by the Great Emperor bloodline within Ji Hao, advancing further until it was no weaker than Emperor Flame.
He opened the remaining Jade Boxes one after another.
The Silver Moon Divine Fruit, Vermilion Bird Fruit, Cauldron-Shaped Fruit, and Eight Trigrams Fruit were spotless and flawless, gleaming like seven-colored glass, dazzling beyond compare.
A tiny blood-red Vermilion Bird danced through the air, an ancient little cauldron rose and fell, and a profound Bagua Diagram rotated. It was exceedingly strange.
Essence Qi surged as incomplete Dao diagrams swirled around him, continuously imprinting themselves into his body.
Over the next half month, the cave was suffused with a rich, fragrant aura, while all manner of strange fruits bloomed with incomparably resplendent light.
When refining the Scarlet Bird Fruit, it seemed as though Vermilion Birds danced around him and Phoenixes cried softly. Incomplete Dao diagrams circulated, every inch of flesh trembled, wasted blood was expelled, and fresh blood burst forth from his heart.
Even the Void trembled in response. That was the Great Emperor Law Fragments displaying their might.
When refining the Little Cauldron Divine Fruit, his bones shattered inch by inch before reforming, constantly renewing themselves. The incomplete Dao diagram first resonated with his Emperor Blood, then finally entered his heart and transformed into a seed, waiting to sprout in the future.
When refining the sacred fruit bearing Eight Trigrams scars, eight innate patterns formed Eight Trigrams across the eight directions, surrounding him. One mysterious Dao diagram after another appeared, drowning him as they danced with the Divine Soul in his Sea of Consciousness.
Over these nearly twenty days, Ji Hao's flesh, blood, and bones continuously regenerated. He underwent rebirth and transformation, replacing his blood and being born anew. His entire body cracked apart, his Five Viscera and six bowels rang like heavenly music, and his bones repeatedly shattered and reformed.
This transformation made his Physical Body incomparably powerful. With every gesture, he seemed capable of piercing Heaven and Earth. His Great Emperor bloodline awakened further, as though it could crush the Firmament; he truly resembled a Great Emperor descending into the world.
At this moment, his body was flawless and immaculate, crystalline and nearly transparent. Dazzling scarlet gleamed within his bright red blood, while streams of azure light flowed through it.
With merely a rise to his feet, the Void wailed. His Physical Body was clear and flawless, treasure radiance flowing over it, like an immortal god.
"It's time to break through!"
If he could break through, who would be willing to remain cultivating a single secret realm? The Death Qi that had plagued Ji Hao for over a decade and forced him to seal himself away had finally settled down.
Though it had not been eradicated, only wisps remained, stubbornly surviving within his bloodline.
With a wave of his hand, over a million jin of Source scattered across the ground. Had Ji Hao's Magic Array not been strong enough, the outside world would have immediately seen Source Qi soaring into the sky. Even so, the formerly barren ground had already become full of Vitality, with all kinds of flowers blooming.
Inside the cave dwelling, divine radiance shot into the sky, dazzling beyond measure. Even Ji Hao could not help narrowing his eyes; it was the brilliance emitted by an oceanic amount of Essence Qi.
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