Nine days later, Ji Hao opened his eyes, emanating a simple, natural aura. He existed in harmony with heaven and earth, attuned to their origin, with wind and clouds accompanying his every movement.
He had reached the state of returning to simplicity, bringing all three paths to perfection. He rivaled a perfect half-step master, falling short only in that he could merely draw upon the power of heaven and earth rather than control its underlying laws. Only now did he possess the foundation to ascend to heaven in a single step.
"Before that, I must truly enter the Exterior realm. Otherwise, with a mortal body, I'll never be able to contend with Exterior experts who have crossed the heavenly ladder." Ji Hao made up his mind. He would not pass up the Tathagata Palm either. There could be no regrets once he crossed the mysterious gate, but he only needed to reserve a place for the Tathagata Palm when he attained the Exterior realm.
All martial arts under heaven originated from Shaolin. Although this world had no such saying, there was no question that more than half the Buddhist Sect's cultivation techniques had evolved from the Tathagata Palm.
Any Bodhisattva or Buddha who did not know a move or two of the Tathagata Palm would be too embarrassed to show their face.
The Great Mercy and Compassion Palm was no exception. Although it contained only an insignificant trace of the Tathagata Palm's essence, that was enough for Ji Hao.
Ji Hao rose, preparing to leave the Traces of Immortals. As he passed the Immortal Traces Workshop, a mission caught his attention.
Mission: Give He Jiu a beating. First on the Human Ranking, my ass. I've been sick of this guy for ages. (Just beat him up. Don't kill him.)
Mission