"Boom boom boom..."
A series of thunderous booms, like muffled thunder, echoed from a mountainous area east of the Kunlun Mountain, frightening birds and beasts within a ten-mile radius into fleeing in terror.
The sound originated in a valley filled with hard rocks, where an extremely burly man was repeatedly punching a boulder several meters in size, and the muffled thunderous roar was coming from him.
At this moment, the east and west halves of the valley present two completely different scenes. The west side is scattered with hundreds of boulders of varying sizes, some as large as tens of feet and others as small as several feet.
However, to the east, not a single stone larger than a foot could be found; they had all been smashed to pieces.
It goes without saying that this person is Wang Hao!
After leaving the capital, he entered the Taihang Mountains, traveled south along the mountains, then turned into the Qinling Mountains, then into the Qilian Mountains Qinling Mountains, and finally into the eastern part of the Kunlun Mountain.
Along the way, he traveled while diligently cultivating his skills, and what he was currently cultivating was the Shock Force) from the Nine-Character True Art.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the boulder, several meters in size, seemed to reach its limit and abruptly shattered, turning into a pile of pebbles, each no larger than a fist.
"Whew... Did I finally break through?"
After smashing the boulder, Wang Hao, panting heavily, pulled up his attribute panel to check it.
Host: Wang Hao
Cultivation level: Mortal Realm Second Layer
Spirit: True Spirit Sword Intent (96/100)
Soul: Awakening
Soul: Awakening
God: Acquired Divine Sense (10/100)
Qi: Innate Qi (70/100)
Essence: Bloodline Power (300/1000)
Fortune Points: 1083
Bloodline Divine Ability: Object Storage
Cultivation Technique: Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction, Level Two (Peak of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber /300/1000)
Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Instruction, Level 1 (Mid-Stage of Peak Perfection /100/100)
Nine Revolutions Spirit Nourishing Instruction, Level 1 (Mid-stage of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber /100/100)
Martial Arts: Nine-Character True Art Foundation Chapter - Explosive Force (Mid-stage Complete Integration / Transcendent Mastery )
Shock Force (Early Stage of Complete Integration / Transcendent Mastery )
Ten Stances of Bloody Battle (300/1000)
Lightning Straight-Line Step (Early Stage of Transcendent Mastery )
Thousand Faces Divine Technique (Early Stage of Transcendent Mastery )
Wang Hao was overjoyed to see that the Shock Force had finally reached the initial stage of Complete Integration.
"It wasn't easy!"
With a sigh of regret, Wang Hao felt utterly miserable about cultivating the Shock Force).
The Shock Force is a relatively difficult type of force to cultivate within the Nine-Character True Art. If the difficulty of cultivating the Explosive Force is one, then the difficulty of cultivating the Shock Force is ten.
Therefore, even if one thoroughly comprehends the Shock Force Fundamentals Chapter using the Dao Comprehension Function, cultivation is still not easy. Fortunately, he just successfully broke through with the help of the Dao Comprehension Function.
Of course, in the past six months, he has not only cultivated the Shock Force) technique, but also other martial arts. Among them, the Explosive Force) technique has also broken through the bottleneck by activating his Dao Comprehension Function and advanced to the realm of Complete Integration. He has now reached the middle stage of Complete Integration.
Similarly, he also put a lot of effort into the Lightning Straight-Line Step and the Thousand Faces Divine Technique, breaking through bottlenecks and reaching a state of Transcendent Mastery with the help of his Dao Comprehension Function.
With a little more practice, it can be fully mastered and become one's own martial art.
He would naturally not neglect the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction, the Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Instruction, and the Nine Revolutions Spirit Nourishing Instruction, which are the three basic attributes for cultivating essence, qi, and spirit.
He has cultivated the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction to the peak of the Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber, which is the limit at this stage. As for the rest, he will need to deduce the subsequent techniques before he can succeed.
Even so, his Bloodline Power was raised to 300 points, his strength reached a terrifying 300,000 jin, and the defensive power of his skin was further enhanced, making him completely able to ignore attacks from even the lowest level of Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel weapons.
Of course, this means that the opponent won't use any sword or saber Saber Qi, otherwise the combination of the two would still be very dangerous.
Compared to the Body Tempering Technique, the Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Instruction has made greater progress, already reaching the mid-stage of the Peak Perfection, with Innate Qi increasing to seventy points, soon to reach the maximum value for advancement.
The Nine Revolutions Spirit Nourishing Instruction is the slowest to cultivate. It is still hovering at the initial stage of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber. Its Acquired Divine Sense has only increased to ten points, which is still far from advancement.
However, even ten points of Acquired Divine Sense is quite remarkable, greatly enhancing his control over his body and Innate Qi, and significantly improving his physical flexibility.
All things considered, his current combat strength is at least three times greater than when he left the capital. If he were to face Li Haoran again, he is confident that he could fight him to a draw.
Even if the opponent has no other trump cards, he can wear them down with his own great endurance.
It can be said that in the current martial arts world, as long as those old monsters at the Innate Realm don't show up, he is practically Invincible.
"We'll have to put the Supreme Yoga Tantra on hold for now; let's find the Nine Yang Divine Art first."
After some thought, Wang Hao decided to find the Nine Yang Divine Art first, which was also his main purpose in coming to Kunlun Mountain.
"That mountain peak must be Bright Peak, the headquarters of the Ming Cult!"
Standing up, Wang Hao gazed at a mountain peak over a hundred miles away, which was his next target.
" Wangcai, let's go. We'll rest and have a meal when we get to Bright Peak."
Wang Hao called out to Wangcai, who was playing nearby, then slung the Shameless Greatsword over his shoulder and quickly headed toward Bright Peak, with Wangcai following closely behind.
As early as after confirming that this world was the Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Proud Wanderer, he became interested in the divine martial arts techniques created by Old Master Jin. Among them, the Eastern Heretic's inheritance from Peach Blossom Island and the Five Mountains Swordsmanship from the Cliff of Reflection of the Mount Hua Sect were the results of his active search.
The same applies to the Nine Yang Divine Art this time.
According to the records in the Heaven-Reliant and Dragon-Slaying Chronicle, after Zhang Wuji, the protagonist of that era, mastered the Nine Yang Divine Art in the valley, he sealed it in the valley along with Hu Qingniu's medical book and Wang Nangu's Poison Classic.
The valley was not far from the Zhu-Wu Combined Manor and Ming Cult Bright Peak. Zhu-Wu Combined Manor had long been destroyed and could not be found, but Ming Cult Bright Peak was recorded in the Great Ming Imperial Court.
After all, the Ming Dynasty in this world originated from the Ming Cult, so finding information about the Ming Cult wouldn't be difficult. He had secretly found a map of Bright Peak back when he was at the Blood Robe Tower.
Actually, Bright Peak is easy to find. Just go 200 li (about 100 kilometers) eastward into the Kunlun Mountain, and you'll see the highest peak there.
With a goal in mind, things went much more smoothly. At his current speed, Wang Hao covered over a hundred miles of mountain road in less than an Tokiomi and arrived at Bright Peak, the former site of the Ming Cult.
Upon reaching the Bright Peak, one is greeted by ruins. Clearly, those buildings had long been destroyed in the flames of war, and it was precisely after the founding of the Ming Dynasty that Great Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang, personally ordered the dispatch of an army of 100,000 to annihilate them.
Although only ruins remain, the sheer scale still reveals just how prosperous and powerful Bright Peak once was. It truly deserves its reputation as the number one sect in the world during the era of Heaven-Reliant Sword and Dragon Saber, capable of standing up to the six major sects. It was far more powerful than the Sun Moon Holy Cult of today.
"Luckily, we have some wooden pillars; we don't need to prepare firewood anymore!"
After searching through the ruins, Wang Hao quickly found some severely rotten wooden pillars and beams. He drew the Shameless Greatsword from his back, shaved these pillars and beams into firewood, and lit them. Then he set up the several ferocious beasts he had found on the way up the mountain and roasted them.
Wangcai quickly squatted down beside him, licking his nose and staring intently at the grilled offal, especially the grilled kidneys.
That's its favorite food!
At this moment, Wangcai had grown to be twelve feet tall. When he stood up, he was much taller than Wang Hao, and his shoulders were level with Wang Hao's height. He was much taller than some fine horses, and his strength had reached nearly ten thousand jin.
Unfortunately, it still didn't meet the standard for Wang Hao to ride. After all, although Wang Hao's weight was nothing in comparison, the Shameless Greatsword on his back weighed tens of thousands of pounds, and it was really a bit of a strain for Wangcai to carry it with its current strength.
"Looks like my journey as a husky knight will have to wait a while longer, Hao- Master Hao!"
Looking at Wangcai beside him, Wang Hao couldn't help but sigh.
He was fed up with traveling on foot. The quality of shoes in those days was just so-so. With his intensity of walking, they would break down after only a few dozen miles. In the end, he simply stopped wearing shoes altogether.
He traveled barefoot, because with his current skin defense, even a stab with his Shameless Greatsword couldn't penetrate it; it was much more durable than any shoes.
It's just a bit dirty, but there's nothing we can do about it.
After eating and drinking his fill, Wang Hao climbed to the highest point on Bright Peak, overlooking the surrounding mountainous area. He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "Hopefully that valley isn't more than a hundred miles away! Xiao Mengmeng, activate the Treasure-Seeking Function, target: Nine Yang True Scripture!"
Regardless of whether the Nine Yang True Scripture still exists in that valley after so much time, we still have to give it a try.
Now we can only pray that the valley doesn't extend beyond a hundred miles, otherwise we'll be in deep trouble.
In the previous six months, the system had given him a notification that Dongfang Bai had created his own unique cultivation technique Formless Devil Cultivation Method Art, based on the secret manuals he had sent him, and rewarded him with 1,000 Fortune Points.
Although he had activated the Dao Comprehension Function to accelerate his martial arts breakthroughs during this period, he still tried to retain more than a thousand points of Fortune Points in order to search for the Nine Yang Divine Art.
The Treasure-Seeking Function also has usage restrictions. First Tier items consume one Fortune Points within a hundred miles. For example, when searching for ordinary Heavenly Mountain lotus for Dingzhen little nun Dingzhen in the Great Snow Mountain, it cost one Fortune Points per flower.
Second Tier items, such as top-grade Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, thousand-year-old ginseng, Great Rejuvenation Pill, will consume ten Fortune Points whenever they are within a hundred miles.
As for Third Tier items, such as Innate martial arts, they cost 100 Fortune Points within a hundred miles. Once the distance exceeds 100 miles, the cost increases tenfold, resulting in a consumption of 1,000 Fortune Points.
"Uncle, we've found it. It's 102 li to the southeast."
As always, Xiao Mengmeng was incredibly efficient, finishing the task the instant Wang Hao finished speaking.
Upon hearing Xiao Mengmeng's words, Wang Hao's face darkened, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.
It's only two miles away!
I glanced at the Fortune Points on the attribute panel, and sure enough, it had dropped from four digits to two digits. A thousand Fortune Points were gone just like that.
It's still not this frustrating!
"Forget it, I can just give the Nine Yang Divine Art to that girl Dongfang Bai to make up for it later, it's no big deal."
With a sigh, Wang Hao could only accept his Wangcai. He called to Wangcai, who had also eaten and drunk his fill, and then headed southeast.
Another Tokiomi passed, Wang Hao arrived at a valley—or rather, a sinkhole.
This is a sinkhole hundreds of feet deep, surrounded by smooth, straight cliffs, quite similar to the valley described by Old Master Jin.
Most importantly, the goal that Xiao Mengmeng is guiding us to is right here.
"Wait, uncle, there's a Half-step Innate expert down there. He's spotted you and is on his way. He's very strong, no weaker than Li Haoran. Be careful."
Just as Wang Hao was trying to figure out how to get down, Xiao Mengmeng suddenly spoke up and reminded him.
"No need to remind me, I saw it!"
Wang Hao silently grumbled to himself as he looked solemnly at the burly old man who had suddenly appeared before him.
The opponent's movements were incredibly fast; he barely saw how they appeared, it was as if they were Gui Mei.
The strangest thing was that although the other person's hair and beard were gray, their face looked very young; this was probably the kind of person who looked like a child despite their white hair.
"Han Chinese?"
The burly old man sized up Wang Hao, his brows suddenly furrowing tightly, instinctively revealing a murderous intent.
"Junior Wang Hao, may I ask your honorable surname, senior?"
Staring cautiously at the other person, Wang Hao asked in a low voice.
Although judging from the opponent's appearance, an upcoming battle is inevitable, we cannot fight a muddled battle; we must at least know the opponent's identity.