"Master, are you going to the Central Plains?"
At the border, the little Long Ling looked at Wang Hao with reluctance as they were about to part.
Although the time they spent together was short, he deeply respected his master.
The other party truly held nothing back from him, not only passing on many of the traditions of Tianzhu Buddhist Order, but also the Tathagata Divine Palm and the Great Vajra Demon-Subduing Sword Instruction that he himself created.
This is far superior to the Seven Po Magnetic Field Cultivation Method he obtained from the Wuming Sword Faction Sect, especially the part that uses magnetic fields to temper the body, which is practically perfect.
"My assigned task is to explore the martial arts world of your grasslands. I originally wanted to travel around here, but unfortunately, the environment doesn't allow it, so now I can only travel in the Central Plains!"
Wang Hao sighed and said in a serious tone, trying to fool people.
These words made the two brothers, High Person Longxiang and Little Long Ling Longling, feel extremely embarrassed. They were well aware of the true nature of their grassland tribe; those with weaker strength would have been robbed and wiped out long ago.
This is really not a good place to travel!
"Soon the Human Dao Fortune of the entire Central Plains ancestral land will be revived and gathered within the Huaxia Nation. If your grasslands also want to activate their own Fortune, you must either defeat Huaxia with your strength or integrate into Huaxia. Otherwise, without the protection of Human Dao Fortune, you will be eliminated by the times."
Think it over carefully, the fate of the grasslands is in your hands!
Gently stroking the newly shaved head of the Long Ling Longling, Wang Hao revealed his ultimate goal.
Indeed, he accepted the Long Ling Longling as his disciple partly because he greatly admired him, but more importantly, it was to prepare for his future conquest of the grasslands.
Now that he has come to this world and has the ability, he will never allow the nomadic tribes of the grasslands, the mortal enemies of the Huaxia nation, to exist.
To deal with such foreign tribes, one must either exterminate them completely or assimilate them into one's own society.
Wang Hao wasn't that mad to exterminate an entire ethnic group, so he planned to annex the nomadic tribes of the grasslands and integrate them into the Huaxia nation.
In any case, the greatest characteristic of the Huaxia nation is its inclusiveness, which is enough to embrace all ethnic groups. Only in this way can this hidden danger be completely resolved and the entire grassland become Huaxia pasture.
"Master, what do you think I should do?"
The young Long Ling Longling was somewhat at a loss, after all, this heavy responsibility was far too much to bear.
The High Person Longxiang to the side was also very nervous. This was a topic he had never even considered, let alone dared to think about.
"It's not about what I think should be done, but what you think should be the choice!"
Shaking his head slightly, Wang Hao said in a deep voice, "As far as you grassland people are concerned, I am an outsider and have no right to decide your future. Only you yourselves can make that decision."
If you are confused, you can go around and talk to the herders and local people, listen to their true thoughts, and you will surely gain some insights!
These words made the Long Ling Longling fall into deep thought, while Wang Hao turned to look at the silent High Person Longxiang standing to the side.
He had a good impression of this High Person Longxiang. Although he had a fiery temper, he was an upright and honest man, someone worth befriending.
" Longxiang, would you be willing to become my disciple's protector?"
After a brief silence, Wang Hao revealed his thoughts.
Although the young Long Ling is exceptionally talented, he is still very young and his cultivation is insufficient. He may perish halfway through his journey, so he must have a protector. High Person Longxiang is the most suitable choice.
This guy's talent is also quite extraordinary, and he and the Long Ling Longling are like brothers, even fellow disciples. He would never betray the Long Ling Longling, making him the most suitable protector.
However, in a place like the martial arts world of the grasslands, the strength of the High Person Longxiang is not enough to survive.
So he's going to give this big guy a cheat code.
"This disciple is willing!"
High Person Longxiang was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down to pay homage to Wang Hao as his disciple, even referring to himself as such.
Wang Hao reached out and placed his hand on the top of the High Person Longxiang, gathering his Shock Force to refine the Seven Po Magnetic Field within his body.
Compared to the last time when the Seven Po Magnetic Field Dongfang Bai, this time it was much simpler. On the one hand, his cultivation was much stronger, and on the other hand, the physical body of the High Person Longxiang was much stronger than that of Dongfang Bai.
After all, this big guy is a practitioner of external martial arts, and he has already broken through to the Innate Realm. Under the guidance of his powerful physique, his seven souls are exceptionally strong, making their Awakening much easier.
"I have activated a Seven Po Magnetic Field for you and passed on the Buddhist Order guardian technique, the Indestructible Golden Body. Protect the Long Ling well. I am leaving now!"
After passing on the cultivation technique for the Indestructible Golden Body to the High Person Longxiang, Wang Hao vanished in a flash.
Of course, his Indestructible Golden Body is not the version of the Jue Wushen from the Feng Yun "The Legend of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art" that is actually a replica of the one from the movie. Instead, it is a version that he has developed by combining his own knowledge. To put it simply, it is based on the Golden Bell Shield Divine Art and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, with the addition of the cultivation method of the Seven Po Magnetic Field, and finally fused together.
By combining three divine skills into one, its prestige is enough to make it a guardian deity skill of Buddhist Order.
"Master, your disciple will fight to the death to protect my junior brother!"
High Person Longxiang's face was full of determination and resolve.
The Long Ling Longling watched Wang Hao's departing figure with a complicated expression. He suddenly had a feeling that he might never see his master again.
Long Ling Lama's premonition was correct; Wang Hao indeed did not intend to use the "Shengxiu " alias mode anymore, because it was simply too unbearable.
Although his Thousand Faces Divine Technique had improved somewhat, shrinking his body to this extent all at once still made him very uncomfortable, as if he were forcibly squeezed into a jar.
This is not only a contraction of muscles, bones, and skin, but also a compression of vital organs such as the internal organs and brain. The discomfort is indescribable.
Besides, there was no news on the grasslands that warranted his attention, so there was no need for him to show himself again.
After quickly changing his appearance, Wang Hao arrived at a mountain hollow—or rather, a huge pool of water.
This place was originally a mountain hollow, but someone tampered with it and turned it into a pool. The person who did this was Wang Hao himself.
That's right, this is the sinkhole that hides a huge amount of Profound Iron. After learning about this treasure from Yang Jingzhong, he diverted a stream here, which eventually formed a pool that concealed the entire sinkhole and valley below.
The meteorite was so huge and heavy that this method of concealment was the only option.
Today is the day to retrieve that piece of meteorite iron.
After looking around and making sure there was no one else nearby, Wang Hao decisively darted into the pool.
Although it was the dead of winter and the pool was icy cold, it meant nothing to Wang Hao at the moment.
He quickly dived to the bottom of the water, found the piece of Profound Iron, completely enveloped it with his Innate Divine Sense, and then stored it in his Spirit Sea Space with a thought.
The Dao of Space is indeed mysterious. Although the Profound Iron was extremely heavy, it could not be sensed at all after being put into the Spirit Sea Space, and was completely isolated in another space.
Without delay, Wang Hao swam ashore, panting heavily.
"Miscalculation! Miscalculation!"
Wang Hao's face was extremely pale at this moment, clearly indicating that he had suffered a great loss. He showed both regret and, more than anything, joy.
He had indeed miscalculated. He had only removed the surface soil, assuming the Profound Iron was only one zhang in size. But who would have thought that the Profound Iron was an irregular shape, small at the top and large at the bottom, with a diameter of three zhang at the bottom? He had really made a fortune this time.
Such a huge amount of income naturally caused considerable damage to his Innate Divine Sense. In addition, in order to suppress the young living Buddha's final palm strike, he separated a portion of his Innate Divine Sense, which is why he was in such pain.
However, compared to the near-exhaustion of his Innate Divine Sense, the gains this time were truly immense.
Leaving aside the Star Essence within, this single Profound Iron shell is enough to forge countless divine weapons.
"Next stop is that girl Dongfang Bai's place!"
After recovering slightly, Wang Hao headed towards the nearest Yellow River ferry crossing.
This trip to the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land was indeed very fruitful, especially the apology gift sent by the old Living Buddha at the end, which satisfied him greatly and was enough for him to begin deduce the cultivation method for the three souls.
However, in order to fool those masters of the Esoteric Sect, he had used up a lot of his Fortune Points, and now he only had a few hundred in savings left.
This amount of savings is certainly insufficient to deduce the cultivation method for the three souls, so some must be obtained from Dongfang Bai.
I've been collecting some unique skills recently but haven't had a chance to send them over yet, so now's a good time to go and visit.
Wang Hao quickly arrived at the ferry crossing, found a merchant ship, and after negotiating with the owner, hitched a ride.
Because of the favorable winds, the journey was very fast, and they arrived at the old house in the East half a month later. He then changed into Zhu Yanzu's disguise.
"The son-in-law is back!"
Upon hearing that Wang Hao had returned, Granny Song greeted him with a smile and immediately released a flying eagle to send a message to her young mistress who was stationed at Black Wood Cliff.
"You're back, kid!"
Dugu Qiubai, who Dugu Qiubai sunbathing in the courtyard, casually greeted someone, indicating his presence.
" Granny Song, could you please prepare a table of food and wine? Xiao Bai will probably be back soon, and then we can have a family reunion dinner."
Wang Hao casually said something to Granny Song, then strode towards the cheap laborer.
Granny Song knew that the two had something to talk about, so she didn't disturb them and even summoned all the servants around to leave.
"I heard you went and caused trouble for those monks on the grasslands again?"
He picked up the small wine pot beside him, took a satisfied sip, and glanced sideways at Dugu Qiubai.
"How can you call it a scourge? I was there to exchange Buddhist teachings and martial arts techniques; it was a mutually beneficial exchange!"
Wang Hao was displeased and immediately spoke up to defend his innocence.
He didn't want to be unfairly blamed for this.
He then narrowed his eyes and stared at his cheap master, saying with a hint of helplessness, "Master, I've told you before, knowing too much isn't a good thing!"
These words made Dugu Qiubai freeze in his tracks, who was holding the teapot and about to take a sip, and he glared at him angrily.
"What? You still want to betray your master and ancestors? Let me tell you, I have already written down everything I know and hidden it in a secret place. Once I die, A Bai will surely find out. Let's see how you explain yourself then."
Although he spoke with great force, his tone inevitably carried a hint of bravado masking underlying weakness.
There was nothing he could do; Dugu Qiubai knew that this rebellious disciple truly intended to kill him. In fact, if Dongfang Bai hadn't arrived in time last time, the grass on his grave would be three feet high by now.
He really didn't have much confidence when facing this unfilial disciple.
"It's nothing. I also visited your hometown, Master, and met quite a few people."
Wang Hao met the challenge head-on without backing down, launching a blatant threat.
The reason he went to Dugu Qiubai's hometown immediately after leaving the old mansion in the east was to confirm the identities and locations of those people. Once he confirmed their identities and locations, he could then use them to threaten that old man, Dugu Qiubai.
I believe this old guy is a smart man; he knows what to say and what not to say.
Sure enough, this blatant threat made Dugu Qiubai's face darken, and he somewhat regretted passing on the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle to this rebellious disciple.
If I had known this would happen, I should have just crippled that wicked disciple and handed him over to A Bai. Then none of this would have happened.
"Do you have a problem with my Dugu Family? Why did you promise to use those different identities to take on disciples, but then you changed your mind about it all?"
Dissatisfied, Dugu Qiubai quickly changed the subject and questioned someone else.
He had contacted his family some time ago and learned some things. At the same time, he knew very well that Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue were all imposters. Therefore, not accepting the younger generation of the Dugu Family as disciples was just a deliberate trick to make fun of them.
He couldn't stand by and watch that.
"Oh! Looks like those old guys complained to you!"
Wang Hao grinned and recounted Zhu Ruoxue's story in detail, which made Dugu Qiubai's face grow darker and darker, to the point that he couldn't help but crush his beloved jade wine pot.
What a misfortune for our family!
With a dark expression, Dugu Qiubai gritted his teeth and said.
He never expected the truth to be like this. Although he was also a traditional person who preferred sons to daughters, he wasn't that extreme.
What angered him even more was that those bastards had kept this from him, causing him to make the wrong judgment, and then they came to question him.
What a humiliating day!
"While aristocratic families and clans have their good points, it's inevitable that as long as one is human, one will have selfish desires, become corrupt, and develop some dark aspects!"
Wang Hao had long since come to terms with this; every system has its advantages and disadvantages, the only difference being the proportion of those advantages and disadvantages.