Chapter 174: Chapter 174

"It’s nothing," said Zhang Xiaohao. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵

He took out a Blood Sacrifice Fruit, from which pure energy emanated.

"Master, what is this?" Sun Dafu’s eyes narrowed, and he exclaimed with surprise.

"This is called the Blood Sacrifice Fruit; I obtained it with great difficulty," Zhang Xiaohao explained.

"Master, this item is too precious; I absolutely cannot consume it. Please keep it for yourself!" Sun Dafu said.

"Nonsense! Open your mouth," Zhang Xiaohao ordered.

"What ’I’? Did you not hear me tell you to open your mouth?" Zhang Xiaohao snapped.

"Yes," Sun Dafu struggled to hold back his excitement and began to tear up as he opened his mouth.

"Look at you, so pathetic. It’s just a Blood Sacrifice Fruit. Is it really necessary to be ?" Zhang Xiaohao said curtly.

He placed the Blood Sacrifice Fruit into his mouth and prodded at his chest.

The Blood Sacrifice Fruit was swallowed immediately.

"Focus your mind and follow the usual route of cultivation, begin your practice," Zhang Xiaohao reminded.

"Yes," Sun Dafu quickly responded and began to circulate his Cultivation Technique.

Zhang Xiaohao pulled back the covers from his body, held a silver needle between his fingers, his True Qi burst forth, golden light twinkling on the needle. He employed the Heaven-defying First Needle, aiming for the Bai Hui Acupoint on his chest and thrusting it down fiercely.

"Ah!" Sun Dafu moaned in comfortable pain.

His pale face flushed with a healthy color as the silver needle was inserted.

"Concentrate your spirit and quickly refine the Blood Sacrifice Fruit inside you without wasting any of its energy," Zhang Xiaohao urgently reminded.

Sun Dafu blushed and focused his mind, diligently circulating his Cultivation Technique.

Zhang Xiaohao’s hand gripped another silver needle, his True Qi circulating, targeting his Dantian as he stabbed down.

Streams of blood-red essence burst forth from Sun Dafu’s body.

The medicinal power of the Blood Sacrifice Fruit inside him was fully stimulated, and at the same time, the vast vitality from the Heaven-defying Twelve Needles entered his body, neutralizing the enormous energy.

With Sun Dafu’s rapid practice, he absorbed and refined it into pure True Qi.

Holding the third silver needle, a glint appeared in Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes.

The torrential Shennong True Qi erupted from his body, and he executed the Heavenly Reversal Third Needle, stabbing like lightning into Sun Dafu’s upper three pathways at the Yin Yang Kai Tai Acupoint.

A strong momentum suddenly burst out from within Sun Dafu.

As the third needle was administered, all of Sun Dafu’s injuries were healed in that moment.

"Remembering your loyalty, I bestow upon you this great opportunity today! But if you ever dare to be duplicitous, just as I can give, I can take away twice as much! Think carefully about your actions," Zhang Xiaohao thought to himself.

He grabbed at the air.

Holding the fourth needle, the overwhelming presence of the Control Realm completely erupted at that moment.

His gaze narrowed and with a needle containing power brimming with vitality, he stabbed it like lightning into the Tianling acupoint on his head.

Sun Dafu’s body shook violently as a vast sucking force emerged, and the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy, under the insertion of the Heaven-defying Fourth Needle, frenziedly flowed into his body.

At the same time, Sun Dafu’s Cultivation Realm advanced from the Early Stage Foundation Establishment directly to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment without any obstacles.

It might seem like just a small step, but it was a difference like heaven and earth!

Without Zhang Xiaohao’s help, had Sun Dafu cultivated on his own, it would have taken at least ten years, or even longer.

Having executed the Heaven-defying Fourth Needle, even Zhang Xiaohao, with his current Control Realm cultivation, felt a substantial drain.

Large beads of sweat fell from his forehead onto the ground.

His face was ashen, as he endured his weary body.

Zhang Xiaohao didn’t waste any more time, crossed his legs and sat down on the ground, and began to operate the Shennong Battle Sky Technique, crazily absorbing the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy.

With Zhang Xiaohao’s breakthrough to the Control Realm,

The power of this ancient Heaven-defying Technique was fully revealed at this moment.

A huge suction vortex suddenly appeared above Zhang Xiaohao’s head, crazily devouring the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy.

A massive amount of nature’s spiritual energy surged toward him, forming an immense sea of Spiritual Power, which flowed into Zhang Xiaohao’s body and was quickly absorbed and refined by him.

Even Sun Dafu, who was cultivating in bed, benefitted immensely due to his proximity to Zhang Xiaohao.

He too absorbed a vast amount of nature’s spiritual energy, which entered his body and was refined.

Originally, with the Cultivation Technique that Sun Dafu was practicing,

To stabilize his recently achieved Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, he would need to cultivate in seclusion for at least three days.

But now, by riding on Zhang Xiaohao’s coattails, his realm was stabilizing at a visibly rapid pace.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Xiaohao opened his eyes once more; his depleted spirit was almost fully restored.

He got up from the ground and glanced at Sun Dafu, who was still cultivating.

By now, his injuries had largely healed, and his realm had been fully consolidated.

After this incident, Sun Dafu could be said to have a blessing in disguise.

Provided he didn’t die prematurely, he would face no bottlenecks until reaching the Hundred Veins Realm.

With a grasp of his hand, Zhang Xiaohao pulled out the four silver needles from his body, stuck them into a piece of cloth, and stored them in the Shennong Ring.

Just then, a loud collision sound suddenly came from outside.

Zhang Xiaohao’s face darkened, and he swept his Soul Power to take in the situation outside.

A few seconds later, Zhang Xiaohao withdrew his Soul Power, his face cold, and walked outside.

"Son-in-law, you better hide, they’re here again." Seeing Zhang Xiaohao coming out, Sister Zhou hastily said.

"It’s fine, Sister Zhou. A bunch of jumping clowns, I haven’t even taken them to heart," Zhang Xiaohao said.

His footsteps didn’t stop; he continued towards the outside.

"Just be careful, son-in-law," Sister Zhou called out.

Three extended Mercedes were parked, and a group of about a dozen people wearing the outfits of Guan Martial Arts Hall gathered, led by a middle-aged man with a pockmarked face who violently kicked open the villa’s gate, rushing in with murderous intent.

As soon as the pockmarked face man finished speaking, the disciples of Guan Martial Arts Hall behind him threw the dog blood, pig blood, and other dirty things they were holding onto the villa’s wall.

"Smash it! Smash it to death! I want to see whether they refine faster or we smash faster!" the pockmarked face said coldly.

"Understood, third senior brother!" the disciples of Guan Martial Arts Hall sneered in response and picked up bricks to throw at the villa’s windows.

In a moment, all the windows of the villa were smashed.

"Listen up, you rats inside, you have three days. If you don’t hand over that little beast Zhang Xiaohao within three days, it won’t just be splashing dog blood and smashing windows! Don’t make me send an assassin, throw gasoline, and burn this place down with a big fire," the pockmarked face sneered.

As his voice fell, the villa’s gate was opened from the inside.

Cheng Qingsu walked out, her face grim and filled with murderous intent.