Chapter 723: Chapter 723
With a flip of his hand, Cheng Tianxue took out some elixirs from the Shennong Ring to restore his True Qi and swallowed them.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he circulated the Shennong Battle Sky Technique, absorbing nature’s spiritual energy around him and recovering the True Qi he had spent.
As the Shennong Battle Sky Technique fully operated, a terrifying amount of spiritual energy surged toward him, enveloping Zhang Xiaohao in a giant cocoon of spiritual energy.
In the night sky’s stormy winds and rain, before they could hit him, they were dispersed by a powerful force, falling elsewhere.
During cultivation, time flew; two hours swiftly passed. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⟡𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚⟡𝘯𝘦𝘵
Zhang Xiaohao opened his eyes, and after two hours of cultivation, with the aid of those elixirs, he had restored a large portion of his spent True Qi, and his Soul Power had also recovered somewhat.
Even the Bloodline Power depleted by using the Xingtian Battle Axe had recovered by half.
He stood up from the ground.
Zhang Xiaohao looked at the storm in the night sky; even without deliberately doing anything, the storm seemed to dissipate around him due to a powerful, mysterious force as it nearly reached him.
"This rain sure is heavy," Zhang Xiaohao muttered.
Turning his gaze from the sky, he looked at the corpses on the ground.
After thinking for a moment, he flipped his right hand, summoning the Shennong Pill Fire.
"Go!" Zhang Xiaohao shouted softly, hurling the Shennong Pill Fire forward.
The Shennong Pill Fire turned into a straight line, burning everything around under the control of Zhang Xiaohao.
The corpses on the ground were incinerated by the Shennong Pill Fire in moments, turning into ashes; even the pouring rain couldn’t extinguish the Pill Fire.
Zhang Xiaohao retracted the Shennong Pill Fire and was about to step away when his gaze fixed on the spot where the body of the red-haired old man had lain.
His right hand reached out through the air, and a strong suction force burst from his palm, grasping a peculiarly distinct book from the ground into his hand.
"It even managed to survive the burning of the Shennong Pill Fire! Interesting," Zhang Xiaohao said.
Casually, he opened the book.
The book was inscribed with the ancient characters for ’Miscellaneous Chronicles’ on it.
"’Miscellaneous Chronicles’? What is this?" Zhang Xiaohao wondered internally.
He began to read through the book carefully.
After ten minutes or so, Zhang Xiaohao closed the book and casually stored it inside the Shennong Ring.
This book turned out to be an ancient text from the Wind Spirit Sect, recording various peculiar accounts, among which, the explanations of the cultivation realms interested Zhang Xiaohao the most.
Before this, his understanding of the martial realms beyond his current level was always quite vague.
While on the mountain, Master Old Ghost never discussed these realms with him.
Master Old Ghost just told him that the martial cultivation realms, from low to high, were the Body Tempering Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, Hundred Veins Realm, Control Realm, Void Transformation Realm, and Cycle Palace Realm.
As for the realms beyond the Cycle Palace Realm, Master Old Ghost had never discussed them with him.
He always said not to aim too high and to solidify the foundation first! The more solid the foundation, the stronger the burst of power when it comes!
In this ancient book ’Miscellaneous Chronicles,’
It was recorded that beyond the Cycle Palace Realm, there are three major realms.
These are the Luotian Realm, the Taoist Origin Realm, and the Xuanming Realm.
Moreover, this "Miscellaneous Tales" book elaborates very detailed classification of cultivation realms.
The Control Realm is called a ’True Person’, the Void Transformation Realm is declared as ’Supreme Warrior’, the Cycle Palace Realm is known as ’Heaven and Earth Great Power’, and the Luotian Realm is called ’Overlord’!
The Taoist Origin Realm is known as ’Martial Ancestor’, while the Xuanming Realm is known as ’True Monarch’!!
Moreover, besides the introduction of martial realms, there is also an introduction to the cultivation realms of the Xuan Masters.
The cultivation realms of a Xuan Master includes only three major realms, which are the Spirit Rank, Earth Rank, and Heaven Rank!
The Spirit Rank is divided into Early, Middle, and Late stages, corresponding to the martial realms of the Body Tempering Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, and Hundred Veins Realm.
The Earth Rank is also divided into Early, Middle, and Late stages, corresponding to the martial realms of the Control Realm, Void Transformation Realm, and Cycle Palace Realm.
The Heaven Rank is divided into Early, Middle, and Late stages, corresponding to the martial realms of the Luotian Realm, Taoist Origin Realm, and Xuanming Realm.
In addition to these, there is also an introduction to physical strength.
Those who specialize in physical strength are called Ancients.
In ancient times, hundreds of schools flourished, revealing various types of cultivators, including overwhelming numbers of ferocious beasts, mythical beasts, and divine beasts among others.
However, following the conclusion of that unprecedented ancient war, many inheritances, including those divine weapons and cultivators and mythical beasts, seemed to have disappeared overnight.
"Great stuff! Just this ancient tales book alone can cover all my expenses tonight!" Zhang Xiaohao earnestly said.
At the same time, he also gained a thorough understanding of the cultivation realms.
"Ah! It seems that I have been too proud lately! Thinking that by challenging higher realms, defeating some super warriors of the Void Transformation Realm and the Heaven and Earth Great Powers of the Cycle Palace Realm, I thought I was strong. Who would have thought! My strength, set back in ancient times, was merely laughable! The path of cultivation indeed demands weighty responsibilities and a long journey! To walk further on this path, one must always remain vigilant!" Zhang Xiaohao reflected.
With these words spoken, his entire demeanor underwent a profound transformation.
His sharp nature seemed to have become much more restrained.
If before, he was like an unsheathed sharp arrow, now, Zhang Xiaohao was like a perfectly refined boulder, with all his energy perfectly contained.
Immovable as a mountain, stable and imposing! But when moved, he could easily unleash powerful attacks.
Although his level of cultivation hadn’t improved, his mental strength had significantly increased.
Just in terms of combat strength and understanding of martial arts, having reflected, Zhang Xiaohao was confident that if he were to encounter the same red-haired old man again, even without using the Xingtian Battle Axe, he could still slay him!
Zhang Xiaohao looked ahead, his gaze seemingly piercing through the dim void of time, fixed on a certain spot.
"From the information I now possess, only by finding that blood giant can all mysteries be solved! But, before that, it seems I need to take a trip to M country and eradicate those two filthy rats, the John family and the Roland family. Otherwise, when they come over again next time, the warriors they send will definitely be stronger than this red-haired dog," Zhang Xiaohao said with narrowing eyes and a murderous tone.
Not pondering further, he tapped his foot and using the Twelve Heavenly Steps, he rapidly dashed in a certain direction.
With a few flashes, his figure had completely merged with the darkness.
Zhang Xiaohao had returned to the Cheng Family villa.
He took a cold shower and entered his room.
With a sweep of his soul power, in the room, Cheng Tianxue and Su Ruobai were sweetly and quietly sleeping, occasionally shifting to a more comfortable position.
"Heh, these two little girls!" Zhang Xiaohao shook his head and chuckled.
Withdrawing his soul power, he got into bed and drifted off to sleep.
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