Chapter 48

"Immortal!"

Li Dafu was completely stunned there, his body trembling even more intensely, almost kneeling down. He had originally thought that the other party was no ordinary person, but never imagined that the other party was actually an immortal. His heart was instantly filled with excitement because he remembered that the other party had said that his son was a friend of his sect.

"Could it be... could it be that my unworthy son is now also an immortal!"

Just as he was about to ask in a trembling voice, Meng Hao lifted his head and looked out the window. At the same time, a chaotic noise suddenly came from outside, along with the sound of a door being smashed open.

"Li Dafu, get out here for me, my brother is an immortal, he has come to your Li family, and you still don't kneel to greet him!"

As Li Dafu suddenly looked up, Meng Hao had already stood up and walked out. He hurriedly followed behind, quickly arriving at the courtyard of the mansion. There, he saw the broken gate, the groaning servants lying on the ground, and the arrogant Young Master Zhao, who had a hand behind his back and the other raised, with a finger-sized fire snake swirling in his palm. The young man looked proud, especially the fire snake in his right hand, which made everyone around him retreat in fear, not daring to approach.

"Little brother, this is Li Dafu." Young Master Zhao quickly spoke, completely ignoring Meng Hao, who was standing next to Li Dafu.

"You are... hmm?" Zhao Hai lifted his chin and spoke proudly, but suddenly saw Meng Hao standing next to Li Dafu. His body trembled violently, his eyes filled with disbelief, and the fire snake in his right hand instantly extinguished. His face turned pale, and his expression was filled with extreme fear, even subconsciously showing a fawning look, which had become a reflex.

"Li Dafu, you still don't kneel when you see my brother? Let me tell you, my brother is an immortal, do you understand? He can destroy your entire family with a wave of his hand!" Young Master Zhao, not noticing the expression on Zhao Hai's face, was boasting loudly.

"Still, you haven't brought out that young lady, quickly prepare a good room. If that lady serves me well, I will plead for your Li family, maybe even leave a seed for your family, so that your Li family doesn't become extinct." Young Master Zhao became more excited as he spoke, but Zhao Hai behind him was already pale, his body trembling as he looked at Meng Hao, his mind buzzing as he heard his brother's words, instantly alarmed.

"Otherwise, heh, not only will you die, but also the scholar next to you... Who is this? Could he be your Li family's adopted son? You dare to look at me coldly, you are asking for death, my brother is an immortal..." Young Master Zhao's words hadn't finished, but they fell on Zhao Hai's ears like thunder, making Zhao Hai jump up, his face full of anger as he slapped his brother across the face.

"Shut up!!" Zhao Hai's voice was almost tearful, he knew Meng Hao too well, the identity of an inner disciple, the victory over Wang Tengfei, and the cultivation of the sixth layer of Qi Condensation, all of which were well-known in the outer sect. Any one of these could crush him like a mountain.

"Disciple Zhao Hai, pays respects... pays respects to Senior Brother Meng..." As Young Master Zhao screamed in confusion, Zhao Hai fell to his knees with a thud, trembling as he looked at Meng Hao.

When Zhao Hai spoke, the Young Master Zhao, who had been slapped, was stunned, covering his face and speaking subconsciously.

"Little brother, what did you call him, Senior Brother Meng? Haha, so they are family, Senior Brother Meng must have also seen that young lady, so let it go to Senior Brother Meng..."

"Shut up!!" Zhao Hai looked as if he was about to be scared to death, his body trembling violently. His mind was filled with the legends of Meng Hao in the outer sect of the Mountain Support Sect. He jumped up and slapped Young Master Zhao across the face again, furious.

Li Dafu stood there, gasping, staring at Meng Hao in a daze. Although he had guessed that Meng Hao was an immortal, he never expected that this powerful immortal from the Zhao family would be so terrified and trembling after seeing Meng Hao.

Not to mention him, all the Li family servants around were stunned by this scene, looking at Meng Hao with awe.

"Senior Brother Meng..." Zhao Hai knelt there, trembling, his eyes filled with intense fear.

Meng Hao's expression was grim, and he said nothing, just giving Zhao Hai a cold glance.

Zhao Hai's heart trembled even more. He bit his lip, turned to his brother, Young Master Zhao, his eyes filled with resentment. He didn't dare to resent Meng Hao, but he placed all his hatred on his brother.

He raised his right hand and waved it, and immediately a finger-sized fire snake flew out, landing on Young Master Zhao, who screamed in agony, rolling on the ground, and soon became a charred corpse in convulsions.

"Please, Senior Brother Meng, spare me a life." Zhao Hai didn't even look at his brother, kneeling before Meng Hao and bowing repeatedly.

"Since you are attached to the mortal world, from now on, be content to be a mortal." Meng Hao spoke calmly, raising his right hand and pointing into the air. Immediately, Zhao Hai's face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His dantian was shattered, and his cultivation of the second layer of Qi Condensation was completely destroyed. From then on, he was no longer a cultivator but a mortal.

Staggering, Zhao Hai bowed deeply to Meng Hao, turned with a bitter expression, and was supported by his servants, gradually moving away.

"It is my fault for not disciplining him. This is my disciple, who ran away from the sect due to changes. Uncle Li was affected by this." Meng Hao did not look at the departing Zhao Hai but bowed to Li Dafu beside him.

"No, no, thank you, Immortal." Li Dafu quickly shook his head and bowed to Meng Hao, but his mind was buzzing. Meng Hao's words shocked him again. The immortal from the Zhao family was just Meng Hao's disciple, which made his mind buzz.

"Uncle Li, there's no need for this. I and Little Fatty... Li Gui are close friends in the sect. I came to bring him back to his hometown, and I naturally won't ignore such matters." Meng Hao smiled and shook his head, then bowed.

"I will leave now." Meng Hao said, his body flickering as he walked out, quickly disappearing from sight. Li Dafu looked at him with a somewhat melancholy expression, thinking of his own son, but soon a smile appeared on his face, even with a hint of pride and anticipation in his eyes.

"My son has finally learned well, now he has become an immortal. I will go to the ancestral hall to burn incense; this is a great honor for our Li family."

Meng Hao left Yun Kai County, and it was already mid-afternoon. The autumn wind blew, fluttering his long robe, until the mountain wind grew stronger, and Meng Hao arrived at Daqing Mountain.

Standing on the mountain top where he had once muttered about his uncertain future three years ago, Meng Hao's expression showed a sense of reflection. Three years had passed in a flash, and the innocence on his face had been replaced by maturity, but Daqing Mountain remained unchanged, as if it would never change. The river below the mountain continued to flow, seemingly endless.

Looking at the river below, Meng Hao thought of the gourd he had thrown away, and of Senior Sister Xu, Little Fatty, Wang Youcai, and Xiao Hu, whom he had met here.

In silence, Meng Hao suddenly leaped from the mountain top, and a flying sword instantly supported his body, heading straight for the crack in Daqing Mountain, entering it in a flash.

The cave still looked the same. Meng Hao stood there, silently looking around. Senior Sister Xu was at the seventh layer of Qi Condensation back then, and now he had also reached the seventh layer of Qi Condensation, as if the three years had formed a circle, with the starting point and the endpoint both here.

"If these three years were indeed a circle, then my return here today is perhaps a new starting point... As the sages said, one never knows where the path lies until the first step is taken." Meng Hao closed his eyes and opened them after a moment.

"Now that I have taken that step, the only difference is that I lacked money back then, and now I lack spirit stones. It seems nothing has changed." Meng Hao shook his head, thinking of the few spirit stones in his storage bag, which made him somewhat headache. He turned and left the crack, heading down to the river, riding his flying sword at high speed.

Suddenly, Meng Hao's eyes narrowed. He looked up and saw a figure in a golden robe standing on Daqing Mountain where he had stood before, coldly staring at him.

"You really did come back here." The sinister voice echoed around, making the setting sun seem dim, leaving only the mountain top with a look of killing intent and greed.

Shangguan Xiu!

Before the sect was dissolved, he was the first to leave. After waiting for many days, he learned that the Mountain Support Sect had been dissolved and that the Mountain Support Ancestor had intimidated the entire Zhao Kingdom's cultivation world. After some hesitation, he hid his tracks and secretly planned to take a medicinal herb he had long desired, which was now ready to be harvested, having been concealed by him years ago.

Just as he passed by Daqing Mountain, he remembered that Meng Hao had been taken away by Xu Qing on this mountain, so he stayed for a few days, hoping to encounter Meng Hao.

A look of killing intent flashed in Meng Hao's eyes. With his current cultivation at the seventh layer of Qi Condensation, he could determine that the other party was at the ninth layer of Qi Condensation, not yet at the peak but close. If he had enough fortune, once he successfully formed his foundation, he would immediately become a powerful figure in the Zhao Kingdom.

Meng Hao knew he was no match for the other party. Even with more magical treasures, there was a limit, and his storage bag's magical treasures had not yet been restored, and he lacked spirit stones, making it inconvenient to fight.

Without a word, Meng Hao's flying sword hummed, transforming into a rainbow and carrying him away at high speed. Shangguan Xiu sneered, in the sect, he still had some reservations about Grand Elder Ouyang's protection of Meng Hao and dared not attack inner disciples, but now it was different. His desire to kill Meng Hao and find his treasures was very strong. His body flickered, and a talisman appeared, wrapping around his body and sliding forward to chase Meng Hao.

"This time, there is no inner disciple promotion trial, I want to see how you can escape from my hands!" Shangguan Xiu's lips curled into a sinister smile, determined to succeed.

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