Chapter 98

Chapter 97: Da Huang Also Has a Dao Body

Shang Yun and Shang Pei received the order and immediately rushed to Wuzhou without delay.

After arriving at the back street of Nanyuan, they did not find Ding Hao.

Ding Hao had gone missing, and even the eighty Iron Hoof Riders did not know where he had gone. Shang Yun and Shang Pei could only temporarily stay in Wuzhou, observing the situation.

In Wuzhou City, at the Six Happiness Inn.

On the second floor, in one of the upper rooms, the Heavenly Will Canopy quietly formed an opaque light arc, like a small tent inside the room. Through the Heavenly Will Canopy, one could see a young man sitting cross-legged inside.

Scattered around the young man were lotus seeds the size of fingertips. These were the lotus seeds of the Gangti Treasure Lotus, which had been drained of their spiritual energy and had become useless waste.

This young man was Ding Hao, whose mental energy was now completely immersed in his qi sea.

"The last piece! Hurry up and solidify!"

The qi sea at this moment was completely different from ten days ago. Ten days ago, the qi sea was a vast ocean. Now, it was a lake surrounded by a circle of blue crystals. What Ding Hao was doing was to construct the last piece of the embankment, completely enclosing the qi sea.

In the air, another wave of spiritual energy flew over, like a thin layer of mist.

After waiting for a while, the mist began to solidify. The primordial Gangti spiritual energy of the Gangti Treasure Lotus was like this; if it was not refined within a certain period, it would begin to solidify.

Ding Hao, now skilled at this, used his mental energy to control the solidified blue crystal. Soon, the crystal grew larger and finally formed a huge rock!

"Before, I could only control a small crystal to hover in the air, but now I can control a large piece!" Ding Hao's mind moved, slightly adjusting the position of the huge rock, "Put it down!"

With a splash, the last piece of crystal fell to the outer edge of the qi sea, which was now simply surrounded by a circle. However, this was just the foundation. According to Jiu Nu's words, two more layers needed to be added on top for the true qi sea shore to be built.

"Success! The foundation of the Iron Encircled Mountain is complete!" Ding Hao's face showed joy as he threw away a used lotus seed.

At this moment, Jiu Nu's voice sounded in his ear, "Master, how is it going?"

"You're awake?" Ding Hao's mind moved, and he disappeared on the spot, leaving a black stone on the ground.

Inside the Star Absorption Stone, Da Huang was still sitting cross-legged, while the Xuan Yun Purple Ape was hiding to one side, bullied by the Biyu Jin Si. In the center of the space, blood clouds were rolling, and Jiu Nu had just woken up.

"Jiu Nu, are you feeling better?"

"Almost." Jiu Nu responded and then asked, "How is your refinement going?"

Ding Hao said, "In ten days, I have used one-third of the Gangti Treasure Lotus, as you suggested, to lay a circle of crystal foundation around the entire qi sea."

Jiu Nu said, "Only one-third? But the first circle is crucial. Once the foundation is set, it will be easier. Just keep piling up along this circle, and when it forms a mountain, it will be a perfect qi sea. If everything goes well, you should be able to complete the refinement before the imperial examination! At that time, you will be a true ancient-level innate grand completion, an innate supreme!"

"Perfect qi sea, innate supreme!" Ding Hao's eyes shone with joy, knowing that being called "supreme" at the innate stage was a very prestigious title.

Jiu Nu added, "But don't get too excited. You still need to hurry. I'm most afraid that you won't have enough time!"

Ding Hao said, "It should be enough. As I continue to use it, I'm getting more and more proficient, and the speed is getting faster and faster!"

"Right, that's necessary," Jiu Nu said. "The Spirit Concentration and Qi Transformation Method is a method for invoking spiritual energy that can only be learned during the cultivation period. You learning it now will benefit you in the future! The more proficient you are, the more precise your control over spiritual energy will be! Some people think that as long as their mental energy is strong enough, they can control spiritual energy and manipulate it at will, so they focus on cultivating mental energy! But in my view, mental energy must be strong, but precision is also important. That way, you can use a small amount of mental energy to control a large amount of spiritual energy, which is what a true expert does!"

"Using a small amount of mental energy to control a large amount of spiritual energy!" Ding Hao's eyes lit up again, feeling that Jiu Nu's perspective was truly high and different from the average person.

After chatting with Jiu Nu for a while, Ding Hao gained a lot. He then went to check on Da Huang and found that he had also woken up. Since taking the Divine Essence Fruit, Da Huang had been sitting cross-legged, the longest he had ever sat. Now he had finally woken up.

However, Da Huang's eyes were very confused. Ding Hao asked, "Da Huang, have you reached innate grand completion?"

Da Huang hesitated, "I feel like I have, but it doesn't seem right."

"Doesn't seem right?" Ding Hao asked, puzzled.

After thinking for a moment, Da Huang said, "Reaching innate grand completion should mean refining the original dan, right? But after I refined the original dan, I found another one in my qi sea."

"Refining one original dan, and then another appears!" Ding Hao was stunned, not knowing what was happening.

Jiu Nu thought for a moment and said, "This should be a type of dao body, which has appeared in some top geniuses! If I'm not mistaken, this is called a multi-dan dao body. As long as the qi sea does not reach a certain scale, another original dan will appear. It's a good dao body that can make your qi sea reach an unprecedented scale! However, the downside is that cultivation is a bit slower. For you, a beast, to have this dao body is very rare. If you can reach the scale of a human's qi sea one day, your strength will be terrifying! After entering the cultivation period, you can directly cultivate human immortal techniques!"

"Directly cultivate human immortal techniques?" Da Huang's face lit up with joy. Now his face was very human-like, and his smile was identical to a human's!

Ding Hao thought deeper and said, "Jiu Nu, there are two paths before him. One is to develop as a demon, and the other is to cultivate like a human. Which do you think is better?"

Jiu Nu thought for a moment and finally shook his head.

"I am not a demon, and I have not cultivated. But I feel that if he wants to stay with you long-term, this type of cultivation is the best!"

Jiu Nu was right. If Da Huang developed as a demon, he would have to separate from Ding Hao and venture into the outer realms alone, which would be a problem even if he went to the Nine Provinces Academy. But if Da Huang learned human immortal techniques, he would not be a demon, and there would be no trouble. He could move freely in the Heavenly Will.

Da Huang quickly said, "I don't want to separate. I'll cultivate like this, directly learning human immortal techniques. Maybe one day I can ride a flying sword." As he said this, a look of ecstasy appeared on his dog face.

This grass dog was probably already imagining himself wearing a cape, standing on a flying sword, slicing through the sky.

Ding Hao interrupted his fantasy and asked, "So, is he a demon or a human?"

Jiu Nu said, "He should be considered a demon, but he also has some human characteristics. Let's call him a demon-human."

Ding Hao said, "I think he's more like a human-demon."

Da Huang said, "Better than a grass dog." This guy deeply detested the term "grass dog."

Ding Hao laughed, "You're a grass dog with a dao body!"

Ding Hao left the Star Absorption Stone space, feeling a sense of awe. Da Huang had a dao body, so he needed to work hard. But then he felt smug. What about that Bai Tiancang with his so-called Golden Body Dao Body? Humph, my dog has a dao body, so you're not even as good as a dog in front of me.

Then, he picked up the jade talisman by his side to see what the old man Tang Kongming was doing.

As soon as he looked, his face turned pale with shock!

...

Tang Family Business, Wuzhou Headquarters.

"Welcome, Your Highness, the Crown Prince!" The entire business was on its knees.

Among those kneeling, Crown Prince Tang Yuanhao of the Tang family strode in. These human ants were not even worth a glance from him.

Following him quickly was the Grand Elder of the Tang Family Business. Behind the Grand Elder was a stern, black-bearded man in golden armor, and behind him was a squad of soldiers armed with knives, spears, and swords. These soldiers were different from those in Wuzhou, all with cold, ruthless faces and a killing aura.

In the hall, Grand Manager Tang Kongming and Tang Fei were kneeling.

"Welcome, Your Highness, the Crown Prince! The Tang Family Business bows!" Tang Kongming's seniority was higher than Tang Yuanhao's, but this was a world where only cultivation mattered.

Tang Yuanhao walked past Tang Kongming and sat in the main seat, his eyes scanning the crowd, devoid of any emotion. The phrase "looking down on everything and everyone" perfectly described his state.

The Grand Elder sat in a side seat, the stern man sat on the other side of Tang Yuanhao, and the soldiers lined up on both sides.

The Grand Elder then said, "Rise."

Tang Kongming and the other Tang family employees stood up.

At this moment, a few Tang family maids came to serve tea to the guests. These maids, seeing the Tang Crown Prince, thought to themselves that he was the number one genius of the Tang family, who did not treat human lives as human. They were all trembling with fear, and the cups and saucers in their hands were shaking, making small clinking sounds.

Tang Yuanhao, hearing the clinking, his eyes fell on her, and he said disdainfully, "You, a lowly creature, are fit to serve me tea? Get out!"

The maids were frightened, their faces turning pale.

The Grand Elder waved his hand, "All irrelevant people, leave."

Subsequently, everyone was driven out, and a squad of soldiers also left. The hall's doors were closed, leaving only a few people inside.

Tang Yuanhao then focused his eyes on Tang Kongming and said, "You are the one who almost got killed by an innate cultivator and had your spirit stones stolen?"

Tang Kongming's old face turned red. The news of him almost being killed by Ding Hao and being robbed by Ding Hao had already spread, and everyone knew about it.

"Yes," he could only nod.

"Fool, disgracing the Tang family!"

Being scolded by Tang Yuanhao, Tang Kongming wished he could die at that moment.

He quickly explained, "Your Highness, I have disgraced the family, but Ding Hao was too overbearing, and he had the blessing of an immortal. We were powerless. However, I still want to resign as the grand manager..."

Tang Yuanhao waved his hand, interrupting him, "Don't bother me with these trivial matters. I came here for Ding Hao!"