Chapter 116 Magic Pill
Option 1: Have Nezha become your disciple (Reward: Lotus Incarnation)
Option Two: Have Nezha become Taiyi Zhenren's disciple (Reward: Stay for ten years)
[Option 3: Become a disciple of Taiyi Zhenren (Reward: Grand Celestial Immortal Technique)]
Unintentionally, Hao Yun triggered the system options, and without thinking much, he directly selected the second option.
After some struggle, Nezha finally became a disciple of Taiyi Zhenren.
The three magical treasures naturally fell into Nezha's hands. For a period of time afterward, Nezha ran around wildly all day long. With Taiyi Zhenren and Hao Yun backing him up, Li Jing could only watch and do nothing even if he wanted to.
If someone speaks ill of Nezha behind his back, his wife will get angry, after all, Nezha is still just a toddler.
Meanwhile, Shen Gongbao, having obtained the Demon Orb, arrived at the bottom of the East Sea and found the Dragon King of the Sea.
Shen Gongbao originally intended to obtain the Spirit Pearl and use it to cooperate with the Dragon King, but unexpectedly, he did not obtain the Spirit Pearl, but instead obtained the Demon Orb.
"Shen Gongbao, didn't you say you would bring the Spirit Pearl? What do you mean by this?"
The Dragon King looked at Shen Gongbao with some dissatisfaction and even a hint of anger in his expression.
"There was a slight...unexpected incident, but the Demon Orb is the same."
Despite Shen Gongbao's stuttering, he has a very quick mind.
"Even if the Spirit Pearl isn't in our hands right now, we'll have a chance to get it someday."
The Dragon King remained silent, only staring at Shen Gongbao.
"Don't worry... the Demon Orb and the Spirit Orb are one. Once you use the Demon Orb, as long as you snatch... snatch... snatch back the Spirit Orb, the two will become one, and you will gain boundless supernatural powers."
The Dragon King snorted, a hint of killing intent emanating from his body.
"I'll trust you one more time. If you dare to deceive us, even if you hide at the ends of the earth, I will bring you back and imprison you in the boundless underwater hell for ten thousand years!"
After saying this, the Dragon King spat out a dragon egg from his mouth.
“This is my son Ao Bing. As agreed, he will become your disciple. You must help him escape this boundless underwater hell.”
During the last great calamity in the primordial continent, the Dragon Clan, the Qilin Clan, and the Phoenix Clan were the ones destined to face the calamity. The three clans fought fiercely, and in the end, they were almost wiped out.
To repay their karmic debts, the three races swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao: the Dragon Clan would suppress the four seas, the Phoenix Clan would suppress the volcanoes, and the Qilin Clan would transform into auspicious omens.
The dragon race was unlucky; when the Heavenly Court was established, it conveniently tricked them, making them suppress the rebellious demons.
No monster that can wreak havoc on the world is easy to deal with. The dragon clan can only suppress them with the full power of the clan, preventing them from even leaving the seabed.
No...no, that won't work.
Suddenly, Shen Gongbao uttered these words, which immediately enraged the Dragon King.
"What did you say? No way!"
"It's either success or death. I want to prove that I am the best candidate among the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun."
The Dragon King, who was about to lose his temper, felt a tightness in his chest and wished he could strangle Shen Gongbao.
"Next time, just nod."
Shen Gongbao, who was determined to accomplish great things, couldn't wait to inject the magic pill into the dragon egg. The dragon egg cracked open, and a small dragon with a pure white body and red patterns on its horns was born.
At Li Jing's residence, Hao Yun was in his room, preparing to swallow the Spirit Pearl to enhance his potential.
To prevent his aura from being leaked, Hao Yun specially set up an array in the room.
Hao Yun took out the egg-sized spirit pearl from his system inventory and swallowed it without hesitation.
As the spirit pearl entered his body, a chill instantly swept through his entire being, and Hao Yun, who had been lost in thought, suddenly felt his mind clear.
About ten seconds later, Hao Yun opened his eyes, looked at his body with a puzzled expression, and checked his cultivation level, but there was no change whatsoever.
"Is that all?"
Sitting there blankly, Hao Yun began to doubt his life. This was a spirit pearl, supposed to enhance potential and cultivation, but he felt nothing at all.
He tried to cultivate the Sword Manual to break through to the Golden Immortal realm, but the wall that blocked his progress still stood in front of him.
Reluctantly opening his eyes, Hao Yun deactivated the surrounding array and prepared to ask Taiyi Zhenren, since he was a Taiyi Golden Immortal and should know the reason.
Taiyi Zhenren, who was teaching Nezha cultivation, was having a terrible headache. Nezha was a very naughty boy and didn't practice properly at all.
"Nezha, if you don't cultivate properly, I'll take back your magic weapon."
"If you take it back, I'll become Master Hao's disciple instead, hehehe!"
Nezha stuck out his tongue and turned to run away, but Hao Yun caught him in his arms.
"Nezha, you're not listening to your master again."
“Master Hao, my master insisted on forcing me to learn magic. Look, I’ve already mastered it.”
Before he could finish speaking, Nezha shrunk rapidly, turning into a little bee that flew around Hao Yun.
"Look, I've learned it all, but my master just doesn't believe me."
Taiyi Zhenren was stunned. He thought Nezha was lying to him. The Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations were extremely difficult to learn. It had taken him over a hundred years to learn the transformation technique before he had made any progress.
"Ahem, now that you've learned it, my disciple, let's learn the next one. How about this fire control technique?"
Taiyi Zhenren knew quite a lot. Seeing that Nezha had learned to transform and no longer wanted to continue cultivating the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals, he took out something new to tempt him.
"I won't learn, I won't learn!"
Hanging on Hao Yun's arm, Nezha began to swing.
"You brat, if you don't listen to your master, you won't learn this or that. So what do you want to learn?"
Hao Yun jokingly scolded Nezha and then removed him from his body.
Nezha stood on the ground, thought for a moment, and then spoke.
"I want to go out and play."
"Alright, I'll give you a day off today. You can go out and have fun for a day, but you have to study hard with Master Taiyi tomorrow, okay?"
Hao Yun patted Nezha's head. After all, he was still a newborn child. No matter how smart or capable he was, he was still a child.
"Okay, I'm going out to play!"
Waving his hands, Nezha dashed off in a flash.
"Remember not to bully others, or I'll spank you!"
"Okay!"
A clear, childlike voice rang out, and Hao Yun sat down in the chair with a smile.
"Fellow Daoist, I gave Nezha a day off without my permission. You won't be angry, will you?"
Taiyi Zhenren shook his head. With Nezha out playing, he was actually much more relaxed. Otherwise, he couldn't stand watching Nezha every day.
"Come, taste my poison-free wine."
When Hao Yun took out the wine jar, Taiyi Zhenren completely forgot about Nezha's mischievousness.
"What a rich and mellow aroma! Fellow Daoist, you really have a knack for brewing wine."
Taiyi Zhenren grabbed the wine jar, took a big gulp, and savored it carefully.
"Fellow Daoist, I've come to you today because I have a favor to ask of you."
Upon hearing Hao Yun's words, Taiyi Zhenren put down his wine jar and asked a question in confusion.
"What is it? If I can help, I definitely will."
Hao Yun hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Sigh, my cultivation is stuck at the Profound Immortal realm. No matter how hard I try, I just can't break through. I don't know why."
Chapter 117 Traveling Through the Primordial Wilderness
Regarding cultivation level, Hao Yun really found the right person.
Taiyi Zhenren took a sip of the Hundred Poisons Wine and then answered Hao Yun's question.
"Breakthrough is simple. Just focus on comprehending the laws of heaven and earth. If you're lucky, you might become a Golden Immortal in the next second. If you're unlucky, it's normal to be stuck for hundreds or thousands of years. But there's one thing you need to be careful about: when you advance to the Golden Immortal realm, there will be a great calamity of heaven and earth, also known as the Three Calamities."
"Three calamities?"
Hao Yun looked somewhat bewildered and asked a question in confusion.
"That's right. These three calamities are trials after becoming a Golden Immortal. The first calamity is the tribulation of lightning that Heaven will send down. You don't need to worry about that. With your current strength, you can get through it."
"The second tribulation is the fire tribulation. When this fire tribulation descends, it will burn you from the inside out. If you cannot withstand it, you will die and your soul will perish."
"After the first two tribulations, there is the final tribulation, the Wind Tribulation. This tribulation is the most severe, and many people have died in this tribulation, their souls scattered by the yin wind."
Taiyi Zhenren patted his large belly, recalling the scene when he had fled from the Three Calamities.
As for Hao Yun, he was pondering whether he could survive the three calamities.
"You don't need to worry too much. The interval between the three calamities is very long, ranging from five hundred to one or two hundred years. You have plenty of time to prepare."
Seemingly worried that his words might frighten Hao Yun, Taiyi Zhenren added another explanation.
Hearing this, Hao Yun clicked his tongue. He seemed to be overthinking things. Even if he advanced to the Golden Immortal realm, his time in this world would be almost over. Once he returned to the main world, there would be no more Three Calamities.
"I'm going to comprehend the laws."
Back at the accommodations arranged by Li Jing, Hao Yun considered whether he should leave.
After resting for a day, Hao Yun took his leave the next day, departing from Li Jing's residence. Hao Yun planned to find a secluded mountain to open a cave for cultivation.
After searching for more than ten days, Hao Yun finally found a low hill with beautiful scenery and abundant spiritual energy.
Just as Hao Yun was preparing to open up his cave dwelling, a monster with a pig's face and a human body, who was extremely ugly, appeared.
"What kind of scoundrel dares to open a cave in my territory? I think you're tired of living!"