"Since you want the other four escape techniques, I'll send them to you another day."
Hao Yun turned around and sat back down in his chair, shamelessly saying...
"Okay, then I'll wait for you here. How about another cup of tea? I'm not in a hurry, I have time to wait."
Shen Gongbao was now in a dilemma. If he were to reveal the other four escape techniques now, he would be contradicting himself. If he didn't, who knew what unexpected things might happen?
"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."
Having already given up his cultivation techniques and escape skills, Shen Gongbao was unwilling to give up on Hao Yun, so he could only pretend to leave and then return halfway.
Using the Five Elements Escape Technique to its fullest extent, Shen Gongbao vanished in the blink of an eye. Hao Yun casually left his seat and, led by the boy outside the door, began to wander around the dojo.
Passing by the naturally high-quality fruit tree, Hao Yun plucked a few fruits and started eating them, completely disregarding whether Shen Gongbao would be angry when he returned.
After eating more than a dozen fruits in a row, Hao Yun felt bloated. The spiritual power provided by the innate spiritual fruits almost made him burst.
Hao Yun quickly returned to the room he had just been in, and sat cross-legged on the ground to begin refining the spiritual energy within his body.
Because the Sword Manual has no follow-up techniques, Hao Yun hasn't studied the Great Celestial Immortal Technique that Shen Gongbao gave him yet, so he can only activate the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Technique to hone his physical strength.
With all his spiritual energy depleted, Hao Yun discovered that the ninth chapter of the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Technique had been partially completed, and he had already refined the power of six dragons.
The ninth chapter requires mastering the power of the nine dragons to be considered complete, and the tenth chapter requires the nine dragons to unite as one.
With the breakthrough in his cultivation technique, Hao Yun's physical strength also improved, and he is now at the mid-stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
Shen Gongbao, who rushed back in a hurry, was so shocked to find that Hao Yun's physical cultivation had broken through that he was speechless for a long time.
"Fellow Daoist is back. Where is your escape technique?"
Upon seeing Shen Gongbao return, Hao Yun reached out to ask for the escape technique.
Shen Gongbao took out four jade slips and handed them to Hao Yun, who accepted them with a smile.
"Don't worry, once the Investiture of the Gods begins, just come to me if you need anything. I won't leave; I'll be waiting for your good news at your temple."
Shen Gongbao was very happy that the invitation was successful, but he had to return to the Chan Sect and did not have time to stay. So he arranged for the boy to take care of Hao Yun and left in a hurry.
After Shen Gongbao left, Hao Yun returned to the orchard and picked and ate all the remaining innate spiritual fruits.
The thirteen innate fruit trees here take at least three thousand years to ripen their fruit once.
The boy following Hao Yun watched Hao Yun devour fruit one after another, his heart aching with heartache.
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Hao Yun, who was frantically munching on fruit, noticed two boys beside him staring longingly at him, so he handed them two fruits.
"Want to eat?"
The two boys wanted to take it, but they were worried about being scolded by their master, so they hesitated for a long time without making a move.
"Don't you like to eat it?"
Hao Yun scratched his head in confusion, took the fruit back, and ate it.
The two boys swallowed hard, their hearts aching so much they could hardly breathe. Why were they being so polite? They should have just accepted it.
After eating all the fruits from the thirteen innate fruit trees, Hao Yun, led by the boy, went to a quiet room to begin refining his spiritual energy.
Hao Yun's first skill to improve was the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon. Internal cultivation was too troublesome, and without a thorough understanding of the laws, improving his cultivation level wouldn't increase his combat power much.
Since I'm going to switch to cultivating the Great Celestial Immortal Technique anyway, I might as well put all my spiritual power into my physical body.
The massive amount of spiritual energy was rapidly consumed as the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Technique was activated, and the strength of the physical body began to increase little by little.
Cultivating the power of the Nine Dragons is not actually difficult, but it consumes a huge amount of resources.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, and Hao Yun's spiritual energy was completely depleted. He had no choice but to take out the spiritual fruits he had collected earlier and consume them in large quantities.
With the supply of spiritual energy, Hao Yun continued his cultivation. It must be said that the innate spiritual fruit he had eaten before provided a lot of spiritual energy.
However, the acquired spiritual fruits that Hao Yun is currently consuming are not as effective. Even after consuming a large quantity, they do not provide as much spiritual power as a single innate spiritual fruit.
In just three days, Hao Yun's spiritual energy was completely depleted, so he had no choice but to continue consuming acquired spiritual fruits.
Almost all the spiritual fruits collected before ended up in Hao Yun's stomach, but it still wasn't enough.
The ninth chapter of the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Technique has only cultivated the power of eight dragons; one more dragon is still missing.
After hesitating for a moment, Hao Yun took out three innate spiritual herbs, gritted his teeth, and swallowed them. Hao Yun originally intended to refine these three herbs into pills.
With a breakthrough imminent, Hao Yun couldn't care less about anything else. Improving his strength was the most important thing. There were too many dangers in this prehistoric era. Not to mention anything else, Shen Gongbao alone put a lot of pressure on Hao Yun.
As the herbs entered his stomach, a gentle spiritual energy emanated from them. Hao Yun focused all his energy on circulating his cultivation technique, transforming the spiritual energy into physical strength.
The dragon-shaped cape coiled around Hao Yun's body shimmered and emitted waves of dragon power.
The two boys guarding the dojo were instantly intimidated by the dragon's might and hid inside the dojo's protective formation, refusing to come out.
About ten days later, the dragon's might dissipated, and Hao Yun, who was cultivating, slowly opened his eyes.
The ninth chapter of the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon has been completed, and the physical body has successfully advanced to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
After stretching his limbs, Hao Yun felt that he could kill Shen Gongbao with a single punch.
Of course, Hao Yun only thought about this. After all, Shen Gongbao was a disciple of the Chan Sect with the peak strength of Taiyi Golden Immortal. Hao Yun was just a physical Daluo Golden Immortal, so he estimated that he would be evenly matched with Shen Gongbao.
After finishing his cultivation, Hao Yun took out the Five Elements Escape Technique that he had extorted from Shen Gongbao.
What Hao Yun currently lacks is speed. Not to mention Shen Gongbao, even any random Golden Immortal could run faster than Hao Yun.
The reason for such a large gap is that Hao Yun's training time was too short.
In the primordial era, which Golden Immortal didn't cultivate for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years?
It's extremely rare for someone like Hao Yun to cultivate to the Golden Immortal level in just a few hundred years. Only those powerful beings can cultivate faster than Hao Yun.
After all, those powerful beings start from a high point; they are basically born as Golden Immortals or Taiyi Golden Immortals.
Hao Yun probed the jade slip with his divine sense and began to study the Five Elements Escape Technique. In fact, this escape technique was similar to what Shen Gongbao had said. No matter which escape technique one cultivated, the speed would be the same in the end.
The reason for dividing things into five elements is to avoid being restrained by others, and also to adapt to different environments.
For example, if you're practicing Water Release, can you take a bath in lava? You still have to use Fire Release.
After some research, Hao Xuan Suan successfully mastered the basics and could barely use it, but naturally, the speed was slower.
If one cultivates to perfection, regardless of which escape technique is used, one can travel 80,000 li in a single breath.
Hao Yun can now travel a hundred miles in a single breath, but this already satisfies him, as it is faster than the Sword Control Technique.
After completing his research on the escape technique, Hao Yun took out the Great Celestial Immortal Manual. After reading it once, Hao Yun did not practice it, as he was worried that Shen Gongbao had set a trap for him.
After putting away the jade slip, Hao Yun continued to cultivate his escape technique. More than a year passed in the blink of an eye, and Shen Gongbao still hadn't returned.
With his stay about to end, Hao Yun became restless. This time in the prehistoric world, he had almost exhausted all the spiritual herbs and fruits he had harvested, leaving only a backpack full of acquired spiritual roots, which were fruit trees.
The quick-thinking Hao Yun set his sights on Taiyi Zhenren, intending to obtain something useful from him.
After greeting the gatekeeper and leaving a communication talisman, Hao set off for Chentang Pass.
Hao Yun, who had mastered the art of escape, was already able to travel a thousand miles in a single breath.
After traveling for several days, Hao Yun finally arrived at Chentang Pass. After so many years, Chentang Pass was still the same, without any changes.
Upon arriving at Li Jing's residence, the steward, seeing that it was Hao Yun, respectfully invited him inside.
"Where is Nezha? Is he home?"
Thinking of that little guy, Hao Yun's lips curled up slightly. He still liked Nezha very much. Although he was a bit naughty, he was very cute.
“Immortal Master, Nezha is currently cultivating with Taiyi Zhenren and should still be in the backyard.”
"Okay, you go ahead and do your thing, I'll go find him."
After many years, the butler had aged considerably, his temples were now gray, and he walked with a swaying gait.
The butler responded, knowing that the young master was close to Hao Yun, so he didn't say anything more.
Heading to the backyard, Hao Yun immediately spotted Nezha being constantly scolded by Taiyi Zhenren.
Although Nezha was reincarnated using the Spirit Pearl, his personality was completely inherited from his mother: impatient, easily angered, and straightforward.
"Master Hao!"
With a shout, Nezha charged forward.
Nezha jumped into Hao Yun's arms, and Hao Yun realized that Nezha had grown a lot over the years. When Hao Yun left, Nezha could still hang on his arm and play, but now he was almost up to Hao Yun's chest.
"Long time no see. I brought you a few little trinkets. See if you like them."
Hao Yun took out a spiked club and a set of Li Long armor from his backpack and handed them to Nezha.
Both of these magical treasures are top-grade acquired magical treasures, which Hao Yun found in the treasure vault of the King of Nanshan.
"like!"
Overjoyed, Nezha took the armor and put it on, and the armor began to shrink as Nezha grew.
As for the spiked club, he was particularly fond of it. This Nezha, the Third Prince, who had violent tendencies, clearly liked this heavy weapon.
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Having received his new toy, Nezha jumped and ran around in the yard.
Hao Yun stood aside, watching with a smile. It has to be said that Nezha, even after growing up, is still that handsome little boy.
"Fellow Daoist, it's been a long time."
Taiyi Zhenren rubbed his hands together as he walked over. As soon as he saw Hao Yun, he thought of the wine Hao Yun brewed, the taste of which was simply unforgettable.
"I have some wine, want a drink?"
Hao Yun took out two jars of wine from his backpack and handed one to Taiyi Zhenren.
"Hehe, then I won't be polite."
Upon receiving the wine jar, Taiyi Zhenren impatiently broke the seal and drank half of the wine in one gulp.