Breakthrough

After this battle, no one dared to underestimate the wasteland region anymore. Even the geniuses of the various races outside the region restrained their arrogance. They had no choice but to accept the reality. Around Shi Hao, they didn’t have the confidence!

Who would dare to face Shi Hao head-on?

Everyone believed that from now on, this would be a difficult problem. It wasn’t that there was no solution, but it really wasn’t easy to find someone from the same generation who could contend against him.

“A bunch of country bumpkins. You’ve gotten used to jumping around in the Mysterious Region, so you came to the wasteland region to behave atrociously. Why don’t you see who’s in charge here?” The big red bird said arrogantly.

Everyone was speechless. The bird called the Immortal Mountain’s people country bumpkins, which had never happened before. It should be the other way around. Wasn’t this place just a savage land in the eyes of the foreigners?

However, right now, no one dared to provoke him. Shi Hao was too domineering. He even dared to kill people from the Immortal Mountain. No one was willing to find trouble with him.

After the battle ended, the manor gradually regained its liveliness.

“Brother, how have you been?” Shi Hao said with a smile as he looked at the Nine-Headed Lion. Back then, they held grudges against each other and used to fight to the death, but in the end, it was resolved.

The nine-headed lion walked over. Its entire body was golden, and its blood energy was exuberant. Even the true pure-blooded creatures of the Archaic Divine Mountains weren’t necessarily its match, because its clan was too powerful.

“During these past few years, I borrowed my clan’s golden divine furnace and completed nine refinements of my true blood. I seized the natural luck of heaven and earth and cultivated rapidly, but I still couldn’t catch up to you.”

The Nine-Headed Lion was a bit conflicted. Back then, it had been beaten up by Shi Hao, but they had also gone through trials and tribulations together. In the end, they turned hostility into friendship. However, the lion was always unconvinced and wished to surpass Shi Hao.

After several years of tempering its body with the ancient divine furnace, it evolved rapidly and was about to become a pure-blooded creature.

However, now that it saw Shi Hao, it felt like the distance between them had always been there. No matter how astonishing it had been in these past few years, it still couldn’t catch up to Shi Hao.

Shi Hao laughed loudly, patting its shoulder. The experience of the Hundred Shattering Mountains back then left a deep impression on him as if it was just yesterday.

“Some of my companions have also come,” the Nine-Headed Lion said.

The Rainbow Luan, Fire Crow, Purple Mink, and Three-Eyed Race brothers appeared. They were the descendants Shi Hao befriended in the Hundred Shattering Mountains. They had joined hands, killing White Tigers and eating the Golden Winged Peng.

The place immediately became lively.

“Let’s go find a place to drink.” When acquaintances met, they were all very happy. They were going to celebrate.

The wasteland region was so large. After being separated for so many years, it wasn’t easy for them to meet again.

Huo Ling’er also walked over, happily chatting with them, saying that she would come back later. She was the hostess of this place, so she had to entertain the cultivators of various clans.

When they met again, everyone sighed with emotion. Shi Hao was already a king-level figure at such a young age, and such news was enough to shake the world. The descendants were all shocked and envious.

“Brother Shi, you really left us shocked. Back then, you were only a naughty child, clamoring noisily in the Hundred Shattering Mountains and trying to eat everything. In the end, your name has already shaken the wasteland region. How time flew. You’ve changed so much.” The Fire Crow said.

Shi Hao laughed mischievously. In the past, even though he was young, he was incredibly savage.

Their small group made people revere them. Wherever they went, the cultivators of the various races would retreat. Even the geniuses from the outer regions would avoid them, afraid of provoking Shi Hao.

“Dignity was obtained through battle, as expected.” The nine-headed lion looked at those creatures with some disdain, saying, “Not long ago, they were still incomparably arrogant, looking down on my wasteland region’s cultivators, but now, they are like this.”

“Brother Shi, you have to be a bit more careful. Offending the Immortal Mountain isn’t a small matter.” The older one of the three-eyed clan brothers reminded Shi Hao.

Shi Hao nodded and said, “Right, I previously killed a young master of Three-Eyed Sacred Mountain in the Fire Clan’s ancestral land. Is he related to you all?”

The two brothers shook their heads. Just like how the human race had a great population, their race’s population wasn’t small either. They were scattered throughout the various regions, and not everyone was related to the others.

Then, the flame crow revealed a secret. It spoke to Shi Hao in his head, telling him to be careful of Fairy Yue Chan.

“What do you mean?” Shi Hao had never looked down on the Heaven Mending Sect’s fairy. She was definitely a woman who could contend against him in the same cultivation realm. Her talent was astonishing.

Not only was she extremely beautiful, but she was also as ethereal as an immortal. Moreover, her strength was rare, and she didn’t fear Shi Hao’s potential. In the future, she might take over the Heaven Mending Sect.

“She has long entered the Formation Arrangement King Realm, and now, she’s going to undergo rebirth. I reckon that once she succeeds, she might target you,” said the Fire Crow.

Shi Hao was surprised. Whenever the word rebirth was mentioned, everyone would be shocked. This was a transformation that was like being reborn, and one would be their old self.

He was already a king. With his endless potential, he didn’t fear experts of that level and was able to move unhindered through the world. However, when he heard this news, he still felt a bit apprehensive.

The fire cave that the Fire Crow Clan resided in was a dangerous place that was submerged in flames all year round. The temperature in the cave was scorching hot and reached an astonishing level.

Fairy Yue Chan had visited the place and plucked a stalk of Burning Flame Spirit Flower. That was an indispensable medicinal herb to refine rebirth medicine.

Once one entered the Formation Arrangement Realm, it would become even more difficult for one to break through. From a certain perspective, Shi Hao and Fairy Yue Chan had walked the path of many people’s lives.

Countless practitioners couldn’t reach this realm even if they cultivated hard for a lifetime. This cultivation speed was comparable to that of the descendants of gods.

After reaching the Formation Arrangement Realm, relying on oneself to break through would definitely be extremely slow. One had to use medicinal herbs to refine the body and open up the various potentials of the human body.

In the Formation Arrangement Realm, the Little Nirvana Pill was the most suitable for cultivators. It could open the divine treasures and break through this realm to enter the next great realm.

“She is so young, yet she is going to surpass the Formation Arrangement Realm like supreme experts?” The Nine-Headed Lion was shocked, feeling a bit of disbelief.

Shi Hao was also surprised. However, after thinking about it carefully, he shook his head and said, “I don’t think so. She’s just making preparations in advance to consolidate her cultivation.”

Now, he had also reached that realm. Even though she was the Heaven Mending Sect’s fairy, he could still handle her. He didn’t believe that she would become a supreme expert. That would be too terrifying.

“Brother Shi, you offended Immortal Mountain and killed Heaven Mending Sect’s supreme expert. It’s not looking good,” said Rainbow Luan.

Shi Hao nodded and said, “It’s fine. Right now, the supreme experts have all hidden themselves, avoiding the great calamity. Even those of the outer regions have already retreated, not daring to come to the wasteland region. It won’t be that easy for others to deal with me.”

The great calamity was about to arrive, and there were rumors that the divine was like grass. Right now, the Immortal Mountain and the Heaven Mending Sect could only send out Formation Arrangement Realm’s kings to go after Shi Hao, so he didn’t care.

He knew that Fairy Yue Chan wasn’t confident, or else she might have already taken action.

In fact, in the current environment, only Shi Yi, Fairy Yue Chan, and the man holding the Chaotic Divine Plate could seriously threaten Shi Hao.

Everyone chatted freely, all of them having a premonition that great changes were about to occur in the wasteland region.

“Brother Shi, why are your advancements so fast? Do you have any experience? Tell us about it.” The Fire Crow and the others humbly asked for guidance.

Shi Hao wasn’t stingy and told them about his experiences and comprehension. Then, he couldn’t help but sigh. After entering this cultivation realm, it was extremely difficult to break through again.

In fact, the creatures who entered this realm were all extraordinary individuals. However, how many of them could break through again and make it into a higher realm?

Often, after a lifetime of bitter cultivation, one would stop here. Otherwise, there would be quite a number of kings in every country. But why was there only one Human Sovereign?

Apart from the creatures of the Archaic Divine Mountains, entering the Supreme Expert Realm was just too difficult.

“The Archaic Divine Mountains preserves the most fundamental aura of heaven and earth and has planted all types of rare spiritual medicines. They’re able to refine the highest level Little Nirvana Pill. That is why supreme experts have appeared from generation to generation.”

“That’s right. Some divine mountains even have sacred medicines that are priceless!”

They all sighed. Ordinary inheritances were simply incomparable.

Shi Hao knew that he could break through in the future and surpass the Formation Arrangement Realm. He was confident enough, but he felt like it would most likely take a long time.

“Brother Shi, you’re only fifteen years old, but you’re already at the Formation Arrangement King Realm. There’s nothing to worry about. There are plenty of opportunities.”

At this age, he had reached this level, which was rarely seen since ancient times. He had surpassed many predecessors. They felt that Shi Hao still found his cultivation too slow, which didn’t make sense.

“My opponent is formidable. I can only continue to break through and reach a higher level. Only then will I be able to intimidate the Immortal Mountain and Heaven Mending Sect,” Shi Hao said.

Everyone was speechless. Their aims were indeed vastly different.

“My grandfather also came. Brother Shi, you can discuss it with them,” said the Nine-Headed Lion. He felt that with Shi Hao’s cultivation, he could stand on equal footing with the wasteland region’s most powerful cultivators.

Shi Hao was tempted and didn’t refuse, especially the Nine-Headed Lion’s bloodline. During the ancient years, they had dealt with many deities, so they knew and understood even more. He wanted to ask for their advice.

This was an even more secluded courtyard. Over half a dozen elders sat inside, discussing cultivation methods. There were ancient vines and praying mats, which gave off a different type of aura.

When Shi Hao was brought in, the elders were all moved. They didn’t act arrogantly, and all of them stood up. They knew who Shi Hao was and understood that as long as he could survive, he should be able to walk freely in this world.

“Greetings!” Shi Hao bowed.

No matter how powerful he was, he was still very respectful to these friendly old men. In fact, these people were all peak Formation Arrangement Realm experts who might become sovereigns one day.

“Young friend, please take a seat. There’s no need to be so courteous.” The one who spoke was a cultivator wearing a black Daoist robe. After being introduced, Shi Hao learned that this was Fire Crow’s grandfather.

These creatures all had good relationships with each other and were very close to an old king from Fire Nation. That was why they were invited into this relatively quiet courtyard.

The world was about to fall into chaos. These people were all worried. Apart from discussing cultivation methods, they were also discussing the great power of the wasteland region.

Shi Hao didn’t act unreasonably but calmly sat down. He was powerful enough to face these people on equal footing. In terms of strength, it was difficult for him to find many opponents.

“Young friend, you have great talent, and that’s rarely seen since ancient times. Reaching the peak at such a young age is truly astonishing,” said an elder wearing a golden robe.

Shi Hao knew that this was the Nine Spirit King, an extremely powerful king, and the Nine-Headed Lion’s grandfather. His strength was terrifying. He was about to enter another great cultivation realm and become a supreme expert.

“I came here to ask some questions on cultivation.” Shi Hao was extremely direct. It was better, to be honest in front of these people.

The Willow Deity had told him about the “great trend” in cultivation, but this type of cultivation realm problem was rarely mentioned. Learning scriptures from these old kings was a good choice.

Fire Nation’s old king was almost two hundred years old with extremely long white eyebrows. When he heard Shi Hao ask about how to quickly break through, he looked surprised and said, “With your talent, your speed is already extremely astonishing.”

Shi Hao knew that the Fire Clansmen knew that he had entered their clan’s ancestral land, so he didn’t try to hide anything. “If I didn’t enter your country’s holy land, I might not have been able to advance so quickly.”

When he thought of this, Shi Hao sighed. They were both ancient countries, so why was Stone Clan’s ancestral land so different?

Fire Nation’s old king said, “The Stone Clan’s ancestral land’s inheritance is even more astonishing. If you’re lucky enough to obtain it, you should be able to surpass the Formation Arrangement Realm in the shortest amount of time.”

“What inheritance does Stone Clan’s ancestral land have?” Shi Hao was shocked. He came from that place. Did he miss something? He carefully asked for guidance.