Eternal Heavenly Emperor

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This shouldn't be all of Huo Quan's belongings. A true Heaven Talented like him, who is highly valued by the Sect, wouldn't carry everything with him. Therefore, while there is a lot of Star Stone in this Mustard Seed Ring, it should just be used for purchasing things.

Out there, if you suddenly encounter a treasure you're keen on, wouldn't you be left helpless without sufficient Star Stone?

Who would lend it to you?

Chu Hao put the Mustard Seed Ring into his pocket. He couldn't wear it on his hand for now; otherwise, if it were recognized by Huo Quan's sect elders, they would naturally know that it was he who killed Huo Quan.

—The Ancient Trial Arena was indeed full of slaughter, and it was nothing unusual for someone to die. But Yunliu Sect was too weak, being only a Sixth Grade Sect; they couldn't even stand tall in front of a Fourth Grade Sect.

Due to strict orders from the Upper Three Counties, the Fourth Grade Sects wouldn't dare cross counties to exterminate Yunliu Sect, but finding an excuse to kill Chu Hao wouldn't cause Yunliu Sect to stir things up in the Upper Three Counties for someone from the Lower World.

Taking it a step further, even if Yunliu Sect were willing to do so, what good would it do him? He'd already be dead.

Therefore, without sufficient strength, it's better to stay low-key for a while.

He started walking, leaving the palace passage and entering the real second floor area.

As soon as he went out, he was immediately astonished.

What appeared before him were countless Blade Mountains.

They were indeed Blade Mountains, varying in height, some just a few dozen meters, and others reaching thousands of meters. The peaks were covered in sharp blades, but strangely, each mountain peak had a small hut on top.

Chu Hao came to one of the shorter Blade Mountains and tried to leap onto the small hut on top to take a look. However, as he approached, he suddenly found the gravity increased drastically.

It was completely impossible to leap up.

He thought to himself, he might be pulled down by gravity before even getting halfway up, and if he were to collide with the Blade Mountain, it would be equivalent to being stabbed heavily. No, more than that, at least a dozen times.

Chu Hao tried to pull out a blade, but it seemed to be one with the mountain and couldn't be pulled out. Moreover, the blade's hardness was extremely high, and he couldn't cut through it, leaving him helpless.

It seemed that to reach the top of the mountain and enter the small hut, he would need to force his way through the Blade Mountain.

Chu Hao's curiosity couldn't be contained. Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward towards the mountain.

Pfft, despite already operating the Jade Wall Technique, this protective technique was almost useless against the blade edges. After just seven or eight steps, the blade cut through, causing blood to flow from his feet and intense pain to strike, making him grit his teeth.

Enduring pain didn't mean he wasn't afraid of it.

He gritted his teeth and continued forward, knowing there was no turning back and eager to find out what was in the small hut. After all, these were just flesh wounds, which for a Martial Artist, were painful at the moment but would soon heal without any lasting damage.

With blood constantly flowing, he was glad he chose a relatively short Blade Mountain, only about sixty meters tall. However, due to the increased gravity, his speed wasn't very fast, taking him nearly half a minute to reach the top and enter the small hut.

Inside the hut, things seemed normal, with no blades sticking out from the floor. But to Chu Hao's disappointment, there was nothing in the hut.

Trickster?

As Chu Hao was silently cursing, he suddenly sensed the environment here to be very special. In just this short moment, his mind became clear and serene, with countless brilliant ideas emerging and automatically deriving.

Spirit Chamber.

Two words floated into his mind. For most who entered the Ancient Training Ground, they actually aimed for the Spirit Chambers. In these chambers, one could easily attune to heaven and earth, thus understanding some key points that were otherwise hard to grasp.

Geniuses stuck at the peak of Martial Master viewed Spirit Chambers as shortcuts to breaking through to the Martial Sect level. In fact, it was true; those who entered the Ancient Training Ground and survived either broke through to Martial Sect there or completed the breakthrough within a month after leaving.

The wonders of the Spirit Chamber were beyond words.

Chu Hao immediately wanted to run out.

He didn't want to break through to Martial Sect now. Once he did, Yunliu Sect would definitely interfere heavily with his actions, as he would have grown to a level that the Sect would start to fear.

Before the poison in his body was resolved, Chu Hao didn't want to clash with Yunliu Sect.

But he quickly restrained himself. The Spirit Chamber could enhance comprehension, so why not use it to cultivate the Sky Wind Eight Styles and Mad Thunder Sword Technique? Also, the Crescent Slash, which he was still at a small achievement stage with. If he could reach Great Achievement, its power would naturally be greater.

Besides, he hadn't yet reached the Ten Meridians Peak. Even sensing an opportunity to break through, he couldn't.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look toward the distant peaks. Why were the Blade Mountains of varying heights? The Spirit Chamber was said to vary in quality based on one's performance in climbing the tower.

But now, because of the simultaneous emergence of four geniuses who broke the records of the four towers, it led to this underground region, and the original rules no longer applied.

To enter a Spirit Chamber, one had to climb the Blade Mountain.

Presumably, the higher the Blade Mountain, the better the effectiveness of the Spirit Chamber.

Chu Hao left the small hut immediately and chose the highest peak to ascend. Since there was the best, why settle for less?

Before long, he stopped in front of the tallest Blade Mountain.

This could be extremely dangerous.

While flesh wounds weren't fatal to Martial Artists, losing too much blood would be. Chu Hao had already lost a lot of blood a few days earlier; another major blood loss could result in fainting on the Blade Mountain, extremely dangerous.

This was a severe test of willpower.

Give it a try.

Chu Hao didn't hesitate and started walking up the Blade Mountain, simultaneously operating the Jade Wall Technique and the Sky Stepping Technique.

Movement technique could be used here, but the gravity was too great, sharply reducing the effectiveness of the technique and drastically increasing the consumption of Star Force. Fortunately, there was no need for combat, so consumption was just consumption.

Chu Hao's feet touched the ground continuously, repeatedly using Reverse Sky, but under the immense gravity, his speed was very slow, and the duration of Reverse Sky was short, causing him to fall frequently.

Pfft, pfft, each fall resulted in his feet being pierced, blood flowing profusely. Luckily, he avoided his bones and meridians, suffering only muscle and skin injuries, which were not critical.

He leaped and tumbled on the Blade Mountain, leaving trails of blood.

It was painful.

Chu Hao kept gritting his teeth, but his speed didn't slow; in fact, it grew faster. He was already feeling dizzy, a sign of significant blood loss affecting his consciousness.

Persevere, persevere.

He kept telling himself, his willpower becoming even more resilient, like reborn through fire.

A thousand meters left, eight hundred meters, five hundred meters, one hundred meters.

Chu Hao roared, increasing his speed, zipping through the last one hundred meters to enter the hut at the peak.

This hut was much larger than the previous one, at least five times the size.

Chu Hao sat down with a thud, took out some medicine, and applied it to his feet, then bandaged them.

Sitting there, he slowly moved his hands, beginning to practice the Sky Wind Eight Styles.

At first, he was careful not to use too much force, fearing he might destroy the hut. But he quickly noticed the hut's structure was incredibly stable and made from unknown materials, extremely sturdy, resisting impact.

Countless inspirations floated in Chu Hao's mind, making him frequently feel enlightened. His mind was exceptionally clear, recalling many neglected details, knowing how to modify them.

He focused on integrating the Sky Wind Eight Styles.

The more integrated the moves, the stronger the final "Return to One" style, which could become his trump card.

He sat motionless for long periods, but occasionally he would suddenly jump up and throw a few palms, the moves looking ungraceful but growing increasingly powerful as he progressed in integrating the Sky Wind Eight Styles.

When he was too tired, he ate something and fell asleep directly on the floor.

This hut was indeed peculiar; even in his sleep, he gained martial arts insights. When he woke up, he found an undefined meridian emerging.

The location of this meridian... Damn, it was one of the Reverse Eight Meridians.

Chu Hao was stunned. To break through to Martial Sect, the first step was to draw out the Reverse Eight Meridians within the body, then break through them, which naturally led to becoming a Martial Sect and condensing Starlight.

For most peak martial masters, this first step was exceedingly difficult. Even a genius like Cao Jingwen had been stuck at this stage for nearly a year.

This likely was due to Cao Jingwen attempting to open the Tenth Meridian, wasting a lot of time. It also indicated the difficulty of breaking through to Martial Sect.

But he had merely taken a nap and gained the opportunity.

—Reaching the Eighth Tier Martial Sect required breaking through, but there was no rule stating the meridians had to be expanded to the 100-fold limit. As long as they were broken through, it counted. Therefore, Chu Hao could attempt the breakthrough now, and once the first Reverse Meridian was broken through, he would be a genuine Martial Sect.

A Martial Sect, in terms of level, crushed Martial Masters and possessed Starlight, which was invincible.

How tempting was that?

Chu Hao resisted the urge. Firstly, he sought perfection; without reaching the Ten Meridians Peak, how could he break through? It was merely a matter of time, five to ten days, and he would reach the Ten Meridians Peak, why rush those few days?

Secondly, he didn't want Yunliu Sect to know he had broken through to Martial Sect.

He focused again on the Sky Wind Eight Styles.

One day, two days, three days, after a full ten days, Chu Hao finally completed the integration of three styles, pushing "Return to One"'s power to another level.

He smiled with satisfaction.

The gains from this were significant. Not only did the Sky Wind Eight Styles' power increase, but he also gained the opportunity to break through to Martial Sect.

Since the first Reverse Meridian was already drawn out, he was confident he could break through at any time.

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