Chapter 207: Heavenly Stele Shadow (Third Update)

After Lu Chunsheng left, Li Hao wandered around the Heavenly Mystery Tower.

The dazzling array of cultivation techniques and various classifications listed made Li Hao feel like he was visiting the Listening Rain Building.

But there was no smell of agarwood here, and it was cleaned more thoroughly, as if it was frequently visited.

In the sunlight shining in from outside the pavilion, the dust was clearly visible, floating on the books of cultivation techniques.

Li Hao first browsed the Imperial Dao cultivation techniques.

Looking for Vein-Opening Methods and Qi-Operating Methods.

The display of cultivation techniques in the Heavenly Mystery Tower was similar to that of the Listening Rain Building. The Absolute Grade cultivation techniques were all placed on the top floor. Li Hao found seven Absolute Grade Qi-Operating Methods and five Absolute Grade Vein-Opening Methods.

The Listening Rain Building only recorded three Absolute Grade Vein-Opening Methods.

The Heavenly Mystery Tower was mainly based on intelligence, so it was understandable to have such a foundation.

Li Hao collected all the cultivation techniques into the panel. With the insights of the sixth stage of the Imperial Dao, after these cultivation techniques were collected, the panel directly showed that they had reached perfection.

Detailed information about the five Absolute Grade Vein-Opening Methods all flooded into his mind.

Li Hao closed his eyes quietly, as if he had practiced the five Absolute Grade Vein-Opening Methods for decades, and many insights were gradually integrated into his memory.

Li Hao also gradually understood the positions of the meridians that these Vein-Opening Methods could open, and which meridians they were.

Compared to the many cultivation techniques he had practiced earlier, there were many overlapping meridians.

As more meridians were opened, the number of overlapping meridians opened by these cultivation techniques also increased.

But despite this, each of the five Absolute Grade Vein-Opening Methods had its own unique route, adding seven new meridians for Li Hao! The original 98 great veins were now 105! Only three great veins were missing to reach perfection! "It's a pity that there are too many overlapping parts."

Li Hao felt regretful in his heart. Each of these five Absolute Grade Vein-Opening Techniques could open more than 50 great veins, but mastering them all, they overlapped with each other, only adding seven great veins.

It was no wonder that opening all the great veins of the whole body was so difficult. For thousands of years in the Great Yu Divine Dynasty, there had been no records.

The difficulty was too high.

It was too time-consuming. Practicing one Absolute Grade Vein-Opening Technique to perfection would take at least decades of hard work.

Even for a genius, it would take ten or eight years.

Ordinary people did not have the Dao Realm insights like him, easily mastering them with the Dao controlling the technique.

Unless relying on lifespan to slowly push, but this also required connections and resources.

"If I could master that Royal Vein-Opening Method, I should be able to complete the remaining three great veins!"

Li Hao thought secretly in his heart.

Unfortunately, this was just thinking.

Practicing the Royal Vein-Opening Method was a capital crime.

This was one of the foundations of the Royal Family and could not be moved lightly.

Li Hao withdrew his thoughts and turned to go downstairs.

On the first floor below, there were many Upper Grade Vein-Opening Methods.

Li Hao flipped through and collected them one by one. As more and more Vein-Opening Methods were collected, the information in Li Hao's mind also increased.

Each Vein-Opening Method collected into the panel was at the perfection level, but it was a pity that they overlapped with the great veins opened by the many Vein-Opening Methods Li Hao had mastered earlier.

Although the routes of each method were different, the meridians opened were not much different.

Li Hao walked down layer by layer.

After collecting more than twenty Upper Grade Vein-Opening Methods, finally, one of the Vein-Opening Methods brought information that stunned Li Hao.

This Lower Grade Vein-Opening Method was extremely strange, taking a different path, and happened to open that last great vein.

All 108 great veins had corresponding cultivation techniques to open them!

After being stunned, Li Hao was overjoyed and couldn't wait to practice immediately.

But this was the Heavenly Mystery Tower, so he still restrained himself and didn't practice here.

Otherwise, if all the great veins of the whole body were connected, plus the Yin-Yang Dual Veins, Li Hao could not guarantee what kind of vision would occur.

The previous Heaven and Earth Dharma Image and Divine Power states had caused a great commotion, and this involved his own martial arts secrets. It was better to hide if he could.

The reason why swords have sheaths is to hide their sharpness.

Now, with the veins opened to perfection, Li Hao returned to the top floor and began to look for body-refining methods.

Similarly, after searching all the way, Li Hao found hundreds of them, and a large amount of information flooded in.

Although he hadn't practiced them yet, Li Hao knew that many of the cultivation techniques inside could temper the physical body areas he couldn't reach earlier.

After practicing them later, his physical strength would definitely improve again.

Next were sword techniques, fist techniques, and so on.

Li Hao mastered and collected them one by one.

Just as he was going up and down collecting them, zither music suddenly floated to the top floor.

"Young General, although there are many secret manuals, don't be dazzled. Let me play a song on the zither to calm your mind, how about it?"

Lu Chunsheng's voice transmission entered his ears.

Although it was an inquiry, the zither sound had already started.

"...... _?"

Li Hao: _

You just want to play the zither yourself... Li Hao slandered in his heart, and had to transmit back: "Thank you, Tower Lord Lu."

Human sophistication, handled.

Following the zither sound from the top floor, Li Hao continued to devote himself to his selection of secret manuals.

Although this Tower Lord Lu's zither skills still needed improvement in Li Hao's view, listening to the second-stage zither skills as background music was indeed not bad.

Moreover, he only needed to glance at the cultivation techniques, and didn't need to truly devote himself to thinking and learning; otherwise, this zither sound would have become the biggest noise.

Time passed.

An hour later, Li Hao collected many of the cultivation techniques inside into the panel.

All the Absolute Grade cultivation techniques were swept away, unless some could not be recorded, such as saber techniques, spear techniques, etc.

He had not entered the Dao with saber and spear techniques, so except for self-realization, the panel could not record them.

But Li Hao had no intention of wasting art skill points on sabers and spears.

Having fist and sword was enough.

Killing the enemy only requires one sword, no need to add a saber or a spear. Mastering more is not as good as mastering essence. After all, art skill points are not blown by the wind.

On this trip, besides completing the great veins, the biggest harvest was the Qi-Operating Methods and movement techniques.

He had mastered very few movement techniques. The Heaven and Earth Traceless Art given by Old Man Feng could be considered a top-tier Absolute Grade study.

Now he had collected many movement techniques. The insights of these movement techniques were integrated into his heart, which greatly improved Li Hao's movement techniques.

"Four Absolute Grade movement techniques, plus Old Man Feng's, plus eighteen Upper Grade movement techniques..."

Li Hao really wanted to try how fast his full burst speed could be now.

Although he could only display one movement technique at a time, Li Hao had practiced these movement techniques to the True State level, and could already take the strengths and make up for the weaknesses, merging them with each other.

Combined with his own Tianren Zongshi Martial Realm to command, the essence of many movement techniques was collected by him and turned into his own things.

Li Hao returned to the top floor with satisfaction, feeling that this Tower Lord Lu's zither sound seemed to have become pleasant to the ear.

"Young General, are there any cultivation techniques you like?" Lu Chunsheng smiled.

Seeing Li Hao come out so quickly, he also secretly praised him as a gentleman in his heart.

Earlier, he let Li Hao choose at will, and he had already prepared for Li Hao to secretly memorize many cultivation techniques.

This was his hint to Li Hao, and also the favor he wanted to sell to Li Hao.

But now it seemed that even if Li Hao had memorized other cultivation techniques, he wouldn't have memorized too many in such a short time.

Taking with moderation is being a gentleman.

"That 'Embroidered Lu Chunfeng' sword technique is not bad." Li Hao brought out an Absolute Grade sword manual and said: "Just this one."

"Young General has a good eye. This sword technique was created by a Three Imperishables powerhouse eight hundred years ago. The sword technique is sharp, but the sword intent is gentle, which is suitable for a gentle nature like the Young General's." Lu Chunsheng smiled.

Although they hadn't had much contact, he could see that Li Hao was different from other military generals and didn't have such a heavy killing aura. His nature was soft and elegant.

This was also one of the reasons why he found him pleasing to the eye.

"Tower Lord Lu is over-praising." Li Hao smiled.

Lu Chunsheng handed the brewed tea to Li Hao and smiled: "Young General, the song I just played, do you have any comments?"

Li Hao: (/ "≡_≡) = If you are bad, practice more... Li Hao coughed lightly and said: "Tower Lord Lu's zither skills are like this cup of tea, sweet and refreshing!"

"Haha..."

Lu Chunsheng laughed loudly, thinking that this brat really knew his stuff.

At the moment, he was in a good mood and said: "Actually, I have another song, which I composed myself. Would the Young General like to listen?"

Although it was an inquiry, his body was already about to stand up from the cushion.

Li Hao was about to open his mouth when suddenly a noise came from outside the building.

Li Hao's physical body was extremely strong. Although the distance was far, he heard it clearly, so he immediately asked curiously: "Tower Lord Lu, what is that over there?"

Lu Chunsheng happened to stand up, glanced outside the pavilion, and then smiled:

"It seems that someone has passed the Heavenly Shadow Stele. Young General, would you like to go see it? By the way, let these disciples of our Heavenly Mystery Tower learn from you."

"Good."

Li Hao agreed.

The two immediately flew out from the pavilion and headed toward the dojo.

Only to see a place on the dojo, where many disciples were gathered.

In front of them, outside the dojo leading to a high mountain, there were numerous black stone steles standing.

These stone steles were two or three zhang high, standing on the ground. If they weren't relatively large in volume, they would look like a row of tombstones.

"Jiang Shijie Tang watched the stele three times and challenged Senior Brother Jiang successfully!"

"Too amazing, she only watched the stele three times!"

"Jiang Shijie Tang is a famous talented woman. Earlier, she practiced that Upper Grade sword technique, entering the door in three times, and becoming nimble in seven days!"

"It's a pity that Jiang Shijie Tang comes from a humble background. Although her comprehension is peerless, she didn't have good resources for cultivation in the early days. Now that she is older, she cannot enter the Qiankun List, otherwise she would have been famous long ago!"

"Shh, do you not want to live? Why mention this taboo?"

"Don't you regret it?"

"Regret your head! You dare to say Jiang Shijie Tang is older, you don't want to live!"

"..."

In front of the stone stele, many disciples discussed in low voices, sighing from time to time.

Suddenly, someone noticed Li Hao and Lu Chunsheng flying over.

To Li Hao, they were extremely unfamiliar, but to Lu Chunsheng, they were extremely familiar.

After all, there was Lu Chunsheng's statue in front of the Heavenly Mystery Tower's mountain gate.

This youth could walk with the General Tower Lord, so whose unicorn son was he? Many people couldn't help but look curiously, but the first thing they did was respectfully salute:

"Disciples greet the General Tower Lord."

Lu Chunsheng nodded slightly, signaling these little guys not to be too polite.

Subsequently, he looked at Li Hao beside him and smiled lightly: "Let me introduce you, this is Young General Hao Tian."

He knew Li Hao's relationship with the Li family, and also knew what Li Hao said at the Tianren Zongshi Assembly, so he didn't touch Li Hao's reverse scale and introduced his original name.

"Hao, Young General Hao Tian?"

Everyone was stunned, and some didn't react for a while.

But not long after, everyone's eyes widened slightly.

In the crowd, a woman who was previously surrounded by everyone, with a slender figure, holding a long sword, her eyes as cold as autumn water, brought a bit of coldness.

At this moment, hearing Lu Chunsheng's introduction, her indifferent eyes couldn't help but slightly freeze, looking at the gentle youth.

As disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Tower, the intelligence they contacted was denser and more, so they naturally knew about the many deeds of this Young General Hao Tian.

"Hao, Young General Haotian?"

Even as a woman, she had a lot of curiosity about that legendary youth.

Seeing the shock and astonishment of the crowd, Lu Chunsheng smiled, and then saw the lonely and cold woman in the crowd. He said to Li Hao:

"This is your first time here, are you interested in trying our Heavenly Mystery Tower's Heavenly Shadow Stele?"

"This is the Heavenly Shadow Stele?"

Li Hao looked at the numerous black stone steles, a bit surprised.

He had heard Second Uncle mention before that the Heavenly Mystery Tower had found a divine stone from outside the sky, containing heaven and earth Dao rhyme, which could leave the shadow of a person's cultivation technique on the stone.

The Heavenly Mystery Tower cut this stone and made it into a Heavenly Shadow Stele, which became a beautiful landscape of the Heavenly Mystery Tower, attracting countless geniuses to go there a thousand years ago.

Later, some things happened, and the Heavenly Mystery Tower only left this stele for its own disciples to use, and it was no longer open to the public.

At this moment, Lu Chunsheng invited Li Hao, also thinking of letting Li Hao try it. If he could leave the figure of this legendary youth on the Heavenly Shadow Stele, this stele would be sealed and used as an incentive for the disciples in the building in the future.

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Li Hao examined the numerous black stone steles, feeling somewhat surprised.

He had heard the Second Tianren Zongshi mention before that the Heavenly Mystery Tower had once found a divine stone from beyond the heavens, which contained the Dao rhymes of heaven and earth and could leave an imprint of a person's cultivation technique on the stone.

The Heavenly Mystery Tower cut this stone into pieces and created the Heavenly Shadow Steles, which became a beautiful scenic spot of the Heavenly Mystery Tower, attracting countless geniuses to visit a thousand years ago.

Later, after some incidents broke out, the Heavenly Mystery Tower reserved these steles only for the use of its own disciples and no longer opened them to the public.

At this moment, Lu Chunsheng invited Li Hao, also thinking of letting Li Hao give it a try; if he could leave the figure of this legendary young man on the Heavenly Shadow Stele, this stele would be sealed and used as an inspiration for the disciples within the tower in the future.

(End of this chapter)