Chapter 322: Chaos Arises

The one Ao Yan called Ao Zhongdu was an heroic man.

He was burly and majestic, his stature reaching a zhang in length, his cheekbones high and protruding, his nose bridge straight and tall, wearing a dragon-coiled crystal helmet, clad in golden chainmail, wearing a pair of green-skinned cloud-rolling boots, and covered by a bright red cloud-soaring Dharma robe.

He was full of spirit, extremely fierce, like a commander god in the Star Palace, looking extraordinary at first glance!

"It seems this Martial Dao of Gangle and Sha has really allowed you to achieve great things..."

Ao Yan looked at his blood energy, which, although dormant in his shell, was motionless and silent, yet like a majestic heavenly river that had existed for ten thousand ages.

As long as his intention stirred slightly, it would immediately boil, stirring up great power capable of shaking the four poles of heaven and earth!

Seeing this, Ao Yan nodded and sighed with emotion.

"The Immortal Dao has Dao Lords, so why shouldn't the Martial Dao have Venerables? Even you, Grandfather, aren't you a Divine Lord of the Divine Dao? Both are ordained by the Xuan Tribulation, how can one clearly distinguish between high and low, superior and inferior!"

Ao Zhongdu laughed freely upon hearing this, strode up the jade steps, sat opposite Ao Yan, and opened his mouth:

"Grandfather, you didn't want me to cultivate the Martial Dao at first and tried to dissuade me in every way, but what about now?"

Ao Yan shook his head and just smiled faintly:

"Although both are ordained by the Xuan Tribulation, why do you think the orthodox Immortal Dao has the name 'orthodox'?"

Ao Zhongdu raised his eyebrows and was about to retort, but was interrupted by Ao Yan raising his hand:

"I heard you fought a few rounds with the True Person Liu Tuo of the Shenyu Sect recently?"

"It was just an ordinary sparring match, Grandfather, don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion when I take action."

Ao Zhongdu didn't take it to heart.

"I'm afraid it's not that you have a sense of proportion, but that Liu Tuo had to hold back. Liu Tuo only just crossed the Pure Yang disaster not long ago, but you achieved the Dao even before him, why was it only a draw?" Ao Yan teased.

As soon as these words were spoken.

Ao Zhongdu couldn't help but be speechless.

"If it weren't for him obtaining a good treasure, the outcome of this matter..."

Ao Zhongdu smiled awkwardly and said:

"I find it hard to win against him, but he also can't break my treasure body! Why mention such things as relying on external objects?"

Ao Yan laughed:

"Forget it, forget it. I summoned you today not to discuss the Dao with you, but to give you a task, and I need you to make a trip."

"What task? Who are we going to fight again?"

Ao Zhongdu straightened his body with interest and said:

"Fight in Xudu Heaven? Or go outside the heavens to fight?"

"Chen Hang is returning to Changying Lower Academy, presumably rushing to participate in the Four Academies Competition. This child is indeed arrogant, not even willing to wait for the next session."

Ao Yan ignored Ao Zhongdu's enthusiasm and said:

"However, I heard that this child has some discord with the noble clans. When entering the Immortal City, he was once blocked by people from the Xiao clan. Fortunately, Chen Chan was traveling with him, so no major chaos occurred.

And if something happens to him on the territory of the East Sea, then all my previous hard work will have been in vain."

Ao Zhongdu didn't say much, just nodded slightly and asked:

"Understood. Grandfather's meaning is that you want me to lead an army to escort Chen Hang to Changying Lower Academy?"

"Leading an army is unnecessary; the momentum would be too great, which is not good. As for you, of course, you must show yourself."

Ao Yan looked at Ao Zhongdu and exhorted:

"However, you must conceal your identity and just pretend to be an ordinary Long Gong general. If you can avoid revealing yourself, you shouldn't jump out actively... Don't let others, especially Chen Hang, detect anything unusual, understand?"

"Understood, understood."

Ao Zhongdu replied indifferently:

"Then, this journey is also far too dull, isn't it?"

"Do not be careless." Ao Yan shook his head: "Noble clans raise many death warriors, have evil plots, and place confidants everywhere. It's possible they will strike halfway. You must not underestimate them and need to be careful!"

Ao Zhongdu smiled confidently:

"Grandfather is overthinking. With me here to deter them, what petty thief would dare to be presumptuous!"

Ao Yan looked at him and shook his head slightly in his heart.

He just made up his mind that if things really went wrong, he would come forward secretly to deter them.

And the next day, very soon.

A group of armored soldiers in bright helmets and armor, holding flags and swords, guarded a vermilion-wheeled treasure-canopy carriage pulled by several seahorses in the center.

Chen Hang sat in the carriage, while Ao Zhongdu, who had changed his appearance, rode a white rhinoceros head and supported from the side.

In an instant, they broke through the heavy seawater and marched majestically straight toward Mount Jinting in East Mi Prefecture!

Three days later.

The sun was bright in the sky, the sea waves were calm, the clear breeze blew gently, and the white clouds stretched and changed shapes, a scene of leisure and freedom.

And in the carriage, Chen Hang sat on an apricot-yellow meditation cushion, closing his eyes to meditate, sorting out the Jiugong Xuan-One Standard he had just practiced not long ago.

This trip to the Long Gong allowed him to see many outstanding figures from the eight sects and six sects, as well as from outside the heavens.

In the True Dharma Realm, naturally, there were many more mental images.

However, times were different now.

Chen Hang was not lacking in Dao methods now; whether it was Red Water, Divine Thunder, or Sword Escape, they were all top-notch wonderful methods.

He no longer needed to be like a novice, coveting even a Qi Armor Technique as if it were a rare treasure.

And even if there were some powerful secret methods that were very rare.

They were often set with Dao prohibitions, and if he were to cultivate them, it would inevitably attract attention.

If he exposed his own divine strangeness because of this, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

Because of the above reasons, after picking and choosing, Chen Hang only learned the Jiugong Xuan-One Standard secret technique from a disciple of the Huzhao Sect.

This method had a significant origin, created by a giant of the side-door, not used for killing, but a high-level technique of clone and false form.

Because the nine important internal organs in the human body are collectively referred to as the Jiugong, in the Daoist scriptures, they each have different names.

The heart is the Crimson Palace True Person, the kidney is the Cinnabar Origin Palace True Person, the liver is the Orchid Terrace Palace True Person, the lung is the Secretariat Palace True Person, the spleen is the Yellow Court Palace True Person, the gallbladder is the Heavenly Spirit Palace True Person, the small intestine is the Mysterious Spirit Palace True Person, the large intestine is the Unfinished Palace True Person, and the bladder is the Jade Chamber Palace True Person.

Taken together, they are the Jiugong True Persons!

And the Jiugong Xuan-One Standard secret method requires refining a true essence from each of the nine palaces within the body, mixing them through thousands of changes and combinations, so that they can naturally become true and turn into a strand of Jiugong Governor God Qi.

The false body created by this Qi is not only lifelike, making it difficult for people of the same realm to see through.

Even the strength of the false body is superior to the false bodies separated by ordinary incarnation methods, truly a top-notch method!

And at this moment, while Chen Hang was sitting in the carriage, silently operating the Dharma formula, experiencing the wonder of this technique.

His shell suddenly trembled inexplicably.

Immediately.

The panic and pain of a sharp blade at his neck spread fiercely!

In just an instant, he realized this was the warning of the Tai Su Jade Body, and without a word, two sword talismans flew out of his Purple Palace!

But before he could urge his divine intention.

A sound like the sky collapsing and the earth cracking erupted on the sea, black mist rolling and spreading for hundreds of miles, suddenly covering the sky and the sun!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 323 =====