he had years of martial arts training under his belt! As the future hope for the Western Sea Dragon Palace, even though no one would control him in life, the cultivation of techniques and weapon skill...Chapter 777: Achieving Sainthood!!

Hao Ren was floating as if he were in a black dream, when suddenly, he saw rays of light.

He had fallen back to the eighth layer of heaven!

The headquarters of the Divine霄Pathway Sect, with dozens of mountain ranges, was like an eternal city for cultivators, where lights flickered everywhere!

It could almost rival those super cities on land!

If anything, the Divine霄Pathway Sect was more like a cultivation kingdom! And this headquarters was the capital of that kingdom!

Hao Ren stepped on sword light and floated towards an arbitrarily chosen platform; his chest still hurt faintly. The cultivators coming and going in these floating buildings didn’t pay much attention to Hao Ren’s landing.

Whizz... Whizz... Whizz... Three rays of light flew over from different directions, all aiming at Hao Ren.

Hao Ren had no Divine霄Pathway Sect marks on his body and was thus treated as an intruder!

"My people!"

The matriarch's voice rang out in time, then swept over a talisman that picked Hao Ren up.

Those three "enforcers" who were going to take action against Hao Ren quickly dispersed. All three of them were late-stage Core Formation realm cultivators, and there were at least hundreds of Core Formation realm cultivators in this “Divine霄City,” responsible for maintaining the city’s security.

Hao Ren felt a blur before him and appeared in Qīngfēng’s quadrangle courtyard. It was quiet here; he could no longer feel the noise outside.

"Hao Ren!"

Xie Yujia ran out from one of the rooms in the quadrangle courtyard, saw that Hao Ren was unharmed, and breathed a huge sigh of relief before asking anxiously, "How are you"

Hao Ren shook his head and then suddenly remembered it was already night here. He asked hurriedly, "How many days have passed"

"Three days have passed," Qīngfēng said indifferently.

Hao Ren was secretly shocked; he had only stopped for a moment at the Upper World without even entering the Heavenly Gate, yet three days had already passed in the Lower World.

It was no wonder Lu L琳琳 and Lu L莉莉 were detained in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea and had already exceeded their detention period. And when they came out of the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, they could still play around in Donghai City for a while.

This way, the so-called two hundred years is just a period of confinement for the Upper Realm. Xi Wangmu didn't want Lu L琳琳 and Lu 莉莉 to be away from her side for several centuries continuously, yet she wanted them to learn their lesson, thus sending them down to the Lower Realm to stay in the East Sea Dragon Palace.

"Sigh..." Qingfeng Scattered Immortal let out a slight sigh as he turned around to look at Xie Yujia whose eyes were red and swollen with worry. He felt helpless.

Hao Ren's round trip between realms was just a moment, but for Xie Yujia, it was three days full of anxiety. Her character is too soft; in these three days, she had been worrying and overthinking, fearing that Hao Ren wouldn't be able to come back. She would hide herself away in the guest room every night weeping quietly. How could Qingfeng Scattered Immortal not notice

"Come here!"

Qingfeng Scattered Immortal waved her hand at Hao Ren, thinking of how she had been following him and enduring hardships day in and day out, which made her feel particularly aggrieved.

Hao Ren walked a few steps away from Xie Yujia. Suddenly, Qingfeng Scattered Immortal reached up and pressed on the top of Hao Ren's head.

"Aunt!" Thinking that Qingfeng Scattered Immortal was going to punish Hao Ren, Xie Yujia cried out in surprise.

Unexpectedly, a clean lotus flower slowly bloomed atop Hao Ren's head, unfurling three transparent petals.

"Three-petal lotus. With your Earth-level cultivation realm, you still managed to achieve the level of a three-petal heart lotus, which is commendable." Qingfeng Scattered Immortal withdrew her hand and said with some praise but also frankness.

"Aunt, what's this..." Xie Yujia was puzzled as she looked at Qingfeng Scattered Immortal.

Qingfeng Scattered Immortal looked at Xie Yujia. "All cultivators who reach a profound realm can display their life-attaching lotus, which is essentially the essence of the practitioner's soul. For example, dragon clan cultivators can form a heart lotus when they reach Heaven-level, and it will be a three-petal lotus."

"For those without dragon pearls or crystal cores, if you cultivate with an elixir embryo, at least reaching the realm of Great Perfection in the Elixir Embryo stage is necessary to condense into a three-petal heart lotus."

Qingfeng Scattered Immortal then looked at Hao Ren. "Therefore, dragon clan cultivators' peak Heaven-level actually surpasses the realm of Great Perfection for elixir embryo cultivators because they can form a three-petal heart lotus when they reach Heaven-level, while elixir embryo cultivators only reveal it once they achieve the realm of Great Perfection."

"Aunt, are you talking about the Three Treasures Uniting at the Apex..." Xie Yujia was somewhat clueless.

"Essence is jade flower, qi is gold flower, spirit is nine flowers. Refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, and refining spirit back to emptiness: gathering them atop one's head makes it impervious to calamities. Cultivating to the Great Perfection of elixir embryo stage, then breaking through to the Spirit Transformation realm, that’s true cultivation of the soul."

"Therefore, Yujia, a soul flower is actually nine petals rather than three." Qingfeng Scattered Immortal patted Xie Yujia's cheek and suddenly blossomed a four-petal lotus.

This pure white four-petal lotus emitted soft light, appearing above Qingfeng Scattered Immortal’s head, filling the small courtyard with radiance.

"Upon reaching Heavenly Dragon and Spirit Transformation realm, one's cultivation technique has reached its peak. What they compare is no longer realms but souls. Those who just reach the Heavenly Dragon or Spirit Transformation realm are all four-petal lotuses."

Hao Ren nodded silently, feeling that Qingfeng Immortal’s words opened up a new world for him.

Indeed, whether it be the Heaven and Earth grades of dragon cultivators or the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages of human cultivators, there are roughly early, middle, and late periods. However, once one reaches the Azure Dragon Realm or the Condensation Deity Realm, they have reached the realm of transcendence; all paths lead to the same destination. There is no such thing as an initial-stage Azure Dragon Realm or a mid-stage Condensation Deity Realm.

Buzz… The Four-Petaled Lotus of Gentle Breeze Recluse suddenly emitted brighter and brighter light.

Another petal unfolds!

A Five-Petal Lotus!

The small quadrangle was filled with blinding radiance.

"A five-petaled lotus represents the realm of Great Demon Kings," Gentle Breeze Recluse said calmly as she looked at Hao Ren and Xie Yujia, smiling before continuing.

As she spoke nonchalantly, her soul-bound lotus representing her yuan spirit bloomed yet another petal.

A Six-Petal Lotus!

The quadrangle was bathed in a blinding beam of light.

The entire Divine霄City was instantly illuminated as if it were broad daylight!

"A six-petaled lotus is the realm of Eon Demon Kings. In this world, there will never be more than six Eon Demon Kings," Gentle Breeze Recluse said.

Xie Yujia was shocked as she looked at her grandmother; she didn’t expect that her grandmother would have broken through to a six-petaled lotus all of a sudden!

The cultivators in Divine霄City who saw the white light scattering everywhere were momentarily flustered before they realized that this was actually their sect’s matriarch, Gentle Breeze Recluse, formally exiting seclusion and achieving sainthood!

Actually, with her ability to sense heaven and earth through her life-and-death talisman, Gentle Breeze Recluse could have reached the five-petaled lotus realm ahead of time. She simply held back and pushed for the six-petal lotus realm instead.

Buzz… Buzz… Buzz… The shooting light gradually transformed into talismans that drifted in the eighth layer of heaven.

"Kid Hao, I’ll take your filial piety into account. With sufficient sincerity and perseverance, I will try to help with your grandmother’s matter," Gentle Breeze Recluse said as she retracted her six-petaled lotus slowly.

Hearing this, Hao Ren happily looked up, saying, "Thank you, Grandma!"

He suddenly realized that sending him to the upper world was actually a test by Gentle Breeze Recluse. In reality, she had already planned on delaying for several days before breaking through to the realm of saints and personally interceding on Hao Ren’s behalf!

"But there are some things I can’t interfere with. The spread of demonic qi from the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace is a sign of great chaos in the world, while the appearance of Annoyance of the Primordial Dragon will only bring thick killing intent that can sweep across heaven and earth; it’s also a disaster for ordinary people."

Clearwind Scattered Person looked at Hao Ren and said, "To suppress the heavenly aura and restrain these demonic energies, you must use that supreme treasure in the Dragon Deity Temple. With your current cultivation level, there's no way you can lift it."

"What does Senior Mother mean" Hao Ren respectfully gazed at Clearwind Scattered Person. He knew that her temperament was a bit strange, but she definitely cared for Xie Yujia and understood him.

"Senior Mother will go to the Upper World with Lotus Sixpetal's cultivation level to try and persuade them on your behalf. Whether or not it succeeds is uncertain, but you need to obtain that supreme treasure in the Dragon Deity Temple to gain control of the situation."

When Clearwind Scattered Person said this much, she looked at Xie Yujia. "Actually, since you are a Stone Vein Body, Senior Mother can easily break through it with her current cultivation level."

"Senior Mother..." Xie Yujia looked at Clearwind Scattered Person in surprise.

She saw that Hao Ren had important tasks to handle and hoped that Senior Mother could give her some tasks. If she could improve her constitution, she would be able to help Hao Ren with more things!

"But I didn't expect you to diligently cultivate the Life and Death Talisman and actually transform your Stone Vein Body into a Perfect Yin Body. Senior Mother hasn’t told you because we're worried that some scoundrels might take advantage of you," Clearwind Scattered Person continued.

"Perfect Yin Body" Xie Yujia was somewhat puzzled.

Unexpectedly, the person most concerned about Xie Yujia, Clearwind Scattered Person, did not directly answer her question but turned to Hao Ren and said with a serious expression, "Little Hao, I will do my best for your grandmother's matters. All I ask is that you promise me one thing."

"Senior Mother, please speak," Hao Ren's expression became more solemn.

"You must marry Yujia in an honorable manner! Under no circumstances can you let her down!" Clearwind Scattered Person said each word deliberately.

"Senior Mother..." When Xie Yujia heard Clearwind Scattered Person suddenly mention this, she blushed red with embarrassment.

"Alright, I will fulfill it!" Hao Ren nodded firmly.

Xie Yujia and Zhao Ranzi had already made an agreement. For Hao Ren to do so was not difficult; Xie Yujia subconsciously regarded herself as a member of the Hao family, and Hao Ren did indeed regard her as his girlfriend.

Although their relationship appeared ordinary and peaceful, they were actually experiencing the essence of life.

"A Perfect Yin Body is the best for dual cultivation! If you really want to be with this young man, why not give it to him" Clearwind Scattered Person suddenly turned to Xie Yujia after turning around.

Xie Yujia was startled; then she and Hao Ren were whisked away by Clearwind Scattered Person in a whoosh, flying out of the Eighth Heaven.

"Little Hao, your good fortune is indeed deep. But ultimately, you are still capable of keeping calm. Since I haven’t seen you touch Yujia, I believe that you truly like her. With the current heavenly mandate leaning towards you, there’s a chance for you to break through to Lotus Fourpetal!"

Clearwind Scattered Person turned into a streak of light and swiftly traversed the Seventh Heaven and Sixth Heaven before instantly reaching the high sky above Mystic Peak in the Fifth Heaven. She didn’t give Hao Ren and Xie Yujia any time to react!l energy seeped into him bit by bit.Hao Ren was close to Su Han. Through the torn black robe, he could clearly see a patch of tender skin, causing his heart rate to quicken slightly."Your heartbeat is...