In ten months, Xue Kong absorbed the Creation Pill, as well as a large number of low-grade and medium-grade spirit stones in his body, and with his natural spiritual roots, he was able to advance from the second level of the Dao Platform to the fifth level.

Hao Miaojun naturally cannot compare with him.

Although she had some gains during this year, it was just that she condensed two more layers of the Dao Platform and stood at the peak of the early stage of foundation building, that was all.

The owner of Yue Family Villa is even worse.

Before entering the Demon Island, he was at the initial stage of the foundation building of the second-level Taoist platform. Until now, there has been no improvement and he is still at the second-level Taoist platform.

From this, we can see how these two people felt extremely unfair, full of envy and jealousy after hearing that Xue Kong had reached the middle stage of foundation building at the fifth level of the Dao Platform.

There are no eternal enemies in the world of cultivation, only temporary interests.

Hao Miaojun understands this very well.

She looked at Xue Kong and thought to herself, "This person's cultivation is improving rapidly. His skills are definitely extraordinary. Moreover, his cultivation is higher than mine. If I insist on being hostile to him, it will be disadvantageous to me."

"The owner of Yue Family Villa is a man who changes his mind according to the situation. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to join forces with him now since he promised to help me kill Xue San before."

"If I insist, and if Xue San tries to win him over, maybe the owner of Yue Family Villa will turn around and join Xue San in dealing with me."

"It would be better to pretend to make peace with him first, and then find an opportunity to plot against him later. The red-bearded dragon egg is no longer useful, and there's no point in stealing it..."

Hao Miaojun had a lot of ideas in her mind. She was a smart and intelligent person. After a little thought, she came up with the best decision at the moment.

The cold expression on her beautiful face, which had been covered with frost, faded away. Hao Miaojun clasped his fists towards Xue Kong and said, "The past is over. Today, all our past grudges are written off."

"I hope that Brother Xue can work with me in this Zhifu Mansion and seek opportunities together."

Seeing Hao Miaojun being so considerate, the owner of Yue Family Villa smiled brightly and felt relieved.

He was really worried that Hao Miaojun was stubborn and unwilling to adapt. If Hao Miaojun insisted on fighting to the death with Xue Kong, he, as an unrelated third party, would not know what to do.

The fact that Hao Miaojun agreed so readily made him look up to him.

"Of course it is. I, Xue, have always put righteousness first. As long as Fellow Daoist Hao can let go of the past grudges, I believe that in this mansion, if we join forces, we will surely return with a full load." Xue Kong said with a smile.

Hao Miaojun nodded slightly and then stopped talking. She naturally didn't take Xue Kong's words to heart.

"The black tower of the second level has appeared. Let's go." Xue Kong pointed to a black tower in the distance. The cultivators of the second level were all rushing towards it. "If we don't go in soon, this black tower may disappear at any time."

In Xue Kong's sight, Feng Runfang and the other three had already entered the black tower and reached the third level.

Although Xue Kong was plotted against and targeted by these four people, he did not hate them in his heart. He knew very well that if he were in their place, he would do the same thing.

This is the normal behavior of a great man.

Even if the plot succeeds, it is because you are not as skilled as others and you should be ashamed of yourself instead of blaming others.

There were seven or eight monsters circling around the black tower leading to the third level, three of which were in the early stage of foundation building. These monsters were no match for Xue Kong and his two companions and were easily killed.

The three of them entered the third level together.

Xue Kong told Hao Miaojun and the others everything about the black tower. It was all true, without a single lie. However, there were some things he did not explain clearly.

For example, the monsters in this desert world are not their original forms, but are just transformed from sand and gravel. Their cultivation cannot be regarded as their true strength.

Generally speaking, in the same realm, monsters are stronger than cultivators.

But here, it is the other way around. In the same realm, cultivators are stronger than monsters.

Therefore, even if a demon beast in the middle stage of foundation building appears in the fifth level, its true strength is probably only about the same as that of a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building. With the cultivation level of these two people, they can easily pass the fifth level.

If you are careful and cautious, you can pass the sixth level safely.

"Things are unpredictable. The formations in this desert world are mysterious. I wonder if there will be any discrepancies between them and my memories. With these two by my side, I have two more amulets, which greatly reduces the possibility of me getting hurt."

Xue Kong walked into the black tower with an expressionless face. The scene in front of him changed, and it was still the vast desert. He easily reached the third level.

Most of the monks who entered the Black Tower were concentrated between the fourth and fifth levels.

When Xue Kong entered the third level, he could clearly see that because it was close to the fourth level, the number of cultivators here was more than ten times that of the second level.

Looking around, hundreds of monks were scattered on the sandy land in the distance, fighting with monsters while searching for the location of the black tower.

"The black tower at this level has not appeared yet. We should wait here to avoid being targeted by monsters and wasting our energy." The owner of Yue Family Villa glanced at the group of monsters in the distance and spoke.

Hao Miaojun didn't say anything. She just stood there without saying a word. Judging from her expression, it was obvious that she meant the same thing.

"If you want to stay, stay here. I'll go ahead." After Xue Kong left this sentence, he walked out immediately without waiting for the two to respond. He was not looking for the location of the black tower, but walking towards a huge monster.

The monster looked like a multi-legged beetle. It was huge, more than ten feet tall, with its head hidden in black armor. Only from the bottom did it extend dozens of long, soft mouthparts.

However, a terrifying scene appeared on the surface of the black armor.

Palm-sized bone marks were placed in an orderly manner as if they were carved on the black iron armor. However, no matter how one looked at it, it was clear that the bone-like objects were obviously human bones.

The head, torso, limbs... are very obvious.

The monster moved among the crowd of monks, twisting and waving its long, soft mouthparts to attack the monks.

A cultivator was careless and was hit by the mouthpiece at the waist. No matter how he resisted, he could not cut off the mouthpiece. Then, the mouthpiece was quickly retracted, and the cultivator was taken into the mouth of the monster with him.

At the same time, in a place that the monks could not see, a new bone mark appeared on the iron armor on the back of the monster. The shape of the mark was that of a human head.

The cultivation level of this monster is at the initial stage of foundation building. The terrifying appearance of its body makes it impossible for cultivators to avoid it.

Only Xue Kong walked quickly towards the monster.

"Oh my god, what is he trying to do? Is he crazy?"

"This person actually charged at this monster that everyone avoids. Did he discover something? Could the black tower leading to the next level be in this monster?"

Some people boldly speculated that most people, seeing Xue Kong's actions, looked at him with questioning and confusion.

Xue Kong had a blank expression on his face, thinking to himself, "The Cauldron of Bones."

"This monster is very nourishing."

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