During this period, Cao Ya entered the system space twice more, but there were still no new people, so he quickly exited.
For months, fierce battles have been breaking out frequently near the Kunpeng Nest, whether for seizing Kunpeng's relics and spiritual herbs or for settling old scores. In short, there have been intense battles every day.
Although many lives were lost, even more remained.
Because the Kunpeng Treasure Technique has not yet appeared, various forces have gathered, attracting a great deal of attention. Even cultivators from extremely distant places have come upon hearing the news.
Other realms also saw the arrival of powerful rogue cultivators and experts from ancient divine mountains upon hearing the news.
Especially in the sea, in the far reaches of the ocean, a venerable being set out, a divine being stealthily approaching, to come to this place, risking his life to participate in this battle for the Kunpeng Treasure Technique.
The battle here has not only not subsided, but has become even more intense. Perhaps some ordinary creature is actually a big shot from the sacred mountain, or perhaps some old man with all his teeth gone is the ancestor of a powerful sea tribe.
Now, the atmosphere is extremely tense. Everyone wants to restrain themselves, but if any small disturbance occurs, they can't control themselves and start fighting, resulting in large numbers of deaths and injuries, with piles of corpses that stain the blue sea red.
The only thing that troubled people was that the Kunpeng Treasure Technique had never been revealed.
However, during this period, some young people also made a name for themselves, showing great bravery and invincibility. While they were all at the Spirit Transformation Realm, they actually killed some cultivators who were beyond the Spirit Transformation Realm. It was as if the sea god had been reborn, and their power shook this sea area.
People were amazed, saying that even if a god were reincarnated, there was no higher realm than this.
After consuming a bottle of pills, Shi Hao emerged from seclusion with greatly increased strength. Upon hearing the news, a divine light flickered in his eyes as he muttered to himself:
"Now, in the Spirit Transformation Realm, I am second to none among all living beings!"
This is Shi Hao's invincible confidence; to make great strides, one must possess this invincible Dao heart.
Of course, this does not mean that defeat will shatter one's Dao heart and cause one's cultivation to fall back to a lower level.
That kind of Dao heart is far too fragile and easily defeated.
This demonstrates confidence in oneself, which is no less than that of others.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Shi Hao exclaimed in surprise.
He honed his skills at the bottom of the sea, completing the cultivation of "physical body becoming spirit," and obtained the pills refined by Cao Ya. He then secluded himself for arduous cultivation, making great progress in his cultivation. Now, when he looked at the Kunpeng Ancient Nest again, it seemed to have some differences.
The mist was hazy, and the ancient nest was entirely golden. Then, ripples appeared, as if runes were gathering.
What's going on...? The ancient nest has gained sentience...
Shi Hao was very surprised. He felt that the scene was too strange and might contain a huge secret. He immediately found Cao Ya, who was still refining pills, and reported the matter.
Cao Ya remained calm, as if she had known about it all along.
He pointed, and a wisp of golden flame shot through the air, maintaining the temperature. The alchemy furnace glowed red, barely able to withstand the heat.
Cao Ya shook his head, dissatisfied with the quality of the alchemy furnace. He had obtained it by chance, and its grade was average, with nothing special about it.
It's time to find a superior alchemy furnace... We need the technology, the materials, and also an excellent furnace...
Cao Ya sighed softly. This batch of pills was made from the precious herbs he had recently gathered from the divine nest. All the spiritual herbs from before had already been refined into pills.
Inside the ancient nest, the precious herbs have been almost completely harvested. Last time Cao Ya went, he could only obtain a small portion in some dangerous areas, enough to refine just one batch of pills.
Therefore, he decided to refine a batch of great pills to completely elevate his cultivation and reach the threshold of the Divine Fire Realm.
He didn't seek to break through to the Divine Fire Realm immediately; he would proceed methodically and slowly, knowing he still had time.
After all, Cao Ya had risen through the ranks from the Ninth Heaven, and his foundation was still somewhat lacking compared to those from the Tenth Heaven.
Seeing Cao Ya's calmness, Shi Hao was quite surprised.
He asked:
"Sanren, you...you knew about this all along?"
He suddenly realized that a few months ago, the hermit had found a secluded place to refine pills, while he was sent to the sea to cultivate, temper his physical body, and ponder the true meaning of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Cao Ya said calmly:
"The Kunpeng Treasure Technique must be learned and observed by oneself. As a Tenth Heavenly Being, you have met one of the basic requirements. Now, by retracing the path of Kunpeng's cultivation in his youth, you should be able to observe some remnants of the Kunpeng Treasure Technique at the Kunpeng Ancient Nest."
He was not one of the Ten Heavenly Realms, and only later did he realize that he did not seem to meet this basic requirement.
Since Shi Hao had obtained the Kunpeng Technique, he certainly wouldn't keep it a secret from him. Therefore, Cao Ya instructed Shi Hao to follow the path of the young Kunpeng to hone his skills.
Shi Hao nodded emphatically, observing the enormous nest, which changed constantly from golden yellow to jet black, with wisps of runes rising and imprinting themselves in the void.
In the end, he obtained some runes, a fragment of a primordial rune, belonging to Kunpeng!
Shi Hao was shocked; what the hermit had said had truly come true.
The discovery of the Kunpeng Treasure Technique requires certain conditions; those who do not meet these conditions will never be able to glimpse even a single piece of the rune, no matter how hard they try.
At that moment, Shi Hao was filled with excitement and surging emotions. He was finally close to obtaining the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, the most powerful technique of the Primordial Era.
He looked around and observed the reactions of others. According to Cao Ya, the others should not be able to see it, and it turned out that this was indeed the case. Everyone acted as if they had not seen it and did not pay any attention to it.
The wandering monk said we need to change positions and observe the divine nest from different locations... Hmm, I still need to circle around that ancient nest...
Shi Hao focused his mind and explored carefully. The runes he saw were different in different directions. Occasionally, he saw Kun fish swimming across the sea, like a deep-sea continent. Other times, he saw Kun fish leaping out of the water and transforming into a giant roc that covered the sky. With its wings flapping, it traversed the universe.
Shi Hao was very perceptive; he would often understand something after reading it once or twice, and then change the orientation.
The more he gained, the more varied and yet complementary they became, filling Shi Hao with immense joy.
Although he has not yet obtained the true Kunpeng Treasure Technique, he has already acquired most of the runes for the initial stage of learning.
However, he also realized that he was not the only one doing this. Young prodigies from other major forces were also exploring the Kunpeng Ancient Nest from different directions. Those people were holding Kunpeng remains, scales, feathers, and other items, so they must have noticed something as well.
Shi Hao immediately concealed himself, avoiding those people, and returned to the island where Cao Ya was refining pills, where he told them about the incident.
Cao Ya, with an expression of utter surprise, said:
"Among those powerful forces, there are also those who have reached the Ten Heavens. After so much time, they should have realized something. Moreover, they also possess things like the remains of the Kunpeng, which we do not have."
"What do we do now? If those people find out I'm also observing the Kunpeng Ancient Nest, they'll definitely try to kill me. I'm not afraid, but there are just too many of them." Shi Hao was quite frustrated. There were only two of them, and if you include the sleeping fur ball, there were only three. How could they compare to those ancient and powerful forces?
Any ancient sect, ancient sacred mountain, or powerful sea clan would send out hundreds or thousands of disciples, some even with tens of thousands of beings moving together, and there would be experts beyond the Spirit Transformation Realm or peerless geniuses of the younger generation to support them. Faced with such a situation, they could only sigh in despair and stay far away.
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