Over the past few years, Hua Chengmin had left behind countless praises in the grasslands. He had helped many of the lowest-level herdsmen fight for a lot of rights and helped countless tribes to establish a closer relationship with the Kingdom of Hua Xia. He had led them out of poverty, especially when it came to interacting with the leaders of the large tribes. He had been recognized by all the leaders of the large tribes. He had brought all kinds of spirit pills and divine weapons to the various tribes, making the tribes stronger and more united.
"Yiyu, 'Red Mansions' was originally meant to let people enter a trial of love. You take charge of it!
The men and women who enter the trial must be married couples. If they enter without marriage, it might have a great impact on their relationship for the rest of their lives.
Tell all the aristocratic families in the name of the Huaxia Palace that this secret realm can be entered with money. The money earned will be used to buy jewelry and clothes for you sisters, "Hua Kai said as he handed the original copy of 'Red Mansions' to Xue Yiyu.
Hua Kai was trying to earn some pocket money for his concubines. All of them were working hard for the Hua family, but they had very little money for themselves every month. Hua Kai gave the original copy of 'Red Mansions' to Xue Yiyu so that the women of the Hua family could interact more with the women of other aristocratic families. Seven of Hua Kai's concubines had already reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, while the rest were at the Connate Realm. Wuren Tuya had already been at the Perfected Foundation Establishment Realm for six years.
Xue Yiyu happily took the original copy of 'Red Mansions'. This was a Holy Bible, and there were only eleven copies in the entire world. Each Holy Bible had its own world and magical powers. This meant that Hua Kai valued her the most among all the concubines.
After everyone left, Hua Kai went to the meditation room. This time, Hua Kai was not very happy about the promotion of 'Red Mansions'. This was because the path he had worked so hard for so many years might have been wrong. Specializing in virtual worlds could not improve himself much. His physique and willpower had already reached the Soul Formation Realm, but his energy could not be improved.
Hua Kai entered the [Energy Training Mystic Realm]. He did not ride on his horse. Instead, he crossed the bridge alone.
After more than six hours, Hua Kai was surrounded by all kinds of giant serpents and dragons. They all had the strength of beginner level monsters, but they could not self-destruct. Hua Kai maintained the ice shield around him and did not break. He used the [Night Shock Spear] to kill the monsters in front of him as he walked forward.
Slowly, Hua Kai had no choice but to use the power of the Gold Core to make up for the consumption of the True Qi in his body. Last time, he had started to use the power of the Gold Core in this place. Then, after another thousand meters, he would probably use up all the power of the Gold Core and end the trial.
Hua Kai also felt that he was very passive. He gave all the attacks to the [Night Shock Spear], and then used his willpower to weaken the speed and reaction of the surrounding attackers. He used all his True Qi to defend. This way, the battle was the most stable. He knew best whether he had reached his limit or not, and it was impossible for him to be injured.
However, this was the [Family's Mystic Realm]. Death was only the end of the trial. He had not obtained any True Qi in so many years of trial. All his True Qi was obtained from the [Meditation Mantra] and his SSS + talent. Hua Kai could not help but fall into deep thought.
He remembered the battle with Qin Zheng five years ago. Qin Zheng's attack power was very strong, but his defense was very ordinary. Every time he fought with him, Qin Zheng would be seriously injured. However, he was the strongest person in the world at that time. His attributes were about the same as Qin Zheng's, and he also had the [Night Shock Spear], the [Cloud Sweeping Robe], and Wukong's help. In the end, it was so difficult to defeat Qin Zheng.
Why was that? Thinking of this, Hua Kai could not help but remember that Qin Zheng was the Military Saint. The Military Saint's battle general was a balance of offense and defense, while the Gongsun family completely used offense as defense. However, they were the strongest people in the Hundred Schools of Thought. Could it be that the True Qi they used was different from others?
Hua Kai's Ice Shield was broken through by a demon beast while he was distracted, and he was instantly killed.
Hua Kai opened his eyes and went to the study. He picked up the great works of the Military Saint and some books of the Gongsun family and carefully read them. Hua Kai had read these books many times before. This time, he found that the biggest difference between the two schools and the other schools was the importance they attached to the will of battle.
Hua Kai took out the [Wind and Fire Meditation Cushion] and sat quietly in the [Big Dream Visualization]'s dream space. He read the books and allusions of the Military Saint and the Gongsun family over and over again. Gradually, he had some different feelings.
The Military Saint and the Gongsun family made do by sending their "will" into their martial arts and True Qi. Hua Kai used to think that this "will" was the power of will. In the end, after in-depth research, he found that the "will" here was actually a kind of world, just like Qin Zheng's [World of Slaughter].
When Hua Kai thought of this, he felt that the True Qi, will, and Spiritual Energy in his body were circulating rapidly around the Golden Elixir. His surroundings were all turned into a world of ice and frost. Even if he did not pay special attention to it, the space in this area would move according to his will. This did not seem to have much impact on the battle, but in fact, it had a great impact.
Hua Kai woke up from the [Big Dream Visualization]'s dream space. His Spiritual Energy had completely recovered. When he came to the [Energy Training Secret Realm] again, Hua Kai quietly sensed the changes in his surroundings. He suddenly felt that even if this was a virtual training secret realm, he felt that everything around him was so familiar. The True Qi, will, and Spiritual Energy in his body were all slowly depleting. When Hua Kai saw this, he directly used the Golden Elixir to support the depleting energy. The unique space around him suddenly became much larger. Moreover, Hua Kai discovered that the space around him did not consume the energy in the Golden Elixir.
After the energy came out of the Golden Elixir, it maintained this space around him. It formed a special energy cycle with the Golden Elixir. His True Qi did not need to fuse with his will. In this space controlled by the Golden Elixir, the energy was stronger and simpler than the fused energy.
"It turns out that everything is so simple. I have the god-level [Big Dream Visualization] mental cultivation method. As long as I observe carefully, I should not have discovered it until now. All my probing and research have actually gone down the wrong path. Today, I will test if my new understanding is correct."
Hua Kai thought silently. He opened up the range of his own "will" and entered the trial bridge. Hua Kai felt that after the small snakes entered the range of his "will", their movements quickly appeared in his mind. He could easily dodge their attacks without using his eyes.
After flying forward for half an hour, Hua Kai had already entered the place where he had used the power of the Golden Elixir last time. Now, he had used less than half of his Golden Elixir Realm power. The True Qi, will, and Spiritual Energy in his body had not been used much. This time, he did not open the Ice Shield, so it was easier than before.
A demonic beast-level flood dragon suddenly appeared behind Hua Kai. Hua Kai knew that this was a demonic beast with an innate magical ability. He did not panic at all. The Ice Shield appeared behind him. When the flood dragon appeared, the Ice Shield suddenly exploded. The powerful Ice Will caused the flood dragon to quickly lose its reaction speed. Hua Kai's [Startling Night Spear] quickly pierced the flood dragon's forehead. A trace of True Qi quickly exploded from the tip of his spear, and the flood dragon was instantly killed.
This way of fighting made Hua Kai feel that everything was much easier than before. The energy in his Golden Elixir was getting less and less. Slowly, he realized that the opponents around him had all become mid-level demonic beasts. If Hua Kai used the Ice Shield to resist, the trial would end in at most a minute. However, he was now mainly moving forward. After an hour, Hua Kai had already given up on using the Ice Shield. He focused all his energy on killing demonic beasts and passing through the trial bridge.
Hua Kai felt that the True Qi in his body was getting less and less. His injuries were getting worse and worse. This kind of trial made Hua Kai feel incomparably carefree. He did not enter the [Energy Training Secret Realm] to increase his attributes.
Hua Kai had already forgotten everything. He kept fighting with all kinds of mid-level flood dragons, mutated dragons, and mutated pythons. He did not know how many mid-level demonic beasts he had killed. Suddenly, a golden dragon appeared. Hua Kai could feel the powerful strength on its body. The other party quickly came behind him. Hua Kai knew that he could no longer dodge, but he did not think of dodging. He attacked the other party's vital points with all his strength with the [Night Spear].
An intense pain spread throughout Hua Kai's body. His spear had severely injured the golden dragon, but he had also been severely injured by the other party's attack. Hua Kai did not recall the [Night Spear] and was drowned by countless mid-level demonic beasts. In an instant, he disappeared from the [Energy Training Secret Realm].
"System Notification: The [Energy Training Secret Realm] trial has ended. Result: 2 101382 meters. Distance increased by 41682 meters. Reward: 1 energy point."
When Hua Kai heard the system notification, he could not help but smile. This was the happiest he had ever been in all the trials. This was because the [Family Secret Realm] could not only increase one's attributes, but it could also allow one to continuously improve one's shortcomings. It was similar to actual combat.
He opened his attribute panel:
Hua Kai: Golden Core Realm Level 9
Aptitude: SSS +
Physique: 83
Energy: 80
Willpower: 82
Mystic Ice Will: Level 7 (8%)
Resistance: High-level Ice Antibody (94%)
Superpower: Illusory World, Power of Domination
Novelist: Sage
Gongsun Family: Great
Confucian: Great
Daoist: Everyone
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Mental Cultivation Method: Meditation Technique (High-level Heaven-Level Mental Cultivation Method) Perfection
Spear Technique: Space Splitting Spear (High-level Heaven-Level Spear Technique) Perfection
Saber Technique: Gale Eighteen Blades (High-level Heaven-Level Saber Technique) Perfection
Mental Cultivation Method (Novelist): Perfection of Copywriting Basic Skills (High-level Heaven-Level Mental Cultivation Method)
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Special Mental Cultivation Method: Great Dream Visualization (God-level) Perfection
Special Skill: Eye of Truth (Unable to level up)
Although the system showed that he was still at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, Hua Kai was already at the door of the Divine Transformation Realm. As long as he improved one more step, he would be able to advance to the Divine Transformation Realm. That was the realm that everyone desired.
"System Notification: Main Mission 12 completed. You have been rewarded with one [Sky Chariot], one [Nine Transformation Golden Pill], one [Qingqiu Mountain], and one hundred bottles of [Aptitude Pills].
[Sky Chariot (Low-Level Immortal Rank Spiritual Treasure): The King's Chariot. It has a world inside it. It can withstand all physical attacks below the Divine Transformation Realm. It can block spirit detection and weaken the enemy's willpower attack by 50%.]
[Nine Transformation Golden Pill] (Ninth-level Immortal Pill): After consumption, one will obtain the Innate Mixed Yuan Body. Cultivation will be greatly improved, and one's lifespan will be increased by 1,000 years.]
[Qingqiu Mountain] (One): Immortal-level Spiritual Mountain. It can rear a Nine-tailed Fox.
[Aptitude Pills] (One hundred bottles): After consumption, one's cultivation aptitude will be increased.