The Taoist Peak hid the Taoist Way and was protected by the supreme Taoist Will.
Therefore, he could not see through it.
"Qingqing, tell me more about the legend of the Taoist Ancestor."
Qin Hao said. He pushed away the wet soil with both hands, threw the medicinal herb seeds down, and carefully sealed the soil.
"I've told you many times."
Yin Qingqing refused.
"I want to hear more."
Qin Hao looked at her with a smile.
"I'm impressed. Well, you're my only master. I'll reluctantly tell you one more time."
Yin Qingqing pretended to be mature. She put her hands behind her back and walked back and forth in front of Qin Hao, telling the story of the Taoist Sect again.
Once upon a time, the Taoist Sect was glorious. It stood in the Southern World and its reputation spread across the East Continent. That was the most glorious era of the Taoist Sect. Yin Qingqing didn't know how glorious it was. It should be about the same as the current Daqin Empire.
At that time, there was no water in the Southern World, no Jade Holy Country, no Vajra Academy, and no Sword and Wind people. Only the Taoist Sect enjoyed the glory.
"Cough, cough. You don't have to talk about the Taoist Sect."
Qin Hao gestured for her to get to the point.
"Without the Taoist Sect, there is no Taoist Ancestor. You think I'm long-winded? I'm not going to tell you."
Yin Qingqing threw a tantrum.
"Okay, okay, okay. Tell me."
Qin Hao obediently shut up.
"Don't interrupt me."
Yin Qingqing waved her fist and threatened, "My cultivation is about to catch up with yours."
"Are you going to betray me?"
Qin Hao pretended to be vigilant and afraid.
"Don't interrupt."
"Okay, okay, okay. I won't interrupt. Just tell me."
"Humph."
Yin Qingqing snorted and scratched her head. "Where was I just now? Oh, by the way, the Taoist Sect was brilliant and dominated the world. The disciples of that era were all peerless talents …" During the heyday of the Taoist Sect, there were many members of the aristocratic families. Within each clan, there were countless geniuses.
There were only three people who were the most outstanding.
The Zhi Clan, the Shi Clan, and the Bo Clan each had one. They suppressed the heroes of the Southern World.
"The three geniuses were born in the same year and grew up together. They were very close to each other. They swore to strengthen the sect and create the strongest sect in the East Continent."
Yin Qingqing's words evoked the memories buried deep in Qin Hao's heart. In his mind, the faces of Senior Brother Eastern Sky and Shi Mu appeared clearly.
The legend of the Dao Ancestor was related to his two senior brothers.
However, the Dao Ancestor himself was not the two of them. He was the last of the three peerless geniuses.
Feng Dong, Shi Mu, and Bo Changzhi were born during the golden age of the Dao Gate. Moreover, they were geniuses among geniuses during that era. No one in the Southern World could compare to them.
One could imagine how outstanding his talent was.
Later, there was a sign from the Divine Palace and the birth of the Divine Sword Emblem. Haotian Taoism sent geniuses to respond to the sign. Shi Dong and Shi Mu were the representatives of Haotian Taoism. They crushed their opponents along the way and went to the South Pole Holy Land.
Bo Changzhi naturally wanted to go as well. He even sneaked away and wanted to participate with Eastern Sky and Shi Mu.
However, he was caught by the elders of the Dao Gate. After all, the Dao Gate could not be without its inheritance. The departure of Eastern Sky and Shi Mu had already hurt the elders of the Dao Gate. How could they let the three of them go?
Bo Changzhi was left behind. From then on, there was no smile on his face. In the past, when it came to martial arts, only Eastern Sky and Shi Mu could compete with him. After the two of them left, it was as if they had taken Bo Changzhi's soul with them. He eventually turned from a reckless young man into an old-fashioned and serious old man.
The Dao Ancestor was the respectful title that the later generations of the Dao Gate called Bo Changzhi.
Although he lost the opportunity to enter the Divine Palace, his talent was still unshakable. Especially after Eastern Sky and Shi Mu left, the strength of his martial arts was reflected to the extreme. No one in the current generation of the Southern World could withstand a blow from Bo Changzhi. They were all crushed.
From then on, Bo Changzhi, the Dao Ancestor, became the symbol of the Dao Gate. He was known as the invincible god of the Southern World.
However, he was not happy. He was born ignorant and ended up depressed. He died young.
At the moment before his death, his eyes were fixed in the direction of the South Pole, as if he saw the return of the people he had been looking forward to.
"Heaven is jealous of talents. It's a pity that I was not born in the era of the Dao Ancestor. Otherwise, the Dao Gate would have four geniuses guarding it. The Great Ancestor would not have died alone. It's really a pity."
Speaking of this, Yin Qingqing raised her hand and wiped her tears. She cried as if she wished she could travel through time and space.
According to Bo Changzhi's last wish, I buried his body at the bottom of the main peak. Although the Dao Ancestor was dead, his soul guarded the Dao Gate.
His soul turned into the peak of the Dao Gate, forever protecting the Dao Gate. As long as the peak existed, so did his soul. He would wait until the day he reunited with his old friend.
"Phew."
Qin Hao let out a long breath. Although he had heard of it many times, every time Yin Qingqing talked about it, his heart would surge with heroism and waves.
This was really a respectable and sad story. Of the three geniuses of the Dao Gate, two left and one stayed. Those who left did not return, and those who stayed died early.
"What are you sighing for? Actually, no matter if the story is true or false, along with the passage of time, many Dao Temples in the Dao Sect have gradually become dilapidated. Only that main peak is still young and glowing with vitality. It's sufficiently miraculous.
Moreover, the Dao Gate has existed for thousands of years. During this period, it has encountered many great crises. Every time a major change occurs, a strange sound will come from the main peak to intimidate the enemy and make the invaders not dare to overstep their boundaries. I don't know if the Dao Ancestor is still alive, or if his obsession has not dissipated, protecting the Dao Gate until today. "
Yin Qingqing also looked at the peak. She was like an immortal pine tree, and her heart was filled with respect.
As a child born and raised in the Southern Land of the East Continent, Yin Qingqing's family had lived at the foot of the mountain for generations. Naturally, she grew up listening to the stories of the Dao Gate. The legend of the Dao Ancestor was what she yearned for the most.
However, as a matter of fact, if the ancestral spirit of the Dao Peak had not dissipated, the Sect would not have declined to such a state. It was an overlord force of an era, but it was surpassed by the later generations. It was fine that it could not compare to the Water Jade Emperor, the Vajra Academy, and the Sacred Sword Wind people. Now, even the people of the Air Strike Sect and the Taisui Mountain dared to point at the Dao Gate and speak loudly.
The spirit of the Dao Ancestor would have been blown away by the wind.
"The story is over. Let's go back and cook."
Yin Qingqing picked up the bucket and was about to go to the kitchen in the herb garden.
Qin Hao sat quietly where he was, still thinking about the legend of the Dao Ancestor. He looked at the main peak again, and his pupils gradually turned into the luster of flames. An invisible Emperor's Will shrouded down, but it could not reach the main peak. It was as if it was blocked in midair by some kind of force.
"So powerful."
Qin Hao's brows furrowed slightly.
It had been more than two years since he entered the Dao Gate, and he had lived here for almost four years. Every day, he refined his Emperor's Will in the Five Spirits Earthly Qi of the South Sky Peak. He did not dare to slack off. Now, his cultivation had reached the seventh-tier of the Dao Realm, and he was a genuine Unblemished Emperor according to his Senior Sister.
If he fought with Hui Tong again, Qin Hao did not need to use the power of the dragon. He could defeat Hui Tong with his fists alone. Even if he encountered a Dao Emperor now, he could not say for sure that he would win, but he would definitely not lose.
But his Emperor's Will could not even touch a single peak, let alone see through it.
As Qingqing said, the spirit of the Dao Ancestor had really been blown away by the wind.
Or rather, the Dao Ancestor was not dead.
Qin Hao did not know whether the Dao Peak was protected by the ancestral spirit, and whether the Dao Ancestor was really dead or not. However, he knew one thing, and that was that the peak was alive. It was like a living person, and it contained an incomparably terrifying power.
This power had always been hidden in the peak. It just did not erupt.
Qin Hao found it hard to imagine. His cultivation was comparable to that of a Dao Emperor, but he could not even peek into the Dao Peak. Once that power erupted, what a shocking scene it would be.
Perhaps the True Self Great Emperor, who was at the second tier of the Dao Realm, would be like a child drinking milk in front of the Dao Peak.
After cooking, Qin Hao asked Qingqing to go to the Martial Pavilion. Shi Dong had cultivated in the Martial Pavilion for a few days, and Qin Hao needed to test his cultivation.
Shi Dong was different from the other disciples of the Dao Gate. As Qin Hao had guessed, his bloodline had not awakened. However, it was not easy to awaken Shi Dong's bloodline. Even though Qin Hao's alchemy skills were extraordinary, he did not dare to be careless. He was afraid that an external awakening would damage the power of Shi Dong's bloodline.
An external awakening would definitely not be as effective as one's own awakening.
Therefore, there could not be any mistakes in cultivation.
After all, this child was Shi Mu's direct descendant and shouldered the mission of the Dao Gate's prosperity.
The elder guarding the Martial Pavilion was Bo Simao. He was proficient in the Dao Gate's martial arts techniques and was good at close combat. In particular, his ancestral technique, the Yin Yang Dual Polarity Palm, was extremely fierce and domineering. It could be said to be the most complete and lethal technique in the Dao Gate.
Today, Bo Simao would teach the Martial Pavilion's disciples the secrets of the Yin Yang Dual Polarity Palm.
"Absorb the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, gather Yin and Yang, reach the nine meridians, and connect to the Qi Sea. Yang is real, Yin is illusory, and Yin is illusory. Yin and Yang are unpredictable. When the palm strikes, it can shatter mountains, break the martial body, and kill the enemy in one blow."
In the training hall, Bo Simao explained the essentials with an extremely serious attitude.
Even though many of the disciples present today were not from the Martial Pavilion, no matter which sect they were from, they were still disciples of the Dao Gate. He would not be biased.
On this point, he was similar to Elder Qi.
"Now that you are gradually getting used to the Yin Yang Dual Polarity Qi flowing through your meridians at the same time, many of you can bear it. Remember, with the nine meridians, the power of the Yin Yang Dual Polarity Qi will increase exponentially. It is not a dream to kill enemies of a higher level. Find an opponent to practice with, and don't go too far."
Bo Simao instructed. His duty was to teach the techniques, but the specific cultivation of the disciples depended on them.
Bo Simao left the training hall to the disciples and returned to the platform. He brewed tea to moisten his throat.
For a moment, the quiet disciples in the training hall stood up and began to find opponents. Martial arts techniques needed to be practiced. Today, they were practicing with their fellow disciples. Perhaps tomorrow, they would use it on their enemies.
Many disciples found suitable opponents. The Yin Yang Dual Polarity Qi gathered, and the Dao Light flickered around them.
At this moment, a young man was sitting in place but did not move. It was Shi Dong.
Although he did not find someone to practice with, the Yin Yang Dao Light flickered around Shi Dong's body. He closed his eyes and cultivated, his hair flying. Obviously, he did not slack off.
"Junior Brother Shi Dong is very hardworking. Why don't you find someone to test you?"
At this moment, a person walked over. It was Shi Lang of the Sword Valley, followed by a large number of disciples of the Sword Valley. He was quite popular.
Shi Dong did not reply. It was not that he was afraid of the other party. He had entered the Dao Sect for two years and learned alchemy from Qin Hao for two years. His temperament and cultivation had changed greatly. He was naturally not the same as when he first entered.
Moreover, Qin Hao had warned him that without his permission, he was not allowed to spar with any disciples of the Dao Sect. He would naturally obey his master's words.
"Hey, Senior Brother Shi Lang is asking you a question. Are you mute?"
A disciple of the Sword Valley said unhappily.
Shi Dong still did not say a word. He did not even open his eyes.
"Heh, you really think you're a big shot."
The disciple of the Sword Valley rolled up his sleeves, wanting to teach Shi Dong a lesson.
"Don't be rough with Great Master Qin's disciple. What if you hurt him?"
Shi Lang stopped him. Of course, it was fake. In his heart, he wanted to beat Shi Dong up. He had waited for two years.
Unfortunately, during these two years, Shi Dong had been hiding in the herb garden and did not take half a step out. It was only in the past few days that he began to walk around other training halls.
Today, he was caught red-handed by Shi Lang.
"Junior Brother Shi Dong, you're quite serious. However, cultivation alone is not enough. You have to practice it. You have to hit someone. Only then will they know how painful it is.
Why don't we exchange a few moves? "
Shi Lang squatted down and stared at Shi Dong's face with a smile. He really wanted to kick Shi Dong's face a few times.