Chapter 78: The Might of the Heaven and Earth Gathering and Transformation Array

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Heaven and Earth Spirit Gathering Conversion Array’s Defiant Power

Even if Xiao Jiu hadn’t asked, Li Hao would have told him anyway.

Li Hao said, “I just want you to test whether the rule power I’ve decomposed has any side effects.”

“So that’s how it is. My apologies, Young Master, I misunderstood your intentions.”

Having understood everything, Xiao Jiu released all the wild thoughts in his heart, scratched his head in embarrassment, and smiled.

Then, Xiao Jiu sat cross-legged opposite Li Hao. Once seated, he said to Li Hao, “Go ahead, Young Master. Please conduct your experiment as you wish.”

“Alright.”

With those words, Li Hao also sat cross-legged, both hands swiftly activating the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Purification Array. He gathered the rules of heaven and earth from a thousand feet around into the vortex in his palms, constantly purifying them before absorbing them into his body.

However, at this moment, Li Hao was already in a peak state. With his current cultivation, absorbing too many rules of heaven and earth would cause his body to explode.

Li Hao had recently broken through several stages in succession, and the harmony between the rules of heaven and earth within his body and his physical form was insufficient. Most crucially, his body had not yet been properly nourished by the rules of heaven and earth. The strength of his flesh could not withstand further breakthroughs.

Therefore, when Li Hao activated the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Purification Array to absorb the rules, he controlled the vortex of rules in his dantian with his hands. His soul quickly returned to the sea of consciousness, activating the Heaven and Earth Spirit Gathering Conversion Array, focusing his intent on the celestial crown of Xiao Jiu sitting before him.

When Li Hao’s soul successfully activated the Heaven and Earth Spirit Gathering Conversion Array, a formation identical to the one at his dantian appeared three feet above his head. The two arrays were exactly the same, except for one thing: their rotation was opposite, the directions precisely counter to each other.

The formation vortex at his dantian constantly drew in the boundless rules of heaven and earth centered on his body, while the array above his head worked in the opposite way.

The Heaven and Earth Spirit Gathering Conversion Array above Li Hao’s head treated his body as a conduit, using all his meridians as transmission pathways. In this way, it transferred all the purified power absorbed by the Yin-Yang Purification Array at his dantian into the Spirit Gathering Conversion Array.

Thereafter, the Spirit Gathering Conversion Array above his head, guided by his intent, aimed directly at the celestial crown of Xiao Jiu sitting before him. Xiao Jiu’s soul sensed the power being transmitted by his master. When the rules reached a spot not far from his dantian, Xiao Jiu, with a thought, split the rules Li Hao sent into nine parts, guiding the power swiftly into his nine dantian centers.

When Xiao Jiu guided the rules from Li Hao into his dantian, his heart surged with overwhelming astonishment.

There were two reasons for Xiao Jiu’s shock. First, the power transmitted by Li Hao’s Spirit Gathering Conversion Array carried no side effects and could merge with all attributes. Second, the power was so pure that it contained no impurities. When it reached Xiao Jiu’s dantian, it faintly purified the impurities in his previous power. Li Hao’s power not only lacked impurities, but after being purified by Li Hao’s rules, Xiao Jiu felt his own rules had become much more refined. However, the gap in cultivation between Li Hao and Xiao Jiu was vast, so the effect was only a drop in the ocean.

Even so, Xiao Jiu was extremely excited and even more awed, astounded by Li Hao’s extraordinary prowess.

Amid his amazement, Xiao Jiu felt incredibly fortunate to have encountered such a master who could shake the ages. He faintly sensed that following this master would inevitably lead to great achievements. Xiao Jiu also understood that prodigies of such caliber often faced difficulties a thousand times greater than ordinary people in their path of growth. This realization tempered some of his excitement.

After seven or eight breaths, Li Hao simultaneously withdrew both arrays, the one at his dantian and the one above his head.

“Brother Xiao Jiu! Brother Xiao Jiu!”

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“Ah! My apologies, Young Master, I was distracted just now.”

Xiao Jiu was so stunned by Li Hao’s defiant power that he didn’t respond to the first call. Li Hao, seeing Xiao Jiu’s dazed expression, thought there might be an issue with his power, so he raised his voice slightly to awaken Xiao Jiu.

After waking Xiao Jiu, Li Hao asked, “Brother Xiao Jiu, how are the rules of heaven and earth I transferred to you?”

Xiao Jiu answered excitedly, “Young Master, the power you purified has no issues at all.”

Hearing this, Li Hao was overjoyed, his heart bursting with excitement. He thought to himself, “After all this effort, I’ve finally succeeded!”

By the time Li Hao finished, half an hour had passed. A group of his friends were still painstakingly recovering their strength bit by bit. After a moment of excitement, Li Hao quickly calmed himself.

Once composed, Li Hao channeled a thread of power into the middle finger of his left hand. Then, with his thumb pressed against the middle finger, he flicked it. A thumb-sized energy sphere, gathered from the rules of heaven and earth, was flicked smoothly into each person’s forehead.

Those who were recovering were disturbed by Li Hao’s energy spheres and all awoke from their meditative restoration, looking at Li Hao in puzzled confusion.

Lin Xueyou was the first to speak, “Li Hao, why did you interrupt our recovery?”

“Your recovery speed is too slow,” Li Hao replied.

Everyone felt a sense of disdain at his answer, thinking the same thing: “It’s not our recovery speed that’s slow, it’s just that compared to a monster like you, anyone would seem slower. If you saw someone even slower, you wouldn’t say this about us.”

Lin Xueyou, ever wise, immediately realized that Li Hao must have a method. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have interrupted their recovery without reason.

Having more or less figured it out, Lin Xueyou asked, “Li Hao, do you have a good solution?”

Li Hao didn’t keep them guessing. “Yes, I woke you because I have a way to help you recover faster.”

Everyone was puzzled, uncertain what method other than recovery pills could speed up their restoration.

They weren’t lacking recovery pills, but such pills couldn’t be wasted casually. Used at critical moments, they could deliver unexpected results against opponents. Moreover, many pills had side effects; taking too many could harm oneself. Most importantly, contestants weren’t allowed to use external aids. Apart from their own weapons, all other external aids were suppressed by the rules of heaven and earth within the world between worlds. That’s why Lu Yao couldn’t find her pill storage pouch earlier.

At this moment, all young cultivators in the world between worlds, apart from their own weapons, found all auxiliary items vanished—a mystery they couldn’t solve.

Li Hao’s companions, though confused by his words, knew he never joked about serious matters. They patiently awaited his answer.

Li Hao looked at the group and thought helping each person recover one by one would be too troublesome. He considered recalling his avatar to assist them individually but had a bold idea instead.

Li Hao’s plan was to, without relying on his avatar, use his soul’s intent to control the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Decomposition Array, dividing the rules of heaven and earth into equal portions for Lin Xueyou, Lu Yao, Zhen Ba, Kui Hu, Li Zhan, and Qin Zhen, restoring all of them at once. And, indeed, he succeeded.

After pondering for a moment, he said, “Everyone, sit in a circle around me, cross-legged. Get ready, I’ll channel power into you.”

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Lu Yao, hearing this, was the first to react, exclaiming anxiously, “Li Hao, you can’t do that! If you give us your power, you’ll need to refine the rules of heaven and earth again to recover yourself. Although your recovery speed is fast, it would be exhausting for you.”

“Yao’er is right, Li Hao, you don’t need to do this,” Lin Xueyou echoed.

Kui Hu, Li Zhan, Qin Zhen, and Zhen Ba also chimed in, “Yes, Young Master!...”

Li Hao smiled slightly and said, “You’re misunderstanding. I’m not transferring my own power to you.”

No one understood what method Li Hao had. As they puzzled over it, Li Hao continued, “Don’t worry about me. It's complicated to explain. Just follow my instructions; you’ll understand soon enough.”

The six, though confused, followed Li Hao’s arrangement, sitting in a circle around him, anticipating the surprise he had in store.

Once everyone was seated and preparations complete, Li Hao swiftly activated the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Purification Array and the Heaven and Earth Spirit Gathering Conversion Array. Everyone watched as the two strange arrays appeared—one maintained by Li Hao’s hands at his dantian, the other inexplicably hovering three feet above his head—filled with wonder.

As the dual arrays operated successfully, they saw beams of rule light suddenly burst from the array above Li Hao’s head. The beams shot instantly toward each person’s crown. Fortunately, everyone trusted Li Hao not to harm them; otherwise, they’d have been terrified.

When the power decomposed by Li Hao’s Spirit Gathering Conversion Array entered each person’s body, they quickly used their soul to guide the incoming power. When it reached their dantian, they felt a warm, comfortable sensation.

They then circulated this special power through all their acupoints for a full cycle. Wherever the power flowed, it brought a gentle warmth, indescribably soothing.

Kui Hu, Zhen Ba, Li Zhan, and Qin Zhen all became intoxicated in the comfort of this power as they recovered their strength. Lin Xueyou and Lu Yao, overwhelmed by the surge of Li Hao’s power, couldn’t help but let out a soft moan of pleasure. Luckily, everyone was absorbed in recovery and didn’t hear Lin Xueyou and Lu Yao’s moans; otherwise, it would have been quite awkward.

Xiao Jiu, hearing the beautiful moans of the two lovely girls, let his imagination run wild. Dragons truly are among the most lascivious creatures. His indecent thoughts were detected by Li Hao, who, with a movement of his intent, sent an energy sphere crashing into Xiao Jiu’s soul. Xiao Jiu, struck by Li Hao’s intent energy, saw stars before his eyes.

Ah!

With a painful cry, all Xiao Jiu’s chaotic thoughts were thoroughly smashed and dispersed. Li Hao, noticing Xiao Jiu’s thoughts, also felt his face flush with embarrassment.

After Li Hao’s power entered each companion’s body, it assimilated all their previous internal power. The power, constantly purified, compressed their strength, causing their cultivation halos to drop rapidly.

Lin Xueyou’s halo, at the peak of the Journey Realm, kept falling—from the great completion peak to full completion, minor completion, completion, late stage, mid stage, and finally early stage. Her cultivation was compressed to the early stage of the Journey Realm, startling her. She was momentarily distracted, but after calming down and feeling her power, she found it was rapidly rising again—but this time, her cultivation halo was different from before.

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