Chapter 425: Initial Acquaintance

Chapter 425: Initial Acquaintance

"Tianhao, come here for a moment. This is your Junior Brother Cai Wankun and your Junior Sister Lin Qianyan."

"This is your Senior Brother Zhang Tianhao. If you have any questions regarding your Cultivation, feel free to ask your Senior Brother."

Wu Hao looked at the three of them and introduced them to each other.

Hearing the Master's words, Zhang Tianhao finally snapped back to reality and hurriedly spoke to Cai Wankun and Lin Qianyan in an extremely humble tone.

"So you are my Junior Brother and Junior Sister. Please take care of me in the future."

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

Cai Wankun and Lin Qianyan also hurriedly cupped their hands and said. Although in their perception Zhang Tianhao was only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, for some reason, they could always feel an extremely strong threat coming from their Senior Brother.

But on second thought, since he could become their Senior Brother and be favored by the Master, there must be something extraordinary about him.

"Alright, Tianhao, take them to pick out their living quarters. Oh, and Qianyan, come here. This is the Cultivation Technique I have for you. Tomorrow, I will help you activate the Netherworld Dao Body within you."

Wu Hao said, looking at Zhang Tianhao. Then, remembering something, he turned his head to instruct Lin Qianyan.

Lin Qianyan was slightly stunned and asked with some confusion.

"Netherworld Dao Body?"

"Correct. You have an unactivated Netherworld Dao Body within you. If it is activated and combined with a specific Cultivation Technique, your Cultivation speed will increase by a thousand times compared to your current foundation."

Wu Hao nodded and explained.

Hearing this, Lin Qianyan couldn't help but gasp. She had reached the Foundation Establishment Early Stage at only seventeen, which was considered extremely outstanding even among Cultivators of her age.

Zhang Tianhao and Cai Wankun, on the other hand, were only slightly surprised upon hearing this, and then calmed down.

Zhang Tianhao's Nine-Turn Dao Palace had an equally fast Cultivation speed and was a Cultivation Technique that was invincible within the same Realm.

And Cai Wankun's Vast Righteousness Scripture, once the Vast Righteous Energy was condensed to a certain degree, might not be any slower than a thousand times that of an ordinary Cultivator, so neither of them showed any strangeness when facing Lin Qianyan's Netherworld Dao Body.

After Wu Hao finished speaking, he walked up to Lin Qianyan, extended a finger, and directly sent the most suitable Cultivation Technique for the Netherworld Dao Body into Lin Qianyan's mind.

Just the next second, as if she had realized something, Lin Qianyan sat down cross-legged on the spot. Her aura continuously dropped, quickly falling from the Foundation Establishment Early Stage to Qi Refining, and soon returned to that of a Mortal.

"Master, what is happening to Junior Sister?"

Zhang Tianhao asked with some confusion.

Seeing this, Wu Hao looked at the two, but before Wu Hao could speak, Cai Wankun jumped out and said in an excited tone.

"Senior Brother, you wouldn't know, but Junior Sister wants to re-Cultivate. After all, a Cultivation Technique is only at its most powerful when Cultivated from the very beginning to the Peak."

"The Master told me this earlier."

"So that's how it is."

Zhang Tianhao nodded, looking like he had suddenly realized the truth.

Cai Wankun turned his head to look at Wu Hao with a look of wanting credit.

"How about that, Master? Was I right?"

Only after turning his head did Cai Wankun notice the half-smiling expression on Wu Hao's face, which immediately gave Cai Wankun a bad feeling in his heart.

Sure enough, the next second, Wu Hao spoke, his tone full of playfulness.

"Not bad. It seems you have remembered everything I said. Since that is the case, I will reward you by letting you enter the Martial Training Pagoda. If you don't clear the eighth level, don't bother coming out."

After Wu Hao finished speaking, without waiting for Cai Wankun to ask, Zhang Tianhao, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but cast a look of pity at Cai Wankun.

Wu Hao continued.

"Tianhao, take your Junior Brother to the Martial Training Pagoda."

"Yes, Master. Junior Brother, follow me."

Zhang Tianhao nodded in agreement, then walked straight to Cai Wankun and escorted him toward the entrance of the Martial Training Pagoda.

The moment Zhang Tianhao grabbed him, Cai Wankun was filled with shock. Although his Senior Brother was only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, the moment he was grabbed, he couldn't even resist his Senior Brother's strength.

One had to know that he was at the Foundation Establishment Peak.

This made it seem like he was the one at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

After getting far away from the Master, Cai Wankun finally had the chance to speak and asked with some confusion.

"Senior Brother, what exactly is this Martial Training Pagoda?"

"Sigh, Junior Brother, you offended the Master just now. You should have let the Master say it himself. By saying it yourself, didn't you steal the Master's spotlight?"

Zhang Tianhao didn't answer directly what the Martial Training Pagoda was, but sighed instead.

Hearing this, Cai Wankun finally realized what had happened. His face was full of lingering fear, and after swallowing hard, he said cautiously.

"Senior Brother, the Master shouldn't be the type to hold a grudge, right?"

"You don't need to worry about that. The Master doesn't hold grudges, because the Master always settles scores on the spot. Otherwise, why do you think the Master wants you to clear the eighth level of the Martial Training Pagoda before coming out?"

Zhang Tianhao looked at Cai Wankun with a pitying expression.

Upon hearing his Senior Brother's words, Cai Wankun's face immediately turned pale.

"The Martial Training Pagoda, is it very terrifying?"

"It's not exactly terrifying. The Martial Training Pagoda is a place the Master created for us to train. It has ninety-nine levels, and on each level, there is a Combat Puppet. You can only enter the next level after killing the Combat Puppet."

"You can only go to each level once. That is to say, after killing the Combat Puppet on the first level, you must enter the second level; you cannot stay on the first level."

"Moreover, the strength of the Combat Puppets on each level will increase. I have now reached the eighth level, and the Combat Puppet on the eighth level is at the Nascent Soul Early Stage."

Hearing this, Cai Wankun was stunned on the spot, his heart unable to believe it. He had to fight a Nascent Soul Early Stage? Really?

Seeing Cai Wankun stunned on the spot, Zhang Tianhao spoke to comfort him.

"However, you don't need to be too afraid. When the Combat Puppet on each level is killed, it leaves behind a portion of power that we can directly refine. So, if you can fight your way to the eighth level, the benefits for you should be great."

Although Zhang Tianhao was only at the Four-Turn Foundation Establishment Early Stage, his strength was such that even ordinary Golden Core Peak Cultivators were no match for him. If he were to Cultivate to the Nine-Turn Foundation Establishment Peak, his strength would likely be comparable to the Nascent Soul Peak.

Hearing his Senior Brother's words, Cai Wankun took a deep breath, quickly pulled himself together, and said with a firm expression.

"Senior Brother, I will definitely not live up to the Master's high expectations and will clear the eighth level as soon as possible."

"Hmm, it's good that you can understand the Master's intentions. Let's work hard together."

Zhang Tianhao said with a gratified expression. Afterward, Cai Wankun entered the Martial Training Pagoda right in front of Zhang Tianhao.

Seeing this, Zhang Tianhao shook his head. After mourning for his Junior Brother for a second in his heart, he turned and left. He needed to go to the Spirit Pool Room to Cultivate and clear the eighth level as soon as possible.