Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune: Starting from the Blind Prince

After leaving the imperial tomb, Zhou Haochen did not go to the Yao Guang Pagoda but returned directly to the Wang residence.

Many people were trying to enter the Yao Guang Pagoda. Even if he wanted to try, he would wait for the first group of people to come out, understand the basic information, and then make a plan.

Returning to the Wang residence, Zhou Haochen began to seclude himself.

After the two halves of the jade pendant were combined, the contained dragon energy doubled.

According to Zhou Haochen's calculations, the vast dragon energy contained in the jade pendant was enough for him to break through to the fourth realm of martial arts.

The fourth realm of martial arts—Transformation.

The first three realms of martial arts are Body Refinement, Blood Exchange, and Meridian Circulation. These three realms progress from the outside to the inside, from the skin and membranes to the flesh and blood, and then to the meridians, tempering the martial artist to possess a body far surpassing ordinary people.

However, the cultivation of the first three realms is isolated, separate, and without connection.

As for the fourth realm, Transformation, it is a process of integration and coordination.

It integrates the transformations completed in the first three realms into an organic whole, allowing the martial artist to complete a transformation of their life level from the inside out.

This is the meaning of Transformation.

Ordinary people, after the age of thirty, will experience a decline in their blood and energy, and their physical fitness will deteriorate.

Martial artists in the first three realms can maintain their peak blood and energy until the age of sixty. Only after sixty will they begin to decline.

If one has not advanced to Transformation before the age of sixty, once the blood and energy decline, there will be no more opportunities for breakthrough.

One can only watch helplessly as they are trapped by the bottleneck, their blood and energy weaken, and their strength gradually declines.

This is the origin of the saying 'fists fear the young and strong'.

But everything is different in the Transformation realm.

Martial artists in the Transformation realm can maintain their blood and energy at its peak forever, until the moment of death.

It can be said that after advancing to the Transformation realm, martial artists no longer face the calamity of declining blood and energy. Even at a hundred years old, they can still make progress in martial arts.

As for 'fists fear the young and strong'?

Martial artists in the fourth realm and above may have more vigorous blood and energy at the age of one hundred than a young man.

Inside the quiet chamber, Zhou Haochen sat cross-legged.

With his hands placed on his knees, his right hand held Emperor Jinwen's personal jade pendant, and he fully activated the Ancient Emperor Dragon Transformation Scripture.

Strands of dragon energy were extracted from the jade pendant and integrated into Zhou Haochen's body.

"Dragon energy, aid my cultivation!"

"Break!"

With a crack!

Deep within his body, it seemed that an invisible barrier was broken, making a sound like shattering glass.

Immediately afterward, an invisible force emerged from the depths of his body, reshaping his blood, bones, skin, and meridians.

Scorching blood and energy circulated within his limbs and bones, finally emitting a crackling sound like popping beans.

"Huff—"

Zhou Haochen's body felt as if it were on fire. He exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, which transformed into a white dragon, shooting out three zhang.

Immediately afterward, he suddenly opened his eyes, bursting out two beams of bright light, tearing through the night outside the house.

"The fourth realm, achieved!"

Getting up and stretching his muscles and bones, the sound of bone joints colliding came from within his body.

The sound was so crisp, like the collision of metal.

"After advancing to the Transformation realm, my physical body has completed a transformation."

"The current me can defeat three of my previous selves alone."

"The only trouble is that martial arts techniques still need to be tempered to familiarize myself with my current body."

The fourth realm is a realm of both happiness and trouble for martial artists.

Happiness lies in the fact that the physical body undergoes a transformation, and the strength receives a qualitative leap.

The trouble lies in the fact that, due to the rapid progress, the martial arts techniques cultivated in the first three realms do not match the physical body and need to be diligently practiced to complete the integration with the physical body.

With a thought, Zhou Haochen put on the Mask of Sentient Beings, transforming into an unfamiliar face, and then secretly slipped out of the Wang residence through the back door.

Although the news of his switch to thunder cultivation has not yet spread throughout the city, those with well-informed sources all know about it.

If he were to show his martial arts attainments now, it would surely arouse suspicion.

Therefore, Zhou Haochen could only change his appearance and go outside the city to practice martial arts.

In a small forest.

A young man was practicing martial arts under the moonlight.

His body was strong and agile, his footwork was flexible, and every move and stance was well-organized, forming a system.

"Coiling Dragon Seizing Claw!"

Zhou Haochen shouted sharply, his five fingers slightly bent, and he probed forward.

Blood and energy surged on his right palm, converging into a phantom of a dragon claw.

The phantom of the dragon claw landed on a boulder not far in front of him.

With a crack!

The three-person-high boulder directly burst open under the phantom of the dragon claw.

It was divided into countless tiny pebbles, with rocks flying everywhere.

"The power is not bad!"

"It's more than twice as strong as in the third realm!"

Zhou Haochen exclaimed. Coiling Dragon Seizing Claw is a martial art that comes with the Ancient Emperor Dragon Transformation Scripture and is quite extraordinary.

In addition to the Coiling Dragon Seizing Claw, Zhou Haochen continued to practice, performing all the other moves as well.

"Hidden Dragon Shocking Thunder!"

"Azure Dragon Chasing the Wind!"

"Five Dragon Great Handprint!"

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

The commotion from the practice was not small. The loud noises rose and fell in the dense forest. Fortunately, Zhou Haochen chose a very remote place, so he would not be spied on by others.

After practicing for a full two hours, his clothes on his back were soaked with sweat, and Zhou Haochen finally ended his practice for the night.

"According to the progress tonight, I will be able to adapt to the physical body of the Transformation realm in at most five days," Zhou Haochen said indifferently, his tone without joy or sorrow.

On the way back, he realized that when he used the Azure Dragon Chasing the Wind movement technique, he had unknowingly run to Wanping County.

When passing through Wanping County, a black shadow flashed across Zhou Haochen's eyes.

"Huh?"

Zhou Haochen let out a surprised sound.

He discovered that there was actually a man in black sneaking into the Almshouse, which made Zhou Haochen feel astonished and angry at the same time.

Who doesn't know that the Almshouse in Wanping County is under his protection.

This person in front of him, a mere fourth realm martial artist, dares to have designs on the Almshouse.

Who gave him the courage?

"The secret realm was born in Wanping County, and the local snakes of Wanping County are the most suitable for collecting information."

"It's a pity that the Sanhe Gang was flattened by the Thirteenth Prince, otherwise they would have been the perfect pawns."

"Apart from the Sanhe Gang, Wanping County doesn't even have a decent gang."

"Looking around, the Almshouse is still the most valuable for collecting information."

"I heard that Madam Shen of the Almshouse has a thing for the Thirteenth Prince. If I control Madam Shen, I will control the Thirteenth Prince's lower half."

"When the time comes, a few sweet words, and the Thirteenth Prince will tell me all the information he knows."

"The Thirteenth Prince will never think that the person he trusts is already under my control."

"After squeezing out the information, I can also play a scene, me and the Thirteenth Prince…"

"I wonder if Madam Shen is moist or not!"

"Heh heh heh heh…"