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

Someone wants to ambush me?

Zhou Hao Chen frowned slightly as he looked at the divination.

Who wants to ambush me?

Have I offended someone?

Zhou Hao Chen pondered carefully, but couldn't recall offending anyone recently to the point of death.

Could it be the White Lotus Sect?

The White Lotus Sect does have a motive, but they might not have the strength.

Tai Shu Qing was severely injured and is probably hiding somewhere to heal; he shouldn't have the energy to deal with me.

Could it be Xuan Yuan Xue?

That's even more impossible!

My Jia Chen persona hasn't been exposed yet, so Xuan Yuan Xue wouldn't target me!

If he really wanted to target me, he's had plenty of opportunities in the past decade.

Furthermore, Xuan Yuan Xue doesn't even know that I'm secretly investigating them.

"Then who could it be?"

Zhou Hao Chen's face was cold, and his eyes held a chilling intent.

The feeling of being targeted made him quite displeased, like a fishbone stuck in his throat.

Judging from the divination of the Zhong Zhong hexagram, the mastermind has informants in the Big Dipper Secret Realm, so revealing my true identity would lead to an ambush.

On the other hand, disguising myself as Jia Chen results in nothing happening.

Fortunately, the opponent likely misjudged my strength, as the ambush force isn't very strong.

The divination shows that the outcome will be alarming but without danger.

After considering it, Zhou Hao Chen made a decision.

The identity of the mastermind secretly targeting me must be investigated.

And the opportunities in the Jade Balance Tower must also be seized.

Children make choices; adults want everything.

Having made up his mind, Zhou Hao Chen dispelled his disguise and entered the Jade Balance Tower as the Thirteenth Prince.

Since the mastermind has informants in the Big Dipper Secret Realm, they will inevitably know that I entered the Jade Balance Tower as the Thirteenth Prince.

They will surely chase after me into the Jade Balance Tower.

Fighting in the Jade Balance Tower will both lure out the mastermind and avoid exposing my strength.

This is Zhou Hao Chen's plan to lure the snake out of its hole.

After Zhou Hao Chen entered the Jade Balance Tower, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man quietly left the Big Dipper Secret Realm and headed to a nearby alley.

"Young Master Liu, the Thirteenth Prince just entered the Jade Balance Tower," the middle-aged man reported.

Liu Qingyang, who was sitting and drinking tea, suddenly had two bright lights burst out of his eyes upon hearing this news.

"You did very well!"

"Young Master Liu, the cultivation technique you promised me!"

"I am a disciple of the Divine Firmament Sect and wouldn't stoop to deceiving you. You will definitely get the cultivation technique I promised."

The smile on Liu Qingyang's lips curled upward arrogantly.

"That's right! That's right! Young Master Liu, you are a man of your word, so I naturally don't worry about you breaking your promise," the middle-aged man quickly echoed, with a fawning smile on his face.

"It's just that I've been stuck at the bottleneck of the Fifth Realm for many years and want to obtain the cultivation technique as soon as possible…"

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, Liu Qingyang suddenly attacked, and a bolt of lightning fell from the sky.

The middle-aged man died with lingering grievances, his eyes filled with disbelief until the very end.

At most, he thought that Liu Qingyang would break his promise and not give him the cultivation technique, or that he would skimp on the details of the technique.

He never expected that Liu Qingyang, a disciple of a renowned orthodox sect, would be even more ruthless than the people of the Demonic Sect!

Looking at the middle-aged man's corpse, Liu Qingyang sneered.

"Fool!"

"Once Zhou Hao Chen dies, you will be the biggest hidden danger!"

"How could I allow you, this hidden danger, to exist in the world?"

With a flick of his finger, thunder-fire ignited, and after destroying the body and eliminating the traces, Liu Qingyang headed to the Big Dipper Secret Realm and plunged into the Jade Balance Tower.

…

Jade Balance Tower, first floor.

The moment Zhou Hao Chen walked into the Jade Balance Tower, he was struck by lightning.

Purple lightning, like electric snakes, roamed over the surface of his body.

"Lightning Tempering!"

Zhou Hao Chen had experienced lightning tempering once in the Secret Treasury, so he was very familiar with this feeling.

However, compared to the lightning tempering in the Lightning God Seal, the lightning on the first floor of the Jade Balance Tower was a bit like tickling.

Zhou Hao Chen quickly walked towards the second floor of the Jade Balance Tower, allowing the lightning to fall on his shoulders without slowing down his pace.

Second floor.

"Too weak!"

…

Third floor.

"Too weak!"

…

Each floor up in the Jade Balance Tower, the lightning within would become more intense.

From the initial blue-purple, it became a deep, dark purple, and finally, it even contained a trace of black with an intent of destruction.

Sixth floor.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Bolts of lightning mixed with black, as thick as iron pillars, fell on Zhou Hao Chen's body.

Despite the lightning striking him, Zhou Hao Chen's face didn't show any pain; instead, he seemed to be enjoying it, his eyes half-closed, as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

"Jade Balance Tower, you truly are my treasure land!"

Zhou Hao Chen couldn't help but sigh; the Jade Balance Tower was simply too suitable for him.

He possessed the Chaos Lightning Pool and the Five Thunder Spiritual Body, two top-tier lightning-type talents, and had excellent compatibility with the lightning of the heavens and earth.

Lightning tempering was a form of training for other cultivators, even lightning cultivators.

A slight mistake could lead to death under the lightning.

Only for Zhou Hao Chen was it not like this.

The sky full of lightning in the Jade Balance Tower was not a form of training, but rather a massage.

As long as the power of the lightning didn't exceed the tolerance range of the Chaos Lightning Pool and the Five Thunder Spiritual Body, Zhou Hao Chen could continue to enjoy this.

Lightning Tempering!

Tempering his physical body, washing away the filth, and refining every inch of flesh and blood.

Zhou Hao Chen could clearly feel his physical body undergoing a transformation, as if evolving towards a higher form of life.

Martial Dao Fourth Realm—Transformation Realm, the progress of cultivation was progressing by leaps and bounds.

Zhou Hao Chen could clearly feel his physical body constantly strengthening.

Terrifying power was brewing deep within his body.

After the Transformation Realm was the Martial Dao Fifth Realm—Dragon Elephant.

What is Dragon Elephant? Having the power of one dragon and one elephant is considered the Dragon Elephant Realm.

Reaching the Dragon Elephant Realm was considered extraordinary and detached from the mundane, unlike ordinary people.

Not only would one possess inhuman strength, but even their lifespan would be more than sixty years longer than ordinary people.

Zhou Hao Chen felt the divine power brewing within his body, bathing in the lightning, like a god in the lightning.

Countless lightning bolts seemed to only exist to highlight his masculine temperament.

A quarter of an hour later, after the lightning on the sixth floor lost its effect on Zhou Hao Chen, he lifted his leg and walked towards the seventh floor.

Seventh floor!

Eighth floor!

Ninth floor!

The lightning in the Jade Balance Tower also became more and more intense, and the effect on Zhou Hao Chen's physical tempering became better and better.

When Zhou Hao Chen was on the ninth floor, the lightning in the void was already half purple and half black.

The dense blackness was mixed with a terrifying intent of destruction, enough to make a child cry and all things perish.

Rumble!

Lightning pillars as thick as buckets fell with a roar, as if carrying the roar of the Thunder God, wanting to tear Zhou Hao Chen's body apart.

Such terrifying lightning made even Zhou Hao Chen feel a sense of paralysis in his body.

Immediately afterward, he felt as if a membrane deep within his body had been pierced.

There was a slight sting, followed by continuous pleasure.

"Lightning, help me cultivate!"

With a roar!

Flesh and blood condensed, impurities were discharged, and pores dilated.

In this instant, the terrifying power of one dragon and one elephant finally took shape!

Martial Dao Fifth Realm—Dragon Elephant!

Feeling the power within his body, comparable to a dragon elephant, Zhou Hao Chen narrowed his eyes and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

"I didn't expect this trip to the Yuheng Tower to have such an unexpected surprise!"

"Using lightning to temper my body, I directly broke through the bottleneck and advanced to the Dragon Elephant Realm."

Zhou Hao Chen murmured to himself in joy.

Advancing to the fifth realm of martial arts.

This was completely beyond Zhou Hao Chen's expectations, not in his plan, and purely a pleasant surprise.

The Ancient Emperor Dragon Transformation Sutra he cultivated progressed slowly in terms of mental cultivation, and only by relying on dragon energy could he improve as if he had a cheat.

Lightning tempering was already an extra cheat besides dragon energy!

After advancing to the Dragon Elephant Realm, Zhou Hao Chen followed the instructions of the hexagram and swept towards the northwest.

His speed was so fast that he seemed like an afterimage in the midst of the sky full of lightning.

… …

Yuheng Tower, seventh floor.

Liu Qingyang floated in mid-air, a deep furrow etched between his eyebrows.

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"Not here?"

"Not even on the seventh floor?"

Liu Qingyang's tone was filled with a faint rage, as well as deep surprise.

Starting from the first floor of the Yuheng Tower, he had conducted a thorough search.

He had searched all the way from the first floor to the seventh floor.

If he wasn't sure that the middle-aged man wouldn't dare to deceive him, he would have suspected that the Thirteenth Prince hadn't come to the Yuheng Tower.

"Could he have gone to the eighth and ninth floors?"

"According to the sect's estimation of the Thirteenth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince is most likely in the third realm, at most the fourth realm."

"With this little strength, what makes him dare to go to the eighth and ninth floors?"

Liu Qingyang snorted coldly, his tone filled with deep confusion.

He deeply understood the ferocity of the lightning on the eighth and ninth floors of the Yuheng Tower.

According to Liu Qingyang's original plan, he intended to use the lightning in the Yuheng Tower to temper his body and make up for his foundation.

He planned to steadily move forward step by step, not seeking to break through the Yuheng Tower in one breath.

But… if Zhou Hao Chen was on the eighth or ninth floor, then he would have to change his plan.

The remnant soul of the Demon Lord seemed to sense the fluctuations in Liu Qingyang's heart and said with a questioning tone.

"The eighth and ninth floors of the Yuheng Tower have harsh environments."

"You Dao cultivators are not good at physical bodies, and it's easy for accidents to happen when fighting."

"This seat can lend you the White Bone Demon Armor, ignoring the lightning on the top two floors."

Liu Qingyang sneered at the Demon Lord's words.

He knew the other party's plot very well, which was nothing more than letting himself experience the powerful power and slowly tempting himself to fall.

He had already seen through this little trick.

"Demon Lord, bring the White Bone Demon Armor."

"Huh? Have you agreed?"

"Weren't you always unwilling to use the White Bone Demon Armor before?"

"Hmph—times have changed! Demon Lord, I know all your little tricks."

"If you think that a piece of armor can tempt me to fall, you underestimate me, Liu Qingyang, too much!"

Liu Qingyang said proudly and arrogantly.

He was a genius of the Divine Firmament Sect, a genius who would become the head in the future, how could he fall into the Demon Sect because of a piece of armor?

The dignified Demon Lord really underestimated him!

"Haha!"

"Very good!"

"This White Bone Demon Armor is this尊's natal magic weapon, take it."

"The power within it will fascinate you."

As soon as the voice fell, a faint light flew out of Liu Qingyang's body.

It spun around him.

The faint light turned into a suit of armor.

Ordinary armors are made of fine iron or other ores, but these armors are completely different.

From top to bottom, it was all white bones.

Apart from white bones, there were no other materials.

Each white bone contained a strong baleful aura, and it was unknown how many people had been killed and how much blood had been absorbed to give birth to such a fierce aura, as if it came from an ancient prehistoric beast.

After putting on the White Bone Demon Armor, Liu Qingyang directly rushed to the eighth floor.

The violent lightning fell, and when it encountered the White Bone Demon Armor, it was directly bounced away.

Seeing this scene, Liu Qingyang's eyes flickered non-stop.

… …

Ninth floor, northwest corner.

Zhou Hao Chen looked at the wall in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Where was the opportunity?

Where was the opportunity in the hexagram?

He had already reached the end of the northwest corner, but he didn't see any opportunity.

According to the hexagram, he should bombard it with Jiamu True Lightning. Did he have to break the Yuheng Tower to get this third-grade opportunity?

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Hao Chen gritted his teeth and, according to the instructions of the hexagram, pinched a magic formula in his hand and unleashed a Jiamu True Lightning.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Three Jiamu True Lightnings in a row all bombarded the same place.

As the three Jiamu True Lightnings fell, a screen of light actually appeared on the originally unremarkable wall.

"This is… an array!"

Zhou Hao Chen exclaimed in surprise, never expecting that there would be an array here.

The array was so exquisite that Zhou Hao Chen was standing in front of it, but he didn't notice it at all.

It wasn't until he bombarded it with Jiamu True Lightning, hitting the key node of the array, that the operation of the array revealed a trace of flaws.

Without thinking much, Zhou Hao Chen walked straight into the light curtain.

The scene in front of him instantly changed.

A huge flying bird appeared in front of Zhou Hao Chen.

To be precise, it was a corpse!

The corpse of a flying bird!

This flying bird was a hundred zhang long, like a mountain.

It had purple feathers, and countless lightning bolts surrounded its body.

Although it was unknown how many tens of thousands of years it had been dead, it still exuded a terrifying aura, causing Zhou Hao Chen to breathe rapidly.

"This is… a Thunder Peng!"

Zhou Hao Chen couldn't help but exclaim, a look of ecstasy appearing in his eyes.

A feeling of joy, like an electric current, flowed through his body.

The third-grade opportunity in the hexagram was actually the corpse of a Thunder Peng.

Judging from its size, it should be a Thunder Peng cub.

According to the records in ancient books, adult Thunder Pengs are a thousand zhang long.

Compared to a complete Thunder Peng, the Thunder Peng cub in front of him could only be considered a small thing.

But a Thunder Peng cub was still a Thunder Peng cub, and a complete Thunder Peng corpse meant that it might contain Thunder Peng essence blood.

Thunder Peng essence blood was one of the natural treasures for awakening the Five Thunder Saint Body.

Around the Thunder Peng's corpse, there was a mysterious array, extracting the lightning from the Thunder Peng's corpse.

According to Zhou Hao Chen's speculation, this Thunder Peng corpse was the energy core of the Yuheng Tower.

The entire Yuheng Tower was operating by relying on the Thunder Peng's corpse.

Including the lightning in the Yuheng Tower, it was also extracted from the Thunder Peng's corpse.

"This third-grade opportunity is very suitable for me!"

"I'll gladly accept it!"

Zhou Hao Chen smiled. Just this Thunder Peng corpse alone made the trip worthwhile.

Just as he was about to take away the Thunder Peng's corpse, an icy voice suddenly rang out in the void, echoing continuously.

The voice was as cold as the cold wind from the far north.

"Thirteenth Prince, treasures are possessed by those with virtue!"

"You are lacking in virtue!"

Zhou Hao Chen turned his head abruptly and saw Liu Qingyang staring at the Thunder Peng's corpse with fiery eyes.

The moment he saw Liu Qingyang, Zhou Hao Chen understood everything.

So, the one who attacked him was Liu Qingyang!