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Chapter 35 Breakthrough Realm, Special Effects

"Spent the night out?"

Xu Hao had just walked into the Xu family’s gate when he saw Xu Qianzhi, who looked worried.

Judging from Xu Qianzhi's face with slightly dark circles under his eyes, he must have not slept all night and was waiting here deliberately just for Xu Hao to return safely.

"No." Xu Hao said directly, "Something happened at the palace, so we were on patrol all night!"

"I'm glad you're okay. Do you want to eat now?" Xu Qianzhi asked.

"No, I need to go back and have some rest!" Xu Hao declined politely. Just as he was about to walk towards his room, he remembered something, suddenly stopped, and turned to look at Xu Qianzhi.

"What's wrong?" Xu Qianzhi asked in confusion, thinking that there was something wrong with his outfit, and quickly lowered his head to examine himself.

Xu Hao spoke directly, "I killed a member of the Demon Ridge last night. I think it won't be long before other people and forces will know about it. Given the character of the Demon Ridge, they might take their anger out on my Xu family. So, unless necessary, the Xu family's caravans and the like are best not to leave the capital!"

Although the strong men of Xiemo Ridge were severely injured by the Zhenfu Division and the blame should be put on the Zhenfu Division, Xiemo Ridge is a group of evil people who can be judged by common sense.

I happened to be there at the right time.

He walked so slowly just to delay time, but who knew that the strong man from Evil Demon Ridge would run towards Xu Hao.

There is simply no way around this.

Of course, this was not without gain, that is, Xu Hao finally knew a little about his own combat power.

"Ah?" Xu Qianzhi became anxious upon hearing the words "Evil Demon Ridge". He quickly looked Xu Hao up and down and asked with concern, "You actually encountered the evil ways of the Evil Demon Ridge. Are you okay?"

"No, the palace is heavily guarded now. Be careful, nothing will happen!" Xu Hao stretched out his body and let the unbelieving Xu Qianzhi check.

The Demonic Ridge is an extremely vicious evil force. Wherever they go, they commit almost any evil.

Once they strike, nothing will be left.

Moreover, because the evil strongmen acted cunningly and had various abilities, he was afraid that Xu Hao would be harmed.

After checking and confirming that Xu Hao was not injured at all, Xu Qianzhi tentatively asked, "The situation has been extremely unclear recently. How about we resign from our positions as guards?"

"Don't worry. The Ninth Princess has recently taken charge of the Pacification Bureau and is reorganizing it. Staying in the palace is the safest option!" Xu Hao consoled her and continued, "Besides, we forced out the White Lotus Sect's strongman last time, making us hostile to them. If we lose the protection of the official forces of the Great Xuan Dynasty, it will be an abyss of no return for our Xu family!"

"What should we do then?" Xu Qianzhi was full of worry.

He moved the Xu family's assets to the capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty in order to live a more stable life.

I didn't expect that I would encounter so many unpleasant things not long after arriving in the capital.

He even regretted coming to the capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty!

"Let's wait and see. The Daxuan Dynasty is in turmoil now, but after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse! We just need to live our own lives and not provoke other people or forces!" Xu Hao said calmly.

The identity of a palace guard is a must.

There are many opportunities in the palace. He has to lean on this big tree, improve himself, and make sure he has the strength to protect himself before the big tree collapses.

"I understand!" Xu Qianzhi took a deep breath and made up his mind.

"By the way, has the last industrial problem been resolved?" Xu Hao asked again.

He is now a member of the Xu family, so naturally he has to care about some of the Xu family's affairs to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The last White Lotus Church leader was lucky to have the opportunity to tell fortunes, otherwise, when the Xu family convoy left the capital, it would have caused a disaster.

"Go pay the taxes today!" Xu Qianzhi said directly.

"Okay, I'll go back to my room!" Xu Hao was a little impatient after he made sure the situation had been resolved.

"Get some rest, don't get too tired!" Xu Qianzhi spoke again with concern. Currently, he considered Xu Hao the decision-maker who could determine the future of the Xu family.

Because the capital city today is more complicated than he imagined, and there is no one around him who can be trusted, Xu Qianzhi has long lost his former high spirits.

After all, he was just a small businessman, so how could he dare to get involved in a major event like the White Lotus Sect?

After Xu Hao said goodbye to Xu Qianzhi, he immediately returned to his room and closed the door.

This time, when he encountered the strong men from Demon Ridge, he felt like he was being forced into a desperate situation. At the same time, he also lamented that his own strength was still a little weak.

Therefore, Xu Hao returned to the room, sat down cross-legged immediately, and practiced the Taotie method to adjust his energy and spirit.

When Xu Hao thought it was okay, he took out a fist-sized black sealing stone from the backpack of the virtual panel.

Xu Hao looked at the seal stone, and a sense of joy rose in his heart.

Here is a thousand-year-old stalactite, which has the same name as the last one, but the energy of the last thousand-year-old stalactite has been severely lost and it is only at the human level.

But the one in his hand is at the Earth level.

Good things should be absorbed with all your strength.

Xu Hao took out a sharp dagger and began to rub and cut the pitch-black sealing stone.

With the increasing strength, Xu Hao easily broke the sealing stone, revealing the milky white thousand-year-old stalactites inside.

"It's worthy of being Earth-grade. The color alone is better than the previous one!" Xu Hao used a dagger to enlarge the crack. In an instant, a refreshing fragrance seeped out from it.

Just by smelling it, Xu Hao felt relaxed all over.

This medicine is really effective.

Without any hesitation, Xu Hao opened his mouth wide and poured the thousand-year-old stalactite into his mouth.

Suddenly, a huge amount of energy dissipated from the mouth and went directly into the stomach along the throat.

Boom.

The tremendous energy spread out instantly.

Xu Hao was well prepared. The moment he swallowed the thousand-year-old stalactite, he quickly activated the Taotie technique and guided it into the muscles and skeleton of his body.

Xu Hao has already reached the Bone Refining Realm, and has cultivated his muscles and bones to the level of icy skin and jade bones, which can hardly be increased any further.

It was only because he had not yet condensed the characteristics of the Bone Refining Realm while practicing the Taotie Method that he had not been able to break through.

At this moment, with the infusion of tremendous energy, Xu Hao could feel that his muscles and bones were undergoing an inexplicable improvement under the guidance of the Taotie method.

This improvement is very quick.

Xu Hao just gave a little guidance, and the muscles and bones began to resonate.

Boom boom boom.

As time went on, the more Xu Hao absorbed the energy of the thousand-year-old stalactites, the more obscure visions formed around him.

At a certain moment, Xu Hao's whole body shook, as if a layer of window paper was pierced by a powerful force. With a loud noise, an extremely powerful energy and blood burst out from his body.

Potential improvement.

[You have broken through the third level of the human rank, the Bone Refining Realm, and entered the fourth level, the Blood Refining Realm.]

[You gain the special effects of the third realm, strong! ]

(End of this chapter)