Imperial City Ruins, opportunities refreshed daily

Chapter 4 Another Trouble
"It's truly a human-level opportunity. It's mainly due to the material of the Millennium Stalactite itself. It's not comparable to ordinary human-level opportunities. It's also because the passage of time has caused the energy of the Millennium Stalactite to be depleted too much. Otherwise, it wouldn't necessarily be limited to the human level!"

Xu Hao felt it for a while and found that he did not feel any energy surge. He did not wait any longer and directly picked up the black stone and poured the thousand-year-old stalactite inside into his mouth.

If you want to improve, do it completely at once.

He actually doesn't need much energy now. What matters most is cleansing his bones and marrow and improving his comprehension.

As for energy, although his Xu family is not a wealthy or prominent family, they have the resources to support his cultivation.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent so much money to send him to the palace.

Boom boom boom.

As a large amount of thousand-year-old stalactites entered his body, Xu Hao felt that his body had turned into a sponge, absorbing the energy of the thousand-year-old stalactites to its heart's content.

Powerful and comfortable.

Xu Hao felt that he had changed so much, from the inside out, from cognition to concepts.

Many things that I didn’t understand before and had vague memories about are now understood.

It’s like opening up the Ren and Du meridians, and the strength of the body is constantly increasing.

"It's time to enter the next level!" An instant later, Xu Hao felt that one of his shackles had been broken.

This is a sign of advancement.

There are six realms in the human order, including skin, flesh, bones, blood, internal organs and marrow. Every upgrade to a level is a huge improvement for the strong cultivators.

In each system, only when one reaches the human level can one be considered to have truly begun cultivation.

At this level of warriors, even if they cannot fight against powerful demons and monsters, they can at least protect themselves a little.

Now, with the blessing of the thousand-year-old stalactites, Xu Hao felt that his own membrane was constantly being blessed, and waves of tremendous energy were surging in his body, trying to find an outlet to vent.

Xu Hao quickly stood up, picked up the long sword beside him, and began to practice the Soul-Breaking Sword in the room.

With each rise and fall of the sword, Xu Hao felt his strength increase by one point, and it was extremely satisfying.

When the mind and body are there, even the shackles of enlightenment are broken.

boom.

The moment Xu Hao understood, his whole body trembled.

A surge of energy surged out of the body out of thin air.

These energies were stored by the previous incarnation after swallowing a large number of medicinal herbs, and now they have all emerged from their cocoons and become butterflies.

As the energy surged out, it was absorbed by Xu Hao's body and overflowed on the surface of his body.

Gradually, the surface of Xu Hao's skin took on a light gray color like tree bark.

This is the characteristic of the human level, the first level of leather refining.

Chi Chi Chi.

As the thousand-year-old stalactites were consumed, a lot of potential was released in his body. He continued to strengthen his body according to the practice method of the Soul-Breaking Sword.

Repeat this several times until the breath is concentrated in the body.

Human level, the first realm, the leather refining realm is achieved!

Xu Hao's skin suddenly felt tough.

"Is it accomplished?" Xu Hao clenched his fists, looked at the skin on his arms, and felt the power transmitted in his body. He was filled with joy.

The original owner had practiced for ten years without any gain, but now, relying on the opportunity of being a human, he has achieved enlightenment overnight.

Xu Hao felt it carefully and found that his strength and defense had increased several times.

It's not just the physical level, there are also some hidden ones, such as perception, will and so on.

Strengthening in all aspects and across the board.

He even felt that he could beat ten of his former selves with just one finger.

There is a huge difference between mortals and the human class.

"Is this the human level? So powerful!" Xu Hao was overjoyed.

No wonder so many people want to enter the realm. This feeling is really addictive.

Xu Hao practiced the Soul-Breaking Sword for a while, and after his body had adapted a little, he quickly opened the opportunity panel to check his specific situation.

[Host, Xu Hao (Imperial Guard)]

[Cultivation, Human Level 1, Leather Refining Level]

[Kung Fu, Soul-Breaking Sword]

[Opportunity refresh point, 1 (Updated daily at noon. Can be triggered automatically, can consume multiple to reveal a more powerful opportunity search, or can be triggered automatically by encountering an event.)]

【Backpack, 30 cubic meters! 】

"Hey, it's already noon without me noticing. It feels like only a moment has passed during my cultivation!" Xu Hao looked at the opportunity refresh point that appeared, feeling a little hopeful.

In one event, a human-level opportunity broke the shackles that had prevented the original owner from reaching a higher level after practicing for more than ten years. What about other opportunities?

"How about trying a chance refresh point?"

Anyway, the opportunity points can be refreshed every day, and he is in Kyoto now, so he shouldn't encounter any problems.

At worst, I won’t go out today!

Xu Hao does what he thinks.

Just give it a try.

He had to improve his cultivation and strength as much as possible to protect himself before the collapse of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

[You are about to encounter a possible opportunity after consuming your opportunity refresh points. However, because you have already opened the opportunity in the Capital Palace and bound your identity, if you have not fully upgraded your identity, the chances of searching for opportunities in other places will be greatly reduced. Please refresh with caution!
Change identity?

Do you want to refresh directly? 】

Xu Hao was suddenly stunned, and then he carefully read the prompt that appeared.

He soon understood.

The first time he started fortune-telling was in the palace, so he was directly identified with the identity of a palace guard.

There are many opportunities in the palace. It is the relic of the previous dynasty and triggers events from time to time. Therefore, the palace is like a treasure house to Xu Hao.

Xu Hao also didn't want to change his identity.

What if the reality changes after the panel is changed?
If the Xu family wants to take root and settle down in the capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty, they must have an official identity, and his palace guards also cost a lot of money. As long as the Great Xuan Dynasty does not perish, this identity is enough to ensure that his life will not cause too many disturbances.

This is a huge benefit for Xu Hao, who has the opportunity divination panel.

It's not appropriate to just throw it away like this.

In other places, the benefits may be less, since it is just an experiment anyway.

Xu Hao chose to refresh directly.

【Daily fortune telling.】

[A long-awaited peace has appeared in the capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty, and various forces are waiting for the outcome.]

After a brief introduction, the virtual panel in front of Xu Hao displayed the signing information.

[The worst fortune. There is an injured leader of the White Lotus Sect hidden in the underground secret room 900 meters to the east. Go to the Pacification Office at 3 pm and you can meet the future empress. Report the matter to her and you will gain her favor and obtain a human-level opportunity.

However, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. You stepped forward to confront the White Lotus Sect, and the next day, your entire family was wiped out. Even the most awful situation can conceal good fortune.

[A bad fortune. A neighbor 500 meters to the west just lost her husband. She's feeling lonely and empty. Going to offer condolences might win her favor. Giving her money might even win her heart! However, a widow's door is full of gossip; minor misfortunes hide minor blessings.]

[If you win the lottery, don't go out. After a night, everything will be calm. Everything will be stable, no worries, peaceful.]

[A good sign. Nine hundred meters to the south, there are several White Lotus sect members. If you can capture them, you'll earn a merit. Even if you report this to the Pacification Office, you'll also earn a small merit and a reward. Minor luck.]

[Because it is not in the bound palace area, the search range and opportunity level are reduced. ]

Xu Hao looked at the information presented and quickly skipped the introduction of Chance Divination.

The White Lotus Sect has just attacked the imperial palace of the Great Xuan Dynasty. Now the entire capital has calmed down, but everyone knows that the calm is the quiet before the storm.

Xu Hao glanced down at the first sign position, and then frowned.

The first lot actually marked the hiding place of an injured leader of Bai Lian, who was hiding in an underground secret room 900 meters away from his house.

The leader of the White Lotus Church is at least at the Earth level in terms of strength. Even if he is injured, he naturally possesses extremely strong combat power.

It’s a bit dangerous. If a battle breaks out, will I be affected?

"Are you asking me to report this to the future empress, or the Pacification Office?" Xu Hao muttered, and soon saw the consequences.

As soon as they were informed, their entire family was wiped out.

This is the situation reported directly to the future empress, which means there is a traitor in the Pacification Office!

Otherwise, how could we know first-hand that he was the one who reported the leak of intelligence.

Come to think of it, if you say that the White Lotus Sect was able to attack the palace of the Great Xuan Dynasty without some internal connections, no one would believe it.

What's more, even positions like the Imperial Palace Guard can be bought and sold, let alone other things.

Xu Hao made his choice after just reading it.

This cannot be selected.

He did not choose to lick the future empress's boots during the palace incident, so it is even more impossible now.

The merit of following the dragon is not so easy to obtain.

He has the opportunity to have a divination panel, and there are plenty of opportunities for growth in the future. There is no need for him to rush to the front and become the target of public criticism, and also be targeted by the White Lotus Sect.

A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. This is an evil sect with treacherous methods. I can't stand being stared at all the time. How can I live a normal life?
He has the opportunity to use the divination panel. Wouldn't it be nice if he could be a good guard and become strong and stable?

Xu Hao looked down and saw the situation of the middle and lower draws, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Is this a chance divination panel or a dog-licking panel? Does it have to find a target to attack him?

If you provoke this kind of person, you may get the beauty.

Just this one possibility is equivalent to impossibility.

It’s better to go to a brothel to listen to music. At least the prices are clearly marked and you can taste the taste.

Xu Hao shook his head and ignored this option, then his eyes fell on the winning and the upper-middle winning.

Winning the lottery meant that he would stay at home and have no worries or troubles. As for going forward, it was another opportunity to find the White Lotus's secret stronghold.

This one is not that risky, but after Xu Hao took a look at it, he ignored it.

Nine hundred meters to the south and nine hundred meters to the east are not far at all. Maybe there is a connecting passage underground between the two.

If he goes to report the news, and by chance implicates the leader of the White Lotus Church in the east, wouldn't he be implicated and in trouble?
What's more, the returns are too poor.

It's a small achievement, but compared to the possible pressure he has to bear, the effort and the reward are completely disproportionate.

He just wanted to rely on the stability of the palace guards to help him grow slowly. He was not a prince or noble of the Daxuan Dynasty, so he had to eliminate the scourge of the Daxuan Dynasty.

And these have not been cleared away yet.

After reading all the signing information, Xu Hao finally chose not to do anything.

"Damn it, I had to be stable at home before I chose, and I still have to be stable at home after I chose. Didn't I choose for nothing?"

"I should have saved it and waited until I was on duty at the Imperial Palace to choose it. I also had to leave one or two opportunity points for the passive skill to trigger. Otherwise, if disaster strikes, I'll be dead without divination."

"Looks like I can only choose to win the lottery and ignore it!"

Xu Hao took a deep breath, made his choice, shrugged his shoulders, picked up the imperial guards' standard long sword, and walked out of the room.

After being baptized by stalactites for thousands of years, my physical qualifications have improved a lot. While the energy in my body has not been completely consumed, I must improve my cultivation and strength as soon as possible.

"Soul-breaking Sword, cut in two with one stroke!" Xu Hao came to the courtyard and began to practice the Soul-breaking Sword that he had practiced.

Again, again.

Xu Hao became more and more enthusiastic and skilled in his practice.

Because when he was on Blue Star, he longed to become a martial arts master, and now that he has succeeded, he wants to go further.

Especially with the chance divination panel, he now has a visible path, which naturally makes him even more ecstatic.

In the afternoon, after Xu Hao had practiced for a long time, Xu Qianzhi came in from outside. Seeing Xu Hao brandishing a long sword, he immediately spoke with concern, "Hao'er, you just got injured. Why don't you rest properly? Why are you out practicing swordsmanship now?"

"It's okay, just a minor skin injury, it's healed now!" Xu Hao stopped and immediately came to Xu Qianzhi and asked, "What's the situation outside?"

"Not very optimistic!" Xu Qianzhi's face was solemn. "Although the White Lotus Sect was suppressed, and even the leader of the Heavenly Rank cultivation fell, the current emperor was also severely injured. If it weren't for the sudden appearance of a Heavenly Rank expert, I'm afraid the dynasty would have changed yesterday!"

"It's so serious, what about other forces?" Xu Hao asked hurriedly.

Mortals, human level, earth level, and heaven level, this is the division of the levels of cultivation in the Great Xuan Dynasty.

The Heavenly Stage belongs to the most powerful people. Xu Hao didn’t expect that one of them would fall last night.

"Other factions haven't shown any signs of activity; they're all just watching and waiting, focusing on attacking the remnants of the White Lotus Sect!" Xu Qianzhi sighed. "Now that His Majesty the Emperor has been severely injured, I'm afraid the Imperial Palace is no longer safe. If we had known, we shouldn't have moved to the capital!"

Xu Hao shook his head and said seriously, "The dynasty is in turmoil right now. It's dangerous everywhere. Demons and monsters are appearing everywhere. The capital seems safer."

"Or, why don't you resign from the imperial palace guards?" Xu Qianzhi looked at Xu Hao and said seriously.

He came to the capital because he thought the palace was safe, and he could expand his network and provide support for the Xu family.

Now it seems that this was a bad move, which implicated Xu Hao.

When he learned the news last night, he was really afraid that his only son Xu Hao would become the victim.

Now, Xu Qianzhi really doesn't want any development. He just wants to guard his own piece of land and watch his family multiply and be safe.

"Are the guards a place where they can leave whenever they want?" Xu Hao smiled bitterly.

"What should I do? There will definitely be many attacks on the palace in the future. I'm afraid..."

Xu Qianzhi also knew that once you enter the mansion of a marquis, it is like entering a deep sea. It is easy to join the imperial guards, but it is difficult to leave. You might even be charged with treason.

"Don't worry, didn't you say that a mysterious Heavenly Rank expert took action last night? The Great Xuan Dynasty won't be destroyed, at least not in the short term."

Xu Hao remembered the information about the future empress shown on the fortune-telling, and spoke in a comforting tone. At the same time, he also felt a sense of urgency.

Before the future empress dies, you must improve your own cultivation and strength and not be influenced by anyone.

Xu Qianzhi sighed, "Well, don't go out for the time being. It's very chaotic outside!"

Seeing Xu Qianzhi's solemn expression, Xu Hao quickly asked, "Dad, I want to practice martial arts. Are there any training resources at home?"

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