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Chapter 149 The Vortex Lotus Soars Through the Void Sea, the Calamity-Restoring Beast Approaches and Shakes Heaven and Earth [Two-in-One]

Right at this stall.

"Charge into the center of the vortex!"

A crisp mechanical sound suddenly rang out, waking Tang Hao from his reverie.

'Huh? So it wasn't a loss of signal after all?'

He perked up and looked at the mirror of the [Escape Navigation] tool.

Within the constantly rotating white ring, an arrow spiraled and pointed directly to the center.

Therefore, this white ring is a spatial vortex.

Tang Hao tried to activate it and was pleasantly surprised to find that the flying boat had regained its power.

He did not make a fuss about the airship going out of control.

At this moment, everyone noticed the ship shaking and looked at him.

Everyone assumed he was preparing to control the airship to escape the spatial vortex.

To their astonishment, the airship did not accelerate away; instead, it turned around and seemed to be heading towards the center of the whirlpool.

"Your Highness?" Yao Guang called out to him in a slightly trembling voice; she had never been very brave.

The others also looked puzzled.

Nodding slightly, Tang Hao calmed himself and said, "The sign of life lies at the center of the vortex."

"How could this be?" Jingchen Boy stood on tiptoe and looked at the compass.

As a transformed spiritual treasure, his status in the Qinghua Sect was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Naturally, he had read through various classic texts and had a fairly good understanding of spatial turbulence.

He pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed possible to escape from here by using the spatial vortex. However, spacetime will become extremely chaotic within the vortex, and if things go wrong, we will be completely swallowed up and annihilated."

"Even if we manage to escape by chance, we don't know when or where we'll end up." The young Taoist said solemnly, then shook his head. "However, it's good enough that we've survived; there's no need to force anything else."

Controlling the airship and trying to maintain a steady forward movement, Tang Hao frowned as he looked at him upon hearing this.

"Back then, Kitayama Mei was swept to a deserted island by spatial turbulence, a distance that indeed spanned countless miles, but in terms of time..."

Jingchen Tongzi looked surprised and couldn't help but say, "That kid has this kind of experience, no wonder he came here."

Beishan Ming was just a minor figure to him. He had no idea of ​​this person's existence before. It was only through two secret eavesdropping sessions at Qingquan Residence and on Tang Hao's flying boat that he learned a little about him.

After a moment's surprise and a brief pause, the boy smiled strangely and said, "How do you know that he only crossed distance, but not time?"

"After all, he had to compare the time after he escaped before he could conclude that he had been trapped on a deserted island for more than ten years, right?" The young Taoist raised his eyebrows, looking slightly smug.

Tang Hao glanced at the boy in surprise: 'This boy's mind works quite quickly this time.'

In that kind of environment, someone who is seriously injured and needs to be in seclusion for treatment from time to time will definitely have some error in their sense of time.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Young man, do you know how we should get back?"

He didn't want to find that the outside world had changed drastically after he escaped the spatial turbulence; that would be too distressing.

"That depends on fate." Jingchen Tongzi knew what he meant: to return to the original time and place, or at least not deviate too much.

He sighed and said, "Unfortunately, I am a spirit treasure in human form. I have never set up a secret palace or refined any precious treasures. I really have nothing to define my identity."

After speaking, the young Taoist looked at the true disciple personally appointed by the True Lord beside him.

No matter how amazing his talent may be, he has not yet matured.

Without a doubt, there is no such thing.

"A location-based object?" Tang Hao looked at the boy.

"good."

The Pure Dust Boy explained it to him.

The so-called location-based object is generally something that has a strong sensory connection with the cultivator himself.

Things that can transcend the limits of distance, and even, to some extent, transcend the perception of time and space.

Tang Hao immediately thought of a word: "anchor point!"

"Anchor point?" The young Taoist rubbed his smooth chin and looked at him in surprise. "That's a rather apt description."

'If that's the case, I shouldn't lack anything.' Tang Hao felt a slight sense of relief.

His current cultivation level is still a little short of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and the limit of his divine sense is only about a mile.

However, its sensitivity to reward items is dozens of times greater, so it should be able to be used as an anchor point for positioning.

'The higher one's cultivation level, the stronger one's senses will naturally be. If one raises their strength to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, their chances of success should be even greater.'

I checked the cooldown time of the [Cultivation Enhancement Technique]: six days.

However, there are only two [Energy Essence] in the reward space.

During the process of refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, he recycled waste pills and poor-quality pills, which yielded a considerable amount that could enhance the efficacy of the Blood-Weeping Lingzhi powder, but the consumption was also enormous.

'Even if I hadn't used it to refine the talismans, it still wouldn't be enough.' The difference of four immediately dashed Tang Hao's hopes, since the chance of obtaining this thing was ridiculously low.

'What else can I do to improve my strength?' He glanced at the vortex center, which was still quite a distance away, and after thinking about it without success, his attention finally settled on the area above his field of vision.

[Watch the video] The background of the button is a crystal nucleus that looks like a sphere but is actually a polyhedron.

Its surface shimmered with five-colored light, which was the core of the [Primordial Beast Lord].

'This crystal core containing the energy of the five elements, and the Five Elements Qi Refining Technique I cultivate, are both items from the [Five Elements Heaven], perhaps…'

The thought had barely crossed his mind when the familiar [Mystic Tortoise Concentration Technique] began to stir.

Having experienced a similar situation for the fourth time, Tang Hao felt reassured.

He turned to Yao Guang beside him and said, "You can take control of the flying boat for me for now. Just fly it slowly at this speed."

As he spoke, he granted her partial control of the magical flying boat. The reason he chose Yao Guang was naturally because she was timid and wouldn't be too aggressive.

“Yes, young master.” Yao Guang agreed without hesitation.

After observing along the way, she discovered that the young Taoist priest was an old acquaintance of her young master, so she simply switched back to addressing him normally.

Jingchen Boy was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What are you going to do?"

"I'll cultivate for a while."

"Cultivation?"

Not only the young Taoist, but even the nine women looked at each other, wondering what he was thinking.

Tang Hao had already sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

The crowd had no choice but to remain silent and protect him.

At this moment, the scroll before Tang Hao's eyes had already been unfurled.

The video content naturally shows the refining process.

Unlike ordinary treasures, this crystal core was not refined in a furnace, but rather formed within a large array on an altar.

Silver-white metal ingots, newly sprouted buds, jet-black Xuan water, flame-wreathed feathers, and wriggling, growing soil—these five materials were each placed in a corner of the great formation.

Although he didn't know what these rare and precious materials were, it didn't stop Tang Hao from carefully memorizing their appearance.

Then, after some mysterious operations that he couldn't understand, he was taken in.

The five-colored lightning tribulation descended and struck for a full forty-nine days before finally melting it into one.

'Tsk tsk, as expected of the core of a spirit treasure-level puppet beast, this [Primordial Chaos Crystal] is no ordinary item just by its appearance.' He secretly praised it, and after checking the system records, Tang Hao already knew the name of this item.

Then, with a hint of regret, he added, "It's a pity the grand formation is damaged, the puppet beasts are broken, and their energy is difficult to replenish; now only a sliver remains."

With a sigh, he chose to claim the reward and return to reality.

Suddenly, a crystal core the size of an egg appeared out of thin air in his hand, which was hidden in his sleeve. Then, its surface flashed with light, and a wisp of pure and strange five elements energy entered his palm, traveled along the meridians, and arrived at his dantian in the blink of an eye.

"Hmm?" Jingchen Tongzi, who was focused on the spatial vortex, turned around and glanced at him as if sensing something.

A moment of astonishment and uncertainty washed over him: '【Primordial Chaos Power】? Wow… the True Lord truly spoils him! This is power that can only be condensed after cultivating the *Supreme Sun and Moon Primordial Chaos Scripture* to the Nascent Soul stage.'

'Hmm, no, that day in the secret realm, none of the elders knew of his existence. In other words, this wisp of [Primordial Chaos Power] most likely came from the sect's Primordial Chaos Secret Realm.' The young Daoist couldn't help but swallow.

Although both of these are [Primordial Power], they are of different levels.

The former is the acquired power condensed by cultivators, while the latter can be considered a semi-innate power, a rare and precious material that can improve one's innate talent.

The young Taoist's gaze towards Tang Hao changed again: 'Goodness, this guy, did the True Lord directly accept him as a disciple?'

Tang Hao had no way of knowing Jingchen Tongzi's surprise and speculation, nor did he care about the situation outside.

The moment that wisp of energy entered his dantian, his spiritual lake of magical power began to boil.

The liquid mana collapsed instantly and then filled up again in a flash. In the blink of an eye, the bottleneck of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment was broken.

This change, however, was merely incidental.

The wisp of energy, once it moved, immediately spotted its target and burrowed straight into the water-fire lotus.

With a slight tremor, Tang Hao noticed that the black and red lotus was rapidly expanding.

The magical runes floating in the spirit lake, anything related to the five elements, are all absorbed and devoured without discrimination.

At the same time, a profound wave rippled through his body, seeping into his flesh, organs, bone marrow, and even his soul.

For a moment, Tang Hao was in a wonderful state, feeling as if his whole body was being soaked in a warm spiritual spring.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he regained consciousness.

An information panel has already been unfolded before your eyes.

"Acquired the secret technique [Five Elements Lotus]"

"【Five Elements Lotus】: A special type of Primordial Chaos Secret Technique"

"Spell Effect: The lotus seed, born from the harmony of Yin and Yang and the fusion of [Primordial Chaos Power], can easily cast spells related to the Five Elements. It has an excellent effect on condensing the power of the Five Elements. This secret technique can be used flexibly, and more techniques can be developed on your own."

Tang Hao quickly scanned the information, a strange feeling creeping into his heart: 'I previously said the Water-Fire Lotus was a half-finished product, and I was thinking of completing it. I never imagined that in just two days, it would be achieved so in such a muddled way.'

'Beishan Ming is truly my lucky star! It's a pity that this guy has been corrupted by the Nightmare Dragon, so I'm afraid I won't be able to get any more benefits from him.' He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He casually closed the information panel and turned his attention to his dantian.

A quick sensing revealed his immense joy: 'This step was the right one! Just a little scattered energy has actually raised my strength to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and hmm, it seems I'm not far from the late stage.'

In addition, the quality of the magic power has been significantly improved, becoming more refined and concentrated, and even its activation has become much easier.

'My aptitude and innate talent seem to have improved quite a bit?'

The [Mysterious Tortoise Concentration Technique] allows one to perceive their true condition. They can clearly sense that their own talents, primarily their spiritual roots, have been significantly enhanced.

However, with the [Cultivation Doubling Technique] available, Tang Hao wasn't too concerned: 'That's not quite right either. Higher talent does offer considerable assistance when breaking through realms.'

He opened his eyes with a smile, and immediately saw a small face with red lips and white teeth right in front of him.

He instinctively leaned back, frowning, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"You've already broken through?" Jingchen Tongzi asked in surprise, sensing the still-present fluctuations of magical power emanating from him.

Standing up, Tang Hao dusted off his robes and said casually, "Well, after the previous battle, I had some insights, and this came naturally."

Upon hearing this, the nine women all looked at him with admiration, praising their young master's talent as truly astonishing.

Jingchen Boy curled his lip and muttered, "A battle? Are you sure it wasn't just a continuous escape?"

Ignoring the young Taoist's complaints, Tang Hao took back control of the flying boat.

He glanced at his surroundings; they were now quite close to the center of the vortex.

The spiral arrow on the [Escape Navigation] tool has been shortened by more than half, but otherwise remains unchanged.

"Get ready!" Taking a deep breath, Tang Hao tossed a bag of mid-grade spirit stones to Yao Guang.

He needed to control the flying boat and sense the anchor point, so he couldn't spare the time to replenish the spirit stones. Fortunately, she had some control over it and could sense the situation of the spirit core array eye.

Pulled by the vortex, the magical flying boat sped faster and faster.

It had already exceeded its own speed limit, and in just a moment, it plunged headlong into the center of the vortex.

The airship, which had been flying rapidly along the whirlpool, suddenly transformed into a spinning top.

The ship shuddered and disappeared into the whirlpool.

In Tang Hao and the others' perception, the flying boat had not changed; rather, they had entered a constantly rotating tunnel.

Countless lights and shadows flowed endlessly in the tunnel.

An endless sea, continuous mountain ranges, deserts with sandstorms, ice fields with howling winds, lava lakes with blazing fire, green waves rolling across the grasslands, and dark, bottomless abysses.

The various scenes, both familiar and unfamiliar, truly broadened their horizons.

Occasionally, the figures of various mortals, cultivators, ferocious beasts, and demons would appear.

They either lived in dwellings or fought each other, and even engaged in some indescribable behaviors that made the nine women blush with embarrassment.

Tang Hao remained unfazed. This was nothing compared to the lessons he had learned from his teachers in his previous life, which were far more stimulating than this.

Of course, the main reason is that he focused most of his attention on the sensory anchor point.

As the airship traveled through the tunnel, it became increasingly narrow, and cracks began to appear.

The airship trembled violently as suction forces of varying strengths came from all directions.

'If we can't sense the anchor point again, we'll probably have to leave it to fate!' Tang Hao's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his face gradually turned pale.

At the edge of his vision, he saw that the tunnel was completely broken. If they really went inside, they might really disappear.

Jingchen Tongzi also noticed this and said somewhat nervously, "Let's find a safe place to rush out. If we can't go back, we can't go back."

He had long ago discovered that the celestial compass would occasionally flash a turning arrow.

Those were clearly safe exits, but Tang Hao seemed to have other plans and completely ignored these warnings.

As the broken area drew ever closer, Jingchen Tongzi's heart leaped into his throat.

The nine women were all pale-faced and clenched their fists nervously.

"Tang Hao, hurry up..." the young Taoist suddenly shouted urgently, the shattered area was already close at hand.

Just then, Tang Hao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly controlled the flying boat, pulling it upwards.

"Boom!"

After a loud roar.

Suddenly, everyone felt a complete silence, and all they saw was a white light.

After a while.

The sounds of waves, roars of beasts, and the wind all reached my ears.

A collapsing and crumbling island then appeared before them.

Good news, we're back!
The bad news is, the location is incredibly precise!

"Ang~"

A long and resounding dragon roar echoed through the sky.

A terrifying behemoth with a massive body and covered in black and purple scales.

It emerged from beneath the fragmented island.

(End of this chapter)