All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

After consuming a giant elephant, both Zhou Hai and his disciples received considerable nourishment and their bodies underwent significant tempering.

Even Han Hai and Lei Zheng, after being repeatedly crippled by these flesh-and-blood medicines, were able to recover quickly each time.

This is the benefit of a powerful origin.

Unfortunately, the improvement of one's origin does not equate to an improvement in cultivation level and true essence. At this moment, Zhou Hai is still a long way from recovering his cultivation level.

Having learned his lesson the hard way, he dared not devour the spirit of heaven and earth or refine its essence here. He didn't want to attract another god-like man; that would be a real problem.

His gaze fell upon the nine imperial artifacts lying on the ground. He saw that the nine imperial artifacts were now riddled with holes and were truly dormant.

Judging from its appearance, even in its slumber, it cannot repair itself. To restore its former power as an imperial artifact, it will likely require considerable effort.

Even with the Imperial Artifact and the Dao Fruit of the Vast Ocean, things were still like this. Now that the Imperial Artifact is ruined and the Dao Fruit of the Vast Ocean is gone, Zhou Hai feels that he can only wait to die if he encounters that kind of situation again.

"Master, your disciple has something to report!"

Just then, Chen Bei stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting.

"you say!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Hai retrieved the imperial artifacts back into the system space, which immediately startled the sword-shaped clouds that had finally calmed down in the system space and were now flying around in all directions in human form.

"Don't hit me, I was wrong, I was wrong, please don't hit me!"

Zhou Hai was taken aback, looking at Jian Fengyun who was running around and shouting in the system space, and couldn't help but feel speechless.

He's been bullied so much he's scared. He's even a little out of his mind.

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Hai kicked Jian Fengyun out of the system space.

"Holy crap, ancestor..."

Upon seeing Jianfeng Yun, Lei Zheng nearly wet himself in fear.

who is this?

The first living ancestor of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

I just betrayed my sect and went to another place, and then I ran into him. Is he going to kill me?

Without thinking, Lei Zheng instinctively wanted to dig a hole and bury his head in it.

However, before he could act, he saw Jianfeng Yun looking around in terror.

"Hey, what is this place?"

"Elder Zhou, I was wrong, please don't hit me, please spare my life!"

Upon seeing Zhou Hai, Jian Fengyun knelt down without hesitation and cried pitifully.

After being bullied by a group of sacred artifacts in the system space, he felt his life had turned gloomy and he no longer had his former arrogance.

He didn't even dare to run away now. He knelt before Zhou Hai, kowtowing repeatedly, looking utterly humiliated.

It's hard to imagine that this is an ancient monster who has lived for thousands of years, one of the rulers of the Northern Wilderness.

"Holy shit, what's going on?"

Seeing this, Lei Zheng burst into laughter.

It seems I don't need to run away anymore.

He sat up and quietly watched the show from the side.

"Alright, alright, stop it. It's like I'm bullying you!"

"You really are shameless!"

"I saved your life, and I don't expect any repayment. You ran away without even saying thank you. Do you know how rude that is?"

Zhou Hai waved his hand and said earnestly.

"I know, I know, I know... Ah... You tormented me for this?"

Without a second thought, Jianfeng Yun nodded vigorously, displaying an excellent attitude. But before he could finish speaking, he froze.

I never imagined that I would suffer such a terrible fate because of this.

This is both interruption and rebuilding, and then a whole ordeal; it's driving me crazy!

"What, isn't that reason enough?"

"Look, you always have to fight and kill for no reason, and in the end you couldn't even win. You almost got killed by my disciple!"

"I saved you, didn't I? And how did you treat me?"

"At your age, you're still so immature. Don't you think you should be disciplined?"

Zhou Hai explained his reasoning.

Jianfeng Yun was stunned, dumbfounded, and almost went crazy.

He could accept it if this guy wanted to hit him or just didn't like him. But this reason was something he really couldn't accept.

"Sigh, looks like you still haven't figured it out!"

"I still need to teach you a little more!"

Zhou Hai shook his head, about to take him back inside.

"It needs to be cleaned up...it absolutely needs to be cleaned up!"

"Elder Zhou is right. I've wasted my life and been so immature. Thank you for the lesson, Elder Zhou!"

Jian Fengyun was startled and immediately slapped himself twice, a truly sincere gesture.

"Alright, alright, tell me, what kind of cultivation technique did you practice, and how did you end up looking like a monster?"

Seeing this, Zhou Hai didn't waste any words and immediately got to the point.

That's why he saved Jian Fengyun; he wanted to learn more about that strange power from Jian Fengyun. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered saving the old man; he could have just let him die as he pleased.

"Thank you, Elder Zhou. The cultivation technique I practice is..."

Upon hearing this, Jian Fengyun dared not conceal anything. Having been punished so many times before, he spilled his secrets without hesitation.

"You said you're cultivating a fragment of the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture, which you obtained from that vast starry sky?"

After Jianfeng Yun finished speaking, Zhou Hai and Chen Bei were both stunned.

When it comes to the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture, no one is more familiar with it than them. This is because one of the two major cultivation techniques that Chen Bei practices is called the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture.

"Yes, Elder Zhou, look, this is a fragment of the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture!"

Jianfeng Yun hurriedly took out a stone and handed it to Zhou Hai.

Zhou Hai frowned, feeling that this guy was joking with him.

You could say you're offering a jade slip, at least that would record something. If that doesn't work, you could at least offer a tile like Wang Li did.

They take a stone and claim it's a cultivation technique? Isn't that just bullying honest people?

However, Zhou Hai quickly realized that something was wrong with the stone.

As I probed with my divine sense, a scripture was immediately imprinted in my mind.

And you know what? It really is a passage from the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture.

However, this scripture is not only incomplete, but its content is also inconsistent.

Not only are there many parts that are disjointed, but the key issue is that many passages of scripture are also misremembered.

Upon closer examination, it reveals a unique charm, and thus truly became a cultivation technique.

It's a pity it's just a fragment; otherwise, its profound meaning would be in no way inferior to the original Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture.

"What a genius! Who could possibly modify the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture like this?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the creator of this scripture probably never even read the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture. He merely saw someone use a few techniques and yet still managed to develop such an ultimate technique. Amazing, truly amazing!"

With a soft sigh, even Zhou Hai was amazed.

Since thoroughly reading all the scriptures and secret records given to him by the system, Zhou Hai felt quite accomplished. Looking at the cultivation world, he could say that mastering one method meant mastering all methods, and his understanding of cultivation was far beyond what ordinary people could comprehend—this was a kind of accumulation.

But at this moment, he was filled with admiration for the creator of this incomplete method.

Even now, he couldn't possibly create another version of someone else's technique just by watching them use it. That's too unrealistic.

"wrong!"

Suddenly, Zhou Hai seemed to realize something, his expression changed, and he instinctively wanted to erase all his memories of this passage.

But after hesitating for a moment, he gave up.

He found that as the scripture was ingrained in his mind, he inexplicably felt a desire to submit to its creator.

Moreover, there is a risk that one's own inspiration may be obscured.

That strange force is at work again.

Zhou Hai did not immediately erase this memory or eliminate the growth of that strange power within his body. He wanted to observe how this strange power gradually grew and how it became stronger step by step.

After all, he hasn't comprehended this scripture yet, and this strange force is still very weak and not enough to threaten him.