Chapter 701 Heading to the North Desert


    Gu Yuehong and her men saw mes that burned tall into the sky when they got back to the Gu house.


    The whole Gu house was in mes, seeming that it would soon be turned into ash.


    Gu Yuehong’s eyes were red shot; feelings of anger and grief were all mixed up within her at the


    moment as she screamed hysterically, “The foundation of the Gu Family thatsted tens of thousands


    of years is now ruined by Chen Hao. I swear in the name of my family that I will get my revenge back


    on you, Chen Hao!”


    Gu Yuehong finally realized that the person who pretended to be Gu Feng was none other than Chen


    Hao.


    He actually told the truth when he said that Gu Feng was within his grasp, but Gu Feng wasn’t able to


    escape; he was brutally murdered in the forest by Chen Hao instead.


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    Chen Hao then sneaked inside the Gu Family’s house and destroyed the foundations of the family with


    a burning me.


    Gu Yuehong was filled with hatred, so much so that her whole body trembled as she gritted her teeth.


    “Gather all our manpower and search everywhere for Chen Hao’s whereabouts. Even if he escaped to


    the edge of the earth, make sure you still capture him and bring him back. I will personally tear him into


    pieces!”


    Gu Yuehong felt an indescribable anxiety; surely the cornerstone of the Gu Family was not taken by


    Chen Hao? She felt the cornerstone being moved, but it was quite impossible since the Great Ancestor


    was personally there to guard it.


    Without giving much thought for her own safety, Gu Yuehong rushed straight into the mes, directly


    toward her own secret room.


    Three dayster, Chen Hao nearly reached a town in the North Desert. “Even though I have yet to


    properly understand the Essence of Nine Cycles, but the changes that had been brought upon me by


    the first cycle were way too much!” said Chen Hao as he dashed out from a forest nearby; the town in


    the North Desert was getting near in sight.


    Thinking back on the changes that happened upon himself within the short period of three days, Chen


    Hao could barely suppress his surprise and joy.


    Crossing the Thai Mountains from Thai City on foot to reach the small town in the North Desert in a day


    would probably be easy for Chen Hao, considering his original cultivation base.


    But for the past three days, Chen Hao had felt immense changes in his body.


    When Uncle Qin used to use herbs for him to take baths in, the changes in his body were sorge that


    it felt as if every single cell in his body had expanded, intensely absorbing all spiritual energy from his


    surroundings. This caused his physique, as well as his abilities, to continuously grow stronger.


    But now, after the awakening of the first cycle, he felt as if his whole body no longer belonged to him


    anymore; it was as if a new channel between him and the surroundings had been opened. Previously,


    absorbing spiritual energy would mean nourishment for his body, but now, he felt like he was one with


    the spiritual energy of the Heavens and the Earth; it was as if a separation between him and the


    surroundings had beenpletely removed, fusing him with the elements of the surroundings into one.


    Furthermore, by utilizing his Heaven Abstruse Skills, he managed to improve his cultivation base on an


    exponential level.


    Now, in merely three days, he had managed to cross the intermediate level of his Perfection Stage and


    proceeded straight into the final level, or maybe even into theter stages of the final level.


    Nheless, Chen Hao was unable to exin the situation urately himself.


    All in all, even Chen Hao himself felt that he was extremely powerful.


    Three days ago, he was at a stage where his spiritual powers were strong but not enough to collide


    head-to-head with the Gu Family and the King of Nine Doors, which was why he didn’t stay back in


    Thai City. But now, even if Chen Hao was to go directly against Gu Yuehong or Yun Qing, he would be


    able to defeat them.


    This was Chen Hao’s confidence, which originatedpletely from the power he possessed.


    But right now, his top priorities were to help Ziyan to find the dead body of the Celestial War God to let


    them be together again, and then proceed with the Holy Water Ritual. Thus, he had been attempting


    cultivation in the woods as he traveled, which was why it took him three days to finally reach the ce.


    They had promised to gather at the inn that Chen Hao had been to before.


    But Chen Hao finally knew after he had arrived at the town that Ziyan, Uncle, and the others did stay at


    the inn, but they had left on the previous morning after they were escorted away by somebody. Since


    then, they have yet to return.


    How could this be? Could it be that Uncle has an acquaintance here as well? Chen Hao thought. He


    was puzzled.


    “Do you know who were the ones who took them away?” Chen Hao asked.


    “I don’t know about that. Recently there have been a lot of peopleing over. They were all wearing


    Western suits with a special emblem on their chest. I saw them being escorted away by those people!”


    the inn owner answered.


    Chen Hao nodded.


    Uncle did not leave him any message that would enable him to go looking for them.


    It looked like they had no intention to stay there for long after they had left, but something must have


    happened for them to not return.


    “Hey young fe, did you see those people outside? They’re the people with the same outfit. It looks


    like they might be the ones who took your friends away?” the owner said as he looked outside and


    pointed at a group of at least a dozen people.


    Chen Hao followed the inn owner’s gaze and saw a talldy in sportswear leading the group. Thedy


    was tall, with a lean physique that suggested she was a practitioner of the martial arts. She had


    naturally wavy long hair that reached to her shoulders and her appearance was extremely beautiful and


    ethereal; one look was enough to tell that she was not a local.


    She was having a walk on the street with a dozen suited bodyguards following closely behind her; just


    as the inn owner had mentioned, all those bodyguards wore a circr symbol on their chests.


    “It was them?” Chen Hao could not help but frown as he walked up to her with the intention of asking


    them a few questions.


    “Please go back, Miss. We were the ones who were originally in charge of this. Moreover, Tiger Lei is


    an extremely cunning person. I’m afraid that something might go wrong and you will be put in danger!”


    said a middle-aged man behind her.


    The middle-aged man had sharp eyebrows and a pair of handsome eyes; his palms could be seen to


    be full of calluses, and judging from the imposing aura that emanated from him, he seemed to be also


    an expert in the martial arts. He was following thedy from behind and was trying his best to convince


    her.


    “Hmph, so what? I am going to give my family a piece of my mind and make them realize that I, Du


    Yining, am as goodpared to them when I am handling my affairs. I can settle the things that my


    father was not able to. As for the person that my father was not able to defeat, hmph, I will defeat them!


    Enough of this. I will only be meeting them in a while, so stop bothering me during my walk. Just follow


    me from far behind!”


    Du Yining looked like she was in her mid-twenties; she might be exceptionally beautiful, but everyone


    around her knew that she was a dangerous woman, someone who was extremely difficult to deal with.


    So, her subordinates stopped trying to persuade her but merely followed her slowly from behind.


    “Hello miss, I have something I would like to ask.” Chen Hao stood there watching them for a moment


    before he approached Du Yining, standing in front of her.


    “Who are you?” Du Yining was eyeing him from head to toe.


    His outfit was simple and he looked quite handsome, but not enough for Du Yining to set her eyes on


    someone like him. So, she just looked at him with disdain.


    “I would like to ask you guys about something. I have six of my friends, two men and four women, and


    they have stayed at this inn. I heard the owner say that they were escorted away by someone in the


    early hours yesterday. Was it your people?” Chen Hao smiled politely; he decided to just act as a


    normal person around them.


    “What the hell? Who do you think you are? Go ask the person who took them away! Why are you even


    asking me about this? I’ve seen the likes of you many times. Cut it out with yourme pickup lines. Why


    don’t you take a look at yourself in the mirror? You’re not even worth my time!” said Du Yining with


    much contempt.


    The bodyguards behind her stepped forward as she was saying those words; they all gave a cold re


    toward Chen Hao, trying to scare this creep away from their Miss…