The Great Xia Dynasty's Longevity Begins with Connecting to the Swallowed Starry Sky

Chapter 4 Two Treasures in the Sea of ​​Consciousness

Qin Hao entered, where several people were already seated.

The person in the right position is Qin Zhenyuan, the contemporary and first An Yuan Earl, and Qin Hao's grandfather.

Qin Zhenyuan was born a blacksmith, later joined the army, and obtained a destiny to cultivate all the way to the Core Formation Realm, fighting his way to the rank of a seventh-class earl.

That's how the current Anyuan Earl's Mansion came to be.

Qin Hao looked deeply at his grandfather and bowed: "Greetings, grandfather, grandmother, and aunt."

Qin Zhenyuan has two sons and one daughter. Qin Hao's father is the second son, Qin Hualin, who disappeared a few years ago when the northern barbarians invaded.

My eldest uncle, Qin Hualong, is also serving in the army and has not yet returned.

My daughter, Qin Huaxian, married far away and is not in the capital.

"Get up and come see my Qin family's unicorn. People say I'm just a brute, yet my family has produced a traitor. But I think it would be better if there were more traitors like this, but unfortunately, apart from you, everyone else in my family is just a brute."

Qin Zhenyuan smiled broadly, while his aunt's eyes flashed with displeasure, though her gaze toward Qin Hao was quite amiable.

Qin Hao, reborn as a human, was well-behaved and sensible from a young age, and always showed great respect to his elders.

The elders in his family all doted on him.

Grandmother repeatedly told him to get up and not to stand on ceremony.

Qin Hao obediently stood up, but his grandmother called him over again, wanting to see this prodigy.

Qin Zhenyuan was clearly overjoyed, and he kept saying, "Let them look down on me, a brute from the army. My grandson entered the Dao in a single day and broke through three realms. Let's see how those people will have the face to see me in the future."

Qin Hao glanced deeply at his grandfather, then lowered his eyes and composed himself.

This grandfather was no fool.

A brute cannot rise from humble beginnings, without any foundation or lineage, to earn a count's title by joining the army and fighting his way up all by himself.

The titles of nobility in the Great Xia Dynasty are extremely precious.

Aside from the titles bestowed upon ancestors who followed the founding emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, it was extremely difficult to obtain a title at other times.

Moreover, he entered the Daoist path at the residence of Princess Duoluo, and at that time, many people could sense his Daoist aura.

But it's definitely not something that can be achieved simply by reaching the Core Formation stage.

He had just returned, and his aura had calmed down, but he had not yet mastered the basics.

Grandfather had already shouted it out.

It's clear that this person's true strength is largely hidden.

However, Qin Hao could understand.

This capital is deeply entrenched, with countless wealthy and powerful families.

For a mere seventh-rank earl and a mere Core Formation cultivator, surviving here would be extremely difficult.

After speaking for a while, Qin Zhenyuan looked at Qin Hao, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and instructed him, "Now is a time of great turmoil, coinciding with the selection of the royal family's millennium-old holy son."

You were tricked the other day and got into a conflict with the young grandson of Marquis Weiling.

It seems I'll have to go to that dueling arena.

Okay, then, you go back first and stabilize your cultivation level.

Tomorrow, I'll explain the "Turtle and Snake Fist" to you, so that you won't be outdone by Chu Zishao on the dueling stage and suffer an embarrassing defeat.

Grandmother playfully punched Grandfather: "Can't you think of something nice?"

He turned back and smiled at Qin Hao, saying, "My grandson is a prodigy, a genius who can break through three realms in a single day. He will definitely win."

Their words contained both concern and praise.

But there was no question about the dueling platform.

Clearly, this duel is inevitable.

There are many reasons for this.

The most important of these is still probing and courting.

"Alright, you can go now. Focus on stabilizing your cultivation level and consolidating your true energy. Hopefully, you can give us a pleasant surprise later."

"Yes, grandson, take your leave."

Qin Hao left the house and heard his aunt inside preparing more pills for him to improve his magical abilities.

Qin Hao felt a warmth in his heart; this was family. A moment of emptiness washed over him.

There was a subtle improvement in my state of mind.

Qin Hao smiled and said, "I didn't expect there would be such an unexpected bonus."

In my heart, I have also gained a more genuine understanding and reliance on this world.

He is not a rootless drifter.

Back in his room, Qin Hao instructed the maid, "Today I entered the Dao and need to meditate to consolidate my realm. There's no need to prepare dinner for me."

At the beginning of spiritual practice, one cannot be separated from food.

Practitioners need to replenish their physical strength and energy, and they also need to obtain energy from food.

However, if one is in seclusion, or has meals delivered to the door of the seclusion room at regular intervals, or takes fasting pills.

Qin Hao returned to his room, which was extremely simple, containing only a bed and a table.

Nothing else.

There is a study next door, where most of the books and other items are kept.

Qin Hao did not go to the study, but went directly to the bed, sat cross-legged, and assumed the five-heart-facing-the-sky posture.

At the same time, he reached into his storage bag and took out a bright yellow pill.

This is a pill made from spirit rice; just one pill can keep you from hunger for five days.

Without hesitation, Qin Hao swallowed the Bigu Pill, then closed his eyes and began to meditate.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the golden light floated, shimmering brightly.

Qin Hao tried his best to see what was inside the golden light, but found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do it.

"I hope nothing unusual happens. I've also set up an array in this room. With the protection of An Yuanbo's array, as long as we don't break off relations, and with my grandfather, who is suspected to be beyond the Core Formation realm but is actually at the third level of martial arts cultivation, overseeing things, we should be safe."

Qin Hao couldn't possibly leave the capital for this reason; firstly, it wouldn't be safe, and secondly, he wouldn't have an excuse.

"Huh? This is it?"

Qin Hao suddenly noticed that beneath the golden light, there was another golden line.

Because the golden light was so bright, the golden threads paled in comparison, and he didn't notice it immediately.

Qin Hao carefully touched the golden thread, and a piece of information flooded into his mind.

Qin Hao suddenly realized what was happening, but he was deeply shaken.

"No wonder so many people have been eyeing the An Yuan Marquis's residence all these years. It turns out they were after me. This golden thread is actually a treasure that my father obtained in the ruins."

This golden thread can actually connect two places and stabilize the true spirit.

It can even retrieve objects remotely and has the ability to break through formations and restrictions.

Qin Hao didn't open his eyes, afraid that he would scream out loud.

He was completely unaware that when he was a child, his father had secretly placed this treasure in his mind's eye.

"This golden thread was placed in my mind by my father, but what is that golden light?"

The message left by his father made no mention of the golden light, indicating that even his father had never noticed it. "Huh?"

After Qin Hao's mental energy touched that ball of golden light, another wave of information surged in.

After a long while, he sorted out this information.

They were even more surprised.

"This is actually the culprit behind my transmigration. This golden light can connect all the heavens and myriad worlds."

However, one needs an extremely strong true spirit to ensure that one does not lose one's way or become corrupted by the Tao.

"Huh? This golden thread is the very treasure that can protect my true spirit from getting lost. So, aren't these two treasures a perfect match? Should we give it a try?"

Golden treasures connect all realms, and golden threads link two places, stabilizing the true spirit.

Aren't they a perfect match?

After a while, Qin Hao decided to give it a try; if all else failed, he could just try it and come back.

"Then try it."

(End of this chapter)