The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 221: A Young Man Enters the Wilderness

The Donghuang Continent is vast and boundless. If the Dayu Divine Dynasty is taken as the center, the imperial capital will be the bull's eye.

The outline of the Nineteen States is like a teapot.

The spout of the pot is tilted up, and the edge of the mouth is Tianmen Pass. Extending outward from Tianmen Pass, it passes through the gray outer demonic land, where demons live and roam, and further away is the dark wilderness of the sky on the map.

Dayu's military department had four subordinate departments, in charge of military selection, maps, chariots and horses of each state, weapons and equipment, etc.

The second department is the Zhifang Department, which is responsible for managing maps of the world and drawing and updating them regularly.

During the more than 3,000 years of history of the Dayu Dynasty, the old and new versions of the maps have been replaced for many generations, not to mention the changes in the terrain within the states.

The demon territories outside the country are classified as gray areas, but over the years, mountains, rivers, peaks and other landforms have been gradually surveyed and named.

This also provides great convenience for the Demon Suppression Bureau to track down wanted demons from abroad. The map is the eye, and many talented people have been sacrificed just to draw the map.

However, no matter how the old and new maps change, outside this demonic territory, deeper and farther away, the area named "Great Wilderness" by the previous emperor when he went on the expedition is always dark black.

There is no description or introduction of the landforms.

Like the black abyss surrounding the edge of the continent, it is a dangerous and mysterious place where humans are forbidden to enter.

For thousands of years, talented people have risen from the military and tried to go to the Great Wilderness to find out what is going on, but countless people died, and in the end they only brought back a few pieces of information.

These messages written in blood were woven into a book called The Great Wilderness Sutra.

There are only two pages and a brief description of a few hundred words.

Life is thinner than paper.

But even so, these two thin pages of paper were carefully treasured by the Imperial Palace, and only top forces such as the Divine General's Mansion had copies.

At this moment, at the edge of the Great Wilderness, a young man was walking in the wild jungle with towering ancient trees.

There are tall trees all around and it's foggy.

"It is recorded that in the Great Desolate Heaven, miasma filled the sky, giant beasts roamed, demons were rampant, and there were also traces of the ancient vicious beasts that were rumored."

As Li Hao walked forward, he was also looking around carefully.

This record is indeed true. Although he has not encountered any giant beasts or monsters yet, he has already felt the damp and poisonous miasma in this forest.

Fortunately, his indestructible body was extremely condensed and could easily resist the attack.

But if it were any other being in the three immortal realms, even if they stayed in this forest for a long time, their precious body would be damaged.

If your cultivation level is lower, it will be much more difficult, needless to say.

My mother actually lives in such a place... Li Hao's eyes flickered, his thoughts turned, and he asked the old man of the Ji family who was hiding in him:
"Does the human race really live here like you said?"

"It's not the human race, it's the saint race!"

The old man from the Ji family immediately corrected it.

He was willing to say more about Li Hao because he admired his talent:

"My Ji family is an ancient holy clan. Although we are also of human origin, our people have the blood of ancient saints and are physically strong. We are definitely not comparable to you barbarians and primitive people. Moreover, our clan is blessed by the holy land and is immune to miasma. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a land of immortals."

Hearing this, Li Hao felt a little relieved. It seemed that his mother's living environment was not bad.

As they walked, Li Hao started chatting with the old man from the Ji family.

I learned the other person's name, which was Ji Yunge.

The other party only briefly talked about the Ji family's affairs and did not discuss them in detail. However, he gave Li Hao a lot of advice on the things in the Great Wilderness, and made Li Hao understand that the Great Wilderness was indeed extremely dangerous, as explored by countless sages of the Ministry of War.

But these dangerous places are divided into areas.

For example, the place where they are now belongs to the outer edge of the Great Wilderness. Although they may encounter extremely terrifying monsters, the probability is not high.

Most of them are inhabited by demons and ferocious beasts of low bloodline.

However, the energy of heaven and earth is abundant here, and even a demon with low bloodline can hope to cultivate to the level of a demon king. Therefore, the record of the Dayu Divine Dynasty that one cannot easily set foot in the Great Wilderness without the Four Realms is a fairly reliable warning.

Among the towering ancient trees, Li Hao hurried on his way according to Ji Yunge's instructions.

He shuttled between these large trees with a diameter of tens of meters. Each branch could easily accommodate several people lying flat.

As he was moving forward, a dark shadow suddenly shot towards him.

With the guidance of the Dao rhythm, the attack is bound to hit, and there is a feeling that there is no escape.

Li Hao was slightly stunned, and the footsteps that had just landed suddenly stepped out again quickly. The sky and the earth disappeared without a trace. With a whoosh, he disappeared under the traction of the rhythm.

Before the Dao Yun traction was continued, Li Hao appeared at the attack point, as fast as lightning, and saw that the attacker was a woman hiding behind the thick leaves on the treetops.

The opponent is half human, half demon, and his lower limbs are as hideous as a mantis.

Seeing Li Hao suddenly appear in front of her, the woman was also startled. She obviously didn't expect that this young man, who was obviously a human but had a humble aura, would have such skills!
Her pupils suddenly shrank, but she reacted extremely quickly and spewed out a stream of green venom.

Bang!
Li Hao raised his hand and punched out. The violent wind from his fist directly shook off the venom and hit the banshee's face, smashing her snow-white and delicate face, revealing the shell-like bones inside, causing her to scream.

"Ancient Prodigy?!"

The banshee's body retreated and she looked at Li Hao in shock.

At such a young age, she actually has such terrifying explosive power. How could she meet an ancient genius at the edge of the Great Wilderness? !

She cursed her bad luck in her heart, not caring about the pain on her face, and turned around and ran away.

Li Hao's reaction was extremely quick. He activated the Thousand Mountains and Flying Birds Painting and used the Heaven and Earth Invisible Trace to catch up with the other party almost instantly. Under the shocked gaze of the banshee, he punched her head through.

Blood splattered and splashed on the nearby trees.

A soul rushed out of the banshee's body, looked at Li Hao in fear, turned around and ran away screaming.

Her soul was burning and she burst out at full speed, but Li Hao's power to control objects had already been condensed into a sword, which slashed out instantly, tearing her body apart, and then quickly split the sword energy, crushing her severed soul and completely annihilating it.

All this happened in the blink of an eye, and the Dao Heart Realm Demon King had fallen at the hands of Li Hao.

Ji Yunge, who was hiding in Li Hao, couldn't help but smile when he saw this.

Although Li Hao showed extraordinary talent in the River of Death, it was somewhat due to the obsession of Li Tianzong who was secretly watching over him.

Now, Li Hao's real body explosiveness, skill and strength displayed are in no way inferior to Mohe, which makes him feel relieved and satisfied.

He thought that when Li Hao sent him back to the Ji family, he could introduce Li Hao to them. If Li Hao could practice in the Ji family, it would be a great training.

At this moment, Li Hao punched the Banshee King to death, only to feel a stinging pain in his fist. It turned out that the venom had stuck to his fist and was corroding his skin.

Given that his physical body could be corrupted, if he were an ordinary mortal at the third level of immortality, his flesh would have rotted away, exposing his bones.

Li Hao took a deep breath. He didn't expect that he had just arrived in this great wilderness and had not walked a few dozen miles when he was attacked by the demon king.

He glanced at the corpse of the Banshee Queen. Except for her smashed head, her body was still intact.

He flew back quickly, came to the opponent's corpse, raised his hand and grabbed it, absorbing the life essence and blood in the opponent's body.

The Banshee Queen's body withered rapidly, and finally became like wrinkled gray rotten meat.

Li Hao slapped it with his hands and crushed it into ashes to avoid leaving any trace.

After absorbing the life essence of the Banshee Queen, Li Hao circulated it in his body and condensed it. The tingling sensation on the back of his hand immediately disappeared, and the erosion of decay also stopped, and his flesh and blood began to regenerate.

He had just come out of the Dead River, and his true body was still as strong as it was before the end of the Liangzhou War. His physical body was only comparable to the level of a divine weapon that had been forged seven times.

At this moment, I have improved a little bit again.

It can be seen how powerful the venom of the Banshee Queen is. Even a demon king like Lu Yuan, who is at the ultimate level, would find it difficult to cause serious injuries to his body. The other party is only at the Tao mind level, but he made him bleed!
"He can hurt me with his Dao state of mind. Is this the demon king of the Great Wilderness? He feels more powerful than the one outside."

Li Hao muttered to himself.

Ji Yunge couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

Is it still worthy of praise if I can harm your three immortals with my Tao state of mind?
It's really outrageous.

However, all the geniuses in the ancient times were like this. They slew the demon king in adversity and shocked the barbarians in the wilderness, but in this vast wilderness, they could only be called excellent.

But he knew that Li Hao's true strength was not like that. Therefore, even among the ancient saints, Li Hao was enough to be a genius. This was why he cherished his talent!
After dealing with the Banshee King, Li Hao did not stop and continued to move forward.

He has the attribute of omniscience and can conceal his breath, but the sounds caused by his movements will still attract some demons along the way.

Li Hao dealt with two more on the way, but they were both in the third immortal realm. They tried to launch a sneak attack, but were killed by him with a slap.

There are no weapons around him, but Li Hao's body has reached the level of divine weapons, and his punches and kicks have extremely strong destructive power.

While on the road, Li Hao was also digesting the memories and martial arts techniques brought out from the Dead River.

Because of his memory, these skills were directly included in the panel, and within the panel, after the deduction of the seven stages of the physical body, some new skills were evolved.

For example, the Ten Thousand Blood True Demon Art that was originally deduced has now become the Sacrifice Spirit True Demon Art. The ratio of absorbing the essence and blood of demons and transforming and condensing them is even higher.

This allows Li Hao's body to condense to its limit more quickly.

Ji Yunge showed Li Hao the way and avoided some of the more dangerous forbidden areas in the Great Wilderness along the way.

There are famous demon kings lurking there, so don't enter lightly.

Li Hao had no intention of taking the risk of hunting. The most urgent task now was to send Ji Yunge back to the Ji family. If possible, deep down in his heart he still wanted to see his mother.

It’s good to know that he is safe.

The night is as cold as water.

In the endless desolate ancient forest, scattered bones and debris are occasionally seen.

A pile of dead leaves and twigs formed a fire that burned on the thick branches but did not ignite the branches.

The thick branches contain abundant moisture and vigorous vitality. It is difficult for ordinary flames to cause a forest fire here and ignite these ancient trees with vigorous vitality.

Moreover, the air here is humid and the flames will soon go out without a constant supply of fuel.

At this moment, beside the fire, Li Hao stopped to rest and adjust his state.

He leaned his back against the tree trunk, picked up a leaf of grass, folded it into a harmonica at his lips, and blew it softly.

The moonlight was scattered, accompanied by ancient trees in the desolate sky. The whistle sounded gently, and then was blocked from spreading by the soundproof barrier set up by Li Hao.

It only echoes among the branches.

Musical experience gradually increased.

This can also be considered as cultivation.

There is nothing around me, so I have no way to study calligraphy, painting, or chess. I can only entertain myself with music.

Ji Yunge stood at the other end of the branch, with his hands behind his back, gazing at the stars and the moon in the distance, his eyes filled with anticipation of returning home.

At this moment, listening to Li Hao's melodious and reverberating grass whistle music, in this quiet moonlit night, his inner thoughts were aroused even deeper.

He turned around and glanced at the young man, but saw that the young man was just staring quietly at the dark ancient forest, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"What's the name of this song?"

"moonlight."

"You said in the River of the Dead that you didn't want to go home, but your music was full of longing." Ji Yunge said with a fixed gaze.

"Two different things."

Li Hao took the blade of grass from his mouth and said softly, "I miss my friends."

Ji Yunge glanced at him and asked, "Are your friends also very powerful?"

“That depends on which aspects.”

Li Hao smiled and said, "Some can fish, some can eat and drink, and some don't have any special skills, but they are very happy."

"I think being able to live a happy life is also a skill."

Ji Yunge's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "I see you spent a lot of time in the Dead River, enjoying yourself. In such a dangerous environment, you still have the mind to have fun. Are you really not afraid of death?"

"You can't give up living just because you're afraid of death. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"

Li Hao did not explain that it was because of the panel, but he also expressed his own thoughts: "It's like practicing hard for the sake of living, but all the time in life is spent on practicing, then... what's the point?"

"Without strength, in the face of life and death, in the face of demons, all that is left is despair."

Ji Yunge said.

Li Hao smiled slightly: "But there are not many powerful warriors who died. Many of them didn't even have time to enjoy life. For example, Senior, your cultivation is not low, right?"

Ji Yunge was stunned and his expression changed slightly. The implication of Li Hao's words was that someone as powerful as him was dead.

This is obviously somewhat offensive.

But he did not get angry about it, instead he was a little absent-minded.

Looking back on his life, he lived a long life, but spent most of his time practicing.

Looking back now, the things I often reminisced about in the Dead River were things other than cultivation.

Playing with those guys, drinking, hunting competitions, etc., as well as the usual warm words and laughter, ordinary scenes...

He was silent.

When experiencing life and death, what one reminisces about is not how one cultivated, but some people and some things.

Not to mention that he is dead now.

His obsession with returning to the Ji family was to return home, and the purpose of returning home was that he couldn't bear to leave the holy mountain and the people on the mountain.

Seeing that the other party was silent, Li Hao did not say anything more. He continued to hold the grass leaf in his mouth and blew it gently.

He was not against cultivation, but he would stop to have a cup of tea and chat during his busy cultivation.

That is what a “real” life is.

It was a cool night, a flame, a clear whistle, and two souls with different thoughts.

There is also a bright full moon...

……

For several days in a row, Li Hao was on the road.

While on the way, he also practiced the skills included in the panel one by one.

Every practice allowed his body to be refined and improved once again. In addition, by absorbing the essence and blood of the monsters he hunted along the way, Li Hao made rapid progress, and his physical body reached a level comparable to that of the Eight-cast Divine Weapons.

In the Dead River, his body was comparable to that of a nine-cast body, and he could barely hold on in the Taiping Dao domain.

Now, we are getting closer and closer to that level.

After all, in this reality, he doesn't have that many magic medicines to take, and he can't take them either. He has to rely on his skills to absorb and convert them. Fortunately, the effect is not worse than that of the magic medicines, it just takes a little time.

"Hmm? Something seems to be wrong here."

Li Hao stepped into a red mountain range, surrounded by red mist. When the mist touched his body, Li Hao felt his flesh and blood becoming soft.

This was more terrible than miasma and seemed to weaken his physical strength.

"This is the Red Wood Corpse Ridge."

Ji Yunge said: "This is the place where a person who heard the Tao fell. His Tao domain did not dissipate, and formed a special restricted area here. It is very dangerous."

Then he changed the subject and said, "However, it's not a big problem for you. The Dao Domain rules contained here are not as strong as those of that person when he was alive. They will just keep decomposing your Qi and blood. If you stay here for a long time, you will become weak, or even die of old age. But with your physique, you can withstand it."

"Deep inside here, there is a red blood demon vine king that has taken root in the skeleton of the one who heard the Tao. Every sixty years, it will produce a Tao rhyme blood fruit, which is powerful and can greatly enhance the body, help promote physical strength, reach the ultimate state of unimpeded power, and stimulate the state of divine power."

"You can go look for the Red Blood Demon Vine King. It has absorbed too much of the blood and flesh of the one who heard the Dao, and is restricted by this and cannot escape. However, its combat power is average, and you should be able to defeat it."

Li Hao was stunned and speechless. He was afraid that the Daoyun Blood Fruit would not be of much use to him.

But since I'm here, it doesn't hurt to go and take a look. If he can't use it, he can take it back and give it to Qianqian.

While Li Hao was thinking, suddenly there were several sounds of breaking through the air coming from the front.

"stop!"

"Who is that? Quick, help me stop him. I am from the ancient holy clan, the Qin family!"

Several angry shouts were heard.

Li Hao looked and saw a short man running in front, and three other figures chasing him at full speed from behind with extremely fast movements.

The short man who was running away in front saw Li Hao standing in the air, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Don't block me, I will give you the treasure!"

As he spoke, he had already come to Li Hao's side.

When Li Hao was wondering, the other party suddenly attacked and slapped Li Hao in the face.

Bang!
Li Hao grabbed the opponent's wrist, and then with a snap, it broke.

""

Li Hao asked doubtfully: "What do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)