The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 291: Extreme Dao Becomes a Saint
"I just saw a saint. It seemed like they wanted to cause trouble for you. Do you think it's interesting?" Ying Xiaoxiao chuckled.

Li Hao raised his eyebrows slightly. The noise in the small teahouse just now disappeared, and two more noises appeared outside the city, revealing the aura of chasing and leaving. He naturally noticed it.

Ancient Saint Clan? Li Hao's eyes moved slightly, thinking of the Ji family and other saint clans in the Great Wilderness. His mind turned and he asked:

"Were you scared away?"

"It is."

Ying Xiaoxiao smiled: "Why don't you invite us to sit down first? It just so happens that we haven't eaten yet."

As he spoke, he glanced at the grilled fish on the firewood.

"Please take a seat, both of you."

Seeing that they had no ill intentions, Li Hao invited them to take a seat and asked, "Is the Saint Clan here to cause trouble for you two, or for me?"

"Of course he's looking for you." Ying Xiaoxiao smiled, "He wouldn't dare to cause trouble for us."

"You two are also from the ancient holy clan?"

"You guessed it right."

Ying Xiaoxiao was a little surprised, and then said helplessly.

Li Hao glanced at her and felt that the girl's acting was a bit exaggerated.

But apart from the ancient holy clan, he couldn't think of any other possibilities for the time being.

The two of them were reserved, so he couldn't find out their specific details, but just because he couldn't find out, it was the same as if he had found out.

Obviously, the strength of these two people is somewhat terrifying, and they are most likely at the Wen Dao realm.

"How about I draw a picture for you two?"

Li Hao suddenly said.

Ying Xiaoxiao looked at the drawing board next to her and said with interest: "Are you really good at drawing? If the drawing is too ugly, I will tear it up."

"It's beautiful."

Li Hao said.

The old man at the tea stall said, "Draw me first."

The old hands are still cautious... Li Hao thought to himself and agreed immediately.

The old man at the tea stall was obviously on guard, he had also heard of the little demon using drawing to summon spirits, etc. Although it would definitely not be effective against them at the Wen Dao level, there was no guarantee that it wouldn't have other strange tricks.

After he sat upright, Li Hao prepared the ink and started painting quickly.

Before long, a vivid painting was sketched out.

Painting experience +18790.

Following the prompt on the drawing board in front of him, Li Hao was stunned for a moment, and then he took a deep breath in his heart.

Good guy, really good guy!
Just by painting a picture, I can gain nearly 20,000 experience points!

His current painting attributes:
Seventh stage of painting: (38279/500000)

It takes 500,000 experience points to reach the eighth level.

Although one can gain experience over time as long as one keeps painting, the speed is definitely much faster than simple practice, but to accumulate 500,000 experience points, one must paint for at least half a year.

After all, if you paint some ordinary landscapes, even if you are an excellent painter, you can only get a few symbolic experiences. Only if you paint some things that embody the charm of Taoism or powerful creatures, you can get a lot of experience.

"Did you finish the painting?"

the old man at the tea stall asked.

Li Hao came back to his senses and showed him the painting. When he looked at the two people again, they were like two experienced babies.

"Hey, it's really good."

Ying Xiaoxiao leaned over to take a look and was a little surprised. She could see that this was not a simple replica, but had a kind of charm.

The old man at the tea stall took a look and was very satisfied. He quietly felt himself and confirmed that he had not been subjected to any strange attacks such as "curse", "summoning spirits", or hidden rules during the whole process, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Another one for you?"

Li Hao looked at the girl.

Seeing that the old man at the tea stall did not stop her, Ying Xiaoxiao nodded happily.

Soon, Li Hao concentrated on painting again.

Painting experience +15832.

Tsk!
Li Hao was surprised. This girl was really not simple. She could get 15,000 experience points after painting ten times. Even if the experience points would decrease with each subsequent painting, she could still get about 100,000 experience points in total.

If you try your best to draw hundreds of pictures, you can get at least 200,000 experience points if you draw them all.

Adding the old man’s money...the two of them can get nearly half a million!

Just the two of them can fill the gap left by Li Hao's eighth level of experience.

His Majesty left earlier and was busy discussing business, so Li Hao didn't have time to get the experience points. Next time when he has time, he will go find His Majesty and have a painting with the Taoist priest from Qiandao Palace. He should be able to get 400,000 or 500,000 experience points. By then, the experience points required to upgrade from the eighth level to the ninth level can be increased by half.

Tsk... The more Li Hao thought about it, the happier he felt. Suddenly, he remembered that they had just driven away a member of the Saint Clan. Didn't that mean they had just lost an experience pack?

"Is the painting finished?" Ying Xiaoxiao asked immediately when she saw Li Hao stop.

Li Hao nodded and handed the girl painting to her.

The girl in the painting is wearing a fluttering blue dress, with the golden bell on her wrist seeming to swing in the wind. She has long black hair like a waterfall, bright eyes and white teeth, and is extremely beautiful.

Ying Xiaoxiao's eyes sparkled with excitement. She looked at it carefully and then said to Li Hao, "Can you give it to me?"

"of course."

Ying Xiaoxiao's face lit up and she said, "I will keep it well."

Li Hao smiled and said, "If you like, I can draw some more for you, in different postures... such as walking and picking flowers, etc."

"Okay." Ying Xiaoxiao agreed readily.

Li Hao smiled secretly in his heart and immediately started to paint a second picture for her.

Through the experience he gained, Li Hao could roughly judge that these two were most likely in the Wen Dao realm. After all, he did not have such rich experience when he painted the Candle Fire God.

However, two people who have reached the Wen Dao realm appeared here for no reason, claiming to be from the ancient holy clan... Who are they trying to fool?

I have been to the Ji family before. Among the ancient saints, the Ji family is not a very declining family. Wen Daojing is already a war god-level existence in the family, and there are only two or three such people in the family. Even if the number of other ancient saints doubles, they will not have the leisure to come here and follow me.

However, besides the Ancient Saint Clan, are there any other forces?
Li Hao was curious and thought he should ask the emperor to find out. His current knowledge was limited to the information that the God General's Mansion could obtain, and it did not include the secrets that only the true dragon of the family could know.

"Master, the grilled fish is almost ready. How about eating first and then drawing?"

Ren Qianqian walked over and asked.

Li Hao nodded, finished the painting in front of him, and then invited the old and the young to have dinner together.

Ying Xiaoxiao readily agreed. The old man at the tea stall wanted to stop her, but it was too late. He just whispered, "Miss, we are not familiar with each other after all."

"Don't worry, I have an iron stomach, I can digest poison."

Ying Xiaoxiao's response almost made the old man at the tea stall vomit blood. He smiled bitterly in his heart and could only obey the young lady. However, when it came to eating, he was faster than Ying Xiaoxiao. He took the fish piece handed by Li Hao and swallowed it quickly.

After feeling it and confirming that it was non-toxic, I wanted to tell the lady that she could eat it, but I saw that Ying Xiaoxiao had already eaten with oil dripping from her mouth. It can't be said that she has no ladylike temperament, but only that she has some, but not much.

The old man at the tea stall smiled bitterly. Seeing Li Hao eating and drinking carefree, he felt that he was a little too nervous.

If there was no lady around, his words would not matter, but when there was a lady, he would always be overly nervous.

As they finished their meal of grilled fish, the group chatted, ranging from food and drink to spiritual practice.

The topic of cultivation was brought up by Jiang Lichen, and they soon moved from the Dao Realm to the Wen Dao Realm and the existence of the Saint Realm.

Li Hao was just responsible for listening, while Jiang Lichen discussed the path to becoming a saint with Ying Xiaoxiao.

After witnessing with his own eyes the Buddha's attempt to leap from the Wen Dao Realm to the Tai Ping Dao Realm and become a saint in one step, Jiang Lichen also had this idea.

"There are three ways to become a saint. One is to become a saint through incense, one is to become a saint through sacrifice, and the other is to become a saint through the ultimate way!"

Ying Xiaoxiao assumed that Jiang Lichen was someone close to Li Hao, and explained to him, "You want to take the path of sacrifice to become a saint, which is the most difficult and depends most on your understanding."

Jiang Lichen snorted as he ate, "I just like to challenge the most difficult things. When I have cultivated the sword to perfection and become a saint through sword sacrifice, I will be able to kill everything in the world!"

"..."

Ying Xiaoxiao chatted for a few more words and felt that the old man seemed to be not very smart, so she ignored him and looked at Li Hao:

"Which way are you going to go?"

When Li Hao listened to their conversation, he already understood the differences between the three paths.

Becoming a saint through burning incense is the most mainstream way to become a saint. Basically 99% of saints choose this path.

The second most difficult one is to become a saint through sacrifice, which is a path to sainthood that Jiang Lichen knows of.

By practicing Tao to the extreme, one can become a saint and transcend through Tao.

No need to rely on incense, just rely on sacrifices to overcome the three disasters of the saint!
This path places the greatest emphasis on understanding!
Moreover, the level of understanding required is extremely terrifying, so terrifying that it is beyond the ordinary. After all, what kind of understanding can be equivalent to the power of billions of incense sticks?
This is the most difficult path, and no one will choose it. Instead of spending your brain on this path, it would be more efficient to think about how to collect some incense.

This is equivalent to the difference between getting admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University and earning one million yuan.

If you want to make a million dollars, if you work hard and are a little lucky, you can save it up in a few decades.

If it’s not enough, use your connections and borrow from your parents, and that will be enough.

But getting into Peking University or Tsinghua University...that's not something you can achieve with just hard work.

If you don't have the brains, it's useless no matter how much you learn.

Unless you are reincarnated and have a different brain.

This is how one becomes a saint through burning incense. Those who have basically reached the realm of hearing the Tao are all chosen by heaven. No one would think that they have poor comprehension. However, on the road to becoming a saint through burning incense, countless people have failed since ancient times.

As a result, gradually no one chose it. Occasionally, there would be some stubborn people who would choose it, but apart from wasting their time, they didn't achieve anything significant.

Therefore, becoming a saint through burning incense gradually became the main way. After all, if one wanted to reach the realm of Taoism, everyone would have some connections. By borrowing, saving, and putting together, one could just about get by.

If it's still not enough, you can only spend more time to endure it.

Although incense and offerings are always scarce, just like money, there is still hope if you try hard.

In addition to these two paths to becoming a saint, the third way, which is what Ying Xiaoxiao mentioned, the ultimate way to become a saint, is a somewhat evil way to become a saint.

It is similar to becoming a saint through burning incense, but the difference is that what is collected for becoming a saint is not the power of burning incense, but negative things such as resentment and killing.

It seems easier to scare people than to praise them, especially when you have power.

This path is suitable for the unbridled Jiang Lichen, but unfortunately he is too stubborn and insists on sticking to the path of swordsmanship.

However, according to Ying Xiaoxiao, this secret method can only be used by their clan, and the specific method of controlling it is not passed on to outsiders. Moreover, even if outsiders learn it, they will not be able to use it because their physical conditions are not up to the task.

"I...will wait and see."

In response to Ying Xiaoxiao's question, Li Hao thought for a while and said.

According to the other party, he can choose between burning incense and offering sacrifices.

Li Hao has not yet reached the Wen Dao realm, so we can only wait and see what happens after the panel is upgraded.

He felt that, judging by the way the points were added to the panel, he might be on the path to becoming a saint.

Sanctification of the body!

During the chat, the relationship between the few people became closer. Although Jiang Lichen looked crazy, after chatting with Ying Xiaoxiao and the others, he quietly sent a message to Li Hao:

"They might be demons, be careful."

"Demon?"

"That's right. The method of becoming a saint has long been lost. It is also the most evil method. Once discovered by a saint, it will surely bring disaster."

Li Hao was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this Crazy Jiang knew so much. He was worthy of his royal family background.

"However, whether it's the demons or the gods, there is no difference. At least they have no ill will towards us." Li Hao replied to him via voice transmission.

Jiang Lichen thought about it and replied, "That's true."

Then he went to find Ren Qianqian and taught her how to practice sword.

Li Hao was also full and continued to paint for Ying Xiaoxiao and the others. His experience in painting was increasing rapidly.

Time flies.

There was also an old man and a young girl in the courtyard.

The yard is not big and everyone seems to have their own entertainment.

Two days later, Li Hao received news from the imperial city that the Wang family had information about Old Feng!
After reading the news, Li Hao suddenly became excited. Feng Lao's missing soul was indeed in the River of the Dead.

"Qianqian, practice your sword skills in the yard. Ninth Prince, I'm going to the Wang family. Do you want to go with me?"

"Wang's house? No, no, no."

Jiang Lichen waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go and come back soon. I will teach your little apprentice for you."

"She is not my apprentice."

"What's the difference? Screw you."

"..."

Li Hao looked at Ying Xiaoxiao and the old man at the tea stall again. Now he knew the old man's name, although he didn't know whether it was true or not. His name was Ying Lizhong.

"Will you two still follow me?"

Ying Lizhong looked at Ying Xiaoxiao who was eager to try, and shook his head and said, "Miss, the Wang family is surrounded by dead rivers, so let's not join in the fun."

Ying Xiaoxiao thought about it and said, "Okay, then we'll wait for you here."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you two and the Ninth Prince to take good care of Master Feng for me."

Li Hao nodded. Although they had just met for a short time, friends can have a drink together, so the acquaintance doesn’t need to be too long.

(End of this chapter)