The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 336 Haotian's Traces, Top Ten Ranking (Two in One)

"The road to immortality is cut off?"

Li Hao was stunned and asked, "Are there immortals and gods in the world?"

Hearing Li Hao's question, Ye Zu chuckled and said, "Immortals are illusory and no one can see them with their own eyes, but they have been recorded in ancient books, such as the sword stele on the Moon-Watching Cliff. The sword shadow inside is called 'Immortal Pointing the Way'. Such exquisite sword moves can only be performed by immortals."

"That's right. I heard that the Sword Saint went there to comprehend it but was unable to comprehend it. Other Supreme Saints also said that the sword moves in it can only be left by immortals and gods, and cannot be controlled by human power."

"In addition to the immortal pointing the way at the Moon-Watching Cliff, there is also the palm print at the Chilling Ancient Land and the torn silk floating in the Soul-Breaking Sea. These all indicate that immortals and gods once existed in this world, but for some unknown reason, they all seemed to have left the world without a trace."

Although the young man's voice was very young, he also knew many ancient secrets. He said:
“Although saints can be passed down through the ages, they cannot live forever. However, immortals and gods can. If one wants to make their own path eternal, one must transcend the saints and become an immortal god. Only then can one be worshipped by the masses forever.”

"If you become an immortal god, you only need to show up in the world and perform miracles, and you will be believed in by countless people. After all, living immortal gods, not to mention us, even saints will believe in them, so who wouldn't be in awe of them?"

When talking about immortals and gods, Qing Zu also spoke up, but his voice was full of regret.

Li Hao was a little surprised. He didn't expect to hear these incredible secrets just after joining the synchronized swimming club.

"What does the Supreme Saint mean when he says the path to immortality is cut off? Does he mean the path of cultivation, or is it really just a path?"

Li Hao asked curiously.

“It’s a real road.”

Ye Zu said: "A saint touched that barrier and came into contact with the will of the heaven in this world. He learned that it is impossible to become an immortal in this world, and the only way is to leave this world."

"So the Supreme Saint has been exploring and exploring, looking for a way out of this world. Later, he followed the traces left by the immortals and gods and found such a road, but the road is blocked. This world is like a closed egg. We can only be trapped in this world for the rest of our lives and cannot escape."

Li Hao was stunned. This was his first time coming into contact with the secrets of this Land of Saints. He did not expect it to be so despairing.

There is no hope of immortality, and we will all perish in the end?
No wonder there is a force like the Synchronized Swimming Association. Since it is inevitable to die out, it is better to enjoy the present.

"Now, the saints have discovered a second path in a dangerous place. However, in order to break the restrictions, it seems that they need to open up all the extremes before they can set foot on it and open up that path!"

Qing Zu took over the conversation and said, “Therefore, over the past thousand years, the saints have reincarnated to practice, and some have reincarnated as incarnations, just to cultivate to the extreme, to be the first to break that path, and leap to become immortals and gods.”

"But this path is also difficult. First of all, it is very difficult to cultivate to the Ninth Level, which requires a peerless talent. Secondly, this path is just a guess. The truth may only be known after trying."

“But even though it’s just a glimmer of hope, all the saints are scrambling to get it. After all, that glimmer of chance to become an immortal is the only hope for eternal life!”

Li Hao was stunned.

I had learned from Lin Shanhai before that the reincarnation of the saints was a secret matter, but I didn’t expect it to be related to becoming an immortal and achieving eternal life.

It is no wonder that reincarnation is extremely dangerous. It is very likely that one will sink into damnation for hundreds of lifetimes in constant reincarnation. If there were not such a great temptation, how could the saints be willing to take such a risk.

The Ninth Extreme Realm... Li Hao's eyes flickered. He is now in the Seventh Extreme Realm. If he can obtain a large number of skills, the Eighth Extreme Realm is just around the corner. As for the Ninth Extreme Realm, it is the Realm of Hearing the Dao. When his Controlling Dao is upgraded to the ninth level, perhaps he will be able to get a glimpse of it.

only……

"The Supreme Saint has a long life, but he still hasn't been able to cultivate to the Ninth Level?"

Li Hao asked doubtfully.

Although some extreme states are difficult to reach, they can be achieved slowly through the accumulation of years and time.

He was able to cultivate to the Seventh Extreme Realm, mainly by adding points to the panel and shortening his cultivation time.

But others have more time to spend and can make up for the gap.

"not that simple."

The young man shook his head and said, "The Supreme Saints are all peerless monsters, and they have practiced for a long time. They have already cultivated to other extreme realms, but I heard that the most difficult one is the sixth extreme realm, and no one can cultivate it. When the Heavenly Man Realm is cultivated to the extreme, it seems to be integrated with the heaven and earth. However, although the mind of the soul inheriting the heaven and earth is there, it is difficult to find the will to integrate into the heaven and earth."

Li Hao was slightly stunned. The sixth realm?

I’ve heard before that the sixth realm is difficult, but I didn’t expect that even the most holy one would get stuck here.

He suddenly thought of the will of the Heavenly Lord that he had vaguely sensed. The end point of the realm of heaven and man is the Heavenly Lord.

"You are out of date. Ten years ago, I heard that Yunxia Realm opened a passage to the human world and found a monstrous young man with the sixth extreme realm in the human world. However, he was later killed by Xu Sheng himself, killing this hope."

Qing Zu suddenly said.

Li Hao was stunned. He was shocked when he suddenly heard something about himself.

"I've also heard about that matter. Unfortunately, without the blessing of the Supreme Saint, even if one cultivates to the sixth realm, it is easy to encounter accidents. After all, all the reincarnated saints want to cultivate to the sixth realm and be the first to break that path. How can they give the opportunity to others?" Ye Zu said.

"There is no shortage of evildoers in the world, but evildoers that have not grown up are ultimately just a wisp of floating cloud that can be blown away by a gust of wind."

Li Hao was silent. The Void Saint killed him at the beginning because he was chasing the Holy Son of the Void Holy Land in the human world. Now it seems that in addition to this reason, the reason Ye Zu mentioned is also half of the reason.

A genius is always a genius. Without the protection of a powerful force, his brilliance will be extinguished.

Li Hao took a deep breath and his eyes turned cold. Ever since he encountered an assassination attempt at the age of six, he knew that his greatest reliance was himself.

Since no one can protect me, I will be invincible in the world!
"Let's not talk about this anymore. It has nothing to do with us anyway. Qingfeng, you haven't told me what you are best at yet?" Qingzu said.

Li Hao withdrew his thoughts and thought for a while. His current highest level was cooking and painting.

“Cooking and painting.”

Li Hao said: "These two are my current specialties."

Thinking of the chess the other party had just talked about, he added: "I have also done some research on chess. If there is a chance, I hope to learn from you two."

"Oh? You're playing so much?"

Qing Zu was surprised. Even though their path to immortality was cut off, they no longer had that drive and had found other interests, but they were only specialized in them. Li Hao had even dabbled in cooking.

"What, you said you like to cook?"

Suddenly, a round shadowy figure loosened up, approached Li Hao, and asked in surprise: "Are you serious or just doing it casually, Sandalwood, what skills did he use to get in?"

"There's someone who likes to cook again. Bai Zu has found a soulmate."

Ye Zu laughed and said to Li Hao: "We are serious about playing chess, not just for fun. We look down on bad chess players."

The shadowy and graceful woman said softly, "Qingfeng joined my Flower Tournament for his painting skills. He is an expert at painting. Die showed me his paintings. He is even better than me in painting. He has already entered the Dao!"

After hearing what Chandan said, everyone fell silent and looked at Li Hao in surprise.

The art of painting is actually stronger than sandalwood?

You know, Chantan is an expert in painting at the Flower Parade and is known as the Little Painting Saint. It's a bit scary that Li Hao's paintings are recognized by her and she even admits that she is inferior to him.

When Li Hao heard what the other party said, he immediately understood that the other party should be one of the vice presidents of the synchronized swimming club that Gui Qinshuang mentioned, and also a semi-saint.

And from what he said, he was actually an expert in painting. This made Li Hao interested. They could communicate when they had time. Moreover, the other party probably had some famous paintings in his collection, which were all illustrated collections.

"Hua Dao?"

The plump Bai Zu couldn't hide his disappointment when he heard this, and said, "I thought it was cooking."

Li Hao smiled and said, "My cooking skills are not worse than my painting skills."

"Really?"

Bai Zu looked at him in surprise and asked, "Are you sure?"

"When we have time, let's taste each other's food and find out." When it comes to cooking, Li Hao shows considerable confidence.

Bai Zu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded, "That's right, you'll know if it tastes good after you try it. Where are you? I'll find you."

Li Hao didn't expect the other party to come as he said, which was a bit surprising, but he also saw that the other party seemed to really like this, which was enough to show that the other party really had the leisure time.

"In the Canglan Realm."

Li Hao said.

However, the sandalwood beside him said, "Bai Zu, you can come to find Qingfeng, but don't be too serious and don't disturb Qingfeng's practice. He is also participating in the Supreme Pride Tournament recently. It seems that he has a good chance of representing my Canglan Realm in the competition this time."

After hearing what Chandan said, several people were shocked. Qing Zu asked, "You are still participating in the Supreme Pride Competition? How old are you?"

"I'm almost 30." Li Hao said.

"..."

Several people looked at each other in silence. Less than 30 years old? He is simply a little brat.

"You're so young, and you've already got the leisure to paint and cook?" Bai Zu suspected that he had heard it wrong and was a little surprised.

I’m only thirty, and my life has just begun.

When they were thirty years old, they were still working hard to practice.

At that time, their minds were full of cultivation, and women had to stand aside to avoid affecting their progress.

"This..." Ye Zu was stunned: "You have already cultivated to the Wen Dao realm in less than 30 years?"

To be able to reach the Wen Dao realm at this age is already an extraordinary feat just in terms of realm.

Chandan also looked at Li Hao in surprise. Although she knew Li Hao's identity from Gui Qinshuang and knew that he was participating in the Supreme Prodigy Battle, she did not expect Li Hao to be so young.

The supreme geniuses in the battle were all under a hundred years old. She thought that Li Hao must be at least eighty or ninety years old since he had studied the art of painting to such an extent.

This had already made her extremely surprised and concerned. After all, a hundred years old was still too young for them, and they had just started their journey of cultivation.

They have all been practicing for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years. They have long been tired of practicing and have reached a bottleneck, which is why they have cultivated a leisurely mood.

"You must be kidding. A 30-year-old man in the Wen Dao realm, could he be the reincarnation of a saint?"

The young man said in shock.

Not to mention other means, this realm alone was enough to surprise them.

They are all geniuses who can cultivate to this level. Although they are extremely powerful now and can be called old monsters in the Wen Dao Realm, at this age, they are far inferior to Li Hao.

Li Hao revealed his age mainly because he would definitely be measured with a bone mirror in the upcoming battle between the supreme geniuses, and it would be revealed sooner or later, so there was no need to conceal it.

"Qingfeng has the talent to become a saint. Why don't you work hard to cultivate to the saint level first?" Qing Zu couldn't help but ask.

"It doesn't interfere with your practice. It combines work and rest." Li Hao said with a smile.

After hearing what Li Hao said, even those who were lying down felt stunned and speechless.

This is really heart-warming...

"I thought we had come to terms with it, but it turns out Qingfeng was cruel enough. The path to immortality is cut off. What good is it to become a saint? Sooner or later, you will perish like us."

Ye Zu smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't understand until I was three thousand years old, but Qingfeng understood when he was thirty. Does this mean that he can enjoy it for another three thousand years?"

Several people were speechless. Although they had now shifted their attention elsewhere and were not too concerned about cultivation, the fact that Li Hao had such awareness at such a young age really left them speechless.

"You study painting in your spare time. How much time do you spend on painting?"

Chandan stared at Li Hao and asked.

Li Hao was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "I paint when I have free time. I can't tell the exact number."

Chandan was silent and didn't say anything. Although she was shocked by Li Hao's skills, what shocked her even more was that Li Hao's painting skills were also better than hers.

At the age of less than 30, it would be amazing if he could study painting for ten years in addition to practicing. But even so, his painting skills have surpassed hers.

She has been immersed in painting for hundreds of years and considers herself to have considerable attainments and experience. But now it seems that her aptitude in painting is too dull.

"Life is like a drunken dream. We woke up early, but Qingfeng didn't sleep at all."

Qing Zu shook his head, somewhat speechless.

"Zhandan just said that Qingfeng is expected to represent Canglan Realm in the battle? This is not something that can be achieved by just the Wen Dao Realm cultivation level, right?"

Bai Zu stared and asked.

Zhan Tan also came back to his senses, and looked at Li Hao with a complicated look, and said: "Yes, Qing Feng's swordsmanship is also advanced, and he is one of the hot candidates to represent Cang Lan Realm in this competition. The details will depend on the competition later."

"Swordsmanship into Taoism?"

After hearing her words, they fell silent again.

They all have mastered the techniques, and in terms of strength, they have already cultivated to a very deep level, but... the key lies in age.

They are under 30, too young. At this age, they don’t have such ability.

"Qingfeng is in Canglan Realm, right? Then I'd like to go and take a look." Ye Zu said.

"I'll go too, to help Qingfeng. Who is Qingfeng's master?" Qing Zu asked curiously.

The master must be a saint to be able to teach such a person.

Li Hao was silent, and a figure appeared in his mind. That was his first master, Lin Haixia.

But it is only the cultivation level of the Divine Wandering Realm.

Seeing Li Hao's silence, several people realized that this involved a secret and the other party was unwilling to reveal it.

However, no matter what, even the disciples of the Supreme Saint did not get as much information as Qingfeng, which shows how evil the other party is.

"Qingjiu is also participating in the Supreme Pride Tournament, but he is from the Tianlan Realm. If you can all represent your respective worlds in the battle, perhaps you can meet in the final battle."

Bai Zu suddenly said.

"Where's the sake? Bring out the sake." Qing Zu shouted directly.

Li Hao saw that he transmitted his spiritual thoughts to a certain phantom. Most of the phantoms here were still. They should be doing other things in reality and did not investigate Huayouling.

Not long after, the shadow detected by Qing Zu's divine sense began to shake, and then asked in confusion: "Qing Zu, what do you want me to do?"

"Are you in seclusion?"

Qing Zu asked.

Although their realms are different, there is no hierarchy in their communication; instead, they are like old friends.

“Of course, we’ve been preparing for war recently. We’ll have to compete with the other three holy places in the Tianlan Realm next. I don’t know if we can win.” said the phantom sake.

Qing Zu said unhappily, "Don't act weak here. You should be afraid of the saints of other holy places. You have also mastered the spear technique, and you have an old blood body. You have a chance to take the first place in the supreme realm this time."

“Don’t shiver at me. I’m lucky enough to be in the top ten. Number one? Those are some monsters. You know it’s hard to stand in the top ten without the strength of a semi-saint.” The sake shadow said with a wry smile.

“That’s right, Qingzu, stop teasing others. You didn’t even make it into the top ten back then. Fortunately, you are the descendant of Qing Emperor. Now saints have been reincarnated one after another, and the top ten are all monsters. Qingjiu can be among the top ten, which means he has a hope of becoming a saint.” Yezu said, and squeezed Qingzu at the same time.

Qing Zu rolled his eyes and said to Qing Jiu, "I asked you to come here because we have a newcomer. This is Qing Feng, who is also participating in the Supreme Pride Tournament like you. You may meet him, so don't bully him too much."

"Newbie?"

Qingjiu then noticed Li Hao and was a little surprised: "Are you also participating in the Supreme Pride Battle?"

Besides him, who is the youngest here, there is actually another little guy who is less than a hundred years old.

"That's right, Qingfeng is younger than you. He is less than 30 years old, but he has already mastered the swordsmanship!" Qingzu said with a smile.

Qingjiu was startled, his eyes suddenly became solemn, looking at Li Hao, but he couldn't see anything from the phantom.

"I learned swordsmanship at the age of 30. If there's a chance, we can learn from each other," said Sake.

Li Hao nodded, "Let's talk when we have time."

"It took me sixty years to master the art of spearmanship. Your level of comprehension is a bit scary."

Qingjiu said, although it took him sixty years to learn the art of spear, he practiced a very strong kind of spear, and he did not feel that he was much worse than Li Hao.

Although we are not as good as each other at the same age, the road of cultivation is long, and warriors fight for life and death, who really cares about age?
Strong is strong, weak is weak.

"I was lucky too." Li Hao said modestly.

“Qingfeng, you must work hard and try to represent the Canglan Realm in the battle. With your mastery of swordsmanship, it should not be difficult for you to win a spot on the Canglan Realm’s behalf.” Ye Zu said with a smile.

Li Hao nodded.

"After your battle in Canglan is over, I will come to discuss painting with you." Chandan said to Li Hao.

"It doesn't have to be until the battle is over. I can do it whenever I have free time."

Li Hao knew that this vice president was a semi-saint and also from the Canglan Realm. He was not worried about being affected in the fight. On the contrary, discussing the Dao of Painting would help him improve his understanding of the Dao of Painting. If he could reach the tenth level, he would have a chance to become a saint.

"It would be better if this crucial battle does not affect you." Chandan shook his head.

Li Hao said: "It won't affect it. It's just a battle. Losing is losing, winning is winning. If we only win by a narrow margin here, there's no need to participate later."

“Tsk, with such awareness, it’s no wonder that he has achieved great accomplishments in painting before the age of 30.” Ye Zu sighed when he heard this.

"Well said. If you are not number one on the Supreme Prodigy List, there is no point in participating." Qing Zu nodded. Everyone present was once a prodigy and understood this arrogance. However, it is rare for someone to be so open-minded at this age.

Chandan was a little surprised. Although it was just a brief exchange, he felt a sense of indifference to fame and fortune from Li Hao. This feeling was not deliberate but natural.

She stared at him for a moment, thought for a moment and said, "Alright, since your goal is to be number one, I won't say anything. After your ranking in the top ten is over in a few days, I will send someone to pick you up."

"it is good."

Li Hao nodded.

"After I finish the things I'm doing, I'll come to see you and see if your cooking is as amazing as you said. I hope I can enjoy a feast for my taste buds." Bai Zu also said to Li Hao.

Li Hao agreed with a smile.

Ye Zu and Qing Zu said they would come to watch the battle and cheer for Li Hao.

Qingjiu heard this and pretended to be wronged and said, "Why don't you come to cheer me up? You guys are just fickle!"

"Get out of here, don't give me that. With your strength, you will definitely advance. I'm even starting to sympathize with your opponent." Ye Zu said unhappily.

Qingjiu was helpless and said, "I won't easily reveal my full strength until the finals later."

"It's over, this kid has done it again." Qing Zu said.

"After he finishes the competition, let's beat him up and let him see the skills of us old guys." Ye Zu said.

Sake: “…”

Seeing that they were chatting happily, Li Hao also laughed. After chatting for a few more words, he said goodbye to them.

After his thoughts returned to his body, Li Hao had nothing to do in the courtyard and continued to accumulate carving experience.

Two days later, the top ten ranking competition began.

This battle has attracted much attention. Although it is just a fight between individual players from dozens of dynasties, it is not easy to be among the top ten. Later on, they will compete with the saints and daughters of the three holy places.

This battle is about the ranking of the top ten. Li Hao becomes one of the favorites to win. In addition, Chi Guang is even more popular. Many strong men from various forces see that Chi Guang is extremely terrifying.

Li Qingyi and others also arrived as scheduled, wanting to watch this fierce battle. After all, the performance of this battle could also give them an early insight into the opponents they would soon encounter.

Compared to other holy places, they were unable to explore, but the battles between these individual players were public, and they could see the intelligence of their opponents in advance.

In addition to Li Qingyi and others, there were some other figures in the crowd.

Lin Qingying, Bian Ruxue, Qiu Wuhen and others also arrived. They were all among the top ten of the Sword Ancestor Holy Land and would later represent the Holy Land in the battle to compete for a spot in the Canglan Realm.

This time they are also here to gather intelligence on other people. Moreover, Li Hao, who defeated the Holy Son of Haoyue with one sword, is also participating here. They knew that Li Hao would not use his full strength in the previous battle, so they didn’t have any intention to watch. But will it be the same in the top ten battle?

"That Chi Guang is also a bit scary."

A lot of information came into their ears. In addition to Li Hao, they also realized that there was an extremely terrifying person here, that is, Chi Guang. Just like the bright moon in the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, there seemed to be a huge gap between him and other players.

"Mystical power into the Tao..."

In the crowd, the Holy Son of Haoyue, dressed in luxurious platinum-colored clothes, had changed his face, but he still stood out among the crowd like a crane among chickens, with a unique temperament. He also came here to watch the battle.

(End of this chapter)