The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 427: Once you reach the top, you will be free in heaven
After getting to know the Flower Saint and the Flower Swimming Saint, the Second Saint also learned that Li Hao was a member of the Flower Swimming Club.

“Sandalwood…I remember that girl. It turned out that she was the one who recruited you. She has a really good eye.” Hua Sheng chuckled, and the butterfly accessory on his head seemed to be flying, gently flapping its wings.

"It's a blessing that those little guys are still here. If they practiced diligently, they might not be able to live this long. Practice means fighting, and fighting means losing..."

You Sheng's eyes showed nostalgia and aftertaste. She looked at the huge palace in the distance, sighed softly, and said:
"When we saw the world closed, we became disheartened and stopped practicing, claiming to have seen the essence of practice. Now that we have seen the world beyond the world, we are also striving to get ahead like them, trying to win the Immortal Emperor's lineage. The so-called non-competition is just that the temptation is not tempting enough..."

As he spoke, he looked a little lonely.

Li Hao smiled and said, "You don't have to pursue this deliberately. Just follow your heart. If you want it, then you want it. You don't have to pretend that you don't want it."

You Sheng looked back at Li Hao, his eyes brightened, and a faint smile appeared on his face as beautiful as snow. "You are right. If you say that... it would be too pretentious."

The three of them looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

"From what Master Wang said, you have the Eternal Dao Heart, which makes the heaven and earth resound. It is hard to imagine what kind of Dao Heart you have. Your talent must be far superior to ours. You have great hope in the Immortal Emperor Dao lineage. If you become a registered disciple of the Immortal Emperor, we can also take advantage of your momentum and go to the real world to take a look."

Hua Sheng said to Li Hao with a sincere look in his eyes, showing great optimism towards Li Hao.

You Sheng was also extremely optimistic about this new demon who had just arrived. They felt anxious before because they did not know Li Hao's identity, but now they were relaxed.

Li Hao was about to speak when a saint beside him said solemnly, "The Shepherd Saint is going to challenge again!"

Hua Sheng and You Sheng also looked at it immediately, and saw that the Shepherd Saint with snow-white hair who was sitting on the cushion in front of them slowly stood up. His expression could not be seen, but his back was extremely steady, as if he was particularly solemn.

The other party stood up and paused for a moment, then flew towards the front of the dojo.

In front of the temple, in addition to the huge bell of heaven and earth, there is a steep black tower in the distance.

The Shepherd Saint flew to the front of the black tower, the tower door opened automatically, and he stepped in.

"It seems that Mu Sheng is a little stimulated."

"Nonsense, who hasn't been stimulated? My thoughts on the art of shooting are a little messed up."

“I wonder if Mu Sheng can break the record this time and last a little longer.”

The other saints all opened their eyes slightly and stared at the black tower. Many of them glanced towards Li Hao from time to time while talking.

Li Hao's arrival was like a huge rock falling into a calm lake, causing huge waves in their hearts. The shock brought by the Nine Sounds of Heaven and Earth was too unprecedented.

"They all care about you."

You Sheng chuckled lightly and joked, but her eyes were lingering on Li Hao. Speaking of caring, how could she and Hua Sheng not care about this young man? He was too stunning.

Li Hao smiled bitterly and said nothing.

At this moment, the Flower Saint pinched his fingertips and a stick of incense appeared, burning on its own, with smoke curling up.

"This is?"

"Help Mu Sheng record the duration of his challenge and see if he can break the previous record and make some improvements." Hua Sheng said.

Li Hao understood and waited quietly.

When the incense in the Flower Saint's hand was burned to two-thirds, the black tower suddenly opened, and the Shepherd Saint with snow-white hair walked out from it. His face was a little gloomy, and he silently returned to the dojo.

"A little shorter than last time."

The Flower Saint glanced at the incense in his hand, pinched it with his fingers, and the incense disappeared. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It seems that your arrival has upset many people."

Li Hao was speechless.

The others also noticed this, shook their heads slightly, glanced at Li Hao again, and then continued to practice with their eyes closed.

You Sheng said to Li Hao: "Don't worry about it. Come on, we won't delay you."

Li Hao nodded slightly. When Hua Sheng and You Sheng were preparing to practice, he also took out his drawing board and started his own practice.

"What are you doing?"

When You Sheng caught a glimpse of Li Hao's actions, he was stunned and then looked at Li Hao in slight surprise.

Li Hao knew what she was thinking and said with a smile: "Calm down first."

"..."

You Sheng was speechless, but he didn't know what to say, so he just said, "Then when you finish your painting, show it to me. I also like this art."

Li Hao nodded.

After Hua Sheng and You Sheng finished their own training, he also devoted himself to painting seriously.

He has reached the tenth level of painting and has his own holy path. His paintings contain the powerful power of heaven and earth and traces of the Great Dao. At this moment, as he started to paint, Li Hao glanced around. If he painted the saints around him, the Great Dao would inevitably interfere with them and affect their practice, which would be a bit offensive.

But in addition to characters, it can also depict scenery.

Li Hao looked at the huge bell of heaven and earth in front of him, his eyes flashing, and immediately began to paint.

On the drawing board, he splashed ink and the ink condensed and attracted the majestic energy of heaven and earth. As he sketched, the avenue was attracted and condensed in the traces of his brush and ink.

With just a few strokes, the avenue converges and the outline of a huge bell faintly emerges.

As the huge bell of heaven and earth appears, an extraordinary charm seems to emanate.

Li Hao's eyes became more and more focused, his mind immersed in the picture. The huge bell in his painting became clearer and more lifelike. A bell sound suddenly rang in his ears. Li Hao felt a surge of power spreading out from the drawing paper. The power rushed straight into his mind, and three bell sounds were heard in his heart one after another!

With every vibration of the bell, Li Hao's soul seemed to condense and strengthen.

Unfortunately, his physical body is made of ninth-grade mixed divine blood, which is equivalent to a piece of divine armor. It is always fixed and cannot be upgraded. Otherwise, his physical body would inevitably change.

"Ok?"

The Flower Saint and the Travel Saint, who were not far from Li Hao, opened their eyes, and the other saints also looked over.

Just when they were practicing, they suddenly heard a roar in their hearts. They thought someone was testing the Heaven and Earth Bell again, but when they opened their eyes, they found that the aura of the Heaven and Earth Bell was actually emerging around them. When they turned around, they saw Li Hao sitting on a cushion, holding a pen, and the tip of the pen condensed into a myriad of elegant avenues.

The avenue gathered and lingered around the young man. In front of him, the phantom of the huge bell of heaven and earth was suspended in the air, like a reflected projection.

"This is?"

Everyone was surprised. If they were not mistaken, the other party was painting?

"he……"

You Sheng's beautiful eyes widened with a hint of surprise. She realized that Li Hao seemed to be entering the Tao through painting. This was not just a simple interest, and it was even possible that he was worshipping Taoism.

In front of the house, Wang Lao was shaking the fan in his hand, and the rocking chair was rocking gently. He looked at the movement on the futon, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. That little guy was really unexpected. He claimed to have mastered the way of swordsmanship, but it turned out that he also had the unique skill of painting.

At this time, Li Hao's pen and ink did not stop. As he splashed, the avenue condensed, and the huge bell of heaven and earth also burst into a brilliant light.

The huge bell of heaven and earth in front of the Taoist temple suddenly seemed to burst into dazzling light, which complemented the huge bell of heaven and earth painted by Li Hao.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene.

In addition to testing the heart of Taoism, the huge bell of heaven and earth remained still throughout, without any breath revealed. At this moment, it was actually being drawn by the phantom drawn by Li Hao. This young man's paintings are too amazing!
"He became a saint through painting. Should we call him the Saint of Painting?"

"It's not surprising that among the myriad immortal arts, there is also the art of painting, which shows that this school of practice does exist in the real world."

"He actually became a saint through sacrifice. His comprehension is quite amazing. It seems that this newcomer is really a genius." Everyone stared at him, paying more and more attention to Li Hao, and feeling more and more urgent in their hearts.

Previously, Mu Sheng and Ming Sheng were far ahead, but they could see their progress and even had a glimmer of hope of catching up.

But Li Hao's amazing performance made them feel a strong sense of crisis.

As the dense and magnificent light on the giant bell of heaven and earth dissipated, Li Hao stopped painting. He closed his eyes at some point, his mind immersed in perception.

The drawing just now gave him a glimpse of the immortal spirit.

I also realized that my own painting skills were insufficient.

Being able to perceive the shortcomings is a great progress. If you can't find the defects, then that is the time when you really reach a bottleneck.

"Paintings... are similar in form and spirit, but neither is real. What is the real thing..."

"The true nature of the immortal way..."

"What is the immortal way..."

Many thoughts are intertwined in my mind, there is confusion, there is a moment of enlightenment, and there is anxiety that I want to capture but cannot.

After a long time, Li Hao slowly opened his eyes and saw the prompt jumping in front of him. His painting experience increased by tens of millions, directly filling up one-fifth of the experience bar.

Li Hao was shocked. This was the highest amount of painting experience he had ever gained in a single time.

You know, the Painting Saint only had 300,000 experience points before.

That’s tens of millions!

Moreover, the experience gained from the tenth level of painting is one level higher than that gained from the eighth and ninth levels.

The huge bell of heaven and earth before him was most likely not only a fairy treasure, but also of an extremely extraordinary level.

However, to advance from the tenth level of the Dao of Painting to the eleventh level, a great deal of experience was needed. Previously, he had practiced the Dao of Cooking for twelve years, boiling corpses on the ancient road, before he had accumulated enough experience to reach perfection. Now, here, his experience in the Dao of Painting was increasing at a rapid pace.

"I didn't expect you to become a saint through painting, amazing."

At this time, You Sheng's voice came from the side.

Li Hao turned his head and smiled. It could indeed be said that in the battle between the supreme geniuses, he used the holy blood as ink and the sky as the canvas. He broke through the tenth level of painting in one fell swoop, and then added some points to become a saint on the spot.

"From the looks of you, you should be able to pass the first test soon."

Hua Sheng said, with some emotion in his eyes, he could see that Li Hao's talent was really too strong.

The two of them spoke briefly to Li Hao, and then resumed their practice. As saints, they were unwilling to fall behind others.

Li Hao also put away the Heaven and Earth Bell that he had just drawn. He discovered that this was no longer a simple painting, but a Taoist weapon with some of the functions of the Heaven and Earth Bell!

If we use the Tao heart to test, we can also test the four kinds of Tao hearts: heaven, earth, mystery and yellow.

But the higher level of Chaos Dao Heart seems to be unable to bear it.

This also means that Li Hao's painting skills are not good enough.

Li Hao painted again, using the world in front of him as the canvas. The energy of the world he gathered casually condensed into ink, and the avenue as the brush.

As he painted freely and freely, the second picture of the huge bell of heaven and earth emerged again.

The sound of the bell rang, not only echoing in Li Hao's heart, but also in the hearts of everyone around him.

Some saints opened their eyes and saw Li Hao's focused look. They also knew that Li Hao did not do it on purpose, it was just a natural effect brought about by his practice. They immediately set up a Dao domain around themselves to isolate himself from the influence.

Soon, the second line of the Great Bell of Heaven and Earth was completed, and Li Hao vaguely grasped some insights, but they were not as obvious as the first time.

This time, the bell still rang four times, but the fourth tone lingered longer.

Li Hao then painted the third picture, the fourth picture... As one painting after another of the huge bell of heaven and earth appeared, Li Hao's painting experience increased rapidly.

In just two days, Li Hao finished painting seven paintings and his experience in painting was already complete.

But experience is easy to gain, but it is difficult to understand the state of mind.

As he finished painting, Li Hao didn't have the same feeling as before. He knew that he needed an opportunity, which could not be brought about by simply continuing to paint repeatedly. It required some changes and accidents.

Li Hao stopped painting, stood up from the cushion and started walking around.

Seeing Li Hao moving around, Mr. Wang waved him over and told him some places he could and could not go.

The place to stay here is not big. The huge palace in the distance cannot be climbed before passing the test. The steps outside the Palace of Heavenly Disaster can only be stepped on by true immortals. Otherwise, they will be instantly shattered by the immortal power of the Emperor's Palace, and their holy path will perish.

Li Hao was a little bored and asked, "Senior, aren't you bored staying here all the time?"

"boring?"

Wang Lao smiled and said, "When you have seen all the hustle and bustle, you will want to find a quiet place, stay alone quietly, do nothing, think about nothing, then you will not feel bored, but feel very happy instead."

Li Hao still couldn't understand the feeling he was talking about, because he still had many places he wanted to go, many landscapes he wanted to see, and many people he wanted to meet.

"Compared to those old guys, I am the happiest."

Wang Lao said softly, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant, and he smiled and said: "Your soul life is too short, less than a hundred years, it is normal to feel bored. Others have been here for a long time."

Li Hao nodded, looking at the fertile fields not far away, and suddenly had an idea, and said: "Senior, how about you teach me how to farm?"

"Farming?"

Wang Lao was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Li Hao's gaze, he burst into laughter and said, "Why don't you seize the opportunity to practice? You said before that your Wandao Xianfa is an elective sword method, but you have been practicing painting in the past few days, so you haven't touched the Yanluo Xianfa yet."

“Don’t worry, don’t rush. Cultivation is not like climbing a mountain. Once you reach the top, you will be free in heaven.”

Li Hao said with a smile.

Obviously, Mr. Wang had never heard of such a statement, but after thinking about it, he felt that it made some sense.

However, that is the method of practicing ordinary skills. A peerless genius may have an epiphany in one day, which does not necessarily require day and night training. But this is the method of immortality. It is difficult for those who are not truly gifted to have an epiphany. They can only rely on day and night training to improve their proficiency and gradual understanding to break through the final bottleneck.

“There are two kinds of people in the world. One kind can see the end without moving their feet. They are called geniuses. The other kind can only see the tip of their toes. They travel long distances day and night without stopping, and finally reach the end with the tip of their toes. They are diligent people.”

Wang Lao said meaningfully: "Those who come here were once geniuses, but in front of the immortal way, they can only glimpse the tip of their toes. If they don't have the courage and perseverance to travel a long distance, and give up halfway, they are the third type, with neither talent nor hard work, and are just a piece of mud that lives halfway."

Li Hao heard the advice in his words and smiled, "But there is a fourth type of people, and that is standing still, not wanting to go anywhere, not wanting to take a single step."

Wang Lao was stunned when he saw the smile on Li Hao's face. That bright feeling made him feel dazed for a moment.

He suddenly remembered the other party's heart of Tao. He acted according to his heart's will. The unity of knowledge and action transcended the holy way.

The other party has such a heart of Tao and naturally has such a mentality.

He felt relieved and laughed: "Will this fourth type of person you mentioned turn the origin into the end point?"

“The so-called end point is something you set for yourself. For some people, it’s to cross a river, for others, it’s to climb a mountain, and for me, it’s to stand still and quietly watch them run in the sunset.”

Li Hao said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)