The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 653 Road to Heaven

Watching chess in silence.

Li Hao stood beside the two elders, silently observing and pondering their chess moves and the ingenious ideas behind them.

The soft rustling of bamboo drifted over, and the tranquility of the time lay before the thatched hut. The large black dog, squatting on the other side, couldn't understand the game of chess, and seeing that Li Hao didn't seem to have any intention of killing it, it lazily lay down on the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

Li Hao watched silently, but a series of panel prompts popped up in front of him:

Chess experience +2834, Chess experience +2637...

Just by watching the games, Li Hao was able to continuously increase his experience in the game, which shows how profound the two old men's chess skills were.

Time passed quietly.

Meanwhile, in the ninth heaven outside...

"Where is the Chaos Seed?"

Xue Fei moved swiftly, searching for several days in a row. To her surprise, she found that the number of Chaos Dao Seeds here had decreased sharply. Several days had passed, and she had only found one Chaos Dao Seed. It was as if all the Chaos Dao Seeds in this place had collectively gone into hiding.

"Could it be that the animals we hunted earlier have already decimated this place? But that's impossible; we didn't even go very far before."

Xue Fei frowned, feeling uneasy as if something was amiss with the Chaos Seed in the Ninth Heaven Domain.

Apart from Xue Fei, the other group of young members of the Chaos Crimson Demon Clan who had gathered together also suddenly lost their Chaos Dao Seed.

They searched for two more days, unwilling to give up, but seeing that time was running out, they finally couldn't bear it any longer and left the Ninth Heaven Domain.

"Could it be that the Chaos Dao Seed in the Ninth Heaven Domain has been wiped out by that kid again?"

A member of the Chaos Ancient Clan, his face grim, gritted his teeth and spoke.

“This is the Ninth Heaven Domain. No matter how strong that kid is, he couldn’t have done it. I suspect that the Chaos Seeds here know about our hunt and have all hidden themselves. After all, their intelligence is already quite high.”

Another member of the Chaos Ancient Clan speculated that they did not believe the human could accomplish such a thing.

"There are only five days left now. We should go find the Heavenly Road, or we won't have enough time."

"Since there aren't any here, let's go to other celestial realms and hunt some while we're at it."

The four of them set off together and left the Ninth Heaven Domain.

With the Chaos Dao Seed in the Ninth Heaven Domain being cleared away, the other explorers soon followed suit and left for other Heaven Domains.

"Wanqing, Muqing, your sister has come to see you."

Su Wanyi did not find the Chaos Dao Seed in the Ninth Heaven Domain, so she did not linger. Although she did not know why, time was almost up, and the Heavenly Road was the next priority.

She and Luo Ningshuang left the Ninth Heaven Domain together and headed to other Heaven Domains.

Meanwhile, in other celestial realms outside, numerous figures were fiercely vying for the Chaos Dao Seed.

Compared to the Heavenly Road, these people have a simpler goal: to accumulate more Heavenly Dao Power so that they can take that first step into the Immortal King Realm. As for proving the Heavenly Heart, compared to those prodigies who can forge 23 Chaos Laws this year, they are afraid they will have difficulty competing. Therefore, their focus is on hunting Chaos Dao Seeds.

"what is that?"

In the first level of the Endless Heavenly Realm, above a lush forest, suddenly, a purple-black light appeared in the sky. Space and time seemed to collapse, trembling and the fluctuations affecting tens of thousands of miles around.

The ripples and tremors caused by this disturbance were noticed by everyone nearby, who all looked up in astonishment.

Then, suddenly, bursts of dragon roars emerged from the purple-black collapsing vortex.

One after another, enormous and ferocious ancestral dragons emerged from the void, their bodies pierced by thorns and bound by chains, the other end of which was connected to the ankle of a towering giant.

The towering giant, with its massive body and feet resting on a dragon's body, emerged from the void riding a dragon.

However, this towering giant's body was hunched over, dressed in a snow-white, tattered prison uniform, his face full of vicissitudes, his eyes like ice frozen for ten thousand years, only ashen and devoid of any expression.

On the giant's back was a massive boulder—or rather, a whole mountain!
As one ancestral dragon after another soared out, the figures of towering giants appeared, all dressed in prison uniforms and with bodies tens of thousands of feet tall.

These giants in prison garb carried stone pillars on their backs. As they walked out, everyone could see clearly what they were carrying: a bridge reaching to the sky.

There were dozens of giants carrying it together. Each of the giants in prison garb exuded an extremely terrifying aura, and their flowing, disheveled hair seemed to contain the power of thunder.

"This, what is this?"

"The Path to Heaven! The Path to Heaven has appeared!"

"Legend has it that ancient giants carried the sky on their backs; it turns out the legend is true."

Many geniuses from the First Heaven Domain were speechless with shock, excitement, and joy upon seeing this scene. They never expected that the Path to Heaven would appear in the First Heaven Domain, allowing them to witness its splendor and even qualify to climb it!
If the Path to Heaven were to appear in the seventh or eighth heavenly realm, the oppressive aura there would make it difficult for them to even approach, let alone climb.

"These giants are terrifying; they seem to be more than just Immortal Kings!"

Someone whispered, their eyes extremely serious.

Although they were in the first heavenly realm and their cultivation was not as advanced as others, some of them had only been cultivating for a short time, but they came from top-tier clans and had extensive knowledge.

"It is said that they were a clan that betrayed the Heavenly Dao and were suppressed by the Heavenly Dao for eternity."

someone said.

The news that the Path to Heaven had appeared in the First Heavenly Domain spread quickly.

The first heavenly realm had the most people staying there, and the news spread like wildfire, quickly reaching other heavenly realms.

"What? The Heavenly Road has actually appeared in the First Heavenly Domain?"

"I heard it was random, but I didn't expect it to appear so early this time."

"Looks like this is going to be quite noisy."

Many figures from the fifth and sixth heavens rushed to the first heaven upon hearing the news.

"The First Heavenly Domain?"

Lin Zhexuan, who was hunting in the second heavenly domain, was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, and then he was overjoyed. He had been worried that the Heavenly Road would appear in the deep heavenly domain, in which case he would not even have a chance to take a look. But it appeared in the first heavenly domain, which was the closest one.

"Could it be that fate is on my side?"

Lin Zhexuan was overjoyed. Although his mastery of the Chaos Law was low and he could not compete with the top geniuses this time, he had heard that the Path to Heaven tested more than just cultivation. If he could gain the favor of Heaven, he could also go against the current and be protected by the power of Heaven!

According to recorded legends, there were people with extremely low cultivation levels who, after embarking on the Heavenly Path, gained the favor of the Heavenly Dao, soared all the way to the highest position, proved the Dao of Heaven, and became emperors!

That emperor was a great emperor from 100,000 years ago. Before becoming emperor, he was unknown. After obtaining the will of Heaven and becoming emperor, he became known throughout the four regions of the True Realm.

Whoosh!
Lin Zhexuan's figure blurred as he quickly rushed over.

Meanwhile, Su Wanqing and the others in the Second Heaven Domain also heard the news and set off for the destination.

"It's actually in the first level of heaven."

In the first Heavenly Domain, Gu Yan, Yue Xi, and others were also present, along with Jian Xin, Ming Yue, and others, all scattered across different landmasses. Upon receiving the news, they were all somewhat delighted. If they were in the deeper Heavenly Domains, they dared not approach, for they would perish if ambushed by the Chaos Dao Seeds within. But the first Heavenly Domain was a godsend.

"Let's go, let's go too."

Gu Yan said to Yue Xi, both of them were a little excited. Whether they could reach the summit was one thing, but at least the trip would not have been in vain.

As people from various regions rushed to the First Heavenly Domain, Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi, who had just come from the Ninth Heavenly Domain, also learned of the news and were overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, they encountered news of the Heavenly Road appearing in the world as soon as they left the Ninth Heaven.

"It's actually in the first level of heaven. Let's go."

Luo Ningshuang set off quickly, afraid of being late.

After all, these people are the main force in this Heavenly Road competition. Others who go there are just joining in the fun and trying their luck. As for wanting to suddenly gain the recognition of the Heavenly Road and prove the will of Heaven like that legendary emperor from 100,000 years ago, that is just wishful thinking.

Such a good thing happens only once every 100,000 years, how can you expect it to happen a second time?

"Finally it showed up."

Upon hearing the news, Consort Xue's eyes brightened slightly, and she immediately rushed there with her maid.

She suddenly thought of Li Hao and the God Venerable who had fought and left right under her nose. She didn't know the outcome of their battle, but the domain artifact had already been used, so they wouldn't be so worrisome once they reached the Heavenly Road.

"Utterly foolish..."

She shook her head slightly, feeling that she had two fewer rivals.

"The Heavenly Road has appeared! Quick, let's go too!"

The young man from the Chaos Crimson Demon Clan and others also rushed there quickly.

As the crowds flocked to the scene, the fortune and excitement of the endless heavens flowed towards an inconspicuous piece of land in the first heaven.

However, now, above this land, the majestic Heavenly Road stretches straight to the sky, leading to a mysterious and unknown space-time. It seems to connect to the Heavenly Dao and has become extremely eye-catching, like a pillar of light illuminating the entire First Heavenly Domain.

When Su Wanyi arrived at her destination, she saw the majestic Heavenly Road and dozens of giants dressed in prison clothes and bound in chains below it. She was somewhat surprised. She had heard the rumors before, but seeing it with her own eyes was still quite shocking.

She had heard her master, the Chaos Immortal Emperor, say that these giants carrying the Heavenly Road were from a certain clan of the ancient Chaos race, who were punished for betraying the Heavenly Dao and were suppressed for eternity. She heard that they were all quasi-Emperor level beings!

"A total of 72 Quasi-Emperor level cultivators..."

Su Wanyi was shocked. Outside, although Quasi-Emperor Realm was not as powerful as Immortal Emperor Realm, there probably weren't that many Quasi-Emperor Realm members in the entire True Realm!
You should know that the Su family only has three quasi-emperors. Besides his father, there are two others. One of them, like the ancestor Su Jiuzhe, has been in a deep sleep for many years, while the other guards the border and is his father's great-grandfather.

Such power would be enough to make the Su family a top clan in the Northern Region, but there are a total of 72 Quasi-Emperor level experts in front of them!

“Looking back 100,000 years, before the ancient demon war, any clan with more than ten quasi-emperors was considered a major clan.”

Su Wanyi thought to herself.

Before the Ancient Demon War, the True Realm was extremely prosperous, with a dozen or so Quasi-Emperor level figures in major clans, which was not uncommon. However, after the Ancient Demon War ended, Immortal Emperors fell, and many Quasi-Emperor level figures also perished. Some were lucky enough to be reincarnated, while others were unlucky enough to have their souls withered and fall into the River of Death forever.

"These are all quasi-Emperor level beings who were suppressed here long ago..."

Su Wanyi took a deep look. The 72 Quasi-Emperor Realm experts supporting the Heavenly Road, despite being suppressed by the Heavenly Road and their oppressive aura not appearing, were still extremely shocking.

At this time, many daring geniuses were already climbing upwards on the Heavenly Road.

"Let's go, let's go too."

Luo Ningshuang said.

Su Wanyi didn't rush to leave. Instead, she glanced around and said, "Wait, I'll go pick up my sisters first."

"You still want to take them to the summit?"

Luo Ningshuang was slightly taken aback, then frowned and asked.

It's difficult enough to reach the summit on one's own, let alone with other burdens.

Although those younger sisters of Su Wanyi were also her junior sisters and were all extremely talented, they had not yet matured, which meant that it was not their era.

"I want to guide them along the way. I don't expect them to reach the summit, but if we can go a little higher, they can learn more."

Su Wanyi said she wanted to help those younger sisters as much as possible.

Luo Ningshuang raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Then you go first, I won't wait for you."

Su Wanyi glanced at her and said, "Once I catch up with you, we can travel together again."

"Then let's see if you can catch up."

Luo Ningshuang's attitude had cooled down. Their previous cooperation in the Ninth Heaven Domain was a way for them to stick together for mutual support, but now, on the road to heaven, without external help, the two of them could be considered competitors.

Su Wanyi understood this, so she didn't say anything more. She immediately said goodbye and then went to find Su Wanqing and the others.

Soon, she found her younger sisters, including Su Wanqing, in the crowd.

They were all below the Path to Heaven, trying to get closer, but the crowd was dense, with countless people scrambling for it. Like a waterfall cascading down, it splashed up a lot of water. Amidst the scramble, magical spells roared, and many people had already made their move.

Su Wanyi couldn't help but shake her head. These people had difficulty reaching the top, and the competition was so fierce, let alone climbing to the summit.

As Su Wanyi rushed over, Luo Ningshuang also headed towards the Heavenly Road.

But just then, a figure rushed to Luo Ning Shuang's side and exclaimed in surprise, "Ninth Senior Sister!"

Luo Ningshuang frowned, turned her head and looked over, and found that it was her junior brother Lin Zhexuan.

Her expression did not soften; she simply asked, "What is it?"

"Ninth Senior Sister, were you injured in the Deep Heaven Domain? I was so worried about you. I'm so glad I can finally see you..."

Before Lin Zhexuan could finish speaking, Luo Ningshuang interrupted him, saying coldly, "I'm fine."

Lin Zhexuan was taken aback. Seeing the other person's completely different expression, his expression shifted between anger and uncertainty. He wondered what he had done to offend the other person.

But he couldn't care less at this point, and whispered, "Ninth Senior Sister, you're going to the Heavenly Path too, right? Could you..."

"This opportunity is too great for you to handle, and even I might not be able to."

Luo Ningshuang understood the other party's thoughts, left a sentence, and then didn't linger, transforming into a streak of light and speeding away.

At the same time, in other places, figures suddenly rushed out, revealing a terrifying momentum, like dark clouds sweeping in, rushing towards the path to heaven.

"Get out of my way!"

A loud shout came from the sky, startling the surging crowd who were scrambling for the prize.

Immediately afterwards, several enormous Chaos Ancient Race members, revealing their true forms, roared and rushed towards the Path to Heaven, like giant beasts soaring through the sky, their shadows shrouding the earth.

(End of this chapter)