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As the vice president of the Flower Travel Association, her mentality carried a sense of sighs and pessimism, all the arrogance of her youth had been eroded away.
Li Hao slightly nodded, rumors indeed tend to be exaggerated, but he hadn’t expected that even Zhan Tan knew so little about the Final Realm.
Previously, reaching the Power Transmission Ultimate Realm wasn’t too difficult for Li Hao, but the limit of the Heaven and Earth Vein seemed not to be broken through mere accumulation of Cultivation Techniques; a certain opportunity was needed, or like the Sixth Extreme Realm Transform to Immortal, a certain State of Mind, or sudden insight.
Li Hao was somewhat troubled and asked Zhan Tan, “That Saint you talked about, did he only breakthrough the fifteen miles Extreme Realm, what about the other Extreme Realms?”
Zhan Tan shook her head, “Breaking through Extreme Realms depends on chance; some opportunities can just help you break through a certain Extreme Realm, after all, each Extreme Realm has its own bottlenecks that are different.”
“Moreover, just cultivating the Extreme Realms is extremely difficult, let alone breaking through them. If you are thinking about this, you might as well try cultivating other Extreme Realms first to avoid pondering these issues and taking detours.”
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From her own experience, she advised Li Hao that thinking about these was purely a waste of time.
Although this is a process that most Heavenly Pride have experienced, when they have cultivated the Extreme Realm, there inevitably arises arrogance in them to break through that Realm, but after striving for a hundred years, or even longer, they realize it was futile, completely unable to comprehend or breakthrough.
And during this time, their cultivation progress slows down.
Seeing her say this, Li Hao also knew he couldn’t get any more information, the Final Realms were indeed too secret, those in the Power Transmission Ultimate Realm were considered Divine Clan, it was imaginable how secretive and difficult the other Final Realms were!
However, he was already in the Eight Extreme Realm, if he continued cultivating the Extreme Realms, he would enter the Tao Comprehension Realm.
But this requires the elevation of Control Dao.
And with the Supreme Battle imminent, Li Hao needed to quickly elevate his power to match the Saint Realm.
The gap between the Saint Realm and Semi-Saint is extremely terrifying, as can be seen from the 370,000 Artistic Path Experience of the Sword Master, this gap is not slight!
A gap of a few tens of thousands of experiences in combat will cause obvious suppression, not to mention a difference of seven or eight times.
“With my current state, although at the Eight Extreme Realm, facing a Saint, I’m probably only fit to flee for my life.”
Li Hao’s eyes flickered, although the Eternal Dao Domain was strong, he dared not guarantee whether those monster-like Saints also cultivated this Extreme Realm.
After all, Saints are at least starting from the Five Extremes Realm.
Comparatively, the difference in Extreme Realms between them is not much, and the opponent is of the Saint Realm cultivation, their Saint Path is completed, without breaking their Saint Path, it’s fundamentally impossible to kill them.
And he currently could not perform a divine intervention to break the Saint’s path.
“Let’s put aside the matters of the Tao Comprehension Extreme Realm for now, strive to become a Saint first!”
Li Hao quickly made his plans, compared to the power upgrade that Tao Comprehension Extreme Realm brings, becoming Saint would definitely be stronger.
The gap with other Realms at Saint Realm is vast to the extreme.
Currently, the path of Incense Sainthood is too slow, the most promising is the Ritual Path to Saint Ascension!
While Li Hao was pondering, Zhan Tan glanced at Li Hao, not knowing whether her persuasion had any effect, sometimes without hitting one’s head and bleeding, it’s difficult to heed others’ advice, teaching someone does not make them learn, but experiences teach instantly.
She didn’t think further, some experiences were inevitable, skipping them might seem flawless, but isn’t that also another form of imperfection.
“Earlier you said you wanted to check the saintly books in the Literary Ancestor Holy Land, do you want to go see now?”
Zhan Tan asked with a smile.
Li Hao snapped back to reality and immediately nodded in agreement.
Zhan Tan immediately packed up the satisfying painting and then instructed Yue Ying to store the drawing board and ink properly until she returned, then she took off flying with Li Hao from Tiantan Peak.
“Look, the Master is accompanied by that Qingfeng again.”
Seeing the two leave, several disciples atop Tiantan Peak had complex expressions.
Zhao Qingshu also frowned.
Zhan Tan was certainly the brightest scenery at Tiantan Peak, these disciples dared not harbor thoughts of disobedience against their teacher, but seeing her unparalleled beauty every day, their hearts inevitably fluttered, just deeply buried and unexpressed.
At this moment, seeing her frequently enter and exit with Li Hao these few days, their hearts were indeed uncomfortable, their Literary Heart somewhat in chaos.
The Literary Heart Pavilion is where the Literary Ancestor Holy Land collected the saintly books, the Literary Ancestor Holy Land accepts disciples, imparts the Literary Saint’s cultivation system, extracting the power from the saintly books, if one just looks at the saintly books, without the corresponding cultivation system, it’s merely dry reading.
Thus, Zhan Tan bringing Li Hao here doesn’t have much impact, many saintly books in the Literary Heart Pavilion are still collected from various Dynasties’ Hanlin Academy, Literary Ancestor Holy Land holds the highest status among the scholars of the Thirty-Three Realms, even the Supreme Saint cannot compare, after all, the Literary Saint is considered the supreme saint among scholars.
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Li Hao’s Divine Thought swept through, quickly recording all these books, among which he surprisingly found three classics that could be included.
Li Hao felt somewhat moved and after having memorized all the books on saints from Literary Heart Pavilion within his Primordial Spirit, he immediately took these three classics and left.
By then, half a day had passed outside, Zhan Tan was still standing outside the pavilion waiting, her position and posture unchanged from when Li Hao had entered.
Seeing Li Hao come out, Zhan Tan’s gaze fell on the three classics in his hand and she couldn’t help but smile, saying, “You do have a good eye.”
“What would I need to pay if I took these classics for my collection?” asked Li Hao.
Once these classics were incorporated into the panel, they would disappear, and it was likely that the Literary Saint Holy Land would not agree to it. If they did not agree, Li Hao was not going to insist.
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“Oh, you’re really planning to study these? Without the cultivation methods of a Literary Saint, they are useless to you. Are you just going to look at them?” Zhan Tan said.
“Mm, they say books hold a golden house; I want to pan for gold,” Li Hao replied.
Zhan Tan chuckled, “There’s the next half of that saying too, books also contain beauty as fair as jade.”
“I’ve already seen beauty as fair as jade; the golden house I’ve yet to witness much,” said Li Hao.
Zhan Tan was slightly startled, noticing Li Hao’s gaze on her. Coupled with his words, her cheeks blushed slightly, but she quickly composed herself and said:
“If you join the Literary Saint Holy Land, these three classics could be given to you directly.”
Li Hao sighed and shook his head, “I bear hatred, I cannot trouble the Literary Saint Holy Land with it.”
Zhan Tan was taken aback and asked, “You have enemies? Who?”
Li Hao remained silent; his enmity with the Void Saint was tied to a Saint, and he did not want to involve others.
Zhan Tan’s eyes grew sharp, realizing that Li Hao’s enemy was not ordinary; otherwise, with Li Hao’s current realm, if he was merely contending with a Semi-Saint, there would be no need to worry about implicating the Literary Saint Holy Land.
After all, give Li Hao another sixty years, and he could likely contend with a Semi-Saint, so why worry about repercussions.
If it wasn’t a Semi-Saint, then it could only be…
Zhan Tan gave Li Hao a deep look, not expecting such an easygoing person to have such formidable enemies. If it were someone else facing such foes, they’d probably live in constant fear and sleepless nights, but before Li Hao said anything, she couldn’t see any disturbance in his State of Mind.
“If you need it, the Flower Travel Association can lend you a hand,” Zhan Tan said.
Li Hao looked at her, appreciating her kindness, but shook his head slightly, “I will resolve this matter myself.”
Hearing this, Zhan Tan knew Li Hao didn’t want to implicate others, which made her silently sigh in appreciation.
After all, if Li Hao had joined the Literary Saint Holy Land without saying anything and trouble arose later, the Literary Saint would inevitably have to help.
But Li Hao did not do so, not using this to his advantage.
Was this foolish, or overly authentic?
In a world full of fame and profit, genuine sincerity is hard to find. Zhan Tan sighed inwardly; thinking back to her early departure from the Imperial Family of the Upper Three Realms, escaping the vortex of power and smells of Incense Fire disputes, she had witnessed the malice of the Mortal World from a young age, her mother dying because of these. She had seen all the coldness in human relations, yet unexpectedly, she met someone like Li Hao here.
“If that’s the case, if you can’t join the Literary Saint Holy Land, then you can pick one of these three books to take with you, and I’ll handle the rest,” Zhan Tan told Li Hao.
Li Hao glanced at her, recognizing another favor.
He thought for a moment, selected from the three, and chose the “Renhuang Collection.”
Then, he handed the remaining two books back to the custodian.
Zhan Tan glanced at them, nodded slightly, and did not say anything.
Li Hao stored the Renhuang Collection in the Heaven and Earth Space, then asked, “Are there many transcribed books of saints in Literary Heart Pavilion?”
Zhan Tan was surprised, smiled and said, “You can actually discern originals from copies?”
Unless one is extremely knowledgeable about certain books of saints, it’s hard to distinguish.
Li Hao hadn’t discerned but guessed, considering Literary Heart Pavilion gathered books of saints from All Heavens but found only three classics suitable for inclusion, which seemed unreasonable.
“Some originals have been lost, only copied; some originals are in Hanlin Hall of the Dynasty, unwilling to be gifted here. After all, some literati have deep obsessions with these; unless by forceful means, even Saints aren’t enough to shake their faith.”
“And some originals are too precious, kept by the Literary Saint to prevent damage when disciples come here to borrow.”
Li Hao understood, meaning these three classics were the ones the Literary Saint didn’t care much about, so they were left here, and the rest of the genuine classics were taken by him.
Only originals could be included in the panel; transcripts couldn’t be.
Li Hao and Zhan Tan returned to Tiantan Peak, and in the following days, once Zhan Tan informed that the classic had been sorted and gifted to him, Li Hao then recorded it into the panel.
The inclusion of Renhuang Collection also converted to an encyclopedia attribute:
Just Benevolence: Activates a state of Just Benevolence, reflecting all received damage equally.
Li Hao was stunned; some of these encyclopedia attributes were strong, but the Just Benevolence attribute was undoubtedly overbearing.
This was akin to swapping injuries with the enemy, a desperate way of fighting.
To others, the effect might be average because Martial Artists strive to ensure they’re unharmed in combat, much like wild animals in the forest; harming the enemy while being wounded oneself can also be detrimental, leaving hidden diseases that could hinder the path of Martial Arts.
But Li Hao had Blood Rebirth, least afraid of being injured.
“However, I wonder how effective it would be against a Saint in battle.”
Li Hao’s eyes flickered, facing the Dao Law Realm, he didn’t need such an attribute, but how effective it would be in a clash with Saints was hard to say.
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Regardless, it did somewhat strengthen oneself.
Li Hao’s thoughts shifted onto the other sacred books, as he began reciting them in the courtyard.
With these sacred books resounding from his mouth, his experience in poetry and books started to soar at a tremendous speed.
Even though each sacred book provided not a high amount of experience, ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand, and some even only a few dozen points.
But there were too many sacred books in the Literary Heart Pavilion, and as Li Hao recited them one after another, his Poetry and Books Dao quickly ascended from the fourth stage to the fifth.
Two more days passed, and he advanced to the Sixth Stage, with the experience bar filled.
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Reaping two skill points successively, Li Hao felt immensely delighted.
Outside the courtyard, Zhan Tan was painting in his leisure, hearing the recitations coming from that courtyard, knew that Li Hao had memorized all the sacred books by heart, he couldn’t help but be dumbfounded, not expecting that Li Hao actually took delight in this path.
She couldn’t help but laugh wryly and shake her head, compared to them, members of the Flower Travel Association who found joy amid hardship, Li Hao seemed to be truly playing in the mortal world.
Time flew by rapidly.
Li Hao stayed at Tiantan Peak. Once his Poetry and Book Experience accumulated to Sixth Stage Perfection, he needed to comprehend the Spirit-Entering State of Mind to continue his advancement. But comprehension required focus, and Li Hao could only momentarily set aside poetry, turning his priority to assaulting the Cooking Dao and Artistic Path instead.
Whether it was cooking or painting, as long as he advanced to the Tenth Stage, he could undertake the Ritual Path to Saint Ascension, which would be when he could truly lift his head to live and reveal his true identity.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Hao spent all day discussing the Artistic Path with Zhan Tan, painting together, exchanging thoughts. His own comprehension was also accumulating. Despite the disparity in their artistic realms, the collision of thoughts during their exchanges could also ignite new comprehensions and deeper understanding of the Artistic Path in Li Hao.
Now, his Artistic Path Experience had accumulated to 820,000; with just another 180,000, he would reach Ninth Rank Perfection.
To acquire the remaining experience, Li Hao just needed to draw with a few Half-Saints.
Compared to experience, breaking through the Artistic Path and transcending to becoming a Saint was the hardest.
During these three months, Li Qingyi also came to Tiantan Peak to visit Zhao Qingshu. When she saw that Li Hao was there too, she was stunned.
The current Li Qingyi had shed the disguise she wore during her participation in the battles at Sacrificial Mountain, revealing her naturally ethereal beauty, with a fair complexion, apricot eyes, and rosy cheeks, still harboring a hint of playfulness in her eyes.
After asking around, Li Qingyi learned that Li Hao was there to discuss paintings with Zhan Tan, the Semi-Saint.
At this, Li Qingyi was somewhat dumbfounded.
In these three months, her senior brother from Shu Hai, also the victorious Saint Heir from the Pride of Heaven Battle of the Literary Ancestor Holy Land, was in closed-door cultivation, and Li Hao was actually here leisurely chatting about paintings?
Li Hao did not recognize Li Qingyi. As the three months drew to a close, he bade farewell to Zhan Tan. The upcoming battle for the Canglan Realm quota was nearing, a long-brewing conflict that the Boundary Stone would reflect, viewed by dynasties and tens of thousands of cities throughout the Canglan Realm.
As the battle for quota drew near, one by one, the Heavenly Prides broke through their seclusion, exhibiting the breath of invincibility.
“The sword is forged, this time in the top ten, I shall leave my name!”
“The senior brother from Shu Hai has ended his seclusion!”
“Look, that’s Haoyue Saint Son’s Haoyue Divine Peak, there are actually two blazing suns atop, could this be the Sun and Moon Sword Intent? It feels even more frightening than before!”
Within the Three Great Sacred Lands, the situation changed dramatically, and spectacular phenomena emerged as Heavenly Prides ended their seclusion.
“The sky darkened, what is that? A Heavenly Demon?!”
“That is a Buddha Child subjugating the inner Heart Demon; Buddha Venerate says, the stronger the Heart Demon, the stronger the Buddha nature. The Buddha Child’s Buddha nature far surpasses ours.”
In the Buddhist Holy Land, with the sky turning abruptly dark and clouds enveloping, it’s as if the skies were falling.
This phenomenon alarmed countless people, and the news spread.
Inside the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, many Saint Heirs were ending their seclusion; upon finishing their meditation, they quickly sent people to gather news about others.
Haoyue Saint Son ended his seclusion, his aura concealed, his silver hair wafting scallops of gold, and the golden and silver glimmers in his eyes shining even more brilliantly.
He immediately sent someone over to inquire about Li Hao’s whereabouts.
Before long, the news came back.
“What? He went to the Literary Ancestor Holy Land?”
“That’s right, it seems he even held an art exhibition, discussing paintings with a Half-Saint Elder from the Literary Ancestor Holy Land.”
On hearing this news, Haoyue Saint Son was somewhat astounded, nearly spitting blood.
This fellow is too arrogant; the competition for spots is imminent, and he still has the leisure to paint at this critical moment?
In a Fire Domain, Chi Guang stepped out from his seclusion, with the scorching flames swirling around, all gathering into his body, leaving nothing but scorched earth.
His eyes gleamed with dazzling crimson patterns, seeming like natural Daoist markings.
“Let’s see what you’ve got, Twin Buddha Child!”
Chi Guang’s eyes shone with battle intent, then changing into his robe, he flew out. Upon returning to his Cave Mansion, he inquired from his mentor about the others’ situation.
Learning about the external manifestation of a Heavenly Demon in the Buddhist Holy Land, his eyes showed a hint of seriousness, but even more, it was the surging intent to fight.
Hearing about the dual solar radiance shining over the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, a cold smirk appeared in his eyes.
Then, recalling something, he asked his mentor about Qingfeng, whom he had previously faced.
Upon learning that the other party was holding an art exhibition, he was struck dumb, feeling almost laughably angry.
It seems his previous defeat had made the other party become inflated…
