A name that shook Heavenly Secrets (fourth update)

"OK."

Li Hao was also somewhat curious about this legendary strange stone.

Everyone heard their conversation, and when Lu Chunsheng led Li Hao forward, many disciples instinctively made way for them, their eyes filled with curiosity.

The rules of the Heavenly Shadow Stele are unrelated to cultivation level; they mainly depend on comprehension.

The young man before them was renowned All Under Heaven, his cultivation speed the fastest in a thousand years. They wanted to see just how much difference there was between his comprehension and theirs.

Sometimes, rapid progress in spiritual practice does not necessarily mean high level of enlightenment.

After all, at the Heaven and Man Realm level, as long as resources are available, one can improve rapidly.

If one doesn't consider the fundamental issues, one can even take large amounts of drugs and progress rapidly.

Entering the Heaven and Man Realm depends not only on comprehension but also on a bit of luck.

Some people can have a sudden enlightenment after observing a Falling Leaves or scooping up a handful of water.

Some people ride across the All Under Heaven, challenging various sects, covered in wounds, only to stop before that Heavenly Gate.

"These one hundred Heavenly Shadow Stele record the Cultivation Method and realms of all disciples of my Heavenly Secrets Pavilion over the past thousand years."

Lu Chunsheng smiled and said, "When the Cultivation Method you use exceeds the level of the image left in the stele, the Dao Resonance of the Heavenly Shadow Stele will automatically leave the level of your Cultivation Method in the stele, replacing the original afterimage. This is the Heavenly Stele."

Li Hao nodded; he knew all of this.

Seeing is believing, and as Li Hao approached the dark stone tablet, he could vaguely sense that it was covered with rich Heaven and Earth Energy, as well as a Mystery and elusive charm.

"Disciples in my building may only view each Dao Stele ten times. If they fail to capture a photo within ten views, they will not be permitted to view the stele again."

Lu Chunsheng said with a smile, "The number of times one views the stele and whether one can have their picture taken are measures of their aptitude and comprehension."

"Interesting."

Li Hao said.

Seeing that Li Hao was interested, Lu Chunsheng's lips curled up. He knew that even geniuses couldn't withstand this kind of competition.

"Young General, with your talent and Swordsmanship, I suggest you choose the Heavenly Shadow Stele."

Lu Chunsheng Li Hao to a Heavenly Shadow Stele not far away.

Everyone looked over and began to whisper among themselves.

"It's the Heavenly Shadow Stele left by Senior Brother Kong ten years ago."

"The difficulty of the Heavenly Shadow Stele. Are we going to challenge something that difficult right from the start?"

"It's difficult for us, but it might not be for them. I think he'll definitely be able to get a photo taken within Three Times!"

"Three Times? That's hard to say. I think five times should be about right. After all, he can suppress all the Grandmaster in the All Under Heaven. Heavenly Talent and comprehension Non-Self can compare to."

The crowd whispered among themselves, all looking at Li Hao with a hint of anticipation.

Among the crowd, Tang Zhixi also gazed intently at the Heavenly Shadow Stele of Senior Brother Kong, which was at sequence 82 and was even more difficult than the Heavenly Shadow Stele of sequence 93 that she had just broken.

Can this young man really do it in Three Times?

She pursed her lips slightly, her eyes fixed on the boy.

"OK."

Li Hao glanced at it and walked to the Heavenly Shadow Stele.

After a careful look, following Lu Chunsheng's telepathic instruction, Li Hao placed his palm on the Heavenly Shadow Stele and then released his Aura.

Soon, the Heavenly Shadow Stele seemed to be activated, and a stream of light appeared on it.

At the same time, a figure stood in the middle of the monument. It was a young man holding a long sword, who suddenly slashed down.

However, this young man was only posing for a photo and did not possess the ability to attack. At this moment, he unleashed a fierce Sword Move with his slashing and swinging.

To have your photo taken on the monument, you need to use the same Sword Move as the other person, but with even greater precision.

If it were any other Swordsmanship, it wouldn't work. Therefore, countless people have come here to test their aptitude and comprehension.

The youths quickly finished their drill.

When Li Hao was halfway through his practice, he received a notification from the Panel that his Swordsmanship had been recorded.

"This place actually contains Swordsmanship, and they don't seem to be from the Heavenly Swordsmanship Heavenly Secrets Pavilion..."

Li Hao's eyes brightened slightly.

Doesn't this mean that these hundreds of Heavenly Shadow Stele are actually hundreds of Cultivation Method?!

At this moment, the young man on the Heavenly Shadow Stele finished his practice and his figure dimmed and disappeared.

Li Hao also came to his senses. He absorbed the numerous messages transmitted from the Panel, looked at the newly added "Embrace Moon Myriad Flower Sword Art" that had been deduced to Perfection, and the subsequent "True State" level, and savored the Sword Move that the young man had just performed.

It seems to be only at the Perfect Level.

This is a Superior Sword Art.

To watch a film ten times, to comprehend it, and to cultivate it to Perfect Level is indeed an extreme test of comprehension, no less difficult than passing the imperial examination after only one year of study.

Most people are seeing the monument for the first time, memorizing all the Sword Move depicted in the inscription, practicing them repeatedly, and then challenging it again a year or two later.

This process is repeated.

Ten visits to the stele could take more than ten years.

"The photo has disappeared; I wonder if he's even mastered the basics?"

"Getting started isn't difficult; even I can do it. If you can't even get started after viewing a stele once, what kind of genius are you?"

"That's right, but Senior Brother Kong's Swordsmanship is at Perfect Level. The higher the level, the harder it is to see the traces, the harder it is to imitate, and the greater the difficulty of cultivation."

The crowd murmured among themselves.

Li Hao looked around for a moment, then saw a tree in the distance and beckoned a dead branch to him.

Then, he flicked the withered branch in his hand and unleashed the Moon-Embracing Myriad Flower Sword technique.

It seemed as if Mingyue appeared, which was embraced by the Sword Light in his hand. Countless Sword Qi around him, like colorful sword flowers, fluttered down, but each sword flower carried a sharp Sword Qi and was untouchable.

The sword dance ended quickly.

Light flickered on the Heavenly Shadow Stele, and then, from within the pitch-black Dao Stele, the figure of Li Hao had just been wielding a sword, appeared.

The original photo of the young man was covered up and erased.

Lu Chunsheng stared in disbelief, his pupils contracting slightly.

He knew Li Hao better and had hoped that Li Hao would take a photo after viewing the monument twice, so that he could both preserve Li Hao 'Li Hao reputation as a genius and obtain the monument with his photo. Unexpectedly, the other party took a photo after viewing the monument only once.

Moreover, the Swordsmanship that Li Hao just displayed was full of strange phenomena, clearly indicating that the Cultivation Method had reached the True State.

From Perfection, skipping to Supreme Perfection, reach True State in one step!

Can you really do that by just watching the movie once?

Lu Chunsheng suddenly realized that he knew far too little about this young man, not even the tip of the iceberg.

He even suspected that Li Hao might have practiced this Swordsmanship beforehand.

Otherwise, even those three Sword Saints, when they were young, were already terrifying enough to be able to master Perfect Level Superior Sword Art with just a glance, but compared to Li Hao, they were like fireflies compared to the Bright Moon!

This young man's Heavenly Talent in Sword Dao is even more terrifying than that of Sword Saint!

Lu Chunsheng's thoughts were in turmoil, and his eyes gleamed.

The other Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Disciple were stunned on the spot.

They expected Three Times or five times, but they never imagined that Li Hao would take a photo on the first try.

Moreover, the level of that Swordsmanship gave rise to strange phenomena that exceeded the comprehension of many of them. Only a very small number of them knew about the True State of this supreme Cultivation Method level!

"A single glance True State..."

Among the disciples, several muttered to themselves, their eyes somewhat vacant.

At this moment, Li Hao, holding the withered branch, turned back and came to the Heavenly Shadow Stele at the edge of the Dao Arena. According to the previous sequence, this should be the last Heavenly Shadow Stele in the 100th sequence.

This ranking was likely determined by the Chief Pavilion Master, based on the difficulty of the Cultivation Method in the stele.

Practice makes perfect. Li Hao raised his hand and touched the Dao Stele, quickly activating the image.

But this time, the photo shows Blade Technique.

Seeing this, Li Hao skipped the step and turned to move towards the 99th Sequence Heavenly Shadow Stele next to him.

Although his Swordsmanship was advanced enough to simulate that Blade Technique and leave his mark on the monument, there was no need for it.

These 99-sequence Heavenly Shadow Stele are Fist Art.

Li Hao smiled, and soon, the Panel added it to his contacts.

After the image disappeared, Li Hao threw another punch, causing a series of strange phenomena to occur.

True State level.

Soon, his image was imprinted on the Heavenly Shadow Stele.

Li Hao then headed towards another Heavenly Shadow Stele.

They activated more than a dozen Heavenly Shadow Stele in succession, including the 93rd sequence Heavenly Shadow Stele of Tang Zhixi, which had just been successfully photographed and hadn't even had a chance to warm up yet.

The woman's image above has been erased. This is a superior Swordsmanship High-Grade Sword Art, almost Perfection, but it is easier to learn and master.

As the True State Swordsmanship was demonstrated, the photograph was directly replaced.

When Li Hao went to activate the Heavenly Shadow Stele with a sequence of over 70, Lu Chunsheng finally reacted, paused for a moment, and hurriedly asked Li Hao, "Young General, what are you doing?"

"I'll give it a try; I think I can grasp those," Li Hao said with a smile.

Lu Chunsheng was stunned as he looked at the Heavenly Shadow Stele that were being replaced one after another, some of which were simply ignored by Li Hao.

He suddenly had a bad feeling.

In the crowd, Tang Zhixi stared blankly at the young man's figure. The photo she had just taken, Perfect Level Swordsmanship that she had spent half a year studying and mastering, had been replaced by the other party with just a glance.

Moreover, the True State and Perfection are worlds apart.

Is this really something that Human Race can accomplish?

She also noticed a detail: while she was posing for photos and practicing her Swordsmanship, the boy even looked around, seemingly getting a little impatient...

At this moment, her brain was just buzzing and vibrating, and her thoughts were all jumbled up.

In the Dao Arena, the other Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Disciple felt much the same way as Tang Zhixi. At first, they were shocked, but later, they were all speechless, as if a duck egg had been stuffed into their mouths.

They couldn't even imagine such a terrifying scene.

Of the many Heavenly Shadow Stele, some were skipped by Li Hao as soon as their images appeared, but every one that Li Hao stopped to look at was True State image!

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they dared not even dream of such a thing.

That's an exaggeration.

Is this even human?!

As Li Hao continued to advance, Li Hao soon entered the top thirty of the Heavenly Shadow Stele sequence.

Lu Chunsheng was also shocked. He had never seen anything like this in thousands of years, and he couldn't even imagine it.

But soon, he suddenly realized a serious problem and became completely sober.

Li Hao took photos of himself on the Heavenly Shadow Stele in a row, and pushed all the Cultivation Method on it to the True State level.

Who will be able to continue taking photos in the future?

Viewing the stele ten times? True State?

I'm afraid I'll get cursed at!

It's impossible, not even ten times, let alone a hundred.

This is the True State; many people have never even heard of this level of Cultivation Method.

Those scions of the Aristocratic Clan only knew the Supreme Perfection, which was already considered the pinnacle of their skills.

Even the most talented individuals need to dedicate decades to focused cultivation to achieve True State.

Those with average talent might not succeed even after hundreds of years!

"Young General! Young General!"

Lu Chunsheng watched Li Hao continue activating the Heavenly Shadow Stele and felt a sense of dread. If Li Hao ruined all of these Heavenly Shadow Stele, wouldn't they be useless in the future?

This is one of the important traditions of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion that has been passed down for thousands of years!

"Um?"

Li Hao was stopped and looked at Lu Chunsheng.

Lu Chunsheng quickly said, "Young General, I know your comprehension Unparalleled, but should we keep some of this Heavenly Shadow Stele?"

At this point, a hint of embarrassment appeared in his eyes, but deep down he was filled with remorse.

If I had known this would happen, I should have kept Li Hao playing the piano.

I had initially hoped to get Li Hao to take a photo with me, and Li Hao actually did.

But there are just too many left!

"Leave a little?"

Li Hao frowned, but quickly understood what the other party meant.

Seeing Li Hao frown, Lu Chunsheng quickly said, "You can try the first one in the Heavenly Shadow Stele, the top one, and leave your image on it. That will be enough to prove your comprehension."

Li Hao was somewhat helpless. He wasn't trying to prove his comprehension; he was simply collecting Cultivation Method.

"Okay."

Li Hao agreed, saying, "But I'd like to try activating these, is that alright?"

"If it's just activation, then no problem." Seeing that Li Hao agreed, Lu Chunsheng breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.

Seeing this, Li Hao immediately reactivated the Heavenly Shadow Stele.

Soon, Li Hao activated all thirty-odd Heavenly Shadow Stele, and he was able to collect one-third of the Cultivation Method within them.

Finally, Li Hao arrived at the largest Heavenly Shadow Stele standing atop the Mountain Summit.

Other Heavenly Shadow Stele are only two or three zhang long, but this Heavenly Shadow Stele is more than ten zhang long. Even with the Waterfall Wonder next to it, which is as vast and powerful as the Silver River, this Heavenly Shadow Stele is extremely eye-catching.

Li Hao raised his hand to activate it, and a figure holding a sword appeared on it.

Li Hao glanced at him and raised an eyebrow slightly. This person looked somewhat familiar; he was the Sword Saint from the Sword Hermitage, Sword Wudao.

However, the photo shows him as a middle-aged man.

Her hair was jet black and short, unlike her current flowing white hair.

However, his appearance hasn't changed much. After all, Sword Wudao a rosy complexion and hardly any wrinkles.

"Back then, Jian Sword Wudao to challenge me and asked me to grant him a request. He wanted to test the Heavenly Shadow Stele. I lost, so I had no choice but to agree."

Lu Chunsheng approached Li Hao and sighed, "We were both young then. Although he was over the age limit, I still allowed him to."

"He studied the stele seven times, dedicating a total of three years to comprehend it, and honed this Swordsmanship to its Supreme Perfection level. For over a hundred years, no one has been able to break through."

Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly.

To have mastered Swordsmanship to Supreme Perfection level in three years truly demonstrates exceptional talent.

No wonder he became Sword Saint.

Moreover, Sword Wudao back then was not Sword Saint; he was only in his middle age, and his Sword Dao was far inferior to what it is now.

"Want to erase it? I can help."

Li Hao sensed the underlying emotion in Lu Chunsheng's words; it seemed he couldn't quite let go of the matter.

Although I don't know what happened back then, it doesn't seem to have been a pleasant experience.

Lu Chunsheng was slightly taken aback upon hearing Li Hao's words:

"Are you confident? This is an ancient and incomplete Swordsmanship; even just one and a half moves are already at the level of a top-tier Swordsmanship!"

"Oh?"

Li Hao's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested.