Primordial Spirit, Seven Extreme Realm (Two chapters in one)

In less than half a day, Li Hao arrived in You Province again.

This time, out of consideration for Mr. Xia Yuanwu's pace, we didn't rush. After all, in addition to reaching the destination, the scenery along the way was also very important.

When they arrived at the Xia Family's Divine General Residence again, Xia Linglong was seen personally standing at the gate to greet them. This time, there were several more people with her, including three elderly men with restrained yet profound Aura, who were clearly members of the Xia Family's older generation.

Upon seeing the young man step down from the back of the Candlelight God, the old men who had been leading the troops outside all stared intently at him.

The sword of You Province slaying the Gluttony Valley Master and stirring up Sword Tide to quell the chaos and disaster is something that millions of people have witnessed.

Furthermore, when they rushed to Qing Prefecture's aid, they learned that the Dragon Gate and Saint Palace, which were Qingzhou City, had also been wiped out by Li Hao.

The leaders of those two major forces were both at the Great Peace Dao Realm, and had been a major thorn in the side of the several Divine General Residence for years. However, they were all killed by Li Hao in one day, which shocked the older generation.

"General Haotian, please."

Xia Linglong gazed Wenrou at the young man before her, smiling invitingly.

This time, her feelings upon seeing him again were different from before. She had witnessed Li Hao kill the Gluttony Valley Master with Xia Yuanwu, and learned that Li Hao had gone to Qing Prefecture to kill the two Demon Kings, Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky. She already knew that although this young man was only a teenager, he had already stood at the pinnacle of the Great Yu.

Aside from that True Person from the Qian Dao Palace, perhaps only the universally acknowledged second strongest being, the Buddha Master, could contend with him, and even then, the outcome was uncertain.

Many of Xia Linglong's generation, including the next generation and those of Li Hao's generation, also rushed over upon hearing the news, watching from afar along the route within the mansion.

Upon learning that the legendary young man was coming, many of the younger generation of the Xia Family were extremely excited, filled with both curiosity and reverence.

Born into the Military Family, they carried the honor of the Xia Family, but they all had a strong sense of admiration for strength. After all, in military combat, people never fought with words, but only with fists and feet.

Most people born into the Military Family families are straightforward like this; they dislike empty talk and prefer tangible achievements and real accomplishments to be convincing.

Li Hao possesses both of these qualities.

Whether it's his awe-inspiring cultivation at the Four Establishments Realm or his achievement in slaying the Demon King leader, both are beyond the reach of his peers.

"They said he had reached the Fifteen Li Realm at the age of fourteen. Logically, the cultivation speed should slow down after reaching the Fifteen Li Realm, but he accelerated instead."

"Is this General Haotian? He is indeed as young as the legends say."

"I heard that the Gluttony Valley Master was killed by him with a single sword strike. In the Great Peace Dao Realm, he was also a fearsome figure."

Many members of the Xia Family watched from afar, whispering amongst themselves.

Some of the exceptionally talented Heavenly Prodigy also had complex expressions in their eyes. It wasn't jealousy, but rather a sense of a huge gap that caused their confidence to be shaken.

They are still competing with their peers and have not yet distinguished themselves, while that boy, surrounded by his fathers and even the older generation, stands out like a star among chickens.

The difference is too big.

Upon arriving at the Xia Family's Xia Family hall, Li Hao sensed the warm atmosphere and immediately told Xia Linglong that he wanted to visit Lingyuan Pavilion.

Xia Linglong also noticed that Li Hao seemed to dislike noise. This young man had a sense of tranquility in his bones, and wherever he was, he was like sitting on a mountain peak, peaceful and serene.

He immediately dismissed the many Xia Family members and then led Li Hao to the Lingyuan Pavilion.

Li Hao told Evening Primrose to go to the Candlelight God first and wait here.

He then asked Grandpa Xia Yuanwu to help take care of Ren Qianqian.

Ren Qianqian was nervous and uneasy on the way, but at the same time, she was excited and surprised. She did not expect that Li Hao would be treated so well by the Xia Family, which was also Divine General Residence.

Seeing that Li Hao was about to leave her side, she immediately became nervous, but still obediently nodded and gave Li Hao a reassuring smile.

Xia Yuanwu noticed the girl's unease. Given the imposing presence of the Divine General Residence's Mansion, he wanted to prevent her from becoming too nervous, so he led her to his courtyard to wait.

Meanwhile, Li Hao arrived at the Lingyuan Pavilion.

Xia Linglong smiled and said, "General Haotian, this is the Lingyuan Pavilion, a sacred place of my Xia Family. Its grandeur soars to the Soaring Sky. Our ancestors built this pavilion hoping that my Xia Family could gather all the Martial Arts in the All Under Heaven here, so that future generations could freely practice and master the Cultivation Method of all schools, creating a brilliant era of Martial Dao."

Li Hao nodded and said, "If it's a golden age for Martial Dao arts, then we need to share our Cultivation Method."

Xia Linglong was slightly taken aback, glanced at the young man, and smiled:

"General Haotian is right. My Xia Family originally planned to distribute mid-to-low-grade Cultivation Method to martial arts schools across the country and teach them to the people. Although doing so would involve engaging in verbal battles with the scholars in the court, it wouldn't be too difficult. The real challenge now is that Demon are rampaging Beyond the Border. With external threats unresolved, we fear internal troubles may arise."

Li Hao was somewhat surprised, but after a moment's thought, he immediately understood.

External threats are like Demon. If Martial Dao Cultivation Method are shared widely at low prices or even for free, the number of Warrior in the All Under Heaven will increase dramatically. With more Warrior, chaos is likely to ensue, leading to internal troubles.

Some Warrior in the martial arts world may possess Martial Dao, but they lack martial ethics. They will do anything for profit, even compete with each other, and are willing to work for Demon, all for the sake of profit.

If Demon were to infiltrate and collude with these martial Sect, causing both internal and external troubles to erupt simultaneously, the promotion of this Martial Dao would only hasten the decline and demise of Great Yu.

But to suppress Demon, more Warrior must be trained, which is a contradiction.

Managing Warrior is equivalent to enlisting them in the army. If the number of people enlisted is large, providing them with food, drink, and training resources would be a huge expense. The burden would be too heavy during peacetime, and they could not be dismissed.

Once dispersed, these Warriors will cause chaos everywhere, possibly becoming bandits and harming the people.

Therefore, the imperial court needed to both use Warrior to slay demons and control the number of Warrior. Finding the right balance was an extremely difficult task, and there were countless ingenious methods and strategies involved, too numerous to mention.

"All Things are like yin and yang, but achieving balance is difficult."

Li Hao said.

He wasn't good at governing the All Under Heaven; what he needed to do was understand people's hearts.

Once you can see through people's hearts, life inevitably becomes boring.

He could endure the solitude of drinking alone, but he could not bear the dullness of life.

Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Xia Linglong's eyes flashed with a thoughtful expression. She then gave the young man a deep look and said softly, "General Haotian, please, you can stay inside for as many days as you like, as long as you promise never to tell anyone."

"I will not betray the trust placed in me by the Xia Family."

Li Hao said.

He then entered Lingyuan Pavilion.

The pavilion was filled with Cultivation Method Secret Manual. Li Hao glanced around and saw that the furnishings were similar to those of the Listening Rain Pavilion.

He didn't waste much time, quickly searching through the books and adding them one by one to the Panel.

He used to selectively collect Cultivation Method Secret Manual, but now he doesn't have that much time to analyze whether they completely overlap and whether that's useless. He'll just collect them first.

Anyway, aside from taking up space on the Panel, there's no downside to having it on the panel.

Since the battle of Qingzhou City, in which he killed the two avatars of the Desolate God, Li Hao has become more cautious. Although he is now at the Great Peace Dao Realm, there is only one person in the Great Yu Dynasty who can defeat him openly, and probably no more than three people including those in secret.

But those two Desolate God True Form were both at the Dao Inquiry Realm!

However, they hesitated to attack the Great Yu Dynasty, instead using these Beyond the Border Demon forces to contain it. If it weren't for my intervention this time, they would have remained hidden in the shadows.

If one truly wishes to seize the Great Yu Dynasty, all that is needed is to kill that emperor and massacre the Imperial Clan. This would allow for a direct usurpation of power. Furthermore, by taking action from the Imperial Capital, one could annihilate the Five Divine General Residences. This would be the optimal strategy.

The other party didn't do it, either because they were stupid or because they couldn't.

Either the True Person of the Qian Dao Palace is too powerful, or it is the hidden power of the Great Yu Dynasty that makes them wary, and they need to rely on external forces to force it out.

Now that he has killed these two avatars of the Desolate God, they will definitely regard him as a thorn in their side. If even avatars are so terrifying, Li Hao is not very confident of winning if he encounters the True Form. If he can continue to increase his power, he will have a better chance.

At this moment, along with the Cultivation Method Secret Manuals, the Body Refining Cultivation Method were also included, and Li Hao added them all to the Panel.

The Body Refining Cultivation Method are derived from the Eighth Dan of the Path of the Physical Body, elevating lower and middle-grade Cultivation Method to higher-grade ones, and then further refining higher-grade techniques to Signature Technique. These techniques are then integrated to create even more higher-grade Cultivation Method.

As he collected the various Cultivation Method, a flood of information poured into Li Hao's mind, but with his current physique, he was able to digest it all with ease.

Dozens of books, hundreds of books, thousands of books!

All the Cultivation Method Secret Manual in the Lingyuan Pavilion were collected into the Panel by Li Hao during his wanderings.

Among these Cultivation Method, Li Hao discovered that most of them were actually geared towards refining the spirit and Object Manipulation Cultivation Method.

There aren't many Body Refining Cultivation Method, and the types of Cultivation Method such as Swordsmanship, Fist Art, and Blade Technique are also relatively few.

Li Hao had heard before that the Five Divine General Residences each had their own strengths. The Li Family's knowledge was diverse, the Xia Family's was more focused on refining the spirit, and the Wang Family's Cultivation Method were strange, specializing in cultivating avatars and Mastery puppet mechanisms.

When they were in the Spirit Wandering Realm and the Fifteen Li Realm, the Xia Family members were generally stronger than those from other Divine General Residence.

Their most powerful Spirit-Refining Cultivation Method is actually close to that of the Imperial Clan.

The same applies to Cultivation Method Object Manipulation.

This surprised and delighted Li Hao, making him feel like he had come to the right place.

As he absorbed one Spirit-Refining Cultivation Method after another, and rapidly assimilated it into Li Hao's Seventh Dan of Imperial Dao, the Divine Soul Aura within his body slowly rose, and then accelerated more and more.

Li Hao immediately enveloped himself in his Dao Domain, isolating himself from Aura, and began to cultivate cross-legged.

His Divine Soul appeared behind him, like a golden War God, his whole body engulfed in flames, a condensed Divine Soul.

The most advanced and supreme Peerless Spirit Refining Method of a large Lineage can only refine spirit to the 20th level.

The Imperial Family's top-tier Spirit Refining Method involves refining the spirit for thirty miles.

Li Hao originally possessed three top-tier Spirit Refining Method from the Li Family, and with Old Feng's help, he stole the Imperial Family's number one Spirit Refining Method, allowing him to cultivate his Divine Soul to the point where he could Spirit Roaming fifty miles in spirit.

Now that he has cultivated to the Four Establishments Realm, his Divine Soul has naturally been strengthened, allowing him to easily fly over a hundred miles.

However, this distance is enhanced by his Dao Thought and the shaping of his Divine Soul when his realm advances. Apart from these enhancements, his limit in the Spirit Wandering Realm is still fifty miles.

Li Hao guessed that to reach the limit of the Spirit Wandering Realm, one would need to travel at least a hundred miles.

At this moment, as one Spirit-Refining Cultivation Method after another was deduced, Li Hao began to cultivate on the spot, his Divine Soul forming hand seals, and Divine Fire spreading.

All of this was isolated by the Dao Domain; not even the temperature could be transmitted.

As Li Hao cultivated, his Divine Soul also changed constantly, absorbing the Moonlight Essence power wandering between Heaven and Earth and earth to refine his spirit and make up for deficiencies.

The Spirit-Refining Cultivation Method is similar to the cultivation of Demon by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon. However, most Demon, except for those with extraordinary talents, can only absorb the Moonlight Essence, because the essence of the Moonlight Essence is gentle, while the Sun Essence is fierce and easily burns the Divine Soul when absorbed.

But now, with the enhancement of his Divine Soul, Li Hao absorbed the power of the sun and moon in the Heaven and Earth at the same time, and his Divine Soul burned with scorching God Sun fire, exuding a terrifying Aura.

With just a clash of Divine Soul, Li Hao could easily ignite the Divine Soul of others.

As his Divine Soul continued to refine and improve, the connection between his Divine Soul and his True Form became even closer. During this rapid improvement, Li Hao had a strange feeling that perhaps if he cultivated the Spirit Wandering Realm to its peak, he could achieve immortality simply by ensuring the Undying Realm of his Divine Soul!

Under normal circumstances, when the physical body is destroyed, the Divine Soul is relatively fragile and needs to find something to possess as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it is exposed in the air for a long time, it will be burned to death by the Divine Sun.

But now, Li Hao's Divine Soul has absorbed the Sun Essence to cultivate, and he is no longer afraid of the scorching heat of the Divine Sun.

For a long time.

As he integrated with various Spirit-Refining Cultivation Method, Li Hao's Divine Soul rapidly improved. Li Hao felt himself entering a Mystery state, as if his Divine Soul had suddenly transformed, being reborn from its old shell.

The golden Crimson Flame that were originally on his Divine Soul have now all flowed into his body, turning his Divine Soul into a solid, golden color.

"This is..."

Li Hao opened his eyes, his heart stirred, and his Divine Soul erupted, bursting out of the Dao Domain and flying straight out of the dome of the Lingyuan Pavilion, standing tall in the sky.

Bathed in the light of the sun and moon, his Divine Soul shone with a golden glow. What was once somewhat illusory now resembled a golden, True Form.

His Divine Soul suddenly erupted, then vanished, disappearing into a phantom place, which seemed to be a spatial interlayer.

Soon, his Divine Soul reappeared.

After trying it one after another, Li Hao suddenly realized that he had reached the Extreme Realm the Spirit Wandering Realm. In addition to the enhancement of various Divine Soul powers, the ability he possessed was that even if his physical body died, his Divine Soul could exist for a long time.

Furthermore, the Divine Soul can traverse into Spatial Rift, places that even those at the Dao Heart Realm cannot attack, unless someone at the Great Peace Dao Realm intervenes and uses their Dao Domain to force it out.

Keep in mind, this is an ability possessed even by those at the Spirit Wandering Realm; it's simply terrifying.

"Illuminated by the sun and moon, one can Spirit Roaming the Great Void and traverse rifts in the void..."

Li Hao pondered for a moment, then named this limit of the Divine Spirit Wandering Realm "Primordial Spirit".

At this moment, his Divine Soul had indeed undergone a transformation that was somewhat different from that of an ordinary Divine Soul. Li Hao felt that he might only be able to experience more of the benefits of the Spirit Roaming Extreme Realm in a battle where the forces were evenly matched.

However, at present, the fact that it can traverse the Great Void and only the Dao Domain can force it out is already extremely exaggerated.

If he had mastered this ability beforehand, he could have easily defeated enemies below the Great Peace Dao Realm simply by using his Divine Soul to travel and kill them.

Keep in mind that this is only the level that can be achieved in the Spirit Wandering Realm.

Li Hao withdrew his Divine Soul and then continued his cultivation.

The cultivation of various Spirit Refining Method did not reach its limit after the formation of the Primordial Spirit. Under these Spirit Refining Method, Li Hao's Primordial Spirit continued to grow stronger.

Li Hao had long known that there should be a Terminal Realm beyond this Extreme Realm.

That's the real limit.

But to actually reach it is probably ten times harder than Extreme Realm.

The Extreme Realm is already extremely difficult; even the most outstanding Heavenly Prodigy of the Ancient Sacred Clan haven't all reached it, let alone the Terminal Realm.

Time flies.

After a long time, Li Hao's Primordial Spirit finally stopped cultivating, and the various Cultivation Method that enhanced his Primordial Spirit had all reached their peak.

Li Hao sent his Primordial Spirit out of the Lingyuan Pavilion and appeared outside the city in the blink of an eye. He then crossed mountains and rivers and flew under the sun and moon. The Blazing Sun that could burn the Divine Soul was now only warm when it bathed his body.

The power of that Sun Essence was more refined and stronger than the Moonlight Essence's radiance, and it was absorbed by the Primordial Spirit, constantly nourishing it.

"It is said that only a few Ancient Demon King with exceptionally gifted Bloodline are born with the ability to absorb the Sun Essence, while other races, even most Dragon Clan, can only absorb the Moonlight Essence for cultivation."

Li Hao Dark Dao to himself that the speed at which his Primordial Spirit could travel was far faster than that of his True Form. This meant that he could use his Divine Soul to swiftly kill most enemies without his True Form even moving.

After wandering for four or five hundred miles, Li Hao finally felt a chill. The connection between his Primordial Spirit and his True Form body had become weak. This feeling was strange. When his body got cold, the world around him seemed to change as well, as if seawater, appearing in the space between reality and illusion, was washing over his body.

Continuing forward is like walking deeper into a seemingly real yet illusory ocean; once lost, it's extremely dangerous.

"The Primordial Spirit alone is not enough to completely rid oneself of the physical body," Li Hao Dark Dao to himself.

His Primordial Spirit began to return.

They flew hundreds of miles in a short time. After returning to his main body, Li Hao stretched his body slightly and then continued his cultivation.

This time it's the Object Manipulation Method.

The Fifteen Li Realm because it allows Object Manipulation with their Divine Soul, covering Fifteen Li in a single breath.

This is the limit for most people without connections.

The speed of "Fifteen Li in a breath" is the speed of a full-force attack, not the normal speed. Just like traveling at the Fifteen Li Realm, one can unleash their full power to Object Manipulation to Fifteen Li away, but this can only be done briefly, two or three times in a row, before exhaustion occurs.

The Imperial Family Object Manipulation Method can be cultivated up to twenty-five miles.

Other top-tier Signature Technique are twenty li.

Although there is only a five-mile difference Fifteen Li and twenty li, it represents a qualitative change when it comes to fighting and killing enemies.

What does five li mean? It means that the opponent might be killed before they even make a move.

This is also why Imperial Family Bloodline experts can rule over all sides. Within the Fifteen Li Realm, the Imperial Family's twenty-five-mile Object Manipulation speed can almost easily kill other beings of the same realm.

Li Hao had originally cultivated to the point of forty li, but after absorbing a lot of Cultivation Method at the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, he reached eighty li.

Now that my cultivation level has improved and my Divine Soul power has increased, Object Manipulation much faster.

As various Object Manipulation Cultivation Method merged, Li Hao's Primordial Spirit flew out again, picking up a grain of dust on the ground outside the Lingyuan Pavilion, its power covering and extending for hundreds of miles.

As his speed of Object Manipulation increased and his understanding of it deepened, Li Hao gradually grasped the subtleties of Object Manipulation.

No matter how fast Object Manipulation, nothing beats traversing the Void.

When the speed reaches its limit, it seems capable of tearing through the Great Void and traversing space.

Two days later, Li Hao walked out of the Lingyuan Pavilion.

Xia Linglong didn't know how long Li Hao would stay, so after sending Li Hao to the Lingyuan Pavilion, she didn't wait outside. After all, as the Family Head the Xia Family, she had many things to deal with.

In particular, although the Gluttony Valley Master in You Province has been killed and the remaining Demon have been either slaughtered or driven away, the cities destroyed by the Demon still need to be rebuilt, and many civilians who have been injured or killed need to be comforted and helped.

While Xia Linglong was busy, she received news of Li Hao's upcoming marriage and was stunned.

"You're out after only two days?"

Xia Linglong was surprised, but then realized that Li Hao might have read and memorized all the top-tier Cultivation Method, so it was normal that he wasn't practicing here.

She immediately dropped what she was doing and went to greet him.

Li Hao exchanged a few pleasantries with the Family Head, expressed his gratitude, and then prepared to leave.

"General Haotian, my Xia Family has two Demon Kings. Although they are not as powerful as the Great Void Realm Sovereign, they are still good at guarding the gate. You can go and take a look."

Xia Linglong extended an invitation.

Li Hao laughed and said, "Xia Family, there's no need to be so polite. Being able to visit Lingyuan Pavilion is already a great benefit for me. As for the Demon King, you can keep it for Patriarch Xia Family to use in battle."

Xia Linglong glanced at Li Hao and, seeing that he wasn't feigning refusal, couldn't help but feel a little admiration. After all, he was Demon King. Even if Li Hao couldn't use him, it didn't mean he was useless.

Upon learning that Li Hao was leaving, the Xia Family members once again saw him off.

Li Hao, along with Ren Qianqian, the Candlelight God, and Evening Primrose who had immediately crawled back onto his wrist, bid farewell to the Xia Family and left You Province.

Before leaving, Li Hao left two Chess Piece for the Xia Family, saying they could be used as his Battle Flag.

These two Chess Piece were imbued with power by Li Hao, and the Sword Qi sealed within them carried their own Dao Domain rules. Even those at the Unique Skill Realm could be easily killed, and those at the Great Peace Dao Realm would be severely injured.

When Li Hao explained the purpose of the two Chess Piece to Xia Linglong immediately felt that she was being burned.

Stunned by Li Hao's methods, they were deeply grateful for Li Hao gift.

Although the Xia Family was Divine General Residence, shining brightly, they all sensed that the Great Yu Dynasty would face great challenges in the future due to the calamity in You Province and the appearance of the Desolate God's avatar Qingzhou City.

To receive such a precious treasure and its power is an immense favor indeed.

Compared to Xia Linglong's profuse thanks, for Li Hao, it was simply a matter of paying Lingyuan Pavilion's reward.

After all, the gains this time were enormous. Both the Spirit Wandering Realm and the Fifteen Li Realm were successfully broken through to their limits, and the Extreme Realm was mastered!

In addition, other Cultivation Method significantly improved Li Hao's Swordsmanship, Fist Art, and Body Refining, further enhancing his strength.

Apart from the Four Establishments Realm, he has now reached the limit of all seven realms of Martial Dao ahead of him.

Half a day later, Li Hao returned to Heaven's Gate Pass. As soon as he arrived, he sensed an extremely Yin Balefulness Aura emanating from within the city.

This Aura was not concealed in the slightest; it was neither arrogant nor restrained, but simply emanated naturally. Yet, it caused Li Hao's eyes to narrow slightly, somewhat surprised.

When soldiers in the city saw Li Hao return, they hurriedly stepped forward to report.

Li Hao indicated that he was aware of the situation, and then took the Candlelight God back to the Hedge-Enclosed Courtyard.

In the Small Courtyard, a disheveled figure sat in the spot where Li Hao used to drink tea, pouring himself a drink.

His clothes were tattered, and there were two severed iron chains on his hands.