Glimpsing the summit in a single day, carefree above the heavens

After getting to know each other, the two saints also learned that Li Hao was a member of the Flower Saint Wandering Saint Flower Wandering Society.

"Tan---I remember that little girl. So she's the one who recruited you. You have excellent taste." Flower Saint chuckled, the butterfly ornament on her head seemingly fluttering gently.

"It's fortunate that those little guys are still alive. If they had diligently cultivated, they might not have lived this long. Cultivation is competition, and competition inevitably involves defeat—"

A look of nostalgia and reminiscence crossed Wandering Saint's eyes as she glanced at the Sky-Reaching Great Hall in the distance. She sighed softly and said:

"When we first Seeing Heaven and Earth sealed off, we were disheartened and gave up cultivation, realizing the true nature of cultivation. Now, here we glimpse the Heaven Beyond Heaven, and like them, we strive to rise higher, hoping to obtain the Immortal Emperor Dao Heritage. Our so-called Non-Contention is merely because the temptations haven't been strong enough..."

As he spoke, he looked somewhat forlorn.

Li Hao smiled and said, "There's no need to deliberately pursue that. Just do what you want. If you want it, you want it. There's no need to pretend you don't."

Wandering Saint turned to look at Li Hao, her eyes brightening slightly, a faint smile appearing on her beautiful, snow-white face. "You're right, that would be too pretentious."

The three of them exchanged a glance and then laughed simultaneously.

"According to Old Wang's words, you possess Eternal Dao Heart that Heaven and Earth Nine Resonances. It's hard to imagine what kind of Dao Heart that is. Your Heavenly Talent must far surpass ours. You have a great chance in the Immortal Emperor Dao Heritage. If you become Registered Disciple of the Immortal Emperor, we can ride on your coattails and go to the True Realm to take a look."

Flower Saint spoke to Li Hao with sincere eyes, showing great optimism towards Li Hao.

The Wandering Saint also held this Prodigy newcomer in high regard. Previously, they felt a sense of urgency because they did not know Li Hao's identity, but now they were relaxed.

Just as Li Hao was about to speak, a Sage beside him said solemnly, "The Herding Saint is going to challenge again!"

Flower Saint and Wandering Saint also looked over immediately, only to see the Herding Saint, whose hair was as white as snow, sitting on the Meditation Cushion in front of him, slowly get up. His expression was not visible, but his back was extremely steady, as if he were particularly solemn.

The other party stood up, Pause briefly, and then flew towards the front of the Dao Arena.

In front of the Dao Arena, besides the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell, there is a steep Black Tower in the distance.

Herding Saint flew to the front of the Black Tower, and the tower door opened automatically. He stepped inside.

"It seems that Herding Saint has been somewhat provoked."

"Nonsense, everyone gets a shock. My Spear Dao thinking is all jumbled up."

"I wonder if Herding Saint can break the record this time and last even longer."

The other Sage slightly opened their eyes and stared at the Black Tower. Many of them glanced warily at Li Hao as they talked.

Li Hao's arrival was like a boulder falling into a calm Lake, stirring up huge waves in their hearts. The shock brought by the Heaven and Earth Nine Resonances was unprecedented.

They all care about you.

Wandering Saint smiled slightly, teasingly, but her eyes darted around Li Hao. Speaking of caring, she and Flower Saint were equally intrigued by this young man; he was simply too stunning.

Li Hao gave a wry smile and said nothing.

At this moment, Flower Saint flicked his fingertip, and a stove of incense appeared, burning on its own, its smoke curling upwards.

"This is?"

"Record Mu Herding Saint's challenge time and see if he can break his previous record and improve," Flower Saint said.

Li Hao understood, and then waited quietly.

As the incense in the Flower Saint's hand burned down to two-thirds of its length, the Black Tower suddenly opened, Herding Saint with snow-white hair walked out from inside, his face somewhat gloomy, and silently returned to the Dao Arena.

"Slightly shorter than last time."

The Flower Saint glanced at the incense in his hand, flicked his fingers, and the incense vanished. A smile appeared on his lips. "It seems your arrival has unsettled many hearts."

Li Hao was speechless.

The others also noticed this, shook their heads slightly, gave Li Hao a wary look, and then continued to close their eyes and cultivate.

Wandering Saint said to Li Hao, "Don't worry about it, keep going, we won't hold you back."

Li Hao nodded slightly. When Flower Saint and Wandering Saint were about to begin their cultivation, he also took out his Drawing Board and began his own cultivation.

"What is this?"

Wandering Saint Shengjing saw Li Hao's actions, he was stunned and then looked at Li Hao with a slight bewilderment.

Li Hao knew what she was thinking and smiled, saying, "Let's calm down first."

Wandering Saint was somewhat speechless, but didn't know what to say, only saying, "Then when you finish drawing, show it to me. I also have some interest in this art."

Li Hao nodded.

After the Flower Saint and the Travel Sacred Capital finished their respective cultivation, he also devoted himself to painting.

Having reached the Tenth Dan the Painting Dao, he has already attained his own Sacred Dao. His paintings contain profound Heaven and Earth Power and earth and traces of the Great Dao. At this moment, as he puts pen to paper...

Li Hao's gaze swept over them. If it were the saints around the painting, it would inevitably Great Dao with their cultivation and affect their progress. He felt he had offended them.

But in addition to figures, it can also depict landscapes.

Li Hao looked at the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell in front of him, his eyes flashing, and immediately began to paint.

On the Drawing Board, he splashed ink, and the ink seemed to attract a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Energy. As he sketched, the Great Dao was drawn in and condensed in the traces of his brushstrokes.

With just a few strokes, the Great Dao converges, and the outline of a great bell faintly emerges.

As the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell appeared, an extraordinary charm seemed to emanate from it.

Li Hao's gaze became increasingly focused, his mind immersed in the painting. The bell he drew became clearer and clearer, more lifelike. Suddenly, a bell rang in his ears, and Li Hao felt a surge of power emanating from the paper. That power rushed straight to his mind, and three bells rang in succession in his heart!

With each resounding chime of the bell, Li Hao's Primordial Spirit seemed to condense and strengthen.

Unfortunately, his physical body was made of Ninth Grade Mixed Origin God Blood, equivalent to a Divine Armor, which was permanently fixed and could not be improved; otherwise, his physical body would have undergone changes.

"Um?"

The Flower Saint and the Wandering Sacred Capital, who were not far from Li Hao, opened their eyes, and the other Sage also looked over.

While they were cultivating, they suddenly heard a booming sound in their hearts. They thought someone was testing the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell again, but when they opened their eyes, they found that the Aura of the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell was appearing beside them. When they turned their Past, they saw Li Hao sitting on Meditation Cushion, holding a pen, with thousands of ethereal strands of the Great Dao condensing at the tip of the pen.

The Great Dao converged and swirled around the young man, and before him, the phantom of the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell floated in mid-air, like a projection!

"This is?"

Everyone was astonished; if they weren't mistaken, the other person was painting?

"He-----"

Wandering Saint's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. She realized that Li Hao seemed to have Entering the Dao the Dao through painting, which was by no means a simple hobby, and might even be a form of Path of Sacrifice.

In front of the Dwelling, Old Wang waved his fan and rocked his chair gently. He looked at the movement on the Meditation Cushion and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. Then a smile appeared on his lips. That little fellow was really unexpected. He claimed to have mastered the Sword Dao, but it turned out that he also had the Painting Dao.

At this moment, Li Hao's brush and ink did not stop. With each stroke, the Great Dao condensed, and the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell radiated boundless light.

The Heaven and Earth Hong Bell in front of the Dao Arena suddenly seemed to burst forth with dazzling light, echoing the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell in Li Hao's painting.

Everyone who saw this was shocked.

Aside from testing Dao Heart, the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell remained still, revealing no Aura whatsoever. Yet, it was now being drawn by the illusory image drawn by Li Hao. This young man's painting is truly amazing.

"Did he become a saint through painting? Shouldn't we call him Painting Saint?"

"You know what, among the Myriad Dao Immortal Art, there is also the Painting Dao, which shows that this school of cultivation does indeed exist in the True Realm."

"He actually achieved Sacrificial Dao Sanctification; his comprehension is quite remarkable. It seems this newcomer is indeed Prodigy."

Everyone stared intently at Li Hao, paying him even closer attention and feeling an increasing sense of urgency.

Previously, Herding Saint and Bright Saint were far ahead, but their progress was visible, and they 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 brilliant nitrogen and argon light on the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell dissipated, Li Hao stopped painting. He closed his eyes at some point, his mind immersed in contemplation.

The drawing he had just done gave him a glimpse of the divine.

He also realized his own shortcomings in Painting Dao.

Being able to perceive shortcomings is a huge step forward; if you can't find any flaws, that's when you've truly hit a bottleneck.

"Painting—resemblance in form and spirit—is not the truth; what then is the true essence?"

"The true essence of Immortal Dao."

What is the path to Immortal Dao?

A multitude of thoughts swirled in my mind: confusion, fleeting moments of clarity, and the anxiety of wanting to grasp something but being unable to.

After a long while, Li Hao slowly opened his eyes and saw a notification pop up in front of him: his Painting Dao experience had increased by tens of millions, directly filling one-fifth of the experience bar.

Li Hao was deeply shocked; this was the highest amount of Painting Dao experience he had ever gained in a single session.

It should be noted that even the painting Sage only had 300,000 experience points before.

That's a whopping ten million!

Moreover, the experience gained from Tenth Dan Painting Dao is a level higher than that gained from Eighth Dan or Ninth Dan.

The Heaven and Earth Hong Bell before us is very likely not only Immortal Treasure, but also something of an extremely extraordinary level.

However, the experience required to advance from the Tenth Dan to the Eleventh Dan of the Painting Dao is also extremely large. Previously, he spent twelve years cooking corpses on the Ancient Road to accumulate Perfection in the Painting Dao Path of Cooking. Now, in this place, his experience in the Painting Dao is increasing rapidly.

"I never imagined you'd become a master painter. Amazing!"

At that moment, Wandering Saint's voice came from the side.

Li Hao turned his head and smiled. Indeed, that was true. Back in the Supreme Heaven Pride Battle, he used holy blood as ink and the sky as a canvas to break through to the Tenth Dan of the Painting Dao in one fell swoop, and then added points to become a saint on the spot.

"Judging from your appearance, you should be able to pass the first test soon."

Flower Saint said, a hint of emotion in his eyes, realizing that Li Hao's Heavenly Talent was truly extraordinary.

They exchanged a few words with Li Hao and then resumed their cultivation. As Sage, they were unwilling to fall behind others.

Li Hao also put away the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell he had just drawn. He realized that this was no longer a simple drawing, but Dao Weapon with some of the effects of the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell!

If one were to use the Dao Heart as a test, one could also test the four types of Dao Heart: Heaven and Earth, Black and Yellow.

But a higher level of Chaos Dao Heart seems unable to withstand it.

This also means that Li Hao's Painting Dao skills are not yet sufficient.

Li Hao painted again, using the Heaven and Earth before him as his canvas, gathering the Heaven and Earth Energy to create ink, and the Great Dao as his brush.

As he painted with free and unrestrained strokes, the second image of Heaven and Earth Hong Bell reappeared.

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

Some Sage opened their eyes and saw Li Hao's focused expression. They realized that Li Hao had not done it intentionally; it was just a natural effect of cultivation. They immediately set up Dao Domain around themselves to isolate the influence.

Soon, the second Heaven and Earth Hong Bell was completed, and Li Hao vaguely grasped some insights, but not as clearly as the first time.

This time, the bell still rang in four tones, but the fourth tone had a longer and more lingering resonance.

Li Hao then painted the third and fourth paintings—as each painting depicting the Heaven and Earth Hong Bell appeared, Li Hao's Painting Dao skills improved rapidly. In just two days, Li Hao completed seven paintings, and his Painting Dao skills were already Perfection.

But experience is easy to gain, while understanding State of Mind is difficult.

As Li Hao continued painting, he lost his initial enthusiasm. He knew he needed a catalyst, and this catalyst couldn't be created by simply continuing to paint; it required some change and unexpected events.

Li Hao stopped painting, got up from the Meditation Cushion, and wandered around the area.

Seeing Li Hao moving around, Old Wang beckoned him over and told Li Hao about some places he could and couldn't go.

The space here isn't large; the Sky-Reaching Great Hall the distance is inaccessible until the trial is passed. The steps Heavenly Calamity Hall...

Only those at the True Immortal Realm can set foot here; otherwise, they will be instantly shattered by the immortal might of the Imperial Hall, and their Sacred Dao will perish.

Feeling somewhat bored, Li Hao asked, "Senior, aren't you bored staying here all this time?"

"Boring?"

Old Wang smiled and said, "When you've seen all the hustle and bustle, you'll want to find a quiet place, to be alone and do nothing, think nothing. Only then will you not feel bored, but rather very happy."

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

"Compared to those old buddies, I'm the happiest."

Old Wang spoke softly, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes, but it vanished in an instant. He then smiled and said, "Your Soul Lifespan is too short, less than a hundred years. It's normal to feel bored. The others have been here for a very, very long time."

Li Hao nodded, looking at the Farmland not far away, and suddenly had an idea, saying, "Senior, why don't you teach me how to farm?"

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"Farming?"

Old Wang was taken aback, but upon seeing Li Hao's gaze, he chuckled and said, "Aren't you going to seize the opportunity to cultivate? You said earlier that your Myriad Dao Immortal Art was an elective in Sword Dao cultivation, but you've been cultivating Painting Dao for the past few days. You haven't even touched the Yama Immortal Technique yet, have you?"

"No rush, no rush. Cultivation is not like climbing a mountain. Wait until you reach the summit, Carefree State in the sky."

Li Hao said with a smile.

Old Wang had obviously never heard of such a saying, but after thinking about it, he felt that it made some sense.

However, that is a common cultivation Cultivation Method. A peerless Prodigy might suddenly understand it and not necessarily need to practice day and night. But this is the method of Immortal Dao. It is difficult for someone Prodigy is not truly Heavenly Talent to understand it. They can only rely on hard work day and night to improve their proficiency and gradually gain understanding in order to break through the final bottleneck.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can see the finish line before they even move their feet, and these are called geniuses; and those who can only see their toes, yet persevere day and night on the long journey, finally reaching the finish line through the last glimpse of their toes, and these are the diligent ones.

The Old Wang said meaningfully, "Those who come and go here were all once geniuses, but in the face of the Immortal Dao methods, they can only catch a glimpse of the light at their toes. If they do not have the courage and perseverance to travel a long way and give up halfway, then they are the third type: those who have neither talent nor hard work, and are just a lump of mud that has settled halfway through the journey."

Li Hao understood the advice in his words and smiled, "But there's a fourth type of person: those who stand still, not wanting to go anywhere, not wanting to take a single step."

Old Wang was taken aback. Seeing the smile on Li Hao's face, the bright feeling made him feel momentarily dazed.

He suddenly remembered the other person's Dao Heart; where the heart leads, actions follow, and Unity to transcend the Sacred Dao.

The other party possesses such Dao Heart, and naturally, such a mindset.

He felt relieved and smiled, "Would this fourth type of person turn the starting point into the ending point?"

"The so-called finish line is something you set for yourself. For some, the finish line is crossing a river; for others, it's climbing a mountain. My finish line is standing still and quietly watching them run in the sunset."

Li Hao said with a smile.