Immortal Merit Board

"Cultivate diligently. Three years is enough for you to reach the True Immortal Realm Fifth Layer with the abundant Immortal Power within the Langya Dream Realm!"

On Great Dream Mountain, the Dream Master said to Li Hao, "Your strength will surely improve further by then. After the Ancient Immortal Realm trial ends, the Imperial Clan will bestow rewards upon you, including Imperial Clan secret manuals and the Ten Top Immortal Techniques of the present day!"

"Over the next seven years, I will help you master the top-tier Immortal Arts bestowed upon you by the Imperial Clan, striving to help you reach the pinnacle of cultivation!"

The Dream Master stared intently at Li Hao.

In just seven years, she mastered an unparalleled immortal Immortal Arts to its pinnacle—a feat that would leave people speechless, but she was confident in it.

If she were to wholeheartedly help the young man before her, it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Li Hao's eyes flickered. He had heard before that the top-tier immortal Immortal Arts he possessed was a rare artifact from Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Catastrophe, and had long been replaced by new Immortal Arts. The glory and traces of the past had been silently buried in the long river of Years.

"Senior, may I leave the Langya Dream Realm?" Li Hao asked, bowing.

The Dream Master's expectant gaze suddenly sharpened slightly, and he asked, "Where are you going?"

I want to wander around on my own.

Li Hao said, "I'll come back when I have time to discuss matters of Painting Dao with you, senior. I hope you won't hesitate to offer your guidance."

The Dream Master, although she also enjoys Painting Dao, does so because her lifespan is so long that she has countless Years to spare the time and energy to cultivate unorthodox Outer Dao.

Moreover, she can use Painting Dao to comprehend the Nine Sequences Great Dao Origin, such as space, time, Water Origin; Painting Dao is also a form of her cultivation.

For the young man before us to take this step so early is a bit premature.

"Once you achieve a good ranking in the Southern Region Assembly Battle, I will teach you myself, but before the Southern Region Assembly Battle, you can only practice Sword Dao."

The Dream Master spoke softly, already taking the boy's words as a tacit agreement about her preferences, but she felt no blame or anger, only gentle advice.

Li Hao was speechless. He had hoped to use the opportunity of breaking through to the Twelfth Stage of the Painting Dao to advance to the Immortal Lord Realm, but by the time the Southern Region Assembly Battle ended, it would be too late.

But he understood what the other person was thinking, and continuing the conversation would be futile.

Moreover, if this opportunity allows me to reach the Twelfth Stage of the Path of Cooking through Cooking Ancient Demon, it would be an excellent chance.

"This junior takes his leave."

Li Hao cupped his hands in greeting.

The Dream Master was slightly lost in thought. The young man left with extreme decisiveness, seemingly without the slightest regret.

When Li Hao was about to leave Langya Dream Realm, the Dream Master remembered Li Hao's earlier words. The young man actually intended to leave this supreme cultivation Sacred Land of the Great Dream Nine Abyss.

"Stop right there."

A faint voice Descent into Li Hao's mind; it was the voice of the Dream Master, now carrying a touch of majesty compared to its previous gentleness.

Li Hao paused slightly, turned around to look back at the palace, but did not see the Dream Master.

"Are you really leaving Langya Dream Realm? Where are you going?"

Li Hao knew that if he said it was the Frontier, he might not be able to get out.

"Wander around."

He thought to himself, "Wherever is interesting, that's where I'll go."

"Go wherever it's interesting"—these six simple words echoed as the Dream Master, seated in her elegant pavilion atop the palace, looked down at the young man through the railing. His youthful exuberance and spirited words seemed to remind her of a long-lost friend.

That young man who once shone brightest throughout the entire True Realm.

Those long-forgotten figures and memories seemed to overlap before her eyes in an instant.

The endless Years seems to overlap at this moment, and the echoes from time, separated for hundreds of thousands of years, reverberate in my ears.

"Older Brother, where are you going?"

"Go where there are lots of people, go wherever there are lots of people!"

"Why?"

"I want the world to know that my Great Dream Clan can also stand Hundred Clans Mountain!"

That voice, full of vigor and arrogance, carried an air of invincibility. And indeed, he did it. Standing atop the Hundred Clans Mountain, he was like Venerable God, radiating boundless light that shocked all the Myriad Races of the True World.

Now--·

What makes it interesting?

She seemed to be talking to herself, asking softly.

The boy at the edge of the Langya Dream Realm also gave her a grin, responding in her heart:

Where there are many people, there is fun.

The Dream Master's eyes trembled slightly. Perhaps it had been too long since he had responded, for the young man, seeing that he was no longer waiting for a reply,

Then he turned and left.

The Dream Master's gaze immediately focused on them, and he said softly:

"Etc."

Li Hao paused slightly, then turned to look at the palace again.

Suddenly, he saw a shooting star-like light flash across the palace dome, then streak down and land in his hand.

It was a piece of broken jade, and it was a fish.

"This is the Primal Tribulation Dao Fish, born after enduring Nine Tribulations of Chaos. It possesses the ability to foresee Future dangers. Keep it with you."

The voice of the Dream Master echoed in Li Hao's mind.

Li Hao was stunned, sensing danger in the Future? Did this mean it involved the Time Origin?

Even with his current mastery of the Time Origin Second Layer, he dares not claim he can predict the danger.

Without a doubt, this is a priceless treasure.

Li Hao said repeatedly, "Senior, you're too kind. This item is far too valuable."

"Take it!"

"Good."

Li Hao nodded and quickly tucked it into his arms.

The Dream Master almost burst out laughing. She rolled her eyes at the young man, not caring whether he could Seeing Self or not. Unaware that she had laughed more times today than in the past thousand years, she whispered:

Go ahead, I'll wait for you to come back.

Li Hao nodded, feeling quite grateful. On their first meeting, the other party had given him such a generous gift and hadn't even asked where he was going, letting him do as he pleased. This indulgence touched him deeply.

He bid farewell to the Langya Dream Realm. Outside, all the people had dispersed, not even the elders of the various sects. They clearly knew that their disciples had been left in the Langya Dream Realm and would not emerge for three years.

Li Hao didn't see Old Man Li, so he guessed that he had probably returned to Sword Abyss.

He thought for a moment, then went to greet them again, which involved some more talking. He then found a servant, left a note, and asked him to pass it on.

The message told them that he was going out for a while and not to worry.

Afterwards, Li Hao left Great Dream Mountain and also left the Sect continent of Great Dream Nine Abyss.

He arrived in the Starry Sky and skillfully stepped onto the Teleportation Array. He didn't choose to go directly to the Frontier, but instead went to the Heart Questioning Floating Pagoda City.

This trip might take three years, so Li Hao came to say goodbye to Old Han before leaving.

"Fine, I'll go. Why are you bothering my old man?"

The man outside the Heart Questioning Pagoda didn't even lift his eyelids, and said calmly.

Li Hao smiled wryly, quite used to the other party's attitude. He simply cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Then this junior will take his leave. I'll prepare something delicious for you when I return, senior."

After saying this, he bowed and left.

Where to?

Old Han suddenly spoke up and called out to Li Hao.

Li Hao was taken aback, then replied truthfully, "Go to the Frontier and kill the Ancient Demon."

"You?"

Old Han's gaze left the sea of clouds, glanced sideways at Li Hao, and then narrowed his eyes, saying, "You became the disciple of that Great Dream Nine Abyss, are they really willing to let such a precious darling as you risk your life on the Border Battlefield?"

"How did you know I'm a precious gem?" Li Hao asked curiously.

Old Han snorted coldly and waved his hand impatiently, saying, "Let them go then, anyway, they don't appreciate it."

What do I have to feel sorry for? Humph.

Upon hearing this and seeing his annoyed wave, Li Hao wasn't angry. Instead, a smile appeared on his lips, and he bowed deeply again in farewell.

Swoosh.

Before he could even look up, he heard a whoosh of wind. As soon as he looked up, he saw a dark object flying towards him. He immediately caught it with both hands and saw that it was a black, extremely old Iron Fragment.

"Don't lose it, remember to return it to me when you get back."

Old Han snorted coldly.

Li Hao only saw the old man's back, not his expression. He smiled, gripped the Iron Fragment in his hand tightly, then carefully put it away, saying, "Definitely!"

They then said goodbye and left the place.

"Are those fools in the Great Dream Nine Abyss solely focused on chasing after things that have already passed away?--"

Old Han squinted at the sea of clouds in front of him, and finally his furrowed brows relaxed, revealing a trace of vicissitude and a sigh in his eyes.

After leaving the Heart Questioning Floating Pagoda City, Li Hao sat on the Teleportation Array and jumped to another Immortal Domain.

Knowing that there were Ancient Demon on the Frontier, Li Hao had already prepared a strategy within the Great Dream Nine Abyss Sect, and had looked through many Topographical Map of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty.

Although these Topographical Map are not something ordinary Aristocratic Clan can access, Great Dream Nine Abyss is still Tianzong, and its connections and influence are considerable.

With these Topographical Map, Li Hao was quite familiar with the Frontier routes. The Frontier he was going to this time was the Yan-Chu Qinghe Border, which was closest to the Great Dream Nine Abyss and located to the west of Yan-Chu.

It is said to be the most recent, but it is separated by dozens of Immortal City, each of which is vast and boundless, floating in the Void, surrounded by broken stardust.

Li Hao learned from Old Man Li that Ji Qingxuan and others, including the Tianzong such as Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion, were all fighting on the battlefield at the Qinghe Border.

This Qinghe Border stretches for hundreds of millions of miles, vast and boundless.

Legend has it that he was one of the nine Immortal Emperors, the Qing Emperor, who once practiced his sword here and shattered a Mountain Range that worshipped ancient immortals.

Broken rocks fell from the mountain and floated in the Void, gathering to form a river, hence the name Qinghe River).

The mountains may be gone, but the rivers remain.

As he was teleported from one Immortal City to another, Li Hao was stopped by the guards next to the Teleportation Array in the last Immortal City before reaching the Qinghe Border.

"Young man, Qinghe Fallen City is just ahead!"

The middle-aged guard looked at Li Hao sternly and said, "It's not too late to come when you have reached the True Immortal Realm Fifth Layer. Otherwise, once you get there, you'll either have to join the army or be regarded as a traitor to all races. There's no turning back."

Have you thought it through?

"Um."

Li Hao nodded.

He was also familiar with the Frontier rules; this place did not restrict True Immortal from Yan-Chu from coming over, after all, the Ancient Demon Cataclysm...

The Yan Chu Imperial Family was severely weakened, and relying solely on the army would be too costly. Therefore, they did not stop the chivalrous youths from spontaneously coming to fight the Ancient Demon.

However, besides those who True Heart came here to slay the demon, there were also some traitors who took the opportunity to defect to the Ancient Demon, or undercover agents planted by the Ancient Demon to smuggle information out.

Therefore, once they are teleported to Qinghe City, where they are gathering at the Frontier, they can only join the army; otherwise, they will be regarded as traitors and executed!

Seeing Li Hao nod, the middle-aged guard and the other guards beside him all showed a hint of solemnity in their eyes. They could all see that Li Hao was only at the True Immortal Realm Third Layer, yet he resolutely rushed to the battlefield. This chivalrous spirit was rare.

"Take care of yourself!"

The middle-aged guard said in a deep voice, then took the Immortal Stone handed to him by Li Hao and threw it into the Teleportation Array slot next to him. The Immortal Stone was shattered and the Teleportation Array was activated.

Li Hao was sucked in, and when he opened his eyes again, he heard a deep, resonant sound, like the horn of an ancient, barbarian elephant.

The bugle sounded overhead, deafening, vast, and awe-inspiring.

Li Hao looked up and saw a vast expanse of Heaven and Earth and earth before him, with mottled dark Dark Clouds, and behind him towering, layered ancient walls stained with countless bloodstains.

Besides bloodstains, there also appeared to be dried flesh and animal hair on the wall, but there were too many layers of them.

I can't tell the specifics anymore.

In the distance, a dense mass of figures walked through the streets, all dressed in military uniforms, exuding a fierce aura.

Li Hao's eyes hardened as he sensed the Killing Aura emanating from all directions within the city, as if the place before him could transform into a fierce battlefield at any moment!

A strong, fishy stench filled the air, but Li Hao could tell that it wasn't from the Ancient Demon, but rather from Human Race and other races.

This Frontier city has withstood the Ancient Demon for countless Years, and has also buried countless people.

"That Ancient Demon has invaded again!"

"This is an order to the Peacock Army; it seems this attack is quite significant!"

"We'd better be prepared, ready to go at any time, even if it's just scavenging leftovers!"

In the streets and Square ahead, besides those who had taken flight after answering the call to arms, many more remained on the ground, looking up and discussing among themselves.

Li Hao's eyes gleamed slightly. Ancient Demon had already attacked him upon arrival?

Clearly, this is not a coincidence, but rather a situation where this place may frequently be attacked by Ancient Demon.

In addition, Li Hao also knew that in the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty, the military divided the legions into five levels. The strongest of these was the Chu Immortal Army, which bore the name of the founding ancestor and was commanded by the Grand Marshal Who Pacifies the Nation. Even the princes were trembling with fear when they saw the Chu Immortal Army, because the soldiers of the Chu Immortal Army were not guilty of killing the Imperial Ruler!

Of course, this innocence does not mean that one can do whatever one wants. Rather, after killing Imperial Clan, one must report to one's superiors and obtain the approval of the Grand Master. If the Grand Master says that one is innocent, then one is innocent!

Only if the Grand Marshal declares someone guilty can they be considered guilty!

This demonstrates just how incredibly high the status of that Grand Marshal Who Pacifies the Nation was.

Besides the highest-ranking Chu Immortal Army, there are the Dragon Battle Army, the Peacock Army, the Tiger Lion Army, and the Heavenly Wolf Army, which is spread throughout the various Immortal City of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty!

Previously, Shangguan Hong gave Li Hao the Chu King Token, which allowed him to mobilize the Tiger Lion Army. The Tiger Lion Army was an elite immortal army of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty, and its generals were all at least at the Immortal Lord Realm Fifth Layer.

The Peacock Army is even more formidable; a hundred-man army can slay Immortal Lord Realm, and a ten-thousand-man formation can rival Perfection of Immortal Lord Realm!

As for the Dragon Battle Army, it was able to intimidate the Tianzong and even make Immortal King bow their heads.

The highest- Chu Immortal Army is invincible. Within the territory of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty, it would be no exaggeration to say that they are unstoppable. No one can stand against their might!

Li Hao came here with no intention of using the Chu King Token; he simply wanted to discreetly collect some Ancient Demon Meat to eat.

Just then, a dazzling light suddenly shone down.

Li Hao looked up and heard a series of exclamations coming from ahead.

Suddenly, Banner- like phantom, stretching for countless miles, Seeing Heaven and Earth, unfurling like a scroll.

The first thing that catches the eye is three large characters:

Immortal Merit Board!

Then, Dao Light appeared to open up in one of the locations, from which a dazzling light shone out.

When the light faded slightly, it became clear that the source of the light that illuminated the entire city was a name!

"Ji Qingxuan!"

Who is this?

"My god, they actually made it into the Immortal Merit Board!"

"These are people who deserve Enfeoffment as Marquis and honors! On the Top One Hundred of the Immortal Merit Board Ranking, those in the top 100 will be honored with great Immortal Merit Board!"

In the Square, countless people were amazed, shocked, and uttering soft gasps.

Li Hao was stunned when he saw the name. It was actually that Eldest Senior Brother?

At this moment, he also saw clearly that on this enormous Immortal Merit Board that spanned Heaven and Earth, there were only a mere hundred names!

But these one hundred names are like one hundred majestic mountain peaks, with extremely large characters that contain Dao Resonance, and can be seen throughout the city.

At this moment, Ji Qingxuan's name was ranked ninety-ninth on the Immortal Merit Board!

But even this alone has shocked countless people throughout the city.

"The top 100 on the Immortal Merit Board changes only once every ten years. Those who enter can all rise to high official positions and titles. Who is Ji Qingxuan?"

"I heard he's a disciple of a certain Tianzong."

The Square was abuzz with discussion about Ji Qingxuan.

As Li Hao listened to the people's discussion and learned about the situation, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him:

"All of you newcomers, come here."

Li Hao turned his head and saw a soldier dressed in black Battle Armor, holding a long spear, standing in the crowd, raising his hand to greet everyone.

Li Hao wasn't the only one teleported from that Immortal City; there were more than a dozen others from other Immortal City near the Frontier who also arrived. Upon hearing the news, they all headed towards the soldier.

"Those with a letter of appointment can show it; those without, who voluntarily came to join the army, please stand aside."

This soldier spoke to Li Hao and the dozen or so others.

Li Hao had sneaked in, and without receiving the special token from the Sect, he could only stand silently to the side. Three men and two women stepped out from the crowd and announced their backgrounds and the tokens they had received.

Some of them come from an Aristocratic Clan and are here on a mission to train and slay demons.

Two of them were disciples from the Heaven Two Sect, who had just passed the Wild Region Trial with Li Hao in the Ancient Immortal Realm.

Having no hope of breaking into the top 1000, and with no reward to offer upon returning to the Sect, I came here to gain practical experience.

The soldier beckoned the people who came to lead them away and arrange for them to go elsewhere. Then he looked at Li Hao and the others.

"Did you come here to join the army voluntarily? Given that there were Ancient Demon spies who took the opportunity to betray important Intelligence about the Immortal Dynasty, you have no choice but to kill the enemy and slay the Ancient Demon to prove your Innocent!"

The soldier glanced at Li Hao and the others, his face extremely cold.

The remaining people, including Li Hao, felt a sense of injustice in the face of such treatment.

"We came here to slay the Ancient Demon, and you still suspect us of being spies?"

"There are still people who have sided with the Ancient Demon? Have they lost their minds? If the Immortal Dynasty falls, do you think the Ancient Demon will let them go?"

"Who can know what a spy is thinking? If you could understand it, wouldn't you be the spy yourself?"

"That's true."

"How many Ancient Demons would it take to prove that?"

"We came here to kill Ancient Demon anyway, so it's fine."

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions.

The soldier said, "Only by accumulating enough Immortal Merit here, or by bringing back three Ancient Demon heads, can you obtain an identity token to join the Heavenly Wolf Army!"

"If you want to continue your promotion, you'll need to undergo further assessments. Before that, you can only join the Wildfire Army. You can't learn Immortal Dao Military Formation there to avoid leaks, but they also have Demon-Breaking Military Formation, which are equally powerful."

Furthermore, the requirements for you are quite simple: if there are any gaps in the frontal defenses, you are responsible for intercepting those who slip through the net!

Upon hearing his words, the dozen or so people exchanged glances, all sensing the tight security in the area.

Why are they called the Wildfire Army?

A young man standing next to Li Hao couldn't help but ask curiously.

The soldier glanced at him, and seeing the young man staring directly at him without fear, he did not get angry, but simply said:

"Because you are all chivalrous people, like wild grass that cannot be burned out, and like wildfire that never dies out!"

The young man widened his eyes slightly and muttered, "What a vulgar explanation."

"If there are any objections now, you can still withdraw in time."

The soldiers looked at the crowd.

The group of more than ten people looked at each other, and no one suggested quitting.

The soldier nodded and said, "Very good. Anyone who nodded to leave just now, congratulations, you are now a corpse!"

Everyone was stunned, staring at him in disbelief.

"This is Frontier, a battlefield. It's not a place where you can come and go as you please!"

The soldiers shouted suddenly.

The crowd's expressions changed slightly as they sensed the solemnity of the place, and their frivolity and casualness subtly subsided.

"Now, come here to register."

With a cold shout, Shi Lengxuan said that everyone politely deferred to each other and followed.

"Young brother, you're only at the True Immortal Realm Third Layer, yet you're already slaying demons? Your enthusiasm is a bit too much."

The young man was walking with Li Hao when he suddenly leaned closer and said something.

Li Hao was taken aback. He had already concealed his Myriad Manifestation Attribute and revealed his true cultivation level after hearing Yun Wumian's words.

"It is everyone's responsibility to slay demons," Li Hao said solemnly after thinking for a moment.

The young man seemed to believe him, looking at him with surprise for a moment before quickly creating a soundproof Barrier and whispering in his ear:

"To be honest, I do have a destiny book. I am a disciple of the Heaven One Sect, and I'm here to accumulate Immortal Merit for the Sect. Stay close to me from now on; I can look after you if you're in danger."

Li Hao asked in surprise, "Of the five Heaven One Sect, which one are you?"

"That can't be said."

The young man shook his head, but then suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "However, you'll know when I make a name for myself in the Southern Region Assembly Battle ten years from now!"