Mo River Battle Realm

Hearing this, Li Hao's eyes filled with a little more interest, and he looked at her.

"The latter four realms are already warriors who have broken free of the mortal dust."

Su Yehua said, "Each realm is not divided into ten levels. Take the 'Fifteen Li' Realm, for instance. Why does it have that name? Because what the Fifteen Li Realm cultivates is the art of controlling objects. Not only can one's spirit roam through heaven and earth, one can also use the spirit to command the body, driving oneself to soar through the skies!"

"One li in a single breath, with the fastest speed reaching fifteen li. That is how it got its name."

"Fifteen li in a single breath?"

Quite a few people were shaken. That kind of speed could be called wind racing and lightning flashing, couldn't it? In the blink of an eye, one could shift out of the city, even cross mountains and ridges, and traverse the provinces! "At the Fifteen Li Realm, one can control a Flying Sword and kill enemies from fifteen li away. Before blood is seen, the head is already severed!"

"Therefore, only experts who reach the Fifteen Li Realm can truly be considered terrifying existences who make others wary, killing without form!"

Su Yehua said calmly.

"Then what about the Heaven and Man Realm?"

"Heaven and Man are called Grandmasters. One must comprehend a Grandmaster's Heart before stepping into it."

Su Yehua said, "And this realm is also where Bone Measurement aptitude is difficult to make effective. It mainly depends on temperament and comprehension. From ancient times to the present, many proud geniuses with Ninth Grade Battle Bodies have mostly fallen before this realm as well. Fifteen li becomes the end of their lives, so the Fifteen Li Realm is also called 'the spring breeze of life for fifteen li.'"

After the spring breeze passed, what came was the withered autumn.

Then one stepped into the bitter winter where all things fell silent.

She looked around and said lightly, "As for the Three Immortalities afterward, they can pass down the power of the bloodline within the body. The Three Immortalities have three realms, each realm a higher heaven. Being able to cross one realm in sixty years is already remarkable. You need not know these for now."

Everyone listened with their hearts surging in yearning, and also felt that distant gap.

The Three Immortalities were already Great Yu's top divine generals, while the Four Establishments Realm was the existence known as saintly. They were all figures whom even their fathers' generation had to prostrate themselves before.

Seeing that she had passed over it in a few sparse words, Li Hao felt a little disappointed. He had still wanted to hear something novel.

However, he had already looked up and learned the detailed differences between these realms in the Listening Rain Pavilion when he was ten.

Added to the many things he had heard while fishing with the old man on ordinary days, he could be considered to know a bit of it all.

The spring breeze for fifteen li was not the limit.

For instance, the supreme art of controlling objects mastered by their Li Family could reach twenty li of object control.

He had heard the old man say that the imperial family's "Nine Heavens Soaring Cloud Art" could reach twenty-five li of object control, crossing a small city in one breath and leaping over rivers in two breaths. It was formidable to the extreme.

And that imperial family's treasured object-control cultivation method had naturally also been stolen out for him by Old Feng in passing. It was also a copied edition. He did not dare touch the original.

After all, the imperial family was too close to Qian Dao Palace, and in that Dao palace sat the True Person known as the number one person in Great Yu.

Li Hao had blended two supreme cultivation methods together, and under his comprehension at the sixth stage of the Imperial Dao, he could currently manage forty li in one breath. He could feel that this still was not the limit. If he could find more supreme object-control arts and blend them with one another, he could continue to improve.

And his current realm was also the peak of the Fifteen Li Realm.

He was only one step away from Grandmaster.

Under his comprehension at the sixth stage of the Path of the Physical Body, he could complete the leap into the Grandmaster Realm at any time, but the reason he had still not stepped in was that he lacked a Grandmaster's Heart.

However, Li Hao felt that he could touch that opportunity at any time.

How did one condense a Grandmaster's Heart?

First, one had to touch the heavenly gate. Second, one had to find the path that belonged to oneself.

His comprehension of the Path of the Physical Body had already allowed him to touch that illusory, mist-veiled heavenly gate, counting as half a foot stepping into the Grandmaster Realm.

But after staying in the residence for so long, delving into all kinds of arts every day to enter his heart and raise his Art Skill Points, his thoughts had not lingered on the Martial Dao, so naturally he had not found his own Grandmaster's Heart either.

Now that he had come out to relax, Li Hao felt that the chance for him to step into the Grandmaster Realm might arrive at any moment.

On the platform, after Su Yehua finished explaining the Martial Dao Eight Realms, she then said to everyone, "Being able to enter Class A Institute shows that all of you have excellent aptitude. But do not be proud. The true supreme learning of my Tan Palace Academy is in Black White Hall. Only by entering Black White Hall can one be a true heavenly genius!"

Li Hao's gaze shifted slightly, and he looked at her.

"There are two ways to enter Black White Hall."

"First, our Class A Institute has a Martial Dao Ranking. Enter the top five on the ranking and remain there for six consecutive months without falling off, and you may enter Black White Hall."

"Second, the test of the Mo River Battle Realm."

When she mentioned the words "Mo River," a slight stir and commotion instantly rose among those present.

Li Hao's eyes narrowed slightly.

He had also dug up a great deal of information related to the Mo River Battle Realm in the Listening Rain Pavilion. It was an extremely mysterious and dangerous place, but it was not under the Li Family's jurisdiction.

Su Yehua swept her gaze over everyone and saw that some disciples from illustrious families had tense looks in their eyes, while another portion of noble-family disciples wore blank expressions.

She said, "We all know that among the Five Divine Generals, four divine generals guard the border passes, suppressing the border's transgressing demons for us. They respectively stand watch over the four directions of east, south, west, and north!"

"And the first divine general residence, the Heavenly Illumination Divine General Residence, is in charge of the Mo River Division, suppressing all Mo Rivers under heaven!"

At this point, her gaze swept over several people in the crowd, including Li Hao.

"The divine generals guard the border passes, and the Mo River Division suppresses the Mo River. Both concern the survival of the common people under heaven."

"The reason we can sit here comfortably, listen to lessons, teach, cultivate the Martial Dao, and even pursue so-called merit in slaying demons is all because of the existence of the Five Divine General Residences. They are the ones carrying the weight as they move forward!"

"That's right."

Beside Li Hao, Li Yuanzhao said softly, his little fists clenched under the table, his chubby face full of excitement.

"The matters of the Border Battlefield are beyond our reach, but the Mo River Battle Realm is like the earth's veins, seeping into every corner of Great Yu's Nineteen Provinces. Resolving the Mo River is the duty of us martial practitioners!"

Su Yehua's expression was stern, carrying a tone that brooked no doubt.

Then she looked among the disciples and pointed at one person. "You are from the Heavenly Illumination Divine General Residence's Wang Family, aren't you? Come and tell everyone what the Mo River is."

The one she pointed at was a black-clad youth of fourteen or fifteen, but his eyes were sharp and cold, as if he were much more mature than his peers.

After being called on, he showed no panic or awkwardness. He merely rose calmly. "Teacher, my name is Wang Han."

The Heavenly Illumination Divine General Residence, the Wang Family.

As the first divine general residence, its status was even slightly higher than the Li Family's.

And the youth before them was clearly not the most outstanding third-generation member of the Wang Family either. His status within the clan was about the same as Li Yun and Li Yuanzhao, children whose talent was slightly inferior to those true dragons and true phoenixes.

Coming to Tan Palace Academy to study was more for gilding himself, as well as the connections gathered at Tan Palace Academy, and the supreme learning of Black White Hall.

"Wang Han, you tell us," Su Yehua said approvingly.

The others all looked toward Wang Han. Knowing that he was from the Heavenly Illumination Divine General Residence, their eyes changed slightly, with some awe.

The latter was dressed plainly, and the Heavenly Illumination Divine General Residence was ten thousand li from here. If Su Yehua had not pointed it out, they would not have recognized his origins.

"The Mo River Battle Realm has an ancient origin, long and far-reaching, impossible to trace, and in recent years it has increased year by year. Now, in the wild outskirts and villages within our borders, they have already begun appearing one after another."

Wang Han said calmly, "The Mo River Battle Realm is like a separate world, like a mirage, an illusion, but if you die inside it, then you are truly dead."

"The Mo River is very difficult to completely eradicate. Even if it is destroyed, it will extend over again."

"This is why the Mo River Division recruits people every year, yet still lacks people."

"Throughout history, very few Mo Rivers have been completely resolved. One must fully clear and break through the Mo River to do so. As for the specific difficulty, when everyone enters the Mo River in the future, you will know."

Someone could not help asking, "What is in the Mo River?"

Wang Han glanced at the person who spoke, his voice extremely cold. "Rumor has it that it is a river leading to hell, and what is inside... naturally, are the deceased dead."

The temperature in the courtyard seemed to plunge by more than ten degrees, and quite a few people shivered slightly.

"Please sit."

Su Yehua gestured to Wang Han, then said to everyone, "In short, during this year, all of you must work hard to cultivate. Tan Palace Academy has everything one should have. It only depends on whether you have the ability to fight for it. The world of the future belongs to you. Do your best!"

The chicken soup at the end made quite a few people snap awake from Wang Han's words, drinking it down until their eyes shone.

"In addition, from now on within the academy, no matter what status you have outside, here, everyone is treated equally. If you make a mistake, you will be punished together; if you have merit, you will be rewarded!" Su Yehua said.

Hearing this, quite a few people repeatedly glanced toward Li Hao, Wang Han, and the others, as well as those two youths of noble status.

Treated equally. Could that truly be done? Li Hao smiled and did not care.

After Su Yehua left, the courtyard also livened up.

Soon, someone came over to Li Hao and Li Yuanzhao and took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

At such a young age, under their parents' guidance, they had already learned to make connections and accumulate capital for the future.

Li Hao did not despise it, but he only chatted with people who shared his interests.

"Young Master Li, hello, I am from the Cang Province Zhao Family..."

"Do you know how to play chess?"

"Uh, no."

"Painting?"

"No..."

Li Hao lost interest.

Time hurried by, and half a month passed.