Sword Heart

Li Hao followed the Dream Master to cultivate the Painting Dao in the Langya Painting Realm, while the others studied there for their final contemplation and enlightenment.

The other Tianzong of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty were not to be outdone. Knowing that this Southern Region Assembly Battle was related to the ranking of their Sect, they opened all their Sacred Land and Secret Realm to provide their disciples with a final chance to make a final push.

In the Imperial Capital the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty, within the Divine Crow Secret Realm of the Imperial Clan.

Here stands a colossal Golden Tree, upon which Ten Golden Crows perch, like ten suns hanging in the Golden Tree, their radiance dazzling and illuminating the entire Secret Realm.

The entire Secret Realm, from its Flowers and Grass and grass to its earth, was golden, as if plated with gold, exuding a noble aura.

Golden Tree flows the Divine Crow River, its surface rippling with golden light, leading to a mysterious end where countless shadows seem to rise and fall. In stark contrast to the golden sanctity Golden Tree, the river is dark, desolate, and deathly silent.

"In this Southern Region Assembly Battle, you all must also strive hard. As members of the Imperial Clan, you must not lose to the Imperial Family of other Immortal Dynasty. My Yan-Chu, inheriting the Royal Soul of our ancestors, has fought across the Eight Wastelands, battled Six Dynasties, and traversed the Immortal Forbidden Imperial Zone. Even if we are defeated, you must lose with dignity and never dishonor the Divine Might of our ancestors!"

The Emperor Chu's expression was calm, but his words carried an immense pressure, causing the other princes, who had already achieved considerable cultivation, to remain silent and dare not utter a sound.

Chu Tianhuang and the others felt their hearts pounding like drums, and their blood surging as if flowing backward. They dared not delay and hurriedly agreed.

No matter how Heavenly Prodigy or exceptional they were, they all felt a sense of awe and trepidation in front of this emperor.

Because there are countless Heavenly Prodigy in the world, like the sands of the Ganges over the past 100,000 years, yet none of them have been able to catch up with the shadow of this father emperor in their entire lives.

In other words, the ultimate ideal limit they achieved through cultivation was their father, the emperor, standing before them.

"Go and study it. If you can make it into the Top Ten after the Southern Region Assembly Battle ends, I will bestow upon you the title of Divine Crow and grant you protection for ten thousand years."

The Emperor Chu said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Chu Tianhuang and the others' eyes lit up, but most of the Princess and princesses looked at Chu Tianhuang.

They were self-aware; in this Ancient Immortal Realm of the Immortal Dynasty alone, they had failed to advance into the Top Ten. With the addition of the Heavenly Prodigy from the other Six Dynasties and the Heavenly Palace, the difficulty of entering the Top Ten was almost devilish.

Of them, Chu Tianhuang is the most likely.

"Divine Crow..."

Amidst the crowd, Chu Yueli gazed up at the divine crow perched on the Golden Tree. If she could receive the divine crow's protection for ten thousand years, it would help her completely overcome her current "weak period."

That's right. Although she is already Immortal Lord Realm, and can be considered a mid-to-upper-level powerhouse in the True Realm, the interests involved with her mean that if someone were to target her, it would have to be at least Immortal King Realm. At that time, she would be powerless to resist. If the Divine Crow were there, she could smoothly grow to the Immortal King Realm. Only then would she truly have the combat power to dominate a region and be able to control her own Destiny!

At this thought, the image of the young man appeared in her mind, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

If she could gain the protection of the divine crow, the first thing she would do was to kill that boy.

In this way, even if the Emperor insisted on the marriage, the person was no longer alive, so there was no way to refuse.

The princes had their own thoughts, but Chu Tianhuang keenly sensed that his elder brothers standing beside him, including Chu Xiangtian, were all casting glances at him.

Clearly, if he could receive the blessing of the divine crow, he could also join the ranks of those vying for the throne in the Future, just like his older and Prodigy brothers, and have the qualifications to inherit his father's mantle.

Having figured this out, he knew this battle was of paramount importance to him.

In the Red Frontier Immortal Dynasty, there Emperorfall Forbidden Ground.

The ground was littered with wreckage and withered bones. Occasionally, a huge shadow would fly across the Starry Sky overhead. Even though it was thousands of miles away, its enormous size could still be seen, exuding Ancient Wilderness Aura.

On the ground, there are thousands of footprints, leaving deep pits.

Immortal Emperor once perished in this Forbidden Zone, but it seems his death wasn't complete, as it evolved into a Forbidden Zone, giving birth to many incredible and dangerous species.

At this moment, atop a Lone Peak, sat a White-Haired Elder, holding a fishing rod.

In front of it was a Deep Pool, the water of which was black and bottomless, with a faint green tinge at the edges, as if it were thousands of feet deep.

Suddenly, a huge tremor came from the distant forest, followed by a massive black shadow flying towards them.

But upon closer inspection, one would discover that in front of the dark figure was a young boy with crimson hair, eyes that shone with a restrained Divine Radiance, and pupils that were a deep, golden color. He appeared to radiate light, and his small body was filled with primal, savage power.

Whoosh!

The boy landed here carrying the enormous black shadow, then threw the Ferocious Beast off his hands, causing the ground to tremble violently.

"Be gentle, you've scared away all my fish!"

Seeing this, the old man on the Lone Peak couldn't help but sigh softly.

The boy clapped his hands, grinned, and said, "Master wants to catch wouldn't be so timid."

The old man remained noncommittal, merely glancing at the Ferocious Beast he had slain, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said:

"This Wind Thunder Violent Ape absorbed the Emperor Blood, its Primordial Spirit was strengthened, and it even mastered the Origin Fifth Level Realm. You dealt with it swiftly and decisively."

The giant beast on the ground had no other injuries except for a horrific wound on its chest near its heart, indicating that it had been killed by a single blow.

Furthermore, dark flames continued to burn at the wound, preventing the flesh and blood from healing itself, and even the Primordial Spirit was swallowed up.

Hearing his Master's praise, the young man grinned and said, "I wonder if the Southern Region Assembly Battle that Master mentioned will excite me."

"I've heard there are some powerful figures in this Origin Secret Realm; you'll encounter them then."

"Is it impressive?"

Upon hearing this, the boy's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "If I had known this would happen, I would have gone to that Origin Secret Realm too."

"I've already taken you to that Origin Secret Realm, there's not much point in going again, it's better to stay here."

The old man smiled and said, "I wonder if those little fellows have any hidden tricks up their sleeves in the Origin Secret Realm. They should be qualified to be your opponents."

Hopefully.

The boy clapped his hands and said, "I have to be at least stronger than this gorilla."

The old man chuckled, but he knew in his heart that most of the Heavenly Prodigy in this Southern Region Assembly Battle were probably not as good as the giant beast in front of him.

After all, with a Soul Lifespan limited to Three Thousand Years, being able to break through to the Immortal Lord Realm is already an achievement among the elite. This giant beast, however, is stained with Emperor Blood and is at the Immortal Lord Realm Fifth Layer. Its actual combat power is probably even more terrifying than that of the Immortal Lord Realm Seventh Layer outside.

If it were thrown into the Southern Region Assembly Battle, it would be an insurmountable mountain.

"In the last Three Months, you can go and take a look at that Ancient Coffin."

The old man smiled. Although he was extremely satisfied and at ease with his disciple, his goal was not only for his disciple to win first place in the Southern Region Assembly Battle, but to go even further!

"Real?"

Upon hearing this, the boy's eyes lit up again, and he clapped his hands with delight, "Then I'll go right now!"

Seemingly afraid that his Master would change his mind, he vanished in an instant after speaking.

The old man chuckled to himself, Dark Dao himself, "If you really see it, I hope you won't regret it."

Thinking this through, he put away his Fishing Rod and quietly Past to avoid any accidents.

In the Wang Qin Immortal Dynasty, a colossal Dragon Bone stretches across the Starry Sky.

This is Forbidden Zone of the Wang Qin Immortal Dynasty, and also the renowned Heavenly Dragon Graveyard.

But in this cemetery, there are only these Dragon Bone stretching for nearly a hundred million miles, lying across the Starry Sky. These Dragon Bone alone are the size of several Immortal City, making it hard to imagine what kind of life they must have been in their previous existence.

At this moment, at the head of the Dragon Bone.

A figure walks by, dressed in a black dragon robe, exuding a noble imperial Aura. Nine Dragon Soul are faintly coiled around him, like external veins extending from his body, drawing the surrounding dragon energy into his body.

Suddenly, he paused slightly and took out a token from his pocket.

A faint light emanated from the token, revealing the figure of an emperor— Wang Qin Immortal Dynasty of the Emperor Qin Dynasty.

"It seems you have completed the cultivation of your Dragon Meridian, possessing, besides the All Heavens Star Meridian, another Great Meridian Immortal Method unique to my Wang Qin Immortal Dynasty."

The Emperor Qin looked at his Heavenly Talent talented son with a condescending and indifferent gaze, and said:

"In this Southern Region Assembly Battle, I want you to take first place!"

"Yes, Father."

The Black-Robed Youth nodded slightly, his expression equally calm, displaying neither servility nor arrogance.

"You are permitted to go and see the Dragon Eye; a gift awaits you there."

After speaking coldly, the Emperor Qin vanished.

A faint black light flickered in the eyes of the Black-Robed Youth. He looked into the distance, then took a step forward, and with a slight sway, disappeared from the spot, reappearing tens of thousands of miles away.

Southern Region, Heavenly Palace.

In the Great Thousand True World, myriad races are scattered throughout the land, with numerous Immortal Dynasty, Immortal City, and prosperous Xingchen. Myriad races reside here, and once, many Immortal Emperor rose up and divided this vast land into four directions. Although the Southern Region is a domain, it is boundless and encompasses billions of Xingchen and numerous Immortal Dynasty in the southern part of the True Realm.

But at the heart of these many Immortal Dynasty stood a magnificent Heavenly Palace.

This Heavenly Palace guards the Southern Region and the six directions of the universe. With the Supreme Being in charge, even the Ancient Demon dare not sneak into this place.

The Heavenly Palace City is like a vast continent, extremely noble and luxurious, dazzling yet understated. The eaves of the city are Sculpting top-grade True Treasure materials, making it difficult for even True Immortal Realm to destroy.

In the Starry Sky Heavenly Palace City, rows of Heavenly Palace Guard patrolled and circled.

Inside the Supreme Imperial Hall in the city, Five Daos figures stood, one alone in a row, and the other four standing in a row at the back.

They were all disciples of the Supreme, but the four behind him were only Novice Disciple, while the one in front of him was the Supreme One's Personal Disciple.

"The Southern Region Assembly Battle is about to begin. I have spoken with the Original Emperor Lord, and he will take care of you once you enter the Original True World. You should perform well in this Southern Region Assembly Battle. There are also many Prodigy with exceptional Bloodline Heavenly Talent talents in other immortal Immortal Dynasty, including some of the top races among the Hundred Clans. Do not underestimate your enemies."

Imperial Hall, the supreme ruler, clad in a snow-white robe and radiating flawless Supreme Divine Radiance, spoke calmly.

But he only said this to the four people behind him.

The four men understood and bowed their heads respectfully in agreement.

"Sword Heart, go easy on them. Don't hurt them too badly. The Outer-Domain Ancient Demon are eyeing us covetously. We need more Heavenly Prodigy to grow up and become powerful figures who can guard their regions and protect all races."

The Supreme smiled softly.

These words were actually spoken to the young man in front.

The boy nodded slightly. "I will go easy on you."

"Well, it's almost time. They should be setting off soon. You should all go back and prepare."

The Supreme smiled peacefully and said.

Upon hearing this, the five nodded slightly in agreement before turning and leaving.

Time flies.

As the Southern Region Assembly Battle draws ever closer, disciples from Nine Abysses within the Langya Painting Realm in the Great Dream Nine Abyss are actively cultivating, absorbing and internalizing the insights gained from their experiences in the Secret Realm.

In a certain part of the Langya Painting Realm, Gu Yan sat upright, surrounded by Sword Qi. These Sword Light were silvery white and seemed to be summoned, humming slightly.

A silver-white sword mark appeared on his forehead, a manifestation of the power of his Innate Sword Spirit Body.

He didn't tell anyone that in the Chaos Origin City of the Origin Secret Realm, he had gained the recognition of the Sword Dao Origin Divine Tree and was bestowed with the Sword Dao Divine Tree Dao Fruit.

That Dao Fruit also activated the Ancient Immortal Sword Body within him. His Heavenly Talent was like a switch being flipped, and it was completely unleashed, allowing his comprehension and cultivation of the Sword Dao to leap forward by leaps and bounds.

Now, his Sword Dao has reached an incredible level. Although his cultivation is still at the True Immortal Realm, Gu Yan is confident that he can defeat a Celestial Immortal Lord Realm cultivator at the True Immortal Realm, just like Li Hao, and he might even win more easily than Li Hao!

Inside the Main Hall of the Langya Painting Realm.

Li Hao then painted alongside the Dream Master.

After spending Three Months together, the Dream Master witnessed the strength of Li Hao's Painting Dao skills. She was shocked. Reaching this level in Painting Dao alone was nothing special, but Li Hao's Soul Lifespan was only a hundred years, and he was a Swordsman. Where would he find the energy to delve into other paths?

This can only mean that Li Hao's Heavenly Talent is extraordinary and beyond her imagination.

"You are neither of Emperor Blood nor of Chaos Bloodline. I really don't know how you can have such high comprehension. Is it truly the pinnacle of mortal physique?"

As one of the leaves of the Time Divine Tree appeared, Li Hao finished painting, his brow beaded with sweat.

Beside him, the Dream Master finally spoke up, expressing his admiration for Li Hao.

Li Hao smiled wryly upon hearing this; he had heard these words countless times during this period.

"How did the painting turn out this time?" Li Hao asked.

The Dream Master glanced at the divine leaf and nodded, saying, "It already has a divine essence. Not bad, the progress is quite obvious."

Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, he felt that he had made significant progress.

The Time Origin Divine Tree is a completely different level of painting skill. In the past, he would have found it impossible to even begin to paint it, racking his brains but unable to draw a single leaf.

But now, he has already begun to be able to draw.

"With my Painting Dao, I can only barely sketch an outline. The Great Dao contained within the Time Origin Divine Tree is too profound, and its requirements for the Time Origin are too high."

"The Dream Master said."

If you were to draw something else, you would only need to grasp the origins of Space Origin, Water Dao Origin, and Earth Dao Origin, but the Time Origin Divine Tree is an exception.

"Um."

Li Hao nodded. He had also gained some insights after seeing the hazy Time Origin Divine Tree drawn by the Dream Master.

Time is still, yet it appears to be flowing.

So, while the painting may appear static, it can actually flow!

His ability to draw it was mainly due to the Time Origin Divine Tree giving him a Sweet Dew, which allowed him to elevate the Time Origin Great Dao to the Fourth Layer and realize this.

"The Southern Region Assembly Battle is about to begin, and your cultivation is still only at the Ninth Heavenly Domain. Didn't you use that Flying Immortal Pill?"

The Dream Master asked.