Heavenly Dao Is Impartial

With the announcement from the Immortal Guard Commander, the final top Top Hundred spots in the Southern Region Assembly Battle were determined. Immediately afterwards, a golden list appeared out of nowhere, ten thousand feet long, with golden names floating on it, representing the Top Hundred rankings in the Southern Region Assembly Battle.

"This is the Top 100 Ranking List. The rankings are not in any particular order. Next is the competition among the Top Hundred, where the Heavenly Dao Laws will randomly select two opponents to face off!"

The Immortal Guard Commander stood before the Top 100 Ranking List, revealing his Dharma Form, a hundred feet tall, exuding immense pressure.

"While many disciples in this year's Top Hundred may have made it through Top Hundred or the protection of others, Fortuitous Luck are also part of their own abilities. Their inclusion in the Top Hundred is also an arrangement of Destiny!"

As the Original Venerable Empress looked at the Ten Imperial Platforms, many of the rejected disciples showed resentment. In terms of strength alone, there must have been some who could have made it into the Top Hundred, but unfortunately, their luck was not good enough.

Those who reach their level also place great importance on fortune, something that is difficult for them to fully Mastery and comprehend.

The Origin City of Destiny is shattered, the Great Dao has vanished, and only the Immortal Emperor can touch it.

"This battle for the Top Ten is going to be quite interesting."

Heavenly Illumination Emperor smiled and said that he had already seen that besides the Emperor Clan and the two Supreme's Disciples, there were quite a few other people who would fiercely compete for the Top Ten spots.

As they conversed, countless people from various Immortal Dynasty also showed expressions of anticipation.

"Our Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion only had three people enter. Besides Qingying Junior Sister Qingying, there were only two of us who barely managed to fight our way in together."

Elsewhere, inside the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion, many disciples wore unpleasant expressions.

The competition for the Top Hundred was fiercer than they had imagined. Although they had some extremely powerful disciples among the True Immortal Realm disciples, the Imperial Clan of other Immortal Dynasty were simply too strong.

"Snort."

Tian Hongyi's eyes darkened as he looked at the woman standing on Emperor Li Hao's platform.

"Damn it, Zi Yin and the others only managed to grab three spots."

On the other side, many Imperial Clan of the Cloud Jin Imperial Clan had gloomy expressions.

Although they fought each other, all five of them originally had a chance in this competition for the Top Hundred. However, after being driven out of the Emperor Platform by Li Hao, they went to other Emperor Platform to compete, but only managed to grab three spots.

"The first round of draws will take place today."

The Immortal Guard Commander swept his gaze across the area and announced loudly, "We invite the Supreme to draw lots Heavenly Dao Laws!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all eyes fell on the enormous Dharma Form of the Heavenly Palace Supreme.

The Heavenly Palace Supreme appeared serene, yet seemed to possess the Heaven and Earth, surrounded by Auspicious Omens that commanded awe.

He casually raised his hand and pointed a finger at the Void above his head.

In an instant, Myriad Daos Divine Radiance burst forth, the Cloudmist in the sky dispersed, as if the Heavenly Gate had opened, revealing a deep vortex.

When the vortex appeared, an aura of vast majesty and indescribable Aura Descent upon the entire Mountain Range, and even through the reflection of the World Stone, Descent manifested throughout the entire Southern Region.

People in countless Immortal City felt a sense of dread and trembling, as if they were facing Imperial Family majesty, or perhaps a feeling that was ten thousand times stronger than Imperial Family majesty. Whether Human Race, Demon, or even the ferocious beasts of the wilderness, at this moment, they all involuntarily bowed their heads and prostrated themselves on the ground.

Amidst the Cloudmist, even the Emperor Chu and Imperial Emperor abandoned their casual expressions, their eyes becoming more solemn than ever before.

The Heavenly Dao Laws can be wielded at will only by Immortal Emperor; this is the Ultimate Realm they dream of pursuing!

On the Emperor Platform, Li Hao and the other participating disciples, who had previously stood proudly with their unique temperament, all had their expressions change drastically at this moment, and many of them couldn't help but sit down or squat on the ground.

Only a very few people managed to stand still, but their eyes revealed a mixture of awe and fanaticism, a stark contrast to the calm they had maintained.

Li Hao's expression was solemn as he stared directly at the vortex in the sky. The Aura revealed within it was somewhat similar to the Heavenly Venerable Will that he had touched after reaching the Ultimate Transformation to Immortality.

The Heavenly Dao Embryo within him was now stirring restlessly, as if it wanted to break free of his body.

At the highest realm of Dao Heart is the Heavenly Dao Emperor Heart. At this moment, a sentence suddenly appeared in Li Hao's mind.

Heavenly Dao Is Impartial; it treats All Things like Straw Dogs.

As he sensed this calm, majestic, and boundless profound Aura, he suddenly gained a deeper understanding of this sentence.

The "unkindness" here does not mean unrighteousness; quite the opposite, it means impartiality!

Heavenly Dao views all beings as equal, and all All Things as the same, without bias or favoritism.

Impartial kindness is, in fact, cruelty!

"The ocean embraces Bai Chuan, the Heaven and Earth is vast; only by being ruthless can one accommodate and encompass All Things..."

Li Hao had a sudden realization, as if Sudden Enlightenment, and felt that his Dao Heart had been subtly refined.

Wind and rain, Flowers and Grass and grass—the world is full of diverse All Things. If one is kind to Flowers and Grass, one is unkind to birds and beasts. So-called special kindness is favoritism and selfishness!

"The Heavenly Dao encompasses All Things, except for the ruthless..."

Li Hao stared at the vortex, lost in thought.

He Mastery the Nine Sequence Origin, but only Five Dao Source touched the Emperor Path and merged with the Sword Dao of the Five Absolutes Immortal Emperor.

However, even with the fusion of the nine paths, it is impossible to achieve the desired result.

The previous Nine Flowers Immortal Seal incorporated nine Daos into the sword, but it still favored one Dao, with eight Daos as secondary and the Sword Dao as primary.

This is not a lack of benevolence.

"All beings are masters, yet none of them are masters..."

Thoughts surged through Li Hao's mind, and a subtle change occurred within him: the Nine Orders Power quietly merged into his body.

As countless people from the Southern Region Immortal Dynasty knelt before this Aura the Heavenly Dao, and the Seven Dynasties Emperors on the Cloudmist all wore solemn expressions, no one noticed that the young man on the Emperor Platform, his eyes glazed over, had entered a state of enlightenment.

At this moment, golden rays of light suddenly Descent from the vortex, and these rays of light converged, transforming into the phantom images of Li Hao and the Top Hundred contestants.

Then, these phantoms flew swiftly like moths, following some Mystery and disordered trajectory, and soon stood together in pairs.

Seeing this scene, the Imperial Emperor Chu and Heavenly Illumination Emperor, among others, seemed to have some kind of realization, their eyes filled with contemplation.

For them, who have one foot in the Immortal Emperor Realm, being able to glimpse the workings of the Heavenly Dao Laws is an extremely rare opportunity.

However, to expect to achieve enlightenment and reach the Emperor Realm after only a few glimpses is wishful thinking.

This final step is ten times more difficult than climbing back to the Peak of Immortal King Realm from the Power Through Realm!

Once you step into that realm, you are at the pinnacle of the True Realm, the Ultimate existence of Immortal Deity!

"The top Top Fifty teams have been drawn. Ladies and gentlemen, please take a good look at your opponents!"

The voice of the Immortal Guard Commander rang out, and his previously indifferent gaze now held awe as he looked up at the high heavens.

"Now that the Emperor Platform is about to merge, everyone please withdraw for the time being."

The Immortal Guard Commander addressed the contestants on the Ten Imperial Platforms.

Immediately afterwards, Li Hao and the others felt a force emanating from the Emperor Platform, attempting to send them Emperor Platform.

Without resistance, everyone flew away from the Emperor Platform.

Once there was no one left on the Emperor Platform, the Ten Imperial Platforms gathered in the Void. As they gathered together, the shapes of these Emperor Platform cleverly merged into a complete and enormous Emperor Platform!

This Emperor Platform encompasses the area of Ten Imperial Platforms, making it extremely large, the size of an Immortal City!

"Now, I will give you all Three Incense Sticks' worth of rest. You may take some elixirs. After your rest, from left to right, you will begin your duels!"

"That's what the Immortal Guard Commander said."

Upon hearing this, the contestants on the far left changed their expressions and quickly returned to their Sect to take out and consume the Immortal Deity Elixir.

The other injured also rushed back to receive Precious Medicine to heal.

Most of the participants recovered on their own.

Although most of them did not possess the All Heavens Star Meridian, they all mastered considerable Extreme Realm Power, including the Undying and Imperishable of the Immortality Realm.

Given a chance to catch their breath, they can recover quickly.

Therefore, without delay after the Top Hundred Battle ended, the competition continued.

Only a few suffer severe injuries that even Precious Medicine cannot heal, requiring the intervention of powerful members of the Sect to resolve their injuries.

"When you go on stage, we will check your bodies for any drug residue. Please do not take any pills that temporarily enhance your Immortal Power or Primordial Spirit."

The voice of the Immortal Guard Commander rang out.

Many of the participating disciples had already anticipated this, and no one overstepped the bounds.

At this time, the other disciples returned to the Sect one after another. Seeing this, Li Hao also led Lin Qingying, Gu Yan and others back to the Great Dream Nine Abyss.

"Qingying!"

At this moment, an elder from the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion rushed out to take Lin Qingying back.

Although Lin Qingying obtained a spot in the top Top Hundred under Li Hao's protection, she was still from their Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion. On the Top 100 Ranking List, in addition to displaying their names, their respective Immortal Dynasty and Sect were also shown.

If there is no Sect, but the person is Imperial Clan, then their Imperial Clan status will be displayed.

This effect, reflected in the various Immortal City, also served as a great form of publicity.

"Where are you going? Don't forget the cultivation the Sect has given you."

The elder, dressed in silk robes, appeared to be a beautiful woman in her thirties or forties, and spoke to Lin Qingying.

Lin Qingying's expression changed slightly when she saw her Master, then she looked at Li Hao.

Remembering what Lin Qingying had said earlier in the Secret Realm, Li Hao didn't want to put her in a difficult position and said, "You should go back first."

Lin Qingying hesitated, but seeing Li Hao's smiling expression, she knew what Li Hao meant and immediately nodded.

Seeing this, the elder's expression softened somewhat towards Li Hao, and he said in a low voice, "Thank you for helping Qingying secure a spot in the top Top Hundred."

No need to thank me.

Li Hao shook his head, bid farewell to Lin Qingying, and returned to the Great Dream Nine Abyss Sect.

Ruo Chang Elder glanced at the young man's back, a complex emotion appearing in her eyes. With Lin Qingying's combat strength and aptitude, and considering that she had only been in the sect for a short time, her ability to pass the first two trials was already impressive. It would have been almost impossible for her to make it into the Top Hundred, but she had managed to do so.

On the contrary, the disciples who were highly anticipated by other Sect were not selected, and only two made it in.

"Qingying, what is your relationship with that young man?"

She asked in a low voice, noticing the emotions hidden in the disciple's eyes, but already having a pretty good idea of what was going on.

"Master, after this Southern Region Assembly Battle ends, I will leave the Sect. I will repay the Sect's kindness and support in the future."

Lin Qingying shook her head and said to her Master.

The woman in the robes immediately changed her expression, and said in shock, "You want to leave the Sect?"

Lin Qingying nodded slightly, offering no explanation.

The woman in the robes immediately guessed that it was related to Li Hao. She sighed inwardly and said, "The Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion is the Heaven One Sect. I have already seen through Tian Hongyi's feelings for you. Are you really not going to reconsider?"

"Master."

Lin Qingying frowned and said, "I remember the bond between master and disciple over the years. Please don't put me in a difficult position."

Upon hearing this, the woman in the silk robes changed her expression, but ultimately remained silent.

"Good lad, you've got real talent!"

At the Great Dream Nine Abyss Sect, as soon as Li Hao returned, Li Tiemu excitedly grabbed Li Hao's shoulder and said with great joy:

"Our Great Dream Nine Abyss, after ten thousand years of pent-up frustration, has finally come to a complete and triumphant end today!"

For the past 100,000 years, since the Southern Region Assembly Battle began, although the Great Dream Nine Abyss has sent disciples to participate every year, only a very few have been able to stand out from the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty. By the time of the Southern Region Assembly Battle, it was rare for even the Top Hundred to make it into the finals!

This time, Li Hao was the only one left, and he was expected to compete for Top Ten, which would bring glory to the Sect.

But to their surprise, Li Hao brought them a huge surprise ahead of time, bringing the other five members of the Sect into the Top Hundred as well.

Although Li Tiemu was currently in the Heavenly Palace, he could already imagine that the name of Great Dream Nine Abyss in the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty must have resounded throughout the Nine Thousand Immortal Cities!

After all, among the Top Hundred, Great Dream Nine Abyss alone occupies six seats!

The entire Yan-Chu region, including the Imperial Clan, has only 18 members!

Aside from the Great Dream Nine Abyss, the other Sect and the Imperial Clan combined only have 12 people!

Among the Five Great Heaven One Sects of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty, some Sect even suffered total annihilation of their disciples, with not a single one managing to squeeze in!

Although the Sect's top disciples are at the Immortal Lord Realm and will appear in the Immortal Lord Realm Battle later, at this moment, the name of Great Dream Nine Abyss is unparalleled.

"Haotian, the Sect really needs to thank you this time."

The Dream Master looked at Li Hao with a Wenrou smile in his eyes.

Upon hearing her words, Li Hao quickly replied, "Sect Master, you're too kind. It's my duty to do my best."

"What do you mean 'should'? Although the Sect has helped you, it's far less than what you've given back to the Sect."

The Dream Master said, knowing in her heart that Li Hao had only been with the Sect for a few years. Although she was willing to invest all the Sect's top resources in cultivating Li Hao, the time was too short. Moreover, she wanted to give Li Hao some treasures in the Langya Painting Realm, but Li Hao refused and only talked to her about trivial matters of Painting Dao.

Li Hao smiled and said, "Kindness knows no bounds."

Upon hearing this, the Dream Master fell silent for a moment. The simple phrase, "No favor is too great to count," was enough to reveal the sincerity of the young man before him.

"As I said before, once the Southern Region Assembly Battle is over, if you can pull out Sword Abyss's sword, I will give it to you."

After a brief silence, the Dream Master spoke in a low voice.

Seeing that Li Hao seemed about to refuse, she immediately said, "Don't make excuses. That sword... you might not be able to draw it. Besides, that sword was one of the Nine Emperor Swords of the True Realm in the past, only its Emperor Soul is incomplete and covered in dust. It is also one of the three truly top treasures of my Great Dream Nine Abyss!"

Hearing her words, Li Hao opened his mouth slightly, sensing the determination in her eyes, and knew he couldn't refuse.

After all, now that they are famous in the Southern Region, the Ancient Demon spies mentioned earlier will also be watching this battle. Therefore, they may encounter some attacks in the future. With stronger weapons to protect them, there is naturally no reason to refuse.

"Good."

Li Hao nodded and agreed.

The Dream Master breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Gu Yan and the others beside him, and said, "Haotian helped you get into the Top Hundred. From now on, you must fight hard. We don't need to win, but you must give it your all, show your style, and let the entire Southern Region see the light that belongs only to you!"

"Um!"

Upon hearing the words of the Dream Master, Yue Xi, Gu Yan, and the others' eyes lit up.

Indeed, they don't seek victory, they only seek to have no regrets in this battle!