World Heart

The Small Courtyard returned to tranquility, Li Hao chose Painting Dao as his primary skill to master among the seven Art Skills.

Previously, Li Hao achieved sainthood and became Immortal Lord by breaking through stages using the Painting Dao State of Mind. He also intends to continue using this method as his first Art Skill to break through the Thirteenth Dan.

Moreover, Painting Dao can be done independently and is highly efficient, without other requirements, unlike Sculpting which requires wood, Angling which requires Fishing Ground, and even Cooking which requires the combination of ingredients.

Although Painting Dao powerful figures or extraordinary scenes as subjects can accelerate the improvement of experience and understanding in painting, Li Hao happens to have no shortage of such subjects at Extreme Dao Mountain.

Li Hao visited his Master, hoping to have him as the subject of his painting. He thought he would have to use a lot of persuasion, but Dao Source Immortal Emperor simply waved his hand and said three words: "Do as you please."

Upon seeing this, Li Hao was overjoyed and showed no courtesy, sketching the figure of Dao Source Immortal Emperor in the Main Hall every day.

He peered at his Master through the Painting Realm Eye, and the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

Such an opportunity to closely examine the Immortal Emperor is extremely rare. After all, one cannot look directly at the Immortal Emperor, and even the Personal Disciple of other Immortal Emperor might not dare to look directly at their Master for long, as this would be a great act of disrespect.

As he was being depicted, Li Hao felt the Immortal Emperor's terrifying and profound nature even more.

Numerous Chaos Law, like the hair on its body, are automatically released with each breath. In addition to the power of Chaos Law Power, there is also a surrounding, obscure supreme power. That power is Buddhist Dao Domain, but ten thousand times more terrifying. Each piece contains countless Principle, like a feather intricately woven from Principle.

"With my current level of cultivation, I can only glimpse a trace of the domain..."

Li Hao Dark Dao to himself.

After painting continuously for several months, Li Hao only managed to raise his Painting Dao experience to the 12th level of Perfection.

This is largely thanks to the previous Progenitor Su Jiuzhe, who was also willing to paint for him, accumulating nearly half of his experience.

Otherwise, a single Immortal Emperor would not be enough to fill his experience in the Painting Dao, since repeated painting would continuously reduce his experience.

"After reaching the Thirteenth Dan, I need to accumulate enough experience; I wonder how many paintings I'll need to create."

Li Hao felt that the higher the level, even experience became a challenge, let alone comprehending the State of Mind.

"You've found your Entering the Dao through painting?"

As Li Hao repeatedly made his moves, Dao Source Immortal Emperor quietly placed his piece and suddenly spoke casually.

Li Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he came to his senses. He didn't hide anything and respectfully replied, "Yes."

"Clever and ingenious."

Dao Source Immortal Emperor nodded slightly but did not stop him. Instead, he said, "All Things in the world can Entering the Dao. Whether it is called the Nine Orders or the Daoyuan, once you comprehend the Dao Source Immortal Seal, you should understand that All Things in the world originate from one. The Dao gives birth to one, and one gives birth to All Things!"

"As for how to choose this 'one,' that depends on your own talent."

Li Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood his Master's meaning.

The Tao gives birth to One, which can be the Sword Dao, time, painting, Sculpting, or even the rocks on the road and the river.

All Things returns to its origin, but where that origin is is not important. What matters is how to extend along that origin and how to discover the Myriad Daos patterns within it.

The Painting Dao encompasses Nine Sequence Origin, including time, space, and earth and wood. However, if one of these Nine Sequence Origin is refined to its ultimate form, can it not also be considered "one"?

"Thank you for your guidance, Master."

Li Hao said repeatedly.

Dao Source Immortal Emperor shook his head, "This can't be considered guidance. You are now at the Immortal Lord Realm Peak, and you have Refinement 21 Chaos Law. In addition, you have mastered the Primal Spirit Final Realm and condensed True God Blood. If you were to Refinement your full power, even someone who has fused 23 Chaos Law might not be able to suppress you!"

"Within the Immortal Lord Realm, you are already considered one of the top experts."

"Your current comprehension is in preparation for breaking through to the next realm and becoming King-Sealing, isn't it?"

Li Hao was stunned, but he knew that nothing could be hidden from his Master. He nodded and said, "That's right."

"Do not break through to a higher realm before entering the Endless Heavenly Domain."

Dao Source Immortal Emperor said, "These past two hundred years, if it were anyone else, I wouldn't be worried. After all, breaking through to the realm and becoming King-Sealing is no easy feat. But if it's you, it's really hard to say. If you find your way to a bottleneck, be careful not to actually condense your World Domain. Wait until you obtain the Heavenly Dao Power to Foundation Establishment World Domain before you can step into the Higher Vehicle Immortal King Realm."

"Disciple understands."

Li Hao nodded.

"Do you know the difference between the Immortal King Realm and the Immortal Lord Realm?" Dao Source Immortal Emperor asked.

Li Hao's knowledge was incomplete, and he pondered, "The True Immortal Realm controls Immortal Power and the Great Dao Origin, while the Immortal Lord Realm Mastery Principle and true meanings, and the Immortal King Realm controls the Domain Power."

"What is World Domain?" Dao Source Immortal Emperor asked.

Li Hao recalled the other Immortal King Realm he had encountered before. The domain Domain Power displayed by these Immortal King Realm was extremely terrifying, profound and boundless, and represented a real world.

If I had to put it into words, it would be an enhanced version of the Dao Domain, perhaps even tens of thousands of times stronger!

Dao Source Immortal Emperor's calm gaze seemed to see through All Things, discerning Li Hao's thoughts. He slowly said:

"The World Domain lies in the boundary, not the domain!"

"What is a boundary? It possesses unity and stability, encompassing the Nine Sequence Origin and Myriad Dao Laws. This is merely the foundation of World Domain. Secondly, one must condense a World Heart. Only by comprehending the World Heart can one Mastery the World Domain!"

"And each person's understanding of the World Heart is different, making their World Domain unique!"

"Some are realms of gods and demons, some are realms of all living beings, some are realms of chaos..."

Dao Source Immortal Emperor slowly said, "If you wish to comprehend this, you can go down the mountain and find those Outer Sect Disciples at the Immortal King Realm. Let them observe you carefully. Observing your master is like a mayfly gazing at the moon; it is impossible to fully comprehend it."

Upon hearing his Master's words, Li Hao was stunned, and immediately understood what he meant. What he had just received wasn't guidance; this was the real instruction.

"Understood."

Li Hao immediately stood up. Now that his experience was full, continuing to paint his Master would yield very little experience. After all, his Painting Realm Eye could only see a very narrow part of the world, and he could not truly see the Great Emperor's entirety.

On the contrary, observing those Immortal King Realm who are not far from oneself allows for a more detailed and clearer understanding.

"World Domain... World Heart..."

Li Hao bowed respectfully to his Master, then murmured as he walked out of the main hall and down the mountain.

There are numerous Dao Arena this Extreme Dao Mountain. The closer one gets to the Mountain Summit, the higher the disciples 'Heavenly Talent. On the first Dao Arena below the Mountain Summit, there are many Immortal King Realm disciples who are studying and cultivating.

Li Hao's figure flashed, and he landed here.

As soon as he appeared, someone noticed him, staring in astonishment before exclaiming excitedly, "Senior Brother Haotian!"

Although Li Hao joined the sect very late, as Personal Disciple, even the youngest Personal Disciple had to respectfully address him as senior Senior Brother.

As the man shouted, the words "Haotian" seemed to trigger some kind of instinctive reaction, and many people opened their eyes. When they saw Li Hao's appearance, they were shocked, excited, and overjoyed, crowding around him.

For their Personal Disciple to be able to come here is an extremely rare event, a once-in-a-millennium occurrence.

After all, Personal Disciple like Gu Mofan and Di Lingshu are either comprehending the Chaos Star or cultivating elsewhere; they wouldn't waste time here.

Besides their Heavenly Talent, Heavenly Prodigy's own hard work and effort are a hundred times greater than that of ordinary people.

"It's Senior Brother Haotian!"

"Senior Brother Haotian is here!"

"Look! This is our Senior Brother Haotian! I heard he's an unparalleled Prodigy who has already Refinement 21 Chaos Law!"

Many people surrounded him. Although most of them were at the Immortal King Realm, which was higher than Li Hao's, they looked at Li Hao with excitement and respect.

They all knew that it was only a matter of time before Li Hao reached the Immortal King Realm, and once he broke through and became King-Sealing, he would quickly surpass them. This was the foundation of their Personal Disciple.

After Long Qingge and Lei Jingfeng stepped into the Immortal King Realm, they quickly became powerful figures in the Immortal King Realm, like True Dragon encountering water, soaring straight up to ninety thousand miles.

Seeing the commotion, Li Hao felt somewhat embarrassed. Seeing many Immortal King Realm disciples bowing to him, he quickly reached out to help them up.

"Fellow disciples, there's no need for such formalities. I've come here to seek your guidance and discuss matters."

"Consult?"

Upon hearing Li Hao's words, many disciples were astonished. Someone in the crowd immediately laughed and said, "Senior Brother Haotian, you don't need to be so polite. Just say what you want to say to us directly. We are the ones who should be asking for your guidance."

"That's right, Senior Brother Haotian, we'd also like to ask you how to Refinement the Chaos Law."

"Senior Brother Haotian has only been a disciple for a hundred years, yet he has already Refinement 21 Chaos Law. We have cultivated here for thousands of years and have only barely touched the threshold of Law Fusion. There is truly no comparison."

Many disciples quickly spoke up.

Upon seeing this, Li Hao immediately explained his purpose: he had come to thoroughly understand their World Domain, and to do so, they needed to reveal it and open it up for him to observe.

"It's such a small matter, Senior Brother Haotian, you're too kind. My name is Xie Qiubai, and I'm cultivating the Nine Elephant Domain. If Senior Brother Haotian doesn't mind, you're welcome to observe. If you could offer some guidance, that would be wonderful!"

A young man in the crowd said with a smile.

"What I have condensed is the Hundred Battles Domain, where Myriad Dao Laws are condensed into a hundred, with battle as its path, and the core of the World Heart governing slaughter. Senior Brother Haotian is welcome to observe."

Another young man with thick eyebrows laughed.

Other Immortal King Realm disciples also stepped forward, wanting to show Li Hao their respective World Domain.

Li Hao was taken aback by their enthusiasm, but also overjoyed. He immediately thanked them one by one and then began to tour the World Domain the Senior Brother who were closest to him.

The young man was overjoyed to be chosen by Li Hao, his face beaming with smiles. For an outsider, revealing their World Domain would be tantamount to exposing their belly, a risky undertaking. But since the recipient was Personal Disciple of the Master, it was a different story.

"Senior Brother Haotian, please take a look."

The disciple raised his hand, and his World Domain enveloped Li Hao.

Shi Miao, who was following Li Hao, glanced at the disciple. The disciple was somewhat surprised, and then saw that Shi Miao's figure seemed to be transparent, silently passing through his World Domain and still following Li Hao.

Feeling his own World Domain being instantly eroded, the disciple's expression changed drastically. He looked at Shi Miao with some horror and disbelief. He had never heard of such a terrifying Immortal King Realm, especially on a mountain.

The other disciples also noticed this scene, and their gazes towards Shi Miao immediately changed.

Previously Shi Miao followed Li Hao, and they only regarded her as a protector chosen by their Master for Li Hao. After all, when comprehending in the Chaos Star, even someone with Heavenly Talent needs the protection of the Immortal King Realm World Domain to withstand the Chaos Turbulent Domain and ensure that their cultivation is not affected.

"You are at the Immortal Lord Realm; once you are in someone else's World Domain, you will be powerless to control your own destiny."

Shi Miao Whispers to Li Hao.

This is also one of the reasons why she invaded the other party's World Domain and followed them in.

Li Hao understood this point. This was the terrifying aspect of the Immortal King Realm. No matter how terrifying the Immortal Lord Realm was, once they enveloped his World Domain, their life and death would be in his own Mastery.

The higher one's realm, the more difficult it is to fight across realms; a great realm is like an insurmountable chasm.

"Who is this woman? She's incredibly strong!"

"She actually infiltrated the 'Kuqiao' World Domain without a sound! Does our Extreme Dao Mountain actually have such a powerful expert? Judging from her Aura, she seems to be only at the Second Level of Immortal King Realm!"

"Kuqiao is at the Third Level of Immortal King Realm, that's a bit of an exaggeration."

Everyone was Whispers, their gazes shifting from Li Hao to Shi Miao. The difference between each level of the Immortal King Realm was no less than the difference between each Fifth Layer of the Immortal Lord Realm!

Those who can easily surpass the Immortal Lord Realm Fifth Layer and suppress their opponents are, without exception, monsters, and the same applies to the Immortal King Realm.

Not to mention that Kuqiao was able to cultivate in the first-level Daoist Dao Arena of Extreme Dao Mountain, making him Heavenly Prodigy in his own right.

"This is the Shore Domain."

Kuqiao snapped out of his daze and immediately understood the meaning behind the girl's glance at him. It wasn't that he still needed to practice; it was an apology.

He smiled bitterly to himself, but didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he began to tell Li Hao about his World Domain.

Li Hao saw traces of the Nine Sequence Origin within its World Domain, as well as a Sea of Life within the World Domain, which contained surging life Aura. Strangely shaped tiny life forms emerged from that Sea of Life, some crawling ashore, others wandering inside, absorbing more life energy, making themselves larger and stronger.

"Creating life?"

Li Hao was somewhat shocked upon seeing this.

The Immortal King Realm —is that already an existence akin to a creator?

However, Li Hao quickly came to terms with it. When the Nine Orders Power was combined, the Life Dao was contained within the Water Dao Origin and the Time Origin. When it reached the Sixth Layer level, it had already touched the stage of nurturing life.

"The Other Shore is the World Heart. All beings suffer, and only by building a bridge can one reach the Other Shore, unaffected by the Myriad Dao Laws. The Other Shore is both a bridge and a sword, capable of severing Myriad Dao Laws!"

Kuqiao explained his own World Heart to Li Hao.

Li Hao's eyes flickered, a sense of awe rising within him. There were indeed no mediocre talents who could cultivate to the Immortal King Realm. He sensed that the other party's Other Shore World Heart was extremely strong; even he himself might not be able to comprehend such World Heart.

"What is this Sea of Life?" Li Hao asked.

"This is the foundation that exists in every World Domain."

Kuqiao glanced at Shi Miao beside Li Hao and said, "These lives, once they grow up, can deduce the Principle of the Great Dao faster than cultivating by comprehending the Heaven and Earth. Moreover, the stronger the life they nurture, the greater the amplification of the World Domain's power."

"However, life forms born in the World Domain of the Immortal King Realm cannot cultivate unless they are nourished by the Heavenly Dao Power."