A Heart on Par with Heaven

"That's right."

Shi Miao nodded and said, "Whether it's the Immortal Lord Realm or the True Immortal Realm, in terms of Heavenly Talent and the Sacred Land for cultivation, even with the best environment, the speed of cultivation cannot compare to that of the Immortal King Realm. The speed at which the beings within the World Domain deduce the Principle of the Great Dao is much faster; this is a completely different level."

"Even so, if Immortal Lord Realm can travel ten miles a day and Immortal King Realm travel a thousand miles a day, then it takes ten times longer for the Immortal King Realm to advance to the next realm than for the Immortal Lord Realm!"

"Only by continuously refining and constructing World Domain one have a chance to reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm. Everything accumulated and refined by the Immortal King Realm..."

They all strive for that supreme Terminal Realm!

Upon hearing Shi Miao's words, Li Hao was somewhat enlightened, but inwardly he smiled bitterly, increasingly feeling the terrifying power and profound depth of the Immortal King Realm Abyssal Sea.

No wonder they went to that Endless Heavenly Domain.

Li Hao said.

At this moment, it became clear how significant the influence of the Heavenly Dao Power was on the Immortal King Realm.

Shi Miao said, "Going to the Endless Heavenly Domain, besides plundering the Heavenly Dao Power, is mainly about accumulating enough Heavenly Dao Power so that in the Future it will be possible to Proving the Heavenly Heart the Heavenly Heart and gain its recognition."

Li Hao nodded. The Endless Heavenly Domain is a hundred times more crucial than the Chaos Star; it is the true fork in the road.

"Your Shore Domain can withstand all laws, so how could Immortal Lord Realm possibly harm you in the slightest?"

Li Hao asked Kuqiao.

A strange look crossed Kuqiao's face, but he still said very politely, "That's true."

It is inherently difficult for the Immortal Lord Realm to cross over and injure Immortal King Realm. Not to mention him, even an ordinary Immortal King Realm is Immortal Lord Realm. Moreover, he is by no means a weakling among the Immortal King Realm!

"If it's merely a matter of World Domain, even Immortal Lord Realm can't affect it. Even if one were to Refinement Twenty-Three Chaos Laws, it could only destroy ordinary World Domain. Against stronger ones, it would be incomparable."

Kuqiao added to Li Hao.

In his view, Li Hao would eventually be able to Refinement Twenty-Three Chaos Laws and become one of the top talents, but he should never underestimate the Immortal King Realm because of this. After all, someone who can cultivate to the Immortal King Realm would not be mediocre at the Immortal Lord Realm.

Li Hao nodded. The difference between the Immortal Lord Realm and the Immortal King Realm is indeed vast.

Refinement Twenty-Three Chaos Laws, he was already capable of defeating tens of thousands of people in the Immortal Lord Realm, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he could sweep through everything. However, it would still be difficult for him to defeat Immortal King against all odds.

After carefully exploring the World Domain of the Kuqiao, Li Hao then went on to study the World Domain of other Immortal King disciples.

"I am Indestructible Domain, Principle of All Things. The unbreakable is king. Although my World Domain is insufficient for offensive conquest, no one within the same World Domain has been able to affect it."

Another Immortal King Realm disciple spoke to Li Hao, his face full of confidence.

Being able to showcase myself in front of Li Hao and gain the favor of this Personal Disciple would be a great fortuitous opportunity. If the other party were to mention it to his Master, he might be able to receive special training from the Immortal Emperor. Even if he wasn't accepted as Personal Disciple, it would still be far better than what I have now.

Hearing his words, Kuqiao nodded and said, "Han Ku's Indestructible Domain is indeed powerful. We have Sparring with him, and no one has been able to break it. Even the Destruction Domain, which is based on Space Power, is only on par with it."

Upon hearing this, Li Hao became interested and entered the Han Ku World Domain for a visit.

This World Domain also contains Sea of Life, its energy rich and abundant, comparable to that of the Kuqiao.

Numerous life forms of various shapes and sizes were born from it. Some crawled out of the Sea of Life, walked in the surrounding forests, and established tribes and clans. Others lived in the wilderness and became birds of prey.

Some remain immersed in the Sea of Life, constantly growing and maturing. Before even emerging from the Sea of Life, their size has already surpassed that of many life forms that have matured outside.

Li Hao saw that the Principle here were interwoven, forming a Mystery and profound array pattern, like a giant shield covering the entire World Domain's sky.

Li Hao stared intently, but could not comprehend it. He only felt that each Principle extended as if it could evenly distribute the local load-bearing force throughout the entire World Domain.

Therefore, breaking this World Domain would require unimaginable power; no wonder it dares to claim it as unbreakable!

What do you think?

Na Han Ku looked at Li Hao with confidence and a hint of pride in his eyes.

Li Hao nodded repeatedly, "Amazing, amazing!"

Shi Miao, however, remained calm and said, "It's merely Lower Vehicle method."

"The Lower Vehicle path?"

Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Han Ku's smile froze, and he turned to Shi Miao with some anger. He hadn't deliberately stopped Shi Miao from infiltrating earlier, and as a result, the girl looked down on him.

"Then may I ask what constitutes the Higher Vehicle way?"

Han Ku suppressed his anger and asked with focused concentration.

Shi Miao didn't look at him, but instead glanced around indifferently. "It seems impregnable and unshakeable, but in reality, there are many ways to destroy it."

Han Ku's expression changed, and he Path of the Fist, "There are many? Can you name just one? Just one will do."

Shi Miao didn't speak, but looked at Li Hao, gesturing for Li Wu to watch carefully. She raised her slender, snow-white wrist and pointed towards the sky in the World Domain. In an instant, an eroding power of the passage of Years appeared. In the blink of an eye, that power penetrated into the Principle in the World Domain's sky. Soon, those Principle changed constantly, and the originally woven secret array fluctuated and broke in the blink of an eye. Then, it actually collapsed and created a hole!

The Indestructible Domain in the blink of an eye by Shi Miao raising a finger!

Seeing this, Han Ku, who was filled with rage, froze, then spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Shi Miao in horror.

"Unlearnable."

Shi Miao said to Li Hao.

Li Hao was speechless, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he was amazed by this method, he would naturally not imitate or learn it. After all, if he imitated even the World Domain, how could he talk about opening up his own Emperor Path?

"We should look at its merits."

Li Hao said to Shi Miao.

Shi Miao thought for a moment, withdrew her finger, and nodded.

If we only consider the positive aspects, then there are some, but only one—at least in her eyes.

As Shi Miao withdrew his power, the collapsed rift in the World Domain slowly began to heal.

Han Ku's expression changed several times. He had now realized that the girl following his Personal Disciple was definitely not simple.

Their strength is terrifying beyond measure.

He Sparring with someone at this Dao Arena, and his previously unbroken World Domain was actually broken by the opponent with a single finger, indicating a significant difference in their strength.

"I apologize for my previous offense."

Han Ku said bitterly.

Such Prodigy, to consider his own World Domain as Lower Vehicle —could it truly be so?

No wonder Master looked down on them; it turns out they all Lower Vehicle paths.

His eyes suddenly became fervent, looking at Shi Miao expectantly. He clasped his hands together, bowed deeply, and said with utmost sincerity:

"May I ask, Fairy, what is this Higher Vehicle path you speak of?"

Li Hao looked at Shi Miao, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Seeing Li Hao's gaze, Shi Miao's face blossomed into a radiant smile, and in an instant, the entire World Domain seemed to brighten up, as if ten thousand flowers were in full bloom.

"The Higher Vehicle path is unique and unparalleled, rivaling even the heavens!"

These eight short characters, however, resonated like thunder, echoing in the Han Ku heart.

Unique and unparalleled, defying the heavens!

Without a doubt, his Indestructible Domain is neither unique nor can it be considered to be able to contend with the heavens!

After all, the core of his approach was flawed from the start. If he only sought to avoid breaking through, how could he establish himself? How could he contend with the heavens?!

"I see-"

Han Ku muttered to himself, his eyes unfocused, feeling waves of thoughts surging through his mind.

Upon hearing Shi Miao's words, Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly. To contend with the heavens?

To put it more precisely, it means to align one's heart with the heavens!

This is easy to say, but extremely difficult to do.

"To have one's heart reach the heavens—but the heavens are so high that the moment one looks up at them, the difference is already apparent; how then can one's heart truly reach the heavens?"

Li Hao muttered to himself.

After a long while, he pulled himself out of his thoughts.

After completing their tour of the other party's World Domain, they continued searching for the next Immortal King Realm disciple.

In this way, Li Hao gradually comprehended one World Domain after another in the first level of the Dao Arena.

These World Domain contain Sea of Life and Desolate Region. Some have established large tribes, and some have even established Dynasty. Strange-looking races live in them, while others have been deliberately created and cultivated to be Human Race.

Within these World Domain, these Immortal Kings and Realm Lords can freely Mastery time and space, and can Mastery everything that happens within their World Domain.

" Within this World Domain, there are the Nine Orders Laws and the Myriad Dao Laws— "

Li Hao learned from talking with these Immortal Kings that those who reached the Immortal King Realm basically mastered the Nine Orders Laws!

However, although they possess the Nine Orders Laws, they do not possess the Nine Sequences Immortal Seal!

The difference lies in the fact that to condense the Nine Sequences Immortal Seal, one must be at the True Immortal Realm stage!

Once missed, even if one comprehends the Nine Orders Laws again, the Immortal Seal will not change.

These Immortal King all perfected their Principle when they reached the bottleneck of the Immortal Lord Realm, and then broke through to the next realm!

To break through to the realm King-Sealing, one must condense the Nine Orders Laws to have the power to build the foundation of the World Domain.

The two appear to be related by the Nine Orders Laws, one after the other, and are not significantly different. However, when the Immortal Seal transforms into World Domain, it becomes the core soil of that World Domain. Therefore, the strength of the Immortal Seal also determines the strength of the World Domain's core. If the World Domain is destroyed, as long as the core Undying Realm, it can be reconstituted and condensed.

Having surveyed the various World Domain, Li Hao had truly feasted his eyes. If it weren't for his special status as Personal Disciple and his immense fame over the past century, these Immortal King Realm disciples might not have been willing to reveal their World Domain to Li Hao for observation.

"No wonder Master said that the World Domain lies in the boundary, not the domain!"

"All realms are like this, only the World Heart differ."

"The Other Shore of the Kuqiao, and the Jiu Zhuo Life and Death Domain, both possess extraordinary World Heart, not of the Lower Vehicle path, but ultimately not of the Higher Vehicle path either!"

Li Hao Dark Dao to himself.

The Shore Domain has a grand ambition to save the world from Sea of Bitterness, but it has chosen a lesser path for its salvation.

A bridge is built to the Other Shore, reaching directly to the other side of the Sea of Bitterness.

If it truly is the Great Dao, then it should either fill the Sea of Bitterness or burn Sea of Bitterness. Why should we build a bridge ourselves? The Heavenly Dao is the bridge!

"So that's what Master meant—"

"Only by first having a World Heart, and reaching that highest level, can one possibly walk the highest path!"

"If you can't even reach that state in your heart, how can you possibly walk it?"

Li Hao fell into deep thought, thanked his fellow Immortal King, and followed Shi Miao back to the Small Courtyard on the Mountain Summit.

For the next few months, Li Hao spent his time in the courtyard meditating, painting every day, completely immersed in the art.

Several years Past in the blink of an eye.

One day.

A figure entered the Small Courtyard and, seeing Li Wu painting inside, his eyes lit up. He said, "Junior Little Brother, you're really in high spirits."

Li Hao looked up and saw that it was his Second Senior Brother, Di Wushe. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Second Senior Brother, please have a seat."

They hurriedly welcomed him into the Small Courtyard.

Di Wushe didn't stand on ceremony. Over the past hundred years, he had visited Li Hao's Small Courtyard several times, but it was always his avatar who came.

"Come, have some tea."

Li Wu tore through the Heaven and Earth Space, took out fine tea from it, and brewed it for his Second Senior Brother.

The rinsing of tea is also very particular, but these are all included in the Path of Cooking, not in the tea ceremony alone.

"Junior Little Brother's tea is still the best." Di Wushe, took a sip after the tea was brewed, and then took out a Domain Artifact from his World Domain.

"The Ancient Demon Corpse you requested is right here."

Over the past hundred years, Li Hao has consumed several batches of Ancient Demon Corpse, all delivered by his Second Senior Brother.

Li Hao took the Domain Artifact, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and saw a large number of Ancient Demon Corpse, including some King Realm Ancient Demon, enough to feed him for more than ten years.

"Second Senior Brother, what's the situation at the Emperor Clan Frontier?"

Li Hao also drank some tea and chatted with his Second Senior Brother.

Upon hearing Di Wushe frowned slightly, sighed softly, and said, "These things are chronic problems with a long history. However, recently the Ancient Demon Clan seems to be in turmoil. The originally scattered Bloodline of the ten Royal Ancient Demons are now showing signs of uniting, which is not a good situation."

Li Hao was slightly taken aback, and his expression became serious.

The Ancient Demon calamity concerns the entire True Realm, which naturally includes the Original True World!

True Realm ceases to exist, it's only a matter of time before the Original True World is invaded and destroyed; they are mutually dependent and vulnerable.

"Joint?"

Li Hao frowned. If they joined forces, the disaster from Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Catastrophe might sweep across the True Realm once again.

He felt a sense of unease, which might be a sign. He had come to understand the Myriad Daos of the world and deeply realized that All Things in the world, after a long period of division, will eventually unite, and after a long period of unity, will eventually divide.

Such is the Great Dao, such is the way of mountains and rivers, and such is the way of life.

Dynasty Immortal Dynasty alike cannot escape this cycle of Heavenly Dao.

"Junior Little Brother, there's no need to worry too much. It's not as scary as you think."

Seeing the worry in Li Hao's eyes, Di Wushe immediately waved his hand and said, "These Ancient Demon have been very active lately, but it's related to the upcoming battle for the Hundred Clans Mountain. That will be a time of turmoil in the True Realm, and the Ancient Demon may take advantage of the situation."

"A struggle among Hundred Clans?"

Li Hao was slightly taken aback, a thought suddenly occurring to him. He had heard about this matter before; the Dream Master Meng Wanning, was extremely concerned about it.

The Great Dream Clan declined Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Catastrophe due to the fall of the Tian Yang Immortal Emperor, and for many years they have always wanted to be among the top 100 of the Hundred Clans.

"Although surrounded by Ancient Demon, the Myriad Races of the True World still cannot completely avoid conflict, after all, they live together."

It's just too huge.

Di Wushe shook his head and sighed softly.

All things are driven by greed and self-interest, and even with the covetous eyes of the outside world, it is difficult to completely suppress them.

Li Hao nodded. Indeed, even a single village would be embroiled in internal strife and quarrels, as would a city, and an entire Dynasty, let alone the Myriad Races of the True World.

The two chatted for a while longer before Di Wushe Bieli.

After seeing him off, Li Hao once again immersed himself in cultivating and comprehending the Painting Realm.