Great Demon King

The reason why Tan Palace Academy can attract geniuses from Nineteen Provinces is not only due to the outstanding teaching level of its instructors, but also because of this Signature Technique.

This is also the most prized possession of their Tan Palace Academy, and it is not easily passed on to outsiders. However, if one can win the Champion in the Tan Palace White Hall, one will naturally be qualified to study it.

"If I could also learn this Swordsmanship along the way, that would be great," Li Hao admitted with a smile.

He did indeed come for this Signature Technique, but it wasn't his primary purpose, as the other party suspected.

After all, if he really needed it urgently, he could simply ask Grandpa Feng to secretly steal a copy from it.

Hearing Li Hao say that, Huang Licai's lips curled up, and he had an "I knew it" expression on his face. Heart Dao, "This kid is really good at pretending. I almost fell for it."

Song Yufeng and the others exchanged glances and smiled with relief.

After Li Hao left the Sandalwood Palace, Song Yufeng looked at everyone and said, "Since you've come for the Taiji Qiankun Sword, does anyone have any thoughts on this?"

"The Li Family does keep their promises."

Shen Yunqing stroked his beard and smiled, "Back then, the Third Li Family's Third Son took the Rubbing Copy of the Taiji Qiankun Sword from us and promised us that he would never pass it on to a second person. I didn't expect him to actually keep his word."

"Indeed, it's no wonder this little fellow came here." An elder nodded, clearly quite pleased with Li Family's Third Son's behavior.

Although the way Li Family's Third Son went up the mountain back then angered the entire Tan Palace Academy, time has passed and Li Family's Third Son has long since died in battle on the frontier, so they have long since let go of their resentment.

Moreover, it is said that before his death, the Li Family's Third Son used the Taiji Qiankun Sword to pierce through seventeen Demon King with a single strike, intimidating all the demons. This can be considered as the most dazzling moment when this Signature Technique shone in the world, which brought honor to their Sandalwood Palace.

"He just enrolled, we can't just give it to him so easily, can we?" someone said, looking at Song Yufeng.

Song Yufeng's heart stirred slightly, but he remained silent.

"Then what can we do? They're from the Fifteen Li Realm. Even if they're thrown into the White Hall, they can still easily suppress all the heroes. They can take the leader Champion they want. We old guys can't just get involved, can we?" Zhao Zongyuan said irritably.

"You forgot? We have another rule: you need to study at the academy for three years. Otherwise, wouldn't those True Dragons from the Divine General Residence be able to take it whenever they want?" the elder said.

"That's true, but if we let him stay here for three years without teaching him anything, wouldn't that be a waste of such a genius's time?"

Shen Yunqing. After all, he had played chess and drunk wine with Li Hao, and even eaten the kid's barbecue, which was absolutely delicious. He couldn't help but feel a little biased towards Li Hao.

"That's the rule of the palace, we can't make an exception for the Li Family, can we?" said a horse-faced elder, his face stern.

Huang Licai said, "We've already made an exception this time. Don't forget, our Tan Palace Academy teaches geniuses, and geniuses are meant to Breaking Convention. If we bind them with rigid rules, that would be a real problem."

"But if we set this precedent, and all the geniuses from other Divine General Residence's Mansions come to claim it, wouldn't it become commonplace?"

Seeing the crowd arguing endlessly, Song Yufeng thought for a moment and said, "How about we give him two choices: one is to teach at the Sandalwood Palace for a year, and the other is to become a registered teacher in our Black White Hall. In this way, the Sword Manual won't be passed on to outsiders so easily."

Upon hearing the Palace Master's words, everyone fell silent and exchanged bewildered glances.

When it comes to cunning, you, Palace Master, are truly the best...

Beside the Thousand Ren Cliff of the Sandalwood Palace, there lies a Deep Pool.

Li Hao passed by this place on his way down the mountain. He saw the deep blue Deep Pool and felt that it was quite charming. On a whim, he immediately returned to the students' residence in the Sandalwood Palace, took out paper and pen, and went back to the Deep Pool.

He set up his Drawing Board and began to paint by the pool.

The experience boosting system on the Panel is quite user-friendly. The rate of increase in Painting Dao experience depends on the artistic conception or cultivation level of the artwork.

For example, imitating Great Demon can yield more experience.

The same applies to portraits of people of high artistic merit.

However, after repeating the drawing a certain number of times, experience will gradually decrease, so it is necessary to continuously draw different objects.

However, Li Hao guessed that if one wanted to achieve Entering Spirit Painting Dao, one would probably have to abandon the idea of relying on experience and depict something to Transcendent degree.

It takes hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of repetitions to capture the essence of a painting.

But his Painting Dao experience is only at Fifth Dan, not yet at the peak of Sixth Dan. He should focus on maxing out his experience first.

With a splash of ink, Li Hao quickly sketched majestic and precipitous cliffs on his Drawing Board. Then, as he turned his brush, the outline of Deep Pool appeared, and a painting emerged on the paper.

Li Hao painted three paintings in succession, and his Painting Dao experience continued to grow.

+183, +145, +92...

At the bottom of the Deep Pool, a huge black shadow was coiled on the Stone Block.

Suddenly, it opened its eyes, feeling a sense of being spied on, which made it quite uncomfortable and disturbed its peaceful sleep.

With a whoosh, it scanned the area with its Divine Sense and discovered a young man on the shore.

"Where did this little devil come from..." It snorted softly, suddenly climbed up from the Stone Block, swam swiftly towards the mouth of the pool, and leaped up.

Splash! The water splashed violently, landing on the shore.

Li Hao, who was painting for the fourth time, preparing to fully capture the beauty of the Deep Pool and cliff, was taken aback when he saw the pool water suddenly rise and break, revealing a completely blue Qilin.

Water Kirin?

He stared at the other in astonishment; the man and the beast stared at each other wide-eyed.

"Who gave you permission to be here? Get out of here right now!"

The Water Kirin shook the water off its head and shouted, its voice beautiful, like the tinkling of a spring.

Li Hao had long heard that the first Palace Master of the Tan Palace Academy had once subdued a Great Demon Qilin demon and used it to guard the Sandalwood Palace. He never expected it to happen right before his eyes.

I heard that this is Great Demon King of the Four Establishments Realm!

Li Hao's eyes immediately lit up, sparkling like twinkling stars.

"Senior!"

Li Hao quickly cupped his hands in a respectful gesture. "May I have the honor of painting a picture for you?"

If I could paint this Water Kirin, my Painting Dao experience would definitely skyrocket.

Li Hao has already fleeced Second Master, Master Feng, Fifth Master, providing them with considerable experience in Painting Dao.

"?"

The Water Kirin froze, tilting its head, a big question mark appearing in its mind.

Have the students of this academy lost their minds from practicing martial arts?

"What nonsense are you spouting?" A hint of Anger flashed in the Water Kirin's eyes. It snorted, and the surrounding pool water seemed to freeze, emanating a thick chill.

"Get out of here, or I'll eat you!"

Li Hao knew it was threatening; the Water Kirin was not allowed to harm the disciples of the Sandalwood Palace, unless some disciples went too far and truly angered it.

However, seeing the power it was displaying at this moment, Li Hao was still somewhat apprehensive, after all, his Second Master had never displayed such Divine Might in front of him.

He forced a smile and said, "This junior is from the Li Family at the foot of the mountain. If you were to eat me, senior, I'm afraid it wouldn't taste very good."

"The Li Family?"

The Chill in the Water Kirin's eyes faltered slightly; the taste was more than just bad, it might even peel off a layer of skin.

"Hmph, even if I don't eat you, I'll just make you suffer a little, and your Li Family won't dare to do anything to me." The Water Kirin sneered. Despite its words, it didn't really intend to do anything to Li Hao. Otherwise, if those older "little guys" from the Li Family came over to question it, it would feel somewhat guilty.

You can't exactly say, "Your kid disturbed my sleep, so I'm going to beat him up," can you?

I am, after all, a senior colleague.

According to Human Race parlance, one must have some magnanimity.

Thinking of this, it became a little angry, stirred up the pool water, and was about to sweep Li Hao away when, unexpectedly, Li Hao suddenly shouted:

"Don't move!"

"Don't move, senior!"

Li Hao said nervously, "Just a moment, senior. Please keep this up. I'll be done soon."

"?"

A hint of confusion appeared in the Water Kirin's large, pure blue eyes.

At this moment, Li Hao had already picked up his brush and was drawing rapidly on the Drawing Board.

The scenery here is absolutely stunning.

The Water Kirin stands in the Jade Pool, surrounded by surging water, with a sheer cliff beside it. This painting is truly a masterpiece.

"You..."

"Senior, I beg you, please don't move!"

The Water Kirin was embarrassed and annoyed, but at the same time, it was also inexplicably curious. In over a thousand years, it had never seen such a strange little creature. What was it doing?

Seeing that the Water Kirin had truly remained still, Li Hao's eyes sharpened as he stared intently at the drawing paper, completely absorbed. At this moment, he became somewhat engrossed, painting rapidly.

With a flourish of his brush, his movements flowed like clouds and water, sometimes dotting, sometimes gathering, the ink varying in pressure and speed, creating distinct layers.

Half an incense stick later, just as he was about to finish, the Water Kirin grew impatient and manipulated the pool water to fall, saying, "Hey, what tricks are you playing?"

Fortunately, Li Hao had already finished painting the floating, surging pool. He was focused and his brush moved swiftly. Soon, with the last blade of grass by the pool finished, the entire painting was completed.

[Painting Dao Experience +1986]

Seeing such a wealth of experience, Li Hao was pleasantly surprised; this one painting was equivalent to hundreds of his usual works.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Li Hao snapped out of his daze, looked at the angry Water Kirin, and quickly bowed deeply.

This wasn't just due to experience, but also because of the other party's cooperation, which allowed him to complete such a painting.

He Heart Entry in Painting Dao, and his love for the artwork itself is no less than the joy of gaining experience.

"It's over?"

The Water Kirin raised an eyebrow. It had some understanding of Human Race behavior and coldly ordered, "Let me see."

Li Hao nodded and turned the Drawing Board Past.

In an instant, a stunning painting appeared before the Water Kirin's eyes.

The cliffs are as sharp as swords, the Jade Pool are lonely and deep, and the azure Qilin stands majestically on the Jade Pool, its body surrounded by surging waves, like a ruler of the water.

Its eyes gradually brightened.

Is this the Qilin in the painting?

I'm actually... this good-looking?!

With a whoosh, the Water Kirin suddenly emerged from the Jade Pool. As its front hooves stepped out, its body rapidly contracted, transforming in the blink of an eye into a woman draped in a deep blue silk dress.

Her hair was azure blue, and there was a teardrop-like ink stain at the corner of her eye. Her face was stunningly beautiful, and her bare, jade-like white feet floated slowly down to the front of the Drawing Board.