Beside Forget Heart Hall, several flights of steps led to the mountaintop.
Li Hao followed a winding path and arrived at one of the stairways.
A few other people were climbing here too, but some sat upright on the steps, their eyes tightly closed and their faces reverent as pilgrims, in the same state as those he had encountered earlier.
Li Hao suspected their Dao Hearts were insufficient, allowing Dao Questioning Mountain to influence them and draw them into this state.
That also meant they would remain here until the trial ended or someone dragged them away.
Li Hao climbed the steps. Waves of Dao Thought immediately flowed into his mind, but they felt very weak, their influence on him barely perceptible.
"There are three Dao Pavilions on the way to the summit, and another test at the top. Four in total!"
Seeing the crowd gather and attempt to reach the summit, the Immortal Guard Commander explained in a ringing voice.
"Four tests?"
Those who had hurried over from Forget Heart Hall looked toward the lofty, seemingly unreachable summit, but could see only the golden clouds shrouding it.
With that settled in his mind, Li Hao silently continued up the steps.
Before long, he reached a Dao Pavilion.
As soon as he arrived, a Dao Realm Avatar appeared in the void, an air of weathered antiquity emanating from its entire body.
Then the Dao Realm Avatar raised its hand, gathering dark power in its palm into a long rod.
The moment Li Hao saw the rod, he understood. Surprise gave way to a wry smile.
He had not expected that, among the Dao Realm Avatars manifested on Dao Questioning Mountain, only the Fire Dao would represent the Nine Orders. The others were instead the art skills he enjoyed in his