Immortal arts were the most supreme imperial Dao divine abilities in the Primordial Dao Domain.
They were also part of the foundations and legacies of the great transcendent powers, and their significance was extraordinary.
The Immortal Pavilion was even more remarkable. It held the foundations the Li Lineage had accumulated over countless epochs, a true forbidden ground.
Never mind entering to study and comprehend it for a day-even a single hour would have been enough to drive the great powers present mad.
Jian Xiaoyao, Zi Tianque, and the other prodigies were visibly shaken as well. They had not expected the Li Lineage to open the Immortal Pavilion.
No one could have resisted such a temptation.
"My words carry the force of law. Since I have offered the rewards, I naturally will not go back on my word. I shall honor the agreement!"
Li Qianqiu swept his smiling gaze over the crowd and swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao.
With that, he flicked a finger, sending a dazzling immortal rainbow soaring into the sky.
Crack!
The heavens suddenly split open.
Brilliant immortal Dao radiance bloomed and streamed out from the depths of the sky.
An ancient stele wreathed in Chaos Qi came hurtling out and hung above the temple plaza like an undying divine mountain.
Illusory forms of auspicious beasts manifested around the ancient stele, while immortal light of chaos intertwined and flowed.
A mysterious, age-old presence spread out, as though it could suppress the void for all eternity.
"That's the Primordial Dao Stele! I never expected it to be with the Li Lineage."
A clan elder from a supreme imperial dynasty cried out in utter shock.
The Primordial Dao Stele was originally an ancient stele born and nurtured by heaven and earth within the Primordial Dao Domain. It could be used to test physical strength and one's depth of understanding of Dao methods.
A hundred years ago, the Primordial Dao Stele had mysteriously vanished. The powers of the Primordial Dao Domain had joined forces to search for it, but after several years, there was still no trace of it, as though a stone had sunk into the sea.
Only then had the matter been dropped.
But what none of them had ever expected was that the Li Lineage had actually hauled the ancient stele back home.
Wait, what the fuck? You could do that?
The clan elders of Spirit Sword Mountain, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Dynasty, and the other powers all had twitching mouths, and they could not help cursing the Li Lineage hundreds of times in their hearts.
Wasn't this outright banditry?
No wonder they had searched for a month back then, leaving themselves battered and bedraggled without finding so much as a shadow of the ancient stele. So this was why!
They seemed to remember that the Li Lineage had even put on an act and joined the search back then!
It was a thief crying "catch the thief"-a classic old six move!
"Using the strength of your flesh as the brush and the Dao methods of heaven and earth you have comprehended as the ink, you can carve your name on the Primordial Dao Stele and receive a baptism of ancient immortal light!"
"Young friends, please begin!"
After his brief introduction, Li Qianqiu nodded to the prodigies, signaling that they could begin displaying their prowess.
"Since no one else is stepping forward, I shall make a humble attempt!"
The Jade Pool Holy Maiden was the first to break the silence. She lightly tapped the void with her delicate hand and, using the Jade Pool Method as her foundation, took up her brush to carve.
Immortal melodies drifted through the heavens and earth. Phenomena of heavenly palaces and towers, the Kunlun divine ruins, and more appeared one after another, merging with the Jade Pool Method to inscribe the two characters "Jade Pool" on the Primordial Dao Stele.
Hum!
The Primordial Dao Stele trembled, and eighty-one wisps of ethereal immortal light flew out and entered the Jade Pool Holy Maiden, bringing her a new understanding of the Great Dao.
"Recognition from eighty-one wisps of immortal light. That's fairly good. After all, the Jade Pool Holy Land's cultivation methods lean toward support, so it's only natural that her flesh isn't strong."
"I'll give it a try too!"
Zi Tianque laughed aloud and strolled forward. With every movement the young man made, an extraordinarily profound immortal Dao bearing surrounded him.
He shook his sleeve, and what seemed to be a Purple Mansion Dao platform emerged behind him amid a purple glow, radiating a divine charm that could split heaven and earth apart.
"Condense!"
Zi Tianque grasped at the void, and boundless purple flames roared out of his body, transforming into a purple sword of divine flame that carved the two characters "Purple Mansion" into the Primordial Dao Stele.
Then, a hundred and eighty wisps of immortal light swept out of the Primordial Dao Stele and merged with Zi Tianque.
They tempered his flesh and brought him new insights into Dao methods.
"The immortal light can actually take one's Dao methods to the next level and temper the flesh as well!"
At the sight, many prodigies stared in astonishment. Unable to contain their excitement, they went straight forward and began carving characters into the Primordial Dao Stele.
At that moment, the Heavenly God Academy's Holy Son also made his move.
Dressed in black with his golden hair fluttering, the Heavenly God Holy Son had a bright moon mark on his forehead, making him look like the reincarnation of a moon immortal.
He raised a hand and struck with a fist. A clang rang through heaven and earth, and blazing fist light engulfed the surrounding void, inscribing the two characters "Heavenly God" on the Primordial Dao Stele.
Hum!
A hundred and fifty wisps of immortal light descended and entered the Heavenly God Holy Son.
Boom!
An ancient phantom appeared behind the young clan leader of the Cangxuan Ancient Clan, towering above the heavens like an unmatched divine king.
Using the Cangxuan Dao Method as his foundation, he too carved ancient characters into the Primordial Dao Stele, drawing down a baptism of a hundred and sixty wisps of immortal light.
Seeing the many prodigies display their abilities before the Primordial Dao Stele, Li Cangtian felt the battle blood in his body boil.
"Divine Son, I'll go give it a try!"
After asking and receiving permission, Li Cangtian stepped forward. In an instant, nine Hegemon Body Divine Form phenomena appeared one after another behind him!
Immortal radiance stretched far and wide, divine charm flowed, and heaven and earth were suppressed for all eternity!
"Xunyuan, aren't you going to give it a try?!"
Seeing Li Xunyuan sitting steadily at the banquet, seemingly unmoved, Yun Yao smiled with her bright eyes and asked softly.
She was also very curious about Li Xunyuan's overall combat strength!
"Don't you know the real main character always comes on stage last?"
Li Xunyuan smiled faintly and remained in no hurry. He was afraid that once he made a move, these people would have no way to play anymore.
Just as Li Xunyuan's words fell,
A graceful figure in white swept forward, her immortal beauty hazy, otherworldly as a fairy of the moon palace. She floated down beside Li Cangtian.
"It's Fairy Qingshu!" a prodigy exclaimed.
The young woman was enveloped in a rosy glow. Behind her, immortal light suddenly surged, and the hazy phantom of a female emperor manifested, spotless and flawless, ethereal and otherworldly.
"The Li Lineage's fifth Holy Maiden, Li Qingshu, and its ninth Holy Son, Li Cangtian-are the two of them going to compete? Now there's a good show to watch!"
Li Qingshu and Li Cangtian stood shoulder to shoulder. Hegemon Body phenomena rose and sank in turn, while the female emperor's phantom drifted like an immortal. An instant became eternity!