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Chapter 419: Transcending the Mundane and Entering the Sacred, Sword Dao Level Ten (Part 1)
Chapter 419: Transcending the Mundane and Entering the Sacred, Sword Dao Level Ten (Part 1)
Previously, in the ancient path, Li Hao's Sculpture Dao had reached level nine, and he had already entered the Dao.
He was familiar with countless Sculpture Dao techniques in the world.
Jade sculpture, wood sculpture, floating light sculpture... The styles of sculpture varied, ranging from elegant and refined to grand and dignified.
Each technique had different depths and intricacies, and the power they could contain varied as well. To sculpt a protective dome of the same size as an Immortal Divine Relic, one that could safeguard a holy land for a long time, was extremely challenging. It wasn't just about the size of the dome but also its ability to withstand divine yang's erosion. If it relied solely on its own resilience, it wouldn't last long.
Stiffness leads to breaking, while flexibility ensures resilience.
"The dome must have a Yin and Yang cycle, with alternating power..."
Li Hao's eyes gleamed. The surface of the dome should be like intersecting oars, moving back and forth.
But this flexible movement belonged to the realm of living sculpture.
Sculpture, by nature, involved carving.
"I need the right material for the sculpture..."
Li Hao's gaze swept over the immense, fiery divine yang. At its center, the Immortal Divine Relic was submerged, surrounded by a flow of flames that seemed both liquid and gaseous, emitting a thick Sun Essence.
The flame flow resembled scorching air, yet it also behaved like a substance melting into a near-gaseous fluid, swirling around.
Li Hao's eyes flickered. The best material to resist divine yang's erosion would naturally be divine yang itself!
However, sculpting divine yang?
This idea was extremely bold. Li Hao had never considered it before, but now he felt a strong sense of challenge.
He took a deep breath and used his power to gather the flame flow around the divine yang, molding it together.
The flame flow was soft yet contained Dao power. Sculpting solids was easy for Li Hao, but sculpting something that was both gaseous and liquid was a different matter.
Li Hao took out a broken immortal sword and tried to sculpt it.
However, although the broken immortal sword was sharp, it was like trying to carve water; the water simply moved out of the way.
How could one sculpt water?
Li Hao fell into deep thought.
He had never considered such a problem before. How could water be sculpted? How could air be sculpted?
In the Immortal Divine Relic, the saints and Feng Boping watched Li Hao sitting in the void of the divine yang, lost in thought, surrounded by intense flame flow that almost obscured his face.
The scorching heat and chaotic yet orderly destructive power made them all hesitant to stay for long.
"Heavenly Venerated Hao, what is he doing?"
"I don't know, but he seems to be thinking of a way."
"We shouldn't just watch. Heavenly Venerated Hao is working so hard to find a solution; we can't sit idly and put all our hopes on him. We need to do our part as well."
"Right."
The holy capitals exchanged a deep look at the young man and then began to think of their own solutions. The Dark Saint found a few sages skilled in alchemy and asked for their help in repairing the Sky Reflecting Mirror. As for the heavenly and earthly treasures needed for the repair, the Dark Saint was short on supplies, but a sage generously offered to lend them.
In this moment of life and death, the saints united in their efforts.
Before long, the Sky Reflecting Mirror was repaired. This time, the Dark Saint didn't dare use it to directly spy on the True Immortal Ancient Demon but instead focused on the edge of the Minor World.
Peering from the edge and gradually extending inward, he saw people fleeing in all directions, but it was clear that the True Immortal Ancient Demon had not yet exterminated everyone in the Minor World.
"The enemy is indeed feeding, consuming the souls of our Human Race and other races."
The Dark Saint's heart filled with shock and anger. With the True Immortal Ancient Demon's strength, if it simply wanted to destroy the Minor World, it could split it in half.
But now, the opponent wasn't aiming for destruction; instead, they were "eating."
The other Sages grew even more solemn upon seeing this.
Feng Boping, Lying Heaven Sage, Mivu Supreme Sage, and others all began to think of ways to counter the threat, occasionally gathering to discuss, but the current situation left them with no effective solutions.
In the face of an absolute power gap, wisdom seemed pale and powerless.
Time passed.
Two days went by.
The Massacre in Minor World continued.
Half of Minor World had already fallen.
In the divine yang, Li Hao was still deep in thought. He had tried various Sculpture techniques, but all of them failed. The fiery stream could disperse and converge, as soft as the wind.
"Is the limit of Sculpture Dao really the Ninth Rank? How can this world Sculpture the wind?"
Li Hao's eyes showed confusion. Despite his exhaustive efforts, he failed, which brought a great sense of defeat and even made him doubt his own Sculpture Dao.
Meanwhile, in the Immortal Divine Relic, a Sage suddenly appeared, bringing a shocking piece of news.
Deep within the divine yang, there was a stone altar-like formation, and on it, a sword!
"That sword is engulfed in fierce flames, or rather, it is the flames themselves, and it is the Incarnation of the Flame Dao's essence. It is incredibly terrifying, even more so than a god king's Divine Sword. Just a glance from a distance burned my eyes, and my Saint Path showed signs of being scorched."
The Sage excitedly relayed the situation to the others.
"How did you find it?"
Fame Saint’s first reaction was shock and joy, but he couldn’t help but ask curiously.
"I couldn't think of any other solutions, so I decided to investigate what made this divine yang different from other stars. I ventured to the deepest part, and I have an Imperial Weapon of the Flame Dao that protected me from the divine yang's Power. However, when I got close to the sword, my Imperial Weapon warned me that continuing closer would be extremely dangerous!"
The Sage said excitedly, "That sword is definitely something extraordinary, perhaps even more than an Imperial Weapon. The Primordial Ancestor's seven-tribulation Imperial Weapons are not as terrifying. I suspect it might be an Immortal Artifact, a true Immortal Artifact!"
Hearing this, the Holy Capital was stirred with excitement.
If they could obtain this Immortal Artifact, it would be a significant gain, adding hope to their battle against the True Immortal Ancient Demon!
"If we get this sword, with Heavenly Venerated Hao's previously displayed strength, he might be able to kill the True Immortal Ancient Demon!"
"Let's go, we all need to see and figure out a way to retrieve this sword!"
"You Catastrophe Sages don't need to come along; it's too dangerous. We few will go."
Yin and Yang Sage said, then called Fame Saint, Law Saint, Medicine Sage, and others to join.
Mivu Supreme Sage, upon hearing the news, also went to investigate. Old Feng, Lying Heaven Sage, and Sword Master knew that Li Hao was about to face the True Immortal Ancient Demon in a final battle. If he had an Immortal Artifact, it would give them much more hope. They followed the few Supreme Sages to the depths of the divine yang.
"This is no place for humans."
Deep within the divine yang, the few Supreme Sages followed the Pure Sage to this location.
Besides them, Fox Lord and the eight island lords of Immortal Island also arrived. They were all half a step away from becoming Supreme Sages and could barely endure the environment for a short while.
The dense destructive Power around them made them feel intensely hot. In a short moment, they were drenched in sweat, as if their bodies were being scorched.
"Is that the sword?"
Feng Boping gazed intently. Before him was a strange sight: the intense, magma-like flames swirling around, creating a space about a hundred feet in diameter. There, a sword was embedded in a crimson, crystal-like rock.
The sword blazed with fierce flames, its edge so bright that just a glance caused his eyes to feel a sharp, needle-like pain. He quickly closed his eyes, but his eyeballs felt as if they were being burned, and soon, blood seeped from Feng Boping's eye sockets.
The other Sages also suffered. The moment they saw the sword, their eyes were immediately set ablaze, not just their physical eyes but even their Holy Palaces showed signs of burning.
"What a terrifying sword!"
The situation was slightly better for the Supreme Sages. Although their eyes weren't burned to the point of forming holes, they still felt a sharp, painful sting, as if they were being scorched by fire.
They were deeply shaken. As Supreme Sages, merely looking at the sword almost injured them. This was truly terrifying!
Based on their experience and intuition, this sword was definitely not an Imperial Weapon. Compared to this sword, the Primordial Ancestor's Heaven-Taming Whip was like a firefly next to a bright moon.
Moreover, they had a feeling that this sword was among the top-tier Immortal Artifacts, an extremely terrifying one at that.
At this moment, they shared the same feeling as Qing Sheng. If they got any closer to the sword, they would be in grave danger.
However, since they had come this far, it was impossible to return empty-handed, ignoring such a valuable treasure.
Fame Sage exchanged glances with Law Sage and the others, then looked at Fox Lord and the nine other island lords, as well as Feng Boping and the rest. Fame Sage said, "This sword is extraordinary. Let's try to work together and see if we can retrieve it."
"Is there anything guarding the sword?"
Yin and Yang Sage looked around cautiously but didn't sense any other presence.
Law Sage said, "The sword itself is terrifying enough. It probably doesn't need any additional guards. I wonder which immortal left this sword here, hidden in this divine yang."
After a brief discussion, Fox Lord, Feng Boping, and the others all agreed to join forces to retrieve the sword.
As they worked together, their Holy Palaces combined and overlapped, and the surrounding heat seemed to lessen. Fame Sage took the lead, moving closer to the Divine Sword.
As he approached, the previously reduced heat intensified again, becoming more and more unbearable.
By the time he was ten zhang away from the Divine Sword, the scorching light made Fame Sage feel as if his body was being torn apart and roasted. A series of painful sensations from his Soul Spirit came, and he gritted his teeth, enduring the pain as he continued to move closer. When he was three zhang away from the Divine Sword, the destructive power of the sword's aura was enough to shatter his Holy Palace.
"Watch out!"
Law Sage, who had been following behind, saw this and his face changed. He immediately unleashed his full power, reaching out to grab Fame Sage.
In the instant his Holy Palace shattered, Fame Sage's pupils constricted. He felt a burning sensation rush towards him, and his entire body, both physical and Soul Spirit, began to burn as if he were about to be annihilated and dissipate into the heavens and earth.
He quickly retreated, but the burning was too intense, and he felt as if he were about to die.
At that moment, Law Sage and the others rushed to his aid, their Holy Palaces enveloping Fame Sage and pulling him back.
Fame Sage's body was still engulfed in flames. He gritted his teeth, suppressing his screams, and struggled to force the flames of the Flame Path back. Only then did the burning stop, but his physical body was already disfigured, his skin peeling away, and healing slowly.
"What a terrifying sword. Just the natural power it emits is this fearsome?"
The others stopped in their tracks, hesitant to move any closer.
Fame Sage caught his breath, still shaken. He had never imagined that after cultivating for countless years, he would almost be killed by a sword, and one that had no master and seemed to be in a dormant state, not even revealing its true power.
"This sword seems even more terrifying than we thought. Even an Immortal Artifact shouldn't be this powerful. The True Immortal Ancient Demon wouldn't cause us to be instantly annihilated just by getting close."
Law Sage's face was grave as he stared at the sword's handle, covered in crimson flames. He had never expected to find such a treasure in the depths of the divine yang. Even if they had known beforehand, it wouldn't have made a difference.
"Let's go back and have Military Sage set up an array. We'll gather the power of a hundred Sages and try again."
Mo Family Supreme Sage spoke solemnly.
Yin and Yang Sage nodded slightly, and the group didn't linger any longer. Every moment they stayed was a torment and a drain on their strength.
Upon their return, they immediately gathered the other Sages and explained the situation with the crimson flame immortal sword in the divine yang.
Under Military Sage's guidance, the Sages formed an array, their Holy Palaces combining and overlapping as they descended into the depths of the divine yang.
This time, the core of the military formation was Mivu Supreme Sage, one of the strongest among the Supreme Sages. Even the Primordial Ancestor would show him considerable respect.
Under the enhancement of the Military Formation, Mivu Supreme Sage felt an unprecedented surge of power, stronger than he had ever imagined. He was confident that in his current state, even if he faced the Primordial Ancestor again, who wielded a seven-tribulation Imperial Weapon, he would not fear him.
As he approached the Crimson Flame Immortal Sword, Mivu Supreme Sage soon felt an intense pressure. His expression changed slightly, and he revealed his Ultimate Realm. With a Full Power Eruption, he finally reached the Crimson Flame Immortal Sword.
His eyes lit up as he gripped the sword. The Crimson Flame on the hilt immediately adhered to his arm, and soon, a power that ignored the Holy Palace began to erode him.
His arm was burning, and the Soul Spirit within it was being scorched. The intense pain directly affected his soul, causing even a Sage to break out in a cold sweat.
He gritted his teeth and tried his hardest to pull the sword out.
But as he exerted his strength, the sword remained firmly embedded in the red stone, not moving an inch. Instead, the hilt itself seemed to tremble slightly.
Boom!
Even this slight tremor caused Mivu Supreme Sage's arm to explode.
"Bad!"
Mivu Supreme Sage's face changed, and he quickly retreated. The flames around the sword, like fire dragons, chased after him.
The other Sages, seeing this, immediately acted, blocking the fiery dragons for a moment. Mivu Supreme Sage took this opportunity to retreat a hundred paces away from the sword.
"I couldn't pull it out. The sword was asleep, but it seems to have just been awakened."
Mivu Supreme Sage's face was grim. He had not expected that, despite the combined power of a hundred Sages and his own status as a Supreme Sage, he would be unable to pull out a single Sword Capital. This was truly terrifying.
"This sword is likely not an Immortal Artifact but some even more formidable weapon."
Feng Boping, seeing the scene, said with a serious expression.
"Let's have Heavenly Venerated Hao try it later. Such a powerful weapon, if it can be mastered, would be like adding wings to a tiger." Yin and Yang Sage said solemnly.
The Sages exchanged glances and withdrew from the area, not wanting to waste their power here.
Back in the Holy Land, Feng Boping looked at Li Hao, who was still deep in thought with his eyes closed. He did not disturb him, as all their hopes now rested on Li Hao.
...
In the divine yang, Li Hao closed his eyes, repeatedly pondering how to sculpt wind and water.
He seemed to be in a trance, thinking about all the sculpting techniques he knew, but none of them could achieve what he needed.
How to sculpt wind? How to sculpt water?
Li Hao, at the Tenth Rank of the Art Dao, could use Heaven and Earth as a canvas to adorn the world.
At the Tenth Rank of the Cooking Dao, he could use Heaven and Earth as a furnace to stew all living things.
In Li Hao's mind, the Sculpture Dao should be the same.
Sculpting all things in the world.
Everything can be sculpted.
(End of Chapter)
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