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Chapter 419: Transcending the Mundane and Entering the Sacred, Sword Dao Level Ten (Part 2)
Chapter 419: Transcending the Mundane and Entering the Sacred, Sword Dao Level Ten (Part 2)
But now, even just wind and water left him feeling helpless. If he couldn't even sculpt these, how could he possibly sculpt a cover that could envelop the Holy Land and stand for over ten years in the divine yang?
Sculpting... Li Hao's eyes were distant, many thoughts racing through his mind.
He could use saint blood as ink to dye the heavens red. Why couldn't he use a different tool?
At this thought, Li Hao's mind was suddenly jolted with a sense of insight. He clung to this spark of inspiration, focusing his thoughts, and his eyes gradually brightened. Suddenly, four words appeared in his mind, like a sudden epiphany, giving him a profound understanding.
Great skill is not laborious!
Sculpting is about the art of carving, of meticulous refinement.
But the highest form of sculpting is natural and effortless.
Sculpting a tree can never match a real tree!
And a real tree grows naturally. Isn't it also sculpted by the ages of Heaven and Earth?
Sculpting this blade... it can be time, space, or anything!
Li Hao suddenly realized that this was the true essence of sculpting.
With this realization, the problems he had encountered before were instantly and quietly resolved.
How to sculpt wind?
Breathing is wind.
How to sculpt water?
Swinging is water!
In front of Li Hao, a notification panel suddenly appeared:
【You have comprehended the Sculpture Mindset: transcend the mundane and enter the sacred!】
Li Hao's Sculpture Dao broke through the Ninth Rank bottleneck, ascending to the Tenth Rank!
Numerous insights surged forth, but Li Hao's mindset remained unprecedentedly clear and calm. This sudden enlightenment not only broke his Sculpture Dao through the Ninth Rank and into the Tenth Rank but also granted him a deeper understanding of the Sword Dao. This understanding was not gained through mere skill points but through the true essence of Sculpture merging with the Sword Dao itself.
Or perhaps, the Sculpture Dao itself, when applied to combat, was not impossible.
Everything can become a carving tool, why not a sword?
Li Hao raised his hand, and a vast amount of fiery energy gathered around him. He did not sculpt in the traditional sense; instead, he condensed the fiery energy into a form of sculpture without visible marks, transcending the common understanding of sculpture. This was his Sculpture Saint Path, where the greatest skill leaves no trace!
Fiery energy could counteract fiery energy, and Li Hao's goal was to condense the fiery energy into a solid wall, a fortress, enveloping the Holy Land and the Nine Realms Immortal Island.
Whoosh!
Li Hao stepped into the Ultimate Transcendence to Immortality Realm, and the speed at which he condensed the fiery energy increased rapidly. Soon, a wall of fiery energy formed in the void.
Li Hao placed this wall outside the Holy Land, blocking the gap in the Immortal Divine Relic, immediately isolating the chaotic fiery energy from the outside.
"What is Heavenly Venerated Hao doing?"
Inside the Holy Land, the various saints and Feng Boping were surprised. They quickly realized that Li Hao was blocking the gap in the Immortal Divine Relic.
The condensed wall of fiery energy did not release any destructive power inward but instead served as a thick shield to block the fiery energy.
"Heavenly Venerated Hao seems to have found a solution."
"Using fiery energy to block fiery energy, what a brilliant idea!"
"Amazing, this way, as long as the fiery energy doesn't dissipate, it will block the gap for at least a thousand years."
The Holy Capital's residents were amazed, their eyes filled with admiration.
They all knew Li Hao was a Talent Monster, but this time, they felt it directly.
At this moment, Li Hao integrated the numerous insights from reaching the Tenth Rank of the Sculpture Dao. The speed at which he condensed the fiery energy around him increased, and soon, walls of fiery energy formed, blocking the various gaps in the Immortal Divine Relic.
Simultaneously, Li Hao sculpted a massive dome, enveloping the entire Immortal Divine Relic. This created a double-layered protection, ensuring it would not dissipate for at least ten thousand years.
After completing these tasks, Li Hao felt a sense of relief. The calm he had maintained while sculpting now turned to excitement.
He never expected to achieve sudden enlightenment, breaking through the Sculpture Dao Mindset and gaining the mindset to transcend the mundane and enter the sacred.
This was his third transcend the mundane and enter the sacred mindset, meaning he could now elevate his Sword Dao to the Tenth Rank!
If his Sword Dao reached the Tenth Rank, it would equal the third Sacrificial Dao, and after the Sword Dao reached the Tenth Rank, his Sword Art would undergo a qualitative improvement!
Without hesitation, Li Hao embedded this transcend the mundane and enter the sacred mindset into his Sword Dao.
Then, he chose to allocate points!
【Your Sword Dao has been upgraded to the Tenth Rank】
Following the panel's prompt, a surge of Sword Dao insights flooded in. Li Hao closed his eyes and sat in divine yang, oblivious to the surrounding fiery energy. His mind was completely immersed in the absorption of Sword Dao.
On his panel, numerous Sword Arts rapidly transformed and advanced to deeper levels.
The Unique Self Sword Technique achieved true Saint Immersion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, a dull rumble of thunder echoed above Li Hao's head.
Li Hao was taken aback. Was he actually attracting a lightning tribulation here in the divine yang?
At this moment, the various saints within the Immortal Divine Relic also faintly heard the thunder. They then saw the flames above Li Hao's head part, revealing a coil of lightning, accompanied by a vast and majestic heavenly aura.
This scene was all too familiar to the saints—this was the Ascension thunder tribulation!
"Heavenly Venerated Hao, he's attracting a lightning tribulation again?"
"Didn't he already Ascend?"
"What's going on here?"
The saints were stunned, unable to believe what they were seeing.
Fame Saint and a few other Supreme Sages, as well as some of the older Three Calamities Sages, however, changed expressions, understanding the reason.
"It's the Sacrificial Dao! Only the Sacrificial Dao can repeatedly attract the Ascension thunder tribulation!" Mo Family Supreme Sage said, his eyes filled with shock.
The Sacrificial Dao was the most difficult path in Ascension. Li Hao had already taken it once, and now he was taking it again?
Upon hearing Mo Family Supreme Sage's words, the other sages were dumbfounded, their scalps tingling.
Meanwhile, Li Hao inwardly cursed and quickly moved, rushing into the lightning tribulation.
"Hurry and disappear!"
Li Hao summoned a broken immortal sword and suddenly slashed, piercing through the lightning tribulation.
This was his Unique Self Sword Technique, incredibly fast and carrying a sense of Annihilation, which swept away the newly formed thundercloud in a single stroke!
The vast heavenly aura within the thundercloud was also dispelled by this sword strike, vanishing without a trace.
Li Hao was eager to destroy the thundercloud, fearing that any commotion might leave a trace and be detected by the True Immortal Ancient Demon.
Seeing the thundercloud shattered by Li Hao's single sword strike, the saints of the Holy Capital were momentarily stunned. Such a method of overcoming the tribulation left them feeling as if they had gained a whole new perspective.
But some of them quickly realized Li Hao's meticulous thinking and understood his intentions.
With the thundercloud's dissipation, the lightning tribulation was considered overcome. Li Hao immediately felt his Sword Dao become more transparent, and his cultivation seemed to have improved, though not as significantly as during his first Sacrificial Dao.
Li Hao didn't linger. He extended his divine sense, quietly exiting the divine yang to check the outside. Finding no leakage of his aura, he breathed a sigh of relief and then returned to the Immortal Divine Relic, landing in the sky above Holy Mountain.
"Everyone, I'm going to hunt down those ancient demons."
Li Hao glanced at Old Feng and the others, noticing Ren Qianqian and Li Yuanzhao looking at him with urgency, which made him sigh inwardly.
"Heavenly Venerated Hao, don't rush. We found a divine sword that might be an Immortal Artifact. Perhaps you can wield it."
Fame Saint quickly called out.
Feng Boping immediately added, "That's right, but the sword is extremely dangerous."
Li Hao was momentarily stunned but then his eyes lit up. "Where is it?"
"In the depths of the divine yang."
"Let's go."
Li Hao immediately said, "Lead the way."
Currently, the True Immortal Ancient Demon was outside, slaughtering and feeding on cultivators, and Li Hao didn't want to waste a moment.
Fame Saint and the others immediately led Li Hao, accompanied by the Military Sage and over a hundred sages, to the depths of the divine yang.
Upon arriving, Li Hao saw a divine sword embedded in red soil, radiating a terrifying aura.
Li Hao's eyes narrowed, but he felt a surge of joy. This sword indeed didn't seem to be an Imperial Weapon.
"Li Hao, be careful."
Feng Boping warned.
The Military Sage began to set up an array, with 108 sages forming a formation, Li Hao at the center.
Li Hao once again felt the surging power being channeled through him. The saints were taking this so seriously, which meant this sword was certainly extraordinary.
Li Hao didn’t dare to be careless, revealing all of his Power as he approached the sword.
As he drew closer, Li Hao immediately felt a terrifying aura, and he could vaguely sense a hazy consciousness within the sword, as if it were in a deep slumber.
Soon, Li Hao stood before the sword.
He raised his hand to grip the hilt and instantly felt an unimaginable heat piercing his palm. At the same time, the Crimson Flames surrounding the blade enveloped him.
But Li Hao’s Power was immense, dozens of times that of a Fame Saint or Supreme Sage. He relied on this formidable Power to block the Crimson Flames.
Li Hao exerted his strength to pull the sword, but it seemed to be fused with the red earth, remaining completely immobile.
His expression changed slightly, and he unleashed his Full Power Eruption. He felt the sword tremble slightly in his hand, and at the same moment, a terrifying Will assaulted him.
This Will ignored the Saint Path and the thick Power surrounding Li Hao, directly slashing into his Sea of Consciousness.
In response, the Sacrificial Dao Sword Intent in Li Hao’s Sea of Consciousness, which he had just condensed, seemed to be stimulated and clashed with the Will.
Li Hao’s body was sent flying backward, his palm scorched black, and his Sea of Consciousness shook.
In an instant, Li Hao was severely injured.
Fortunately, the Sacrificial Dao Sword Intent in his Sea of Consciousness had managed to withstand that Will.
Li Hao’s eyes deepened, and he stared at the sword in shock. He had seen Nangong Jian’s sword, which was an Immortal Artifact, but it was nowhere near as terrifying as this one.
This was likely not an Immortal Artifact, but an even more formidable Weapon!
He had only tried to move it slightly, and it had triggered such a terrifying Will. This was absolutely not a Weapon he could control with his current strength.
“Failed?”
The Saints watching the scene were stunned. They had seen Li Hao approach the sword so easily and thought there was a chance, but the situation had suddenly changed.
Li Hao took a deep breath and said, “This sword is not something we can master now. I suspect even a True Immortal might struggle to control it.”
His words were astonishing, and the Holy Capitals were shocked, but they did not doubt Li Hao’s statement.
They too had felt the sword’s terror.
“Then what do we do now?”
“Such a precious treasure, and we can only look at it, not use it?”
The Saints looked at each other, then at Li Hao, their eyes filled with worry.
The key issue wasn’t that they couldn’t use the treasure, but that Li Hao’s upcoming battle against the True Immortal Ancient Demon had lost the additional hope they had pinned on this sword.
Li Hao glanced around, understanding their thoughts, but he didn’t lose heart.
“Don’t worry. Even without this sword, I’m confident in this battle.”
Li Hao took a deep breath and led the group back to the Holy Land. He deactivated the Military Formation and said, “Wait for my good news. If anything goes wrong, you can stay here for at least ten thousand years. In that time, someone will surely come to this realm. Otherwise, the situation in the True World might be dire.”
Hearing Li Hao’s words, the Holy Capitals were heavy-hearted.
“You must come back alive. If you don’t, I’ll come find you!”
Feng Boping stared at Li Hao, speaking earnestly.
Li Hao understood Old Feng’s sentiment and smiled. “I will definitely come back!”
“You must stay alive. I believe you will win!”
Lin Qingying stepped up to Li Hao, her eyes red and swollen, but she had wiped away her tears.
Li Hao nodded gently, then looked at Ren Qianqian, Li Yuanzhao, the Sword Master, and the others, feeling the heavy expectations and worries in their eyes.
Li Hao didn’t say anything more. He took a deep breath, bid farewell to everyone, and turned to leave the divine yang.
“Li Hao…”
He Jianlan watched the young man’s back as he walked away, feeling a pang of heartache, as if seeing the young man step out of the Divine General Manor all those years ago.
The people in the Holy Land and the Nine Provinces Immortal Island, who had come here for refuge, remained silent.
Many Dayu Commoners recognized Li Hao as the only Heavenly General of the Dayu Divine Dynasty in a thousand years, a figure they often talked about and whom countless children revered. Known as the one who had never been defeated, could he still win this battle against an unprecedented Immortal Deity, a being that transcended the mortal realm?
(End of Chapter)
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