Everlasting Renown Chapter 456: One Day Up the Mountain, One Day Down (Part 2) - Novel Cool

Chapter 456: One Day Up the Mountain, One Day Down (Part 2)

Chapter 456: One Day Up the Mountain, One Day Down (Part 2)

Yun Wumian was also taken aback. This was the first time he had encountered or heard of such a situation. He was usually calm and composed, even in the face of a million ancient demons, but now he showed a rare hint of surprise, asking:

"Why? Do you feel you cannot Comprehend it, or do you think you have already understood it?"

Li Hao shook his head slightly. To say he had already understood it would be too arrogant. After all, he had only taken a glance and grasped some basics.

"I've been here, I've seen it, and now I want to do something more meaningful."

Li Hao said.

Yun Wumian's eyes narrowed slightly, realizing that the young man intended to leave immediately.

"More meaningful? What do you mean by that?"

Curiosity rose in his heart, and he asked.

Li Hao glanced at the backs of the numerous disciples who had already taken their seats in front of the sword marks, then turned his gaze to the foot of Emperor Sword Mountain and said:

"Go play a game of chess, paint a picture, savor a delicious meal, or perhaps sculpt something small."

The young man's clear voice echoed softly in front of the thatched cottage on the summit of Emperor Sword Mountain.

Simple words, strung together and spoken by the young man, left Li Tiemu, Zhou Qingyun, and the other elders speechless, their eyes wide with shock.

To the young man, these ordinary, simple things were more meaningful than Comprehending the Emperor Sword Intent?

Yun Wumian hadn't expected such an answer. He was taken aback, but when he saw the young man's sincere and clear gaze, he realized the young man was not lying, nor was he making excuses.

While all the Sword Abyss prodigies and disciples were rushing up the mountain, this young man had taken just one look at the Emperor Sword Intent and now wanted to turn around and leave.

Yun Wumian fell silent. He had never encountered a young man like this before.

If he hadn't witnessed the young man's invincible strike that cut down an Ancestral Dragon, he would have considered the young man a foolish boy.

But that strike told him that the young man was not only not foolish but also possessed extraordinary insight and wisdom.

Now, he seemed to see that the young man also had a unique and rare character.

Whether this character was good or bad, he couldn't say for sure.

But it was interesting.

He slowly said, "Your name is Hao Tian?"

"Um."

The young man nodded.

"What is your surname? Which noble family do you come from?"

"My surname is Hao, my name is Tian. I have no noble family. I came to this world alone."

Li Hao said calmly and frankly.

"Hao..."

Yun Wumian searched his mind for noble families with the surname Hao but found none. He softly said, "To dare name yourself 'Tian,' what a bold personality!"

"Born of heaven and earth, I name myself in respect to heaven. Why not?"

Li Hao said.

Yun Wumian's eyes flickered, and he gazed at the young man's calm eyes. His own eyes softened, and he said:

"Elder Li told me you've only been a disciple of the Sword Abyss for two years. You have a certain power that attracts the Heavenly Dao Rule, making it difficult even for me to see your true cultivation. Unless you reveal your Immortal Power, do you know how dangerous this is?"

Li Hao was slightly taken aback, immediately realizing he was talking about his Omni Attributes.

Under the cover of Omni Attributes, he could hide his realm.

Unless he revealed his aura.

And he instantly understood the meaning behind the other's words.

Even an immortal king found it difficult to probe him, which would inevitably lead to suspicion that he possessed some extraordinary treasure!

"Being a prodigy, each has their own destiny. I won't pry into your secrets."

Yun Wumian's voice was gentle and soft. "But remember, now that you are a disciple of the Nine Depths of the Great Dream, you are part of the Sword Abyss. If you encounter any difficulties, the Sword Abyss will be your support. No one can harm you without crossing the Sword Abyss!"

Li Hao was taken aback. He stared at the Abyss Lord for a moment, then clasped his hands and bowed deeply. "Disciple remembers!"

Yun Wumian's face, rarely showing any emotion, broke into a smile. This caught Li Tiemu and the others by surprise, their expressions filled with astonishment.

"Emperor Sword Mountain has opened ahead of schedule to help you all grasp the Sword Intent. Do you know why, young man?"

Yun Wumian asked.

Li Hao's heart stirred. "Is it related to the Southern Domain Battle? Are you trying to prepare us in advance?"

Yun Wumian glanced at Li Tiemu, who wore an innocent expression, clearly indicating he hadn't leaked any information.

"Exactly, the Southern Domain Battle. The Nine Immortal Dynasties, numerous Heavenly Sects, and Dizong Sect prodigies, along with the monsters from the Heavenly Palace, will all be competing."

Yun Wumian smiled at Li Hao. "Any cultivator under three thousand soul years old can participate. This battle will determine the ranking of sects in the Southern Domain, the distribution of Immortal Vein resources, and many other benefits. Therefore, every sect is vying for dominance!"

Li Hao nodded, imagining the intensity of the Southern Domain Battle.

"However, for the participants, there are also immense benefits."

Yun Wumian's eyes gleamed as he spoke softly. "If you can place in the top ten, you will have the opportunity to enter the Chaos True Realm for cultivation."

"Chaos True Realm?"

Li Hao was puzzled.

Seeing Li Hao's unfamiliarity with the Chaos True Realm, Yun Wumian was momentarily taken aback, then chuckled. This confirmed that Li Hao truly had no noble family backing him. Yet, to have come this far on his own, to stand before him, was nothing short of astonishing.

"Indeed, it is a cultivation holy land that even the descendants of imperial clans vie for. There, you can touch the Chaos Great Dao and more easily comprehend other Great Daos. Countless sects, noble families, and even disciples under the Supreme Sage of the Heavenly Palace yearn to enter the Chaos True Realm, but the spots are limited..."

Yun Wumian looked at Li Hao and smiled gently. "You must seize this opportunity."

Li Hao understood and nodded. "I will."

Seeing Li Hao's calm reaction, Yun Wumian asked, "Do you still want to leave the mountain?"

"Leave the mountain."

The young man's answer left Yun Wumian feeling a bit helpless.

"Why?"

"Because leaving the mountain has more meaning."

The young man said this with earnestness.

Yun Wumian met his gaze and suddenly realized that his earlier encouragement seemed to have been in vain. However, he didn't feel angry. Perhaps it was the purity in the young man's eyes that made him truly believe that whatever the young man intended to do was indeed significant.

Perhaps, for this young man, it was so.

Yun Wumian shook his head and smiled. "Go then. If you need anything, just speak to Elder Li."

With that, he turned and sat back down at the tea table in front of the thatched hut. He hadn't spoken so much in a long time and felt his throat dry.

Li Hao bowed to him in farewell, then waved to Old Li before turning and descending the mountain.

"Hao Tian, are you really leaving?"

Li Tiemu, seeing Li Hao's actions, suddenly snapped out of his daze and became anxious.

The young man nodded and leaped off the mountaintop, vanishing from their sight.

Li Tiemu's steps halted, and he stood there, stunned.

But he quickly resumed his pursuit, determined to bring the young man back. Zhou Qingyun, however, placed a hand on his shoulder and shook his head.

"Don't chase him. That child is the one with the nine-ringed dao heart, isn't he? With such a dao heart, his thoughts are higher than yours. I believe he has already gained something and wants to process it on his own."

Li Tiemu was taken aback and looked at him suspiciously.

Zhou Qingyun, annoyed, said, "You don't know how that child passed the seventh level. You're a pretty poor master, aren't you?"

Li Tiemu finally realized that the boy's ascent had exceeded his expectations, and he didn't even know how he had managed it.

"How did he pass the seventh level? The Ancestral Dragon isn't easy to deal with", Li Tiemu asked urgently.

Zhou Qingyun shrugged. "How else? He walked through it."

"Speak clearly!"

"Hey, you're getting worked up. Your good disciple nearly split the Ancestral Dragon in two with a single sword strike, then walked through it calmly. Does that make sense to you?" Zhou Qingyun's face was annoyed, but his eyes were full of admiration.

Receiving a Yanhuo Clan member, he felt a bit envious.

Receiving a Natural Sword Immortal Constitution, he felt jealous.

Now, with another Monster, he really wanted to strangle this old man!

Li Tiemu heard his words and was shaken to the core, standing there in a daze.

Almost killing an Ancestral Dragon with a single sword strike? The scene was hard to imagine, but he could just about picture it.

That kid... is he really that powerful?

Li Tiemu looked at the old woman, and seeing her rolling eyes, he was certain that Zhou Qingyun wasn't lying.

He couldn't help but get excited. He knew that Li Hao was only at the third level of the True Immortal Realm. With the Immortal Power of a third-level True Immortal, to be able to defeat an Ancestral Dragon with a single sword strike, this kid must have the potential to dominate the True Immortal Realm.

"That kid is the one who has been hiding the most. I think, if it came to a real fight, that Natural Sword Immortal Constitution kid might not even be his match."

Zhou Qingyun said, stroking his beard.

Li Tiemu's heart skipped a beat and then started pounding. He ignored Zhou Qingyun and went to Yun Wumian, who was sitting at the tea table in the hut, and asked:

"Abyss Lord, is it really like that? That child..."

Yun Wumian took a sip from his teacup and nodded slightly, his expression not as cold as usual, with a hint of warmth in his eyes.

"Indeed, he is a rare sword prodigy. Compared to the Ancient Immortal Legacy..."

He drank the rest of his tea and said two words: "Not bad."

Just these two words made Li Tiemu tremble with excitement. He knew that nothing on Emperor Sword Mountain could escape the notice of this Abyss Lord, and to receive such an evaluation meant it was undoubtedly true.

"Being able to recruit these two disciples, you have done a great service to the Sword Abyss. Once the Southern Domain Battle is over, you can ask for anything you want."

Yun Wumian looked at Li Tiemu and said calmly.

Li Tiemu's voice trembled with excitement, and his eyes welled up with tears. He gritted his teeth and said:

"I only want the Nine Depths of the Great Dream, to return to the Tianyi Sect and restore our glory from ten thousand years ago!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Wumian fell silent.

He looked at the old man with tears in his eyes, his own eyes showing a hint of emotion. He looked up at the two towering sword marks in the distance, his gaze filled with a deep sense of melancholy and nostalgia:

"Yes, I want to as well..."

His soft words made Li Tiemu's body tremble.

"Emperor Immortal has fallen, and the Supreme Sage oversees the Southern Domain, aiming to eradicate all traces of the Imperial Lineage. The ten great Immortal Techniques are almost extinct, and that young man is no one knows from where he learned his skills..."

Yun Wumian's eyes seemed to shimmer with the light of countless stars as he said softly, "For years, the Nine Depths of the Great Dream has been cautious, avoiding trouble, to prevent the Supreme Sage from finding any fault. The Nine Depths of the Great Dream must not only survive but also return to its rightful place, proving that the Imperial Lineage is indestructible and that the Emperor Immortal will not be buried by time..."

These words seemed to echo Li Tiemu's thoughts, and he was on the verge of tears.

For ten thousand years, that battle had been shrouded in darkness and the Emperor had fallen. After the war, the Supreme Sage had sole control over the Southern Domain.

The former Imperial Lineage had been quietly suppressed.

The countless lives lost in that battle had been forgotten, their sacrifices distorted and defamed by those with ulterior motives.

Many had long forgotten that the Southern Domain's existence today is due to the countless lives buried in the void river of the Southern Domain Frontier.

"Abyss Lord, I have one wish in my life: to see the Nine Depths of the Great Dream return to the Tianyi Sect. That is what should be ours. We followed the Immortal Emperor; how can we tarnish the glory of the Imperial Dao!"

Li Tiemu wiped his eyes, quickly composed himself, and said with a low voice.

Yun Wumian nodded slightly, his eyes quickly regaining their usual calm. Over the ten thousand years, they had learned to suppress and control their inner thoughts, not giving the Supreme Sage any chance to find fault.

"Before the Southern Domain Battle, do those two kids have a chance?"

Li Tiemu asked again.

Yun Wumian's eyes flickered, looking at the back of the young man with the Sword Immortal Body standing in front of the sword marks, and nodded:

"Fifty percent."

Fifty percent, meaning half.

Li Tiemu took a deep breath, his eyes filled with intense motivation. He immediately said, "I'll go check on that kid and see what he's up to."

Yun Wumian raised his hand slightly, "That child's Talent Insight is not inferior to the Sword Immortal Body; he's just a bit indifferent. But perhaps it's precisely this character that allows him to reach this point. You don't need to change him. Let him perform according to his own feelings. If he needs any cultivation resources, provide them freely, and come to me for them later."

Li Tiemu was slightly stunned, hesitating to speak.

Yun Wumian shook his head gently, whispering, "The burdens we carry have deformed us. Don't let those children be deformed as well."

Li Tiemu fell silent, his head lowered, and he said no more.

At the base of Emperor Sword Mountain.

Li Hao, having said he would descend, truly did so.

However, upon reaching the bottom, he saw that the first level of the merged Emperor Sword Mountain had a Void Rift.

Li Hao was somewhat surprised. Using the power of the Space Dao essence, he manipulated the Void Rift and entered it.

Upon entering, he found a vast expanse of Heaven and Earth, identical to the first level of Emperor Sword Mountain.

The original space was merely compressed into a thin gap, but it contained a world within.

Li Hao was taken aback and then sensed the spirit race aura in the air. His eyes lit up, and he immediately headed toward the cliff valley.

"Hmm?"

At the cliff valley, the spirit race elder, Ah Ling, and the spirit race middle-aged man were still sitting there.

The Abyss Lord hadn't released them, so they could only continue waiting here.

Sensing Li Hao's aura, the three of them looked up in surprise.

"How did you get here?"

The spirit race elder asked, surprised.

Li Hao smiled, "I was passing by and saw you were still here, so I came to check."

"Have you been to the summit?"

Ah Ling couldn't help but ask, her eyes wide with curiosity.

Li Hao nodded, "Yes, I went to take a look."

"What was it like?"

"Many people, very majestic", Li Hao said.

The three of them couldn't help but chuckle. The countless people who longed to reach the summit of Emperor Sword Mountain were described by this young man in just six words?

"Isn't the purpose of reaching the summit to Comprehend the Imperial Sword Intent?" Ah Ling covered her mouth and laughed, then asked.

"I've already finished Comprehending, so I came down early."

Li Hao said.

"Can you actually finish Comprehending?" Ah Ling couldn't help but find it a bit amusing, "Isn't it true that the longer you Comprehend, the more you understand?"

That's true... Li Hao nodded, "But my Talent is dull, and I lack patience, so I had to leave early."

His Sword Dao essence was at the third level, and he had already Comprehended everything he could. Continuing to observe and comprehend would indeed improve him, but the gains would be extremely minimal, which was why he descended.

"If you're dull, then there are very few who are smart."

Ah Ling said with a hint of annoyance. Being able to block her sword with a Physical Body Immortal Body wasn't dull at all, and Li Hao was only at the True Immortal Realm third level.

At this moment, Li Hao, having been enlightened by Yun Wumian, had already retracted his Omni Attributes.

"Let's not talk about that; let's play chess", Li Hao said.

"You really have a strong addiction", the spirit race elder couldn't help but find it amusing. Not going to Comprehend the Imperial Sword Intent and coming to play chess was beyond his understanding.

"I'll only feel satisfied after I win", Li Hao laughed heartily.

"Then it would be easier for you to comprehend the Imperial Sword Intent", the spirit race elder said humorously.

...

On Emperor Sword Mountain, two huge sword marks stood tall like monuments.

Numerous disciples were engrossed in Comprehending the sword marks, lost in thought.

Time passed swiftly, and half a year went by.

Yun Wumian appeared, waking everyone from their deep contemplation. He raised his hand and pressed the two sword marks back into Emperor Sword Mountain.

With a rumbling sound, everyone regained their senses.

"It's time to go down the mountain."

Yun Wumian said.

The disciples looked at each other, some with bewildered expressions, their minds still filled with the image of the sword marks.

"Is it over already?"

"Half a year has passed?"

"I haven't felt anything, just a bit of Sword Momentum."

"..."

The disciples got up, some moaning, some holding their heads, and others closing their eyes, trying to recall every detail, afraid of forgetting.

"Let's go. The other Abyss disciples have already gathered, and it's time for us to set off."

Li Tiemu and the other elders approached, calling their respective disciples to gather around them.

(End of Chapter)

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