Chapter 500: Fire Dao Origin
Chapter 500: Fire Dao Origin
"Mother, I absolutely will not agree to this!"
Chu Yueli clutched the jade pendant, golden light bursting from her slender, fair fingertips. She gritted her teeth and sent a message: "Is Imperial Father losing his mind? I’m ranked seventh on the immortal stele in the Ancient Immortal Realm, and I haven’t even unleashed my full strength. If I did, I could easily be in the top three!"
"How can Imperial Father even consider marrying me off to someone like that with my strength?"
She couldn’t quite understand it. As a member of the Imperial Clan, she had seen many political marriages, including those within the Immortal Dynasties, where many Cultivation Noble Families had married Imperial Princesses, who were secretly controlled and manipulated by the Imperial Clan.
But those Imperial Princesses who were married off were usually of average talent, and it was normal for them to be sacrificed for political alliances.
As for herself… she was already at the Third Level of the Immortal Lord Realm. Given another ten thousand years, she could cultivate to the Immortal King Realm. At the very least, she was confident she could reach the Tenth Level of Perfection in the Immortal Lord Realm, and be among the best.
The King Realm was just a necessary step for her. Once she reached it, her status would be completely transformed.
What was the King Realm? It meant being a pillar of stability, a supreme ruler in one’s own domain!
Such powerful figures in the Immortal Dynasties were often regional governors or overseers of major immortal cities, controlling hundreds of immortal cities!
The Imperial Clan had many descendants, and talents like hers should not be used as bargaining chips in political marriages.
Moreover, being married off to someone at the True Immortal Realm was even more absurd.
"Have you met this person? When I heard about this from your Imperial Father, I immediately sent people to investigate, but there’s very little information on him. He’s not from the Immortal Dynasties. However, your Imperial Father said he is currently the strongest True Immortal Realm cultivator in the Immortal Dynasties, even defeating Chu Tianzheng, the son of Concubine Li. Is that true?"
The gentle female voice on the other end asked hesitantly.
Chu Yueli bit her lip, her eyes flickering with a mix of emotions. "That’s true. He does have exceptional talent and is considered top-notch among True Immortal Realm cultivators. However, it’s possible he’s deliberately suppressing his realm to focus on comprehending the Great Origin Realm, which is why he’s performing so well."
"You mean he’s deliberately holding back his realm?"
"Otherwise, how could his Dao Realm comprehension surpass that of an Immortal Lord Realm cultivator? If he truly has such outstanding talent, cultivating should be as easy as eating and drinking. The bottleneck of the True Immortal Realm is far less challenging than that of the Immortal Lord Realm, and comprehending the Primordial Dao is even more difficult."
Chu Yueli explained. As she spoke, her eyes flickered, as if she had just thought of something. "However, he was able to form the Nine Flower Immortal Seal, which does make him a notable figure."
"Nine Flower Immortal Seal…"
The golden twin fish pendant on the other end paused for a moment before responding, "That’s one of the hallmarks of top-tier cultivators. It’s no wonder your Imperial Father holds him in high regard."
"I don’t care. I won’t marry him. I don’t like him."
Chu Yueli said through gritted teeth.
There was a brief silence on the other end before a slow response came, "This decision is already made by your Imperial Father, and I might not be able to persuade him. Besides, he hates it when I discuss such matters. However, if you truly don’t like him, I will convey your thoughts to him and let him consider it. After all, you are my precious daughter, and I can’t bear to see you suffer."
"Only Mother understands me."
Chu Yueli let out a sigh of relief, then pouted slightly, saying with a hint of annoyance, "What’s Imperial Father thinking? Although I don’t have the Nine Flower Immortal Seal, as long as I cultivate fast enough, I can still surpass those with the Nine Flower Immortal Seal in the future. If they are strong at the same realm, I’ll just be one realm higher. Our talents are similar; they just spend their time comprehending the Primordial Dao and forming immortal seals, while we focus on cultivating our realms and rapidly enhancing our strength."
"Our situation and difficulties, Mother, you understand. If we weren’t born into the Imperial Clan, we wouldn’t have to make such choices."
A light sigh came from the other side. "I understand your difficulties, and I will help you with this. However, based on my understanding of your imperial father, it might not be easy to persuade him. In this Origin Secret Realm, you must focus on comprehending cultivation and strive to perform better at the Southern Domain Battle, to catch up with your brother Tianhuang."
"Catch up with Brother Tianhuang?"
Chu Yueli was slightly taken aback and bitterly smiled. "Mother, you’re giving me too much credit. While I don’t think I’m bad, Brother Tianhuang… he’s simply a monster. You’ve seen his cultivation speed. This time, he’s topped the charts. Some say that Boya Xuejian, if he were to give it his all, might not fall short of Brother Tianhuang in the future, but they clearly don’t understand the true nature of Brother Tianhuang…"
As she spoke, a flicker of unease crossed her eyes.
"I know him."
The voice on the other side gently replied, "I’m asking you to catch up, not to surpass him. If you truly can surpass him, then I will truly be able to hold my head high and never have to endure the disdainful looks from the Pearl Spring Palace again."
Chu Yueli understood Mother’s situation and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. She worked hard at cultivation for this very reason, but she also knew that truly changing things would be incredibly difficult.
"Your imperial father also said that if that young man wins first place in the True Immortal Realm group, he will betroth you to him as a concubine", the voice continued.
"What?!"
Chu Yueli shrieked in shock, her eyes wide with disbelief.
"Is Father serious? As a concubine? As an Imperial Clan member, even those with mediocre talent and as dim-witted as pigs among my sisters would only be reluctantly betrothed as concubines to ancient Immortal Deity noble families. What does Father think of me?!"
Her fingers, gripping the twin-fish pendant, turned white with the strain, nearly crushing the jade.
"For some reason, your imperial father holds that young man in extremely high regard. Perhaps there are other reasons. After all, your imperial father rarely makes mistakes. Regardless, you must perform well, and I will do my best to help you."
The voice said.
The golden light on the pendant gradually dimmed and receded. Chu Yueli’s teeth were nearly grinding to dust. The idea of being betrothed as a wife was already unbearable, and being an Imperial Clan member, the thought of marrying a commoner was unthinkable. As for being betrothed as a concubine, that was even more unbearable, a complete humiliation.
Just who did that young man think he was?!
What if he had the Nine Flower Immortal Seal? If they truly faced off, she could easily suppress him and make him understand that talent was one thing, but actual combat strength was another!
"Ninth level…"
Chu Yueli looked up, her gaze fixed on the path outside the city. She quickly headed toward the outside, not even bidding farewell to the Grand Master Avatar in the courtyard.
...
...
At the ninth level, at the Heavenly Dao Bridge.
Li Hao sat on the Heavenly Dao Bridge, fishing, his gaze idly scanning the area beyond the bridge while feeling for any movements on the fishing line.
Soon, he spotted a figure in bright red.
Li Hao narrowed his eyes, recognizing the figure instantly. It was the Red Tassel Immortal Lord he had encountered outside the All Heavens domain!
The other figure was clad in bright red, standing alone under the bridge, with no one within several dozen meters, exuding a cold and aloof aura, one that seemed unapproachable.
As Li Hao observed him, the other seemed to sense his gaze and looked up. Their eyes met, and the Red Tassel Immortal Lord nodded slightly, his eyes revealing a hint of curiosity.
It was that young man... When Li Hao first ascended the Heavenly Dao Bridge, she had noticed him, and the impression he left was profound. She led the Heavenly Palace army back to that ancient battlefield specifically to guide him out.
After all, to condense a heaven's path mixed infant form in the Sage Realm was truly extraordinary!
Such prodigies were extremely rare even in the Heavenly Palace, and among the Master's disciples, only one had managed to do so.
And that one is now a Monster-level figure, regarded by others as the Master's legacy, the future second Supreme Sage!
Of course, condensing a heaven's path mixed infant form in the Sage Realm was not the young man's true limit. In the True Immortal Realm, his talent was even more astounding, and by the Immortal Lord Realm, he had reached another level, far surpassing her and the other disciples.
Now that the young man could appear here, it meant that he had reached the top tier in the True Immortal Realm with the Nine Flower Immortal Seal. Compared to that figure, he still fell short, but it was more than enough.
After all, that figure had been by the Master's side since childhood, tutored by the Master's personal disciple, unlike the young man who had grown up on his own.
"Surprised he didn't die. It seems there's a secret in that Forbidden Area, or perhaps he has some hidden secret of his own..."
Red Tassel Immortal Lord thought to herself, her gaze on the young man becoming even more serious. The great secret within the Heavenly Catastrophe Immortal Emperor's domain could only be one thing: inheriting the Immortal Emperor's legacy!
At that moment, Li Hao was also extremely surprised to see the woman here.
Could it be that she was also participating in the Southern Domain Battle?
She was in the Immortal Lord Realm, and had helped Li Hao slay an Immortal Lord Realm Ancient Demon Commander. Now, Li Hao sensed that her aura was at the third level of the Immortal Lord Realm.
"Seems like another top prodigy", Li Hao thought to himself.
Being at the third level of the Immortal Lord Realm would not be remarkable if she were tens of thousands of years old, but achieving it within three thousand years was truly terrifying.
"Another failure."
"They didn't find it on that side either. Looks like we can only wait for another opportunity."
"This Heavenly Dao Bridge requires not just strength, but also fate."
Many people below the bridge were discussing, watching as those on the bridge struggled and fought, but ultimately failed to find the Primordial Dao of the Nine Sequences, leaving with regret and planning to return after resting.
Whoosh!
Red Tassel's figure flickered, and she appeared on the Heavenly Dao Bridge.
She no longer waited, and the Great Dao Immortal Technique condensed around her, bombarding her from all sides.
Her spear spun, instantly tearing apart the Immortal Techniques, but her expression grew even more serious. The ultimate eruptions of power and the Immortal Power were pushed to their limits.
Even on the Heavenly Dao Bridge, she could not afford to be careless.
"What are you doing here?"
Red Tassel didn't approach Li Hao, avoiding the Immortal Techniques she had attracted, which might affect him. She telepathically asked from a distance.
"Fishing for the Dao."
"Fishing for the Dao?"
Red Tassel was taken aback; she had never heard of such a thing. Could the Dao be fished for?
As she was stunned, Li Hao's eyes suddenly lit up, and a smile appeared on his lips. He yanked the fishing line hard, and a surge of Immortal Power erupted, sending a spiral force through the line.
In the flowing light of the Heavenly Dao Bridge, a beam of light descended.
Li Hao quickly reeled it in, despite the struggling light, and brought it to his side.
With a wave of his hand, the flowing light was suppressed by his Dao Domain, gradually contracting until it came to rest in his palm.
At the same time, a large amount of Fishing Experience appeared before his eyes.
"Sure enough..."
Seeing the million-plus Fishing Experience, Li Hao's lips curled into a slight smile. Then, he looked at the scorching Primordial Dao in his hand.
This was not one of the Nine Sequences, but rather the 'temperature' among the myriad Dao, a Great Dao derived from the Nine Sequences Primordial Dao.
Li Hao did not put it away to comprehend it immediately. Instead, he used the fishing line to wrap it up tightly, restraining it with a purple forbidden immortal technique so it couldn't move, and then cast it out again, using Dao as bait to fish for the fire of the Nine Sequences!
Soon, the flowing light floated up once more onto the Heavenly Dao Bridge.
Li Hao’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he focused intently, carefully sensing the movements above.
Time passed quietly, with the intense rumbling sounds of battle echoing around him. Li Hao sat alone on the bridge, surrounded by his Dao Domain, which seemed to isolate him from the world, making it eerily quiet.
"Hao Tian, I’m going to go support the others."
Chu Tianhuang sent a telepathic message to Li Hao.
Li Hao snapped back to reality and replied telepathically, "Alright."
After Chu Tianhuang left, Li Hao continued to fish earnestly, feeling the movements of the fire Dao.
As the temperature in the flowing light struggled and flickered, emitting intense temperature changes, suddenly, Li Hao felt that the essence of temperature seemed to stop struggling. Then, he sensed an intense heat around his fishing line.
The sensation was like molten lava, as if it could melt the fishing line.
Li Hao’s spirit was invigorated, and he stared intently at the flowing light, his Immortal Power surging to reinforce the fishing line.
Suddenly, a fierce wave of heat enveloped his fishing line and the entangled temperature. The temperature, engulfed by the heat wave, struggled violently but soon settled down. Li Hao was surprised to find that the essence of temperature was slowly melting and gradually seeping into the scorching flames.
"Finally, the big fish is here..."
A light shone in Li Hao’s eyes. When the essence of temperature was almost completely losing its essence, he yanked hard. The intense power wrapped around and followed the fishing line, nearly engulfing Li Hao as well.
At the same time, the emanating aura evolved into fire path immortal techniques in the air.
Molten lava-like firestones rolled down, and a black sea of fire splashed, radiating terrifying heat and destructive energy.
Li Hao’s gaze deepened, and he enveloped the area with his Immortal Power, directly drawing the fire path origin realm into himself.
Whoosh!
The black sea of fire enveloped him but soon extinguished, and the molten lava-like firestones were shattered by Li Hao’s sword.
Li Hao stood up and pulled with all his might, making the fishing line extend like an octopus’s tentacles, tightly wrapping around the target.
"Rise!"
Li Hao growled, his Immortal Power surging to pull the power out of the flowing light.
A crimson light, red to the ultimate degree, emerged, its blinding fire seeming to scorch the eyes.
"Fire Dao origin!"
"Fire Dao origin over there!"
The commotion around Li Hao immediately drew the attention of those defending against immortal techniques on the bridge and nearby, causing them to exclaim in surprise.
The young man, sitting calmly on the bridge, had somehow pulled out a fire Dao origin from the flowing light?
Whoosh!
Red Tassel appeared beside Li Hao, her eyes fixed on the fire Dao in his hand, sensing its aura.
Compared to the Time-Space Origin City, she actually wanted to go to the Five Dao Origin City.
(End of Chapter)
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