Chapter 507: Nine Sequence Entering the Dao
Chapter 507: Nine Sequence Entering the Dao
After watching the other person leave, Li Hao reined in his aura, dispelled the Heaven and Earth Dharma Image, and descended from the Divine Tree.
"They say human hearts are hard to fathom and can easily decay over time. Indeed, this is true."
The elder watched as Jin Fengling departed, sighing softly. His gaze then shifted to Li Hao.
Li Hao turned around and bowed to the elder, saying, "Thank you, Senior, for your rescue."
The elder glanced at Li Hao's expression, his eyes seeming to pierce through the soul, and said softly, "What the other person just said is correct. Do you have any thoughts about me because of it?"
Li Hao immediately understood what he meant and shook his head, "No."
"In the laws of this Origin Secret City, you first damaged my body, which is considered an attack on me. I have the right to counterattack."
The elder looked at Li Hao and sighed, "But you should understand that everyone hopes to have the initiative to harm others in their own hands. Otherwise, they become lambs waiting to be slaughtered."
"I understand."
Li Hao nodded. Although he had realized that the other party's request for him to cut the tree roots was a calculated move, he had initiated the request, and the other party had merely gone along with it. It would be contrary to his True Heart to harbor resentment over this.
The elder looked at Li Hao, unsure if he truly understood or was just pretending, but he had no intention of delving deeper. He simply said, "Do you still plan to stay here?"
"Um, yes."
Li Hao nodded. His sculpture was not yet complete, and since he had already cut the tree roots and handed the right to attack over to the other party, fleeing would be meaningless. Even Jin Fengling, who dared not attack the elder's True Self, feared losing the right to attack, which indicated the elder's terrifying strength.
But it was no surprise; the elder was the True Form of this Divine Tree...
Thinking of this, Li Hao's thoughts drifted.
Seeing Li Hao nod, the elder couldn't help but smile. He hadn't expected Li Hao to stay despite knowing he could attack him at any moment, which showed some courage.
"Then do as you please." The elder said no more.
Li Hao asked, "Senior, that person said you are the Primordial Dao Tree?"
The elder glanced at Li Hao, seeing through his thoughts, and said, "Yes, a long time ago, I was. But now..."
He looked at the city, a hint of age-old weariness in his eyes, and a smile of indeterminate meaning played on his lips.
"That is an ancient story. Would you like to hear it?"
"Um, yes."
Li Hao nodded, stopping his work on the sculpture and moving to the stream. He gathered Immortal Power into a thread in his hand and cast it into the stream, fishing.
Seeing Li Hao's skilled manner, the elder's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and he looked at Li Hao again, smiling, "You are a strange young fellow."
Li Hao scratched his head, "Strange?"
The elder shook his head, saying no more, and cast his fishing line as well. However, his thoughts were not on fishing but on reminiscing:
"Once, a war broke out here, ten thousand years ago..."
A fierce flame seemed to burn in his eyes, like battle banners flapping in the wind, bringing to mind the ancient and arduous battle from ten thousand years ago.
"...The ancient demons invaded the origin of the True World, attempting to destroy this Origin Secret City and cut off the Ascension Passage for countless prodigies of the True World..."
"To protect this Origin Secret City and my four younger siblings, I fought against those ancient demons. The enemy was already half a step into the Imperial Realm. I harnessed the power of the entire Origin Secret City and fought bitterly with them, ultimately almost perishing together..."
As the elder's hoarse voice recounted the story, Li Hao seemed to hear the deafening sounds of battle, imagining the grueling and terrifying struggle.
“What happened after that?”
“After that, my Origin Divine Fire extinguished, and I was on the brink of death. The tree seed withered, so to avoid disrupting the balance of Origin Secret City, I chose to remove my Origin Dao Seed and come here, Outside the City.”
Elder’s gaze returned from the distant past, and he looked in the direction of the city. A bitter, almost mocking smile slowly spread across his lips.
“Have you seen the Metal Primordial Dao Tree in the city?”
“I have.”
Li Hao immediately thought of the golden Divine Tree standing in the center of the city, which was much smaller than the other four Divine Trees around it.
At the time, he hadn’t given it much thought, but now, hearing Elder’s words, he suddenly understood.
“That Divine Tree is much smaller than the other four, which is normal. It’s because it’s the later-born Metal Origin Dao Seed, the youngest among them…”
Elder said softly.
Li Hao asked, “Has Origin Secret City stabilized now? Why haven’t you returned to the city?”
Elder’s lips curled slightly. “Thirty thousand years ago, I had already recovered and wanted to return to the city to defend Origin Secret City alongside my younger brother. However, they believed that my return would upset the existing balance. They were worried I might bully him, consume him, and grow stronger on my own…”
As he said this, his smile grew even wider.
Li Hao was stunned. Seeing the smile on Elder’s face, he fell silent.
The "they" Elder was referring to were not just him but others.
“So… you’ve stayed here ever since?” Li Hao asked.
Elder let out a light sigh, his smile fading. He said calmly, “That’s right. Although Outside the City lacks the nourishment of Origin Secret City, my Dao Seed will eventually wither. But they don’t know that during that battle, the ancient demons carried a piece of the Fate Origin Secret City fragment…”
He stopped there, not continuing. Instead, he looked at Li Hao and said, “Young man, that boy came looking for a Divine Tree Dao Fruit. Do you know what it is?”
Li Hao, seeing the sudden change in topic, shook his head. “No.”
“This is a Dao Fruit condensed by the Primordial Dao Tree. After the spiritual explosion in Origin Secret City, if you can demonstrate a Great Dao Level and gain the Primordial Dao Tree’s recognition, you will be allowed to cultivate on the Primordial Dao Tree. You might even have the chance to receive a Primordial Dao Fruit!”
“A Primordial Dao Tree can only condense one Divine Tree Dao Fruit every ten thousand years!”
“It contains the essence of the Primordial Dao Tree and a Great Dao Crystal.”
“Once consumed, even if you are not skilled in this path, you can quickly enter the Dao and advance to the Third Level Realm!”
“If you already have a deep understanding, it will further enhance and break through your Dao Realm, making it an unparalleled treasure!”
Li Hao suddenly understood. It was a treasure that directly boosted the Dao Realm.
No wonder Jin Fengling was so agitated and attacked him directly; this item was far more precious than an Immortal Pill that could only advance a minor Realm!
Advancing a minor Realm would indeed improve one’s strength, but it was far less significant compared to the difficulty of advancing the Dao Realm!
“What do you think? Are you tempted now?” Elder looked at Li Hao with a playful smile, half teasing.
Li Hao nodded, “I am!”
Elder couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re quite honest.”
“Do you have one, Senior?” Li Hao’s eyes sparkled. Such a treasure, who wouldn’t want it?
Seeing Li Hao’s eager expression, Elder didn’t feel annoyed; instead, he found it somewhat amusing. “That boy asked me, and I definitely don’t have one. But if you want it, I do have one!”
"Really?"
Li Hao was taken aback. He had only asked out of curiosity, never expecting the elder to actually admit it.
"If you want it, you'll have to agree to one condition." The elder's smile faded slightly as he spoke to Li Hao.
"What is it?"
Li Hao was puzzled but had his suspicions. "Earlier, you mentioned that I could repay you once I become an Immortal Emperor. Could it be that you're waiting for me to reach a certain level of strength so I can transfer you to the city, or perhaps suppress the other Primordial Dao Trees?"
The elder chuckled but shook his head. "Only half right."
"Half?"
"I can see the future."
The elder's eyes gleamed, though he didn't tell the young man that this ability came from the Fate Origin Secret City fragment he possessed, which allowed him to glimpse some of the threads of fate.
"In the near future, this Origin Secret City, and the other cities in the Origin Secret Realm, will face a calamity. The ancient demons will return and invade once more!"
He fixed his gaze on Li Hao. "When that time comes, if you have become an Immortal Emperor, I hope you will protect this Origin World. With the power of the Heavenly Dao Imperial Realm, defend the four Origin Secret Cities and safeguard the cultivation path of the True World Prodigies. This way, even if we face another era of imperial decline, the True World will still give birth to Emperors in the future!"
Li Hao was stunned, looking at him with a mix of shock and awe.
Though discussing the matter of Emperors with a mere True Immortal seemed distant and almost absurd, the elder's thoughts and ambitions left Li Hao with a shiver of admiration.
He had assumed the elder wanted to use this as a means to reclaim his former position, but instead, he was repaying kindness with kindness...
Li Hao fell silent, then finally said, "If that day comes, I will do it!"
"Earlier, I made the others swear an oath with their Dao Hearts, but Dao Hearts can also break. If their true hearts change, the oath will be hard to enforce. You can skip that part."
The elder spoke softly, a hint of regret in his eyes.
He reached into his robe and slowly pulled out something, causing a thousand rays of golden light to bloom.
At that moment, Li Hao felt his fishing line tug. His eyes darted to the stream, and he quickly reeled it in.
"I've got a bite!"
As he spoke, the line pulled in quickly, and a Divine Water Dao Fish was dragged out.
This was a spiritual creature condensed by Great Dao Fate, extremely precious and a superior ingredient that could enhance Dao Realm comprehension.
Li Hao was pleasantly surprised and stored it in his Heavenly Earth Space.
If he were to cook it into a dish, it would be no less effective than a supreme Enlightenment Immortal Pill!
The elder watched Li Hao's excited expression, his eyes flickering. Once Li Hao had put away the chaos fish, the elder slowly handed him the item from his robe.
"This is the Metal Dao Divine Tree Dao Fruit!"
Li Hao looked at the golden, radiant Dao Fruit, which emitted a rich fragrance and had intricate, wavelike patterns that seemed both natural and sharp like a blade, much like a top-tier divine pill.
"Thank you, Elder."
Li Hao accepted it without hesitation, knowing the fruit's immense value. It took ten thousand years to form, and it was a crystallization of the Primordial Dao Tree. It was impossible to buy with immortal stones, and even the treasuries of the greatest powers, the Immortal Dynasties and Imperial Clans, might not have such a fruit.
"Taking this Dao Fruit, how much you can comprehend depends on your insight. I see that your Metal Origin Dao is only at the first realm, a beginner stage."
The elder continued, "Even with average talent in Metal Dao, you should be able to reach the third realm. If your talent is exceptional, you might even reach the fourth realm!"
Li Hao nodded. The fact that the other party was willing to hand it over indicated they were prepared to use this item as a future stake.
He took it, feeling as if he were holding a cloud, weightless yet solid in his palm, brimming with a sense of Perfection, as if it were full of juice.
He glanced at the elder and, in his presence, opened his mouth and swallowed the Dao Fruit whole.
The Dao Fruit was the size of a head, but Li Hao's true form, which Emulates Heaven and Earth, stands thousands of feet tall. By merely enlarging his upper body slightly, he easily swallowed it in one bite, then returned his body to its normal size.
As the Dao Fruit merged with his body, it seemed to transform into a mist, spreading through his 48,000 acupoints.
His mind buzzed, as if a strong intention was about to burst forth.
Li Hao didn't dare to waste any time. He quickly returned to the open space, picked up the divine wood, and began Sculpting.
At that moment, his thoughts erupted with various beliefs. Li Hao felt that the Sculpture contained the Metal Dao, and his current perception of the Metal Origin Dao was extremely strong. Perhaps this could help him break through his bottleneck and achieve the Sculpturemindset!
As Li Hao Sculpted, the divine wood gradually transformed. He used time to drive the process, turning it into a blade, but under the influence of the Metal Origin Dao, he gradually realized that time alone, as a blade, wasn't sharp enough, wasn't fast enough!
He slowly condensed time, transforming it from a slow maturation process into a razor-sharp blade.
Sculpture... Metal Origin Dao...
Time also has a sharp edge, and that is the Metal Origin Dao!
Heavy, hard, sharp, immortal!
Li Hao gradually gained insight, his eyes turning golden, like a young deity sitting under the Divine Tree.
His hair danced without a breeze, his sword-like eyebrows extending into his temples, his eyes like golden stars, immersed in Sculpture and insight.
Around him, besides the Time Dao Origin, the Space Dao also transformed into another razor-sharp blade, compressed to the ultimate degree, quickly outlining the Sculpture in his hands.
Stroke by stroke, the divine wood gradually took shape, blossoming with flowers and leaves, forming a small Primordial Dao Tree!
The Primordial Dao Tree seemed to emit a Metal Origin Dao aura, much like when he Sculptured Ying Xiaoxiao and Lin Qingying, each emitting the Time Dao and Void Sword Dao realms, respectively!
"This kid..."
The elder, sitting by the stream, looked on with shock.
He felt that what the young man was Sculpturing wasn't something crafted after the fact, but a seedling of a Primordial Dao Tree that had existed from the beginning!!
The strong Metal Origin Dao aura made him feel a sense of dizziness and illusion, as if he were seeing, nine ten-thousand years ago, the Dao Seed of Origin emerging from Origin Secret City, sprouting a tender shoot!
This scene brought his thoughts back to nine ten-thousand years ago.
At the same time, a message appeared in Li Hao's mind.
[Sculpture Dao advanced to the 11th level]
[You have comprehended the Sculpturemindset: Sculpture Origin]
With the advancement of his Sculpture, the memories in Li Hao's mind flowed like a floodgate opening, a vast Great Daolegacy descending.
The Sculpture Origin wasn't just about the Metal Dao but also the Wood Dao.
Previously, Li Hao had achieved a sudden enlightenment in the Sculpture Origin through the Metal Dao, and now, with the breakthrough, the Wood Dao Origin contained within Sculpture also surged into Li Hao's heart.
In an instant, his entire aura changed.
Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, the Five Dao Origins, all grasped in this moment.
Time and Space.
Form and Control.
The Nine Sequences had all Entered the Dao!!
(End of Chapter)
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