Li Hao was momentarily speechless, and could not help but smile wryly. Though he marveled at this way, he would not imitate or learn from it, for if even realms were to be mimicked, then how could he create his own unique Emperor Road!

"One must see what can be taken from it."

Li Hao said to Shi Miao.

Shi Miao thought for a moment, withdrew her finger, and nodded.

Just picking out the strengths, there were a few strengths, but only a few—in her eyes, at least.

As Shi Miao withdrew her power, the collapsed hole in the realm began to heal slowly.

Han Ku's expression changed several times. He now realized that the girl following by the side of the direct disciple was not simple at all, and her strength was terrifyingly immense.

He had sparred with others at this dojo, and his realm was never broken, yet the opponent pierced it with a single finger, indicating a disparity in strength that was unquestionably vast.

"I apologize for the offense earlier."

Han Ku said bitterly.

For such a monster to judge his realm as a lower path—could it truly be so?

No wonder the master looked down on them; were they all lower paths?

His gaze suddenly turned earnest, looking at Shi Miao with hope, hands clasped together, bowing deeply with utmost sincerity, and said:

"May I ask, what is the superior path you mentioned, Fairy?"

Li Hao looked at Shi Miao, a little curious as well.

Seeing Li Hao's gaze, Shi Miao's face blossomed with a charming smile, and at that moment, the entire realm seemed to brighten, as if ten thousand flowers bloomed.

"The superior path is unique, challenging the heavens!"

These mere eight words echoed like thunder, resonating in Han Ku's heart.

Unique, challenging the heavens!

Undoubtedly, his unbreakable domain was neither unique nor challenged the heavens!

After all, the core of his path was already flawed; merely seeking to be unbroken—how could it establish itself afterward? How to challenge the heavens?!

"I see..."

Han Ku murmured, lost in thought, feeling waves of reflections surging in his mind.

Hearing Shi Miao's words, Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly; challenging the heavens?

In truth, it meant the heart being equal with the heavens!

These words were simple to say, but truly achieving them was profoundly difficult.

"Heart equal with the heavens... Yet the heavens are so supreme; the moment of gazing up, it's already unequal, so how could the heart be equal with the heavens?"

Li Hao muttered to himself.

After a long while, he refocused his thoughts, finished observing the other's realm, and then continued seeking the next Immortal King Realm disciple.

Thus, Li Hao successively comprehended various realms in the first tier of the dojo.

Among these realms were the Life Sea and Desolate Domain; some had established large tribes, some even founded dynasties, with bizarre races surviving within, and some deliberately fabricated, where cultivated beings were all of the Human Race.

Within the realms, these Immortal King realm lords could effortlessly control time, space, and everything occurring within the realm.

"In these realms, there are Nine Order Laws, Ten Thousand Dao Laws..."

In conversation with these Immortal Kings, Li Hao discovered that reaching the Immortal King Realm implied mastering the Nine Order Laws!

However, although they mastered these laws, they did not possess the Nine Order Immortal Seal!

This difference lies in the requirement that to condense the Nine Order Immortal Seal, one must be at the True Immortal Realm stage!

Once missed, even if realizing the Nine Order Laws afterward, the immortal seal would not change.

These Immortal Kings perfected the laws at the bottleneck of the Immortal Monarch Realm and then broke through!

To break through and be sealed as kings, they must condense the Nine Order Laws, yielding the power to construct the realm's foundation.

The sequence seems minor—both regarding the Nine Order Laws—yet the immortal seal, when transformed into a realm, becomes the core soil of the realm, hence the strength of the immortal seal becomes the strength of the core of the realm. If the external realm is destroyed, as long as the core remains unbroken, it can be reassembled and condensed again.

Surveying the various realms, Li Hao was truly enlightened; were it not for his special status as a direct disciple with significant fame over nearly a hundred years, these Immortal King realm disciples might not have been willing to reveal their realms to Li Hao.

"No wonder the master said that a realm lies in the realm, not the domain!"

"All domains are like this, only the world heart does not hurt."

"Bitter Bridge's Shore and Nine Burning's Life and Death realms both have extraordinary world hearts, not lower paths, yet ultimately they aren't superior paths either!"

Li Hao mused privately.

The Shore Realm had the grand ambition to save the suffering sea of the world, yet its method of salvation chose the minor path.

To build a bridge to directly reach the opposite of the suffering sea.

If it were truly a great path, it should be to fill the suffering sea or burn it dry; why need to build a bridge, when the Heavenly Dao itself is the bridge!

"So that is what the master meant..."

"Only by first possessing a world heart, with the heart reaching that supreme height, is it possible to walk that supreme road!"

"If even the heart hasn't reached, how can one walk the path?"

Li Hao fell into contemplation, thanked the various Immortal King senior brothers, and returned with Shi Miao to the small courtyard atop the mountain.

For several months thereafter, Li Hao remained in the courtyard, engrossed in contemplation, painting daily, immersing himself.

In the blink of an eye, years passed.

One day.

A figure arrived at the courtyard, seeing Li Hao painting inside, and could not help but let their eyes flicker, saying: "Junior brother, you are in quite the good spirits."

Li Hao looked up and saw it was second senior brother Di Wushè, and couldn't help but smile, saying: "Second senior brother, please come sit."

He promptly welcomed him into the small courtyard.

Di Wushè was not overly formal; over the past hundred years, he had visited Li Hao's courtyard several times, yet only in this incarnation.

"Here, have some tea."

Li Hao opened the heaven and earth space, took out some fine tea, and prepared it for his second senior brother.

The brewing of the tea was quite particular, but it was all included in the Cooking Dao, rather than a separate tea ceremony.

"Junior brother's tea is indeed the best." Di Wushè chuckled, taking a sip once the tea was ready, then drew a domain artifact from the realm.

"The ancient demon corpse you wanted is all here."

Over the hundred years, Li Hao had consumed several batches of ancient demon corpses, all sent by second senior brother.

Li Hao took the domain artifact, his divine sense delved inside for a glance, and he saw a large number of ancient demon corpses, including some of the King Realm ancient demons, enough to last for years.

"Second senior brother, how is the situation at the Emperor Clan's border?"

Li Hao asked, sipping tea and chatting leisurely with his second senior brother.

Upon hearing, Di Wushè's handsome brows furrowed slightly, he sighed softly, and said: "These issues are chronic ailments, persistent for long. However, recently it seems the Ancient Demon Clan is somewhat turbulent; previously dispersed ten royal family ancient demon bloodlines now seem to be tending towards union, and this is not a favorable situation."

Li Hao was slightly stunned, his eyes unavoidably serious.

The ancient demon calamity concerned the entire True Realm, which naturally included the Primordial True Realm!

If the True Realm does not endure, it's merely a matter of time before the Primordial True Realm is invaded and destroyed, as they are interdependent.

"Union?"

Li Hao frowned; if united, the disaster from ten thousand years ago might sweep through the True Realm once again.

He felt a pang of anxiety; this might be a signal. He comprehended the paths of the world deeply, understanding that all things in the world are subject to the cycle of prolonged separation leading to unification, and prolonged unification leading to separation.

The Tao is such, the mountains and rivers are such, life itself is such.

Dynasties and Immortal Dynasties all inevitably endure this cycle of the Heavenly Dao.

"No need to worry excessively, junior brother; it's not as terrible as you imagine."

Seeing the worry in Li Hao's eyes, Di Wushè quickly waved his hand and said: "These ancient demons have been active lately, merely related to the upcoming Hundred Clans Mountain struggle, which will be a time of turmoil in the True Realm, providing the ancient demons with an opportunity to strike."

"The Hundred Clans Struggle?"

Li Hao was slightly taken aback, thoughts stirring; he had heard of this, and Meng Wan Ning from the Great Dream Clan was particularly concerned, as their clan had been in decline since the fall of the Heavenly Calamity Immortal Emperor ten thousand years ago, and had long sought to re-enter the top hundred among the Hundred Races.

"Though surrounded by ancient demons, the realm of myriad races is still unable to completely avoid conflict. After all, the myriad races living together are simply too vast."

Di Wushè shook his head, sighed softly, and said.

All stems from greed and benefit; even with eyes coveting from the outside, it's hard to truly suppress all unrest.

Li Hao nodded; indeed, even a village would fight and argue internally, a city would do the same, a dynasty would be more intense, let alone the entire realm of the myriad races.

The two chatted a while longer before Di Wushè departed.

Li Hao saw him off and once again immersed himself in his cultivation and contemplation within the Painting Realm.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.