Chapter 614: Carving the True Meaning, Shi Miao Awakens (Two in One)
I don't know how many peach blossoms have fallen, and I don't know how many years the pen has spent pecking at.
The rich rhythm of time diffused on the top of the mountain and around Li Hao, as if a huge cocoon was wrapping him up, and there was also the sacred tree of time floating in front of him.
The shape of that piece of sacred tree is no longer recognizable now, but has turned into a lifelike gray-haired young man holding a pot of wine.
The sculpture sits casually in the void, emitting imperial majesty. The space around it fluctuates slightly. If you look closely, you will find that the origin of the avenue is gathering there, and the void is layered like wrinkles, extending from its side very subtly.
In front of this sculpture is Su Jiuzhe himself. He sits casually on the grass, as quiet as a stone sculpture, staring quietly at the young man who is sculpting with all his heart.
Three years was just a blink of an eye for him. With a little thought, he had already turned over several generations.
During these three years, there was no communication between them. The young man devoted himself to sculpting him purely, attentively and absorbedly, while he just watched quietly and felt the earth-shaking changes in the young man.
That’s right, it was a revolutionary change. After just three years of carving, this young man had already made an invisible breakthrough to the sixth level of the Origin of Time in carving.
In addition, the realm of the origin of space also broke through from the fifth level to the sixth level.
The origin of the Golden Dao also continued to advance, from the fourth level to the peak of the fifth level.
The origin of Wood Dao is the same.
There is also the Form Dao, which starts from the sixth level of origin and reaches the sixth level peak.
It’s not far from breaking through to the seventh level.
Just three years, just three short years.
Without even practicing, just carving had caused a leap in the five origin realms among the nine sequences.
All this happened right before his eyes, he witnessed it with his own eyes, there was no other means.
Su Jiuzhe finally understood why the other party could reach such an incredible level in just a hundred years of soul life. This was definitely a monstrous creature that was unprecedented in the ages!
Could it be that he was the one gifted by heaven to end all these wars? Su Jiuzhe's eyes flickered, and his thoughts soared, crossing over a hundred thousand years of ancient and modern times.
When he was lost in thought, a strange wave suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
The fluctuations caused his soul to be attracted, as if something was shining on his soul, refracting a ray of light.
The power that can shake his soul must be at least at the quasi-emperor level.
Su Jiuzhe's eyes moved slightly, and when he came to his senses, he saw the sculpture in front of him, emitting a dazzling light, as if it was his reflected incarnation rather than a carved decoration.
"Um?"
Su Jiuzhe's eyes narrowed slightly. He was a man of extraordinary knowledge and could tell at a glance that this sculpture was extraordinary.
This... is already like a substitute.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is an incarnation of his body. The ultimate realm "the universe" that he controls was actually carved out by Li Hao, and there are fluctuations around the sculpture.
Although incomplete, it is already extremely incredible.
As Su Jiuzhe looked at him intently, the young man in front of him seemed to be loosened by the ice and gradually regained consciousness from his selfless carving.
Li Hao looked at the sculpture in front of him, his eyes gradually became clearer, and light gradually appeared in his eyes. He showed excitement, surprise, and a strong love for his own work.
He even automatically ignored the panel prompts that popped up in front of him.
Only if you are truly passionate about the Tao can you obtain the Tao!
“This… is real carving.”
Looking at the Imperial Sculpture in front of him, Li Hao finally understood the true meaning of sculpture. All his previous sculptures seemed like decorations in front of this sculpture.
The most beautiful sculptures are those carved by time.
It is as if chaos was just beginning, and time carved out the real world and all living beings.
Everything can be carved out...including the origin of the Tao.
This kind of carving technique has reached the level of superb craftsmanship, transcending the sacredness and reaching the original fairyland.
At the same time, Li Hao also realized that carving the twelve sections was just the beginning of the path to carving.
In the past, carving could only be described as "shaping".
Today's sculptures are truly natural and are the product of time.
He wields the pen knife with his immortal power and becomes the driving force behind time.
“Rain falls into the mud and carves out a pit.”
"The gray hair of an old man is just a slice of the surface carved by time..."
"The appearance of a young man with white hair can also be sculpted. My own cultivation... can also be sculpted!"
Li Hao's mind was integrated into the sculpture, just like it was integrated into the universe. He was open-minded and seemed to be able to accommodate everything.
Many insights into carving flooded into my mind.
[Carving Road: Twelve Sections]
【Understanding the Mind: The True Meaning of Carving】
Li Hao has mastered the twelve levels of painting and chess, and has obtained extraordinary special abilities, which are unique to the twelve levels, just like the secret power hidden in the blood of those big families.
And carving the twelve sections also brought Li Hao a sense of strength. This was a means of condensing the insights gained from carving, the sharp knife of time!
Sculpture and painting are similar in some aspects, but they are also different.
The art of painting that Li Hao has mastered is the realm of time painting, which allows him to maximize the power of the origin of time in his own field.
The sharp knife of time is also closely related to time, but it is sharper than the painting of time.
He can carve cultivation, carve Li Hao himself, and also carve and cut down enemies!
"At the cost of my soul's lifespan, I can use the Blade of Time to carve myself into a higher level of cultivation in a short period of time!"
The origin of the Great Dao can be carved, and the realm of cultivation can also be carved. This kind of power is extremely terrifying. Li Hao has fought against those demons and geniuses before, but no one has mastered it.
If he meets Hei Ji again this time, Li Hao feels that he does not need to burn his soul. He can use the Sword of Time to carve himself, so that he can temporarily improve his cultivation to the same level as the other party to make up for the power difference caused by burning his soul, and then fight without injury!
If she burns her soul again, Hei Ji will be killed and she will not have a chance to escape!
Li Hao increasingly felt that, whether it was chess or carving, the power brought by these skills as they continued to improve was no less than that of the Nine Sequences Avenue!
After all, the comprehension of a single skill by oneself would lead to breakthroughs in the origin realm of several Nine Sequences. Usually the Nine Sequences would split and evolve all things. And these skills could actually split and comprehend the Nine Sequences, which was truly magical and terrifying.
Thinking back to the present, Li Hao looked at Su Jiuzhe. The other party's movements seemed to have not changed. Li Hao couldn't help showing gratitude in his eyes. He stood up and said:
"Thank you for your help, senior."
"I'm just sitting here."
Su Jiuzhe smiled calmly.
He looked at Li Hao and found that the boy's aura had become more restrained, a great change. However, this change was not reflected in his cultivation level. Perhaps it could only be seen in a battle.
"You are a rare person in ancient and modern times, as you have comprehended the origin of the great Dao with such a small skill as carving."
Su Jiuzhe said.
Li Hao was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Are there any other people who have also gained enlightenment through this?"
"Of course there is."
Su Jiuzhe said: "You have mastered the Daoyuan Immortal Seal, you should know that all paths converge into one, no matter the big path or the small path, if you master it to the extreme, they all lead to one peak, which is to open up your own path to the emperor!"
"Since ancient times, there have been countless people who entered the Dao with various side skills, but those who persisted to the later stages have gradually become scarce. After all, due to the pressure of competition in cultivation, these people who entered the Dao with side skills will eventually practice slowly and find it difficult to compete with those great Daos."
"Moreover, not everyone has your understanding and persistence to delve into this path to such an extent."
Li Hao nodded slightly. He understood deeply how much pressure it would take for those big families with strong background to practice these "unorthodox methods".
"Do you know how time passes outside?" Su Jiuzhe asked.
"Outside?"
Li Hao was surprised. He was so immersed in the carving that he didn't notice the passage of time. He couldn't help but ask, "Has it been a long time?"
"Not long. Only three years."
Su Jiuzhe said: "You are carving with time, but the time and space you are in is ten years, and your soul life is also increased by ten years, but only three years have passed outside."
“I’ve been carving for ten years?”
Li Hao was surprised. Ten years. How many decades had it been since he came this far?
This carving took so much time.
Three years outside is a long time.
Li Hao has not yet adapted to the hundreds or even thousands of years of seclusion, and could not help but smile bitterly. However, when he saw the work in front of him, he felt it was worth it, or even more than worth it.
Even if he is given another ten years, he may not be able to carve it out again. It may take even longer.
After all, the space around this sculpture is filled with layers of wrinkles and cracks, and it was carved over time, which can be said to be a painstaking effort and a total loss of sleep.
"This is just a small gift from you to me."
Su Jiuzhe raised his hand and took the small Su Jiuzhe carved by Li Hao.
This thing is not just a decoration, it is also similar to a reflecting incarnation. It can exert extremely strong power and can also display some of Su Jiuzhe's methods.
Li Hao knew that this item was precious, even comparable to a top-notch immortal weapon, but he could still carve it. Moreover, if it were not for Su Jiuzhe's help this time, it would be difficult for him to carve a breakthrough.
"As long as you like it, Senior, if there is a chance in the future, I would like to use your imperial weapon to carve it."
Li Hao said with a smile.
"You don't suffer any loss at all." Su Jiuzhe smiled faintly, clenched his hands, and the origin and strange phenomena of the avenue around the sculpture suddenly gathered, as if sealed, and turned into an ordinary wooden sculpture, but it was extremely charming.
He put it in his arms and waved, "Go."
Li Hao stood up, bowed deeply, and then went down the mountain carrying the basket of pastries.
At the foot of the mountain, Fourth Uncle saw Li Hao finally come out, and immediately realized that Li Hao's aura had changed a little, and his soul lifespan had increased.
Although there is no soul mirror, with Fourth Uncle's level of cultivation, he can roughly feel the changes in Li Hao's soul lifespan without the help of a soul mirror.
"Did the First Ancestor give you some advice?"
Fourth uncle asked with a smile.
Li Hao nodded, "I guess so."
He then waved goodbye to his fourth uncle, hurriedly left the ancestral land, and rushed to the Exiled Immortal Temple.
Three years have passed, and I don't know whether she has woken up or not.
Li Hao felt a little guilty. He said he would stay with her, but he ended up missing her.
…
The Su family’s mansion is in the Exiled Immortal Courtyard.
Several years passed, and after the prosperity, the Su family settled down, and Su Muqing also sat in the practice room to meditate.
The courtyard was empty. The figure that seemed to have turned into the scenery in the courtyard had gone to the ancestral land and had not returned yet.
Su Muqing sent Wu Ma to inquire, only to find out that Li Hao was still in the ancestral land, and seemed to be practicing there under the guidance of the ancestor.
Upon hearing the news, Su Muqing felt inexplicably relieved, yet also a little complicated and confused.
As the top prodigy of the Su family, she had only seen the face of the ancestor when he woke up this time. She had not yet spoken to him, nor had she received his summons, let alone any guidance.
On the contrary, Li Hao was deeply favored by the ancestor.
She was not jealous of Li Hao, but she felt regretful and didn't understand why the ancestor didn't summon her.
In the year that Li Hao went to his ancestral land, the Lin family seemed to have recovered. A piece of flying letter was sent to the Su family and was handed to her respectfully.
After seeing the message, she realized that she had turned off the jade token. The other party could not contact her directly through the jade token, so they communicated through the Su family.
She suddenly felt a sense of guilt in her heart, and the scenes of their past hundreds of years of living together came to her mind. He had protected her from the wind and rain since she was a child and helped her like a brother. Countless people had high hopes for them and said that they were a match made in heaven.
She herself thinks so too.
After all, apart from him, looking at other men in the world, one would feel that they are just so-so.
Character, appearance, cultivation, and talent are all incomparable.
Even those geniuses from big families who were highly respected by the world and surrounded by countless people, were defeated in one move in front of him. They were not at the same level at all.
However, this kind of arbitrary and unique personality that stood out from the crowd was broken.
However, even if she was only surpassed in talent, she would not distance herself from him. After all, her father often said that there is always someone better than you. She has also heard of many legends about other great emperors, including the original real world. She heard that among the geniuses there, there are also people of her and Lin Zexuan’s level, and some are even stronger than them!
Such as those geniuses who mastered the Daoyuan Immortal Seal.
Therefore, she never regarded her qualifications as the best in the real world. In this way, even if she lost, her Taoism would not be damaged.
Her Dao heart is strong enough to withstand her first defeat.
But...she could never forget the scene in that desperate situation where she stepped past them and was ready to fight to the death.
She could understand them, but understanding and accepting were two different things.
Especially after the comparison.
Su Muqing clenched the Feixin in her hand and finally decided to meet him.
Outside the Su family, in a pavilion somewhere on the lake.
A tall figure stood here, waiting quietly.
Su Muqing's figure appeared instantly. When she saw the figure in the lake, her eyes became complicated. Then she slowly landed in the pavilion.
"Are you blaming me?"
As soon as they met, Lin Zexuan turned around and looked at the girl in front of him, with some confusion and a hint of anger in his eyes.
Su Muqing knew that he was blaming her for closing the jade token, so she whispered, "There have been too many things going on lately, so I'm in seclusion."
Lin Zexuan naturally would not believe such a lie, but instead found it somewhat ridiculous. However, he did not laugh, nor was he angry, but said quietly:
"You and I both heard what Uncle Su said at the time. What was your decision?"
Su Muqing's heart trembled slightly, and she fell silent. After a while, she said:
"I have no idea."
"have no idea?"
Lin Zexuan's calm face showed anger for the first time. He clenched his fists slightly and said, "I thought you would refuse decisively!"
Su Muqing looked at the angry young man in front of her and didn't say anything for a while. She really didn't know, including now, she didn't know how to face it.
"Daoyuan Immortal Seal is indeed a true dragon among men, but the Law of Chaos is not inferior!"
Lin Zexuan looked at Su Muqing deeply and said, "After hundreds of years of getting along, you should know my feelings."
Su Muqing was silent, she naturally understood.
"In another ten years, I will go to the original real world. The family has already made arrangements."
Lin Zexuan stared at her and said in a deep voice: "Your Su family should have such an arrangement. What I mean is, if you choose me, then we will get married as soon as possible. Before going to the original world, we will give birth to a bloodline and leave it to the family to take care of. You also know that the competition in the original world is more intense. By then, I will devote myself to meditation and cultivation, and I will have no time to talk about these things!"
Su Muqing's expression changed slightly. Once upon a time, all these things happened naturally and logically.
But now... a rare hint of hesitation appeared in her heart.
Lin Zexuan seemed to see through her thoughts, looked at her deeply, then turned around and said:
"Think about it again in the next ten years."
After saying that, the figure tore through the void, soared away, and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.
Su Muqing stayed in the lake, looking at the empty pavilion, and suddenly she felt her heart was empty as well. Her eyes, like the waves on the lake, sparkled and were extremely crystal clear.
After returning from the gathering at the lake pavilion, Su Muqing retreated into the palace and refused to see anyone.
Time passes.
Outside the courtyard, Li Hao returned from his ancestral land.
Seeing the courtyard without any changes in three years, Li Hao's eyes turned to the tightly closed palace door. Seeing that it was still tightly closed, he felt a little disappointed. It seemed that there was no sign of awakening yet.
He returned to the carving chair with the basket and saw that the chessboard was covered with dust, which he shook off with a wave of his hand.
When Aunt Wu saw Li Hao coming back, her face was filled with surprise and she hurried over to greet him.
"Master, you are back."
"Has she been out?"
Li Hao asked.
Wu Ma immediately knew that Li Hao was referring to Su Muqing, and said, "The young lady has seldom gone out in the past few years, and has locked herself up in the palace."
Li Hao said "oh", it seems that the other party didn't care at all that he had been away for three years.
He shook his head slightly and didn't think much about it.
He asked Wu Ma to leave, and then went on playing chess and carving as usual.
However, now that the twelve sections of the carving road were carved, the Ying Xiaoxiao he carved seemed to contain a soul.
Li Hao carved one and placed it beside him as a companion.
Time flies.
During the three years that Li Hao went to his ancestral land, Su Wanqing and Su Wanxue also came to the Exiled Immortal Temple to look for Li Hao. After learning where Li Hao had gone, they were happy for him and did not come to disturb him again.
However, they would still send people over from time to time to see if Li Hao had returned.
Now that Li Hao had returned, less than half a month had passed before the two of them came to the Exiled Immortal Temple to visit Li Hao.
"Haotian, I heard that you went to practice with the ancestor before. Now that we haven't seen each other for three years, your strength must have improved a lot, right?"
Su Wanxue looked at Li Hao. She no longer had any prejudice against this young man. She was trying to figure out Li Hao's current strength, wondering how much he had changed.
"good."
Li Hao replied casually.
Su Wanqing's eyes were on the sculpture next to it. In order to avoid it being too conspicuous, Li Hao restrained the origin of the Tao on the sculpture and sealed its power, making it look only of divine charm. But despite this, the twelve-section carving technique made it more divine than before.
"Your carving skills seem to have improved."
Su Wanqing whispered, but there was a sour feeling in her voice.
Is it because I have been sculpting my sister over and over again that I have improved?
Even though he couldn't see the person, he was still carving so attentively. Was it because the person had already been deeply imprinted in his heart?
"Um."
Li Hao didn't think much about it, but was surprised that Su Wanqing could actually see that he had made a breakthrough in carving.
"Haotian, do you want to go to the Primordial Realm? With your talent, if you practice there, you will definitely be able to improve faster."
Su Wanxue asked again, her eyes full of curiosity.
"The original true world?"
Li Hao subconsciously looked up at Su Muqing in the hall, then shook his head slightly, "Not going for now."
"Not going?"
Su Wanxue noticed Li Hao's gaze and couldn't help asking, "Is it because of Sister Mu Qing? She will go too."
Li Hao said: "If she goes, then I will go too."
Su Wanxue was speechless, and immediately understood: wherever Su Muqing was, the young man would be there, even in the temptation of the original real world.
She couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Where did you meet Sister Mu Qing, and why do you have such deep feelings for her?"
Hearing this, Su Wanqing also looked up at Li Hao and put away her sour look, worried that Li Hao would notice and distance himself from her.
This question made Li Hao a little stunned, and his thoughts immediately returned to the Southern Region and to the small teahouse in the human world.
He was silent for a moment and didn't say anything.
Seeing that Li Hao was hesitant to answer, Su Wanxue had no choice but to give up and said, "If you want to go to the original world, our Su family can find a way. Your father likes you so much that he will definitely fight for your qualification."
Li Hao came back to his senses, shook his head slightly, and said: "Don't bother, I have it."
"You have?"
Su Wanxue and Su Wanqing were both stunned, and then they thought of Li Hao's talent. It didn't seem surprising that with such top-notch qualifications, he had the ability to enter the original real world.
The two looked at each other. Su Wanxue's eyes were filled with incomprehension, while Su Wanqing bit her lip. Since there was a way to enter the original real world, it would be a pure waste of time for Li Hao to stay here. This also showed that Li Hao's feelings for Su Muqing were beyond their imagination.
After chatting for a while, the two left.
Li Hao also continued to do his own thing, cooking the ancient demon's corpse to eat, healing the golden bones, while continuing to carve and play chess.
Although both of these skills have broken through to the twelfth level, he still needs to continue to accumulate experience. If he can break through to the thirteenth level as soon as possible, he will be able to break through and become the king.
However, at present, this process is obviously a bit long. After all, experience alone needs to be accumulated day after day.
In the temple.
After Su Muqing returned from Huting, she would occasionally pay attention to whether Li Hao had returned. Seeing that Li Hao had not returned for a long time, her mind was completely immersed in cultivation.
The competition among the demons and geniuses here was a huge blow to her. No matter it was Chixu from the Lingxue clan or Mengqing who came later, especially Heiji from the Daoyuan Immortal Seal, even Lin Zexuan was no match for them. It was the first time in her life that she saw a stronger genius and demon than her brother Lin Zexuan.
This pressure made her immersed in her practice and become somewhat selfless.
In a fight to the death, she was ready to use the forbidden power hidden in her body.
As her realm improved, she could feel the power more and more. It was not an illusion, but a real thing.
However, she also had a hunch that if she really unleashed that power, she would be in great danger.
However, during this retreat, she couldn't help but think, if she could stimulate it and control it, wouldn't that be a big step forward? !
She planned to slowly guide out that power like peeling off silk threads from an onion, and slowly refine and control it!
As her thoughts touched and sank, communicating with the hidden power, she slowly felt an indescribable terrifying aura. The aura was like a vast and majestic river, leading into her body from a distant place.
Moreover, this long river is also the most mysterious river of time in the real world.
Just a ripple in the long river of time is enough to drown countless geniuses and evildoers.
And that mysterious river seemed to extend into his body, bringing terrible power.
The more she touched it, the more shocked Su Muqing became. If she could master all of this power, she felt that she could easily become invincible in the realm of Immortal King!
Time...Su Muqing has had an extraordinary perception and understanding of time since childhood, otherwise she would not have been able to reach the seventh level of the origin of time.
But the rich aura of time in her body was even deeper and more profound than what she had realized!
As she continued to touch, a distant voice seemed to be calling from deep within that power.
The sound spanned the long river of time, traversed time and space, and was extremely distant and vague.
She held her breath and used her whole body's understanding of the origin of time to wrap her consciousness, trying to get closer to that power and sound. Slowly, she seemed to be able to hear a little bit clearly.
“Hao…Tian…”
When Su Muqing heard the vague voice, she was stunned. She suddenly felt horrified, as if she was having a nightmare.
Was it an illusion? Or was my mind confused? How could I call out to him from the bottom of my heart?
They say that you can only have love if you think about it day and night, but how can I...
When she heard the calling voice, it suddenly disappeared, as if it was really an illusion.
Su Muqing couldn't help but feel a little complicated, but soon, she put aside all distracting thoughts. She and Lin Zexuan were able to become top geniuses because in addition to their talents, they both put cultivation first, and the rest of the love affairs could be put aside.
She continued to move closer to the force, and soon she felt a crystal clear ball of light surrounded by colorful mist.
The ball of light seemed like a huge fruit, crystal clear and beautiful, with the magnificent power of time flowing on its surface, extremely gorgeous.
But in that splendor, Su Muqing discovered that there seemed to be a vague human figure in the light ball, with a graceful figure, curled up in the light ball as if in the amniotic fluid of the mother's womb...
She was shocked. How could the power in her body be in such a state?
She wanted to get closer, but there was some force blocking her from getting closer.
Su Muqing realized that it was time. Although the power was in her body, it was not in her body. Or rather, it was in another time in her body.
If you want to get close to it, if you want to control it, you must... pull it into the present time.
Su Muqing began to exert her strength, condensing the understanding of the seventh level of the origin of time, turning it into an extremely sharp blade of time, and suddenly slashed out, cutting through the dark barrier!
Suddenly, the power of time on the surface of the light ball suddenly solidified.
Then, it suddenly came towards her, and the glowing fruit of time continued to expand in her perception until it came in front of her.
At this moment, she suddenly discovered that the figure curled up in the fruit was not an illusion, but real. Moreover, the face of the sleeping figure... was exactly the same as hers!
As she stared in shock, the figure slowly opened its eyes from the fruit and looked towards her.
The two gazes met, as if time and space were spinning, and the cause and effect of past and present lives were entangled in an instant.
At that moment, all of Su Muqing's memories, as the carrier, instantly poured into the fruit.
A crack also appeared on the surface of the fruit, and a vast and majestic aura emerged and seeped out.
In the courtyard, Wu Ma made a pot of tea for Li Hao. Li Hao drank the tea while quietly making moves.
Suddenly, a long-lost familiar smell emerged as if breaking out of a shell.
From the temple in front of me.
Li Hao, who was concentrating on playing chess, was suddenly pulled back to his senses. As if he had been electrocuted, he looked up suddenly, stood up abruptly, and stared at the tightly closed palace with his eyes wide open.
At the same time, in the Su family’s ancestral land.
On the hill covered with peach blossoms, Su Jiuzhe was drinking. He paused for a moment with the wine jug and glanced around, as if he had crossed countless petals and distances and saw the scene deep in the palace.
"Awake...huh?"
(End of this chapter)
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