Chapter 667 Gathering
After a brief acquaintance with each other, Long Ying personally sent Li Hao and Shi Miao to the first and second floors.
This floor is like a secret realm, a vast scene like a paradise, rather than a tower as it appears from the outside. Inside, there are vast mountains and rivers, exotic flowers and plants, and a fairy formation that gathers fairy power. The efficiency of practicing in it is far higher than that in the outside world.
"The scenery within this secret realm is up to you to create."
Long Ying said, "Once you are all familiar with each other, we will hold a farewell party tomorrow to deepen your understanding. I will also tell you about the many stories of Longmen City so that you can know more about them."
"good."
Li Hao nodded.
Seeing that Li Hao had no objection, Shi Miao naturally had no objection either.
After Long Ying left, Shi Miao accompanied Li Hao on a tour of the secret realm on the floor, and then returned to his own floor.
But not long after, she came back from her floor and said to Li Hao, "You can go to my floor. The immortal formation there is more effective in gathering immortal power."
Li Hao was a little surprised, but then he felt relieved after thinking about it. If there were no benefits, there would be no need to sort the floor challenges. If the only purpose was to stand high and see far, then it would be meaningless.
"In that case, why don't you go to the eighth floor?"
Li Hao said.
Shi Miao shook his head: "I'd better stay close to you so that I can show up in time if anything happens. Although this immortal formation has been slightly enhanced, it doesn't make much difference to me."
Li Hao knew that she cherished the time she spent with him, so he smiled and said, "Then you can stay on the second floor. This immortal formation has a similar effect on me."
He practiced by comprehending arts and skills, and came to this border battlefield just to gain experience in actual combat. It was time for him to bear fruit and pay the price.
After all, even a big clan like the Zulong clan would send out their geniuses to do practical work after they reached the Immortal King realm, rather than continuing to cultivate them.
Although the geniuses are the future, they cannot remain in the cradle forever and continue to accumulate rare resources.
Seeing Li Hao say this, Shi Miao did not refuse anymore. She and Li Hao were both straightforward and did not like to be polite. Besides, since they met through time and space, there was no need to be polite.
When Shi Miao returned to the second floor, Li Hao also moved to the fairy formation. This fairy formation was located on the top of a peak, surrounded by exotic flowers and plants. There was a spring pool on the top of the mountain. Li Hao stepped into the spring pool and immediately felt the strange power penetrate into his body, nourishing his fairy body. Moreover, his own realm seemed to be nourished as well, and the flow of all laws became more normal and stable.
If the two of them would not share the immortal power in the immortal formation, Li Hao would have wanted Shi Miao to stay and practice together.
Although he had just broken through, Li Hao had already felt that the cultivation in the Immortal King Realm was quite difficult. Even a top genius like Shi Miao, who had accompanied him in Jidao Mountain for three hundred years, had only been promoted to the fourth level of the Immortal King Realm.
It’s equivalent to practicing one level in a hundred years!
Moreover, the further you go, the harder it is to advance. It is extremely rare to be able to cultivate to the peak of the Immortal King Realm within two thousand years.
"The years are long..."
Li Hao soaked in the mountain spring and couldn't help but sigh. Looking ahead, he felt a sense of vicissitudes of life.
Previously in Jidao Mountain, he practiced wholeheartedly, but it took him hundreds of years to comprehend the state of mind to the thirteenth level.
"Fortunately, this borderland allows us to hunt down ancient demons and accumulate the blood of true gods. Once we have accumulated ten thousand drops, we will reach perfection. The true gods are indestructible, and even if we are caught by a quasi-emperor, we can hope to escape..."
Li Hao's eyes flashed. In the realm of true gods, unless the emperor personally strangled them, they were almost indestructible!
Previously, when inheriting the legacy of Emperor Tianhuai, the Venerable God I met in the Tower of Venerable God was the one who had lost his physical body in a great battle, but his true God was preserved.
"If I didn't have the corpse of the ancient demon, it would take ten years to condense a drop of true god blood through my own cultivation. It's too difficult."
Li Hao thought to himself.
It would take a hundred thousand years to condense tens of thousands of drops!
Although many quasi-emperors have entered the realm of true gods, they may not have cultivated to perfection!
Unless, some people use special magic medicine to help, they can speed up the condensation of true god blood, but when this kind of magic medicine comes out, all major forces will compete for it.
"Now, I continue to comprehend the Dao of Music. I've already reached enlightenment and stepped onto the threshold. I only need the final step..."
"Then it can be integrated into the sword art and raised to the thirteenth level."
"However, then we will have to figure out how to prevent the three realms from interfering with each other..."
Li Hao frowned, feeling that he had a long way to go in his cultivation. It was already difficult to comprehend the state of mind to the thirteenth level. Every time he comprehended one, he condensed another realm. He had to think again about how to prevent the realms from devouring each other. This road to becoming an emperor was extremely difficult.
Fortunately, he could delve into his state of mind first, and then embed himself when he was confident, so he would have a chance to catch his breath.
"temperament……"
Li Hao thought of the endless sky and the whispers of the Heavenly Dao coming from the way to heaven. Those whispers were like the mysterious origins of the Dao. If he could comprehend them, it would seem that he would be able to immediately realize the origin of the Dao and reach the tenth level of perfection.
He raised his hand, rippling the water, and a pleasant sound of water was heard.
The wind whistled past, and there was a feeling of loneliness.
Li Hao looked at the world around him, with a look of enlightenment in his eyes.
Everything in the world seems to be speaking.
Sound is so important to this world.
While Li Hao's body was functioning, absorbing the immortal power of heaven and earth to cultivate and strengthen the immortal veins in his body, he was lost in thought and contemplation.
…
Longmen City, in the City Lord’s Mansion.
As soon as Qingxuan returned to the mansion, he was summoned by the personal guards and summoned by the city lord.
Without thinking too much, he quickly went to the city lord's meeting hall.
As soon as he came in, Qingxuan saw four great commanders in the hall, all with serious expressions.
The city lord, Long Potian, is from the Ancestral Dragon clan. Like other main cities on the border, the lords of all cities are controlled by the Ancestral Dragon clan.
At this time, the middle-aged man in a golden robe, who was the incarnation of Long Potian, looked solemnly at the golden light floating in the hall. The golden light was a three-dimensional picture, which was the entire Longmen City and the void outside.
"You're back. Was it Qingge who just came?"
Long Potian raised his head and looked at Qingxuan with a furrowed brow, but there was a hint of calmness in his voice, as if he would not change his expression even if the sky collapsed before his eyes.
"Well, he said earlier that he has a junior fellow apprentice who wants to come here for training. I just went to settle him down."
Qing Xuan nodded and then asked, "What is this?"
"Junior Brother?"
Long Potian seemed to have some impression. To be able to become Long Qingge’s junior brother, he was naturally taught by the Daoyuan Immortal Emperor himself.
However, he didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and said attentively: "Look carefully over here, do you see anything?"
He raised his hand and pointed to the void outside Longmen City in the golden scene.
Qingxuan looked intently, but could not see any difference. He immediately used his secret technique, and his eyes turned purple. He immediately found that there was a very faint gray thread in the void. The color was slightly darker than the surrounding area, but it was extremely obscure and could not be found at all without careful observation.
"This is?"
"This could be a void crack!"
Long Potian said in a deep voice, "In the past few hundred years, wars have broken out in Jianlong Pass one after another, and the frequency is extremely high. However, in the past hundred years, the fighting in Jianlong Pass has become somewhat sluggish. On the contrary, the ancient demon army has launched a surprise attack in Beiyan Pass behind. We previously thought that these ancient demons changed their strategy and wanted to launch a surprise attack from Beiyan Pass, but..."
"Void rift?"
Qing Xuan's pupils shrank. When he heard Long Potian's words, he immediately understood his thoughts. His face changed and he said in surprise:
"They're making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, but they're actually planning to cross Jianlong Pass and launch a surprise attack on our Longmen City?"
"That's a possibility."
Long Potian said: "It may also be a test, pretending to give us this illusion."
"Um?"
Qing Xuan was puzzled, but then he understood what the City Lord meant. "So, you haven't informed the Gatekeeper of this information yet?"
"I've already reported it and shared my suspicions. As for how the master will make his decision, I have no idea. Ling Xu noticed this crack during his inspection. Although he noticed it accidentally, I still feel uneasy."
Long Potian said.
If a being who has reached his level becomes restless, some kind of disaster is bound to befall him.
"So, if we're bringing in troops from elsewhere and putting them on high alert, could it be a cover for the Ancient Demons to divert our forces away? If you don't believe it, even if it's true, then Longmen City alone won't be able to withstand a surprise attack from the Ancient Demons. After all, if they're going to launch a surprise attack, it won't be a small-scale one."
Qingxuan frowned.
There are many powerful tribes in the Eastern Region, but there are frequent wars on this border. Thousands of years ago, soldiers were forcibly conscripted from various tribes. Simply put, there is a shortage of people!
And there is a severe shortage of people!
The consumption of war, the supply and growth rate of soldiers can only barely keep up. Withdrawing troops will be a risky decision!
Logically speaking, it must be a good thing to be aware of such information, but in the 100,000 years of fighting with the ancient demons, they have witnessed many of the ancient demons' cunning military strategies and suffered heavy losses as a result, so they can't help but be suspicious.
"If that's the case, is there anything going on over there with the teleportation formation? If a war breaks out, we can send reinforcements from elsewhere in time. If they want to launch a surprise attack, they'll definitely have to destroy the teleportation formation, so that area should be heavily guarded!"
Qingxuan said.
Although the efficiency of the teleportation array reinforcements is limited, we can hold the city as long as we can hold it off.
"Well, I plan to transfer the Dragon Shield Tower to guard it, and it's the Tianjia Division!"
Long Potian said in a serious tone, "Next, this ancient demon may launch its usual attack, but it may also try to destroy the teleportation array. This will also allow us to see its intentions. For now, we will pretend to be unaware of the traces of this void crack."
"If the Dragon Shield Tower's Sky Armor Division is transferred away, the battlefield will be somewhat dangerous and many people will be lost."
Qingxuan said.
"No way, it's a trade-off."
Long Potian said in a deep voice, "We can only ask the other Dragon Shield Buildings to share more of the pressure."
Upon hearing this, Qingxuan understood that this was the only way at the moment. As long as they defended the teleportation array, they could delay the ancient demon no matter what tricks it used.
…
At the border of the eastern region, there is Dragon Pass.
This is a pass that stretches for billions of miles. In the void, there are nine large cities connected to it. Each city is equivalent to a formation point, forming this defense line stained with the blood of countless races in the real world and ancient demons.
At this time, the void was gray, with countless dust particles floating in the void, and it was filled with the lingering smell of blood that had lasted for thousands of years.
The stench was strong, accumulated over countless years, a mixture of the blood of countless races, emitting a strange and strong stench. When you were on the battlefield, every breath of air you breathed felt like you were in a pool of blood, your thoughts would be disturbed, as if you could hear the wails and screams of countless resentful spirits, as well as their hideous roars.
If one's faith in Taoism is not strong, once one steps into this battlefield, he will be affected and easily become manic and bloodthirsty.
The battlefield here is like a meat grinder, crushing everything, including geniuses, quasi-emperors, and even immortal emperors, all of whom have been defeated here.
During the ancient demon catastrophe a hundred thousand years ago, there was a great emperor in the Eastern Region who was guarding this place. He single-handedly blocked the tide of billions of ancient demons, but was eventually killed by the joint attack of the Ancient Demon Emperor. His body was torn to pieces, and the myriad races in the Eastern Region only managed to recover one of his arms and his immortal forbidden emperor weapon that was damaged in the battle.
On the sides of the gates of the nine giant cities, there are two sculptures of the great emperor, like towering guards guarding the city gates, and also a commemoration of the great emperor by the various tribes in the Eastern Region.
“What a strong smell…”
At this time, in one of the cities, two figures were led in and entered the city lord's mansion of one of the cities.
One was wearing a green dress, with an ethereal air and stunning beauty; the other was wearing a silver dress, with a ribbon around it and a gold-patterned pendant. She had an ethereal temperament and clear eyes, untainted by worldly affairs.
"Miss Luo, this is the situation here. Jianlong Pass has accumulated too much blood and has even been rebuilt. Countless bones and heroic spirits are buried at the foot of our city."
The Immortal King who was guiding us said with a smile.
The girl in the green dress was Luo Ningshuang, and the one next to her was Xue Fei. They both went down the mountain at the same time and found that they were going to the same place, so they went together.
"I heard that among the four regions, the Eastern Region is fighting the ancient demons the most frequently."
Xue Fei said softly.
As a member of the ancient Chaos Immortal Clan, she also came to the Real World to gain experience. Although she, like other ancient Chaos Clan members, looked down on all the clans in the Real World, she shared a common hatred for the Ancient Demon Clan.
After all, the ancient demon clan wants to destroy not only all the clans in the real world, but also the ancient chaos clan and all living beings in the world.
"That's right, so when you come here for trials, you'll be fighting often."
The Immortal King who was guiding them nodded, his expression solemn. He said, "This border battlefield is also known as the Heavenly Pride Crushing Ground. Most of those who can reach the Immortal King realm are among the best of the best. The elite among them can be called Heavenly Pride, and the best among them, such as you, are peerless prodigies. But here, you are just fireflies. When the battle begins, you will feel that even those at the Quasi-Emperor realm cannot sweep the entire battlefield."
Luo Ningshuang and Xue Fei had heard of many stories before, and their expressions became solemn. They believed that they would not lose to anyone in a one-on-one fight, especially now that they had broken through the realm and become kings, and had awakened their own powers. They were already the top among the Immortal Kings in the same realm.
But on the battlefield, there are no rules, and there is no such thing as one-on-one duels. The more dazzling you are, the more concentrated fire you will face.
"Given your talents and status, it is truly admirable that you two are able to come to this front line."
The Immortal King sighed.
Luo Ningshuang said calmly, "It's nothing. The other Immortal Emperors' direct disciples all trained in dangerous places after being crowned kings. I heard that the Daoyuan Immortal Emperor has a disciple who is a genius of the Ancestral Dragon Court and has been fighting here for thousands of years."
"Are you talking about the Dragon King, Long Qingge?"
The Immortal King's eyes showed respect as he smiled and said, "He is indeed the pride of our Eastern Region. He has been fighting here for not just a thousand years, but nearly three thousand years!"
"Is he also at this pass?"
Xue Fei raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Yes, he is the commander here." said the Immortal King.
"oh?"
When the two heard this, they looked at each other. After listening to each other's explanation, they already knew what the commander's status was here and what strength he represented.
However, they knew that the man had practiced thousands of years earlier than them, so it was not surprising that he could reach the rank of commander.
"Is Daoyuan Immortal Emperor the only disciple here?"
Luo Ningshuang suddenly had an idea and asked.
The Immortal King was stunned and shook his head, saying, "I don't know about that."
Luo Ningshuang was a little disappointed, but then she thought about it and asked, "Has a demon named Haotian come to your place recently?"
"Haotian?"
The Immortal King pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Though there aren't many with this name, there are some, but none of them seem particularly striking."
"Then it's definitely not him."
Luo Ningshuang felt regretful when she heard this. She knew that if the young man came here, he would definitely be valued like them. She also wanted to see the other party's combat power after he was crowned king, and how big the gap was between him and her.
Now that she has awakened the power of the Ancestral Emperor, she is invincible in the same realm, but she has a hunch that the young man will slowly catch up with her in the near future.
(End of this chapter)
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