Chapter 483

Shi Hao was stunned...

The Celestial Academy?

The highest inheritance in the world?

Isn't this old man being far too arrogant?

Is the Celestial Academy really that famous?

He felt dazed...

And at this moment...

"Are you willing to join my sect and fight for it?" the elder asked, his voice majestic and sacred, like a god looking down upon all living beings.

Shi Hao felt conflicted, but finally, forcing himself, he said, "I am willing!"

For the Tribulation Crossing Divine Lotus, for the Immortal Pool, for improving himself, he had no choice but to say this!

At worst, after leaving in the future, he could make it up properly then.

At this moment, hearing Shi Hao's words, the old man nodded slightly and declared, "Remember, you are a disciple of my Dao field; if one day you cannot reign supreme over the world, I will expel you from my gates!"

Reign supreme over the world?

Damn it...

Isn't this requirement a bit too high?

With so many disciples in the Celestial Academy, is it even possible for disciples from past generations to have ruled over the world?

At the same time, he harbored some doubts...

Why does this old man keep talking about the 'Dao field' without mentioning the Celestial Academy even once?

"Senior, is this the core area of the Celestial Academy?" Shi Hao couldn't help but ask.

"This is not the core area of the Celestial Academy, but a place transcending above it!" the old man stated with utmost seriousness, his dignified appearance majestic and extraordinary!

Shi Hao was astonished...

A place even more important than the central area?

Transcending the ordinary?

Who exactly is this old man? The Dean? A Dao protector? Or perhaps the sacrificial spirit of the Celestial Academy?

He couldn't figure it out, his mind filled with countless guesses...

At this moment, the old man spoke again, "Very well, you are about to cross this gate; once you enter, you can never regret it for the rest of your life. I give you one last chance; have you considered clearly?"

Shi Hao clicked his tongue, hesitating for a moment, before asking again, "Senior, when can I go to pick the Tribulation Crossing Divine Lotus?"

This was his purpose for coming to the Celestial Academy.

However, the old man sneered, dismissing it with contempt, "What is so good about the Tribulation Crossing Divine Lotus? Relatively speaking, this thing is merely pig swill for feeding pigs; there is no need to pay it too much attention!"

"What?"

Shi Hao was dumbfounded; damn it, the claims were becoming more and more outrageous...

Using the Tribulation Crossing Divine Lotus to feed pigs?

This was something countless celestial gods desired, yet you say it's used to feed pigs?

Countless people fought to the death for it, yet in your eyes, it is worthless?

He began to harbor doubts...

At this moment, the old man cleared his throat lightly, "I've digressed... You only need to know that my sect once possessed the number one spiritual root of the Upper Realm, and that is enough!"

The number one spiritual root of the Upper Realm?

Shi Hao was astonished, feeling that things were becoming increasingly fantastical.

"It's probably lost by now, right?"

"Sooner or later, we must retrieve it!"

"Then let's... still talk about the Tribulation Crossing Divine Lotus."

"Are you so eager to go there and bathe with a few young girls? Look at how little ambition you have!"

"A fair maiden is a gentleman's good match!"

"I am having second thoughts; considering my lifetime of renown, if I teach a flower thief, won't that ruin my reputation completely?"

"Senior, rest assured, one day I will surely bring great glory to our sect!"

At this moment, the old man and the youth exchanged words.

Finally, they arrived before that magnificent Shanmen.

The gate leaves were wreathed in Jin Guang, making the old man appear even more extraordinary.

"The Tribulation Crossing Divine Lotus is indeed not bad; rest assured, you will be able to enter and exit that Immortal Pool frequently in the future!" the old man said lightly, finally addressing the main topic.

"Good, since Senior says so, I shall obey!" Shi Hao said, stepping across the gate leaves together with him!

"Then let us take our oath here!" the elder spoke solemnly.

Take an oath?

Shi Hao secretly grumbled; what binding force could this possibly have?

"Take the oath with me, come!"

The old man spoke, reciting an oath text that was not very long but absolutely severe!

Then, the old man instructed Shi Hao to drip a drop of essence blood onto that text!

Immediately, the oath text was ignited and vanished without a trace.

"What is this for?" Shi Hao asked, puzzled.

At this moment, the old man said lightly, "This is a curse text; once you betray the sect, you will suffer heavenly punishment, fall eternally into the Calamity Land, and die after suffering layer upon layer of tribulations!"

"Hiss, must it be so vicious?" Shi Hao gasped in shock, feeling he had boarded a pirate ship.

This old rascal actually cast a curse to bind himself?

"What's this? You want to defect to the Xiangpan Sect?"

The old man glanced sideways at Shi Hao and reminded him with a smile: "This curse is quite formidable, you know..."

Shi Hao stared blankly at the old man...

This old rascal didn't seem as ethereal and immortal as he appeared, did he?

He was speechless.

After a long while, he finally muttered gloomily: "May I ask how Senior should be addressed?"

"Qi Daolin!"

The old man smiled and asked: "Have you heard this name before?"

Shi Hao felt somewhat awkward; he had only just arrived, yet he lied against his conscience and said: "I have long admired Senior's great name; it strikes my ears like thunder!"

"Is that so?" Qi Daolin exclaimed in surprise.

Clearly, from Shi Hao's reaction alone, it was obvious that Shi Hao had definitely never heard his name before.

Qi Daolin smiled, then took Shi Hao to tour the Dao field.

Then, Shi Hao was astonished...

This Dao field was simply boundless and limitless; in an instant, they seemed to have traveled countless tens of thousands of li, making it unimaginably vast.

He even saw a walled city within it, where living beings resided and dwelt.

This hardly resembled a Dao field; it was more like a small world.

Shi Hao grew increasingly suspicious...

Was this truly a Dao field?

Or had this old man led him out into the external world instead?

He was extremely doubtful...

"I already said that the size of our Dao field depends on the breadth of one's heart; have you still not grasped my meaning?" Qi Daolin asked slowly and unhurriedly with a smile.

Shi Hao's mind was filled with question marks, then he suddenly said: "Then, could it be that the Dao field consists of nothing but a single gate?"

"Correct."

Qi Daolin nodded: "Once you step inside the gate, what you face is the entire world; this is our Dao field! If we were like those other sects, marking off ground to imprison ourselves, how could we be worthy of our lineage? Do not forget its name—the Supreme Dao Field! If we have the ability, the three thousand provinces of the Upper Realm are all our backyard!"

At this moment, Qi Daolin radiated domineering presence!

Shi Hao was dumbfounded.

This damn thing actually works?

Then, Shi Hao learned Qi Daolin's true identity.

Only now did he realize that he had been utterly duped!