Chapter 322: Xiyan

Li Hao didn't stop and continued to deduce.

Soon, the third Absolute Learning technique, the Ancestral Dragon Divine Body, which had transformed from the Ten Thousand Dragon Body, was also cultivated into a Dao Domain.

The Dao Domain law was Solidification, capable of squeezing and crushing things within the Dao Domain.

As this third layer of Dao Domain was supported, the originally weak Dao intent was completely blocked in an instant.

But it was only blocked, not annihilated. The Sage Dao intent could not be annihilated unless one used the Dao to shatter the Dao!

Li Hao didn't rest, but continued to deduce all the other techniques.

Soon, layer after layer of Dao Domains extended, covering the area around his body.

From within this abyss, Li Hao sat cross-legged. A terrifying aura beyond imagination radiated from him. A total of nine layers of Dao Domains were superimposed, and that aging Dao intent had long been isolated outside, unable to get close.

As for the remaining Absolute Grade techniques, Li Hao could only deduce them to the Absolute Learning level. Wanting to open them up into Dao Domains, these techniques themselves had greater limitations and lacked some insights.

Unless his Physical Dao could be increased by another level, he could completely make up for the remaining deficiencies.

However, deducing dozens of Absolute Grade techniques to the Absolute Learning level was already shocking enough.

Li Hao stood up and practiced in this abyss. There was no heaven and earth power here, so he extracted the Demon Saint's blood from the blood lake, absorbed it with the Sacrificial Spirit True Demon Art, and converted it into heaven and earth power to temper himself.

His aura was climbing and condensing continuously, and his flesh and blood were also undergoing rapid transformation, his physical strength increasing rapidly.

Originally less than two million catties of strength, at this moment, as Li Hao practiced, it gradually climbed to three million, four million, five million catties!

This was already five times the divine power state he had opened up! Just by increasing the Physical Dao from Level 7 to Level 8, under the transformation of many techniques, such an exaggerated increase was achieved.

"I don't know if I can break the limit again if I can reach ten million catties?"

Li Hao's eyes turned, but if that were the case, he would need at least dozens more body-refining techniques, and they would have to be techniques that didn't overlap with the ones he was currently cultivating, which was not easy to find.

He didn't think much and continued to practice and absorb.

The blood lake that had originally wanted to take his life had instead become nourishment for him.

Only until now did Li Hao have the mood to feel this blood lake. The pure blood Qi contained within was not as majestic as he had imagined. This Demon Saint had been dead for ten thousand years, its body severely overdrawn before death, its essence and blood burned, leaving only rotting flesh and blood.

But even so, it was a Demon Saint after all. Li Hao absorbed it for several days in succession before completely draining the pure power in the blood lake, converting it all into refining himself.

His physical strength also increased again, from five million catties to about seven million catties, comparable to two divine power states.

And his physical strength was also significantly enhanced compared to before. Li Hao didn't know exactly how strong it was, but he felt that even without releasing any power, he could likely step into someone else's Dao Domain relying on his physical body without getting injured.

At this moment, blocked by layers of Dao Domains, Li Hao transferred the Candle Zhu Huoshen couple and the little red whisker from the Universe Jade Belt into his own heaven and earth space, and also transferred the remaining miscellaneous items together. He originally intended to throw away this tattered Universe Jade Belt, as he no longer needed it.

But on second thought, it was thanks to this object this time that they were able to survive.

Li Hao put this object away again, then stamped his foot, rushing into the sky with a *bang*. With nine layers of Dao Domains protecting his body, superimposed on each other, the forbidden flight power of the abyss laws couldn't affect him at all.

Not long after, he rushed out of the abyss, soared into the sky, and arrived in the high sky outside.

Looking up, Prison Heaven Island was the size of a silver plate, floating in the sky. The three Abyss Heaven Chains had all returned to their positions. It seemed that a big shot from the Ji Clan had arrived and handled the matter here.

But the other party didn't seem to have noticed him in the depths of the blood lake.

However, Li Hao didn't misunderstand or resent this. The Dao intent on the blood lake was chaotic, and it was normal for it to block exploration.

He glanced at Prison Heaven Island, then withdrew his gaze, his expression calm, neither love nor hate.

Subsequently, his figure flickered, his nine layers of Dao Domains converged, leaving only one layer. He crossed the Desolate Sea, flying straight away, leaving this desperate place, as if bidding farewell to the past.

The vast Desolate Sea was crossed in no time under the acceleration of Li Hao's Dao Domain.

After leaving the Desolate Sea, the surrounding heaven and earth power gathered rapidly, was absorbed by the Heaven and Earth Veins, converted into filling his physical body, and continuously nourished him.

Passing by the isolated peak guarding the Desolate Sea, the elder above was squinting and sleeping. Suddenly hearing the sound of wind, he looked up and actually saw the carefree figure of a youth flying toward the distance.

"That is...?"

The elder was puzzled, only seeing the back, but he couldn't spy on the youth's aura.

After a journey of hundreds of thousands of miles, Li Hao flew down onto a hill, then quickly opened the heaven and earth space, releasing the Candle Zhu Huoshen and Yin Lady inside.

They were still huddled together, their bodies in a semi-fused state, their Dao Domain shrouded, only covering their sides. The extreme Yang and extreme Yin bloodline powers were still circling on their bodies.

Li Hao looked carefully, and not long after, he saw some clues. They had chosen to fuse in a desperate situation, but their power was insufficient, so they only fused halfway.

If not broken by external force, they might always maintain this state, lasting for many, many years...

The little red whisker in their embrace was also covered by their Dao Domain, which could be considered as catching a ride and saving its life.

Li Hao didn't hesitate, quickly mobilizing the Heaven and Earth Veins, drawing in the vast heaven and earth energy from all directions, and then guiding it all into them.

As the continuous power surged in, the two bloodline powers of extreme Yang and extreme Yin on the bodies of the Candle Zhu Huoshen and Yin Lady gradually circled more slowly, then slowly sank into their respective bodies.

Not long after, their bodies changed, as if growing and waking up.

Soon, the Candle Zhu Huoshen opened its eyes first, looking around blankly. When it saw Li Hao, its eyes revealed a bit of closeness: "Where is this?"

Li Hao didn't answer, but said: "Withdraw your Dao Domain."

The Candle Zhu Huoshen looked at Li Hao twice. Although it didn't understand, the subconscious imprint made it extremely close to the youth before it, and it couldn't feel any killing intent from Li Hao, so it immediately complied.

Li Hao beckoned, gently picking up the little red whisker covered by their Dao Domain and letting it land in his palm.

An extremely weak life aura emanated from the red whisker. Li Hao suddenly thought of the Dao Rhyme Blood Fruit in the Universe Jade Belt. He hadn't eaten it before because it didn't mean much to him, and he was prepared to keep it to bring to Ren Qianqian.

This object was a fruit condensed by the Red Blood Vine Demon King itself, which could be considered one with it, and it was most suitable for replenishing its blood Qi.

Li Hao quickly took out this object, then drew in majestic energy, which became extremely gentle after his adjustment and control, just like when it had gently cradled his withered-bone-like face on the blood lake.

This power, combined with the Dao Rhyme Blood Fruit, turned into blood plasma and pure energy, slowly sinking into the little red whisker.

Li Hao stared, and after a moment, the weak aura on the little red whisker increased bit by bit.

Li Hao felt relieved in his heart.

As the aura of the little red whisker gradually increased, the speed of absorption also accelerated. Not long after, the little red whisker's body grew longer, raising a small whisker, and asked in confusion and bewilderment:

"Am, am I alive again?"

"It seems so."

"Then that means, we didn't die?"

"Mm."

"Wow!"

The little red whisker immediately wrapped around Li Hao's arm, extending two red whiskers, like two small hands, dancing with joy: "We didn't die, we didn't die, we actually didn't die. Is it an illusion? How did you do it?"

"I was planning to go to the Mo River to find you."

A smile also appeared on Li Hao's face: "It seems you were quite clever, not sacrificing everything."

"Are you angry?"

The little red whisker immediately shrank and asked in a low voice.

"Guess."

The little red whisker looked around, finally confirming that this wasn't a dream, they really had survived, and had left that terrifying abyss.

It immediately relaxed, its two small tentacles touching each other in front of its body, like two small fingers poking:

"I am a demon after all. If I really sacrificed everything for you, I would be mocked by other demons even if I died." "Besides, the little bit of root I left behind wouldn't have added much even if you ate it. As a demon, I can only be killed by humans; that's the only way to die with dignity!"

"You're quite concerned about your face."

Li Hao couldn't help but smile.

"Then you aren't angry?" The little red whisker asked immediately.

Li Hao laughed: "How could I be? You don't owe me anything."

"Then is our agreement still valid?" It asked hurriedly.

"Of course."

Li Hao raised his hand, "Hook pinkies."

"Mm, right, hook pinkies."

The little red whisker quickly wrapped around Li Hao's little finger, renewing the agreement.

"As long as there's a place you want to see, I will accompany you to walk around from now on."

Li Hao said softly, then smiled slightly: "After leaving here, I'll help you find some divine medicine and precious materials to help you recover your body."

"That's what you said. Do I still have to pay interest?"

"Yes, one bite a day."

"Woo, but I haven't recovered yet."

"If you haven't recovered, you'll owe it."

"How long can I owe it?"

"That depends on when you can pay it back."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Li Hao said: "How should I address you in the future?"

"I don't know either. They all call me Red Blood Vine Demon King."

"Do you have your own name?"

"Name... doesn't Red Blood Vine Demon King count as a name?"

"That should count as a title."

"Then let me think about it..."

Li Hao saw its appearance and clearly knew it didn't have a name. Demons didn't seem to care about these things; only humans cared.

After all, the name of fame is the name of reputation, and the name of reputation is also the name of a person.

"It seems I can't think of one. Why don't you just call me whatever?"

Li Hao saw a patch of moonflowers on the hill and said: "Then I'll call you Xiyan."

This was a flower name.

"Xiyan?"

"Mm."

"Will I be called Xiyan from now on? Xiyan, Xiyan... I have a name?"

"Mm."

"It sounds nice. Then I'll be called Xiyan from now on. If anyone else calls me Red Blood Vine Demon King, I won't pay attention to them."

Li Hao smiled, seeing Xiyan transform into a red ring again, wrapping around his wrist. Besides the smile, there was also a bit of seriousness in his eyes.

He looked up at the Candle Zhu Huoshen couple and saw that they had both woken up, but just as Ji Yunge had said, their former memories seemed to have disappeared, and they were quite close to him now.

"From now on, you will follow me."

Li Hao said.

The couple nodded rapidly.

Their bodies separated from their semi-fused state, transformed into the appearance of a youth and a young girl, and knelt before Li Hao.

Li Hao raised his hand, drawing in more heaven and earth power, and after his own adjustment and control, nourished their bodies.

Their bones and flesh grew slowly, and their aura was also strengthening. Their appearance seemed to have grown a year or two older.

Li Hao planned to help them gradually recover to their original strength on the way back.

Now, he no longer cared whether they recovered their strength or not.

Temporarily storing them in the heaven and earth space, Li Hao stepped out and disappeared from this place in an instant.

In the Ji Clan, on the Holy Mountain.

A month and a half had passed since Li Hao's sacrifice, but that grief still lingered in the hearts of the Ji Clan members, unable to disperse, though now few people mentioned it anymore.

In the Ji Clan's Ancestral Hall, an aged heroic soul sat on the threshold, looking into the distance, his eyes streaming with tears every day.

His daughter was gone, and his most outstanding grandson was also gone.

He didn't expect that even after he died, he would still shed so many tears and have so much heartache.

Several hundred miles away from the Ancestral Hall, there were several interconnected mountain peaks, which was where the Yun branch lived.

"The information sent to investigate has already been received."

In a palace on the mountain peak, Ji Tianchao and the others all had gray expressions. In just over a month, they seemed to have aged a bit.

"His father is from the Li Clan of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty, and that child was the most outstanding Heaven's Pride the Great Yu Divine Dynasty had seen in hundreds or thousands of years, but he fought a great battle with his father and was forced out of the family."

"Not long ago, I heard he saved a great province, hundreds of millions of people, becoming a hero of the age, an object of pursuit for countless Heaven's Prides, appointed as a general and enfeoffed as a marquis, and deeply loved by that Emperor Jiang..."

"No wonder he was surnamed Ji..."

"But Qingqing, she..."

After reading the investigated data, they all had ugly expressions and felt grief in their hearts.

It was hard to imagine how that youth had persisted all the way here alone.

"Is this fate, making the fortune of my Ji Clan dim..."

Ji Yunyue whispered, only dejection remaining on her face.

Ji Yunqing's lips twitched slightly, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.

Just at this moment, Ji Tianchao suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky.

His gloomy eyes suddenly became somewhat suspicious.

After staring carefully, not long after, a black shadow flew through the air from afar, whistling toward them.

After seeing the face of that figure clearly, Ji Tianchao was stunned, and then the edges of his eyes opened to the limit, revealing incredulous astonishment.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 323 =====