Chapter 641

Seeing Li Hao safe and sound, Feng Bo Ping felt a bit of relief in addition to excitement.

Engaging in battle with a True Immortal and being able to return alive was already a miracle. Li Hao's physical body being destroyed was enough to show the difficulty and danger of this battle.

"It's good that you're fine, it's good that you're fine. You can't take such risks next time!"

"Hmm."

Li Hao nodded, feeling Feng Bo Ping's agitated mood, and felt a bit guilty in his heart. "I've made you all worry."

"You're still thinking about that; it's good that you could come back." A rare smile also appeared on the Sword Master's face.

The Sage Huang Tian walked over, pinching Li Hao's arm, and said: "You really made people worry fiercely this time. Old Feng almost shed tears. The last time I saw him in such a dilapidated state was when he was expelled from the sect..."

Speaking of this, she suddenly thought that her former master, the Sage of Mi Tian, was still by her side, and couldn't help but look back and smile, looking quite playful.

The Sage of Mi Tian smiled bitterly and said: "That year it was indeed this master..."

"It's all in the past; I just said it off the cuff," the Sage Huang Tian said hurriedly.

Feng Bo Ping rolled his eyes at her. Although the past was a scar for him and the other party, this trip to the Mi Xu Heaven could be considered a reconciliation.

While they were talking, the Sages also slowly approached.

"Lord Hao Tian, it's good that you're fine."

Seeing Li Hao return alive, the Sage of the Ming Sect couldn't hide his surprise. He had thought Li Hao would be like the Seeing Yuanzu and the God King, sacrificing himself to cover their retreat, and that another of the human race's supreme combat powers would fall. He hadn't expected Li Hao to be able to escape from the hands of the True Immortal Ancient Demon; it was simply a miracle.

Moreover, from this point, it seemed to reflect one thing: Li Hao was stronger than the Seeing Yuanzu and the God King!

This was shocking news. The youth before his eyes was repeatedly breaking conventions. In the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle, he had let the Sages witness his sharpness; even without incense, he could become a Sage on the spot.

"What about that Ancient Demon?"

Although the Sage of Law was pleasantly surprised that Li Hao could return, he couldn't help but think of that True Immortal Ancient Demon.

Hearing his words, everyone was startled and couldn't help but look at Li Hao, their eyes revealing concerned inquiries.

Li Hao's expression turned solemn, and he said: "I couldn't kill it, but instead had my physical body destroyed by it in an instant. I fled in a hurry, shook it off, and came here. Now that Ancient Demon..."

He paused for a moment, then said heavily: "Either it is searching for me everywhere in the heavens, or... it is slaughtering."

Hearing the word "slaughtering," the expressions of the Sages changed, and they couldn't help but clench their palms. This wasn't anger, but intense self-reproach.

Although they had anticipated that without their support, the Ancient Demon would certainly slaughter innocent people everywhere in the heavens and cause the world to be plunged into misery when they took refuge here, when such things really happened, they still felt as if ants were crawling all over their bodies, a kind of indescribable discomfort and unease.

Facing the silence of the Sages, Li Hao didn't say any more words of blame or accusation. The mistake had already been made, and saying anything was too late. Perhaps only if he had personally guarded outside the Immortal Gate from the beginning could he have blocked the Sages' actions.

He felt regret in his heart and looked around the Sacred Land, seeing many commoners of Great Yu.

The reason he could recognize them as Great Yu commoners was mainly because of the structure of their clothing. Although there were many Divine Dynasties in the heavens, the clothing and attire of each Divine Dynasty had some differences, which originated from what the Divine Dynasty itself believed in and extended to all aspects, which would have an impact.

"Things have come to this; it should have been anticipated long ago."

Feng Bo Ping's expression turned cold. He swept his eyes over the Sages, and then worried that Li Hao would rush out again, saying: "Don't think too much. We are taking refuge here and recuperating for ten years. With your potential, you will certainly be on a higher level in ten years, and it's even possible to cultivate to the Supreme Sage. By then, cooperating with the Military Sage's army formation, perhaps you can fight that True Immortal Ancient Demon."

He had also learned about the army formation from the Sages. Previously, they all thought Li Hao would die like the Seeing Yuanzu and the God King, and were thinking about selecting another person to become the eye of the army formation.

Hearing Feng Bo Ping's words, the Sages came back to their senses and immediately realized Feng Bo Ping's idea. Several people spoke up one after another to persuade him.

Others remained silent, finding it hard to speak.

After all, the mistake was caused by them, and the living beings of the heavens were suffering from a disaster. Now they still had to persuade Li Hao to give them up. If it weren't for thinking that this move was for the overall situation, their Dao hearts would have collapsed in shame.

"That's right. You have been cultivating for less than 30 years and have become a Sage, able to kill the Old Three Calamities. Now, after staying on the ancient road for twelve years, you have surpassed the Seeing Yuanzu and the God King, and can even escape from the hands of a True Immortal. If you cultivate for another ten years, perhaps you can truly clash with a True Immortal by then."

The Sage of the Ming Sect said hurriedly, hope and confidence for Li Hao burning in his eyes.

The youth before his eyes was absolutely the most monstrous Heaven's Pride since the ancient times of the heavens. A 30-year-old Sage, although exaggerated, they could barely accept it, but in just twelve more years, he had cultivated to a level surpassing the Seeing Yuanzu. This soaring speed overturned their cognition.

Li Hao nodded; he thought so too.

In this place of refuge, he continued to study arts and skills. Although there was no heaven and earth energy here and he couldn't cultivate, his cultivation situation didn't need too much heaven and earth energy; it was mainly the state of mind.

Ten years, if he studied with concentration, Li Hao was confident he could defeat a True Immortal.

"Hmm."

Li Hao nodded, considering it an agreement with their statement.

The Sages felt a secret sense of relief in their hearts, and at the same time, a feeling of anticipation and eagerness, as if they vaguely saw hope again.

Ten years, if ten more years were created for the youth before them, could he continue to create miracles?

Thinking of Li Hao's monstrous talent, the Sages vaguely felt a trace of hope in their hearts, although it wasn't big, it was hope after all! "There are many barriers outside this Sacred Land. This is..."

At this time, Li Hao noticed the barriers covering the outside of the Sacred Land and was somewhat surprised.

"Too much time has passed, the Immortal and God ruins are incomplete, and there is destructive power from the Divine Sun seeping in, so we have to use barriers to block it. With our strength and that of the Sages, we can only hold on for ten years."

The Fox Master explained to Li Hao. Her eyes were complex. The memories of the little white fox in the human world had merged into her own true self's memories, just becoming a part of it, like a dream, but now the person in this dream was becoming clearer and clearer, and more and more familiar.

In the human world, the other party guarded a lonely city, and now he had almost fallen for the sake of the heavens.

"Incomplete?"

Li Hao was stunned. He narrowed his eyes and swept a glance at the Immortal and God ruins outside the Sacred Land barrier, and immediately saw that there were indeed strands of destructive power seeping and wandering, hitting the barrier outside the Sacred Land.

Li Hao then understood why they had said ten years before; it turned out that this place of refuge could only hold on for ten more years.

However, for him, ten years was enough.

"In these ten years, how does Lord Hao Tian want to cultivate? We will all cooperate fully. If there is any place where you need us, just say the word."

The Sage of the Ming Sect said seriously to Li Hao: "Whether it's heaven and earth treasures or other divine medicines, as long as we have them, we will send them to you."

As he spoke, he looked at the Sages and said: "Now, everyone, if you have divine medicines that are beneficial to cultivation, I hope you can also offer them. As long as we survive this catastrophe, I will keep this friendship in mind and will certainly repay it in the future."

"The Sage of the Ming Sect is being too polite. Why would we need you to repay us? If it weren't for Lord Hao Tian, we would have already lost our lives. This is a life-saving grace. No matter how useless we are, we won't fail to acknowledge a life-saving grace!" An old Three Calamity Sage said.

"That's right, I have divine medicines here that can briefly improve the strength of the spiritual sense, but the effect is excellent and useful for the Primordial Spirit Peak Realm."

"I have three Yin-Yang Profound Extreme Pills here. When seriously injured and dying, one can be reborn from nirvana, and all aspects can be improved and enhanced."

"I have them here too..."

The Sages offered their divine medicines one after another.

Li Hao waved his hand slightly, stopping them from continuing to take them out. These divine medicines didn't have much significance to him. Even the divine medicines used for cultivation only helped cultivators impact the peak realm, and he had already reached the peak realm in every realm. Taking these pills didn't have much effect and couldn't make him impact the limit of the peak realm or break through the peak realm.

"Let's talk when I need them." Li Hao said to the Sages.

Seeing that Li Hao didn't seem moved at all when facing so many divine medicines, the Sages were stunned. Even the Seeing Yuanzu and the God King would find it hard to remain calm when facing them offering medicines one after another like this.

"Lord Hao Tian, don't be stingy. As long as it can be of help to you, even a trace is enough. You are the hope of the heavens!"

Some Sages said seriously.

Li Hao shook his head slightly and said: "No need to mention it again. I am going to prepare to cultivate."

Hearing this, the Sages immediately stopped talking and didn't dare to delay Li Hao.

Now time was pressing, and cultivation was a matter of racing against time.

Li Hao was about to leave when he suddenly noticed that his incense was decreasing, and he couldn't help but be startled.

Incense decreasing meant either the believers had changed their faith or they had died.

Li Hao thought of that True Immortal Ancient Demon and couldn't help but have his expression change slightly.

"That Ancient Demon might already be slaughtering."

Li Hao's expression turned heavy again, and his heart felt a bit heavier.

After all, those were the lives of the heavens, and their number was too many to count, definitely not just a few billion.

Just one small world had hundreds of billions of humans and dozens of Divine Dynasties.

Not to mention the thirty-three worlds of the heavens added together.

"What?"

Feng Bo Ping saw that Li Hao's expression was wrong and couldn't help but ask.

Li Hao shook his head slightly and said: "My incense is decreasing. That Ancient Demon should be slaughtering."

The Sages were stunned, and then several Sages also discovered that their incense was decreasing. They looked at each other and immediately asked other Sages.

But the incense of other Sages didn't change much, and those few Sages immediately had unsightly expressions. Their believers were mostly concentrated in the same small world, which was also the place where they mainly preached. Now it seemed that the small world had obviously been invaded by the Ancient Demon.

"Damn it!"

"This heaven-killing Ancient Demon!"

Several Sages gritted their teeth and cursed angrily.

"If you all want to see the situation outside, I have a Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapon that can project the coordinates and scenes of any place in the heavens."

At this time, a young-looking Sage suddenly said.

The Sage of the Ming Sect, the Sage of the Mo Sect, and several other Supreme Sages looked at him. The Sage of the Ming Sect seemed to have thought of something and said hurriedly: "Is it the Mirror of Heaven?"

"That's right."

The Sage was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the Sage of the Ming Sect to have heard of this object.

"That was obtained by me in an ancient forbidden area. It can view any place in the heavens, and even the Divine Sun outside cannot isolate or interfere with it. I just tried it." This young Sage said.

The Sages all looked at him. Some Sages asked: "Can it also spy on the Sacred Lands outside?"

The youth's face showed a trace of unnaturalness, and he nodded: "That's right."

The Sages were stunned and couldn't help but look at each other. This Emperor Weapon was too heaven-defying. Didn't this mean that if the other party was willing, they could even spy on them when they were cultivating?

No wonder they had never heard this Sage mention the mirror before.

After all, such a treasure, if it fell into anyone's hands, would make it hard for the Sages to feel at ease. No one wanted to be spied on when they were cultivating or doing secret things.

"No wonder, no wonder you established the Cloud Yun Yun Que Lou, the number one intelligence organization in the heavens."

Some Sages sighed, but their expressions were cold as they looked at him, their eyes seeming to indicate that they suspected they had also been spied on.

This youth was known as the Sage of Darkness, who established the Cloud Yun Yun Que Lou and was known as the Sparrow Master in the Cloud Yun Yun Que Lou. He was extremely mysterious. There had always been rumors and guesses in the heavens about which Sage this Sparrow Master was, but there had never been an answer.

"I once felt a trace of prying. Could it be you?"

The Sage of Medicine suddenly narrowed his eyes, staring at the other party with unkind expressions.

The Sage of Darkness's expression changed slightly, and he shook his head: "No, no, I would never spy on you Supreme Sages."

Although he said so, including the Sage of the Mo Sect, they all had cold eyes, obviously suspecting that they had also been spied on.

The other party didn't know how many secrets he had mastered, but they had never known. Although they knew the other party was the Sparrow Master of the Cloud Yun Yun Que Lou, the Cloud Yun Yun Que Lou used various channels to collect intelligence. They hadn't expected their Sparrow Master to be the most ruthless, directly spying from home.

"Don't talk nonsense. Take it out and let's see. From now on, this mirror will be placed in a public place and must never be privately mastered by someone."

The Sage of Yin-Yang snorted coldly. The Sage of Darkness smiled bitterly. He knew that exposing this mirror would be such a situation. Even because it was now a disaster-avoidance period, he didn't know if there would be a future. If it were before the Ancient Demon appeared, the exposure of this mirror would certainly have caused him a great disaster.

Sighing secretly, the Sage of Darkness nodded: "That's no problem."

He had already made various preparations when he chose to take out this mirror, but he didn't regret it.

Perhaps his peeping all these years was a despicable act, but at this very moment, he was at least open and aboveboard.

Whoosh! The Sage of Darkness opened his palm, and an ancient silver mirror emerged.

It was only the size of a palm, the edges were flowing silver, and the patterns contained natural Great Dao laws.

Everyone looked at it, and saw this mirror, under the control of the Sage of Darkness, project a ray of light, like a projection, shooting into the Immortal and God ruins on the Sacred Land.

Then, the Sage of Darkness locked the position. He knew those few Sages whose incense had decreased and knew the Sacred Lands where they were located.

Accompanied by a ray of silver light, a tragic scene suddenly emerged in the projected light.

Corpses were like forests, blood was like the sea, and everywhere there were fleeing, wailing figures, and many others had gray eyes, no injuries on their bodies, but their souls had been absorbed and they were corpses.

Black mist permeated and surged, covering the sky. Under this mist, it was like purgatory.

Seeing this scene, the expressions of the Sages all changed.

Li Hao also frowned, seeing that in the projection, countless commoners were fleeing everywhere, their faces full of panic and loss.

These commoners couldn't understand why such terrifying demons had suddenly descended, slaughtering everywhere, while those Sages who were worshipped and famous in the heavens in the past had suddenly disappeared and no one had come to help or slay the demons.

In the black mist, a ferocious and huge figure was soaring. Li Hao recognized at a glance that it was exactly that True Immortal Ancient Demon he had fought before.

The opponent was flying happily at this moment, constantly harvesting the souls on the ground, landing its huge body in the cities from time to time, directly trampling countless commoners to death, among whom were old people and children, beggars and wealthy people, but there was no difference, and they turned into meat paste.

Seeing this brutal slaughter, the expressions of the Sages were extremely unsightly.

Li Hao's expression also darkened rapidly, and his fists clenched involuntarily.

Although he had already accepted the fact that the heavens would be slaughtered, seeing this scene with his own eyes brought a feeling of burning anger and uncontrollable rage.

Those desperate and sorrowful faces in the desperate situation were too touching.

And this was just one city; a small world had thousands or tens of thousands of cities!

The disaster in imagination and the impact of direct vision were two completely different things.

"This beast!"

The Sages all gritted their teeth, feeling both resentful and painful.

They were both resentful of the Ancient Demon and wished they could slap themselves a few times.

"Hmm?"

The Sage of Darkness's expression changed suddenly.

The True Immortal Ancient Demon in the projection seemed to notice the prying of the Mirror of Heaven and suddenly looked toward the projection, seeming to pierce through countless times and spaces, looking directly at Li Hao and the Sages before the projection.

That pair of scarlet and cruel eyes made the Sages' hearts jump suddenly.

"Not good, it can detect our prying!"

The Sage of Darkness's expression changed drastically. His Emperor Weapon was a Three-Tribulation Emperor Weapon, but in terms of attack and defense, it couldn't compare to a Supreme Treasure. It almost had no relevant abilities other than prying and projecting. But he hadn't been detected when prying on Supreme Sages, and he hadn't expected this True Immortal Ancient Demon to notice it all at once.

The True Immortal Ancient Demon in the projection seemed to open its mouth and roar. Immediately after, the projection was interrupted violently, the projection disappeared, and with a click, a crack appeared on the Mirror of Heaven, winding across the center of the mirror.

The Sage of Darkness picked up the mirror with a heartache, stroking the crack.

"It won't detect our location, will it?" Some Sages said in shock.

The Sage of Darkness raised his head and saw the tension on the faces of other Sages. He endured the heartache and said: "No, just now the Dao Soul of the Mirror of Heaven fell into a deep sleep. Before falling asleep, it informed me that it had blocked the opponent's reverse exploration."

Hearing his words, the Sages finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was too risky just now."

"This is a True Immortal; it cannot be easily pried upon."

The Sages were all still shaken, with lingering fear.

Li Hao, however, had a gloomy expression. He still couldn't forget the scenes of the projection just now.

Ten years, ten years later, the heavens should be reduced to ruins.

How many people would die miserably? Old people, children, women, commoners, emperors... they would all die! Countless cultivators, working hard to cultivate day and night, longing to reach the top, longing to become Sages, were wiped out by this sudden catastrophe.

It was too unfair, too cruel!

Li Hao was silent.

Did he really want to watch the heavens fall? He had accepted this fact before, but seeing the tragic scene with his own eyes, his heart wavered.

"Little Xiao Haozi, don't think too much. This is something that can't be helped."

Feng Bo Ping saw that Li Hao's expression was wrong and said hurriedly, his eyes full of worry.

The Sages also saw Li Hao's expression, their faces changed slightly, and they comforted him hurriedly, fearing that Li Hao would be impulsive.

Although they were also angry just now, they had all calmed down at this moment.

And Li Hao, although he seemed to have calmed down, was not calm in his heart.

"Ten years..."

Facing the comfort of the Sages, Li Hao felt that those voices were far away from him. Clearly they were beside his ears, but they seemed to be coming from very far away. He didn't listen carefully, nor did he want to listen clearly. In front of his eyes, those sorrowful and crying faces were echoing.

For a long time, Li Hao took a deep breath, and the membrane beside his ears seemed to disappear. Many voices suddenly surged in and became clear.

Li Hao looked at the nervous appearance of the Sages, smiled, and then swept a glance at the Sacred Land and the nine Immortal Islands, saying:

"This place can only be maintained for ten years. I will think of a way to make this place strive to be maintained for longer."

Feng Bo Ping changed color and said: "What are you going to do?"

Li Hao looked at him, said nothing, and just smiled.

"Don't mess around. If you die, we won't even have hope!"

Feng Bo Ping sensed Li Hao's thoughts and became anxious.

Li Hao shook his head and said: "Taking refuge here, as long as it is not detected by the True Immortal Ancient Demon, is an absolutely safe place. As long as the Sacred Land can be maintained for longer, we can wait for reinforcements outside the Immortal Gate, because the news here has already been sent out."

He thought of the woman with the red tassel spear, thought of Nangong Xue Jian. Even if the woman with the red tassel spear couldn't be relied upon, having fought side by side for twelve years, Li Hao believed Nangong Xue Jian could be relied upon. Since the other party said he would come back to meet him, he would certainly come back.

The Sages realized what Li Hao wanted to do at this time, and their faces changed drastically. The Sage of Darkness also felt some regret and said hurriedly: "Lord Hao Tian, don't be impulsive. What if the reinforcements you mentioned don't arrive?"

Li Hao was silent. Naturally, there was such a possibility. Various accidents led to Nangong Xue Jian also being unable to rush back.

"I am not impulsive."

Li Hao took a deep breath and said slowly: "Just suddenly thought that if this True Immortal Ancient Demon eats the souls of all living beings in the heavens, then it is very likely to undergo transformation and break through to True Immortal, which is also possible!"

Hearing Li Hao's words, the Sages were stunned, and then the blood drained from their faces.

"Ho, how could it be like this?"

"Does it rely on eating souls to improve?" The Sage of Law couldn't help but be shocked.

Li Hao nodded slowly. Eating the souls of living beings in the heavens, the strength of this True Immortal Ancient Demon might be raised to the level of a commander. By then, unless he could break through to True Immortal within ten years, or even cultivate to the top of True Immortal, it would be possible to compete with the Ancient Demon commander, but this was just his estimation.

After all, he hadn't felt the gap between True Immortal and Immortal Monarch, but that woman with the red tassel spear was an Immortal Monarch, and saying she could kill a True Immortal in an instant was not an exaggeration.

"This..."

The Sages were all horrified, and the hope they had just seen seemed to be shattered in the blink of an eye.

Li Hao didn't say anything more. He had to seize the time. Every minute and every second, this True Immortal Ancient Demon was slaughtering and killing. He had to find it as soon as possible.

Logically speaking, he should take action now, which was the most suitable, because the opponent was strengthening every moment.

But he couldn't abandon Feng Bo Ping, the Sword Master, and many other good friends. They were also his closest friends.

This battle was extremely dangerous, and life and death were unpredictable.

And ten years, if he fell, they could only live for ten years, which was equivalent to pronouncing a death sentence.

Therefore, Li Hao wanted to let this Sacred Land be maintained for longer. Regardless of whether the reinforcements of Nangong Xue Jian and the woman with the red tassel spear could arrive in time, at least if the time was longer, there could be a glimmer of hope! This was also the only thing Li Hao could try his best to leave for them at this moment.

He walked out of the Sacred Land, walked out of the barrier, and stood in the Divine Sun.

Standing here with his physical body, he also felt scorching heat all over, but it was not something he couldn't bear.

He released his Primordial Spirit and absorbed the rich sun essence here to increase his Primordial Spirit power.

At the same time, while absorbing the sun essence, Li Hao was not idle and began to build the Sacred Land again.

But this time, he didn't use the previous method to build it, but chose an unimaginable method.

Carving.

And it wasn't carving the Sacred Land, but carving a cover that was enough to surround the Sacred Land and the nine Immortal Islands!

But such a cover needed to cover billions of lives, how huge it was.

Li Hao sat cross-legged in the void, his thoughts concentrated, and began to conceive how to start carving.

"Hao Tian..."

The Sage Huang Tian and others looked at Li Hao's actions, their expressions unsightly, and still wanted to persuade him.

Feng Bo Ping was silent, not opening his mouth again at this moment.

He knew Li Hao's temperament too well; the decisions he made would not be easily shaken.

"Quickly persuade him, let's think of other ways."

"He just escaped back, and is going to continue to fight? Isn't that going to die?!"

The Sages were also somewhat anxious. Although the situation Li Hao said made them desperate, they felt that Li Hao continuing to fight now was no different from suicide, and it was also the shattering of hope.

"Don't disturb him, don't affect him. Give him time. Every second counts now."

Feng Bo Ping turned around and said coldly to the Sages.

The Sages looked at him, but were stunned. From this old man's eyes, they saw a kind of sorrow that was as dead and silent as a pool of water.

They were silent, having a feeling of powerlessness like drowning and struggling but still unable to struggle up.

In the void, accompanied by contemplation, many thoughts circled in his mind. Those tragic faces, the Ancient Demon's ferocious blood eyes, the Sages' words, the anxious and worried faces of Feng Bo Ping and others... Li Hao slowly let his heart sink to the bottom of his heart. In his heart, only the thoughts of carving and construction remained.

Distraction was the most time-consuming thing, which would let time pass in vain.

Soon, many thoughts gradually dissipated, and his heart sank to the bottom of his heart. In his heart, only the thoughts of carving and construction remained.

(End of chapter)