Chapter 680

Li Hao was unwilling, and Yue Xi had no way to force him further. She only felt that Li Hao was prevaricating and looking down on her, and she was secretly competing in her heart. When they reached Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan, there would naturally be another chance to find Li Hao to spar.

Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan was not far from Heart-Questioning Pagoda City, and a three-day round trip was enough.

On the way, Li Hao and Yue Xi also learned the old man with the bulbous nose's title: he was the Sword Abyss Elder of Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan, Li Tiemu.

On the way, Li Tiemu asked about the origins of Li Hao, Lin Yufeng, and Yue Xi. He already knew about Yue Xi, but Li Hao and Lin Yufeng were clearly companions, and he couldn't see where they came from.

Yue Xi only said that she temporarily lived in the nearby Nanyang City and was of the Calamity Clan.

Regarding this clan, many forces in the True World kept a respectful distance, unwilling to be tainted by misfortune.

Li Hao said that he came from a distant place and was a newcomer, so he was not familiar with this place.

Regarding this, seeing that Li Hao was unwilling to reveal details, Li Tiemu did not force him, only saying:

"Entering my Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan, you are disciples of my Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan. No matter where you come from, from now on, you have Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan as your retreat behind you. Similarly, you must not kill each other within the sect. When you return to the sect to take a master, this point must be established in your Dao Heart."

Regarding this, Li Hao and Yue Xi both indicated it was fine.

Li Hao asked him about the situation in the True World. Currently, they knew nothing about the True World, including the forces of the True World, various cities, etc.

Seeing Li Hao acting seriously, Li Tiemu also chatted with him, treating Li Hao as an outsider and explaining in detail:

"I'll just assume you come from the Western Domain. You should know about the four domains of the True World, right? The Eastern Domain is managed by the Ancestral Dragon Court, the Southern Domain is managed by the Tiangong Supreme, the Northern Domain is the world of the Demon Emperor Palace, where demons are numerous and ten thousand races struggle together, and the Western Domain is the Red Burning Imperial Domain, a place where many forces are mixed, with immortals, demons, monsters, gods, ghosts, etc., existing side by side."

"In the Southern Domain, the territory is the same as the Western Domain. I heard it stretches for billions of miles. Even if an Immortal King shuttles, it would take a year to reach the border."

"This is the border of the Southern Domain, close to the ancient battlefield 'Emperor Abyss.' Do you know about Emperor Abyss?"

Li Tiemu asked suddenly.

Li Hao's heart stirred. They came from an ancient battlefield, but whether it was the Emperor Abyss the other party spoke of, he did not know.

Before he could answer, Yue Xi said calmly: "I know. That is the place where the Great Emperor fell one hundred thousand years ago. I heard that not long ago, the Tiangong opened and cleared it out. I traveled there once. White bones piled into forests, ancient demon corpses were everywhere, true treasures were shattered into mud, abandoned immortal weapons and domain artifacts were countless, and there were also broken and dim immortal forbidden Emperor artifacts..."

Hearing her words, Li Hao and Lin Yufeng immediately knew that it was very likely the ancient battlefield they had come from.

The usual casual and slightly lecherous smile on Li Tiemu's face disappeared at this moment, and he rarely showed a silent expression. After Yue Xi finished speaking, he said faintly:

"That's right. That battle was extremely tragic, causing the True World to suffer heavy damage. In the past, nine Immortal Emperors ruled the four domains and the original True World, but in that battle, more than half fell!"

"To this day, there is still no Emperor in the Northern Domain, and many quasi-Emperors are fighting for it. Now, the Northern Domain is also the most chaotic place. Besides the rampant ancient demons, various forces are still fighting for that supreme throne, wanting to unify the Northern Domain..."

Saying this, he seemed to feel that the conversation had gone too far, shook his head slightly, and said to Li Hao:

"Where were we? Emperor Abyss, right? Now, the territory of the Southern Domain has shrunk a lot compared to that year. In the border areas, humans are rare. This Heart-Questioning Pagoda City is already considered a relatively marginal area. Toward the center, Heavenly Sects gather and Immortal Dynasties stand in great numbers."

Li Hao asked: "What forces are stronger than the Profound Li Tianzong?"

"Ancient Immortal Dynasties!"

Li Tiemu said: "My Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan is in the Yan-Chu Qin Xianchao, one of the seven ancient Immortal Dynasties in the Southern Domain. Ten Thousand Swords Mountain is also there. To be precise, the region we are currently in is all within the territory of the Yan-Chu Qin Xianchao."

"Then what is the Tiangong?"

"The Tiangong is managed by the Immortal Emperor Supreme, overriding the ancient Immortal Dynasties. The Immortal Emperor rules a domain, and all Immortal Dynasties bow their heads."

Li Tiemu said.

His expression was slightly solemn, and there seemed to be a deep meaning in his eyes.

Following Li Tiemu's introduction, a rough map of the True World immediately emerged in Li Hao's mind.

Three days of travel, teleporting out from Heart-Questioning Pagoda City, and transferring through several cities one after another. Some of these cities were extremely ancient and broken, with incomplete great formations outside. Hearing what Li Tiemu said, they were all major cities that rushed to the forefront of the battlefield in the past, but now they were left here.

"We're here."

Li Tiemu said.

They teleported out from an immortal city and arrived in a void. Here, there was a flowing-color avenue condensed by immortal power. Stepping on it seemed to automatically drive the body forward to fly, without consuming immortal power.

And in front, there was a continent as large as a turtle, floating in the void, bulging up and down.

There was an immortal formation covering the continent, isolating the meteorites outside.

The flowing-color avenue led to the continent. When approaching, Li Hao felt the steaming heat emitted by the continent's immortal formation, which seemed to be about to vaporize him directly.

Li Tiemu raised his hand and waved a stream of immortal power, and a passage immediately opened on it. The greenery and mountains and rivers inside the continent were immediately revealed like a scroll.

"This is where my Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan is located."

Li Tiemu said.

Shock appeared in Li Hao's eyes. This is the Heavenly Sect force of the True World? The entire world is actually just a sect.

Moreover, the area of this continent seemed to be more vast than the small worlds of the heavens.

"My Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan has nine branches, which is also the origin of the Daming Jiuyuan. In the past, the founding ancestor had a close relationship with the Emperor Monarch and was taught nine absolute techniques by the Emperor Monarch, building this Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan sect."

Li Tiemu said: "The two of you are sword cultivators, you can take the Sword Abyss as your master. I happen to be from the Sword Abyss. As for you..."

He looked at Lin Yufeng and said: "You said you are good at using a spear. It just so happens that my Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan also has the Spear Abyss, which is also the lineage with the most disciples among the Daming Jiuyuan."

Hearing this, Lin Yufeng looked at Li Hao.

Li Hao patted him on the shoulder, "Send you to ride the wind, soar on your own."

Lin Yufeng understood Li Hao's meaning and nodded vigorously.

"I'll send you to the Spear Abyss first, and by the way, say hello to Old Man Tao over there. You can take him as your master."

Li Tiemu said.

Immediately, he took Li Hao and the others and flew toward the east side of the continent.

Countless mountains, rivers, green plains, and forests flew past under their feet. In a burst of rapid movement, in no time, they saw a towering and steep mountain standing on the earth, its peak entering the clouds and mist, countless pavilions built against the mountain, the environment as beautiful as a fairyland.

Li Hao had amazing eyesight and could see many martial arts practice fields in the mountain, where many people were holding spears and sparring, striking out bursts of divine light and immortal power.

When they arrived, a figure flew over from the mountain.

Seeing this, Li Tiemu's face smiled as brilliantly as a flower, and he said: "Old Tao, here, I've sent a genius to you."

"Hmph, would you kindly send a genius to me? It's good enough that you don't persuade him to change to practicing Sword Dao."

The other party clearly knew Li Tiemu's nature and snorted coldly without ceremony.

Li Tiemu smiled in a worthless manner and said: "Saying that hurts our relationship."

"Do we have a relationship?"

The other party asked back.

Li Hao saw that this Old Man Tao was wearing a peach-red robe, and there were peach blossoms on it. He looked a bit crimson, and his sleeves were extremely wide, swinging back and forth.

"Five catties, one price."

Tao Chunfeng said with a cold face.

Li Tiemu clearly understood the meaning of these words and was somewhat helpless: "Three catties? This is very difficult to brew. One catty is ten thousand years."

Hearing this, Tao Chunfeng turned and left without looking back.

"Eh, fine, fine, fine, five catties is five catties, you old ghost."

Li Tiemu hurriedly beckoned, somewhat helpless, and at the same time looked at Li Hao, as if saying, look, for you, I spent five catties of good wine!

Li Hao was somewhat speechless. Lin Yufeng was not just any cat or dog. Although he was not a top heaven's pride, his cultivation talent was definitely acceptable, and with the supreme immortal arts he taught, he would definitely be able to make a name for himself.

Lin Yufeng also realized what the two were bargaining about, a layer of frost covering his face, but he did not react. He knew that men's words often relied on actions.

"Who is it?"

Seeing Li Tiemu agree, Tao Chunfeng also stopped his steps, his gaze sweeping over Li Hao and the three.

"Him."

Li Tiemu pointed to Lin Yufeng.

Tao Chunfeng glanced at him and flicked his sleeves: "Follow me."

Li Tiemu nudged Lin Yufeng, and Lin Yufeng bowed to Li Hao: "I'll go first."

"Hmm."

Li Hao nodded, watching him leave with the other party toward the towering giant mountain. Li Tiemu greeted: "Don't look, let's go too."

Saying this, he hurriedly took Li Hao and Yue Xi away, turning and heading north. Here, there was also a towering giant mountain, unable to see the top, but one side of the mountain was a vertical cliff, as if it had been leveled by something.

"This is the Sword Abyss."

A smile appeared on Li Tiemu's face. Returning to the sect, these two disciples could be considered stable.

He was in a very good mood and introduced casually: "This is the former chief sword immortal of the Sword Abyss. Thirty thousand years ago, he comprehended the Emperor Sword style and slashed out the marks. Later, it was used by Sword Abyss disciples to carve their names. There is residual Emperor Sword power on it. The closer to the center, the stronger the sword intent. Therefore, Sword Abyss disciples mostly take pride in carving their names in the center of this Emperor Sword Cliff."

Speaking of this, he looked at the two with a smile and said: "When you enter the sect and take a master, you can also try if you are interested."

Hearing this, Li Hao just glanced at it and had no interest.

Liking to leave names is something monkeys love to do.

On Yue Xi's beautiful face, a layer of light seemed to be revealed, her eyes staring deeply at the Emperor Sword Cliff, and she asked softly:

"What is that chief sword immortal's realm now? Can I take him as my master?"

Li Tiemu shook his head: "He is no longer here."

"Not here?"

Yue Xi turned to look at him.

A trace of sadness appeared in Li Tiemu's eyes, and he said: "Comprehending the Emperor Sword style, at that time the Southern Domain battlefield was chaotic. He followed the Qin Xianchao's order and went to the Southern Domain to suppress it, slashing nine king-level ancient demons in succession, but finally regretted drinking hatred. Only one hand holding the sword was brought back..."

Speaking of this, besides sadness, there was also some killing intent in his eyes.

Li Hao and Yue Xi looked at each other. Although Old Man Li didn't go into detail, they felt ripples of shock in their hearts.

Such a person must have been peerless, yet he fell on that battlefield, and even died without a whole corpse?

If the Emperor's fall one hundred thousand years ago was extremely distant to them, then the towering and straight Emperor Sword Cliff before them was very close to them...

"Ancient demons, the only goal of my Calamity Clan's cultivation is to slash all the ancient demons in the world!"

Yue Xi tightened her fingers slightly, cold light appearing in her eyes.

Li Tiemu nodded. Ancient demons are the common enemy of the True World. Various sects fight each other and grab resources, but in dealing with ancient demons, they are consistently hateful. "Let's go."

Li Tiemu took the two up the mountain.

The sword Dao on the mountain was like a dragon's spine, layered and winding, snow-white.

"The disciples of the Sword Abyss seem to be inferior to the Spear Abyss?"

On the way up the mountain, Li Hao noticed that the aura on the mountain was less, far inferior to the Spear Abyss he saw earlier.

Li Tiemu nodded slightly and said: "The Sword Abyss has been declining in recent years. That Ten Thousand Swords Mountain has gathered many Sword Dao monsters, and my Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan is..."

He shook his head, carrying his hands behind his back and continuing to lead the way in front.

On this day, Old Man Li of the Sword Abyss returned, and also brought back two tender new disciples, a man and a woman.

When they reached the top of the mountain, Li Hao and Yue Xi saw many Sword Abyss disciples practicing the sword, sparring, meditating, and contemplating the Sword Dao here.

Sword lights floated in the void, some practicing sword control, driving ten thousand sword weapons.

Some were sword formations, swords arranged into dragon formations, with roars inside.

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Li Tiemu's arrival attracted some people's attention, and some hurriedly put away their swords to greet their master.

"Another little junior brother coming?"

"Look at these two, they seem to have extraordinary bearing."

Although they couldn't see through Li Hao and Yue Xi's cultivation, many people noticed their bearing and demeanor, which were somewhat eye-catching in the crowd.

"My Sword Abyss has four courtyards, namely Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Those who first enter the sect, unless they directly take a master under a certain elder, otherwise, disciples recruited normally first pass the entry test, are assigned to the Yellow Courtyard, and then through cultivation and performance, step by step promotion!"

Li Tiemu told Li Hao and Yue Xi via sound transmission while walking:

"The cultivation resources that each courtyard can obtain are also different. The Li Tianyuan is naturally the best. You are very lucky. I am one of the three elders of the Sword Abyss. Take me as your master, and you can directly enter the Li Tianyuan to practice!"

Hearing this, Li Hao and Yue Xi's expressions did not change much.

Li Hao didn't care, while Yue Xi felt it should have been like this.

If she were allowed to enter the Yellow Courtyard or Earth Courtyard, she would immediately draw her sword and kill her way into the Li Tianyuan to spar with those Li Tianyuan disciples and see where she was actually lacking!

Seeing that the two were not surprised at all, Li Tiemu couldn't help but be somewhat helpless. Taking in heaven's prides had this disadvantage: the emotional value provided was too low. Even if there were rewards, they were all flat, and he couldn't tell if they were really pretentious or just pretending.

"Are the two of you willing to take me as your master?"

He asked.

Li Hao nodded.

Yue Xi also nodded, but both of their expressions were very casual.

Li Tiemu felt that his being a master seemed to have no sense of achievement, and he smiled bitterly in his heart, but thinking that these two were one eight rings and one nine rings, both monsters, these things could be ignored.

After passing through the plaza in front, Li Tiemu took the two of them to the Sword Immortal Pavilion at the top of the mountain.

He sent a message and called all his disciples over.

"Don't look at me smiling, but I am strict in taking disciples. I only have five disciples, and adding you two makes seven!"

Li Tiemu's expression became solemn, and he said to the two: "Entering my lineage, the cultivation tests in the future will be extremely harsh. If you are lazy or play tricks, I will never be lenient!"

Li Hao asked: "Besides tests, you won't manage me usually, right?"

Li Tiemu looked at him and said: "As long as you meet the requirements, I can not manage you."

Li Hao nodded and felt relieved: "That's fine."

At this time, three figures flew over rustlingly and landed in front of this Sword Immortal Pavilion.

"Master."

Seeing Li Tiemu, the three bowed and worshiped, and then began to size up Li Hao and Yue Xi.

"Newly taken little junior brother and little junior sister. This time actually took two at once?"

The three were somewhat surprised. They knew that although Master Li was usually not serious, they also knew that Master had another title that was famous in the Yan-Chu Qin Xianchao: Iron Sword Immortal!

"Where is your eldest senior brother?"

Li Tiemu asked.

"Eldest senior brother went out to slash ancient demons."

"Fifth junior sister went to the Qin Xianchao to lecture on the sword and has not yet returned."

A youth with lively eyes responded with a smile.

Li Tiemu nodded and said: "They are the new disciples I have taken, and also your junior brother and junior sister. You must take good care of them. You, offer tea first."

Saying this, he raised his hand to summon a grandmaster chair, sat on it, and his expression was solemn.

Yue Xi did not hesitate, picked up the tea handed by the youth beside her, and knelt to offer tea.

Li Hao also picked up the tea and was about to offer it when suddenly a humming sound came from the Sword Immortal Pavilion behind Li Tiemu, and the ground trembled slightly.

Li Tiemu had just taken a sip of Yue Xi's tea when he was startled by this tremor. The previous solemnity vanished in an instant, and he jumped up, looking at the Sword Immortal Pavilion in astonishment.

"Good, it seems to be..."

The three people beside him seemed to understand what had happened, showing shock and looking at each other.

Li Tiemu was also shocked. The residual iron in the sword pavilion actually vibrated. What was going on?

As he stood up, the vibration quickly disappeared, everything as if it were an illusion.

Li Tiemu's expression flickered. At this time, several figures suddenly appeared above the Sword Immortal Pavilion like teleportation. The figures seemed to be shrouded in clouds and mist, not clearly visible.

Li Tiemu couldn't care about Li Hao offering tea, flew forward, shrouded in a barrier with each other, and narrated in a low voice.

A moment later, the barrier dissipated, and those figures also disappeared. One of them swept a glance at Li Hao and Yue Xi, and also turned and left.

Li Tiemu returned to the front of the Sword Immortal Pavilion and smiled bitterly: "I don't know what kind of mess it is. I'll go see it later."

He looked at the tea in Li Hao's hand again and found it had already cooled. He waved his hand and said: "Forget it. From today on, the two of you are my Li Tiemu's disciples. You are number six, and you are number seven!"

He gave Li Hao and Yue Xi their rankings separately.

Yue Xi offered tea first and was ranked before Li Hao.

Hearing this, Li Hao smiled bitterly, suddenly thinking that this girl was so eager to offer tea, could it be to suppress him in terms of sect status?

Seeing the other party's slightly arrogant jade neck, he seemed to be sure of the answer.

"You really are an old six!"

Li Hao said to Yue Xi.

Yue Xi frowned slightly. Although this sentence couldn't pick out any problems, she inexplicably felt it wasn't a good word.

"Now, I will first teach you one of the core sword techniques of the Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan Sword Sect, Great Dream Daming Jiuyuan, Immortal Sword, first style, Immortal Points the Way!"

Li Tiemu raised his hand, and a seemingly ordinary wooden sword suddenly appeared in his palm. He returned to his relaxed appearance and said: "Master it within half a month. This is the minimum requirement for you."

Hearing this, the three people beside him showed strangeness. They weren't told this when they first came, but they were already used to it. Master's requirements for each disciple were different, which seemed to be based on talent, and this also showed that these two new junior brother and junior sister seemed to have a bit of a fierce talent...

They had all taken several months, or even half a year.

Hearing this, Yue Xi's eyes showed light, carrying a trace of fighting spirit.

A strange look flashed in Li Hao's eyes, and he didn't show anything.

Li Tiemu raised his hand and demonstrated the sword intent. Li Hao felt as if the residual shadows on the Sword Wall of the Heavens had come back to life, dancing and waving the sword before his eyes.

Yue Xi watched intently, while Li Hao's eyes carried aftertaste and emotion.

The three people beside them noticed the expressions of these two junior brother and junior sister. Seeing Li Hao's appearance of clearly not being invested, they all looked at him a few more times.

Not long after, Li Tiemu's demonstration ended, and he said to the two: "Did you remember it all? Go back and contemplate it well."

Yue Xi closed her eyes and did not answer, clearly having already begun to contemplate.

Seeing this, Li Tiemu did not blame her, but instead showed a trace of satisfaction on his face.

Li Hao answered with a smile. Seeing this, Li Tiemu nodded and said to Li Hao: "Although your talent is high, you must not be proud. You are a True Immortal, right? If you perform well, this time I will recommend you to represent our Sword Abyss to go to war."

"Go to war?"

Li Hao was puzzled.

Li Tiemu smiled slightly and did not elaborate.

The three people beside them were surprised, but immediately thought of this Old Man Li's nature, who had always liked to draw big cakes, so it was not strange.

"Fine, you get to know each other. If you don't understand anything, just ask them. If they dare to play temper, you come find me again."

Li Tiemu said and abandoned Li Hao and Yue Xi, turning and flashing away.

Yue Xi only slowly opened her eyes at this time, her eyes still carrying aftertaste and thinking.

Seeing Old Man Li leave, the three immediately stepped forward to greet Li Hao and Yue Xi.

After a simple acquaintance, Li Hao also had some understanding of the three of them. The one who looked twenty-seven or twenty-eight was the second senior brother, named Lu Wuchen. His personality seemed relatively cold. After a simple greeting with Li Hao and Yue Xi, he followed Li Tiemu's disappearance and teleported away together.

Another beautiful woman with a plump figure had an elegant temperament, dressed in plain white, her sleeves like curtains. She was the third senior sister, named Wei Hongye, who was relatively easygoing.

The youth with lively eyes had the most lively personality, named Xu Jianming, ranked fourth. He talked endlessly with Li Hao and Yue Xi, inquiring about the situation, such as how they were taken in by Old Man Li, their talent, Dao Heart, etc.

Yue Xi's thoughts were interrupted by him, and her expression was a bit cold. She seemed to express her identity with a bit of deliberation.

Learning that she was of the Calamity Clan, Xu Jianming's voice immediately went dumb, and then he whispered to inquire about Li Hao's family.

Learning that Li Hao was just of ordinary human origin, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Wei Hongye was surprised by Yue Xi's identity, she did not show fear, but instead smiled and asked about her talent.

Being able to be taken in by Old Man Li, the Calamity Clan must have extraordinary aspects. They were very familiar with this master's temperament.

Seeing that this third senior sister had no fear or exclusion in her eyes, Yue Xi felt a bit more favorable, and the coldness on her face turned into peace, stating her Dao Heart.

"Eight rings?"

Learning that Yue Xi's Dao Heart was eight rings and an Eternal Dao Heart, Wei Hongye and Xu Jianming were both shocked.

Yue Xi saw their reaction, glanced at Li Hao beside her, and said: "I'm not even considered anything. He has one more ring than me."

(End of chapter)