Chapter 747: Rest Before the Assembly Battle

At the same time, outside the divine tree.

Figures leaped down from the divine tree, and an exclusionary force pushed them out from the divine tree.

"Is it ending? I was just a little bit away from comprehending the Third Realm!"

"So fast, has seven years passed so quickly?"

Numerous figures landed beneath the Time Divine Tree, and then their minds communicated with their portable immortal weapons, clarifying the time and knowing that they were about to leave this Origin Secret Realm.

"Seven years have passed, the Southern Region Assembly Battle..."

Beneath the divine tree, Chu Yueli stood in the crowd, but her eyes were somewhat dazed. Seven years had passed in the blink of an eye, and the Southern Region Assembly Battle was about to begin.

Her gaze suddenly looked toward the divine tree, but she saw a figure sitting cross-legged on that branch, and couldn't help but have her expression shift slightly, revealing a trace of gloom.

But soon, relief appeared in her eyes. Seven years had passed, and the other party's realm had not improved; he was still at the Ninth Level of the True Immortal realm.

Cultivating the realm in the Origin Secret Realm was indeed a waste of time; enlightenment was more cost-effective.

But even if Li Hao could rush to the Tenth Level of the True Immortal realm in the remaining time, breaking through to the Immortal Monarch realm required opportunity and enlightenment.

"So what if he takes the ranking of the True Immortal realm group? The final overall

ranking is not even as good as the lowest Immortal Monarch realm!"

Chu Yueli sneered in her heart. By then, she would have an excuse to ask her father to call off the engagement.

On the divine tree, Chu Tianhuang and several other figures on the branch a few dozen meters above Li Hao's head also slowly opened their eyes, withdrawing their minds. Although there was regret hidden in their hearts, they did not show their emotions and slowly stood up to say goodbye to the divine tree.

If they could continue to cultivate here for a few more years, they felt they would inevitably have a huge harvest, but time waits for no one.

"Let's go, see you at the Southern Region Assembly Battle."

Chu Tianhuang saw Li Hao on the branch below also stand up and greeted him with a smile.

The others also glanced at Li Hao, keeping the youth's face in mind, but did not pay too much attention.

Although Li Hao's performance in the Time Dao made them value him, the gap of the True Immortal realm was there. If they were to fight, the difference would be far. And by the time Li Hao reached a combat power that could rival them, they would have already climbed to a higher realm.

Only combat power was the final standard; otherwise, even if it were the Time Dao or the Space Dao, they were just empty shells.

"Hmm."

Li Hao nodded and came down with Chu Tianhuang.

"Hao Tian."

Yue Xi saw Li Hao and called out hurriedly.

Li Hao looked at her, flew toward her, and asked: "How was the comprehension?"

"I'm okay, but an extra flower was added to the Immortal Seal, and it's the Time Dao."

Yue Xi said, excitement appearing in her eyes. Being able to come here to comprehend the Time Dao and add a flower to her Immortal Seal meant her strength had improved a lot compared to before.

"Congratulations."

Li Hao smiled.

On the other side, Chu Yueli saw Li Hao laughing and talking with Yue Xi, who was dressed in snow-white and had a stunningly beautiful and otherworldly face. Her expression shifted immediately, flashing a trace of anger.

With an engagement to her, he was actually flirting with other women in public, simply not putting her in his eyes.

But thinking of the several times she had talked to Li Hao and hit a wall, she just gritted her teeth and endured it, swearing in her heart that she must go back and find her father to call off the engagement.

"Let's go."

Li Hao invited Yue Xi to leave together.

At this time, others beneath the divine tree also looked at each other. Some seemed to have friction and issued challenges.

Li Hao also saw Jin Fengling, whom he had met earlier, among them. The other party also noticed him, and the two just looked at each other without speaking, but both saw a trace of killing intent in each other's eyes.

Li Hao's expression was calm, and he took Yue Xi away.

Others also stepped onto the teleportation channel before the divine tree and left this Origin Secret Realm.

"Youth, the opportunity for the Dao Origin is hidden in the Dao heart."

Before Li Hao left, a cold and calm voice suddenly entered his mind.

Li Hao was slightly startled and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the brilliant, sky-reaching Time Origin Divine Tree behind him. Afterward, he stood still, cupped his hands, and bowed deeply, before turning to leave.

Yue Xi, seeing Li Hao's appearance, was somewhat confused, but thinking that they had come here to participate in the Dao, it could be considered receiving the grace of the Time Origin Divine Tree, so she immediately learned Li Hao's appearance and bowed to the divine tree.

People passing by noticed the two's actions, just sneered slightly, and flicked their sleeves to leave.

After leaving the Time-Space Origin City, Li Hao and Yue Xi arrived at the Heavenly Dao Bridge outside.

At this time, the Heavenly Dao Bridge was full of figures, but the sky-filling flowing light on the bridge had already subsided and disappeared.

"Come over, once everyone is here, I will send you all away together."

An old voice came. Li Hao recognized it as the Old Grand Tutor's voice. He looked around and soon found the Old Grand Tutor's figure in the void outside the bridge, and immediately flew over with Yue Xi.

"Thank you for your help earlier, Senior."

Yue Xi saw the Old Grand Tutor and bowed hurriedly.

The Old Grand Tutor waved his hand: "If you want to thank someone, thank your friend

here; the old man was just entrusted by him."

Yue Xi was startled and couldn't help but look at Li Hao beside her. She immediately understood and revealed an indescribable expression in her eyes, saying in a low voice: "Thank you!"

Li Hao laughed: "We are all from the same sect, what is there to thank?"

Yue Xi did not speak again upon hearing this, just stood beside Li Hao, waiting with him for the others from the Yan Chu Qin Xianchao.

Soon, figures flew over one after another on the Heavenly Dao Bridge, gathering around the Old Grand Tutor.

Chu Tianhuang and others also arrived. As the leader of the Imperial Clan, other members of the Imperial Clan soon gathered around him, and Chu Yueli was no exception.

It was just that, with many people around, Chu Yueli saw Li Hao, her expression without ripples, acting as if she hadn't seen him.

She did not make trouble for Li Hao in public, so as not to let the engagement matter become known to everyone and make her lose face.

Not long after, Gu Yan and others also came out one after another.

After not seeing him for several years, Li Hao noticed that Gu Yan's aura had clearly changed significantly compared to before, more restrained and profound. His cultivation was already at the peak of the Tenth Level of the True Immortal realm, but he hadn't stepped into the Immortal Monarch realm.

True Immortal and Immortal Monarch realm, although only a thin line apart, many heaven-gifted geniuses were blocked at this bottleneck for ten thousand years and might not be able to break through. Being able to break through the bottleneck within a thousand years was considered opportunity and luck.

Gu Yan saw Li Hao and nodded in greeting, but his expression was extremely calm, like a treasured sword hidden in its sheath.

"Meeting again, which city did you go to?"

A figure accompanied by starlight appeared; it was Xing Lan. She drifted over from the Heavenly Dao Bridge, and when she saw Li Hao, she couldn't help but ask with a smile.

Li Hao found that she was even more radiant than before, her whole body's starlight appearing and disappearing, as if connected into some kind of innate Dao map.

"Time-Space Origin City, how about you?"

Li Hao asked.

Envy appeared in Xing Lan's eyes: "I didn't have such good luck; I didn't capture the Space Dao Origin, so I had to settle for the next best thing and go to the Xingyu Origin City."

Li Hao also guessed her destination in his heart; after all, he had been to both the Five Origin City and the Time-Space Origin City, but hadn't seen the other party.

"That's not bad either; after all, it's the Nine Orders," Li Hao said.

Xing Lan smiled: "Seven years is too short. If it were seven hundred years, that would be nice."

"Probably everyone thinks so," Li Hao laughed.

Not far away, Chu Yueli's eyes turned cold, and she turned her head away.

Not long after, as more and more people came out, when everyone had arrived, the Old Grand Tutor said:

"Let's go, I'll send you away. Go back and prepare well for the battle. You are all heaven-gifted geniuses of our dynasty; you must win glory for our dynasty."

"Yes."

Many people responded loudly, breaking free from the regret of parting from the Origin Secret Realm, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Following the Old Grand Tutor's lead, he brought everyone back to the Origin Reception City, and then opened a channel above the courtyard, sending everyone out one by one.

"Little guy, time is tight this time, so I won't keep you. If you have the chance, come back here and play a game of chess with this old man."

When sending Li Hao off, the Old Grand Tutor transmitted his voice into Li Hao's mind.

Li Hao was startled and responded hurriedly: "Next time for sure!"

"Then you must perform well. If you can take a good ranking in the Southern Region Assembly Battle, His Majesty will definitely reward you with a quota to comprehend in the Origin Secret Realm again."

The Old Grand Tutor transmitted with a smile.

"Hmm."

Li Hao agreed, and then stepped into the teleportation channel with Yue Xi, Gu Yan, and others, leaving the Origin Secret Realm.

After coming out of the Origin Secret Realm, the outside was actually the Chaos Secret Realm they had entered earlier. There were many figures gathered on the plains here, and there were powerhouses with Immortal King realm auras ahead, preaching and teaching here, helping practitioners comprehend the Dao.

With the return of the heaven-gifted geniuses from the Origin Secret Realm like Li Hao and Chu Tianhuang, the silence in the Chaos Secret Realm was also broken. Many people opened their eyes one after another, feeling many powerful and familiar auras.

"It's Chu Tianhuang!"

"The Imperial Clan, they are all back!"

"Xing Lan, Tian Hongyi, they have all returned. Has the cultivation in the Origin Secret Realm ended?"

"Yes, seven years, it's already been seven years!"

The people in the Chaos Secret Realm stood up one after another, their eyes filled with shock and envy, as well as regret, and at the same time, a bit of longing for the upcoming Southern Region Assembly Battle. Although they couldn't compete with monsters like Chu Tianhuang, if they could show their brilliance in the Southern Region Assembly Battle and display their own style, they would also be remembered by countless people.

You know, this Southern Region Assembly Battle would spread throughout the Southern Region of the entire Great Thousand True World. Even if one ten-thousandth of the eyes were focused on oneself, it would be an unimaginable number.

"So strong, compared to seven years ago, their auras seem to have become stronger!"

"That's right, our sect's Senior Brother Nie Yuanshan is clearly more terrifying than before!"

"Cultivation in the Origin Secret Realm is said to be a thousand miles a day. Now the gap between us and them is even bigger, and I'm afraid it will widen again in the future!"

"I heard that after the Southern Region Assembly Battle ends, those who take the top rankings will have the opportunity to enter the Primitive True World to cultivate. That is the supreme holy land for cultivation in the True World!"

"Don't overthink it. Although the Primitive True World is suitable for cultivation, it is said to be extremely cruel and dangerous. Heaven-gifted geniuses have entered in the past, but they were all buried within."

On the plains of the Chaos Secret Realm, everyone was discussing.

The Yan Chu Qin Xianchao had a quota of one thousand people for the battle, and only a few hundred had the ability to enter the Origin Secret Realm, while the other nine hundred spent their time in this Chaos Secret Realm.

Amidst these discussions, suddenly dragon roars sounded, whistling from afar.

Only then did Chu Xiangtian, riding an Ancestral Dragon, gallop over. Wearing imperial armor, he stood above the Chaos Secret Realm, looking down at everyone, and said:

"The Southern Region Assembly Battle will take place in three months. At that time, everyone come to the Ascension Platform in the Imperial Capital to gather and go to the Supreme Heavenly Palace together to participate in the battle!"

"In these last three months, settle down well. Also, remember, in the Southern Region Assembly Battle, immortal weapons, precious armor, etc., will be strictly prohibited. You can only rely on your own skills. Don't play any little tricks and make the Qin Xianchao lose face!"

His voice was sharp and majestic, like a twilight drum and morning bell, vibrating in everyone's hearts.

As one of the top powerhouses among the princes, he was already at the peak of the Immortal Monarch realm, looking down on many Immortal Monarch realm powerhouses, and could even barely exchange half a move with an Immortal King realm powerhouse. This kind of strength was absolutely a powerhouse that Li Hao and other new generations could only look up to!

The plains became quiet, thoughts drifting.

"For your sect, for yourselves, I hope you will all do your best. Go!"

Chu Xiangtian said loudly.

Only then did everyone feel the pressure above their heads relax slightly, and they couldn't help but sigh. This prince's pressure was stronger than the sect masters of many of their sects. This was the Imperial Clan of the Ancient Qin Xianchao!

Seeing Chu Xiangtian's figure and his majestic appearance, Chu Tianhuang and others had different expressions, flickering with different lights.

"Hmph!"

After Chu Yueli saw her imperial brother finish speaking, she glanced at the youth in the distance, flicked her sleeves, and flew away, leaving this place first.

The other Imperial Clan members also seized the time to leave and make final preparations.

"Brother Hao Tian, see you again."

Before Chu Tianhuang left, he flew to Li Hao and said with a smile.

Li Hao immediately felt many Imperial Clan gazes focused on him. His eyes flickered slightly. The other party's simple greeting seemed simple, but it was intriguing coming from an Imperial Clan member, as if declaring the relationship between the two to other Imperial Clan members.

These princes fought openly and secretly, pulling in forces to form alliances. Li Hao had a bottom line in his heart, but he didn't want to think too much. All illusions were delusions, and all changes came from the heart. Facing this greeting, he also responded with a calm smile and a nod.

After Chu Tianhuang left, Gu Yan suddenly transmitted to Li Hao:

"Are you willing to follow this Imperial Clan member?"

Li Hao knew that Chu Tianhuang's greeting had already taken effect. If Gu Yan could think so, other Imperial Clan members would likely think so too. If he encountered an Imperial Clan member hostile to Chu Tianhuang, they would likely come to find trouble with him. If he couldn't see through this point, when he encountered these troubles, he might instead be pushed toward Chu Tianhuang's side, making their relationship solid and truly becoming close.

"No, just a nodding acquaintance," Li Hao responded via transmission.

Hearing this, Gu Yan's eyes seemed to reveal a look of relief: "The struggles of the Imperial Dynasty are extremely complex. We practitioners should not waste our best years and time on this. As long as we are strong enough, even the Imperial Dynasty will eventually bow at our feet. True powerhouses don't need these."

Li Hao heard his advice and couldn't help but laugh: "You'd better not worry about me. You've gained a lot this time too, go back and absorb it well."

Gu Yan stared at Li Hao and nodded.

"Let's go."

Li Hao also set off. In the Sword Abyss, he had vaguely become the center point, so he took the lead in leaving the secret realm.

Outside the Chaos Secret Realm was the Ancient Immortal Realm, and around the Ancient Immortal Realm, Imperial Clan guards were already lined up in a long dragon, as if waiting for the many heaven-gifted geniuses to return from the secret realm.

Guarding the sky along the way, sending them off all the way, outside the Ancient Immortal Realm was the teleportation immortal array. This was the first teleportation immortal array of Yan Chu, capable of teleporting to all parts of the nine thousand immortal cities.

Li Hao and others returned to the Great Dream Nine Abyss. ===== CHAPTER 748 =====

Outside the Chaos Secret Realm lay the Ancient Immortal Realm, and around the Ancient Immortal Realm, imperial guards were already lined up like a long dragon, seemingly waiting for the many geniuses to return from the secret realm.

They guarded the vast sky along the route, seeing them off respectfully all the way; beyond the Ancient Immortal Realm was the Immortal Teleportation Array, the number one teleportation array in Yan-Chu, capable of transporting one to any of the nine thousand immortal cities.

Li Hao and the others returned to the Great Dream Nine Abyss.