Chapter 822: Fleshly Body Laws

Although Su Zhenyuan doted on his four daughters, as the Clan Master, he had always been a man of his word in the Su family. At this moment, as he agreed, this matter was completely decided, and no one could change it unless the sleeping ancestor came forward.

Su Qingmei understood this point, so she wanted to speak but stopped, swallowing her words. Her gaze turned toward the youth, a hint of coldness and killing intent appearing in the depths of her eyes.

"Muqing, although this child is only at the First Level of the Immortal Monarch Realm, Father and your mother have just checked his soul-age; it is only a short 96 years, less than 100. Such soul-age can be considered peerless talent, not inferior to the direct lineage true inheritance of a great clan!"

Su Zhenyuan was slightly silent. Although he himself leaned toward the marriage between Su Muqing and the Lin family's Emperor's son, it was ultimately a marriage contract left by the ancestor. He upheld fairness and spoke a good word for Li Hao. If his daughter developed a liking for him because of this, it would mean the two were indeed fated, and he could only helplessly follow destiny.

"Soul-age less than a hundred?"

Hearing her father's words, the three women all looked up abruptly, looking at Su Zhenyuan in astonishment.

Even for them, at a soul-age of a hundred years, they were far from having this level of cultivation!

And among them, the one with the highest talent, known as the peerless true phoenix Su Muqing, who was hard to produce in the Su family even once in 50,000 years, had only just stepped into the True Immortal Realm not long after a hundred years of soul-age. Such talent had already shocked the entire Gusu Emperor Star, and together with that Lin family Emperor's son, they had become a match made in heaven.

Could it be that the talent of the youth before them was even higher than Su Muqing's?

The gazes of the three women all fell on Li Hao in an instant, their eyes filled with shock.

Su Muqing looked at the other party in surprise and suspicion. When she saw that the other party was also staring at her, her expression changed immediately, and anger filled her heart again. Gritting her teeth, she said:

"Even so, I will not marry him. Who knows if he took some rare spiritual medicine? If it were just for cultivation, I could have reached the peak of the Immortal Monarch Realm long ago. If he really had that ability, why bother attaching himself to my Su family?!"

Hearing this, Su Wanqing and Su Wanxue both nodded secretly. Previously, their father said that the other party had an Emperor behind him, so it wouldn't be strange to find some chaotic divine objects. Simple cultivation couldn't explain anything; ultimately, it depended on whether the foundation was solid and how the combat power was in actual combat.

Su Zhenyuan also considered the matter of Li Hao taking rare spiritual medicine, but these were small matters. The other party had an Emperor cultivating him behind him, so he would definitely not be pulling up seedlings to help them grow; it must be one step at a time. Therefore, the moisture in this Immortal Monarch Realm couldn't be too exaggerated.

He said: "Xiao Hao's talent should be beyond doubt..."

"Regardless of his talent, I don't care for it. I have an agreement with Brother Zhexuan that we will never separate!"

Su Muqing said in grief and indignation.

Seeing that his speech was interrupted, Su Zhenyuan's expression changed, and he let out a heavy cold snort, rarely looking cold as he said:

"I have already decided, no need to say more. After a hundred years, if you still don't like him and he still hasn't been able to move your heart, you can refuse. During these hundred years, you must obey!"

Su Muqing was shaken to the heart by that cold snort, as if struck by a heavy hammer. She sobered up immediately, her face turning somewhat pale. She looked at her father blankly, as if feeling extremely strange. Finally, she slowly lowered her head and turned to look at the youth who was staring straight at her.

In an instant, all etiquette and rules were cast aside by her. All the grievances and anger in her heart surged out. She did not hide the disgust and hatred in her eyes, saying:

"Whether it's ten years or a hundred years, even if it's a thousand years, ten thousand years!"

"I, Su Muqing, will never be able to like you!"

The girl's words, every word like a needle, echoed in the hall, as if to pierce through the thin youth.

But Li Hao's expression was silent. Toward the Su Muqing before him, he had no emotions; she was just a stranger. Everything he did coming here was only to accompany the figure who traveled through time and space to fight for him in front of the Supreme.

Compared to that, what was a mere hundred years of companionship?

Seeing Li Hao's oil-and-salt-resistant appearance, Su Muqing felt as if her whole body's strength had nowhere to be used. Gritting her teeth and snorting coldly, she turned and left.

Seeing this, Li Hao flickered his figure, chasing after that moon-blue dress from the years, following along.

"You!"

Seeing that Li Hao was really going to follow like a shadow, Su Muqing was about to explode with anger, her face turning livid.

She looked back and glared at Li Hao, her whole body exuding powerful might, her immortal power causing her hair and immortal dress to fly, but the youth before her remained unmoved.

Seeing that her might actually couldn't scare away this First Level Immortal Monarch guy, Su Muqing felt even more annoyed. She looked up at her father in the hall, a hint of hatred appearing in the depths of her eyes, and turned away.

As Li Hao and Su Muqing left, Su Wanqing and Su Wanxue in the hall looked at each other, not expecting such a thing to happen, making them somewhat difficult to comment on.

"This, Father, Mother, then we will also take our leave."

Su Wanxue came back to her senses and bowed to bid farewell.

Getting her father's nod of approval, both of them quickly left Minghuang Hall. They could feel the dark clouds accumulating there, and they couldn't help but feel curious about the youth in their hearts. To be able to reach the Immortal Monarch Realm in a hundred years, there must be a strong person cultivating him behind him. It stood to reason that he wouldn't be pulling up seedlings to help them grow, which meant the youth indeed had astonishing talent.

It's just, why did the other party have to come and attach himself to the Su family?

In Minghuang Hall, in an instant, only Su Zhenyuan and his wife remained.

"Madam, do not do anything unnecessary. If that youth suffers the slightest damage, it will count as my Su family breaking our promise, and I will never forgive it lightly!"

Su Zhenyuan's expression was deep, his gaze exuding powerful majesty, and he said seriously.

Su Qingmei's expression changed slightly. This was a stern warning; she understood that her husband was being serious.

"Could it be that you really want to let Muqing marry such a boy?"

Su Qingmei couldn't help but ask: "Even if his talent is extremely high, he is trying to use the Su family's power through Muqing to attach himself to our Su family. Such a character will never go far on the path of cultivation; his Dao heart will definitely not be very high."

Hearing his wife's gentle and soft words, the coldness in Su Zhenyuan's eyes gradually faded. He sighed lightly and said:

"Everything is destiny. The Emperor behind that youth let him come to the door with the marriage contract at this time; perhaps he saw something we haven't seen. Perhaps there is some other deep meaning. You don't understand how far an Emperor can see, what he can peek at..."

A hint of deep dread flashed in his eyes, then he shook his head and said: "Setting these aside, since this marriage contract is real and the youth is also real, then there is no reason to decline this matter. If I decline, where would I place my Su family's ancestors? This is not just awe of that Emperor, observing the promise, but respect for our own ancestors!"

Hearing Su Zhenyuan's words, Su Qingmei was stunned, her heart somewhat shaken, understanding her husband's righteousness.

Her gaze was gentle as she said: "Husband, I misunderstood you earlier. However, I fear that child Muqing will suffer some grievances in this matter, and I fear she will blame you, this father."

"When she takes on the heavy burden of the family in the future, she will understand..."

Su Zhenyuan sighed, but thinking of the slightly hateful look in his most doted-on daughter's eyes when she left, his heart still felt somewhat bitter.

Su Qingmei held his thick palm and whispered: "I will talk to Muqing properly. That child will understand your difficulties. A short hundred years will pass very quickly."

Su Zhenyuan nodded slightly, held her slender hand back, and his gaze also became tender.

……

Su Muqing's courtyard was located in the inner courtyard of the Su family's deep mansion, named Lake Pavilion Garden.

There were nine beautiful scenes, seven courtyards, and three cultivation grounds in the garden.

Su Muqing lived in the Zhexian Courtyard, which was also the main courtyard, with thick immortal power.

Lake Pavilion Garden, like the gardens of the other three little phoenixes, was of the highest specification enjoyed by the direct lineage. And because of Su Muqing's talent and bloodline, she was deeply loved and received the true phoenix inheritance among the direct lineage. Several divine medicines and chaotic treasures were added to the garden, making the immortal power in the courtyard even thicker than the gardens of the other three women, Su Wanqing and the others.

Returning from Minghuang Hall, Su Muqing went straight back to Zhexian Courtyard, her face livid the whole way.

Seeing Li Hao follow her into the courtyard, Su Muqing almost flipped out, angrily saying:

"This is my private residence, what are you doing here?"

"Accompanying you."

"I don't want you to accompany me!"

Su Muqing said in great anger.

Li Hao looked at her eyes, as if wanting to see through those eyes into the depths of her soul, to see another primordial spirit that had not yet awakened.

He said expressionlessly: "I won't hinder you. You can do your things; as long as I can see you in my eyes, that's enough."

"You, you!" Su Muqing stomped her feet in anger, but quickly restrained herself, saying coldly: "Don't think that just because you do this, you can move me. It's too ridiculous!"

At this time, the housekeeper and servants of Zhexian Courtyard hurried over to welcome them. Looking at the youth arguing with Su Muqing, their eyes widened a bit, their hearts filled with astonishment. In the Su family, there was actually a younger generation who dared to contradict this true phoenix young lady?

"Wu Ma, throw him out!"

Seeing Wu Ma, the housekeeper who had taken care of her since childhood, come over, Su Muqing immediately ordered.

Wu Ma hurriedly agreed, exuding the aura of the Perfected Immortal Monarch Realm, and was about to suppress Li Hao and throw him out.

Li Hao frowned and immediately said: "Your father said that I enjoy the same rights as you. Whoever lays a hand on me is equivalent to the crime of laying a hand on you!"

Hearing Li Hao's words, Wu Ma's footsteps paused immediately. Being able to be a housekeeper in the Su family, how clever her mind was; she could see Li Hao's extraordinariness from the argument between Li Hao and Su Muqing. At this moment, these words made her somewhat lose color.

Su Muqing said coldly: "You are such a rogue, you will only make me hate you!"

"It doesn't matter."

Li Hao said.

"You!"

Su Muqing's chest heaved violently with anger. Having been smooth sailing since childhood, she was like a fairy who didn't eat the fireworks of the human world, suffering so many grievances in one day for the first time. Seeing Su Muqing's reaction, Wu Ma immediately understood that what Li Hao said was not false, and couldn't help but feel a headache.

"Wu Ma, what are you still waiting for? Throw him out. If something happens, it's on me!"

Su Muqing said angrily.

Wu Ma cried out in her heart. If something really happened, how would these young ladies be punished? Since ancient times, it was always the servants who suffered.

Before she could figure out how to deal with it, a whistling sound came, and it was Yaoqin from beside Su Qingmei.

Seeing the scene in the courtyard, a hint of strangeness flashed across her face, and she looked deeply at Li Hao.

Earlier in the hall, she was kneeling to the side and had also seen Li Hao's soul-age, so her impression of this youth had changed slightly.

Regardless of how the other party performed, he was ultimately a peerless prodigy-level figure.

"Miss Muqing, Madam asked me to tell you to keep your Dao heart, don't pay attention to external things, and just do your own thing. A short hundred years will pass very quickly."

Yaoqin looked at Li Hao beside her, not using voice transmission, but speaking directly and respectfully.

Su Muqing's expression changed, and her gaze grew three parts colder. This meant that her mother had also compromised, advising her to accept her fate.

She took a deep breath, looked at Li Hao with hatred, and said: "Fine, I want to see how you will roll out of my Su family like a dog in a hundred years!"

After speaking, she turned and entered the house without looking back.

Li Hao flickered his figure and immediately followed.

"Young Master, that is the young lady's main room, you..."

Wu Ma's expression changed, and she hurriedly tried to stop him.

Li Hao didn't look back and said: "I have my own sense of propriety."

Wu Ma was somewhat dumbfounded. You have a sense of propriety? The problem is I'm not familiar with you!

She turned to look at Yaoqin and hurriedly sent a voice transmission: "Miss Yaoqin, what is the background of that youth? He just said he has the same status as the young lady. Is it true?"

Yaoqin watched Li Hao follow like a dog-skin plaster and was somewhat stunned. Hearing Wu Ma's words, she withdrew her gaze and nodded:

"That's right, it was the Clan Master who promised it personally."

"This..."

Wu Ma was dumbfounded. Wanting to inquire further, Yaoqin had already teleported away.

In the room, Su Muqing saw Li Hao follow in, her expression changed, and she said: "Could it be that when I sleep and bathe, you have to watch from the side?"

"If that were possible, that would be best."

Li Hao said calmly.

"...... Scram!"

Su Muqing's face flushed red immediately, not from shyness, but from anger.

Li Hao said: "A hundred years might be very short, but counting day by day, there are still some days. Why don't we live in harmony?"

"Heh, I feel nauseous when I see you."

Su Muqing sneered mercilessly.

Li Hao was silent.

Seeing Li Hao unwilling to leave, Su Muqing couldn't help but take a deep breath. She also knew that a proper method was indeed needed; otherwise, having such a person by her side for a hundred years would be very inconvenient.

"It's fine if you really want to stay here, but you cannot approach my sleeping quarters. If you want to stay, stay in the courtyard. If you don't agree, I will go find Father now, even if I have to force him with my death!"

Su Muqing said coldly.

Li Hao thought for a moment and nodded: "Fine."

Seeing that Li Hao still had a bottom line, Su Muqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then sneered: "Then it's settled. Also, I'm telling you, seeing you will only increase my disgust!"

Regarding this, Li Hao did not respond. He had already recognized that the girl before him was another person; he was only guarding the other party's body and that true soul that had not yet awakened.

"Hmph!"

Seeing Li Hao silent again, Su Muqing snorted coldly, turned, and entered the room, saying:

"Behind this main hall is my sleeping quarters. Please go out now."

Li Hao lingered for a moment, but ultimately walked out.

The hall door was immediately pulled shut by a force, closing heavily, as if venting some kind of anger.

Beside him, Wu Ma chased over and was about to speak, but Li Hao glanced at the tightly closed hall door and spoke first: "Are you the housekeeper here?"

"Yes, I don't know, Young Master, you...?"

Wu Ma was stunned, somewhat awkward, unable to grasp the identity of the youth before her.

"Please help me clean out the room next door. I will live here."

Li Hao said.

Wu Ma was stunned and couldn't help but look at the tightly closed hall, somewhat hesitant.

Li Hao glanced at her. Seeing she was unwilling to act, he didn't say anything more, but took out a tree trunk of a divine tree from his heaven and earth space, sat on the ground directly in front of the sleeping quarters, and with immortal power condensing at his fingertips, began to carve on his own.

Soon, two chairs and a small table were carved out by him.

Wu Ma and the other servants beside her looked at the youth's actions, looking at each other, not knowing what to do.

Wu Ma decided to go ask Su Muqing and let the other servants and maids retreat first.

Not long after, when Wu Ma came out of the sleeping quarters, seeing the youth had actually placed a board of black and white pieces on the small table he had just carved, she was surprised. But she didn't approach, nor did she ask, but called the maids beside her and ordered the others not to approach this youth, and according to the young lady's instructions, to ignore him.

"That guy..."

Inside the hall, Su Muqing saw Li Hao's actions through her spiritual sense. Seeing the other party so persistent, her anger grew, and she quickly withdrew her spiritual sense and came to the cultivation room in the hall.

And outside the hall, Li Hao, while waiting, also let his heart gradually calm down.

Leaving the Southern Region earlier, his painting Dao finally ascended, breaking through to the twelfth stage. Relying on the true meaning of the painting Dao, he embedded it into the fleshly body Dao, stepping into the Immortal Monarch Realm in one go. He hadn't had time to properly feel the many powers of the Immortal Monarch Realm, as well as his own many changes.

【Name: Li Hao】

【Soul-age: 96】

【Realm: First Level of the Immortal Monarch Realm】

【Sword Dao: Eleventh Stage (Initial Glimpse of Sword Immortal)】

【Fleshly Body Dao: Twelfth Stage (True Monarch)】

【Imperial Dao: Eleventh Stage (True Immortal)】

……(Panel omitted for 1000 words)

Li Hao scanned the panel. Now that the panel had more and more techniques, the panel had become longer and longer, but he still finished scanning it at a glance.

After stepping into the Immortal Monarch Realm, Li Hao found that the biggest difference from before was that what he controlled before was only the origin of the Great Dao. Even if the realm of comprehension was extremely high, most of what he used was origin power, as if it were the embryonic form of the Great Dao.

And now, looking at what he saw, the surrounding heaven and earth had many laws condensed by the Great Dao presented. These laws were like branches blooming from the Great Dao, dancing in the air like chains.

If the Great Dao origin was a seed, then the Immortal Dao laws were the branches and leaves.

Fighting with branches and leaves was naturally more powerful. This was also the difference between the Immortal Monarch Realm and the True Immortal Realm, unless that seed was made of iron.

"Fleshly Body Laws."

Li Hao scanned, feeling a primitive and savage Great Dao law circling himself.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 823 =====