Chapter 844

While Li Hao was thinking, Su Zhenyuan had a complex expression, his thoughts spinning in his mind several times before he opened his mouth to say:

"Haotian, during these days, you haven't suffered any grievances at the Su family, have you? Has anyone bullied you?"

Li Hao came to his senses and shook his head, saying: "No."

Su Zhenyuan saw that there was no resentment in his expression, and his heart relaxed slightly; in fact, he had seen Li Hao's experiences at the Su family during these days; after all, he was the person who came holding that marriage contract, and under his nose, a slight inquiry was enough to know everything.

"Muqing, this child, is too unreasonable; I'll go call her out."

Su Zhenyuan looked at the tightly closed hall door and said immediately.

He prepared to tell Su Muqing clearly about the previous marriage; even if this daughter resisted, he would explain the reason to her, and if necessary, even if he didn't hesitate to use paternal authority, he would force her to obey—although that was a step he didn't want to take.

Inside the hall, although Su Muqing entered the hall, she didn't cultivate immediately, but used her spiritual sense to observe the situation outside.

Jiang Qiuyu and her father came one after another; the kind attitude of this Jiang family head toward Li Hao, and even passing on the Jiang family's secret movement technique, made her somewhat shocked, her mood complex.

It was enough to see how much the Jiang family valued the opponent, and their exchange also made her feel again the terrifying talent of this youth, surpassing anyone she had faced in the past, including that Lin Zhexuan who accompanied her growing up and was as dazzling as the scorching sun.

Only, at this time, hearing her father suddenly turn the topic to herself, her face changed, her heart tightened, and she suddenly had a feeling of wanting to hide.

She didn't want to face Li Hao for the time being, nor did she want to face her father, including Lin Zhexuan; she just wanted to lock herself somewhere and be quiet now.

Just as her whole body was tense, suddenly, Li Hao opened his mouth and said:

"No need, Uncle."

"If she doesn't want to see me, there's no need to force it; if Uncle has nothing else, I'll rest first."

Saying this, Li Hao sat back on the carved chair on his own.

Su Zhenyuan was stunned.

Su Muqing inside the hall was also stunned; her tense body suddenly relaxed; she gazed at the youth with her spiritual sense, for the first time feeling that the opponent was so pleasing to the eye, actually able to consider her mood.

And Su Zhenyuan's expression was somewhat complex.

He knew that Li Hao had wasted his time, accompanying his daughter here for more than ten years; for other Immortal Kings, ten years was just a snap of the fingers, not worth mentioning, but for a top-tier talent like Li Hao, it was more than a hundred or a thousand years, how regrettable the waste was!

"You..."

He looked at Li Hao's calm expression, and could see that the opponent didn't want to force his daughter, even if he expressed his stance to stand on his side and support him.

Combined with the opponent's previous resolute appearance of blocking in front of Su Muqing, this was true feeling, not any falsehood.

He stood in place for a while, not speaking.

Li Hao didn't say anything more either, but picked up a chess piece from the chessboard and placed it lightly.

Compared to the behavior Su Zhenyuan forced the opponent to do, improving his cultivation was actually more important and more meaningful.

This battle also made him realize that if he didn't have power, even if it were the reincarnation of Ying Xiaoxiao, he would find it difficult to protect her.

Then his decades of bitter cultivation would truly become a joke.

The courtyard was quiet for a long while, and Su Zhenyuan's mood slowly recovered; he took a deep breath, and there was a bit more respect in his gaze toward Li Hao; the opponent didn't use him to oppress Su Muqing, a quality that was rare and commendable.

"Previously, the ancestor summoned you to the ancestral land; he has something to say to you; he should be planning to cultivate you; when are you going over?"

Su Zhenyuan inquired.

Li Hao thought of that Su family ancestor Su Jiuzhe; if not for the opponent's intervention, Su Muqing would have fallen.

Even if the opponent was the Su family ancestor, protecting his descendants was his duty, but Li Hao was still full of gratitude toward him.

He stood up immediately and said: "Then I'll go now."

"Good."

Su Zhenyuan nodded and immediately took Li Hao to go; before leaving, he turned his head and looked deeply at the hall door; he knew that his daughter must have witnessed all this in the hall, and only hoped that she could also see the character of this child through these details.

That Lin Zhexuan was certainly a top-tier son-in-law, but at that critical moment, the opponent, like his incompetent father, could only watch in pain, tacitly allowing Su Muqing to fight to the death.

Although he could understand Lin Zhexuan's helplessness, people were afraid of comparison; once compared to Li Hao's behavior, he himself felt ashamed, and at the same time felt that Lin Zhexuan was far inferior to Li Hao.

"Let's go."

Su Zhenyuan's power rolled up, wrapping Li Hao, and flew toward the ancestral land in the deep courtyard of the Su family.

Witnessing the departure of her father and Li Hao, Su Muqing in the hall had a complex expression, Lin Zhexuan's figure appearing in her mind; she bit her lip slightly, and finally threw all her thoughts away, returning to her cultivation room.

Su family, ancestral land.

This ancestral land was located deep in the Su family, a small hill surrounded by peach blossom fences.

On the hill, peach blossoms were in full bloom, the pungent fragrance drifting over, pink petals falling on the grass, like a fairyland outside the world.

Su Zhenyuan descended here; in the void to the left and right, only one figure was guarding, an elder of the clan.

"Family head."

This elder looked to be over eighty, his waist and back hunched, his hair gray, and there was a bit of kindness in his gaze toward Su Zhenyuan.

Su Zhenyuan nodded slightly, saying: "Fourth Uncle, this is Haotian; I brought this child to see the ancestor."

"Hmm."

The old man called Fourth Uncle looked at Li Hao; the great battle outside Gusu City previously, old guys like him were also watching, naturally knowing that the youth before him turned the tide and saved the human race of the Northern Territory from a desperate situation; he looked at Li Hao with an extremely kind gaze, smiling:

"Haotian, good name; I don't know what kind of parents could cultivate such an outstanding child; I thank you on behalf of the human race on the Northern Territory border!"

Saying this, he unexpectedly bent down and bowed to Li Hao.

Li Hao was startled when he saw this and hurriedly tried to support the opponent's arm, but this Fourth Uncle was an Immortal King-level strong person, his arms extremely heavy, and Li Hao couldn't lift him, still letting him bow and pay respects.

Su Zhenyuan saw Fourth Uncle was so solemn, and his heart jumped; even he, who was now the head of a family, didn't dare to rashly accept Fourth Uncle's great gift, and said: "Fourth Uncle, the ancestor wants to see Haotian; he should be planning to cultivate him well, which can be considered our intention."

Fourth Uncle stood up, took the opportunity to pat Li Hao's arm he was supporting, smiled at Li Hao, and then said to Su Zhenyuan with annoyance:

"This child's talent, the ancestor cultivating him is also our Su family's fate; how can it be considered an intention? If placed outside, which Great Emperor wouldn't be willing to cultivate such a heaven-defying talent?"

Su Zhenyuan was stunned, immediately speechless and embarrassed.

Indeed, with Li Hao's talent, other Great Emperors outside would also fight for him.

Nine Flowers Nine Orders, already qualified to be a direct disciple of a Great Emperor, let alone the Dao Source Immortal Seal; among the direct disciples of a Great Emperor, he belonged to the outstanding ones; not to mention Li Hao also monstrously condensed True God blood, plus factors like a hundred years of soul life, he could be called the strongest genius he had ever seen since ancient times.

"You..."

Fourth Uncle rolled his eyes at Su Zhenyuan and didn't say much more, then said gently to Li Hao: "Go, the ancestor has been waiting for you inside for a long time."

Li Hao nodded with a smile, thinking that the sound of "family head" called at the beginning was purely to give Su Zhenyuan face; looking at this way of speaking, he clearly still treated him as a junior, where was there any awe for the family head.

Su Zhenyuan immediately wanted to lead Li Hao in together, but was stopped by Fourth Uncle.

"What are you going for?" Fourth Uncle looked at Su Zhenyuan with a strange expression.

Su Zhenyuan was stunned, "The ancestor rarely awakens; I'm going to pay respects to the old man."

"If he wants to see you, he will summon you alone to ask," Fourth Uncle said with annoyance.

Su Zhenyuan was dumbfounded; he was the head of a family, yet he was stopped?

But this was the ancestral land, and he didn't dare to trespass, so he could only say embarrassedly: "Then, then I'll come again next time."

Fourth Uncle didn't pay attention to him, only nudging his chin at Li Hao, saying: "Child, the ancestor is on the top of the mountain."

"Good."

Li Hao agreed, bowed to the two to say goodbye, and then entered the peach blossom hill.

The pungent peach blossom fragrance blew toward his face; Li Hao walked along the path to the top of the mountain and saw Su Jiuzhe in a grayish-white long robe, sitting on the ground, with green grass beneath him, and a wooden table set up beside him, on which were three or five plates of snacks and two pots of small wine.

Peach blossoms fell, and two petals fell on his hair, as if he hadn't noticed.

"You're here."

Su Jiuzhe tilted his head slightly, looking at the youth walking up the slope from the bottom of the mountain.

Li Hao arrived before him and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, ancestor, for intervening to save me."

"I didn't save you," Su Jiuzhe said indifferently, but his eyes slanted toward Li Hao with a smile that wasn't a smile.

Li Hao said frankly: "Thank you, ancestor, for saving Miss Su."

"What you want to thank me for isn't this, right?"

Su Jiuzhe's mouth lifted, saying: "What you want to thank me for is that I saved the other Primordial Spirit within that child, right?"

Li Hao was stunned, his whole body trembling slightly, suddenly feeling that under the opponent's gaze that was a smile that wasn't a smile, everything seemed to be seen through, as if standing naked in the wind and snow, with nothing hidden.

"Senior... knows?" Li Hao couldn't help but ask.

"Sit."

Su Jiuzhe pointed to the side of the small wooden table.

Li Hao sat down, but his heart was somewhat excited, saying: "Does the ancestor have a way to make her awaken early?"

Su Jiuzhe raised his hand slightly, his grayish-white sleeve sliding down, revealing a slender and powerful arm, holding a wine pot and drinking a mouthful, then grabbing a plate of spirit fruit kernels on the small wooden table, throwing them into his mouth, eating while saying:

"It's more than just knowing; this matter is a long story... back then, it was a promise between me and her."

Li Hao's heart trembled; a promise? With her?

"Do you know, Shi Miao?"

Li Hao reacted quickly and asked immediately.

Only the reincarnation of Ying Xiaoxiao, that Time Elf born in chaotic time, had the qualifications to know the Su Jiuzhe before him.

Su Jiuzhe nodded slightly, looking at the peach blossoms all over the mountain, and said slowly: "The original promise, she kowtowed to the Heavenly Venerable for ten thousand years before begging for this guidance..."

He shook his head slightly, not continuing to say much, turned to Li Hao and said: "Making her awaken early, I can't do it; this is her own destiny; when the suitable time, the suitable moment comes, she will awaken on her own; everything is destiny; without reaching the Emperor Realm, one cannot transcend destiny, nor can one dominate destiny; I won't help you disrupt destiny either."

Li Hao's heart trembled slightly.

Destiny?

Nine Orders of the Great Dao, only destiny is missing; destiny is supreme, transcending time, transcending space, unspeakable and indescribable, running through the past and future.

Li Hao had seen many heaven-defying talents, but no one said they could touch destiny.

He himself had only a superficial understanding of destiny, not even touching it, let alone mastering it.

So, even as a peerless heaven-defying talent, even breaking the realm to become a King, one is still under the control of destiny; only by stepping out of the Emperor Realm can one transcend?

Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly; what was his own destiny destination?

Su Jiuzhe touched the wine pot lightly against another wine pot and said: "Let's not mention these; come, can you drink?"

"I can."

Li Hao came to his senses, agreed, grabbed the pot of wine, said thank you, and drank it down.

Su Jiuzhe saw Li Hao's unconstrained appearance and couldn't help but laugh.

He was a Great Emperor; others were all trembling in front of him; even the Su family head Su Zhenyuan, if he let him sit beside him, he estimated he wouldn't dare to sit, let alone toast and drink with him.

Although a Great Emperor is invincible, invincibility is also lonely.

Fortunately, life always has things that can dissolve loneliness, such as drinking.

Drinking with interesting people, drinking with people who can drink heartily.

Perhaps this is one of the pleasures retained after longevity.

"How can drinking not be accompanied by snacks? These pastries were made by people I asked; try them."

Su Jiuzhe pointed to the plates of snacks on the small table and said.

Li Hao was shocked at this time; the wine entered his mouth, and he felt as if he were drinking Immortal Dew and Jade Nectar; no, even Immortal Dew and Jade Nectar were far inferior to this wine.

It contained a majestic, vast, and thick power, permeating his bones, making him feel as if his Immortal Body and Primordial Spirit were all shrouded and nourished by this power.

Moreover, his consciousness became clearer, his Primordial Spirit seemed to be strengthened, and his perception of heaven and earth became closer, more detailed, as if he had entered a state of extreme Immortalization, merging with heaven and earth.

But Li Hao just sat there, not becoming an Immortal; he put down the wine pot, stared at it in a daze for a while, and then turned to ask:

"Senior, this wine?"

Su Jiuzhe said: "You don't even recognize the wine?"

Li Hao naturally recognized it, and not only recognized it, but liked it, but the wine before him was definitely not wine.

How could there be wine that makes you clearer the more you drink?

Su Jiuzhe saw Li Hao's shocked and bewildered appearance, and didn't tease him anymore, saying with an indifferent smile: "It just contains some Heavenly Dao Original Liquid; for you now, the benefits aren't great; when you break the realm to become a King, it will have benefits; at that time, it can help you expand your boundary domain, consolidate your boundary domain, and surpass ordinary Immortal Kings."

Li Hao was stunned, Heavenly Dao Original Liquid?

Just hearing the name, he knew it was an extraordinary thing.

In this world, what dared to be named after the Heavenly Dao!

Obviously, this was a gift from this ancestor.

Li Hao gripped the wine pot, took a deep breath, didn't say much, but continued to drink heartily.

Su Jiuzhe originally thought Li Hao would stand up immediately and express his gratitude sincerely; if so, it would be too vulgar. Seeing this kid drinking heartily, he was surprised and felt it was funny, and at the same time, he found him more pleasing to the eye; no wonder she didn't hesitate to kowtow for ten thousand years back then to pursue this future husband; he was already so interesting at a young age, and he didn't know what kind of demeanor he would have in the future.

He smiled and said: "Don't just drink, eat snacks."

"Hmm."

Li Hao nodded, grabbed the snacks and ate, without any awareness of sitting beside a Great Emperor.

Only, these snacks didn't surprise Li Hao, they were just ordinary immortal cakes, and the taste was even a bit poor.

He frowned, swallowed them messily, and continued to drink.

"Why, are you not satisfied with the taste?"

"It is indeed a bit poor," Li Hao replied truthfully.

Su Jiuzhe laughed dumbly, saying: "This was made by the person with the best culinary skills in the Su family."

Things he ordered were naturally handled by the best people.

"That's only the Su family, not the entire True World," Li Hao said, a trace of rare seriousness appearing on his face, like a swordsman criticizing flaws in sword technique.

Su Jiuzhe was stunned, then asked curiously: "Could it be that you have eaten something better? Where?"

"Naturally," Li Hao looked up slightly, a pride in his eyes that was even more proud than defeating an enemy with sword technique, "I made it myself; if Senior doesn't mind, I'll make some for you to taste next time, and you'll know I'm not bragging."

Su Jiuzhe looked at him in surprise, his face turning into a smile, saying: "Fine, then taste yours next time; if it's not as good as this, I'll punish you."

"Go ahead!"

Li Hao's eyes were proud, as if only at this moment did he have the overbearing and isolated pride of a peerless heaven-defying talent.

Su Jiuzhe laughed heartily when he saw this, his palms supporting the ground, his shoulders shaking constantly, matching that grayish-white old long robe, looking like a poor scholar.

After laughing, he chuckled leisurely, feeling that he hadn't been this happy for a long time.

Although this awakening was urgent and damaged his Emperor source, it was still a matter that made him happy.

The smile on his face slowly receded, and he said: "This time you fought for the human race of the Northern Territory, the demons have already remembered you; based on my understanding of these demons, they are very likely to send Quasi-Emperor strong people to ambush and wait for you outside the Emperor Star, for a thousand years, ten thousand years, they will wait!"

"Quasi-Emperor level strong people?" Li Hao's eyes changed slightly.

To deal with him, an Immortal King realm cultivator, was it necessary?

But soon, he felt it was extremely possible.

He had walked all the way here; when he was eight years old, he encountered an assassination in the Zhou Tian Realm; for a child, wasn't that also a blow with no hope of survival?

The dangers and enemies he faced were never just one or two steps higher than him, letting him slowly counter-kill and constantly improve, but each time they crossed a great degree, strangling all hope!

That he could live until now could be considered a miracle.

"Even the Demon Great Emperor personally squatting for you is not impossible, although it's not the original body, just a reflected incarnation, it's enough to be stronger than the Quasi-Emperor realm."

Su Jiuzhe added.

Li Hao was silent; for him, there was no difference.

It was all just a meteorite hitting a mosquito, crushing it into ashes.

"So, are you planning to cultivate at the Su family next, or?"

Su Jiuzhe turned to look at Li Hao and asked.

Li Hao said: "I want to accompany her to awaken."

Su Jiuzhe expected this answer, nodded, and a smile that wasn't a smile appeared on his face again: "Just accompany? Su Zhenyuan said he would marry her to you; what about the wedding night?"

Li Hao: "..."

Why did he feel this Su family ancestor was a bit improper?

"This, the junior will wait until she awakens; if she doesn't allow it, it would be too offensive," Li Hao lowered his head and said.

If Ying Xiaoxiao didn't nod, this would be blasphemy.

Su Jiuzhe nodded, naturally understanding who Li Hao was referring to.

"Next, this place is not a place to live for a long time; when she awakens, you two go to the Primitive True World; break the realm to become a King early."

Su Jiuzhe said, his eyes calm.

Li Hao was stunned, his face changed slightly, saying: "Senior means?"

"The demons came to test this time, not only to kill heaven-defying talents, but their true purpose was also to force us to appear."

Su Jiuzhe said softly: "That sword failed to kill those two Half-Step Emperors, besides them having incomplete Emperor weapons, it was also because I myself hadn't recovered my power; the Demon Great Emperor didn't act rashly because I know he is suspicious by nature, suspecting I am luring him; if I had gone all out to kill those two Quasi-Emperors, he would have suspected I was strong on the outside but weak on the inside..."

"It's just that he will sooner or later test further by putting pressure on the border step by step."

Li Hao listened intently, somewhat understanding in his heart; the opponent was using the Demon Great Emperor's suspicion to delay and calculate.

True and false, false and true.

"Do you know why there are peach blossoms here?"

Su Jiuzhe looked up at the hill and raised his hand to catch a few falling peach blossoms.

Li Hao shook his head, "Is it because a friend of Senior likes them?"

Su Jiuzhe shook his head slightly, "Only because peach blossoms are fragrant and can cover up the stench of corpses."

"Stench of corpses?" Li Hao's pupils constricted slightly.

Su Jiuzhe's slender palm that caught the peach blossoms, crystal clear and snow-white, as if carved, suddenly withered like losing its luster, becoming dry, the skin color becoming grayish-white and wrinkled, like being sucked dry of water, the blood vessels and tendons all protruding on the wrinkled skin, like a decaying dry corpse, exuding the tomb aura of the past.

Li Hao's face changed.

"In the past Ancient Demon Battle, I was deeply poisoned by the Ancient Demon Great Emperor's Reincarnation Poison; I slept in the time ancient coffin below to delay this poison."

Su Jiuzhe said in a low voice, the dryness on his arm recovered, luster covered it, and it became crystal clear again.

Li Hao had heard of the Ancient Demon Battle many times, and couldn't help but ask: "The Northern Territory was also attacked by Ancient Demons back then, so why do the human race and the demons still fight like this? Fighting each other like this, wouldn't the Ancient Demons..."

You know, Ancient Demons view all races in the True World as food; in the eyes of Ancient Demons, demons are no different from the human race.

Su Jiuzhe heard this, and cold luster appeared in the bottom of his eyes, saying: "That is the reason... in that great battle back then, we fought to the death, but still couldn't win; the Emperor weapon held by the Ancient Demons was refined through reincarnation, stronger than our Emperor weapons, and difficult to match; we had to sacrifice ourselves... and those demons, they chose to surrender to the Ancient Demons."

Speaking of this, his eyes were deep, saying: "When the Northern Territory was about to be destroyed, the Great Emperors from the Primitive True World joined forces to draw away the main force of the Ancient Demons, leaving only the demons and a small number of Ancient Demons here, trying to annihilate us, and those Ancient Demons who went to the Primitive True World to fight never returned; later, when the battle was nearing its end, the Ancient Demons seemed to have internal divisions and many problems, so the Northern Territory became a battle between us and the demons."

Li Hao somewhat understood; these demons surrendered to the Ancient Demons to get a breather, and now they are still standing on the side of the Ancient Demons, fighting the human race.

He couldn't help but clench his fists; the demons and other races in the Southern Territory still know how to fight against the demons together with the human race; the demons in the Northern Territory have completely become the running dogs of the Ancient Demons.

Su Jiuzhe withdrew his gaze and said softly: "However, those two Quasi-Emperor level ones were injured by Spring Slash and are already useless; the wounds caused by Spring Slash cannot heal; even Emperor weapons won't work; even if they reincarnate, those wounds will accompany them in the next life, forever."

Li Hao was stunned, and couldn't help but feel awe in his heart; the Spring Slash Emperor Sword was actually so terrifying?

"Good, well wasted!" He clapped his hands and cheered.

Subsequently, Li Hao thought of the opponent's previous words, worry appearing on his face, saying: "If the demons test repeatedly, then the Northern Territory..."

"No matter, this is not something you need to consider now."

Su Jiuzhe shook his head, only saying: "Wait here for her to awaken, then go to the Primitive True World; you hold the marriage contract he sent, so you should have the mark he bestowed; I am at ease if you go to him; during this time, whatever cultivation resources you need, just find that kid Su Zhenyuan; I will tell him; even the Su family's town-clan divine medicine 'Hundred Generations Lotus' can be given to you."

Li Hao didn't ask what the Hundred Generations Lotus was; what could be regarded as the town-clan thing of the Su family was undoubtedly the top-tier of the True World.

"Thank you for the intention, Senior; the junior only needs to accompany her."

Li Hao said.

Su Jiuzhe shook his head, "You don't have to be humble; peerless things should match peerless people; with your talent, the possibility of stepping into the Emperor Realm in the future is very high; it just depends on whether you can create your own Emperor Road; the Emperor Roads I opened, you haven't cultivated or touched; many Emperor Roads have been opened, and the remaining Emperor Roads are very few, and even harder, I don't know if you can comprehend them."

Li Hao had already heard that to become an Emperor, one must open one's own Emperor Road.

Like the Five Absolutes Immortal Emperor, combining five origins to open the Five Absolutes Emperor Sword, a top-tier sword technique.

"What is Senior's Emperor Road?"

Li Hao asked curiously.

This question was somewhat offensive, equivalent to asking about someone's core ability.

Su Jiuzhe didn't care; when becoming an Emperor, the Emperor Road reflects the True World, and everyone knows it, so it was not a secret.

"My Emperor Road is... Four Standing Final Realm!"

He said softly, a flash of light passing through his eyes.

Li Hao was stunned, Four Standing Final Realm?

He suddenly realized, Four Standing Realm, divided into Dao Heart, Reverse Destiny, Absolute Learning, Peace!

And Peace Realm, mastering the Peace Domain.

The extreme realm of the Peace Domain is the Eternal Dao Domain!

Beyond the Eternal Dao Domain... the Final Realm?

Was it opened by the Su Jiuzhe before him?!

Li Hao had long heard that some Great Emperors opened Emperor Roads, benefiting countless people, and were one of the cultivation systems that constitute the True World today.

Some open extreme realms, some open final realms, and some open top-tier Emperor technique absolute learnings, like the Five Absolutes Emperor Sword, using only five origin powers to exert earth-shattering sword technique power.

"The Final Realm of the Eternal Dao Domain... was it created by Senior?"

Li Hao couldn't believe it, his heart shocked beyond measure. Final Realm, ah, the Great Emperor before him actually opened a Final Realm!

And it was the Final Realm of the Four Standing Realm!

Su Jiuzhe saw Li Hao's shocked appearance, smiled, and said softly: "This Final Realm, come find me when you break the realm to become a King; I'll see your comprehension, whether it can guide you to break into the threshold."

Li Hao's heart trembled, and he immediately felt a gratitude that seeped into his soul; he took a deep breath; just saying thank you was not enough to express such kindness.

"This is a secret, Senior, I..."

"There is no such thing as a secret."

Su Jiuzhe shook his head, interrupting Li Hao's words, saying: "True secrets have extremely high thresholds; the world wants to comprehend them but cannot; exhausting years, only to waste time; it's better not to know, using one's mind elsewhere, perhaps one can still achieve something; studying the supreme Great Dao directly, on the contrary, achieves nothing."

He said: "If you can comprehend it, that is your ability; the True World is no longer the era of a hundred flowers blooming and various schools of thought contending ten thousand years ago; in that period, everyone protected their own skills well; if leaked, they would chase for thousands of miles to find them back; but now... heh, as long as you can cultivate strong people and kill the Ancient Demons, that is truly useful."

Li Hao looked at him blankly; only then did he feel that not all Great Emperors were the Supremes of the Southern Territory.

No wonder the human race could survive until now; it turned out that besides his cheap master Heavenly Calamity Immortal Emperor whom he had never met, there were Great Emperors like the Dao Source Immortal Emperor, and Great Emperors like Su Jiuzhe before him!

Light and years, counter-current impact, it was these Great Emperors who shouldered the hope of the human race, stubbornly resisting in adversity!

"Senior..."

Li Hao clenched his fists slightly, feeling for the first time that one day, perhaps he should also shoulder a responsibility.

If one day he could reach their realm...

"This Four Standing Final Realm, I call it 'Great Thousand Worlds'."

Su Jiuzhe said calmly: "Before breaking the King realm, you are difficult to comprehend; you can condense True God blood now, which is already extremely incredible; this should have been something that could only be touched in the Immortal King realm."

Li Hao tried to calm his mood and asked: "Senior, this Four Standing Final Realm should be harder than the True God Final Realm, right?"

"Not necessarily."

Su Jiuzhe shook his head, saying: "It's not that the later the Final Realm, the stronger and harder it is; among many Final Realms, like the Myriad Heavens Star Vein, it depends on comprehension; if comprehension is extremely high, True Immortals can comprehend and master it; while the God Blood Final Realm depends on resource foundation; as long as you take peerless divine medicine, you can refine it."

"My Final Realm requires a boundary domain to master; as for the True God realm, many Immortal King realm peaks cannot condense it; the Primordial Spirit is the hardest path to cultivate, which is also the reason why Ancient Demons are strong."

He said: "Among many Final Realms, if you have to say the strongest Final Realm... it should be the Heavenly Human Realm and the Sage Realm."

"Heavenly Human Realm and Sage Realm?"

Li Hao was stunned, immediately thinking that the extreme realm of the Heavenly Human Realm is Immortalization, while the Final Realm is, Heavenly Venerable!

As for the Sage Realm... the extreme realm is the Heavenly Dao Embryo, while the Final Realm... he had not yet glimpsed it at all.

"Then the True Immortal Realm, Immortal King Realm, are there extreme final realms?"

Li Hao couldn't help but ask curiously.

Su Jiuzhe nodded slightly, saying: "You can say there are, or you can say there aren't; if you have to understand it, the Final Realm of the True Immortal Realm is the Dao Source Immortal Seal, and the Immortal King Realm... is the Chaotic Wuji Law!"

He looked at Li Hao and said: "You haven't condensed the Chaotic Law yet, and you are far from the Immortal King realm; this is also the reason for letting you go to the Primitive True World; here you are a dragon and phoenix among people, but there, you can truly come into contact with the supreme Great Dao of the True World, and only there can you hope to advance and lay the foundation for the Great Emperor!"

"If you continue to waste time in the True World, you will only become ordinary."

Li Hao was stunned; even Su Jiuzhe said so, which was enough to see the benefits of the Primitive True World.

No wonder the Southern Territory battle, all kinds of thick forces were competing for those few spots.

Including Emperor clans sending people to compete, including those top ten strong clans of the True World, Ghost clan, Ancient God clan, Battle Heaven clan.

"Primitive True World, is it really that good?"

"Naturally, you can see the scene of the opening of chaos there."

Su Jiuzhe nodded and said: "You want to comprehend the Chaotic Law; going there can get twice the result with half the effort, but here... even if your talent is monstrous, you might need ten thousand years of waste, or even longer."

Li Hao nodded slightly; the opponent was a Great Emperor, and his evaluation would absolutely not be wrong; although he had a panel to add points, the panel could only add points to the perfect realm; extreme realms and final realms needed his own comprehension and opening.

"Senior, if these final realms and extreme realms are opened by various Great Emperors, then when there were no Great Emperors opening them at the beginning, how should one cultivate, how to become an Emperor?"

Li Hao asked curiously.

"That was the Chaotic Period; becoming an Emperor then was another method, but it is no longer applicable today."

Su Jiuzhe shook his head slightly, "This point, you will know when you reach the Immortal King perfection; knowing it in advance is useless, only increasing trouble."

Li Hao was somewhat curious, but seeing that he wouldn't say, he didn't pursue it anymore.

Regardless, today in just a short moment, he benefited a lot.

This was probably the benefit of having a Great Emperor's guidance.

Li Hao suddenly felt a bit envious of those Immortal Emperor direct disciples; for them, these messages were probably known long ago.

"Thank you for clearing my doubts, Senior."

Li Hao bowed and thanked.

Su Jiuzhe waved his hand and said casually: "After drinking the wine, go back; if you have anything, find Su Zhenyuan; don't stay here for a long time, lest my corpse aura infect you."

Li Hao heard this, wanted to say something but stopped, but finally didn't say anything, just silently finished the wine, stood up and said:

"These snacks are a bit hard to eat; if there is a chance, the junior will make a few portions for Senior to taste."

"Good."

Su Jiuzhe promised casually, not taking it to heart.

Li Hao said goodbye, walked down the hillside, peach blossoms falling, only the figure drinking alone behind him.

At the foot of the mountain, Su Zhenyuan was waiting here.

When Li Hao returned, he quickly flashed to Li Hao's side and asked hurriedly: "Haotian, did the ancestor guide you, what did he say to you?"

"Hmph!"

Fourth Uncle snorted coldly, blocking in front of Li Hao, and said with annoyance: "You are asking about such a small matter; aren't you ashamed?"

Su Zhenyuan was stunned, and suddenly felt a bit scratching his head; as the head of a family, he rarely showed embarrassment.

"Don't pay attention to him."

Fourth Uncle pulled Li Hao aside and whispered: "Child, what did the ancestor say to you?"

Li Hao: "..."

"You two come over."

At this time, Su Jiuzhe's voice came from the peach blossom mountain.

Fourth Uncle and Su Zhenyuan were stunned, looked at each other, both somewhat embarrassed, and no longer pestered Li Hao.

Su Zhenyuan said to Li Hao: "You know the way back, right? Do you want to go back by yourself first?"

Li Hao nodded.

Subsequently, Su Zhenyuan and Fourth Uncle rushed to the mountain, while Li Hao also set off to return to the Zhexian Courtyard.

Only, Li Hao had just returned, and there were many guests in the courtyard, extremely lively.

Li Hao saw Wu Ma entertaining respectfully on the side, and looked again; these people were actually extremely familiar; looking at their faces, they were surprisingly the twenty prisoners of war from before.

Only, at this moment, they had all changed into new clothes, and their cultivation and injuries seemed to have healed by more than half, looking restored in spirit, quite different from the sloppy and embarrassed appearance before, difficult to recognize for a moment.

"He's back!"

"Haotian, it's Haotian!"

The crowd gathered in the courtyard immediately sensed Li Hao's aura and looked over, all pleasantly surprised.

Li Hao landed in the courtyard, but subconsciously looked at the hall door, seeing it still tightly closed, and couldn't help but reveal a trace of apology in his eyes.

"Young Master, you are finally back; they are all looking for you."

Wu Ma saw Li Hao and quickly welcomed him, her attitude toward Li Hao also becoming extremely respectful and awe-filled.

Although she was a servant, Li Hao's previous actions were of extraordinary significance to the human race in the Northern Territory, and she was also full of admiration.

"Hmm."

Li Hao nodded, then whispered: "Trouble Wu Ma to go tell her, just say it disturbed her, don't take offense."

Wu Ma was stunned, immediately knowing who Li Hao was referring to.

Disturbed? She looked at the courtyard; with so many people, it was naturally messy, and they were all talking; for the young lady who always liked quiet, it was indeed a bit presumptuous and disturbing.

She sighed at Li Hao's delicate mind and hurriedly agreed.

At this time, others scrambled to come before Li Hao.

"Haotian, I am Lin Yeqiu; the kindness of saving my life is hard to express in words; from now on, as long as you give an order, I will surely help to the death!"

Lin Yeqiu said first, his expression excited.

It was Li Hao who allowed him to go home, reunite with his family, sit down and talk heartily with the old man, and allow the father-son relationship to continue.

"Haotian, I am Su Wenyue, Su Muqing's sister; I will remember this kindness."

In the crowd, a woman with a graceful figure and beautiful, dignified appearance said softly to Li Hao, seemingly someone with an extremely gentle temperament.

"Haotian, this life of mine is yours; just give orders in the future!"

"Haotian, my Zhao family..."

"Haotian..."

Twenty people thanked him one after another, their expressions sincere, and then they took out the treasures they had brought.

Li Hao didn't need these treasures, so he naturally didn't accept them; most of them were divine medicines, which were useless to him unless for cooking, but he was currently unable to eat even the Ancient Demon corpses, so where would he have time to eat these divine medicines? It was better to leave them for them to make the best use of.

The difficult situation in the Northern Territory needed these heaven-defying treasures, divine medicines, and immortal weapons even more.

"Everyone, I accept your intentions; as a member of the human race, this is what I should do."

Li Hao exchanged pleasantries politely, tactfully indicating that he still needed to rest and cultivate, so these people didn't stay long, leaving treasures one after another and leaving.

The courtyard was piled with treasures; Li Hao saw this and was somewhat helpless, so he had to let Wu Ma register them and let the Su family send them back one by one.

Inside the hall, Su Muqing had been paying attention to the situation outside; Wu Ma groped in and passed Li Hao's words to her; Su Muqing was stunned; if it were in the past, she would have felt irritable, but these prisoners of war were all heroes of the border, rarely freed from the hands of the demons, so how could she dislike them for chattering?

Only, she didn't expect Li Hao to be so careful, apologizing to her because of such a small matter.

That youth, in the Sword Pool, hadn't bowed his head to her, but now, he apologized to her because of such a small matter.

She had an indescribable feeling in her heart.

Immediately after, she thought of her father's arrangement, and her eyes became even more complex.

Time passed quietly.

Since the end of the battle outside Gusu City, the Su family had become lively.

Many people came to visit, wanting to see Li Hao; many large and small families, some coming from thousands of miles away, just to see Li Hao, thank Li Hao, and send many treasures.

The threshold of the Su family was almost stepped through; even as a top-tier great family, it was not good to drive away these people who came with goodwill.

The enthusiastic visits of these guests also spread throughout the Su family; many Su family disciples went out during this period and would be asked whether they had seen that Haotian, what the opponent did on weekdays, and whether they could use relationships to let them see him.

Such solicitation also made many Su family disciples, including some servants who went out to purchase, feel a sense of glory on their faces.

This kind of face, even when Su Muqing and Lin Zhexuan were famous for a time in the past, had never been had.

To avoid anyone disturbing Su Muqing, Li Hao declined all visits.

Jiang Huanhuan and Lin Jinrou also begged Su Wanqing for a long time, and with her help, came to the Zhexian Courtyard to see Li Hao.

As soon as they saw Li Hao, the two surrounded Li Hao and chattered endlessly.

This scene naturally also fell into the pair of eyes in the hall.

Seeing these two heaven-defying daughters of great clans chattering endlessly around Li Hao like little maids, Su Muqing's face was somewhat unsightly.

Since when did he become so dazzling.

Such a posture, even the Lin Zhexuan of the past had never had.

After all, Lin Zhexuan, besides contacting her, maintained a distance from others and had a temperament that kept people three feet away.

Unlike the guy before her, smiling, easy-going, seemingly getting along with everyone and able to chat with everyone.

She frowned, feeling a bit sour and angry in her heart.

Clearly he was like this to her, why could he be so close to others?

She stomped her feet slightly in the cultivation room, somewhat irritable.

"Your soul life is so small; calling you Brother Haotian is a bit inappropriate; can I call you Little Brother Haotian?"

Jiang Huanhuan bent down, but it was a lively appearance of a little girl.

Li Hao was somewhat helpless; although his soul life was indeed small, he felt that in terms of mentality, he was much more mature than them, saying:

"For Immortal Gods, a few hundred years of soul life can be ignored, right? You'd better call me Haotian."

Jiang Huanhuan thought so too, so she asked curiously: "I heard you are going to marry Su Muqing; have you set the wedding date? When is it?"

Hearing this, Su Wanqing and Lin Jinrou, including Su Wanxue, all looked over.

Su Wanxue had a great prejudice against Li Hao before, but after this battle, she had long since changed her view, and even envied Su Muqing in her heart; why could such a heaven-defying talent be so fond of her? It was fine that she had a Lin Zhexuan, but now she could also attract a peerless genius like Li Hao, making her, the older sister, feel a trace of jealousy in her heart.

However, it was not that kind of malicious jealousy, just pure envy.

Inside the hall, Su Muqing's eyes also moved, suddenly stopping other actions, gazing intently at the youth.

"Not yet."

Li Hao shook his head slightly, the smile in the winter sun as gentle as the spring breeze, saying:

"She hasn't agreed yet; at least, wait until she agrees."

He added seriously: "Must respect her own thoughts."

Hearing Li Hao's words, Jiang Huanhuan exclaimed: "So, are you really going to get married?"

Lin Jinrou's eyes also flickered slightly, with a bit of loss and regret, and at the same time, she was somewhat puzzled; could it be that her brother couldn't compete with the Li Hao before her?

Although it was said that in terms of talent, Li Hao was indeed stronger than her brother, her brother and Su Muqing were childhood sweethearts for hundreds of years after all; plus there was a verbal marriage contract before...

She suddenly felt a sense of anger at Lin Zhexuan's failure to live up to expectations.

Beside her, Su Wanqing's gaze dimmed for a moment, but soon returned to normal, inconspicuous.

Su Wanxue turned her head to look at the tightly closed hall door; the figure inside the hall was startled, and her spiritual sense subconsciously withdrew.

Su Wanxue had heard from her father about Li Hao and Su Muqing's affairs, but she didn't expect that Li Hao had her father's support, yet would still respect Su Muqing's opinion; it seemed that Li Hao truly held her sister in his heart, carefully holding her in the palm of his hand...

She revealed envy and emotion in her eyes.

At this time, inside the hall, Su Muqing's eyes flickered, her mind somewhat chaotic.

Her father had said before that it would be held after the battle, but later there was no movement for a long time; she thought that because she had been closing her doors and not going out for these days, her father realized her mood and gave up the idea, but didn't expect it was for another reason.

Was it because... she hadn't agreed yet?

She bit her lip slightly.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

The matter outside Gusu City also gradually calmed down; although guests visiting the Su family were still endless, some set off from the other side of the Emperor Star a year ago and only arrived at the Su family a year later.

But compared to the boiling and prosperous period of the first half of the year, it was still relatively much calmer.

And many Su family disciples and servants gradually got used to this situation of being solicited and asked about Li Hao.

During this period, besides carving, Li Hao cooked Ancient Demon corpses every day, and his mottled Primordial Spirit golden bones recovered bit by bit, but they hadn't fully recovered after a year.

After all, there were thousands of Primordial Spirit golden bones, and Li Hao estimated it would take at least three to five years.

Fortunately, for Immortal Gods, this was also an extremely short period of time.

He had finished eating the Ancient Demon corpses in his own heaven and earth space, and asked Su Zhenyuan for another batch, enough to eat for ten years, among which were Immortal King-level Ancient Demon corpses; with his current fire Dao origin realm, it was somewhat difficult to cook them, so he just hoarded them first.

Su Zhenyuan was somewhat curious about Li Hao's strange request; it wouldn't be surprising to ask him for divine medicines and immortal weapons, but it was the useless thing of Ancient Demon corpses.

Fortunately, the Su family guarded the border; besides having friction with the demons, they would also have wars with Ancient Demons, so as long as they gave a message to the front line, they could transport back quite a few.

Li Hao only said that he liked painting and carving, using this as material, and brushed it off.

Su Zhenyuan didn't think much; he also had some understanding of Li Hao's ability to paint and carve, and he heard that his painting skills were extremely strong, which left him with nothing but emotion besides a bitter smile.

He talked to Li Hao about the marriage; as long as Li Hao nodded, he could pick a date at any time.

Li Hao said there was no rush, wait for her response.

Su Zhenyuan saw Li Hao respect Su Muqing's thoughts so much, and felt respect in his heart, feeling more and more that he hadn't misjudged the person.

Li Hao took time to make some pastries himself and sent them to the peach blossom mountain in the ancestral land.

Fourth Uncle learned that they were sent to the ancestor, and was somewhat surprised; before he could ask for instructions, Su Jiuzhe's voice came from the mountain, letting Li Hao go up the mountain.

Li Hao sent the things to Su Jiuzhe; Su Jiuzhe took out fine wine, drank with Li Hao, and chatted casually about some secrets and interesting stories of the True World, among which he even talked about Su Zhenyuan being bullied by outsiders when he was young, going home crying to find his brother to take revenge.

Only then did Li Hao know that although this ancestor was sleeping, he was not completely unaware of the outside world, and paid careful attention to the Su family disciples.

"These pastries of yours are really good."

Su Jiuzhe ate Li Hao's pastries and was immediately amazed, saying admiringly.

Li Hao laughed: "Senior's wine is also good."

Although this wine no longer had Heavenly Dao Original Liquid, it also had miraculous effects on increasing cultivation; he had drunk it three or four times in this year, and Li Hao's cultivation had improved to the third stage of the Immortal King realm.

You know, his current immortal power was as condensed as water, and integrated with Primordial Spirit power; although it was far superior to the same realm, the difficulty of cultivation also increased dozens of times, requiring more immortal power.

And this wine could have such miraculous effects, which was enough to see how terrifying it was.

I'm afraid top-tier spirit pills and miraculous medicines were not as good.

"You really know a lot of things; I see that carving of yours has also entered the Dao; are you using these things to cultivate? It's a special path."

Su Jiuzhe said.

Li Hao immediately knew that his carving in Su Muqing's courtyard hadn't been able to hide from this ancestor; his heart moved, and he said: "If Senior is interested, the junior wants to carve one for Senior."

"No problem."

Su Jiuzhe said generously.

Li Hao saw that he agreed, and was overjoyed; if he could use the Great Emperor before him as a carving object, it would inevitably have an extraordinary influence on the improvement of his carving skills.

Although his carving experience value was already full, carving a Great Emperor was what kind of opportunity.

Li Hao immediately took out divine wood.

Unexpectedly, Su Jiuzhe saw the divine wood Li Hao took out, but shook his head, saying: "This Gold Tree Divine Wood matches me, it's a bit of a lift for it."

He raised his hand and reached into a crack; a moment later, a vibration seemed to come from inside, and immediately after, he withdrew his palm and took out a piece of seven-colored misty wood.

"Use this Time Divine Wood to carve; carve it better; I want to be immortal for ten thousand generations."

He said, a rebellious smile appearing on his face.

Although his whole body was rotting like a corpse, he insisted on standing forever!

Li Hao was stunned, feeling the thick time aura on the divine wood; this divine wood seemed to be floating before his eyes, and seemed to be drifting in time and space, not in the present, difficult to grasp, just like the water in a river, unable to reach out and scoop it up.

He was somewhat surprised; this was top-tier divine wood.

He tried to reach out and take it, but found that the divine wood was extremely "slippery", as if it would slip away from his fingers at any time.

It would escape to another time and space at any time, disappearing in a puff of smoke.

Li Hao hurriedly gripped it tightly, using the time origin power of the fifth peak, to hold it firmly.

Just gripping this piece of divine wood required at least the power of the fourth time origin.

Li Hao's eyes lit up; he had a feeling that this carving would give him a great harvest!

"Thank you, Senior!"

Li Hao thanked him excitedly, then looked solemn, set up his Dao domain, and began to concentrate on carving.

He used immortal power as a finger, years as a knife, carving on the divine wood, using space cracks as a chisel, chiseling out deep grooves, outlining the original shape.

Seeing Li Hao's technique, Su Jiuzhe's eyes revealed a bit of surprise, his eyes containing a smile, but he didn't say much, just sitting quietly and drinking.

Time passed on the top of the mountain, years as if quiet.

Li Hao carved one stroke and one edge, all extremely slowly; that was using time Dao rhyme as a blade.

He was immersed in the carving, unexpectedly unable to perceive the passage of time, his eyes only seeing the Su Jiuzhe before him, and the Time Divine Wood in his hand.

Peach blossoms fell, spring went and autumn came.

But the petals lasted through the four seasons, peach blossoms never withered.

Falling from the tree, and soon newly growing, the immortal tree was nourished, showing no signs of withering in winter.

In this constant scene, the passage of time was not felt at all; in the blink of an eye, one year, two years... three years.