Chapter 865

The small courtyard returned to tranquility once again. Among the seven arts, Li Hao chose the Painting Dao as his primary target to conquer.

Previously, becoming a Saint and becoming an Immortal Monarch were both done by breaking through stages with the Painting Dao state of mind. Li Hao also intended to continue using this path as his first art to break through to the thirteenth stage.

Moreover, the Painting Dao could be studied alone, and the efficiency was high. It had no other requirements, unlike carving, which needed wood, or fishing, which needed a fishing spot, including cooking, which also needed the pairing of ingredients.

Although if the Painting Dao had a strong person or an extraordinary scene as a painting object, it could improve experience and insight faster, but on Extreme Dao Mountain, Li Hao happened not to lack such objects.

Li Hao visited his Master, wanting to have him as his painting object. He had originally thought it would take some effort to persuade him, but after Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor heard this, he just waved his hand and threw down three words: Do as you please.

Seeing this, Li Hao, besides being happy, was not polite either. Every day in the main hall, he would trace the posture of Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor.

He used the Eye of the Painting Realm to spy on his Master, and the more he looked, the more shocked he became.

This kind of opportunity to look at an Immortal Emperor carefully at close range could be said to be extremely rare. After all, an Immortal Emperor could not be looked at directly, and other personal disciples of the Immortal Emperor might not dare to look directly at their Master for a long time. This was a manifestation of great disrespect.

Under the tracing, Li Hao felt more and more the terror and profundity of the Immortal Emperor.

Many Chaos Laws were like the hair on his body, automatically released between breaths. Besides the power of Chaos Laws, there was also a kind of surrounding, obscure supreme power. That power seemed like a Dao Domain, but it was ten thousand times more terrifying than a Dao Domain. Each piece contained countless laws within it, like feathers finely woven by laws.

"With my current realm, I can only spy on a shadow of the domain..."

Li Hao thought to himself.

Painting successively, consuming several months of time, Li Hao only improved his Painting Dao experience to the perfection of the 12th stage.

This was also thanks to the fact that the ancestor Su Jiuzhe had also been willing to let him paint him earlier, accumulating nearly half of the experience.

Otherwise, just one Immortal Emperor would not be able to fill his Painting Dao experience. After all, repeating paintings would constantly reduce experience.

"After reaching the thirteenth stage, to accumulate full experience, I wonder how many paintings it will take."

Li Hao felt that the higher the realm, just experience alone was becoming a problem, not to mention comprehending the state of mind.

"You enter the Dao through painting?"

While Li Hao was painting repeatedly, Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor, while quietly placing a piece, suddenly said casually.

Li Hao's heart tightened, and he woke up, but he didn't hide it and said respectfully: "Yes."

"The mind is clever."

Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor nodded slightly, but didn't stop him, instead saying: "Everything in the world can enter the Dao. So-called Nine Sequences, so-called Dao Source, you yourself comprehended the Dao Source Immortal Seal, so you should understand that everything in the world originates from One. Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to everything!"

"As for how to choose this 'One', that lies in your own talent."

Li Hao's heart shook, and he immediately understood his Master's meaning.

Dao gives birth to One. This One can be Sword Dao, can be time, and similarly, can be painting, can be carving, and even the rocks on the road, the rivers.

Everything returns to the origin, and where the origin is is not important. What is important is how to extend along the origin and how to spy on the texture of the ten thousand Daos.

The Painting Dao contains the Nine Sequence origins of time, space, earth, wood, etc., but among the Nine Sequence origins, if one condenses a certain path to the extreme, why can't it be used as "One"?

"Many thanks for Master's guidance."

Li Hao said hurriedly.

Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor shook his head: "This cannot be counted as guidance. You are now at the peak of the Immortal Monarch Realm, and you have smelted 21 Chaos Laws. Plus you have mastered the ultimate realm of the Primordial Spirit and condensed the True God Blood. If you explode with full force, those who have smelted 23 Chaos Laws might not necessarily be able to suppress you!"

"In the Immortal Monarch Realm, you can already be considered a top-tier powerhouse."

"You are contemplating now to prepare for breaking through the realm to become a King, right?"

Li Hao was stunned, but he knew that nothing could be hidden from his Master. He nodded and said: "That's right."

"Before entering the Endless Heavenly Domain, do not break through the realm."

Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor said: "In these short two hundred years, if it were someone else, I wouldn't need to worry. After all, breaking through the realm to become a King is not an easy task. But if it were you, it's really hard to say. If you touch upon a bottleneck, be careful. Do not truly condense a boundary domain. Wait until you obtain Heavenly Dao power before building the foundation of the boundary domain. Only then can you step into the superior grade of the Immortal King Realm in one step."

"Disciple understands."

Li Hao nodded.

"Do you know where the difference between the Immortal King Realm and the Immortal Monarch Realm lies?" Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor asked.

Li Hao didn't know completely and pondered: "The True Immortal Realm masters Immortal Power and Great Dao origin, while the Immortal Monarch Realm masters Laws and True Meaning, and the Immortal King Realm masters the power of the boundary domain."

"What is a boundary domain?" Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor asked.

Li Hao thought of other Immortal King Realm cultivators he had seen earlier. The boundary domain power displayed by these Immortal King Realm cultivators was extremely terrifying, thick and majestic, a real world.

If one had to say it, it was an enhanced version of the Dao Domain, even an enhanced version ten thousand times over!

Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor's plain eyes seemed to see through everything, seeing what Li Hao was thinking. He said slowly:

"A boundary domain lies in the boundary, not the domain!"

"What is a boundary? It has unity and stability, contains Nine Sequence origins, ten thousand Dao laws. This is just the foundation of a boundary domain. Secondly, one must condense a Boundary Heart. Only by comprehending the Boundary Heart can one control the boundary domain!"

"And the Boundary Heart that everyone comprehends is different, and the boundary domain is also unique!"

"Some are God Demon boundary domains, some are sentient beings boundary domains, some are Chaos boundary domains..."

Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor said slowly: "If you want to comprehend, you can go down the mountain, find those outer sect disciples in the Immortal King Realm, and let them show you properly. Watching me for you is like a mayfly looking at the moon, difficult to see the whole picture."

Hearing his Master's words, Li Hao was stunned and immediately understood his meaning. That wasn't guidance earlier; this was.

"Understood."

Li Hao stood up immediately. Now that the experience was full, continuing to paint his Master would yield very little experience. After all, the places his Eye of the Painting Realm could spy on now were only an extremely narrow part, unable to truly see the full picture of the Great Emperor.

On the contrary, watching those Immortal King Realm cultivators who were not far from him could be seen more clearly.

"Boundary domain... Boundary Heart..."

Li Hao cupped his hands and respectfully took his leave from his Master, then muttered as he walked out of the main hall and came down the mountain.

There were many Dao fields on Extreme Dao Mountain. The closer to the top of the mountain, the higher the talent of the disciples. And on the first layer of the Dao field below the top of the mountain, there were many Immortal King Realm disciples cultivating and contemplating here.

Li Hao's figure flashed and landed here.

As soon as he appeared, someone noticed him, immediately widened their eyes in astonishment, and then said excitedly: "Senior Brother Haotian!"

Although Li Hao entered the sect extremely late, as a personal disciple, even if he was the youngest personal disciple, they had to respectfully call him Senior Brother.

Following that person's shout, the two words "Haotian" seemed to trigger some instinctive reaction. Many people opened their eyes one after another. After seeing Li Hao's appearance, they were all shocked and excited, crowding around him with pleasant surprise.

A personal disciple coming to this place was an extremely rare thing for them, not seen in a thousand years.

After all, personal disciples such as Gu Mofan, Di Lingshu, etc., were either contemplating Chaos Stars or cultivating elsewhere. How would they waste time coming here?

Besides talent, the hard work of geniuses was also a hundred times that of ordinary people.

"It's Senior Brother Haotian!"

"Senior Brother Haotian is here!"

"Look quickly, this is our Senior Brother Haotian. I heard he is the peerless monster who has already smelted 21 Chaos Laws!"

Many people surrounded him. Although most were in the Immortal King Realm, with a realm higher than Li Hao, the eyes looking at Li Hao at this moment were excited and respectful.

They all knew that Li Hao stepping into the Immortal King Realm was only a matter of time, and once he broke through the realm to become a King, he would definitely surpass them quickly. This was the foundation of a personal disciple.

Long Qingge and Lei Jingfeng earlier, after stepping into the Immortal King Realm, quickly became powerhouses in the Immortal King Realm, just like a true dragon meeting water, soaring ninety thousand miles up.

Li Hao saw such a lively scene and felt somewhat embarrassed. Seeing many Immortal King Realm disciples bowing to him, he hurriedly raised his hands to help them up:

"Junior Brothers, no need for such courtesy. I came here to seek advice and discuss with you all."

"Seek advice?"

Hearing Li Hao's words, many disciples were astonished. Someone in the crowd immediately laughed: "Senior Brother Haotian, you don't need to be so polite. Whatever you want to say to us, just say it directly. We are the ones who should be seeking advice."

"That's right, Senior Brother Haotian, we still want to seek advice from you on how to smelt Chaos Laws."

"Senior Brother Haotian has only been apprenticed for a hundred years and has already smelted 21 Chaos Laws. We have been cultivating here for thousands of years and have only barely touched the threshold of smelting laws. There is really no comparison."

Many disciples said hurriedly.

Seeing this, Li Hao immediately explained his purpose. He came here to contemplate their boundary domains in detail, and to contemplate, he needed them to display them and open them up for him to observe properly.

"So it's such a small matter. Senior Brother Haotian is too polite. My name is Xie Qiubai, and I have condensed the Nine Elephant Boundary Domain. If Senior Brother Haotian doesn't mind, feel free to watch. If you can give a little guidance, that would be even better!"

A young man in the crowd said with a smile.

"I have condensed the Hundred Battle Boundary Domain, ten thousand Dao laws condensed into one hundred, taking battle as the Dao, the Boundary Heart focuses on killing. Senior Brother Haotian, feel free to visit."

Another young man with thick eyebrows laughed.

Other Immortal King Realm disciples also stepped forward one after another, wanting to let Li Hao visit their boundary domains.

Li Hao hadn't expected them to be so enthusiastic. While somewhat startled, he was also incomparably happy. He immediately thanked them one by one, then started from the nearby Senior Brother and began to visit their boundary domains.

That young man was chosen by Li Hao and was instead extremely happy, his face full of smiles. If it were an outsider, displaying a boundary domain would be no different from exposing one's own belly, which was a quite risky thing. But since the object was changed to the Master's personal disciple, that was another matter.

"Senior Brother Haotian, please look."

This disciple raised his hand, and the boundary domain enveloped Li Hao.

Shi Miao, who was following by Li Hao's side, glanced at that disciple. That disciple was somewhat surprised, and then he saw Shi Miao's figure as if it were transparent, actually passing through his boundary domain silently, still following by Li Hao's side.

Feeling his boundary domain being eroded instantly, this disciple's expression changed drastically. He was somewhat horrified, looking at Shi Miao in disbelief. He had never heard of such a terrifying Immortal King Realm cultivator, and it was on the mountain.

Other disciples also noticed this scene, and the eyes looking at Shi Miao changed instantly.

Earlier, when Shi Miao followed by Li Hao's side, they only thought she was a protector chosen by the Master for Li Hao. After all, when contemplating on Chaos Stars, even if one had peerless talent, one still needed the boundary domain of an Immortal King Realm cultivator to resist the Chaos chaotic domain so that cultivation would not be affected.

"You are in the Immortal Monarch Realm. Once you are enveloped in someone else's boundary domain, you will be unable to control yourself."

Shi Miao whispered to Li Hao.

This was also one of the reasons why she eroded the other party's boundary domain and followed him in.

Li Hao understood this point. This was the terror of the Immortal King Realm. No matter how terrifying the Immortal Monarch Realm was, once enveloped in one's own boundary domain, life and death would be controlled by oneself.

The higher the realm, the harder it was to fight across realms. A major realm was like a natural chasm, difficult to cross.

"Who is this girl? So strong!"

"Actually infiltrating 'Kuqiao's' boundary domain silently. Our Extreme Dao Mountain actually has such a powerhouse? Looking at her aura, she seems to be only in the second layer of the Immortal King Realm!"

"Kuqiao is already in the third layer of the Immortal King Realm. This is a bit exaggerated."

Everyone was whispering, their gazes shifting from Li Hao to Shi Miao. The gap between each layer of the Immortal King Realm was no less than the gap between every five layers of the Immortal Monarch Realm!

Those who could easily cross five layers of the Immortal Monarch Realm and suppress the other party were, without exception, monsters. It was the same in the Immortal King Realm.

Not to mention that this Kuqiao could cultivate in the first-level Dao field of Extreme Dao Mountain, so he himself was a genius.

"This is my Other Shore Boundary Domain."

Kuqiao regained his composure and immediately understood what the look in this girl's eyes meant when she looked at him. It wasn't that he still had to practice, but an apology.

He smiled bitterly in his heart but didn't ask more, instead explaining his boundary domain to Li Hao.

Li Hao saw that there were traces of Nine Sequence origins in his boundary domain. There was also a sea of life in the boundary domain, which contained surging life aura. There were tiny lives with strange forms being nurtured from that sea of life. Some climbed onto the shore, some wandered inside, absorbing more life power, making their own volume bigger and stronger.

"Creating life?"

Li Hao saw this and was somewhat shaken.

Was the Immortal King Realm already a presence similar to a creator?

But soon, Li Hao was relieved again. When Nine Sequence powers were blended, life Dao was included in the water origin and time origin. When reaching the sixth layer of the realm, one had already touched the stage of nurturing life.

"Other Shore is my Boundary Heart. All sentient beings suffer. Only by building a heavenly bridge can one reach the other shore and not be affected by the ten thousand Dao laws. The other shore is both a bridge and a sword, which can cut off the ten thousand Dao laws!"

Kuqiao explained his Boundary Heart to Li Hao.

Li Hao's eyes flickered, and he felt a sense of awe. Being able to cultivate to the Immortal King Realm, there were indeed no mediocre people. He felt that the other party's Other Shore Boundary Heart was extremely strong. He himself might not necessarily be able to comprehend such a Boundary Heart.

"What is this sea of life?" Li Hao asked.

"This is the foundation that every boundary domain has."

Kuqiao glanced at Shi Miao by Li Hao's side and said: "These lives grow out, and one can deduce Dao laws through them, which is faster than contemplating the cultivation speed of heaven and earth. And the stronger the nurtured life, the higher the power increase to the boundary domain."

"But the life born in the boundary domain of the Immortal King Realm cannot cultivate unless it is nourished by Heavenly Dao power."