Chapter 351: Law Transmission, Extreme Path Cultivation

While the projection stone circulated quietly, outside the void of the Canglan World, two figures journeyed swiftly.

Li Hao followed Feng Boping, and after extricating themselves from the Buddhist sect, they passed through the barrier of the small world and walked in the void, temporarily leaving the Canglan World to head towards the lesser chiliocosm where Old Feng resided.

The lesser chiliocosm was also one of the twenty-three lower realms, with only two sacred grounds: Thief Heaven Sacred Ground and Lie Heaven Sacred Ground.

Feng Boping was the leader within Thief Heaven Sacred Ground, the Thief Saint.

"Just treat this place like home. If you need anything, find me anytime, just tell me," Feng Boping said to Li Hao with a smile in a spacious courtyard atop the peak of Thief Heaven Sacred Ground.

This was the premier courtyard, which he now offered to Li Hao as lodging.

"Alright."

Li Hao nodded, not engaging in much polite small talk with Old Feng.

After a long separation and reunion, they were too familiar with each other, as if they had returned to the mortal realm, fishing by the demon lake and keeping each other company at Tianmen Pass.

"The lesser chiliocosm is unlike other places, it emphasizes survival of the fittest, the strong prey on the weak. There's no humility or gentleness, only unscrupulous methods!"

Feng Boping's expression suddenly turned serious. "Here, you must put away your kindness and never trust what others say, especially those women of Lie Heaven Sacred Ground. Not a single word out of ten from them is true. They take lying as their Dao. If you believe them, you'll fall into their Dao, and end up helping them improve their cultivation."

Li Hao was somewhat surprised. He had long known that the Saints had all developed their own cultivation systems.

Like the Literary Saint, who killed with essays and evolved with poetry and books—reading itself was cultivation.

He hadn't expected that here, there would be a Lie Dao, where lying was cultivation?

"You have your own Saint Dao prototype. Otherwise, I would have liked to make you a Saint Son of my Thief Sect and pass on to you the supreme Thief Law, to steal heaven and earth, to steal from all living beings!"

Feng Boping glanced at Li Hao and said with a smile, "Disciples within my sacred ground, as long as they succeed in stealing, their cultivation will improve. The women of Lie Heaven Sacred Ground, however, cultivate by lying and deceiving. If they successfully deceive someone, the Great Dao will send the energy of heaven and earth into their bodies, greatly improving their cultivation. The bigger the lie, the greater the improvement."

"Although my lesser chiliocosm only has two sacred grounds, it ranks quite high among the twenty-three lower realms."

Feng Boping chuckled, "Within the lesser chiliocosm, martial artists are all meticulous and cautious. In combat, they use every means possible, attacking the groin, poking eyes, verbal abuse to break down mental fortitude, and so on, stopping at nothing. Martial artists from other worlds often suffer greatly here!"

Li Hao immediately thought of Old Feng's previous verbal abuse towards the Buddha Venerable. With such an atmosphere, this old man before him was likely indispensable in creating it.

"There were once Saint Sons from other sacred grounds who came here to play, but in the end, they couldn't even find their way back. Even their messages for help were stolen. It was their masters who deduced the danger and personally came to retrieve them," Feng Boping said, his face crinkling into a ball of wrinkles with laughter as he mentioned this.

Li Hao was speechless. These two sacred grounds of the lesser chiliocosm, one stealing and one lying, it wasn't hard to imagine what those Saint Sons had encountered here.

"Old Feng, how about you pass on a bit of your Thief Law to me?" Li Hao asked.

Feng Boping was taken aback. "Don't you have your own Saint Dao prototype? Practicing my Thief Law might affect you."

"It's alright. My Saint Dao reveres everything in heaven and earth, flowers, trees, mountains, and rivers, each with its own unique charm, all are objects of my cultivation. As the saying goes, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows Dao, Dao follows Nature, and Nature is all things!" Li Hao said.

As he finished the latter half of the sentence, a low rumble of thunder echoed around, actually triggering the Great Dao Thunder Sound!

The Saint Dao prototype seed in his heart quietly sprouted at this moment, growing rapidly.

Feng Boping was astonished upon hearing the Great Dao Thunder Sound. He examined Li Hao carefully and immediately realized that Li Hao's Saint Dao prototype was already solid and unshakeable.

Moreover, the reverberations of the Great Dao Thunder Sound even had a slight impact on him, allowing him to sense the terrifying nature of Li Hao's Saint Dao.

"Your Saint Dao can actually incorporate other Saint Daos…" Feng Boping was somewhat speechless. Meeting again, this little fellow was still monstrously terrifying.

This feeling, it had that Human Realm flavor.

"Since that's the case, then I shall transmit to you my supreme Thief Law, Stealing Heaven!" Feng Boping said seriously to Li Hao.

Seeing this, Li Hao raised his hands and bowed deeply. "Thank you, Old Feng."

The other party was both his teacher and friend. Although they usually joked around, Li Hao was extremely solemn and respectful about the matter of law transmission. Law was not lightly passed on, this was giving him the bottom of the chest, even direct disciples might not receive such treatment.

This time, Feng Boping didn't stand on ceremony. He calmly accepted Li Hao's bow, then said, "There are still half a year until the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle, it'll pass in the blink of an eye, but it's enough for you to master my Thief Law. If within half a year, your Saint Dao prototype manifests and you step into the Half-Saint Realm, then the title of first place in the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle will be yours!"

Li Hao nodded. After all, his participation in this battle was aimed at first place. That was incense powerful enough to make someone instantly become a Saint, saving hundreds of years of accumulation.

Feng Boping said no more. He immediately raised his hand to envelop the courtyard with laws and began to transmit the law to Li Hao.

The Stealing Heaven Technique was imparted without reservation.

They sat facing each other, transmitting the Dao through their seas of consciousness. The cultivation system within Thief Heaven Sacred Ground also appeared completely before Li Hao.

Li Hao instantly understood and couldn't help but marvel at Old Feng's talent.

Thief Law cultivation was similar to practicing swordsmanship or saber techniques, only what was being practiced was stealing.

Thief Law required entering the world, wandering and searching in the mortal realm. However, Thief Law only stole, not robbed. Robbery, on the contrary, would corrupt cultivation.

Numerous Thief Law methods appeared in Li Hao's sea of consciousness. Besides stealing mundane objects, Thief Law also included grand techniques like stealing Feng Shui and stealing Qi Luck, such as setting up Feng Shui formations to steal the energy of a city, or stealing the century-old foundation of a certain family, and so on.

Li Hao's eyes were opened, and he gained a deeper understanding of the word "stealing."

This was by no means as simple as skillful thievery, but rather, it was plundering all things.

The law transmission ended, and Li Hao sat in meditation to absorb and slowly digest it.

His Saint Dao prototype became even more radiant, within his body, it seemed to condense into a golden withered vine, branching and sprouting leaves.

At this moment, four or five golden leaf prototypes were budding.

Li Hao knew that those few golden leaves were the Culinary Dao, Painting Dao, and so on.

Besides Thief Law, zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, and other arts could all enter the Dao and be incorporated into his Saint Dao.

While Li Hao was receiving the law transmission and cultivating theft, projection stones had already begun to circulate within many sacred grounds. The name of Haotian rose to prominence throughout the Land of Saints, causing a small stir.

In Cloud Glow World, within Void Sacred Ground, one of the three great sacred grounds.

A figure sat upright in a void rift within Void Sacred Ground, surrounded by chaotic and terrifying void turbulence, which even Dao Law Realm cultivators dared not easily enter.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, this majestic figure surrounded by the Great Dao abruptly opened his eyes.

His eyes were silvery-white, like eyes born from the void, emitting a sharp, cold light.

"He's actually not dead?"

He frowned, a hint of gravity appearing in his eyes. The scene from ten years ago felt like yesterday to him.

He had transformed into an assassin and lain in ambush in the void for ten years, yet that youth was still not dead, had escaped him?

"Blood rebirth, Divine Blood Final Realm… so this is the Divine Clan, no wonder they were once called the undying clan!"

The silvery-white in his eyes dissipated, revealing cold, black pupils.

"Thief Saint, it's him again…"

Killing intent flashed in the Void Saint's eyes. That was a Heaven Saint who had survived the Three Calamities. Back then, if not for relying on Void Sacred Ground, he might not have been able to withstand him.

Saints were hard to kill, Saint Daos were hard to extinguish. Although he was not a Heaven Saint, in his own sacred ground, this was his domain. To extinguish him, unless a Supreme Saint made a move.

"Such a monstrous talent, indeed cannot be left alive. The Heaven's Pride Battle, huh? I wonder if he still dares to go. Those Buddhist fools stirred up the grass and alarmed the snake, yet failed to kill him, actually letting him escape."

The Void Saint's face was gloomy. If this child did not die, and another Divine Clan member emerged in the Land of Saints, it would be a disaster for Void Sacred Ground.

After all, the Divine Clan's cultivation speed was too fast, and they were all outstanding among their peers.

One must know, while Heaven's Prides in the same realm were numerous, if an entire clan was composed of Heaven's Prides in the same realm, that would be extremely terrifying!

The Heaven's Prides within their sacred ground were all selected from countless people, coming from ancient families, princes, and so on, of various Divine Dynasties.

"Half a year more…"

He calculated the time, the coldness in his eyes receded, and he closed his eyes again.

In another sacred ground of Cloud Glow World, within Ancestral Soldier Sacred Ground.

This was a Military Strategist Sacred Ground, skilled in strategy and deceptive tactics.

"This is something that spread from Canglan World…"

"This, this is Haotian?!"

Within the sacred ground, several Saint Sons saw the figure in the projection from their masters and were immediately astonished.

Compared to that terrifying battle, they recognized at a glance that the battling figure had not changed much from ten years ago. Only his eyebrows and eyes were slightly more mature, but his peerless sharpness and vigor were just as they remembered from the mortal realm.

"He's still alive, he actually didn't die!" Ji Xuanshen was shocked, then became excited.

His master looked at his disciple in surprise. "You know him?"

"Reporting to master, this is the Heaven's Pride who was assassinated by Void Saint ten years ago," Ji Xuanshen quickly said.

His master was stunned, couldn't help but slightly widen his eyes. The matter from ten years ago had happened in Cloud Glow World, so they naturally knew the inside story. They had originally thought such a monstrous talent had already fallen, but unexpectedly, he had survived and even revealed such terrifying cultivation.

"Didn't expect, it's actually this person…"

"Ten years no see, he's still so monstrous."

Ji Xuanshen looked at the scene in the projection, but when he saw Li Hao actually suppress many Buddhist Half-Saints with his Dao Domain, his face twitched slightly.

These ten years of arduous cultivation in the sacred ground had seen his cultivation advance by leaps and bounds.

In the mortal realm, leaving Li Hao aside, he was at the top monstrous talent level. Now, receiving law transmission from a Saint, his cultivation was rising even more rapidly. His biggest regret these ten years was never being able to clash again with that youth who defeated his Saint bones with a mortal body.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the other party had survived and was even more terrifying than ten years ago.

"The other party is going to participate in the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle. With this kind of strength, I'm afraid he can enter the top three."

"This can't even be first?" Ji Xuanshen asked his master, surprised.

Suppressing Half-Saints, with such means, he could only rank in the top three?

"I heard that this time there are Supreme Saint incarnations participating in the battle, and there are several monstrous talents from the Upper Three Realms…" His master slightly shook his head, saying no more.

Ji Xuanshen's heart trembled. He took a deep breath and didn't dwell on it. Being able to see Li Hao still alive, his heart was filled with more joy.

"He really is still alive."

Jiang Ziyan also received news from her master, a hint of joy in her eyes.

Actually, she had already known that Li Hao was not dead. When that incident occurred, she had secretly sent a message to her father in the mortal realm. Her father had also learned of this and was shocked and enraged, but soon after, Emperor Yu had suddenly thought of Li Hao entering the River of Demise.

He immediately sent the Wang family to investigate and discovered that Li Hao's name had not disappeared from the River of Demise.

Emperor Yu was extremely excited and ordered the matter to be sealed, treating it as the Divine Dynasty's highest secret to avoid prying Saints.

These ten years, Jiang Ziyan had kept this matter buried in her heart. Even when other friends who knew Li Hao came to her sighing and lamenting with sadness, she had not revealed it to avoid leaks.

"Suppressing Half-Saints…"

Seeing the scene in the projection, shock appeared on Jiang Ziyan's face. Ten years ago, that youth's extreme realm had been revealed, attracting the prying eyes of Saints, already letting her sense his terrifying talent.

Now, after ten years, the other party was even more terrifying.

She suddenly felt that her father's eye for talent was indeed accurate. No wonder he had transferred the incense offered by the Divine Dynasty from their ancestors to this person.

Such a figure was indeed worth befriending.

…

Within the Buddhist Sacred Ground in Canglan World.

Inside a Buddhist hall, the light was dim, solemn and dignified, with statues of Bodhisattvas standing tall.

The Buddha Venerable slowly walked over, looking at the Green Lamp Buddha seated upright on the lotus platform, sighed softly, and said, "This tribulation is difficult for him to overcome. His path to Supreme Sainthood is broken. He now regards that youth as a heart demon, wanting to cut it off, eliminate demons and cultivate Buddhism, and forge a second Saint Dao."

"Since he wants to walk this path, then let him walk it," the Green Lamp Buddha said softly without turning around.

The Buddha Venerable glanced at him and nodded slightly.

Immediately after, the Buddha Venerable raised his hand, and a golden relic flew out from his cassock sleeve.

This relic was like a Bodhi seed, pure gold like an egg, abruptly blooming with Buddhist light in the void.

The Buddhist light was brilliant, gradually extending and magnifying, finally, it slowly condensed into a human form.

As the Buddhist light receded, a naked youth figure was revealed, unexpectedly, it was the Twin Buddha Child.

However, at this moment, he was covered in Buddhist light, but without any demonic energy, his expression revealing a hint of serenity.

Yet, not long after, he slowly opened his eyes, the Buddhist light in his eyes dissipated, his expression quickly turning cold and stern. His forehead split open, revealing a pure black eye.

"He is my tribulation!"

The Twin Buddha Child's voice was no longer as childish as before, instead, it carried a trace of indifference and remoteness as he said, word by word, "Overcoming this tribulation surpasses the Three Calamities."

The Buddha Venerable seemed accustomed to his attitude, slightly nodding. "Since you cannot let go, then go. But I wonder if the other party still dares to participate in the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle. If not, after this battle ends and you become a Saint, we will join hands to go to the lesser chiliocosm and诛杀 him!"

The Green Lamp Buddha put his palms together and whispered, "We are waiting for you, only you are missing."

The black eye on the Twin Buddha Child's forehead retracted, and the killing intent in his eyes also receded. He said, "This time, I won't keep you waiting long."

…

Inside Thief Heaven Sacred Ground.

Li Hao finished absorbing the Thief Law and followed Old Feng, wandering around the sacred ground to familiarize himself with the environment.

"Master, who is this?"

Within the sacred ground, Feng Boping's two direct disciples had also learned that recently there was a mysterious guest in the sacred ground, whom their master accompanied all day long.

Seeing Li Hao's extreme youth, they were both surprised. Could this be a junior brother recently accepted by their master?

"He is called Haotian, an old friend of your master," Feng Boping said with a smile to his two disciples.

Hearing this, Lin Baichuan and Chu Hanwei were both stunned, looking at Li Hao in astonishment, and then hastily bowed. "Greetings, Senior."

They regarded Li Hao as an elder of the same generation as Old Feng. Although Li Hao appeared youthful, to them, appearance could be changed at will. A pinch of law with a small hand could easily transform one into a demon.

"Ah, this…"

Li Hao could tell that these two had probably cultivated for more than sixty years. Even adding his previous life and this life together, their ages were similar.

Feng Boping couldn't help but smile and said, "Manners are good, but Haotian, like you, is a participant in this Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle. When the time comes, you must learn skills properly from Haotian."

"Ah?"

Hearing this, Lin Baichuan and Chu Hanwei were both stunned, then widened their eyes. Didn't master's words mean that the other party had cultivated for less than a hundred years?

Thinking of their respectful bowing posture just now, both were a bit red-faced. Lin Baichuan, in white clothes, looking suave and dashing, asked in confusion, "Master, could he be a Saint reincarnated?"

"Seems not," Feng Boping shook his head.

These past two days, he had also asked Li Hao. Generally, cultivators reaching this realm, if they were Saint reincarnations, would definitely awaken part of their memories and know their previous lives.

Although Li Hao knew of his previous life, he also knew that his previous life could only be considered a minor success in his career, daring not to presumptuously call himself a saint.

Hearing this, the two exchanged glances, again speechless.

"Brother Haotian is also going to participate in the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle? In that case, how about we spar a bit?" Lin Baichuan issued an invitation to Li Hao, both out of curiosity and a bit of unwillingness in his heart. His bowing posture just now was too honest, he was afraid people would secretly laugh at him for life.

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Boping flicked his forehead. "No respect for elders! This is your master's old friend, how is it your turn to call him brother? Those who are accomplished are teachers, you must call him senior!"

Lin Baichuan covered his head, feeling a bit wronged, but he was extremely respectful towards his master. He reluctantly said to Li Hao, "Then, Senior Haotian, how about we spar a bit?"

"Sparring with him? You are no match. Don't let your Dao heart break, save some strength," Feng Boping shook his head.

Li Hao watched with a smiling face. Old Feng's interaction with his disciples seemed quite casual, without many rules.

"So powerful?" Next to him, Chu Hanwei in a red dress was somewhat surprised, her beautiful eyes fixed on Li Hao.

"It's just sparring, not that exaggerated, right?" Lin Baichuan whispered stubbornly.

Feng Boping was too lazy to say more, nor did he show them the projection stone of Li Hao's battle. There was no need, after all, they were not opponents of the same level. When Li Hao competed with those monstrous talents of the Upper Three Realms in the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle, his strength would naturally be revealed again.

Casually dismissing his two disciples, Feng Boping said to Li Hao, "Long time no see, your fishing skills haven't become rusty, right?"

Li Hao's eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly. "These words are exactly what I wanted to say."

Feng Boping was intrigued and said, "Alright, then let's have a contest."

Saying this, he rolled up his sleeves and took Li Hao to the desolate mountains outside Thief Heaven Sacred Ground.

Finding a lake, the two sat leisurely facing each other, fishing.

So comfortable and pleasant, it relaxed Li Hao's mood and relieved the fatigue from the previous great battle in Buddhism.

For several days in a row, Li Hao followed Feng Boping, touring mountains and waters, wild fishing everywhere. They both had wins and losses, how joyful and leisurely.

Within the Flower Roaming Gathering, Sandalwood and Night Ancestor and others sent messages to Li Hao.

Li Hao received the token's induction, and his divine sense entered the Flower Roaming Gathering. Seeing their concern and recalling their righteous words in Buddhism earlier, he reported his safety to them.

"That Buddhist sect is now wanted you everywhere, you must be careful," Sandalwood said.

"Are you still coming to participate in the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle? I feel the Buddhist sect will take action against you at that time," Night Ancestor added.

Sandalwood, Night Ancestor, and the others were all very concerned about Li Hao.

Li Hao and Sandalwood had previously discussed paintings for several months. Although not long, those months of heartfelt conversation made them painting Dao confidants.

Smiling at her, he said, "Of course, I will participate. If I abandoned my own path out of fear of them, it would only let them succeed."

Seeing Li Hao say this, Sandalwood only said, "Then you must be careful and cautious."

"Speaking of which, where is Clear Wine? Why hasn't he said anything these past few days?" Azure Ancestor suddenly changed the topic.

"Clear Wine," Night Ancestor also seemed to smell something lively and called out.

Clear Wine's phantom loosened, and he said helplessly, "What are you looking for me for?"

"When the time comes for the Supreme Heaven's Pride Battle, if you meet Qingfeng, you must show mercy," Night Ancestor said jokingly.

Clear Wine: "..."

His master had already shown him that projection stone.

Hearing Night Ancestor's teasing at this moment, his face darkened a bit. Thinking of his previous words, he bitterly said, "Haotian is too monstrous. I heard he has also mastered the Sixth Extreme Realm. My master is very curious about him. I heard many Saints want to find him to learn how to cultivate the Sixth Extreme Realm."

"Saints are looking for him to become their master?" Azure Ancestor couldn't help but ask, his voice tinged with shock.

Clear Wine said helplessly, "This is related to that secret, you all must know, right? Becoming a master is definitely impossible. After all, Haotian is only at the Dao Law Realm, how could he reverse the natural order? At most, they'll inquire. Now that Haotian has Thief Saint's protection, those Saints may not use forceful means, perhaps it will be a transaction…"

"That's true. In the lesser chiliocosm, in Thief Saint's territory, unless a Supreme Saint personally comes, Haotian is safe," Night Ancestor nodded.

Clear Wine secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He quietly shifted the topic and didn't dwell on the Supreme Battle, to avoid being ridiculed by these old guys.

Previously, he was a top ten favorite, but this Qingfeng, playing the fool to trap the tiger, now revealed his strength and was even more terrifying than him.

He had been a bit stimulated recently and wanted to seek a way to break through again.

Li Hao heard Clear Wine's words and also felt waves of crisis.

A commoner is innocent, but possessing jade is a crime. If not for Old Feng, just his identity being exposed would attract the attention of other Saints besides that Void Saint.

He couldn't always rely on Old Feng's protection, nor could he leave all this pressure for Old Feng to bear.

He must become a Saint as soon as possible. Once his own Saint Dao was cultivated, it could somewhat make these covetous gazes retract a bit.

Thinking of this, Li Hao chatted with them a few more words, then exited the Flower Roaming Gathering and found Old Feng.

"You want calligraphy, paintings, and chess scores?" Old Feng was a bit surprised to hear Li Hao's words, but there was also a familiar feeling.

It was just like this in the mortal realm. No matter how critical the juncture, this kid always didn't take it seriously.

He naturally didn't intend to change Li Hao's mind. He smiled and said, "I will help you gather these. My Thief Sect disciples are all over the heavens. Except for a Supreme Saint's personal clothing, anything you want, I can find for you."

Although his words were somewhat exaggerated, they sufficiently expressed his confidence.

Just like a swordsman's confidence in his sword.

Li Hao was happy in his heart, then he asked Old Feng again, where in this lesser chiliocosm were there wars and disasters.

According to Old Feng, the lesser chiliocosm was quite turbulent. Various Divine Dynasties were at war year-round, after all, this place emphasized survival of the fittest.

Where there was war, there was killing resentment, perfectly suitable for his Extreme Path absorption.

"War, places of death?"

Feng Boping's eyes flickered as he heard Li Hao's question. "Could it be that you want to cultivate the Extreme Path to become a Saint?"

Li Hao was stunned, he hadn't expected Old Feng to actually know this path.

Seeing Li Hao's surprised look, Feng Boping smiled, then his expression became much more serious. "Your description is too obvious. It's alright to say it in front of me, but you must never say this in front of outsiders, otherwise, it's very easy for people to speculate."

"The path of Extreme Path Sainthood is not considered a secret in the Land of Saints. Many Saints know this path, but wanting to cultivate this path, the prerequisite conditions are somewhat harsh, requiring one to first cultivate the physical body to its ultimate form before being able to proceed."

Saying this, he glanced at Li Hao. Learning that Li Hao had survived this time, he had already guessed that Li Hao might have already embarked on this path of no return.

Seeing Old Feng's deep eyes, Li Hao knew he had seen through him. He didn't hide anything from Old Feng and said, "My physical body has already reached the final realm, I can cultivate this path."