Chapter 376: Challenging All Saints (4K words guaranteed, bonus chapter 12)

Qu River Realm, Heavenly River Bank.

Several figures sat here as steady as boulders, extremely quiet, each fishing. Their lines were all condensed from their own Saintly Ways, difficult to detect, and possessed a unique Dao rhythm power.

The other end of the lines extended into the snow-white Heavenly River. The river water surged, and many demonic figures within were revealed, their auras all extremely terrifying.

Suddenly, the line in the young man's hand seemed to tremble slightly. His eyes suddenly brightened, revealing a look of surprise and joy, and he quickly pulled up.

At the same time, the fishhook at the other end of the line rapidly extended, piercing the prey, rooting itself in its internal organs, strangling its lifeline!

"Fish on!"

Li Hao grinned, pulling with all his might. Although the prey struggled fiercely, it was still no match for his power at the end realm. It stirred up waves of hundreds of feet high, and was dragged out of the Heavenly River by Li Hao.

"Truly a big fish!"

Li Hao saw the scales flipping on the river surface, reflecting seven-colored luster. His eyes lit up slightly, even more delighted:

"Another Divine Waterway Fish!"

This was a special spirit monster born in the Heavenly River, absorbing the power of the Great Dao. It was a kind of spirit creature that could be used as nourishment for Dao-Tribulation Emperor Weapons.

This was the second Divine Waterway Fish that Li Hao had caught here.

Hearing Li Hao's words, the other three could not help but glance over, envy and smiles in their eyes.

Lying Heaven Saint praised, "Not bad, you're almost catching up to me. I've only caught four."

Feng Boping's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing her boast.

He had only caught one.

Sword Master, hearing Lying Heaven Saint's words, unconsciously tightened his fingers holding the line. Like Feng Boping, he had also only caught one…

Lying Heaven Saint was right. Although she was a woman, her fishing skills were indeed number one in all the heavens.

Li Hao also deeply admired Lying Heaven Saint's fishing skills, feeling that she was at least a ninth-dan master.

Soon, Li Hao pulled up the Divine Waterway Fish. He smiled at the desperately struggling Dao fish,

"Little fellow, don't struggle. When you fuse with the Dao-Tribulation Emperor Weapon, I will leave you a trace of Dao will, and won't let you completely disappear."

Hearing Li Hao's words, the Divine Waterway Fish, only a few meters in size and covered in seven-colored patterns, its fish eyes darted around, and then it really stopped struggling.

It had already sensed that Li Hao was a Saint. Struggling in front of a Saint was futile. Rather than that, it was better to choose to believe.

Li Hao unhooked it and then sent it into his天地 space for temporary storage.

"Haotian's fishing skills are much stronger than you two. You say your cultivation is not as good as Haotian's, how come your fishing is not as good as his either?"

Lying Heaven Saint glanced at Li Hao, then said calmly to Feng Boping.

Earlier, when she caught a Divine Waterway Fish, she couldn't help but "exclaim" a few times in front of Feng Boping.

"This time it's just bad luck, next time not necessarily."

Feng Boping said with annoyance.

He was the first to acknowledge Li Hao's cultivation talent, but to say that his fishing skills were superior to his, that was absolutely impossible to admit.

Sword Master also darkened his face, saying, "After the Dao Debate Assembly ends, let's compete again. I wasn't prepared this time."

Lying Heaven Saint chuckled when she saw the stubborn look on their faces, saying, "They say women lie, but I think the mouths of you men are naturally capable of Dao-lying to become Saints."

Feng Boping was too lazy to argue with her about this. Sensing that the demons at the bottom of the water had been startled away by Li Hao's earlier commotion, he simply put away his fishing line, saying,

"The Dao Debate Assembly is only a day or two away from opening, we should also prepare."

"Mm."

Sword Master also quickly put away his fishing line, understanding Feng Boping's meaning, and said to Li Hao,

"I'll go back to the Sword Ancestor Sacred Ground first, and bring my few useless disciples to join in the fun. We'll meet in the Qiankun Realm then."

Lying Heaven Saint sneered, not exposing them. She also put away her fishing line and said to Li Hao,

"My incarnation detected news that this Dao Debate Assembly, in addition to the usual rewards, actually has eight Heaven and Earth treasures, tsk, such generosity, who do you think provided them?"

She looked at Feng Boping and Sword Master.

Upon hearing this, both of their expressions turned solemn, and they looked at Li Hao in unison.

Li Hao, however, seemed to still be immersed in the joy of catching the Divine Waterway Fish, saying while reeling in his line,

"Whoever it is, it's their business. Anyway, my fish is already hooked."

Seeing Li Hao say this, their eyes flickered slightly, and they didn't continue to discuss it, but they roughly understood in their hearts.

Afterwards, the few people packed up and returned to the Minor Thousand Realm.

Sword Master said goodbye to Li Hao and Daoist Thief and the others. Originally, Sword Master was not acquainted with Daoist Thief, Lying Heaven Saint, and the others. Now, under Li Hao's connection, after a month of fishing together, they had become familiar with each other, becoming friends on the Dao.

"This Dao Debate Assembly is held in the Qiankun Realm, we should also set off."

Back in the Sacred Ground, Feng Boping summoned the Half-Saints in the sect, selected a few to follow, and the rest to guard the Sacred Ground. In addition, he brought along his two personal disciples, Lin Baichuan and Chu Hanwei.

Although neither of them had reached the Half-Saint realm, they both had seeds of Saintly Way prototypes, barely touching the threshold of Half-Saint. Neither of them were reincarnated Saints, so such aptitude was considered top-tier.

For this Dao Debate Assembly, the imperial families of those Divine Dynasties and millennium-old families were mostly unable to attend and observe, unless they were people with extraordinary backgrounds who could spend great efforts to obtain a spot to listen to the Dao on-site.

Saints could bring their personal disciples, and Half-Saints could also go.

Li Hao nodded. When Old Feng called his disciples, he also simply packed up and asked Lin Qingying if she was willing to go.

Lin Qingying, upon hearing this, quickly nodded, her eyes slightly fixed on Li Hao, and whispered, "Wherever you go, I will go."

After speaking, her eyes scanned elsewhere, but her peripheral vision was secretly sizing up Li Hao again.

Li Hao was slightly stunned upon hearing these words. He seemed to think for a moment before saying, "Alright, as long as you want to go, I can take you anywhere in the heavens!"

Hearing Li Hao's response, the corners of Lin Qingying's mouth curled up slightly. The eyes that had been looking away could not hide her smile, but it quickly disappeared again. She nodded and said, "I will try my best to comprehend the Saintly Way prototype as soon as possible, and then accumulate incense."

She also wanted to become a Saint. Only by truly becoming a Saint could she stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Hao, instead of being a little tail behind him.

Li Hao shook his head upon hearing this, saying, "Don't be impatient. What you cultivate is the Way of Nothingness. Nothingness is emptiness. The more impatient you are in cultivation, the slower it will be. You must not think about 'becoming,' nothingness is natural, everything returns to nothingness."

Lin Qingying's eyes flickered slightly as she heard Li Hao's words. Among the many words, the clearest she heard was the last sentence.

Everything returns to nothingness… If I cultivate the Way of Nothingness to completion, will you return to me?

She gazed at Li Hao, said nothing, and just nodded lightly.

When Old Feng gathered everyone, he called Li Hao to set off.

"Isn't Lying Heaven Saint coming?"

Li Hao asked.

Feng Boping glanced at Li Hao, saying, "Last time we invited her to come, it was to escort you. This time there's no need for that. My relationship with her isn't that close."

"Not close…" Li Hao chuckled, too lazy to ask more, and said, "Alright, then we'll meet in the Qiankun Realm."

Saying that, he brought Lin Qingying and Xiyan, and followed Old Feng to set off together.

As for Hongyue, her cultivation level was too low, going there was meaningless. She hadn't even touched the Dao-Hearing Realm yet, listening to the Dao would be meaningless.

On the road, Lin Baichuan and Chu Hanwei and others were all looking at Li Hao's back in the distance, their minds complex. When they traveled together before, Li Hao was a top figure among his peers, like a mountain that made people look up to him. Now he had changed from a mountain to a divine sun, hanging high in the sky, even touching him was difficult. The gap was getting bigger and bigger.

However, their master had told them that they must never compare themselves to Li Hao, otherwise they would be trapped in his shadow for life, unable to break free.

Moreover, going to listen to the Dao this time was a rare opportunity for them, and they had a chance to take flight because of it!

Thinking of this, their gazes also became like those of the other Daoist Thief sect Half-Saints, full of anticipation and hope.

Qiankun Realm, one of the Upper Three Realms.

The Dao debate venue for the Dao Debate Assembly rotated among the Upper Three Realms, and this session was Qiankun Realm's turn.

As the date approached, Saints from all over the heavens arrived in the Qiankun Realm.

Many reclusive Saints also stepped out one after another.

An old beggar in a Divine Dynasty city suddenly pinched his fingers to calculate, then smiled indifferently. Looking at the young lady from a prestigious family who was giving alms of silver coins into his bowl, he chuckled,

"Kindness begets good karma, old man will also give you a fortune."

Saying that, he raised his hand and pointed, a Dao rhythm of laws poured into the young lady's forehead. In an instant, the young lady's flesh and blood were all tempered, her aura became more profound, and a wisp of Dao rhythm was hidden in her heart, which could help her cultivate to the Dao-Hearing Realm in the future.

In the Supreme Heavenly Pride Battle, Dao-Hearing Realm cultivators were as common as lackeys, not even qualified to take the stage. But in the many Divine Dynasties of the heavens, Dao-Hearing Realm cultivators were ancestral figures of families, able to sit in millennium-old families, and even the Divine Dynasty imperial family had to win them over. Their status was extremely high.

The young lady was bewildered, stunned. When she came back to her senses, the old beggar in front of her had disappeared, everything like a dream.

In a deep mountain swamp, a figure with disheveled hair walked out of a cave dwelling. The tattered clothes on his body suddenly radiated divine light, and then were replaced by a brand-new set of Dharma robes, Great Dao surrounded him, causing the miasma in the nearby deep mountain swamp to dissipate in an instant, turning into a peaceful place like spring.

"This time, can I prove the Dao to perfection…"

The person muttered to himself, then stepped out and disappeared.

And in the deep mountain swamp, fragrant flowers bloomed everywhere, turning from a dangerous place with the aura of poisonous insects and beasts into a secluded paradise-like scenic spot.

"Just received news, they've set off!"

In Buddhism, a Buddhist light suddenly flashed between Buddha Venerable's eyebrows, as if a message had been sent. A smile appeared in his eyes.

"After all, there are eight Heaven and Earth treasures, enough to feed the Dao-Tribulation Emperor Weapon half-full, and even hope for transformation."

Green Lamp Buddha said calmly.

These eight Heaven and Earth treasures were also considered bleeding for Buddhism and the Void Sacred Ground.

Such a great temptation was tempting even to them, let alone Li Hao.

Moreover, they had sharp eyes and could see that the black sword Li Hao had previously taken out was a fragment of a Dao-Tribulation Emperor Weapon.

Although they didn't know where the other party had found it, it was normal for such a monster to be shrouded in luck and have his own opportunities.

With fragments, he would definitely want to try to repair it, so his desire for Dao-Tribulation Emperor Weapons would inevitably make him come to participate.

Some Dao-Tribulation Emperor Weapons had destructive power comparable to that of Three Calamity Saints. Even some non-offensive Dao-Tribulation Emperor Weapons had some incredible extraordinary effects.

"Let's also prepare to set off."

Twin-Born Buddha Child said in a low voice, a murderous intent of impatience revealed in his eyes.

Now, in Buddhism, he was no longer called the Twin-Born Buddha Child, but the Two-Faced Buddha.

His expression seemed calm, but in fact it was gloomy on one side and benevolent on the other. This difference also made many disciples in Buddhism fear him.

As Buddhism set off, more and more Saints gathered in the Qiankun Realm.

"Although I am not a Supreme Saint, my Dao must be the strongest. When I reach perfection, I will surely prove the Dao in all the heavens, and let all the heavens acknowledge it!"

A Saint arrived in the Qiankun Realm, radiating the aura of the Great Dao, full of majesty.

In the Qiankun Realm, there were three Sacred Grounds, namely the Medical Dao Sacred Ground, the Hun Tian Sacred Ground, and the Dragon Ancestor Sacred Ground.

Among these three Sacred Grounds, the Hun Tian Sacred Ground was the leader, vaguely the number one Sacred Ground in the Qiankun Realm. Those who sought to become disciples were endless. Moreover, the Hun Tian Sacred Ground had no racial restrictions on accepting disciples. Whether they were humans, demons, or other crawling beasts and monsters, they could all become disciples of the Hun Tian Sacred Ground!

This was also where the Hun Tian Sacred Ground was highly praised, as inclusive as rivers and mountains.

The Dragon Ancestor Sacred Ground, on the other hand, was mainly for the scale insect race.

Only the Medical Dao Sacred Ground was the number one Sacred Ground in the hearts of countless human Divine Dynasties in the Qiankun Realm. It only accepted humans.

Li Hao and Feng Boping had just arrived in the Qiankun Realm when they saw someone waiting in the void. Seeing them, they stepped forward and introduced themselves, from the Medical Dao Sacred Ground.

What surprised Li Hao and Feng Boping was that the other party was a Saint, who had personally come here to wait for them.

"My Saint invites you. He specifically asked me to find Heavenly Venerable Haotian, and ask you to allow my Saint to do his duty as host after you arrive."

The Saint said with a smile, but his eyes were sizing up Li Hao. He had not gone to the Supreme Heavenly Pride Battle earlier. His disciples had already lost in the quota battle, so he had nothing to worry about. But he had heard about the deeds of this Heavenly Venerable Haotian afterwards. Now seeing the real person, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

When he felt the power faintly contained in Li Hao's body, and how he seemed to have a connection with heaven and earth, as if his every move could affect the operation of the surrounding heaven and earth energy, he couldn't help but feel awe in his heart.

Li Hao and Feng Boping exchanged glances. Feng Boping said to Li Hao, "Since that's the case, then let's first visit Medical Saint."

They both could see that Medical Saint's move, if said to be wooing, seemed too ingratiating. The other party was a Supreme Saint. Although Li Hao's talent was monstrous, it was not enough to make the other party do this. Most likely there was something else.

Lin Baichuan and Chu Hanwei and others were shocked, unexpectedly Li Hao's status was already so high, to make the Medical Dao Supreme Saint send a Saint to invite him, giving him enough prestige and status.

Soon, under the Saint's lead, everyone arrived at the Medical Dao Sacred Ground.

As soon as they arrived here, Li Hao smelled the scent of medicinal herbs that permeated everywhere in the Sacred Ground. Among these scents, there were also many familiar scents, the scent of medicinal materials that Li Hao had come into contact with when helping Lin Shanhai refine pills before.

Medical Dao and pill refining, the two seemed to have similar effects, but there was only Medical Dao Supreme Saint, no Pill Dao Supreme Saint.

Li Hao knew that pill refining was just a branch of Medical Dao.

"Please."

The Saint said with a smile, gesturing to Li Hao.

His eyes did not look at Feng Boping and others. Feng Boping immediately stopped and gave Li Hao a look, then stopped with the others, waiting for Li Hao to go over before following the Saint's invitation to the reception area arranged for them.

Although Li Hao was puzzled, he still came to the majestic hall at the peak of the Medical Dao Sacred Ground.

Inside the hall, a faint scent of medicinal herbs permeated. Li Hao saw the Medical Dao Supreme Saint with a transcendent posture, dressed in a cyan Dharma robe, radiating a hazy aura of life.

He could see that countless incense offerings, wisp by wisp, were gathering towards this Medical Dao Supreme Saint. This speed of absorption was comparable to his incense absorption after the Supreme Heavenly Pride Battle ended.

It should be known that he became famous by virtue of the Supreme Heavenly Pride Battle, precisely when his fame was at its peak, that he had such incense offerings. And the other party had so many incense offerings worshiping him even in ordinary times. This was the influence of a Supreme Saint.

"We meet again. It seems you have improved a bit again."

Medical Dao Supreme Saint smiled when she saw Li Hao, her smile as clear as a spring river, radiating a holy, unstained aura.

Looking into her clear eyes without any impurities, it was hard for Li Hao to imagine that a person of such status could have such pure eyes. He even felt that they were so pure as to be somewhat dazzling, making him feel a little afraid to look directly at them.

"In the previous Supreme Heavenly Pride Battle, I still have to thank Medical Saint for speaking out righteously."

Li Hao cupped his hands in salute.

Earlier, Hun Tian Supreme Saint had made things difficult, but the other party had spoken a few words for him, until Buddha Venerable swore by his Buddhist heart, no one else helped him defend.

"But it didn't have any effect, you still reversed the slander yourself."

Medical Saint chuckled, not letting Li Hao take it to heart.

But intention was intention… Li Hao did not look at the result, but rather at the process, so he would remember Medical Saint's kindness in those few words. However, he didn't say much on this matter, and asked,

"I wonder why Medical Saint invited me here, is there any instruction?"

Medical Saint smiled slightly and said, "You are a smart person, you should have expected that Buddhism and Void Sacred Ground want to take this opportunity to make things difficult for you. You were able to come here, mostly you are prepared, but I hope it's not because of those eight Heaven and Earth treasures."

"Mm."

Li Hao nodded, not explaining much. He naturally wanted those eight Heaven and Earth treasures. In addition to those, when he suppressed Buddha Venerable and Void Saint, he would also flatten their Sacred Grounds and completely plunder them!

"I asked you to come here for another matter."

Medical Saint's eyes slightly focused, and she said in a low voice, "You achieved sainthood through your physical body, this path is very difficult. Only Hun Tian Saint and his disciples have ever walked it, but his two disciples later fell."

Speaking of this, she glanced at Li Hao and said, "If you want to continue to improve your physical body, do you know what method to use?"

Li Hao's eyes moved slightly, and he immediately understood the other party's meaning. She was giving him a hint.

He had previously cultivated his physical body to the end realm by absorbing the essence and blood of other demons and constantly refining himself. Otherwise, relying solely on body refinement methods, the improvement after reaching the extreme realm would become extremely slow.

Now that his physical body had become a Saint, if he wanted to continue to improve, he could only continue to temper his physical body and comprehend the truth of the physical body.

But in addition to this, he could also continue to improve using the old method, taking top Heaven and Earth treasures, or… human-shaped great tonic pills.

Li Hao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to Medical Saint, "I know, thank you for the hint, Medical Saint."

Seeing Li Hao say this, a smile appeared on Medical Saint's face, saying, "If anything happens at that time, you can come to me. A doctor has a benevolent heart. If I can help you, I will try my best."

Li Hao nodded, looked at this Medical Saint, and vaguely guessed in his heart that the reason why the other party helped him for no reason was definitely not because of the saying "a doctor has a benevolent heart". Otherwise, how many sufferers in the heavens who were in distress and tormented by pain were there, how could she cure them all.

In this Qiankun Realm, the three Sacred Grounds were in a triangular balance. The other party was probably unwilling to see Hun Tian Saint devour himself and become even more terrifying, and then completely rule the Qiankun Realm.

No matter what, she had given him a hint after all, and Li Hao appreciated this kindness.

When Li Hao said goodbye and was about to leave, Medical Saint said, "This time, if Buddhism and Void Sacred Ground make things difficult for you, and you can't handle it, you can come to me. Dao debate is something that hurts the foundation, you must not be reckless!"

"Alright."

Li Hao nodded, said thank you, and left the hall.

Medical Saint watched Li Hao's departing figure, her eyes flickering slightly, and whispered, "So much like him…"

A few memories seemed to appear in her eyes, and she was a little lost in thought.

…

Li Hao left the hall and found Old Feng.

Feng Boping gestured with his eyes and transmitted his voice, "Is it about Buddhism?"

"Mm."

Li Hao nodded, not telling Old Feng about Hun Tian Saint, lest he worry.

He could only solve this kind of thing himself. After all, it was related to a Supreme Saint. If the other party really wanted to deal with him, they would have already done so. And now that they hadn't, it meant that they were waiting for something.

Li Hao guessed that they were mostly waiting for him to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation, and for his physical body Dao to be completely perfected. At that time, he would be considered truly "fragrant and delicious".

There were still two days before the Dao Debate Assembly, and more and more people came to the Qiankun Realm. Li Hao, Feng Boping and others also settled down in the Medical Dao Sacred Ground, staying temporarily.

In addition to them, Saints from other Sacred Grounds were also invited here, all Sacred Grounds that had friendship with the Medical Dao Sacred Ground.

When they saw Li Hao and Feng Boping, they were inevitably surprised, unexpectedly the recent figure of prominence was also here.

However, as Saints, they had seen too many things. Everyone could stir up a sixty-year cycle of storms when they became Saints, and some even lasted for hundreds of years. Therefore, after a little surprise, they each went to do their own things.

Li Hao's combat power was extremely strong, but the Dao Debate Assembly was a competition of pure Saintly Ways.

The strength and weakness of actual combat was influenced by many aspects, while the Saintly Way was like the spinal bone, just a single part.

But it was precisely this spinal bone that was the core of a Saint. Without the Saintly Way, a Saint would no longer be a Saint.

Similarly, if one could destroy another's Saintly Way, the other party would also be equivalent to having their spine broken, unable to even stand up, no longer a Saint.

For outsiders, Saintly debates, if they were fortunate enough to listen to the Dao, they would gain greatly.

But for Saints, it was a dangerous contest.

It was like taking the weakest and most core part of yourself, wrapped in heavy armor, to collide. If you won, this weakest part would become tougher by a point. If you lost, it would become weaker by a point. If you suffered a crushing defeat, you would be reduced to nothing!

Therefore, Saintly debates were extremely cautious and prudent, choosing to slowly plan and not reveal their Saintly Way core, only using the edge of the Saintly Way to argue. Even if they lost, although there would be damage to themselves, it would not be enough to cut into the major artery and kill them with one blow.

The next day, Li Hao saw Sword Master also come, with Sword Saint by his side, also here for the debate.

In addition to them, he also saw Literary Saint, and his granddaughter disciple Lin Shuhai, Li Qingyi.

Literary Saint nodded slightly to Li Hao, showing a smile.

Li Qingyi's eyes were complex when she saw Li Hao, obviously unexpectedly this opponent who had competed on the same stage not long ago had now become a Saint in one leap.

This huge contrast was difficult to adapt to.

Li Hao saw Zhan Tan and nodded to her.

Zhan Tan had the dignified bearing of a royal daughter, and saluted Li Hao slightly, her eyes full of emotion.

But standing beside a Saint, she was not restrained, still natural and composed.

As more and more Saints came to the Qiankun Realm, the Great Dao surrounded the Qiankun Realm. Many people in the Divine Dynasties felt that the heaven and earth energy in the Qiankun Realm had recently become dozens of times more intense than in the past, and the Dao rhythm was revealed, making it extremely easy to cultivate and attain enlightenment.

Some Divine Dynasty princes were also extremely lucky, being noticed by the Saints who came to debate the Dao, and accepted as personal disciples.

The entire Qiankun Realm was buzzing with excitement. Many forces seized the opportunity and worked hard to cultivate. Martial arts competitions were also held everywhere, hoping to show off and receive Saintly favor.

This Dao Debate Assembly had a great impact on the improvement of combat power in the Minor Worlds.

The debate venue was located in the Heaven and Earth Dao Field of the Qiankun Realm.

This Dao Field was in the sky above the Qiankun Realm, located in the central area where the three Sacred Grounds confronted each other. It was also the central area of the Qiankun Realm. This place was where the dragon veins of the Qiankun Realm were located, which could enhance the luck of the Minor World.

"You and others will listen to the Dao below the Dao Field. How much you can comprehend depends on your own understanding and opportunity."

Old Feng instructed Lin Baichuan and others. Only Half-Saints were qualified to stand on the Heaven and Earth Dao Field, but they could only stand on the outermost edge, without the opportunity to enter the Dao Field.

"Mm."

Lin Baichuan and others nodded.

In addition to them, Li Hao saw Heavenly Pride of Sword Ancestor Sacred Ground such as Hao Yue Saint Child beside Sword Saint, also left below the Dao Field.

Li Hao glanced at Lin Qingying. Lin Qingying said to Li Hao, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

"Alright."

Li Hao nodded, then flew up to the sky with Old Feng.

This place looked blue, but in fact it was shrouded in a Dao barrier. Crossing the barrier, inside was a huge Heaven and Earth Dao Field.

Outside the Dao Field, many Half-Saint figures were revealed, their number far more than what they had seen at the Supreme Heavenly Pride Battle. If it was said that Half-Saints were as common as dogs at that time, now they were really walking all over the place…

On the edge of the Dao Field, there were Saints sitting one after another.

Many Saints had arrived early, sitting on their respective futons, all without restraining their auras, Great Dao surrounded them, like the center of the universe.

Li Hao looked over, the Great Dao around each Saint was like a galaxy, winding and dazzling.

Lying Heaven Saint had already arrived, sitting in another place, casting her gaze at Li Hao and Feng Boping.

Feng Boping took Li Hao and casually found a place to sit down. Then Feng Boping's eyes scanned around, quickly stopping in one place, and said in a low voice,

"They really came."

Li Hao followed his gaze and saw Buddha Venerable's figure. In addition to him, Twin-Born Buddha Child and Green Lamp Buddha were also beside him.

This Green Lamp Buddha radiated green light all over his body, like a lamp flame, illuminating the place where he was with green light.

And the Twin-Born Buddha Child's change was extremely obvious, but his eyes were gloomy. When Li Hao noticed him, he also saw Li Hao, as if as soon as he arrived here, he was searching for Li Hao's figure.

When their eyes met, a sneer and murderous intent appeared in the Twin-Born Buddha Child's eyes, undisguised.

As things stood, they were already mortal enemies.

Li Hao's eyes were indifferent, he didn't look much, and turned his gaze away.

After all, there was no need to have too much emotion for a dying person.

As more and more Saints arrived, like rounds of divine suns, standing outside the Dao Field, just the aura of many Saints made the many Half-Saints preparing to listen to the Dao on the futons outside the field feel nervous and solemn.

Subsequently, Supreme Saints also arrived one after another.

Medical Saint, Hun Tian Saint, Dragon Saint, these three were responsible for this Dao Debate Assembly.

In addition, Law Saint, Name Saint, Yin Yang Supreme Saint and other Supreme Saints also arrived one after another.

As Origin Ancestor arrived, there was a small exclamation and commotion on the scene.

It should be known that outside this Heaven and Earth Dao Field, the weakest cultivation was also Half-Saint, they would not be as easily startled as ordinary people. The appearance of other Supreme Saints only attracted attention, but Origin Ancestor, as the first Saint between heaven and earth in ancient times, many Half-Saints' curiosity and awe for him far exceeded other Supreme Saints.

Seeing Origin Ancestor, Li Hao couldn't help but think of Ying Xiaoxiao's words, the other party was an Incense God Realm…

This time, Origin Ancestor still sat in the central seat, with clear distinction between primary and secondary. Regardless of Law Saint or Name Saint, their Saintly Way concepts emphasized hierarchy, some were elder-respecting, some were strength-respecting, but no matter which one, Origin Ancestor occupied both.

Beside him were the three Supreme Saints of Qiankun Realm, Medical Saint and the others.

Li Hao saw that the Saints outside the field were far more numerous than the Saints who had come to the Supreme Heavenly Pride Battle before, their number had doubled or tripled.

"Saints, participate in the Dao of Heaven and Earth, take the essence of all things, speak for Heaven and Earth, and open a new chapter for all living beings!"

When the time came, Origin Ancestor spoke. These words were also the reason for the origin of the Saint's title.

The atmosphere inside and outside the Dao Field was extremely quiet. Everyone listened quietly, unlike the previous Supreme Heavenly Pride Battle, with constant cheers and noisy sounds.

"Each Saint has achieved their own Dao. Who is the highest Dao of heaven and earth has been debated endlessly since ancient times, hence this Dao Debate."

Origin Ancestor's gaze calmly swept over the Saints, saying, "Now, you may go on stage and choose the object of debate."

As his words fell, a figure stood up, it was Law Saint. His expression was calm and composed. He came to the Dao Field, then looked at Dragon Saint, saying,

"Dragon Saint, do you mind if we start things off?"

Dragon Saint was like an emperor, wearing imperial robes, looking extremely majestic. His eyes were indifferent, knowing that Law Saint wanted to continue the previous Dao debate competition.

He did not evade either, got up and floated down to the Dao Field, saying, "Since Law Saint is still concerned about it, then I will accompany Law Saint to argue it again."

Law Saint radiated silver-white light all over his body, forming a sharp contrast with Dragon Saint's golden light. He said indifferently, "Law does not tolerate sentimentality, let alone a grain of sand. Dragon Saint is born in the wilderness, does not know propriety, does not understand Law Dao, only talks about the law of the jungle. I would like to know, in the Dragon Ancestor Sacred Ground, is there discipline and law?"

"In my Dragon Ancestor Sacred Ground, everything is based on strength and cultivation. The weak only need to listen to the orders of the strong. This is not law, but Dao!"

Dragon Saint said coldly, as he spoke, the Saintly Way behind him bloomed, his words contained the power of the Saintly Way.

Outside the field, many Half-Saints were somewhat surprised, unexpectedly the first ones to come on stage for debate were two Supreme Saints. The commotion was a bit too big.

Li Hao saw that the two had already started debating. When they spoke to each other, their Dao wills collided, and they both showed their own Saintly Ways.

If one lost the debate, their Saintly Way would also be damaged.

If they won, the improvement would be extremely obvious, surpassing thousands of years of painstaking cultivation.

Moreover, all Saints had full confidence in their own Saintly Way. The premise of achieving Saintly Way was to believe that their own Saintly Way was the number one in all the heavens, the truth of heaven and earth, only then could it be condensed out.

If one doubted themselves, and regarded it as a minor Dao, not the truth, then even with incense, it would be difficult to achieve Saintly Way.

"Law is Dao! All things cannot stand without law. Without law, the basic order would be reversed. Without law, disasters would be everywhere, mutual slaughter. Without law, all the heavens would be plunged into misery!"

Law Saint's face was cold, his Saintly Way was like a silver-white long pillar. As he spoke, it bloomed with dazzling light, the Saintly Way approached Dragon Saint, and the "equality" Saintly Way law of the Legalist school was revealed in the Saintly Way.

And Dragon Saint's Saintly Way burst out with golden light. He said loudly, "Before you were born, heaven and earth were also free. Law Dao is just adding a shackle to heaven and earth!"

His Saintly Way was like a winding little golden dragon, confronting Law Saint's Saintly Way.

"No law is barbarity, chaos in the heavens, endless reincarnation!" Law Saint said.

"What is the difference now? It's just hiding the naked killings exposed under your eyelids in the dark. Law is a rope, then there will be rope-pullers. You establish Law Dao, you humans compete to be kings and emperors, just to grasp that Law Dao rope to whip slaves and the world. This kind of law is just to make you cater to imperial power, and then imperial power gives you incense feedback!"

Dragon Saint rebuked angrily.

"If an emperor violates the law, he is guilty of the same crime as a commoner. What you are saying is human greed, not the disaster of Legalism!" Law Saint said.

"Without soldiers, where does law come from? Without strength, where does Dao come from?" Dragon Saint said, his voice shaking the Qiankun Realm, his Saintly Way brilliant, making many Half-Saints feel deafening.

Li Hao listened quietly, unexpectedly Saintly debates would be so intense.

Each other's Saintly Ways kept colliding. If one was weak, they would lose, and be damaged.

Moreover, this was just each other's probing, not a true core debate. Otherwise, if the core was broken, one would be greatly weakened, and even lose Saintly power.

With the debates of the two Supreme Saints, many Half-Saints were affected, their minds swaying, and many Saints also had some enlightenment and gains.

Li Hao's eyes flickered. He didn't gain much, but felt that the Saintly Ways of these two Supreme Saints seemed… too small.

The Dao Debate Assembly was about debating the Great Dao. But in Li Hao's view, the Dao of these two Supreme Saints was only a part of heaven and earth, only a part of the Great Dao.

After a long time, the Dao debate between Law Saint and Dragon Saint ended. They didn't decide a winner or loser. Under the collision of Saintly Ways, both had wear and tear, and seemed to have improved, repairing a trace of flaws in their Saintly Ways.

As they left the Dao Field, other Saints quickly stepped onto the stage.

Li Hao noticed that in Buddhism and Void Sacred Ground, there were always gazes spying on him. In addition to these two Sacred Grounds, there were also some Saints whose gazes towards him also revealed coldness.

When the second Saintly debate ended, a Saint stepped onto the Dao Field. Then, he turned around and looked at Li Hao, saying,

"Imperial Dao Sacred Ground, would like to debate Dao with Heavenly Venerable Haotian."

The other party was full of nobility, looking extremely magnificent. The Great Dao phenomenon around him was actually nine wild dragons winding around, looking extremely extraordinary.

Li Hao had heard of this, this was a Sacred Ground in the Middle Nine Realms. It was said that most of the disciples who walked out of it established Divine Dynasties and imperial power in the world.

The root of their Dao concept was imperial power. And the essence of imperial power was not the concentration of rights, but the concentration of resources!

Concentrate resources, distribute them to one person, and this person is the emperor.

The concept of the Imperial Dao Sacred Ground was also like this. Therefore, they had also once advocated handing over all the heavens to Origin Ancestor alone to manage, but before all the heavens could agree, they were rejected by Origin Ancestor first.

"This Emperor Tianji is an old friend of Buddha Venerable."

Feng Boping suddenly transmitted his voice to Li Hao.

Li Hao's eyes turned cold, and he said indifferently, "Imperial Dao, such a minor Dao, is not worthy of debate!"

Hearing his words, Emperor Tianji on the Dao Field was slightly stunned, then a cold look appeared in his eyes, saying,

"Since you have come to the Dao Debate Assembly, but you dare not go on the Dao Field to argue, what do you mean, do you want to break the rules?"

Li Hao sneered, then said,

"I like fishing."

His words were abrupt, making everyone look at him, puzzled.

Feng Boping, Lying Heaven Saint, Sword Master and others were also stunned, looking at Li Hao in confusion.

Li Hao continued, "Saints may not necessarily like it, but they must know this skill. Generally speaking, if you want to catch big fish, we will cast the line into the deep water area to avoid small fish in the shallow water area from eating the bait!"

"And experienced anglers can distinguish between big and small fish through the fish bladder reaction."

"If a small fish touches the line, hooking at this time is a waste, and it will scare away the big fish."

He slowly said to this point, seeing that the other party's expression was getting colder and colder, he said indifferently, "If you want to debate Dao with me, fine, but you are not enough."

He stood up, glanced around the audience, especially at those Saints who had been frequently looking at him before, saying,

"Those who want to debate Dao with me, Haotian, can come on stage together, I will challenge them all at once!"

Speaking of this, he looked at Buddhism and Void Sacred Ground again, saying, "Also, Buddhism and Void Sacred Ground, you must be anxiously waiting, right? I want to debate Dao with you, dare you accept?!"

Hearing Li Hao's words, all the Saints in the audience were stunned, all looking at this new Saint in amazement. Was he crazy? Such a statement was simply madness!

They knew that Li Hao's combat power was strong, but Saintly Way and combat power were two different things. Some extreme One Calamity Saints' Saintly Way had long been perfected, even comparable to Three Calamity Saints, but in terms of combat power, they were still far behind.

And Li Hao's combat power was strong, but his Saintly Way was weak. Emperor Tianji was a Three Calamity Saint, having experienced Heavenly Tribulation, his Saintly Way had long been tempered. Li Hao would be in danger even debating Dao alone, let alone challenging others at the same time.

This move was so risky that, in everyone's view, it was simply suicide.

"Haotian!"

Feng Boping's expression changed when he heard Li Hao's words.

Although he had seen that Li Hao's Saintly Way had broken through before, even Supreme Saints would not dare to do this.

Since Li Hao became a Saint, he no longer called Li Hao Haotian'er, regarding Li Hao as being on an equal footing.

Lying Heaven Saint and Sword Master were a little lost, then their expressions suddenly changed, staring at Li Hao intently, transmitting voices over.

Li Hao heard their urgent inquiries, just gave them a reassuring look, then looked towards Buddhism.

He saw that Buddha Venerable and Twin-Born Buddha Child's faces were both a little dazed, obviously unexpectedly there would be such a good thing, Li Hao would take the initiative to find them, and challenge multiple people at once.

However, Li Hao's confident move made them suspicious again.

Where did this confidence come from?

Could it be that he would ask a Supreme Saint for help?

When Li Hao's words fell, Origin Ancestor and Law Saint, Hun Tian Saint, etc., who had finished debating earlier, were also stunned. They also couldn't understand where Li Hao's confidence came from.

Hun Tian Saint's face suddenly turned gloomy. If Li Hao died here, and his Saintly Way was destroyed, then this great medicine would be wasted.

(End of chapter)