Chapter 397: Shattered Immortal Path, False World of Imperial Calamity (10,000-Character Update 1 Seeking Monthly Passes)

Hearing the God King's angry roar, Li Hao remained silent.

After a long while, he said in a low voice, "If I transmit it to you, and you cultivate it one after another, there will inevitably be some who are faster and some who are slower. What then?"

These words were to bring the hidden contradiction to the forefront.

The God King and the Source Ancestor exchanged a glance. The God King said coldly, "Ten years! If any of us cultivates it first, we must wait until the other has also cultivated it before we can jointly comprehend the Immortal Gate."

The Source Ancestor nodded slightly, "Correct."

Li Hao, however, slightly shook his head and said, "The two of you are unaware of the Sixth Extreme Realm, but you have seen me use it. You should be able to see that this Sixth Extreme Realm greatly enhances combat power. The strength of you two is currently evenly matched. If anyone masters the Sixth Extreme Realm first, this balance will inevitably be broken. Will you really wait?"

Such a slippery little fellow… the Source Ancestor thought to himself upon hearing Li Hao's words.

He was shifting the latent conflict to him and the God King in advance.

They were uncertain how much combat power this mysterious Sixth Extreme Realm could enhance, but judging from Li Hao's display, they could sense his aura surge drastically as a result.

And whether Li Hao was still holding back or concealing something further was beyond their ability to discern.

For a time, both the God King and the Source Ancestor fell silent. If the balance of power shifted too drastically, they knew they would certainly not wait for the other.

While they were pondering, Li Hao remained standing at the doorway, unmoving, appearing to be patiently awaiting their reply.

"Boy, you have a cunning mind."

After a brief silence, the God King looked coldly at Li Hao and said, "Trying to use our conflict to escape, you've got the right idea, but the contradiction you speak of is not unsolvable. You just need to transmit the method, and we will have our own way to deal with it."

The Source Ancestor said to the God King, "Let us join forces to seal this place for twenty years. Only after twenty years can this place be reopened. In this way, no matter who comprehends it first, they will not be able to come here alone. Twenty years... if the other still cannot comprehend it, then they deserve their misfortune."

"Agreed!"

The God King nodded.

Li Hao was able to comprehend the Sixth Extreme Realm. With Li Hao's guidance, they believed they could comprehend it within ten years.

If ten years wasn't enough, then twenty years it would be.

If they still couldn't comprehend it after twenty years, then there was truly nothing to say. He had extreme confidence in his own talent, after all, he was someone who had independently pioneered the path of Extreme Dao becoming Saint, and was the progenitor of the God race, whose威压 (wēi yā - might, imposing power) spanned several eras.

Li Hao sighed inwardly. As expected of those who had cultivated to the Supreme Saint level, none were simple-minded. They had figured out a way to resolve this contradiction so quickly.

He remained subtly silent and quietly transmitted a message to the Source Ancestor, saying:

"Source Ancestor, if we join forces to eliminate the demon, I will transmit the true method to you and a false method to the God King. He will not be able to cultivate it in twenty years. But after transmitting this method to you, you must guarantee my life, how about it?"

The Source Ancestor abruptly heard Li Hao's transmission, but his expression remained unchanged, extremely calm, without even a flicker in his eyes.

Slippery little fellow… the Source Ancestor chuckled inwardly, but he was actually admiring Li Hao. He had actually seen through their killing intent and could come up with such a self-saving method in such a desperate situation, showing remarkable wit.

However, admiration was just admiration, it didn't mean he would change his plans.

"Agreed, I will definitely protect you."

The Source Ancestor transmitted back.

Li Hao smiled. After transmitting to the Source Ancestor, he immediately transmitted to the God King.

The content was exactly the same, just with the target switched.

The God King's expression remained unchanged as well, and he similarly transmitted back, "No problem."

Seeing both of them agree, Li Hao sighed inwardly again, but a thick smile appeared on his face. He then said:

"To cultivate the Sixth Extreme Realm, one must sense the world. As I said before, non-contention is contention, non-contention is why one can be invincible. The secret of the Sixth Extreme Realm lies within all things..."

He spoke vaguely, claiming to transmit true methods separately, but in reality, he was transmitting false methods to both of them.

After Li Hao finished speaking, he separately transmitted another set of false methods to both the Source Ancestor and the God King.

Once Li Hao finished transmitting the methods, the expressions of the Source Ancestor and the God King softened. They exchanged glances, and the Source Ancestor said softly:

"Haotian, you are indeed the most intelligent person I have seen since the Primordial Era."

"Indeed."

The God King echoed from the side, but his expression remained cold as he said, "It's a pity that intelligent people often die young. Now it's time for you to go peacefully!"

Li Hao's expression froze, and he said, "God King, you..."

"Although you are very clever, we are not so easily played in the palm of your hand. When you were transmitting messages, we had already communicated with each other and guessed that you would use such tricks."

The God King said coldly, "You can transmit messages to me, and naturally I would consider that you could also transmit messages to the Source Ancestor."

"Indeed."

The Source Ancestor nodded.

"But you are enemies..."

Li Hao showed an expression of disbelief.

The Source Ancestor sighed and said, "True, but we also understand each other the most."

"Now, you can at least die understanding."

The God King sneered, and the divine flames around his body suddenly surged. The Saint Domain of Destruction abruptly emerged, enveloping Li Hao.

"Ancestor!"

From the crack, a cry of alarm rang out.

Li Hao looked up and saw a cyan-blue figure – it was Ying Xiaoxiao.

She had arrived here and saw the God King attacking Li Hao, her face changing drastically, filled with panic.

Li Hao only glanced at her, not having time to say anything. His Eternal Dao Domain also erupted, and at the same time, his body moved at full speed, drilling towards the gap within the doorway.

His body was in a state of immortalization, already merged with the world. The "form" they saw was only a part of his body, while the rest had integrated into the world, silently drilling into the gap in the doorway.

Boom!

The Eternal Dao Domain shattered. The Domain of Destruction contained the power of the Extreme Dao God Realm, and the Saint Domain was terrifyingly powerful, like unstoppable boulders rolling down, crushing towards Li Hao.

"What are you doing?!"

The Source Ancestor noticed Li Hao's actions and his expression drastically changed.

Li Hao looked at him coldly and said, "Sorry, I never believed you in the first place."

"His power is disappearing, he seems to have found a way to enter the doorway!"

The God King also noticed Li Hao's aura shifting, his face changed dramatically, and he roared in anger, his body erupting with dazzling light as he rushed towards Li Hao.

The Source Ancestor also erupted with shocking aura, all his Extreme Realms manifested. His body seemed to tear through space, instantly appearing in front of Li Hao, the Heaven-Suppressing Whip in his hand lashing out towards Li Hao's body.

With a bang, Li Hao's body had no time to dodge and was whipped by the Heaven-Suppressing Whip, instantly disintegrating.

Previously, he had devoured Hun Tian's demonic body, his physical body had grown to the level of a Fifth Tribulation Emperor Weapon. Yet, under the Heaven-Suppressing Whip, it disintegrated in an instant, unable to withstand it.

However, as this part of his body disintegrated, another part of Li Hao's body had already passed through the gap and drilled into the doorway.

"Farewell, I will be back..."

As his body dissipated, Li Hao's will also slowly faded, leaving only a lingering echo.

The God King also arrived at the doorway. Li Hao's aura had already shattered, broken into pieces under the Heaven-Suppressing Whip. But they could sense that Li Hao had transferred a part of his body into the doorway. His current state was at most heavily injured, not dead at all, and he had stepped onto that Immortal God Path.

"Damn it!"

The God King was furious, feeling played.

"He won't destroy the Immortal Path, will he?"

The Source Ancestor, however, looked pale. That was the lifelong aspiration of countless years, the only thing that could make him pale with fear. If Li Hao severed the Immortal God Path, the despair would be unbearable, something he didn't want to endure or even contemplate.

The God King's face was so gloomy it was about to drip water, but he didn't respond to the Source Ancestor.

At this moment, he finally understood that just now, Li Hao had first brought up the conflict that would arise between him and the Source Ancestor, making them ponder and buying time for himself. Then, he transmitted the methods, again to buy time. The other party had been quietly transferring his body into the doorway from the beginning.

He had never intended to rely on them to survive.

Everything was delay, everything was to stabilize them, to divert their attention.

They thought they had seen through Li Hao's tricks, but they were only at the second layer, while Li Hao was at the third.

"Haotian..."

Ying Xiaoxiao was stunned. She seemed to understand what was happening, somewhat taken aback, feeling both relieved and worried and nervous in her heart.

It seemed that the Ancestor was completely enraged.

"..."

The Source Ancestor stared at the doorway, his face extremely unsightly. In countless years, there were few situations that caused such significant fluctuations in his state of mind. At this moment, he felt a strong sense of regret for not killing Li Hao directly earlier.

Even without that Sixth Extreme Realm cultivation method, given enough time, he believed he could eventually comprehend it.

It was just a matter of time.

But now, if this Immortal God Path was severed by Li Hao, then all hope would be completely lost.

The God King raised his hand, wanting to punch the doorway, but thinking of the previous tremors, he restrained himself. However, the anger was becoming increasingly suffocating.

"Damn it all!!"

He stomped his foot heavily, and the surrounding starry sky seemed to tremble slightly.

In the distance, the Dragon Saint, bathed in bloody light, sneered, feeling delighted. But thinking of Li Hao, he was also filled with resentment. Why didn't these people perish together? Why didn't they all just die?

At this moment, waves of Saint aura rapidly approached.

Following Ying Xiaoxiao, more and more Saints gathered here.

"What's going on?"

"This... starry sky?"

"That door..."

The arriving Saints all saw the strange scene here. When they passed through the crack behind the statues and came to this starry space, they were all shocked.

Soon, they noticed the doorway standing in the starry sky, and the shock on their faces turned into excitement.

Undoubtedly, that was the Immortal God Path!

"The Immortal God Path, it really exists!"

"The aura emanating from that doorway, I've never felt it before."

"The Source Ancestor and God King are also here, it seems we've come to the right place."

Many Saints gathered, and among the crowd, Sword Saint and Sword Master, Literature Saint, and others also converged here.

Sword Master arrived here, glanced around, and was somewhat shocked. Soon, his mind was also drawn to that doorway.

Hearing the excited discussions around him, his gaze swept around, but he didn't see Li Hao's figure, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

At this moment, several Supreme Saint auras appeared in the crowd. The Name Saint, Ink Saint, and other Supreme Saints also arrived here.

As more and more people gathered, the expressions of the Source Ancestor and God King became increasingly gloomy.

"This is the Immortal God Path?"

The Name Saint looked at the doorway, his eyes flashing. He asked the Source Ancestor, "Is there anything profound about it? Why are you two hesitant here?"

He didn't rashly open the door. The Source Ancestor and God King lingering here must indicate something unusual.

The other Saints also calmed down upon hearing this, looking at the Source Ancestor and God King in confusion. Could there be any other difficulties here?

The Source Ancestor and God King, however, were in no mood to speak at the moment, only wearing gloomy faces.

The Dragon Saint, seeing this scene, sneered, "This door is untouchable unless you have mastered the Sixth Extreme Realm. Just now, that Haotian has already squeezed half of his body inside. Everyone, don't be too happy too soon. That kid is ruthless. If he severs the Immortal God Path, we will never be able to set foot on it again!"

Hearing the Dragon Saint's words, all the Saints were stunned, and then their faces changed drastically.

The Ink Saint Supreme Saint, Name Saint, Medicine Saint, and others were also taken aback and immediately looked at the Source Ancestor and God King.

When they saw their gloomy expressions, they immediately understood that what the Dragon Saint said was likely true.

"You... how could you...?"

The Name Saint looked at the Source Ancestor in disbelief, unable to understand.

With these two combined, how could they let Haotian squeeze into that doorway right under their noses?

Letting that Haotian explore the path?

Or was it that their mutual hostility allowed the other to exploit a loophole?

The Ink Saint and Medicine Saint's expressions were somewhat complex. The Immortal God Path they had finally found, could it be cut off just like that?

All hope could only be placed on whether that Haotian had a magnanimous heart, whether he could tolerate them?

Sword Master heard the Dragon Saint's words and was stunned for a moment, his expression slightly changed.

He glanced at the doorway and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Not seeing Hun Tian earlier, he had already thought of the worst-case scenario, but it seemed Li Hao was fine.

"Everyone, don't worry too much. Haotian is of a detached disposition. If the Immortal God Path can really be traversed, he will most likely return to assist everyone. He will definitely not do something like abandoning the bridge after crossing the river," Sword Master said.

Hearing his words, many people looked at him, knowing that Sword Master had some friendship with Li Hao.

However, things had come to this point, in the face of the temptation of Immortality, Sword Master could still believe in that Haotian. It was unclear if their friendship was too deep, or if this Sword Master was somewhat naive.

Or perhaps, that Haotian was truly as he described?

But the other party had flattened the Buddhist Sect, destroyed the Void Holy Land, and swept through a circle previously, looking like a ruthless person who hated evil like the plague.

"Haha, you are thinking too simply."

The Dragon Saint laughed upon hearing Sword Master's words, mocking him, "Under normal circumstances, perhaps as you said, there might be a three in ten chance, but just now that Haotian has provoked their killing intent and was forced into that doorway by them. He will definitely sever that Immortal God Path. If you want to see him again, unless he becomes an Immortal God and returns to this realm to seek revenge!"

All the Saints were stunned, their faces changed again, their gazes all falling on the Source Ancestor and God King.

Chased and forced into that doorway by them?

If so, he would definitely hold a grudge.

The Name Saint and Ink Saint and others suddenly understood. No wonder the Source Ancestor and God King's expressions were so unsightly. Adding their presence, and yet they still let Li Hao get ahead of them, so this was the situation.

"You guys..."

The Ink Saint looked at the Source Ancestor and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

The Name Saint frowned and said, "You two joined forces, couldn't you stop him? With your strength, you could kill him in an instant, right?"

The God King only glanced at him coldly, then his gaze fell on the Dragon Saint, a killing intent emerging in his eyes, "I was too busy to deal with you before, you talk too much. I want to see what evil you've been afflicted with, that you're talking so much nonsense!"

As he spoke, he suddenly attacked the Dragon Saint.

The Dragon Saint's face changed, and he exclaimed angrily, "Are you crazy? You offended that Haotian and let him get in, and now you're taking it out on me? If it weren't for you, maybe he would have left the Immortal God Path behind, it's you who caused the Immortal God Path to be cut off!"

His earlier pointing out of this was also out of emotional turmoil, wanting to shift everyone's hatred onto them.

If not for the influence of that strange blood, he would never have talked so much under normal circumstances.

"Die!"

The God King was filled with killing intent, quickly engaging in a fierce battle with the Dragon Saint. The Domain of Destruction suppressed him, and with one sword strike, he severed the Dragon Saint's body, displaying terrifying power.

The Dragon Saint, as a Supreme Saint, was actually suppressed by the God King in a single exchange and was at a disadvantage. The Saints who watched were shocked and couldn't help but retreat, but no one stepped forward to help.

Although the Source Ancestor had previously called the God King a demon race, such statements could only deceive ordinary people. Now that the Source Ancestor had not acted, naturally no one was willing to provoke the God King.

Many Saints' gazes fell on the Source Ancestor, but the Source Ancestor seemed to have lost his fighting spirit at the moment, his face pale, standing in front of the doorway in a daze. This appearance made the Saints stunned. It was the first time they had seen the Source Ancestor like this.

For countless years, the other party had always appeared calm and indifferent, as if nothing could affect him. But now, it suddenly made people realize that the Source Ancestor seemed to be aging, slowly aging from that supreme position.

Among the crowd, Xiao Tianyu saw his master in this state and was somewhat shocked. He had never seen his master so out of composure. He couldn't help but want to call out, but he restrained himself.

"Source Ancestor, what should we do now? And this God King..."

The Name Saint couldn't help but transmit a message to the Source Ancestor.

He was also one of the Supreme Saints who had besieged the God King back then. He hadn't cooperated with the Source Ancestor earlier because he wanted them to keep each other in check on the Immortal God Path. But now that the Immortal God Path was blocked, or even about to be severed, this God King was a disaster.

If the Source Ancestor didn't act, and the God King sought revenge against the Supreme Saints from back then one by one, no one could stop him.

The Source Ancestor heard the Name Saint's words, but as if he hadn't heard anything, he just stared blankly at the doorway.

After a long time, amidst the earth-shattering sounds of intense fighting, the Dragon Saint let out a mournful cry and escaped from the crack. The bloody light around his body had been scattered quite a bit, and the Dragon Saint's consciousness also seemed to have cleared up a lot, directly fleeing the area.

The God King, however, did not pursue him. Even though Li Hao had already entered the doorway, he still wanted to stay here to see if there would be any other changes.

"Do you think, if the aura inside the door doesn't change, does it mean that the Immortal God Path hasn't been severed?"

Suddenly, the Source Ancestor, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.

The Saints were taken aback and couldn't help but look at the doorway.

They could all sense the vast and ethereal aura emanating from within the door.

The Medicine Saint's eyes flickered, and she said, "Everyone, all the Saints of the Heavens are basically here. Why don't we all think of ways to see if we can decipher this doorway? If we gather the strength of all of us Saints, perhaps we can find a way to crack it."

Hearing her words, the Source Ancestor's eyes suddenly lit up.

Indeed, the Saints of the Heavens, each had their own opportunities. Although he was the most ancient Saint, he dared not say that his knowledge could match the sum of all the Saints of the Heavens.

Some Saints explored other forbidden areas, ruins, or obtained some unknown opportunities, perhaps they could establish a connection with this doorway.

After all, those who could cultivate into Saints basically all had rare and hidden great opportunities.

"That's right, before he destroys the Immortal God Path, let's all think of ways. When the doorway opens, we'll step onto the Immortal God Path together!"

The Source Ancestor immediately said.

The Saints exchanged glances. At this point, it seemed they could only do this.

The God King, seeing this, didn't say anything, just sat down to the side, adjusting his Saint Dao, which had been injured by the doorway earlier.

As the Saints worked together to decipher the patterns on the door, on the other side, Li Hao's body entered the doorway. After passing through the gap, he arrived at a dark passage.

This passage was pitch black, and Li Hao's divine sense seemed to be shrouded in darkness, unable to sense his surroundings.

He couldn't discern directions and could only keep moving forward.

The Immortal power aura was becoming increasingly dense, but at the same time, waves of low, chanting-like evil thoughts drifted over, seeming to surround him, making him feel somewhat icy cold all over.

Walking forward for a long time, finally, a light appeared in front of him.

When Li Hao walked out of the light, his senses finally recovered, and he also saw the scene before him clearly.

This was an ancient path shrouded in mist, with towering giant peaks on both sides, seeming to be located in a large canyon.

Li Hao looked back, the path he had come from was not a path, but that doorway!

An identical door, the patterns on it seemed to be the same as well.

Similarly, Li Hao also saw the gap at the pattern, in the same location.

The dark area he had walked through earlier seemed to be a mustard seed space within that gap.

Li Hao was slightly dazed, but quickly regained his senses and immediately gathered his power, condensing into a physical body.

Earlier, his physical body had immortalized, dispersing into the world. Part of it had been severed and destroyed by the Source Ancestor and God King, and only a small portion had entered the gap, arriving here, his strength greatly diminished compared to before.

Li Hao looked at the gray canyon ahead, feeling uneasy in his heart. Everything before him seemed different from the Immortal God world he had imagined.

There were no birds singing or flowers blooming, instead, there was a sense of desolation, coldness, and the feeling of deathly stillness.

Li Hao pondered for a moment and didn't rush to explore forward. Instead, he sat down in front of the doorway. He entered the state of immortalization again, and at the same time, released the Celestial Star Veins, gathering power and healing his injuries.

Earlier, to avoid being noticed by the Source Ancestor and God King, his speed of drilling into the gap was extremely slow, resulting in only less than a quarter of his body coming over, suffering extremely heavy injuries.

Fortunately, he could be reborn from a drop of blood. As long as a drop of blood remained, he could heal.

As the Celestial Star Veins unfolded, Li Hao immediately noticed something was wrong.

Vast and boundless power surged into his body, and his injuries were rapidly recovering. At the same time, Li Hao felt that the power drawn by the Celestial Star Veins was more terrifying than before, seemingly capable of filling his body to bursting in the blink of an eye!

"This star power..."

Li Hao couldn't help but look up at his head. The mist-like gray fog obscured everything. His naked eyes couldn't see through it, but he could still see a few bright stars shining in the thin mist.

That seemed to be... real stars!

Li Hao was somewhat lost in thought. He felt that the Celestial Star Veins, in this place, seemed to be able to display their true form.

Before long, Li Hao's aura became strong again, and his injuries completely healed.

Li Hao felt that the Celestial Star Veins only needed to exert one-tenth of their power to achieve an effect comparable to his previous full-force eruption.

Moreover, the power diffused in the air around him was extremely pure. As soon as he absorbed it into his body, it quickly fused with his body, carrying an ethereal and boundless might, the power was extremely light and pure.

Under the influence of this power, his whole body's Dao bones and divine blood seemed to be undergoing subtle changes.

Li Hao felt that if he continued to stay here, his physical body would inevitably be improved again, becoming even more terrifying.

"Is this where Immortals and Gods reside..."

Li Hao's eyes flickered, feeling that if ordinary people cultivated here, even just eating and sleeping, they would be affected by these stray powers, and their physiques would be greatly improved and changed.

However, besides the dense power here, the ever-present aura of evil thoughts had a great impact. If there were ordinary martial artists here, they would probably have gone insane and berserk by now.

"This feeling, seems somewhat similar to the Dragon Saint earlier. That strange blood, could it have come from this place?"

Li Hao's eyes flickered as he looked at the canyon ahead, becoming more cautious in his heart.

He activated his Primordial Spirit, and his divine sense spread out, but found it somewhat obstructed. The light and boundless powers he had absorbed earlier, before being refined by him, instead became like countless dust particles in the void, only able to detect the situation about ten miles ahead.

In the path he had explored, Li Hao saw broken black stones all along the way. In addition, there were actually many bones scattered on the ground, as well as broken weapons.

"This... seems to be a battlefield?"

Li Hao was somewhat stunned as he walked forward and came to the first pile of bones.

These bones were only bare white bones left, lying on a black corpse, the skull had fallen off, the arm bones and one leg bone were missing, and several ribs were broken. In his other hand bone, he tightly gripped a battle saber.

The battle saber was already devoid of luster, and the blade was bent.

On his body were a few tattered silk cloths, fluttering in the strong winds of the canyon.

Li Hao squatted down to examine carefully, picked up the scattered bones on the ground to weigh them. Unexpectedly, as soon as he picked them up, Li Hao realized that these bones were extremely heavy, like picking up heavy iron ingots.

Just a finger-length white bone weighed tens of thousands of pounds!

Li Hao was somewhat surprised. Looking carefully, there seemed to be dense silver-white patterns on the bones. Those were not bone纹 (bone patterns), but some kind of Dao patterns!

"The Great Dao imprinted on the bones, this... is like Dao bone!"

Li Hao's expression changed slightly. His current bones were like this as well, but Dao bone was one of the conditions for cultivating the Realm of Hearing the Dao. Could the owner of these bones have mastered the Realm of Hearing the Dao before his death?

In the Heavens, even Supreme Saints might not have mastered the Realm of Hearing the Dao. Yet, the owner of a random skeleton he encountered actually had Dao bones!

Unfortunately, the other party's flesh and blood had long since rotted away. The white bone Li Hao held in his hand had also lost its luster. Although heavy, Li Hao broke it easily with a slight pinch.

"It seems, to have died for a very, very long time…"

Li Hao's eyes flickered, thinking of the Source Ancestor. He was born in the Primordial Era, and Immortals and Gods had already disappeared by then.

Could it be that these bones before him were from that era, having fallen then?

If so, to have rotted to the point of still having bones left now was already quite terrifying!

One must know that even for Supreme Saints, being able to live to this day is extremely difficult, let alone not completely rotting away for so long after death.

Li Hao felt heavy in his heart, feeling that the owner of these bones should be the legendary Immortal God.

Now, they were dead here, and in the area of ten miles he had just explored, there were more than ten such skeletons!

"It seems, Immortal Gods are numerous, and moreover, Immortal Gods also fight each other…"

Li Hao murmured in his heart.

Immortal Gods who surpassed Supreme Saints, who were as eternal as heaven and earth, were still fighting. Was this the essence of life? Constantly devouring each other since birth.

His mood became a little heavy. He picked up the battle saber from the hand bone and found it even heavier, weighing a million pounds, but there was no power fluctuation on it, just like the surrounding mountain rocks, only mountain rocks with more condensed material, dead objects.

Li Hao suddenly thought of the fragment and immediately took it out, then gently scratched it on the battle saber.

Unexpectedly, the fragment only scratched a damaged dent on the battle saber, but did not directly cut it off.

The indestructible fragment encountered resistance for the first time, unable to cut it directly.

Li Hao's eyes flickered. He put the battle saber into his Heaven and Earth space, and then continued forward.

Before long, the second skeleton was leaning against a mountain rock, seemingly having died while sitting.

At its shoulder bone, there was a jade pendant that had fallen off, its luster dimmed and covered in dust.

The clothes on its body were also broken, hooked on the sharp points of the bones, not blown away.

This seemed to be a woman.

Perhaps she was once of unparalleled beauty, but after death, she was just a skeleton.

Li Hao silently picked up her belongings beside her - a broken sword, and a necklace around her neck.

These should all be extremely top-tier treasures, but now they had lost their former luster and might, just like their owner, dead and sealed in dust here.

Li Hao put them away and continued forward.

The skeletons he encountered successively, some only had some bones left, scattered on the ground.

In addition to these white bones, Li Hao also saw broken bronze chariots on the ground, engraved with ancient patterns of exotic beasts. The exotic beasts looked extremely ferocious and savage. Just their appearance gave people a powerful might.

Li Hao, like a scavenger, also collected this broken bronze chariot into his Heaven and Earth space.

Then he went forward all the way, passing bones after bones, and he kept going deeper into this canyon.

The entire vast canyon was actually filled with bones along the way.

Before long, Li Hao suddenly stopped in his tracks. Ten miles ahead within his divine sense's range, he saw a group of skeletons, and at those skeletons' location, there was another huge white bone.

The bones he had seen before were all human bones, but that huge white bone was the bone of some kind of exotic beast, looking very ferocious, with spikes growing on the bones. Extending from the claws were extremely long curved bones, incredibly sharp, making it hard to imagine whether the scales or flesh wrapped around them were also so sharp.

"Is it something that fought against the Immortal Gods, or a mount enslaved by the Immortal Gods?"

Li Hao's eyes flickered as he approached the huge white bone.

When he arrived near this bone, Li Hao carefully observed his surroundings. After examining for a moment, he immediately saw traces at the scene. This exotic beast bone and these Immortal Gods had died in mutual slaughter.

"There's actually exotic beasts that fought with Immortal Gods. Is it a demon beast that cultivated to become an Immortal God?"

Li Hao pondered, searching around on the ground, finding some scattered broken weapons, all of which he collected.

After staying here for a moment, Li Hao continued forward.

As he continued to go deeper into the canyon, the number of bones also increased.

Li Hao kept picking up scattered broken weapons and four more bronze chariots.

After walking for hundreds of miles, the terrain gradually became steep. Li Hao saw the end, it seemed he was about to exit the canyon.

Li Hao suddenly felt a bit uneasy in his heart, feeling that the world outside the canyon might be even more tragic.

With a heavy heart, he slowly moved forward.

Finally, following the gradually steepening slope, Li Hao came to the outside of the canyon.

As soon as he arrived here, Li Hao saw at the canyon exit, a bronze chariot parked here, and by the chariot wheel track, leaned a white skeleton.

The skeleton held an ancient sword in its arms. Compared to other skeletons, this skeleton's body was exceptionally well-preserved.

Li Hao just glanced casually, but suddenly his gaze froze. He felt that the skeleton's empty eye sockets seemed to be staring at him as well.

That feeling made his hair stand on end, as if the skeleton before him was alive!

Li Hao's gaze then fell on the ancient sword in its arms, and he found that this ancient sword was unlike other war weapons, already broken. Although the blade was bent, the Dao patterns on it were clear, still emitting a faint威压 (wēi yā - might, imposing power).

Li Hao looked at this scene in suspicion, not rashly approaching.

Just then, a gust of wind blew past, and the skeleton seemed to move.

"Hmm?"

Li Hao saw that the skeleton's mandible seemed to have shaken slightly.

Just as he was suspecting that he had seen it wrong, the skeleton suddenly sat upright, and at the same time, turned its head to directly face Li Hao, in its empty eye sockets, two deep silver lights emerged.

"Countless years have passed, and there are still people coming to this place... hmm? There's actually a faint Immortal Qi, is it the Sixth Extreme Realm?"

A murmuring whisper, carrying a sense of沧桑 (cāng sāng - vicissitudes of life, great changes), suddenly rang out.

Li Hao didn't understand that language, but he inexplicably felt that he could understand the other party's words.

His heart pounded violently. He had seen so many skeletons along the way, but this skeleton before him was actually still alive!

As Li Hao contracted all his aura, condensed his entire body, and quietly began to defend, the skeleton seemed to see through Li Hao's actions. Suddenly, fresh blood gushed out from the white bones all over its body. Then, veins and flesh grew out from the blood, covering its bones.

Soon, these flesh and blood coverings transformed into a weathered middle-aged man's appearance.

On his head, disheveled hair also grew out.

At the same time, a set of tattered armor appeared on the other person, looking like a warrior from the battlefield.

As the armor appeared, the other party also seemed to reveal his true form. A vast might made Li Hao feel a sense of heart-stopping fear.

The other person sat upright there, leaning against the chariot, but seemed to bear the weight of the world, his eyes indifferent and sharp, the aura between heaven and earth seemed to condense on his body.

"Senior..."

Li Hao felt a little tremor, feeling that the other party only needed a thought, and it seemed he would perish.

He hadn't expected that just after arriving in the Immortal God world, he would encounter such a terrifying existence. Was this the living Immortal God?

As Li Hao was in fear, the other party slightly bared his teeth at Li Hao, as if smiling, but the smile was extremely stiff, like facial muscles that hadn't moved for a long time, looking somewhat rigid.

"Don't be nervous. You came from that ancient path, you should be from the Di Yang Pseudo-World, right?"

The middle-aged general said with a smile.

Li Hao saw that he had no killing intent, and the hair standing on end on his body slightly smoothed out. He asked in confusion, "Di Yang Pseudo-World?"

Could it be referring to the Land of Saints?

"Indeed, those born in this world, how would they know the true name of this world?"

The middle-aged general saw Li Hao's confusion and smiled freely, saying, "Did you come from the Gate of Mysterious Female? Earlier, that thing took advantage of my drowsiness and absentmindedness, trying to break in. I managed to stop it in time, but the Gate of Mysterious Female was still scratched open by it, and I knew that with this gap appearing, sooner or later someone would come out from there…"

Gate of Mysterious Female?

Was he referring to that mysterious doorway?

Li Hao asked, "Junior indeed came from there, may I ask how senior is addressed? Is this place the Immortal God world?"

"Immortal God world… heh."

The middle-aged general seemed to laugh self-deprecatingly. He said to Li Hao, "No need for titles. I'm just a nameless pawn under the command of Immortal Emperor Tian Yang. You being able to come out from the Di Yang Pseudo-World, you should also be considered a peerless genius, right?"

Saying this, he sized up Li Hao, admiration showing in his eyes, "All the Extreme Realms are actually mastered, including the Saint Extreme Realm, and even its雏形 (chú xíng - rudimentary form, embryonic form) already exists, truly amazing!"

Li Hao felt cold all over upon hearing his words.

With just one glance, he was actually completely seen through?

Including his deepest hidden Three Saints' power, he was actually spied on by the other party. This was a bit terrifying!

"With such talent, if it was in the True World of the past, you would also be a leading figure in a great sect… what a pity…"

The middle-aged general showed a look of sigh and regret, slightly shaking his head, then said to Li Hao:

"Before those things come, you should go back as soon as possible, don't try to pursue any Immortal Gods. Even if you are as eternal as heaven and earth, so what? That's just the heaven and earth in the eyes of a frog in a well. Moreover, the current True World is no longer what it was back then…"

Li Hao looked at him, seeming to be talking to himself and also talking to him, and couldn't help but smile wryly and say:

"Senior, I can't go back for now. Immortal God longevity, I'm not interested in it for now, after all, I can still live for a very, very long time, far from the end of my lifespan, but the path back is blocked, I can only stay here."

"Hmm?"

The middle-aged general heard Li Hao's words, somewhat surprised. Then, a silver light suddenly emerged in his eyes.

Soon, this silver light dissipated, and surprise showed in his eyes, "Soul lifespan is not even sixty years?!"

Li Hao felt that he was spied on again, but was unable to defend against it, feeling a little helpless.

"It seems I underestimated you earlier."

The middle-aged general couldn't help but sigh. It had been a long time since he had seen such a genius, what a pity.

"You said you were forced to come here, is someone chasing you? With such talent, it is normal to attract jealousy, but with your current state, unless you cultivate to the extreme in the Pseudo-World, you could be killed…"

He thought for a moment, seeming to be talking to himself, "That's right, after so many years, there should also be existences reaching the bottleneck in the Di Yang Pseudo-World."

Li Hao didn't know what extent of cultivation the bottleneck he mentioned meant, but he guessed, at least the Saint Extreme Realm, right?

The other party had obviously misunderstood. He hadn't encountered such an existence. There was no such existence in the Land of Saints either. However, the God King and Source Ancestor joining forces could be considered half of the Saint Extreme Realm.

"In any case, you should still go back. You will die here, and you won't even have the chance to enter reincarnation."

The middle-aged general said to Li Hao.

Li Hao asked, "Senior, what exactly happened here?"

"A terrible disaster."

The middle-aged general shook his head and said, "Knowing too much is meaningless for you."

He seemed to ponder for a moment, looked down, and searched his body, then showed a wry smile.

"Guarding here for so many years, the Immortal artifacts and Immortal medicines on my body have also been exhausted. Otherwise, giving you an Immortal pill would be enough to keep you safe."

(End of chapter)