Chapter 441: Snatching the Physical Body

Hearing Elder Wang's words, everyone couldn't help but look towards Li Hao.

At this moment, Li Hao was clad in Extreme Thunder Immortal Armor and wielding the Taowu Immortal Sword. Neither of these immortal treasures was concealed, radiating an immense and imposing aura.

This set of immortal weaponry alone possessed terrifying power, capable of easily suppressing and killing True Immortal Realm ninth level cultivators.

Under such might, while everyone felt their hearts pound, their gazes also became fervent. They also realized that from this moment on, perhaps this very instant was the closest they would ever get to this dazzling youth.

The hopes of inheriting the Immortal Emperor's lineage had already been dashed. Now, they could only settle for second best. If they could become Immortal Guards, it would at least be a hundred times better than being ordinary True Immortals.

This was undoubtedly a shortcut to stand out in the True World.

"Haotian, I admit some of my previous words were inappropriate. Please don't take offense. I am willing to become an Immortal Guard and follow you!"

Someone spoke first, offering a smile of apology to Li Hao.

In his heart, however, he secretly regretted not befriending Li Hao earlier, and even having offended him with his words. Now, he was unsure if he could succeed.

Li Hao glanced at the person but remained silent.

"Haotian, I spent eight thousand years honing my spear dao, condensing the true essence of its origin. I wonder if I am worthy to follow you?"

Lin Sheng suddenly spoke from the crowd.

Previously, when Li Hao challenged the True尊 Tower, he had suspected Elder Wang of giving Li Hao preferential treatment. But now, witnessing Li Hao endure 27 heavenly tribulations and condense the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal, he was completely convinced and filled with admiration. He had adjusted his mindset and now wished to follow Li Hao on the path to the ultimate heights.

Hearing Lin Sheng's words, those around him revealed expressions of astonishment. Apart from Li Hao, Lin Sheng was considered to be the most naturally gifted person here. Yet now, he was willingly becoming Li Hao's Immortal Guard?

Becoming an Immortal Guard, while guaranteeing generous cultivation resources and powerful immortal techniques, also meant being subject to Li Hao and working for him. This was the reason some people were still hesitant.

Li Hao looked at Lin Sheng, seeing the firmness in his eyes, a seemingly indestructible determination to pursue the Dao. He didn't refuse, and slightly nodded his head, saying:

"You may."

Seeing Li Hao agree, Lin Sheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief. A relaxed and relieved smile appeared on his face as he cupped his fist and said, "Thank you, I will definitely not let you down!"

"Haotian, we two are also willing to follow you. May we be permitted?"

At this moment, Saint Hua and Saint You also spoke simultaneously.

Li Hao saw their solemn expressions and smiled, "Alright."

Both of them visibly relaxed and nodded to Li Hao.

They had previously established the Flower-You Association simply because they knew the immortal path was severed and felt a sense of bleak despair, causing them to lose their passion for cultivation. However, deep down, they had always yearned to cultivate and become immortal gods. Now that the opportunity was before them, they were unwilling to miss it.

Besides them, others also spoke up one after another, requesting to follow him.

Saints Ming and Mu remained silent, their hearts somewhat conflicted. But in the end, they still chose to rely on themselves to walk that path.

"Immortal Guard positions are precious. You can also go outside to choose. You don't necessarily have to use all ten slots here."

Elder Wang transmitted his voice to Li Hao.

Li Hao nodded, and agreed to five people.

Besides Lin Sheng, Saint Hua, and Saint You, he also chose Dong Dao and Chen Baoyu, whom he had met first.

The others who were not selected by Li Hao felt a mixture of emotions. However, they also knew that they weren't familiar with this young man and hadn't even exchanged many words with him. It was normal that he didn't choose them.

"Go find True God. I will take them to inherit the Immortal Guard mantle."

Elder Wang said to Li Hao after he finished selecting.

Li Hao nodded, and then went to the True尊 Tower.

When he arrived in the tower, True God's projection was already waiting for him. He smiled at Li Hao:

"You will be able to leave soon. Although you are now a formal disciple, you must not be complacent. If you can become a personal disciple, the benefits you receive will be countless times greater than what you have now. The Immortal Emperor had tens of thousands of formal disciples in the past, but only three personal disciples."

Li Hao nodded and smiled, "I will do my best."

Seeing Li Hao's nonchalant attitude, seemingly unconcerned with striving for anything, True God shook his head and chuckled. He had been paying attention to this young man over the years and understood his temperament. He didn't offer much more advice, as Li Hao's current performance was already very satisfactory to him.

"Get ready, I will transmit the True尊 Tower's main body to you."

True God said.

Li Hao nodded, preparing to receive it.

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Land of the Saints.

Time flew by like an arrow. In just five short years, earth-shattering changes had taken place here.

Since Source Ancestor God-King and others left with Immortal Monarch Chi Ying to cultivate in the Heavenly Palace, soon after, immortal forces descended upon the Heavens one after another.

Through contact with these forces, the remaining saints in the Heavens learned that Source Ancestor and the God-King had been assessed to possess extremely high talent in the Heavenly Palace. They were rare prodigies and had already become disciples under Immortal Kings, with bright futures ahead.

Besides them, among the other hundreds of saints, there were also some exceptionally talented individuals with the potential to become Immortal Monarch realm experts.

Therefore, this pseudo-realm left behind by Immortal Emperor Tianyang attracted the attention of the Heavenly Palace. They didn't hesitate to dispatch immortal armies to clear out the ancient road battlefield, engaging in a great battle with ancient demons. They had now cleared a forbidden zone out of the ancient road outside the immortal gate, and the ancient demons dared not approach.

Subsequently, people from the Heavenly Palace came to recruit disciples in various small worlds within the Heavens.

Besides saints, there were also corresponding tests and recruitment for cultivators in the Four Establishment Realm and the Hearkening Dao Realm.

Under the Heavenly Palace's grand and sensational actions, coupled with the exposure of Source Ancestor and the God-King's talents, their names spread beyond the Heavenly Palace. This attracted other forces from nearby domains to come here, hoping to find some good seedlings overlooked by the Heavenly Palace.

As a result, the Land of Heavens was now extremely lively, with numerous immortals and gods visiting. This excited and awed the divine dynasties within each small world. They desperately wanted to send their princes and princesses to cultivate under the immortals and gods. If successful, this alone would deter other divine dynasties from daring to contend with them.

After all, no one could say for sure whether these princes and princesses, upon returning after completing their studies, would wreak vengeance and annihilate a divine dynasty with a single palm strike.

"Have you all thought it over? We are resorting to force after exhausting courtesy. Don't be unappreciative!"

At this moment, in the Void within the Haotian Holy Land.

A group of figures stood facing each other with drawn swords and tense atmospheres.

Feng Boping, Sword Master, Saint Mitiān, and others were all filled with anger, glaring at the three immortal-like figures before them.

There were only three of them, but the True Immortal Realm aura emanating from them压迫 (yā pò - oppress/press down) everyone in the entire holy land, making it hard to breathe.

"Don't go too far! What do you mean by 'force after exhausting courtesy'? We are not selling, and that means we are not selling! You are outright robbing!"

Feng Boping clenched his fists, suppressing his anger as he spoke.

"Humph, you yourself said that it is just a dead corpse, its primordial spirit already extinguished. Instead of leaving it here to slowly decay and erode over time, it's better to hand it over to us. We can refine it into an unparalleled immortal pill, allowing it to play a role. You all can also receive a hundred immortal stones each, and you can also become disciples under my sect, allowing us to take you to the True World to become immortals!"

"This is a win-win situation. Don't be shameless!"

Among the three, the young man on the right, dressed in a silver iridescent robe, coldly said.

"The opportunity has been given. For the last time, don't be ignorant and ungrateful!"

Next to him, a beautiful and aloof woman with a cold and elegant demeanor said. Her colorful skirt fluttered, and her body radiated immortal power fluctuations. Between her furrowed brows, there was a hint of impatience.

Feeling the woman's pressure, Feng Boping and the others were filled with raging fury but dared not erupt.

After all, if they actually fought, the opponents were three True Immortals!

One of them even seemed to be a deacon of that sect, someone who would be considered powerful even among True Immortals.

"Little Feng, don't get angry with them, restrain yourself. If a real fight breaks out, we will all die!"

Saint Mitiān's face was gloomy as he transmitted his voice to Feng Boping. He knew the deep bond between his former disciple and that young man, and was worried that Feng Boping would lose control of his emotions.

But he also saw that these three True Immortals had cold eyes. If a conflict truly erupted, they might exterminate the entire Holy Land, leaving no survivors.

Their methods of action might be even more ruthless than saints like them in the Heavens!

After all, they still needed to consider their incense offerings (followers/legacy), while True Immortals did not.

"When Saint Lie Heaven was here before, they didn't expose their true colors and only praised Haotian's corpse. Now that Saint Lie Heaven has left with the Heavenly Palace, they immediately became unscrupulous!"

Sword Master was also communicating through voice transmission, his words filled with killing intent and anger, but equally restrained.

Hearing Sword Master's words, Feng Boping's fingers clenched slightly. Before the ancient demon cataclysm, Saint Lie Heaven had made a lie-vow, gambling that there would be a turning point in that calamity. This outrageous lie was ultimately made true by Li Hao, and this led to Saint Lie Heaven receiving immense feedback and enhancement, leaping to the True Immortal Realm!

When the Heavenly Palace came here and saw that the immortal energy in this realm was so thin as to be almost nonexistent, yet a True Immortal had emerged, they were shocked beyond words. They repeatedly invited her, promising immense benefits. Saint Lie Heaven had repeatedly refused, wanting to stay here and accompany Feng Boping and the others for a while longer.

However, Feng Boping and Saint Mitiān, knowing about her great opportunity, persuaded her to join the Heavenly Palace, as it offered a more distant and brighter future.

Under their persuasion, Saint Lie Heaven eventually agreed and left with the Immortal Monarch realm expert from the Heavenly Palace who was recruiting disciples.

Not long after Saint Lie Heaven left, these three True Immortals, who had previously come to the Haotian Holy Land to recruit disciples, revealed their true faces.

The immortal-like demeanor and kind faces they had previously displayed instantly transformed into what they were now. It turned out that after arriving here, they had already coveted Li Hao's physical body.

(End of chapter)