Chapter 511: Time-Space Origin City

Li Hao estimated the time. It had already been five years since he arrived at the Five Daos Origin City. Adding the more than half a year spent on the Heavenly Dao Bridge, it was almost six years.

Less than a year remained until the Southern Domain Battle Convention.

He had originally thought he would spend at most one or two years in the Five Daos Origin City, but he hadn't expected a single cultivation and comprehension session to last a whole year.

"I wonder if Gu Yan and the others have entered yet, and whether it's easy to capture Great Dao Origins on the Heavenly Dao Bridge now," Li Hao thought to himself. He had initially planned to reserve some time to find the Dream Master and discuss matters of the Painting Dao, but now it seemed there wasn't enough time.

For the remaining time, Li Hao planned to go take another look at the Time-Space Origin City.

"Hao Tian, these are our Origin God Leaves. Keep them safe."

Knowing Li Hao was leaving, the Gold Dao Origin God Tree didn't try to keep him, merely handing five of its Origin Leaves to Li Hao.

"In times of crisis, you can summon our Dao Will Avatars to ward off disaster for you. They possess power comparable to the Tenth Level of the Immortal Lord Realm!" the Gold Dao Origin God Tree said with a solemn expression.

Li Hao was slightly taken aback. Looking at the five Origin God Leaves, each with a different divine luster, a warmth spread through his heart.

Along this journey, besides seeing many sights, he had also met many people who touched his heart.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Li Hao said.

"You are our hope, what's there to be polite about?" The Gold Dao Origin God Tree chuckled.

Li Hao accepted the five Origin God Leaves and put them away, then cupped his hands in farewell.

The Gold Dao Origin God Tree didn't detain him, only bidding him farewell.

Li Hao flew through the Five Daos Origin City. Before long, he arrived near the Water Dao Origin God Tree and saw Boya Xuejian's figure sitting cross-legged on a branch at the very top of the canopy, eyes closed in comprehension.

The fluctuations of the Water Dao aura around her were extremely intense. Li Hao's expression turned serious. He had already reached the peak of the Fourth Level Water Dao Origin, and he could faintly sense that Boya Xuejian seemed even stronger than him.

"Truly a terrifying figure," Li Hao thought inwardly.

He then circled around to the other God Trees in the Origin City. His gaze searched, and beneath these trees, he saw the figures of some prodigies from the Yan-Chu Immortal Dynasty. They were people he had seen before in the Ancient Immortal Realm, looking somewhat familiar.

Among them were some members of the Yan-Chu royal family, but they were all ranked outside the top ten.

"Hm?"

After circling around once, Li Hao didn't see Jin Fengling, whom he had encountered earlier, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

But he quickly thought of a reason. It had been four years since they last parted ways. The other party might have left the Five Daos Origin City long ago to comprehend in the Time-Space Origin City.

After all, with that person's cultivation level, they belonged to the first tier among the prodigies participating in this Southern Domain Battle Convention.

Wanting to advance further, seizing the opportunity to comprehend Time-Space Origin was clearly more advantageous.

And coming to the Five Daos Origin City might have just been for the promised Divine Tree Dao Fruit.

Thinking of this, Li Hao didn't linger any longer and quietly departed from the Five Daos Origin City.

Stepping out of the spatial vortex outside the city, when Li Hao reappeared, he was back on the Heavenly Dao Bridge.

However, the Heavenly Dao Bridge was now even more crowded than when Li Hao had been there before.

Li Hao was somewhat surprised, but he quickly discovered that among these figures, there were many who, like him, were in the True Immortal Realm.

He had a sudden realization; most likely, people from other levels had arrived successively and were competing for Great Dao Origins here.

But the group of top prodigies who had come directly to the ninth level were long gone.

Li Hao looked around; all were unfamiliar faces.

He quickly flew down from the Heavenly Dao Bridge, his divine sense scanning below the bridge, but he didn't see the figures of Gu Yan, Yue Xi, or the others, nor did he see anyone else from the Great Dream Nine Abyss Sect.

"Over five years... they should have passed the trials of the Chaos Secret Realm and arrived here by now. Could it be they were blocked outside the ninth level?"

Li Hao's eyes flickered. Recalling Chu Tianhuang going to meet them earlier, his figure immediately moved, darting out from the crowd and returning to the Origin Reception City.

Once inside the city, Li Hao quickly located the residence of the Yan-Chu Immortal Dynasty's Old Grand Tutor.

The old, mottled courtyard was very conspicuous. Li Hao arrived quickly and saw the Old Grand Tutor in the courtyard, looking relaxed, brewing tea and playing Go, but drinking and playing alone.

"Hm?" Sensing Li Hao's aura, the Old Grand Tutor paused, looked up, and couldn't help but be surprised. "Why are you back?"

"Senior, I'd like to ask for your help," Li Hao quickly said, cupping his hands.

The Old Grand Tutor couldn't help but chuckle, laughing, "Just say it. This old man is here precisely to look after you little ones."

"Junior has some friends who might be on other levels of the Origin Secret Realm, but I can't be sure. I wonder if Senior can help me locate them, or perhaps, have you seen them?" Li Hao asked politely.

The Old Grand Tutor smiled, "Such a small matter! I thought you were going to ask me to capture a Great Dao Origin for you to go to the Time-Space Origin City!"

He released the game piece he was holding, clapped his hands, and said, "What do those friends of yours look like?"

Li Hao immediately raised his hand, using Immortal Power to condense and sketch the appearances of Gu Yan and the others, including Lin Qingying, in the void.

The Old Grand Tutor glanced at it, a gleam flashing in his eyes. He said to Li Hao, "You brat, it seems your Great Dao has progressed significantly these past few years."

Li Hao was startled. He had merely casually drawn, without using any Dao Origin. He could sense even that?

"Improvement is a good thing, what's there to be nervous about?" The Old Grand Tutor couldn't help but smile, then said, "These ones you mentioned, I have an impression of them. They all have excellent talent. If this Southern Domain Battle Convention were delayed by a few hundred years, perhaps they would all have the potential to advance into the first tier."

"You've seen them?" Li Hao was taken aback, then breathed a sigh of relief. "Do you know where they are?"

"They have all gone onto the Heavenly Dao Bridge. As for which Origin City they chose, that I don't know," the Old Grand Tutor shook his head.

Li Hao froze, not expecting Gu Yan and the others to have already gone to an Origin City.

But he hadn't seen them in the Five Daos Origin City. Could it be the Time-Space Origin City? Or the Shape-Control (Xingyu) Origin City? Or the most common Chaos Origin City.

However, Gu Yan's talent in the Sword Dao is exceptional. Choosing to go to the Chaos Origin City seemed quite normal.

After all, the Sword Dao is located within the Chaos Origin City.

And the Great Dao Origins for the Chaos Origin City are also extremely easy to capture. Casually seizing any Great Dao Origin can lead one there.

"Thank you, Senior," Li Hao quickly expressed his thanks, dispelling the Immortal Power image before him.

"Are you planning to come out and greet them? Who are they to you? Every minute and second in this Origin Secret Realm is extremely precious. There isn't much time left," the Old Grand Tutor said.

Li Hao nodded, "Junior will take his leave first."

"Go on." The Old Grand Tutor waved his hand, not detaining or delaying Li Hao. But just as Li Hao was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait, you brat, the first time you came here, did you move one of my game pieces?"

Li Hao paused, turning back, "My hand itched when I saw it back then, I couldn't resist."

"It really was you!" Upon hearing this, the Old Grand Tutor's eyes lit up, but then a look of regret appeared. "If time weren't so precious, I'd definitely keep you here for a game. Since coming here, it's been a long time since I played against Old Yuan. I can't even find a decent opponent."

"Are you talking about Senior Yuan Xinggang?" Li Hao asked.

"You know him too? Oh right, what am I saying? You're from the Yan-Chu Immortal Dynasty, how could you not know him? Have you perhaps played against each other?" The Old Grand Tutor's interest was instantly piqued, his face full of curiosity.

Li Hao shook his head, "Haven't had the chance yet."

The Old Grand Tutor looked a bit regretful. "You're so young, yet your skill at Go..." He seemed about to say more, but suddenly realized and slapped his forehead. "Quickly, go! Don't waste time here."

Seeing this, Li Hao cupped his hands in farewell and then flew out of the courtyard as if teleporting, returning to the Heavenly Dao Bridge.

Since Gu Yan and the others had already entered an Origin City, Li Hao no longer needed to hold onto the Great Dao Origins he had.

He arrived at the Heavenly Dao Bridge and saw it constantly bombarded by immortal techniques, incredibly crowded. Many people had also gathered off the bridge, waiting to get on.

Those on the bridge couldn't hold on for long and went below the bridge to recuperate.

"These Nine Sequences Great Dao Origins are too hard to capture. Do we really have to settle for the Chaos Origin City?"

"I only arrived half a year ago, I want to try again! If I can comprehend a Nine Sequences Great Dao, even just crossing the threshold, I can replace one of my Immortal Seals with a Nine Sequences Immortal Seal!"

Below the bridge, many people were discussing, their brows furrowed with worry.

Others simply sat cross-legged outside the Heavenly Dao Bridge to cultivate. The flow of Great Dao Origins here also made it a cultivation holy land far superior to the outside world.

Li Hao paused briefly, then couldn't hold back. Directly using his Fourth Level Space Origin, he tore open the void and flew onto the bridge.

"Why isn't that person queuing?"

"Too arrogant! Let's teach him a lesson when he comes down!"

The people waiting to get on the bridge saw Li Hao's action and were provoked, anger showing on their faces.

But soon, the anger on their faces turned into shock.

"Why aren't any immortal techniques attacking him?"

"It seems like no immortal techniques are assaulting him!"

"His Dao Domain seems to contain the aura of the Time-Space Great Dao! Which prodigy is this?!"

Below the bridge, there was an immediate uproar, everyone shocked.

A True Immortal Realm cultivator grasping Time-Space Origin was definitely rare. Moreover, being able to walk safely on the bridge – they had only heard that those Nine Flower Immortal Seal prodigies who were here earliest could do that.

While the crowd was buzzing in shock, Li Hao didn't delay. Most of the True Immortals around him had ordinary backgrounds; trying to sell Great Dao Origins to them would be a waste of time. He directly took out a Space Origin and used it to draw out the passage to the Time-Space Origin City.

As for the remaining Great Dao Origins, Li Hao planned to refine them.

Besides serving as keys to the Origin Cities, these Great Dao Origins could also be absorbed to increase one's Dao spirituality and enhance comprehension of the Great Dao.

Soon, Li Hao's figure was absorbed by the Time-Space Origin City passage and disappeared from the Heavenly Dao Bridge.

Seeing this scene, everyone below the bridge stared with wide, shocked eyes. That Ninth Level True Immortal cultivator had actually captured a Great Dao Origin the moment he got on the bridge! And the aura when the passage opened, like time and space splitting apart, clearly indicated the Time-Space Origin City that countless people dreamed of!

"Who was that? Ninth Level True Immortal, I didn't see wrong, did I?"

"It seems an incredible monster is going to appear in this Southern Domain Battle Convention!"

"We'll find out during the great battle. To actually be able to go to the Time-Space Origin City... but he's going too late. I heard earlier that other True Immortals also went to the Time-Space Origin City, but they went early and are almost finished now!"

...

Time-Space Origin City.

As Li Hao arrived, while still in the passage's teleportation, he saw the appearance of the entire Origin City. It was actually a twin city.

Half of the city's sky was filled with iridescent, flowing light, divine multicolored clouds filling the heavens, carrying a dreamlike hue.

The other side, however, was silver-gray, with streams of profound, dark silver starlight flowing, resembling a mercury vortex.

"Time and Space are separated here."

Li Hao's eyes flickered. He could feel the different auras emanating from this twin city. At this moment, he landed precisely on the dividing line in the center of the twin city. There was a plaza here; to the left was Time, to the right was Space.

The plaza was empty and utterly quiet. Li Hao glanced around and then flew towards the Time City on the left first.

As Li Hao expected, within the Time City, he saw quite a few figures gathered around a majestic God Tree.

This God Tree was surrounded by seven-colored treasured light, toweringly majestic as if reaching the heavens. On its leaves, sparkling fragments of time seemed to flow, flashing past in an instant.

Within those flickering, fleeting images, occasionally appeared the ferocious figures of ancient demons and the imposing back view of a great Human Emperor.

There were also hundreds of millions of immortal and god armies charging in the True Realm, along with tragic, sky-filling fury and battle flags.

There was also a majestic giant mountain, and various True Realm races with different faces and skin colors looking up from the foot of the mountain, among other scenes.

Just by sweeping his divine sense over it, Li Hao felt a sense of shock. In this Time-Space Origin City, even without cultivating, merely watching the leaves of this Time Origin God Tree allowed one to see countless buried fragments of past time!

Before the Time Origin God Tree, figures sat upright. Li Hao scanned roughly and saw twenty to thirty people.

Among them, he saw many familiar faces.

Chu Tianhuang, and the imperial daughter who had pestered him before, Chu Yueli.

Additionally, Li Hao saw Xing Lan's figure.

He hadn't expected her to have come to the Time-Space Origin City as well.

Beyond these, what surprised Li Hao the most was that he actually saw Yue Xi. She too was sitting outside the Time Origin God Tree, dressed in long white robes, seated like a fairy from the Moon Palace, cool and transcendent.

Li Hao hadn't thought Yue Xi could also come to the Time-Space Origin City. The competition for Time-Space Origins on the Heavenly Dao Bridge was incredibly fierce. He didn't know if she had some special method or if her luck was simply off the charts, happening upon a Time-Space Origin right in front of her and managing to catch it.

"Those who come to the Time-Space Origin City probably all come to comprehend the Time Origin. Although Space is strong, unless Fate emerges, Time is supreme!" Li Hao thought to himself.

The Space Origin God Tree on the other side – although he hadn't gone to look, he could imagine it was likely quite deserted.

Besides faces like Chu Tianhuang and Yue Xi, Li Hao also saw some of the people he had previously sold Time-Space Origins to, who had come here. They were individuals from other Immortal Dynasties whose combat power was close to Chu Tianhuang's.

Li Hao landed and walked towards the Time Origin God Tree.

The treasured light around the Time Origin God Tree acted like a natural barrier, protecting it. Like the other God Trees, the barrier would disappear during the Spirit Burst, allowing cultivators to ascend.

At this time, there were already seven or eight figures on the God Tree, situated on branches of varying heights.

Li Hao glanced over, estimating that the next Spirit Burst was only a few months away.

He wasn't in a hurry and wandered around the vicinity.

The others were all immersed in cultivation and comprehension, isolated by their Dao Domains, so no one noticed him.

Li Hao then went over to the Space Origin God Tree to take a look and found only three people there. As expected, it was extremely deserted.

"The Space God Tree's prestige has been completely overshadowed by Time."

Li Hao lamented inwardly, shook his head, and turned back towards the Time God Tree.

Having to wait several months, and having nothing better to do, he deployed his Dao Domain at the outer edge near the God Tree and began to meticulously practice his art inside it.

(End of Chapter)