The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 496: The Emperor of Chu Grants Marriage
After Li Hao briefly adapted to the darkness in the tower, it suddenly seemed to light up. The tower was not a sealed small space, but rather a vast and chaotic world.

Li Hao could feel the aura of the origins of many great ways floating around him, as if he could catch them at will.

When Li Hao was feeling it, suddenly, a glowing figure appeared in front of him.

"Nice to meet you again. I haven't seen you for three years. You have made great progress."

A gentle laugh sounded, and standing in front of Li Hao was Yuan Xinggang, whose figure was like a projection, with an illusory feeling.

Li Hao was stunned, looked at him in surprise, and quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Imperial Master."

"Don't be so polite. Come with me. His Majesty wants to see you."

A complex look flashed across Yuan Xinggang's eyes, and he chuckled and waved to Li Hao.

Li Hao was stunned. His Majesty wanted to see him at this time?

Yuan Xinggang turned around and raised his hand. An illusory ripple appeared beside him, signaling Li Hao to follow.

Li Hao immediately flew towards the other party. When he passed through the ripples, the scene in front of him suddenly became bright. He was in a majestic and luxurious palace. It was surrounded by the spirits of dragons and phoenixes, emitting a terrifying aura. It turned out to be the residual spirits of the king level, circling around the pillars like dragons.

Everywhere in the hall, there were sparkling pearls inlaid and colored glaze gems, all emitting the aura of the Great Dao of Chaos. These items, which were merely decorative, seemed to be extremely rare materials for refining weapons.

Although this palace is majestic, it is not as big as the imperial palace that Li Hao had seen before. At this moment, on the eaves of the palace, three figures were sitting quietly in a triangle, with a chessboard in the middle.

The two were playing chess, one on one side was Shangguan Hong wearing golden armor, and the other was a middle-aged man with a tall stature and magnificent appearance. His eyes seemed to contain the sun, moon and stars, deep and restrained, with the power of the abyss that could make mountains sink.

Li Hao recognized at a glance that the other person was the Emperor of Chu.

But at this moment, the other party was just sitting on the ground like an ordinary person, wearing a comfortable black imperial robe, with the buttons unbuttoned, and his long hair naturally floating outside his shoulders, looking casual and indifferent.

"Flying Star!"

With a snap, the chess pieces fell to the ground. The Emperor of Chu raised his head, a slight smile on his face, and looked at the Marshal opposite him:
"I haven't practiced for a hundred years, so my chess skills have declined."

Shangguan Hong stared at the chessboard with a frown, and after a long while she sighed and dropped the chess piece. Although at first glance there were still many possible positions on the chessboard, in their eyes, the outcome was still clear.

"Your Majesty's chess skills have become more profound."

Shangguan Hong shook her head.

The Chu Emperor laughed and scolded: "In this regard, you are still not as good as Old Yuan."

Shangguan Hong was willing to lose to the Emperor of Chu, but when it came to comparing himself with his old rival Yuan Xinggang, he immediately became dissatisfied and said:

"As long as he doesn't use dirty tricks, there's no way I can lose to him."

Yuan Xinggang listened and shook his head secretly, but on the surface he was smiling and twirling his beard, "Xiaohong, Xiaohong, your majesty is not talking about the way of chess, you just lost too obviously!"
The Emperor of Chu smiled and seemed to have just noticed Li Hao not far away, and glanced over at him sideways.

Yuan Xinggang, who was watching the game on the side, reacted quickly. What he was watching was not necessarily the chess pieces, but the people. At this time, he called Li Hao very naturally and said to the Emperor of Chu:

"Your Majesty, the child is here."

Emperor Chu nodded slightly, looking Li Hao up and down, and said: "The soul life span is only a hundred years, but it has reached such a level. I heard that the Tianhuai Pseudo Realm was found by the Heavenly Palace not long ago, and several extremely talented disciples were brought out of it. It seems that it is really a treasure land."

Li Hao's eyes moved slightly, knowing that he was talking about Yuan Sheng, Shen Wang and others who walked out of the pseudo world.

But the second half of the sentence is hard to understand.

Emperor Chu said, "Haotian, right? There are many people outside, so I can't say much. You said you are not a direct disciple, so I wonder if the direct disciple of Emperor Tianhuai is still alive?"

Li Hao knew that his path had been seen through. In front of these old monsters who had lived for countless years, it was too difficult for him to hide the secret, so he had to say:
"The status of the direct disciples is noble, and I am not qualified to know their whereabouts. However, when the war ended, I am afraid they all perished."

He did not mention that Hun Xin Wei Wu and Wang Lao were still looking for something. After all, he had not had much contact with the Emperor Chu in front of him, and he could not measure how tempting the Emperor's inheritance was in the eyes of the other party.'

Emperor Chu nodded slightly and sighed, "During that war, the territory of our Yanchu Immortal Dynasty was also swallowed up and invaded by the ancient demons outside the imperial palace. Your soul life span is only a hundred years, so you should have just stepped out of that pseudo-world. I wonder if you know about the Demon Abyss Mountain outside my imperial palace?"

Li Hao's eyes became more and more calm. The other party could even figure out that he had just left the Tianhuan pseudo-world. It seemed that there was no secret that could be covered up.

He shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"During the war a hundred thousand years ago, the corpses of the ancient demons were piled up like a mountain there. I, Yanchu, was almost swept away by the ancient demons like other immortal dynasties."

Emperor Chu's eyes were calm, and he slowly recounted the earth-shaking past. He said slowly: "Now, after spending 100,000 years, I have finally recovered and have the power to stop the ancient demon. As the successor of the Heavenly Disaster Immortal Emperor, and so young, you will definitely have a place to make a name for yourself in this real world in ten thousand years."

Li Hao remained silent. All the big shots who came into contact with him were optimistic about him and believed that he would become famous.

But he had already achieved fame and success with his sword, and he had no desire to pursue fame and success.

Even if you become famous for all eternity, it will only leave a legacy for future generations to discuss your merits and demerits, which is meaningless.

"You said you are not a direct disciple, so what are the conditions to become a direct disciple?"

Emperor Chu asked with great interest.

Li Hao felt the sharpness of this emperor. Although the conversation was extremely friendly, he revealed a sense of control over everything. The questions he asked were also extremely tricky, revealing a lot of information.

“You need stronger talents, perhaps the true fairyland, to be able to defeat the strong men at the fourth or fifth level of the fairy king realm, and then you can achieve it.” Li Hao said.

"That's really perverted."

Shangguan Hong couldn't help but say something.

Yuan Xinggang nodded slightly, with some regret in his eyes, but he did not doubt what Li Hao said, and only said:

"Those emperor's disciples in the past were so powerful that they were indeed so exaggerated. I remember that Tianyou Immortal Emperor had a disciple named Shi Miao. His control over the origin of time was unmatched by anyone in his realm. I heard that when he was in the Immortal Lord realm, he was able to escape from the hands of the King realm. It was incredible."

The gap between the True Immortal Realm and the Immortal Lord Realm is already a chasm, and the Immortal Lord Realm and the Immortal King Realm are even more incomparable.

Emperor Chu nodded, believing what Li Hao said. His eyes flickered, and he said, "If I let you practice in the Origin Secret Realm for a thousand years, do you have the confidence to become a direct disciple?"

Li Hao's mind turned, and he asked, "Your Majesty wants to help me?"

"Yes, I am optimistic about you."

The Chu Emperor said calmly and generously: "When you rise, I believe you will not forget this kindness."

Li Hao couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false, so he said conservatively: "If it takes a thousand years, it may be possible."

Emperor Chu laughed and said, "Then wait until the battle in the South Territory is over, then come to the Origin Secret Realm. I will decide for you the Origin Secret Realm and open it only to you for a thousand years."

Hearing this, Shangguan Hong and Yuan Xinggang looked at each other, but their expressions changed slightly and they both looked at Li Hao.

"This……"

Li Hao was a little hesitant. He had never entered this secret realm of origin. He wondered if practicing in it for a thousand years would be like being in jail.

Seeing Li Hao's hesitation, the Emperor of Chu waved his hand and said, "No need to shirk. A thousand years will pass in a flash. However, after the battle in the South Territory, you will get a place in the Primordial Realm. It is also a great opportunity to enter the Primordial Realm for cultivation. If you can master it, coupled with a thousand years of hard cultivation in the Origin Secret Realm, I believe that in the near future, the Realm will know your name!" Li Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I would like to consider this matter again."

"Row."

The King of Chu agreed very straightforwardly, and then he thought of something and said to Li Hao:

"You are still young and unmarried, right? I have a daughter who is quite talented. Her mother is a star source spirit. She has the blood of the emperor and the power of the star source in her body. You should have seen her. She is ranked seventh on this immortal tablet. Her name is Chu Yueli."

Li Hao was stunned, and the image of the princess suddenly appeared in his mind, with her condescending look.

"How about I give her to you as your wife?"

Emperor Chu smiled and said, "Her soul life span is now 2,000 years. Although she is much older than you, she has practiced for tens of thousands of years, so this age can be ignored. Moreover, you are all immortals and gods, with eternal beauty. As long as you don't experience a catastrophe or the collapse of heaven and earth, you will have an almost endless life span."

Li Hao felt his scalp tingling, and he clasped his fists and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I have no plans to get married for the time being.”

“With your soul lifespan and potential, I know that you are focused on cultivation, but there are many ways to cultivate. If you combine with my little daughter, the original power of the stars in her body can also nourish you. The offspring you give birth to will definitely not be inferior, and may even be born with immortal bones!” Emperor Chu chuckled.

Li Hao was a little speechless and looked at Emperor Chu. If the other party was not an old monster who had lived for countless years and had too many children to count, it would be hard for him to imagine that these words came from the mouth of a father. As expected, the imperial family only had interests but no family affection.

"Your Majesty, this is really not possible." Li Hao said with a wry smile.

Emperor Chu asked, "Could it be that you don't like her?"

Li Haolian said: "How dare I, I just don't have any plans in this regard."

"Love in this world is nothing but a wasted pleasure in a short life. You don't have to take it too seriously. Marriage doesn't necessarily require love between two people. It just means having similar interests."

The Emperor of Chu said, "My little daughter is also devoted to spiritual practice, and you two are a perfect match."

"His Majesty……"

Li Hao's face was full of embarrassment, and he suddenly felt that there was a huge gap between his cognition and that of the old emperor.

Emperor Chu saw Li Hao's constipated expression and felt a little amused. He said, "With Yue Li's conditions, it's not too bad for you. Besides, after you get married, you will be considered a member of Yan and Chu. I will also help you with all my strength. If you really don't want to, if you can win the first place in the True Fairyland battle group in this Southern Region battle, I can consider letting the child be a little bit wronged and become your concubine without restricting you."

"..."

Li Hao was speechless. He was somewhat caught off guard by the emperor's sudden enthusiasm for this kind of thing.

Judging from the situation, it is obvious that they intend to use this incident to tie him up and take him to Yanchu.

But for immortals and gods, is this kind of thing really binding?

Li Hao stopped thinking about it and wanted to decline politely, but the Emperor of Chu seemed to see his intention and made the decision, "It's settled. If you really don't want to marry her, then do your best!"

Is this old emperor trying to motivate me in reverse? Li Hao couldn't help but complain in his heart. Seeing that Mr. Yuan next to him shook his head slightly, he had to flatter him and said:

"If I can take the first place in True Immortal, I only hope that His Majesty can revoke the imperial order."

"You really are..."

The Chu Emperor also showed some helplessness on his face. This kid was really stubborn. He said, "Okay, I'll think about it."

Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If there is nothing else, I will go to practice first."

"Don't worry, the flow of time here is a hundred times slower than in the outside world, so it won't delay you much."

Emperor Chu flipped his palm and a colorful light appeared. He handed it to Li Hao and said, "This is the Phantom Light Stone. If you encounter danger in the Origin Secret Realm, it can protect you from disaster!"

Li Hao was not disrespectful to such a life-saving thing, so he accepted it and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Go."

Emperor Chu waved his hand.

A light and shadow appeared in front of Yuan Xinggang, opening a ripple channel for Li Hao and sending Li Hao out of the palace.

After Li Hao left, the three people at the chess table fell silent for a while. The Emperor of Chu smiled and said to Yuan Xinggang, "Come on, I haven't practiced with you for a long time. Come and play a game with me."

Yuan Xinggang's eyes were somewhat complicated, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, there are still some things to do in our country's supervisory court. I will leave you for the time being."

Emperor Chu laughed and said, "You think too much!"

Yuan Xinggang smiled bitterly, stood up, bowed and left.

Shangguan Hong next to her also stood up and said goodbye.

As their figures faded away, only a chessboard and an emperor were left in the hall.

"Only the autumn wind understands my feelings..."

The Emperor of Chu looked at the paulownia tree outside the palace. The golden fallen leaves drifted towards him, revealing a hint of loneliness and desolation in his eyes.

Two figures left the temple and walked in a gray and chaotic void.

"Old Yuan, what is your majesty planning?"

Shangguan Hong, who was wearing golden armor, asked in a low voice, with confusion in her eyes.

Yuan Xinggang sighed in a low voice and said, "It has been a hundred thousand years, countless years, for a disciple like this to come out. It looks like he is going to break into the Heavenly Palace this time!"

Shangguan Hong was stunned, her expression changed for a while, and finally she said, "It's difficult, right?"

"What if that young man becomes a direct disciple?"

Yuan Xinggang raised his head and asked back, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, "The Immortal Emperor's personal disciple, this gold content is not something that everyone can compare to."

"But that's at least a thousand years later. Can the child do it?"

"Didn't you see how calm that kid was? His Majesty promised him the Millennium Origin Secret Realm, but he didn't seem excited and still responded conservatively. This actually shows that he has a good idea in his mind. Some people want to say no, but in the eyes of others, that's a nod."

Yuan Xinggang said.

Shangguan Hong was silent for a moment as she recalled the conversation in the hall when she heard this.

……

On the other side, Li Hao left the temple and returned to the dark tower.

When he put away the phantom stone, he saw that time suddenly flowed backwards in front of him, and his body was pushed forward by some force. Suddenly, his vision became clear and he came to an extremely strange world.

(End of this chapter)