The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 516: Rest before the Battle
At the same time, outside the sacred tree.

One after another figures jumped down from the sacred tree, and an xenophobic force pushed out from the sacred tree.

"Is it going to end? I'm almost able to comprehend the third level!"

"It's so fast. Did seven years go by so quickly?"

Many figures landed under the Time Tree, and then communicated with their personal immortal weapons through their minds, clarified the time, and knew that they were about to leave this secret realm of origin.

"Seven years have passed, the battle in the South Territory..."

Under the sacred tree, Chu Yueli stood in the crowd, her eyes a little dazed. Seven years passed in the blink of an eye, and the battle in the Southern Region was about to begin.

She suddenly looked towards the sacred tree and saw a figure sitting on the branch. Her expression changed slightly and a gloomy look appeared on her face.

But soon, relief appeared in her eyes. Seven years had passed, and the other party's realm had not improved. He was still at the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm.

It is indeed a waste of time to practice in the secret realm of origin. It is more cost-effective to attain enlightenment.

But even if Li Hao can enter the tenth level of the True Immortal Realm in the remaining time, breaking through to the Immortal King Realm requires opportunity and enlightenment.

"So what if I only ranked in the True Immortal Realm group? The final overall ranking is not even as good as the lowest Immortal Lord Realm!"

Chu Yueli sneered in her heart, knowing that she would have an excuse to ask her father to cancel the engagement.

On the sacred tree, several figures including Chu Tianhuang, who were standing on the branches dozens of meters above Li Hao's head, also slowly opened their eyes and withdrew their minds. Although they felt regretful in their hearts, they did not show their emotions. They slowly stood up and said goodbye to the sacred tree.

If they could continue to practice here for a few years, they felt that they would definitely gain a lot, but time waits for no one.

"Let's go, we'll see you at the battle in the South Territory."

Chu Tianhuang saw Li Hao standing up from the branch below, and greeted him with a smile.

The other people also glanced at Li Hao, and remembered the young man's face in their hearts, but did not care too much.

Although they paid attention to Li Hao's performance in the way of time, the gap between them and the real fairyland was there. If they really fought, the difference would be huge. By the time Li Hao reached a combat power that could match theirs, they had already climbed to a higher realm.

Only combat power is the ultimate standard, otherwise even the Avenue of Time or the Avenue of Space are just empty shells.

"Ah."

Li Hao nodded and went down with Chu Tianhuang.

"Haotian."

Yuexi saw Li Hao and called out quickly.

Li Hao glanced at her, flew towards her, and asked, "How is your comprehension going?"

"I'm fine, but the Immortal Seal has added a flower, and it's the Avenue of Time."

Yuexi said with excitement in her eyes. She was able to come here to comprehend the avenue of time and add a flower to her Immortal Seal. Her strength had improved a lot compared to before.

"Congratulations."

Li Hao smiled.

On the other side, Chu Yueli saw Li Hao talking and laughing with Yuexi, who was dressed in white and had an extremely beautiful face. Her expression suddenly changed slightly and a hint of anger flashed across her face.

He was already engaged to her, but he was flirting with other women in public and simply didn't take her seriously.

But thinking about the previous times she had talked to Li Hao and ended up getting rejected, she just gritted her teeth and endured it, swearing in her heart that she would go back to her father to cancel the engagement.

"Let's go."

Li Hao invited Yuexi to leave together.

At this time, the other people under the sacred tree also looked at each other. Some seemed to have had friction and challenged each other to a fight.

Li Hao also saw Jin Fengling, whom he had met before. The other party also noticed him. The two just looked at each other without saying anything, but there was murderous intent in each other's eyes.

Li Hao looked calm and left with Yuexi.

Others also stepped into the teleportation passage in front of the sacred tree and left this city of the origin of time and space.

"Young man, the opportunity of the source of the Tao is hidden in the heart of the Tao."

Before Li Hao left, a cold and calm voice suddenly came into his mind.

Li Hao was slightly startled and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the dazzling and towering divine tree of the origin of time behind him. Then, he stood still, clasped his hands together, bowed deeply, and then turned and left.

Yue Xi, who was standing next to him, was a little confused when she saw Li Hao's look, but thinking that they came here to worship the Tao, they were also blessed by the Time Origin Tree, so she immediately followed Li Hao's example and bowed to the tree.

People passing by noticed what the two were doing, sneered slightly, and walked away.

After leaving the City of Origin of Time and Space, Li Hao and Yue Xi came to the Tiandao Bridge outside.

At this time, the Tiandao Bridge was filled with figures, but the light in the sky above the bridge had already faded and disappeared.

"Come here, once everyone is here, I'll take you and the others away together."

An old voice was heard, and Li Hao recognized it as the old master's voice. He looked up and around, and soon found the old master's figure in the void outside the bridge. He immediately flew over with Yuexi.

"Thank you for your help earlier, senior."

When Yuexi saw the old master, she bowed quickly.

The old master waved his hand and said, "If you want to thank someone, thank your friend. I am only doing what he asked me to do."

Yue Xi was stunned, and couldn't help looking at Li Hao beside her. She immediately understood, and a difficult look appeared in her eyes. She whispered: "Thank you!"

Li Hao smiled and said, "We are all from the same clan, what is there to thank for?"

Yue Xi said nothing more after hearing this, but just stood beside Li Hao, waiting with him for other people from Yan Chuxian Dynasty.

Soon, figures flew over from the Tiandao Bridge one after another and gathered around the old master.

Chu Tianhuang and others also arrived. As the leader of the royal family, other royal family members soon gathered around him, and Chu Yueli was no exception.

However, there were many people around at this time, and when Chu Yueli saw Li Hao, her expression remained calm and she pretended not to see him.

She did not confront Li Hao in public, in order to avoid the engagement becoming known to everyone and embarrassing her.

Not long after, Gu Yan and others also came out one after another.

After not seeing each other for several years, Li Hao discovered that Gu Yan's aura had obviously changed greatly compared to before, becoming more restrained and profound. His cultivation had already reached the peak of the tenth level of the True Immortal Realm, but he had not yet stepped into the Immortal King realm.

Although there is only a fine line between the True Immortal and Immortal Lord realms, many geniuses have been stuck at this bottleneck for tens of thousands of years and may not be able to break through. Being able to break through the bottleneck within a thousand years is considered an opportunity and luck.

When Gu Yan saw Li Hao, he nodded and greeted him, but his expression was extremely calm, like a sword hidden in its sheath.

"Nice to meet you again. Which city are you going to?"

A figure accompanied by starlight appeared. It was Xing Lan. She flew over from the Tiandao Bridge. When she saw Li Hao, she couldn't help but ask with a smile on her face.

Li Hao found that she was more beautiful than before, and the starlight all over her body was looming, as if connected into some kind of innate Taoist diagram.

"Time and Space Origin City, what about you?" Li Hao asked.

Xing Lan's eyes suddenly showed envy, and he said, "I'm not that lucky. I didn't capture the origin of the Great Dao of Space and Time. I can only settle for the next best thing and go to Xingyu Origin City."

Li Hao also guessed where she was going. After all, he had been to both the Five Paths Origin City and the Space-Time Origin City, but had not seen each other.

"That's not bad, after all, it's the ninth order." Li Hao said.

Xing Lan smiled and said, "Seven years is too short. If it were seven hundred years, that would be good."

“I guess everyone thinks so.” Li Hao said with a smile.

Chu Yueli, who was not far away, had a cold look in her eyes and turned her head away.

Soon, as more and more people came out, when almost everyone was there, the old master said:

"Let's go. I'll send you off. Go back and prepare for the battle. You are all the pride of our dynasty. You must win glory for our dynasty."

"Yes."

Many people responded loudly, breaking away from the regret of saying goodbye to this secret realm of origin, with anticipation in their eyes.

Following the old master's lead, they brought everyone back to the original city, and then they opened a passage above the courtyard and sent everyone out one by one.

"Little guy, time is tight this time, so I won't keep you here. Come here again when you have the chance and play a game of chess with this old man."

When seeing Li Hao off, the old master spoke in Li Hao's mind.

Li Hao was slightly startled, and quickly responded: "Next time for sure!"

"Then you must perform well. If you can win a good place in the Southern Region Battle, His Majesty will definitely reward you with a place to come to the Origin Secret Realm for enlightenment."

The old master smiled and transmitted the message.

"Ah."

Li Hao agreed, and then stepped into the transmission channel with Yue Xi, Gu Yan and others and left the Origin Secret Realm.

When they came out of the Secret Realm of Origin, the outside was actually the Chaos Secret Realm they had entered before. There were many figures gathered on the plains here, and in front of them there was a strong man with the aura of the Immortal King Realm, who was teaching here and helping the practitioners to gain enlightenment and resolve their doubts.

With the emergence of Li Hao, Chu Tianhuang and other geniuses from the Origin Secret Realm, the silence in the Chaos Secret Realm was broken. Many people opened their eyes and sensed many powerful and familiar auras.

“It’s Chu Tianhuang!”

"The royal family, they are all back!"

"Xinglan, Tian Hongyi and the others have returned. Is the cultivation in the Origin Secret Realm over?"

"Yes, seven years. It's been seven years!"

Everyone in the Chaos Secret Realm stood up, with shock, envy, regret and anticipation for the upcoming Southern Territory Battle in their eyes. Although they could not compete with monsters like Chu Tianhuang, if they could show their prowess and display their style in the Southern Territory Battle, they would also be remembered by countless people.

You know, this Southern Region Battle will spread throughout the entire Southern Region of the Great Thousand Realm. Even if only one in ten thousand people are staring at you, it will be an unimaginable number.

"So strong! Compared to seven years ago, their auras seem to have become stronger!"

"That's right, our sect's senior brother Nie Yuanshan is obviously more terrifying than before!"

"It is said that cultivation in the Origin Secret Realm can make rapid progress. The gap between us and them has become even bigger now. I am afraid that it will widen even more in the future!"

"I heard that after the battle in the South Territory is over, those who take the top places will have the opportunity to enter the original True Realm for cultivation. That is the highest holy place for cultivation in the True Realm!"

"Don't think too much about it. Although the original world is suitable for cultivation, it is also said to be extremely cruel and dangerous. In the past, there were geniuses who entered it, but they were all buried there."

On the plains of the Chaos Secret Realm, everyone was talking about it.

The Yanchu Immortal Dynasty has a quota of one thousand people to go to the battle, but only a hundred of them have the ability to enter the Origin Secret Realm. The remaining nine hundred people have to stay in this Chaos Secret Realm.

Amidst the discussions, suddenly dragon roars were heard, howling from afar.

Chu Xiangtian, who was riding on the Ancestral Dragon, came galloping over, wearing the imperial armor, standing above this chaotic secret realm, looking down at everyone, and said:

"The battle in the Southern Region will take place in three months. Everyone will gather at the Imperial Capital's Immortal Platform and go to the Supreme Heavenly Palace to participate in the battle!"

"In the last three months, you should calm down. Also, remember, in the battle in the South Territory, immortal weapons and armor will be banned. You can only rely on your own abilities. Don't try to be cunning and embarrass the Immortal Dynasty!"

His voice was sharp and majestic, like a morning bell and a dusk drum, shaking everyone's heart.

As one of the strongest among the princes, he has reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Lord realm, looking down on many Immortal Lord realm strongmen, and can even barely fight with the Immortal King realm. This kind of strength, for the new generation geniuses such as Li Hao, is definitely a strong man that they can only look up to!
The plain became quiet and my mind was wandering.

"For your master and for yourselves, I hope you will do your best. Go!"

Chu Xiangtian said loudly.

Everyone then felt that the pressure above their heads eased a little, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. This prince was more powerful than many of the sect leaders among them. This was the royal family of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty!
When Chu Tianhuang and others saw Chu Xiangtian's figure and majestic appearance, their eyes were different, flashing different lights.

"Humph!"

Chu Yueli waited for her brother to finish speaking, glanced at the young man in the distance, flicked her sleeves, and flew away, leaving this place first.

The rest of the royal family also seized the opportunity to leave and make final preparations.

"Brother Haotian, goodbye."

Before leaving, Chu Tianhuang flew in front of Li Hao and said with a smile.

Li Hao suddenly felt that many royal family members' eyes were focused on him. His eyes flickered slightly. It seemed like a simple greeting from the other party, but it was intriguing to the royal family, as if he was announcing the relationship between the two to other royal family members.

Li Hao knew that these princes were fighting openly and secretly, and trying to win over forces to form alliances, but he didn't want to think too much about it. All illusions were just fantasies, and all changes were determined by the heart. Facing this greeting, he nodded calmly and smiled in response.

After Chu Tianhuang left, Gu Yan suddenly sent a message to Li Hao:
"Are you willing to follow this royal family?"

Li Hao knew that Chu Tianhuang's greeting had taken effect. If Gu Yan could think so, other royal family members would probably think so too. If they encountered royal family members that were hostile to Chu Tianhuang, they would most likely come to cause trouble for him. If he could not figure this out, when he encountered these troubles, he might push himself towards Chu Tianhuang, solidifying the relationship between the two and making it truly close.

"No, just an acquaintance."

Li Hao responded via voice transmission.

Gu Yan heard this, and a look of relief appeared in his eyes. He said, "The struggle between dynasties is extremely complicated. Practitioners like us should not waste our best years and time on this. As long as we are strong enough, even dynasties will eventually bow down to us. The truly strong do not need these."

Li Hao couldn't help but laugh after hearing his advice, and said, "Don't worry about me. You must have gained a lot this time. Go back and absorb it well."

Gu Yan stared at Li Hao and nodded.

"Let's go."

Li Hao also set off. He became the center point in the sword abyss and took the lead to leave the secret realm.

Outside the Chaos Secret Realm is the Ancient Fairyland, and around the Ancient Fairyland there are royal guards arranged in a long dragon, as if waiting for the many geniuses to return from the secret realm.

Guarding the sky along the way and seeing them off respectfully, outside the ancient fairyland is the teleportation fairy formation, which is the first teleportation fairy formation in Yanchu and can teleport to various places in the Nine Thousand Fairy Cities.

Li Hao and others returned to the Great Dream Nine Abyss.

(End of this chapter)