The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 537: Reaching the Summit (7K)
"No matter how talented he is, it's useless. He's running out of time, unless he can reach the top!"

"There's a road pavilion ahead, and everyone else is already sprinting there, but he hasn't gotten there yet!"

People from various immortal dynasties in the Southern Region were talking about this matter. Some were nervous for Li Hao. It would be a pity if such a genius failed in the second trial.

At this time, in the pavilion of Wendao Mountain, Li Hao looked at the place where the painting disappeared, pondered for a moment, and then bowed slightly.

Since he had known Daoshan's preference, putting the paintings away could be considered a recognition of him.

The joy of having a good painting appreciated is greater than that of a delicious meal.

After bowing and saying goodbye, Li Hao left the pavilion and continued to climb Mount Wendao.

The steps stretched endlessly, but Li Hao didn't meet anyone else along the way. It was empty all the way. However, on the hillside ahead, he could faintly hear a fierce roar, which seemed to be gathering there.

When Li Hao was climbing, in front of the Wangxin Palace on the mountainside.

Hundreds of figures gathered here, all of whom had already stepped into the Forgotten Heart Hall and obtained the qualification to advance to the second trial.

At this time, some of them continued to climb towards the top of the mountain, aiming for higher positions.

Some people stood outside the Palace of Forgetfulness, looking at the road they came from and at other people on this road who were still struggling.

"Hmph, Master said that young man has a very high Dao aspiration and great potential, why hasn't he come yet?"

"A large number of people from other surrounding True Fairylands have also arrived."

At the gate of Wangxin Palace, Yin Jingcheng looked at the steps on the path behind and saw only the disciples of other Tianzong fighting with the incarnation of Dao Realm, but he did not see that annoying figure.

Beside her, Meng Huaiyue frowned. She didn't hate Li Hao, nor did she have any good feelings towards him, but as a member of the Dameng clan, she understood her master's thoughts. Compared with them, the young man was more likely to bring glory to the sect, but if he was eliminated here, it would be a joke.

As the two of them were looking out, other disciples of Dameng Jiuyuan arrived one after another and set foot in the Wangxin Hall.

More and more people gathered in front of the Wangxin Palace.

"You guys are Jian Yuan's disciples, right?"

Meng Huaiyue glanced over and saw several people rushing over. She remembered that these people had followed Li Hao before and were also disciples of Jian Yuan.

"Ah."

Yuexi looked at the girl and recognized that she was the direct disciple of the Great Dream Master and one of the three Immortal Lord disciples in the sect.

Gu Yan glanced at the other party, then looked back at the road he came from, waiting for the figure to appear.

"You are all here, why hasn't Haotian come yet?"

Meng Huaiyue couldn't help but ask.

In her opinion, Li Hao is the leader of the True Immortal Realm in the sect, and there is no reason for him to lag behind others.

"Earlier at the foot of the mountain, he asked us to go ahead to prevent others from attacking the Dao Realm Avatar and getting involved with us. He went to cover our retreat."

Yuexi explained and then looked back on the road with a hint of worry and anxiety in her eyes. There were more people nearby than they thought, and if Li Hao came too late, he might be eliminated.

"What the hell is he doing? Could it be that his Tao heart is too low and he is affected by the Dao Mountain and can't move forward?"

Yin Jingcheng frowned and snorted coldly.

Gu Yan glanced at him, said nothing, and continued to look at the steps at the foot of the mountain.

Beside them, Lin Mingrong and other Yuan disciples' faces changed slightly. Because the other party was the sect master's direct disciple and was at the Immortal King level, they were dissatisfied in their hearts but did not say anything.

At this time, as time passed, more and more disciples came to the Wangxin Palace.

"There are still dozens of spots left. If he doesn't come, he will be eliminated."

Yin Jingcheng sneered.

Meng Huaiyue frowned. If that young man was really eliminated, it would definitely be a big blow to his master.

She could see that her master had high hopes for the young man, even higher than she and her senior brother.

"Perhaps he will be here soon."

she whispered.

Yuexi, Lin Mingrong and the others already showed anxious looks on their faces. Gu Yan, who was usually calm and indifferent, quietly clenched his hands in his sleeves. His eyes became extremely solemn, and he stared at the corner of the hillside, hoping to see the figure appear in the next moment.

But from time to time someone would climb up there, but it was not that familiar face.

While everyone was waiting anxiously, outside the Wendao Mountain, Lord Da Meng, Li Tiemu and others also looked anxious. While watching Li Hao's movements, they distractedly counted the number of people entering the Wangxin Palace, and knew that there were only a few dozen places left.

But at this moment, in the last Taoist pavilion, there were people who defeated their own Taoist incarnations every moment, rushed to the last Wangxin Palace, and won the qualification for promotion.

On the mountain path, Li Hao walked as fast as the breeze as he climbed up the steps. As he got closer to the mountainside, he saw some other disciples along the way. Some of them were kneeling on the steps with their eyes closed, as if they were worshipping.

Li Hao was surprised, but did not disturb him. He walked past the other person and continued forward.

Before long, the number of people in front of him gradually increased, and he saw a pavilion.

Hundreds of figures gathered here, fighting with their own Dao realm incarnations.

Next to them, there were many people kneeling on the ground with their eyes closed, just like the people they met halfway before.

Li Hao was a little curious, so he suppressed his doubts and came to the open space outside the pavilion.

At this moment, an incarnation of the Tao realm suddenly condensed beside him.

The dark incarnation of the Tao realm emerged, with the same outline and appearance.

Outside the Dao Mountain, countless people were looking forward to and gazing at Li Hao's incarnation of the Dao realm.

"This time, could it be another incarnation of the Way of Chess?"

"There are almost no spots left. If he continues to delay, he will miss out!"

"If another incarnation of the Way of Chess comes to play another game of chess, he will definitely be outside the top thousand."

Many people are worried about Li Hao.

At this time, Li Hao's incarnation of the Tao realm also revealed the aura of the origin of the Tao.

A strong and scorching temperature emanated from the incarnation of the Dao Realm. Li Hao's eyes moved slightly, and he immediately understood that this was one of the Nine Sequences, the incarnation of the Dao of Fire.

After so long, a fighting incarnation of the Dao realm finally appears.

"please."

The incarnation of the Dao Realm treated Li Hao quite politely, bowed his hands in greeting, and then burst out with a blazing flame, dyeing the surrounding hundreds of meters red, as if being in a fire zone.

The intense heat made other True Immortal Realm beings around look sideways in surprise. They immediately recognized Li Hao's Dao Realm incarnation as one of the Nine Sequences.

"It's the incarnation of the fire path!"

"One of the Nine Orders? It looks like it will be a big battle. I wonder how long it will take him to resolve it."

"Someone previously revealed his incarnation in the Space Dao Realm, and it took a long battle to defeat him."

Countless people felt inexplicably relieved when they saw Li Hao’s incarnation of the Tao realm.

The fighting incarnation of the Tao realm, judging from Li Hao's performance in the True Immortal Secret Realm, is at least faster than playing a game of chess or drawing a picture.

"Quick victory!"

Li Tiemu clenched his fist for Li Hao and called out anxiously.

At this moment, the flames condensed around the incarnation of the Dao realm suddenly condensed, and then turned into a vortex of burning flames, spinning towards Li Hao and strangling him.

In that vortex, the temperature continued to rise, and every rotation would cause rapid friction, as if it could burn the entire road.

Li Hao's eyes were calm. The Fire Dao of this incarnation of Fire Dao seemed to be a little short of the third level, let alone reaching the fourth level.

He raised his hand and a golden firework shot out.

Whoosh!
The fireworks cut through the void, the space was slightly distorted, and passed through the vortex of flames. The golden light directly burned out the circle of flames!
Fire puts out fire!
Countless people stared wide-eyed at this scene, finding it unbelievable.

Then the golden sparks rushed straight towards the incarnation of fire. Under the influence of the origin of space, they arrived in an instant and landed on the chest of the incarnation of fire.

The whole body of the Fire Incarnation was instantly ignited, but there was no pain or struggle on his face. Instead, he looked extremely calm and allowed himself to be devoured by the golden flames.

"you win."

He said calmly, and then his body was burned and disappeared in front of Li Hao.

Everything was decided in an instant.

Countless people couldn't help but cheer when they saw this scene.

Unexpectedly, Li Hao defeated the incarnation of Tao Realm in a blink of an eye. If he had maintained this speed, he would have already stepped into the Palace of Forgetfulness by now.

"So powerful! This is the incarnation of the Dao Realm near the mountainside, and he suppressed it with just a wave of his hand!"

“Is this the power of number nine on the Dao Fire Ranking? So strong, just like the first group of people who climbed to the Forget Heart Palace, they were all defeated in an instant!”

"Unfortunately, he's running out of time."

“The spots are almost gone!”

Many people were worried about Li Hao and stared at the Wangxin Palace closely.

There are fewer and fewer places there...

At this time, after Li Hao defeated the incarnation of Fire, he did not stop and quickly rushed towards the mountainside.

Soon, after walking up the steps, we saw a flat open space. At the end of the space there was a towering palace, majestic and ancient.

There were many figures gathered there, and when Li Hao looked around, he immediately saw familiar figures. Gu Yan, Yue Xi and the others had already arrived, including disciples from other abysses of Dameng Jiuyuan. There were also many familiar faces standing outside the hall, their faces full of anxiety.

At this moment, in front of Li Hao, dozens of figures were sprinting at a rapid speed.

“Haotian, it’s Haotian!”

Outside the palace, Yuexi, who had sharp eyes, saw Li Hao appear at the corner of the mountain path, and she jumped up and down excitedly.

Next to him, Gu Yan also noticed it at the first moment, but he didn't say anything. However, there was joy in his eyes, and he couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to greet him.

"coming!"

Lin Mingrong and other disciples of Dameng Jiuyuan were also excited.

Yin Jingcheng and Meng Huaiyue were a little surprised and immediately saw Li Hao rushing towards them.

"Hmph, I managed to catch up."

Yin Jingcheng narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly.

Meng Huaiyue smiled and said to Yuexi beside her, "Hurry up, tell him to hurry up and pass the person in front, otherwise he won't get a spot."

Yuexi reacted and waved to Li Hao, calling out urgently: "Haotian, come quickly, quickly!"

At this time, other people from the Tianzong of the Xianchao were also calling for their own disciples.

"Come on, quick!"

“The spots are almost gone!”

"There are only a dozen left, hurry!"

Everyone in front of the temple was calling out loudly.

When the people who were running heard these words, their hearts skipped a beat and they immediately put all their strength into running as fast as they could.

However, flying in the air and teleporting are prohibited on these stairs, and one can only move forward by relying on body movements. And every time one climbs a step, a special power will penetrate into one's mind. If one's mind is not stable, illusions will appear before one's eyes and one will fall into a daze.

But those who can rush here are almost all those with Chaos Dao Heart, and no one stops.

When Li Hao heard Yuexi's call, he also sped up.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Big brother, can you please let me go? I can't lose this opportunity!"

A female voice with a slightly crying tone sounded.

Li Hao turned his head and saw a girl in a green dress running towards him in panic. She was crying anxiously, her eyes were full of tears.

Li Hao was a little surprised. Before he could think about his decision, the girl looked pleading and said:
"If I lose the election, my entire family will suffer. Please, please."

When Li Hao heard the word "whole clan", he paused slightly.

In this moment, the girl had already caught up and said gratefully, "Thank you!"

As he spoke, his body movements changed. After overtaking Li Hao, he caught up with a young man in front of him and approached him.

But when she was about to reach the Palace of Forgetfulness, her hair suddenly shot out like a black vine, wrapped around the young man's waist, and then she pulled him hard, and the two switched positions, and she used the force to jump into the Palace of Forgetfulness.

The young man was dragged back by him, and was furious. He rushed into the Forget Heart Palace and angrily asked, "Do you want to die?"

The green-dressed girl no longer had a pitiful look on her face. She just crossed her arms over her chest and sneered, "There's no rule against doing this. It's your own fault for not being on guard."

"Really? Then let me try and see how capable you are!"

The young man was furious and opened his Dao Domain, ready to fight with the other party.

But at this moment, the voice of the Immortal Guard Commander came from the Wangxin Palace: "Duel is prohibited in the Daodao Mountain."

The young man looked up into the void, suppressed his anger and said, "Then what about her just now?"

"It doesn't count unless she causes you any harm."

The Immortal Guard Commander shook his head, but his eyes fell on Li Hao and others who had rushed to the Wangxin Palace, and he said calmly:

"She is already the last thousandth one. The rest of you will lose the qualification for promotion, unless you have the ability to climb to the top."

Hearing this, the young man was stunned. It was as if cold water was poured over his head and his blood ran cold.

Li Hao was a little surprised, but his eyes swept towards the girl in the green dress. The girl in the green dress opened her eyes wide at this time, but she was filled with fear and joy, and patted her chest.

Then, she noticed Li Hao's gaze and immediately raised her chin slightly, showing Li Hao a sweet smile:

"Little brother, I'm sorry, I really need this opportunity. You are still young and talented, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

The names have changed... Li Hao couldn't help but want to laugh, but he was not angry, he just found it interesting.

Seeing that Li Hao was not angry, the girl in green skirt was a little surprised. If Li Hao had not stopped to wait for her, the last spot would have been either that young man or Li Hao's, and she would have missed this opportunity.

Even if she used that method to defeat Li Hao, she couldn't use the same trick against another person, after all, the other person would definitely take precautions.

"Is what you said about the whole clan true or false?"

Li Hao asked.

The girl in the green dress was slightly stunned. She didn't expect that Li Hao still cared about this matter instead of falling into despair over her failure to be selected.

"This has nothing to do with you."

Her expression was slightly tense and she was reluctant to talk about it.

Seeing this, Li Hao nodded, but did not force it. He just said, "If it is true, then congratulations. If it is false, then I hope it is true."

Seeing Li Hao so calm, the green-dressed girl's expression changed. She stared at Li Hao and said:

"Do you want to take revenge on me?"

"revenge?"

Li Hao shook his head and said with a smile: "Not really, not really."

Seeing Li Hao's nonchalant look, the girl in green dress felt an indescribable feeling in her chest, as if something was pressing down on her, as if she didn't exist at all in the other person's sight, so much so that he wouldn't even be angry with her.

While she was silent, the young man next to her roared in shock and anger, "She is the last one, so I am the loser?!"

"This, this is not fair!"

He couldn't help but roar.

The Immortal Guard Commander glanced at him coldly and said, "If you are not as skilled as others, just be quiet. You are not a baby in swaddling clothes. Do I have to spoil you in everything?"

"But, but she broke the rule first, it was obviously me!"

The young man's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth, looking at the girl in the green dress with viciousness and resentment.

When the girl in the green dress saw the other person's eyes, she felt a chill in her heart, but then she felt relieved, as if this was a normal behavior.

On the contrary, the youngest guy next to him was a little too calm for her to understand.

"childish."

The Immortal Guard Commander shook his head slightly and ignored him. Instead, he looked at the dozens of people who had arrived at the Forget Heart Palace one after another and said, "You have already lost your chance. If you want to advance, you can only reach the top."

Dozens of people looked at each other, their faces looking somewhat ugly.

Reaching the summit? They had no confidence at all, after all, they had already fallen behind others after sprinting all the way.

"Haotian."

At this time, Gu Yan, Yue Xi and others also rushed to Li Hao's side, but their expressions were somewhat complicated and ugly.

No one expected that Li Hao actually lost the spot, and by just a hair's breadth.

"Is this all you have?"

Yin Jingcheng looked down upon Li Hao with cold eyes and sneered, "You are ranked ninth on the Dao Fire Ranking. Aren't you very capable in the True Immortal Realm? How could you fall behind others? It's ridiculous!"

Meng Huaiyue also looked at Li Hao with a puzzled expression, feeling somewhat confused and disappointed.

Li Hao glanced at Yin Jingcheng and ignored him.

Seeing that Li Hao ignored him, Yin Jingcheng felt annoyed, but the glance from Li Hao seemed to carry some kind of intimidation. He vaguely felt that if he continued to mock him, the other party would take some action, so he just snorted coldly, with a sarcastic sneer on his face, but did not make any more sarcastic remarks.

"Haotian, you were just a little bit short."

Yue Xi looked at Li Hao anxiously, then turned her gaze to the girl in the green skirt and gritted her teeth and said, "You use such a despicable trick to take advantage of my junior brother's sympathy. It's shameful!"

"All is fair in war. This is the lesson he was taught."

The girl in the green dress raised her eyebrows but sneered.

Gu Yan glanced coldly at the girl in the green dress and said, "I hope you don't run into me in the next battle."

"Oh, so what if I meet you? Do you think you can beat me?"

The girl in the green dress sneered, "If I hadn't been delayed on the way, do you really think I would have arrived so late?"

At this time, other people gathered around the girl in green skirt, they were also her disciples from the same sect.

"You guys want to use your numbers to bully the minority? Who can you blame if you can't run away?"

A young man snorted coldly and protected the girl in green dress behind him.

Gu Yan's face turned cold and he wanted to speak, but Li Hao held him back. He actually liked this little junior brother who seemed cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

"There's nothing much to say. What they said makes sense. I can't blame them."

Li Hao said with a smile.

Seeing Li Hao so relaxed, Gu Yan's face changed slightly and said, "But you..."

"It doesn't matter."

Li Hao shook his head. He believed that he could reach the top and had the ability to cover himself, which was why he had such a kind gesture just now.

If you don't have the ability to protect yourself, it's not kindness but stupidity.

There is a difference between the two.

To him, it was nothing more than a deception and it had no effect on him.

If it is true, it is a kind of help.

"Humph, your junior brother is still sensible. He has not lived long, but he understands the truth very well."

When the young man heard Li Hao say this, he couldn't help but sneer.

Li Hao glanced at the other party calmly, his eyes fell on the face of the girl in the green dress behind the other party's shoulder, and then he shifted his gaze back to Gu Yan and others, and said:

"You all passed. You must perform well in the battle later."

Yuexi and other disciples of Dameng Jiuyuan all looked ugly, with a feeling of deep self-blame and sadness.

If Li Hao hadn't escorted them at the foot of the mountain, they wouldn't have fallen behind by only two people at this moment.

"When the battle comes, I will avenge you."

Yuexi said with gritted teeth.

Li Hao laughed, and seeing that the others still looked sad, he said:

"Don't think too much. I'll get a spot when I reach the summit later."

“Reach the summit?”

Everyone was stunned and couldn't help but look at Li Hao.

"You want to reach the top?" Gu Yan's eyes moved slightly, and when he saw Li Hao's calm and relaxed look, his heart suddenly started beating.

Yuexi suddenly thought of Li Hao in the Buddha's Heart-Searching Tower, stirring up the Nine Sounds of Heaven and Earth. That was the level of Eternal Dao Heart, and it was not a low level, but a medium level!

Maybe, Li Hao can really reach the top!
Thinking of this, she suddenly became excited.

"You want to go to the summit?"

Yin Jingcheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard what Li Hao said, "You came so late, are you sure you can reach the top? You need to have the Eternal Dao Heart at least!"

Li Hao ignored him, waved to everyone and said, "I'm leaving first, don't worry."

When everyone saw Li Hao's relaxed and confident look, the discomfort in their hearts immediately dissipated a lot, and they all cheered for Li Hao.

The girl in green skirt and several disciples from the same sect were stunned when they heard what Li Hao said, and then they couldn't help but sneer.

They all knew that Li Haohun’s life span would not exceed a hundred years. It was extremely terrifying that he could reach the Chaos Dao Heart at such a young age. Could it be that he also had the Eternal Dao Heart?

Even if one has an eternal heart of Tao, one may not be able to reach the top. After all, the incarnations of Tao along the way will gradually become stronger, and in the end they may even be like oneself, and one needs to defeat them!

"Don't brag at such a young age. Is it that easy to reach the top? You're already behind others here, let alone reach the top."

The young man sneered.

"If you can really reach the top, then I will also congratulate you."

The girl in the green dress smiled, but there was a teasing look in her eyes.

Everyone else laughed, thinking that Li Hao was just struggling in despair.

"gone."

Li Hao ignored these voices, waved to Gu Yan and others, then turned and left the Wangxin Palace and continued walking towards the steps on the top of the mountain.

"Humph, what an arrogant fellow."

Yin Jingcheng couldn't help but snort in anger when he saw that Li Hao ignored him.

Meng Huaiyue looked at Li Hao's departing back, her eyes flickering slightly, and said, "Brother, maybe he really has the ability to reach the top."

"Ok?"

Seeing that the junior sisters were standing on the other side, Yin Jingcheng's face suddenly changed.

"You think he has this ability? If so, why would he come here behind others?"

Yin Jingcheng's face looked extremely unhappy. The master had high hopes for Li Hao, and now the junior sister was actually speaking for him.

Meng Huaiyue shook her head slightly, staring at the direction where Li Hao left, and said: "I don't know why he came now, but look at his expression. When encountering such a thing, he was neither arrogant nor impatient from beginning to end. In his eyes, it seems that he doesn't take those people seriously at all, even including us. His Dao Heart... may really be more than the level of Chaos Dao Heart!"

Yin Jingcheng was slightly stunned, and his expression changed slightly when he thought of Li Hao's behavior just now.

"I'll try too."

Next to them, Yue Xi said to Gu Yan, and then followed Li Hao's figure.

"I'll go as well."

Gu Yan came to his senses and followed immediately.

Seeing this, others followed suit. Although they might not be able to reach the top, they could try.

Now that you are already in the quota, you don’t have to stay in the Wangxin Palace and wait. You can go and try to reach the top.

As they all left, disciples from other sects also left. They had been waiting here for other disciples from their own sect to arrive, but now that the quota had run out, there was no point in waiting here any longer.

Soon, hundreds of people in the Wangxin Palace left and challenged to reach the summit.

"Let's go and try it."

The young man next to the girl in green dress said, and led other disciples of the same sect to go together.

When they left Wangxin Palace in a mighty procession, countless people outside Wendao Mountain were discussing fiercely.

Some people were discussing whether the foul committed by the girl in the green skirt just now was reasonable, while others were discussing whether Li Hao could climb to the top and qualify for the battle.

"That child is kind."

The original empress sat high in the sky, looking down at Mount Wenda, her eyes revealing a hint of tenderness.

"Looking at the performance of that child, I'm afraid he really has the Eternal Dao Heart. In this way, as long as he can defeat his Dao Realm incarnation, it won't be difficult to reach the top!"

Emperor Jiang nodded in approval.

"It is rare to remain calm in spite of praise or criticism, or to remain indignant in spite of injustice."

Emperor Tian Zhao also nodded and praised. This also shows from the side that the young man's Tao heart is at an extremely high level, most likely an eternal Tao heart.

There is only eternity in my heart, and the fleeting beauty before my eyes is nothing but a passing cloud, so naturally I will not take it seriously.

"I didn't expect that he has such a heart for Taoism at such a young age. It's really exaggerated. Emperor Chu, can you give this child to the Chijiang Immortal Dynasty? I want to take him as my disciple. I am willing to give you a hundred cities in exchange!"

Beside them, the Red Emperor of the Chijiang Immortal Dynasty spoke to the Chu Emperor.

Her eyes are as sharp as fire, full of myriad charms, captivating everyone and captivating the whole world.

The King of Chu was slightly surprised, but he smiled and said, "This child is my son-in-law of Yan Chu. I have betrothed my beloved daughter to him. If you are willing to let my imperial consort be your personal disciple, that would not be a bad idea."

Chidi raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but spit, and said unhappily: "How dirty!"

The King of Chu couldn't help but laugh, and at the same time secretly admired his own brilliant move.

Seeing this, the other emperors also gave up their thoughts. Even if the Scarlet Emperor couldn't gain the upper hand by ceding a hundred cities, then he could only give a thousand cities.

That’s all. I’m afraid we still need to negotiate carefully.

They looked at Wendao Mountain quietly without saying anything.

On the ground, the various immortal sects couldn't help but talk about it when they saw that Li Hao lost the election.

After all, he was ranked ninth on the Daohuo list, but was eliminated in the second round. It would be a pity if he finally succeeded.

But the situation has already happened, and they can only see if the young man really has the ability to reach the top.

(End of this chapter)