The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 540 The Blocked Dao Heart
Asked the top of the mountain.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the chess match between Li Hao and the incarnation of Tao has begun.

In this contest, almost all the participating disciples present could not understand it. Only a few of them, although they also liked chess, had not studied it deeply and were only at the second or third level of chess. They could only watch the game barely but could not see the subtlety of the duel.

But high in the sky, the Emperor of Chu and other emperors of various dynasties were watching with great interest.

In addition to them, there are also those who are good at chess and love chess among the sect leaders and elders in other immortal dynasties, who also twirl their beards and admire the game.

Li Hao looked solemn. After just a few moves, he could see that the chess skill of this incarnation of chess was not weak and was close to the eleventh level.

This means that he needs to be fully prepared and concentrate in order to win the game. If he makes the slightest mistake, he will lose the whole game even if there is a gap in chess skills between them.

"The flying knife formation and the Zhenlong game are really exciting!"

Emperor Tian Zhao looked at the chessboard and couldn't help clapping his hands in praise.

There was also surprise in the eyes of Emperor Chu. The previous game of chess that Li Hao played at the foot of the mountain seemed just average to him. Although that level of chess skills was far better than that of other contestants, it was still not up to the top level.

But at this moment, in this duel on the top of the mountain, the chess game changes rapidly, and each move has many solutions and corresponding routes. It is as if two peerless swordsmen are attacking each other one after another, and each move contains infinite changes. The offense and defense of each other are perfectly coordinated and interlocking, which is absolutely exquisite!
Such a battle brings great enjoyment just by watching it.

"With his chess skills, I would believe him even if he said he has been studying chess for 96 years."

Emperor Jiang also said.

As he lived a long life, he naturally studied chess a lot, but he couldn't say he liked it very much.

But if we really talk about chess skills, he is not bad.

"Ninety-six years of research won't reveal anything, but nine thousand six hundred years is about right!"

Emperor Chu shook his head and said softly, "If he hadn't held the sword earlier, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is a peerless chess genius with such chess skills!"

"The triple situation, borrowing pieces to play chess, is really good."

The Sky Supreme opened his mouth slowly and made his comments.

While they were talking, dozens of disciples from various dynasties in the temple on the top of the mountain were watching the duel between Li Hao and the incarnation of chess.

"That counts as a duel? Isn't this a case of letting the opponent win?"

"If you can reach the top in chess, it's too easy."

"Oh, you are ignorant! Don't underestimate this chess game. An average chess player will definitely lose!"

"I heard that the Dao Realm incarnation of this Daoshan is randomly selected based on his own Dao Realms. He has reached such a high level in chess that he can manifest a Dao Realm incarnation. I remember that his soul lifespan seems to be only ninety-six years, right?"

Looking at the duel on the chessboard, they couldn't understand it, but they saw that the young man looked extremely serious and solemn, as if he was fighting a life-and-death duel!
"interesting."

When Di Linchen saw this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he raised his head to drink the wine in the jug.

He didn't understand chess, but he could tell that the game was not simple.

As time passed, several figures climbed up from the foot of the mountain one after another.

They were all the people who had been waiting for the sect's disciples in the Wangxin Palace. Now they had passed through the Taoist Pavilion and arrived at the top of the mountain.

As soon as they reached the top, they saw Li Hao sitting in front of the steps and fighting.

When they saw Li Hao playing chess with his own Dao Realm incarnation, they were all stunned and their eyes widened.

But soon, their Dao Realm incarnations appeared, and each of them entered into their own trials, and could no longer be distracted by thinking too much.

As these figures fought, the other disciples finally encountered a duel they could understand, and they all shifted their gazes and looked at it casually.

Soon, three of the four defeated the incarnation of Tao and successfully reached the top. Only one was defeated and fell into a strange state of pilgrimage on the spot.

Meanwhile, Li Hao's chess game nearby had not yet been decided.

Time passed slowly, the stars rose and the moon appeared, and the trial in Mount Wenda entered the night.

This also signals the end of the day.

The starlight faded, but the duel in front of the chessboard was still going on, and the speed of each side's moves became slower.

When the other disciples saw this scene, they had already lost their patience and closed their eyes to rest. Some of them, however, used the Dao Domain and took the time to practice on the top of the mountain.

"Such a long duel. It's possible that the winner won't be determined even after the trial is over."

"I've heard people say that it takes ten years to play a game of chess. It seems to be true."

Starlight dotted the chessboard. Li Hao's mind was immersed in the game and he had forgotten the time.

He carefully felt his opponent's chess moves, which were very similar to his own, but lacked some depth and deep thought. However, this style of chess was too peaceful and lacked some fierce offensive desire.

"Is this the flaw in my chess skills?"

Li Hao thought to himself, and the moves he made began to become more vicious and tricky.

He took the incarnation of chess in front of him as a reference for himself, and taking heaven and earth as his teachers, he could understand everything from ancient times to the present!

When a ray of morning sun light shone and fell on the chessboard, Li Hao's chess piece happened to be placed in the position of that beam of light.

"ended."

At that time, above the clouds, the Sky Supreme spoke softly.

Beside him, Emperor Chu also nodded slightly. He watched this exquisite duel with great interest and saw the subtle changes in the young man's chess moves during the duel. Now, this murderous move finally brought the duel to an end.

"I didn't expect to see such a good game of chess here. It made me want to play chess."

Emperor Tian Zhao sighed softly.

"Has the winner been determined?"

Chidi was surprised that she was not interested in chess and could not tell who would win or lose.

At this moment, in front of the chessboard, the incarnation of Tao Realm looked at the position where Li Hao placed the piece, and his tense expression suddenly seemed to relax.

He picked up the chess piece, lifted it, and dropped it back into the chess box. After a brief silence, he whispered, "I lost."

Li Hao also withdrew his gaze from the chessboard and fell on the opponent's face with a dark outline. Although the outline was the same as his own, he knew that it was another soul carrying it.

Or rather, it is another idea.

"Concession."

Li Hao said.

“Thank you for the painting.”

The incarnation of chess disappeared, but at the end, he smiled and whispered something.

Li Hao was stunned for a moment, then he understood. Just as he guessed, these incarnations of the Dao realm were all transformed by the thoughts of Wendao Mountain and controlled by Wendao Mountain. Therefore, the one fighting against him could be said to be himself or Wendao Mountain.

But there is no doubt that Wendaoshan did not bully him, he just used chess skills of corresponding level to fight.

As the incarnation of chess disappeared, the chessboard in front of him also disappeared.

Li Hao slowly stood up, bowed deeply to the air in front of him.

He gained a lot from this climb. Just from the game just now, he also had a deeper understanding of his own chess.

At this time, the commotion here alarmed the other disciples in the hall.

When the incarnation of the chess path dissipated, someone whispered, "It's finally over. Did he win?"

“I don’t understand, but it seems like it’s very strenuous.”

"He's so young and yet he's able to reach the top. Putting aside how difficult his duel was, the fact that he was able to reach the top without getting lost in the maze of Taoism is enough to show that he has a strong heart for Taoism."

Seeing Li Hao walking towards the palace, many people looked solemn.

They asked themselves, if they had only a short life span of 100 years, they would definitely not be able to be as calm as this young man. However, there are no ifs in the world.

At this moment, in this showdown in the Southern Region Battle, it all depends on current strength!

"Congratulations."

Chu Tianhuang took the initiative to greet Li Hao and said with a smile, appearing extremely friendly.

He knew that this scene would be reflected in the Yan Chuxian Dynasty and his royal brothers would also see it. This was equivalent to announcing to them his relationship with Li Hao.

Although he has not actually won over Li Hao, it does not prevent other people from having certain misunderstandings.

"good."

Boya Xuejian also came over and greeted Li Hao with admiration on her face.

"Thank you."

Li Hao smiled, greeted the two of them, and waved to Di Linchen.

"Do you know the imperial clan?"

Chu Tianhuang saw Li Hao's actions and asked curiously.

"Ah."

Li Hao did not elaborate, knowing that when dealing with someone from the royal family, it is better to say less.

"In terms of talent, you are superior to us. If the battle in the South Territory had taken place three hundred years later, we might have had a chance to fight each other."

Beside him, Boya Xuejian sighed to Li Hao with regret in his eyes.

In his opinion, if Li Hao is given another three hundred years, he will definitely be in the Immortal King realm and qualified to fight against them.

After all, to reach such a level in just less than a hundred years of soul lifespan, this cultivation speed is enough to catch up.

Chu Tianhuang was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said yes, and then invited Li Hao to take a seat.

"The Hall of Inquiry?"

Li Hao followed the two of them into the palace. When he saw the words written on the palace, he felt that they had some charm and he savored them carefully.

"On the mountainside is the Forget Heart Palace. You need a Chaos Dao Heart to climb up. But although a Chaos Dao Heart transcends the mortal world, it is still like the chaos of heaven and earth. It has not found its own way. Only by forgetting the heart and forgetting the Dao can you know what the heart knows."

Chu Tianhuang explained to Li Hao: "This Heart-Seeking Hall on the top of the mountain requires an eternal Dao heart to set foot on. There is a Dao-Seeking statue in the hall. I heard that the Supreme once comprehended the Emperor's Heart of Heaven in front of this Dao-Seeking statue."

“Although the Eternal Dao Heart can step into the King Realm, in front of the Heaven and Earth, Eternity is insignificant. It will decay along with the Heaven and Earth and be affected by the surrounding realms.”

Boya Xuejian sighed softly and said, "If one can glimpse the Emperor's heart of Heavenly Dao, even if it is only the Dao Heart, it will make many immortal arts undergo a qualitative leap and improvement."

Li Hao knew that if one's Tao heart was different, there would be differences even if one performed magic arts of the same level.

"The heart of the Heavenly Dao... is difficult to comprehend. Even the emperors of the various immortal dynasties may not be able to comprehend it."

Chu Tianhuang whispered. He glanced at the statue of the god of enlightenment in the temple, but shook his head. He had no intention of trying to comprehend it.

Li Hao took a look at the statue of the god of Tao standing in the temple. It turned out to be a piece of strange stone with only a vague human outline. Looking closely, it was a graceful female statue, with flying stones like a flying skirt and a surrounding stone belt like a streamer.

He stared at the statue and suddenly felt that the statue seemed to be undergoing subtle changes, gradually changing from a stone statue into a human statue.

He felt as if he was dazzled. When he looked again, he found that it was still a stone statue. It seemed that what he saw just now was just an illusion.

However, at this moment, the stone statue has become like an oval stone.

The stone stood there, but Li Hao suddenly felt dazed, as if it was not just a stone, but a boundary!
"Haotian?"

Chu Tianhuang saw Li Hao in a trance and called out to him in surprise.

Li Hao came back to his senses and looked again. The stone had returned to its original state, and everything that had just happened seemed to be just an illusion.

But Li Hao knew that what he had just seen was definitely not an illusion, but that this thing was truly magical.

"I want to comprehend it here."

Li Hao said.

Chu Tianhuang was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then nodded and said, "Okay."

There were other people in the temple who were also meditating in front of the stone statue, but more people were sitting outside the temple and had no feeling towards the stone statue.

Li Hao sat silently in front of the stone statue. After a while, the strange feeling he had before did not reappear.

He was a little confused and sat in front of the statue until late at night, but still did not get into that wonderful feeling.

Li Hao knew that sometimes sudden enlightenment depends entirely on chance and cannot be replicated.

However, he remembered the feeling just now.

Li Hao stood up and walked outside the temple, but saw the moonlight shining above his head. The golden clouds covering the Wendao Mountain actually reflected a golden glow when the moonlight penetrated through it.

Li Hao looked at the golden mist and suddenly felt that there seemed to be something inside that was attracting him.

He found Chu Tianhuang not far away, who was meditating with his eyes closed. When Li Hao approached, Chu Tianhuang opened his eyes, but did not really start practicing.

"Is there any harvest?"

Chu Tianhuang asked with a smile.

Li Hao shook his head and then asked, "What is in this golden mist?"

"I don't know."

Chu Tianhuang took a look and shook his head, saying, "We thought about climbing up before, but before we got close, we fell down and got stuck in the maze of Taoism. You see those guys over there."

He pointed in that direction, and Li Hao discovered that on the open space not far from the temple, there were several figures lying on the ground, all of them maintaining stiff postures with empty eyes.

"Perhaps a higher Dao Heart is needed to enter this golden mist. It should be the top eternal Dao Heart."

Chu Tianhuang said.

Li Hao's heart moved slightly, and he looked towards the golden mist. He stirred up nine sounds of heaven and earth in the Heart-Searching Pagoda, which should be considered close to the top level of eternal Tao heart.

"I'll try."

Li Hao said.

Chu Tianhuang was a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it. He nodded and said, "Don't force it."

Li Hao immediately leaped up into the air, quickly attracting the attention of others. Someone sneered:

"Here comes another one who makes a fool of himself."

There are special rules on the top of the mountain. It is more like Li Hao is bouncing than flying. However, before he bounced to a position dozens of meters above the ground, he felt waves of chills emerging from his soul, which were the same chills he felt when he climbed the stairs before.

As he got closer to the golden mist, Li Hao vaguely saw that there seemed to be a figure sitting in the golden mist.

However, before he could see clearly, a whisper seemed to sound in his ears:
"Your Dao heart is bound, don't try to be stubborn."

As he spoke, Li Hao's body fell down as soon as it touched the golden mist.

He fell back to the ground, but did not fall into the maze. He immediately got up and looked up. The golden mist became thicker and he could not see anything clearly.

"Huh? He touched the golden mist?!"

"How is it possible that he has not fallen into the maze of the Way of Enlightenment?"

"Could it be that his Dao Heart is the top-level eternal Dao Heart?"

When many people saw this scene, their expressions changed and some even stood up on the spot.

(End of this chapter)