However, when they saw Li Dao put down the boulder and lightly place his palm on it, turning the boulder into dust instantly, they were all dumbfounded.

"Is this even human? It must be a descendant of a divine beast!"

"Such unparalleled power, was it already displayed in his childhood?"

Many people gasped in surprise, and some women even covered their mouths, afraid of screaming again.

Jin Yan's beautiful eyes widened as she once again deeply realized the gap between people.

"So this so-called prodigy was already this powerful in his childhood."

when!

Just as everyone was still in shock, a bell rang throughout the entire academy, shaking the surrounding market and signaling that Li Dao had passed the first test.

"This person is extraordinary! He passed the first test so easily!"

"It seems that another extraordinary person has arrived at our academy."

Deep within the academy, those prodigies who had initially dismissed Li Dao as merely a show-off now revealed expressions of surprise.

Among them were beauties on the list of most stunning women and prodigies on the list of the most talented, all of whom showed surprise, but still did not come out, believing that this was Li Dao's limit.

After all, the later levels are getting increasingly difficult.

when!when!when!

However, after three bells rang in succession, the beautiful woman and the enchanting woman, who had initially been indifferent, were completely unsettled.

"What kind of monster is this? It's already reached the fourth level so quickly?"

"No, this is a dragon crossing the river; we must go and see!"

Some prodigies could no longer remain seated and immediately broke through their barriers, heading towards the location of the Heavenly Ladder.

The people around the Heavenly Ladder were also somewhat dumbfounded.

The fifth challenge was the Ten Suns in the Sky, with ten grotto-heavens pressing down to test the limits of the grotto-heavens realm. Li Dao simply let them crush him, standing still with his body glowing with precious light, and directly pierced through those ten grotto-heavens.

He passed the next two tests smoothly as well, leaving all the cultivators stunned and staring at Li Dao with disbelief in their eyes.

when!

Before they could recover, another bell rang out, its resounding sound like a great bell stirring up a hornet's nest, startling many of the geniuses deep within the academy.

Even some elders were awakened by Li Dao's commotion, and streaks of light streaked across the sky, heading towards the Heavenly Ladder.

"Unprecedented! Such speed in breaking through the barrier is truly unprecedented! This must have broken the record!" Someone looked at Li Dao in astonishment.

The entrance to the academy was instantly filled with a boiling commotion.

"Is this guy some kind of freak? He passed the fifth level so quickly!"

"Today I've truly witnessed what a monster is!"

Chapter 284 A Heart of Iron

Everyone was amazed by Li Dao's divine power. Li Dao looked like an immortal being, but they never expected him to be so fierce and domineering, conquering the Heavenly Gate in one fell swoop. He was incredibly powerful.

Countless people have attempted to climb the Heavenly Ladder, including ancient oddities and descendants of sages, but they all perished on it, which is why the Heavenly Ladder has remained sealed away for so long.

On the high platform, Li Dao didn't have much time to think. He saw a ball of light rise in front of him, from which several chains of divine order burst forth, binding him tightly. The chains of divine order emitted a metallic tremor, cleansing and bombarding his internal organs.

This sixth challenge requires cultivators to confront and break the chains of order at the level of a Venerable One.

"That guy is so handsome!"

"Indeed, he was extremely handsome, with flowing hair, bright eyes, and a cold, fair complexion like that of a banished immortal!"

A group of girls chattered excitedly, their faces beaming with delight. Those who had initially been skeptical of the person, thinking he was just trying to attract attention, immediately changed their tune.

On the high platform, Li Dao clenched his fist and punched forward. The void trembled slightly, and rays of light from the laws shone on his fist.

puff!

The incoming chains of order instantly turned to dust; the fist struck, and heaven and earth trembled; the fist fell, and all things perished.

The domineering and unparalleled fist intent made the cultivators who approached feel as if their primordial spirit was about to be shattered by that fist intent.

His tall, slender figure stood on the high platform, exuding boundless divine power, and the divine light in his eyes pierced the hearts of everyone present.

Those who had previously disbelieved Li Dao were now completely convinced.

Few can withstand such a punch.

"Wow, it's so lively! Am I late?" A woman in blue walked slowly over, her pupils as clear as sapphires, and her hair as blue as water, cascading down like a waterfall.

Her gentle smile, carrying an indescribable divine quality, instantly drew everyone's attention.

"Tian Yao, ranked fourth on the list of beauties? Tsk tsk, this is interesting, even she has been alarmed!"

A commotion arose as all the male cultivators present cast their fiery gazes at the beautiful figure. For some reason, they felt a pang of resentment towards Li Dao on the high platform.

Why are you so outstanding as a human being?

"Tianyao? Even the beauties on the list of most beautiful women have been alarmed. Young man, you are indeed very impressive!"

Not only were the men surprised and their eyes burned with desire, but some of the women also gasped in surprise.

"Senior Sister Tianyao has emerged from seclusion! How were you all able to remain so calm? Hurry up and come with me!"

Upon receiving the news, many people deep within the academy rushed towards the academy gate. They could ignore Li Dao's breakthrough, but they couldn't ignore Tian Yao.

She's a beauty on the list of most beautiful women; to see her face even once would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

"Is he the one climbing the Heavenly Ladder? He's quite a handsome man."

Tianyao smoothed her light blue hair, her fair face smiling as she quietly watched Li Dao on the stage.

On the high platform, the chains of order were constantly breaking and reforming, but in the next instant they glowed and burned, turning completely golden and firmly binding Li Dao.

The chains tightened rapidly, as if to cut him into several pieces.

"The trial of order is a test of one's understanding of the law." Tianyao's beautiful eyes blinked, her divine light shimmering, making her look like a celestial maiden descending to earth, truly captivating.

clank!

Sparks flew everywhere, the chains clanged, and Li Dao was firmly held and unable to break free.

"He's really in trouble now. Is this the end?"

However, just when everyone thought Li Dao was about to fail, he suddenly stomped his foot on the ground, and the Dao bones in his body trembled and resonated.

The Yin-Yang Dao axis beneath him unfolded, and terrifying divine power swept in all directions, unleashing a terrifying aura.

Chaos gives rise to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang give rise to chaos.

His body trembled, and chaotic energy spread from the chaotic Dao Bone within him.

Click!

All the magical chains binding him snapped instantly, his entire body shimmered with bone inscriptions, and divine flames rose up, making him appear like a demon god bathed in divine fire.

The chains of Dharma broke and transformed into streams of light that shot out in all directions.

when!

Li Dao had his back to everyone, his figure like that of a banished immortal, with the principles of Yin and Yang flowing endlessly beneath him.

As the sixth Dao bell rang, even cultivators who didn't know what the Dao bell represented raised their heads, astonished, wanting to see what had happened.

Many people at the academy gate stared wide-eyed at Li Dao's back, which, though not imposing, exerted immense pressure on them.

"He only needs three more levels to pass. If he succeeds, he will surely be recorded in the history of the academy."

"After all this time, is another prodigy finally about to cross this bridge?"

A glint of light flashed in Jin Yan's eyes, and her heart felt like it was about to leap out of her chest.

"This isn't even your full strength yet! You're really surprising me more and more!"

boom!

The next moment, a silver dragon claw the size of a mountain emerged from the void, its cold light flashing, ready to tear Li Dao apart.

Many people were terrified and hurriedly retreated. It was a divine might that aweed people, like a god looking down on ants, and they dared not raise their heads.

"This is mental pressure, a test of one's endurance," an elder of the academy whispered, revealing the true essence of this challenge.

Li Dao stood upright like a pine tree, the lotus mark between his brows gleaming with mysterious light, his sea of ​​consciousness as red as the sun, allowing the silver claw above his head to grab at him.

Golden lotuses bloomed behind them, steadily blocking the giant silver claw.

when!

The terrifying ripples almost materialized, and the cultivators who were close by felt as if their primordial spirits had been struck by lightning, causing them to retreat repeatedly.

After a brief standoff between Li Dao on the stage and the silver claw, a resolution was reached.

The giant silver claw shattered and disappeared during the standoff, followed by the seventh chime.

“Even cultivators who ignite divine fire might not be able to withstand it, yet he actually endured it. The golden lotus between his brows has the effect of protecting his primordial spirit.”

Besides being listed on the list of beauties, Tianyao also has her name on the Heavenly Ranking. She saw through the wonderful use of the golden lotus between Li Dao's eyebrows at a glance.

Her beautiful eyes shone even brighter as she stared unblinkingly at Li Dao.

On the high platform, as the bell tolled and the world plunged into eternal night, Li Dao's figure also became blurred.

A green lamp, tiny as a grain of rice, travels upstream along the Qinghe River in the void, its light struggling to shine in the eternal night.

Li Dao sat facing the green lamp, his face appearing sacred and gentle in the dim light.

"What is the Dao?" The green lamp flickered, and the Daoist voice boomed into the ears of everyone present, deafening them.

Li Dao was also momentarily stunned, but he still blurted out:

"Formless and without substance, omnipresent and ubiquitous, all things are the Way, and all things can be the Way."

"What is the Dao?" The green lamp trembled again, the question unchanged.

This time, Li Dao thought for a moment and continued:

"It existed before Heaven and Earth, and will perish after Heaven and Earth. Heaven and Earth change, but the Way remains unchanged. It existed before all ages and will exist after all ages."

What is the Tao?

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