Chapter 500: Furious Chu Yue Li
"Are you comprehending the Fire Dao Origin?"
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal did not step into Li Hao's Dao Domain to avoid her surrounding immortal techniques affecting him. However, with Li Hao holding the Fire Dao Origin in his hand, the invisible pressure emanating from the origin's power had already prevented Li Hao from being affected by other Great Dao immortal techniques.
"Mm."
Li Hao nodded.
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal's eyes flickered slightly. To condense the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal and comprehend one of the Nine-Sequence Daos, the Fire Dao, seemed no longer surprising.
She looked up toward Li Hao's fishing position, but she couldn't sense the Fire Dao Origin aura there.
The Nine-Sequence Daos on the Tao Bridge only appeared occasionally, and the probability of two appearing at once was extremely low. She could only try to capture other Nine-Sequence Daos to enter the Five-Dao Origin City.
However, she specialized in the Fire Dao Origin and had not delved into other Nine-Sequence Daos.
Sighing inwardly, the Scarlet Ribbon Immortal turned and prepared to leave the Tao Bridge, waiting for the next opportunity to capture a Dao.
"Do you want it?"
Li Hao, seeing that she was preparing to leave, immediately thought of her intentions and transmitted his voice.
"Mm?"
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal swung her fiery long spear, extinguishing a dark electric wave, then turned to look at Li Hao. "What do you mean?"
"If you want it, I'll give it to you."
Li Hao transmitted his voice.
He kept in mind the life-saving favor the Scarlet Ribbon Immortal had shown him before.
Had she not appeared in time, the Ancient Demon Commander would have definitely killed him and Nangong Jian on that ancient battlefield.
"Give it to me?"
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal was momentarily stunned, staring at Li Hao. "What do you need in return?"
"You've already given me something."
Li Hao transmitted his voice, "The help with pulling the spear back then."
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal froze, and the memory of the time when she killed the Ancient Demon Commander resurfaced, along with the first time she saw this young man.
For someone who had fought countless battles, that hunt was nothing unusual, but she found the young man a little unusual.
But she didn't expect that the young man actually remembered it.
"This is the Fire Dao Origin. You specialize in the Fire Dao. You can use this to enter the Five-Dao Origin City. If you give it to me, who knows when the Fire Dao Origin will appear again. The time in this Origin Secret Realm is so precious..."
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal's figure moved as she dodged immortal technique attacks, but her voice was calm as she transmitted.
"It's fine, this place is quite interesting."
Li Hao responded with a smile.
"...."
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal fell silent for a moment.
Seeing her hesitation, Li Hao's fondness for her grew, and he smiled. "You don't need to worry. If there's no Fire Dao, there's still Water Dao and Earth Dao. I have also comprehended these two."
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal was stunned, staring at Li Hao's eyes. "Really?"
Li Hao smiled, raised his hand, and released a wave of water, which quickly dissipated.
But even with just that brief display, it emitted the aura of the Water Dao Origin. The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal couldn't help but look deeply at Li Hao. To master the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal and comprehend three of the Nine-Sequence Daos, this young man's talent was already among the top in the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal heirs.
"Since that's the case, I'll take it without hesitation."
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal no longer refused. She really didn't want to waste more time waiting.
"This is my transmission token. If you need anything, you can contact me. I'm in charge of the Immortal Army in the Heavenly Palace."
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal spoke seriously.
Li Hao took the token, nodded, and accepted it, while also tossing the Fire Dao Origin to her.
The Scarlet Ribbon Immortal quickly released her immortal power, binding the Fire Dao Origin to prevent it from escaping again. Once she secured it, she immediately sensed the surrounding immortal techniques, and within moments, the attacks softened. The overwhelming feeling of danger and numbness that had filled her body disappeared.
She cupped her hands to Li Hao, gave him a deep look, and then turned to fly away.
This scene caught the attention of several people below the bridge. Some were surprised, while others recognized the identity of the Scarlet Ribbon Immortal as a disciple of a Supreme from the Heavenly Palace. They thought that Li Hao's actions might have been a way to ingratiate himself with her.
"Giving away the Fire Dao Origin? That's so foolish."
"To find it again, it could take a month!"
"This Origin Secret Realm's time is incredibly precious. Instead of wasting time making friends, it would be better to cultivate and become someone others want to befriend."
These people did not approve of Li Hao's actions. They shook their heads and continued looking for their own Dao Origins.
Li Hao wasn't idle either. He continued to cast the line and fish.
Soon, there was movement in the line. However, it wasn't a Nine-Sequence Dao but another Great Dao Origin.
Li Hao dragged it up, and just like before, he used it as bait to fish for the Nine Sequences.
Apart from the Nine Sequences, almost all the myriad paths bear some resemblance to the Nine Sequence Dao. This is also why understanding the Nine Sequences is so difficult. Other paths are essentially branches of the Nine Sequences, whereas understanding the Nine Sequences is like understanding all the branches, which increases the difficulty by tens of times.
"That kid..."
Outside the Heavenly Dao Bridge, the old teacher watched Li Hao's actions and was momentarily stunned.
But soon, he felt he understood Li Hao's intentions. The kid wasn't interested in the Fire Dao's origin, but instead, he was aiming for the Time and Space Origin City!
Once he realized the reason, he wasn't angry anymore. Compared to the Time and Space Origin City, the Five Dao Origin City wasn't really worth much.
Time passed quickly.
Several days later, the area outside the Heavenly Dao Bridge became increasingly noisy, as many figures began arriving, gathering near the bridge.
"So this is the Heavenly Dao Bridge?"
"I heard that crossing this bridge can lead to the Origin City. That's where the core of the Origin Secret Realm is."
"Exactly, to truly comprehend, you need to be in the Origin City. It's almost like sleeping next to the Dao's Origin, it's impossible not to comprehend!"
"I heard you need to first find the Nine Sequence Dao's Origin before you can go to the corresponding Origin City, otherwise, you'll end up in the Chaos Origin City."
Outside the Heavenly Dao Bridge, many figures were watching, but as time passed, many of them didn't linger for long. They quickly rushed onto the bridge, eager to seize a Dao's Origin and head to the Origin City.
"Who is that? How is he on the Heavenly Dao Bridge without any celestial attacks targeting him?"
"Can't you tell? That person controls both the Time and Space Origins, and he's not weak in either of them. By using slight time-space displacement, he avoided the attacks from the present world."
"This is so overpowered, isn't it?"
"If you could control the Time and Space Origins, you could do it too."
Outside the Heavenly Dao Bridge, the number of Nine Flower Celestial Seal users had decreased by a third. The rest continued to climb up and down the bridge, searching for the Nine Sequence Dao's Origin.
The Time and Space Origins were the most sought after, and they kept going up and down in hopes of finding either the Time or Space Origin, using it to enter the Time and Space Origin City.
If one could cultivate in the Time and Space Origin City, their understanding of both Daos would deepen.
"Nine Sequence Origin, so many people are fighting for it. I heard it takes four to five days for one person to find it."
"It's not just about strength, it also depends on luck, or having a deep comprehension of the Dao's principles, allowing them to dig it out from the depths."
As time went on, more and more people fought for the Nine Sequence Dao's Origin, but only a handful of them succeeded, while the others climbed repeatedly, their moods growing increasingly anxious.
"This is the Heavenly Dao Bridge, you'll have to climb on your own from here. There's nothing more I can do for you."
Several figures flew over, with Chu Tianhuang leading several royal family members, including Chu Yueli, who had been picked up from the sixth layer.
Chu Tianhuang looked at the densely packed crowd around them, his brows furrowing slightly. Other immortal dynasties had also dispatched strong figures to assist other prodigies, using this method to help the prodigies gain more from the Origin Secret Realm and strengthen their countries.
He didn't stop, quickly giving a few instructions to his younger siblings before flying rapidly towards the deeper part of the bridge.
"Hmm?"
Under the Heavenly Dao Bridge, Chu Yueli and several other royal figures were still observing the situation on the bridge. They were immediately drawn to the young man sitting at the edge of the bridge.
They had a strong impression of this young man. He had publicly defeated Chu Tiancheng, using a True Immortal to suppress someone in the Immortal Monarch realm, which was shocking to the world.
"What is he doing?"
Someone asked.
"I don't know, why isn't any celestial technique attacking him?"
"Hmph."
When Chu Yueli heard the curious questions from the others, her cold gaze became somewhat sharp. She sneered and said, "He's just someone who's good at using schemes to show off."
The engagement her mother had mentioned had become a thorn in her heart, and as a member of the royal family, she was extremely familiar with all sorts of fame-seeking matters. Right now, the young man's individuality was clearly an attempt to make a name for himself.
She couldn't be bothered with it and sneered inwardly. Gaining fame here was far less important than cultivating here, especially since the time in the Origin Secret Realm was incredibly precious.
"That's true."
Hearing her words, the other royal family members immediately sensed their younger sister's disdain for the young man. They all nodded in agreement.
"Let's go, we should hurry and find the Dao's Origin."
Chu Yueli said.
The others nodded slightly, and they began to climb the Heavenly Dao Bridge together.
"I heard we shouldn't stay close together, or the celestial attacks will be even more intense." Someone said, then quickly distanced themselves from the others.
Several figures scattered on the Heavenly Dao Bridge, and soon celestial techniques began to condense, attacking them.
Chu Yueli sensed several dark sword qi coming at her, carrying the destructive Dao's Origin. Her eyes flickered, and she glanced at the unmoving young man, curling her lips into a cold smile, suddenly moving toward him.
Whoosh!
As she reached within a few hundred meters of Li Hao, she directly stepped into his Dao Domain, intending to draw the celestial attacks toward him.
However, as soon as she entered Li Hao's Dao Domain, she felt as if she had sunk into a swamp, with a sense of twisted dislocation in her organs, causing a momentary daze in her consciousness.
That was the result of the solidification of space and the stagnation of time, creating this momentary disorientation.
Her expression changed instantly, looking at him with a mix of shock and anger. If such a move had been used during a battle, it would surely have resulted in a massive loss.
She hadn't expected that his Dao Domain would have such a strong impact on her.
At this moment, as her foot landed, the celestial attacks came screaming toward her. But when they reached the edge of Li Hao's Dao Domain, they seemed to lose their target, flying off to the side and narrowly missing Chu Yueli.
Chu Yueli froze for a moment, and her expression quickly darkened.
As a prodigy, she had unintentionally sparred lightly with Li Hao just now, and she could feel the immense power contained within his Dao Domain.
Time and space—two of the Nine Sequence's top-tier Dao Origins—were both mastered by Li Hao, and to such a profound level.
She suddenly understood why Chu Tiancheng's defeat wasn't unjust.
"Hmph, no wonder he has the ability to show off here."
She took a deep breath, her eyes fixed on Li Hao, but her gaze grew complex.
She had to admit, this young man's talent was truly monstrous.
However, she was not far behind. If she were to be married to him, she would become his subordinate. Her childhood dream was to become an Empress and establish a female-dominant immortal dynasty.
Being a concubine, on the other hand, would be nothing short of humiliation.
But given Li Hao's current display of power, if what her mother had said was true, it was very likely that he would take first place in the True Immortal group of the Southern Domain's war.
At least, within the Yan Chu realm, Li Hao was the strongest in the True Immortal realm.
In other immortal dynasties, the chances of finding a prodigy stronger than him were slim.
Unless there were hidden monsters in the Heavenly Palace.
"What are you doing?"
As Chu Yueli's expression shifted, Li Hao turned his head and looked over. When he saw it was her, his brows furrowed.
Perhaps due to the marriage arrangement her mother mentioned, Chu Yueli's attention toward the young man was more intense than before. Seeing Li Hao frown, she immediately sensed the contempt in his eyes, and her anger surged within her.
"This should be my question. What are you doing here, taking up so much space? How are others supposed to pass through?"
Chu Yueli, in an attempt to play the victim, spoke in an unfriendly tone.
Li Hao was at a loss for words. The Heavenly Dao Bridge was at least ten miles wide, there was more than enough space. He was not blocking anyone.
"Leave my Dao Domain, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
Li Hao, tired of the nonsense, coldly responded.
Hearing this, Chu Yueli grew even angrier. "What do you mean by 'impolite'?"
"You want to fight me?"
Li Hao narrowed his eyes, looking coldly at her.
Seeing his attitude, Chu Yueli became even more furious. If they were outside, she would have immediately fought him, but here, she restrained herself, unwilling to waste time on a quarrel with Li Hao.
"Hmph, you better let my father revoke the order. Don't even think about marrying me!"
Chu Yueli said coldly before turning to leave.
Li Hao was stunned for a moment. Then he recalled Emperor Chu's words, feeling speechless. He coldly responded, "Marry you? Keep dreaming."
"You!"
Chu Yueli was furious, shouting, "What did you say?"
Li Hao rolled his eyes and said, "This is what I should say to you. Go beg your father to revoke the order and stop making things difficult for me."
"You!"
Chu Yueli's eyes widened in anger. Her previously furious expression became even more enraged as she said, "I want to marry you, and you don't even want me?"
"Whoever wants you can marry you," Li Hao said with a cold face. "Don't try to drag me into this."
Chu Yueli was nearly driven mad. These words should have come from her, yet he stole them.
What a joke, rejecting marriage with her?
She gritted her teeth, glaring at Li Hao. Her expression slowly turned grim, as if thinking of something, before she coldly said:
"No matter what you say, I won't let you have your way!"
With that, her figure flickered, and she turned and flew off.
Li Hao stood there, confused. He wanted to chase after her but then thought, what does "not letting me have my way" mean? She couldn't possibly want to force me into marriage, could she?