Follow the path of Dao from infancy

Chapter 1385: Chapter 323

Li Hao followed the Great Dream Master, cultivating the Artistic Path in the Langya Painting Realm, while the others were refining their skills and engaging in their final insights within the Langya Painting Realm.

Meanwhile, the other Heavenly Sects of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty were also unwilling to lag behind. Knowing that this Southern Domain battle was crucial for the sect rankings, all the Holy Lands and Secret Realms within the sect had been opened, providing their disciples the final chance to sprint ahead.

In the Imperial Capital of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty, within the Imperial Family’s Divine Crow Secret Realm.

Here stood a gigantic Golden Tree with ten Golden Crows perched upon it, resembling ten suns hanging in the sky, radiating brilliant light that illuminated the entire secret realm.

The flowers, grass, and earth throughout the secret realm were all golden, as if plated with noble gold.

Beneath the Golden Tree was the Divine Crow River, its waters golden and shimmering, flowing towards a mysterious end, where countless shadows seemed to drift, contrasting sharply with the sacred goldenness beneath the Golden Tree, presenting a stark darkness, solitude, and deathly silence.

"For this upcoming Southern Domain battle, you must strive earnestly. As members of the Imperial Family, you must not lose to the royal families of other immortal dynasties. We Yan Chu uphold the ancestral king’s soul, having battled the Eight Wilds, challenged the Six Dynasties, and traversed the Immortal Forbidden Imperial Area. Even in defeat, you must stand in defeat, never tarnishing the divine might of our ancestors!"

Emperor Chu’s expression was calm, yet his words carried an immense and overwhelming pressure that silenced the other princes, who had long since mastered their cultivation, leaving them silent and lowering their heads.

Chu Tianhuang and others felt their hearts pounding like drums, their blood flowing like a reversal stream, not daring to be negligent, they hastily responded.

No matter how peerless the prodigies of the world were, in front of this father, they all felt a sense of awe and fear.

Because countless prodigies in the world, like the sands of the Ganges, had appeared over ten thousand years, yet in their entire lives, none could catch up to the shadow of this father.

In other words, their ultimate ideal limit in cultivation was this very father before them.

"Go and comprehend. Once the Southern Domain battle concludes, should you rank in the top ten, I shall grant you a Divine Crow, offering protection for ten thousand years."

Emperor Chu spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, light sparked in the eyes of Chu Tianhuang and the others, but most princes and princesses glanced toward Chu Tianhuang.

They had self-awareness that even within this Ancient Immortal Realm of Yan Chu, they hadn’t advanced to the top ten, and with the involvement of prodigies from the other six dynasties and the Heavenly Palace, ranking in the top ten was nearly devilishly difficult.

Among them, only Chu Tianhuang had the most potential.

"Divine Crow..."

Among the crowd, Chu Yueli raised her head, gazing at the Golden Crows perched upon the Golden Tree. If she could obtain the Divine Crow’s protection for ten thousand years, it would help her completely overcome her current "weak period."

Indeed, although she was already at the Immortal Monarch Realm and considered a top-tier powerhouse in the True Realm, the interests tied to her were such that if someone truly targeted her, it would at least require action from those at the Immortal King Realm. With a Divine Crow, she could smoothly grow to the Immortal King Realm, at which point she would truly have the strength to dominate an area and control her own destiny!

At this thought, the image of that young figure appeared in her mind, and her eyes immediately flashed with a cold light.

If she could gain the protection of a Divine Crow, her first order of business would be to annihilate that youth.

In this way, even if her father insisted on this marriage, with the person gone, where would the rejection come from?

The various princes harbored different thoughts, while Chu Tianhuang keenly sensed the attention from several of his imperial brothers standing nearby, including Chu Xiangtian.

Evidently, should he obtain the Divine Crow’s protection, he would also be able to enter the sequence of contenders for the throne, like those older and more monstrous imperial brothers, qualifying him to inherit his father’s legacy!

Understanding all this, he knew this battle was of utmost importance to him.

...

In the Red Border Immortal Dynasty, at a certain Emperor’s Forbidden Land.

The ground was littered with bones and remnants, and occasionally, massive shadows flew past overhead from the starry sky, thousands of miles away, yet still visibly large and exuding a primitive and ancient aura.

On the ground were footprints hundreds of meters in size, each stamping down deep pits.

This forbidden land once saw the fall of an Immortal Emperor, but seemingly not thoroughly dead, it evolved into a forbidden area, birthing many incredible and perilous creatures.

At this moment, atop a lonely peak, an elderly figure with white hair sat poised, holding a fishing rod.

In front of him was a deep pool, the water as black as ink, its bottom unseen, the edges faintly green, seeming to plunge deep into the earth.

Suddenly, from the forest far away came a tremendous roar, followed by a massive shadow swiftly flying towards here.

Yet upon closer inspection, ahead of this shadow was a young figure, hair fiery red, eyes restrained in divine light, pupils an astounding shade of red gold, exceedingly mysterious, with radiance seeming to emanate from him, a small yet primitive and formidable force coursing through his body.

Whoosh!

The youth held the colossal shadow, landing it here, and hurled the monstrous beast down, causing the ground to shake violently.

"Gently, you’ll scare off all my fish!"

The elderly man atop the lonely peak, observing this, couldn’t help but softly sigh with a hint of helplessness.

The youth clapped his hands, grinning, and said: "The things master wants to catch aren’t that timid."

The old man seemed neither to confirm nor deny this, merely giving a side glance at the slain monstrous beast, a slight laugh curling his lips, he said:

"This Wind and Thunder Fierce Ape has consumed Emperor Blood, its Primordial Spirit enhanced, mastering the Five-layer Wind and Thunder Origin Realm, yet you handled it quite cleanly."

The beast on the ground bore a terrifying wound on its chest where its heart lay, while the rest of its body was largely unmarred, showing a deadly strike.

Furthermore, dark flames burned at that wound, preventing its flesh from healing, even devouring its Primordial Spirit alongside.

The youth, hearing his master’s praise, smiled broadly and said: "I wonder if this Southern Domain battle master mentioned can excite me."