Follow the path of Dao from infancy

Chapter 1763: Chapter 452: Tai Cang Ancestor Skill, Emerging from Seclusion to Reap

Seeing the smiling gaze of Elder Qi, Li Hao was slightly taken aback. Various thoughts transitioned from chaos to tranquility, and at this moment, his heart was extremely serene. He smiled and said:

"Thank you, senior."

Even though it wasn’t a deliberate teaching from the other party, it was an intentional guidance. Reaping its outcome means acknowledging its cause.

"At such a young age, to delve deeply into this obscure path is quite rare."

Elder Qi chuckled lightly.

In this world of cultivation, although Chess Tao can also lead to sainthood and achieve the Great Dao, it is not as fervently pursued as the weapons and martial arts of the world.

Li Hao’s gaze swept over the chessboard, but he saw that the chessboard, which had seemed so mysterious before, not only had not become clear and simple with his enlightenment, but had become even more profound. Besides the interchange of space and time, there was also the entanglement of cause and effect, and he saw many traces he had never noticed before.

Without entering Dao, it’s like observing the vast sea; upon entering Dao, it’s like viewing the galaxy and universe.

"The Chess Tao of the two seniors is truly unfathomable."

Li Hao’s eyes were full of admiration, knowing that the Chess Tao of these two seniors was far beyond his, impossible to reach, far exceeding the thirteenth dan.

"We have just lived long enough and have nothing better to do."

Elder Qi said, and his words were indeed the truth. If they hadn’t lived long enough and truly had nothing to do, they wouldn’t have delved into other things and found Chess Tao as entertainment.

Over the long years, hundreds of thousands of years passed, even without focusing their minds on it, they could comprehend to very deep levels.

But the Chess Tao they comprehended only added a touch of elegance to their combat power, it could not break their Final Realm.

"The senior is too modest."

Li Hao shook his head, then curiously inquired: "Senior, you mentioned that you were born in chaos and should be the oldest existence between heaven and earth, why do you say you’re not as good as the Immortal Emperor?"

After such a long time, if you wanted to open up the Emperor Road, you would surely be able to find it. Even if the talent was lacking, given the time, you could be called immortal, with endless time, what Emperor Road could not be comprehended?

"It’s your turn."

Elder Eight urged impatiently.

Elder Qi smiled slightly, looked at the chessboard, pondered for a moment, then picked up a piece and placed it.

As that piece settled, Li Hao’s gaze was also involuntarily drawn over, as if seeing the pillars of heaven and earth. The white pieces’ path became more aggressive, trapping the black pieces.

Elder Eight once again showed a contemplative expression, pondering in silence.

Elder Qi focused for a moment, then slowly raised his head and smiled at Li Hao: "Everything has a source. We were born from chaos, the initial Tai Cang cultivation system. At that time, there were no Ten Thousand Dao Laws, nor were there many realms these youngsters developed, so we have all cultivated to the Final Realm."

"Tai Cang System? Final Realm?"

Li Hao was startled and said, "Final Realm, does it refer to a realm similar to that of an Immortal Emperor?"

"Yes."

Elder Qi nodded: "From ancient times to the present, countless races and many cultivation systems emerged, but all streams return to the same source, ultimately transforming into the cultivation of Ten Thousand Dao Laws, condensing the realm, which is now the Emperor Dao System!"

"And the Final Realm of the Emperor Dao System is the Immortal Emperor, who can control Heavenly Dao power. Cultivated to the peak, one can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Heavenly Dao!"

"But the ultimate cultivation of the Tai Cang System, in terms of combat power, only matches the Quasi-Emperor Realm, which is the ultimate extreme of the Tai Cang System’s Final Realm."

Li Hao was stunned; the Final Realm of the system? It seemed that the limitations of the two elders were not their own, but the system they cultivated.

"Can’t surpass, or switch systems?"

Li Hao questioned.

If cultivating to the extreme only matched the Quasi-Emperor Realm, why not switch to the current Emperor Dao System?

"We were born from chaos, have cultivated to the utmost, cannot switch, nor do we wish to."

Elder Qi shook his head, raised his hand to point to the bamboo grove, and said: "You see this desolate scenery, not as grand as famous mountains or Emperor Hall, but this is our home, and we love it. The dragon throne of the Emperor Hall is no better in my eyes than this dilapidated wooden chair I’m sitting on. There is sun and moon in the world, one bright, one dark, neither is better nor worse. What you love is the best in the world."

Li Hao was somewhat in a daze, but for some reason, he immediately understood the meaning of the elderly man before him.

Wasn’t it the same for him all along?

The love in the heart surpasses everything in the world.

Countless people pursue the pinnacle, while he prefers the mortal smoke and fire; countless famous sword manuals, exotic treasures, in his eyes, are less than a fine meal or a chess manual.

Even though all this is because he can gain power from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting as compensation, truly from the heart, isn’t it the same?

If swords and staffs lost the power to bring authority and status, purely on their own beauty, how could they compare to poetry, painting, chess, and music in Li Hao’s eyes?

Seeing Li Hao in a daze, Elder Qi smiled slightly, then said again with a slightly mysterious tone:

"Besides, although we are not as good as the Immortal Emperor, it also depends on the place. If in this Chaos World, not even the Immortal Emperor can harm us! The Tai Cang System cultivates oneself, the Emperor Dao System controls the Ten Thousand Dao, masters the Heavenly Dao, condenses the Emperor’s Heart. One is simple to the extreme, the other complex to the extreme. Perhaps in the distant future, there will be a brand new era, an emergence of a cultivation system that surpasses the Emperor Dao System, but... there are countless peaks, endless heights to climb. We have no heart to pursue them anymore. It’s better to be in this deep mountain old courtyard, warm a pot of wine, play a game of chess, and listen to the waves of the bamboo sea."

"So, it is very good."

Listening to his aged voice narrating gently, Li Hao was somewhat bewildered, suddenly feeling that some beliefs in his heart seemed to have found a kindred spirit.

He also viewed it the same way.

The world’s honors and disgraces are endless to chase; mortals wish to ascend to heaven; being an emperor, they still want to become an immortal, with no end.