Follow the path of Dao from infancy

Chapter 1821: Chapter 477: The Great Battle Erupts (Part 2)

Li Hao’s mind shifted, and he sent a message to Shi Miao.

Shi Miao had been accompanying Li Hao on his floor earlier, but after some events, she quietly left. Upon receiving Li Hao’s message, she quickly traversed back.

"What good news?"

Shi Miao flew over to the mountain spring, seeing Li Hao’s smiling face, she felt her worries dissipate, and asked with a smile.

"I’ve just comprehended the third Realm Heart!"

Li Hao laughed, "Moreover, by a stroke of luck, I’ve also comprehended the Heavenly Venerate Ultimate Realm!"

Li Hao didn’t hide anything from Shi Miao, after all, she was someone willing to stand up for him even in front of a Supreme.

Someone who could risk their life for him, naturally, Li Hao had no secrets from her.

"The third Realm Heart?"

Shi Miao was stunned, then immediately shocked, "You said, you’ve comprehended the Heavenly Venerate Ultimate Realm?!"

In her past life as a Quasi-Emperor Realm, she was only one step away from opening the Emperor Road, drifting along the long river of time, she was acutely aware of the power of the Heavenly Venerate Ultimate Realm.

Throughout history, those who could open the Heavenly Venerate Ultimate Realm were few and far between; many Quasi-Emperor Realm cultivators could not achieve it!

Once this realm is opened, one can ignore attacks based on Tao Realm and laws, only other special forces can cause harm.

Moreover, mastering the Heavenly Venerate Ultimate Realm will greatly enhance the speed of comprehending Tao Realm, making cultivation progress rapidly!

Even she, in her past life, only managed to comprehend the Heavenly Venerate Ultimate Realm with great difficulty, which gave her the opportunity to kneel and pray before a Celestial Venerable.

Compared to Li Hao’s comprehension of the third Realm Heart, his opening of the Heavenly Venerate Ultimate Realm shocked and delighted her even more; the difficulty was immense, not even inferior to comprehending the King’s Domain!

Getting Li Hao’s nod of confirmation, Shi Miao was exceedingly delighted, knowing Li Hao wouldn’t lie, which meant at the border, Li Hao could fight freely; especially with the recent news, she was extremely anxious, considering whether to take Li Hao away from here to avoid participating in this battle.

Although such behavior is disgraceful, she never avoided battle in her past life, much less in this life, but she didn’t want to see Li Hao in trouble.

"You cultivate too fast, looks like it won’t be long before you might catch up to me."

Shi Miao said joyfully.

Li Hao chuckled and took out Ancient Demon Flesh from the Heaven and Earth Space, cooking barbecue beside it.

This Ancient Demon Meat can enhance Divine Soul Power with significant effect, but apart from close ones, Li Hao hadn’t planned to expose it, to avoid bringing unavoidable disaster upon himself.

After all, the Ten Thousand Clans of All Heavens these days are not a monolith.

"You’ve refined the third Realm Heart, have you found a way for three Realm Hearts to coexist now?"

Shi Miao sat down nearby, her movements elegant and ladylike, speaking joyfully.

Li Hao shook his head, "Not yet, I need to try first, currently that Realm Heart... is in a sealed state, I suppose."

"Sealed?"

Shi Miao was surprised, Realm Hearts could be sealed? But seeing Li Hao’s expression, she knew she had touched upon Li Hao’s secrets, so she didn’t probe further, only said, "You should test it more, this Emperor Road is too challenging!"

Li Hao nodded.

As the aroma of Ancient Demon Meat wafted over, the two talked while eating, and Shi Miao naturally brought up recent events within the city.

"Let me tell you some bad news."

"What?"

Li Hao was taken aback, then his heart sank, being labeled as "bad" by Shi Miao on the border battlefield undoubtedly meant the news was serious.

"Dragon Pass has been breached."

Shi Miao said solemnly.

The mouth Li Hao was chewing stopped instantly, the Ancient Demon Meat in his mouth suddenly seemed tasteless at this moment.

His pupils contracted slightly, his mind roared, Dragon Pass has been breached?

That was guarded by Fifth Brother Long Qingge, how could it be breached?!

That was the first line of defense in the Eastern Domain, standing tall for countless years, how could it suddenly be breached?!

While Li Hao was dazed, Shi Miao didn’t hesitate, quickly saying, "But your Fifth Brother is okay, he and the remaining troops have retreated to the second line of defense in Ancestral Dragon City. Not long ago, they sent a message informing us to leave the Eastern Domain; since you were in seclusion, I felt you seemed to be at a critical moment of enlightenment, so I didn’t disturb."

"What happened?"

Li Hao quickly regained his composure, his gaze extremely calm.

"From what your Fifth Brother said, it seems the Ancient Demon Clan of the Eastern Domain has allied."

Shi Miao’s face was filled with worry, "Having endured the ancient battle and ten thousand years of internal conflict among the Ancient Demons, the Ancient Demons now are led by ten royal families, occupying various territories of the True Realm."

"Over these years, the True Realm has managed to maintain stable development mostly because of the internal strife among the Ancient Demons. During that ancient battle, Master and several Immortal Emperors joined forces to destroy the Reincarnation Gate of the Ancient Demon Clan!"

"That is the core of the Ancient Demon Clan; whoever controls the Reincarnation Gate is the leader of the Ancient Demon Clan."

"The destruction of the Reincarnation Gate led to fragmentation within the Ancient Demon Clan, but now, it seems they are merging again. Although I knew this day would come eventually, I didn’t expect it to arrive so soon. If only we could wait a few thousand more years, until your Emperor Road is opened, stepping into the highest realm, we could face it together..."

Shi Miao whispered softly.

Ten thousand years ago, she and her master faced and battled the Ancient Demons.

Now, after countless ages, she had long anticipated that the Ancient Demon Clan would unite; the ancient battle would reignite.

After all, even though the Ancient Demon Clan was internally conflicted, they would never sit idly by while the True Realm Ten Thousand Races continued to grow.

She initially thought she could wait until Li Hao grew stronger, she too could return to her peak cultivation from her past life, battle the Ancient Demons again, ending the conflict from ten thousand years ago.

Unexpectedly, this conflict arrived prematurely, and she and Li Hao are still at the Immortal King Realm, far from Perfection.

The Immortal King Realm can indeed hold a region, but during the ancient battle, countless fell, and no one even remembered to ask.

"The Ancient Demons have united?"

Li Hao was stunned, the dormant Ancient Demons, how could they unite; this was too abrupt.

But he understood; perhaps the Ancient Demons had long begun showing signs of gathering, it’s just that his cultivation days were too short with no contact.

"So, that ancient battle will soon return?"

Li Hao felt a heaviness in his heart, that was a war affecting the True Realm Ten Thousand Races, everywhere was drenched in blood, not a single place untouched.

"Currently, they likely haven’t completely united; otherwise, not only Dragon Pass would be breached."

Shi Miao shook her head, "But the Eastern Domain will most probably become the first battlefield of this second ancient war; your senior brother suggests we leave the Eastern Domain, it’s no longer suitable for trials here; we should go elsewhere, wait until we’ve refined our skills, and then face them."

"Can we wait?"

Li Hao looked up, asking.

Shi Miao was stunned, her words paused.

Back then, the ancient demon war was extremely sudden, instantly sweeping across various regions of the True Realm, catching the True Realm Ten Thousand races off guard.

Although the Great Emperors took action, using Emperor Road to transport soldiers from various races to the battlefield, quickly forming defensive counterattacks, the terrifying power of the Ancient Demon Clan caused many battlefields to collapse swiftly.

Countless lives were lost in that catastrophe, even when the Ten Thousand Clans recognized the imminent extinction crisis, making the final united defense, they still couldn’t fully resist.

Only by sacrificing several Immortal Emperors was the Ancient Demons barely stopped, forming a stalemate lasting ten thousand years.

"Does Master know about this news?"

Li Hao suddenly asked.

Shi Miao nodded, "Master is likely aware; as for what arrangements will be made, it’s unknown."

Li Hao silently nodded, not speaking, the joy from his earlier cultivation breakthrough now vanished.

Shi Miao saw Li Hao silently sitting, also knowing Li Hao needs time to process.

Whether to stay and fight, or to consider the bigger picture and leave, bearing humiliation with a heavy heart.

After all, these are the perilous times for the Eastern Domain, Long Qingge fights at the front lines, and yet Li Hao now abandons the Eastern Domain, fleeing elsewhere...

With a solemn sigh in her heart, she didn’t speak further or influence Li Hao; after finishing the Ancient Demon Meat, she quietly left.

Li Hao sat alone at the peak, silent for a long time.