Follow the path of Dao from infancy

Chapter 1775: Chapter 457: Beyond the Heavens

Absorbing the Heavenly Dao Power from this Chaos Dao Seed, Li Hao’s figure flickered as he moved toward another Chaos Dao Seed on the west side.

Soon, both Chaos Dao Seeds were dealt with, and Li Hao didn’t linger, continuing on his way elsewhere.

His Divine Sense covers three thousand miles, with a vast range of detection, increasing his hunting efficiency.

Li Hao searched methodically, from east to west, sweeping back and forth, and along the way, his Divine Sense once again detected Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi, but Li Hao deliberately avoided them, not bothering to meet or greet.

As for their hunting here, he didn’t disturb them; even if it was difficult for all those who reached the Ninth-layer Heavenly Domain, unless they bore malice toward him or oppressed the Human Race, he wouldn’t intervene, as in future battles against Ancient Demons, these current prodigies might be allies then.

After continuous hunting, the Heavenly Dao Power stored within Li Hao became extremely abundant, and each time he swept the land from one side to another, he could hunt at least a hundred Chaos Dao Seeds.

He felt that the Heavenly Dao Power needed to construct his Realm should have already been enough, and the rest he needed to save for enhancing his Chaos Tao Realm.

Once finishing the hunt, before the Heavenly Ascension Road, Li Hao planned to elevate the Chaos Dao another layer.

The previous battle with the Divine King made him realize his current combat power was not invincible in the Immortal Monarch Realm.

Facing a Divine King who possessed multiple Ultimate Realm Powers, he almost had to unleash his full strength to defeat them; if he encountered another opponent of the same level, he wouldn’t want to struggle to such an extent again.

"Senior Sister, this is your share."

Li Hao sent two portions of Heavenly Dao Power into the Heaven and Earth Space, handing them to Senior Sister Di Lingshu.

Upon arriving in the Ninth-layer Heavenly Domain before, considering the danger here, Li Hao worried she might encounter unforeseen incidents, so he enclosed her within the Heaven and Earth Space, as she didn’t have the opportunity to make a move here anyway.

"Junior Brother, you mustn’t!"

Di Lingshu was startled, quickly refusing.

Although she did nothing here, Li Hao still adhered to the prior agreement, sharing the hunted Heavenly Dao Power with her, which was the greatest opportunity in the Immortal Monarch Realm concerning the Emperor Road, countless top prodigies came here to vie, rushing to snatch, whereas Li Hao simply offered it as a gift.

As a member of the Emperor Clan, she received countless exotic treasures, but even within her family, acquiring those incredibly rare treasures came with conditions.

Innate talent, purity of bloodline, the potential of her parents’ lineage... including her parents, when choosing among siblings to allocate the most cultivation resources to her, it was due to her superior innate talent, promising greater returns upon successful cultivation.

Before knowing Li Hao, only Master had cultivated her without expecting repayment.

Master didn’t expect repayment because to repay Master, one must reach the highest realm, becoming an Immortal Emperor, to be qualified to speak of repayment.

Besides Master, it was the young man before her.

It was precisely because of this that she felt she couldn’t accept more.

"As previously agreed, take it when given," Li Hao said.

Di Lingshu smiled wryly; earlier Li Hao said he would give her a tenth of his clearing efforts, sounding like a tenth wasn’t much, but after sweeping through the Eighth Layer Heavenly Domain, even a tenth was a terrifying amount.

She was determined not to accept any more Heavenly Dao Power from the Ninth-layer Heavenly Domain.

"Junior Brother, you’ve given me more than enough, really more than enough."

Di Lingshu kept saying.

"It was agreed upon before."

"...Little Junior Brother, please, as your Senior Sister, I’m asking you."

Di Lingshu’s face was bitter as she spoke, feeling absurd inside.

Just from the conversation, it seemed she suffered greatly; no one would dare imagine the other party insisted on giving her Heavenly Dao Power.

"..."

Li Hao was somewhat speechless but didn’t want to force Di Lingshu, saying, "Are you worried about not being able to repay the favor? It’s okay, having come here, this opportunity must be fulfilled."

Di Lingshu understood Li Hao’s intention and replied, "It’s complete enough already; the Heavenly Dao Power within me is sufficient."

Beyond the reluctance to take more, she indeed felt the Heavenly Dao Power within herself was enough; otherwise, if such an amount weren’t enough, then others’ obtained Heavenly Dao Power would be even more insignificant.

Seeing her firmly refusing, Li Hao thought it over and didn’t force her further, saying, "If it’s insufficient, let me know."

"Mm."

Di Lingshu nodded, internally relieved.

She was genuinely worried about bearing too much of a favor, fearing difficulty in repaying.

Li Hao took back the two portions of Heavenly Dao Power and then continued sweeping forward, hunting Chaos Dao Seeds.

In between, he encountered Chaos Dao Seeds at the Beast King Level, their combat strength similar to the four he ambushed by the Chaos River earlier, but were easily slain by Li Hao.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, as Li Hao proceeded, he noticed a figure walking on water at a lake.

That figure was clad in a black robe, face covered, well-proportioned, exuding a cold, forbidding aura.

Li Hao’s Divine Sense detected the person, and they also seemed to notice Li Hao, turning their eyes toward his location.

Li Hao was slightly taken aback; the moment he locked eyes with them, he sensed they were aware of him.

In general, at his Divine Sense range of over three thousand miles, it was usually he who detected others while they remained unaware.

This was the first time someone simultaneously detected him as he detected them!

Li Hao felt alarmed, his hair standing slightly on end; he thought the Divine King he encountered earlier, even if not the top of this batch of prodigies, was at least one of the most formidable, but this black-robed youth he now faced was evidently a far more fearsome existence!