"Really looking forward to it, seven years from now."
Boya Xuejian’s eyes revealed a hint of battle intent and anticipation. Suddenly, he thought of sothing, looked at Li Hao, and said, "You also use a sword. When your cultivation catches up to mine, let’s spar soti."
"Okay."
Li Hao nodded. Those words clearly indicated that the other party also practiced Sword Dao.
Chu Tianhuang looked at Boya Xuejian. Previously, he had invited him to join his faction to lay a solid foundation for his future contention for the throne.
However, Boya Xuejian declined, as his ambitions did not lie in Yan and Chu.
Now, Chu Tianhuang ca to find Li Hao, wanting to recruit him as well. Although Li Hao was only at the True Immortal Realm, his potential was unmatched in Yan and Chu. If soone like him could follow him, it would increase his chances in the future competition against his talented siblings.
"It’s been many years since soone new arrived again."
"Everyone, co out and see who’s here to take your children ho."
Suddenly, voices echoed throughout the city, so old, so with hearty laughs, while others were charming yet elegant.
One could see one aura after another revealing itself from the Chaos Guiding City. Afterwards, Li Hao and the others felt their vision blur, and an elderly man with white hair and beard appeared before them.
"Hmm?"
The old man was surprised upon seeing the three of them and said, "Three of you?"
Clearly, he didn’t expect that the Nine Flower Immortal Seal that ca to Origin City this ti would bring three people at once.
"It has been a while, but it seems the national luck of Yan and Chu has beco strong again."
The old man laughed heartily, quickly noticing that although Li Hao was at the True Immortal Realm, what truly caught his attention was the extre immaturity of Li Hao’s soul, which seed to have a short soul life.
However, he didn’t ntion this in public and turned his gaze to Chu Tianhuang, asking, "Which Prince are you?"
"Chu Tianhuang greets the Grand Master."
Chu Tianhuang bowed respectfully.
The old man in black robes raised his hand to support Chu Tianhuang and swept his gaze over Li Hao and Boya Xuejian, saying, "Co with ."
With a flick of his sleeve, the three felt their vision shift again, and they found themselves in a courtyard.
This courtyard appeared old but was quite spacious, with several ponds connected like ditches.
In the pond, Li Hao saw Divine Water Dao Fish, Spiritual Objects ford by condensed Daoist Charm, which, if cooked and made into dishes, could enhance one’s understanding of the Dao.
There were a few phoenix trees in the courtyard with fallen leaves scattered about. A chessboard lay beneath them, leaves drifting onto it, and only one person sat at the chessboard, with the pieces interlocked.
"Let tell you about the rules of Chaos Guiding City."
The Grand Master sat in the Taishi Chair next to the chessboard and waved his hand, making Li Hao feel as though the flow of ti around them had slowed.
In this courtyard that ford a barrier secret realm, they could converse for quite so ti without delaying cultivation outside.
However, due to the altered ti flow, the surrounding Daoist Charm beca vague, and the Divine Water Dao Fish in the ponds, which clearly sensed the change in ti, swam faster and appeared sowhat restless.
Daily activities, including combat, were unaffected by the ti flow, but cultivation requiring contemplation of the Dao would be hindered by it, making sensing fuzzy and thus unable to increase cultivation duration, rely wasting ti and soul life.
"Within the city, unless for special occasions, private duels are forbidden. Otherwise, the Chaos City Lord could expel you directly, and even I couldn’t stop it."
The Grand Master said, "But outside the city, you must be careful. There are Princes from other Immortal Dynasties and so old folks who earned great rits and ca here for cultivation. If you encounter them, leave imdiately, as even I might not be able to rescue you in ti!"
All three nodded solemnly upon hearing this.
"Do you all have Immortal Soldiers, right?"
The Grand Master looked at the three and said, "Fortunately, the highest realm in this Original Secret Realm is the Immortal Monarch Realm, so the strongest here is at the Immortal Lord level. If the quality of your Immortal Soldiers is good, they might help you withstand so situations."
"Here are my golden talismans. Wear them with you, and if you encounter danger, crush them imdiately, and I can be by your side instantly!"
He handed out three golden talismans, which Li Hao and the others accepted gratefully.
"Why can’t those in the Immortal King Realm co here?"
Li Hao accepted the talisman and asked curiously.
The Grand Master glanced at Li Hao and said, "In the Immortal King Realm, one condenses an internal Immortal Country, and the domain power of the Immortal Country would be rejected by the Original World."
Chu Tianhuang told Li Hao, "My father placed the Grand Master here because he is invincible in the Immortal Monarch Realm, ensuring the place is well-guarded. Others in the Tenth Layer of the Immortal Monarch Realm might not be able to hold this place."
The Grand Master felt quite flattered by Chu Tianhuang’s praises and chuckled, "The Prince indeed knows a lot about this place, but you are exaggerating. I wouldn’t say I’m invincible in the Immortal Monarch Realm, but dealing with most in the Immortal Monarch Realm shouldn’t be a problem."
Chu Tianhuang chuckled, "If the Grand Master isn’t invincible, who dares claim to be?"
The Grand Master waved his hand, "That’s an overstatent, really."
But he was clearly pleased.
Li Hao and Boya Xuejian exchanged a glance, recognizing that even though Chu Tianhuang’s words had a flattering tone, being praised by soone as talented as him ant the Grand Master was genuinely extraordinary.
"The Grand Master is the War God of the Immortal Monarch Realm in our dynasty, stationed at Chaos City to guard the Original Secret Realm, forgoing the breakthrough to the Immortal King Realm, but even against the Immortal King Realm, he could hold his own!"
Chu Tianhuang transmitted this information to Li Hao.
Upon hearing this, Li Hao’s gaze towards the old man grew solemn.
"You’ve co to go to Origin City, right? Be careful with the Heavenly Bridge; it’s treacherous. I won’t be able to help you there, so you must rely on yourselves."
The Grand Master said to the three.
The three nodded.
"Go on then, the younger ones from other layers are on their way here, and I need to remind them as well. Currently, there are fewer people at the Heavenly Bridge, so you can pass quietly, but later it will be crowded."
The Grand Master said.
"Mm."
Chu Tianhuang nodded, turned to Boya Xuejian and Li Hao, and asked, "Together?"
"Sure."
Boya Xuejian nodded.
Li Hao glanced at the chessboard next to him, feeling tempted to sit down for a ga, but given how rare this opportunity to explore Origin City was, he decided to seize this chance, leaving the chess ga for later with the old man.
As Li Hao and the others left, the Grand Master stroked his white beard, smiling.
"Three at once, a good number compared to previous years where just one would be fortunate, tsk, tsk."
He sighed a few tis, waved his hand, and manifested projections, beginning to guide the ones in other layers.
anwhile, he prepared to leave the courtyard, intending to protect the three secretly elsewhere. But before leaving, he glanced at the chessboard on the table and said, "Old friend, let’s have another match when I return."
On the other side of the ga, the chair was empty except for a piece of white jade.
However, as his gaze swept over the chessboard, he suddenly exclaid softly, noticing an extra black piece in an obscure position.
He blinked in disbelief, wondering if he had seen it wrong, but upon closer inspection, indeed there was an extra black piece. Moreover, the move contained multiple hidden strategies, putting the white pieces in a dilemma.
"Old friend, could it be you?"
The Grand Master’s heart trembled slightly, and he couldn’t help but look at the white jade.
But the white jade remained still.
The Grand Master’s breathing beca rapid, and his eyes glistened slightly. He picked up the white jade, trying to sense sothing, infusing his Divine Sense into it, but felt no change.
His eyes showed a sudden defeat, and he scratched his head.
Upon reviewing his mory, the scene of Li Hao and the other two reappeared, albeit as a vision.
During their interaction, he noticed a black piece was suddenly added in the middle of the ga.
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