Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1788 Chapter 463: Return
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After Li Hao uttered those words, the group snapped back to awareness. With the Celestial Path now faded away, the supreme chance within the Immortal Monarch Realm had finally concluded.
Almost everyone who reached this place in the Immortal Monarch Realm stood at the Ten Layers of Perfection, even if their grasp on Chaos Law differed in depth.
"Breakthrough and seal as king..."
Su Muqing stared at the youth in front of her, realizing he had surged way ahead of their group.
Even though they too had achieved the Perfect Immortal Monarch Realm, the path to breakthrough and sealing as king remained distant for them. Lacking the refinement of Chaos Law into 23 strands, she had never even thought of advancing too soon.
To forge those 23 strands of Chaos Law, given her aptitude, she would need no less than two or three thousand years, and that was pushing the limits of speed.
"What a shame you failed to prove the Heavenly Heart, despite your talent matching that person's."
Su Wanyi murmured gently, her statement echoing Chi Yuan's earlier ones, yet free of mockery, filled only with true sorrow for Li Hao.
Li Hao kept his face serene; pursuing that proof of the Heavenly Heart wasn't his goal, so no sense of loss touched him.
"After breakthrough and sealing as king, once sealed, we have to depart the Primordial True Realm..."
Luo Ningshuang fixed her eyes on Li Hao. For humans like these, completing breakthrough and sealing as king meant heading back to aid their families.
In the end, achieving king status showed one could manage alone without support.
The family had poured endless toil and treasures into their training, so repayment was now due.
Yet members of the Chaos Ancient Clan, originating in the Primordial True Realm, would stay and practice here post-breakthrough and sealing, facing minimal shifts.
"I've encountered nearly all the Hundred Races in the True Realm. What clan do you hail from?"
Luo Ningshuang watched Li Hao, her voice soft.
Her question drew curious glances from the rest toward Li Hao, eager to learn the lineage of this remarkable figure's heritage.
"What clan?"
Li Hao paused in mild surprise, grasping that she meant his bloodline. Broadly speaking, it was Human Race, but following the blood swap in the Three Immortal Extreme Realms, one might call him forged by Heaven and Earth.
"You might discover it when my descendants' bloodline emerges."
Li Hao answered.
Confusion flickered in Luo Ningshuang's eyes, puzzled by Li Hao's response.
Li Hao skipped any more details, turning his attention to his companions. His eyes lingered on Di Lincen, where a sudden impulse arose, prompting him to free his senior sister Di Lingshu from his Heaven and Earth Space.
"Di Lincen, meet my senior sister—she's from your Emperor Clan too."
Li Hao addressed Di Lincen.
Di Lincen's sight shifted to Di Lingshu, instantly detecting the shared bloodline essence radiating from her, and with her name... his gaze wavered as he asked, "Are you the Emperor's daughter?"
Di Lingshu brushed him off, planting her hands on her hips and glaring furiously at Li Hao, demanding, "Why did you abandon proving the Heavenly Heart?!"
Her sharp, furious shout rang out clearly, hanging in the atmosphere and startling the formerly composed expressions into shock.
"Abandon?"
Su Wanyi gazed at Li Hao with shock, as Xue Consort's stare abruptly locked onto him.
Su Wanqing, Di Lincen, and the rest recoiled in surprise, confusion etching their features.
Facing his senior sister's sharp query, Li Hao offered a helpless grin. While tucked in his Heaven and Earth Space, he couldn't conceal those prior happenings from her view. However... she had only glimpsed the outer layer, blind to the heavy duty bound to the Heavenly Heart.
"The Heavenly Heart clashed with my Dao Heart."
Li Hao had no choice but to phrase it so.
Di Lingshu stamped her foot in fury, frustration blazing in her look at Li Hao as she exclaimed, "That chance could have made you an Emperor, an Emperor! Countless souls yearn for it, yet you just..."
She recognized her lack of authority to judge Li Hao, but witnessing him forfeit such a priceless shot hurt deeply.
Hailing from the Emperor Clan, she understood all too well the immense challenge of ascending to Immortal Emperor.
Li Hao gave a faint head shake, the issue too intricate and drawn out for more words. Instead, he turned to Di Lincen and the group, saying, "I'm off to chase down some Chaos Dao Seeds—who's coming along?"
Di Lincen, Shen Wuji, and the others shook off their stupor, answering promptly.
They couldn't fathom why Li Hao had forsaken that precious prospect on purpose, but with him staying silent, pressing further felt unwise.
Di Lingshu looked downcast, aware that the situation stood firm and more talk served no end, yet unease lingered in her chest.
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Time raced onward, and shortly after the Celestial Path vanished, the Endless Celestial Path sealed shut as well.
As the Heavenly Domain shut down, Li Hao and his companions sensed an immense, awe-inspiring force descending on them.
Then, the nearby laws twisted, and space-time warped. When their eyes fluttered open once more, they stood beyond the Boundary Flipping Mountain.
Chaos of voices filled the air, mingled with gasps of wonder. Beyond Li Hao and his group loomed a crowd of shadows, revealed as cultivators from diverse sects and Chaos Immortal Cities.
Every one of them had been whisked from the Endless Heavenly Domain, now gathered on the slope just outside Boundary Flipping Mountain.
"Senior brother, where's my senior brother?"
"Zhuo Yue senior brother is missing."
"Where's Hui Xin senior sister?"
Numerous individuals hurriedly extended their Divine Sense, hunting for their sect mates, yet despite the throng present, the Endless Heavenly Domain brimmed with dangers, claiming many lives inside who never emerged.
Li Hao swept his vision across the area, his Divine Sense unfurling to encompass everything, noting the absence of the black-robed youth's form.
He had dissolved alongside the Celestial Path, his location a mystery now.
Li Hao eyed Gu Yan and Yue Xi, noting their safety and easing with relief.
"Haotian senior brother."