Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1860 Chapter 496: Boundless Fishing
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Days turned into years swiftly.
As the Immortal Immortal Emperor continued teaching the Dao to Li Hao, various cultivators approached the pair of Immortal Emperors for advice, yet this failed to disturb Li Hao at all.
Being Immortal Emperors, they possessed the ability to split into countless avatars instantly, dedicating time to instruct every Immortal King who arrived in personal sessions.
"One hundred years, then another hundred..."
Years raced forward. Within the gathering, both Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi focused on grasping the Dao at the Great Emperor Dojo.
Having arrived in this abyss to practice, three centuries slipped by in an instant. Starting from the First Level of the Immortal King Realm, each of them had progressed to the Fourth Level of the Immortal King Realm!
Achieving a single level up in under a hundred years counts as incredibly swift in the Immortal King Realm.
Nevertheless, the Fourth Level of the Immortal King Realm appeared far too feeble and unripe in this place. By drawing on Ancestor Emperor Power alongside numerous hidden arts, they managed to just scrape onto the 72nd floor.
Before, crossing four realms proved challenging; these days, they struggled to even span three.
Over these three centuries, they had also approached the Immortal Emperors for counsel, enhancing their Great Dao Origin Realm, but with the passage of time, a persistent worry clung to their minds.
"Junior sisters, there's no need to feel overly concerned. Compared to your fellow disciples, you're already standing at the pinnacle."
A senior at the Ninth Level of the Immortal King Realm remarked with a grin. Though advanced in years with silver locks, his face glowed with healthy vigor.
"Give it another three hundred years to hit the Seventh Level of the Immortal King Realm, then harness the Ancestor Emperor Power inside you, and you'll probably surpass the 95th level and keep going. If you stay in this abyss cultivating for a full millennium, there's strong potential to exceed a hundred levels. Rumor has it each True King gets two deputies, totaling twenty spots!"
"Right now, just 29 people have passed the hundred levels, so at least 11 spots are still open!"
Yet these reassuring words brought scant comfort to Su Wanyi and Luo Ningshuang, since everyone else was advancing too. Two centuries back, under 20 had cleared a hundred levels; today, ten additional ones had joined them!
Three hundred more years would intensify the rivalry; to vie for a deputy role, shattering a hundred levels would become essential.
For now, the leading position stays with Di Mingyuan of the Heavenly Emperor Clan, his achievement fixed at 134 levels, though the runner-up has closed in to the 128th level.
"Those two guys are bound to claim two positions."
The eyes of Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi turned to the Heaven Tower, spotting a young silhouette holding the 153rd rank, steady for more than two centuries. Still, they refused to ease up, suspecting he was secluded in Dao enlightenment. Should he achieve a breakthrough, his power could explode, possibly overtaking them.
Regarding the other silhouette, the young woman near Li Hao, her standing had shockingly climbed to the 99th level!
Within a mere three hundred years, she teetered on the edge of surpassing a hundred levels; her advancement speed was alarmingly swift.
"Securing a deputy spot isn't solely based on results—connections to the True King matter too. Since the True King can directly choose one deputy, you junior sisters shouldn't fret excessively."
The Ninth Level Immortal King Realm elder offered further reassurance.
They both gave quiet nods. In their Chaos Immortal Emperor lineage, three disciples had exceeded a hundred levels, their seventh senior brother the mightiest among them after conquering 120 levels, now sitting at eighth place!
When contending for the True King's position, he posed a serious threat.
"The Ancestor is bolstering the Eastern Domain. I've only caught wind of the Ancestor's revival but never got to learn from him. I'm not sure if these two Immortal Emperors are familiar with our Su Family's Sword Nine Rejuvenation Secret Skill and might provide pointers..."
Su Wanyi's gaze brightened while she stared at the Heaven Tower's summit, where the duo of Immortal Emperors lingered in silence. The many Immortal Kings who'd come for lessons before had been shifted by the Immortal Emperors to a separate dimension for Dao transmission, blocking any onlookers.
In the end, these abyss cultivators served as both allies and rivals.
Su Wanyi thought it over briefly before soaring up to the Heaven Tower's peak.
Luo Ningshuang pulled back her mind, boosting her state to dive into secluded meditation.
Within the Dao Clan.
"Qingyin, just three floors from breaking a hundred levels. You're guaranteed to grab a True King deputy slot."
A man in his prime at Immortal King Realm Perfection commented smilingly.
Next to him, Dao Qingyin stayed composed, showing no trace of delight. As this era's heir to the Daoist family, her goal extended beyond a deputy role to claiming the True King's position outright.
However, the tenth-ranked cultivator had already hit the 118th level in the Heaven Tower!
That difference of over twenty floors loomed enormous.
"It's not sufficient."
Dao Qingyin murmured gently.
She had grasped four supreme realms, fusing them as one, but still hadn't ascended to the King's Domain.
Without delving midway into the fourth volume of the Taoist Collection and lifting the Ten Thousand Dao Origin to the Eighth Layer, plus upgrading more than half of the Nine Order Dao to the Ninth Level, crossing three realms to attain the 97th level would have been nearly impossible for her.
"Way too gradual, too gradual..."
Dao Qingyin shifted her sight away, shutting her eyes to resume her deep pondering.
The Immortal King Realm Perfection middle-aged man gave a wry chuckle; he'd seen this girl mature from her early days, and soon she'd match his own level, erasing a forty-thousand-year cultivation divide.
In the Eternal Pseudo Realm.
A drifting landmass hovered there.
A modest Emperor Domain Dojo existed, brimming with immortal essence and serene vibes.
Two presences occupied it: an elder ceaselessly sharing the Dao, as a young man delved into the Taoist Collection, wrapped in the glow of the Great Dao, surrounded by swirling Ten Thousand Dao Laws that resembled sacred links, clustering close to him.
"Grasping numerous Daos up to the Eighth Layer is remarkably uncommon."
The Immortal Immortal Emperor observed the thoughtful youth and whispered: "You might want to think about advancing your cultivation base. A loftier realm brings sharper and more profound understanding of the Dao Realm."
"At your present Third Level of the Immortal King Realm, sensing the Great Dao Origin to the Eighth Layer approaches a limit. Raising your cultivation to the Seventh Level could let you effortlessly unlock the fourth volume."