Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1866 Chapter 498: Five Hundred Years (Part 3)
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Li Hao was well aware that the Dao books gathered in this place ranked top-tier across the entire True Realm.
"Young one, pick any that catches your eye; go ahead and explore freely."
A grave voice resounded, infused with a hint of warmth.
"Many thanks, senior."
With a nod, Li Hao started wandering through the interior, examining the contents.
While strolling past a certain Dao book, it morphed into a tiny avian form and addressed Li Hao: "Young one, care to grasp my essence? I offer the swift Nine Profound Flying Bird Body Skill for your learning."
"Oh? Allow me to examine it."
Surprise flickered in Li Hao's expression as he remembered his recent breakthrough to the Thirteenth Stage in movement arts, which had made him adept at picking up new ones.
In truth, the Thirteenth Stage aligned with the Immortal King Realm; anything short of an Emperor-level Technique could be swiftly grasped and perfected.
Upon Li Hao's consent, the bird let out a cheerful trill, then dissolved into myriad golden rays that danced around him, resembling a cascade of stellar lights pouring into his gaze.
Boundless Dao flooded into Li Hao's consciousness, as he took in the full Nine Profound Flying Bird Body Skill.
This body skill truly demanded Immortal King Realm mastery to perfect, and at its peak—the Nine Profound Absolute Flight—it allowed crossing billions of miles in a mere instant.
"Nine Profound Wing Flapping, one flap covers thirty-six million miles…"
Li Hao's gaze shimmered; this skill stood equal to the Kun Clan's famed movement arts.
As he practiced, Li Hao softly recited the technique aloud. With each murmur, his Poetry and Book Experience emerged, building up at an impressive pace.
Soon enough, Li Hao had completely integrated the body skill, and the golden rays reformed into the bird's shape, querying him in a clear tone:
"So, will you select me?"
"I've grasped it fully. Now I'd like to check out others."
Opening his eyes, Li Hao replied with a grin.
"Grasped it?" The bird froze in shock, then grew disbelieving and a tad annoyed. "Impossible! Even though I shared the Dao with you, no one could fully get it in a single go!"
As though quick comprehension was an insult to its depth.
Li Hao skipped any justification, pressed for time in his cultivation journey, so he kept his words brief. In a flash, his body twisted rapidly, rotating exactly 109,000 times right there—the flawless Nine Profound Dustless Body Skill.
The bird's eyes bulged wide, leaving it speechless and dazed for a moment, whispering only, "How could this be…"
Undeterred, Li Hao moved on to the following Dao book.
Moments slipped away, and Li Hao's jaw-dropping insight left every Dao book in the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion stunned, as if encountering such freakish aptitude for the very first time.
Once he wearied from the constant uptake, Li Hao asked the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion whether cooking was permitted within.
The Ten Thousand Books Pavilion, facing this bizarre query for the first time ever, felt utterly perplexed; after all, this sacred space was the envy of countless True Realm noble families—yet here was someone eager to prepare meals inside?
Baffled as it was, it promptly sent word to the Immortal Immortal Emperor.
Without Li Hao's display of such phenomenal prowess, it would have outright denied the request without bothering the higher-up.
Yet Li Hao's freakish gifts made it wary of his ties to the Immortal Immortal Emperor.
"Cooking in the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion?"
Upon receiving the report, the Immortal Immortal Emperor found himself momentarily at a loss; never before had such a peculiar demand come his way.
A touch speechless, he remarked, "This boy truly acts like he owns the place, huh? Allow it, just watch him closely; no matter the chaos he causes, only a few centuries remain…"
He already knew the Eastern Domain's plight—Ancestral Dragon City teetered on collapse, with multiple Great Emperors falling. A sense told him the True King trials wouldn't drag beyond a millennium and could wrap up shortly.
Noticing the Immortal Immortal Emperor's approval, the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion ceased its objections to Li Hao.
And so, within the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion, Li Hao devoured assorted Dao books while also preparing Ancient Demons for meals.
His gains in arts and skills piled up swiftly.
Time raced onward.
Before he knew it, five hundred years had elapsed for Li Hao in the Abyss.