Longevity Clan Starts with the Patriarch's Marriage Chapter 795

“Are there still so many people left?”

Han Li surveyed the entire Dadao altar, his gaze sweeping over the exceptional young talents from various realms, a flicker of astonishment crossing his face.

The number of remaining participants surpassed his expectations, numbering between forty and fifty thousand.

“It’s a shame that no matter how many there are, it’s all for naught, as most are stalled below the seventh level of the Dadao altar,” Han Li remarked with a slight shake of his head.

Merely a little over five thousand individuals occupied the seventh level of the Dadao altar, with just over three thousand on the eighth. The ninth level saw a mere sixteen hundred cultivators attempting to breach it.

The final three stages introduced altered challenge parameters. While the ability to concede and retry was available, greatly diminishing the number of eliminated competitors, few among the exceptional geniuses from all worlds possessed the combat prowess of the Golden Immortal Realm's later stages while concurrently being at the True Immortal peak.

Han Li’s attention then shifted to those undergoing trials on the ninth level of the Dadao altar. His eyes darted, and he softly mused,

“I wonder just how many exceptional talents will successfully navigate the trials of the ninth level.”

Despite having already passed and standing at the apex of the Dadao altar, he still couldn't clearly discern the inner workings.

He could only make out over a thousand orbs of light suspended on this level, each cradling an extraordinary talent immersed in their trial.

...

No sooner had his words faded than an orb detonated.

A young man clad in red, exuding a composed aura and bearing a sword mark upon his forehead, emerged with an unhurried gait.

His form emanated a profound Daoist charm, enveloped in a dazzling display of Infinite Immortal Light, resembling a youthful Immortal Emperor. His radiance was captivating, commanding the allegiance of all endless rules of order.

The youth in red surveyed the ninth level, a look of satisfaction briefly gracing his features. He then declared to himself, “Indeed, I am still the first to pass…”

Just as the word “through” was about to leave his lips, his eyes fell upon Han Li’s silhouette, causing him to halt mid-utterance, his expression undergoing a swift transformation.

Another talent had conquered the trials of the Dadao altar’s ninth level even more rapidly than he.

“Which esteemed being might you be, fellow Daoist?”

The youth’s expression shifted through various emotions before he stepped forward to inquire, a palpable note of wariness coloring his tone.

Han Li offered a smile but remained silent.

He harbored no desire to engage in extensive conversation with this individual, content to patiently await the conclusion of the first trial phase.

Were it not for the restriction of the initial trial phase, which mandated a duration of half a day before progression to the second stage was permitted, Han Li would have departed this location long ago.

Perceiving Han Li’s lack of response, the youth in red’s gaze flickered once more, revealing a perilous glint. However, he refrained from taking action, maintaining a cautious stance toward the cultivator who had surpassed him.

“Hmph~”

The youth in red let out a dismissive snort and retreated to his original position.

Before long, three brilliant beams of immortal light pierced the heavens, and three paramount talents materialized, two males and one female.

Upon witnessing Han Li and the youth in red, their expressions also shifted, and they quietly awaited further developments.

Time flowed onward, and in the blink of an eye, half a day had elapsed.

The inaugural phase of the Dadao Palace trials concluded, with just over a thousand individuals successfully navigating the first step and advancing to the subsequent stage, thus unlocking greater opportunities for fortune.

“Buzz~”

Beams of immortal light descended, enveloping all the cultivators present on the ninth level of the Dadao altar.

As the ethereal luminescence receded, Han Li and the others vanished from sight.

A solitary beam of immortal light descended, and Han Li’s form reappeared.

This time, he found himself within a vast and breathtaking world, alive with the melodious chirping of birds and the intoxicating fragrance of flowers, exuding an atmosphere of profound tranquility and serenity.

The multitude of over a thousand individuals from the pinnacle of the Dadao altar had all entered this new realm, yet they were not situated in the same locale, being dispersed across numerous distinct areas.

Han Li’s gaze swept across his immediate surroundings, taking in the environment where he now stood.

Fewer than two hundred cultivators were in his proximate vicinity, originating from thirty-seven disparate races, with the Human Clan constituting the predominant group.

Han Li withdrew his gaze, his brow suddenly lifting as he perceived gentle, sacred, and soothing ripples permeating the void, imbuing him with a profound sense of peace and dispelling all traces of bodily fatigue.

Far across the distant horizon, boundless Infinite Immortal Light ascended towards the heavens, accompanied by a myriad of wondrous phenomena and endless anomalous occurrences, rendering that particular expanse akin to the most exquisite Sacred Land.

Simultaneously, the serene and beautiful new world heard the remote, impassive voice of a spirit from Dadao Palace.

“The second stage of this trial presents a rather straightforward challenge.

Upon the blooming of the Immortal Flower and the subsequent appearance of the Dadao Door, one must simply push open this door and step through to conquer the second stage of the trial,”

“Those who fail to enter the Dadao Door will still receive a reward corresponding to their proximity when it vanishes.”

These pronouncements from the Dadao Palace spirit caused Han Li’s brow to furrow in contemplation.

When the Immortal Flower eventually unfurled its petals and the Dadao Door materialized, what lay beyond its threshold?

Would it lead directly to the third trial stage?

The trial for the second stage was, indeed, “simple,” with unambiguous rules that notably did not forbid any form of combat or killing.

He cast a discerning glance at the assembled cultivators surrounding him.

A faint smile touched Han Li’s lips as he placed his hands behind his back and began striding towards the Immortal Flower's location.

The other cultivators observed Han Li’s departing silhouette, their eyes alight with a concealed glint, a potent murderous intent swirling within them.

Many harbored thoughts of ambushing him, yet ultimately, none dared to make the first move.

They held firm in their memory that Han Li had been the very first to surmount the initial stage of the Dadao Palace trial, a figure of undeniably significant backing and seemingly bottomless power.

Whoever initiated an attack would, in all likelihood, become the first casualty.

Noticing the absence of any aggressive action, Han Li, who had maintained a state of readiness, felt a twinge of disappointment.

He had fully prepared himself to unleash decisive, overwhelming force against any cultivator who dared to challenge him, intending to establish his dominance and preemptively neutralize any emerging threats; he had not anticipated such exceptional talents to exhibit such pronounced timidity.

Han Li failed to consider that, given his profound strength and his esteemed position as the newcomer who achieved the unprecedented feat of clearing the ninth level of the Dadao altar first, who among them could possibly regard him without the utmost sense of dread?

A considerable distance separated Han Li's initial arrival point in this picturesque new world from the Immortal Flower; even with his current considerable speed, a full five breaths of time elapsed before he finally reached the flower's immediate vicinity.