Longevity Clan Starts with the Patriarch's Marriage Chapter 797

Han Li paused momentarily before resuming his arduous climb. Each ascent on the great Dao’s formidable stairs introduced a fresh wave of Dao force above him, intent on crushing his progress. As he moved from the eighty-thousandth to the ninety-thousandth step, every form of Dao force intensified to the eighth level of the Immortal Monarch Realm. Continuing from the ninety-thousandth to the hundred-thousandth step, these Dao forces escalated to the ninth level of the Immortal Monarch Realm. The crushing Dao forces bearing down on him grew in number and might, yet paradoxically, the pressure Han Li experienced started to diminish rather than increase. Originally, his standard combat prowess was unmatched at the Quasi Immortal Monarch level. To withstand the combined suppression of tens of thousands of Immortal Monarchs’ Dao, he was compelled to engage his Divine Sense to resist. ... However, Divine Sense possessed a finite duration. Even with continuous activation, its effect was merely transient. Failure to reach the summit in a single attempt meant the complete absence of hope for eventual success. This ordeal was akin to confronting a multitude of ten thousand Golden Immortals alongside ninety thousand Immortal Monarchs. Though these hundred thousand Golden Immortals and Immortal Monarchs did not actively seek his demise, their collective suppression was utterly overwhelming. Any individual lacking sufficient fortitude would undoubtedly be annihilated in an instant. Han Li initially accelerated his climb, driven by the imperative to reach the summit before his Divine Sense depleted, and he harbored absolute certainty in his ability to achieve this. Nevertheless, after surpassing the sixty-thousandth step, Han Li abruptly altered his strategy and decelerated his ascent. It was not a matter of succumbing to the pressure; he had conceived an alternative plan. He discovered that Dadao Mountain was remarkably suited to his cultivation, a fact he had overlooked in his haste to ascend. Firstly, the Immortal Flower and the Wandao Ocean encountered in the second stage of the trial, replete with myriad Daos, served as excellent complements to Han Li’s supreme martial Dao, despite their relatively lower intensity. Following the absorption of boundless Dao rhymes from the blossoming Immortal Flower and the infinite Dao images from the Wandao Ocean, his internal Thousand Path Tree experienced accelerated growth. Concurrently, his Thousand Path Scripture and Thousand Path Immortal Body underwent successive evolutions, advancing to more advanced stages. Had the Dadao Palace not suppressed his cultivation level to prevent it from exceeding the True Immortal Peak, Han Li felt confident that, without the System’s assistance, he could have achieved breakthroughs to the Golden Immortal Realm, or even the Immortal Monarch Realm, in a single, decisive leap. The established realms were demarcated by past cultivators for those of average ability. Given sufficient innate talent and a profound comprehension of the Dao, one is liberated from the obligation to adhere to conventional progression. Such individuals can attain exceptionally high realms instantaneously, rendering all prior realm restrictions completely irrelevant. At this precise juncture, Han Li harbored precisely this sentiment. Having ascended Dadao Mountain to such a considerable height, the oppressive forces exerted by the Daos of ten thousand Golden Immortals and Immortal Monarchs were gradually being assimilated by Han Li’s supreme martial Dao, integrating into his very being and catalyzing the rapid development of his ultimate martial Dao. Consequently, Han Li found himself no longer requiring the activation of his Divine Sense. His intrinsic strength had decisively attained the Immortal Monarch Realm, even beginning to brush against the formidable domain of a Quasi Immortal King. Apart from his nominal realm, all other facets of his being had undergone elevation. With his strength surging, Han Li found the continued ascent of Dadao Mountain increasingly facile, experiencing no discernible pressure whatsoever. Despite this ease, he intentionally reduced his pace to facilitate the ongoing maturation of his supreme martial Dao. As Han Li set foot upon the ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninetieth stair, the oppressive Dao emanating from above had already reached the zenith of the Immortal Monarch Realm’s power. Upon arriving at the hundred-thousandth stair, the suppressing Dao force advanced to the nascent stages of the Quasi Immortal King realm. When Han Li’s climb reached the one hundred and twenty-nine thousand five hundred and ninety-ninth stair, the force of the suppressing Dao ascended to the peak might of the Quasi Immortal King. Han Li cast a glance towards the final step, mere inches from the summit of Dadao Mountain. The aura radiating from this ultimate stair was already indicative of Immortal King might. This observation left Han Li in a state of mild bewilderment. He pondered whether the trials presented during the emergence of the Dadao Palace in past eras were truly this arduous. Casting his gaze downwards, he observed the exceptionally beautiful woman clad in blue struggling valiantly around the forty-thousandth step of Dadao Mountain, her exhaustion evident and her strength visibly waning. According to the intel previously shared by Chang Xi, merely a handful, perhaps a dozen participants in each session, managed to reach the fourth stage of the trials, even if they ultimately failed to prevail. This nonetheless served as a testament to their considerable prowess.

Considering the immense difficulty of this trial round, Han Li mused that other prodigies might not even manage to clear the third stage's halfway point.

Various ideas cascaded through his thoughts.

Putting aside these reflections, Han Li pressed onward, ascending another step.

“Boom~”

The overwhelming power of an Immortal King descended, causing the very Dadao Mountain to tremble violently.

The other cultivators attempting to climb were abruptly forced to the ground, utterly incapable of rising.

Yet, the Immortal King’s might, which arrived with such force, departed just as swiftly, effortlessly borne by Han Li.

Reaching the apex, Han Li paused, savoring the sensation for a brief moment before shaking his head, “The might of an Immortal King, merely so-so.”

With a slight shrug of his shoulders, the twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty varieties of Dao that had been bearing down on him erupted with a deafening roar, their Daoist cries reverberating through innumerable realms, shaking the fabric of past, present, and future.

Capitalizing on this opportune moment, his ultimate martial Dao ravenously consumed, devouring infinite Dao rhymes, boundless Dao manifestations, endless Dao intentions, and limitless Dao principles.

In a flash, Han Li’s aura surged dramatically, though his cultivation realm remained steadfastly at the True Immortal Peak.

Following this profound assimilation, his ultimate martial Dao experienced further growth, escalating to an impressively elevated level after its digestion.

Han Li made an estimation, swallowed audibly, and then cross-referenced his inference with the System's confirmation.

His ultimate martial Dao had, in fact, ascended to the Immortal King level!

This signified that upon his return to the myriad realms, Han Li possessed the capability to break through to the Immortal King Realm in an instant, should he desire.

“Hiss~”

He couldn't suppress an sharp intake of breath, a flicker of excitement briefly illuminating his eyes.

His Dao was the ultimate martial Dao, the pinnacle of all Daos, supreme and unsurpassed.

This implied that Han Li's current strength vastly exceeded that of a mere Immortal King, now standing on par with a Quasi Immortal Emperor.