"Damn it, I'll remember you!"
"And that nosy Chi Man, the Original Venerable Immortal Dynasty, humph, a bunch of native savages!"
The purple-robed youth was annoyed. Looking at Li Hao's back as he quickly ascended and went far away, his face was gloomy, and his fingers quietly clenched.
He had initially felt a bit of schadenfreude and wanted to disrupt the youth's enlightenment. He didn't expect the matter to fail and cause him trouble.
But since he had caused trouble, as a member of the royal family, he wasn't afraid.
At this moment, on the Space Origin Divine Tree, Chi Man and another person who were climbing also noticed the movement behind them. When they saw Li Hao surpassing the purple-robed youth and catching up, neither of them was surprised.
The Space Origin Divine Tree painted by Li Hao earlier showed a fine level of detail that indicated a Space Origin realm that was definitely not low.
"Interesting."
Chi Man glanced at Li Hao, showing some appreciation. This youth was able to obtain a Great Dao of Space on the Heavenly Dao Bridge that he hadn't even captured, and even sold it to him. This was enough to show that the other party had strong confidence and could find it again.
He didn't look back again and climbed upward with all his might.
Li Hao also quickly rushed upward along the chaotic flow. His figure continuously climbed, and soon he caught up with the other youth.
"Hmm?"
Seeing Li Hao beside him, the youth's expression changed slightly. He was at the Immortal Lord realm.
Li Hao glanced at the youth, said nothing, and continued to sprint upward.
But at this point, they had reached a position close to the base of the tree canopy. The spatial turbulence here was extremely variable, and a slight carelessness would cause them to be swept away to some unknown level of space, or even severely injured.
Li Hao dealt with it carefully, his ascent speed slowed, and he had no time to spare for anyone else beside him.
He dodged and climbed upward along the chaotic flow, slowly reaching his limit.
At this point, there was still some distance from the tree canopy.
Li Hao thought of the earlier Boya Xuejian. The position she reached on the Water Dao Origin Divine Tree was slightly higher than his current position.
However, his Space Origin Dao was already close to the peak of the fourth level.
In front of him, Chi Man's figure was only a few dozen meters higher than his. His speed had also noticeably slowed down, and he only managed to climb a little higher after staying in place for a while.
"It seems that relying on my own strength, it's still a bit lacking to obtain the Space Divine Tree Dao Fruit," Li Hao sighed inwardly.
If his Space Origin reached the fourth level of perfection, he might be recognized by the divine tree.
He stopped and didn't force himself.
Although his current position was not under the tree canopy, the aura of the surrounding Space Origin Great Dao was extremely strong, making it an excellent place for cultivation.
Just as Li Hao was about to sit cross-legged and cultivate here, a soft voice suddenly rang out:
"Do you want a Dao fruit?"
Li Hao was startled, his eyes suddenly opened, and he couldn't help but look up at the divine tree in front of him, but he only saw the leaves of the divine tree gently swaying.
"Senior is the Space Divine Tree?" Li Hao quickly replied in his heart.
"Yes."
The soft voice was not surprised and said gently, "If you can exchange your previous painting with me, I can give you a divine tree Dao fruit."
Li Hao was stunned. He didn't expect that the other party had already noticed when he was painting earlier.
He said without thinking, "I am willing."
As his words fell, a gentle force acted on him. The spatial turbulence in front of him suddenly parted, and Li Hao flew straight upward, surpassing Chi Man in an instant.
Then, under Chi Man's shocked gaze, he entered the tree canopy, threw himself into a ball of treasure light, and disappeared before their eyes.
"That guy..."
The purple-robed youth, who was in the lowest position among the three, saw this scene. The gloom and fierceness in his eyes turned into shock, and his pupils contracted.
"How is that possible?"
The other youth was also stunned, somewhat lost and bewildered.
That guy at the True Immortal realm actually surpassed Chi Man? Looking at the situation, he has already been recognized by the divine tree!
Chi Man also had a look of disbelief. His Space Origin realm was already at the limit of the fourth level, only one step away from reaching the fifth level.
He came to the Space Origin Divine Tree precisely to break through this bottleneck, so that he would have the capital to look down upon the heroes in the Southern Region battle.
But now, he was actually surpassed by a little guy at the True Immortal realm.
Could that guy's Space Origin realm surpass his? He was a little incredulous, but the sight before him forced him to believe it.
"Where did this monster come from?"
He muttered to himself in a low voice.
At this moment, in the secret realm of the Space Divine Tree.
A beautiful woman with silver markings on her face stood quietly in this secret realm where the flow of light was constantly surging.
Her eyes were gentle, and she said, "It's rare to be able to integrate the Dao of Space into a painting."
Li Hao also looked at the avatar of the Space Origin Divine Tree. With his previous experience in the Five Dao Origin City, he was not too surprised at this moment and immediately cupped his hands in greeting.
"You have the aura of the Five Dao Origin Divine Trees on you. Did they also give you Dao fruits?"
The Space Divine Tree said softly.
Li Hao was not surprised. He didn't know what realm the other party was in, and it was not strange for her to be able to detect these things.
"It's all thanks to the seniors' favor," Li Hao said.
"The Nine Sequence Immortal Seal is also worthy."
The Space Divine Tree smiled slightly. In her palm was a silver, flowing light fruit. It was called a fruit, but it was a perfectly round sphere, constantly glowing.
"Next, are you going to the Time Origin Divine Tree?"
She directly pushed the Space Divine Tree Dao fruit in front of Li Hao and said gently, "My sister's temperament is a bit cold, she may not help you. Don't blame her."
"Hmm?"
Li Hao was a little surprised and quickly said, "How dare junior do that. Sending it is a kindness."
Hearing Li Hao's words, a trace of gentleness appeared in the eyes of the Space Origin Divine Tree, and she nodded, "Your painting is good, I will treasure it."
Upon hearing this, Li Hao immediately took out the Space Divine Tree from his world of heaven and earth. This painting was woven with immortal power, permanent and unchanging, and could be preserved for tens of thousands of years.
"Are you cultivating here, or are you going to my sister's now?"
The Space Origin Divine Tree glanced at the painting, revealed her appreciation in her eyes, accepted it, and then asked Li Hao softly.
Li Hao cupped his hands and said, "I'm going now."
Since he had the Space Divine Tree Dao fruit, there was no need to rush to consume it. If he waited until the spiritual explosion time passed, he would miss the opportunity to go to the Time Origin Divine Tree.
The Space Origin Divine Tree also expected Li Hao to choose this way. She nodded and said, "Then I will send you directly to my sister's place. The rest depends on your performance."
"Thank you, Senior!"
Li Hao quickly thanked her.
The Space Origin Divine Tree smiled and shook her head, then gently waved her hand. In an instant, a channel vortex appeared in front of Li Hao, sucking his figure in.
Accompanied by the appearance of the colorful misty divine light, Li Hao opened his eyes again and saw himself standing in a colorful mottled secret realm.
This secret realm looked vast and boundless, like a top-notch oil painting, with vibrant and dreamlike colors.
In the flowing divine light, fragments of time emerged. There were figures of ancient demons, backs of great emperors, vast and boundless cities, and starry skies with dazzling stars... countless faces, as well as street beggars, royal families in the imperial palace, concubines in the imperial hall, and so on.
There were Jianghu (martial arts world), imperial courts, red dust inns inviting customers under willow trees by the river, and battles between immortals and gods above the nine heavens!
All sorts of things were fluttering and passing in the fragments of time, flashing by in an instant.
Li Hao looked around, lost in thought, when a cold voice suddenly rang out, "Did you come here just to be in a daze?"
Li Hao suddenly came back to his senses, looked up, and saw a peerless figure in the void ahead, like a magnificent back standing in the long river of time, standing in front. A head of green hair exuded light, fluttering in the wind.
"Greetings, Senior."
Li Hao quickly cupped his hands and bowed in greeting.
"The Nine Sequence Immortal Seal has received help from those little guys in the Five Dao Origin City, and my sister has also bestowed a Dao fruit upon you. Do you still want a Time Dao fruit?"
The voice was cold as frost, coming from the mouth of the Time Origin Divine Tree's avatar.
Li Hao thought of what the Space Origin Divine Tree had just said, and cupped his hands, "If Senior is willing to bestow it, junior will surely remember this kindness."
"What use is your kindness to me?"
However, the voice of the Time Origin Divine Tree was extremely cold, saying, "It's just a Nine Sequence Immortal Seal. It hasn't broken through that boundary yet. It's just half a step into the Imperial realm talent. I don't know how many such beings I've seen in the long river of time, and I don't know how many have fallen!"
Li Hao was stunned, his face changed slightly, but he wasn't angry, because what the other party said might be the truth.
"After the Imperial Fall Epoch, the Original True Realm was affected, and the number of prodigies plummeted. Your talent is indeed good, but that's all. My foolish sister bestowed a Dao fruit upon you just by asking for a painting and didn't even ask you to make a contract. How foolish!"
The Time Origin Divine Tree's voice was like ice, saying, "Your Time Origin Dao is only at the third level, still far from my standard. Come back when you reach the fourth level."
At this point, Li Hao understood the other party's meaning. He didn't expect such a straightforward refusal.
But he didn't take offense. After all, the Dao fruit belonged to the other party, and he had no reason to resent her for not being willing to give it to him.
"I have offended Senior. Junior takes his leave." Li Hao cupped his hands.
Hearing Li Hao's humble voice, the Time Origin Divine Tree's eyebrows raised slightly. She was clearly surprised that facing a treasure like the Time Dao fruit, and being rejected with a single word, the other party actually gave up so readily.
She sensed the youth's gentle and desireless state of mind, and her eyes suddenly became a little calmer. She said indifferently:
"Your Dao heart is not low, is it? Coupled with your talent, if I had plenty of Dao fruits, I might not be unwilling to bestow one upon you. After all, talent is scarce in my Southern Region now, and a Nine Sequence Immortal Seal is worth half a fruit!"
"However, you came late. A girl came here earlier, and I gave her both Dao fruits."
Saying this, she shook her head slightly and said to Li Hao, "If you truly have the potential to reach the Imperial realm, you don't lack this one Dao fruit. Go."
Li Hao was stunned. Someone came here and took two Dao fruits?
A girl... Li Hao immediately thought of the figures he had swept past outside the Time Divine Tree earlier. There weren't many women among them.
"May I ask who the girl was?" Li Hao asked curiously.
"Of course, I cannot tell you that."
The Time Origin Divine Tree said, "But you don't need to be jealous or overthink. That girl is a natural time controller. In the Great Dao of Time, she is far beyond you all. In this life, she even has the hope of reaching the tenth level and entering the half-step Imperial realm through the Dao of Time!"
"In the near future, you will meet her, or at least, you will hear her name."
This life. Li Hao's eyes flickered, but he didn't ask any more questions and cupped his hands in farewell.
The Time Origin Divine Tree waved her hand and said, "You can climb outside the tree. You can cultivate wherever you can reach."
As she spoke, Li Hao felt a force envelop him. His figure left the secret realm, the light and shadow in front of him turned, a colorful mist emerged, and the huge body of the Time Origin Divine Tree appeared before him. At this moment, he was standing on the outer edge of the plaza under the Time Origin Divine Tree.
No one noticed him. Everyone was trying their best to climb the Time Divine Tree, sprinting against the flow in the colorful treasure light.
Seeing this, Li Hao did not stop and quickly rushed up.
Although he didn't get the Time Divine Tree Dao fruit, as the divine tree said, cultivating at a higher position outside the tree allowed for a very high understanding of the Great Dao of Time.
Although Li Hao didn't plan to directly cultivate time, if he could find an excellent location and fish there, using fishing to gain insight into the Great Dao of Time, it might even be possible to improve his fishing Dao!
His figure was like wind, and he rushed into the colorful treasure light in the blink of an eye.
"Haotian?!"
Suddenly, at the bottom of the chaotic flow of colorful treasure light, at the position of the tree vine, a surprised exclamation rang out.
Li Hao turned his head and saw it was Yue Xi, dressed in white.
She looked at Li Hao with a face full of shock, which quickly turned into surprise. She said, "You're here too?"
Li Hao nodded and said, "How did you get here?"
"I came here by capturing a Great Dao of Space."
Yue Xi thought of something and asked doubtfully, "I didn't see you earlier. Did you just arrive? So you went to other origin cities before?"
"Yeah."
Li Hao nodded and said, "Hurry up and climb while the spiritual explosion is still happening."
Yue Xi came to her senses. This was not the time for reminiscing. She nodded and said, "My Time Origin has touched the threshold of the second level. How about you?"
"Then I'll go ahead."
Saying this, Li Hao rushed quickly into the colorful treasure light.
Innumerable fragments of time fluttered in the light, and Li Hao even saw his own past within them.
Born in the Divine General's Mansion, and given a name in that majestic imperial hall.
Then, the backs of the couple who went on an expedition.
In the courtyard, painting alone.
In the mountains and forests, fishing by the lake with Second Master.
All sorts of past events emerged in the fluttering fragments of time.
Li Hao was a little dazed, not expecting that this journey had been so long.
He did not stop and rushed forward at full speed along the chaotic flow of time.
"Hmm? It's you!"
Just as he passed a few figures, Li Hao heard a surprised voice, immediately followed by some anger: "How did you get here?"
Li Hao turned his head and saw it was the princess Chu Yueli.
His eyes were cold, and he said, "What kind of stupid thing is that? If you can come, why can't I?"
"You!"
Chu Yueli immediately gnashed her teeth in anger. This person spoke to her so impolitely, with rude language.
She was a princess, and her father was a top expert in the Southern Region, second only to the Supreme of the Heavenly Palace. Who wouldn't be polite to her when they met her?
Not to mention her own talent, which was top-notch among the royal family, second only to a monster like Chu Tianhuang.
"You're only here now, humph, you're late!"
Chu Yueli gritted her teeth, didn't bother with Li Hao, and said with a sneer.
"Even if I come late, I can walk ahead of you."
Li Hao snorted coldly, said without mercy, and then rushed quickly upward.
(End of this chapter)