The Name of Eternals

Chapter 246: Taiping Dao Realm

Rising from the abyss and standing between heaven and earth, the blood lake below the young man churned, shrouded in the devastating aura of the Dao of Aging, yet it could not decay his flesh.

His flesh regenerated from ruin, ascending in the extreme realm, becoming immortal and undying!

At this moment, he broke free from his shackles, forging his Dao heart with all things in heaven and earth, stepping into the Four Standing Realms!

Now, his Dao heart transcended, extraordinary and detached, free to roam the heavens and earth.

Waves of an aura like the wrathful tides of a vast sea surged from all directions, converging upon him. The aura of the Dao heart realm gently spread out.

However, the scattered aura was swallowed by the surrounding raging Dao of Aging.

The young man raised his head, his face nearly perfect, as if meticulously carved from the ink and brush of mountains and rivers.

His eyes were as cold as glaciers, devoid of emotion, looking down upon all beings as if he saw through the vicissitudes of life, all matters, and all forms of life with a detached and indifferent gaze, high and unperturbed.

It was as if nothing could move him, with no joy or sorrow, transcending life and death, like a merciless true god!

Yet, as his gaze fell upon the blood lake below and saw a black Qiankun jade belt hanging on a rough chain that dangled in the lake, his glacier-like eyes seemed to show signs of melting.

Gradually, warmth emerged from the coldness, and the aloof heart of heaven turned to the chest of this body, merging completely with his flesh. It was the heart of heaven, the Dao heart, and the human heart, three hearts in one, truly reborn!

Countless thoughts and memories once again gained color in that moment. His eyes shone with light, and his figure flickered, swiftly diving towards the blood lake, landing on the chain where the Qiankun jade belt hung.

This chain was immensely thick, used to restrain the demon saint. He bent down and picked up the already damaged Qiankun jade belt from the edge near the blood lake.

When he sank into the blood lake, he had let go of the jade belt, but fortunately, it was quickly washed onto this chain by the blood, preventing it from completely corroding.

In the jade belt, within the damaged space, the blood swirled.

Li Hao's divine sense swept in and immediately saw three faint life auras.

The Candlefire God, Lady Yin, and a red whisker.

Seeing the red whisker, Li Hao's eyes narrowed, then he quickly leaped higher up the chain.

He took a deep breath, drawing out all the raging Dao energy-infused blood from the small space.

The blood splashed onto him, causing waves of corrosion, but it wasn't as severe as before. Now, it only caused superficial burns, leaving scars that quickly healed.

His flesh had transcended the nine-forged divine weapon level, reaching a transformative enhancement, comparable to the Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure!

Even if an adept of the Absolute Art realm attacked him unguarded, they couldn't harm him. Yet, despite this, he couldn't completely ignore the blood lake's Dao power corrosion.

After all, it was the power of a saint, far beyond his current resistance. Even the Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure would erode!

Once he had drawn out all the blood, Li Hao looked at the curled-up Candlefire God and Lady Yin. The couple was huddled together, with the red whisker nestled between them.

They were still alive!

Li Hao was stunned, surprised and filled with an indescribable joy.

The Candlefire God and Lady Yin had been extremely weak, but now their bodies had merged, enveloped in the Candlefire God's Dao domain, albeit somewhat different, more profound and powerful.

Furthermore, the couple was surrounded by mysterious purple-black and red light, intertwining and chasing each other, containing extreme Yin and Yang energies.

The aging Dao intent emanating from the blood was largely blocked by these ancient and deep energies, with the remaining being blocked by their Dao domain, although a small amount still seeped in.

This caused slight signs of decay in their bodies.

"Is this... the awakening of their bloodline?"

Li Hao looked at the purple-black and red light, recalling what Ji Yunge had said before. The Candlefire God and Lady Yin were originally one, with ancient bloodlines of the great wilderness beasts.

Now, the ancient and deep energies seemed to be their bloodline power.

After encountering life and death crises in the River of the Dead and here, they finally awakened.

Compared to them, Li Hao was more concerned about the red whisker, emitting a faint aura, almost undetectable.

Li Hao's heart ached. He couldn't extract it now as it couldn't isolate the surrounding Dao intent.

Taking a deep breath, Li Hao summoned the system panel and chose to add points.

The previous bottleneck at the Dao heart realm was now broken, leaving him with three skill points. With his choice, one point was immediately consumed.

His physical Dao advanced from seven segments to eight!

In an instant, a flood of information poured into his mind, like an inheritance from the void, continuously instilled.

Li Hao sat cross-legged. Since stepping into the Dao heart realm, it felt like the heavens were a curtain, touchable and tearable with a little force.

Immediately, he used his Dao heart to break open the void, creating his own small space.

He didn't extend it to the limit, just enough for now.

Attempting to place the Qiankun jade belt inside, he felt resistance.

This resistance came from the space within the jade belt.

Li Hao understood that such spatial treasures couldn't overlap with another space.

Removing them from the jade belt would expose them to the raging Dao energy of the blood lake, quickly destroying them.

Thus, he kept the jade belt, holding the small space within it in his palm.

As he absorbed the insights of the eighth stage of the physical Dao, his system panel updated, with many body refining techniques evolving significantly.

These changes enhanced his internal aura, growing stronger and more powerful.

Some techniques operated without conscious effort, further transforming his flesh.

His physical strength rapidly increased, far surpassing the previous million-jin level. After returning from the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion, it approached two million jin.

Now, with the physical Dao reaching the eighth stage, the understanding of the Dao was far beyond ordinary, with many top-tier refining techniques elevating to the Absolute Art realm!

Even the secondary refining techniques reached the supreme level, evolving to an extraordinary degree!

This was a comprehensive qualitative leap!

His physical strength continued to rise. In just moments, without moving, his aura surged, breaking through to the Fate Defying realm!

A profound aura grew within him.

This aura surrounded him, seeming to connect with an unreachable presence beyond the heavens.

Sensing it, Li Hao felt an unimaginable depth and an unspeakable sense of dread. Continuing would invite taboo, possibly leading to death!

The Fate Defying realm not only mastered reversing fate but also truly sensed the existence of destiny!

Knowing one's insignificance and the vastness of the world!

Reaching the Fate Defying realm instills humility and reverence.

Previously, when he exchanged for the power of fate reversal from the Merit Treasure House, he didn't fully comprehend it. Now, this power was his own cultivation.

As the thoughts and techniques flooded his mind, Li Hao focused entirely.

His mind was a storm, merging and evolving seven to eight Absolute Art-level body refining techniques, and dozens of supreme-level techniques, combining myriad strengths to forge his own Absolute Art.

His Absolute Art wasn't a sword or fist path.

Both were yet to reach the seventh stage, let alone refine his own Absolute Art.

Now, he forged the Absolute Art of the physical Dao!

After sitting for a while, Li Hao's eyes suddenly opened, the various refining techniques merged into one. He comprehended his physical Dao Absolute Art, his flesh turning red, emitting waves of energy.

Then, it transformed to red-gold, resembling his divine power state.

But this wasn't divine power, just his body at its peak, with concentrated essence blood.

"Supreme Sovereign Body!"

Li Hao sat on the chain above the blood lake, radiating golden divine light, with a massive halo of blood flesh behind him, like a rainbow of seven colors, emitting an ethereal aura.

Around him, the aging Dao intent's corrosion slowed significantly.

This was his physical Dao Absolute Art, enhancing strength and defense, with the added rule of suppression!

Facing the aging Dao intent, it was slightly repelled and weakened.

Absolute Arts often carried special states, like Li Muxiu's brief half-step invincibility.

And Lu Yuan's Wuji Thunder Dao, achieving the ultimate state.

But these states would break under the rules of the Dao domain, their condensed power unable to withstand the domain's suppression. Thus, Absolute Arts fled before the Dao domain!

Now, Li Hao's suppression rule lightly affected the Dao intent.

Against a Dao domain, his Absolute Art could suppress and break through!

Absolute Arts varied in strength. His merged seven to eight Absolute Arts and over a dozen supreme techniques, resulting in unprecedented power!

Li Hao didn't stop, continuing to refine his Absolute Art.

Soon, an enlightenment emerged.

Like a tremor, the chain beneath him quivered, stirring the blood lake.

A Dao domain force spread from him, extending outward!

Taiping Dao Realm!

Using the Supreme Sovereign Body Absolute Art, he entered the Dao domain, creating his own!

The domain extended, embodying the suppression rule, similar to the Candlefire God's burning rule in its domain, scorching all within.

Li Hao's domain suppressed!

The chain beneath, binding the demon saint, shuddered under the pressure.

Around him, the aging Dao intent weakened significantly.

Constant suppression clashed with the Dao intent, both eroding each other.

In this clash, the Dao intent held a slight advantage, affecting Li Hao's body.

Li Hao's face remained cold as he continued to refine.

Soon, another strange wave emanated from him!

A second domain!

This domain was formed from the Dragon Ancestor's Invincible Body Absolute Art, following the transformation of the Dragon Cicada Empty Body, containing a terrifying pressure. Though not his own Absolute Art, he created a domain from it, embodying the rule of pressure!

Suppression and pressure, two similar rules combined, significantly weakening the aging Dao intent.