Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1777 Chapter 458: Heavenly Ascension Road
Previously on Follow the path of Dao from infancy...
Silently watching the chess match.
At the side of the two elders, Li Hao remained quiet, his gaze fixed on their moves and the deeper intentions hidden behind each play.
The soft whispers of the wind through the bamboo grove drifted into the serene hut ahead. The massive black hound lounging on the opposite side failed to grasp the board's intricacies and, noticing Li Hao's lack of hostility toward it, sprawled out lazily on the earth and dozed off deeply.
Though Li Hao watched without a word, alerts suddenly flashed before his vision:
Chess Tao experience +2834, Chess Tao experience +2637...
Just from this observation, Li Hao kept accumulating Chess Tao experience steadily, a testament to the elders' extraordinary mastery.
Time slipped away unnoticed.
In the meantime, beyond the cottage in the Ninth Heaven Domain.
"Where have the Chaos Dao Seeds gone?"
Xue Consort's form blurred as she moved. After days of pursuit, she was stunned to discover the Chaos Dao Seeds in this area had dwindled sharply. Over those few days, she'd only secured a single one, as though the rest had vanished into hiding all at once.
"Did the earlier chases already wipe out most of them around here? But that can't be; I hardly explored a fraction of the territory back then."
Xue Consort's brows knitted tightly, stirring a wave of discomfort within her. It felt as if some shift had befallen the Chaos Dao Seeds across the Ninth Heaven Domain.
Besides Xue Consort, elsewhere, a band of youths from the Chaos Red Demon Clan also struck out empty-handed in their search for Chaos Dao Seeds.
Refusing to yield, they combed the region for two more days. With time running short, they at last endured no longer and departed the Ninth Heaven Domain.
"Could that boy have cleared out all the Chaos Dao Seeds in this Ninth Heaven Domain once more?"
A Chaos Ancient Clan member muttered darkly, his teeth clenched in frustration.
"We're in the Ninth Heaven Domain—no way that kid's power extends that far to pull this off. I think the Chaos Dao Seeds sensed our pursuit and all burrowed away. Their smarts have grown quite sharp, after all."
Another from the Chaos Ancient Clan offered his theory, unwilling to credit such a feat to the Human Race.
"Just five days remain now; we need to seek the Heavenly Road, or we'll miss our chance."
"Since nothing's left here, let's move to different domains and gather more on the journey."
The quartet ventured forth as one and exited the Ninth Heaven Domain.
With the Ninth Heaven Domain's Chaos Dao Seeds depleted, other seekers soon followed suit, departing for alternative domains.
"Wanqing, Mu Qing, your sister is on her way to you."
Su Wanyi turned up no Chaos Dao Seeds in the Ninth Heaven Domain and chose not to delay further, though the reason eluded her; the deadline loomed near, and the priority shifted to the Heavenly Road.
Accompanied by Luo Ningshuang, she quitted the Ninth Heaven Domain and pressed on to other realms.
In various other domains, crowds of figures clashed fiercely in every corner, vying desperately for Chaos Dao Seeds.
Relative to the Heavenly Road, these cultivators pursued more straightforward aims: amassing greater Heavenly Dao Power to launch toward the Immortal King Realm. Proving the Heavenly Heart seemed a tougher battle against this era's prodigies who could forge 23 Chaos Laws, so their efforts centered on capturing Chaos Dao Seeds.
"What's happening over there?"
In the First Heaven of the Endless Heavenly Domain, above a dense woodland, a violet-black ray pierced the heavens abruptly, where the fabric of space-time warped and buckled; quakes rippled outward, shaking the surrounding tens of thousands of miles.
This disturbance's echoes drew the eyes of those close by, all lifting their faces in stunned awe.
From the swirling purple-black rift then poured thunderous dragon roars.
Enormous, savage Ancestor Dragons burst from the emptiness, their forms spiked like thorny vines, bound by heavy chains that linked to the leg of a colossal figure.
The immense giant's build was robust, his feet sheathed in draconic scales, stepping forth from the void.
Yet the giant's posture stooped low, clad in a tattered white prison garb, his gaze ancient and frosty like eternal frost, filled only with bleak emptiness, stripped of any spark.
Upon the giant's shoulders rested a colossal stone mass; to be precise, it formed a complete edifice!
As the Ancestor Dragons surged ahead, more outlines of such behemoths materialized, all in prisoner rags, their statures reaching myriad feet tall.
These giants in chains hauled stone platforms, and upon their emergence, the onlookers at last beheld the burden: a celestial bridge to the skies.
Dozens of these titans shouldered the load in unison, each radiating fearsome presences, their wild, tangled locks crackling with latent storm might.
"What in the world is that?"
"The Heavenly Ascension Road! The Heavenly Ascension Road has finally shown itself!"
"It's no myth—the tale of giants bearing the heavens holds truth!"
The prodigies in the First Heaven Domain stood dumbfounded yet thrilled and elated. To their astonishment, the Heavenly Ascension Road had manifested here in the First Heaven Domain, granting them a view of its grandeur and a shot at the climb!
Had it emerged in the Seventh or Eighth Heaven Domain, the crushing weight there would bar their approach, much less the ascent.
"These giants feel utterly dreadful—not mere Immortal King Realm beings!"
One murmured softly, his stare weighted with solemnity.
Though in the First Heaven Domain and often less seasoned, some hailed from elite lineages, their erudition vast.
"Legends speak of a race that defied the Heavenly Dao long ago, forever cursed and burdened by it."
Another voiced the lore.
Word of the Heavenly Ascension Road's arrival in the First Heaven Domain raced outward swiftly.
The First Heaven Domain teemed with the most inhabitants; the tidings propagated like wildfire and swiftly bridged to neighboring domains.
"What? The Heavenly Road has surfaced in the First Heaven Domain?"