Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1862 Chapter 497: The Eastern Domain's Crisis, Multiple States of Mind
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"The Senior speaks truly."
Li Hao felt sincere at this moment, with the Fishing State of Mind and various insights he'd grasped earlier now all converging in his heart.
He understood that his fishing line had pierced through the Eternal Pseudo Realm to touch the Boundless Heaven and Earth due to the Immortal Immortal Emperor's suppression, and that opening was probably deliberate on the other's part.
This realization made Li Hao brim with gratitude, for pursuing the Dao proved so arduous, yet this unknown Immortal Emperor had silently lent a hand.
"Keep delving into your insights. If you want to test the Heaven Tower, simply address the void."
The Immortal Immortal Emperor uttered those words before vanishing from Li Hao's sight once more.
Li Hao shifted his attention and meticulously sensed the Fishing State of Mind.
Endless within the heart, endless across Heaven and Earth.
This mindset fits perfectly to integrate into his movement technique.
Adding the Fishing Breakthrough Realm, he could now forge five supreme Realm Hearts.
If fused together, they would undoubtedly create a remarkable and mighty Realm Heart, though forcing it into a Royal Realm Heart remains somewhat strained.
"The paths of the prior four Realm Hearts haven't been fully explored, and with the fifth one ready for refinement, that's quite good..."
"All of it stems from the fourth section of the Taoist Collection; even without complete mastery, it boosted every path to the Eighth Layer, which helped sharpen my grasp of the mindset."
His ability to seize the Boundless Realm Heart at this point seemed tightly linked to so many of his Great Dao Origins hitting the Eighth Layer.
"The Poetry and Books and Cooking mindsets still linger below the Thirteenth Stage breakthrough."
"Amid the fog of three centuries, three hundred cycles of spring and fall, I'm now past seven hundred years..."
"Realm King Emperor Road..."
Li Hao drew in a deep breath, plunging his thoughts back into cultivation.
"Taoist Collection..."
Li Hao murmured the Taoist Collection inwardly, probing its secrets, while his Poetry and Book Experience surged alongside it.
Yet, more than unlocking the mindsets from the other two Artistic Skills, Li Hao focused on devising a method to harmonize four Realm Hearts.
"Four Realm Hearts, arranged in a square..."
Li Hao shut his eyes, letting his consciousness drift through the immense star river, where brilliant stars aligned in opposition, above and below, left and right, defining the cosmos through four cardinal points.
"As Realm Hearts pull and unite, they settle into four vertices, similar to the earlier triangle, inching toward one another. However, applying the old approach of realm subtraction and addition makes cycling among the four hard to sustain, leading the remaining three to swiftly combine..."
"Stabilizing the four directions..."
Li Hao's eyes snapped open, fixing on the expansive Eternal Pseudo Realm stretching out ahead.
His intent stirred, and he lifted his hand abruptly, stirring the ground's dust to lift and gather beside him, then stretch out to the boundary of his secluded land.
As his strength ebbed, the dust scattered along that edge, tumbling down into the pseudo-realm's abyss.
Endlessly dropping... dropping...
"Weight, pull..."
Li Hao tilted his head to the infinite dark sky. Why does the ground draw things in while the heavens hold steady?
What fills this divide, what holds it up?
He sensed himself groping toward an answer.
The framework of Heaven and Earth relies on vast immortal might, abundant energy, and every form of life.
But... next to the grandeur of Heaven and Earth, how puny the existences of creatures and that worldly energy appear—how could they bear the weight of the whole sky from crashing down?
"Is it possible that beyond the sky, some force tugs the heavens upward, like raising a pot's cover?"
Li Hao pondered this odd idea, though he dismissed it as absurd, knowing realms form their own domains once established.
Besides, during the Heavenly Calamity Illusion Realm breakthrough, no such props appeared for the All Heavens overhead.
"Support from within... in this shadowy starry expanse, where ends the sky? Where begins the earth? Where's up, where's down?"
"The sky is the earth!"
Li Hao stared into the profound starry void where the dust plunged. At its far side waited another heaven.
The sky formed whole like an egg—how did it first take shape and hold firm?
Li Hao grew convinced that forging Heaven and Earth demanded immense challenge, explaining why only Immortal Emperors could craft pseudo-realms.
"Maybe if I fully unravel the core enigmas of Heaven and Earth, I'll command Multiple Realms, but that's far too remote for me yet..."
"The sky held aloft..."
Li Hao's gaze shimmered; what once sounded ridiculous now ignited a flash of clarity in him.
If triangles bolster one another, why not view them as a kite? The fourth point as the tether, serving as a fixed anchor. By managing the span from the fourth spot to the triangle, balance holds, eternally "soaring the kite"!
That insight lit up Li Hao's eyes, convincing him to give it a shot.
"Senior, I wish to enter the Heaven Tower."
Li Hao called out to the empty space, chin lifted.
His voice prompted the void ahead to part slowly, revealing an oval portal that showed the outer abyss.
He stepped through, then looked back to spot the Heaven Tower looming there.
Without pause, he scanned it quickly, selected the 60th floor, and stepped inside.
Inside the 60th floor lay the Immortal King Realm at Seventh Level cultivation, right on the cusp of advancing to a superior Immortal King Realm tier.
Li Hao stood at the Third Level's peak in the Immortal King Realm, wielding several Extreme Realm and Final Realm abilities, which let him rival the Sixth Level of Immortal King Realm at best. After all, these ancient demons who reached upper Immortal King Realm tiers had also honed numerous Extreme Realm and Final Realm powers, leaving scant gap between them.
The key lay in the True God Blood.
Boosted nine times over by the Infinite Emperor Skill, Li Hao's array of Extreme Realm and Final Realm powers surged in strength.
In a flash, Li Hao dispatched three Seventh Level Immortal King Realm ancient demons with ease.
Rather than advancing to the following floor, he called forth the freshly forged Boundless Realm Heart and fused it into his movement technique.
He sensed this Realm Heart meshed even more seamlessly with his movement technique.