Cultivation Begins from Infancy - Chapter 421

Volume 3 - Chapter 118: The Seven Extremes Realm, The Heart of Heaven's Way

Although he wasn’t the youngest among those tested earlier—such as Ming Yuejian, who was only fourteen—age was just one factor. Strength, however, was another matter entirely.

Li Hao’s abilities were well-recognized. When coupled with his various accomplishments, even many of the older generation couldn’t help but sigh and smile bitterly, lowering their heads in silent reflection. At just sixteen, he had already reached heights they could only look up to.

“Brother Hao is stepping forward!”

“As expected, he’s also aiming for the Immortal Sect...”

Outside the crowd, Li Yuanzhao’s face was alight with excitement. Li Wushuang and Li Zhining exchanged complex glances. The once-dazzling pearl who emerged from Shanhe Courtyard now illuminated the entire Great Yu.

After witnessing the challenges faced by others earlier, they had realized how extraordinarily harsh the Immortal Sect’s selection was this time. They were unlikely to be chosen.

But for Li Hao, it should be effortless...

As the Reflection Mirror revealed his age, Li Hao didn’t pause. Instead, he stepped directly toward the Heavenly Ascension Staircase.

The moment his foot touched the staircase, the suppressive power of laws descended upon him like a mountain, bearing heavily on his shoulders.

So this is the pressure of the Heavenly Ascension Staircase?

Li Hao’s expression remained unchanged, his steps unhesitant as he strode forward, reaching the tenth step in an instant.

At that moment, two Extreme Dao Monuments were surpassed, glowing simultaneously and emitting radiant divine light.

“The Extreme Dao Monuments have been activated!”

“He’s already triggered two extreme realms, and he’s moving so quickly!”

Seeing Li Hao ascend the staircase with such ease, exclamations of astonishment erupted across the plaza.

Jiang Ziyan and the others froze briefly, their expressions turning grave. They knew Li Hao wasn’t an ordinary person, so this level of performance was within expectations.

Within the Immortal Sect, many of the Ji family’s prodigies, including Ji Xuanshen, heard the astonished cries of the Great Yu royalty and other onlookers, and faint smiles appeared on their faces.

They knew this was far from the boy’s limit.

Back when he was with the Ji family, he had already achieved four extreme realms and had drawn the favor of the Saints.

Meanwhile, on the Heavenly Ascension Staircase, Li Hao moved with a lighthearted rhythm. The increasing pressure of the surrounding laws seemed to have little effect on him.

The dao force within him surged. Though he had yet to fully consolidate his Dao Seeker Realm, he was still far stronger than ordinary cultivators at the True Person Stage.

Soon, the third Extreme Dao Monument lit up.

The third extreme realm—Heaven and Earth Avatar!

Before the cries of astonishment could echo, Li Hao continued ascending, triggering the fourth monument.

The fourth extreme realm—Primordial Spirit Extreme!

As every Extreme Dao Monument lit up in Li Hao’s wake, Jiang Ziyan was momentarily stunned.

“Four extreme realms?”

Her cold, luminous eyes flickered with disbelief. Having spent a century in the Land of Saints, she deeply understood the monstrous talent required to reach four extreme realms. Such individuals could directly become disciples of a Saint!

No wonder... No wonder he could reverse-slaughter six Dao Law Realm cultivators.

Her delicate hands clenched slightly as her eyes reflected the silhouette of the young man.

Within the Immortal Sect, Ji Xuanshen and others stood dumbfounded. They had witnessed Li Hao’s test at the Ji family previously. Though he had activated four extreme realms then, one of them seemed to be the sixth extreme realm.

Now, however, the sixth extreme realm had yet to light up. Could this mean Li Hao possessed five extreme realms?!

“This boy...”

While others murmured in shock, three towering figures standing not far away from the crowd exchanged solemn glances.

“Four extreme realms... Is such a talent truly born in the mortal world?”

“Could he be the reincarnation of a Saint...? Wait, is that the fifth extreme realm?!”

On the Heavenly Ascension Staircase, Li Hao ascended rapidly, surpassing the thirtieth step as the fifth Extreme Dao Monument lit up.

The fifth extreme realm—Void Extreme!

This sight caused the earlier murmurs in the plaza to erupt into a deafening uproar.

Five extreme realms!

Previously, the most anyone had achieved was Ji Xuanshen, who had only lit up two Extreme Dao Monuments.

Though the onlookers didn’t fully understand the implications of the Extreme Dao Monuments, they knew there were eight in total. Lighting two was enough to spark competition within the Immortal Sect. Li Hao lighting five completely outshone everyone else, illustrating an insurmountable gap.

So this is the natural talent of the Haotian General?!

The mighty figures in the royal city widened their eyes in speechless awe.

They had heard of the legendary Haotian General and knew he was formidable, but witnessing it firsthand was an entirely different matter.

Outside the Imperial Palace, Ji Tianchao also recognized Li Hao and froze.

His mind echoed with the words of his third brother: Bringing this child back to the Ji family is the last contribution I can make for us.

His third brother had fought countless battles for the Ji family throughout his life. Before his soul dissipated, he had gifted the family with a prodigious talent of unparalleled potential. Tragically, the Ji family had failed to grasp this opportunity.

Ji Tianchao’s hands tightened slightly, pain welling in his chest...

...

Li Hao, growing tired of walking at a steady pace, began sprinting up the Heavenly Ascension Staircase.

The sixth, the seventh!

Two more Extreme Dao Monuments lit up in quick succession.

The sixth extreme realm—Earth Immortal Extreme!

The seventh extreme realm—Undying Immortal Extreme!

As each monument lit up, it was as though the path itself celebrated Li Hao’s journey, showering him in divine brilliance.

In that moment, the entire royal city fell silent, the earlier cries of amazement abruptly stifled.

Even within the Immortal Sect, figures like Ji Xuanshen and Jiang Lichen stared wide-eyed, rendered speechless by shock.

The seven Dao Law Realm cultivators standing by the staircase, previously indifferent, now looked on in horror at the boy before them.

Jiang Ziyan stood rooted to the spot, utterly stunned.

The heavens and earth seemed to fall silent, an air of disbelief engulfing everyone present.

The three towering figures within the Immortal Sect, whose presence loomed like extensions of the heavens themselves, had their solemn expressions replaced by looks of sheer astonishment.

If they hadn’t witnessed the lighting of the Extreme Dao Monuments with their own eyes, and if they didn’t know these monuments were infallible, they would have found this scene utterly inconceivable.

The Seven Extremes Realm—a feat unparalleled in history. Even they had never achieved it.

Many Saints had reincarnated and cultivated anew for the sole purpose of reaching higher extremes, yet here, in this mortal world, such an unattainable legend had come to life!

“Who... who is he?”

Yu Zu, appearing as a middle-aged man with an imposing figure, radiating an aura akin to the sun and moon, couldn’t suppress his shock. His eyes, gleaming with the light of laws, betrayed his rare loss of composure.

The closer one was to the Saint Realm, the more deeply they understood the terror of the Seven Extremes Realm.

No one answered. Even Ji Xuanshen and the others were too stunned by Li Hao to speak.

Back when he had been tested at the Ji family, he had displayed only four extreme realms. Yet now, less than a year later, he had reached the Seven Extremes Realm?!

And at this very moment, the young man on the Heavenly Ascension Staircase kept moving forward.

When he approached the eighth Extreme Dao Monument, many eyes were fixated on the dark surface of the monument, their pupils contracting involuntarily.

But this time, the monument did not light up.

This result felt like a collective release of tension for everyone. Their tightly wound hearts seemed to ease, as if they’d been holding their breath. A few even found themselves sweating.

Yu Zu’s sharp gaze softened slightly, as though a weight had been lifted from his chest. If the eighth extreme realm had been achieved, it would have shaken not just the Immortal Sect but the entire Land of Saints.

Even so, the Seven Extremes Realm alone was enough to send ripples throughout the sect.

News of this feat would undoubtedly attract countless forces vying for him, with Saints themselves likely taking action to recruit him.

This level of talent was absurd.

How could the mortal world produce someone like this?

“Seven extremes... Just one short of eight. And yet, he’s only sixteen...”

Beside Yu Zu, a woman shrouded in ethereal mist, her figure divine and her aura celestial, murmured in awe.

Her voice was elegant and melodious, carrying the resonance of laws and an ethereal quality that made it sound as if it echoed from a faraway realm.

Hearing these words from Feng Zu, the crowd began to recover from their stupor, only to be struck by another wave of astonishment.

Yes, this young man was only sixteen...

Unbelievable. Incomprehensible.

Aside from Ji Xuanshen and his peers, the other representatives from the Yunxia Realm’s various factions, who had come to recruit disciples, were left utterly bewildered.

They had encountered reincarnated Saints before, but even they had never shown such monstrous growth.

Unless, of course, this boy was an actual living Saint. But that was impossible—Saints wouldn’t be so bored as to manifest themselves so openly in the mortal world.

At this point, Li Hao began ascending the final nine steps, making his way toward the Immortal Sect’s gates.

As the boy stood outside the gates, although the recruiters knew he couldn’t see them, they couldn’t help but feel a peculiar sense of nervousness. One representative even swallowed involuntarily.

This sensation was entirely foreign. They were esteemed representatives from the Land of Saints, here to bestow an opportunity upon the mortal world by recruiting disciples.

Yet now, they felt as though the tables had turned—that this boy was granting them an opportunity. And they couldn’t even grasp it. This unparalleled prodigy would undoubtedly become the target of fierce competition among the great Saintly lands, perhaps even among the Saints themselves!

“This boy...”

Jiang Lichen had finally snapped out of his daze. Seeing the young man standing just a few steps away, he was left speechless. Li Hao had stolen the spotlight completely, rendering the previously lauded talents like him utterly insignificant.

Ji Xuanshen and the others exchanged bitter looks, recognizing the frustration in one another’s eyes. They had hoped that their journey to the Land of Saints would narrow the gap between themselves and Li Hao. But now, before they’d even begun, they had been left in the dust.

Despite the bitterness, a sense of awe lingered within them. Sharing the same era as Li Hao might mean living in his shadow, but it also meant witnessing the rise of a Saint firsthand.

Such talent... If Li Hao didn’t achieve sainthood, they believed no one else in the world could.

“He must possess an Earth-Level Dao Heart as well,” someone murmured as a small tower began rotating to evaluate Li Hao’s dao heart.

Given his overwhelming talent, his dao heart hardly seemed relevant anymore. But everyone assumed it would, at the very least, be Earth-Level.

As the small tower emitted a purple light that scanned Li Hao, the onlookers fell silent.

When the light retracted, the tower remained still. It seemed as though it had absorbed the purple light, becoming dormant.

This strange phenomenon left everyone inside the Immortal Sect dumbfounded.

“What’s going on?”

“Is the Dao Heart Tower broken?”

Several faction representatives asked in confusion.

Even the three Semi-Saint elders were stunned. This was the first time they had witnessed such an anomaly.

No matter the quality of the dao heart, the tower always displayed a result. Yet now, it was completely silent.

After a brief pause, Yu Zu’s expression shifted. A hint of shock appeared in his eyes as he muttered:

“Could it be that his dao heart is unprecedented, beyond even the Earth-Level?”

...

Hearing his words, the crowd fell into silence once more.

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