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If reaching the ultimate state of immortal transformation, yet also being undying, what kind of martial arts state would that be?

Or rather, can that even still be called martial arts?

Li Hao retracted his thoughts, feeling the immense power brought by the Heaven and Earth Vein.

His control over power was no longer limited to the major veins within his body, but the external world was his invisible body.

This is the Heaven and Earth Vein.

While the power he bore greatly increased, it also meant his endurance was stronger, allowing him to unleash more peak moves without restraint, and even to cultivate even more extreme and vicious techniques.

In addition, this Heaven and Earth Vein has another benefit, which is the ability to absorb the power of the surrounding heaven and earth, continually refining the body.

With constant refining, the improvement brought to the Three Immortal Realms is extremely clear.

The self-healing of the Undying Realm and the treasure body of the Indestructible Realm are both judged based on the strength of the refined body.

Even within the Three Immortal Realms, the self-healing ability and the strength of the treasure body differ greatly, depending on the level of refinement.

Li Hao originally cultivated many Body Refining Skills, and had deduced them to surpass the extraordinary grade, even reaching the Peerless True State level, his body was already refined to an extremely exaggerated strength.

Therefore, with a body in the Three Immortal Realms, he could also grapple and collide hard with the Demon King of the Four Stands Realm.

But now, his body could be refined once again.

If he could refine it to a certain limit, perhaps, he could open up the extreme state of the Three Immortal Realms!

Just the extreme state of the Zhou Tian Realm alone is such a powerful effect of the Heaven and Earth Vein, Li Hao is very much looking forward, if the Three Immortal Realms reach the limit, what kind of state would that bring?

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Standing on the peak of a mountain, Li Hao began his cultivation practice.

Previously, in the Tianji Tower, besides the Meridian Opening Skill, there were also Qi Circulation Skills, as well as many Body Refinement Techniques, swordsmanship, and so on.

Li Hao practiced and trained in each of them one by one.

When he cultivated the Body Refining Techniques, his whole body, like a collapsing pit, began crazily absorbing the power between heaven and earth.

Guided by the Heaven and Earth Vein, Li Hao's body was rapidly refined, his self-healing ability became stronger, and the treasure body of his flesh became even more fearsome.

As he cultivated, Li Hao's very being faintly glowed with surrounding lightning and flames, a phenomenon that only appeared when the body was condensed to an extremely terrifying degree.

Feng Boping, watching from a distance, could not even concern himself with drinking, his gaze fixed upon the scene, his heart filled with indescribable shock.

He'd watched Li Hao break through and grow time and time again, but each time, it seemed to shatter his expectations.

He had a feeling that this young man before him would become the strongest being in the history of the Dayu Divine Dynasty, surpassing all other strong entities!

Even the real person of the Gan Tao Palace could not bring him such a strong shock.

Through the cultivation of many Body Refining Techniques, as Li Hao refined his body, thunder, fire, and electric light emerged amidst the surroundings of heaven and earth, like the natural pressure release from blood and flesh being compressed and condensed to the utmost, incredibly terrifying.

Such a bizarre spectacle, even the well-travelled Feng Boping, was seeing it for the first time.

After all the Body Refinement Techniques had been cultivated, Li Hao carefully felt it out, his muscles containing the terrifying power of hundreds of True Dragons.

He suspected that, at this moment, probably even the Dragon Soar Sword could not cut through his flesh.

But at this moment, since the Dragon Soar Sword was in the courtyard and not brought with him, Li Hao had no way to try it.

Moreover, if he were to try, he would have to turn off that "Yellow Sparrow Diagram's" 1% lethal attack attribute.

Otherwise, if by chance he struck it lucky, and a light flick triggered that attribute, that would be truly spectacular.

Usually, when not in combat, he mostly kept that attribute turned off.

After all, sometimes even touching others could be considered an attack.

If he casually patted someone on the shoulder, giving a greeting, and ended up patting them to death, it would be too late for regret.

Li Hao did not stop, and continued to cultivate his various sword and fist techniques.

On the mountain peak, wondrous phenomena abounded.

The figure of the young man was practicing alone, with only the movements of heaven and earth, accompanied by wind and thunder.

Dusk fell, and the bright moon rose into the sky.

Stars cast their glow, and time quietly passed by.

...

...

The dawn's early light shone over the land.

A figure flew swiftly through the world, breathing in the moist air of the morning mist, whistling past.

"Tianji Palace?"

Suddenly, on the path straight ahead, where he was passing, there was a Bird Demon waiting, transformed into a little girl with an emerald green dress, delicate and exquisitely crafted.

Seeing the little girl, the old man in the dark purple robe frowned slightly and paused.

Knowing that the other party had deliberately waited there, there must have been intelligence to convey.

This Tianji Palace could transmit messages through the mysterious sound whistle, combined with closely arranged intelligence points along the way, the speed of message delivery was even faster than the pace of someone from the Ultimate Study Realm traveling.

"I've met Lord Lu Yuan!"

The little girl said respectfully, "The elder commanded me to wait here especially to pass a message to you."

"Speak."

"Yesterday, the East-West Territory had already been breached, but Liangzhou has set up a second line of defense with a hundred cities and noble families rushing to gather there."

"In addition, that Li Tian Gang has issued the Eight Directions Order, calling for reinforcements from all sides, which might result in the arrival of elders from the Divine General Mansion."

"The Dayu Royal Family has already dispatched troops, and Mount Wuliang has sent forth a Bodhisattva to save the world. As for the movements of the real person from Gan Tao Palace, it is still unclear."

The young girl narrated in detail but with rapid speed, concisely explaining the current situation in Liangzhou.

She then continued:

"Currently, there are calls for help coming from in front of the second defensive line, hoping that Lord Lu Yuan will go there to quickly destroy the formation as the situation there has become stalemated..."

"Stalemated?"

Lu Yuan was taken aback and said, "Could it be that the Great Void Realm is holding back? At such a time, are they still unwilling to charge?"

"To report back to Lord Lu, Ms. Yin has been blocked by the Great Desert Sword Saint and failed to pursue and kill Li Tian Gang."

The girl's subservient demeanor did not change: "Mainly, the young general's battle banner rushed to the battlefield, with each battle banner containing a terrifying Sword Array, comparable to the attacks of the Tao Heart Realm, which you already know."

"Additionally, there's just been an update; the Sword Array contains fearsome attacks that can instantly kill a person, even those in the Defying Fate Realm can't block it and only by using a second life can one escape."

"Hmm?"

Lu Yuan was slightly stunned, a hidden move that even the Defying Fate Realm can't withstand?

What kind of formation was this? Although the Dayu Divine Dynasty had formations capable of suppressing the Defying Fate Realm, they were all in the Holy Imperial City; how could they appear here?

Let alone condensed into a small battle banner.

"Did that young man go as well?"

"No, he's still at Heavenly Gate Pass."

"Since it's so, I've already come this far, then I might as well take care of that Human Race youngster first."

Lu Yuan sneered, "I want to see for myself how extraordinary this youngster really is, touted as a once-in-a-millennium genius? Hmph, I've lived for ten thousand years, and the first emperor of the Dayu Divine Dynasty, who possessed strange powers and waged wars in all directions, did not have as mysterious a reputation as this kid!"

The little girl, upon hearing this, could only lower her head, not saying a word.

Her duty was only to relay information; she didn't dare to speak out of turn or even offer a suggestion, as she had no right to do so.

Lu Yuan said, "Tell them I'll be there shortly, and when I arrive, I'll bring the body of that junior with me to throw onto the formation, to let their Human Race see how easily their so-called genius collapses!"

"Yes."

The little girl nodded compliantly.

Lu Yuan immediately continued to hurry forward.

Before long, he laid eyes on an extensive ancient path.

He knew that this ancient road was called Dragon Pass Road, and it was blazed by the Li Family's ancestors following the first emperor.

At this moment, the ancient road was empty and desolate, with only an uncollected teahouse remaining.

He glanced at it and flew straight past.

Soon enough, he arrived at the end of the Dragon Pass Road, in front of Cangya City.

At this moment, dawn had just broken, lifting the black veil over the sky above the city, and life and vitality had returned within.

On the roads, many shopkeepers began selling breakfast, and this peaceful and bustling scene was all observed by Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan let out a cold chuckle, sweeping his gaze around, only to see the city walls bristling with battle banners.

He was familiar with these battle banners, which now caused a trace of seriousness to flash through his eyes.

Nonetheless, he didn't believe that all these banners were specially made. If each banner could unleash that Sword Array, wouldn't that be preposterous?

Boom!

He raised his hand, suddenly bearing down.

Upon the city walls, the City-Protecting Formation lit up abruptly, triggered automatically.

The explosive trembling sound awakened the entire city, with a thunderclap-like vibration shaking the ground.

The soldiers patrolling the walls immediately noticed the stealthily appearing figure, showing shock and awe; instantly, the war horn was sounded, and the city went into a state of battle readiness!

Watching the flickering divine inscriptions on the formation, Lu Yuan sneered. A mere Five-Star Mysterious Formation, he thought, would be swept away in the blink of an eye!

Boom!

He raised his palm again, thundering it down as though dragon claws were shaking and plummeting.