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Chapter 1157: Chapter 243 Space Origin Fourth Layer_2

“Artistic Path… Brush and Ink…”

“Fishing…”

Li Hao’s eyes slightly focused, his gaze falling on his Artistic Path, which had already reached the Tenth Stage.

The Artistic Path, mastering brush and ink, if one takes Heaven and Earth as the canvas, and the Tao as the brush, then mountains and rivers are the landscapes painted.

The highest goodness is like water.

The Daoist Scripture surfaced in Li Hao’s mind, and he suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

He suddenly stood up and quickly turned around, running towards the meditation mat.

Elder Wang was taken aback for a moment, seeing Li Hao rush to the meditation mat so actively for the first time, his heart inexplicably softened and moved.

But soon, he saw that young man ran to the meditation mat, chose an empty enlightenment meditation mat, sat down, and then raised his hand to gather a sheet of canvas in mid-air.

Then, using his finger as a brush, the Tao as ink, he freely splashed it on the canvas.

Elder Wang: “…”

He had long known that besides the Chess Tao, Li Hao also had profound attainments in the Artistic Path.

Previously, when Li Hao was sketching the Heaven and Earth Bell in front of the meditation mat, Elder Wang had noticed.

But he had not expected that the other’s passion for the Artistic Path was no less than that for the Chess Tao.

It’s time to cultivate… Elder Wang bitterly smiled in his heart, yet he didn’t urge Li Hao, if Li Hao truly didn’t want to work hard, he wouldn’t force it, after all, not even the formal disciples were enough to move Li Hao, if he continued to push, the cultivation effect might not be as hoped.

At this moment, Li Hao’s mind was completely immersed in the Artistic Path.

The Heaven and Earth Bell leapt vividly on the canvas, suspended in mid-air, and as the canvas slowly vanished, only a grand bell remained.

It seemed like a reflected projection of the Heaven and Earth Bell.

But it exuded an aura of the Tao, as if it might resonate anytime, echoing the great sound of heaven and earth.

“Not enough…”

Li Hao stared intently, casually dissipating it, and then painted once again.

Earlier, on the second floor of the True Venerate Tower, he had comprehended a deeper essence of the real and the virtual in a desperate situation.

Virtual to the extreme is emptiness, emptiness to the extreme is reality!

Reality to the extreme is the earth source, capable of bearing all things.

Li Hao, like someone possessed, continually painted in the void with his fingers.

His fingertips contained the ultimate gentle Tao, extending like ink, leaving behind black traces in the void, which were evidently minute cracks in space sliced open by his fingers.

Soon, a second depiction of the Heaven and Earth Bell was completed.

But it was still lacking the essence of the virtual.

Li Hao raised his hand to dissipate it, continuing to paint the third, fourth…

Not enough, still not enough!

A hint of madness flashed in Li Hao’s eyes, he had long forgotten which painting he was working on.

Until the image of the ideal painting in his heart appeared, Li Hao stopped his hand, and in an instant, the world seemed to tranquilize.

Li Hao dumbfoundedly gazed, then burst into lunatic laughter.

Perfect.

At this moment, with his current realm, this painting was perfect.

A tremendous amount of Artistic Path Experience suddenly surged before his eyes.

Li Hao snapped back to reality, immediately noticing that his Artistic Path had unquestionably improved to the eleventh stage.

The bottleneck that had been filled with experience before was now shattered.

[Congratulations, you have comprehended the Artistic Path Original True Heart]

Artistic Path advanced to the eleventh stage!

At the same time, insights akin to those he’d felt in the Chess Tao earlier surged into his mind, like countless snowflakes falling, encasing Li Hao.

He was again on that enlightenment-like journey, with countless figures dancing and practicing the true methods for him.

After a long time, when Li Hao returned to his senses, he saw changes in the attributes on the panel.

[Artistic Path: Eleventh stage (Water Dao Origin Two Levels) (Earth Dao Origin Two Levels) (Space Origin Fourth Layer)]

[State of Mind: Original True Heart (2)]

Li Hao was momentarily stunned, somewhat shocked and bewildered, yet the Tao inherited in his mind would not deceive him, at this moment his understanding of the Water Dao Origin and Earth Dao Origin was far deeper than before.

What shocked Li Hao was that the Space Origin had actually reached the Fourth Layer!

This is something that only Immortal Lords are able to comprehend.

Li Hao looked towards the previous Chess Tao.

He discovered that the space origin previously at the third layer had now become the fourth layer.

It seemed the two were interconnected rather than additive; otherwise, that would be absurd.

Li Hao withdrew his gaze from the attribute panel and carefully felt the recent epiphany and the inherited Dao Thoughts.

Within the Artistic Path, there were two layers of Water Dao origin, two layers of Earth Dao origin, and one layer of space origin.

A painting also requires a sense of space, leaving blank areas.

Li Hao closed his eyes, silently comprehending and absorbing.

At this time, the other Saints on the meditation mat opened their eyes wide, staring at Li Hao, all shocked by Li Hao’s recent madness.

Just before, Li Hao was so immersed in painting that he was oblivious to his surroundings. Upon completing his final work, he stirred the Tao origin so much that other Saints awakened from their deep meditation, unable to block the influence.

When they saw the Heaven and Earth Bell floating mid-air, they were somewhat dazed.

No matter how they looked, this Heaven and Earth Bell didn’t seem fake, but they knew it was impossible for there to be a second Heaven and Earth Bell here.

Moreover, this Heaven and Earth Bell didn’t even seem like something Li Hao painted but a real object that could even be used!

“Haotian, he…”

“Did he paint this? What level of artistry is this, really?”

“Too exaggerated! Haotian has yet to cultivate, and he’s still indulging in painting? With such skills used for cultivation, he could have already claimed the legacy of the Immortal Emperor.”

Everyone was shocked by this Heaven and Earth Bell compared to Li Hao’s previous paintings, which only evoked their admiration. But now, this Heaven and Earth Bell seemed like a genuine artifact!

At this moment, Elder Wang unknowingly arrived at the scene.

He fixed his gaze on the Heaven and Earth Bell painted by Li Hao for a long time, his eyes slightly contracted. Then, he turned to look at the boy meditating on the Enlightenment Meditation Mat, a deeply complex expression in his eyes.

Before, Li Hao hadn’t shown the power of the space origin in his Chess Tao, but now traces of water, earth, and space origins could be seen in the painting, unable to be concealed.

A painting that utilized these three Tao Realm layers was indeed a terrifying luxury.

At this moment, Li Hao slowly opened his eyes, hearing the sounds of everyone discussing.

He looked up to see the Heaven and Earth Bell quietly floating, his eyes showing satisfaction.

Upon hearing the surrounding people’s exclamations, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch slightly, feeling better than defeating a hundred Saints consecutively.

When they spoke of his profound realm and top-tier combat strength, he just smiled slightly, but when it came to his perfect paintings and exquisite artistic path, he could hardly suppress the corner of his mouth.

“Just a humble work, who among you is willing to try and verify their Dao Heart with this bell?”

Li Hao spoke, chuckling lightly.

Though modest, everyone could see the pride in the boy’s eyes, leaving them speechless.

However, Li Hao’s words reminded them, puzzled by the meaning. Could this painted bell really verify one’s Dao Heart?

“I’ll give it a try.”

Soon, someone stood up—it was Luo Sheng.

He was eager to try; whether true or false, a trial would reveal it.

Could the painted Heaven and Earth Bell indeed possess the real bell’s effects?

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Luo Sheng approached the Heaven and Earth Bell painted by Li Hao and began verifying his Dao Heart.

Suddenly, the surrounding Tao Power drew in, concentrating on the bell, which then emitted a loud sound of Heaven and Earth!

Everyone’s hearts jolted, their eyes filled with shock.

Especially those Saints adept at Artifact Refining, at this moment, were beyond amazed.

Then, the Heaven and Earth Bell rang again.

Two rings, three rings, four rings…

The Heaven and Earth Bell rang four times—Heavenly Dao Heart!

Luo Sheng, who had just arrived, only possessed an Earth-level Dao Heart but had now transformed his Dao Heart.

With the echo fading away, everyone looked towards Li Hao, too stunned to speak.

After all, this Heaven and Earth Bell was an Immortal Emperor’s treasure, of unknown grade but surely not ordinary. Yet Li Hao could paint it and still wield its equivalent effect, a speed unparalleled by Artifact Refining, several folds faster!

Moreover, Artifact Refining requires assembling materials, while the painting was complete in a single stroke.

Li Hao saw the Heaven and Earth Bell faintly fading, knowing further use would cause it to disappear.

Furthermore, the Heaven and Earth Bell he painted only had less than one-tenth the effect of the real bell, capable of ringing only four times. Verifying his Dao Heart with it himself would cause it to vanish instantly.

However, that was enough.

Li Hao smiled at Elder Wang, seeing a significant and complex gaze which hinted the elder might have discerned the traces of Tao origin through the painting. Li Hao wasn’t surprised and, feeling delighted, prepared to accompany Elder Wang for a few rounds to warm up before starting to refine the Nine-Petal Immortal Seal!

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