Chapter 682: Chapter 129: Dao Domain Ninety-Seven, Is He an Alchemist? (Two in One)
Yao Ancestor?
Lin Shanhai and the others followed the gaze and, upon seeing the look from the Yao Ancestor, were all astonished, then they immediately turned to look at Li Hao.
When had Li Hao become acquainted with the Yao Ancestor?
Could it be because of his ability in refining medicinal ingredients that he had caught the Yao Ancestor’s favor?
“Then you should go quickly, don’t keep the Yao Ancestor waiting.”
Lin Shanhai urged in haste.
Li Hao nodded, soared up from the floating seats, crossed over ten stages, and descended in front of the Yao Ancestor and the other three Semi-Saints.
Besides Lin Qingyue and Bian Ruxue, there were also two Saint Heirs, a male and a female. There had been another Saint Heir present, who, having watched half of the match, had left with an indifferent face.
“Greetings to the three seniors.”
Li Hao bowed with his hands clasped.
Seeing Li Hao’s neither humble nor arrogant demeanor, standing there without trembling with fear, the Yao Ancestor’s eyes revealed a smile of appreciation and she said,
“We were just discussing placing the painting you made just now in the Sword Tower. What do you think?”
Painting?
Li Hao was somewhat surprised, but as a painter, this was undoubtedly a great recognition of his artistry. He smiled and said,
“Of course, I am willing.”
The three Semi-Saints had anticipated Li Hao’s response. After all, the Sword Tower was a place of great importance, and even those who boastfully proclaimed themselves Painting Saints within the Dynasties struggled to have their artwork placed within the Sword Tower.
“In that case, I will send the message over there to have them wait for you. Will you bring it over yourself later?” the Yao Ancestor asked.
A thought struck Li Hao’s mind, and he nodded, “Alright.”
Originally he had also planned to visit the Sword Tower. Although he did not have the identity of a disciple from the Holy Lands, he could easily slip in by asking those Alchemists to use their connections to open a back door for him.
Although in today’s initial battle he had already acquired quite a few Cultivation Techniques carefully selected by these Inner Sect Disciples from the Sword Tower, he had heard that the Sword Tower had nine layers, each layer storing a vast amount of Sword Dao Skills and other secret techniques.
If he could fully explore and include them all, the Cultivation Techniques he mastered would reach an extremely terrifying level.
With these skills and secret techniques accumulated in sufficient numbers, refining all techniques, and illuminating each other, could also enable Li Hao to create even more powerful secret techniques.
“Yao Ancestor, may I also take a look at those Cultivation Techniques in the Sword Tower?” Li Hao asked, thereby saving the bother of asking Lin Shanhai and the others to seek various connections, since asking a Semi-Saint was a matter of a single sentence.
The Yao Ancestor was slightly surprised by his request and said, “Aren’t you an Alchemist? There is nothing related to Alchemists in the Sword Tower.”
“I would also like to take a look at the various swordsmanship.” Li Hao coughed lightly.
“So, witnessing their battles today, you also want to cultivate in the Sword Dao?”
The burly middle-aged man beside her, the Mountain Ancestor, frowned and said, “The Sword Dao is not child’s play. If you want to delve into it, you must be fully immersed. Since you are an Alchemist, just focus on refining your Pills; don’t aim too high and waste your talent and time!”
Seeing the Mountain Ancestor speaking sternly, the Yao Ancestor slightly shook her head and said to Li Hao,
“Since you are interested, you can go have a look. However, what Mountain Ancestor said is also true, focus is necessary to achieve the Dao. So, here’s what we’ll do: you go to the Sword Tower and choose a swordsmanship you like. Then, come to Yaochi Peak to find me, and I will personally guide you in your practice, while also assessing your talent for Sword Dao. If you are mediocre, you might as well rein in your ambitions and concentrate on Alchemy.”
Li Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, “Thank you, Yao Ancestor.”
The Mountain Ancestor frowned slightly, but seeing the Yao Ancestor speaking this way, he said no more.
Beside him, Lin Qingyue heard Li Hao’s words, glanced at him, and her mind stirred with a sudden thought—did he also want to practice swordsmanship?
Previously when Li Hao had painted for her, pointing out the flaws in her Sword Intent from the external appearances, she had vaguely sensed that perhaps Li Hao also had a talent for Sword Dao, but just had not practiced or shown it.
If he truly displayed a talent for Sword Dao and took the Yao Ancestor as a master, it would be a wonderful thing. Maybe in the future, they could fight side by side…
At this thought, she couldn’t help but feel a touch of anticipation.
On the other hand, Bian Ruxue gave Li Hao a fleeting glance and withdrew her attention, unconcerned.
The other two Saint Heirs and the saintess, who recognized this Qingfeng Pill Master, had previously sent people to draw closer to Li Hao. Now seeing that Li Hao also wanted to cultivate swordsmanship, they couldn’t help but find it amusing.
Too young, acting like a child, falling in love with every craft he sees? Wanting to learn everything is not necessarily a good thing.
“This is my Hand Token. Present it, and you may choose Cultivation Techniques from any level in the Sword Tower, but remember not to violate the rules there.”
The Yao Ancestor said to Li Hao while throwing him a purplish-black Hand Token, upon which the character ‘Yao’ was engraved.
The Hand Token seemed to carry a faint fragrance. Li Hao took it and looked at it with great joy, quickly saying, “Thank you, Yao Ancestor.”
Being able to freely choose from the nine layers of Cultivation Techniques in the Sword Tower was even better than Lin Shanhai and the others going through connections.
The Nine-layered Sword Tower was accessible to external disciples only up to the third level.
Inner Sect Disciples could enter up to the sixth level.
Only a few exceptional talents, having accumulated a large amount of merit from the Holy Land’s disciples, were allowed to enter the higher levels of the Sword Tower to choose Cultivation Techniques.
As for the Saint Heirs, they could enter all nine layers of the Sword Tower.
Now, with this Semi-Saint’s Hand Token, Li Hao was granted temporary unfettered access.
The Mountain Ancestor glanced at the Yao Ancestor and frowned slightly, somewhat surprised; the Yao Ancestor, usually cold and distant towards men, was showing such favor to the Alchemist before her, truly a rare happening.
Not long after, the Yao Ancestor summoned one of her female disciples to lead Li Hao to the Sword Tower.
She also used other means to pass the message to the Sword Tower.
The Sword Tower was located on Saint Mountain, in front of Sword Cliff. This female disciple was a top Inner Sect talent, already in the Dao Law Realm. Li Hao had seen her battle earlier, successfully defending the stage and demonstrating immense strength. Moreover, she also mastered three kinds of Extreme Realm abilities, truly a bright and brilliant individual.