Follow the path of Dao from infancy

Chapter 802: Chapter 161: Gathering of the Heavenly Pride, Leaving Names on the Heavenly Stele

“If we cannot exist as one, perhaps by extending the body, cultivating externally…”

Li Hao muttered to himself.

The two forces repel each other, perhaps if they can be separated for dual cultivation, they could fuse.

But how can they be separated?

If one uses an avatar, and when the avatar merges with the true self, it will still repel. Otherwise, all Saints would be able to create avatars. Such a simple method, others would have thought of, and Feng would not have come to this conclusion.

“Unless there is an absolute power to block it, or by extending the body…”

Li Hao’s eyes flickered, thinking of extending, his thoughts suddenly shifted to the qi meridians he had pondered before.

The body’s 108 meridians plus the Yin and Yang meridians, form the Extreme Realm Heaven and Earth Veins.

This is the limit of the physical body, the natural acupuncture points, but if one could use qi to simulate the major veins, extending the body, it would be the qi meridians.

If the qi meridians can be cultivated, perhaps there is hope of reaching the Second Ultimate Realm.

The union of force, with both meridians achieved, is the end point of cultivation.

“If the body can be extended like the qi meridians…”

Li Hao’s eyes flickered, and he immediately knew, he needed to cultivate the qi meridians first, before following this line of thought, otherwise, the qi meridians are just a theory out of thin air, and delving deeper into this thinking would just be a waste of time.

Unable to absorb more Extreme Dao, he simply sat cross-legged and concentrated on cultivating the qi meridians.

The breath surged in his body’s meridians, Li Hao concentrated and controlled it, forming the rudiments of a major vein, one end connected to the body’s 108 meridians, the other end extending out of the body, like a vortex of spinning qi force ribbon.

Soon, Li Hao felt an obstacle.

It is not difficult to simulate qi meridians, but it is difficult to maintain them.

The qi meridians extended outside the body are rootless and fluctuate with the wind. If there is no power to maintain them, they will dissipate and become disordered in an instant.

But if you use power to maintain them, the power absorbed by the qi meridians themselves can only just make up for the consumption of maintenance.

“Could it be that this path is wrong?”

Li Hao frowned, his eyes flitting.

But soon, he rejected this idea.

When encountering an obstacle, one should think of ways to break through the barrier, not doubt it, especially since it’s not yet a dead end.

“The qi meridians can indeed take in more power, which shows that this line of thought is viable, only that maintaining it is too difficult. If the consumption of maintaining could be reduced, the number of qi meridians refined could increase, possibly bringing about a terrifying qualitative change…”

The body’s acupoints have their limits, but there are no limits to the aggregation of qi meridians!

If there are hundreds or thousands of qi meridians, the accumulated amount would be terrifyingly unimaginable.

In other words, this line of thought has great potential, it’s just that it cannot be achieved for the moment.

Li Hao then consolidated the second, the third qi meridians, and as seven or eight qi meridians were refined, they wrapped around his body like ribbons.

Li Hao carefully felt for a while, his eyebrows furrowed deeper.

There’s another problem with these qi meridians; they’re easily severed by enemies during combat.

If hundreds or thousands are refined, enemies would spot them immediately, and if they cut them off, it would all be for naught.

“Extending out of the body is bound to be detected, how to avoid being seen, yet still maintain it independently…”

Li Hao’s thoughts churned, feeling a slight headache.

This is something the panel cannot solve for him.

The panel can shorten cultivation time, but the insights needed for the Extreme Realm can only be found by himself.

While Li Hao was contemplating qi meridians, in another part of the battlefield, inside a cave.

Suddenly, the cave shook and several figures burst out from within.

“Damnit, run!”

“Don’t wait for that horde of beasts to come back. It will be troublesome to be sandwiched if they join forces inside and outside.”

Lin Baichuan and Chu Hanwei led the way, both with tense expressions.

The cave was filled with Void Demons and there were also some monster leader types. The cave alcoves and cliffs were also full of Void Crystals, which allowed the Void Demons to stir up an extremely terrifying Void Tide.

Even though they were Heavenly Prides, facing this tricky and massive group of Void Demons, they had no choice but to retreat.

As they burst out, a shockwave suddenly swept through, their faces turning pale as they performed Returning Ruin Instantaneous Movement, leaping out and narrowly avoiding danger.

The ground trembled as numerous Void Beasts chased out of the cave. Lin Baichuan immediately led them to run forward at high speed. Only after taking a large detour and circling around did the Void Demons cease, seemingly wary of something and did not pursue too deeply.

“These beasts have retreated.”

Lin Baichuan and the others stopped in a void, feeling weak, their continuous Returning Ruin Instantaneous Movement was as exhausting as a bitter battle, and it consumed a great deal of energy. Even with the replenishment of Heaven and Earth Vein, they barely recovered.

“Pity, those beasts contain Star Fall Source, an important material for cultivating Tao Tribulation Emperor Weapons. I wanted to hunt some.”

“These demons like to swarm and don’t wander alone; it’s difficult to hunt them.”

The expressions on their faces weren’t great; as Saint Heirs and Heavenly Prides, they were chased so embarrassingly by demons, and if it got out, it would be somewhat humiliating.

“Luckily, those demons didn’t return to their nest in time. Speaking of which, what are those demons doing in Lihe Valley, could it be they want to destroy Lihe Valley in a fit of rage?”

Chu Hanwei suddenly spoke with a change in her expression.

Hearing his words, Lin Baichuan was stunned, and immediately said, “Let’s go, let’s go see.”

They discerned the direction and flew towards Lihe Valley.

As they neared, they smelled a strong scent of blood.

Everyone’s hearts turned cold, they became alert, fixed their gaze and continued to approach, and instantly saw a blood-red ground scattered with numerous fresh corpses.

“This, are these Void Demons?”

Seeing the slaughtered Void Demons scattered everywhere, Chu Hanwei was stunned. Her beautiful eyes slightly widened, somewhat in disbelief.

This vast group of Void Demons, all dead here, their deaths were pitifully strange and frightening.