Li Tie Mu showed a look of sigh and indignation in his eyes.

“A hundred thousand years is too long; too much has been forgotten and buried. No matter how we spread the word, no one believes us.” Zhou Qingyun shook his head.

The old woman, hearing their lament, rolled her eyes slightly and then looked softly at Li Hao, saying:

“What can be concealed is mere noise. When the glitz fades and time settles, what remains is the real essence. Didn’t our Sword Abyss produce a prodigy too? Not a Chaos Creature, nor an Emperor Blood descendant, yet still ranks in the top ten!”

Upon hearing her words, the people of Sword Abyss all looked at Li Hao with complex expressions.

At this moment, they truly realized the significance of the young man achieving the tenth position for the sect.

It might still be inferior to that Tian Hongyi, but the tenth rank was enough to shout out to the entire world of Yan and Chu, telling them that besides the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Tower, there were still top sword cultivators in the world and sects capable of cultivating such experts!

Gu Yan clenched his fingers slightly. As a member of the Ancient Immortal Lineage with a naturally gifted Sword Immortal physique, he should have been the ultimate prodigy in Sword Dao, and it should have been him bearing this burden.

Even though he came to the Great Dream Nine Abysses to cultivate without deep feelings for this sect, seeing someone else bear the burden made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Is it because he is too weak, or is he not working hard enough?

His foundation and heritage were top-notch. Could it be that his perception wasn’t enough?

His fists tightened even more.

At this moment, amid the tumultuous noise, Tian Hongyi of the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Tower also stepped onto the majestic Immortal Platform, followed by the seventh-ranked, another member of the Imperial Family.

Bathed in golden light, she was an imperial princess with an elegant demeanor and an imperial grace that seemed to command all beneath the heavens. With a lofty grandeur exuding deep in her bones, she glanced over the various sects, rising calmly to the Immortal Platform.

Then came the eighth, the ninth… representing two other sects among the Five Heavenly Sects, the Tide Sect and the Illusion Sea Sect.

Among the top ten, except for the top prodigies from the Five Heavenly Sects, the remaining four were all from the Imperial Family, a testament to the formidable bloodlines and profound heritage of the Yan Chu Imperial Family.

“It’s your turn!”

“Let me see who it really is!”

Accompanying the disciple of the Illusion Sea Sect, who ranked ninth, as he soared to the Immortal Platform, Zhang Xuanyu’s gaze suddenly locked onto the identity number of the tenth rank.

The golden light shone brilliantly, and all the people on the battle Immortal Platform seemed to be surrounded by a great wind, fluttering their hair and robes. They quietly gazed at the scene beyond the Immortal Platform.

They saw the golden light of the tenth place on the Immortal Tablet, abruptly shooting off like thunder, spanning a vast distance, arcing down to a spot in the crowd.

That place was precisely where the Great Dream Nine Abysses were located.

The golden light seeped through the Dao Domain barrier constructed by Li Tie Mu and enveloped Li Hao.

The golden light coated the youth with a dazzling golden hue, making him shine brilliantly like a deity.

Standing by Li Hao, Yue Xi and Gu Yan, among others, couldn’t help but be pushed back a few steps by the imposingness exuded by this golden light, and the others also slightly stepped back.

Li Hao felt the number token at his waist heating up slightly, knowing it was the token’s pull allowing the Immortal Tablet to lock onto him.

“Hmm?”

“That’s… the Great Dream Nine Abysses? Heavenly Four Sects?!”

Within the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Tower, Zhang Xuanyu’s pupils suddenly shot out beams of shock as he gazed at the youth enveloped in golden light.

Upon sensing the aura emanating from that youth, his shocked eyes widened even further, his pupils nearly bursting, his face full of astonishment.

Heavenly Four Sects producing a phoenix out of the chicken nest was surprising enough, but for that phoenix to only be in the True Immortal Realm?!

“It’s him?”

Not only Zhang Xuanyu felt the shock, but Cui Yuesheng, also an elder of the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Tower, had his eyes narrowed in amazement as he looked at the youth in the golden light.

The youth’s image was profoundly impressed in his mind.

Heart Inquisition Nine Rings, a top-notch Dao Heart, who just stepped into the True Immortal Realm three or four years ago, had now come to represent the Great Dream Nine Abysses in battle three years later.

Now, the other party had actually climbed to the tenth place on the Immortal Tablet?!

His mouth extended slightly, as if swallowing an egg, in disbelief.

When realizing something, he turned to look back at Zhang Xuanyu, seeing his stunned and lost expression, but he was still incredulous.

In just three or four years, the other party had managed to suppress someone as monstrous as Zhang Xuanyu, and moreover, the opponent was in the Immortal Monarch Realm!

“It’s him?!”

On the other side, within the Illusion Sea Sect, Huo Xiaoqi stared blankly at that golden light.

He would never have imagined that the figure amidst the golden light was that youth!

The other party had truly come here, and moreover, was the only one in the True Immortal Realm among the top ten!

If judged purely by True Immortal Realm combat power, wouldn’t the other party be considered the first in the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty?!

“Qi Ling, what’s the matter?”

Beside him, Huo Xiaoqi’s master asked in confusion, “Do you know that person?”

Huo Xiaoqi snapped back to reality; his real name was Huo Qiling.

“No, nothing.”

Huo Qiling hurriedly shook his head, though in his heart, the Immortal Rankings at the border emerged, causing his mind to churn violently.

Nobody knew that the young man at the border was also famously known on the Immortal Rankings as Chong Er!

“He’s from the Great Dream Nine Abysses; originally, he’s from the Great Dream Nine Abysses… so wouldn’t this mean that the Great Dream Nine Abysses might…”

Huo Qiling’s eyes were unfocused, suddenly feeling that the structure of the Five Heavenly Sects that had lasted for tens of thousands of years might undergo significant change after this Southern Domain battle!

Swoosh!

Under the golden light, Li Hao leapt to the ancient Immortal Platform.

Landing on the platform, Li Hao looked around at the crowd beside him, and when he saw a pair of beautiful eyes widened, looking at him in disbelief, he smiled in response.

And the owner of those beautiful eyes was Xing Lan.

She stared at Li Hao, her previously calm and composed face now slightly taut.

Is it this kid? Tenth?

Memories of their fight at the border flashed in her mind, how she had escorted him, her gaze shifting, finally showing confusion and relief.

No wonder he dared to venture into the border with only a True Immortal Realm Third Level, he had already climbed to the 19th rank three years ago, surely breaking into the tenth Desolate Domain.

This guy… Xing Lan snapped back to reality, her eyes showing not only complexity but suddenly a bit of chagrin, giving him a slight glare.

Li Hao noticed the change in her gaze, feeling somewhat baffled, but revealed a helpless smile.

“True Immortal Realm?”

At this time, a voice slightly tinged with skepticism arose.

It turned out to be the noble imperial princess who ranked seventh, standing not far away, looking at Li Hao with a slightly contemptuous gaze.

Her eyes conveyed indifference and aloofness, imbued with an innate superiority, slightly looking down as she said:

“Without having reached True Immortal Realm Perfection, did you reach the tenth rank purely by your own abilities?”

Others also cast their gazes over, including the elderly figure Chu Tianhuang, who was among the first to ascend, and Boya Xuejian beside him. The former looked over with a calm expression, while the latter’s expression was filled with curiosity, her eyes pure as if simply feeling curious.

“More or less.”

Li Hao’s eyes briefly scanned their expressions, responding offhandedly to the imperial princess before no longer looking at her.

The imperial princess’s gaze flickered slightly, her mouth showing a hint of disdain, but she said nothing more.

No matter how he mixed in, he would be exposed during the Southern Domain wars.

As Li Hao took the stage, the trembling on the Immortal Tablet suddenly quieted.

Chu Xiangtian’s gaze also fell on Li Hao, equally surprised that the previously startling identity number belonged to someone from the Heavenly Four Sects and more over, was in the True Immortal Realm!

Three years ago, the opponent charged through the checkpoints at speeds comparable to the Immortal Monarch Realm to reach the tenth Desolate Domain. Could a True Immortal Realm achieve that?

As for hiding cultivation… he couldn’t detect any trace of it on Li Hao; he was in Perfect Immortal Monarch Realm. If the other party could hide and disguise under his nose, that would be even more terrifying!

“Open!”

Chu Xiangtian said nothing. Instead, he raised a finger.

In an instant, a group of elders clad in the black robes of the National Supervision Institute flew over from afar.

They gathered above the Immortal Platform, a total of thirty-six people, scattering to stand loosely, forming a circle.

As the immortal power surged from them, their Heaven and Earth Law Manifestations emerged behind them, towering like gods and Buddhas, standing tall between heaven and earth.