are similar to red-level ones. They advance quickly at first, but become increasingly challenging as you progress further. If one wants to continue advancing, a higher-level cultivation method must be...Chapter 774: Shenzhou Path

Eighth Layer of Heaven... Only Golden Dragons are qualified to soar in the Eighth Layer!

Seeing that this white dragon was not a golden dragon, these several Nascent Soul cultivators were about to take action when they saw the female cultivator sitting atop the white dragon and hesitated slightly.

No human cultivator had ever been seen riding a dragon before! And she seemed to be only at the Core Formation stage!

They almost thought that Xie Yujia was a cultivator from beyond the Ninth Heavens, who had come down to the Eighth Layer.

Raahh… Hao Ren let out a dragon’s roar and carried Xie Yujia into thicker clouds.

The concentration of spiritual energy in this layer of Heaven was far greater than that of the Seventh Level, almost comparable to Wanyao Sea!

Mountains and hills were more beautiful here than at the Seventh Layer!

Beneath the thick clouds were ancient cities—this was an entirely new world!

Raahh…

Hao Ren spread out his dragon wings, soaring in this Eighth Layer of Heaven!

He had scales, wings, horns, and claws; he was a jiao dragon, ying dragon, qiu dragon, chi dragon... Hao Ren’s dragon form possessed all these qualities!

Blessed with the practice of the Five Elements together and the most complete set of five-element crystals, Hao Ren had the complete form that a Dragon cultivator should have!

One must know that even Zhao Kuo, who transformed into a dragon at the peak Ding level before, did not have such majestic dragon wings!

Xie Yujia sat atop Hao Ren’s body and looked at the rivers and mountains flying past her in an instant. She couldn’t help feeling moved.

Crack!... Dozens of bolts of lightning fell from the sky.

Hao Ren escaped the first wave of cultivators' interception but couldn't avoid the barrier set by the Eighth Level Sky's Shenshao Sect; these heavenly thunderbolts embedded in the clouds actively targeted Hao Ren, who wasn't the golden dragon.

Hao Ren rolled his massive dragon body and suddenly transformed back into human form, quickly wrapping himself in a long robe.

Xie Yujia lost Hao Ren's support and fell towards the ground; just as she was about to summon her如意布 (magical cloth), Hao Ren suddenly grabbed her and floated them down to the ground.

The Golden Light Shield, carrying Hao Ren and Xie Yujia, wobbled and landed inside the city wall.

The heavenly thunderbolts that had already emerged from the clouds suddenly lost their target and dissipated in mid-air.

This was because Hao Ren used the crystal of the Seven-Hearted Five-Colored Lotus to conceal his aura, while Xie Yujia's Core Formation stage could not trigger the heavenly thunder barrier.

The Golden Light Shield was no longer a magic treasure but a celestial treasure; it carried Hao Ren and Xie Yujia without any spiritual energy being used, so naturally it wouldn't allow the thunderbolts to strike them.

Whiz-whiz… Dozens of beams of light gathered in the high sky above the city wall. These were cultivators from the Shenshao Sect who felt an unfamiliar presence and had come to block them off.

Hao Ren put away the Golden Light Shield and took a look around.

He and Xie Yujia seemed to have arrived in ancient times, and it was a bustling place at that.

The streets were filled with well-dressed young masters and misses in brocade clothes, coming one after another. Various carriages also traveled back and forth on the roads.

Waiters stood by the entrances of taverns enthusiastically inviting customers to come inside. Not far ahead was a lake where vendors sold all kinds of pastries and sweets.

On the lake surface, several painted boats were gliding smoothly; some young men and women dressed in silk gowns were chatting and laughing.

Hao Ren and Xie Yujia looked at this scene, then glanced at each other, finding it hard to believe that they weren't dreaming. Hao Ren even suspected whether he had fallen into a Shenshao Sect array formation and entered an illusionary realm.

From the Seventh Level Sky down to the Fifth Level Sky, all they saw were grand cultivation sects or villages nestled in valleys; there was no such large city as this.

And in these cities, the people live happily and prosperously, making it hard to imagine such a scene.

It's like an idyllic utopia.

Whizz… whizz… A few cultivators wearing Daoist robes flew by low in the sky on flying swords.

"Grandpa! Grandpa!" Seeing the cultivators fly past, a little boy with pigtails rushed into his grandfather's arms.

"Hehehe, Little Leaf has nothing to fear. These Immortal Sages of the Thunder Marsh Dao protect us."

The old man stroked his grandson’s head while respectfully watching the cultivators leave.

"Grandpa! I also want to become an Immortal Sage and protect our Great Liang Dynasty!"

the little boy shouted.

"Haha… Not everyone can become an Immortal Sage… Did you memorize the Three-Character Classic I taught you yesterday"

"Grandpa, I've already memorized it! If I don't become an Immortal Sage, I'll be a chancellor of our Great Liang Dynasty! Don’t believe me Listen to me recite it: When humans are born, their nature is inherently good. Nature may be similar, but habits differ…"

"Hahaha… To be a chancellor… My grandson wants to be a chancellor…"

The old man held his little grandson's hand and walked cheerfully on the wide stone pavement.

Hao Ren and Xie Yujia stood under the eaves of a textile shop, looking at each other before realizing that they were in the "Great Liang Dynasty."

The people here had no idea that they lived in the Eighth Heavens. They might not know about the Tang or Ming Dynasties either. This place seemed to have split off from some part of Chinese history and was evolving on its own within the Eighth Heavens.

A court with the era name “Great Liang” governed a vast territory, while above this court was the sole cultivation sect—the Thunder Marsh Dao.

"Let's go!"

Hao Ren saw those cultivators who had searched them fly far away and pulled Xie Yujia up into the air again with his light flying ability.

“Immortal Sage…”

The crowd shouted when they saw Hao Ren and Xie Yujia flying.

In their minds, all cultivators were practitioners of the Thunder Firmament Sect, and occasionally mingling with ordinary people was a form of oversight over the government.

Therefore, these common folk’s reverence for the Thunder Firmament Sect surpassed that for the imperial court.

Hao Ren pulled Xie Yujia as they flew out of the city and towards distant mountains.

Earlier from the clouds, he noticed that ordinary people lived in cities on land while cultivators resided in palaces atop high mountains.

A few hundred kilometers away from this city was a branch of the Thunder Firmament Sect.

Hao Ren’s speed was incredibly fast; some low-level cultivators dressed as government officials flew past at lower altitudes, completely oblivious to him.

Xie Yujia saw the magnificent buildings hidden within high mountains belonging to the Thunder Firmament Sect and felt a bit excited thinking she would soon meet her mother-in-law.

The land of Layered Heaven was thin in spiritual energy but flying higher, closer to peaks, meant thicker concentrations of it.

Hao Ren had not fought with those cultivators earlier as he did not want to cause trouble; now, avoiding the Thunder Firmament Sect’s pursuers allowed him to take Xie Yujia straight to Grandma Qingfeng.

"I'm here for Loose Cultivator Qingfeng!"

Holding onto Xie Yujia, Hao Ren firmly landed in the square of the Thunder Firmament Sect’s palace and loudly announced his arrival.

The entire Layered Heaven was completely controlled by the Thunder Firmament Sect; this branch wouldn’t set up any barriers nor have defenses. When Hao Ren shouted into the white-bricked square, he quickly attracted all the cultivators from nearby palaces.

Seeing Hao Ren and Xie Yujia easily arriving at Layered Heaven and directly entering a Thunder Firmament Sect branch, they knew these two were no ordinary people.

The name "Loose Cultivator Qingfeng" clearly stunned them.

The cultivators exchanged glances before whispering among themselves.on of the Western Sea Dragon Palace. Though Huo Ren had driven back the eighth-order demon beasts with merit and treated the generals from the South and North Seas with detoxification pills, earning h...