<h4>Chapter 1056: Five Paths</h4>


    The great hall was extremely spacious.


    A bronze shard floated in the air. It was about the same size as the one that Tang Hao had, except that the patterns on it were slightly different.


    Cushions were arranged neatly on the floor. The hall could amodate twenty to thirty thousand people.


    Tang Hao waste, and the cushions in the middle had been taken. People sat on the cushions and closed their eyes in meditation, trying tomunicate with the Shard andprehend the technique of the Path.


    Those who came inter could only sit farther away.


    Some people took out all kinds of things after they sat down.


    Some held jade stones in their hands. Some took out an incense burner and lit incense. Some also took out pieces of wood and ced them on their knees.


    Those with treasures looked at the people around them smugly, while those people looked at them enviously.


    With those treasures,prehending techniques would be an easier task.


    “Look, that’s a focus jade!”


    “Focus jade? That’s trash! Look at my rity branch!”


    “Hah! Everything you have is trash. Look at what I have here!”


    The Path-Chosen of the Deathless Sect, who had a seat in the center, took out a leafy branch and showed it off proudly.


    When everyone saw it, they eximed in surprise.


    “It’s the epiphany tree!”


    They were extremely envious.


    The epiphany tree was definitely the best in its ss.


    The Path-Chosen of the Deathless Sect gently stroked the branch and smiled. “I obtained this branch through a fortuitous encounter, and it helped meprehend countless cultivation techniques. Today, I’ll use it toprehend the technique of the Path!”


    Everyone smacked their lips in envy.


    At that moment, someone said, “Pah, it’s only a branch. What’s the use!”


    Everyone was startled and turned around to look.


    “Who’s that guy? He sure has a big mouth!”


    “I don’t know him. He’s most likely from some small faction. He’s probably ignorant!”


    Everyoneughed mockingly.


    The epiphany tree was a rare treasure. It was hard to find even one branch. It was far more effective than the focus jade or the rity branch.


    The Path-Chosen of the Deathless Sectughed mockingly and said, “Show us what you have then!”


    “Watch carefully!” That person said.


    “Heh! Hurry up and take it out!” The Path-Chosen of the Deathless Sect said with a cold smile.


    He did not believe that the kid could unt anything better than the epiphany tree’s branch.


    Suddenly, he was stunned, and his expression froze.


    In the next moment, his eyes widened and bulged in extreme shock.


    Everyone’s expressions were the same, as if they had seen a ghost.


    “That’s...”


    The Path-Chosen’s lips were trembling. He could not produce a single word.


    The scene before him was too shocking!


    That kid had taken out an entire epiphany tree! Moreover, it was so tall and so big, and it was full of leaves.


    He looked at the tree and then at the short branch in his hand. His face twitched violently, and he felt like vomiting blood.


    There was noparison!


    “Who is that kid?”


    “This is weird! Where did that kide from? Why would he have such a good treasure?”


    The great hall was in an uproar.


    The people who were in meditation noticed what was going on. When they opened their eyes, they blurted curses.


    Their eyes turned bloodshot.


    An epiphany tree. A peerless treasure!


    They stared at the tree and gulped. They had expressions of greed on their faces, but they dared not do anything. After all, they did not want to be expelled from Ancient Sage Mountain, which would be a great loss.


    When the neers to the hall saw that, they were dumbfounded.


    “What’s with all the noise? Did you forget what I told you? No excessive noise!”


    The elder walked in, looked around, and was also dumbfounded.


    The epiphany tree was too eye-catching! One could immediately notice it!


    “Is that... the epiphany tree?”


    The old man gulped. His face was full of disbelief.


    “Heh! What’s the fuss? How ignorant!”


    Tang Hao said slowly, ced the tree on the floor, and sat down under it.


    Everyone’s faces twitched as they thought to themselves, ‘Can you me us for being ignorant? That’s the epiphany tree! And it’s so big! Do you think that they’re somon?’


    “Hey, stay away! Don’t even think abouting close!”


    Tang Hao berated the people around him. He closed his eyes and began to meditate.


    The people gritted their teeth in anger, but there was nothing they could do.


    Soon, the news spread. The people from the four other halls knew that an amazing person was in the fifth hall. He had brought an entire epiphany tree with him. When they went over to look, they were struck speechless.


    “Get lost! Go away!”


    The elder had no choice but to chase all those people away.


    Tang Hao sat upright under the epiphany tree. Sometimes he furrowed his brows, and sometimes he seemed rxed.


    The technique contained within that Shard waspletely different from the one he had. His was the Path of Life and Death, while that one was the Path of Illusion and Reality.


    Everything flitted between illusion and reality and between truth and falsehood. It was impossible to tell which was which.


    Themotion gradually died down. The people settled down and began toprehend the technique. Their brows were tightly furrowed, and their expressions were solemn.


    The Path of Illusion and Reality was slightly easier toprehend than the Path of Life and Death. With the help of the epiphany tree, he took four days to master it.


    When he opened his eyes, a butterfly appeared in front of him, circling around him and dancing. He tapped the butterfly with a finger, which caused it to dissipate.


    Following that, more butterflies, birds, and beasts appeared around him. They were vivid and lifelike.


    At the entrance of the hall, the elder sensed something. When he opened his eyes, his entire body trembled in disbelief.


    “That kidprehended it so quickly!”


    The kid might have the epiphany tree, but it was impossible for him toprehend it so quickly! ording to his estimations, it should take him at least seven or eight days. In half a month’s time, that kid should be able toprehend two Path techniques.


    It only took the kid four days; half of what the elder had expected.


    “That kid... isn’t someone ordinary!”


    The elder muttered and looked at Tang Hao carefully.


    After a moment, Tang Hao stood up, put away the epiphany tree, and went to the fourth hall next door.


    He found a corner to sit down and began toprehend the Shard.


    The Shard contained the Path of ughter. It was too simple for Tang Hao, who had killed many people in the real world and even more people in the Void Realm.


    The Void Realm was not too different from the real world.


    This time, he only spent three daysprehending the Path of ughter.


    Following that, he went to the third hall and sat down toprehend the Shard there.


    The Shard contained the Path of True Fire. Compared to the fire-type sorcery that he had cultivated, it was much more profound.


    This time, he spent three daysprehending it.


    At that point, a full ten days had passed. There were only five days left.


    Tang Hao made good use of his time and began toprehend the second hall’s Shard. He needed toprehend the remaining two Shards before the time limit was up.


    That Shard contained the Path of True Frost, and it also took him three days.


    Following that, he went to the first hall and began toprehend thest Shard.