Follow the path of Dao from infancy

While the Projection Stone was silently circulating, outside the void of Canglan Realm, two figures were shuttling through space at high speed. Li Hao followed Feng Boping. After parting ways with the Buddhadom, they pierced through the barrier of the Small Thousand Worlds and walked through the void, temporarily leaving the Canglan Realm to head for the Little Thousand World where Feng resided. The Little Thousand World is also one of the twenty-three Lower Realms, with only two Holy Lands, namely the Stealing Heaven Holy Land and the Lie Sky Holy Land. Feng Boping is the leader within the Stealing Heaven Holy Land, the Thief Saint. "Consider this place as your own home. If you need anything, just come to find me and tell me outright." At the summit of Stealing Heaven Holy Land, within a vast courtyard, Feng Boping said to Li Hao with a smile. This was the foremost courtyard, which he now entrusted to Li Hao as a place to stay and settle down. "Alright." Li Hao nodded, not exchanging much polite small talk with Elder Feng. Having been apart for a long time, they were too familiar with each other; it was as if they had returned to the Mortal World, fishing by the Demon Lake and keeping each other company at Heavenly Gate Pass. "The Little Thousand World is unlike other places; it values the survival of the fittest and predation, with no place for humility and gentleness, only unscrupulous means!" Feng Boping's expression suddenly became a few shades more serious as he said, "Here, you must tuck away your kindness. Never take others' words at face value, especially those women from Lie Sky Saint Land. Out of ten sentences they say, not one is true. They cultivate through deception, and if you believe them, you'll have fallen for their trick, inadvertently aiding them in enhancing their cultivation." Li Hao was somewhat surprised. He had long known that All Saints had developed their own cultivation systems. Like the Literary Saint, who kills with words and evolves through Poetry and Books, where reading itself is a form of cultivation. Unexpectedly, there was also Lie Dao here, where telling lies is a form of cultivation? "You already have the embryonic form of your Saint Path. If it weren't for that, I would have wanted you to become the heir of my Thief Sect, to teach you the Supreme Stealing Skill, to steal from heaven and earth, to steal from all beings!" Feng Boping gave Li Hao a glance and said with a smile, "The disciples of my Holy Land, so long as they succeed in their thefts, will have their cultivation improved. For those women of Lie Sky Saint Land, by successfully deceiving others, the Dao will funnel Heaven and Earth Energy into their bodies, thus greatly enhancing their cultivation; the bigger the lie they tell, the greater the improvement." "Although my Little Thousand World only has two Holy Lands, it ranks fairly high among the twenty-three Lower Realms." Feng Boping said with a light smile, "In the Little Thousand World, Martial Artists are all meticulous and cautious, and are ruthless in battle, using all tactics no matter how underhanded, from ambushing, blinding, insulting to destroying the opponent's mentality. Martial Artists from other worlds often suffer a great deal upon arriving here!" Li Hao immediately thought of Elder Feng's previous insults toward the Buddha Venerate. For such a culture to exist, the elder before him likely played a significant role. "In the past, there have been Saint Heirs from other Holy Lands who came here for leisure, only to end up unable to find their way back, even their distress signals were stolen. It was their teacher who, through divination, perceived the danger and personally came to retrieve them." Feng Boping spoke of the incident, his face wrinkling into a smile. Li Hao was speechless, imagining what those Saint Heirs must have gone through in this Little Thousand World, with its two major Holy Lands, one stealing and the other deceiving. "Elder Feng, why don't you also pass on some of your Stealing Skill to me?" Li Hao said. Feng Boping was taken aback, "But don't you already have the embryonic form of your Saint Path? If you practice my Stealing Skill, wouldn't it affect you?" "Not a problem. My Saint Path holds all things between heaven and earth sacred, from flowers and trees to mountains and rivers, each with its own elegance. It follows the adage: 'Earth imitates heaven, heaven imitates the Dao, the Dao imitates nature, and nature includes all things!'" Li Hao said. As the latter part of his statement finished, low rumbles of thunder echoed around, as if the Dao thunder was being invoked! The seed of the embryonic form of his Saint Path within his heart quietly sprouted and grew rapidly. Hearing the thunder of the Dao, Feng Boping couldn't help but be startled and, after carefully looking at Li Hao, realized that Li Hao's embryonic form of the Saint Path was already stable and immovable. Furthermore, the shockwaves from the thunder of the Dao even slightly affected him, allowing him to sense the fearsomeness of Li Hao's Saint Path. "Your Saint Path can actually incorporate other Saint Paths..." Feng Boping was at a loss for words, seeing the youth before him still as monstrously talented as ever. It felt like being back in the Mortal World. "Since that's the case, I will pass on to you my Supreme Stealing Skill, Stealing Heaven!" Feng Boping said earnestly to Li Hao. Seeing this, Li Hao raised his hand and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Elder Feng." The other person was both a teacher and a friend to him; although they often joked around, regarding the transmission of skills, Li Hao was extremely solemn. The skill was not passed lightly; this was sharing a secret, a privilege not even Direct Disciples might necessarily receive. This time, Feng Boping did not act polite, calmly accepting Li Hao's deep bow, and then said: "There's only half a year left until the Supreme Genius Battle. Time will pass in the blink of an eye, but it's enough for you to master my Stealing Skill. If your embryonic Saint Path reveals itself and you step into the Half-Saint Realm within half a year, then the title of number one in the Supreme Genius Battle will undoubtedly be yours!" Li Hao nodded; after all, he was participating in the battle aiming for first place. That victory would grant them Incense Fire that could help one instantly become a Saint, saving hundreds of years of accumulation. Feng Boping said no more, and immediately raised his hand to envelop the courtyard with laws, and then began to transmit the skill to Li Hao. The Stealing Heaven Skill, imparted without reservation. They sat facing each other, passing teachings through the Sea of Consciousness, and the complete Stealing Skill cultivation system of the Stealing Heaven Holy Land appeared before Li Hao. Li Hao suddenly understood and could not help but admire Elder Feng's ingenuity. Cultivating the Stealing Skill was similar to practicing sword or knife play; the difference lay in what was being practiced - thievery. The Stealing Skill required immersion in the world, wandering amongst mortals to seek and find, but the Stealing Skill only stole, never robbed; robbery would instead ruin the cultivation. The manifold methods of the Stealing Skill emerged one by one in Li Hao's Sea of Consciousness. Apart from stealing mundane objects, there were also advanced techniques like stealing Feng Shui and luck, such as laying out a Feng Shui trap to steal a city's energy or the hundred-year foundation of a prominent family.