deltrittennovels Chapter 249: The Road to Transcendence
Chapter 249: The Road to Transcendence
Chapter 249: The Path to Transcendence
"Today's exchange truly surpasses three hundred million years of enlightenment. The path is profoundly mysterious, giving Zichuan considerable insight." Jiangnan cupped his hands and said, "The two Fellow Daoists have such broad minds, Zichuan is truly impressed."
These two not only had no intention of hiding anything, but they even planned their retreat routes.
If they were to die during the Annihilation Tribulation, they would also be resurrected without knowing it.
If it were him, he might not have such a mindset to help sentient beings he had never met.
He is a god, and in most cases, he would only protect the beings who worship him.
Ye Lin also cupped his hands in thanks. For him, this was an unimaginable grace of imparting the Dao, allowing him to jump out of his original perspective and see a completely different World.
He had no idea how to repay such kindness!
Fang Ming and Ye Fan smiled and said nothing.
Opening the All Heavens World Gate and befriending potential individuals as much as possible was one of Fang Ming's original goals.
At this moment, Ye Fan spoke up, saying, "In fact, in my homeland, there is also an Immortal Emperor who walked a path slightly similar to that of the two Fellow Daoists. He attained the 'Original' Dao Fruit and is respectfully called Original Immortal Emperor by the world."
"The 'Original' you mentioned, Fellow Daoist, is likely different from the 'Primordial' we understand!" Jiangnan looked at Ye Fan and said with great certainty.
Surprisingly, their languages were the same. Even Ye Fan couldn't deduce the reason for this.
Not only language, but many things were very similar, such as culture, vocabulary, and so on.
"That's right!" Ye Fan nodded and said, "His 'Original' can be understood as the original, the unique Dao in its initial, originating state."
"The process is indeed somewhat similar, and it's a bit like the Heavenly Venerate's Great Dao of Primordial Beginning." Ye Lin said, looking at Jiangnan, "If the Heavenly Venerate is the end of the Dao, perhaps that Original Immortal Emperor is the beginning of the Dao?"
"I really want to have an exchange with this Original Immortal Emperor!" Jiangnan's eyes lit up.
In a trance, he felt as if he saw another brother of his.
Original, Primordial. One is the beginning, the other the end. Their concepts have a considerable overlap. It can be foreseen that once the two meet, they will have endless things to talk about!
Ye Fan smiled and said, "That Immortal Emperor is currently in seclusion healing his injuries. Fellow Daoist might need to wait several thousand years before you can see him."
Hearing Ye Fan's words, Ye Lin was stunned for a moment and said, "Having cultivated to such a realm that can be called transcendence, does it still involve conflict and slaughter?"
This is somewhat different from what he imagined. He originally thought that after reaching this stage, beings who had already transcended would be beyond threat, and there wouldn't be any major conflicts.
"Where there are people, there will be slaughter and conflict. I originally thought becoming Primordial meant eternal peace, but it seems I was thinking too much," Jiangnan thought to himself.
"Everything is relative," Ye Fan shook his head and said, "Some treat countless sentient beings as grain and endless Worlds as rice fields. When they mature, they come to harvest, and then continue to wait for the next maturity, cycle after cycle of Reincarnation. How can we tolerate such a sight?"
Hearing Ye Fan's words, Jiangnan and Ye Lin were speechless. This was clearly a horror completely different from the current Annihilation Tribulation.
Just like in past eras, when the Annihilation Daoist manipulated the Annihilation Tribulation to destroy one era after another, that kind of man-made horror was truly chilling.
At present, if the Annihilation Daoist were still alive and capable of controlling the nascent form of the final Annihilation Tribulation, these two alone would absolutely not come to suppress the tribulation; they would definitely have to bring other Tian Zuns along.
"I understand a bit now." At this moment, Jiangnan showed a look of realization and said, "Presumably, Fellow Daoist came from your homeland to seek a method for further breakthrough!"
Although he felt that reaching the realm of a Path's End Immortal Emperor, equivalent to a True Primordial, theoretically made further breakthrough impossible, this was just his own thought.
In his opinion, the purpose of this Ye Tian Emperor and this Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist should be the same as that of Ye Lin and Azure Lotus Heavenly Venerate.
Of course, the driving force was different: one came for the sake of sentient beings, the other came for the sake of their own realm breakthrough.
"It's just a pity, we can barely protect ourselves here and still need Fellow Daoist to impart knowledge," Jiangnan showed a look of regret.
In his view, this was a great pity. For such individuals, Time might be very pressing, and it must be utilized as much as possible.
"That's not entirely accurate. We did indeed come to seek a breakthrough," Ye Fan shook his head and said calmly, "but we already know the method for breakthrough, and we've already taken a step forward. In fact, when I saw the two Fellow Daoists, I had already obtained something that could allow me to continue breaking through."
"What?! Not only do you have a method for breakthrough, but you've even taken a step?"
Jiangnan and Ye Lin looked at Ye Fan in shock. The cultivation civilization in this Heavenly Emperor's homeland had actually developed to such a degree, which filled their hearts with awe!
Jiangnan looked at Ye Fan curiously: "Above Immortal Emperor? What realm is that?"
Originally, according to his personality, he wouldn't have asked this question. After all, they were unrelated, and the other person had no obligation to answer.
But now he also vaguely saw that this Heavenly Emperor was intentionally imparting the Dao; he was allowing more people to attempt to achieve higher accomplishments.
Ye Lin also saw this point. If Jiangnan hadn't asked, he would have spoken up.
Regarding this matter, this Heavenly Emperor was different from himself. His own homeland had no enemies, but this Heavenly Emperor's homeland had a great enemy. Who knew how long he could stay here?
Now that the other person was intentionally imparting the Dao, it was natural to humbly ask for guidance.
"That is not above Immortal Emperor. It hasn't surpassed Immortal Emperor by an unimaginable height. It is merely a step further after reaching perfection, barely becoming the realm of 'Sacrificial Dao'," Ye Fan said.
"Sacrificial Dao?"
Jiangnan looked at Ye Fan in confusion, contemplating the meaning of this term, while at the same time a thought that he himself found impossible arose in his heart.
"Burning all of one's own origin, sacrificing all of one's own Great Dao, only then can one take another small step forward." As soon as this thought appeared, Ye Fan's voice rang out.
Hearing Ye Fan's words, Jiangnan and Ye Lin felt that sitting before them was not a being who was powerful to the extreme peak and had cultivated to perfection, but a madman.
Was this cultivation method really not created by someone who had cultivated to the extreme peak and no longer wanted to live?
"Is this really not suicide? Or is it that the realm of a Path's End Immortal Emperor is beyond my imagination, where after sacrificing all of one's own Dao and origin, one not only doesn't die but can become even stronger!" No matter how Ye Lin thought about it, he felt this went against his understanding of cultivation.
However, he only thought about it internally. Since this Ye Tian Emperor in front of him succeeded, it meant that it was not suicide, but a correct path.
Even Jiangnan felt this was somewhat challenging to his understanding. Although he felt that after becoming Primordial, he would definitely not be weaker than an Immortal Emperor, the thought of incinerating all of his own Great Dao and origin in an instant made even him feel like it was suicide!
At the same time, he also understood why he couldn't sense the aura of the 'Dao' on this Ye Tian Emperor at all, because he had already performed Sacrificial Dao and no longer had the Dao.
"Sometimes I would imagine whether it would be very boring after attaining Primordial in the future, with nothing to do, and no secrets left in the world for me." Jiangnan took a sip of tea and sighed with emotion, "Looking at it now, I still underestimated this World after all. Primordial is not the end."
He had already made up his mind to first become Primordial, and then jump out. By then, all past regrets could be redeemed!
Hearing Jiangnan's words, Ye Lin couldn't help but inwardly grumble. This Primal Beginning Heavenly Venerate, whose Dao Lord realm wasn't even complete, had actually started dreaming already.
Admittedly, his Great Dao of Primordial Beginning concept was lofty, and he had achieved the Primordial realm before, but he had given it up after all. Now that the final Annihilation Tribulation was approaching, whether he could still achieve it was still uncertain!
Just as his thoughts were turning, Jiangnan's curious voice sounded: "I wonder what in this place can allow Fellow Daoist to continue breaking through?"
In his understanding, at such a realm, it should no longer be possible for any external object to allow him to break through.
"Naturally, it is the 'Dao' of the place where the two Fellow Daoists are located. A completely different supreme Dao is what allows an Immortal Emperor to cultivate a second Dao Fruit and allows us to perform Sacrificial Dao a second time," Ye Fan said, looking towards the direction of the Immortal Gate. His gaze seemed to pass through the Immortal Gate, seeing the universe in the midst of the Annihilation Tribulation.
Instantly, Jiangnan and Ye Lin's expressions changed drastically. The light of the Great Dao on their bodies surged, and their expressions became extremely vigilant. They looked at Ye Fan and Fang Ming opposite them with full guard.
The implication they heard was that this person intended to sacrifice the supreme Dao that they constantly comprehended, which nurtured myriad phenomena and flowed out billions of Great Daos.
"The two of you, don't overthink it." Seeing their expressions, Ye Fan immediately knew they had misunderstood.
He explained, "I am not that kind of person, nor is my friend. For us, it is enough to just extract the information of that supreme Dao from any sentient being in the place where the two Fellow Daoists are located."
Hearing this, although Jiangnan and Ye Lin were still somewhat uncertain, they were no longer in a state where they looked ready to erupt at any moment.
They both understood that if this person truly had malicious intentions, even if all the Tian Zuns present acted together, they wouldn't be able to stop him.
Considering the situation of imparting the Dao earlier, this person was indeed not maliciously playing with people's hearts.
"It was us who misunderstood just now. Please don't mind, Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist and Heavenly Emperor," Ye Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically.
"It's human nature," Ye Fan said calmly, not minding at all.
"According to the Heavenly Emperor's explanation, could it be that the Heavenly Emperor's homeland is from another foreign land, completely different from the region we are in, possessing a different 'Dao'?" Jiangnan looked at Ye Fan and spoke.
If that were the case, then this Heavenly Emperor and this Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist would be the true outsiders, while the former Ye Lin and Qing Lian were merely compatriots from a very distant place.
At this moment, Fang Ming nodded and said, "We said from the beginning that we came from a foreign land."
"At that time, I thought the two Fellow Daoists came from the same origin as me, that although you came from a distant place, you were still under the same Dao. I never expected..." Ye Lin shook his head.
"Perhaps this is also the path for me to continue growing after cultivating to Primordial!" The light of the Dao flowed in Jiangnan's eyes, clearly indicating he also had an idea.
However, his current cultivation level wasn't sufficient to extract information from an external Dao and then evolve an external Dao; he could only think about it.
"This is indeed a path for continued growth," Ye Fan nodded and said, "However, if you want true qualitative change and complete transcendence of this level, we believe you still need to walk the path of Sacrificial Dao."
"Sacrificial Dao, huh..." Jiangnan murmured.
Suddenly, he smiled and said, "At present, I am still very far from that level. Even if Fellow Daoist just now manifested the profound mysteries of the Great Dao for me, allowing me to immediately reach Dao Lord perfection, achieving Primordial will still require a long Time."
"It's still too early to consider this matter now," Jiangnan shook his head.
Afterwards, he looked at Ye Lin and said, "Your Majesty, it's Time to go. It's Time to suppress the nascent form of the Annihilation Tribulation. With the guidance of this Heavenly Emperor, I believe Your Majesty will soon be able to prove the end of the Great Dao in four aspects!"
Although it wasn't the true end of the Great Dao, it was still no small matter.