Ring of Fate

Chapter 859 The So-called Heavenly Way (asking for monthly votes at the beginning of the month)
Franka looked at Lumian and asked expectantly:

"How to say?"

Lumian no longer felt uncomfortable. He glanced at Anthony and Janna's faces and returned to the armchair where Franca was.
"We all know that there are great beings occupying several adjacent paths in this world, such as Mr. Fool at the top of the 'Apprentice', 'Fortune Teller' and 'Thief' paths, and the celestial being, such as the 'Great Mother' in the 'Moon', 'Earth' and 'Villain' paths.

"So, if the 'getting close to the Heavenly Way' just mentioned is indeed to adjust one's own state to get close to the Giver and actively pray for the gift, then in this document, in the corresponding sentence, what does 'Heavenly Way' represent, and which paths are at the top of it?"

Franka replied thoughtfully:
"Based on our current understanding of the twenty-two divine paths, the one representing 'yang' is definitely the 'hunter' path, and the one representing 'yin' may be the 'witch' path, or it may be the 'earth' path or the 'moon' path. Hmm... combined with the symbol of 'yang', the 'yin' here should refer to the 'witch' path."

Currently, Franka only knows that the "Hunter" path can turn women into men, but as for the "Earth" and "Moon" paths, she is not sure whether they can turn men into women. She only classifies them as "yin" from the perspective of gestation, reproduction, and growth.

"So, the 'Heavenly Way' in these sentences refers to the top of the 'Hunter' and 'Witch' paths?" Janna asked, following Lumian and Franka's thoughts.

"That should be it." Franka nodded heavily. "The knowledge in Mr. Xingxing's document may be about how to correctly understand the contradiction, opposition, transformation and unity of Yin and Yang, and then through one's own behavior and necessary external help, reconcile Yin and Yang, and get as close to the corresponding Heavenly Dao as possible, that is, to the great existence representing the top power of the Witch and Hunter paths, and obtain the gift."

Lumian laughed.
"After analyzing it to this extent, what do you think of it?"

Janna was stunned for a moment, then blurted out:
"A combination of the 'Blood Emperor' and the 'Original Witch'?"

"You've barely caught up with my train of thought." Lumian said with a mixture of praise and sneer, "Haven't we always wondered why the Blood Emperor and the Primal Witch wanted to work together? As true gods of two adjacent paths, shouldn't they regard each other as their greatest enemy? Madam Magician once told me that when you choose a path, your enemies and friends are determined."

You two live next door to each other, and we haven't become enemies. You've even slept together, haven't you? Franca glanced at Lumian and Janna, and said something a little sour in her heart.

At times like this, she could always feel that the "pain" potion had been digested a little.

Of course, she was actually very clear that such hostility was mainly directed at the top level.

Lumian continued:
"The seal on the aggregation effect from Mr. Door is probably just a detail and a technical issue of how to achieve this thing, not the cause and purpose."

"The goal of the 'Blood Emperor' and the 'Original Witch' is to align themselves with the Dao?" Franka's thoughts diverged from "getting closer to the Heavenly Dao", and she used a concept from before she crossed over, which she felt was more in line with this matter.

Lumian, Janna and Anthony looked at Franca, all more or less bewildered.

What does it mean to be in harmony with the Tao?

Franka noticed her companions' questions, scratched her ponytail, and explained with difficulty:

"That's right, it's to merge with the so-called Heavenly Dao. Uh... a less rigorous way of saying it is to pull down a certain true god and replace him. But what needs to be replaced here is not the true god, but the Heavenly Dao that represents the great existence."

"Then why don't the 'Original Witch' and the 'Blood Emperor' just kill each other, devour each other's extraordinary characteristics, and let yin and yang return to one and complete the unification?" Anthony asked.

There is no need for yin and yang to have intercourse and give birth to two children!

Franka pondered for a few seconds and said:
"Perhaps we need to reconcile first and then unify? At least that's what those sentences suggest...

"In other words, the Blood Emperor and the Primordial Witch had to combine first and adjust their own states. Only when they were truly close to the so-called Heavenly Way could they enter the stage of unification. Therefore, they had to cooperate temporarily during that period of time, and then they both prepared a backup plan. Once their goals were achieved, they would turn against each other...

"What do you call this? This is called the first sword after landing. Kill the people around you first!"

Lumian and the others were very accustomed to Franca's sudden gibberish, saying things that no one could quite understand, and they waited patiently for her to continue her speech.

Franka suddenly laughed:
"It is also possible that the Blood Emperor and the Original Witch accidentally obtained knowledge similar to this information, but because they have not received relevant training and influence, they took it for granted and one-sidedly understood the union of yin and yang to mean that the Hunter and the Witch must go to bed, that there must be yang in yin and yin in yang, and that they must give birth to a few damn children.

"What do you call this? This is called suffering from cultural differences! Well, actually this is not wrong, but it is rather one-sided and narrow-minded, ignoring other ways to achieve it."

Jenna felt something was wrong with Franca's words, and thought it connected with her own life. Lumian suddenly mocked her:

"I've said it before, red-haired and thick-haired people need to read books and study hard."

As soon as Lumian finished speaking, Franca and Janna glared at him.

"I don't think it's a matter of misunderstanding. Even if the 'Blood Emperor' is half crazy and hasn't figured out the full meaning of the union of yin and yang, he has the top 'cryptexists' of the time by his side." Anthony expressed a different idea.

This refers to Amon, the Grand Duke of the Tudor Empire, who was a "thief" passing through the Angel King at that time.

Lumian said thoughtfully:

"Have you forgotten that one of his titles is 'God of Mischief'?

“Maybe that’s what He wants to see.”

"You understand Amon's mentality so well because you can relate to him..." Franka muttered softly.

Janna nodded:
"So, that special mirror world is a byproduct of the yin-yang union of the Blood Emperor and the Original Witch?
"Or, a necessity created to occupy the Heavenly Dao, similar to the ritual requirements for high-sequence promotion?"

"I can't come to a conclusion yet, but the idea and direction should be like this." Franka took out a dark red absorbent pen from the "Traveler's Bag" and wrote the content translated by Armored Shadow under different sentences on her thigh.

She also thoughtfully gave her own interpretation of the meaning of individual words based on the structure of the sentences, the appearance of the words and reasonable guesses. Finally, she compiled what she and others had just discussed into a report and attached it at the end. This does not represent a conclusion, but just hopes to give the Major Arcana cards an idea.

Phew…After completing this task, Franka breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"The rewards from summoning the Armored Shadow this time are greater than I thought. Now we can be sure that Easter Island is the Penglai Sacred Mountain, and Harrison is the corpse that floated to the river from Penglai!"

Franka was a little disappointed that there was no definite evidence to prove that the world where the "Underworld Man" and Harrison lived was the same as the one she and others had crossed over to - the mere similarity of language, culture and appearance was not sufficient as a prerequisite for reasoning.

She planned to ask the Armored Shadow directly if he had heard of "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" the next time she summoned him.

This is the culprit that caused them to cross over!
Anthony didn't know much about the Armored Shadow, Mount Penglai, and the so-called river, and was a little confused when he heard it, but he knew the importance of Easter Island and Harrison, which was also what the Major Arcana cards were paying attention to.

"Harrison died and resurrected? He is indeed from Easter Island... Why did Easter Island disappear from the world of the Hades before?
"From what Harrison said to the 'devil wizard', the people of Easter Island have been haunting our world for a long time...

"Did Easter Island disappear in the original world because it traveled to our place? Now, it can communicate with the original world again?" Janna finally understood where Franca's shock and surprise after seeing the corresponding illusion came from when she asked the second question.

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly froze. She felt that she shouldn't analyze it in this direction.

Franka's eyes lit up:
"possible!"

She immediately left the easy chair, paced back and forth a few steps, and said angrily:
"MD, why didn't they fish Harrison out this time!"

Although she had realized that the visitor from Easter Island might be more dangerous than expected, their trip to the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain" was being watched by the "Magician".

"Next, our main task is to find Harrison or the 'man in the mirror' Palia." Lumian stood up and said as a team leader.

The "person in the mirror" Paliyya is the mineral scholar Jasmine.

Without waiting for Franca and the others to respond, he added:
"I'm also going to start collecting supplementary materials for 'Iron Knight'."

"We can also collect information about the 'Witch of Despair'. Anyway, there are no clear clues to track the target for now, so we have a lot of free time." Franka said "hmm".

Anthony said:

"I will do my best to do this task, but I have another task."

"The one about joining the 'Psychological Alchemy Society'?" Franka asked curiously.

"That's a long-term mission." Anthony explained simply. "Ms. Hermit's Minor Arcana card, the 'Knight of Swords', has arrived in Trier and needs the help of the 'Audience' Beyonder. Ms. Justice recommended me."

"What kind of help do you need?" Lumian asked.

Anthony shook his head:
"We haven't met yet."

Lumian nodded:
"If you need help, just come to me."

…………

In the southern continent, inside a house built with logs.

"Xingxing" wearing red gloves leaned back in his chair, looking blankly at the paper and pen on the table.

Suddenly, bits of starlight appeared in front of him, and they quickly formed a dazzling gate.

The door opened and the "Magician" lady came out holding a letter from Franca.

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(End of this chapter)