Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 489 The New Path!
Chapter 497

This is... a real "format"!
He is actively and thoroughly abandoning that old "self"!
The old shell is being peeled away, and a new "existence" is being born from it!

Soon, the sacred body representing "perfect order" completely collapsed, leaving behind only a mass of indescribable, constantly writhing and changing gray "matter".

That mass of matter sometimes took the form of a human, sometimes a dragon, sometimes an ancient tree rooted in nothingness, and sometimes scattered into a boundless nebula... It constantly demonstrated the "possibilities" of all things, yet it never had a fixed form.

"What...what is this?!"

For the first time, the will of the "Disorderly Throat" felt a deep-seated horror!

It sensed an aura emanating from that gray substance that made it tremble! It was a "Tao" that transcended its understanding of "chaos," a more primordial, more ancient, and more... indescribable "Tao"!
If the "throat of disorder" represents "chaos where anything is possible", then...

So this mass of matter in front of us represents "the very thing that contains all possibilities"!
Just then, the gray substance finally stopped changing.

It slowly reformed and re-formed into the shape of "Tao Sheng".

It was still that handsome face, and that tall and slender figure.

But everything is different now.

His left eye was still that golden "Dao Yang," and the divine radiance of order contained within it was purer and more condensed than ever before, as if it had transformed into an eternal and unchanging "origin."

But his empty right eye socket was no longer empty.

There, a gray nebula slowly rotates.

Within the nebula, there are no stars, no light or darkness, only billions of "possibilities" arising and ceasing, rising and falling. It is a... chaotic sea, the beginning of all things, and also the end of all things.

One eye, the starting point for defining "order".

One eye, the end of "chaos".

He stood there quietly, his black hair moving without wind, his simple white clothes seemingly reappearing on his body. No trace of power could be felt emanating from him; he was like an ordinary mortal.

But when his gaze swept across this shattered world...

The entire Dao Origin Realm fell silent!
The waters of the East China Sea that flowed back into the sea no longer transformed into blades, but instead returned to water. However, what was reflected in that water was no longer the sky, but rather distorted and bizarre scenes of another world.

The melted Western Divine Mountain was no longer destructive magma, but cooled down and transformed into black mountain ranges that shimmered with an eerie metallic luster, as if cast from countless wailing souls.

Above the sky, the disordered stars no longer flew haphazardly, but instead found new "orbits" full of contradictions and paradoxes around the chaotic nebula in Dao Sheng's right eye, and began to operate stably.

Life and death still coexist.

Light and darkness are still one.

This world has not been repaired.

It was simply... "recognized".

Dao Sheng, with his "new Dao," has given new "meaning" to this world that has gone completely mad and completely collapsed.

A kind of...confused meaning.

A...incomplete order.

He slowly raised his hand and looked at his palm. There, the flowing five-colored divine light was no longer present, but rather a void. But with a thought, a wisp of golden light of order and a wisp of dark light of chaos appeared simultaneously, like two small fish chasing and playing perfectly and harmoniously in his palm, forming a new and more profound "Tai Chi".

"So... this is the true 'Tao'."

He spoke softly, his voice hoarse, yet carrying an unprecedented calm and serenity.

"It's not about eliminating your other half, but... dancing with your other half."

He turned his head and looked at the little deer, the "first spirit" that had been guarding him.

The little deer, under his completely new gaze, involuntarily took a half-step back. It felt that Dao Sheng before it was both familiar and utterly strange. Familiar because of the primal intimacy, strange because of the "divinity" that encompassed all things yet disregarded them...

Daosheng smiled at it.

This was the first real expression he showed after his rebirth.

This smile dispelled the inhuman divinity surrounding him, giving him a touch of "warmth" again.

"Thank you, little one."

He reached out his hand, and this time, Chu Ling didn't hesitate and affectionately nuzzled her head against it.

Daosheng gently stroked its crystal-like antlers, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes.

Then, he raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through endless space and time, locking directly onto the will of the "Disorderly Throat" that was bewildered and uncertain in the void.

"evil creature."

He spoke, his voice not loud, yet it resonated clearly deep within the soul of the "Throat of Chaos".

"You showed me... a completely new path."

"As a 'thank you gift'..."

Dao Sheng paused, and his right eye, which contained the chaotic nebula, suddenly narrowed!
“I will give you… true ‘nothingness’.”

The moment he finished speaking, he didn't even move!

But in the distant, unknowable void dimension, the "throat of disorder," a massive entity composed of the remnants of billions of destroyed worlds, suddenly shuddered!
A wisp of gray energy had appeared at its core without anyone noticing!

That current of energy was the projection of the chaotic nebula in Daosheng's right eye!
"What is this?! What have you done?!"

The Throat of Disorder let out a terrified roar. It discovered that its proud source of "disorder," capable of assimilating and distorting everything, was actually... "neutralized" the moment it came into contact with this wisp of gray air!

It was not destroyed, nor suppressed, but like the collision of water and fire, it ultimately turned into nothingness "steam"!
Its "existence" is being gradually erased from the conceptual level!
"No! This is impossible! I am 'Disorder'! 'Disorder' is eternal and indestructible! How could you possibly..."

“You are not ‘disorder’.”

Daosheng's voice coldly interrupted it.

“You are just ‘chaotic’. You are an extreme manifestation of ‘having’.”

"And I have witnessed the ultimate of 'existence' and embraced the possibility of 'nothingness'."

“In my ‘Tao,’ your ‘chaos’ is just one of the possibilities that can be ‘accommodated’ and naturally can be ‘reset to zero’.”

As Daosheng finished speaking, the wisp of gray air suddenly expanded!
"what--!"

A scream so shrill it defied description echoed through the endless void.

The massive body of the "Disorder Throat" was like an ice cube thrown into strong acid, and began to "melt" rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The remnants of those shattered worlds, those twisted laws, those wailing vengeful spirits, all vanished completely in that gray light, turning into the purest "nothingness," leaving not even a trace of their existence.

It struggled, roared, and tried to resist, but all in vain.

In the face of the new "Tao" that Tao Sheng has created, it is like a child who only knows addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, facing a sage who can define the entire axiom system of mathematics. They are not even on the same level.

"Dao Sheng! You cannot kill me! I am the messenger of 'Gui Xu'! If you kill me, the will of 'Gui Xu' will descend! The entire Chaos Sea will face its ultimate reckoning!"

In the final moments before being completely erased, the Throat of Chaos finally revealed a shocking secret: The Ruins!

The name sent a jolt through the ancient observers in the void!
"The Ruins of Return...it's actually a tentacle of the Ruins of Return?" For the first time, the will of the "Source of All Things" fluctuated violently.

"This is troublesome... the real trouble is just beginning!" The voice of "Touch of the Void" was filled with apprehension.

Only the "Eye of Annihilation" shone with an eerie light that reached its peak.

"I see... Xin Huo, you've really made a big move... Are you trying to make this new 'variable' fight against... that 'ultimate' that even you and I have to avoid?"

However, Daosheng's face remained completely expressionless upon hearing the words "Guixu".

He simply watched calmly as the last remaining trace of the "Throat of Chaos" dissipated, and said softly:
"so what?"

"I define my world."

"If it wants to come, then let it come."

boom! ! !
The last trace of the "Throat of Chaos" was completely erased.

This terrifying entity that plagued several eras has thus... vanished into thin air.

The Dao Source Realm fell completely silent.

Dao Sheng slowly withdrew his gaze. He could feel that with the demise of the "Throat of Chaos," an unprecedented and solid connection had been established between him and the entire Dao Origin Realm.

He is this world.

This world is him.

With a thought, the shattered earth began to slowly close up. Although the mountains and rivers still maintained their strange and distorted forms, a new kind of "life" was quietly being conceived within them.

This is a completely new kind of vitality... capable of surviving in chaos, even nourishing itself from chaos.

He succeeded. He saved his world, albeit in a way that no one could have predicted.

However, there was no joy on his face.

He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the sky of the Dao Source Realm, looking towards the endless, cold, and dark chaotic sea.

He knew that the death of "Disorderly Throat" was not the end.

It's not a... completely new beginning.

A grander, more terrifying, and more... interesting game of chess has just begun.

Just then, his golden left eye suddenly shrank!
He sensed a familiar yet strange will slowly awakening from the deepest depths of the Chaos Sea, casting its gaze upon him.

That is... the will of the "fire".

But this time, that will no longer possessed the gentleness and guidance it had before.

Instead, there is a cold, indifferent indifference, as if examining a "tool".

A thought, traversing an immeasurable distance, resounded directly within his soul.

“Well done, my ‘Tao Fruit’.”

"You did not disappoint me. You successfully fused the fragments of 'Disorder' and completed the first stage of 'tempering'."

"Now, get ready for your... first 'mission'."

Daosheng's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints at that moment.

He suddenly understood.

He was never a chess player.

He wasn't even... a chess piece.

He was merely a weapon carefully cultivated by the torchbearer for a certain purpose...

The so-called "throat of disorder" and the so-called "calamity" are just the "tempering" process of this weapon.

A chill, colder and more piercing than the one that had been deceived by the "Throat of Chaos" for eight thousand years, slowly rose from the depths of his heart.

It seemed to sense Daosheng's pain and weakness, and a trace of human anxiety and sorrow appeared in its eyes.

It let out a soft cry, then lowered its head and gently touched Daosheng's cracked body with its crystal-like antlers.

hum...

A pure and undefined "life" power emanated from the deer antlers and slowly flowed into Daosheng's body.

This power was not strong; in fact, it could be described as weak. It could not repair Dao Sheng's crumbling Dao foundation, nor could it quell the violent fluctuations of the laws of heaven and earth.

However, it was like the gentlest medicine, soothing Daosheng's shattered soul.

It was telling him that this world is not just about betrayal and destruction.

In corners unseen by him, life still exists, expressing gratitude for his initial "gift" in the purest way.

As Daosheng gazed at the little beast he called "Chuling," his frozen, lifeless heart felt a touch of warmth for the first time.

He slowly extended his cracked hand and gently placed it on Chu Ling's head.

"Thank you……"

His voice was hoarse and weak.

"It was... my fault..."

He closed his only remaining left eye.

At that moment, he made a decision that was more difficult and required more courage than destroying his right eye.

He voluntarily and completely relinquished control over all the "laws of order" within his body!

He no longer tries to suppress, no longer tries to maintain stability, and no longer tries to salvage the situation.

He completely...opened his shattered foundation of Dao, his remaining essence, to this world that had already gone out of control and gone mad!

Rumble——!
Outside, the chaotic laws of heaven and earth seemed to have found an outlet, instantly sensing Dao Sheng's "letting go".

An endless, contradictory, distorted, and insane torrent of laws, like a hundred rivers that have found their final destination, surged madly into the deep pit where Daosheng was!

That is a terrifying power that can instantly tear any god to shreds and obliterate even their soul into nothingness!
The first spirit was so frightened by this aura that it retreated repeatedly, its eyes filled with fear, but it was unwilling to leave. It could only anxiously cry out to Dao Sheng in the deep pit.

Daosheng, however, remained unusually calm, even though he was at the center of the storm.

(End of this chapter)