Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 1299: Different Ways, Don’t Conspire with Each Other
Congratulations, fellow Daoist, from now on you will walk the Great Dao alone.

Looking at the smiling, cupped-hands-bowing Chu Sheng before him, Si Chong made no attempt to return the greeting, but simply gazed at the person before him with a similar sense of wonder.

"Congratulations! Fellow Daoist, you are no less than me."

The first sage was amazed by his achievements, and so was he.

What he spent so many years to achieve, the First Saint accomplished tens of thousands of years ago, even with the help of external forces.

In comparison, his current rank was only equivalent to the first level of the Other Shore, while the person before him had once reigned at the pinnacle of the Other Shore, residing in the seventh level. Although he had fallen due to the disadvantages of external factors, unlike other Dao Lords, his essence had already changed.

The phrase "approaching the appearance of an immortal" originates from this.

The appearance of a celestial being, the primordial name of the origin, the ability to completely transform oneself into this form, this essential change is also a crucial factor.

After a moment of silence, Si Chong suddenly said:
"Fellow Daoist, are you still yourself now?"

Back when the two first met, Chu Sheng had only changed his name, and his appearance was completely different from his current celestial appearance.

But now it has changed.

Not only was her name changed to a more evocative "real name," but her face was also transformed into that of an immortal, leaving no trace of her former self.

The next second, the First Saint smiled:
"Fellow Daoist is not me, so how could you know me?"

"Names and names are but external things, they can be changed and then they can be changed. The key is [me]. As long as [I] remains unchanged, everything else is just an illusion."

Everything else is false, only I am true.

"The Path of the Nascent Soul, is it?"

Si Chong looked deeply at Chu Sheng, shook his head and sighed: "Only today do I realize the secret of the Nascent Soul. Among all the Dao Lords, only you can be considered a true Nascent Soul cultivator."

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Sheng burst into laughter, but pointed at Si Chong and shook his head: "I think it's the exact opposite. In my opinion, you are just pretending to be detached."

"Where is the fake?" Si Chong's expression remained unchanged.

"His cultivation level is fake!"

The First Sage said with certainty, "Fellow Daoist, you have returned to the Great Dao, and your cause and effect are cleared. You are now completely clean and pure. I believe you should be able to travel through the Void without fear of getting lost."

"However, it was useless."

"Fellow Daoist, you are merely roaming freely in the sea of ​​light and at ease in the void. You have attained the quality of transcendence, but not the power of transcendence. In the end, it is nothing but a dream, a bubble, and a shadow."

At this point, the First Sage even expressed some regret: "For example, right now, Fellow Daoist has indeed transcended, but your cultivation level is only similar to that of the Ancestral Dragon back then, just the first level of the [Other Shore]. You've achieved transcendence ahead of time, without being affected by the karma of the Sea of ​​Light. How will you improve in the future? Every step will be as difficult as ascending to heaven!"

"Even if your final step doesn't encounter any bottlenecks."

"But before that, if you want to climb to the ninth level of the Other Shore, I roughly estimate that even you, fellow Daoist, would need at least hundreds of millions of years!"

"Therefore, this is a false detachment."

"Although one may gain temporary freedom, true ease is hard to come by, so I will not take it."

The sage spoke with unwavering conviction, each word seemingly triggering a response from Xu Ming, crashing into the chaos, impacting Si Chong's Dao heart, and shaking his very soul.

The confrontation has already begun.

The moment the two met, the old debate over the relationship between Heaven, Earth, and Humanity was reignited. Now, the two were about to discuss the concept of "Heaven" once again!
"If that's the case, what kind of transcendence do you seek, fellow Daoist?"

Si Chong's eyes were calm as he said in a deep voice, "Use the [Other Shore] to suppress the Sea of ​​Light, use all living beings as materials, and finally reach the highest point, and then transcend it in one step?"

"Not bad!"

The First Sage smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist truly understands me. Moreover, unlike you and the Ancestral Dragon, this path is the truly perfect and the most correct one."

"How do you know?" Si Chong asked.

"Because the ancient era was destroyed!"

The two discussed the Dao, and the First Sage held nothing back, saying frankly, "The reason why the ancient times were destroyed was because they nurtured the first transcendent being." "He stepped on the ancient era and took a supreme step."

"Compared to that, both Zu Long and fellow Daoist have too narrow a vision. Their methods of transcendence are actually just imitating his achievements."

At this point, the First Sage shook his head: "For example, the Ancestral Dragon of that time used the Five Elements to devour the Five Great Heavenly Numbers, but he was the primary variable that ranked first."

This is a form of imitation.

The First Emperor went to great lengths to recreate the unparalleled achievement of that first transcendent being who created the greatest variable in history: "transcendence."

"He ultimately failed to succeed on this path."

Immediately afterwards, Chu Sheng glanced in the direction of Lü Yang and smiled, "However, after him, a rising star did something similar."

"[Transcendence] is a side path, and there is another place for attaining enlightenment. Unfortunately, due to the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man], he cannot truly control the Sea of ​​Light and is stuck at the Golden Core Perfection stage. This place for attaining enlightenment has great flaws. However, with this side path, he may be able to seek a false transcendence in the future, just like you, fellow Daoist."

"As for fellow Daoist..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Sheng withdrew his gaze and looked at Si Chong: "Fellow Daoist, you have created three paths and established the [Dao Heart], which is truly extraordinary. It was quite an accident."

After saying that, he shook his head again:
"No, that's not quite right. Fellow Daoist, you are so wise, you must have had a premonition, which is why you chose this path. You are no different from the Ancestral Dragon."

"It's still just imitation."

These five simple words are like the sharpest blade, threatening to overturn the very foundation of Si Chong's arduous cultivation. Seemingly peaceful, they actually conceal deadly intent.

Si Chong slowly exhaled upon hearing this: "Why is it imitation?"

The First Sage chuckled softly:
"Because that first transcendent being transcended through his primordial spirit and Dao heart, your transcendence through your Dao heart perfectly embodies that image?"

"So, fellow Daoist..."

At this point, the First Saint reached out his hand to Si Chong and said softly, "Now that you have transcended, you must have let go of many obsessions and are no longer bound by them."

"Since that's the case, why don't we join forces?"

"The entire Sea of ​​Light is our pasture, where we can live and die at our own discretion. In this way, at most another 100,000 years, you, fellow Daoist, will be able to glimpse the Upper Realm of the Nascent Soul stage!"

The sage spoke with great enthusiasm, but his eyes gradually turned cold.

Because the spirits remained calm.

"It seems that you are unwilling to do so, fellow Daoist."

The First Sage sighed, his tone returning to calm: "That's why I said long ago, fellow Daoist, you don't really understand people's hearts. I can only repeat what happened back then."

Such an assessment left Si Chong speechless back then.

This time, however, he shook his head without hesitation: "That is completely wrong."

"In the last battle for hearts and minds, I was defeated by the Dao Lords. I truly did not understand the hearts of the Dao Lords. However, the hearts of Guanghai and the hearts of the world are still unknown."

"The so-called Dao Lords are nothing but a group of tyrants."

How can a tyrant speak for the people?

Upon hearing this, the First Sage blinked and then laughed loudly: "Indeed, you are greatly mistaken. Although you have transcended worldly concerns, I am even more determined and have not changed in the slightest."

"Unfortunately, I am the same."

My will is the will of Heaven, and my heart is the heart of the people.

What I see is nothing more than a pigsty in the sea of ​​light, and all living beings are nothing more than livestock. They are all resources for my pursuit of the Dao. As for the human heart, can it be considered a human being if one cannot become the master of the Dao?

Si Chong lowered his eyelids: "Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together."

The first sage nodded: "Good."

That’s all I have to say!
(End of this chapter)