I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 495: Cause and Effect
Within the secret realm of Yunmeng Marsh and Yunmeng Yaochi.

"Li Xuandu?"

Looking at the blazing Bagua furnace, a very subtle expression appeared on Li Boyang's face.

The Heavenly Eye that Li Jingshu used came from Li Boyang, so it was impossible for him not to see the time distortion scene in Jingshen Valley.

Not to mention, Li Jingshu forcibly pulled Li Xuandu from the future into the present.

That's no less than creating ripples at the current point in the river of time, enough to alert all those who have attained enlightenment.

After all, just last night saw the Moon Goddess attain enlightenment and the Emperor's Dew be born.

Li Boyang believes that he is definitely not the only one paying attention to the anomalies affecting the flow of time.

"So, that arrow that shot down the sun is related to the moon goddess's enlightenment?"

Li Boyang muttered to himself, not believing it was merely a coincidence.

Even the fact that Li Xuan was forcibly pulled from the future into the present is hard to say is just a pure coincidence.

"Born in the year of the Emperor's birth, and also related to the essence of the sun and moon..."

Unconsciously looking up at the sky, Li Boyang's expression became even more peculiar as he gazed at the full moon transformed from the three-legged toad.

To be honest, Qiwa and Qinghe did ask Li Boyang for help with having children.

The problem is that Li Boyang is not a real Guanyin who grants children.

In addition, Qinghe's body is special, making it almost a living bronze beast.

Under these circumstances, unless Li Boyang uses his supernatural powers to forcibly give her a child, Qinghe would have no chance of conceiving naturally.

As for the option of forcibly giving a child?

Let's not even talk about the fact that this couple has adopted so many children and doesn't lack children.

What they really want is a child of their own, a child with blood ties to both of them.

As for Li Boyang himself, he couldn't get over that mental hurdle.

Helping someone have a child and giving someone a child are two completely different things.

"However, he did give me some inspiration."

“Gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and extracting the essence of the sun and moon is a pretty good solution.”

With a quick calculation, Li Boyang determined the feasibility of the plan.

The union of Yin and Yang, the essence of the sun and moon, nurtures life and vitality, which may indeed enable the blue crane to conceive naturally.

It's easy to obtain the essence of the moon, but what about the essence of the sun?

In particular, the solar essence that could match that moon goddess is extremely rare throughout this era.

As he pondered this, Li Boyang suddenly thought of the Sun-Shooting Arrow—or more precisely, the golden arrowhead on the Sun-Shooting Arrow.

When it comes to the essence of the sun, there is probably no sun essence stronger than the essence of the Golden Crow.
"That golden crow that was shot down was really... lucky?"

When he mentioned the word "luck," Li Boyang paused for a moment.

Now, Li Boyang is basically certain that the golden crow that was shot down was the same golden crow that fell into the Hundred Mountains.

His remains were absorbed by a large banyan tree, and he transformed into the immortal Spring God.

Then the immortal Spring God infused himself with the essence of the sun, transforming into the Sun God who governs spring.

As for that arrow that shot down the golden crow?
It then fell into the Southern Forest, not far from the Hyakuchi Mountains, creating the unique phenomenon of Shocking God Valley.

So now the question arises.

Is the Valley of Shocking Gods still the same Valley of Shocking Gods as it was originally? Is it capable of traversing the river of time and connecting different timelines...?

This is clearly not a capability that Shock Valley possessed from the beginning.

It was only after Li Boyang attained enlightenment and reshaped the river of time with the [Creation Jade Disc] that Jing Shen Valley acquired this ability.

"If we consider the worst-case scenario..."

"Perhaps it is not only the moon goddess who is trying to prove the truth, but also another unidentified seeker."

Crossing timelines and attaining enlightenment are not causally related.

It was only because of Li Boyang's intervention that the power ceiling of the entire world has been raised, and everyone has seen the future path of the Great God.

Therefore, in the future, all great gods who wish to attain enlightenment will, whether actively or passively, interfere with the river of time.

Because the path they proved symbolizes themselves.

Therefore, in order to extend their lifespan as far as possible into the past and future...
Even if this path was originally just a fleeting one, they will surely transform it into a truly eternal concept.

However, Changxi was an exception.

Her choice to prove the path of the Moon Goddess and then interfere with the past and future was simply to resurrect her daughters.

To demonstrate his sincerity, Changxi was even willing to voluntarily relinquish his authority as the Moon Goddess.
In exchange for the powerful figures of each era not interfering with him, he transformed the Taiyin star into the moon, which has existed since ancient times.

In this way, even if Changxi eventually succeeds in attaining enlightenment, he will not be able to become an immortal moon god who exists forever.

This is similar to how Li Boyang, after successfully attaining enlightenment, voluntarily gave up the [Creation Jade Disc].

For most great deities, the purpose of attaining enlightenment is to achieve immortality and extend their lifespan into the past and future of the river of time.

Therefore, after they have successfully attained enlightenment, they would never abandon their spiritual path to benefit others.

But for seekers like Li Boyang and the Lord of the Underworld, their path to enlightenment is for refining emptiness and merging with the Dao, so as to reach the other shore.

As long as you understand the essence of "Tao".

The path to enlightenment is something they don't care about at all.

Even if the path they have attained is fleeting, it does not prevent them from continuing to attain the next path.

This is the divergence in the future direction of the Great God.

For the vast majority of great gods, they continue to expand their authority based on the existing way, allowing it to cover the past, present, and future, becoming an unchanging concept.

Only a very few great gods with higher goals would not covet power.

When necessary, one can even abandon one's own path to pursue the transcendent state of refining emptiness and merging with the Dao.

In a sense, Chang Xi has embarked on a second path by a twist of fate, and is becoming a less than qualified seeker of the Dao.

But the newly emerged prophet seems to be a traditional great deity?
He was determined to extend his concepts to every time and space, and for this he was willing to interfere in the death of the Golden Crow and cause trouble under the nose of Li Boyang, the Dao Ancestor.

Will Li Xuan be His guiding light?

A thought inadvertently flashed through Li Boyang's mind, and he had to admire that guy for his skill.

This enlightened one clearly understood Li Boyang's character.

They also knew that if they wanted to appear in this era, they would inevitably have to confront the other side directly.

But He also knew that in this era of the Dao Ancestor's manifestation, as long as He gained Li Boyang's approval and nod, He would face no further obstacles in this era.

Therefore, He made no attempt to conceal the fact that He had proactively presented Li Xuandu as a guiding light.

—I am most likely the future Li Xuandu, your blood relative. So tell me if you are willing to let me be born!
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(End of this chapter)