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Chapter 545 The Primordial Way, the Creation of Heaven and Earth

"Do you think my guess is right? A heretic who's always trying to take shortcuts?"

Faced with Li Boyang's resolute question, Bo Xun remained silent.

Because He never expected that the truth, which even Zhuang Zhou himself had not seen through, would be revealed by Li Boyang in a single sentence.

How did you determine that?

Without refuting Li Boyang's guess, Bo Xun finally spoke after a long silence.

Mara thought to himself that his disguise was good enough.

Most of the time, he even thought he was Zhuangzi's inner demon.

No, to be more precise, Mara is no longer sure if he is still the same person he was at the beginning.

After all, Zhuangzi's "method of attaining enlightenment in a dream" was too bizarre, and Mara's memories had been erased countless times.

Furthermore, given the other party's continuous attainment of enlightenment across time and space, the reason why Mara has not forgotten his origin is simply because Zhuangzi has not realized that this thing is not his inner demon.

"It's very simple. In the end, inner demons are still evil thoughts that originate from the body itself."

"If the main body doesn't know something, the inner demon certainly won't know either. This is a perfectly normal line of reasoning."

"But you know things that even the original body doesn't know, which makes it all the more strange."

Li Boyang did not deny the Heavenly Demon's potential for growth, but no matter how much it grew, it still had to be based on facts.

Zhuangzi believed that the difference between himself and Mara lay only in the distinction between "great freedom" and "other-transformation freedom".

This was a difference in ideology, but it was enough for Li Boyang to see through the essence of Mara.

"When I was driving the evolution of 'Mahasattva,' I perceived a Dao different from that of Zhuangzi..."

"In other words, your so-called 'other-transformation freedom' is not derived from Zhuangzi's 'great freedom' at all, but is an independent and systematic concept."

"How can an individual derived from the same enlightened being possess two 'paths'?"

"Therefore, you and Zhuang Zhou are not two paths of practice based on the same idea, but rather two completely different, even diametrically opposed, ideas."

As he said this, Li Boyang glanced around, his gaze lingering on the trembling demon kings.

In the Great Realm of Shiva today, the "Tao" of three enlightened beings is contained simultaneously.

Zhuangzi's great freedom is the "Way of Freedom and Wandering," Mara's other-transformation freedom is the "Way of the Heavenly Demon," and Li Boyang's more inclusive "Way of the Primordial Beginning."

What is "primordial beginning"?
Without birth or death, without form or image, it is called "the beginning of the Tao".

Theoretically speaking, the Primordial Beginning is not a concrete existence, but a path that encompasses everything and includes all living beings.

It symbolizes the initial state of the universe, the ultimate source of all things.

Therefore, the Primordial Demon that Li Boyang transformed into was also fully compatible with the "Way of Freedom" and the "Way of the Heavenly Demon".

In fact, this is also the source of Li Boyang's confidence in opening up a third world and evolving the heavens.

"So what if you guess right?"

Silently gazing at the Primordial Demon opposite him, Bo Xun's voice remained calm and unwavering.

“I have long since become one with this ‘Otherworldly Realm,’ you simply cannot kill me.”

"Unless you completely extinguish the desires of all living beings and destroy this Alaya consciousness composed of the subconsciousness of all souls..."

Mara was certain that Li Boyang, as the patriarch of the Dao, could not possibly do such a thing, so he appeared fearless.

“You’re right, I could not possibly destroy the subconscious connection of all living beings just to kill you.”

Nodding calmly, the Primordial Demon King chuckled in a rather wicked tone.

"But what do you think I've been doing all this time? Just to force you to show yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Mara's pupils dilated sharply, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart. "Isn't that so?"

Mara knew that Li Boyang was pushing the Great Free Heaven to a higher level.

However, as one of the cornerstones of the Great Free Heaven, the essence of the "Path of the Heavenly Demons" is Mara.

In Bo Xun's view, Li Boyang's actions were at most forcing him to reveal himself, rather than eradicating the "Way of the Heavenly Demon" from the Great Free Heaven.

According to Bo Xun's deduction, the worst outcome would be that he would be sealed away by Li Boyang.

On the other hand, he was able to take the "Primordial Way" deduced by Li Boyang to a further step and completely perfect the "Heavenly Demon Way".

Although this method of proving one's faith through the hands of others is somewhat opportunistic.

But that's how Mara got through it all, so naturally he had no psychological burden whatsoever.

As long as I don't die, the greatest achievement is to successfully attain enlightenment.

Moreover, being sealed by Li Boyang is only the worst-case scenario.

Mara did not believe that the actual situation would really evolve into the worst possible outcome.

After all, this Dao Ancestor never hindered anyone from attaining the Dao, a fact that has been verified by later generations.

Unfortunately, what Mara did not expect was that Li Boyang's deduction of Mahasthamaprapta was no longer something that could be summarized as "a higher level".

"You underestimate my abilities and overestimate your own importance."

With a faint smile, Li Boyang activated the Eight Trigrams Furnace. His words made Bo Xun's heart skip a beat.

Because He suddenly realized that the fact that the Dao Ancestor never hindered anyone from attaining enlightenment did not mean that the other party was a person without temper.

On the contrary, both various myths and legends, as well as his own personal experiences during this period, all proved this to Mara.

"Since you come from the future, you should know about the 'Six Paths of Reincarnation'!"

Li Boyang was not asking Bo Xun a question, but simply explaining his own philosophy and what he was going to do next.

"I don't know what the 'six realms of reincarnation' were like in your time..."

"But the 'six realms of reincarnation' in this era is not yet perfect, which is something everyone knows."

"Especially after the birth of the Great Free Heaven, both naturally conceived demon kings and future cultivators who walk the demonic path have the ability to exploit the loopholes in the 'Six Paths of Reincarnation'."

"You know, I don't like people taking advantage of loopholes, especially loopholes that affect the balance between life and death."

Li Boyang paused slightly at this point.

"If a vulnerability is discovered, it must be patched; that's my consistent practice."

"Since this Great Free Heaven can exploit the loopholes in the 'Six Paths System' to help you demon kings escape life and death and reincarnate at your own pace..."

"That would naturally also perfect the mechanism of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and even initiate the evolution of all the heavens and myriad worlds."

"The primordial way begins with the creation of heaven and earth!"

Realizing something was wrong once again, Mara in the Eight Trigrams Furnace immediately began to struggle.

Then, the demon kings born from Mara immediately became ferocious, as if endless power was pouring into their bodies from all directions.

Mara, trapped in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, was merely an incarnation of Him.

Such incarnations can be found everywhere in the Great Realm of Shiva; whether as powerful as a demon king or as weak as a nightmare, they could all be incarnations of Mara.

This is also the source of Mara's confidence in not fearing Li Boyang—he is free to transform into anything, and all beings are demons.

As Mara had previously stated, unless Li Boyang is willing to destroy the entire Alaya consciousness, Mara will exist in the dreams of all living beings, immortal and indestructible.

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