I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 573 The Third Path

A hundred mountains and rivers, a dreamlike paradise.

"You just agreed to Haojun's conditions so easily?"

Lying lazily on a tree branch, Xi Luo yawned deeply and asked.

Several days had passed since Xiluo woke up from her dream, but she was still processing what she had learned from it.

It must be admitted that the benefits this dream brought to Xiluo were greater than all the previous dreams combined.

Those previous dreams, at best, only added a few more names and a few more gods to the [Jade Pool Heavenly Book].

But this dream brought Xi Luo to the threshold of refining spirit and returning to emptiness.

She was just one step away from crossing the Heavenly Barrier and achieving true spiritual refinement and returning to emptiness.

At that time, Xi Luo can learn from Li Boyang and attain enlightenment while refining her spirit and returning to emptiness.

After all, the direction of proving the Dao has been determined, and the foundation for the [Jade Pool Heavenly Book] as the object of proving the Dao has been laid.

Xi Luo didn't need to continue exploring the path ahead and figuring out what path she was suited to prove, like the other great gods.

"Why not agree to His conditions?"

Without even turning his head, Li Boyang just stared intently at the [Jade Pool Heavenly Book] in the Eight Trigrams Furnace and laughed.

"Haojun's willingness to allow the Six Paths of Reincarnation to appear ten thousand years ago is a great thing for both me and the Lord of the Underworld."

"This means that if I wanted to, I could have moved my birth date back to 10,000 years ago."

Rolling her eyes in annoyance, Xi Luo couldn't possibly believe Li Boyang's words.

"Making your existence span across time is not the purpose of your enlightenment..."

"So changing your own origins is completely irrelevant to you."

Xi Luo was telling the truth; Li Boyang's enlightenment was merely enlightenment.

The Jade Disc of Creation, the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Six Desire Realms...

All of the above are merely props used by Li Boyang to prove his direction, not his ultimate goal.

Therefore, he was able to give up the Jade Disc of Creation in a very carefree manner, hand over the reincarnation of the Six Paths to the Lord of the Underworld, and evolve the Great Freedom Heaven into the present-day Six Desire Heaven.

Li Boyang's purpose in attaining enlightenment has always been singular: to transcend all sentient beings and achieve the unity of emptiness and the Dao.

"Compared to that, I think the sun right above us is more likely the reason you agreed to their conditions."

Looking up at the sky, Xi Luo gazed at the sun and said.

Yunmeng Yaochi Realm is merely a hidden world, and in essence, it does not have the cycle of stars or the changing of the four seasons.

But ever since Wangshu was born, the Yunmeng Yaochi Realm has had its own nights.

The appearance of that sun now fills the last gap in the Yunmeng Yaochi Realm, giving it the distinction between day and night.

With the alternation of day and night, the cycle of the four seasons will naturally take shape.

Therefore, it won't be long before this Yunmeng Yaochi Realm becomes a secret realm with a complete cycle and the ability to sustain itself.

Before the birth of the Six Desire Realms, only the former capital of the Heavenly Emperor had truly achieved this.

"If that's really what you're saying, I won't argue with it."

Looking at the sun in the sky, Li Boyang continued to smile noncommittally.

"After all, with this ancient sun from ten thousand years ago, I may be able to open up a third path."

Upon hearing this, Xi Luo immediately forgot about the sun and turned to look at Li Boyang beside her in shock.

"Do you intend to use this sun to evolve a new path?"

"This is Haojun's sun, aren't you afraid something might go wrong?"

Li Boyang shrugged slightly and answered in a calm tone.

"What do I have to be afraid of? It is Hao Jun who should be afraid." "If I were to use this to become a Dao Lord like Donghuang Taiyi or Taiyang Xingjun, then Hao Jun should abdicate and give way to a worthy successor."

Haojun is currently seeking enlightenment and is trapped upstream in the river of time.

If Li Boyang had truly succeeded in attaining enlightenment before Him, and then looked back at history, he could have easily replaced Him.

At that time, the Heavenly Emperor Haojun as perceived by everyone will become Li Boyang, and the real Haojun will disappear completely into the river of time.

From this perspective, Hao Jun personally handed Li Boyang a handle to eliminate him.

"Hmph! I think it's Hao Jun who has figured you out."

"He knew perfectly well that you could never do such a thing, yet He still offered you His own opportunity for enlightenment."

"That guy clearly wants to use you to prove his path, and hopefully rewrite his destiny so he can be reborn in the future."

Given the precedent of Zhuangzi's enlightenment, Xi Luo's statement is not entirely unfounded.

In any case, Li Boyang could never truly become the master of a path.

At most, he could leave behind an incarnation, like the Great Emperor of Fengdu or the Primordial Demon.

Since that's the case, why not let Li Boyang try to prove this "Way of the Sun"?

If it fails, Haojun will suffer no loss.

But if he succeeds, Haojun can completely replicate Li Boyang's method of attaining enlightenment in his own era, and ultimately succeed in attaining enlightenment and transcending the river of time.

"If that's really the case, I won't lose out!"

"My path to enlightenment is inevitably flawed if I prove it alone. If Lord Hao truly wishes to use me to prove his own path, I can also use His hand to perfect it."

In any case, this is a win-win situation for Li Boyang.

"I always feel like you're hiding something from me."

Knowing she couldn't win an argument with Li Boyang, Xi Luo glanced at him with suspicion.

The tacit understanding they had developed over time made Xi Luo wary; Li Boyang must have only told her half the story, and there was something else he was hiding from her.

"Hasn't your 'Heavenly Mandate Divine Power' already taken shape? Guess it yourself!"

Based on the same tacit understanding, Li Boyang also sensed Xi Luo's distrust.

However, just like before, Li Boyang simply smiled and changed the subject without saying a word, showing no intention of giving a direct answer.

"Just as I expected, I'm sure I'll figure it out this time!"

After making her usual sarcastic remark, Xi Luo didn't press the matter further but continued the conversation.

"I feel like I'm just one step away from refining my spirit and returning to the void, but I still don't know where I'm missing..."

She leaped directly down from the tree branch, and Xi Luo transformed into her celestial maiden form, asking and answering her own question.

"So I won't be dreaming about this anymore for a while. I need some time to process what I've learned."

“I promised Indra that I would take over the six desire realms, and I feel that now is the perfect time.”

Li Boyang gave Xi Luo a deep look, paused for a moment, and then asked.

"Is it the feeling from 'Heavenly Mandate Divine Power'?"

After receiving Xi Luo's affirmative nod, Li Boyang immediately continued.

"Remember when I told you, it's better not to believe in fate than to believe in it completely?"

"Your appearance reflects your heart, and your destiny is in your own hands."

"Don't forget your sister's example. She believed too much in so-called 'fate,' and as a result, despite having the power to change fate, she let herself die and her soul perish."

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