Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Optimizing the Five Hearts Towards the Sky

Chapter 698 Gu Jun's Desire to Be Resurrected

"Oh?" The man in black robes was slightly surprised. "You actually guessed my identity right away?"

He did not deny that he was Gu Jun, the former ruler of the Primordial Wilderness World.

"Because I have never believed in the idea that the original Dao gives rise to self-awareness, let alone that it is the innate Dao."

Chen Yuan shook his head: "The rules of the endless primordial space cannot create this kind of special origin."

"Are you so sure?" Gu Jun smiled and shook his head. "The Endless Chaos Origin is considered to have infinite creation potential. Even those high and mighty ancestors dare not claim to understand everything. Therefore, no matter how strange the situation, they will not be surprised."

"Future One, while you are not weak, you are merely a being that has not yet escaped its cage. Do you really think you know more than the progenitors?"

As he spoke, Gu Jun's expression darkened, and an invisible pressure surged from all directions of the space, as if the power of the entire origin had been mobilized.

Chen Yuan said calmly, "There's no need for pointless probing. I can tell you with certainty that when it comes to understanding the rules of the Endless Chaos Origin, I know more than anyone else."

This is real.

Even the basis for his statement was not information obtained from the original work, but his own understanding of the rules.

Just as the rules of the Origin World are woven from several innate Great Daos, the rules of the Endless Chaotic Origin Space, though not entirely the same...

It is all related, but the three thousand innate origins are indeed one of its important components.

Therefore, it is quite normal for Chen Yuan, who has mastered 2999 kinds of innate origins, to glean some of the endless primordial rules of creation from them.

Although his understanding of the rules is not high due to the short time he has spent with them, he is very clear that special cases like "the Great Dao of Escape" could never have been created by the endless primordial rules.

Because the existence of the Dao of Escape completely violates the underlying logic of the endless primordial rules, especially the fact that it can cultivate autonomously.

Only life can evolve; this is the ironclad rule of the Hunyuan Space.

Therefore, while the lords thought that the Dao of Escape was a special case, only Chen Yuan knew that it was not an exception. The only explanation was that a life form had entered it and "seized" this source.

Based on this and combined with intelligence from the ancient war in the Primordial Wilderness, it is not difficult to deduce the identity of this person who possessed the Dao of Escape.

"At the moment the Primordial Ancient Realm shattered, you merged your consciousness into this most special source, then escaped and pretended to be a sentient Great Dao, staying by the side of your descendants."

"Am I right, Senior Gu Jun?"

Chen Yuan quickly revealed the whole story of how the other party had possessed him. Gu Jun was astonished, not expecting that what the other party said was exactly true, as if he had experienced it himself.

"Impressive, what an impressive junior." Gu Jun couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, then nodded and said, "Since you guessed correctly, I won't hide it from you anymore."

"That's right, I did indeed enter the Heavenly Evolution Dao during that war back then."

"Excuse me for asking," Chen Yuan inquired, "How did you manage to merge your consciousness with the Great Dao of Origin?"

"As far as I know, the origin of the Primordial Dao should not support the act of possession."

"That's how it usually is, but the Heavenly Evolution Great Dao is rather special," Gu Jun said. "When you were outside just now, didn't you see the true form of this Great Dao?"

Chen Yuan nodded.

The so-called original form of the Great Dao is the way this origin manifests itself. For example, the Great Dao of Life looks like a winding dragon with twenty-four claws, while the Great Dao of Destruction is a strange behemoth, and so on.

Only Chen Yuan, who was practicing the Dao of Escape, saw a purple pillar of light, which clearly did not conform to the characteristics of the true form of the Dao.

Regardless of the true nature of any Dao, it must correspond to a material form, whether it be a living being or various creations, but it can never be formed from mere light.

"What you see outside is a huge purple pillar of light, but that is certainly not the whole of the Heavenly Evolution Path."

Gu Jun lightly tapped his finger, and a virtual image appeared before Chen Yuan's eyes: "This is the true form of the Heavenly Evolution Great Dao, and also..."

The reason I was able to take control of it.

Chen Yuan stared intently, and was immediately shocked: "The true form of the Dao of Escape is actually like this?"

He couldn't help but be surprised, because the image before him clearly showed a miniature version of the universe, with endless galaxies crisscrossing like neurons in the brain, and the flashing light like electrical signals in the nerves.

"This is the true nature of the Great Dao of Heavenly Evolution—the Brain of the Universe!"

Gu Jun said calmly, "It is also a small universe that you see outside. As for that purple pillar of light, it is just the source space of this universe."

Chen Yuan suddenly realized that the miniature universe they had entered was actually the Great Dao itself, and the purple pillar of light was just the core of this origin.

Thinking of this, he had a sudden thought and said, "The true nature of the Dao of Escape is actually the brain of the universe. No wonder you were able to successfully possess it, because the structure of this origin is very similar to the brain of life."

"That's right." Gu Jun nodded. "Unfortunately, although the Heavenly Evolution Dao possesses certain life characteristics, it is not a true life after all."

"Even if my consciousness takes over, it's no use. No matter how human-like this origin is, it can never become a real life. So I can only eke out a living in this form until now."

Chen Yuan asked, "Didn't you try to seek the lord's help? Lord Yuan is out there right now; perhaps he can help you?"

"Or are you pulling me in here to possess my body so you can regain your life?"

The current situation is so similar to when he met "Lord Shang" back then that Chen Yuan couldn't help but have wild thoughts, fearing that he might encounter someone trying to possess him again.

Fortunately, things didn't turn out the worst. Gu Jun smiled slightly and shook his head, saying, "Don't worry, it's not what you think."

"Before I took control of the Heavenly Evolution Great Dao, my soul had already been completely dissipated by the attack of the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos. What remains here is just a wisp of illusory consciousness, without any soul power to support it."

"My consciousness is completely trapped in this primordial space. Once I leave, it will immediately dissipate. Even possessing a new life will not help."

"Therefore, I am also unable to contact life outside. Over the years, I have not even been able to communicate with my own daughter, let alone the lords."

Gu Jun sighed, "Fortunately, I can cultivate independently using the characteristics of the Heavenly Evolution Dao. Although the efficiency is very low, I can gradually improve over a long period of time."

"It was through cultivation that I survived endless time and did not die from a breakdown of my will."

"I see."

Chen Yuan nodded: "However, since you were able to bring my consciousness here, it doesn't seem like you're out of contact. Why don't you use this method to guide others?"

"Because this opportunity to receive guidance only comes once, I can only use it in the most crucial situations."

"The most crucial one?" Chen Yuan pointed to himself. "Are you talking about me, senior?"

"That's right."

Gu Jun said in a deep voice, "Countless ages ago, when I was still in charge of the Yuanhuang World, I had already deduced that great war through the Heavenly Evolution Great Dao."

"It's a pity that the cultivators at that time were too weak to protect the Yuanhuang World, and even I was doomed to die."

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"I didn't want to die, so I left a backup plan in advance, hiding a wisp of my consciousness within the Heavenly Evolution Dao and sending away my bloodline descendants ahead of time."

"After the Primordial World shattered, I rode this Great Dao to escape far away, and found my daughter through blood ties. I have been staying with her ever since, waiting for someone who can resurrect me in the future."

He paused, then looked at Chen Yuan with fervent eyes: "That means you!"

Chen Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "You predicted my fate countless eons ago?"

"It's not accurate to call it a prediction," Gu Jun shook his head. "I only calculated that there is a glimmer of hope in the future, but as for how far into the future that hope is, and what that hope actually is, I have no idea."

"I only know one thing: the life that will be able to break through the 'Wall of Celestial Evolution' in the future is the one indicated by the life force."

Chen Yuan suddenly realized: "So that's why you sealed off the origin of the Great Dao, preventing anyone from observing it?"

"Yes!" Gu Jun's eyes were burning. "Only in this way can I select the life forms that meet the criteria. There is no other way."

"Why must we seal off our source of power?" Chen Yuan asked, puzzled. "Even if it's a selection process, does that mean anyone who meets the criteria will necessarily be able to help you escape?"

He didn't quite understand.

Even if the Heavenly Dao is incredibly powerful, it cannot deduce the existence outside the world out of thin air.

Chen Yuan was able to break through the Great Dao's blockade because of the unique nature of the Primordial Eye. This secret technique from outside the world could not possibly be within the scope of calculation.

In other words, the savior Gu Jun was waiting for was actually someone else, and this person's ability to understand the origin was related to his resurrection.

In response to this question, Gu Jun replied, "Actually, at first I didn't understand why the calculation results were like this either, but over a long period of time, I often thought about the reasons and finally came up with a few conjectures."

He paused, then continued, "There are two possibilities that I think are more likely. One is that someone who can break through the stagnation of the origin must be able to easily master multiple Great Daos."

"There are three thousand innate Great Daos. I speculate that the one who masters the three thousand Great Daos will have the means to revive the primordial life."

"As for the reason—because the endless primordial space created the innate Great Dao, but the innate Great Dao may also in turn create the endless primordial space."

"Therefore, I speculate that just as a being who has mastered more than half of the origin can become the master of the Origin World, could a being who has mastered the Three Thousand Great Daos become the master of the Endless Chaotic Origin Space?"

Gu Jun smiled faintly: "The authority of the Lord of the Origin World is enough to revive any life below the cage within the Origin World. So, if one becomes the master of the Endless Chaotic Origin Space, perhaps one can grasp the authority to revive Chaotic Origin life!"

This conjecture was quite bold, but Chen Yuan showed no excitement whatsoever, because having mastered 2999 kinds of innate Dao, he had not discovered any signs of becoming the master of the endless Chaos Space.

Normally, the more Great Dao one masters, the deeper one's connection with the entire world becomes; the Origin World is actually like that.

Despite having mastered so many innate Great Daos, he only understood some of the rules of the endless primordial chaos. Let alone mastering the rules, he didn't even know how many rules there were.

This level of control is far too weak for the goal of dominating the endless chaos.

So Chen Yuan said directly, "Let's talk about the second conjecture."

Gu Jun was taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "This is a method that could potentially control the endless primordial space. Are you not going to make any moves at all?"

Heart?"

"You said it yourself, it's only a suspicion." Chen Yuan shook his head. "I'll judge for myself whether it's feasible or not, but I'm not interested in this path right now. Let's continue."

"————" Gu Jun gave him a deep look, nodded, "Okay, then I'll continue."

"Actually, I think the second hypothesis is more likely to be true than the first one, but its allure is far less than that of becoming the master of the endless primordial space."

"That is—the authority to revive primordial life is actually hidden in a certain Great Dao, and it is most likely a Great Dao related to the soul, but we don't know exactly which one it is."

"A soul-related Great Dao related to resurrection?" Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan's heart stirred.

"Yes." Gu Jun shook his head: "In fact, I studied many soul-related Daos during my lifetime, but I did not find any that could bring someone back to life out of thin air. No matter what kind of Dao it is, it requires a trace of the soul of the person being resurrected as a guide."

"But all these methods are useless—as a Chaos Origin life form, if you can still retain a trace of your soul, then you are not completely dead, and you can gradually recover by slowly absorbing Chaos Origin energy."

"Only when the soul completely dissipates can one be considered truly dead, but then one cannot be resurrected."

"Therefore, I guess that this kind of Great Dao must be very special. Perhaps it is a kind of innate Great Dao that does not exist in the world, or perhaps it is a kind of acquired Great Dao that will be created in the future."

"But based on the results of the calculations, I am more inclined to the first one. After all, there are indeed some innate Great Daos in this world that are completely absent from any source world, and only have relevant information in the bloodlines of certain naturally born chaotic beings."

"And being able to break through my source blockade also means that one can find the primordial Dao related to resurrection from the complex Chaos Bloodline."

At this point, Gu Jun looked at Chen Yuan, a smile appearing on his face: "If I'm not mistaken, you must possess the ability to analyze the Great Dao from the Chaos Origin Bloodline, right?"

Chen Yuan took a deep breath and said calmly, "You guessed right."

"What I mean is—your conjecture about the Great Dao of Resurrection is correct; I have indeed mastered the relevant power from some kind of primordial bloodline."

That's right, this Great Dao is the Soul, because only the Great Dao of the Soul possesses the branch of "True Spirit"!

Only by mastering the power of the true spirit can one reshape the soul of a life that has completely perished.

Besides these, the other 99 types of soul-related Dao do not involve the true spirit, and therefore cannot revive lives whose souls have completely dissipated.

Therefore, in the future that Gu Jun predicted, the person who can save him is not necessarily me, but anyone who has mastered the Great Dao of the Soul.

Even without Chen Yuan, over the long course of time, the entire Endless Chaotic Origin Space might produce another genius who has mastered the Great Dao of the Soul, and who would certainly possess some kind of powerful analytical ability.

When this analytical ability encounters the powerful and strange "Great Dao of Escape"—the other party will inevitably be attracted to it and then be guided here by Gu Jun.

This is the essence of the Dao of Escape: all its calculations are based on the information currently available in the world, and it cannot deduce the existence of life outside the world out of thin air.

The reason Chen Yuan was able to become the savior in Gu Jun's calculations was simply because he happened to meet the various conditions in Gu Jun's calculations.

"I understand." Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Gu Jun: "Then, Senior Gu Jun, I am indeed confident that I can revive you from this state."

"Everything comes at a price. I cannot help without expecting anything in return. I wonder what price you are prepared to pay?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jun was initially delighted, but his expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Of course, I have been preparing for this day for a long time."

"As payment for your assistance, how about I give you the Heavenly Evolution Dao?"

"Of course, I don't mean for you to comprehend it from scratch. Rather, I'm giving you this semi-primordial level Great Dao directly, allowing you to reach the pinnacle in one step and saving you a long period of cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan finally showed a surprised expression.