The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

"The cultivation method of the Dao Seed that I have researched with all my might, a method that even the Heavenly Dao fears—"

"The Way of Origin".

"Heaven is unwilling to share power, but I will snatch it from the tiger's mouth! The Dao Source Method deceives the heavens and the sea, burying the Dao Seed deep within the human body, making it undetectable to Heaven."

"The day you become an immortal will be the day they realize it."

Chi Miao was shocked. A cultivation method for Dao Seeds that even the Heavenly Dao couldn't detect, and it even snatched food from the Heavenly Dao's mouth! What a powerful and domineering technique!

The woman's figure flashed, seemingly about to disappear at any moment: "Sit down, and I will teach you the martial arts."

"This technique is what I have learned in my life. The learning conditions are harsh and the difficulty is astonishing. Without extraordinary talent and comprehension, one cannot even begin to grasp its basics."

"Although we are from past and present lives, how much you learn depends on yourself."

Chi Miao sat down, and the woman stretched out her finger, muttering something like a spell.

She gently pressed her fingers against Chi Miao's forehead.

Chi Miao immediately felt an enormous, terrifying force explode in his mind!

This is forbidden knowledge, knowledge that even the Heavenly Way fears.

Chi Miao suddenly felt a huge, blood-red eye in his mind.

It stared at itself.

It made her feel scared and terrified, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

Chi Miao felt like she was about to die under this gaze at any moment.

At the same time, she felt a mysterious warmth in her abdomen, which took root, sprouted, and blossomed, its petals melting into her entire body and enveloping her.

She finally escaped the gaze of those blood-red eyes, and the shackles of the vast knowledge she had acquired in her mind were broken.

"This is……!"

Every character is written in bronze script.

She could only see a single word and was already overwhelmed by its captivating power, which made her dizzy.

But she couldn't help but suppress the dizziness and, captivated by it, read on.

"Heaven is ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs, seizing the creation of spiritual beings, and sealing off the way of the world!"

……

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Even with Chi Miao's exceptional talent and comprehension, he could only grasp the basics of the "Dao Yuan Fa" (the Dao Source Method).

At the same time, her physical body also underwent a further qualitative change.

It can ignore the erosion of all "Tao" and break all laws!

This is the body of the Dao.

Possessing this "Dao Body" is the threshold of the "Dao Source Law," allowing one to deceive the heavens and the seas right under the nose of the Heavenly Dao.

The Daoyuan Fa, as the name suggests, is a legal document.

The source of the Tao.

Not only can she cultivate "Dao Essence" on her own, but with the blessing of her Dao Body, her spiritual power can enable others to cultivate a special Dao Seed—a Sub-Dao Seed.

Those who cultivate the Child Dao Seed through her spiritual power can cultivate the Dao Essence with the help of the Child Dao Seed, and ultimately the Dao of the Child Dao Seed can be used by the Mother Dao Seed at any time.

The Mother Dao Seed is the Dao Seed obtained from the Mirror of Rebirth, which has no Dao essence but can bear any kind of Dao essence!

If she masters this technique, it means... she will become the source of the Dao, and it also means... she will control the Dao of the world!

When Chi Miao opened her eyes again, they had turned a pale gold color.

A glance, a movement—divine and natural, elusive and unpredictable.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the woman's body, which was as faint as a mist.

The woman was taken aback: "You...you learned it?"

Chi Miao nodded: "It's just the beginning. This inheritance is really amazing."

The woman paused for a moment, then said, "...You little pervert."

Chi Miao: "????"

"Backlash! You're insulting yourself by insulting me!"

Even if she has low moral character, she has never insulted herself!

The woman smiled bitterly, rubbing her temples: "I've said it before, even if we are from past lives or this life, we are still independent individuals. Although I eventually died under the curse of Yama, I also cultivated the path of life through various methods and became an immortal, barely living past two hundred years old."

"I became an immortal at the age of twenty. This 'Dao Yuan Fa'... is the culmination of my 180 years of research after becoming an immortal. You learned it in just one month. How can you not be a little monster?"

Chi Miao was taken aback, yet felt that something was amiss.

"You became an immortal at the age of twenty?"

The woman nodded, and also looked at Chi Miao: "I know your doubts, times have changed."

"While you have been cultivating the Dao Source Method these past few days, I have been observing you. Your talent, spiritual root, and comprehension are something that even I find hard to match."

"But in our time, a fifteen-year-old Foundation Establishment cultivator was no different from a waste. Back then... a fifteen-year-old Nascent Soul cultivator was considered the most basic genius, which is why I was able to become an immortal at the age of twenty."

"I'm afraid the Heavenly Dao has drawn a great deal of power from the world, but I am a dead man, and all of this has nothing to do with me."

"The only thing I have to do with is you."

"Your talent may be a gift from one of the countless lifetimes that pave the way, but in you I truly see the hope of breaking the curse of Yama and finding all the truth."

"I hope not to become just another pathfinder like I have, but rather to be a practitioner of the paths paved by all of us in our past lives!"

"I hope you can find out the truth of everything."

After saying these words, she vanished in a flash.

And in that flash, it almost disappeared completely.

Chi Miao noticed that the woman's smile was becoming increasingly weary.

Before she could speak, the woman interrupted her, asking, "In my present life... what is your name in this life?"

Chi Miao knelt on one knee and respectfully told her his name: "I inform my revered teacher! In this life, your disciple is named Chi Miao! Chi Miao, whose name means 'can return late,' or 'unimpeded.'"

The woman was taken aback, then smiled gently: "A name that can be returned late... and that is unobstructed by the vastness of the water, is truly a good name."

"You call me your mentor?"

Chi Miao continued, "You said that although we are from past and present lives, we are also unique individuals. A teacher is one who imparts knowledge and resolves doubts, especially since you have taught me the 'Source of the Dao' method?"

"How can you not be considered my mentor?"

The woman was taken aback, her fingers trembling slightly.

"I see……"

Although he couldn't see her face clearly, Chi Miao could sense that the woman seemed to be crying... there seemed to be tears on her face.

She looked at herself.

The figure gradually disappeared.

The woman said, "It's getting late, let's go back. This world is about to collapse."

This little world is shaking.

Behind Chi Miao lies a door, a door leading to reality.

She walked toward the door, her feet paved with the eternal "Chi Miao".

The woman was watching her.

She stopped just before entering the room and turned to look at the woman.

"By the way... what's your name?"

The woman was even more surprised, and her body trembled.

She murmured, "Name?"

She was but one in a million lifetimes, and there was no need for her to leave her name.

So, she had forgotten some of it.

Chi Miao asked her, "You are a unique individual, you have a name, right?"

The woman remained silent for a long time.

Finally, in the deepest part of her memory, she found two words that she had once cherished immensely.

"My name is... Li You."

Each of them in their lifetime is unique, and I am paving a path for one of them.

A road leading to the truth.

The road that Chi Miao is now walking on bears the name of its builder.

Named...

"Master Li You, I will keep going, I will find the truth, and I will be the last one to bear the curse of Yama."

She walked through the door.

Li You stood still and laughed.

The world collapsed.

The last vestige of her presence in the world dissipated.

All that's left are tears.

"it is good."