Chapter 477 The Great Dao

"The Great Dao..."

Wei Yuan looked at the ceaseless flow, as if pregnant with countless secrets, of the [River]. This was the beginning and source of everything, the most fundamental existence of all the heavens and myriad worlds. The white-haired Daoist quietly watched this river and said, "The essence of this so-called Great Dao is probably not the river I see, right?"

"Of course not. It is formless and imageless, yet all-encompassing."

"Different beings see different things here. Like Houtu, she might see a huge tree, with each branch representing a direction of the world. Like Dijun, he might see countless stars rising and falling, with every ray of starlight in the sky representing a world."

The shadow of Huntian explained in a calm tone.

Wei Yuan nodded, then suddenly asked:

"Tell me, did Zhurong... did He truly set foot in this realm?"

The middle-aged man replied, "Yes. From your own timeline, He had already completely entered this level of realm hundreds of years ago, and had come to this place. It's just that He seemed focused on other things at the time, and didn't notice me. Nor did I ever actively appear before Him."

Hundreds of years ago...

Wei Yuan frowned slightly. If Zhurong had already reached this realm hundreds of years ago...

Then why, when he went overseas before, was Zhurong still in a state of being sealed, backlashed, and greatly weakened? Why couldn't he quickly subdue Xing Tian, who had lost his head and become reckless?

There's a problem.

The white-haired Daoist pondered in his heart, then suddenly asked, "Since those at the Tenth Realm have completely stepped out of the shackles of time, is it possible to take others away with them in time..." His tone was calm and peaceful.

Familiar figures seemed to appear before his eyes.

The middle-aged man looked at him deeply and said, "You can cleave the cause and effect of heaven and earth with a single sword."

"Can you make others do the same?"

"The pinnacle of the Tenth Realm transcends time because of its own realm, not because of external bestowal. Time and fate do not exist in reality; they are the possibilities evolved from the collision and interweaving of the choices of countless living beings."

"If fate and time could be so easily manipulated, then this world would be nothing more than a farce and a plaything. If one didn't like it today, they would reverse fate; if they changed their mind tomorrow, they would overthrow the years and fate again."

"In that case, the years would be like child's play, and all living beings would have no dignity."

"Then the world would only be an amusement park. But alas, the foundation for reaching the pinnacle of the Tenth Realm is to make one's own path a cornerstone of the world's rules. That is to say, the stronger you become, the less you can change the past at will."

"And the simplest point..."

The middle-aged man smiled and said gently, "After you want to bring them out, or forcibly bring them out, the traces of time and years on them will be superimposed and completed in an instant. You will see those you value turn to ashes before your eyes, their souls scattered."

"The years are always cruel. This is the same for you and me."

"Having lived for so many years, who is truly without regrets..."

"Of course, if you completely control the years, you may not be unable to do this."

The white-haired Daoist was silent for a long time.

The middle-aged man kindly comforted him:

"As for now, you, who can only be regarded as the weakest in realm among many fellow Daoists, should not think about doing such things. Eat as much as your stomach can handle. After all, there is a saying in the human world that you can't get fat with one bite, but it's easy to stuff yourself to death."

"And taking too big a step can easily pull your..."

The white-haired Daoist's forehead twitched, and he snapped his fingers.

The transformed shadow of Huntian couldn't speak.

"Can you shut up!"

The Daoist raised his hand to his forehead. This was really...

The guy who originally didn't have a mouth suddenly grew one, so he probably didn't know how to speak properly. But Wei Yuan still felt in his heart that this guy might be doing it on purpose.

In any case, the white-haired Daoist calmed himself down and suppressed his distracting thoughts.

Those absurd, completely impossible ideas, there was a trace of hope.

Master, teacher, Uncle Niu...

And, Jia Yi...

Wait, since it is said that the snake scum Fuxi could send me back to the edge of the small world of the past era, and could create Jia Yi, without being contaminated by too much karma and fate of living beings, then that is to say, I may not have a way to fish Jia Yi out of the past.

There is no reason that the scum snake with greatly damaged Yuan Qi can do it, but I can't.

Huh?

Wait, can I really grab that scum snake's tail now, swing it around, and smash it on the ground, giving him a hundred rounds of heaven and earth turning upside down?

The Daoist swept away the depression in his heart.

His green robe flicked, and he stepped forward to the surging river, saying:

"It's enough to leave my own mark on this thing that represents the foundation of all concepts and rules, right?"

The white-haired Daoist was full of confidence and stretched out his hand.

He directly touched the cornerstone of this world. The concepts of many gods were recorded in it, even down to a tiny ant and up to the pinnacle of the Tenth Realm, all had their own marks here. It's just that the thoughts of living beings, like flowing water, easily leave, while the pinnacle of the Tenth Realm remains forever.

Or rather, it's not the [pinnacle of the Tenth Realm].

This is just a name, and the corresponding realm has nothing to do with the name.

Wei Yuan felt the stars representing Dijun, sensed the concealment and understanding of Kaiming, and sensed the accumulation of power and waves of Gonggong, but he did not approach or touch them. He just calmed his mind, thought for a while, and casually left a mark on the foundation of the Great Dao.

[Jade Void Primordial, possessing all under Heaven.]

The corners of the white-haired Daoist's mouth curled up.

Joy, joy.

Achieving the Tenth Realm, leaving behind a domineering and unparalleled declaration?

The white-haired Daoist had no interest in these things at all.

He wanted to directly tamper with this concept throughout the world, the Three Realms and Eight Desolations, the Four Seas and Inner Lands, and even the heavens and myriad worlds, so that he could pick up money when he went out. The surging, majestic river seemed to flood everything and open up a new Great Dao.

But it shrank back again.

The middle-aged man regretted, "It's a pity, you couldn't leave a mark on the basis of this world."

"After all, you can't ask this world to acknowledge something that doesn't exist at all."

"Heavenly Lord, please be reserved and restrained."

The white-haired Daoist: "............"

The corners of his mouth curled up, and his tone was calm and indifferent, "This seat was just making a slight attempt."

The middle-aged man sighed again, and his tone suddenly became stiff, saying:

"According to the information left by the main body, when Your Excellency is rendered speechless, you will give up completely in despair, like a dried fish caught by Jia Yi and placed on the roof to be dried with rock salt, yet you still have to stubbornly put on a brave face."

The Daoist was stunned, then looked at the middle-aged man and laughed loudly:

"Really... you don't leave any face at all!"

He scratched his head, not caring about these things, and looked at the surging foundation of the Great Dao. His Qi circulated, first the Buzhou Mountain supporting the sky, but he did not take the path of the old Buzhou. After supporting the heaven and earth, he stepped forward lightly and said in a gentle voice:

"Within the realm are the Four Greats: Heaven, Earth, Human, and Dao."

This long river began to surge and surge.

Supporting the sky and earth, Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fiends, words becoming law, the Four Greats within the Realm.

And, the root lies in the fundamental of the Human race's Great Dao. The so-called Great Dao is nothing more than the comprehension and interpretation of various laws. Finally, the surging, majestic river, the foundation of the Great Dao, changed again, becoming more broad and profound. At this moment, the concept of [Four Greats within the Realm] was directly written into the heavens and the earth.

This was already completed, and the Daoist's mind moved, and suddenly a joking thought floated in his heart.

When the Daoist imprinted the path he comprehended on the foundation of the world.

The Tenth Realm powerhouses of the same level all vaguely realized something.

Above the North Sea, the Water God Gonggong slightly raised his eyes, and his pupils contracted slightly.

This Qi is...

Old Buzhou Mountain frowned, while the white-clothed girl was still holding a cup of flower tea and drinking.

In the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, Dijun stood with his hands behind his back, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The gray-robed man appeared above the Great Wilderness, contrary to his usual behavior.

Lu Wu looked solemn.

Kaiming was surprised.

The living beings of heaven and earth vaguely felt something, and then a vast and cold voice fell flatly, resonating loudly in the ears of every living being:

"This poor Daoist is Primordial, and has now attained the Dao."

"At the Jade Void Palace on Buzhou Mountain, I will preach to all living beings for seven days. Those who are destined may come."

Auspicious clouds rolled and flowed, and purple Qi stretched across the sky, meandering for hundreds of thousands of miles without end. The Buzhou Mountain God opened his mouth, his face full of confusion, while the Water God Gonggong suddenly stood up and said, "Primordial... this Qi, the Daoist from back then?!"

"Nuwa..."

He looked at the girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old and said, "Older sister."

"Shall we go together?"

"Yes."

A single sentence stirred up rolling waves. Only Old Buzhou, holding a cup of tea, was messed up in the wind, falling into a state of confusion--

Who? Where?

What's the situation? What year is it today?

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I doing?!

Wait, what does Jade Void Palace on Buzhou Mountain mean? Holy shit, isn't that my hometown?

Holy shit, how did I become a melon again?

Holy shit, I was just here, enjoying the seafood and blowing the wind, and I've become a joke again?

..............

And in the place extremely close to the foundation of the Great Dao, the middle-aged man looked at the white-haired Daoist, puzzled:

"...Do you have some purpose in doing such a thing?"

The white-haired Daoist was just satisfied, laughing heartily and loudly, saying:

"No, no, no, shooting at no target."

"I just thought of the novels I used to see in the market, and acted according to my heart."

"It's like seeing a bulging plastic bag, or a straight wooden stick, and always wanting to step on it or pick it up and brush it a few times."

The shadow of Huntian shook his head: "You are still so casual."

The white-haired Daoist smiled and said:

"Do whatever you want without overstepping the boundaries; the so-called Dao law is nothing more than following nature."

"Isn't that so? Huntian."

The aura of the shadow of Huntian changed, no longer the same as before, but much more real. It was the real, last remaining aura of Huntian. A smile appeared on his gentle face, and he said, "Sure enough, you still discovered it... When did you discover it?"

The white-haired Daoist said succinctly, "Leaving behind only a shadow cannot stay in such a place for so long."

Huntian smiled and nodded: "So that's how it is, the flaw appeared here..."

"I left behind a wisp of aura. I didn't expect it to be used so soon."

The white-haired Daoist said: "I didn't expect to be able to see you again."

Huntian's face was filled with a smile, and he said:

"It's just that I suddenly thought before my soul dissipated that if you took this step and had no friends to congratulate you, it would be too lonely. That's why I came here. Today, let me say congratulations, fellow Daoist."

"Moreover..."

"I also wanted to see you again."

The middle-aged man flicked his sleeves and stood up.

He was smiling, surrounded by constantly flowing, powerful Qi, changing within the Heaven, Earth, Human, and Dao. It was Wei Yuan's path, and his voice was gentle and sincere:

"The Four Greats within the Realm, flowing without end."

The white-haired Daoist stood up, raised his hand, his whole body was vast and far-reaching, as if the highest, it was the Hun Dun Heavenly Dao, his smile was bright and reminiscent, and he responded:

"Profound and extremely mysterious, preceding the birth of all things..."

Huntian bowed slightly, cupping his hands.

Once the number one in the world, in the legendary battle, simultaneously suppressing Buzhou, defeating Fuxi, and suppressing the Western Emperor at his peak, he offered a sincere congratulation of his own volition and smile. The last wisp of aura slowly disappeared, returning to dispersion, as if he had separated a wisp of shadow back then, just worried about his friend, feeling that such a big event, without a friend to congratulate him, would be too lonely.

Only a vast voice remained.

"Five thousand years of tribulation, several times of life and death, should prove indestructible."

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist."

The white-haired Daoist returned the salute:

"Seven hundred years of slow progress, excavating seven orifices, already without regret in hearing the Dao."

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist."

This sound of fellow Daoist.

They had waited for each other for thousands of years.

PS: Today's second update... three thousand eight hundred words. Thanks to Alliance Leader Zhang Erhe, thank you~

Ah, it's already reached the late stage, but it seems that there is still a part that needs to be finished, scratching my head. After all, I swore that I wouldn't slap the outline on my face like before, lying in a corpse-like state..., so, it's impossible to say that A Yuan has just set foot in the Tenth Realm, or is still a Jade [Void], just like in the previous book, he set foot in a super-first-class combat power within a few chapters, and it ended abruptly, with a lightning-fast ending.

Otherwise, I'll have to crossdress in hell.