Chapter 1056 The Three Paths

The blue-robed scholar appeared calmly with a smile.

The previous [Fate] avatar collapsed and dissipated.

The one who appears here now has an extremely powerful aura hidden within, surging and majestic, with a mysterious order within the chaos, faintly echoing Wei Yuan's cause and effect and Fuxi's heavenly secrets.

It is Tianming (Heaven's Mandate), and the main body of Fate.

At this moment, the facial features are becoming clearer and more distinct, as if a black and white sketch has been transformed into a colorful painting. The blue-robed scholar naturally brushed his sleeves, sat on the last stool, and nodded with a smile, saying, "I didn't expect that Yuanshi Tianzun could sense my presence."

"And even prepared a seat for me in advance."

"I am truly grateful."

The black-haired Daoist lowered his eyes and said plainly, "Dijun once gave me the traces left behind after the death of a Fate avatar, so I could sense it. Although we have never formally met, it is not our first time fighting. It can be said that we are old friends reunited."

"Fellow Daoist, you don't have to be so polite."

He could clearly feel that the Fate avatar of the blue-robed scholar had a Fate imprint hidden within, so he guessed that this so-called [Fate] avatar was just a hook and bait thrown by the real [Fate].

He even wove fate, causing Zhang Sanfeng and Zhu Hongwu to appear on his mountain.

Such a bait was too obvious.

Wei Yuan did not directly take the bait, but instead, he directly trapped the person and even captured the avatar.

If someone dared to treat him as a fish to be caught, he would not be merciful.

He knew that one day, the main body of [Fate] would arrive.

He only needed to quietly observe the mortal world for a thousand years.

But he didn't expect that the appearance of [Fate] would be so clever, so 'just right', that he was slightly stunned. On the stone table, there were three people. The black-haired Daoist had deep and calm eyes, the white-robed youth had a sneer on his lips, and golden vertical pupils like the flames of ancient times, while the blue-robed scholar had the gentlest smile and the clearest eyes, and the most frantic aura.

For a moment, there was silence.

Cause and effect!

Heavenly secrets!

Tianming (Heaven's Mandate)!

That is—

[Fate], who controls everything, guides all living beings, and controls the rotation of all things, the trajectory of everything in the ten thousand eight thousand worlds, the existence that once caused the gods of the heavens to act together, and the Heavenly Emperor, H浑天, to fight side by side, has finally 'reunited' in another way today.

At the mountainside, there is a Taoist temple with Three Pure Ones statues inside.

The statues are nothing special, without any decorations of gold or jade.

They were just old trees that had grown in the mountains all their lives and were washed down during a flash flood. The Daoist used the coarse hemp rope he had woven to pull them back, and then used the short knife in his hand to cut away the excess parts day after day, year after year, leaving the necessary traces, slowly carving them out. In the trajectory of the flowing clothes, you could still see the growth rings of the trees.

The Three Pure Ones statues sat facing each other, and under the Three Pure Ones statues was an iron-cast incense burner.

The black incense burner seemed to have been through too much time, and wisps of incense rose from it.

The latticed window was opened.

The blue sky, unique to winter and with a glazed texture, had warm golden sunlight falling into the smoky room, peaceful and serene.

Zhang Sanfeng's voice was gentle, teaching his disciples and Zhu Yuanzhang to read and write.

The sound was like jade chimes.

Reverberating in this warm winter afternoon.

"The Dao that can be spoken of is not the Constant Dao; the name that can be named is not the Constant Name. Non-being is named the beginning of Heaven and Earth; Being is named the mother of all things. Therefore, constantly desire to observe its mysteries; constantly have to observe its manifestations. These two come from the same source but are named differently, both are called profound. Profound and profound, the door to all mysteries."

Zhu Yuanzhang softly read these words.

He was using the most profound classics of Taoism as a textbook for literacy.

He didn't know how many times he had recited this scripture.

It could be said that he knew it by heart. Although he didn't understand the hidden principles, he at least understood the meaning of each word. After reading the book a hundred times, he couldn't understand its meaning, but instead, he felt a little bored, and even the meaning of the words themselves gradually became bland and uninteresting, just like ordinary homework.

But for some reason, after reading it once today, when he read these few sentences again.

He suddenly had a different feeling.

"The Dao that can be spoken of is not the Constant Dao."

The meaning of this sentence is that if the Dao can be expressed in language, then it is not the Constant Dao, it is not the true Dao.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of such an explanation in his heart, thoughtfully.

Doesn't that mean.

[Dao], I don't even know what to call it, how to describe it, but I just reluctantly use the name 'Dao' to call it.

That is a kind of existence without form, unable to be observed, unable to be expressed.

And even if a supremely intelligent wise man perceives this thing.

But he can never describe this existence to others in words.

Once it is said, it is no longer that Dao.

That is a vast and immeasurable, yet unobservable and indescribable, terrifying existence that encompasses everything.

The young Hongwu suddenly felt that this Dao had an unparalleled, deep, empty, and terrifying nature.

This sudden strange thought made his recitation pause, but the others were still reciting the remaining part of this Taoist scripture, which at this moment seemed extremely empty and distant, like a background from another world and another era, faint and swaying, making him feel inexplicably irritable.

He didn't want to read anymore, raised his head, and happened to see the Yuanshi Tianzun statue in the center.

The smoke curled up, making this Taoist god seem to be surrounded, yet he couldn't see clearly.

The empty sound came from his ears.

'Non-being is named the beginning of Heaven and Earth.'

He saw the Tai Shang Daode Tianzun statue on one side seeming to smile.

"Being is named the mother of all things."

And the Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun on the other side was majestic and cold, seemingly indifferent to all living beings.

"Profound and profound, the door to all mysteries..."

The three were united, standing together on this Taoist temple, standing in the curling smoke.

In an instant, Zhu Hongwu didn't know why, but he felt an indescribable and unheralded terror. In a trance, it seemed that everything around him had lost its color and the necessity of existence. The scene before him was empty and distant, only the Three Pure Ones statues became more and more lofty and profound, as if they were real.

"Ah!!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted out, his face pale, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

When he came back to his senses, it seemed that everything was just his own illusion.

Zhang Sanfeng was stunned and reached out to point at the space between the eyebrows of the young man in front of him. He sensed his throbbing soul and his expression slightly froze. A child next to him asked Zhu Yuanzhang if he was okay, but Zhang Sanfeng just smiled and said that everything was fine. When he retracted his hand, he looked up at the high place, his palms slightly hidden in his sleeves, already a little pale.

………………

Above the mountain peak, the black-haired Daoist lowered his eyes, while the blue-robed scholar clapped his hands in surprise and laughed softly.

"A good talent."

He looked very gentle, compared to his previous frivolous appearance of often laughing loudly, at this moment he was sincere and light, looking very reliable. Just looking at his face made people think he was a modest gentleman. After praising the people in Wei Yuan's Taoist temple, he looked at Wei Yuan and Fuxi and said with a smile:

"It's rare that relying on the battle between Fuxi and the four Daoguo (cultivation fruit) experts has stirred up boundless waves, briefly curbing the gaze of the Heavenly Emperor, the great venerable Zhu Jiuyin."

"Only then can the three of us be here to have an open and honest exchange."

"I'll go first, just as a way to break the ice."

The blue-robed scholar said with a smile:

"I only hope that I can get the help of the two of you to allow all living beings to enter reincarnation sooner."

"Without worry or fear, without the cycle of living beings, there will be no killing or death. Without killing, without sin, all living beings can be pure and natural. In the past and the future, under the heavens, it will be the most natural."

"In all order, only death is the fairest."

"After death, there will be no disputes, no terror, everything will be calm. All living beings fear death, but it is because they are greedy for the mortal world. They fear life because desires are burning fiercely in their hearts. If they can witness death, they will be pure and natural."

"Life and death are also a part of nature."

"The wise do not fear death, but understand that life and death are just one end of the cycle of all things."

"And I want to let death become the end of everything."

Along with his words, all the laws in front of him flowed.

The cycle of life and death of all things was constantly flowing and changing, originally presenting a perfect cycle, but [Fate] took action. He broke the long-existing cycle, turning this cycle of life and death into a straight line, a straight line rushing towards the end without stopping!

So everything returns to the final ending.

When all things are death.

When they are just a part of the Yuan Qi (primordial energy), you are in me, and I am in you.

Naturally, there will be no so-called contradictions and conflicts.

There is no contradiction between all living beings and the world, presenting a great harmony of the original world.

The blue-robed scholar looked solemn and said, "I hope the two fellow Daoists can help me."

"The three of us combined are the strongest."

"The world is so big."

"Unrivaled!"

Fuxi lowered his eyes and said lightly, "Such an ideal is good, but it is not complete."

"If everything is death, the world will be too boring."

"Moreover, I never intend to cooperate with others."

The blue-robed scholar smiled and said, "Yes, but the enemy is strong. The strength of the Heavenly Emperor, we have only seen the so-called constellations and all phenomena. But even the constellations and all phenomena are not his fundamental Daoguo (cultivation fruit)."

"He appreciates Wuzhiqi, because the Heavenly Emperor is also conquering the stars."

"If we act alone, we are easily defeated one by one."

"Moreover, my Dao is here. If you can break it, I will be convinced."

The black-haired Daoist nodded and said lightly, "In that case, please observe my Dao."

He got up, barefoot, with his hair loose.

His face was handsome, and his temperament was deep and vast.

His slender right hand slowly pressed on the hilt of the sword and slowly pulled it out.

Along with a leisurely and peaceful sword light, he actually cut the Dao of [Fate] in the middle. The blue-robed scholar's expression was slightly stunned, first with vigilance, but seeing that this sword was calm and plain, seeming to be just to explain the Dao, he put down his guard and was about to look closely.

Suddenly, this peaceful sword light became fierce and violent!

With a loud cry, it slashed straight at the blue-robed scholar in front of him.

At the same time, the handsome young man in white who had been sitting suddenly stepped forward, actually stepping out of Wei Yuan's shadow. The Yin and Yang energies went berserk and roared, making the whole world tremble in fear. The ten thousand zhang (丈, a unit of length) of cloud sea went berserk and churned, as if the whole world was about to return to the end.

The two people who had been arguing with each other roared at the same time.

"Fuxi!" "Wei Yuan!"

"Attack!!!"

Wei Yuan held the Yang energy, stepped to the left, and the sound of the sword energy tore apart the sky and all things, while Fuxi controlled the Yin energy, went berserk from the right, and the pure coldness gathered together, like the eyes of the ancient times billions of years ago silently overlooking all things, showing a vast and ancient aura.

The two almost moved forward at the same time, their souls vibrating with the laws, and their voices sounded at the same time.

"Since we have Daoguo (cultivation fruit), and the three of us are one, why should we join forces with you?!"

"Kill you first, then imprison this brat, and the matter can be resolved."

"In short..."

Two violent auras directly attacked Fate in front of them, their aura was majestic and vast, stirring up the sky.

"What makes you think."

"That you are qualified to negotiate with us?!"

ps: Today's third update...

Scratching his head, when the last chapter originally appeared, he called himself Tianming (Heaven's Mandate), but after thinking about it, it didn't seem direct enough.

And it is easy to be misunderstood and a new pit appeared.

(Today, the hard-working pit-filler wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and pulled out the flag.)

So I changed it to Fate, and as a result, seven or eight floors were directly swallowed.