A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 704 The Unsustainable Cycle

Yu picked up the immortal tea, took a sip, and stared intently at the brother and sister who had already left Funiu Mountain.

From the perspective of an ancient human ancestor, these two prehistoric humans who entered Funiu Mountain were undoubtedly promising candidates for becoming immortal kings.

After his journey through the Funiu Mountains and his comprehension of some of the true meaning of two volumes of immortal scriptures containing profound Daoist insights, he should be worthy of being called a Daoist ancestor.

However, as Yu looked at the brother and sister who had already returned to Funiu City and left the ancient star by taking the interstellar teleportation array through Hangu Pass, a hint of confusion gradually appeared in his pupils.

"In the realm of humanity, he possesses a faint hint of the potential of a Dao Ancestor. If he were in the heavens, he would probably be called a 'Dao Child,' possessing unparalleled combat power and insights among those of the same realm."

"But why can't they even climb halfway up Funiu Mountain?"

“This shouldn’t happen.”

The immortal opportunities in Funiu Mountain are among the most rewarding immortal fortunes in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, with the least karmic entanglement and the greatest potential.

As long as one gains insights on the staggered stone steps and climbs step by step, one's Dao heart, will, true spirit, cultivation, and learning will gradually undergo a kind of integration and sublimation, similar to a breakthrough to a higher realm, providing extremely clear guidance for future cultivation.

If a qualitative change occurs, it can almost be considered as having traversed half of the mortal path to immortality. Even if one's previous comprehension and aptitude were poor, these deficiencies can be made up for, and one can be raised to the average level of cultivators in the current universe. If one can reach the summit and completely complete this transformation, the God Emperor, whose true spiritual power rivals that of ordinary King-level beings, is a prime example.

In this situation, it would be unbelievable to anyone that these promising young immortals, who were destined to become immortal kings, did not follow the stone steps to the halfway point of Funiu Mountain.

Yu remained silent for a few breaths, and finally only one possibility came to mind: "Did this brother and sister voluntarily stop their transformations in all aspects and leave Funiu Mountain?"

He channeled his Celestial King power into his eyes and looked at the two people who had begun to travel through the starry sky, observing the movement of the Star of Life and comprehending the laws of heaven and earth.

In an instant, streaks of time were projected out, evolving into tens of thousands of possible illusory futures.

"It's a bit blurry, and you can't see it clearly. It's like trying to see the moon in a well, and you're constantly being disturbed by all sorts of things."

"It already possesses a trace of the characteristics of a King-level being, and it also has a certain ability to interfere with the Heavenly Calculations personally conducted by the Supreme Giant."

Yu raised her head slightly and met the gaze of the three-leaf sword grass that was smoothing its hair above her head, before turning her gaze to Youxiong beside the table.

After refilling himself with another cup of immortal tea, Youxiong took a sip with a hint of enjoyment, "Not bad, just like that."

Youxiong paused, then continued with a touch of emotion, "These brother and sister are far more ambitious than those who have climbed Mount Funiu in the past."

"They will practice the Ultimate Yin-Yang Dao and the Ultimate Creation Dao, but only as a reference. More importantly, they will absorb the concepts within these two scriptures to fill the 'Secret Realm Method' scriptures they have created, thereby achieving a thorough 'digestion'."

"Even if these two scriptures, which contain profound meanings, are perfectly compatible, they are still ultimately centered on 'me' and used by 'me'."

Yu paused for a moment, then shook his head slightly, revealing a self-deprecating smile.

He said softly, “That is indeed ambitious. If I were to encounter a scripture that contains profound insights and resonates so well with me, I would probably have already begun to study it as well and made it my primary cultivation system.”

"This is the Dao essence of the ultimate path. With such a perfect match, one can probably break through the King realm to become an Emperor realm at an extremely fast speed and step into the Supreme Realm, reaching its deepest point. As for whether there is a possibility of stepping into the ultimate path realm, that question is reserved for my future self when I reach the pinnacle of the Supreme Realm."

"Even if one ascends the path by following the trail, by then one has at least broken through the King and become an Emperor, and has reached the gate at the end of the path. Turning back and cutting off one's own life, and reincarnating to start anew, would still make one stronger than an Immortal Emperor who advances from the 'Sixth Secret Realm - Xuanhuang Outer Heaven'."

Yu stretched out his palm, revealing a ray of celestial light with ultimate meaning, containing both the vast mortal world and flawless purity.

This is Yu's understanding of that ultimate path.

Youxiong blinked, looking astonished; this time it was his turn to be stunned.

After carefully discerning the light for several breaths, Xiong approached the wisp of immortal light, meticulously sensing its essence. With a hint of surprise, he said, "Little brother, have you comprehended the ultimate path of human desires?"

"This kind of heaven and earth law based on 'human beings of the three powers' is truly worthy of you, it is really amazing."

This "human desire" does not simply refer to those filthy, turbid, or vulgar desires in a narrow sense.

Its essence lies in the most fundamental "natural desires" and "human desires" within the nature of living beings.

The "natural desire" mentioned here, also known as the "innate desire," is a desire that conforms to nature and laws and serves one's own survival and health.

For example, when an ordinary person works all afternoon and gets hungry, their body signals that it wants to replenish its energy.

This embodies the principle of "eating at the right time to regulate the body," demonstrating the Taoist concept of non-action and aligning with the way of nature.

Another kind of "human desire" is the desire to construct society.

For example, you might be hungry and want to eat something exquisite. Or you might want to build a magnificent palace. Or you might want to overcome the tribulation to become an immortal and gain eternal life.

Essentially, this is a force that drives social progress and technological development.

The desires of nature and the desires of man are now combined by Youyu into his own "Great Way of Human Desires," and he has given a detailed explanation, truly transforming it into a celestial law at the level of a Celestial King.

It is called "human desires," but in reality it is "humanity."

With a slight upturn of his lips, Youxiong flicked his finger at the manifested "human desire immortal light" while Youyu remained completely bewildered.

In an instant, a wisp of peach-colored light soared into the air, carrying the essence of the mortal world, and merged into the sky, creating the embryo of a royal artifact out of thin air.

A bronze mirror with star patterns, swirling with ethereal Dao patterns, appeared on it, scattering drops of the primordial essence of the universe. This allowed the backup royal artifact, imbued with the Qi of the mortal world, to mature rapidly, transforming into a divine cauldron inscribed with Dao patterns of human desires and images of the desires of all spirits, and emitting a soft yet eerie glow.

The Goddess Cauldron

Upon its birth, the deity of this great cauldron manifested, coalescing into a bewitching and alluring spirit, possessing the desire of all living beings, with nine fox tails and two fox ears on its head.

The demonic deity lifted a corner of her skirt and bowed to Youyu, saying, "Goddess, greetings to my master."

Seeing Yu Yu and the three-leaf sword grass looking lost, Yu Xiong smiled.

"I'm giving you a Celestial King artifact that aligns with your 'Great Dao of Human Desires,' aren't you surprised?" "Although this Goddess Cauldron is only inscribed with some incomplete and slightly obscure details, it can only represent a part of the 'Great Dao of Human Desires.'"

Yu Yu forced a smile as he put away the Goddess Cauldron.

"Thank you, Brother Xiong."

He seems to have already foreseen a future where his reputation would be damaged.
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The Andromeda Galaxy, beyond the stars of a newly discovered planet teeming with life.

The brother and sister who had just arrived at this place simultaneously manifested the laws of Yin and Yang and creation, using a point to lead the whole, transforming the essence flowing in the starry sky into a handful of sweet rain, which fell on the life star beneath them.

Strands of rain, imbued with the energies of Yin and Yang, descended and merged with the myriad beings that were beginning to multiply. Deep within the earth, the Star Humans, who had migrated from ancient stars, were building their homes.

In an instant, translucent golden lotuses condensed, like celestial flowers falling and filling the starry sky, while a faint fragrance that could bring peace to all beings rose from nowhere. Several strands of Xuanhuang merit descended from the [Spirit Realm] and landed on the human primordial spirit sitting cross-legged on the celestial platform, almost shaping it into a golden body that resembled a creation of Xuanhuang merit.

The human man, who manifested as a human body with a snake tail, held a stone tablet, did some calculations, and said with a hint of surprise, "Little sister, the Xuanhuang merit is nearly a hundred times greater than before."

"After we used the power of the Ultimate Yin-Yang Dao and the Ultimate Creation Dao, this method of bringing forth sweet rain was like a true 'gift from heaven,' bringing forth the natural environment that originally needed to evolve for a long time, as well as the bloodline and physique that had not been revived for dozens of generations."

"These two volumes of scriptures may be more in line with us than we imagined."

The human woman, who manifested as a human with a snake's tail, tossed a stone radiating multicolored light in her hand, her expression unchanged.

She said calmly, "So what?"

"We had already made a preliminary decision about the path we would take in the future back in the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Now, obtaining these two immortal scriptures on Mount Funiu is merely to speed up our comprehension of the secret method for living out the next life, and to increase our means of accumulating Xuanhuang merit."

"According to the deduction made by my brother using our luck to leverage the power of the human race, as long as our path does not waver, we do not suffer calamities, and our Dao heart is not lost, we will surely be able to live nine lifetimes in reverse, overcome the tribulations of the rules of the heavens, and attain the Dao fruit of the Immortal King."

"This is a 'predestined fate,' and it is a 'predestined fate' that is extremely favorable to us."

The human man, manifesting a human body with a snake tail, shook his head slightly, arranged a pre-heaven Bagua diagram, and once again used the principles of Yin and Yang as a basis, leveraging the energy of the brother and sister to manipulate the human race's momentum, thus once again unfolding a glimpse of the future.

It was a hazy scene, like a gray fog, from which time and month could not be counted.

A special five-colored radiance flickered, and stones imbued with the creative power of the five elements of heaven and earth appeared out of thin air, giving rise to one after another Great Dao Laws with ultimate meaning and eternal charm, building a vast world.

Immediately afterwards, the Yin-Yang Immortal Light, which seemed to encompass everything, carried a stone tablet and landed beside the vast world built of five-colored stones. It spontaneously generated one after another Great Dao Laws that carried the ultimate meaning and eternal charm, depicting a picture of heaven and earth.

The two realms are located at different cores, but their corresponding appearances are extremely synchronized, as if they were two sides of the same coin.

Thus, these two realms, like the "yang" and "yin" in the Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram, began to slowly chase each other, forming two abstract Yin-Yang fish, unleashing even more astonishing creations, and even giving birth to a wisp of cyclical, unique energy that exists between existence and non-existence.

The image of a human man with a human body and a snake tail, manifested using the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Heaven, came to an end.

Once this special, cyclical energy appears, everything that follows seems to vanish into nothingness, as if transcending all worldly time and existing outside of the vast chaos.

"It is indeed 'predestined'; our future has ultimately pointed to this final scene, and it has never changed."

"How to reach this 'end' is still undecided."

The human man held the stone tablet, listing various possibilities in an attempt to find the optimal solution.

The human woman rolled her eyes and directly smashed the five-colored stone in her hand against the stone tablet, interrupting the process of seeking the optimal solution.

She said with a hint of exasperation, "There are so many processes involved, how can we possibly account for them all?"

"Instead of wasting this time, it would be better to enjoy a few more bountiful rains and comprehend a few more laws of nature."

"We are just ordinary humans. To gather the resources needed to reach the end of the cultivation path, the amount of money and time required, even now, makes my Dao heart tremble."

The human man sighed, "That's why my sister and I are seeking change."

"If we were to follow the predetermined 'fate' and embark on the path of 'mending the sky,' it would be too torturous!"
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Inside the [Gray Fog Space].

Xiong Mo used the power of the sacrificial path to stabilize the newly established cycle and continuously fix the bugs that kept popping up.

However, after operating for about the lifespan of a universe, the entire space gradually began to vibrate, and all the "Tao" and "Law" encountered logical problems, unable to maintain dynamic balance in the originally established pattern.

With a dark expression, Xiong Mo manually "reset" again, restoring everything to the state it was in when the logical loop started.

He took a deep breath, picked up the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation] floating beside him, widened his eyes, and prepared to calculate this "half of the Dao Fruit" again and again.

The Four Swords of Zhuxian & the Zhuxian Formation Diagram: Σ(°△°|||)︴

The Four Swords of Zhuxian & the Zhuxian Formation Diagram: (/ω＼)
The next instant, the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation] began to writhe wildly, and strands of meaning such as "end," "destruction," and "final calamity" trembled, causing several black lines to appear on Xiong Mo's forehead.

He took a few deep breaths, mobilized the power of the entire [Gray Mist Space], pressed down on the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation] in his hand, and once again pried open the "half a Dao Fruit".

"What are you guys being shy about!"

"Quiet down immediately, let me study how you constructed your apocalyptic cycle."

"I'm warning you, don't move again, or I'll tell Senior Brother Lingbao!"

The Four Swords of Zhuxian & the Zhuxian Formation Diagram: (//▽//)
Looking at the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation] in his hand, which had quieted down but still had some wriggling sensation, Xiong Mo directly poured several streams of gray mist into it, attempting to continue studying the cyclical logic within this "half a Dao Fruit" through this method of connecting "worlds".

After a while, wisps of gray mist, like illusory things that could not be preserved, dissipated from the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation], accompanied by some peculiar sounds.

Xiong Mo: "."

(End of this chapter)