Man is in the heavens, parasitic on the way

Chapter 257: Surprise

At this moment, Qing Di's voice echoed in Meng Qi's mind. He said:

“Little fellow, these several Fellow Daoists are quite friendly to you. This World has not been born long, and its level is only slightly weaker than the True World. It is of great benefit to the cultivation of the Other Shore realm, even stronger than the Nine Nethers or the Immortal Realm alone. If you can attain the Other Shore here first, even if there might be some issues compared to a normal Other Shore…

But in terms of true strength, it won't be much weaker, and you will definitely not be defenseless. Compared to the Creation realm, it is absolutely a qualitative change. Other issues can be compensated by attaining the Other Shore again after returning to the True World…”

Moreover, this is just this one World. There are countless such Worlds. If you can adjust your Inner World to a structure similar to this World, it might even be stronger than a normal Other Shore…”

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Hearing Qing Di's words, Meng Qi's heart thumped wildly. The power of the Other Shore was something he had dreamed of possessing, but now, Qing Di told him that it would be easier to attain it here.

He understood that the reason it was easier here was because no one would obstruct his attainment, or rather, no one could obstruct him, which could be seen from the attitude of his three 'Old fellow villagers'.

They were different from those Other Shores who lacked humanity and only focused on achieving the Dao Fruit. These three Old fellow villagers possessed a lot of humanity that many Other Shore big figures lacked.

Undoubtedly, Meng Qi was tempted. However, he quickly paused and replied, “Senior, I just arrived here, the past is too short, can I become an Other Shore?”

From the moment he stepped in here, he finally had a past here, and a future that had split off.

To become an Other Shore, one needs to trace back and unify a part of the past, illuminate and accommodate a certain future, and connect oneself into a line in the River of Time. This is a prerequisite.

But if the past is too short, will there really be no problems?

Help is definitely needed!

Of course, tracing back the past and accommodating the future are merely manifestations, directions for improvement, and means of improvement, not the essence.

The essence is to escape the entanglement of the River of Time and the sinking of the Sea of Bitterness, to stand at the uppermost and deepest layers of the All Heavens World, closer to the 'Dao'.

Thus, tracing back the past and occupying the future became the prerequisite for acquired non-Other Shores to become Other Shores. In this way, they could resonate, promote the formation of the illusory Great Dao's fruit, and completely jump out of the River of Time.

“This is a simple matter. As long as someone is willing to help you, none of this is a problem,” Qing Di's faint voice echoed in Meng Qi's mind.

Instantly, Meng Qi understood something. With a turn of his thoughts, he looked at Ye Fan and said with curiosity, “Thinking back, after Old fellow villager entered the Immortal Realm with the Heavenly Court in an invincible stance, with the assistance of Limitless Great Emperor and Ruthless Great Emperor, I presume he quickly swept across the All Heavens and brought the Heavenly Court to another unprecedented glory?”

Ye Fan shook his head, revealing a bitter smile, and said, “On the contrary, the years before becoming Immortal were the best times. After becoming Immortal, they were the most miserable years…”

“Endless bloody battles, the boundless Worlds of the All Heavens were shattered, countless Worlds were destroyed, transforming into a Boundary Sea piled with countless Worlds… Such a Boundary Sea is endless… The Heavenly Court's generals, old friends, elders, my disciples, my closest relatives, descendants… and even Limitless Great Emperor eventually died in battle…” Ye Fan recalled the past, unconsciously revealing a look of sorrow.

“…In the end, the Heavenly Court collapsed. I sat on the ruins of the Heavenly Court, alone savoring the pain that gnawed at my heart, and finally buried myself in the coffin pulled by nine dragons, waiting for the opportune moment. The Empress stepped onto the Bridge of Life and Death to cover for me!” Ye Fan said, the powerlessness of that time still lingering.

Fortunately, he used that Weird Immortal Emperor as a磨砺, successfully becoming an Immortal Emperor.

Hearing this, Meng Qi's heart skipped a beat, as if he had asked something he shouldn't have. He immediately said, “Sorry, Old fellow villager, I think I said the wrong thing.”

“It's alright, it doesn't matter,” Ye Fan waved his hand and said, “That was not our ending. Everything from the past has already been retrieved. Although the overall situation is not yet decided, the advantage is already on our side.”

Having reached his current level, with his breadth of mind, he naturally wouldn't harbor any ill feelings over such matters and could already face them calmly.

Seeing that Ye Fan's current appearance did not seem fake, Meng Qi also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, from the various things he had just experienced, this Heavenly Emperor really didn't look like someone who had gone through such tragic events.

Hearing that he had retrieved everything, Meng Qi was already relieved. He thought that this Heavenly Emperor's realm had become profound later on, becoming a big figure similar to the Other Shore, and all regrets were no longer regrets.

“Why talk about these things?” At this moment, Shi Hao spoke. He waved his hand, and a Thunder Pond appeared, saying, “Guests are welcome. Please have some good stuff.”

Seeing that Thunder Pond, Qing Di and Meng Qi's pupils constricted slightly. That Thunder Pond was covered in complex patterns that they could not understand, as if they surpassed the so-called Dao.

Shi Hao flicked his sleeve, and six ancient teacups the size of bowls appeared. The Thunder Pond tilted slightly, pouring out six streams of shimmering tea water, which flowed into the teacups.

“This is truly Great Dao tea water…” Qing Di looked at the teacups, which seemed to be eternally filled, and was surprised.

In his eyes, what was poured out of that Thunder Pond was not tea water at all, but clearly endless Great Dao. In it, he saw various Great Dao such as wood, life, time, and space.

It was clearly similar to the Great Dao contained in his own illusory Dao Fruit!

As for Meng Qi, he saw even more. He saw Chaos, and also Wuji, he saw the creation of the heavens, and even the traces of various Great Dao such as the end.

Instantly, he understood that this Old fellow villager was helping both himself and Qing Di!

They could naturally see various similar traces of the Great Dao, because this was originally the Great Dao flowing from an Immortal Emperor's Dao Fruit. An Immortal Emperor's Dao Fruit naturally contained endless Great Dao, otherwise how could they surpass the Dao themselves?

“Could it be that these three Old fellow villagers are higher in realm than the Other Shore?” A thought arose in Meng Qi's mind.

When he saw the sixth teacup, he immediately understood.

Without hesitation, he sent a thought into the acupoint in his left hand, explaining what was happening to her.

Gu Xiaosang appeared, smilingly saying, “This humble one is Gu Xiaosang, greetings to several Seniors.”

“No need to be polite,” Shi Hao waved his hand. He had prepared an extra cup precisely because he had seen the existence of this woman.

It was because their cultivation system was special, similar to Fang Ming's All Heavens World system, that they could use external forces to improve themselves, which was why he made this move.

He had extracted information about the Outer Dao from these people, so he would naturally compensate them. He was not someone who would take things for free, even if the other party was unaware.

When Ye Fan and the others discussed the Dao with Jiangnan and others, it was the same path, with the intention of giving guidance and also exchanging.

Shi Hao made an inviting gesture and said, “Brother Meng, Fellow Daoist Qing Di, this Immortal Maiden, please taste my Dao tea. This Dao tea is not ordinary. It is brewed from the Great Dao flowing from an Immortal Emperor's Dao Fruit. For you Fellow Daoists, it is definitely a supreme fine wine to enhance cultivation!”

Based on the realm, the amount for each person was different, so there was no need to worry about it exploding after one sip.

Picking up the ancient teacup and gently shaking it, Qing Di felt endless profound mysteries of the Great Dao reflected in his eyes. He opened his mouth and drank half a cup of tea water, and immediately Dao light rose from his body.

On Qing Di's body, streams of light rose and converged into a fruit that was dark in color, slightly transparent, like a mirror, reflecting various strange scenes.

At first glance, it looked like a fruit, but upon closer inspection, it looked like it was formed from countless mirrors, truly profound. This was one of Qing Di's illusory Dao Fruits, formed by combining the Dao of Time and Space.

At this moment, after Qing Di drank this cup of tea water, he immediately felt his Dao cultivation rapidly increasing, even faster than comprehending the profound mysteries of the Great Dao in the near-Dao place.

At this time, the All Heavens World within his body, which was developing towards the True World, rapidly expanded. In just a short moment, it had already become another All Heavens World, except for the absence of the near-Dao place.

In an instant, this illusory Dao Fruit of his actually quickly solidified, giving a feeling of becoming real.

Sensing the changes in himself, Qing Di did not hesitate at all. He raised the teacup and drank the tea water in one gulp.

Instantly, another green illusory fruit appeared. This was the illusory Dao Fruit he had condensed using the Dao of vitality and wood element.

Similarly, as the tea water entered his body, this fruit also quickly solidified like before, emitting a complete Great Dao light.

“Senior Qing Di is almost becoming an Ancient One already?” Gu Xiaosang and Meng Qi exchanged glances, both finding it a bit unbelievable.

An Ancient One among the Other Shores, who has condensed the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit, already possesses the qualification to do subtraction and seek emptiness, and can formally pursue transcendence.

Under normal circumstances, one needs to study the profound mysteries of the near-Dao place and master all the profound mysteries of the All Heavens World to become an Ancient One.

Those places are of great benefit to the growth of the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit.

The rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit in the True World can be traced back to the beginning of creation and occupy more of the future, but similarly, it is only a means of improvement, not the fundamental. The fundamental is oneself.

A thought arose in Meng Qi's mind, and he thought, “Could it be that my three Old fellow villagers are figures at the 'Dao Fruit' level? Otherwise, how could a cup of tea have such a great effect?”

A cup of tea making Qing Di almost become an Ancient One was truly astonishing.

If not for certain reasons, he would have truly condensed the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit and become an Ancient One just now.

The look of shock in Qing Di's eyes had not yet faded. He cupped his hands and said, “I cannot bear this grace without cause, Tai Hao cannot bear it!”

From half-step Dao Fruit to near-rudimentary Dao Fruit, it was no small feat!

“It is not without cause,” Shi Hao shook his head and said, “We have already taken the compensation ourselves. Although you do not know it, it will not have any effect on you, but that thing is also very important to us, and we cannot take it for free.”

“Old fellow villager, can I ask what you are obtaining from us?” Meng Qi was not in a hurry to drink the tea and looked at Ye Fan and the others with curiosity.

Anyway, the tea wouldn't run away, and no one would be able to disturb them. From the current situation, his three 'Old fellow villagers' were definitely extraordinary.

“The information about the 'Dao' from your place,” Ye Fan took a sip of tea and said, “We can use this information to evolve the 'Dao' from your side, and then use it to cultivate our own Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits. For us, it is of great significance.”

Hearing this, Qing Di, Meng Qi, and Gu Xiaosang showed surprise.

Qing Di immediately asked, “Can the three Fellow Daoists evolve the complete 'Dao' of our homeland based on a little information from us? Could it be that you are all beings who have already attained the Dao Fruit?”

“We are not at the Dao Fruit realm,” Ye Fan shook his head and explained, “Of course, we cannot evolve the complete 'Dao' based on the information from you. In fact, we don't need to evolve the complete Dao, it is enough if it is usable.”

“Old fellow villager, what is an Immortal Emperor?” Meng Qi's eyes sparkled, and he asked curiously.

“An Immortal Emperor, also known as the End of the Road. At this level, one surpasses the Dao oneself and becomes the Dao oneself,” Ye Fan explained briefly.

Hearing his words, Meng Qi, Gu Xiaosang, and Qing Di frowned. Becoming a Dao oneself, it seemed only a true Dao Fruit had this ability!

As if sensing their confusion, Ye Fan smiled and said, “It is not the Dao Fruit that you understand. In fact, the key to an Immortal Emperor lies in becoming oneself, rather than fully grasping the profound mysteries of the original Dao.”

After cultivators create a system, walk their own path, and comprehend countless Great Dao, they integrate them into their own Dao. Upon reaching the perfection of the Dao Ancestor, they begin to assault the Immortal Emperor realm.

He pointed a finger, displaying the profound mysteries of the Immortal Emperor realm before them.

Cycle after cycle, after a round of increasingly strong repetitions, a 'Dao' different from the original supreme Dao was born.

Although it is not as powerful as the original true supreme Dao, its status is the same, and the supreme Dao has no consciousness, so an Immortal Emperor can intervene in various matters of the original supreme Dao.