boyutpedia Chapter 248: Different Roads
Chapter 248: Different Roads
Chapter 248: Different Paths
"Fellow Daoist Jiangnan's Great Dao is very profound, already possessing the rudiments of the Supreme Dao," Ye Fan looked at Jiangnan and praised.
Jiangnan said with a smile, "The Original Great Dao, this is the perfect Great Dao I envisioned. It encompasses all known, unknown, possible, and impossible Great Daos. It is the mother of ten thousand Daos, and all Great Daos are fragments of the Original Great Dao!"
The Original Great Dao, this was his proud achievement!
"Fellow Daoists, I have a question." At this moment, Ye Lin looked at Ye Fan and said, "Whether it's Fellow Daoist Original's Original Great Dao, or aiming to achieve the Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit, one must cultivate the existing Daos to a certain level before it's possible to leap up and launch an assault."
Saying this, he looked at Jiangnan and said, "But as is well known, the process of cultivation is the process of cultivating the Dao. Regardless of whether it's Fellow Daoist Original or Fellow Daoist Ye Fan's method of cultivation, it requires integrating various Great Daos..."
"But the Dao is infinite and boundless. No matter how they are integrated, theoretically, it's impossible to restore the original face of the Dao. Therefore, the cultivation methods of the two Fellow Daoists should be a dead end, but..."
Saying this, he stood up and bowed to Ye Fan, saying, "Please, Fellow Daoist, teach me!"
When theory and reality conflict, it must be that the theory has a problem, or something is wrong.
"Fellow Daoist is too polite. Coming here was originally for the purpose of exchange." As Ye Fan waved his hand, Ye Lin sat down involuntarily.
Then Ye Fan spoke, saying, "Everyone's way and method of expanding their own Great Dao are different and cannot be universally applied. Fellow Daoist, just watch."
Originally, when Ye Lin and Jiangnan heard the first half of the sentence, they were prepared not to be taught the method, but when the second half came, their hearts rejoiced.
Although Jiangnan had already comprehended the unshakeable principle of 'one method connects, ten thousand methods connect' from the countless changes of the infinite Great Dao, who would reject the growth of their own knowledge?
"Fellow Daoist Ye Fan, please look. This is the evolution process of the Dao Sea, which might be beneficial to Fellow Daoist Ye Fan's path." Ye Fan flicked his finger, and a vast ocean emitting the light of the complete Great Dao appeared on the tea table. He said, "As the saying goes, 'one method connects, ten thousand methods connect,' it can be one or infinite."
On the tea table, a palm-sized ocean appeared, in which countless Great Dao runes were intertwined.
Looking at that palm-sized Dao Sea, Jiangnan and Ye Lin revealed expressions of shock. In this vast ocean of Great Dao, they saw countless types of Great Dao: Primordial Chaos, Chaos, Karma, Primordial Spirit, Annihilation, Reincarnation... both known and unknown were displayed!
For a moment it was the Primordial Chaos Dao Sea, for a moment it was the Chaos Dao Sea, and then it was the Yellow Springs Dao Sea, even the Annihilation Dao Sea, the Primordial Spirit Dao Sea...
Starting from runes, rules, and order, countless Great Daos transformed into each other without hindrance. They combined, evolved, and combined, together forming a magnificent and indescribable Great Dao, finally evolving into the unnameable 'Dao'.
Within the Dao, countless universes were created, and endless beings appeared. Although they were all transformations of the Dao, their intuition told them that these were all real and not illusory existences.
The most simple and essential profoundness regarding the evolution of the Great Dao was displayed without reservation before Jiangnan and Ye Lin.
Ye Lin looked at that palm-sized Dao Sea, immersed in it and unable to extricate himself. At this moment, it was as if he had truly seen the true body of the Original Supreme Dao.
Even Jiangnan, who had cultivated the rudiments of the Original Great Dao and whose Dao Lord realm was about to be perfected, was immersed in it at this moment.
After a long time, Jiangnan came back to his senses, sighed deeply, and said, "Fellow Daoist Ye Fan's Dao cultivation is profound, far beyond what I, Jiang, can reach."
Ye Fan shook his head and said very calmly, "It's just temporarily leading a step."
Ye Lin watched that Dao Sea for a long time again, took a deep breath, and said with joy, "Fellow Daoist Ye Fan's grace of imparting the Dao, Ye Lin will never forget in this life!"
On the body of this Dao Sea, he gained some enlightenment. In a trance, he saw an achievement that was below the true end of the Great Dao but also not afraid of the final Annihilation Tribulation!
That was to cultivate and expand his own Great Dao, accommodating all kinds of Great Daos as much as possible, cultivating a type of Dao Sea.
Such an achievement was even above the previously envisioned end of the Great Dao, but not equal to the true Original.
However, in this way, it could also be considered obtaining a part of the true essence of the Dao, possessing various incredible divine abilities.
Taking this as a base point, whether developing towards the true Original in the future, or towards the Immortal Emperor from this Heavenly Emperor's hometown, it might all be possible.
"I already said, don't be polite." Ye Fan smiled, not caring about these at all.
He had experienced too much; such matters were often helped whenever possible.
"Fellow Daoist has a broad mind; I, Jiang, admire that." Jiangnan cupped his hands, glanced at Ye Lin, and said, "The method should not be lightly transmitted. This is the great method passed down by this Heavenly Emperor to His Majesty. If His Majesty comprehends something, do not casually pass it to Immortal Revered Qinglian."
"If that Immortal Revered's mind were a quarter as broad as this Heavenly Emperor's, perhaps this Annihilation Tribulation wouldn't have occurred," Jiangnan said with a cold laugh.
Ye Lin could comprehend the idea of cultivating a Dao Sea within it; Jiangnan naturally also had comprehension, and even comprehended more than Ye Lin, which is why he said this.
The enmity between him and Immortal Revered Qinglian could no longer be resolved, so he naturally did not want to see that person continue to achieve success.
"Primordial Heavenly Venerate is a bit too overbearing." Ye Lin said calmly, "This method was not created by Heavenly Venerate. Whether it is taught or not should have nothing to do with Heavenly Venerate."
As his words fell, Ye Lin looked at Ye Fan and said solemnly, "Since Fellow Daoist has already achieved the Supreme realm, I earnestly request Fellow Daoist's assistance in quelling the Annihilation Tribulation!"
"The Annihilation Tribulation is a Dao Tribulation. The Dao is born and the Dao perishes; it is a natural phenomenon. I can suppress this era, but I cannot suppress it forever. Allowing it to vent is a better choice," Ye Fan said.
"Fellow Daoist is honored as the Heavenly Emperor, how can you bear to see these countless beings buried beneath the tribulation?" Ye Lin frowned.
He felt that a person with such a broad mind, honored as the Heavenly Emperor, should not be someone who only focused on cultivation.
"Is it because this place is not his hometown? But seeing us come in, he wasn't stingy, he imparted the method without reservation, and didn't object to Emperor Lin teaching the method he comprehended..." Jiangnan also felt puzzled in his heart.
"My meaning is, after everything is annihilated and the dust settles, if you all still don't have the ability, I will re-manifest everything that has passed away, and then we can start anew," Ye Fan looked at the two and explained calmly.
Ye Lin's heart pounded. He thought of a possibility. He looked at Ye Fan and asked in disbelief:
"What does it mean to re-manifest everything?"
"From the long river of time, making waves, from ancient times reflecting reality, that is not recreating similar people, but making the departed reappear. They are all the original people, the original things. It can be understood as pulling them out from the past space-time," Ye Fan looked at the two and explained.
As soon as these words were spoken, even Jiangnan, holding the teacup, his hand trembled. Was this kind of power a bit wrong?
Although he guessed that due to different concepts, the final achievements would be somewhat different in manifestation, this was a bit too different.
He was someone who had once attained the Original Dao Fruit. If the Original Dao Fruit had such ability, he wouldn't have needed to abandon the Original Dao Fruit and re-enter the tribulation!
"Can an Immortal Emperor who has reached the end of the path do such a thing? Is there nothing that can make an Immortal Emperor fall?" Ye Lin looked at Ye Fan in disbelief.
If so, wouldn't it be chaotic? After becoming an Immortal Emperor, wouldn't there be no worries, and no longer any power to check the Immortal Emperor?
Equally unbelievable was Jiangnan. In his deductions, the Original Dao Fruit was the mother of ten thousand Daos and should not be inferior to an Immortal Emperor. But why, in terms of manifestation, was there such a big difference?
"These things can be done; it's not too difficult." Ye Fan nodded and then explained, "There are means that can make an Immortal Emperor fall, but they do not include backlash from the Dao, but rather the active means of other Immortal Emperors."
"Why can an Immortal Emperor do such a thing? Theoretically, the Original Dao Fruit and an Immortal Emperor should be at the same level," Jiangnan looked at Ye Fan in confusion.
Then he spoke of the matter that he had once achieved the Original Dao Fruit.
Hearing this, Ye Lin showed a strange expression. Jiangnan had mentioned this matter to him before, but he had only believed half of it.
But now it seemed that what happened back then was indeed true.
Ye Fan looked at Jiangnan, didn't question anything, but pondered for a moment, saying, "I think it should lie in the point of oneself surpassing the Dao. We ourselves are equivalent to another 'Dao', so naturally we can interfere with the matters of another 'Dao', as long as we can bear the backlash."
"According to Fellow Daoist's current Dao, if we deduce further, the Original Dao Fruit after the Great Dao is perfected encompasses all known, unknown, possible, and impossible Great Daos within the Dao. It is the ancestor of ten thousand Daos, the sect of Great Dao, and also the end of the Dao."
"The end of the Dao is when the Dao has developed to its final state, but it has not leaped out of the cage of the current Dao. In other words, in essence, the perfected Original Great Dao can be equated with the 'Dao'," he said thoughtfully.
"This is just my deduction from the shadow of the Original Great Dao on Fellow Daoist's body. It may not be correct. The two Fellow Daoists can take it as a reference, but don't take it to heart," Ye Fan continued with a smile.
"In other words, the real reason I couldn't interfere with the past, couldn't change the established history, and couldn't retrieve everything back then, was actually because my power was equivalent to the 'Dao'," Jiangnan shook his head, showing enlightenment, and murmured softly, "Even, I just cultivated all the Great Daos to their end. The true source was still 'it'. It was because I myself did not become another 'Dao' that I was obstructed by the power of past space-time!"
"If I had comprehended this mystery back then, I wouldn't have needed to abandon the Original Dao Fruit at all. I would only need to leap out of the cage, change my thinking, and have Original become me, rather than me becoming Original... In this way, everything could have been retrieved. With my Original realm, even if all kinds of karma were added to my body, it wouldn't make me fall..." Jiangnan sighed, feeling very helpless.
Original becomes me, not I become Original!
This is the difference in cultivation concepts. If no one had mentioned it, one might never have thought of these things.
After leaping out of the cage and becoming a Dao oneself, it's different. Even if the power level hasn't changed, the things that can be done are undoubtedly more.
To some extent, truly leaping out, the source of power has changed.
Even if it's not as good as the original Supreme Dao, it undoubtedly has the ability to intervene and resist.