Chapter 864 - 335: Beyond the World_2
Haotian said,
"Seekers of the Dao have touched the Dadao barrier, naturally wanting to break through. They long to see a broader world. They seek various ways and create what is called innate treasures. From the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device and Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred Eyes, to the Unruffled Platform, morning bell, evening drum, to Cangxuan Tower, Dragon-Touching Immortal Bell... until, the arrival of the thirty-third innate treasure: the Heaven Nurturing Cauldron."
Heaven Nurturing Cauldron.
At this moment, it is in Fan Wubing’s hands.
Haotian said,
"Seekers of the Dao discovered that the Heaven Nurturing Cauldron communicated with the true dragon will contained within the will of all beings, creating another vast will. This enormous will seems to be able to guide them to ascend, to lead them to an even broader world. Thus, this will is called—"
He paused, smilingly said to Fan Wubing,
"How about you say it?"
Fan Wubing quietly looked at him, not speaking.
Haotian just chuckled, then continued,
"Heavenly Dao. Hence, the first Heavenly Dao, Haotian, was born. As eras revolved, it was irreversibly entrenched into the Chronicle of Heaven’s Evolution. Haotian presiding, safeguarding thousands of seekers of the Dao to reach their end, ascend beyond the world. This was the grand aspiration of that era.
"Batch after batch of seekers of the Dao, touching the Dadao barrier. Haotian began using the method of Celestial Thunder Tribulation to test whether they truly possess the capability and enlightenment to ascend. Because they are to face an even broader world, they must have the corresponding qualities. The term ’immortal’ slowly formed.
"Seekers of the Dao, finding all sorts of ways in efforts to welcome the Heavenly Dao’s trial in the best manner, in the best state. Thus, the Immortal Dao gradually took shape, the cultivation system was gradually constructed. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Fetal Movement, Divided Spirit, Unity, Mahayana, Tribulation Crossing."
Fan Wubing could feel the heavy sense of the era.
Hundreds of millions of years of time were encapsulated by Haotian in a few words.
The ancient sense of boundlessness became heavier and more magnificent.
The collective wisdom, will, and enlightenment of countless people forged the greatest Ascension Era, or rather, the era of cultivation.
Twenty-four Ascension Platforms lead to the shared Path to Immortality.
"...until that sword cut off the Path to Immortality." Haotian said, looking at Fan Wubing, "What sword was that?"
That sword is in Fan Wubing’s hands.
Fan Wubing is not in a hurry, he asks back,
"Aren’t you the Heavenly Dao, don’t you know better than me?"
"But that sword, like you, is not an object of this world."
Fan Wubing recalled the scene he felt upon first meeting Peach Blossoms. A gigantic figure covering the sky, an unparalleled flying sword, traversing the four seas.
A line of blood streaked across Fan Wubing’s brow, and Peach Blossoms actively emerged from the Purple Mansion, suspended between the two.
He had not interacted with Peach Blossoms for a long time, and upon seeing it now, felt a sense of solitude from it.
He came back to his senses, thinking, this guy is a flying sword with its own thoughts.
The bloodline pulsating in its mid-sword seemed to express Peach Blossoms’ current excited mood.
Haotian laughed,
"Why not let it return to its peak, then ask it what exactly happened?"
Fan Wubing glanced at him, asked Peach Blossoms,
"What do you think?"
Peach Blossoms’ sword body bent as if about to knot. It was obviously very anxious, fearful, and confused. For it, this was also an unknown and indescribable fate.
Fan Wubing said,
"I am searching for my truth, and so are you. We’ve always been moving forward side by side."
Facing Fan Wubing, Peach Blossoms said in thought, "Maybe I am indeed a bad guy."
Fan Wubing laughed,
"Then I will find a way to make sure you don’t do bad things anymore."
Peach Blossoms hesitated for a long time, then abruptly straightened its sword body, emanating a will from its tip. This will ignored the barriers of time and space, reaching the world from this realm meant to be empty but created by the Celestial Demon’s will.
The remaining twenty-two Fallen Immortal Lands contained its other twenty-two Sword Intents.
Named after solar terms,
From Spring Commences, Rain Water, to Summer Begins, Lesser Fullness, from Autumn Commences, Summer Retreats to Winter Begins... all the way to Severe Winter.
Supported by the Sword Intent of the Fallen Immortal Lands, once Peach Blossoms reclaimed them all, the Fallen Immortal Lands inevitably collapsed.
But, at the moment of collapse, Fan Wubing controlled all the True Demons, True Demon Runes, Obsession Furnace, and Sea of Obsession within them.
As the master of all beings, his will also permeates the world.
And in the eyes of the world,
it was... the clouds of deceit shrouding this realm for ten thousand years were dispersed in an instant.
True Demons became a mark in history, no longer troubling people.
Once Peach Blossoms reclaimed the Sword Intent and became complete, it formed into a chrysalis. It needs some time to become its true self.
Fan Wubing looked at Haotian and said,
"The Immortal Path has collapsed, and the obsession of all beings to become immortal will not dissipate because of this. These obsessions will keep accumulating, sooner or later they will break through the sky, becoming a threat to your existence."
Haotian nodded,
"Indeed. So, I turned these obsessions into True Demons. And Ying Huo is my most competent assistant."
Ying Huo, here, described by Haotian as a personified assistant.
Fan Wubing’s eyes sparkled with starlight. The Eye of Eternity suddenly saw through the truth of things. His expression slightly sank,
"Ying Huo is Xianchan, isn’t it?"
Haotian laughed,
"Yes. From the very beginning, the one who wanted to put you to death was that adorable little cat."
Fan Wubing certainly would not be stirred by such words, he shook his head,
"No. Ying Huo at the beginning did not have personal will. It was you, through Ying Huo, creating True Demons, allowing it to feel the obsession of all beings. Everyone’s joys, angers, sorrows, anxieties, and fears collectively created Ying Huo’s independent will. Ying Huo gradually leaned towards the world, especially after my birth. Perhaps my appearance gave Ying Huo a sense of hope. Thus... it spared me."