Chapter 692 - 3: Attaining the Eternal Dao, Spanning Past and Present

Chapter 692: Chapter 3: Attaining the Eternal Dao, Spanning Past and Present

"What does ’one proof, eternal proof’ mean?"

In Xiluo’s impression, pathfinding is a lifelong endeavor.

As long as the Pathfinder is not immortal and as long as the continuity of time and space exists, the Pathfinder is forever on the road of pathfinding.

It is like two never-intersecting parallel lines.

Pathfinders can infinitely approach "eternal proof," but it is absolutely impossible to reach the point of "eternal proof."

After all, even heaven and earth have their moments of destruction, so what Dao could exist forever?

When heaven and earth are no more, the sun, stars, earth, and all of nature will disappear alongside them; no eternal Dao can exist.

"So, this is why Emperor Hao disrupts the River of Time through me."

"No need to trace the origin, nor alter fate..."

"But to take advantage of the turbulence of the River of Time and pierce his Dao throughout ancient and modern times, thus becoming an eternal existence immune to countless calamities."

Li Boyang had to admit that Emperor Hao indeed had a vision.

Since trying his utmost couldn’t rewrite history, why not erase the past and future entirely and make the present last forever?

"Betting the entire River of Time, that guy is even crazier than you."

Vaguely understanding Emperor Hao’s intention, Xiluo’s expression of astonishment and shock deepened.

"He’s practically replicating your state during pathfinding..."

"Your success in pathfinding reshaped the concept of the River of Time, allowing the ’Creation Jade Disc’ to exist simultaneously at every moment of past, present, and future."

"The problem is, before you attained your path, time was merely an abstract concept; it was you who endowed time with true power."

"Now the River of Time has become a factual existence; past, present, and future are real, how could he dare return time to an abstract concept!? "

Upon hearing this, Li Boyang’s smile grew even brighter.

"Why wouldn’t he dare?"

"Operationally, he doesn’t have to restore the River of Time to the state before I attained my path."

"Because in this world, something close to ’eternal proof’ already exists."

Understanding the tune and catching its meaning, Xiluo quickly reacted.

"The Creation Jade Disc!?"

"He wants to anchor his proven Dao, even his own existence, onto the Creation Jade Disc, to attain a distorted form of ’eternal proof’?"

The [Creation Jade Disc] is the embodiment of the River of Time, the "Heavenly Dao" artificially created by Li Boyang.

Anchoring one’s proven Dao, or even existence, onto the [Creation Jade Disc] naturally equates to appearing at every moment of past, present, and future.

"So, was I mistaken before?"

"He wasn’t using you to stir the River of Time, but forcing you to overturn things, forcibly calling upon the power of the Creation Jade Disc?"

"When you reshaped the River of Time, making all Creation Jade Discs manifest, it was also his opportunity to attain the Dao!?"

With a light chuckle and a nod, Li Boyang then revealed an even more astonishing speculation.

"I even suspect he may have already gained partial access to the Creation Jade Disc."

"At least during his ruling era, he probably possesses the ability to influence the Creation Jade Disc."

"This could explain why the Creation Jade Discs of these eras are always ’disconnected."

Upon hearing this, Xiluo glared at him with a grimace.

"Turns out you’re the reason behind this mess?"

"You should never have abandoned ownership of the Creation Jade Disc; otherwise, this situation wouldn’t have occurred today!"

Unconcernedly shrugging his shoulders, Li Boyang calmly rebuffed.

"Firstly, if I hadn’t relinquished ownership of the Creation Jade Disc originally, how could it have become the ’Heavenly Dao’ spanning past, present, and future?"

"Secondly, you’re well aware my ultimate goal is ’Refining Void and Merging Path.’"

"Giving up other Dao paths for mere ’Path of Time’ was never my original intention in pathfinding."

With indignance, Xiluo muttered irritably, her head averted.

"Got it, got it, your aspirations are higher than the heavens..."

"Why don’t you think about how to clean up this massive mess!"

Faintly tilting his head feigning surprise, Li Boyang casually raised his eyebrows and said.

"Speaking of messes, your current trouble far surpasses mine."

Seeing Xiluo’s bewildered expression, Li Boyang’s feigned surprise gradually turned into genuine astonishment.

"Wait, don’t you know the identity of the Jinhong Clan?"

Sensing she might have inadvertently gotten into trouble, Xiluo instinctively asked with her mouth agape.

"What identity?"

"I just noticed he had no path in cultivation but showed great talent..."

"Furthermore, you weren’t around, leaving me quite bored, so I casually taught him a little, merely to pass the time."

Now it was Li Boyang’s turn to fall silent, the atmosphere around growing slightly heavy.

"You really know how to pass time!"

"Among countless people without paths, you chose the most troublesome one to bring along."

Not wanting to continue speaking in riddles, Li Boyang pointed to the Jinhong Clan in the [Map of Mountains and Rivers] and asked.

"Do you know who he is?"

Hesitantly blinking her eyes, Xiluo whispered.

"Isn’t he the Jinhong Clan?"

"I know his mother is the Miling Goddess, and his father was from the Shaohai Clan three thousand years ago."

"He is a half-divine human god hybrid with quite remarkable talent; I merely guided him twice, and he successfully advanced to the Qi Refining and Divinity Transformation realm."

"In terms of talent alone, he might not be much inferior to Golden Horn or Silver Horn."

Giving Xiluo a deep stare, Li Boyang realized she was still secretly competing with him in this aspect.

"Do you remember the basic information I shared after we arrived in this era?"

"This era marks the peak of Emperor Hao’s rule; he’s researching the Elixir of Immortality..."

"Following the normal historical trajectory, approximately five hundred years later, he will hunt the reincarnated form of the Lord of the Netherworld at the Eastern Sea’s Tang Valley."

"Then utilizing the Lord of the Netherworld’s power to break the barrier between life and death, cultivating the first Immortal Grass in this world."

Xiluo was never foolish; she immediately grasped the meaning behind Li Boyang’s words.

"Are you saying..."

With surprise and some apprehension in her expression, Xiluo glanced towards the Jinhong Clan in the painting.

"You’re right; he is the Lord of the Netherworld of this era."

"Or more precisely, he’s currently just the reincarnated form of the Lord of the Netherworld."

"And just now, to ensure history follows its normal trajectory, a Pathfinder from another timeline killed his mother."

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