Chapter 699 - 10: Nine Dragons Pulling the Carriage, The Cause of All Effects

Chapter 699: Chapter 10: Nine Dragons Pulling the Carriage, The Cause of All Effects

Twenty thousand years later, in the era of Li Boyang.

"Of course not!"

Frowning slightly and glaring at the phantom of Heng’e opposite, Wang Shu almost refused the invitation without hesitation.

"Hurry up and get off my Taiyin Star, this is not your territory."

As the Moon God who achieved enlightenment, though trapped in the River of Time, Heng’e’s will could appear on every Taiyin Star in the past and future.

Even this artificial Taiyin Star in the Cloud Dream Jade Pool Mirror couldn’t prevent Heng’e’s appearance.

"Don’t be so hasty in rejecting me, if you are willing to help me become the second Celestial Emperor, changing the course of future history."

"Then I will also help you rewrite the origin, achieving the Moon Demon Dao in my era."

Heng’e didn’t dare promise other paths, but since the Moon Demon naturally evolved from the Moon God’s path, she was fully confident in assisting Wang Shu.

Unfortunately, Heng’e clearly miscalculated Wang Shu’s character.

"Moon Demon?"

"Who told you I want to achieve the Moon Demon?"

Looking at Wang Shu’s cold face opposite, Heng’e couldn’t help but show a trace of astonishment.

Because according to the trajectory of the River of Time she observed, the majority of Wang Shu’s future achievements would be in the Moon Demon Dao.

Especially after the Primordial Celestial Demon transcended, Wang Shu, as this Moon Demon, would basically become the Demon Lord of the Six Desire Heavens, the new Celestial Demon.

"Oh, I almost forgot, Taiyin Star is an eternally existing entity."

"Past, present, future, Taiyin Star has always existed, so you are able to see the distant future that most Pathfinders can’t."

"But as it happens, the future I explore is precisely what you cannot see."

Narrowing her eyes slightly, Heng’e gazed at the proud Moon God before her and quickly realized where she had gone wrong.

"The method of Dreaming Enlightenment..."

"Did the Tao Ancestor actually pass the method of Dreaming Enlightenment to you?"

"Are most of the futures I saw possibilities you interfered with and evolved?"

Although this judgment sounded a bit unbelievable, it was the only fact that could explain the current situation.

After some exchanges with Baize, the surprisingly adaptable Heng’e also adapted to this way of thinking and applied it to practice quickly.

Eliminate all impossibilities, and the remaining answer, no matter how unbelievable, is the truth.

"Though not entirely accurate, you can roughly understand it that way."

Nodding affirmatively, Wang Shu seemed to have no intention of hiding.

"I am not like my teacher, able to influence all beings and manipulate the direction of dreams."

"So I merely implant a certain subconscious in myself now, then naturally push them to realize in the future."

"And I play the role of ’my’ subconscious, always observing and experiencing everything that happens in the future."

In a certain sense, what Wang Shu did could no longer be called "Dreaming Enlightenment."

By implanting subconsciousness in her present self to influence the developmental direction of her future self, then delving into dreams to preemptively capture those infinite possibilities of the future.

In this way, she could maximize the avoidance of the drawbacks of "Dreaming Enlightenment," and completely lose her self-anchor.

Because Wang Shu would not travel to other time-spaces to take the final step of Refining Illusion into Truth.

Whether it is the future or the dream...

Wang Shu never sought to achieve enlightenment in other time-spaces; she merely absorbed the experiences and insights of her successful self in different timelines.

"Hmm, according to what you said, I seem indeed to have no capital to negotiate with you."

Unexpectedly, at this point, Heng’e showed a faint smile.

"Then let’s change the condition!"

"I know which era the Tao Ancestor is in, and he might need your help."

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Ten thousand years ago, the year after the Battle of the Sun-Shooting.

At this time, Dayi, whose Essence Qi was exhausted, could hardly hide his aged demeanour, hunching over in the fields, toiling.

Not far behind Dayi, a group of humans was reclaiming fields and building homes, attempting to snatch a breath of life from this newly decayed desolation.

Whish!

Suddenly, with a wisp of spring breeze blowing across the land.

A young man in a Bagua Dao robe appeared out of thin air on the ridge, faintly surrounded by swirling purple Essence.

"Oh, I’ve arrived in the wrong era again!"

Almost upon seeing Dayi, the young man let out a cry of lament.

Then, as if responding to the young man’s call, nine thumb-sized golden dragons flew out from the Dao robe.

Behind the nine thumb-sized golden dragons was a chariot emitting a purple radiance.

Vaguely, one could even see the scenery of the River of Time around this Nine-Dragon Chariot.

Those fleeting images, whether from the past or the future, were without exception great events personally experienced by the youth.

They all wore the same appearance, yet the young man traversed ancient and modern times, playing different roles in various great events.

Sometimes a hero saving the world...

Sometimes a Demon King destroying the world...

Or merely a fleeting passerby...

Depending on the persona embodied, the cause and effect manifested on the youth varied.

More crucially, though this youth had no Kunlun Mirror for protection, he could still travel across different time-spaces in his original form without triggering a paradoxical backlash.

It was as if everything the youth did was the "cause," without him, none of the subsequent "effects" could happen.

Even if he rewrote cause and effect, rewrote fate, it was all events bound to occur.

"The cause of all effects..."

Turning slowly to gaze at the youth, Dayi directly pointed out the young man’s identity.

Upon hearing Dayi’s voice, the youth... or Li Xudou was immediately startled.

However, upon realizing that the speaker was Dayi, his initial shock almost instantly turned into a mixture of resignation and understanding.

"In front of you, I should indeed call you Hou Yi."

When Li Xudou said this, the outrageous nature of "the cause of all effects" was apparent.

In front of different people, he possessed different identities, even across time-space, this imprint on Li Xudou could not be erased.

"I learned your archery skills and helped fill out a piece of your life."

"Sometimes I almost overlook whether I am Li Xudou or a stand-in Dayi."

Saying this, Li Xudou suddenly glanced at Dayi suspiciously.

"Wait a minute, if I’m not mistaken, you never achieved a path in your life, did you?"

"How do you know me?"

"Did another Pathfinder come here?"

With a rather enigmatic smile, Dayi did not directly answer Li Xudou’s question.

"A ’cause of all effects’ like you has no concept of having arrived in the wrong era; your appearance before me today is destined in fate."

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