Chapter 934 - 361: Alone on the Path of the Dao (Part 3)

Their bodies, as vast as star systems, transformed into entwining bands of light, then gradually vanished.

The Eternal Apostle encasing Fan Wubing was blown open with a great hole.

Jiang Ran had long prepared herself and immediately connected her mind with Fan Wubing.

Pushed to ultimate madness by extreme desire, Fan Wubing quickly regained composure, and then freed himself from the entanglement of the Eternal Apostle, returning to their side.

His expression still somewhat excited,

"I got a bit too excited."

Jiang Ran shook her head, "It’s okay, having been suppressed for so long, it’s normal to let off some steam."

Jiang Ran understood the pressure Fan Wubing endured was different from that of everyone else. Previously, in the Eternal Cradle, worldly moral views restrained him, allowing him to rationally and calmly consider various matters. But upon entering the Great Thousand Worlds, his power broke through the extreme, reaching another extreme, and all desires and emotions surged forth like a dam bursting.

And at such times, the only thing that could restrain him was... love.

This wasn’t the conventional familial love, friendship, or romance, but a kind of awakening of the will.

Fan Wubing smiled at Baili Yao Yue, "I didn’t expect, you’re quite strong."

Baili Yao Yue pinched his face hard,

"Who do you look down on! Go and ask near the Everlasting Mountain, see if anyone doesn’t know the renown of Baili Yao Yue!"

"Alright, alright, I know you’re strong! Let go of me."

"Hmph." Baili Yao Yue released Fan Wubing.

Fan Wubing touched his own face, then said, "All Eternal Apostles are turned from Fate Worms. Every Small Thousand Worlds has a Fate Worm. This means the quantity of Fate Worms, created by Destiny Dao, is limitless."

"Yes. Destiny Dao relies on eternal essence to create Eternal Apostles. If the eternal essence is not eradicated, the Eternal Apostles can never be completely destroyed." Baili Yao Yue said, "Therefore, you cannot stay here entangled with the Eternal Apostles. This serves no purpose, and instead will gradually erode your self-will."

Fan Wubing gazed towards the world behind the Path to Immortality, "But if I leave, they will destroy this Small Thousand Worlds."

If the cradle cannot be used to nurture new life, then it has no value;

If the cradle births cursed spawns and calamities, then it must be destroyed.

Having done so much for this cradle, it is impossible for Fan Wubing to now speak of abandonment...

Jiang Ran knew the worries in his heart, stepped forward and cradled his face, speaking softly,

"But, you can’t always shoulder everything yourself. Haven’t you already made a grand promise to all beings under heaven? Telling them that destiny hangs by a thread, and that thread needs to be grasped by themselves."

"But..." Fan Wubing looked at the Path to Immortality, looked at the world. He realized he had long become a part of this place, a member of all beings under heaven...

Leaving the cradle is difficult for every grown child, but it must be faced.

Jiang Ran stood on tiptoes, pressing her forehead to his,

"How about letting everyone answer you?"

At the moment when two temperatures met,

Fan Wubing through Jiang Ran heard the voices of all those striding forward bravely on the Path to Immortality.

Among them were grand figures from the major forces, Loose Cultivators who drift freely like idle clouds, Ancient Immortal beasts slumbering for thousands, ten thousand, hundreds of thousands of years... They already knew about mountains beyond mountains through Jiang Ran.

But, as they responded when making a grand promise to heaven and earth,

"Another mountain ahead, and over it we shall go!"

Fan Wubing’s will was once again connected with them.

They said to Fan Wubing,

"Human Emperor, please journey the Path of Eternity!"

"Dragon Lord, please journey the Path of Eternity!"

"This world, we will guard!"

Fan Wubing suddenly looked at the Path to Immortality, seeing Celestial Venerable Zizai, Yushan Daoist, Li Yuan, Jiang Xuan, All-Night Celestial Venerable, Tongxuan Immortal Master, Great Immortal Artisan Yan Mingzi, Celestial Venerable Baiyu, Yu Xuan the Great Saint, Great Saint Yan Cheng, the four Great Feng Immortal of the farming family, Luo Tianyuan... many seniors of the last ten thousand years, and numerous Ancient Immortal beasts transformed into human form, having crossed the curtain of time and space into the Great Thousand Worlds.

Fan Wubing’s heart surged beyond words.

Baili Yao Yue and Jiang Ran retreated in front of the others, expressing their wish to stay too.

Baili Yao Yue laughed, "Back in the day, I walked the Path of Eternity alone, you too must taste that loneliness."

Jiang Ran gently said,

"This road can only be walked by you alone. Wubing, go forth and seek true freedom."

Celestial Venerable Zizai said with respect,

"All that you’ve done for this world, we shall hold dear in our hearts."

Yushan Daoist remained kind, "Initially Guan Xin wanted to come too. But I said, he was still young, the future of the world can’t do without them. As for us old ones, we’ve nowhere to go, so we ended up here, shedding some light to avoid being buried in the dust of time."

Li Yuan laughed heartily, surprisingly picking up the World Sword again,

"Fan, remember to come back! My granddaughter still keeps missing you."

Jiang Ran smiled slightly, "Li Yuan senior, please stop."

Li Yuan touched his nose.

Jiang Xuan said to Fan Wubing,

"Being able to constantly move forward for ideals... that’s the most joyous thing, isn’t it?"

Transformed into human form, Bixi was an ancient old man. He laughed and said,

"To see the true sovereign, to see the true sovereign!"

Profound Order Bird ruling the Celestial Land was quite an adorable little girl. In terms of age among the Profound Birds, indeed she was at child-level. She spoke in a tender voice,

"Dragon Lord let the true dragon will spread through the Great Thousand Worlds."

...

More and more Ascenders who successfully walked the Path to Immortality arrived here. None of them left alone, firmly standing before Fan Wubing; though they appeared insignificant compared to the Eternal Apostles, in Fan Wubing’s eyes they were an indomitable wall.

Most of them were senior figures of several thousands to tens of thousands of years.

Many Fan Wubing had never met. But today, at this moment, they all came forth, no longer dormant but together with this world.

Fan Wubing said to Celestial Venerable Zizai,

"Therefore, the efforts of Dao Ancestor haven’t been in vain."

Very few could understand this sentence from Fan Wubing. They showed a common trace of sorrow.

If the three, Dao Ancestor, the Master and Shituo, hadn’t accomplished the foundational and clarifying work for this world, how many would be willing to stand here?

Fan Wubing resolutely turned, stepping onto the Path of Eternity,

"Everyone, await my return to celebrate the grand feast!"

This going forth, is the solitary journey of the great path.