GBP Chapter 358 Betting Everything
Chapter 358 Betting Everything
In the cycle of reincarnation, Li Lan calmly preached the scriptures.
As soon as he uttered those words, strange scenes appeared in the cycle of reincarnation, the Great Dao changed in countless ways, waves in the sea of suffering bloomed like lotus flowers, and the countless tribulations in hell were settled.
If outsiders knew about this scene, even the God King would probably be shocked.
Zhu Wusi was completely entranced at this moment.
He had lingered before the threshold of supreme power for countless years. Even after absorbing the corpse of the God-King Morang, he had only sensed a glimmer of hope. But now, he felt as if a child was being instructed or a child was being enlightened, as if a sage had suddenly guided him when he was lost.
Li Lan's sermons were delivered in a gentle and persuasive manner, making the Dao of Existence and Non-existence easy to understand. He had a feeling that even an illiterate old woman could perceive the profound mysteries of the Dao within.
He knew that only someone who had thoroughly understood the principles of existence and non-existence could have achieved this.
Throughout history, the distinction between existence and non-existence has often foreshadowed the watershed of cultivation. Only by reaching the quasi-supreme stage can one choose between the two.
To successfully traverse the path to supreme power is already a mark of exceptional talent, worthy of leaving one's name as a god-king in the annals of history.
As for the Dao, even the God-King dared not attempt it. Throughout the ages, only a few ancestral gods such as Pangu and Nuwa have appeared.
Is there anyone in this world who can understand both existence and non-existence?
No.
Li Lan's cultivation level was so low, but his understanding of the Great Dao was truly unimaginable.
"Being obsessed with immortality, one forgets the absence of life. Without death, how can there be life? Without life, how can there be death? The absence of life and death is the state of nothingness."
He murmured, and at that moment, an astonishing light appeared on his body. One was a surging green light representing life, like a wild field overgrown with weeds and trees; the other was a deathly light from the underworld, representing the annihilation of everything.
He has begun to attempt to enter the supreme realm.
Moreover, his understanding at this moment has leaped forward compared to before. Back then, he only had the Way of Immortality, but now, he has gained an additional layer of the Way of Immortality!
He quickly entered a meditative state.
Li Lan had also slowly come to a stop.
In the cycle of reincarnation, golden lotuses bloom in the sea of suffering, golden light shines above the Yellow Springs, and even the hellish mountains of knives and seas of fire possess a certain indescribable charm.
All of this is because of his sermon just now.
His great path has already been engraved into this cycle of reincarnation.
It can be said that this place has become the site for the transmission of his Taoist tradition.
When the Way prevails, it will resonate. Throughout history, sages and great men have written books and established doctrines, not only to highlight themselves, but also to leave behind a tradition for future generations. This is an unremitting pursuit of the Great Way.
Li Lan is the same now. He preaches in the cycle of reincarnation, which comes entirely from his heart and is natural.
From now on, any living being that emerges from this cycle of reincarnation will be imbued with some of his Daoist essence, and if they have enough talent, their achievements will be astonishing.
His lineage is not confined to famous mountains and rivers, nor to blessed lands and grottoes, nor does it select a specific successor. Unlike secular sects, it does not require each generation to find a gifted holy son or daughter to cultivate.
The Tao is in the cycle of reincarnation, visible to all beings; the scriptures are in the sea of suffering, where all spirits roam.
Not long after his sermon ended, suddenly the Daoist aura soared into the sky from the Yellow Springs. Li Lan calmly gazed at it and saw there a vast world, shifting between birth and death, seemingly dead yet alive, seemingly extinguished yet existing. It was two completely different forces clashing and reconciling.
In the end, Yin and Yang clashed, life and death were intertwined, and amidst the roar of ten thousand paths, Zhu Wusi rose up with joy. He opened his eyes, one eye was withered and lifeless, while the other was bright and piercing. His physical body also underwent a tremendous change at this moment. Half of it withered and died, with no flesh or blood left, while the other half was full of essence and surging with energy!
He has officially entered the realm of God-King and become an unparalleled being!
Moreover, among the God-Kings, there are varying degrees of strength. Basically, they can only master one supreme Dao. Among them, Wuji, Wusheng, Wusi, and Wufa are all first-tier supreme Daos. In addition, there are some weaker second-tier God-Kings who only master minor Daos such as the state of mind "Dustless" and the archery skill "Flawless".
People who can simultaneously embody two supreme principles are extremely rare throughout history!
Zhu Wusi's current cultivation level and Dao fruit are among the top in the Supreme Realm, and he is virtually unmatched below the God Emperor.
"This disciple has heard of Master's Great Dao and has attained the Dao of no birth and no death. Thank you for your guidance, Master!"
Zhu Wusi knelt down directly before Li Lan, his heart filled with utmost piety.
He and Li Lan had never had a master-disciple relationship before; in fact, they were initially enemies, cooperating only because of mutual interests.
But now, he truly treats Li Lan as his master, from the bottom of his heart.
Li Lan looked at him calmly, and did not refuse. He nodded and said, "From now on, you will be my disciple, ranked second."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Wusi was filled with admiration and asked, "Does Wusi have another senior brother?"
Li Lan said calmly, "A senior female student."
Zhu Wusi said, "I wonder where Senior Sister is? Now that Master's lineage has been fully established, we should guide her to listen to his teachings."
He was delighted to hear Li Lan mention that he had a senior sister. After this great enlightenment and breakthrough, he felt reborn and completely considered himself a "disciple of the Li family." Therefore, the more fellow disciples there were, the more prosperous the sect would become.
"She is still in the cycle of reincarnation, perhaps she has not yet appeared in this world."
Li Lan spoke softly, and with a wave of her hand, a humanoid phantom appeared in front of Zhu Wusi. It was a woman, graceful and charming, yet possessing the aura of a queen.
--Le Viet!
This is a disciple that Li Lan took in during the time of the Great Li Dynasty in the underworld. She was originally a prince of the Great Li Dynasty, but later followed Li Lan on the path of immortality and also helped Li Lan establish the "Yuan Clan".
Throughout his life, Li Lan had guided many people, but she was the only one he truly accepted as his disciple.
Later, Li Lan delivered all the demons from the underworld, and the entire Yuan clan, along with all the people in the underworld, broke through the gates of hell and were reincarnated in the mortal realm.
Over the years, Li Lan has been engaged in battles with various powerful forces and has had no time to search for his old acquaintances, so he doesn't know how many of them have already reappeared...
Lin Ruobing, who is devoted to him for life; Bai Ruoling, the charming and adorable member of the White Tiger Clan; Jin Muyun, the holy maiden of the Golden-Winged Roc Clan; and Dugu Yibai, the sword saint who once stood out among his peers…
And then there's Sister Cat, who entered the mortal realm ahead of time; the carefree and bright Shangguan Xiaoxiao; and that indestructible big black dog... They haven't appeared yet either.
Li Lan made Zhu Wusi aware of Li Yue's existence because she was considering this matter; she would eventually have to find them.
"I will remember this. One day, I will definitely welcome my senior sister back!"
Zhu Wusi spoke solemnly.
Li Lan nodded, and then his figure disappeared from the cycle of reincarnation.
Inside the palace of the carefree royal city, Li Lan opened his eyes.
The moment he stood up, his cultivation level had also changed dramatically. Originally, he was only at the "Four Symbols Evolution" stage, but now his physical body was completely perfected. His blood and qi surged, his bones glowed, and astonishing essence flashed through his seven orifices. His internal organs were as dazzling as the sun. The four symbols of Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise and White Tiger were reflected around him, and three flowers bloomed on his head. With one step, he would be at the boundary between Yin and Yang!
--After Li Lan returned to the mortal realm from the underworld of the Battle Demon God, his soul realm continued to rise, reaching the "Seeing the Void" realm. However, his physical body lagged far behind, and he had to start from scratch to rebuild it. Now, his physical body has finally reached perfection, reaching the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal!
He leaped directly from the Four Symbols to the limits of the physical body.
Moreover, his physical body was cultivated through mortal scriptures, making it extremely powerful. Cultivators of the same realm probably couldn't even withstand a finger from him.
This is also the limit of the physical body. Having reached this point, he faces no further obstacles, and the power of his soul and body have completely merged into one.
At the same time, the terrifying spirit stones piled up like mountains in the inner hall all disappeared.
Even the divine king's essence within the furnace of ten thousand weapons has been completely dissipated.
A divine king's essence, containing a massive amount of divine matter and forbidden aura, was the essence accumulated by the divine king over a long period of time, yet he exhausted it in such a short time.
In fact, looking back on this process, Li Lan realized that during the process of comprehending the "Two Elements Dividing Light" realm mortal scripture, the God King's origin had already been completely exhausted. In the last realm, Li Lan walked out of it all on his own without the support of the panel.
"The divine realm is vast, but now it seems insufficient as a hunting ground..."
Li Lan couldn't help but smile wryly and shake her head slightly.
If this continues, it won't be long before he starts eyeing the various god-king forces.
"The next realm, the True Insight..."
Now that his physical body has fully caught up, he can move forward without hesitation.
Seeing the void, penetrating the truth, touching the forbidden, riding the wind, breathing the soil, splitting the water, giving birth to wood, divine fire, forging the Dao, the earth shaking, startling the heavens.
This is the complete cultivation realm of the forbidden path. After the earth-shattering event, there is the choice between existence and non-existence, becoming an ancestral god or an unparalleled god-king.
The Cave of Truth can be considered the starting point of the forbidden path. At this realm, cultivators need to find an "anchor"—what is truth?
On the forbidden path, cultivators must use forbidden energy and various essences to construct a world of their own, and the "true object" found in the realm of Dongzhen is the cornerstone of this world.
For cultivators in the Divine Realm, this realm is practically meaningless and utterly useless, because all cultivators know from the very beginning that they will ultimately walk the path of the Supreme, and they will not even touch the path of existence.
Therefore, the world they have evolved on the forbidden path will eventually be sacrificed in exchange for the great lawlessness.
Among the various cultivation traditions in the Divine Realm, those at the Cave Truth Realm generally seek a bit of true spirit from the spiritual realm as the starting point of this world. Ultimately, after sacrificing the entire world, the impact on themselves is minimal.
However, Li Lan was deep in thought, for he had glimpsed the truth of the Great Dao from the mortal scriptures.
The Tao will collapse, time will wither, and all things will return to nothingness... But true eternity is to excavate everything real from nothingness!
"I have refined myself through the mortal arts, and with myself as the true entity, wherever I am, there is the true realm. As long as I live, the truth will never cease!"
Li Lan's Great Path to Heaven has finally taken a step forward, and the true object he has discerned is himself!
If the world knew this, it would surely be shocked, because it meant that he had staked everything on himself, and at the quasi-supreme level, he had only one choice!
We must follow the right path, and moreover, we must bring about the arrival of a complete world.
Pangu, Nuwa, and others only preserved a very small part of the world they created, but if Li Lan were like them, he would be severely injured if he were to put his own power on it at this moment.
He must leave the entire world intact, and let it evolve completely into reality, in order for himself to survive and exist.
The world he created on the forbidden path, even if it was only partially destroyed in the end, would backfire on his own life.
Li Lan has staked everything!
On the Great Heavenly Road, his figure took shape, seemingly illuminating all the heavens and shining eternally!
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