Chapter 1609 — A Different Path to Attaining the Dao
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
The universe is born once and destroyed once. Destruction is a kalpa; birth is also a kalpa. When the universe is destroyed, annihilating all life, all stars, all space — that is the great destruction. When the universe is born, heaven opens and earth is split apart, destroying all that came before, all that is rotten, and bringing forth being from chaos — that is the kalpa of birth.
So I call it the great kalpa of birth and destruction. Those who attain the Dao may perhaps endure the great kalpa of destruction, but they cannot necessarily endure the kalpa of birth. After those Dao-attainers obtained Jade Capital City, they still had to lay schemes, waiting until mass-energy exchange could bring enough energy and matter from the future universe before they could enter the future universe — precisely because their dao, their physical bodies and primordial spirits, might pass through the great kalpa of destruction, but could not pass through the kalpa of birth.
That is why they resort to petty scheming and expend great effort on their plots. " The woman said leisurely, "This is the flaw of borrowing the World Tree's power — a primitive method of attaining the Dao. " Shen Mu's eyes flickered, and just as he was about to ask, Lady Yuanmu beat him to it: "Then Senior must have mastered the true method of attaining the Dao, correct? No wonder Senior was suppressed here by the master of Miluo Palace — it must be that so-called master of Miluo Palace was jealous of your worth, and so suppressed you! " "Silence!
" The woman was furious, and said sternly, "To speak ill of my master — even if you are of my Guixu lineage, I will show you no mercy!
" Lady Yuanmu shuddered and did not dare flatter so recklessly again. The woman said coldly, "You do not understand the master of Miluo Palace at all, do not understand my master. The breadth of his heart is beyond your reckoning. He need only stand there to make all people submit and revere him.
Though I bear him some resentment, though I was suppressed by him, there is not a trace of hatred for him in my heart.
" Lady Yuanmu stuck out her tongue and did not dare speak. Shen Mu, however, was lost in wistful longing, and murmured, "If I could but see him once, this life would be worth living.
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. " "Everyone thinks so. " The woman said, "Though I believe his path is mistaken, that cannot stop my reverence for him. " The Empress said, "Then, Senior, what is this path of attaining the Dao without a dao tree that you have comprehended?
" The woman smiled, "After you cut the red cord and free me, I will naturally teach you.
My path of attaining the Dao is different from those mediocrities.
My path fears neither the kalpa of birth and destruction and can calmly pass through the evolution of universe after universe.
So long as you help me escape my bonds, I will not only help you merge — I will also teach you my path of attaining the Dao.
" The Empress pondered, and Lady Yuanmu also hesitated.
This Second Young Master of Miluo Palace was by no means a kind soul. A moment ago, in luring them to climb the twin lotus and cut the red cord, she had harbored the intent of letting the master of Miluo Palace's seal refine them to death. Only after Shen Mu revealed his identity as the Seventh Young Master of Miluo Palace did she divulge so much seemingly useful information. But this information was of no great help to Shen Mu, or to the Empress and Yuanmu. Clearly, she still harbored the intent of getting something for nothing.
Shen Mu said gravely, "Second Sister, then my twin lotus.
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" The woman said, "Giving you the twin lotus is impossible, but I can give you a lotus leaf.
The lotus leaves in this Chaos Sea can also pass through the kalpa of birth and destruction, enduring sixteen kalpas without being destroyed.
Obtain a lotus leaf, and it will be enough to keep you alive and kicking into the next universe after your universe is destroyed!