Chapter 193: Observe the Dao of Heaven, Execute the Conduct of Heaven!

"Heaven and Earth..."

Accompanied by those streaks of purple and black thunder descending like rain, Gu Jiangming's entire body was covered in shocking wounds where the skin had split open.

To ordinary people, such injuries would naturally be incredibly terrifying.

However, for an existence with Gu Jiangming's level of cultivation, these injuries were merely terrifying in appearance.

Even though the bones beneath the flesh were visible, Gu Jiangming did not take these injuries, which did not even count as light wounds, to heart.

At this moment, Gu Jiangming was merely squinting, standing against the sky-filling thunder, gazing behind the black clouds that covered the sky like an ocean.

Gu Jiangming's gaze seemed to pierce through the layers of black clouds, seeing the original form of the Heaven and Earth behind them.

"No wonder everyone says that the ancient era was the best era."

"At this moment, as Heaven and Earth manifest their rules and principles, I can finally manage to see a glimpse of the essence of this Heaven and Earth!"

"The Heavenly Net is vast and sparse, yet nothing slips through; this saying was originally used to describe strict laws, but looking at where my gaze reaches now, I see that this Heaven truly possesses such a so-called Heavenly Net!"

"Or rather, the Heavenly Dao!"

"No, calling it the Heavenly Dao is still a bit of an exaggeration; the operation of Heaven and Earth has its own rules, and Heaven and Earth themselves have no self-consciousness, only extremely strict rules and principles."

The injuries on Gu Jiangming's body became increasingly shocking, yet Gu Jiangming no longer had any intention of resisting the thunder.

He simply bore this terrifying thunder, simply endured this terrifying body of wounds, and then continued to look up at the sky.

However, the sky in Gu Jiangming's eyes was vastly different from the sky in others' eyes.

The sky in others' eyes was nothing more than high, distant, and vast, but in Gu Jiangming's view, the appearance of the sky was clearly an unspeakable, indescribable great net.

The structure of that Heavenly Net was not made of anything in the mundane world, but of those Dao Principles that had existed in Heaven and Earth for who knows how long.

As countless Dao Principles intertwined and converged, they actually constructed an inconceivable Heavenly Net.

The nodes of the Heavenly Net belonging to the Yang attribute connected to the Taiyang Xing, while the nodes of the Yin attribute connected to the Taiyin Star; all things between Heaven and Earth were connected and shrouded by this Heavenly Net.

Such a miraculous sight made Gu Jiangming watch in such a state of infatuation and lingering attachment.

Even though Gu Jiangming felt that his own cultivation was not the so-called Great Dao, seeing these various Dao Principles and ultimate truths of Heaven and Earth displayed before him, a flash of sudden enlightenment still flickered between Gu Jiangming's brows.

"Just as Supreme Ziwu said, among the many Supremes, Heavenly Humans, and even those who achieve Heaven and Earth Enlightenment throughout history, their Dao Principles return to Heaven and Earth after their deaths."

"The Heavenly Human Dao Principles are the main veins of this Heavenly Net, the Supreme Dao Principles are the branches of the Heavenly Net, and the Enlightenment Dao Principles are merely the trimmings of the Heavenly Net."

"So-called cultivation, or rather the cultivation after Enlightenment, is more like all living things making a deal with Heaven and Earth."

"All living things repair the Dao Principles and perfect the Dao Principles, while Heaven and Earth bestow vitality to bless the cultivators who repair Heaven and Earth!"

"It is just that Heaven and Earth have gone through countless long years, and those most essential Heavenly Net veins have long since taken shape; for the Heavenly Net, Heaven and Earth no longer need new main veins, which is the main reason why Heaven and Earth block the birth of Heavenly Humans."

"If a new main vein is added to a perfect net, it can naturally make the Heavenly Net more perfect, but correspondingly, this is also a disturbance to the original Heavenly Net."

In Gu Jiangming's mind, flashes of enlightenment flickered; this enlightenment was about Heaven and Earth, about the world.

Heaven and Earth descending disasters was naturally a tempering for Gu Jiangming, but was it not also an Opportunity for Gu Jiangming? In ordinary times, even if Gu Jiangming stared until his eyes broke, Heaven and Earth would never display their main body before him, allowing him to read and observe it.

Yet at this moment, Gu Jiangming was going to dig out a small piece of a perfectly fine net out of thin air.

To Heaven and Earth, Gu Jiangming's actions undoubtedly touched the bottom line of the Heavenly Net; it had no self-consciousness, but fixed programs caused Heaven and Earth to instinctively descend disasters upon existences like Gu Jiangming.

The thunder of the Heavenly Net was merely trying to stop Gu Jiangming from digging away a part of its nodes.

"Supreme Long Ao and Supreme Huang Yu have no chance to achieve the Heavenly Human Realm!"

"In my eyes at this moment, I can clearly see that in the Heavenly Net, the Dao Principles cultivated by Supreme Huang Yu and Supreme Long Ao already have a Heavenly Human main vein."

"Even if Long Ao and Huang Yu cultivate until the end of time, until the seas dry and rocks crumble, Heaven and Earth will never allow them to achieve the Heavenly Human Realm."

"On the contrary, Supreme Ziwu's Movement and Stillness Dao is merely an insignificant trimming among the Heavenly Net nodes."

"If Supreme Ziwu continues to hone himself over the years, he should have a two or three-tenths chance of achieving the Heavenly Human Realm."

"Having seen the Heavenly Net, the many doubts in my heart are now all resolved."

"I have realized why there were Heaven and Earth anomalies when Nian Mo and Sheng Xi were born."

"For one, they echo the main veins in the Heavenly Net, echoing the Heavenly Human Dao Principles in the Heavenly Net."

"To say the Heavenly Net is complete is correct, and to say it is incomplete is also correct."

"The essence of Heaven and Earth anomalies is that a main vein lacks branches, or the branches are incomplete, requiring these figures born in response to the times to help Heaven and Earth repair them."

"For those who are of great use to Heaven and Earth, Heaven and Earth naturally do not skimp on their rewards."

"As for Mingyue..."

"The Taiyin Dao Principle is indeed a Heavenly Human Dao Principle, but the Taiyin Dao Principle is one of the most important main veins on this great net; the Dao Principles of the Heavenly Human Realm alone are not enough to support the operation of Yin and Yang in Heaven and Earth."

"Gu Mingyue was also born in response to the times, but she was born in response to the fate of upgrading the Taiyin Dao Principle!"

"If my guess is correct, the two Dao Principles of Sun and Taiyin must be perfected to the Immortal Dao Principle to be considered truly complete and unhindered."

"But if one ascends to become an Immortal, one is already an Immortal and Indestructible existence, so how could one hand over one's own Dao Principles to Heaven and Earth?"

"Heaven and Earth have no choice but to find those born in response to the times, actively gifting the Taiyin Dao Principle, letting living beings ascend to the position of Taiyin Star God, and then continuously perfecting and repairing the Taiyin Dao Principle until one day it achieves the Immortal Dao Principle."

"And if I am not mistaken, the Taiyang Xing Dao Principle has already been repaired by someone..."

Countless insights and principles flickered in Gu Jiangming's eyes; the thunder vented unscrupulously on his body, but in Gu Jiangming's eyes, there was only Heaven and Earth, only that inconceivable Heavenly Net.

As time passed, Gu Jiangming could see more and more of the Heavenly Net, and the enlightenment in his heart grew more and more.

At this moment, Gu Jiangming was finally able to understand a sentence from his past life: "If one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening!"

The Heavenly Net is also the Dao; although Gu Jiangming did not know where it came from, the various Dao Principles it carried could not be fake, and the many principles it displayed could not be fake.

It was just that in the eyes of outsiders, Gu Jiangming at this moment seemed to have lost his soul, letting those streaks of thunder strike his body, and then falling into a strange, trance-like state.

But whether it was Gu Nianmo, Jiu Jiu, or ancient Supremes like Long Ao, none of them made a move at this time. They could feel the Dao Rhyme flickering on Gu Jiangming's body that seemed to point directly to the ultimate truths of the Dao, and they could all see that at such a critical moment, Gu Jiangming had actually fallen into a state of sudden enlightenment.

"I have also realized the existence of Gods!"

"The Heavenly Net is not strong enough; for the two Dao Principles of Taiyin and Taiyang to achieve the Immortal Dao Principle, it naturally triggers the vibration, or even disorder, of other branches."

"So-called Gods are merely existences that fit many nodes of the Heavenly Net and can help Heaven and Earth sort out the Dao Principles."

"So-called Gods, at least the Gods of this era, are nothing more than the tool-people of Heaven and Earth!"

"Heaven and Earth need gods to comb through the vibrating Dao Principles of the Heavenly Net, and naturally, they can obtain the instinctive protection of Heaven and Earth."

"Actually, to put it more exaggeratedly, all living things between Heaven and Earth are essentially just tool-people raised by Heaven and Earth!"

"Heaven and Earth Enlightenment seems infinitely glorious, but in essence, it is merely working for free for the Heavenly Net, allowing the Heavenly Net to further perfect itself."

"The Supreme Realm is also working for free; once they die, their own Dao Principles return to Heaven and Earth, subsequently nourishing the Heavenly Net."

"The Heavenly Human Realm is the same; perhaps throughout history, I am not the only one who has seen the essence of Heaven and Earth, and not the only one who has wanted to leap outside the Heavenly Net to ascend and become an Immortal at ease."

"But for the Heavenly Net, ascension is something that simply cannot be allowed."

"Your Dao Principles do not belong to you; in the end, they still belong to the Heavenly Net. If you were to ascend, you would undoubtedly smash the Heavenly Net to pieces, and you might even turn the tables to take control of the Heavenly Net, and subsequently, take control of Heaven and Earth."

A sense of sorrow inexplicably arose in Gu Jiangming's heart; this was a sorrow that arose involuntarily after he realized the existence of the Heavenly Net.

Countless practitioners throughout history—their essence was actually just working for free for Heaven and Earth.

The Realm of Ascension that they struggled so bitterly to pursue was ultimately blocked by the Heavenly Net constructed from the Dao Principles of those countless practitioners; how is this not a kind of sorrow?

"Heavenly Disaster and Earthly Difficulty—I have actually already begun to experience them!"

"In past eras, there must have been more than one person who attempted to ascend."

"Human Tribulation goes without saying; the so-called Heavenly Disaster and Earthly Difficulty must be Heaven and Earth manifesting those Heavenly Human Dao Principles, or even manifesting those Heavenly Human phantoms, to come and carry out the act of blocking the Dao."

"The two types of thunder added to my body are actually just the beginning of the Heavenly Disaster and Earthly Difficulty."

"The true Heavenly Disaster and Earthly Difficulty, I fear, will involve the manifestation of all Heavenly Humans throughout history to kill you alone, to stop you from ascending!"

"So what if your talent is unparalleled and you are the best of your generation?"

"In the immeasurably long span of time, there are always existences with talent as unparalleled as yours; the difference is that they fell, while you are still alive."

"You wish to ascend, and all the unparalleled talents throughout history will come to stop you!"

Gu Jiangming sighed again in his heart; after realizing the essence of the Heavenly Disaster and Earthly Difficulty, Gu Jiangming no longer held any shred of wishful thinking about ascending in this era.

Nothing else, simply because Gu Jiangming did not believe that he could survive the obstruction of thousands or tens of thousands of Heavenly Humans.

"However, my idea still has feasibility!"

"When Zhou Kai and I achieved the Heavenly Human Realm, my Dao Principles, needless to say, were truly Dao Principles that had never appeared before; even within Heaven and Earth, I have a great probability of being able to break through the Heavenly Human Realm."

"And Zhou Kai's Dao had actually long been cultivated by others to the Heavenly Human Realm."

"But Zhou Kai still achieved the Heavenly Human Realm."

"It was nothing else, only because within the Qilin Grotto-Heaven, there was no Heavenly Net coverage."

"The Qilin Grotto-Heaven at that time was essentially a place that was completely chaotic, so chaotic that even the Heavenly Net could not cover it."

"The Dao Principles between Heaven and Earth are perfect; what does that have to do with the Dao Principles within my Grotto-Heaven?"

"Without the Heavenly Net blocking the way, plus Zhou Kai's own complete control over his own Dao Principles, this is the main reason he was able to achieve the Heavenly Human Realm."

"This also means that the Heavenly Net is not all-encompassing, not without leaks!"

"The Heavenly Net can only manage everything within its net; what can the Heavenly Net do about things outside the net?"

After several sighs, Gu Jiangming felt great gratification regarding the Grotto-Heaven method he had conceived.

"The more ancient the era, the easier cultivation is not necessarily; the existence of the Heavenly Net actually has great benefits for Heaven and Earth Enlightenment and for the Supreme Realm."

"By drawing inferences from one instance, the cultivation of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment is naturally a bit easier."

"In the ancient era, one can only say there was no Heavenly Net, and subsequently, no upper limit."

"Your talent is unparalleled, you can rely on yourself to comprehend the Dao Principles to the extreme, and even incorporate the Dao Principles into yourself; Heaven and Earth do not care about you."

"Only that era was the era with the best chance to ascend!"

Drawing inferences from this, Gu Jiangming could not help but think of that even more distant era. According to Gu Jiangming's calculations, could the beginning of the love between him and Jiu Jiu perhaps be traced back to that era? "Sigh..."

"In this era, it is truly impossible to ascend!"

"If one has the ambition to ascend, one must have the power of an Immortal before ascending!"

Above the Qilin Grotto-Heaven, Gu Jiangming finally walked out of that trance-like state. He looked at the many gazes burning with intensity as they watched him, feeling the curiosity and longing within those gazes, and Gu Jiangming finally could not help but sigh softly and speak.

Ascension, ascension! The ultimate goal of countless practitioners; how could Gu Jiangming be willing to shatter the extravagant hopes in the hearts of all future practitioners? He could be considered to have pointed out a path for people like Supreme Long Ao, and even for those who come later.

If one wishes to ascend, the only chance is to wield the power of ascension while in the Heavenly Human Realm; only in this way can one pass the Heavenly Disaster and Earthly Difficulty, and only then can one forcibly break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Net to truly ascend.

But...

But wielding the power of ascension in the Heavenly Human Realm—how is this not a fantasy? A Pseudo-Heavenly Human only needs to grasp eighty or ninety percent of their own Dao Principles to exert the great power of a Heavenly Human, but a Pseudo-Immortal? Only when Heavenly Human Dao Principles are upgraded to Immortal Dao Principle can one have the power of an Immortal; without becoming an Immortal, the Dao Principles cannot be upgraded, so naturally, it is impossible to have even a shred of the power of an Immortal!

What Gu Jiangming left behind was merely the only hope amidst the impossible!

Accompanying the fall of this sigh from Gu Jiangming, Long Ao and the many ancient Supremes did not even have time to reflect before, in the next moment, they saw—they saw Gu Jiangming about to perform an incredible, crazy act! Above the Qilin Grotto-Heaven, Gu Jiangming's body was actually turning into light; all of Gu Jiangming's principles, all his vitality, and all other things were at this moment falling entirely onto the Qilin Stone that had appeared in Gu Jiangming's hand at some unknown time.

A moment later, a shock that shook the world!!!

(End of this chapter)