Chapter 627: Origins and Endings

He learned many things from the recovered memory information. For instance, the specific usage of the Bronze Ancient Box, the price that must be paid, and incidentally, that of the Strange Fire Pile as well.

Now, he further learned that this Light of Dao Integration is related to even more ancient past events, tracing back to a history that cannot be traced, before the division of countless eras had ever appeared.

So, is the one above the Great Venerable the Dao Lord?

Such a thought rose in his mind, then he shook his head, giving a negative answer. Although the Dao Lord is stronger than the Great Venerable, it does not necessarily follow that the one above the Great Venerable is the Dao Lord.

In his view, the Dao Lord is a spokesperson for the Great Void, borrowing the Great Void Power, not the power of one's own Dao Fruit, and it does not count as a realm on the path of orthodox cultivation.

It is just like the difference between a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal and a Saint.

The former is one's own cultivation, the latter is one's own status and fruit.

However, this is enough to show that besides him, or rather, there have always been people eyeing the Great Void, and they had already realized a small part of it long ago.

Dao Lord, Union with the Great Void, right of interpretation?

Li Heng pondered for a moment and felt that this was still thinking too small.

If one were to compare the Great Void to a company, then the Dao Lord is actually just a shareholder of the company; and there is more than one shareholder, so they are not the true owner of the company.

Within this information.

Dao Lords also war against each other; it is equivalent to two shareholders constantly devouring the other's equity. Once completely devoured, that shareholder is out. Perhaps in the eyes of these Dao Lords, once they defeat everyone and become the sole Dao Lord, they would be equivalent to the owner of the Great Void.

Although in Li Heng's view, that is not the case.

After all, although one uses a company to metaphorize the Great Void.

The Great Void is not a company; it does not need so-called shareholders to invest capital. The so-called shareholder status is merely an illusion; the Dao Lords have just deceived the Great Void.

Therefore, even if a Dao Lord remains the only one and occupies all the so-called shares, they still cannot be called the owner of the Great Void; they are merely able to freely use the Great Void Power with no one stopping them. It can be called "having the power, but not the position."

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, as long as one has power, that is enough; what is the use of this position? But at this high level, having no corresponding status or position is fatal.

A shareholder is a shareholder after all, not the true owner.

Once the true owner appears, the so-called shareholder is no longer a shareholder, and the Great Void does not need so-called shareholders. And if it were him, he would definitely be the true owner. This is not him being arrogant; possessing Source Power, he can achieve this.

However, what surprised Li Heng was that these pieces of information specifically pointed out that the Great Void was originally a blank slate, without any reaction, not even qualifying as non-personalized; it simply existed quietly there, unlike the Heaven and Earth Dao of a World that has a certain bias, either favoring you or rejecting you.

But now it seems that although the Great Void still lacks a personality, it can perform some acts of rejection and kindness, such as rejecting the Great Venerable and showing kindness to him, Li.

Although part of the reason for this might be that he previously used Source Power to communicate with the Great Void, perhaps activating it slightly and making it express itself in a more personalized way, that was only adding fuel to the fire; the root cause still lies in the fact that the Great Void has undergone changes.

What kind of event would cause the Great Void to undergo such a huge change, comparable to something appearing from nothing? The appearance of the invasion of Calamity and monsters? Or perhaps those Dao Lords' integration with the Dao went wrong?

The Great Void does not need so-called integration with the Dao; the Dao Lords' integration is more like merging their own Dao into the Great Void, forcibly adding a shareholder status for themselves.

But the essence of the Great Void is incomparably supreme, so those Dao Lords' Daos, no matter how powerful and profound, are merely impurities relative to the Great Void.

It is like a few ink dots appearing on a sheet of white paper, an eyesore.

Once there are many ink dots and impurities, it is easy to trigger changes.

He shook his head, temporarily casting these doubts out of his mind.

The information he has now is not enough; standing here and racking his brains will not yield any answers, so let it go for now. Later, he might be able to go find that Void Artifact known as the Void Balance; that thing seems to know more.

Even the fact that Hun Xuan could obtain the Light of Dao Integration and know the specific steps for implementing the integration was closely related to that Void Balance; it was the Void Balance that slowly guided it out.

Li Heng waved his hand, causing the shroud of the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form to dissipate. He and the Hun Xuan who had returned after being Daoized instantly returned to the Multiverse Alliance, appearing once again in the sight of the many Sacred Venerables.

Those Sacred Venerables were slightly stunned, feeling some confusion.

What just happened? A moment ago the Leader and this Great Venerable disappeared, and then the next moment they returned? Wait, is the Leader's aura a bit off?

Some sensitive Sacreds and Venerables sensed that the aura on Hun Xuan had changed, becoming incomparably cold, with no emotion left on his face, lacking the usual feeling of a spring breeze; a sense of foreboding shrouded their hearts, and they felt that something major was about to happen.

Sure enough, the next moment, Li Heng spoke.

"Hun Xuan, I now grant you the position of Deputy Leader of the Multiverse Alliance; are you willing?"

"Many thanks, Leader! I am willing to go through fire and water for the Leader, and would not refuse even if I had to die ten thousand times!" The puppet-like Hun Xuan immediately knelt to thank him, speaking respectfully.

The surrounding Sacreds and Venerables gasped.

At this moment, even if they were fools, they could realize exactly what had happened. In that short instant just now, the Leader had been manipulated by this Great Venerable and had already submitted to him!

This Great Venerable was now the true Leader of the Multiverse Alliance.

The eternal, unchanging Heaven had actually changed!

They were incomparably shocked in their hearts.

Some powerful Venerables who could see part of the truth felt more than just shock; they felt fear, their scalps tingling. This was not just subduing Hun Xuan; it was clearly refining Hun Xuan into a puppet.

The real Hun Xuan was already dead!

But, in just that short instant?

With the Leader's strength, that shouldn't be possible!

Is this the terror of a Great Venerable? To think they had even harbored thoughts of defiance! Now it seems they were just like a birthday boy drinking arsenic—tired of living.

At the same time, a sense of desolation rose in their hearts; the original Multiverse Alliance was completely finished, thoroughly shrouded in the shadow of this Great Venerable. Where should they go from here?

Third Elder Taiyuan Daoren bit the bullet and walked forward.

"Congratulations, Deputy Leader Hun Xuan."

He spoke in congratulation, his expression trying hard to appear natural.

Even though he was facing a refined puppet.

"Third Elder, from now on, the affairs of the Multiverse Alliance will have to be entrusted to you and the Deputy Leader; you must get along well with the Deputy Leader."

Li Heng narrowed his eyes and smiled, intending to leave.

Since he had Daoized Hun Xuan into a puppet, and combined with the information he encountered at the Time-Space Source Point, he did not intend to abandon this Great Dao Ark that was constantly sailing toward the more ancient past.

He would leave Hun Xuan in the Multiverse Alliance to replace him in constantly pursuing the origin of the Time-Space Mother River; in any case, the Daoized Hun Xuan could be considered his avatar, available for his true self to descend.

As for his true self, he would return to the era of his hometown to resolve some troublesome matters, deal with the Calamity monsters attracted by the Heaven and Earth Lighthouse, harvest Source Power, and find that Void Balance along the way.

Then, he would advance toward the future of the Time-Space Mother River, obtaining more Source Power during this period, and pursue the end of the Time-Space Mother River.

This could be considered advancing on two fronts, without delaying efficiency or time.