Chapter 659: Alternative Path

"Diluo, greetings, fellow Daoist. May I ask your name?"

This person who had suddenly appeared looked incomparably ordinary, with a gentle expression that made one feel as if bathed in a spring breeze, yet within his eyes, the birth and destruction of the heavens were revealed, which was extremely extraordinary. He looked at Li Heng and spoke with a smile.

"Li Heng." Li Heng replied with a smile.

"So it is Fellow Daoist Li."

Diluo nodded.

"Then, Fellow Daoist Li, do you know that you have taken the wrong path?"

This Reincarnation Dao Lord did not immediately pay attention to his second younger brother, nor did he pay attention to his son, Ditian, but instead spoke of Li Heng's affairs, bringing up this matter of the path.

"Oh? I wonder what path I have taken wrongly?"

Li Heng raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"The Path of Transcendence is a dead end; Fellow Daoist should return as soon as possible."

Diluo replied calmly.

The Path of Transcendence is a dead end? Interesting. Li Heng pondered in his heart; these words were somewhat similar to what the Management Hub had said back then.

At this moment, the Management Hub, which had been hiding on Li Heng and had fallen into silence, also suddenly spoke up, communicating with Li Heng in secret.

"Li Heng, this Reincarnation Dao Lord is not simple; I can discern a few traces of a Dao Lord's aura from him!"

The Management Hub's words were somewhat surprised, even shocked.

"A Dao Lord's aura?"

Li Heng was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, that's right, there is no doubt it is a Dao Lord's aura."

The Management Hub said affirmatively, then continued, its tone filled with some confusion and bewilderment.

"However, what I find strange is that this Reincarnation Dao Lord before us clearly has not achieved Union with the Great Void, so why would he possess a few traces of a Dao Lord's aura? And given the current environment of the Great Void, which is full of Inauspiciousness and Terror, who would dare to attempt Union?"

"This Reincarnation Dao Lord must be strange!"

The Management Hub concluded as such.

The exchange between Li Heng and the Management Hub took only an instant; this Reincarnation Dao Lord did not notice and continued speaking.

"Fellow Daoist, since you have already embarked on the preliminary Path of Transcendence, you should be able to feel that the path ahead is dim and lightless, and you might even be able to feel the darkness and Great Terror in the unseen. At this time, you should change your path, return to the Great Void, and embrace this only light."

After this Reincarnation Dao Lord finished speaking, he did not care whether the tea in front of him was poisonous or not, took a sip, and his eyes immediately lit up as he praised it.

"Good tea. It has been a long time since I drank such good tea. One sip and the heavens are born and destroyed; it is far better than the tea I brew using the Chaos Sea."

Hearing this, Li Heng's expression was somewhat strange.

The path ahead is dim and lightless, darkness and Great Terror?

Why had he not felt it?

"Since that is the case, how should I change my path? Surely you don't expect me to self-sever my Dao Fruit and start cultivating all over again?"

Suppressing his doubts in his heart, Li Heng responded with a smile.

"Is cultivation such an inconvenient thing? Fellow Daoist only needs to abandon this Path of Transcendence; otherwise, you will surely encounter Inauspiciousness in the future. This is also my advice to you as someone who has been through it."

Diluo said earnestly.

"As for the path in the future, Fellow Daoist can learn from me: establish laws and reasons within the Great Void to assist in the operation of the Great Void, and thereby obtain the Great Void Power from the unseen. The Great Void Power is supreme, far stronger than any Path of Transcendence."

He offered his opinion.

"Learn? Then what laws and reasons have you established, Fellow Daoist?"

Li Heng asked curiously.

"I am the Reincarnation Dao Lord, what do you think I have established? Naturally, it is Reincarnation, transcending the World, Heaven and Earth, and eras, to expand into the only Great Reincarnation of the Infinite Great Void!"

Diluo said with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Heng was thoughtful and nodded.

On the other side, the Management Hub also suddenly realized.

"Li Heng, I finally understand what path this Reincarnation Dao Lord is walking. So that's it! No wonder he can have the aura of a Dao Lord in this era where Dao Lords do not appear; he has actually found an alternative path!"

"I know. Nowadays, the Great Void is full of Inauspiciousness and Terror, and I fear the root level is the same. In this situation, no one can walk the path of a Dao Lord's Union; one can only find an alternative path to pry open the Great Void Power, and only then can one have a Dao Lord's aura."

Li Heng replied calmly.

He had already understood Diluo's approach.

A Dao Lord is Union; they rely on their own power to infect the blank sheet of the Great Void, seize the right of interpretation, and by relying on the Great Void's ignorance, they obtain a portion of the control over the company that is the Great Void.

Diluo also utilized the Great Void's ignorance. However, unlike a Dao Lord, Diluo's approach is more inclined toward pleasing the Great Void.

If one compares the Great Void to a massive company, that company has no major facilities, is a blank slate, or has very few, and the company's operational efficiency is very, very slow.

In this situation.

This Reincarnation Dao Lord stepped forward and helped the Great Void establish a unique Great Reincarnation, becoming one of the main facilities within the company of the Great Void, improving the Great Void's operational efficiency. For the Great Void, he had merit, and the ignorant Great Void would bestow power upon him, allowing him to use Reincarnation to pry open the Great Void Power.

Although this does not grant the supreme status of the Dao Lords of the past—belonging to the level of a worker rather than a shareholder—it is still far stronger than beings who cannot utilize the power of the Great Void.

Moreover, if he can continue to develop in the future, it is estimated that there is a possibility of usurping the host, and in a sense, his potential is no weaker than the Dao Lords of the past; he is completely an alternative Dao Lord.

"Li Heng, this path has a bright future. Why don't you abandon the Path of Transcendence immediately and walk this path? It seems there are some capable people in this era who can think of such a method."

"Don't look at how simple the idea of this method is; implementing it is extremely difficult. After all, not every law and reason, every facility, and every kind of order can be recognized by the Great Void."

The Management Hub said with some excitement.

"What's the rush? This path clearly has hidden dangers."

Li Heng responded calmly.

It is very obvious now that what is truly important on this path is not the person, but the laws, reasons, and facilities that this person has established.

Take this Reincarnation Dao Lord, for example.

What is important is not him as a person, but the Reincarnation he established. Once the Reincarnation he established is destroyed and gone, he will lose the foundation for prying open the Great Void Power.

Even if there were some past merits to one's name, merit is a consumable item; once used, it is gone. Once merit is exhausted, it is equivalent to falling completely from one's realm.

This type of path is typically the path of the "Gundam."

One crafts an incomparably powerful Gundam, then pilots the Gundam oneself to unleash the Terror of the Gundam, yet one is completely just a Gundam pilot, unable to sublimate one's essence.

But if the Gundam is swapped for another person or stolen, then one is finished.

"It seems you, fellow Daoist, have already understood the key to this path. Since that is the case, surely you, fellow Daoist, should also understand why I sought you out, and even went so far as to come here in person."

"The Great Void cannot have two unique Reincarnations!"

"Fellow Daoist, you are blocking the way."

Reincarnation Dao Lord Diluo spoke in a faint, lingering tone.