Chapter 758: Initial Reach

Guided by the coordinates of Busi Xianweng, the Great Dao Ark had already approached the initial reaches of the Time-Space Mother River.

And now.

As Li Heng advanced a few more steps, his gaze could even flow upstream from the End Battlefield, piercing through infinite eras to reach the very beginning of time and space; the strength of the avatar he had left on the Great Dao Ark rose accordingly.

So now.

The Great Dao Ark had thoroughly arrived at this initial reach.

"Is this the initial reach of the Time-Space Mother River?"

Li Heng's true self was still harvesting Source Power in the time-space, and the one here was merely a Hunxuan avatar he had refined, though in a sense, it was still him.

At this moment, he flew out of the Great Dao Ark, feeling the primitive and ancient Dao rhyme of this initial reach of the Time-Space Mother River. This feeling did not seem particularly profound, and was even quite simple, yet it gave one the sense that this was rightfully the source of everything.

"Eras are indeed progressing, and the future is stronger than the past, but that is a broad trend and does not mean the initial reach of the Time-Space Mother River is something to be slaughtered at will. At most, because it is the initial reach, the civilization development here is not too strong."

"In other words, the living beings and Worlds in this initial reach, while they can be called old timers, do not drop gold coins."

Li Heng muttered to himself.

Borrowing the cultivation realm of his true self far away in the End Battlefield, he opened his mind to perceive that the Worlds and living beings entrenched in the Initial Land were not weak at all.

In a sense, they were not even inferior to the powerhouses of the End Battlefield.

Although this meant nothing to him now.

Furthermore, he discovered an interesting phenomenon.

Just as the final reach of the Time-Space Mother River would seek the End Battlefield, the living beings and Worlds in the initial reach were also seeking the Initial Land, that original Time-Space Source Point.

For instance, at this moment.

He could see many powerful beings using Great Divine Abilities to flow upstream against time and space, wanting to pursue the Time-Space Source Point, the Initial Land.

It was just that for these powerful beings, no matter how they pursued that Time-Space Source Point, the Initial Land was not only unreachable, it was even unviewable.

They could feel that the Initial Land was right there.

But no matter how hard they tried, or what Supernatural Abilities they employed to make themselves fly rapidly upstream, they still could not reach the Initial Land.

From this, one could see what a great opportunity Busi Xianweng had obtained back then; although he still could not reach the Initial Land himself, at least he could see it.

"Fellow Daoist, how long have you been chasing the Initial Land?"

Li Heng appeared beside a powerhouse who was chasing the Initial Land. This powerhouse was a Daoist, wearing purple-gold Daoist robes, holding a whisk in his hand, and topped with the Heavens Celebration Cloud, which bloomed with brilliant treasure light as he shuttled through the Time-Space Mother River, constantly flowing upstream.

The Daoist realized Li Heng had suddenly appeared beside him and could not help but be startled, hurriedly increasing his speed, intending to get away. Being able to appear beside him suddenly without him noticing, this must be a dangerous person, and he had to maintain a safe distance.

Yet the next moment, he discovered that Li Heng was still following him like a shadow; no matter where he ran, Li Heng was still beside him, calm and composed, without the slightest pressure.

The Daoist felt a chill in his heart and immediately realized that the person who had suddenly appeared before him was definitely not someone he could rival.

He spoke honestly.

"This poor Daoist is Ziyun, greetings, Senior."

Li Heng shook his head upon hearing this.

"What senior? Let us just call each other Fellow Daoist."

"Um, alright, greetings, Fellow Daoist."

Ziyun Daoren hesitated for a moment, then finally said helplessly: your fist is bigger, so whatever you say goes.

"Fellow Daoist Ziyun, you haven't answered my question yet."

Li Heng reminded him.

"Oh, oh, I almost forgot. Reporting to Fellow Daoist, I have been pursuing this Initial Land for immeasurable years, so long that I have almost forgotten, and I have effectively left my hometown far behind."

Ziyun Daoren gave a bitter laugh, his words respectful.

He was not a native of the initial reach of the Time-Space Mother River, but a person from another reach; if judged by relative position, he should be in the upper reaches of the Time-Space Mother River, truly close to the initial reach, which is why he had the opportunity to come here and pursue the Initial Land.

If one were to use a book to represent the Time-Space River, the infinite eras would be countless pages.

And because of the characteristic of infinity.

Therefore, unless this era was truly at a finite number of eras away from the end or the Initial Land, one would have to transcend the infinity of the Time-Space Mother River to reach the Initial Land or the end.

And after he transcended the era, like most people, he began to pursue the Void Great Dao, following the faint intuition, and made a relatively lucky choice: not to pursue the end of time and space, but to come and pursue the Initial Land.

After all, it was closer to the initial reach.

However, it was only relatively lucky, so even though he successfully arrived at the initial reach, he had spent infinite years and still could not reach that Initial Land.

"You don't have to be so reserved; I already said we should call each other Fellow Daoist."

"Fellow Daoist Ziyun, it seems you and the others have really been chasing for so long; have you ever thought that perhaps your method was wrong from the very beginning?"

Li Heng said with a smile.

"The method is wrong? What method?"

Ziyun Daoren was stunned and asked in confusion.

"Because your method is actually directly opposing the growth of the entire Great Void. The Initial Land, the Initial Land—if it were really that easy to reach, would it still be called the Initial Land?"

Li Heng shook his head and laughed.

With his realm, he had already pierced through the truth of why so many powerhouses could not reach the Initial Land no matter how hard they tried.

Actually, the truth was very simple.

It was that the Initial Land stood at the beginning, and the Great Void itself was an unimaginably infinite expansion.

This is like a line segment, where the two endpoints of the segment are the origin and the end.

Although the two endpoints are right there and will not disappear, this line segment is also infinitely expanding, stretching infinitely at every moment.

Therefore, as long as one is still on the line segment, don't think about tracing back to the Initial Land that stands at the beginning through this method of flowing upstream against time and space, unless someone can surpass the expansion of the Void.

"I ask Fellow Daoist to enlighten me!"

Ziyun Daoren bowed.

"No need to thank me; I came here to help you all. I will help all of you go to the Initial Land. It's just that I can't control whether you live or die once you get inside."

"Fellow Daoist, you jest. Those of us who seek the Dao, whether pursuing the beginning or the end, have long since resolved to cast Life and Death aside. To hear the Dao in the morning and die in the evening is enough; what is there to fear?"

Ziyun Daoren shook his head.

"Very well, I shall build the bridge for you."

Li Heng smiled slightly and unleashed a supreme Supernatural Ability to construct the Other Shore Golden Bridge, leading directly to the Initial Land. That Initial Land was a Zhanchang filled with blood and bone, containing great peril and suspected to be related to the fall of multiple Dao Lords; he needed someone to scout the path...