Chapter 183

Yuqing pondered briefly, then his expression froze, his eyes dimming.

"Is that so? It seems... it really is."

Taiqing looked utterly bewildered, then his face began to shift constantly.

"Venerable One, I have never cultivated the Path of Heartlessness, nor even come into contact with it. Why is this happening?"

Taiqing suddenly turned to Li Mo, asking with a trembling voice.

The Supreme Dao?

To hell with the Supreme Dao!

He no longer cared about whether it was the Supreme Dao or not; he only wanted to solve his own problem.

Damn it, I will become cold and heartless? Then am I still me? How could Taiqing accept this?

"This has nothing to do with you; it has to do with Pangu."

Li Mo shook his head and said.

"Father God?"

The three were somewhat surprised.

What does this have to do with the Father God?

Wait!

Realizing something, the three froze in expression, then their pupils shrank.

"You figured it out?"

"You three were formed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit. Tell me, could a complete Primordial Spirit transform into three people? This can only mean that when Pangu's Primordial Spirit evolved you, it was already... split!"

"Since it was no longer a complete Primordial Spirit, it could naturally divide into three. This also means that each part of the Primordial Spirit carried a portion of Pangu's thoughts and seven emotions and six desires."

"Taiqing represents Pangu's cold side, Yuqing represents Pangu's stubborn side, and Shangqing represents Pangu's sharp side."

"Of course, it does not refer solely to these three personalities, but rather a mixture of multiple such emotions. This is your essence, something you cannot change."

"If it were a complete Primordial Spirit, naturally there would be no issue, as living beings are composed of seven emotions and six desires. But when the seven emotions and six desires are separated, it becomes different."

"And precisely because of this, Taiqing, you have not noticed it, because this is your nature."

"Walking the Path of Heartlessness? You do not need to walk it; you yourself represent the Path of Heartlessness. It will subtly influence you until you completely transform into that."

Li Mo said calmly.

"..."

The three fell silent.

Their mental state collapsed.

So, it cannot be changed at all?

"Then am I truly doomed from now on?"

Taiqing's eyes grew vacant; he felt utterly hopeless, his entire body almost splitting apart.

"Not necessarily. Success lies with Pangu, and failure lies with Pangu. While this is your drawback, it is also your advantage. Although the Supreme Pill Dao is good, it is not the path suitable for you. This, however, is suitable for you."

"I said this path is extremely dangerous, but it can also solve your problem."

Li Mo said leisurely.

"I implore the Venerable One to teach me."

Hope flickered in Taiqing's eyes; he immediately knelt on one knee and begged.

Dangerous?

How could this even be considered dangerous?

Compared to becoming another person, what does danger amount to?

If this continued for long, it would be no different from death. In that case, it was better to stake everything on a single throw.

"Since I have promised you, I will naturally teach you."

"No need for thanks. Stand up and speak."

Li Mo gestured.

"Thank you, Venerable One."

Taiqing breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.

"If you walk the Gao Zhilu, its name is the Supreme Taiqing Path, or it could be... the Supreme Heavenly Dao Path."

Li Mo spoke word by word.

"What!"

"The Supreme Heavenly Dao Path?"

"The Heavenly Dao Path?"

Upon hearing these words, the Three Pure Ones exclaimed in shock; all three wore expressions of disbelief, as if they could not believe what they had heard.

The Heavenly Dao Path?

A living being walking the Heavenly Dao Path?

"Now I understand!"

Realizing something, Taiqing said with sudden clarity: "I already possess the Path of Heartlessness within me. The Heavenly Dao is desireless and heartless; indeed, I do have aspects that align with the Heavenly Dao."

"But Venerable One, does not the Heavenly Dao of our realm also follow this path? Furthermore, I am a living being. Even setting that aside, if I become the Heavenly Dao, will I not still become desireless and heartless?"

Hearing what Taiqing said, Li Mo shook his head.

"The Supreme Heavenly Dao Path has many varieties. The path taken by the Honghuang Heavenly Dao is one only the Heavenly Dao can walk. The path you will walk is the Inner World Heavenly Dao Path."

"As for being desireless and heartless? Extract this portion of your emotions, transform the heartless part into the Heavenly Dao, and that will suffice."

Li Mo said calmly.

"The Path of the Heavenly Dao within the Inner World?"

"Transforming the Heartless into the Heavenly Dao?"

The Three Pure Ones exchanged glances, looking utterly bewildered.

Though they did not understand, it felt incredibly high-end and grand.

"Realms are divided into those born of natural evolution and those created posthumously."

"Primordial Realms are those nurtured within the Myriad Heavens; first, the embryonic membrane of the realm evolves, then the Three Thousand Great Daos are constructed within it to generate the realm."

"The Primordial World counts as a Primordial Realm; Chaos is the nurturing embryonic membrane, yet it was created by Resurrect Pangu, thus it lies between the two."

"Posthumously created Realms, however, are realms forged by living beings or the powerful."

"The path walked by the Heavenly Dao is the Path of the Heavenly Dao of Primordial Realms, but if you walk it, it shall be the Path of the Heavenly Dao of Posthumously Created Realms."

Without any mystery or wasting time, Li Mo spoke the answer directly.

"I understand Your Venerable One's meaning. You wish for me to create a realm, then strip away the Heartless emotion buried deep within my True Spirit, allowing this Heartless emotion to evolve into the Heavenly Dao of the realm I create."

"That was my emotion to begin with; making it the Heavenly Dao, and since the realm is also created by me, thus if the realm becomes powerful, I too become powerful, thereby stepping onto the Supreme Path."

Taiqing said, suddenly enlightened.

"Precisely."

"What you must do is create a world within your body; let the world grow and evolve into a realm. Thus, this is the first step of the Supreme Heavenly Dao Path. It is accomplished."

Li Mo said slowly.

"Opening a world within the body?"

The Three Pure Ones' faces went blank once more.

It was not that they were ignorant of common things; Li Mo's words were simply too shocking each time, touching upon blind spots in their knowledge, completely unheard and unseen, so how could the Three Pure Ones remain calm?

"Your Venerable One, can opening a world within the body truly be done? I thought those novels were just nonsense."

Shangqing asked curiously.

"Existence implies reason; just as the prototype of the Primordial World novel exists, what is so incredible about opening a world within the body? The Myriad Heavens are boundless; perhaps some realms follow this very path."

"The only difference is that the path you must walk, Taiqing, is the Supreme Heavenly Dao Path; even though it also involves opening a realm, it is utterly distinct."

Li Mo said slowly.

"I am instructed."

Shangqing said thoughtfully.

"I earnestly beg Your Venerable One to guide me through the confusion."

Taiqing immediately bowed and performed a ritual greeting.

"You primarily cultivate the Dao of Alchemy. The Dao of Alchemy is mixing different materials to let them fuse, bringing the medicinal nature of each material to its extreme; creating a world is the same, fundamentally achieving the same result through different means."

"The birth of a world consists merely of space and time, followed by filling it with the Great Dao. You have not cultivated Space and Time, so you cannot achieve this; therefore, you may borrow external Space and Time power to create a world within your body."