Chapter 43: There Is Another Way!

Green light is vast.

Above the long river of time, two majestic existences were walking on the river.

One had vast Confucian aura surrounding him, in white clothes and green shirt.

Between his brows, there seemed to be great wisdom changing.

This is an incredible figure, entering the Dao with Confucian Dao as the foundation.

It seemed that he was only one step away from truly stepping out of the long river and proving transcendence.

Laws rotate, holy words surround, and he has the merit of teaching all worlds.

Now walking on the long river, the momentum is extremely vast, shocking the entire river to tremble slightly.

A great power sublimated to the extreme, struggling to jump out of the long river, wanting to see the face of the comer clearly.

Just feeling a little aura from afar, he missed it.

Another person's blood and Qi power was vast, and the whole person was just standing there, like the center of the world, holding a long sword in his hand, looking down on all sides.

Body, hair, and skin were all starry rivers.

The whole person seemed to be constructed of countless worlds, forming heaven and earth within, developing the flesh to the extreme; every cell was a world, and every thought was a god and demon.

He had reached the end of the Dao.

Only half a step away, he could jump out of the long river, a majestic existence.

"Fellow Daoist! I am here to help you!"

It seemed like a long time had passed, it seemed like a moment had passed.

The next moment, two shadows jumped out around Li Xiang, standing quietly beside him, facing Hongjun with him.

The two shadows stood beside Li Xiang, emitting faint divine light.

Both had vast auras, but they were both shadows.

They didn't look real.

Like a dream.

The two descended here and bowed lightly to Li Xiang.

"Fellow Daoist, today's events are of great importance."

"Must not have a playful heart again."

The three looked at each other, and in just a moment, they understood the changes in it.

Yang Mei connected the space-time power, pulling his strongest posture in Li Xiang's countless possibilities in the future to here, letting himself stand at the most powerful moment.

And his future seemed a bit strange.

Actually, two majestic existences that were not inferior to each other appeared at the same time.

One is the appearance of his Confucian Dao reaching the end.

One is the appearance of his Martial Dao reaching the end.

Both are extremely terrifying creatures, suppressing the universe,

Seeing the two arrive, Li Xiang softly uttered a word of kindness.

The next moment, the two phantoms slowly merged into Li Xiang's body.

Instantly, Li Xiang felt his thoughts begin to elevate infinitely, and his entire cultivation reached an inconceivable realm.

One thought penetrates all, knowing all things.

Looking up again at Hongjun before him, the once-blurred future was now gradually becoming clear.

The timelines that had previously been indistinct were now becoming lucid once more.

Li Xiang even saw the timelines flowing backward toward the past.

They spread toward Hongjun's past, as if able to peer into his origins.

*Cough! *

Hongjun coughed lightly.

The timelines Li Xiang had been trying to peer into all vanished.

A jade slip emitting a faint cyan light suppressed Hongjun's past.

This made it impossible for Li Xiang to continue his observation.

"The Creation Jade Slip?"

He let out a soft exclamation, but did not continue to let his mind wander.

He focused his spirit again and began to peer into the future of this chess game.

With two versions of his future self descending to assist him, he had a premonition in the dark.

It seemed that today's match was extremely important.

For his infinitely distant future self, it was a glimmer of opportunity to attain the Dao and transcend.

If he could win against Hongjun today, perhaps in the days to come, he would truly have a chance to attain transcendence and gain infinite freedom.

And most importantly, for him, this was merely the outcome of a single game of chess.

But for the two who had descended here, this seemed to be a game concerning their lives and their very existence.

Li Xiang dared not be the slightest bit negligent.

Immediately, he concentrated his attention and began to continue examining the timelines.

*Clack—*

A crisp sound of a piece being placed rang out.

"Little fellow, it is your turn."

Hongjun said indifferently.

He had placed his piece!

He did not seem prepared to give Li Xiang any more time to peer into the future.

Hongjun was far stronger than him, and the future he saw was far more distant than his own.

While he was still probing the future, trying to find a winning outcome,

Hongjun had already begun to place his pieces.

And was urging him on.

Li Xiang frowned; he could not see any timeline where he could win.

After hesitating, he picked up a white piece and placed it exactly where Hongjun had.

A mirror move!

In the short term, Hongjun would not directly seal off all his paths.

The Heavenly Dao is forty-nine; one ray of life is left behind.

As long as he could find that one timeline, he would still have a chance to win.

*Clack! *

Another piece.

Li Xiang looked up, frowning at Hongjun.

Hongjun's speed of playing was getting faster and faster.

Above his head, a jade slip was gently emitting a faint light.

He seemed to know that Li Xiang was trying to deduce the future and was not prepared to give him the chance.

"Old fellow, how can you be so shameless?"

"To deal with a mortal, you must use the Creation Jade Slip."

"If this gets out, aren't you afraid of ruining your true self's reputation?"

Suddenly, Yang Mei spoke up.

He laughed like a child, teasing and scolding Hongjun with a cheeky grin.

"Noisy!"

Hongjun glanced at him and let out a cold snort.

He gently put the jade slip away.

The next moment, the timelines in Li Xiang's eyes became numerous once more.

Only, Hongjun looked at him deeply several times.

"Do not trace back this Daoist's past."

"This karma is not something you can bear."

Li Xiang frowned and dared not say more, only searching through the timelines as quickly as possible.

He wanted to find the one where he would emerge victorious.

With two majestic existences bestowing their power upon him, his thoughts were clearer than ever before.

Countless timelines flashed before his eyes.

Yet no matter how he searched, he could not find that correct line.

Hongjun continued to place his pieces.

In less than the time it takes to burn half a stick of incense, half the board was already filled.

It was also at this moment that the futures Li Xiang saw were almost all anchored as failures.

Although it was a mirror move,

Hongjun's placement was so ingenious; by playing around the center, he had already formed a massive encirclement.

With just a few more moves, he could swallow a large area of Li Xiang's black pieces and completely break the symmetry.

It was difficult!

In the end, the will of Heaven is unfathomable.

Just at this moment, Yang Mei suddenly spoke.

"Stupid boy."

"Isn't there still one path you haven't walked out?"

"Hurry and walk it through; perhaps there is still a chance!"

Once the words were spoken,

Li Xiang's thoughts suddenly cleared.

That was it!

The two who came were one who had reached the pinnacle of Martial Dao and one who had reached the pinnacle of Confucian Dao.

Both were paths he practiced, infinitely strengthened in the future.

The three great inheritances of the Human Race: Confucian Dao, Martial Dao, and Immortal Dao.

There was still one path he had not yet entered the ranks of!

Practicing the Immortal Dao might allow him to walk out a path of an Immortal Venerable in the future.

Cultivating all three paths might bring a surprise.

A flash of light passed, and a heavy wooden box appeared in Li Xiang's hand.

It looked like a wooden box, but to the touch, it felt like metal.

【Ancient Primitive Chest (Unidentified)】

【Does the host wish to open it?】

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)