I Come to Teach You Cultivation

Chapter 495: Chapter 24: Reversing Cause and Effect

Yunmeng Marsh, within the secret realm of the Cloud Dream Jade Pool.

"Li Xudou?"

Gazing at the blazing Eight Trigrams Furnace, a rather subtle expression appeared on Li Boyang’s face.

The Celestial Eye that Li Jingshu used came from Li Boyang, so naturally, he couldn’t miss the scene of time chaos in Shocking God Valley.

Moreover, Li Jingshu forcibly pulled Li Xudou from the future into the present.

That was akin to causing ripples at the current node of the river of time, enough to alert all Transformed Taoists.

After all, just last night the Moon God achieved enlightenment, and the Emperor’s Liquid was born.

Li Boyang believed that he was definitely not the only one paying attention to the anomalies affecting the river of time.

"So, is that Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow related to the Moon God’s enlightenment?"

Mumbling softly, Li Boyang didn’t think this was merely a coincidence.

Even the fact that Li Xudou was dragged from the future to the present could hardly be called a mere coincidence.

"Born in the year of the Emperor’s Liquid, and related to the Essence of Sun and Moon..."

Unconsciously looking up at the sky, Li Boyang gazed at the moon formed by the Three-legged Golden Toad, and his expression grew even more peculiar.

In truth, Qiwa and Qing He did indeed ask Li Boyang for help in having a child.

But the problem was, Li Boyang was no Child-Giving Guanyin.

Moreover, Qing He’s body was special, almost likening her to a living Bronze Beast.

In such a situation, unless Li Boyang used his Divine Power to forcibly grant a child, Qing He simply couldn’t conceive naturally.

As for the option of forcibly granting a child?

Aside from the fact that the couple had already adopted many children, and didn’t lack them,

What they truly wanted was a child of their own, one with both of their bloodlines.

Just for Li Boyang himself, he couldn’t get past his own conscience.

Helping others have children and directly giving someone a child are entirely different matters.

"However, it did give me inspiration."

"Gathering Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and taking the Essence of Sun and Moon seems like quite a good solution."

Lightly calculating with his fingers, Li Boyang quickly determined the feasibility of this plan.

The convergence of Yin and Yang, dual essences of Sun and Moon, to nurture vitality and life potential, might indeed allow Qing He to conceive naturally.

But while the Moonlight Essence Qi is easy to acquire, what about the Taiyang Essence Qi?

Especially Taiyang Essence Qi that could match with the Moon God, it’s hard to find traces of it in this era.

Thinking this far, Li Boyang suddenly remembered the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow—or to be more precise, the golden arrowhead on it.

Speaking of Taiyang Essence Qi, there’s likely nothing stronger than the Golden Crow’s essence blood, is there?

"That Golden Crow that was shot down is truly... lucky?"

When uttering the word "lucky," Li Boyang paused for a moment.

By now, Li Boyang could almost certainly confirm that the Golden Crow that was shot down was the one that fell in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Its carcass was absorbed by a giant banyan tree, which then transformed into the Immortal Spring God.

Subsequently, the Immortal Spring God allowed the Taiyang Essence Qi to possess it, transforming into the Spring-deity Sun God.

As for the arrow that shot down the Golden Crow?

It fell not too far from the Hundred Lands Mountain Range into the Southern Tree Sea, creating the unique phenomenon of Shocking God Valley.

So now comes the question.

Is today’s Shocking God Valley still the original Shocking God Valley?

Being able to traverse the river of time, connecting different timelines...

Clearly, this wasn’t an ability Shocking God Valley originally possessed.

It was only after Li Boyang’s enlightenment and the reshaping of the river of time with the Creation Jade Disc that Shocking God Valley gained this ability.

"If looking at it from the worst-case scenario..."

"Perhaps more than just the Moon God is trying to achieve enlightenment—there’s another unidentified Pathfinder as well."

Traversing timelines and achieving enlightenment is not a cause-and-effect relationship.

It’s just that due to Li Boyang’s intervention, the power cap of the entire world got elevated, and everyone saw the future path of a Great Celestial God.

Therefore, any future Great Celestial God seeking enlightenment will either actively or passively interfere with the river of time.

Because the path they seek to establish symbolizes themselves.

Hence, to extend their lifespan as far as possible into the past and the future,

Even if the path was originally just a fleeting flower, they will certainly make it into a truly eternal concept.

However, Chang Xi is an exception.

She chose to seek the Moon God’s path, and then interfere with the past and the future, solely to revive her daughters.

To show her sincerity, Chang Xi even willingly gave up the Moon God’s dominion,

In exchange for the prominent figures of various eras not to interfere with her, turning the Taiyin Star into the eternally existing moon.

In this way, even if Chang Xi eventually succeeds in her enlightenment, she could not become an eternally abiding, immortal Moon God.

This is akin to Li Boyang’s success in enlightenment, followed by voluntarily relinquishing the Creation Jade Disc.

For average Great Celestial Gods, the goal of enlightenment is eternal life, extending their lifespan into the river of time’s past and future.

Hence, upon successfully achieving enlightenment, they would never give up their path to pave the way for others.

But for Path Seekers like Li Boyang and the Lord of the Netherworld, their enlightenment is to refine the void and merge with the path, reaching the other shore.

So long as they comprehend the essence of ’Dao.’

The path itself is not something they care about.

Even if the path they seek is short-lived, it doesn’t stop them from seeking another path.

This is the divergence in the future trajectory of Great Celestial Gods.

For the vast majority of Great Celestial Gods, they aim to broaden their dominion atop the existing path, making it cover the past, present, and future, becoming an unchanging concept.

Only a select few aim higher and are not tempted by dominion.

When necessary, they can even abandon their path to pursue the transcendent realm of refining the void and merging with the path.

In a sense, Chang Xi accidentally embarked on the second path, becoming an imperfect Path Seeker.

But now this newly emerged Pathfinder seems to be a traditional Great Celestial God?

They are intent on extending their concept across every space-time, willing to interfere with the Golden Crow’s death, even if it means causing trouble beneath the eyes of Li Boyang, the Tao Ancestor.

[Could Li Xudou be their path marker?]

This thought inadvertently flashed through Li Boyang’s mind, and he had to commend that guy for indeed having a skillful hand.

This Pathfinder clearly understands Li Boyang’s character.

They also know that if they want to emerge in this era, they inevitably must face him directly.

But they are equally aware that in this era of the Tao Ancestor’s presence, as long as they gain Li Boyang’s approval and nod, there will be no further obstacles in their path.

Thus, they openly introduced Li Xudou as a path marker without reservation.

——I am most likely the future Li Xudou, your blood relative, so would you like to allow me to be born?

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