Chapter 537: Chapter 340: Supreme, I’m Here to Make My Request!
"Such things are the root of my journey to seek the Dao, to climb and ascend!"
"As the Northern Emperor said — to defy the Supreme, one must first comply with the Supreme."
The heart slowed from its frantic pace to tranquility,
Zhang Fusheng ignored the others in the Taoist Temple, closing his eyes, reciting his true self’s name, contemplating his heart with unwavering calm.
The Dao heart is becoming increasingly resilient.
His will transcends into the Divine Realm.
Upon opening his eyes, he found himself above the sea of clouds in the Celestial Realm.
Zhang Fusheng did not pause, his thoughts descended upon the body of the World-Honored One Buddha, pushing open the thatched hut, grabbing the elder Jinchi left on the Other Shore Mountain,
and then using the cause and effect on the other, he directly looked at the beings upstream in the river of time.
An instant.
Zhang Fusheng’s will, under the guidance of that entity, appeared above time, transcending beyond the years.
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, what brings you here?"
The being upstream asked wearily, as if the last time the Nine Heavens and Earth, the Innate Willow were given still had its backlash.
Zhang Fusheng stood at the end of the river of time, not answering directly, but first carefully observing the entire river of time.
The river of time, in essence, is composed of countless ’threads’,
each thread is essentially a segment of history, the thread at the top is the present history,
and below it are the many ’discarded histories’ that have been rewritten.
And at this moment,
with each passing second, Zhang Fusheng could see more and more threads appearing in the river of time...
He felt a heaviness in his heart, looked towards the [Central Celestial Emperor], or rather [Jade Emperor the Great Celestial Venerable], and asked in a deep voice:
"Dare I ask Fellow Daoist Yu Huang, from last year’s late June until now, already more than August?"
The end of June last year was when he first used the Contract and embarked on the path of cultivation.
Zhang Fusheng continued to ask:
"During these eight months, how many times has history been rewritten?"
The being upstream chuckled twice:
"Their number is as vast as the sands of the Ganges."
Zhang Fusheng took a deep breath:
"Is there a specific number?"
The being upstream thought for a moment, then replied:
"Six hundred and seventy million times."
Before Zhang Fusheng’s heart could be stirred, he heard the being upstream continue:
"All within an instant."
Zhang Fusheng fell into silence.
An instant.....
Twenty instants make one moment, twenty moments make one snap of the fingers.
In a day and night, there are over ten thousand snaps of the fingers, nearly five million instants flash by, yet within one instant, history was rewritten six hundred and seventy million times.
More than eight months of time.
After a long time, Zhang Fusheng spoke hoarsely:
"May I ask Fellow Daoist Yu Huang, can I see what history was like hundreds of millions of iterations ago?"
The being upstream slightly shook his head and said softly:
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, don’t worry, all these historical rewrites pertain to the ancient past, at the current ’present time’, the Supreme can hardly set eyes on it, so there are very few targeted rewrites."
Zhang Fusheng furrowed his brows:
"I know, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven once kicked the Douluo Palace out of the Netherworld — that was rewritten a month ago in the present time."
The being upstream was taken aback, as if recalling, then nodded:
"There was such a thing, what, has Fellow Daoist Fusheng discovered what that monkey really intends to do?"
Zhang Fusheng shook his head, merely saying in a deep voice:
"But a month ago was precisely the day I laid down the Tao Te Ching and inherited the Celestial Position of Laozi."
The being upstream was surprised:
"There was such a thing? But it is also normal, the Supreme cannot fully observe the present, avoiding the world and contending with the past."
"But on the other hand, those who are Daluo are not so limited — or rather, their limitations are not as extensive."
After a pause, the being upstream turned the conversation:
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, your Dao heart is disturbed..."
On Zhang Fusheng’s face appeared a wry smile:
"My past seems like an illusion, how can it not be disturbed? How can it not be corrupted?"
The being upstream was slightly entranced, sighing softly, and said:
"Before I achieved the Supreme, I was just like you — but precisely because of this, I did not hesitate to pay any price to prove the Supreme."
"I succeeded."
The being upstream slightly raised his head.
Zhang Fusheng, filled with curiosity, couldn’t help but ask:
"What price did Fellow Daoist Yu Huang pay?"
The being upstream gazed across endless, boundless time at him, and after a long silence,
the being upstream sighed gently and replied calmly:
"Many, for example, the westward journey of the Buddhist Sect, Douluo Palace in the Celestial Court, for example, originally there weren’t the Six Royals, or the Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern Emperors..."
He lowered his eyes, suddenly said earnestly:
"Fellow Daoist Fusheng, you are the most hopeful to prove the Supreme in recent times, but you must remember one thing."
"To prove the Supreme, you must first comply with the Supreme and leverage the Supreme."
These heartfelt words entered Zhang Fusheng’s ears, and he was silent, then cupped his hands in respect:
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Yu Huang, for enlightening me."
"No matter, Fellow Daoist Fusheng is merely walking the path I once did, to impart some advice is only right."
Saying this, the being upstream coughed lightly and also cupped his hands towards Zhang Fusheng.
Zhang Fusheng re-immersed himself in the river of time, returning once more to the sea of clouds in the Divine Realm of the Celestial Court.
He made no movement, merely stood there, lost in thought.
The Three Pristine Ones, Wa, the Buddha, the Central Celestial Emperor, the Eastern Emperor...
In a certain sense, he has faced them all — except for the Celestial Lord of Numinous Treasure among the Three Pristine Ones.
And each Supreme has bestowed upon him great benefits, all showing extreme kindness.
Taiqing’s Eight Sceneries Palace and the title Taiqing, Yuqing’s Floating Li Sutra, Wa’s original body and position of the Human Ancestor,
plus the bestowed treasures and enlightenment from the Celestial Emperor, with the Eastern Emperor even residing within his Divine Realm...
Every Supreme has treated him well, very well.
The vast majority also warned him, be careful, be careful, be very careful.
