Chapter 2068: Shivering (1)
Celestial Chasm Realm.
As more and more threads were severed, the powers within the realm were no longer as pure. With the various powers mixed together, absorption was no longer as easy. However, this was never Su Yu's goal. He only needed them to help manage the various powers. Wan Tiansheng's expression was a lot more solemn than before. People were advancing one after another.
But he could no longer pay any attention to them. Suddenly, he roared, "All Eternals, manage the various powers with me!"
At that order, the various Eternals stopped absorbing the dao powers and soared into the sky. This was a task assigned to them by Su Yu. They were here mainly to manage the powers leaking out of the river. Or to be precise, they were meant to keep the various powers orderly so that Su Yu could turn them back into the dao of time upon his return.
"We will handle the five elemental daos!"
Topsoil Spirit volunteered.
"We will handle the spatial dao."
The spatial beasts received their mission as well.
"I'll deal with the devour dao."
One expert after another stepped forth to deal with the various daos.
As for Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian, they were in charge of managing the overall situation and handling the daos nobody else could handle. They had to prevent these daos from turning back into chaos.
The moment these daos were allowed to turn back into chaos, the Celestial Chasm Realm would transform into a place like the Chaos Mountain. The hole in the sky was slowly growing bigger.
As more and more threads were severed, the flow of daos from the hole was growing more intense as well. Lan Tian could no longer filter the flow effectively, but he was still forcing himself to do as much as he could.
Suddenly, the Heavenly Hunt Index appeared. The index floated below Lan Tian, helping him with the powers he couldn't handle. Further down below, Wan Tiansheng was working hard with a solemn expression.
Everyone was surrounded by the myriad daos. Some were comprehending the daos in silence, and some were managing them in silence. Here, they were exposed to the very essence of the myriad daos, the transformation from the myriad daos to chaos and vice versa. And this was indeed a rare opportunity for everyone here. Back when Human Emperor dug his hole, he had never thought of getting anyone's help.
He was able to do it alone. What was the point of getting external help? In fact, Human Emperor had pioneered his dao in secret. Very few people was aware of the fact that he had pioneered a dao. As for those important enough to know, they wouldn't care enough to help.
In any case, the hole dug by Human Emperor was large enough to kill even Masters of Laws. Thus, Human Emperor could only do everything himself.
Suddenly, Wan Tiansheng looked around and shouted, "South Heavenly King. Marquis Lanshan. Come here!"
The two had been staying far away from everyone else to avoid increasing the density of death qi around the others. Upon being called, they arrived promptly.
South Heavenly King asked, "Yes?"
Wan Tiansheng said, "The dao of time lacks death, so it is no longer complete. I hope that the two of you can contribute some death qi and create a minor death spirit dao here to be mixed with the rest. We will create a complete version of the dao of time inside this realm."
The two looked at each other solemnly.
Creating a minor death spirit dao?
Was that possible?
Wan Tiansheng said, "Give it a try. This is also a way to comprehend your dao, a way to materialize everything you have learned about your own dao. Upon success, South Heavenly King might be able to reach the level of a Venerable while Marquis Lanshan can reach the level of a heavenly king. This is a big opportunity. Even if you can't advance this time, you can still observe Emperor Yu's dao pioneering and view the dao painting. You can definitely reach the next level after this."
He knew what Su Yu was thinking. Thus, he was trying his best to get everyone involved. The capable had the most to do. He could handle a lot of these tasks with only Lan Tian's help, but the two had been letting the others handle most of the tasks. This was an important opportunity for everyone to deepen their comprehension of the myriad daos.
"He Tu, you can try as well."
Wan Tiansheng said, "Emperor Yu wishes to form a cycle of life and death. After leaving the river, he will first try it in this realm before his dao pioneering. The moment he succeeds, he might gain the ability to resurrect the dead."
The hearts of the death spirits thumped upon hearing that. Was Su Yu...going to start resurrecting death spirits?
Marquis Lanshan hurriedly asked, "But how are we supposed to form a dao?"
Wan Tiansheng felt rather speechless after hearing that. How did this fellow reach the Daofuse Realm back then? He had nothing to say.
He could only teach patiently, "Follow your instincts. It's quite simple. Recall your impression of the death spirit dao and picture the formation of a dao with your dao power. While doing so, compare it against other daos and change things as needed."
Unfortunately, they didn't have the Heaven Gate. It was hard to properly explain the process through talking alone. Matters concerning the myriad daos were mostly instinctive. They were hard to put into words. Just then, someone landed beside them.
Qi Rong tossed an item toward Marquis Lanshan and said, "This is a fake death dao. You can try studying it before attempting to form a new death spirit dao."
Then, she asked, "Has the petrification dao appeared? If it's already out, I'll need to absorb some to perfect my fake dao." Right at that moment, a wave of petrification power rippled out from the sky.
Lan Tian had turned into a stone statue.
Just as Lan Tian was about to do something, Qi Rong soared into the sky and grabbed at the petrification power. Down below, He Tu was looking at her with a frown. His ancestor specialized in petrification as well. And now, another petrification expert had appeared.
Not far away, Great Xia King and Great Qin King were growing restless. What about the two of them? What could they do?
Suddenly, Wan Tiansheng felt as though he had turned into a nanny. He looked at the two and shouted, "Just do whatever you should be doing. Comprehend the daos of saber, spear, metal, offense, and breaking. Don't overthink when the physical body dao has yet to be released."
With that, the two started comprehending the various daos. Not far away, Great Zhou King was moving about lazily, as though he was pretending to work. He had been moving everywhere, comprehending all sorts of dao.
Wan Tiansheng knew that Great Zhou King was proficient in many daos, but it was way too obvious that Great Zhou King was slacking here.
"Great Zhou King." Wan Tiansheng said, "Please lay down a confinement formation and prevent the dao powers from leaking."
"..."
Great Zhou King had a helpless expression. He was busy comprehending the various daos here. Was Wan Tiansheng assigning him a task, thinking that he was too free?
So be it.
Suddenly, a rumble rang out. Intense saber qi surged into the sky as Xia Longwu swung at the sky with his Source Return Blade. Following the slash, a saber was imprinted into the sky.
Elsewhere, Great Han King and the others paused slightly.
Then, their expressions changed.
Something...felt off.
Fuck!
Xia Longwu had attained Daofuse! That shouldn't have happened! All of them were many years his senior! And how long had Xia Longwu even been an Eternal? He had just affirmed his dao in the major battle not long ago. How was he growing so fast?
Meanwhile, Xia Longwu maintained his cold expression as he glanced at Liu Wenyan's group and said, "Liu Wenyan, I am now a Daofuse. You're still a ninth-stage Sunmoon. Just what are you waiting for?"
Liu Wenyan, who was slightly pale, had a stiff expression. Xia Longwu had attained Daofuse! Apart from the lunatics like Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian, he was probably the fastest-growing cultivator in many years.
Xia Longwu had always been someone monstrously talented. After stepping onto the dao of saber with Su Yu's help, he had been growing rapidly. And now, he had even attained Daofuse. Liu Wenyan, who was a few years his senior, was still stuck at the ninth-stage Sunmoon Realm.
Far away, Wan Tiansheng looked at Liu Wenyan with a frown and said, "You used to be the most talented of your generation. Your talent was far beyond Longwu and the others. But Longwu has attained Daofuse, and even your student has grown into Emperor Yu. It has been so many years. Just what else are you still holding on to? Your teacher's death wasn't your fault."
With a bitter expression, Liu Wenyan said, "I...don't owe my teacher anything anymore.But...I owe the Liu Family..."
He no longer owed Ye Batian anything. After all he had done, and after all his suffering, he owed his teacher nothing. But he couldn't forgive himself for what happened to his family.
Wan Tiansheng's frown grew deeper. Liu Wenyan had always been extremely talented. For many years, the multiple character faction waited for him. And now, he had been given sufficient resources and opportunities to grow.
Even Zhao Li and Zhao Tianbing were already near the Eternal Realm. Heavenly Forge King was near the Daofuse Realm. And these were people whose talent was weaker than Liu Wenyan's.
Zhu Tiandao and Marquis Xia had affirmed their daos. Yun Chen and Nan Wujiang had done so as well. Even Hong Tan had shot to the late Sunmoon Realm through hard work. It almost felt like he would surpass Liu Wenyan soon, or perhaps he had already surpassed Liu Wenyan.
Just why was Liu Wenyan still stuck?
Seeing that Wan Tiansheng was still staring at him, Liu Wenyan smiled bitterly. A character appeared before him as he said, "I wish to walk the true path of characters, reaching the Daofuse Realm directly through my character. But I can't calm my mind. And without a calm mind, I can't attain the dao with this character."
He aimed to follow the true path of a cultural researcher. What was a true cultural researcher? Someone reaching the Daofuse Realm directly through their character. For a true cultural researcher, the Eternal Realm did not exist.
That was actually similar to what Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian had done. They had both reached the level of a Daofuse or even a heavenly king the moment they pioneered their daos.
Liu Wenyan was not planning to pioneer a dao, but he still wanted to attain his dao through his character. The character before him was a unique one. It was a lock character. A rarely seen character.
Looking at Wan Tiansheng, Liu Wenyan spoke softly, "To lock my feelings. To lock my dao. Martial Uncle Wan, my mind has been locked for many years. I don't owe my teacher anything. I don't owe the multiple character faction anything. I have never given up. I have been fighting for them all along. But...the thousand lost lives of Liu Family...I can't let go of that..."
Wan Tiansheng frowned again. Lock. The lock of the mind. Clearly, Liu Wenyan had locked himself. No wonder he was stuck for so long. Even people like Hong Tan and Chen Yong were near the Eternal Realm.
Meanwhile, Liu Wenyan was still stuck. He had a mental barrier to overcome. This wasn't something Wan Tiansheng could help with.
But Wan Tiansheng knew one thing. Apart from Liu Wenyan and his uncle, there was another survivor from the Liu Family. The baby from back then was now known as Yellow Nine. A decent number of people was aware of this, but Liu Wenyan was still unaware.
Yellow Nine had previously requested not to be mentioned before anyone from the Liu Family.
She was raised by Hollow. She had the body of a human, but she had the mind of a spatial beast. She was not wrong. The grace of birth might not be comparable to the grace of rearing. She had no feelings toward the Liu Family, and she only cared about Hollow.
Even Su Yu had shut his mouth about her. Wan Tiansheng knew that this mental barrier of Liu Wenyan could potentially be removed by having her reconnect with Liu Wenyan. But when Wan Tiansheng glanced at the distant Yellow Nine, he sighed and kept his mouth shut.
Liu Wenyan might be able to attain Daofuse upon overcoming this mental barrier. But...was it worth it? Since Yellow Nine was unwilling to reconnect with her family, there was no point in forcing it as an outsider.
