"Do you think my guess is right? Always trying to take shortcuts, Evil Demonic Path?"
Confronted with Li Boyang’s firm questioning, Posun fell silent.
Because no matter what, he never expected that the truth, which even Zhuang Zhou couldn’t see through, would be so easily exposed by Li Boyang.
"How did you determine this?"
Without refuting Li Boyang’s guess, Posun finally asked after a long silence.
Posun considered his disguise good enough.
Most of the time, he even thought he was Zhuang Zhou’s Heart Demon.
No, to be more precise, Posun was no longer sure if he was still his original self.
After all, Zhuang Zhou’s "Dreaming Enlightenment Method" was too uncanny, and Posun’s memories had been washed clean who knows how many times.
Additionally, with Zhuang Zhou’s constant transcendence across time and space, the only reason Posun hasn’t forgotten his origin is that Zhuang Zhou hasn’t realized that this thing isn’t his Heart Demon.
"It’s simple, a Heart Demon ultimately originates from the evil thoughts of one’s self."
"What the self doesn’t know, the Heart Demon certainly wouldn’t know either. It’s a perfectly normal deduction."
"Yet you know things that even the self doesn’t know, which makes it particularly bizarre."
Li Boyang does not deny the growth potential of the Celestial Demon, but no matter how it grows, it must be based on reality.
Zhuang Zhou believed the disagreement between him and Posun was merely the difference between "Great Freedom" and "Transfiguration and Freedom".
This is a philosophical divergence, but it was enough for Li Boyang to perceive Posun’s nature.
"When I promoted the evolution of ’Great Freedom Heaven’, I sensed a Dao different from that of Zhuang Zhou..."
"In other words, your so-called ’Transfiguration and Freedom’ is not derived from Zhuang Zhou’s ’Great Freedom’, but an independent and systematic philosophy."
"How can an individual derived from the same Pathfinder have two ’paths’?"
"So you and Zhuang Zhou are not two paths of practice of the same philosophy, but two completely different and even diametrically opposed philosophies."
As he spoke, Li Boyang made sure to glance around, his gaze lingering on the trembling Demon Kings.
Now, the Great Freedom Heaven contains the ’Dao’ of three Pathfinders simultaneously.
Zhuang Zhou’s Great Freedom "Path of Carefree", Posun’s Transfiguration and Freedom "Path of Celestial Demon", and Li Boyang’s more inclusive "Path of the Primordial".
What is "Primordial"?
Neither life nor death, neither form nor image, it is called "the beginning of the Dao".
Theoretically speaking, Primordial is not a concrete existence but a path that encompasses all and accommodates sentient beings.
It symbolizes the universe’s original state, the ultimate root of all things.
Therefore, the Primordial Demon into which Li Boyang transformed can completely encompass the "Path of Carefree" and the "Path of Celestial Demon".
In fact, this is also Li Boyang’s confidence in opening a third world and evolving the heavens.
"Even if you guessed right, so what?"
Quietly staring at the Primordial Celestial Demon opposite, Posun’s voice remained as calm as still water.
"Now I have long fused with this ’Heaven of Transfiguration and Freedom’, you simply cannot kill me."
"Unless you completely kill off all desires of sentient beings and destroy this Sea of Alaya Consciousness constructed by the subconscious of all beings..."
Posun was confident that Li Boyang, being the Tao Ancestor, would never do such a thing, so he appeared to have no fear.
"You’re right, I can’t destroy the subconscious connection of all beings just to kill you."
Nodding calmly, the Primordial Celestial Demon chuckled in a rather sinister tone.
"However, do you think I’ve been doing all this time just to force you to show up?"
As soon as these words came out, Posun’s pupils shook violently, and a foreboding feeling arose in his heart.
"Isn’t that the case?"
Posun knew that Li Boyang was pushing the evolution of the Great Freedom Heaven to a higher level.
However, as one of the cornerstones of the Great Freedom Heaven, the essence of the "Path of Celestial Demon" is Posun.
In Posun’s view, Li Boyang’s actions were at most to force him to emerge, rather than to eradicate the "Path of Celestial Demon" from the Great Freedom Heaven.
According to Posun’s inference, the worst outcome would be being sealed by Li Boyang.
Meanwhile, he could take advantage of Li Boyang’s "Path of the Primordial" to further advance and perfect the "Path of Celestial Demon".
Though this approach of using others to verify one’s Dao seemed a bit clever.
But this is how Posun came all the way, so he had no psychological burden.
As long as he remains alive, successfully verifying his Dao is the greatest gain.
Moreover, being sealed by Li Boyang was just the worst-case scenario.
Posun never believed the real situation would develop into the worst outcome.
After all, it was a fact verified by future generations that this Tao Ancestor never hindered anyone’s enlightenment.
Unfortunately, what Posun did not anticipate was that Li Boyang’s evolution of the Great Freedom Heaven could no longer be summarized as just a "higher level".
"You’ve underestimated my abilities somewhat and overestimated your own importance too much."
Smiling faintly as he operated the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Li Boyang’s words made Posun’s heart pound.
Because he suddenly realized that the fact that the Tao Ancestor never hindered anyone’s enlightenment didn’t mean the other had no temper.
Quite the opposite, whether in various mythical legends or in his own experiences during this period, all pointed to this.
"Since you come from future generations, you should know about the ’Six Paths of Reincarnation’!"
Li Boyang was not asking Posun but merely stating his philosophy and what he planned to do next.
"I don’t know what the ’Six Paths of Reincarnation’ is like in your era..."
"But in this era, the ’Six Paths of Reincarnation’ is not yet perfect, which is something everyone knows."
"Especially after the birth of the Great Freedom Heaven, whether it’s those naturally-born Demon Kings or future Cultivators who follow the Demon Path, they have the ability to exploit the loopholes in the ’Six Paths of Reincarnation’."
"You know, I don’t like anyone exploiting loopholes, especially when it affects the balance of life and death."
At this point, Li Boyang’s tone paused slightly.
"When loopholes are found, they need to be filled, which has always been my approach."
"Since this Great Freedom Heaven can exploit the loopholes in the ’Six Paths System’, allowing you Demon Kings to escape life and death, and control your reincarnation..."
"Then, naturally, it can also perfect the mechanism of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and even initiate the evolution of the myriad worlds."
"The Path of the Primordial, beginning with the Opening Heaven and Earth!"
Realizing the gravity of the situation once more, Posun began to struggle in the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
As a result, the Demon Kings born out of Posun immediately grimaced, as if an endless power surged into their bodies from all directions.
The Posun trapped in the Eight Trigrams Furnace was merely one of his incarnations.
Encarnations like this are ubiquitous throughout the Great Freedom Heaven; as powerful as Demon Kings and as weak as nightmares, all could be Posun’s incarnations.
This was the foundation of Posun’s fearlessness—Heaven of Transfiguration and Freedom, where all beings are demons.
Indeed, as Posun previously mentioned, unless Li Boyang was willing to destroy the entire Sea of Alaya Consciousness, Posun would continue to exist in the dreams of all sentient beings, Immortal.
☞☞Monthly Ticket☜☜/☞☞Recommendation Ticket☜☜