Gazing upon the entire River of Time, Posun is perhaps one of those extremely rare Pathfinders.
Because his Path of Celestial Demon is indeed perfected, having successfully left his mark in the "present" where the Tao Ancestor reveals himself, rewriting his own origin.
In the countless possibilities of the future, under normal circumstances, Posun is an existence that is bound to emerge.
This means that he no longer needs to worry about his future self not being able to dominate the mainstream of the River of Time.
What Posun will do next is to trace back the River of Time.
He will visit those historical periods that have already been determined, leave his traces there, and step by step move towards the beginning of Opening Heaven and Earth.
Unfortunately, the above are all things that would happen under normal circumstances.
The current fact is that although Posun attained the Path of Celestial Demon and possesses the power level of Refining Spirit and Returning to Void.
But due to the change of leadership in the Heaven of Transfiguration and Freedom, Posun is utterly incapable of tracing back to the Heaven of Transfiguration and Freedom to leave his mark in the past River of History.
Or in other words, even if Posun could continue to evolve the Heaven of Transfiguration and Freedom upstream of the River of Time, it would be making a bridal gown for the true owner of the Heaven of Transfiguration and Freedom.
More importantly, in his current state, not to mention interfering across time and space, Posun can only gaze upon the earth once every eighteen years.
From the perspective of all living beings, Posun indeed still lives and even appears as a calamity star every eighteen years.
However, from the viewpoint of a Transformed Taoist, Posun’s ending is even more dreadful than failing to achieve the Tao.
If he failed to achieve the Tao on another future timeline, he could at worst switch to another timeline and try again.
But being sealed at the "source of time" where the Tao Master reveals himself means Posun’s origin is utterly locked.
On countless possibilities and countless timelines of the future...
Whether the Luohou Star exists or is annihilated, it cannot change the fact that Posun is forcibly designated as the "Black Evil Star God."
—Born of the celestial demon in the Great Freedom Heaven, designated as "Black Evil Star God" by Moon Emperor Wang Shu.
—From then on, the Luohou Star aligned, the Nine Luminaries Disaster took shape.
This has already become a predetermined history, officially entering upstream of the River of Time.
In countless future timelines, this will be Posun’s origin and his story of birth.
In other words, Posun, who cannot interfere with the past and future, is akin to entering a stage of chronic death.
Unless on some future timeline, Posun fortuitously escapes, he might be able again to trace back the River of Time, rewriting his own origin.
However, let’s not even mention how slim the chance of such an escape might be.
Merely changing his origin once more amidst a settled grand trend makes the difficulty incomparable even to an ordinary Pathfinder.
The specific difficulty can be referenced by seeing the Celestial Emperor Hao, who still struggles within the [River of History].
That is indeed the upstream of the River of Time, the "forty-nine" of Celestial Derivation of 4 and 9.
Compared to the infinite possibilities downstream of the River of Time, the grand trend upstream is locked, even for Li Boyang, changing it is not an easy task.
"So... does the Tao Ancestor allow me to regain control over the Great Freedom Heaven?"
The gigantic Kun Roc soared freely among the Six Desire Heavens, examining all the demon kings and buddhas with a curious gaze.
These demon kings and buddhas, according to their different attributes and abilities, were forcibly distributed among the various domains within the Six Desire Heavens.
For example, most of the Demon Kings were assigned to the Second Heaven—Toli Heaven.
As for the Buddhas, they were distributed to the Third Heaven—Yama Heaven.
Among them, the Toli Heaven, where the Demon Kings reside, is particularly unique, consisting of as many as thirty-three layers.
These thirty-three heavens each symbolize the thirty-three different desires of all living beings, from which thirty-three types of Demon Kings derive.
Celestial Beings, Dragon Race, Yaksha, Kinnara, Garuda, Kinnara, Asura, Mahoraga...
The various types of demon kings as above are manifestations of desires of all beings.
In the future, any cultivator unwilling to reincarnate will also transform into these demon kings, continuing until their desires wane and they re-enter the cycle of rebirth.
"To be precise, it’s for temporarily substituting for me as the ruler of the Heaven of Transfiguration, managing these demon kings and buddhas."
With an indifferent expression, sitting cross-legged under the moon, Wang Shu spoke without a ripple in her voice.
"Of course, if you’re willing to give up your ’Path of Great Freedom,’ I wouldn’t mind you becoming the true master of the Heaven of Transfiguration."
Resolutely shaking his head, Zhuang Zhou hastily responded.
"No, no, no, I’m just a bit curious, why did you choose me?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Shu looked at Zhuang Zhou with a naturally justified expression and said.
"In terms of orthodoxy, the Six Desire Heavens evolved from your Great Freedom Heaven, so you are naturally its master."
"In terms of ability, you’ve already regained the boundary of Refining Spirit and Returning to Void; even if you haven’t succeeded in achieving the Tao, managing these demon kings and buddhas is more than sufficient."
"As for the only personality flaw?"
"Although you are innately laid-back and dislike restraints, it’s still slightly better than me, isn’t it?"
Wang Shu has a very clear understanding of her personality flaws.
She never thought she would be a competent manager—not now and likely not ever in the future.
"I accept your reasoning..."
With a hint of slyness flashing in his eyes, Zhuang Zhou continued to ask.
"But I still don’t quite understand why the Tao Ancestor wants someone to manage these demon kings and buddhas?"
Simply by gently flapping his wings, Zhuang Zhou’s gigantic body stirred up a massive storm.
The demon kings and buddhas cast puzzled glances at him, yet took no aggressive actions.
This was certainly not because the demon kings and buddhas were good-tempered.
Rather, it was because their desires had temporarily been satisfied, leaving them with no interest in brooding over Zhuang Zhou’s actions.
"The human heart will never be satisfied..."
"Besides, the Tao Ancestor never intended to confine these demon kings and buddhas within the Six Desire Heavens."
Also casting a glance at the demon kings and buddhas, Wang Shu, now much matured in mind, spoke with a perspective and depth not seen before.
"This is not a prison but the Heavenly Realm of the Three Realms."
"In the future, more cultivators will come here; they simply refuse to enter reincarnation after death, not committing some monstrous crimes."
"If that’s the case, why not let them exert some residual strength!"
"Before they are willing to reincarnate, their power can be used in many places."
Quickly catching the malintent in Wang Shu’s words, Zhuang Zhou first paused in surprise, then smiled with realization.
"You’re right; any cultivator escaping reincarnation must have at least cultivated into a Primordial Spirit..."
"As long as they are given a bit of freedom, there’s much they can accomplish."
"Then, these cultivators unwilling to reincarnate will also contribute a part of their own strength to the stability of the Three Realms."
"At the very least, there won’t be a shortage of manpower in the Netherworld."
"And the Gods of the current world will have a new force to check and balance."
At this point, Zhuang Zhou paused a little.
"I’ve agreed to your invitation!"
"After all, creating a comprehensive Three Realms system sounds like an interesting endeavor."
"However, I have a precondition, which is that I cannot manage future cultivators with my current identity."
"I will be the master of the Heavenly Realm, and during this age, the Celestial Emperor!"
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