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Chapter 1065 There Will Be a Temple in the Future

Meng Qi found it difficult to evaluate the Yuan Emperor before him; if he had to find a word to describe him, it would probably be...
—Making a fool of yourself?
He's not just a little silly, he's down to the level of a goofy older brother, he's way too silly.

Most people in the group either know how to control their curiosity or have their own ways of doing things, not bound by any particular interests.

However, to satisfy his curiosity, he specifically sought out Su Lin to learn about the essentials of the Celestial Emperor, gaining some knowledge of the characteristics, advancement conditions, and innate limitations of such beings.

Since I know, you must know too. Is being so oblivious really because you've lived too long and time has eroded your wisdom, turning you into a curly-haired baboon? Or is it a side effect of the self-harm of the demon Buddha affecting the 'other self'?
The fact that the clever Xiao Meng is called "Raging Vajra" must mean there's something wrong with the Demon Buddha.

"Are you sure it's the 'addition' left behind by the Daoist Master?" Meng Qi pressed.

"The framework of this path was indeed conceived by the Dao Venerable, and was discovered after the complete fall of the Heavenly Dao Monster, and was perfected in the new era."

The Emperor Yuan remained calm: "It is precisely because addition is not an option that the Daoist Master has drawn inspiration from the opposite perspective and is trying to subtract."

"Can't we cultivate them within the bodies of those on the other side?" Meng Qi wondered.

"The small world and multiverse created later cannot contain it; otherwise, how can we return to the beginning and return to nature?"

Emperor Yuan shook his head and said, "Only by tracing back to the original chaos can we see the primordial embryo, the beginning of all things, and thus achieve the coexistence of all things."

Limited to the natural universe, isn't this just a real-world version of the Cosmic Emperor's Law?!
Trouble.
Unlike the Buddha, the Daoist master has truly transcended worldly concerns, even though what he left behind poses a great threat to the real world.

But who knows where Zun went after transcending? The void is so vast, surely He or His alternate identity wasn't on the list of those "extreme" back then?

As Meng Qi pondered this, a question suddenly came to mind: "Is the Realm itself a naturally born world of the heavens?"

The New Era was created by the Yuan Emperor, just like the situation during the Night of the Witch. Meng Qi still remembered using this method to avoid contact with the remnants of the Old Era of the Abyss.

"Following the Dao, the Primordial Emperor created heaven and earth." The Primordial Emperor solemnly declared:

"Heaven and earth are born from the Dao. The Primordial Beginning contains the secrets before the creation of heaven and earth. It is a symbol of nothingness. Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, and Taiji are the five stages that heaven and earth went through from nothingness to existence."

“The Five Primordial Elements,” Meng Qi pondered, “plus the foundation of the Moral Celestial Venerable’s existence and the end of the Lingbao Celestial Venerable’s era, only then can it be considered complete.”

In other words, if the Daoist Master wanted to use this addition method, he would first have to eliminate the Three Pure Ones of that time and then replace them.
It's much more difficult than secretly doing subtraction to find the empty space, no wonder it's a dead end in the real world.

Although the Three Pure Ones are essentially one, they have different philosophies. During the Investiture of the Gods, Uncle Lingbao was really angry, so it was impossible for him to use this method.

"Now you can rest assured," the Emperor said. "As long as you continue to advance towards the Path of Primordial Beginning, 'I' will surely be there ahead."

"So, don't stop..."

Are you in Ganzhou?
Do you think I stacked all these buffs to transform into a future warrior just to play a joke on you?

Meng Qi decided to get to the bottom of things and ask clearly once and for all: "Why was Yang Jian able to sense the presence of Yang Jian and the others?"

"Naturally, it's the influence of this eternal void; the cause of all effects is the key, and its influence on the real world's cause and effect is far-reaching." The Emperor Yuan considered for a moment and said:

"The causal relationship between you and Yang Jian and Yang Jian has overlapped to some extent due to the effects of the causes, but don't worry. Just as I said at the beginning, you are the key to the whole village's efforts to reduce and empty."

"As for the Heavenly Dao monster, Huai Shi himself went and provoked it."

"When a new era begins, I leave a glimmer of hope for all things. Now that time has been reversed, if the reborn Donghuang Taiyi and Fuhuang can seize the opportunity, they might truly have the chance to escape madness and chaos and live another life."

For example, how does "Haotian" come back to life in Haotian's body?

Meng Qi's eye twitched: "Then what's the deal with the World Honored One's possession on Su Lin?"

The emperor's expression remained unchanged. After a moment of silence, he said, "I don't know."

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"But the Buddha's reincarnation is still in a new era, and even his innate wisdom has not yet been awakened."

"Does the New Era still exist?"

"Of course, if in order to reduce and seek emptiness, all future beings are reduced to nothingness, and all the hard work and struggle are lost, then where is the fairness?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Qi tried to use the Jade Void Divine Calculation in his current state, but still found nothing.

How could the Primordial Demon of this "what if" series possibly understand the arrangements made by a group of ancient beings?

"How do you plan to make me add to the real world, so that I can bear the causal consequences of your subtraction and emptiness?"

Meng Qi neither agreed with nor disliked what the Emperor Yuan said; however, if it did not involve others and would bring him considerable benefits, he naturally planned to take it one step at a time.

"We need to wait for the current node to overlap with the end of the era. During the process of the end of the era, all contradictions can be superimposed, not only the order of time but also the order of logical sequence."

The Emperor said, "You need to reach a state close to the Dao Fruit, and through the unknowable and incomprehensible mysteries, establish all the illogical things."

"You want me to compete for the Dao Fruit?!"

"It's to secure that position for you. After all, it's an unprecedented attempt. How could things go smoothly, and how could there be no risks?"

Yuanhuang shook his head and said, "The Demon Buddha, the Eastern Emperor, the Heavenly Dao Monster, the Golden Emperor, or other great figures who are using themselves as pawns without realizing it, will cause immeasurable disaster if you become careless and allow them to obtain the Dao Fruit."

They never intended for me to enjoy a mindless, enjoyable read, and now they're putting pressure on me, huh?!
Meng Qi clicked his tongue, his brow furrowed: "What disaster?"

"Reversing the order of the eras and bringing back people or things from the destroyed eras is to allow all the other shores to release the river of time and their own imprints, so that the future exists within the heavens of all the other shores, and the past becomes the present."

"All this investment is to guide you toward addition, so that you may carry the karma of past lives and be able to report back at the end of an era."

"One lifetime, one path to enlightenment. If you cannot dominate one lifetime and allow others to attain enlightenment first, then all the logical contradictions will eventually revert to their original state, and there will be great terror at that time."

After speaking, Emperor Yuan closed his eyes tightly and clenched his trembling hands, seemingly worried about this outcome.

After a long while, He opened His eyes again, looked at the dazed Meng Qi, and seemed to realize that He had spoken too harshly, so He continued with a stern face, comforting him:
"But those who can personally witness the other shore, aren't they all shrewd strategists and farsighted individuals?"

“If it weren’t absolutely certain, even with a 70% risk, they wouldn’t be willing to get involved.”

"Moreover, you have achieved great success in cultivating all the causes of your achievements, and now you can enter the temporary realm of the other shore at any time. In fact, you have already succeeded halfway."

Seeing that Meng Qi was still skeptical, the Emperor Yuan thought for a moment, then looked up at the 361 grids made up of 19 vertical and 19 horizontal lines.

He waved his hand, and the hazy scenes of the heavens symbolized by each square emitted a clear light, detaching one by one from the chessboard, and then overlapping together towards the very center, the Origin Point.

A sense of chaos followed, unfolding scenes from different times, from the distant past to the end of an era, and finally piercing through nothingness to rush towards a new era that was out of reach.

Among them, Meng Qi saw Dao Fruits symbolizing primordial chaos, Dao Fruits symbolizing salvation and guiding people, and Dao Fruits symbolizing time itself. One Dao Fruit after another alternated between illusion and reality, yet they hung on a verdant Great Dao Tree.

As the light flickered, new branches and leaves sprouted, and even more branches spread and grew, with more Dao fruits ripening.

This verdant tree of the Great Way was planted between the end of the era and the beginning of the new era.

Meng Qi stared for a moment, feeling as if he were looking directly at himself, at the world, and at all living beings in heaven and earth.

Tree of the Path
That's really an exaggeration.

Even if the method of the Celestial Emperor were used to superimpose it in other worlds, it would probably not be possible to create such a thing, nor would there be a group of people from the other shore who would leave all the Dao fruits to the same person when they transcend.

Or rather, it is left to the world itself.
It seems I definitely won't suffer a loss. Even without reducing the short position, I might be able to find another path based on this.

Seeing that the "future emperor" was quite clever, Meng Qi felt much more at ease.

"The state of these fruits of enlightenment is related to me."

Meng Qi discovered that the reason why these nascent Dao fruits condensing on the branches switched between real and illusory forms was directly related to his current realm:
"In other words, when I was in the Other Shore Realm, all the Other Shores existed as the oldest beings, and were even close to the half-step Dao Fruit."

"They are waiting for me to master the Five Primordial Elements, until the end of the era, when the foundation of the old world is at its weakest, so that the true realm that simultaneously accommodates the old and new eras can be realized."

"At that time, I will be able to separate different anchor points, making the real worlds at different points in time independent of each other, and they will obtain the Dao fruit within different [light cones]."

Having already experienced the power of the Dao Fruit realm through simulation, and then being in a special state, Meng Qi's perspective was also elevated, allowing him to instantly understand the layout principles.

"I see."

Meng Qi sighed and turned back: "Quite a few people have put their lives and fortunes on my shoulders. If the likes of the Demon Buddha were to snatch the Dao Fruit first or if something goes wrong, then the real world would probably have a bunch of Dao Fruit products like Heavenly Dao Monsters and Supreme True Buddhas."

When Meng Qi was serializing "The Supreme One" in Baiyujing, a reader commented that the Buddha's state was very apt.

The path to enlightenment is like climbing a staircase. The Buddha was stuck at the bottom of the stairs between the first and second floors, unable to go up or down. He could only wait for someone else to go up and kick him down so he could start cultivating again.

If a group of people from the other shore were to get stuck on the stairs, or even just hang from this tree, the sight would be too beautiful to bear.

However, after figuring out the whole story, Meng Qi's confidence increased. He had already used his cheat code, so he couldn't let the Demon Buddha and the Golden Emperor seize that last chance.
After all, having a glimmer of hope in everything and being able to seize it are two different things.

"Is that the reincarnation of Buddha?" Meng Qi looked at the scene of time in the new era through the Dao Fruit Tree and found the future where Senior Brother Qi was from the known information.

The ancient courtyard is filled with lotus blossoms, and the dilapidated main hall is bathed in the glow of flickering lamps and broken cups at dusk.

The young novice monk, who looked to be only ten years old, was adding oil to the lamp in his hand. He had a shaved head, red lips and white teeth, and his gray robe was slightly oversized. His eyes were full of childlike innocence and ignorance.

Meanwhile, Senior Brother Qi, dressed in a blue robe, sat cross-legged, gazing at the twilight where the sun and moon shone together.

"Master, I dreamt of what I'll look like when I grow up. I look so majestic! Can I leave the monastic life?"

"Master, Master, I think I broke the precept. There was so much meat and fine wine in my dream, things I've never seen before. Do you think breaking the precept in a dream counts as breaking the precept?"

"Master, Master, I also took in four disciples in my dream. What should they call you?"

The young novice monk seemed to have a million questions and was always chattering away.

It makes one wonder if the Three Pure Ones used a little too much force when they kicked the Buddha off the second floor.
Meng Qi shook his head, intending to look away.

"You should go to sleep now and clear your mind," the man in the blue robe said.

"Oh," the young novice monk placed the green lamp on the ground and closed his eyes. "It's finally night. Master, I wish we could share the same dream. I discovered an orchard, and there's a particularly large fruit tree in it."

As the young novice monk spoke, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and continued to press for answers:
"Master, does stealing in a dream count as breaking a precept?"

"Yes," the man in the blue robe said calmly.

"But I want to steal some for my master."

"Not counting."

Having received the answer, the young novice monk smiled broadly and adjusted his posture.

"I hope I can keep having that dream from last night, with some big, goofy guy who'd be perfect as a monk guarding the place, completely unaware that I've already sneaked in, hehehehe."

"Just like Sun Wukong stealing peaches... By the way, Master, why are the four disciples in my dream different from the 'Journey to the West' in the Universal Knowledge Talisman?"

"You've already asked a hundred questions today; what you think about during the day, you dream about at night."

"Oh."

The young novice monk really closed his eyes this time.

Meng Qi felt a chill run down his spine and turned to look at the location of the Dao Fruit Tree, his chest heaving violently.

It was empty and deserted, with no one in sight.

"What's wrong?" Emperor Yuan asked. "You should go back and deal with the current situation."

Has anyone else been here?!

"No, you are the first."

The Emperor gazed intently at the Tree of the Great Dao, then paused, sighing deeply, "Su Lin is the second one; he's come after you."

A bald monk wearing a kasaya, holding a nine-ringed staff, and wearing a mask stood right under the Dao Fruit Tree. He stared wide-eyed at Meng Qi and Yuan Huang.

"Ahem, Fellow Daoist Su Lin." Yuan Huang's voice was loud and clear, and in the deepest part of his eyes, there was an imperceptible seven-colored rainbow light flowing: "Don't think that just because you used the Primordial Qi to create a fake incarnation, I won't recognize you."

"He's not Su Lin!!!" Meng Qi roared, taking the initiative to use his hidden power to try and take the other party away.

"Forgive me, forgive me. It's just a dream anyway. I'll only take one for my master."

The monk panicked and at a loss, so he jumped up and reached out to the branch, picking a fruit that had just grown out at the same time as the branch and had the meaning of cyclical extinction.

pat-

It looks like something is broken.

"Senior Zhongli, why are you standing on the other side? Have you betrayed us?"

Su Lin, carrying Huai Shi, looked at Zhong Li, who was in the center of the dark red vortex, wrapped in fleshy tentacles.

"..." Zhongli hadn't put down his teacup yet. He looked around blankly and finally saw his own reflection in the pupils of Su Lin and the others.

The image of an ancient emperor in black robes and a tall crown.

"I"

Suddenly, it felt as if an ancient hatred had surged into my mind.

“Haotian!!!”

(End of this chapter)