Chapter 1442: Chapter 510: Why Seek the Tao? The World Venerable Sets Out! (Part 2)

"I’ve heard this answer before, but that person ultimately failed. So this time, I want to hear a different answer."

Ji Jingqiu was moved, and instinctively asked, "Was that person Emperor Yi or Dou Mu?"

The man smiled helplessly, "Neither, they aren’t qualified to meet me because they couldn’t get past the second question. The first Taoist friend to meet me, he called himself ’You’."

Netherworld Lord?!

Ji Jingqiu took a deep breath, so that’s how it is.

He spoke each word with deliberation, solemnly saying, "Then it’s—I alone ascend, all spirits and living beings learn from me."

The man smiled, "It seems somewhat meaningful; Taoist Friend Ji wants to set an example for all living beings, establishing a standard of virtue to educate them? A Saint is nameless, this is the way to sainthood."

Ji Jingqiu shook his head and frankly said, "Those who learn from me shall live, those who do not shall die."

The man finally applauded, exclaiming, "Then by sheer force you aim to pull the world and human nature upward, if you can truly achieve this step, it would indeed be the Great Dao!"

"Then Taoist Friend Ji, prove it to me." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"If you can truly prove it to me, you can prevent what the Heavenly Court is planning to do next."

The man said calmly,

"As for the Heavenly Court’s pursuits, it has always been simple—they inherit my legacy to let all living beings see the Other Shore."

"Starting from Emperor Yi, they’ve been doing one thing—using the Divine Dao to lead all beings in the Sea of Realms, gathering the thought of all living beings to support the Heavenly Court, and eventually seeing the freedom of the Other Shore."

Ji Jingqiu slowly exhaled, the Heavenly Court’s ultimate aim is also to see the Other Shore?

Lifting the Heavenly Court with the thought of all living beings...

This means supporting the Heavenly Court across the Bitter Sea?

He had just answered with words once spoken by Master He, seemingly passing the current obstacle.

But how to proceed next... proving it to this person?

Ji Jingqiu sank into thought.

"May I ask, Taoist Friend, what about Wuwang Mountain..." Ji Jingqiu still wanted to ask.

But the man smiled and shook his head, "If Taoist Friend Ji can truly prove it to me, these doubts will be resolved."

Moments later, Ji Jingqiu asked again, "Then today, do I still need to engrave my True Name on the Investiture of the Gods?"

The man smiled, "Is it Taoist Friend Ji’s True Name, or that Divine Embryo? If it’s the latter, you can choose freely."

Ji Jingqiu understood, this person indeed knows everything.

Just not knowing whether this person is considered alive at the moment.

After all, what was mentioned was "legacy."

Ji Jingqiu, using the divine born from the Divine Embryo as the foundation, casually left a "True Name" on the lake under his feet.

As the lake beneath his feet rippled in layers, the man in the depths of the lake gradually disappeared.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly grasped a point.

This person said earlier, neither Dou Mu nor Emperor Yi could pass the second question—

"[...should we give this world more kindness and freedom, even at the cost of sacrificing one’s own freedom, such as relinquishing the opportunity for Heaven and Earth Unification?]"

At this moment, he understood the true meaning behind these words.

If it were Emperor Yi and Dou Mu, they likely wouldn’t sacrifice their opportunity for enlightenment for all living beings.

So their answer is self-evident.

The question is if this person holds the same philosophy and ideas as them.

Then in this world...

Are there still Dou Mu and Emperor Yi?

Probably no living beings exist, because all have "merged into one."

Thus, these two are not qualified to enter this place, for they are not fellow travelers of this person.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly spoke again:

"If there were such a... such a divine being, it’s like the assemblage of all divinity in Heaven and Earth, who has long seen the vastness of Heaven and Earth, the joys and sorrows of all beings, experienced the eternal vicissitudes, the sea turning into dust."

"Having witnessed everything, having gone through everything, would this being still smile at the sprouting green buds of spring? And would he still pause and lower his gaze at the insignificant cry of a baby in the human world?"

The man smiled gently.

Ji Jingqiu calmly turned around to leave, his garments brushing through the void.

He roughly understood the issues this person cares about.

As once the supreme being of Heaven and Earth, this person cares not about where the Great Dao resides or how vast and lofty it is, but rather about the human world beneath the Great Dao, and the countless ordinary beings.

Some cultivate for themselves.

Some attain enlightenment for the world.

The path itself is neither right nor wrong, nor is there distinction between greatness and insignificance.

Only different paths, different laws.

Ji Jingqiu left this "Investiture of the Gods," his spirit returning to his body.

After leaving a "True Name," the Divine Dao Fruit Position seemed to release a chain, the flow of Dao Power became increasingly harmonious and united.

The voices of concern from the Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables and others were heard.

The commotion he caused here was too great.

Originally, it was just a trial to break the Dao Ancestor’s closed cultivation, but now it seems like a step into heaven, and for a long time, contact couldn’t be established, Nine Pure and others were already worried sick.

After responding to these few and briefly explaining his current situation, Ji Jingqiu closed his eyes.

In an instant, countless subtle yet clear whispers and prayers seemed to traverse endless time and space, pouring into his mind’s lake, all belonging to the followers of the Supreme True Buddha.

The True Buddha has completely united with him; he is the True Buddha, the True Buddha is the World Venerable.

In a sense, Ji Jingqiu has already embarked on the Divine Dao.

After responding to the Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables and others, Ji Jingqiu glanced at the Inner Universe, and couldn’t help but be startled and said:

"What’s going on with you all?"

Hel’s situation was slightly better, merely with faint breath and ruptured corners of the eyes.

But Wuzhou’s condition was truly tragic, this body was like a porcelain vase, with dense cracks, nearly shattered!