Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 1002 The Young Daoist Master

"Lord Changqing and Lord Jiuming are both demons!" Jing Yu exclaimed in surprise.

"No wonder the destiny that came into being when Lady Nine Lives attained enlightenment was named 'Nine Lives of a Tanuki,' it turns out it was related to her origin."

The origins of the [Universe Immortal Venerable] and the [Cosmic Light Immortal Venerable] surprised Jing Yu even more.

Barnacles are marine creatures that huddle together and protect themselves with a hard, calcareous shell, resembling small volcanoes.

Once this creature finds a suitable dwelling place, such as a reef, the bottom of a ship, or a turtle shell, it will settle down permanently and never move again.

Their universe is a tiny, insignificant place, where they can't even turn around.

Jing Yu found it hard to associate this creature with the authority of [Space]—a domain that should belong to the Kunpeng, the eagle, and the giant beasts that could tear the sky apart.

How did a prisoner who didn't even have the concept of "movement" become a venerable figure who held the power over space?

The name "蟪蛄" is even more outrageous; it also has another name: "知了".

Those noisy, short-lived insects in the woods, born in spring and dying in summer, dying in summer and dying in autumn, cannot even perceive the complete four seasons!

And time, this should belong to the stars, to the ancient gods, to the authority of eternal existence.

A cicada, whose life may only last one season, has become the master of time itself?

As if guessing what Jing Yu was thinking, the Creation Immortal Venerable calmly said:

"Doesn't it seem unbelievable? But that's just how the Daoist Master is."

"The path to enlightenment for each Dao Venerable is astonishing to other Dao Venerables, and countless impossibilities exist on the path of each Dao Venerable."

"Of course, from the perspective of a rearview mirror, it is precisely because the Universe is difficult to move that it understands the essence of 'this place' more profoundly than any other existence. Being imprisoned in one point has actually allowed it to anchor its 'position' in a certain way."

"And [Cosmic Light]... precisely because it was abandoned by time, it perceives the weight of 'every moment' more acutely than any other being."

"For the immortal, ten thousand years are but a moment, while for the cicada, a moment is like ten thousand years."

"The so-called authority over time is not about mechanically perceiving the passage of time, but about the infinitely refined sculpting of 'this moment'."

"of course."

The Creation Immortal said leisurely, "I have not studied the [Laws of Space and Time] in depth. Since I attained the Dao of [Universe] and [Cosmic Light], there is no need for me to spend time on it. If my understanding is wrong, it is normal. Just listen to it for now."

Jing Yu was shocked and speechless, and stammered, "It is indeed too unbelievable... I'm afraid I can't understand it."

"Haha, that's right, it's hard to understand. Actually, the [Universe] and [Cosmic Light] are still within the scope of conventional understanding. Guess what the [Sword Master]'s true form is? It's a sword!"

The woman in animal skin clicked her tongue and exclaimed, "It's just the literal meaning of 'sword.' I still don't understand why even a sword can lead to the Dao Venerable realm?"

"Ever since the Sword Master attained enlightenment, that little fellow [Dragon Ancestor] has developed a habit of collecting artifacts. In every era, he would search everywhere for all kinds of weapons, and his Dragon Palace Treasury was almost completely filled... But what's the use? No artifact can match the Sword Master's achievements."

"However, no matter what our race was before we became Venerable, our life form will be completely different after we become Venerable."

The Creation Immortal Venerable rested his chin on his hand, looking somewhat disheartened: "The so-called war between the Human Race and the Demon Race is meaningless. Whether they are Dao Venerables of the Human Race or Dao Venerables of the Demon Race, they treat every living being in the world equally. At our level, it is a very boring thing to be entangled in race and bloodline."

"Oh, right, it can't be said to be completely equal—for example, we might look at a little guy like you with the bearing of a Daoist master with a second opinion, but that's all."

"Everything about you was previously concealed. I don't know what your special qualities are, nor do I know what your path is... and I don't care."

The Creation Immortal Venerable squinted and said, "Throughout countless eras, I have seen too many geniuses with the potential to become Dao Venerables. Some of them are even a hundred or a thousand times more dazzling than any genius in the Immortal Realm today, yet they have all failed."

"It seems the Daoist sect wants to achieve its goal in one fell swoop? I don't know why the Daoist sect values ​​this era so much, but I believe this era is no different from any other era before."

Jing Yu raised an eyebrow: "Does Your Excellency have so little faith in me? So little faith in the Daoist sect's plans?"

Upon hearing this, the Creation Immortal Venerable sneered, "Leaving aside the distant past, just consider the last hundred epochs. On average, each epoch produces about ten thousand geniuses with the potential to become Dao Venerables, which adds up to over a million."

"But do you think how many of these million 'Young Dao Venerables' actually succeeded in attaining the Venerable status?"

There are only three in total!

“Shakyamuni Buddha, the World-Honored One of Original Vows, Subhuti Buddha, and that swordsman.”

"Moreover, this does not mean that the probability of these young Dao Venerables attaining the Venerable status is only three in a million... It is possible that even after another thousand epochs, no one will be able to attain the Venerable status."

"Among these countless geniuses, there are many who I once highly regarded."

"Some of them, relying solely on their righteous spirit, ascended to heaven in one step from their mortal bodies, and read a Confucian immortal realm from the books of sages."

"Among them are some people with unparalleled combat power, who can use their celestial bodies to cross two major realms and slay a Golden Immortal. Even the Sword Master, who is known for his killing prowess, did not have this ability back then."

"There was also a Buddhist disciple who survived over a hundred million life-and-death calamities unscathed... [Original Vow] and [Candle Heart] even thought that the Buddhist disciple was truly about to succeed."

"There was even a demon prodigy who comprehended the method of severing the three corpses. The three corpses he severed were all Dao Lords, but his true self was stuck at the Golden Immortal level."

"These prodigies all died in the end."

The Immortal Venerable of Creation countered, "Which of them do you think you can compare to right now?"

"It's not that I don't think highly of the Taoist sect's plan, but no matter the Taoist sect, Buddhist sect, demonic sect, or demon race... I've never heard of any force that has cultivated a Taoist master through a plan."

"I don't have a good opinion of any force's plans."

"The fact that you were chosen by [One Yuan] and others means that your probability of becoming a Venerable is at least not zero... but that's all."

"As long as we Dao Venerables believe that the probability of a prodigy proving himself to the Dao Venerable level is not zero, then that person can be called a [Young Dao Venerable].

"Of course, since you are a young Dao Venerable with the potential to become a Dao Lord, you still have a great chance of becoming a Dao Lord."

The Creation Immortal Venerable sneered, "However, you must understand that the number of Dao Lords in the world follows the number of Dao Venerables. Many Dao Lords may have the hope of becoming Venerables after a few more eras, just like those who have reached the Qi Sensing stage. However, they lack connections and have no one to protect them, so they can only perish in the great calamity of the era."