"Master, what is the Dao?" Wang Baole had asked this question in the Dark Dream.
"Can you control your legs and the path you want to take? Forward, backward, left, right …? Or do you want to stay where you are? Even if your body is handicapped, your heart has its own path. "
"Of course you can."
"That is the Dao."
"Master, I don't really understand …." Wang Baole had a blank look in his eyes.
"If there is danger behind you, to your left, or to your right," said his Master softly, a profound look in his eyes. "How do you walk?"
"Naturally, you walk forward!"
"Freedom?"
"Huh? That should be freedom. "
"Can you walk the path you want? Freedom?"
"Yes, freedom."
"That is the Dao. When you understand the true meaning of freedom, you will understand what your Dao is."
Wang Baole recalled the conversation he had with his Master in the Dark Dream. At first, he thought he understood, but then realized he didn't. Before coming to the Underworld Emperor's Tomb, he thought he understood.
However, after sitting down cross-legged, he realized that he didn't understand. Now that he was in the Predestination, he was questioning his heart and pondering. Gradually, he seemed to have grasped onto something.
"What is the mission of the Underworld Sect?"
Wang Baole asked himself in his heart.
The mission of the Underworld Sect was to represent the Heavenly Dao in the division of Yin and Yang. It was to transform life and death into a cycle of life and death. It was to create a balance so that the living could not live forever, and the dead could not perish forever.
It was just like the Underworld Folk Song.
"If you wish to know the cause of your past life, the one who suffers in this life is …."
"If you do good in your past life, you will be blessed in this life. If you do evil in your past life, you will be blessed with suffering in this life. The cause of your past life will affect this life. However, if that was all, it would not be a cycle, and would cause all living things to lose hope. That was why the Underworld Folk Song had the next line.
"If you wish to know the cause of your future life, you will be …."
"If you do good in your present life, you will be blessed in your next life. If you do evil in your present life, you will be blessed with suffering in your next life.
In reality, fate wasn't something that couldn't be changed. For example, Wang Baole, who was destined to be the first soul whose fate was determined by him, wouldn't have completely solidified his fate. Instead, he would have left behind an opportunity and a change. If one grasped hold of this opportunity and change, they would be able to change their fate.
However, the so-called change of fate was actually traceable.
The truth was that … there were many destinies placed in front of all living beings. Everything depended on how they chose to go about it. No matter how they chose to go about it, they were all part of the game.
The world was like a chessboard, and all living beings were chess pieces.
This was the Underworld Sect's mission on a superficial level. As for the deeper level, it was because there was a deity named Luo Tian outside the chessboard. He used his palm to form a stone tablet, the lines on his palm to form fate, and his flesh to form the Heavenly Path. Nothing could escape the seal.
Sealing all living beings, sealing the universe, sealing everything.
Therefore, there would be struggles, resistance, and unwillingness.
From this point of view, the Underworld Sect was not wrong, and so were the sentient beings. The Never-Ending Clan … was not wrong either.
Wang Baole didn't want to judge who was in the wrong, and he didn't want to think about it either. This was because at this moment, the third meaning of the Dark Sect's mission surfaced in his mind.
That was … tolerance!
Not for Luo Tian, not for the Underworld Dao. I drew my own Corpse Face, and I determined my own fate. Reincarnation is there, and I naturally have to go. However … the fate of all living beings was far from what the Underworld Sect could control. Instead of controlling everything and making people think that they had successfully changed their fate, when in fact, they were still controlled, why not … add an unknown to fate!
An unknown path, a path that was not controlled by anyone, a path that was filled with endless possibilities.
It would allow the extraordinary to become extraordinary, and allow the ordinary to live in peace!
Why could there only be one Dao?
Luo Tian … might have been wrong to begin with. In the world of the stone tablets, he was wrong. In the outside world, he was even more wrong. He wanted to protect, but he ended up being controlled. That was why there were so many outstanding people who severed his fingers and walked on their own extraordinary paths.
That was why there was the first line in the Underworld Ballad.
"When heaven and earth separate, the cycle of fate stops …"
What Luo Tian wanted to do was to continue the cycle of fate when it stopped. It was like that in the world of the stone tablets, and it was the same in the outside world. He wanted the cycle of fate to continue existing. Whether his goal was to control or protect, that was not important. What was important was …
His Dao … was wrong.
Wang Baole's eyes snapped open. His thoughts spread out in his mind. He wasn't sure if his thoughts were correct. Perhaps he was wrong, but that didn't matter. This was the Dao he had gained enlightenment of.
Tolerance!
It was different from his Elder Brother's Dao. His Elder Brother's Dao had once been the first level of mission, and now it was the second level.
It was similar to his Master's Dao, but also different. His Master's Dao had once been the second level of mission, and now it was the first level.
"In my previous life of enlightenment, the stories I heard from Yiyi's father, and everything I saw left me with a question.
"Luo Tian seemed very pitiful.
"He seemed to be protecting something, but as he walked, he ended up being controlled. That was why he resisted, why he struggled.
"That was until I saw those 108 figures in the illusion created by the red-robed woman …." Wang Baole had a theory as to why Luo Tian wanted to control ….
Perhaps he had come from the void where those 108 figures existed. Perhaps he was an enemy of that place. Perhaps … the path he had taken was the same as the one he had taken in the past. He had become a true almighty being!
"In any case," he murmured, "even if I was wrong, I would have no regrets!" Wang Baole muttered to himself. Suddenly, he raised his right hand and waved it. Instantly, all the souls around him spread out, and the Destiny Compass in the sky spun with unprecedented speed.
Streams of gray Fate aura descended, fusing into the souls. Because of the foundation of their life force, the souls gained more life force. They gained more Fate. At the same time … their Fates were not complete.
That was because … there was no Karma!!
Soul Guidance, Corpse Face, Fate Determination, Karma Manipulation!
Of those four steps, Wang Baole had erased the final step. Although the souls' Fates were determined, Karma was determined by itself. The choice of Karma represented a change in Fate. If such a change continued, it would no longer be within the scope of Fate!
It tolerated everything, permitted everything!
"This is the Dao that I am attempting to walk …." Wang Baole murmured. His eyes shone brightly as he slowly rose to his feet. Rumbling filled Heaven and Earth!
All of the souls around him had their own Karma. Their Fates existed, but their futures were unknown. As the rumbling filled Heaven and Earth, the seawater down below churned, and a huge rift opened up.
The rift continued to spread out, passing through the Karma Manipulation layer, revealing … the deepest part of the Hell-Emperor's Tomb!
There was a coffin there, and an old man was sitting cross-legged in front of the coffin!
At that moment, the elder raised his head, his eyes filled with emotion and relief as he looked at Wang Baole.
"Do you understand?"
"Disciple understands!" Wang Baole said, clasping hands and bowing deeply.
"Freedom represents the fleshly body. In my hometown, when people were released from prison, they would say that they were free. Freedom represents the spirit. Freedom represents freedom in Heaven and Earth, and freedom in oneself!
"My Dao allows me to be free, and my heart to be free. This Dao is my choice!"
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