The bamboo hat traversed through the silent void, thinking about his own matters!
How far a cultivator could go depended on how far he could see! If one were to fuss over petty benefits, disputes over orthodoxies, and grudges, one's achievements would be very limited!
In the Inner and Outer Realm, there weren't many real threats that he could see. Of course, he couldn't control everything. There were many people in the universe who didn't walk the normal path and kept a low profile!
There were many paths to the upper realm, and for each person, there wasn't a path that two people could walk on. If one wanted to stand out during the era change, one had to be different from others!
There was only one person who had a competitive relationship with him! Furthermore, his actions in the past few years had also brought him a lot of pressure!
That Swordsman, Lou Xiaoyi!
From the moment he knew of this person, he had vaguely regarded him as his opponent. As time passed, his view was gradually verified!
There were some changes within!
In the beginning, his competitive instincts towards the Swordsman stopped at the superficial understanding that they both cultivated the 36 Innate Daos. But later, as the Swordsman's performance in the Inner and Outer Realms increased, he discovered something deeper!
Cultivating the 36 Innate Daos at the same time was only a small conflict, a competition between individuals! There was an even bigger and more irreconcilable conflict between them!
If the bamboo hat represented the conservative faction that completed the unchanging Innate Daos, then the Swordsman represented the reformist faction! He was destined to reform the Innate Daos!
Under such a premise, there was no room for reconciliation between the two sides, let alone coexisting!
If Lou Xiaoyi succeeded, the 36 Innate Daos would be increased, decreased, and renewed. Then, the bamboo hat would die without a burial ground!
If he succeeded, the 36 Innate Daos would remain unchanged after the change of epochs. Lou Xiaoyi and the other cultivators who tried to overthrow the tradition would be completely wiped out!
This was the truth of the Battle of Daos. It was cruel, but it was a necessary process for the universe to change!
It was because of this understanding that he knew that only one of them would have a future together with the Swordsman! He also knew that his way of defeating this person wasn't just through battle!
However, this kind of mission had forced the two of them together. This was why he disliked Heaven's Eyes!
This wasn't a coincidence, it was intentional! He did not know what this represented, but it was nothing more than the filth and intrigue of the Upper Realm.
He knew very well that he was just a chess piece, but a chess piece had its own value. There were millions of cultivators in the universe, and being able to be a chess piece in this universe represented one's ability!
There were risks, but there were also rewards! It was much better than being a spectator!
He had such awareness, but he didn't know if that sword cultivator had the same awareness. If he was a one-track minded killer, then he would be in big trouble!
To be able to create such a huge commotion in the Inner and Outer Scenic Skies, one couldn't be a fool!
He hoped that the final battle between the two of them would be dragged to the last moment before the end of the era, and not decided to fight to the death right now!
It was meaningless to decide the victor now. If the Swordsman died, the Heavenly Axiom would definitely find another opponent for him. If he died, the Heavenly Axiom would find another enemy for the Swordsman. There was no end to it …
After flying like this for nearly three years, he finally felt that he was close to the target area. At this time, his cultivation base had already dropped to eighty percent! Don't think that this was a very high value. If he considered the return journey and then the battle, there wasn't much time left for him.
He had a feeling that the Leap Eight Heavens Cauldron belonged to him alone.
There was a very unique place within the Reflecting Mirror Wall. It was very deep, and you couldn't say that it was the center. It didn't have a name, and it was like a black hole that constantly rotated, sucking in everything in the Deathly Still Space. Energy, material objects, sound, light, everything … This was why all the cultivators in the Deathly Still Space, including the immortals, felt their essence, qi, and spirit leaking out of their bodies uncontrollably.
There were many such black holes in the universe, big and small. Many of them had very strong suction forces, but at least the cultivators could feel it from very far away. They could keep their distance and restrain their inner secrets so that they wouldn't be sucked away.
The difference between this place and the outside universe was that it wasn't the cultivator's body that was attracted, but the energy in their body. One could choose not to come, but if one came, they would have to bear with it.
Inside the Wall of Mirrors, the Spiritual Treasures were an exception, especially the Innate Spiritual Treasures. They were the only species in the universe that could rely on themselves to resist this kind of suction. That was why there was still the Empty Divine Magic Conch and the Flickering Lamp. That was why they were the fulcrum of the entire coordinate system of the Wall of Mirrors. That was why they were so important, and all the cultivators who came here carefully guarded them.
That was why the Leap Eight Heavens Cauldron came here to hide. The universe was vast, and there were countless dangerous places. It had also traveled to many places with Immortal Wu Hua, but in terms of safety, this place was blessed by the heavens!
No matter who came here, they couldn't fight a protracted battle with it! This was an instinctive choice, a self-defense mechanism when the Innate Spiritual Treasure first gained intelligence!
The suction force here was the strongest, and the resentment spiritual bodies were the densest here … This kind of environment was a natural barrier for it to protect itself.
It was a very smart choice.
The bamboo hat cautiously circled around the black hole a few times. Compared to the Leap Eight Heavens Cauldron, this thing posed a greater threat to him! He had to actually feel the suction force here to determine how long he could stay here! Only then could he determine his plan of action!
Soon, he made a judgment in his heart. Two years was a relatively safe limit, and three years was the limit. He had to leave!
When he had a plan in mind, he refocused his attention on the Leap Eight Heavens Cauldron floating outside the black hole like an inanimate object!
The Leap Eight Heavens Cauldron floated here for two reasons. First, it was safe, and second, it nurtured a spirit … Although its lifespan was very long, it was under the control of humans for a long period of time. For Spiritual Treasures, whether they were Innate or Acquired, the most important factor for humans to measure them was the time they gained intelligence!
If they gained intelligence early, then they would definitely be a powerful Spiritual Treasure. If they gained intelligence late, then they would instinctively control their behavior, and there would be countless possibilities.
The Leap Eight Heavens Cauldron was more complicated. It gained intelligence very late, only a few decades ago. For existences like them, it was no different from being born. But because he also had a long experience of mingling with Immortals, it was very difficult to accurately measure their abilities. It was full of uncertainty!
The bamboo hat already had a plan on how to deal with this precelestial spiritual treasure. From the moment he received this mission, he knew that using brute force would definitely not work. However, he could do something through that bit of karma with the Immortal Wu Hua …
Moistening things silently and imperceptibly … But his imperceptibility could only last for two or three years.
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