Chapter 1537: 554: Conversation with the Fox (Part 2)
Chapter 1537: Chapter 554: Conversation with the Fox (Part 2)
The little fox began her leisurely life of daily teaching Daoist teachings.
At this moment, she was unaware that her teacher was right beside her.
Indeed, there was already a significant flaw here;
that is, in ancient times, this valley was considered a spiritual energy-rich land for cultivation, but any masters passing through this area would subconsciously avoid it.
The scenes that followed were all similar vistas.
The little fox opened a zoo in the bamboo house;
The young Daoist watched the little fox from the thatched hut next door.
His drinking has slowly decreased, and the smile on his face has increased, as if he’s let go of his thoughts, and there’s nothing in this world that can worry him anymore.
…
Inside the Lingxiao Hall.
Li Ping’an, watching this scene, unconsciously glanced at the remnant soul of East Emperor Taiyi.
All the immortals were immersed in these images at the intersection of the young Daoist’s and little fox’s memories, but Li Ping’an had already begun considering a series of hidden questions behind them.
East Emperor Taiyi was not in control of himself.
The father he mentioned should be his transcender teacher, that Wang Ri old man.
This also corroborated Li Ping’an’s previous inference.
East Emperor Taiyi was indeed a chess piece of the transcender, and a very significant one, with the purpose of wrecking the Witch Clan and killing the Twelve Ancestor Witches.
This?
Ancient Hongjun, ancient East Emperor Taiyi, plus Jie Yin and Zhunti.
Li Ping’an suddenly realized that his teacher had woven a large net, catching this world, and the powerful being his teacher truly feared—the Three Pure Ones.
He raised his hand to rub his forehead, continuing to search for something within those images.
Although the little fox’s story was poignant, it was just a story to Li Ping’an.
He was a pragmatist and cared about the conversation between East Emperor Taiyi and the Chaos Bell; there was a lot of useful information here.
The reason these memories were revealed was actually due to Lao Jun’s handiwork.
Li Ping’an skipped over a dozen warm pictures, which an outsider might find somewhat sweet, preparing to keep watching, when he suddenly sensed a pair of eyes watching him.
Li Ping’an looked down to meet the gaze of East Emperor Taiyi’s remnant soul.
“Li Ping’an?”
East Emperor Taiyi’s voice eerily echoed in Li Ping’an’s heart.
Li Ping’an nodded slightly.
“Are you now the heavenly emperor of the human race?” East Emperor Taiyi asked.
Li Ping’an frowned.
East Emperor Taiyi’s remnant soul chuckled, the voice continued: “Don’t worry, I’m just a departed soul. We have some connection, and meeting you this way fulfills a wish of mine.”
What does this mean?
“What do you intend, Daoist friend?” Li Ping’an asked inwardly.
“I cannot explain these things to you, as I’m afraid it might affect my father’s plan.”
East Emperor Taiyi’s gaze softened:
“I feel my father’s Dao charm on you, has he guided you before?”
“I am his disciple,” Li Ping’an calmly replied, “but I stand opposed to him. He desires the remnants of this world to extract the source of heaven and earth to fill his regrets; I want to protect this world.”
“Is that what he told you?”
East Emperor Taiyi sighed softly:
“He’s still the same, stubborn, obsessed, but ultimately, he’s just a little old man trapped by his own obsessions.
“If he insists on having the essence of this world, would you resist him?”
“Yes,” Li Ping’an nodded, “my family is here; my father, my wife, my teacher, and my offspring.”
“You even have a father?”
East Emperor Taiyi’s remnant soul frowned slightly, glanced at Li Dazhi next to him, then looked enlightened.
“I thought that transcenders like you would only have one.”
Transcender?
Li Ping’an remained unmoved: “Why do you say that?”
“Do you think the world is alive or dead?”
East Emperor Taiyi did not play coy.
It seemed he felt he didn’t have much time either, hurriedly telling Li Ping’an’s heart:
“When all variables in the world are sealed, the world will seek aid externally, and through the intersection of the Great Dao of time, causality, heaven and earth, and eternity, it will break through the temporal barrier and search for new variables.
“Thus, beings like you are born, arriving here from the original world.
“Remember these, they’re important; this may be the only path to win against your father.
“I just didn’t expect there to be another variable like you, so I was a bit surprised, don’t take it to heart.”
Li Ping’an was thoroughly puzzled.
East Emperor Taiyi’s gaze was becoming even more gentle.
Li Ping’an asked confusedly: “Daoist friend, do we know each other?”
“Unfamiliar,” East Emperor Taiyi laughed, “I merely glimpsed you through the Chaos Bell, but couldn’t see your appearance clearly back then.”
“Daoist friend, why don’t we join forces.”
Li Ping’an spoke directly:
“I can give up everything to protect my family.
“Perhaps we can find a way to persuade my teacher, who is also your father, to abandon these. We could seek a path for the world to endure!”
“There’s no need for that.”
East Emperor Taiyi spoke solemnly:
“The definition of life must inherently include death, just as the definition of death cannot be separated from life; the two are entwined, the eternal being only the process of transformation.
“I don’t think my father is wrong.
“I admire you, but that doesn’t mean I would resist my father.
“Why can’t you resist?”
“Do you argue with your father?”
“Almost every day in the past,” Li Ping’an smiled wryly, “it was simply a difference in generational perspective, which is normal for mortals—fathers always trying to convince us with their experiential wisdom, though their understanding of the world is often biased; isn’t arguing quite normal?”