Chapter 604: The Mistress of the Daoist Sect
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Chapter 604: The Mistress of the Daoist Sect
Ye Guan looked at the towering virtual figure in the starry sky. It was not solid, making it difficult to see clearly, and its aura was extremely terrifying. The Ugly Ox's aura was also powerful, but compared to the figure, it was like comparing a firefly to the moon.
He immediately knew that it was the legendary God Ah Nan, one of the most powerful beings during the era of the gods. He could not help but be extremely curious about him.
Just then, the figure gradually solidified into a middle-aged man dressed in divine robes. He wore a large divine robe adorned with various mysterious runes, had long hair draped over his shoulders, and wore a faint smile on his face, giving him a somewhat refined appearance.
"That's not his real body," Mu Yuan said.
Ye Guan frowned slightly, somewhat disappointed. He had thought that a god had truly come.
Ah Nan smiled at Ye Guan. "Mu Yuan, won't you come out and say hello?"
After a brief silence, Mu Yuan appeared.
"I never thought we would meet again," Ah Nan said.
"The Supreme God has chosen him," Mu Yuan replied.
"Is that so?"
"The Supreme God is very disappointed in all of you."
Ah Nan merely shook his head with a smile, which also seemed like a faint sneer.
Mu Yuan continued, "I guarded the First God Hall because I knew that the First God had not truly died yet. As I expected, he indeed left behind a contingency plan. I believe he must have witnessed the internal strife amongst you in the past, too. You all betrayed him, Ah Nan."
Ah Nan chuckled. "Mu Yuan, when the teacher pursued humanity, we followed suit. We did the same thing when he pursued divinity. However, after a while, he suddenly stopped wanting divinity. We are not him. We cannot just let go of divinity like that..."
He shook his head slightly. "After he suppressed his divinity with humanity, he gained the ability to get rid of us. In fact, he still had that capability in his later years. Why do you think he decided against it?"
Mu Yuan frowned, this was also something he had been puzzled about. After all, even if only a trace of the image remained, it would be easy for the First God to eliminate these pseudo-gods. Nevertheless, the First God chose not to.
Ah Nan stared at Mu Yuan. "Because we followed his exploration of divinity with his permission. However, the teacher underestimated how terrifying divinity can be. He could achieve self-dissolution, but we couldn't. Fully aware of that, he opted not to kill us, his followers."
Mu Yuan fell silent. He didn't expect that the First God's disciples also pursued divinity, not just the First God himself. Mu Yuan was not a disciple of the First God, just an attendant, so he didn't know these secrets at the time.
Ah Nan suddenly chuckled. "Actually, divinity is the ultimate goal of the Dao. Once your strength reaches a certain level, you will find that everything, including people and order itself, are all very ridiculous."
"On the vast road of the Dao, I believe it's better to have people you care about and people you like," Ye Guan suddenly said. "Otherwise, even if the Dao is invincible, there would be no point in all of it."
Ah Nan smiled at Ye Guan. "That's because you're still young. You haven't experienced the passage of time, and you still have passion and fervor for this world. Love and similar concepts are still fresh to you. Once you experience enough years and see enough life and death, you will gradually become indifferent and accustomed to it all. In the end, you will understand that for us cultivators, only the Dao is eternal."
Personal pursuits varied from individual to individual. Hence, instead of rebutting, Ye Guan simply looked at Ah Nan. He had his own goals, and others had theirs. Moreover, the exceptional cultivators he had encountered so far, including his own father, aunts, and grandfather, didn't really care about order and sentient beings. They had humanity, but not really much of it.
All cultivators would ultimately move toward a certain direction, albeit gradually. As Ah Nan said, the more experiences one had, the more indifferent one became to everything.
Ah Nan stared at Ye Guan and smiled. "I always thought that the master would choose Confucius, but he chose you instead. I have to say, I'm surprised. On the other hand, it makes me curious why the master chose you. There had to be other reasons."
"Maybe he saw potential in me," Ye Guan calmly replied.
Ah Nan chuckled. "You're quite thick-skinned, but you are indeed quite remarkable. Even in our era, you would be considered a rare genius."
"Are you not planning to fight today?"
"Let's just have a conversation for now. If we can't reach an agreement, we can simply fight later. What do you think?"
Ye Guan nodded. "That works."
Ah Nan got straight to the point. "I'm not greedy. I want half of the master's Ancestral Vein, and a black ancient book, which I believe you have. If you can do that, we can avoid becoming enemies."
Ye Guan shook his head. "Can't do it."
"That's quite a straightforward refusal."
"You want half of my Ancestral Vein and that ancient book not because you genuinely want to make peace with me. Rather, it's to benefit from me first. You'll then betray me and let other pseudo-gods target me while you sit back and reap the rewards. Am I wrong?"
Ah Nan smiled faintly. "Very clever."
The Mistress opened her palm. A golden light then soared from within Ye Guan and landed steadily on her hand.
Ye Guan's expression darkened. She had just taken the Divine Imprint.
The Mistress glanced at the Divine Imprint and then looked back at Ye Guan. "He chose you."
Ye Guan nodded.
"Follow me," the Mistress said. She then turned and left.
Ye Guan hesitated for a moment but soon followed.
Before long, the two reached a very quiet mountain wall. Below it were several study rooms.
The Mistress led Ye Guan into one of the bamboo houses, then returned the Divine Imprint to him.
Upon retrieving it, Ye Guan asked, "Are you from the Temple of the Gods?"
"The Divine Temple," the Mistress corrected.
Ye Guan nodded but remained silent.
"You intervening to save Daimei's grandmother surprised me."
"You were watching?"
The Mistress nodded.
"If I hadn't intervened, would you have?" Ye Guan inquired.
"No."
"Why not?"
"It wouldn't have been worth it."
After a brief silence, Ye Guan asked, "Why did Ah Nan curse this place?"
The Mistress glanced at him before answering, "The people born in this town are blessed with exceptional talents and Divine Dao Destiny Aura. Ah Nan planted curses within each person that continuously devour their Divine Dao Destiny Aura, which he then uses to cultivate his dark arts."
"Why didn't you intervene to help?"
The Mistress calmly reiterated, "It wouldn't have been worth it."
Ye Guan nodded in understanding, choosing to say nothing more.
Whether someone lent a hand to save others was their business. He had no right to demand anything from them.
"For the sake of a stranger, you exposed yourself as the successor of the First God. Don't you think your actions are foolish?" the Mistress asked.
Ye Guan frowned.
"Do you know what it means to sacrifice the greater good for something small?" she added. "How can you live up to the master..."
Ye Guan suddenly shook his head. "Mistress, where I save people or not is none of your business. You may dislike or disapprove of it, but I don't need your criticism."
He turned and walked away.
Since they couldn't get through each other with words, he found no reason to continue their conversation.
However, at that moment, the Mistress suddenly opened her palm. The Divine Imprint flew out of Ye Guan and landed on her hand once more.
The Divine Imprint was clearly closer to the Mistress. It didn't quite approve of Ye Guan either. After all, he was still relatively weak compared to its first owner. It especially didn't approve of his actions in this situation.
He was too impulsive and lacking in foresight!
Such a person was unlikely to achieve greatness.
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Chapter 604: The Mistress of the Daoist Sect
Ye Guan looked at the towering virtual figure in the starry sky. It was not solid, making it difficult to see clearly, and its aura was extremely terrifying. The Ugly Ox's aura was also powerful, but compared to the figure, it was like comparing a firefly to the moon.
He immediately knew that it was the legendary God Ah Nan, one of the most powerful beings during the era of the gods. He could not help but be extremely curious about him.
Just then, the figure gradually solidified into a middle-aged man dressed in divine robes. He wore a large divine robe adorned with various mysterious runes, had long hair draped over his shoulders, and wore a faint smile on his face, giving him a somewhat refined appearance.
"That's not his real body," Mu Yuan said.
Ye Guan frowned slightly, somewhat disappointed. He had thought that a god had truly come.
Ah Nan smiled at Ye Guan. "Mu Yuan, won't you come out and say hello?"
After a brief silence, Mu Yuan appeared.
"I never thought we would meet again," Ah Nan said.
"The Supreme God has chosen him," Mu Yuan replied.
"Is that so?"
"The Supreme God is very disappointed in all of you."
Ah Nan merely shook his head with a smile, which also seemed like a faint sneer.
Mu Yuan continued, "I guarded the First God Hall because I knew that the First God had not truly died yet. As I expected, he indeed left behind a contingency plan. I believe he must have witnessed the internal strife amongst you in the past, too. You all betrayed him, Ah Nan."
Ah Nan chuckled. "Mu Yuan, when the teacher pursued humanity, we followed suit. We did the same thing when he pursued divinity. However, after a while, he suddenly stopped wanting divinity. We are not him. We cannot just let go of divinity like that..."
He shook his head slightly. "After he suppressed his divinity with humanity, he gained the ability to get rid of us. In fact, he still had that capability in his later years. Why do you think he decided against it?"
Mu Yuan frowned, this was also something he had been puzzled about. After all, even if only a trace of the image remained, it would be easy for the First God to eliminate these pseudo-gods. Nevertheless, the First God chose not to.
Ah Nan stared at Mu Yuan. "Because we followed his exploration of divinity with his permission. However, the teacher underestimated how terrifying divinity can be. He could achieve self-dissolution, but we couldn't. Fully aware of that, he opted not to kill us, his followers."
Mu Yuan fell silent. He didn't expect that the First God's disciples also pursued divinity, not just the First God himself. Mu Yuan was not a disciple of the First God, just an attendant, so he didn't know these secrets at the time.
Ah Nan suddenly chuckled. "Actually, divinity is the ultimate goal of the Dao. Once your strength reaches a certain level, you will find that everything, including people and order itself, are all very ridiculous."
"On the vast road of the Dao, I believe it's better to have people you care about and people you like," Ye Guan suddenly said. "Otherwise, even if the Dao is invincible, there would be no point in all of it."
Ah Nan smiled at Ye Guan. "That's because you're still young. You haven't experienced the passage of time, and you still have passion and fervor for this world. Love and similar concepts are still fresh to you. Once you experience enough years and see enough life and death, you will gradually become indifferent and accustomed to it all. In the end, you will understand that for us cultivators, only the Dao is eternal."
Personal pursuits varied from individual to individual. Hence, instead of rebutting, Ye Guan simply looked at Ah Nan. He had his own goals, and others had theirs. Moreover, the exceptional cultivators he had encountered so far, including his own father, aunts, and grandfather, didn't really care about order and sentient beings. They had humanity, but not really much of it.
All cultivators would ultimately move toward a certain direction, albeit gradually. As Ah Nan said, the more experiences one had, the more indifferent one became to everything.
Ah Nan stared at Ye Guan and smiled. "I always thought that the master would choose Confucius, but he chose you instead. I have to say, I'm surprised. On the other hand, it makes me curious why the master chose you. There had to be other reasons."
"Maybe he saw potential in me," Ye Guan calmly replied.
Ah Nan chuckled. "You're quite thick-skinned, but you are indeed quite remarkable. Even in our era, you would be considered a rare genius."
"Are you not planning to fight today?"
"Let's just have a conversation for now. If we can't reach an agreement, we can simply fight later. What do you think?"
Ye Guan nodded. "That works."
Ah Nan got straight to the point. "I'm not greedy. I want half of the master's Ancestral Vein, and a black ancient book, which I believe you have. If you can do that, we can avoid becoming enemies."
Ye Guan shook his head. "Can't do it."
"That's quite a straightforward refusal."
"You want half of my Ancestral Vein and that ancient book not because you genuinely want to make peace with me. Rather, it's to benefit from me first. You'll then betray me and let other pseudo-gods target me while you sit back and reap the rewards. Am I wrong?"
Ah Nan smiled faintly. "Very clever."
The Mistress opened her palm. A golden light then soared from within Ye Guan and landed steadily on her hand.
Ye Guan's expression darkened. She had just taken the Divine Imprint.
The Mistress glanced at the Divine Imprint and then looked back at Ye Guan. "He chose you."
Ye Guan nodded.
"Follow me," the Mistress said. She then turned and left.
Ye Guan hesitated for a moment but soon followed.
Before long, the two reached a very quiet mountain wall. Below it were several study rooms.
The Mistress led Ye Guan into one of the bamboo houses, then returned the Divine Imprint to him.
Upon retrieving it, Ye Guan asked, "Are you from the Temple of the Gods?"
"The Divine Temple," the Mistress corrected.
Ye Guan nodded but remained silent.
"You intervening to save Daimei's grandmother surprised me."
"You were watching?"
The Mistress nodded.
"If I hadn't intervened, would you have?" Ye Guan inquired.
"No."
"Why not?"
"It wouldn't have been worth it."
After a brief silence, Ye Guan asked, "Why did Ah Nan curse this place?"
The Mistress glanced at him before answering, "The people born in this town are blessed with exceptional talents and Divine Dao Destiny Aura. Ah Nan planted curses within each person that continuously devour their Divine Dao Destiny Aura, which he then uses to cultivate his dark arts."
"Why didn't you intervene to help?"
The Mistress calmly reiterated, "It wouldn't have been worth it."
Ye Guan nodded in understanding, choosing to say nothing more.
Whether someone lent a hand to save others was their business. He had no right to demand anything from them.
"For the sake of a stranger, you exposed yourself as the successor of the First God. Don't you think your actions are foolish?" the Mistress asked.
Ye Guan frowned.
"Do you know what it means to sacrifice the greater good for something small?" she added. "How can you live up to the master..."
Ye Guan suddenly shook his head. "Mistress, where I save people or not is none of your business. You may dislike or disapprove of it, but I don't need your criticism."
He turned and walked away.
Since they couldn't get through each other with words, he found no reason to continue their conversation.
However, at that moment, the Mistress suddenly opened her palm. The Divine Imprint flew out of Ye Guan and landed on her hand once more.
The Divine Imprint was clearly closer to the Mistress. It didn't quite approve of Ye Guan either. After all, he was still relatively weak compared to its first owner. It especially didn't approve of his actions in this situation.
He was too impulsive and lacking in foresight!
Such a person was unlikely to achieve greatness.
Chapter 604: The Mistress of the Daoist Sect Ye Guan looked at the towering virtual figure in the starry sky. It was not solid, making it difficult to see clearly, and its aura was extremely terrifying. The Ugly Ox's aura was also powerful, but compared to the figure, it was like comparing a firefly to the moon. He immediately knew that it was the legendary God Ah Nan, one of the most powerful beings during the era of the gods. He could not help but be extremely curious about him. Just then, the figure gradually solidified into a middle-aged man dressed in divine robes. He wore a large divine robe adorned with various mysterious runes, had long hair draped over his shoulders, and wore a faint smile on his face, giving him a somewhat refined appearance. "That's not his real body," Mu Yuan said. Ye Guan frowned slightly, somewhat disappointed. He had thought that a god had truly come. Ah Nan smiled at Ye Guan. "Mu Yuan, won't you come out and say hello?" After a brief silence, Mu Yuan appeared. "I never thought we would meet again," Ah Nan said. "The Supreme God has chosen him," Mu Yuan replied. "Is that so?" "The Supreme God is very disappointed in all of you." Ah Nan merely shook his head with a smile, which also seemed like a faint sneer. Mu Yuan continued, "I guarded the First God Hall because I knew that the First God had not truly died yet. As I expected, he indeed left behind a contingency plan. I believe he must have witnessed the internal strife amongst you in the past, too. You all betrayed him, Ah Nan." Ah Nan chuckled. "Mu Yuan, when the teacher pursued humanity, we followed suit. We did the same thing when he pursued divinity. However, after a while, he suddenly stopped wanting divinity. We are not him. We cannot just let go of divinity like that..." He shook his head slightly. "After he suppressed his divinity with humanity, he gained the ability to get rid of us. In fact, he still had that capability in his later years. Why do you think he decided against it?" Mu Yuan frowned, this was also something he had been puzzled about. After all, even if only a trace of the image remained, it would be easy for the First God to eliminate these pseudo-gods. Nevertheless, the First God chose not to. Ah Nan stared at Mu Yuan. "Because we followed his exploration of divinity with his permission. However, the teacher underestimated how terrifying divinity can be. He could achieve self-dissolution, but we couldn't. Fully aware of that, he opted not to kill us, his followers." Mu Yuan fell silent. He didn't expect that the First God's disciples also pursued divinity, not just the First God himself. Mu Yuan was not a disciple of the First God, just an attendant, so he didn't know these secrets at the time. Ah Nan suddenly chuckled. "Actually, divinity is the ultimate goal of the Dao. Once your strength reaches a certain level, you will find that everything, including people and order itself, are all very ridiculous." "On the vast road of the Dao, I believe it's better to have people you care about and people you like," Ye Guan suddenly said. "Otherwise, even if the Dao is invincible, there would be no point in all of it." Ah Nan smiled at Ye Guan. "That's because you're still young. You haven't experienced the passage of time, and you still have passion and fervor for this world. Love and similar concepts are still fresh to you. Once you experience enough years and see enough life and death, you will gradually become indifferent and accustomed to it all. In the end, you will understand that for us cultivators, only the Dao is eternal." Personal pursuits varied from individual to individual. Hence, instead of rebutting, Ye Guan simply looked at Ah Nan. He had his own goals, and others had theirs. Moreover, the exceptional cultivators he had encountered so far, including his own father, aunts, and grandfather, didn't really care about order and sentient beings. They had humanity, but not really much of it. All cultivators would ultimately move toward a certain direction, albeit gradually. As Ah Nan said, the more experiences one had, the more indifferent one became to everything. Ah Nan stared at Ye Guan and smiled. "I always thought that the master would choose Confucius, but he chose you instead. I have to say, I'm surprised. On the other hand, it makes me curious why the master chose you. There had to be other reasons." "Maybe he saw potential in me," Ye Guan calmly replied. Ah Nan chuckled. "You're quite thick-skinned, but you are indeed quite remarkable. Even in our era, you would be considered a rare genius." "Are you not planning to fight today?" "Let's just have a conversation for now. If we can't reach an agreement, we can simply fight later. What do you think?" Ye Guan nodded. "That works." Ah Nan got straight to the point. "I'm not greedy. I want half of the master's Ancestral Vein, and a black ancient book, which I believe you have. If you can do that, we can avoid becoming enemies." Ye Guan shook his head. "Can't do it." "That's quite a straightforward refusal." "You want half of my Ancestral Vein and that ancient book not because you genuinely want to make peace with me. Rather, it's to benefit from me first. You'll then betray me and let other pseudo-gods target me while you sit back and reap the rewards. Am I wrong?" Ah Nan smiled faintly. "Very clever." The Mistress opened her palm. A golden light then soared from within Ye Guan and landed steadily on her hand. Ye Guan's expression darkened. She had just taken the Divine Imprint. The Mistress glanced at the Divine Imprint and then looked back at Ye Guan. "He chose you." Ye Guan nodded. "Follow me," the Mistress said. She then turned and left. Ye Guan hesitated for a moment but soon followed. Before long, the two reached a very quiet mountain wall. Below it were several study rooms. The Mistress led Ye Guan into one of the bamboo houses, then returned the Divine Imprint to him. Upon retrieving it, Ye Guan asked, "Are you from the Temple of the Gods?" "The Divine Temple," the Mistress corrected. Ye Guan nodded but remained silent. "You intervening to save Daimei's grandmother surprised me." "You were watching?" The Mistress nodded. "If I hadn't intervened, would you have?" Ye Guan inquired. "No." "Why not?" "It wouldn't have been worth it." After a brief silence, Ye Guan asked, "Why did Ah Nan curse this place?" The Mistress glanced at him before answering, "The people born in this town are blessed with exceptional talents and Divine Dao Destiny Aura. Ah Nan planted curses within each person that continuously devour their Divine Dao Destiny Aura, which he then uses to cultivate his dark arts." "Why didn't you intervene to help?" The Mistress calmly reiterated, "It wouldn't have been worth it." Ye Guan nodded in understanding, choosing to say nothing more. Whether someone lent a hand to save others was their business. He had no right to demand anything from them. "For the sake of a stranger, you exposed yourself as the successor of the First God. Don't you think your actions are foolish?" the Mistress asked. Ye Guan frowned. "Do you know what it means to sacrifice the greater good for something small?" she added. "How can you live up to the master..." Ye Guan suddenly shook his head. "Mistress, where I save people or not is none of your business. You may dislike or disapprove of it, but I don't need your criticism." He turned and walked away. Since they couldn't get through each other with words, he found no reason to continue their conversation. However, at that moment, the Mistress suddenly opened her palm. The Divine Imprint flew out of Ye Guan and landed on her hand once more. The Divine Imprint was clearly closer to the Mistress. It didn't quite approve of Ye Guan either. After all, he was still relatively weak compared to its first owner. It especially didn't approve of his actions in this situation. He was too impulsive and lacking in foresight! Such a person was unlikely to achieve greatness.
