Chapter 4117: Not a Single Step Can Be Stopped
An Yuyan held nothing back from Lin Moyu, revealing secrets that only the Eternals knew. In her view, Lin Moyu's strength had already reached the Eternal level, and it wouldn't be long before he returned to the Immortality Great Dao and became Eternal again. Telling him these things didn't matter. The Eternals had lived countless years, exploring everything imaginable. Aside from their own final step, they had investigated other paths as well.
After all, the final step was too difficult almost impossible to complete. So, naturally, they sought alternatives. Unlike their personal final step, other paths could be discussed and researched together. Like Lin Moyu, they had set their sights on the secret of how heaven and earth create life. Anyone who could reach the Eternal realm had extraordinary insight and had pushed their understanding of heaven and earth to the limit.
In their exploration, they did indeed find another possible path to surpass Eternity: comprehending the secret of creating life. They believed that if they could create life from nothing like heaven and earth, they could create another world, become an existence on par with this heaven and earth, and naturally surpass Eternity.
But this was extremely difficult. Some tried, but couldn't bear the consumption of heaven and earth fortune and ultimately failed. Even Eternals needed fortune more than Great Dao Lords did. To take the final step, an Eternal needed incredible luck, and the most basic function of heaven and earth fortune was to enhance luck. Eternals would never give up their final step, so except for a few, fortune was extremely important to them.
An Yuyan said, "If the Dao Wild Beasts are dealt with, the heaven and earth fortune gained will be immense. Daoist Lin, your chances of succeeding in your final step will be much higher."
"Actually, I wanted to say: fortune is hard to come by. Even if you want to study the secret of life, don't spend it all save some for yourself."
"Thank you for the reminder, Daoist Yuyan," Lin Moyu nodded, fully understanding her good intentions.
Leaving the Ten Million Origin Mountains, they saw traces left by the Dao Wild Beasts. Following these tracks for tens of thousands of li, they finally heard the angry roars of the beasts again.
An Yuyan joked, "It's so quiet in the Ten Million Origin Mountains now, it feels strange."
Lin Moyu said, "You'll get used to it. It'll be even quieter in the future."
Eventually, there would be no more Dao Wild Beasts in the Ten Million Origin Mountains. Lin Moyu even considered using the mountains for cultivation, since they were filled with primordial Dao energy. If he could draw it out for training, the effects would be astonishing.
He could absorb and collect Dao origin energy himself, but it was still different from the primordial Dao energy that had existed since the beginning of the world. The origin energy in the mountains was not only useful for cultivation, but also beneficial to his Great Thousand World.
Following the sounds, they soon saw the Dao Wild Beasts a million of them gathered together, blocking out the sky. It was obvious this was because of the Soulless Beast.
An Yuyan said, "This is much bigger than last time."
Lin Moyu replied, "The Soulless Beast has grown."
He pointed, revealing a scene through his connection with the Soulless Beast. Above a filth pool, the Soulless Beast lay in the center, emitting a faint glow that reached the bottom of the pool, illuminating it completely. The purification was nearly finished, and much faster than before.
An Yuyan remarked, "It's bigger than last time."
Lin Moyu said, "Not just bigger, but stronger, with new abilities."
The Soulless Beast, once tiny, was now over a meter long much larger and far more powerful. Its glow not only purified the pool but also powerfully attracted the Dao Wild Beasts. A single filth pool couldn't produce so many beasts; the million gathered here came from at least three pools. Normally, the beasts wouldn't care about other pools, but they were drawn here by the Soulless Beast.
Clearly, the Soulless Beast intended to take out all million beasts at once. Some of them were Beast Kings, but the Soulless Beast was confident. Its light was like a deadly lure, drawing the beasts in. Even as the sky was blotted out, the glow leaked into the distance, attracting even more beasts.
With purification nearly complete, Lin Moyu whispered, "The little one is about to act."
When the pool was fully purified, the Soulless Beast moved, its body becoming a sphere of light. The faint glow instantly became blinding. The image Lin Moyu projected showed nothing but dazzling light.
An Yuyan changed her approach, no longer watching the image but directly observing the pool. She saw the wild beasts being purified, falling into the pool and vanishing. They came from the pool, and in death, returned to it their bodies to the pool, their souls absorbed by the Soulless Beast for nourishment.
The purification was many times faster than before. Even the Beast Kings couldn't last more than a few seconds longer than ordinary beasts.
Lin Moyu said, "Dust to dust, earth to earth. They came from the pool and now return to it like fallen leaves returning to their roots."
An Yuyan laughed, "Who says that? Fallen leaves returning to roots?"
Lin Moyu said, "It's close enough. The world is a great cycle everything returns to where it came from, even heaven and earth itself."
An Yuyan's understanding of heaven and earth couldn't compare to Lin Moyu's. His experience with the Great Thousand World gave him insights far beyond others.
She sighed, "Everything has an end. So called Eternity is just Eternity within this heaven and earth. If the world is destroyed, we can't be eternal."
"That's why we must take the final step, transcend this world, and gain true Eternity."
Lin Moyu smiled, "Exactly. That's why we can't stop for a single step."
More and more Dao Wild Beasts were purified. In just half a day, fewer than half of the million remained. Drawn by the light, the beasts rushed in like moths to a flame, dying and falling into the pool. The pool seemed bottomless no matter how many corpses fell in, it never changed.
When all the beasts were purified, the Soulless Beast dove into the pool, giving it a thorough cleansing. This time, it didn't even use the true spirit imprints in the pool just its own power to purify a million Dao Wild Beasts. Its strength had grown many times over in this short period.
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