The Way of The Dao

Chapter 417 I Will Choose My Own Path

?The void shook, creating mysterious ripples throughout the dimension.

The Great Dao's spirit light shone brighter, as if he was truly determined to take Ling Tian's soul despite having refused!

Ling Tian's soul essence trembled despite being embraced by the mysterious light of the Dao, feeling suppressed as shackles seemed to want to close on him.

The Remnant Soul did not disappear, but neither did it leave. He stood there, watching Ling Tian's battle against the Will of the Great Dao.

Ling Tian felt shackles like tons of heavy plates on him!

However, the more he struggled, the more Ling Tian felt that something deep within his soul was struggling to come out.

The Soul is one of the most mysterious and profound things there can be. Everything has a soul, otherwise everything would be lifeless, without movement, without being. No one could ever understand the secrets of the Soul, even if they spent an eternity studying it and searching for its answers.

A mysterious but dangerous breath soon began to be felt, affecting Ling Tian's soul as it approached the light.

As if a door between the clouds of the heavens opened, it gave the light the feeling that he was approaching the threshold to take the next step.

But Ling Tian resisted even more!

He didn't know what would happen if he was led toward that light. He didn't know whether he would die or not, but he didn't risk it. Ling Tian was going to fight even though he knew it was against the meaning of Heaven itself!

If he were to fall... then he would never give up and would give everything he could despite knowing the end result...

'Never give up...'

'You can accomplish whatever you set your mind to...'

'I trust you...'

'Let's go...'

Ling Tian's memories soon became clearer, those that seemed to be lost flared up and resurfaced once again, bringing the words of support from all the people, reminding him of his origin and strength.

Ling Tian felt much more suppressed by the light, but this also increased his resistance and refusal!

The heavy layer of shackles was increasing more in weight, trying to enclose and weaken him. But it seemed that the more this happened, the more the depth of Ling Tian's soul shook and threatened to burst with mysterious force!

The mysterious golden light in Ling Tian's eyes grew more and more, bringing a trace of majesty and divinity...

Ling Tian used every bit of his strength, forcing himself to move, refusing to give in, resisting to the end.

The light in the void became brighter and brighter, illuminating every corner of the dimension, as if it became heaven itself, free and heavenly.

* Whoosh... *

A mysterious breath covered the entire space, as well as Ling Tian's soul.

The space seemed to dissipate, as if it became blurry before being left in darkness.

Although Ling Tian was still struggling, he was always in focus and would not miss any details. Therefore, this kind of setting surprised him.

Thereupon, in the vast and deep darkness, a faint and small light appeared.

Layers of darkness rippled before this light that was slowly beginning to grow, extending the reach of its illumination. The vast darkness was no longer infinite, but was beginning to be threatened by that mysterious light over time.

The point of light grew to the point where some time later, slowly, it divided into two, and these two formed a third; and then, once these three luminous points reached their extreme brightness, countless points of light quickly appeared around it!

Like a torrent, like a sea, an avalanche grew to the point of creating a vision of stars in the firmament!

A mysterious and powerful force flooded every corner of the void, of the darkness. The force danced freely between every space and corner of the firmament.

The stars soon began to light up more, until they became what appeared to be planets!

Mysterious layers of energy overflowed like a flood, filling and reaching every corner of the firmament. Planets grew endlessly, energies overflowing from each one as an inexplicable feeling filled the place.

Some stars seemed larger, others smaller, some with abundant energy while in others only a trace of energy ran through them. Some planets flew away, scattering and staying on the high while other stars stayed in their positions and many of them fell into the faint darkness in the background.

Ling Tian soon felt a breath of life!

The sensation of the breath of life soon dispersed throughout the stars and the firmament reached an unimaginable point. The strange figure in the shape of a gigantic tree full of majesty was seen in the infinite light, bringing life to every space.

Then, Ling Tian soon realized that the mysterious tree came from the three great spheres of light that had given birth to this whole vision, shining endlessly as the creation of this whole vision unfolded without end.

The three lights that had given everything at the beginning, soon transformed into strange spheres and surprisingly exploded, scattering and covering the entire bright dimension that had once been filled with darkness.

Then, this scene changed abruptly, but subtly, showing another scene.

Ling Tian soon saw the development of a civilization on a world; creatures were growing and developing only to die and be reborn into another life form...

"This second vision is more or less like the one I had when I entered the Supreme realm..."

Ling Tian was surprised to see this second type of vision again, as this one had helped him step into the legendary realm. The first vision of the firmament creation was the first time he had seen it.

Countless worlds appeared before Ling Tian like a movie, showing the development of each one, from its creation to its destruction. Time in each varied; a lifetime could last 1 second, while in another world it could last an eternity.

Time and Space created all this vision, coincidentally increasing Ling Tian's knowledge.

Ling Tian felt that the more he immersed himself, the more the strange shackles on his soul disappeared, feeling freer and looser.

Then, the darkness returned to fill the void again, with this time, the only light coming from the spirit of the Great Dao.

Ling Tian understood that what he experienced was a taste of what would be the true meaning of the Dao, exploring its secrets and coming to the realization of one's truth.

The vision and enlightenment was clearly profound, full of meaning and truth!

Ling Tian knew that someone below the Supreme realm could easily and smoothly advance if they had this vision, let alone others; anyone would have great enlightenment and qualitatively progress to the point of reaching heaven in just one step.

This vision clearly was like a bait to lure him, a carrot with a stick to make him fall before it and know the deepest secrets.

"It's true that if it weren't for your help in the void back then I couldn't have become a Supreme, but..."

Ling Tian looked up, gazing resolutely and firmly at the Dao spirit light. His mind recalling the time he was promoted to a Supreme in the same void upon witnessing the unique vision of the Great Dao.

"I don't think this is the only way I can reach that level. Therefore, I will choose my own path and forge my own destiny."

Although Ling Tian might have lived more than 10 thousand years only struggling for his entire life and unable to live peacefully while cultivating, he still had some knowledge and had learned something very fundamental since he entered this cultivation universe.

Persevere without giving up, destroy the obstacles before you, go forward without doubting!

The very fact that you would doubt or give up, your own heart would create a shadow, a cloak, a weight that you could never get rid of unless you succeeded and moved forward in the end.

His path was always like this...

Ling Tian never gave up despite finding himself in bad situations, with clearly stronger and more powerful enemies on various levels, with inexplicable events and difficult choices. Perseverance and faith in himself drove him forward as far as he could go, breaking and throwing off all the shackles and restrictions that life imposed on him.

If he falls once, then he will get up. If he falls 10 times, 10 times he will get up. If he falls a thousand times, a thousand times he will get up. No matter how many times it happens, Ling Tian would always get up!

The bonds deep within his soul resurfaced violently, supporting Ling Tian's indelible resolution to fight!

The void shook violently as the light grew brighter, wanting to lure Ling Tian and make him surrender, make him give in to the source of everything!

Ling Tian felt that something hidden deep inside his Soul wanted to burst out at this moment, but it seemed that there was not enough willpower in him!

However, Ling Tian continued to resist against the Great Dao, exhausting all his energy to resist and turn away from the light.

His Soul essence shook fiercely, giving the feeling that it had broken away from another kind of shackles, but this time, as if it was coming from a place and mysteriously released.

Ling Tian felt as if there was a trace of his soul somewhere that had been exposed and released, to finally dissipate and return to him through the dimension of the void, complementing him.

* Heartbeat... * * Heartbeat... *

Then, a strange sensation appeared, as if it was an imperceptible heartbeat filling his soul.

Ling Tian was surprised at this and thought he had heard wrongly. After all, he was only in his Soul form and his body was not there, so there should not be a heartbeat.

But at this moment, Ling Tian felt a stream of emotions filling every space of his soul.

"M-Mengxin...?"

Ling Tian murmured in astonishment as he noticed a strange, faint light travel through the void until it reached him. Then, he clearly felt the feeling and breath of Yun Mengxin who had reached a point of despair and pain...