Chapter 1765: Two Lifetimes Without Roots, Mutually Relying on Fate; Now I Have Achieved the Dao, Overlooking All Beings

Holy Palace...Burial...When this phrase was uttered, the Five Domains shook twice.Lord Shou was indeed powerful, and his previous actions were presumptuous, but there was still a limit to his arrogance.But now!How could he be so presumptuous?This is the Holy Emperor, her name is Shengdi Zipet, not your pet. Aren't you afraid of something happening by speaking like this?"This is too much..."Feng Zhongzui carried the mirror, his lips turning pale, and he was as silent as a cicada in winter.And the Holy Palace...Throughout the Five Domains, former Holy Palace students, current Holy Palace students, and even Spirit Masters who were inside or outside, watching the battle in various ways, and had some connection to the Holy Palace, all felt self-preservation.Those watching from the sidelines might not feel much, but for those whose eyebrows were burning, it was a completely different story!Was Lord Shou weak?Not weak!Had he fought the Holy Emperor before?He had!Shengdi Qilin, even if not in optimal condition, was still a Holy Emperor, though not comparable to Madam Zipet.And when Lord Shou fought him, he was far less powerful than he is now.Moreover, it is rumored that in the Remnants of the God-Slayer, Lord Shou even teamed up with the Dao Master to fight the newly revived Zu Shen Chuiyin!"He must be joking..."This fellow, as long as Madam Zipet couldn't kill him, he would be more dangerous than any other creature!The most shocked group of people were the new students of the Holy Palace.What is a generational gap?When peers were still struggling in the Four Symbols Secret Realm for a spot in the Holy Palace, Lord Shou entered the Remnants of Ranming and fought against those above the Saint level.This was a generational gap.What does it mean to dominate a generation?When peers were still in the Holy Palace preparing to seek the Dao, Lord Shou had already directly threatened the top figure of the Holy Palace, Shengdi Zipet!This was dominating a generation!"Are you threatening me?"In the Remnants of Gui Zhe Sacred Mountain, Zipet, completely suppressed, had a flushed face from anger."Is it very subtle?"Xu Xiaoshou, however, smiled, a chilling smile. "Then I'll be more direct... Yes, it's a threat. I'm betting my life, does the Holy Palace dare?"The Five Domains roared.If just now some people thought they were hallucinating, this straightforward sentence made it clear.If they still didn't understand, they were fools!Feng Zhongzui felt his body trembling.Had Lord Shou eaten the guts of a bear and a leopard, or did he rely on the Ancient Battle God Platform, believing that Shengdi Zipet couldn't kill her?But could she escape the first day, and the fifteenth?He wasn't satisfied with the Emperor of All Beings, and now he wanted to take on another enemy?Zipet clenched her fists, cracking sounds emerged, and her silver teeth nearly shattered on the spot. Her wide eyes shot out intense killing intent.She seemed to be suppressing herself, spitting out words with difficulty from her back teeth:"You... you threaten me?"Compared to her contradictions, her control, her "absolute rationality," Lord Shou seemed incredibly carefree.He nodded with a light laugh:"Yes, Zipet.""Didn't you hear or understand? This is 'threat'.""If you still need it, I can interpret the definition of 'threat' for you for free, or..."Lord Shou said, suddenly looking in the direction of the Dao Mirror, "Let Feng Zhongzui teach you, let the people of the Five Domains teach you?"Holy cow!Feng Zhongzui was so scared he almost peed himself, don't mess with me!The spectators in the Five Domains felt their spines tingle and their tailbones soften from Lord Shou's casual glance.He was too relaxed.He was as natural as eating and drinking.This was true arrogance, disregarding gods and Buddhas!Shengdi Zipet, in front of Lord Shou, suddenly seemed like an insignificant... fart?"You threaten me!!!"Zipet erupted in fury, her eyes blazing with intense Saint Ancestor power.With this roaring shout, the sound waves blasted for thousands of miles, and Feng Zhongzui couldn't hold the Dao Mirror, which was swept away backwards.But when he grabbed the Dao Mirror back and aimed it at the Sacred Mountain.Lord Shou just tilted his head, frowned with a slight hint of disdain, picked his ear with his pinky finger, and flicked it lightly:"Are you a repeater?"Buzz—A wave of force suddenly spread from Zipet's fist.The final straw that breaks the camel's back is often the most understated."No!"Ye Xiaotian fought hard.He almost plunged into death, stepping forward and embracing Madam Zipet's arm."No, absolutely not!""Calm down, Madam Zipet, please calm down!"Powerful as Zipet was, such a world-shaking punch was pulled down by Ye Xiaotian.Feng Zhongzui's eyebrows moved, as if he understood something.The people of the Five Domains felt it was strange; some didn't understand, while others, after a moment's thought, also comprehended.A furious dog, still rational, truly dared not strike, waiting only for an obstruction.Ye Xiaotian acted as a mediator, his strength didn't need to be great, just a block and an embrace.Zipet was the one who wanted to flaunt her seniority, but Lord Shou didn't give her face at all, seeing through everything, even breaking the paper window and tearing everything down!"He didn't dare before."Feng Zhongzui had studied Lord Shou; he was half a Shou-ologist.He was twelve parts certain that if it were the old Lord Shou, who had the intention but not the guts, he would definitely give Shengdi Zipet some face and wouldn't speak harshly to her.But now he dared...Was it because he had transcended his tribulation and broken through?His confidence was now so strong that he dared to speak so presumptuously to a Holy Emperor, and the one who needed to remain objective and calm had instead become his enemy?"I hate threats, Princess Zipet."Xu Xiaoshou's gaze withdrew from the purple-clad girl's fist in front of him, his smile showing no sarcasm, but a touch of kindness.He gently shook his head, walking freely in the void:"The old me hated threats, but I was powerless.""The current me still hates threats, so I refuse to be threatened, and choose to threaten others, to threaten you!""You are too arrogant, Zipet..."At this moment, in the eyes of the people of the Five Domains, Zipet seemed like an immature young girl befitting her size.She was completely stunned, never expecting such a development.And surrounding her, teaching in a light, lecturing tone, Lord Shou had become the master:"You know what an awkward position the Holy Palace is in. If you don't want to be the knife used to kill with borrowed power, you could have countless ways to negotiate with me.""But you chose the worst way. If you had the sharpness of Sword Ancestor or the courage of Battle Ancestor, perhaps I would have chosen to bow my head.""And you, merely a Holy Emperor."This "merely" completely confused Zipet.The spectators in the Five Domains were completely stunned, unable to switch their thoughts for a moment.Is a Holy Emperor some kind of lowly dog, commonly found everywhere, that can be described as "merely"?Lord Shou paced forward, his hands clasped behind his back, looking towards the south, even daring to only show his back to Shengdi Zipet:"I look like a soft persimmon, and you want to gain favor from me to show off the might of your Holy Emperor and Holy Palace.""Wrong, terribly wrong."Lord Shou looked towards the Southern Domain, towards the direction of the Emperor of All Beings, the two facing each other across the Five Domains as if in a ring.Caught in such a battlefield, with her modesty stripped bare, Shengdi Zipet's face turned ashen.She thought the Holy Emperor was the main character.But upon arriving, she realized that no matter how high-profile, she was still just a supporting role.Ba Zun'an said nothing.Even Xu Xiaoshou didn't put himself in his eyes.And he himself, as Xu Xiaoshou said, wanted to strike but couldn't, was it because... of the Ancient Battle God Platform?Zipet's thoughts were in disarray.One Ancient Battle God Platform after another appeared, filling her mind.It seemed that only such an explanation could calm one down and convince oneself that not striking was because of the Battle Ancestor's power, making it impossible to hit Xu Xiaoshou.Was it because of this?The Five Domains knew it wasn't.As Lord Shou looked south, what unfolded beneath his feet was no longer just the Diagram of Profound Principles, and what appeared behind him was no longer just the Celestial Dog Devouring the Moon.He stood there.His sword intent was high.Dao rhythm bloomed around him; it seemed he had comprehended something in this instant, his figure shadowy, as if overlapping."Two Lord Shous?"Feng Zhongzui thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.The first layer of Lord Shou he saw possessed surging vitality, carrying the childishness of the Spirit Palace period, the foolishness of the White Cave period, the initial emergence of brilliance during the Yun Lun Mountain Range period, the dazzling display during the Void Island period, and the return to truth during the Ranming Remnants and current period.He also saw another Lord Shou overlapping beneath this rich first layer of Lord Shou; it was a shriveled image, one of eternal solitude, boundless stillness. In a vast, white, boundless world, he lay alone, his eyes empty, longing for the future."Emotion..."Feng Zhongzui didn't understand spiritual cultivation.He was just an ancient sword cultivator.Suddenly, all the hairs on his body stood on end!Because from the perspective of an ancient sword cultivator, Lord Shou's current comprehension was clearly the comprehension of the Sword Art of Emotion!—Threatened, then threatening others, he found himself?"Sword Art of Emotion!""Red Dust Sword?""What did Lord Shou comprehend... an Aspect? Such a powerful Aspect, he comprehended the Aspect of All Beings?""No, that's not right, the Aspect of All Beings isn't like this.""The Aspect of All Beings refers to common folk, emperors and nobles, myriad manifestations, and all living beings; it absolutely doesn't have such clear dual selves..."Feng Zhongzui was almost incoherent, only regretting his shallow knowledge, and after talking for a long time, he could only utter a dry query:"What kind of Aspect is this?!"Soaring sword intent rose from his back.Absolute self was born in tranquility.Zipet was the first to notice Xu Xiaoshou's anomaly. She had long heard that this child's comprehension was extraordinary, but she never expected him to comprehend even like this?What did he comprehend?The dual self became very obvious; not only Feng Zhongzui saw it, Zipet saw it, and the people of the Five Domains under the Dao Mirror also clearly saw it in a trance.Lord Shou seemed completely oblivious, carrying his two selves behind him, still speaking slowly:"You really found the wrong person, little Princess Zipet.""The one you should look for is Xu Xiaoshou from Tiansang Spirit Palace, Xu Xiaoshou from White Cave and Eight Palaces.""At most, you can look for Xu Xiaoshou from the Yunlun Mountains and in front of the Four Divine Pillars of Void Island.""They would submit, obey you, revere you, and comply with you.""Oh, by the way, there's an even earlier Xu Xiaoshou..."His voice paused, and his aura changed dramatically.There was light in Xu Xiaoshou's eyes; the Great Dao was so shallow and clear in his sight at this moment:"After Void Island, after the Four Symbols Secret Realm, after the Ranming Remnants, after Gui Zhe Sacred Mountain, you won't find him.""When you come to me now, you cannot threaten me."He seemed to be straightening out his past and present lives.That intricate life and fate, under his absolute self-will and strength at this moment, became smooth and clear with a single stroke.At this point.Xu Xiaoshou suddenly turned back, his gaze fixed on the utterly shocked Zipet behind him, and questioned sharply:"Have you ever died?"Zipet's mouth was about to twist with anger.Still threatening, still threatening?But at this moment, Xu Xiaoshou did not seem to be threatening.He seemed to be asking a simple, profound question that pointed directly to the essence of the Great Dao, yet his words left the people of the Five Domains scratching their heads in incomprehension:"Do you know what a true... desperado is?""The Classic of Sword Observation" says:"Dao has no size, and Aspect has no hierarchy.""Water can form rivers, tears can carry emotion.""The Classic of Sword Observation" exemplifies:"All beings are supreme, but all beings are the Aspect of Sword God.""Water dripping through stone can also slowly open the gate of profound mystery."Ba Zun'an cultivates ancient sword arts, and is recognized by ancient sword cultivators in the Five Domains as "the first in talent after the Sword God."He has delved deeply into the art of emotional swordplay, and in the "Classic of Sword Observation," his expression of the Aspect of the Red Dust Sword, which is part of emotional swordplay, only conveys one idea:All Aspects are equal.—Whether it is the Aspect of Leaves and Stones, the Aspect of Master and Disciple, the Aspect of All Beings, or other Aspects, there is no hierarchy among them; all Aspects are equal.Hua Weiyang said:"Transcending the Dao is easy, understanding oneself is difficult.""All worlds are illusory, two lives can be an Aspect."After this, Hua Weiyang spoke again through another's mouth:"Arts and evil are one, gods and demons are original forms, medicine ghosts live and die, the Four Ancestors cycle through reincarnation, only time and space are eternal."As the third person in the Dao of the Sword, a grand master in the art of illusory swordplay.Hua Weiyang did not offer much guidance to the later generations of ancient sword cultivators who transcended the Dao, only a few words.His words, at the time, Xu Xiaoshou didn't understand much.They only overturned the order of "understanding oneself, transcending the Dao" by Ranming, the God-Slayer.And on the concepts of "illusion" and "aspect," he gave an ambiguous direction, making people even more confused.Finally, he used the "Saints and Demons" and "Medicine Ghosts" of most Ancestor God destinies, and "Arts and Evil" of one Ancestor God destiny, to deduce the path to deification and becoming Ancestors without Ancestor God destinies.There was no connection between the top and bottom.Now that he thought about it, was it truly so?"I understand."Standing on the peak of Gui Zhe.Looking out at the Southern Domain's Land of Sin.But when confronting the Ten Venerables, Aicangsheng, across the sea, feeling a distant connection, and with Shengdi Zipet, who brought immense pressure and a sense of threat, standing behind him.Xu Xiaoshou understood.He suddenly found himself.He realized that after emerging from the Four Symbols Secret Realm, he had finally firmly resolved not to escape anymore, but to fight Shengdi Qilin, and to fight a wisp of Bei Huai's consciousness—that "Dao"...It was correct!From that moment on, his Great Dao was formed, though only in its nascent stage, leaving no retreat in this life.Thus, he survived the tribulation after fighting Bei Huai.Thus, he turned misfortune into blessing after fighting Dao Qiongcang.Thus, in the Divine Remnants, he was able to ascend against the current, until finally annihilating the resurgence plan of Chuiyin, moving towards Gui Zhe Sacred Mountain, and everything that happened before and after the Dead Sea."Desperado..."Xu Xiaoshou turned around, looking at Zipet in front of him.He could see Aicangsheng's desperate resolve in a do-or-die battle, and also Zipet's hesitation, not unleashing a single punch.Ba Zun'an said that the Dao has no size, and the Aspect has no hierarchy.The reverse is also true: the Aspect has no size, but the Dao has hierarchy!The Dao of the Ten Venerables was indeed more advanced than these Holy Emperors, whose edges had been smoothed by time and the world, by more than one realm!Facing Shengdi Zipet, facing her restrained punch, Xu Xiaoshou smiled, from a shallow smile to a hearty laugh.He pointed at Zipet:"You haven't died."He turned to face the Five Domains, raising his hands high:"And my Dao is complete!"Boom—When that last sound settled.The past and present lives behind Lord Shou, his dual selves, solidified from blurriness, revealing pure sincerity.Acceptance!Self-consistency!Integration!They intertwined, entangled, yet remained distinct.The past determines the present, thus the fluctuations of divine will today are unshakeable by self.The past determines the present, thus reality cannot be altered by spatial, temporal, or cosmic interference."Sword Art of Emotion...""Red Dust, Forgetting Love..."Feng Zhongzui's pupils trembled incessantly, as if he had recalled something.His expression showed great fear, his lips uncontrollably quivering, and finally he shrieked in horror:"Two-Life Aspect?""Cycle's Proof?"