I Am Loaded With Passive Skills

Chapter 3738: Chapter 1811: Finding a Path

In the vast and boundless darkness, regardless of one’s position or perspective, only thousands of fist-sized stars can be seen floating in the distance.

And amidst this starry sky, bearing the weight of these countless stars, is a grand and ancient turtle.

"The turtle bears the starry sky, named Qianshi. From it, the Dao originates, eternal and unceasing"... This is the Qianshi Emperor Realm!

The Qianshi Emperor Realm is not a single spatial plane; among the myriad stars on the turtle’s back, the scenes vary greatly.

Some appear as picturesque landscapes with cultivators deeply focused on their cultivation; others are resplendent palaces with dozens of elders debating affairs, or mist-covered lakes where the young and old practice swords and fists...

The stars change and occasionally the planes connect, clashing and colliding with different affairs.

The migrations of the planes are not altered by the will of the stars’ lords or the old turtle but are influenced by the evolution of various people and events within the stars, moving with fate and will changes.

In one of the thousands of stars, a tragic scene is unfolding.

"Ah—"

Jin Ren is still howling.

The influx of vast memories, like flooding waters from a broken dam, has not paused since it began.

He has struggled, he has resisted, but all to no avail.

The young boy on the turtle’s back has completely lost the desire to communicate, leaving only torment and retribution.

"I am helping you, you know."

He still smiles serenely, but his methods are like a demon’s.

Every time the figure below endures a wave of assaults, he flicks his sleeves again, scattering starlight across the sky.

"Back when Rao Yaoyao practiced in the secular world, she exhausted Wurao’s great resources; her perseverance was notable, lasting half a year."

"Half a year is actually insufficient to fully absorb secular enlightenment, but her aptitude, when all is said, is lackluster. To accept even seventy to eighty percent is to be considered a rarity among people."

The young boy says this, then jumps down from the turtle’s back.

He, appearing old and wise, clasps his hands behind his back, pacing around Xu Xiaoshou’s clone, curled like a pained shrimp:

"You are different."

"Your foundational Great Path of Will is solid, and you possess an indomitable will unmatched by anyone in this world, allowing you to endure more."

"I estimate, about a month!"

He raises a finger, pointing at Xu Xiaoshou’s clone with a hint of amusement:

"A month could equate to Rao Yaoyao’s past, aiding you to firmly seize worldly insights, and if your realization quality is sufficient, you might even grasp some principles of ’reincarnation’."

"You’ve been to the Mournful Emperor realm, right?"

In response, only the roar of Jin Ren with bloodshot eyes is heard.

The young boy, not reaching Jin Ren’s chest, jumps up and gives him a sharp flick on the forehead:

"What are you glaring at? I’m doing this for your own good!"

"Did you really think the Mournful Emperor realm is a nice place, or that the Ghost Ancestor will greet you without malice? It’s all for the full Path."

He circled around again, then stood in front of Jin Ren, raising his head and earnestly speaking:

"I, am truly a good person!"

"Since you’ve called me Dao Ancestor, I’ll grant you some benefits."

"Soon, everyone will awaken, and the Divine Battle will commence. With your meager level of Path practice, an Ancestral God could blow you apart, leaving who knows where."

"Listen to me, go into hiding!"

Jin Ren, with a thread of consciousness remaining, occasionally senses the connection between himself and his original is intermittent.

Upon hearing up to this point, he starts to read into something.

This "Dao Ancestor" perhaps wants to transmit the worldly memories endured here to his original, allowing for insight—to help the original avoid the direct battlefield through indirection?

For what purpose?

"Of course, because I am a good person... I told you, though you suffer now, in the future, you will be grateful." The young boy, seeming to know his thoughts, clicked his tongue and said: "I don’t expect much repayment from you; just don’t retaliate against me, don’t interfere with me, and Dao Ancestor shall bless you."

Dao Ancestor?

Aren’t you the Dao Ancestor, still asking for Dao Ancestor’s blessing?

Jin Ren knows the "Aje" in front of him isn’t the Dao Ancestor, at most, a Half Ancestor.

So does this Dao Ancestor truly exist, or is it merely a "hope" by the turtle child and Dao Qiongcang, and other Dao Clan people?

After all, if Dao Qiongcang wishes for a Heavenly Mechanism Godhood-Sealing, his ultimate aim might as well be the title of "Dao Ancestor."

There is already a Heavenly Ancestor, he can’t possibly call it "Mechanism Ancestor," right?

But this contradicts the turtle child in front, unless they are essentially one person...

Maintaining rationality is already difficult; Jin Ren finds himself speechless, let alone contemplating deeply.

The young boy stared at him for a long time, then suddenly leaned in, smiling:

"Actually, there is another choice."

He seemed to enjoy pointing at people, rudely aiming at him amid Jin Ren’s agonizing howls, he said:

"Back to what was said earlier, show me a glimpse of Xu Xiaoshou’s thing, and I can help you ease the pace."

"At least, you don’t need to be in this much pain."

While resisting the memories of the world in his mind, Jin Ren reflected on the turtle child’s behavior throughout, including his habitual and guiding actions, all pointing towards Dao Qiongcang’s direction.

He acts too much like Dao Qiongcang!

Currently, he’s just shy of trapping himself in the Qianshi Emperor Realm, crafting a Heavenly Mechanism Puppet called "Jin Ren" before throwing it to the Shengshen Continent to stir things up.

Thus, anyone would suspect he’s Dao Qiongcang’s Heavenly Mechanism Puppet, or Dao Qiongcang is merely an avatar of will for the turtle child ahead.

But the more so, the less credible it is.

Jin Ren roughly knows he will not die, locking away every experience he’s undergoing now, along with the deductions gained.

He believes there will be a day when he and his original will meet again.