Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 371: A Dao Master’s Avatar? A Past Self of the Dao Master?

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Indeed, Senior Lanxing's lecture on the Dao has increased my cultivation speed by more than a thousandfold. Having a master's guidance would naturally be even better!"

"Then, are you willing to take someone as your master?" Su Li asked.

Lin Feng looked at the old man form Su Li had taken, a hint of hesitation appearing on his face.

Su Li raised an eyebrow, not expecting that the cultivation realm she had displayed would be looked down upon by a Great Luo Golden Immortal who had only taken human form three thousand years ago.

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "Forgive this junior's audacity, but dare I ask how many years Senior has been cultivating until now?"

The corner of Su Li's mouth twitched. She didn't want to waste any more words, and the aura around her suddenly rose by an entire level.

"Actually, my realm isn't Hunyuan Tai Chi, but a genuine Hunyuan Wuji!"

In that moment, Lin Feng felt as if he had returned to his weakest days in the past, experiencing that feeling of powerlessness, like a mayfly gazing at the vast heavens.

This being... was actually at the Wuji Realm?

But he still braced himself and said, "Senior, could this junior have some more time to consider?"

At this, Su Li truly began to view Lin Feng in a new light. She smiled and said, "Let me reintroduce myself!"

Her old man disguise faded away, transforming into the appearance of a young woman.

"My name is Su Li. I am a treasure weapon spirit serving my master. My cultivation is at the Continent-City Level of the Wuji Realm, which is to say, I am over a million times stronger than an ordinary Wuji Realm cultivator. This world was created by my master."

"Your aptitude, temperament, and willpower are all things I greatly admire. I am willing to recommend you to become a disciple under my master. Are you willing?"

Lin Feng's heart shook, but a trace of difficulty still flashed in his eyes. "Senior, please give this junior a little more time to consider."

Su Li looked at him deeply. "Think it over carefully. By recommending you, I am also taking on responsibility. I cannot guarantee whether my master will accept you. If you miss this opportunity and regret it in the future, there will be no chance to remedy it."

"Thank you for your understanding, Senior!"

Lin Feng turned and left.

Su Li watched Lin Feng's retreating figure, thought for a moment, and still reported the matter to her master.

Su Yuan, who was cultivating within his [Primordial Body], received Su Li's message. He then sent out a strand of his will to examine the so-called genius in that part of the God Realm Sea.

At first glance, he didn't detect anything unusual about Lin Feng. After a brief inspection, he found that Lin Feng was merely a genius with astonishing talent in comprehending laws. Such geniuses were indeed impressive.

But on the Chaos Continent, many beings were born as Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals, and some even directly reached the Tai Chi Realm at birth, innately possessing a rule.

Compared to that kind of innate talent, someone like Lin Feng was nothing special.

So, he didn't pay it much mind.

However, he soon discovered something was off.

"Hmm? My Mental Avatar actually cannot take root within his mind?"

If Su Li hadn't mentioned it, he truly wouldn't have paid attention to this Lin Feng. But when he realized that Lin Feng, despite knowing of his existence, did not generate a corresponding Mental Avatar, he immediately sensed something unusual.

Lin Feng returned to his own Dao field as usual, immersing himself in cultivation to digest the insights gained from the lecture. His behavior was identical to that of a normal cultivator. He didn't make any strange moves or talk to himself. Occasionally, he showed a hint of hesitation, appearing just like a normal person feeling uneasy and concerned about a master-disciple invitation.

Yet, Su Yuan disregarded all of that.

The absence of a Mental Avatar was a huge problem!

With a single thought, Su Yuan mobilized the Great Dao's Will of that part of the God Realm Sea, instantly piercing through time and space to thoroughly investigate Lin Feng's past, future, and everything inside and outside his body.

Everything seemed normal. In the future timeline, this Lin Feng would soar to great heights, his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds. After breaking through to the Hunyuan Realm, he would leave the God Realm Sea and venture into the chaos!

Su Yuan fell into deep thought.

This person was very unusual!

Vaguely, he felt a trace of unease.

Su Yuan fell silent. He did not act rashly again and even withdrew his probing gaze.

From within his True Spirit, the [True Name Jade Disc] transmitted a vague strand of information.

After Su Yuan processed it, he arrived at several suspected answers.

"Dao Lord's Avatar!"

That was the first possibility!

Su Yuan's expression changed with surprise. A being who could remain unaffected by [Mental Echo] must possess a realm of at least Dao Lord level!

Yet that Lin Feng was only at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level. It was absolutely impossible for him to resist [Mental Echo]!

The second possibility was that Lin Feng possessed a supreme treasure of a level similar to the [True Name Jade Disc]. Treasures of the same level could naturally resist [Mental Echo]!

The third possibility was that he was a Dao Lord's Past Body!

Because the birth of a Dao Lord spans the entire timeline of eternity!

When a Dao Lord is born in the boundless future, their Past Body simultaneously gains certain characteristics of a [Dao Lord].

In other words, the moment Lin Feng took human form, it was already determined whether or not he was a Dao Lord!

Now, Lin Feng might seem to have been born not long ago, but his destined future path had already determined that he would become a Dao Lord!

The timeline would instantly take the moment in the future when he breaks through to Dao Lord as the "present," and the "past" of Lin Feng's birth would become the past tense, an irreversible past tense.

The fourth possibility: unknown.

In any case, Su Yuan had encountered, for the first time, a clue related to the level of a Dao Lord.

This was something Su Yuan himself hadn't anticipated. How could a character like Lin Feng pop up in a God Realm Sea he himself had created?

Recalling the third possibility, Su Yuan reflected upon himself and suddenly gained some understanding.

"If I achieve the status of Name Lord, then I am not achieving it in the 'future,' but rather, I 'now' am already a Name Lord. The spacetime I currently inhabit is instead the 'past'!"

Su Yuan gained a clear understanding of his own state.

He might be in the 'past,' not the 'present.' But he soon recognized a serious problem.

He could not determine whether he himself would become a Dao Lord in the future. That possibility could only be confirmed by another Dao Lord;he himself could not be certain!

Just as he could not leave a Mental Avatar in Lin Feng's mind, he knew Lin Feng possessed Dao Lord characteristics, so he could determine that Lin Feng might be a Dao Lord in the "future." If Lin Feng truly was a Dao Lord's Past Body, no matter what changes were made, this process could not be prevented. Even his attempts to prevent it would become part of the 'past,' a contributing force helping the other party achieve Dao Lord status.

"Dao Lord! Dao Lord! Masters of Dao Principles!"

Everywhere, in all worlds, in all regions, Dao Principles exist. And the Masters of Dao Principles are the most terrifying group within the chaos. They are the controllers of everything, the writers of the rules!

He pondered: What kind of risk or opportunity would this Lin Feng bring him?

Amidst his contemplation.

A hundred years had already passed on the Chaos Continent!

The battlefield of the Eternal Five Nations was filled with a sky full of baleful aura, with countless living beings having perished.

Only a small portion of powerful beings from both sides remained, and the final decisive battle was about to begin.