Chapter 1439: Paving a Path with Hatred (1/2)
Chapter 1439: Paving a Path with Hatred
The path lord immediately became empty inside when the blade fell. At that moment, he seemed to have entered a mental state were there were no emotions or desires. Everything in his gaze was clear. He could see through everything in the world. He had been liberated by letting go of his emotions and desires and abandoning life and death.
The path lord seemed to have let go of all his past hatred for Jian Chen as well as all the amenities he had accumulated in the past. In his current state, he felt indifferent toward breaking through the barrier of Saint Emperor and joining the Origin realm.
The path lord sat there and felt empty inside. In his current state, he felt like he was infinitely closer to the world and seemed to have reached conformity with the world, comprehending things unknowingly.
He had truly become desireless and emotionless. However, he still retained a basic instinct after becoming so close to the world, which urged him to continue his comprehension.
The path lord’s strength silently increased. Although the Saint Force within him did not increase at all, his comprehension of the world constantly increased. His weakened soul gradually recovered as well. Not only had his soul surpassed his peak condition, but it continued to rise up and strengthen.
“I can sense that I am getting closer and closer to the Origin realm,” thought the path lord. He could sense the changes extremely clearly, but he did not feel any joy at all. After severing his emotions and desires, increases to his strength were unable to excite him. In fact, anything in the world, whether delightful or sorrowful, would no longer be enough to instil any emotion within him, including his own life or death.
“I met the Saint Emperors of the Beast God Continent a few times in the past. Kaiser had once said that even if I severed my desires and emotions, I would still not be able to surpass Saint Emperor. How can he understand just how wondrous my path of cultivation is…
“The Origin realm is already within my grasp, but even if I do reach it, why? For greater strength, or for a hundred thousand more years of life?
“Where does my path lie after today? What will I pursue after today…”
Suddenly, a sliver of confusion appeared in the path lord’s eyes. He had severed all his desires and emotions, including the aspirations of his life. He had walked this path too hurriedly and without appropriate preparations, so he faced the danger of losing himself.
This was a bottleneck as well as a tribulation. If he could overcome it, he would immediately reach the Origin realm, but if he could not, his path would end there, and he would be reduced to a living corpse.
“What is the purpose of my cultivation? What is the purpose of my existence? Why am I trying to reach the Origin realm? Where does my path after today lie?”
The path lord became more and more confused. Although he had severed his emotions and desires like Chanyang Hu, making it seem like they were walking the same path on the surface, Changyang Hu’s path was one that truly conformed to the world. Everything he did was in accordance to nature and conformed to the truths of the world. The path lord’s path deviated a little.
The path lord would never have come across this confusion before the split. He would be able to find an answer instantly, but he had clearly rushed it too much by forcefully severing his emotions and desires using an extreme method to enter a desireless and emotionless state. The path ahead still had not been paved, so he immediately became confused when he reached the end of it. He was unsure where to go.