Chapter 582 Dao and I are One (2/2)

Shen Lian stood by as he held the fishing rod. There was an irresistible power waiting to be unleashed, just like the height of the sky, or the depth of the sea that no one could imagine. All the powers in the world were just a joke to him.

As if he was the Daoist master who had attained Dao for countless years. The moment he descended into the human world, all the resistance were just like pitiful ants to him.

Shen Lian had not stepped into the state to Taiyi but he currently possessed the abstruseness beyond the state of Taiyi. He combined great wisdom, strong determination and along with Lingbao Tianzun's breath within himself, he used Lingbao Tianzun as Dao, entering the state of ”Dao and I are one”. That was how he managed to control the killing sword. It was more than to command at his will and that was the only way he could be sure to convince Yi Zhi to be under his service.

Furthermore, he was indeed looking to give in his all. If Yi Zhi could not be of use to him, he would have to send him through the karmic cycle.

As Shen Lian decided to fight against the heavenly fate, in the face of this grand ambition, he could not afford to be weak or have any hesitation. He too let go of his previously unfettered heart so that he could be on this path until the very end.

This grand ambition was going to be a rare experience for him in his life, as it continuously activated his Daoist heart and sparking brand new experience. This made life more interesting for him.

Si Jing stepped forward until she was in the middle of Yi river, as she pleaded, ”Sir, please stop. I beg you.”

Shen Lian smiled, ”What a foolish child.”

He pointed at Si Jing and right after she was flown towards the bush of reeds. She landed safely. Her supernatural power was considered good but when compared to Shen Lian, she was as insignificant as the light of a firefly in the face of a bright moon.

Yi Zhi replied with a deep voice, ”Monarch after I defeat your master, you should know that you can do no wrong listening to me. The world is as cruel as that. If you can't stand strong, you are at others' mercy.”

Si Jing spoke with a cold voice, ”Enough, A Heng. If sir wants to manipulate me, he has plenty of chances. I am sure that all the whiles he only treats me as his student and nothing more.”

She did not add this line, the fact that she was willing to be manipulated by Shen Lian as in that case, sir would have a period of time where he would be inseparable from her. Unfortunately, Shen Lian did not do it even though there was much he could make use of with her position.

Si Jing stopped Shen Lian, not entirely because of Xia Kingdom but because she could acutely feel the joy Shen Lian had just by going against the world. She knew what Shen Lian was going to do was something that was beyond just the description of danger. She could roughly guess what Shen Lian was trying to challenge and could feel the underlying tone of craziness in him.

In Yi Zhi's eyes, not only was Shen Lian scary, he was a little similar to Emperor Xia, especially his insufferable arrogance.

What he did not understand was that the insufferable arrogance was not unique to Shen Lian but in fact, it was originated from Lingbao Tianzun's moral nature. Even if one was a Daoist master, after achieving enlightenment, one would still have one's own personality. Lingbao Tianzun was too, different from other Daoist masters. Even though he was under Daoist teaching, he had his own defining moral nature. Shen Lian's interest in fighting against the world fitted in well with that of Lingbao Tianzun, and hence where the insufferable arrogance came from. In reality, it was just a showcase of Shen Lian's ”Dao and I are one”.

Yi Zhi could only guess that Shen Lian was a Daoist master, but what he did not realize was the ability of Shen Lian to blend in the self-divine aura with Dao nature. The blend was not to increase power but to lean on Lingbao Tianzun to activate the power of the killing sword.