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Chapter 241 241: 37, Seven Roads

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The next day.

Qinghu Inn.

"Your Highness truly loves to pull off surprising moves."

Jun Changge, dressed in a white robe resembling a scholar, sat opposite Lin Yue, shaking his head with a smile: "Proposing marriage in public may indeed instantly bind the next Duke Heng to Your Highness, but it sure does attract hatred."

"The matter is of great importance, avoiding long delays was the priority." Lin Yue slightly shook his head, "Regardless, Lord Qi has agreed, so let them hate if they must."

Jun Changge laughed again, taking another look at Lin Yue, and said, "Your Highness has been in seclusion this past month, not reading any dossiers, yet your temperament has changed considerably, as if you've gained a bit more hostility, and your will has become firmer?"

"I did have some encounters," Lin Yue nodded slightly.

In the Illusion Realm of Eternal Night, he had battled mutant beasts for a year, how could he not possess a bit of hostility?

Moreover, the Eternal Night was fraught with danger everywhere; if one didn't stay by the fire, danger would approach from the darkness. Having personally experienced the hardships of Eternal Night, he came to appreciate the beauty of living under the light.

As a result, he also somewhat understood the significant merit of the Human Ancestor, the Human Emperor, and the Divine Emperor.

In the past, he hadn't thought about these matters, but now he had some new ideas.

— If he had enough power, he wouldn't mind sustaining the world free of Eternal Night.

After all, when impoverished, one maintains their integrity; when prosperous, they contribute to the world.

"Your Highness is also close to the Three Talents Heavenly Barrier."

Jun Changge said, "Starting with the Three Talents Heavenly Barrier, one must understand the Heaven and Earth Law, which requires sufficient mental willpower. Once you thoroughly comprehend the Heaven and Earth Law, you face Harmonization."

"Harmonization..." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

The cultivation path of entering the Saint involved Harmonization, one needed to forge their own path as well.

"Harmonization demands an even higher requirement for the Dao Heart."

Jun Changge advised, "Thus, before then, Your Highness needs to understand your true self, recognize your desires, only by having aspirations can you achieve responses, tempering the Dao Heart is most crucial."

Lin Yue pondered for a moment and said, "Yesterday, I heard that the life force of those who enter the Saint is abundant and can be immortal, but as they live longer and their Dao Heart becomes less firm, making them unable to hold the path in their mind, they will die?"

"Indeed, that is correct."

Jun Changge said, "Does Your Highness know, Elder Gu realized the Heaven and Earth Law three hundred years ago but has not dared to take that step, not dared to Harmonize, because he understands that with his Dao Heart, once he harmonizes, it would be the day of his death."

"Oh?" Lin Yue was surprised, "Not breaking through allows one to live, but breaking through results in death?"

"Such situations are actually quite common among Great Cultivators."

Jun Changge shook his head with a smile, "To be honest, I am the same, fifty years ago I had realized the Heaven and Earth Law, but felt my Dao Heart was insufficient, it has been tempered till now, yet I still have no confidence."

Lin Yue suddenly had some understanding and asked, "Lord Qi also existed as one who entered the Saint, yet lived a shorter life than Elder Gu, is this also because of the Dao Heart?"

"Your Highness guesses correctly."

Jun Changge said, "Actually, the reason why each generation of Duke Heng is so powerful, and all can enter the Saint, is because the inherited bloodline of Duke Heng contains a powerful Dao; once the bloodline is inherited, one can easily comprehend the Heaven and Earth Law, and even rapidly achieve Harmonization."

He shook his head saying, "But there is also a price; if the Dao Heart is insufficient and one grasps the Dao from the inherited bloodline, though it doesn't lead to immediate death, the burden is significant, hence they do not possess the long life of a typical Saint existence."

Lin Yue came to a realization.

According to what he knew, Great Cultivators who consumed enough life-extending treasures could reach a lifespan limit of four or five hundred years.

As for the Martial Saints, as long as they didn't experience major disruptions leading to a sudden collapse of their Dao Heart, they could live several hundred years, or even over a thousand years was normal.

Among the Hall Masters of the Ancestor Hall today, there were even those who had lived for over a thousand years, and not just one.

"So in that case, do the princes all possess excellent Dao Hearts?" Lin Yue asked.

"It is quite remarkable."

Jun Changge sighed, "Like the Six Demon Ancestors, each possessed an impressive Dao Heart, it's said that the original Demon Ancestor, the Primordial Demon Ancestor, although never proved the Dao, lived from nearly ten thousand years ago until the establishment of Great Yong, only then did he disappear. Such a terrifying Dao Heart is truly incredible."

Primordial Demon Ancestor?

Lin Yue slightly arched his brow.

He wondered if the Primordial Demon Ancestor had reincarnated as a prince; theoretically, such a figure should become a prince.

If it were a prince, which one would he be?

"But, how does Master Jun know about such secrets regarding the Demon Ancestor not proving the Dao?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

The Demon Ancestor existed so many years ago; Jun Changge was only said to have lived for a century or two, yet he knew such confidential matters?

"Haha, actually, I'm not too clear either."

Jun Changge chuckled, shaking his head, "But since it's the Demon Path, not recognized as orthodox, it indicates all Heavenly Barriers were not broken, because when Great Yong was first established, the reason the Three Religions and Martial Cultivators were recognized as orthodox was that within them, there were supreme beings who shattered all Heavenly Barriers and proved the Dao."

Lin Yue came to understand.

One of the secrets he had uncovered mentioned:

Of all the cultivation paths between heaven and earth, only seven have the potential to break through all the Heavenly Barriers, and the path with the greatest potential can only be cultivated after the You Xia royal bloodline awakens.

Now he knew, the path with the greatest potential was the Ancient God's Way of the You Xia, the others included the Three Religions and Martial Cultivation.

What about the other two paths?

"What about the Demon Clan? Could there not be such existences within the Demon Clan?" Lin Yue suddenly felt a spark in his mind and immediately asked.

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