Xuzhao: Jingxing, This Is How You Use Path Energy!

"If Idrila hadn't chosen to leave, Tayzzyronth's expansion would never have gone so smoothly." Xuzhao shook his head.

Jingxing couldn't understand why she thought that way.

"At the end of the Swarm Disaster, the Propagation fell, and Voracity was sealed away by me, Akivili, and Qlipoth." The Xuzhao seemed lost in memories. "We won, but we all paid a price."

Jingxing held his breath, realizing he was about to hear some secret of the universe.

"To prevent Voracity from rising again, we dismantled it into many pieces, but then I wasn't careful and got bitten," Xuzhao smile. "Although I destroyed its taste buds and gained a lingering aftertaste, my concept of Path was also tainted by the Voracity's underlying nature."

"From then on, something that shouldn't have been there appeared in my consciousness. So even the Fools changed along with it—that's what you saw in the Tavern tonight."

"If the changes of the Fools disgust you, I'm sorry," Xuzhao helplessly, lowering his gaze. "I don't like these changes either, but I can't stop them from happening."

"So that's why there's a sign at the Tavern entrance that says 'Aha and Mournful Actors are not allowed to enter'?" Jingxing blurted out.

"Yes, their boundless Elation eventually led to my exclusion. If this continues, I'll be in big trouble when someone goes down this sinful path and never looks back."

Jingxing took a long time to process this. "It's truly unbelievable..."

"Therefore," Xuzhao stretched out his hand again, "I need you, Idrila's follower."

The room fell silent again, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

"You're telling me all this?" Jingxing spread his hands. "Why me? I'm not even Emanator, just someone who's only recently entered the Path. Do you think I can heal the Aeon's wounds?"

Moreover, Jingxing had never heard of the Path of Beauty having the ability to heal—it was the Abundance Travelers who were truly skilled in this art.

"Because you are Idrila's most cherished member," Xuzhao replied, "And currently the only being in the universe capable of driving the most Path of Beauty -Primal Force."

"The Primal Force?" Jingxing heard another word he had never heard before.

"You must have heard that the Imagenae are born from the Wish Power, right?" Xuzhao adjusted his glasses. "And this so-called Wish Power is essentially the Primal Force of Path. It is the core energy that propels all sentient beings in the universe onto a specific Path, hidden within the thought processes and spiritual wavelengths of every intelligent life. But these Primal Forces mostly exist in an invisible and dispersed state throughout the universe. Only in the Dual-Phase Paradise, through the power of Elation, do they condense into visible Wish Power."

"And the Primal Force behind Path of Beauty is called 'Temperance'."

"This is precisely the cure for my insatiable craving for Elation."

Jingxing frowned. "But I don't possess much power. It's like a drop in the ocean for an Aeon."

"Huh?!" Xuzhao's eyes widened. "What do you mean by the power within your body? You've stored up the power of your Path?!"

"Otherwise what?" Jingxing asked, looking completely bewildered. "That's how I've always used it."

"..."

Well, after he finished speaking, he saw Xuzhao's blank expression for the first time.

"My God..." Xuzhao sighed, rubbing his forehead. "If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, I would definitely publicize Idrila and you two idiots so that the whole galaxy knows about it."

"One only granted permissions and status but didn't tell you how to use them, while the other clearly possesses a treasure trove but is unaware of it... You two are truly a perfect match."

After composing himself, Xuzhao Zhao looked at Jingxing again. "Fine, for my own sake, I'll reluctantly teach you how to use your power."

The next second, her fingertips pressed against his forehead. Jingxing felt a sharp pain in his temple, but his mind was immediately filled with knowledge about how to utilize the Path Energy.

After Xuzhao withdrew his hand and reviewed the newly acquired knowledge in his mind, Jingxing was dumbfounded. "So, I've been misusing my abilities all along?"

Imaginary Energy is the underlying force of the universe, while Path Energy is the directional force formed by the Aeon imbuing Imaginary Energy with specific concepts.

To use an analogy, Imaginary Energy is like water, and energy with different Path is like beverages with different flavors.

When driving the Path Energy, there is no need to store these in the body. It is enough to simply release the authority and continuously draw upon and transform Imaginary Energy.

Previously, Jingxing was limited by his cognitive limitations and could not unleash much of his Path Energy. Even though he learned the basic martial arts of General Tianji through the Light Cone, it didn't explain how Path Energy works at all.

"So..." Jingxing looked down at his hands. These hands had held pens, mixed colors, and the most outrageous thing they had ever done was paint a picture for Herta worth 500 million Credits and save the Robin.

Now an Aeon tells him that these hands can heal His wounds.

"... My being sent to Vesna IV," he suddenly asked, "Was that also arranged by you?"

Xuzhao did not deny it. "That's right, I was the one who sent you to Vesna IV."

She paused for a moment, then said, "After all, I noticed you the moment you cried your first cry after you were born."

"Huh?"

"Even though you're a newborn baby, you smell like Idrila. To me, who has been searching for the 'Mirror Person,' your birth is as striking as a supernova explosion."

At this point, Xuzhao chuckled, "But I've always worried that you'll follow in Akivili's footsteps... Good heavens, I don't want to lay a hand on Akivili's followers."

"Fortunately, you never embarked on the Path of Trailblaze. It was on that day that I had a sudden inspiration and sent you to that planet, thus disrupting your destiny."

Jingxing didn't know what to say. Should he express gratitude? Should he complain?

"Alright, let's get back to the point," Xuzhao interrupted his thoughts. "Do you want to do me a favor? To ease my pain."

"Relieve?" Jingxing noticed Xuzhao's choice of words, but also felt it was reasonable. Even if she said that Idrila had given him the most favoritism, he was still just a human. If he could heal Aeon, that would be too outrageous.

"Yes, as long as you help alleviate this pain, that's enough." Xuzhao patted his shoulder. "I know you want to become famous as soon as possible and pay off the debt to the little girl in the pointed hat."

"Can you give me 30 billion Credits?"

"If I had that kind of money, I would have used it to buy lottery tickets long ago," Xuzhao, pursing his lips.

"Why is this guy playing the lottery?" Jingxing Xing muttered to himself. "Is this really Aeon?"