Ch. 261What Lies at the End of Cultivation?
Key Plot Points and Events
- The Divine Infant seeks Lost Souls from the Human Race battlefield to help with its plans.
- Pingxin, the Saint of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, agrees to the Divine Infant's request but wants to establish Reincarnation Underworlds in other worlds.
- Minghe, the leader of the Asura Clan, offers to help in exchange for a share of the action.
- The Divine Infant decides to involve all races, including the Demon Race, to accelerate the Primordial World's growth.
- Cheng Yue, while Prove the Dao, experiences a blank period in the River of Time, suggesting an unknown intervention.
- In a dream, Cheng Yue encounters Three thousand gods and demons who can't cultivate the Daoist Canon and express their boredom and loss.
Character Developments
- The Divine Infant: Shows ambition and strategic thinking in involving all races to speed up the Primordial World's growth.
- Pingxin: Demonstrates wisdom and negotiation skills in agreeing to the Divine Infant's request while securing benefits for her realm.
- Minghe: Displays cunning and opportunism in offering the Asura Clan's help in exchange for a share of the action.
- Cheng Yue: Experiences a crisis of purpose and meaning in his Cultivation due to the blank period in the River of Time and his dream encounter with the Three thousand gods and demons.
Significant Themes
- Ambition and power dynamics among different realms and races.
- The purpose and meaning of Cultivation, and the boredom of immortality.
- The unknown and unknowable aspects of the universe, represented by the blank period in the River of Time.
Character Interactions
- The Divine Infant and Pingxin: Negotiate and agree on terms, showing mutual respect and understanding.
- Minghe and the Divine Infant: Minghe offers his clan's help, and the Divine Infant accepts, demonstrating trust and cooperation.
- Cheng Yue and the Three thousand gods and demons (in his dream): They discuss their shared predicament and boredom, highlighting their connection despite their differences.