Did We Take the Wrong Path?
The West.
Mount Sumeru.
Jieyin from Chaos, he sat silently on the Cushion without uttering a word.
That already sorrowful face was now even more gloomy.
Zhunti stood to the side for a long time, watching his senior brother's distraught appearance.
I assumed he was still brooding over that crushing defeat in the Chaos.
He stepped forward, sighed, and offered words of comfort.
"Senior brother, victory and defeat are common occurrences in war."
"After all, Zhou Ming is Pangu Orthodox, possessing Pangu Inheritance and having a solid foundation."
"He attained enlightenment so much earlier than us, it's perfectly normal that we can't defeat him."
"Senior brother, there's no need to take it so seriously."
Zhunti's voice carried a hint of insincerity.
He verbally reassured his senior brother, but he himself was also filled with lingering fear.
That battle, to call it a friendly spar, was more of a complete thrashing.
Zhou Ming's nonchalant attitude, as if he regarded the Saint's great power as nothing, filled him with despair.
"Besides, even though we can't beat him."
"But looking at the entire Primordial Wilderness, we are ultimately those immortal and indestructible Saint."
"On this Primordial Land, we still stand at the very top."
"In this Primordial Land, apart from a handful of a dozen or so people, who dares to disrespect us?"
Jieyin slowly raised his head, his pained face showing no sign of being comforted.
He shook his head.
"Junior brother, I'm not upset because I lost to Zhou Ming."
"But I was thinking about something."
Zhunti was taken aback and asked curiously.
"What's on your mind, Senior Brother? What could be troubling you so much?"
Jieyin did not answer directly, but let out a long sigh, a sigh filled with bewilderment.
"Junior brother, have we... taken the wrong path?"
These words struck Zhunti like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, Zhunti his mind reeling.
"Road?"
"What road?" Zhunti was taken aback and didn't understand.
Jieyin slowly raised his head and spoke softly.
"The Path to Sainthood!"
"We shouldn't have taken this path of Prove Dao with Merit at all!"
"In fact, I think that path of Slaying Three Corpses is a dead end!"
"Besides the Dao Ancestor, no one else has truly succeeded in navigating this path!"
There is only one true Great Dao to Tongtian!
"Just like Zhou Ming, I'm walking the path of Prove Dao with Laws!"
Upon hearing what Jieyin said, Zhunti remained silent.
Scenes of being arbitrarily beaten by Zhou Ming in the Chaos resurfaced in his mind.
That feeling of powerlessness and despair still haunts him to this day.
He was well aware that they were taking a shortcut, a path that seemed bright but whose potential was actually locked.
But what can be done now that things have come to this?
Zhunti sighed, his expression extremely complicated.
"Senior brother, we are now Heavenly Dao Saint, our Primordial Spirit are entrusted to the Heavenly Dao, making us immortal and indestructible."
"It's too late to say anything more."
"We have no choice but to keep going down this road."
"Besides, look at this vast Primordial Wilderness, with billions of living beings, how many are Saint?"
"Aside from the Dao Ancestor, there are only seven at most!"
"It's an incredible stroke of luck that we're even one of them!"
"Isn't it better than those Great Powers from the Primordial Wilderness who can't even see a hope of becoming saints?"
"After all, below the level of Saint, all are but ants."
"Ants?"
Jieyin suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.
"But in Zhou Ming's eyes, what difference is there between us and ants?"
Zhunti was instantly speechless.
yes.
In their eyes, all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness are ants, whom they can manipulate at will.
But in Zhou Ming's eyes, these two so-called Heavenly Dao Saint were probably just two slightly stronger ants.
They can be kneaded and beaten at will, without even the right to resist.
Jieyin Zhunti's distraction, Jieyin continued speaking.
Don't forget!
"The other Ancestral Wu of the Wu Clan also cultivate the Law!"
"Once they too attain enlightenment, what meaning will there be for us Saint who achieve sainthood through Merit?"
"Is our existence merely a means to highlight their power?"
"It is Zhunti," Zhunti said in a deep voice.
"Impossible! The Path of Laws is incredibly difficult; it's impossible for them all to attain enlightenment!"
"Furthermore, the Dao Ancestor won't just stand by and watch them all Prove the Dao and become a Saint!"
This Jieyin by a cold laugh.
That's hard to say.
"If Zhou Ming can Prove Dao with Laws, who can guarantee that the other Ancestral Wu can't?"
"Moreover, if we could anticipate that the Dao Ancestor would obstruct it, wouldn't Zhou Ming have thought of that too?"
Didn't he prepare at all?
A series of rhetorical questions plunged Zhunti into Zhunti silence.
Seeing that Zhunti was deep in thought, Jieyin continued.
"However, those things are no longer relevant to us."
"What we need to think about now is how to increase our strength."
"It's real strength, not this false power!"
Zhunti snapped out of his daze and his spirits lifted.
"Senior brother, do you have something in mind?"
The Jieyin nodded.
"Now that we have become saints, as long as we don't court death and provoke Zhou Ming."
"In this Primordial Wilderness land, we are among the very top, and no one dares to provoke us lightly."
"This gives us a chance to catch our breath."
"Therefore, I want to... switch to cultivating the Law!"
"With my current level of Saint and understanding as a sage, comprehending the Law should be much easier than when Quasi-Sage!"
I want to give it a try!
Zhunti was deeply shaken by his senior brother's resolute expression.
"Senior brother, have you... have you really thought this through?"
"Yes, I've thought it through!"
"Among all the Saint, you and I, my fellow disciple, are the weakest."
"Compared to the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa, we may only be slightly weaker, but with some effort, we can still catch up."
"But compared to Zhou Ming, we so-called Saint are far too weak!"
"I originally thought that everyone was Saint, and even if there were differences, they wouldn't be too great."
"But I never expected that the Prove Dao with Laws would be so much stronger than ours!"
"I don't want to be an ant that can be manipulated by others anymore!"
Zhunti his senior brother's resolute expression, Zhunti knew that his senior brother's Dao heart had been shaken because of this battle.
If we don't seek change, it may become a permanent Inner Demon.
He pondered for a long time, and finally nodded heavily.
"Good!"
"Since you've made up your mind, then go ahead and do it."
A hint of emotion finally appeared Jieyin the leader's pained face.
"Thank you for your understanding, junior brother."
He looked at Zhunti and extended a sincere invitation.
"Junior brother, would you like to switch to cultivating the Law with me?"
Zhunti shook his head, a resolute look on his face.
"I'm not switching majors for now."
"Why?" Jieyin, puzzled.
Zhunti sighed and analyzed.
"Transforming one's cultivation Law is bound to be a long and arduous process."
"It will inevitably consume a lot of mental energy and neglect the cultivation of the Heavenly Dao Saint realm."
"Our strength will remain stagnant for a long time."
"Our Western Teachings is newly established, with everything in need of rebuilding and its foundation unstable."
"If the strength of you and me, fellow disciples, cannot improve for a very long time."
"In the future, when facing those Saint of the East, we will inevitably be constrained at every turn, which will be extremely detrimental to the development of our Western Teachings."
"Therefore, it's best if you, Senior Brother, switch to cultivating the Law and pursue that stronger path."
"And I will continue to enhance the existing strength of Saint."
"At the very least, we must ensure that before you achieve your goal, Senior Brother, our the West will still have a place in the Primordial Wilderness!"
Jieyin stared blankly at his junior brother, unable to utter a single word.
He understood Zhunti meant.
One person goes out to explore the infinite possibilities of the future.
One person bears the heavy burden of the reality before them.
This path is far more difficult than transforming one's cultivation Law.
This means that Zhunti voluntarily give up the opportunity to become stronger.
Continue on this path that has been proven to be for the "weak," protect him, and support the Western Teachings.
Jieyin's eyes welled up with tears, and he bowed deeply to Zhunti.
"Thank you for your hard work, junior brother."
Zhunti quickly helped him up, waved his hand, and pretended to be relaxed.
"What are you saying, senior brother?"
"We are brothers, and Eon, supporting each other all the way to this day. Why say such formal things?"
"Just focus on your cultivation; I'll take care of the Western Teachings."