A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
Since Meng Chuan had seen the direction ahead, he had sat in barren meditation in the Depths of the Dao Realm for a thousand years.
Barren meditation was exactly what it was.
Apart from thinking through a few things, he had made no tangible progress.
Of course, for all Meng Chuan's humanity, he was still a Great Luo Being. A thousand years meant little to him.
If anything, they felt less distinct than a single day did to a mortal.
Over those thousand years, Meng Chuan had worked out several problems.
If he wanted to enter a state of absolute nothingness, it seemed rather difficult.
If he tried a method akin to Reducing to Emptiness, he doubted anyone could inherit his Great Luo Dao or his Karma.
Besides, Meng Chuan was a Great Luo Being, not someone of the Other Shore. Reducing to Emptiness did not suit him. Forcing it onto his path would be like transplanting a tree into alien soil.
A Great Luo Being could not lose his Dao.
At the same time, once someone attained Great Luo through a particular Dao, he blocked everyone who came after him. No one else could attain Great Luo through that Dao.
Unless that Great Luo Being was killed. While he was on the path to returning, a latecomer could seize the chance to attain the Dao through it.
Then, even if the first Great Luo Being returned, he would have lost his Dao.
Of course, that would create a feud that could end only in death.
The Cultivation System of Lifetime was different. Even if someone had already taken a Dao, those who followed could keep advancing and attain the Great Dao.
Only the Cause of All Fruits was unique