Proving the Dao for Eternity, Spanning Past and Present

What does "Prove Once, Prove Forever" mean?

In Xiluo's mind, Dao Proving is a lifelong endeavor.

As long as the Dao Proving One does not die, and as long as the continuity of this spacetime exists, then the Dao Proving One will forever be on the path of Dao Proving.

This is like two asymptotes that are always approaching each other but will never intersect.

Those Dao Proving One can come infinitely close to "eternal enlightenment," but they can never reach the point of "eternal enlightenment."

After all, even heaven and earth have their destruction; what great principle can exist forever?

When heaven and earth cease to exist, the sun, stars, earth, and all of nature will also vanish; there can be no eternal way. Therefore, this is why Wu Jun used me to disrupt the Long River of Time.

"There's no need to trace back to the origins, nor to change destiny..."

"Instead, he takes advantage of the upheavals in the Long River of Time to transmit the path he has attained throughout the ages, making himself an eternal existence that will never perish." Li Boyang had to admit that Wu Jun was indeed very insightful.

Since we cannot rewrite history no matter how hard we try, let's erase the past and the future completely and make the present an eternal moment.

"Betting the entire Long River of Time? That guy's even crazier than you."

Having vaguely grasped Wu Jun's intentions, Xiluo's astonishment and shock deepened.

"He's practically replicating your demonstration of Dao Proving..."

"Your successful Dao Proving reshaped the concept of the Long River of Time, allowing the ' Jade Disc of Creation ' to exist simultaneously in every moment of the past, present, and future." But the problem is, before your Dao Proving, time was merely an abstract concept; you endowed time with true power. "Now, the Long River of Time has become a tangible reality; the past, present, and future are all real. How dare he revert time to an abstract concept!?"

Upon hearing this, Li Boyang's smile widened even more.

Why doesn't he dare?

"From a practical standpoint, he doesn't need to restore the Long River of Time to the state it was before I Dao Proving."

Because in this world, there already exists something that is close to "eternal proof".

Upon hearing the melody, Xiluo immediately understood the implied meaning.

"The Jade Disc of Creation!?"

"He wanted to entrust the Dao he had attained, and even his own existence, to the Jade Disc of Creation, in order to achieve a disguised form of 'eternal proof'?" The Jade Disc of Creation is a concrete manifestation of the Long River of Time, a "Heavenly Dao" artificially created by Li Boyang.

By entrusting one's realized path, and even one's very existence, to the [Jade Disc of Creation], one is naturally equivalent to appearing in every moment of the past, present, and future.

"So, I guessed wrong before?"

"He's not using you to stir up turmoil in the Long River of Time, but rather forcing you to overturn the table and forcibly use the power of the Jade Disc of Creation?" "When you reshape the Long River of Time and cause all the Jade Disc of Creation to manifest, that will also be the time for him to attain enlightenment!"

With a light laugh and a nod, Li Boyang then uttered an even more startling conjecture.

"I even suspect that he may have already obtained partial access to the Jade Disc of Creation."

"At least during his reign, he probably possessed the ability to influence the Jade Disc of Creation."

This explains why the Jade Disc of Creation from these eras have all been "out of contact".

Upon hearing Li Boyang's words, Xiluo immediately glared at him with bared teeth.

So, it turns out the problem was with you again?

"You shouldn't have given up ownership of the Jade Disc of Creation in the first place, otherwise, how could things have turned out like this?"

With a nonchalant shrug, Li Boyang calmly retorted.

"First of all, if I hadn't relinquished ownership of the Jade Disc of Creation Jade Disc of Creation, how could it have become the ' Heavenly Dao ' that connects the past, present, and future?"

"Secondly, you know my ultimate goal is ' Refining Emptiness and Uniting with the Dao '."

"To abandon other Dao Path for the sake of a mere ' Dao of Time ' is not my original intention in Dao Proving."

She turned her head away irritably Xiluo muttered rather dejectedly.

"I know, I know, you little brat, you're just too ambitious..."

"You'd better think about how to clean up this huge mess!"

Li Boyang tilted his head slightly and raised an eyebrow in feigned surprise as he spoke.

"If we're talking about messes, you've gotten yourself into much bigger trouble than I have."

Seeing Xiluo's blank expression, Li Boyang's feigned surprise gradually turned into genuine surprise.

"Wait, you don't know Jinhong's identity, do you?"

Sensing that she might have gotten into trouble again, Xiluo instinctively opened her mouth wide and asked.

"What is your identity?"

"I just saw that he had no way to cultivate, yet he was very talented..."

"Plus, I was really bored without you around, so I just did some random training to pass the time."

Now it was Li Boyang's turn to fall silent, and the atmosphere in the air became somewhat heavy.

You really know how to kill time!

"Of all the people in this world who have no way to cultivate, you just had to pick the most troublesome one to keep by your side."

Without continuing the cryptic exchange, Li Boyang pointed to Jinhong in the [Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land] and asked.

Do you know who he is?

After blinking hesitantly, Xiluo answered softly.

"Isn't he Jinhong?"

"I know his mother is the Goddess Milun, and his father is Shaohai from three thousand years ago."

"He is a demigod of mixed human and divine blood, and his talent in cultivation is quite good. I only gave him two simple lessons and he successfully entered the Refining Qi into Spirit Transformation realm."

"In terms of talent alone, he might not be much worse than Jinjiao or Yinjiao."

Li Boyang glared at Xiluo, and he knew that this girl was still secretly competing with him in this regard.

"Do you know the basic intelligence I told you after we came to this era?"

"This era marks the peak of Wu Jun's reign; he is researching the Elixir of Immortality..."

"If history had continued as it normally would, he would have hunted down the reincarnation of the Netherworld Lord in Tang Valley of the East Sea approximately five hundred years later."

"Then, with the power of the Netherworld Lord, the barrier between life and death was broken, and the world's first Immortality Herb was cultivated."

Xiluo was never stupid; she immediately understood the meaning behind Li Boyang's words.

"You mean..."

With a look of surprise, and even a little fear, Xiluo turned her head to look at Jinhong in the painting.

"You're right, he is the Netherworld Lord of this era."

"Or to be more precise, he is currently only the reincarnation of the Netherworld Lord."

"And just now, in order to ensure that history proceeds according to its normal course, Dao Proving One from another timeline killed his mother." (Monthly ticket, Lun Wang/Female C recommendation ticket, Heart Death)