... "Mystic Path, Path of All Beings."

Lu Qing's eyes flickered slightly.

"Choosing that last balanced hexagram, which involves the future grand era's heavenly secrets, and being able to specifically point it out, is truly extraordinary."

The hexagrams in the first balanced hexagram also yielded some insights.

However, the second balanced hexagram was more comprehensive.

Since both would involve twists and turns, Lu Qing wasn't too conflicted now.

He glanced at it for just a moment, his Divine Sense churning in his mind, and quickly settled on a direction.

"Since I have now emerged from seclusion, and news will arrive in three days, I will use these three days to first understand the Tianyang Realm."

Lu Qing's Primordial Spirit slowly and faintly detached a wisp, leaving the mountain.

What is learned from paper is ultimately shallow; to truly know, one must practice it oneself.

This wisp of his Primordial Spirit took root, transforming into a white-robed Cultivator, with a cold expression, appearing particularly unapproachable.

However, he did not travel on foot, but instead rode the wind.

Half a year had passed in the Tianyang Realm, and the last trace of the realm barrier's power had gradually dissipated.

And now.

Many Cultivators in Tianyang, each with a trace of Immortal Qi clinging to their aura.

The ancient style here was rich.

There were still many influences from ancient times.

Under the baptism of time, the Nine Heavens had undergone tens of thousands of years of changes.

But in some slow-moving realms, it was as if they lived in a paradise, unaware of the passing years and the changes in the world outside.

However, none of this disturbed Lu Qing.

He didn't need to seek out people to ask, nor did he need to delve into the vast Daoist traditions of these Cultivators to pore over their hidden scriptures and classics.

He merely transformed into a gust of wind, then a wisp of cloud, but he never landed on this Tianyang Realm.

He only gazed upon it.

Many thoughts had already flashed through his mind.

"Mystic Path, nature. Path of All Beings, unity."

Lu Qing narrowed his eyes; it wasn't obvious with a single Cultivator, but when observed across many Cultivators practicing both paths, the natural unity was so perfect and flawless, like a Celestial.

The unity of the two paths was the natural state of a Celestial.

But that subtle, unsettling sense of strangeness only appeared as a spiritual insight after Lu Qing witnessed it firsthand.

Currently, one wisp of Lu Qing's divine self walked on the great river of the Dao, another wisp descended into the Chaos of heaven and earth, presiding over it and evolving all things.

Another wisp of his divine self focused on his own cultivation.

With three divine selves, his vision naturally grew day by day.

He could naturally pierce through some places that were too perfect, making them seem illusory.

"These two paths, as Divine Firmament Lightning said, are indeed the same path."

Lu Qing thought a great deal.

He also thought of those Dao Seeking existences.

"The emergence of a new Dao indeed allows people to see the possibility of a future path."

As soon as he thought of this, he already vaguely understood why those two hexagrams had appeared.

Perhaps it was unknown, or perhaps it was known, but after everything that seemed impossible had occurred, it was likely that no one would have imagined that this new Dao would affect the heavenly secrets of the future, the grand era to come.

There must be places Lu Qing could not see, but since the hexagrams had previously indicated that this Dao discussion would concern the future of the Nine Heavens, and also a sliver of the heavenly secrets of the path forward... Lu Qing shook his head slightly.

His mind ignored time and distance, instantly retracting to his spiritual heart.

A trace of profound meaning appeared in the depths of Lu Qing's eyes, slowly flowing with the aura of the Tianyang Cultivators he had seen.

A hint of the natural Mystic Path aura gradually emerged around him, followed by a hint of Sentient Qi, but in an instant, both auras were annihilated by his Dao.

"So that's how it is."

After a moment of introspection, Lu Qing understood the source of that peculiar feeling.

"fated opportunity is the Mystic Path, following nature. Every Cultivator walking this Mystic Path is a part of the Mystic Path. The stronger the Mystic Path, the stronger the Cultivator."

"The Path of All Beings is similar, but Path of All Beings Cultivators often have accompanying Dharma Treasures. That Innate accompanying Dharma Treasure that appeared is likely quite strange, and the Dao rhythm of the Path of All Beings should be condensed within the accompanying Dharma Treasure."

"This new Dao..."

Lu Qing suddenly raised an eyebrow, somewhat realizing why it would be connected to the Nine Heavens.

This was indeed not the great Dao of the Demonic Lord of Sentient Freedom from the Ancient Demonic Sect.

That individual took from the natural state of sentient beings, completing himself, born among sentient beings, and hidden among them, even more formless than a Heart Demon.

Damaging tens of thousands to complete one.

And the two paths taken by the Tianyang Cultivators must also have been influenced by the great Dao of that Ancient Demonic Lord.

However, they likely knew the power of the Ancient Demonic Sect.

Naturally, it was impossible to fully adopt it.

But it was clear.

The idea was perfect, but in reality, there were discrepancies.

In the original timeline of the Tianyang Realm, if they wanted to continue raising their upper limit, they also needed Cultivators to lend a hand.

The higher heaven and earth were, the higher their cultivation could be.

So these two paths, after the Ancient Tribulation, were essentially meant to continuously provide positive feedback to heaven and earth by raising the overall Dao cultivation of Cultivators.

But with so many Cultivators, with varying Aptitude and Comprehension, how could they advance?

That was to let every Cultivator cultivate the Dao, cultivate a part of it, so that eventually the Dao would become increasingly perfect and flawless.

"So, is this people cultivating the Dao, or the Dao cultivating people?"

Lu Qing hadn't expected the cultivation of the Tianyang Realm to be so incredibly bold.

The advantages were indeed obvious; when Mystic Path and Path of All Beings Cultivators gathered, there would inevitably be a natural, Celestial-like momentum, a natural unity. If ordinary Cultivators faced them directly, that subtle momentum would indeed affect their Dao Heart.

Moreover, in terms of cultivation speed, Path of All Beings Cultivators were born with accompanying Dharma Treasures, so their cultivation was naturally fast.

And Mystic Path Cultivators, on their cultivation path, had natural Opportunities everywhere. No matter how powerful these 'wild' Opportunities were, at least they existed.

"Heaven bestows, I receive."

"I perish, the Dao receives."

Lu Qing's eyes flowed with a divine light, vaguely guessing that this was also a tribulation.

"It's similar to what Shenxiao said; although the names have changed, it's essentially still the Demonic Sect's approach."

Those Opportunities, those Dharma Treasures, could not have appeared out of thin air.

Would so many old Seniors of Tianyang willingly sacrifice themselves, their lifelong Dao cultivation condensing into Dao rhythm, transforming into Innate accompanying Dharma Treasures, and ubiquitous Opportunities?

Judging from the style of ancient cultivation, this was highly unlikely...