Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 903 The Law of the Daoist Master

"But I have faith in you."

Shenmeng Daozun's eyes shone brightly: "Your comprehension of the [Divine Dream Law] is even greater than that of the [Law of Lifespan]."

"When it comes to the compatibility with the [Divine Dream Law], you are definitely among the top five in the world."

"I knew it all along."

Shenmeng Daozun smiled and said, "From the fact that the [Nine Lives] can form a Dao Fruit in the direction of the soul, I know how amazing the potential of the [Longevity and Longevity] destiny holder is at the level of consciousness."

“If it weren’t for our desire for you to master the [Great Dao of Destiny]... I would have wanted to take you as my personal disciple.”

"The reason we waited until now to let you comprehend the various laws is because you completed the Great Dao of Destiny when you reached the Nascent Soul stage, and your path is already set... so that you won't be led astray when you comprehend other laws."

"Otherwise, if you were to come into contact with the Law Diagram when you were in the late Nascent Soul stage, it would have an immeasurable impact on your future path."

Jing Yu asked in confusion, "My lord, why do all the Dao Venerables so desire that I be able to control the Great Dao of Destiny and attain the position of Dao Venerable? What role will this play in averting the great calamity of the era?"

"This is just an experiment."

Shenmeng Daozun said in a deep voice, "Actually, we don't necessarily want you to become a Venerable through fate... In fact, as long as you can become a Venerable, you can choose any path you want."

"What we need is more and more Dao Venerables. As for how they attain Venerable status, that's not important."

"The reason we guided you onto the path of destiny is due to certain reasons. We have comprehensively assessed that you have the highest probability of attaining enlightenment through destiny."

"As for why?"

Shenmeng Daozun pondered and said, "I cannot reveal too much about this matter to you, otherwise it may bring you trouble... At least wait until you become a Dao Lord and have the ability to overcome the great calamity of this era before you know the cause and effect."

"The only thing I can tell you is one sentence, and you should remember it well—"

"The more Dao Venerables there are, the weaker they become."

"The more Dao Venerables there are, the weaker they become?" Jing Yu pondered this statement carefully, somewhat puzzled: "This junior doesn't understand... This sounds rather alarming."

Shenmeng Daozun said calmly, "For example, the power over lifespan in the world is in the hands of Fellow Daoist Changqing. Even if the two World Honored Ones of Buddhism, Benyuan and Zhuxin, are all-powerful in other fields, they cannot change the problem of the short lifespan of Buddhist practitioners. Lifespan... is the biggest weakness of Buddhist practitioners."

"The laws of space are in the hands of another being called [Universe Immortal Venerable]. Apart from Universe Immortal Venerable himself, even if other Dao Venerables cultivate the laws of space to the extreme, they cannot instantly reach every corner of the world. Oh, [Cosmic Light] does have this ability, but it is essentially achieved by compressing time."

"But before Changqing attained enlightenment, the early Dao Venerables were able to control the power of lifespan to a limited extent."

"The same applies to space, time, and so on."

"If we compare the various rules of heaven and earth to rare and precious materials placed in a cave, the cave door was originally half closed. As long as a cultivator's realm reached a certain level, they could forcibly plunder the treasures inside the cave with their strength. There was no one guarding it, so it could only be taken by anyone."

"But if a certain rule or path is proven by a cultivator and he achieves a Venerable position, this cave is as if it is locked. If other Dao Venerables want to borrow some rare and precious materials, they either have to ask the master for permission, or they can simply lie down in front of the locked cave and absorb some spiritual energy and medicinal energy through the crack in the door. That would be quite something."

"Therefore, theoretically, the more Dao Venerables there are in this world, the more rules are controlled by others, and the more restrictions are placed on the other Dao Venerables."

Shenmeng Daozun said softly, "So you don't need to deify the Daozun too much. We are not actually as omnipotent as you imagine... Daozun are just a group of slightly stronger cultivators."

Jing Yu asked, puzzled, "This junior understands... but if there are more Dao Venerables, and the Dao Venerables are weaker... then why are the elders still willing to mentor the younger generation? Isn't this a form of weakening themselves?"

"It's certainly a weakening, but it's not necessarily a bad thing."

Shenmeng Daozun smiled and said, "It would be a terrible thing if all the power in the world were concentrated in one person."

"In most cases, it is a good thing for the Dao Venerables to check and balance each other, at least for the common people. Many rules are born from this mutual checks and balances."

“Our testing of the boundaries of power is endless. In a sense, if a person controls all the power in the world, then that person will one day completely lose control and become a monster of power expansion.”

The Divine Dream Dao Venerable said with admiration, "The first living being in the world, and even the first Dao Venerable, is the [One Yuan Dao Venerable]."

"He is the source of all laws, the origin of the world... He is the beginning, and he was also the end. It is the beginning of a new beginning, that's all."

"The former One Yuan had absolute control over the entire world. If He did not allow it, no one in this world could become a second Dao Venerable."

"But in the end He did not do so... So Reincarnation, the Subtle, Evergreen, I, Sensing Qi... and other beings successively attained enlightenment."

"So much so that although He continued to progress on His own path, His overall control over the world weakened due to the checks and balances imposed by other Dao Venerables on other rules."

"He is an extremely great being, and the other Dao Venerable beings, even those who disagree with Fellow Daoist Yiyuan, would acknowledge this."

Jing Yu exclaimed, "It is indeed magnificent."

"By the way, I have another question to ask you..."

"Now that I have been in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm for many years, it is time to prepare for the establishment of my grotto-heaven... but I am having some trouble finding a treasure to stabilize it."

Jing Yu had practically made it clear, and said with a smile, "I wonder if you could give me some advice, sir, on what kind of treasure would be most suitable for me to use to stabilize my cave?"

Shenmeng Daozun remained expressionless, his tone indifferent: "What, do you want me to give you something?"

Jing Yu smiled awkwardly and did not answer, but then heard Shenmeng Daozun continue:

"My advice is that you should not use any treasures to stabilize the cave."

"what?"

Jing Yu was taken aback: "This... After opening up the inner cave heaven, the cave heaven is mostly unstable. If there are no treasures to stabilize the cave heaven, wouldn't it immediately lead to the collapse of the cave heaven?"

The Divine Dream Daoist explained, "Why did the cave-heaven collapse? Essentially, it stemmed from the instability of the newly opened cave-heaven."

"Then why is the new grotto-heaven unstable? It's because the cultivators themselves lack sufficient control over the grotto-heaven."

“If you were an ordinary cultivator, you would indeed need a treasure to stabilize your cave heaven, but you have the opportunity to skip this step.”

"You follow the path of spiritual and physical unity and dual cultivation of body and spirit. As long as you elevate both your physical body and spirit to the level of the cave heaven before opening up your inner cave heaven, you will have the opportunity to achieve the groundbreaking feat of stabilizing your cave heaven without using any treasures."