Enlightenment.

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Flying to the Asura territory once more after what he considered a gentle reprimand, Tian Xing manipulated the karma connected to that man, both from his past and future, to his own advantage. He foresaw that in the simulated future, many would use his act of cruelty to tarnish his dignity, as it is easier to criticize someone on the righteous path than one on the evil path.

In righteousness, unlike in evil, where only Yin Confusion and Yang Contradiction are allowed to thrive, those on the righteous path must not only accept these paradoxical questions but also solve them, one by one, to the best of their ability. This is why it is easier for evil to criticize good—evil simply embraces its contradictions with a single, dimwitted action, while the righteous must unravel them, solve them to the best of their ability, and use the gained enlightenment to their advantage once it is fully understood.

Yet, he understood the consequences and how difficult it would be, but he still chose to pursue true benevolence. For righteousness, unlike evil, is inherent in the Tao. Thus, for one who wants to always succeed in every situation and maintain a nimble mind, it is better to live in alignment with the Tao. By continually engaging in self-improvement, Tian Xing knew he would gain an abundance of enlightenment, so much so that it would overflow and be beyond his capacity to contain.

After ensuring that his impulsiveness wouldn't tarnish his reputation too much, and even using the situation to his advantage by subtly nudging future perceptions to view him as a single-minded person easily manipulated, Tian Xing finally completed his manipulation of fate. By allowing the enemy to have the wrong kind of information about him, he gained more maneuverability to play this potential enemy to death if they decided to establish bad blood karma with his family.

Upon arriving at the Evereen nations, allied with the Asura among thousands of others, Tian Xing passed towering green trees that touched the horizon and forests that stretched for miles. Enjoying this part of the Asura Road already integrated into the 7th Heavens, he nodded at the many Elder Races living in Ember's nation, recognizing that they seemed to already revere his daughter as a goddess. Turning to his wife, who was calling their daughter, Ember, Tian Xing asked if there was anything she needed.

Upon learning that Ember didn't need anything at the moment, except that many allied forces were asking her nation to participate in the war outside, within the same level of Heavens, and in the Mystical Realms connected to other Heavens, Tian Xing simply nodded, not overly concerned. His daughter's nation's stance of never participating in wars had already been established from the highest Heaven above, so it was no different in the lower Heavens, since Evereen has always served as a place of support and healing, rather than a military force.

He decided to head to the Asura Road capital city, God Reviving Ridge, where the Heaven Chosen usually resided with his family, disciples, and subordinates first. Passing through many allied nations, sects, and kingdoms, Tian Xing and his wife finally reached the core of the integrated Dao World, where a dome led to multiple paths inward. Observing where the Asura Road began, Tian Xing then said to his melodies, who were currently holding both of his elbows, "Do you want to go straight to the end of the known road, or would you prefer to enjoy the view first and fight to our hearts' content?"

Seeing many people dying in their desire to become core citizens of Asura Road, yet still many wishing to enter this place, Margarita answered her husband, "Let's fight. I want this period of our lives to be defined by constant battle. Our lovey-dovey moments leave me mentally and spiritually exhausted because the many contradictions create confusion and uncertainty. Therefore, let's release this pent-up emotion and channel it into our fighting spirit, as our lustful spirit has proven ineffective for the cycle of comprehension."

Although he wanted to argue that a lustful spirit could still provide some level of comprehension, even if minimal, Tian Xing decided to remain silent. He knew that if he did not first control his dark desires, he would likely never achieve an abundance of enlightenment through his method of loving his wife in bed.

Thus, he nodded in agreement, acknowledging that it was his lower dantian causing the halt in enlightenment. Tian Xing then released the two melodies and allowed them to engage in combat with illusory figures of enemies, possessing the same cultivation levels and comprehension as them, created by the Dao World based on data from all currently known creations.

Stepping into the first hundred-meter range, where only one enemy will appear at a time and change their method of attack and Dao after each defeat, Tian Xing then combined his Tian Ming Dao and Fire Dao within his Golden Branch. He created numerous leaves of searing hot lava capable of severing the karma or entanglement bonds within every atom due to the sheer temperature alone. Wielding his artifact weapon like a baseball bat, Tian Xing swung the branch at the incoming 7th Realm Qi practitioner, who was attempting to attack him from an angle near his ear.

Knowing that the ears are the receptors of verbal enlightenment and ideas, Tian Xing was acutely aware that sacrificing his ability to listen to and experience the humble stories of many people, for the mere satisfaction of destroying the lungs of this illusory Qi practitioner, was not worth it.

Therefore, he deflected the attack, turning his wrist slightly to ensure his Golden Branch struck the bloodthirsty illusion's wrist, incapacitating it and rendering it unable to fight further. As he ducked the incoming attack and heard a thud, the highest practitioner of the Blade Dao illusion could no longer pick up his weapon.

Since this illusion is essentially a copy of a real person created by the simulated fate of the Dao World, Tian Xing remained silent as he watched the Blade Dao practitioner fall to the ground, unable to lift his blade for the rest of his life due to the severed connection between his hands and his entire existence.

Observing the illusory figure writhing in agony, Tian Xing gently guided him to look at his own reflection in the mirror. This allowed the highest Blade Dao practitioner to see that the sharp, unwavering conviction between his eyebrows had been replaced by a dull despair, making it clear to this copy of a real person that the previous aura—once capable of making others uncomfortable with its piercing intensity—had completely vanished from his face.

Seeing that the illusory figure now understood what Blade Dao truly looked like, allowing him to see through the confusion and contradictions in his mind, Tian Xing then sat down on the side of the road, ignoring everyone completely, so that he can focused his mind on listening and observing the perspective of this Blade Dao practitioner as he resolved his predicament and gained enlightenment from it.

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