Chapter 478 I Don't Know

Liu Yongye noticed the veiled murderous intent in Li An's eyes when he spoke of Li Wuce.But he pretended not to notice and continued his monologue."From the beginning, what I wanted was the gift of dreams, not your life.""Since I can't obtain this gift through force, then..."Liu Yongye said self-deprecatingly, "If force doesn't work, let's try soft tactics.""What do you need my dreams for?" Li An raised an eyebrow."Resurrect someone," Liu Yongye said, then turned his head away. "You can't do it now. Let's talk about it later.""Okay." Li An nodded silently.The previous topic was no longer discussed.Li An suddenly changed the subject and talked about the present."Your soul has reached the fourth realm.""Doesn't that mean you can condense the Dao Soul and enter the Divine Realm?"Liu Yongye shook his head and said, "I don't have the Dao Fruit, and I never will.""In another year or two, I won't be able to keep up with you.""Why?" Li An was surprised. Liu Yongye touched his chest and said, "You should know that my soul is pieced together.""Li Wuce fed me the souls of thirty-three powerful beings.""Back then, during the fusion process, these souls repelled and attacked each other. All thirty-three, plus me, thirty-four souls, were damaged in the fusion process, and not a single one remained intact.""Each soul is a rag, stitched together by Li Wuce using special means.""It appears large, but in reality, it is incomplete.""A person with an incomplete soul is destined to have no chance of achieving the Dao Fruit."Li An nodded silently.He had thoroughly researched Liu Yongye's talent back then.God-Stabbing Darkness: a dark power that attacks the souls of others.Darkness has a devouring property.Those perverted scientists at the top of humanity used this as a breakthrough and transformed God-Stabbing Darkness into Soul-Devouring Darkness, allowing this talent to not only attack souls but also devour them.Unfortunately, the souls swallowed contained impurities that conflicted with his own soul.The fact that Liu Yongye didn't go insane suggests he possessed a formidable willpower. "Is there no way to remove the impurities and achieve complete fusion?" Li An asked.Liu Yongye scoffed, "The soul is the soul, and soul power is soul power.""Only the externalized soul power has impurities.""The soul itself is free of impurities.""Everyone's soul is unique, just like no two flowers in this world are exactly alike.""How can two flowers be twisted into one? At most, it would become a two-headed flower.""I am now a flower with thirty-four heads."Li An suddenly remembered a saying."Follow the flow and you become ordinary; go against the flow and you become immortal.""The human race doesn't need a fighting force like you now.""Reform."Liu Yongye's pupils suddenly constricted upon hearing this.Exile those thirty-three souls, leaving only his own.But his own soul had already been torn apart during the fusion that year.But if...He needed Li An's dream simply because he wanted him to resurrect his sister. Now, he held only a remnant of his sister's soul. If resurrection were to occur, dreams would be necessary to complete the remaining fragments.If his sister's soul could be restored, then perhaps his own could be restored as well.Although he would lose all his current power.But it was actually just as Li An had said.Even Lin Ruyu, a third-level elemental cultivator, had already attained the First Heavenly Dao Fruit.The human race simply didn't need his Dao Fruit-less combat power.Liu Yongye was tempted.He sat against the wall, tilted his head, and said calmly, "When your dream comes true, if you're willing to help me.""I'm willing to give it a try."Li An nodded and said, "As long as you don't cause trouble, I'll help you.""Okay." Liu Yongye's lips curled up slightly, a very faint smile. He suddenly changed the subject, asking, "Are you tired?""I'm always being inexplicably targeted.""Before entering the Cultivation Temple, within the Cultivation Temple, in the Immortal Realm a while ago, and even just now.""They've used all sorts of reasons to target you. They say you're the Son of Fortune and want to kill you, they say you're too strong and want to suppress you, even just because you seem easy to bully.""Aren't you tired?"Liu Yongye tilted his head slightly, glancing at Li An from the corner of his eye.Li An recalled his experiences over the past few years.Yes.I'm always being inexplicably targeted, always being forcibly dragged into one conspiracy after another.It's the same now.I originally came to the Hezong Alliance Realm to gather some resources and reach a new realm.But then some ruins appeared, the Heaven-Deceiving One, the Transcendent Art.The Heaven-Remnant Team, the Ghost Lord, the Son of Heaven who hasn't yet come to the fore.And now, this ruin, where no one knows what will happen in seven days. The president, whose thoughts are unknown.And the now silent Eight Great Families, do they really know nothing?Just playing dead.Who are the enemies, and who are our friends?There are so many things Li An needs to think about.If it weren't for the slow flow of time in dreams, twenty-four hours wouldn't be enough for him in a day.But do you really have to say he's tired?Li An shook his head and said, "Not tired.""Because I have expectations and hope. Pies don't fall from the sky, but there's no such thing as a wasted effort in life.""I'm also quite forgetful. I don't dwell on things once they're over, whether they're painful or joyful, I forget them.""The only thing I need to focus on is what's in front of me, like the Linru Jade and this relic before me.""For seven days, practicing and keeping watch, just these two things, I never get tired.""Yeah," Liu Yongye nodded, "That's right.""Are you tired?" Li An asked. Liu Yongye was silent for two seconds before saying, "Tired.""I'm constantly staring at that 34-headed flower inside me, unable to sleep. I'm tired.""My only real strength is about to be eliminated. I'm tired.""I've done so much, I don't know if the future will be good. I'm tired.""You have hopes, a future, and dreams.""I don't.""You've said too much." Liu Yongye shook his head and closed his eyes, pretending to sleep.Li An said no more, lost in thought as he gazed at the mysterious green formation before him.Time passed.Shuangxue came to Li An's side the next day and sat there to protect Lin Ruyu.Lin Ruyu was a contestant in the Elemental Team, and Shuangxue was the leader of the Human Elemental Team.So the two women had a good relationship, and Lin Ruyu admired Shuangxue greatly.Silence fell within the ruins.Five days passed in a flash.Lin Ruyu's soul had reached the Celestial Origin realm!Her Dao Soul began to condense!Li An looked up. On the spacious platform, a green light of the wood element shone.Atop Lin Ruyu's crown, a ray of soul light gradually solidified and descended, extremely slowly, toward the green Dao Fruit in her chest.Green light from all directions poured into the soul light on her crown.At this moment,something strange happened.Frost Snow turned in surprise, and even Lin Ruyu slightly opened her eyes, looking at Li An.From the overwhelming green light, a single ray surged toward Li An's palm.Li An raised his right hand, his brows furrowed slightly.He clearly felt his Dao Fruit absorbing the green light swirling within the altar.This green light was the source energy of the Dao.The source energy of the Dao was a power generated only when the Dao Fruit and the Dao Soul merged.Achieving the Dao and ascending to godhood were profoundly sacred and mysterious events. After the Dao Soul and Dao Fruit have fully formed, the two forces interact and resonate, stirring the Dao's primordial energy hidden deep within heaven and earth.Some say the primordial energy is the glue that binds the Dao Fruit and the Dao Soul.Others say it is Heaven's reward to the Daoist.The Dao of Heaven and Earth is incomplete, requiring all beings to cultivate the Dao to supplement it.The infix, such as Lin Ruyu's Wood Dao, is acquired through cultivation.The suffix represents the practitioner's innate soul.The Heavens are not capitalists; they won't snatch your Dao Fruit away once you've cultivated the Wood Dao.But Heaven needs the power of this Dao Fruit.Heaven is fair; it doesn't take the Dao Fruit for free. Instead, it releases the primordial energy of the Dao, allowing this power to connect the Dao Fruit, Heaven, and the practitioner's own soul.Heaven receives nourishment from your Dao Fruit, and your soul merges with it, indirectly connecting with Heaven.Thus, all those in the divine realm are connected to Heaven. Life's rank is elevated, and lifespan and strength skyrocket!Some even jokingly claim that if Heaven is the Jade Emperor, then a cultivator entering the divine realm would be considered a mere celestial soldier.Of course, this world lacks a heavenly court, and no one would dictate to this mere celestial soldier.It is generally accepted that the source of Dao energy originates from Heaven.A cultivator can only trigger this source of Dao energy at two stages in their life.The first is when the Dao Fruit is condensed, leading to divine ascension!The second is when the Dao Fruit blossoms, leading to heavenly ascension!Even when the Dao Fruit level is increased, the source of Dao energy remains invisible.Thus, the source of Dao energy is the most precious power in the universe.Whoever triggers this source of Dao energy can enjoy the nourishment of this power alone, as if the Great Lord of Heaven is personally scrubbing and bathing you.No one else, not even Mu Tianyi from the Thirteenth Heaven, can forcibly plunder another's source of Dao energy!But now! The source of Dao energy triggered by Lin Ruyu was actually surging into Li An's body!?What if Lin Ruyu couldn't cross that threshold? Who would be to blame?Severing someone's path to cultivation is worse than killing their parents.Li An knew this very well, so he was extremely panicked!He said with a bewildered look on his face, "I don't know Dao!"