Chapter 2907 - 2908: The 3,000 Daos

Chapter 2907: Chapter 2908: The 3,000 Daos

"Don’t worry, that day won’t be too far away!"

With that, Xue An clapped his hands and said loudly, "Alright, alright, let’s save the talk for back home. Anyway, you’ll have plenty of time to express yourselves!"

Only then did Jin Shanquan wipe the tears off his face and, with his ghostly followers, kneel down, and without saying a word, he kowtowed three loud times towards Xue An.

After the kowtows, Jin Shanquan raised his head, revealing a conspicuous bloody mark on his forehead.

"Deep gratitude can’t be expressed in words. From this moment on, Jin Shanquan and these brothers will look to you as their leader."

Xue An smiled, calmly accepting the bows, and said lightly, "Stand up, let’s return to the Palace of Light first!"

The journey back was very smooth.

It only took a few days for the group to return to the Palace of Light.

Of course.

These ghosts, being of special constitution, usually existed within the fragment of The Celestial Mirror.

So on the surface, it still appeared to be the three: Xue An, Shu Jingchu, and Jin Shanquan.

When they saw them return, the three women who had been anxiously waiting, including Yun Lingxuan, finally relaxed.

Since Xue An left, their hearts had been in their throats, constantly worried about Xue An’s safety.

Even Tang Xiao, who was always at odds with Xue An, felt no less worried than Tuan’er.

After all, regardless of how "annoying" this man was, he was her only reliance in this vast universe.

Tang Xiao was aware of the importance.

So when she saw Xue An return safely, though she remained nonchalant on the surface, the smile in her eyes betrayed her true feelings.

Yet after Xue An returned, he didn’t speak much to them, only nodding slightly.

"No need to rush, in two or three days at most, I’ll send you back!"

With that said, Xue An returned to his room alone and informed Jin Shanquan and others.

Without his order, no one was to enter randomly.

After speaking, he closed the door and isolated the information inside and outside with an array.

After finishing all this, he took out the two fragments of The Celestial Mirror.

One fragment was already half-round in size, the piece that Xue An painstakingly gathered.

The other smaller piece was obtained from the treasure.

These two fragments, one big and one small, reflected each other in the dim room.

Xue An said lightly, "Come out, we can continue our previous conversation now!"

The small fragment first trembled, then gradually manifested an illusory figure.

Neither male nor female, neither old nor young.

Actually, such spiritual beings have no definite physical shape, appearing human merely for convenience in communicating with Xue An.

When it appeared, Xue An said, "You mentioned before that you can help me deal with Shuming, let’s get into specifics now!"

Back in the treasure, Xue An was discussing this matter with the fragment.

At that time, the fragment pleaded with Xue An to preserve its spirit.

Xue An asked it to propose a compelling condition to save itself, or else he would fuse it directly with his half of The Celestial Mirror.

Xue An initially didn’t expect the fragment to offer anything substantial, but surprisingly, its first words after a moment of silence shocked him.

It said, "I can help you deal with Shuming."

Unfortunately, before Xue An could inquire further, Shu Jingchu and Jin Shanquan outside encountered danger.

In such circumstances, Xue An could only temporarily seal the fragment and flew out of the treasure to rescue Shu Jingchu and Jin Shanquan.

But he never forgot those words; upon returning to the Palace of Light, he immediately summoned the fragment to continue the inquiry.

The fragment of The Celestial Mirror murmured, "It’s simple, both Shuming and I are time beings, the only difference is that it was naturally formed while I arose later, but our essence is the same!"

"So if you want to annihilate Shuming’s true form, only I can accomplish that!"

Xue An ignored these words and directly asked, "How do you know there’s enmity between me and Shuming?"

"Hehe, does that even need asking? To me, your timeline itself is chaotic, carrying Shuming’s breath, so you must be here for him. Am I right?"

Xue An nodded and proceeded to give a rough overview of the situation.

After listening, the fragment chuckled, glancing at the nearby stationary half of The Celestial Mirror.

"Your approach can’t be considered wrong because our true existence is unspeakable. If in complete form, not to mention Shuming, even if the will of space-time arrives, it could be wiped out with a flick, yet these fragments possess no rules related to time! Using them to destroy Shuming’s avatar is fine, but facing the true form is wishful thinking!"

"So that’s why you don’t want to fuse with them?" Xue An asked calmly.

"This is one reason, but more importantly, I want to find my lost other half!"

"The other half?"

"That’s right. You must know The Celestial Mirror has limitless uses, containing many powerful laws, and I am one of the laws of time. But when shattered, the time-controlling law split in two; I am just one part, the other half scattered elsewhere, its whereabouts unknown!"

Xue An raised an eyebrow at this, "So you currently possess only half the power of time?"

"To be precise, it should be one small half!"

Xue An suddenly fell into silence, and after a long time, he said, "Even a being like you is just an insignificant fragment of The Celestial Mirror. How powerful must its true form be, and who could have shattered it?"

The fragment answered straightforwardly this time, "I don’t know! In fact, all my consciousness was nurtured after breaking; I forgot nearly everything before, only knowing that The Celestial Mirror in complete form could directly clash with the three-thousand paths."

"Three thousand paths..."

"Don’t ask what the three-thousand paths are because I don’t know; this information is residual on the fragment, and I only know the name!" the fragment said.

Xue An said nothing, but unprecedented brilliance gradually sparkled in his eyes.

At one time, he thought himself invincible after reaching the peak of Immortal Venerable.

But he soon observed that above Immortal Venerable, there lay a treacherous ascent, and his pursuit for further advancement led to his demise.

Upon restarting this life, Xue An advanced with determination, surpassing his previous life’s achievements in just a few decades, reaching the body of a Saint.

Yet the further he went, the more he perceived the unfathomable depths of the cultivation path.

If not for Xue An’s profound foundation from two lives of cultivation, he would have died several times.

The appearance of The Celestial Mirror further instilled deep reverence in Xue An for its creator and possessor.

Even the broken fragments possess supreme might; how powerful must its owner be?

Especially what the fragment spoke of, the three-thousand paths, once again elevated Xue An’s vision.