Chapter 789 - 732: Who Is the Heavenly Dao?

Wise Old Man looked at Han Yu struggling, and spoke slowly.

"That force pulling you in is none other than the multitude of living beings beneath you!"

"All beings are not weak!"

This was the second time Wise Old Man reminded him.

"I may not do it well, nor may I have the ability to manage it."

Han Yu smiled bitterly, just one Li Yingqi, such a novice, already required him to risk his life for an even trade.

There were untold numbers of such novices in the Yama Hall, not to mention the stronger cultivators, against whom he could barely fight back.

"Take your time, don’t rush."

Wise Old Man rarely comforted with such a reassuring tone, "You are already doing well."

"I’m just an ordinary Central Continent person..."

Han Yu was anxious, not knowing how to face the living beings.

"Ask yourself, do you want to open your eyes or keep them closed, the choice is yours."

Wise Old Man did not urge, after speaking, he quietly turned his head to look down.

Han Yu struggled for a while, sometimes looking at the living beings beneath, and sometimes caught in inner conflict.

He was not foolish; since the living beings had requests, they could surely let him go back.

However, could he truly accept the reverence of the multitude?

"Could they stand up first?"

Han Yu sighed and asked Wise Old Man.

Wise Old Man shook his head with a smile, "Once you make your choice, they will naturally rise."

"No matter what you choose, you can return. Rest assured about this point."

This was also a collective reassurance from the living beings.

Now, the only thing left is Han Yu’s decision.

After a long while, Han Yu silently straightened his robe, bowed deeply with a Daoist salute.

"I am also one of the living beings."

This was his answer!

"Everyone, sending off!"

Wise Old Man suddenly shouted loudly, resounding through the heavens and earth.

In the next moment, the sound of all living beings echoed throughout the universe.

"Sending off!"

Han Yu only felt a gentle force tightly envelop him, gently pulling him out of this world in an instant.

Until Han Yu disappeared, the face of Wise Old Man was filled with a smile.

Han Yu’s choice was actually made from the very beginning, in all he did in the Central Continent.

He thought for a moment, then suddenly murmured to himself as a force surged out to the outside world.

"You must understand, turning your back on the living beings is not necessarily invincible; facing them is not disgraceful."

This is the path Han Yu will walk henceforth.

From the beginning, he walked a different path from other cultivators, and naturally will continue to do so.

As for being ordinary, Wise Old Man recalled Han Yu’s self-deprecating words and couldn’t help but laugh.

Fool, if you were truly ordinary, how could you bear the reverence of all beings!

When Han Yu returned to his physical body again, it was as if he had had a deep sleep, full of indescribable spirit.

Yet those memories seemed like a dream, neither dreaming nor awake, he was momentarily bewildered if it really happened.

Until a voice drilled into his Sea of Consciousness, he was shocked.

It wasn’t a dream!

"You finally woke up, if you hadn’t, I would’ve had to risk myself appearing to refine pills for you."

At this moment, the Artifact Spirit’s disgruntled voice sounded, it was about to scratch him angrily, but when it got close, it hugged Han Yu’s head and laughed heartily.

"Being alive is good, being alive is good!"

Han Yu was bewildered, he thought he had just slept for a while.

Why was it so exaggerated?

The Artifact Spirit sat directly on his head, grumbling while recounting the events of these days.

Only then did Han Yu realize he had been asleep for five or six days.

However, the Artifact Spirit refining pills for him was indeed unexpected.

Was this guy really clear on the task?

Did it just casually toss the pill and consider it done?

The Artifact Spirit was a bit embarrassed, this rascal guessed half right.

If Quan Xiaotong hadn’t actively inquired, it would’ve done just that.

Then Han Yu’s expression suddenly became strange, the previous matters were secondary, but more importantly, the Artifact Spirit directly exposed itself in front of Quan Xiaotong and the others this time.

"Won’t you be exposed in the future?"

The Artifact Spirit’s expression turned solemn, shaking its head, "To be precise, you are the one exposed."

Whether it was the Artifact Spirit or Ping, they were Han Yu’s biggest secrets.

But there was one thing the Artifact Spirit was still quite happy about, which was the actions of Quan Xiaotong and his companions.

They remained consistent, each time they came, so it could be speculated that they probably hadn’t shared the secret further.

Currently, this secret might only be known by those three.

"Actually, the biggest secret isn’t me, but Ping."

The Artifact Spirit spoke helplessly, although unwilling to admit, Ping was the true supporter of Han Yu.

As long as Ping wasn’t exposed, Han Yu’s secret would still remain.

"What happened to you!"

The Artifact Spirit pondered for a moment and also asked him.

Such an unusual coma, it even found it extremely strange.

"I actually sort of died once."

Han Yu’s words shocked it.

Then he recounted everything in the Soul Realm, as the Artifact Spirit’s expression changed again and again, until it was deeply complicated in the end.

Regarding the Soul Realm, it never imagined that the trial ground would have such a significant origin.

The dwelling place of the Heavenly Dao!

And this scoundrel has already gone back and forth there several times.

Then there is the matter of the disappearance of the Heavenly Dao; the absence of the Heavenly Dao in the Central Continent is probably an extremely terrifying affair.

Especially when this matter likely has connections with the Yama Hall or the Celestial Dao Sect.

Even the Heavenly Dao has disappeared; what’s there left to do!

Its first thought was to grab Han Yu’s head and tug, "Let’s run! To the Endless Sea Domain, or find somewhere else."

With Han Yu’s current capabilities, as long as those strong figures like Mu Zili don’t intervene, who could challenge the two of them?

"We can’t leave!"

Han Yu grabbed the Artifact Spirit and placed it in front of him, his expression strange as he slowly recounted the events.

A moment later, the Artifact Spirit screeched, its little hand trembling as it pointed at him.

"You... you dare to accept the worship of all beings!"

"You damned thing, you’ve got some nerve!"

Han Yu actually felt quite innocent, even somewhat helpless.

It wasn’t that he accepted the worship of all beings; it was that at that moment, the beings were kneeling to him!

What could he do?

There was nowhere to hide.

The wise fool’s idea was just nonsense, talking about closing and opening eyes.

Kneeling was kneeling; his whole point was to see if Han Yu was self-deceptive.

Indeed, closing his eyes was nothing but self-deception.

But the Artifact Spirit’s face looked worse than it ever had before. It stared at Han Yu, complexly saying.

"Do you know, only the Heavenly Dao can accept the worship of all beings."

Although it couldn’t witness the scene back then, it must have been extremely sensational—all beings!

And they were beings from the Soul Realm!

The dwelling place of the Heavenly Dao.

If the Heavenly Dao hadn’t disappeared, Han Yu might have been turned into dust on the spot.

No, the fact that Han Yu could accept the worship of all beings without any issue?

This in itself is an incredibly peculiar matter.

Either Han Yu has a very unusual identity, or the beings were genuinely worshipping.

It leans towards the latter; the former is impossible.

Yet some people tend to have delusions, and Han Yu asked with a mysterious face.

"Do you think there’s any chance I am the Heavenly Dao?"

The Artifact Spirit’s eyes suddenly widened to the extreme, and then it burst out laughing.

Laughing so hard it rolled on the ground.

Is it really that funny?

"More than funny; just look at yourself, do you think there’s any chance?"

Han Yu really did condense water into a mirror and examined himself thoroughly.

Well, a bit handsome, a bit honest, a bit kind, a bit...

"You ghost, just say whether you think you resemble?"

The Artifact Spirit interrupted Han Yu’s self-admiration, chuckling ceaselessly.

Han Yu furrowed his brow; indeed, even if donned in a dragon robe, he didn’t feel like an Emperor.

The Artifact Spirit didn’t refuse without reason, rather, it solemnly stated.

"The karma between heaven and earth is enormous; the Heavenly Dao cannot have direct relatives. Your background is destined not to be Heavenly Dao."

Because no one can bear such karma, who can be the parents of the Heavenly Dao?

How could the Heavenly Dao possibly reside among mortals?

Han Yu couldn’t resist but dip his head into the Sea of Consciousness, gazing at that solitary bottle.

His expression suddenly became peculiar; could it be that wretched thing?

The Artifact Spirit pondered; it naturally could guess what Han Yu was thinking, but soon shook its head in denial.

"That shameless creature is unlikely either; if it was Heavenly Dao, it would be a joke. A broken bottle as the Central Continent’s Heavenly Dao? It’d be laughed to death."

Han Yu couldn’t help but exit the Sea of Consciousness and glanced at the Artifact Spirit.

"Could it possibly be you?"

The Artifact Spirit was also stunned, pointing at itself, incredulously.

A moment later, it burst into laughter again; if it weren’t a spirit body, tears would be flowing from laughter.

"If I were the Heavenly Dao, the Central Continent would have been ruined already."

That seemed to make some sense; Han Yu thought about the Artifact Spirit. Right from the start, this fellow was quite selfish and crafty.

No, it is still the same now, just not towards him.

But upon reviewing everything, it seemed only this suspicious figure remained.

Han Yu’s face turned peculiar; he couldn’t help but mutter, "What if it really is you!"

The Artifact Spirit laughed as it spoke, "If it were me, I’d be the Heavenly Dao first, then let you do it, we’d alternate, hahaha!"

Alright!

Han Yu could now confirm; this entity couldn’t possibly be the Heavenly Dao!

With such foolish notions, how could the Heavenly Dao be this dysfunctional?

After a round of joking, the Artifact Spirit rarely became serious again.

It looked at Han Yu, couldn’t help but speak again to confirm.

"Are you really determined?"

If Han Yu truly decides to take responsibility for all beings, then there will likely be no way back.

That’s ultimately the will of all beings; once responded to, there might be no chance for regret.

"I never had a chance to regret."

Han Yu recalled the bow he gave to all beings.

After all, I too am one of them!