I am a living immortal.

Chapter 572 Finding the Past and Pointing the Compass

He wants to find his old way back.

But Su Mu's self-esteem was no longer enough. He needed someone who could walk the same path as him, or even surpass him. He wanted to know how the same path looked different in different people, and even more so, whether there were other forks along the way.

What is the difference between the path you took in the past and the path you take now?

He needed a coordinate system to divide his life into different stages—present, past, and future. But the past was past, and Su Mu only saw herself as the Su Mu of the present. The Su Mu of the past had become the Su Mu of the present. His desire to know what his past self was like was no longer possible.

But the appearance of Bai Ze gave him a glimmer of different hope.

Su Mu felt that Wei Ming had really helped her a lot. Didn't Bai Ze already know everything about him? With this as a reference...

Wei Ming was confused by Su Mu's grateful look.

Hadn't he asked Su Mu to help? Why was Su Mu looking at him with such gratitude? This puzzled Wei Ming for a moment. But he soon realized that it was this "person" in front of him who could help Su Mu.

He had also heard the conversation between Shenlong and Su Mu just now. This Bai Ze guy in front of him could know everything and was very dangerous.

Seeing Su Mu's excitement, Shenlong understood. The gap between him and Su Mu, his thoughts, were different from Su Mu's. Or perhaps it was that the thoughts of an innate god were different from those of a seeker like Su Mu.

Innate gods are born as gods, and the authority they wield is fundamental to everything. Once Bai Ze fully understands them, they can easily be targeted. However, seekers of the Way are different; their paths are forged step by step. Relying solely on one's own perspective is inevitably limited; no one can guarantee the correct path. They refine their paths through constant analogy, and they also need similar yet distinct paths to broaden their horizons.

But Su Mu was too strong and everything went too smoothly.

This wasn't a bad thing. The reason they sent it to Floating Cloud Temple was to see what path each person could take.

Floating Cloud Temple was growing rapidly, but Su Mu was even faster. This meant that there was no one around him to guide him. But there was another problem: Su Mu's progress had been too smooth. He hadn't encountered any bottlenecks up to this point, and then, at the end, he realized that while his path wasn't completely wrong, he was still missing something along the way.

His obsession and the path he solidified have now become shackles.

Now there are only a few options before him: either start over again.

But there wasn't enough time to start over. The war that was sweeping the world wasn't far off. It was an external threat. If it hadn't happened, Su Mu would have gladly started over.

Without him, the war would not necessarily be lost, but without him, their chances of winning would definitely be much less.

You can tell by looking at the tributary the Holy King went to.

What would the world look like if these top powers disappeared? Su Mu didn't dare gamble. He had discussed this with Wei Ming before; he wanted a prepared war, not a gamble on luck.

So this path has lost its feasibility.

Su Mu also didn't want to take the other path. That was to walk all the way to the end, searching for a glimmer of hope amidst the impossible. There's no impassable road in this world; climb any mountain, wade through any river. When you're at the end of your rope and think there's no way out, there's always a bright new village. The world is like that too: there are fifty great ways, forty-nine of which are divinely inspired, and only one of which is elusive. With enough perseverance, even a dead end can be found.

What’s more, it is a mysterious Tao.

The Dao has no definitive answers, no right or wrong. It's not uncommon for the false to become true, for the dead to be spoken of as alive. If a liar can deceive the world, then is the lie true or false?

There is a road, but it is not the end of the road. So, going down a road to the end is not necessarily a dark road. It is also possible that things will turn around when they reach their extremes.

But this path was all about that line. Why take the muddy path when you can take the broad road? The path Su Mu was taking wasn't wrong, but it was missing something.

He now understood that he had been trapped on the road by himself.

So Su Mu didn't want to start over again, nor did she want to continue down the same path. Since there was no way forward and no door behind, she might as well change direction and turn around halfway. There are always more solutions than problems.

“Go the other way!”

Su Mu doesn't plan to start over, but he can go back and experience things all over again. This is why Su Mu wants to rediscover his former self. He wants to look back on his past through his current perspective, reclaiming lost opportunities while also addressing any gaps.

But the way here was not easy.

But now he had found the compass for retrograde travel: Bai Ze. This auspicious sign, knowing everything about everything, saw through everything about Su Mu. Su Mu could now better navigate the retrograde from this bystander's perspective.

The mirage dragon looked at Bai Ze and mourned for him in silence.

Su Mu would never let him go. What bad luck. But at this moment, Bai Ze had no idea what kind of miserable life awaited him. He was dazed, rebooting. Su Mu's message was too overwhelming, and he needed to reboot to digest it.

While waiting for the restart.

Su Mu looked at Wei Ming. They came here because Wei Ming wanted their help, but Wei Ming still hadn't explained what kind of help he wanted.

Mainly because Bai Ze's appearance had shocked Shenlong too much, and also made Su Mu happy to see the dawn of hope for the reverse. Speaking of which, Su Mu had been letting things take their course for a while. He wasn't really in a hurry. Strength is something you desperately want when you lack it, but to be honest, Su Mu didn't lack it.

For Tao, the pursuit is a result, but also a process of pursuit.

Now that I’m happy, I think about the important things.

Wei Ming then got down to business. Bai Ze's arrival had brought them some not-so-good news. The war in the neighboring country had led to the rampage of evil spirits, and these evil spirits, having thrived in these troubled times, would not allow the war to end so quickly.

They approached the imperial courts of neighboring countries while also beginning to contact smaller states. To increase their chances of victory, both sides resorted to some devious methods and sorcery, which would plunge both sides into the abyss.

However, both sides had already reached a head-on conflict, recklessly risking everything. The situation had developed to this point, fueled by demons behind the scenes. They were prepared to drain the neighboring nation of all its value.

In fact, this has nothing to do with Yan Chao.

But the problem is that Yan Chao is preparing to tear a piece of flesh from Lin State.

Yan Chao wanted to feast on the food, not eat a piece of rotten meat that looked delicious but was rotten inside. Now the meat had not yet rotted, and the higher-ups meant to do everything they could to prevent it from rotting and stinking.

This task fell on the shoulders of the Demon Slayer, and Xuan Qi was on the way.