Chapter 974 The Fourteenth Heavenly Father
[Is this the world of truth? ]

It’s the same as the situation of Tathagata Many Treasures.

At this moment, Li Hao is also undergoing the baptism of cosmic concepts and laws of order.

However, unlike Duobao Tathagata, Li Hao did not use the white lotus to escape. Instead, he suppressed the power of the white lotus with his own abilities.

In this space and time that brings together countless concepts in the universe, Li Hao calmly accepts this predetermined baptism.

It was as if I had experienced the eternal famine of the universe in an instant, and it was as if I had transformed into the eternal and unchanging will of the heavens and myriad worlds…

The figures of the thirteen Heavenly Fathers flashed before Li Hao’s eyes, leaving him with an indescribable shock.

That is an existence that is powerful enough to shake the heavens and all worlds.

In front of them, the eternal chaos and the unchanging universe no longer seem eternal.

The life essence of these thirteen Heavenly Fathers can no longer be described simply by “upgrading dimensions”—They are the dimension itself.

From Li Hao’s perspective at this moment, the process of life transforming into a god is actually just following the footsteps of the Heavenly Fathers.

They are undoubtedly the pioneers and the order that constitutes the present universe.

With the birth of each Heavenly Father, the universe becomes more complex and prosperous.

Although this sounds incredible, Heavenly Father is actually more like a process of “upgrading” the universe itself.

Yes, the universe is not eternal.

The universe is also growing. From the ancient times to the present day, Heavenly Father is a concrete example of the growth of the universe.

Of course, this is the price to pay for facing the thirteen Heavenly Fathers and witnessing the growth of the universe.

Li Hao’s death became inevitable, and it was an endless death that continued without interruption.

In just a short period of time, Li Hao had died billions of times.

This speed and frequency of death far exceeded the total of all his previous deaths.

Even though Li Hao has an immortal body, such a rapid frequency of death still makes him a little numb.

Died and lived again, lived and died again…

Li Hao suppressed the blooming of the white lotus from beginning to end, relying entirely on his own immortality to hold on.

Because Li Hao knew clearly that although he could skip this process by relying on the power of the white lotus, it was ultimately a shortcut.

The baptism that Li Hao is receiving at this moment is essentially the process of the birth of Heavenly Father.

If the fourteenth Heavenly Father had not relied on external forces to be born, he would never have had this opportunity.

Since I am not afraid of death anyway, why not experience the whole process of God’s birth in person?

If Li Hao chooses to become Heavenly Father in the future, this may become a valuable experience that he cannot replicate.

The birth and death of the universe and the eternity of time are just a matter of a moment; the so-called “truth” is nothing more than this.

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Under the almost eternal death, Li Hao had no idea how long he had held on.

Anyway, when he suddenly came to his senses, everything around him had changed.

What appeared in front of Li Hao was a mountain that towered into the clouds, and right in front of him was a Taoist temple built on the mountain.

This Taoist temple is not very big, but it exudes a mysterious atmosphere at all times.

Especially on the plaque at the main entrance of the Taoist temple, there are three ancient characters “Laojun Temple” inscribed in large letters.

“Tai Shang Laojun?”

When Li Hao slowly walked into Laojun Temple, what caught his eye was an old Taoist with a kind face feeding cows.

And that cow was none other than the one-horned rhinoceros that entered the world of truth before Li Hao.

However, the unicorn now had a listless look on its face with its ears drooping, and was chewing the pill fed to it by Taishang Laojun.

After all, even for the one-horned rhinoceros blessed by the golden lotus, coming to this place where truth is revealed is not without cost.

“You are much slower than I expected, immortal creator.”

Turning his head slowly, Taishang Laojun nodded towards Li Hao with a smile on his face.

“So you can be wrong sometimes? I thought you had it all figured out.”

Li Hao rarely used a respectful title and stared at the Taishang Laojun opposite him.

“A perfect plan? You really think too highly of me.”

“If I really had a perfect plan, how could I be trapped in this world of truth?” His eyes lingered on the white lotus in Li Hao’s hand, and Taishang Laojun continued with a smile.

“In fact, it’s not just you who thinks highly of me, everyone in the outside world thinks highly of me.”

“My first time in the military world was to kill the three corpses and to break the cause and effect…”

“But it was not until I returned to the Vajra Realm that I realized that the cause and effect of the Great Heavenly Venerable is not so easy to break.”

“I don’t have the courage of Yuanshi, nor the magnanimity of Lingbao. The only caution I had was gone when I returned.”

Li Hao knew that Taishang Laojun was talking about the incident in which he was ambushed by Guangchengzi.

“According to you, everything Guangchengzi did has nothing to do with you?”

“Even if He ends up mistakenly entering the realm of truth and is influenced by you to become the Three Corpse Demons?”

Shaking his head gently, Taishang Laojun did not deny it this time.

“The highest virtue is like water. I just followed the flow.”

“Guang Chengzi has a deep inner demon, and he wants to recreate or even surpass the most glorious period of Chan Sect.”

“But he never realized that Heavenly Father had no concept of ‘death’…”

“The Three Pure Ones are just a ‘dream’ of the Great Celestial Venerable during his deep sleep. If He doesn’t want to wake up, no one can wake Him up.”

“Similarly, if the Great Celestial Master wants to wake up, we can’t stop him either.”

Facing the origin of the birth and death of the universe, Li Hao certainly understood what Taishang Laojun said.

“So you decided to transfer the cause and effect of the Lord of Daode to Guangchengzi before the Great Lord of Heaven wakes up, and then take the opportunity to become the new Father of Heaven?”

“The Realm of Truth was a chess piece you had set up a long time ago?”

“When you first opened up the path to becoming an immortal through Qi Refining, did you want to completely end the era of gods?”

Although it was clearly a question, Li Hao used an affirmative tone when he said this.

Li Hao was not sure whether Guangchengzi’s transformation into the Three Corpse Demons was really just a matter of course.

However, when the long river of time in the heavens and all worlds was reshaped and when Guangchengzi took over the cause and effect of the Great Heavenly Venerable as the “Heavenly Venerable of Daode”, Taishang Laojun gained temporary freedom.

Taishang Laojun did seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and, with the help of the power of the entire world of truth, he was promoted to become the Heavenly Father.

“I told you, you all think too highly of me.”

“Many things are just a matter of following the flow. They are not as complicated as you think.”

Reaching out and touching the unicorn’s head, Taishang Laojun said calmly.

“When I first met the Enlightened Ones, I simply felt pity for their plight, and then pointed them in a direction to move forward.”

“Who would have thought that they would suddenly appear to help me defeat Guang Chengzi when I was dying for the second time.”

“Especially my Niu Er, who actually became a member of the Enlightened Ones during the time when I was a soldier…”

“If it weren’t for him, I might have really died that time.”

The voice paused for a moment, and Taishang Laojun’s words successfully made the unicorn roll its eyes.

“However, fortune and misfortune are interdependent, and there is a great opportunity between life and death…”

“It was precisely because of this unexpected death that I found a way to truly escape the karma of the Great Heavenly Venerable.”

“Only the Father can fight against the Father…”

“Are you right? The immortal creator!”

Faced with Laozi’s questioning, Li Hao remained silent.

Of course, he knew the meaning of Laozi’s question, and he was even more aware that he was intervening in the fight between the two Heavenly Fathers.

“You want to leave here, you want to be truly ‘born’, that’s of course fine.”

“The fact that I can get here actually proves my attitude.”

“But before that, I have another question…”

Looking at Taishang Laojun opposite with a stern look, Li Hao suddenly laughed.

“Can you tell me which Heavenly Father’s ‘dream’ I am?”

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(End of this chapter)