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#269 - Chapter 3 The Nature of the Gods (Part 3)

Witnessing this scene, Liu Yuan was filled with curiosity and stepped off the ridge. He squatted down and plunged his hands deep into the soil. When he pulled them out again, they were covered with a thick layer of mud. With a little effort, the clods of earth easily crumbled. Upon closer inspection, the soil below was of excellent quality. Then, his gaze fell upon the low-slung drag, and he immediately understood that the reason for the land's barrenness lay primarily in the farming methods. The plows they used couldn't turn over the deeper soil, and after long periods of cultivation, the topsoil gradually lost its fertility.

Harvie, seeing this, hurried forward to dissuade him, "My lord, this land is unclean! I'm afraid it will soil your noble clothes."

However, Liu Yuan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to worry, and said calmly, "It's alright, I'm just taking a look. You can continue with your work."

Just then, a gust of wind suddenly arose. The wind howled past, stirring the pine forest in the distant mountains, creating a "whooshing" sound like surging waves. The gust of wind swept up the sparse soil in his hand, like a group of dancing butterflies, scattering it across the sky and earth. He subconsciously narrowed his eyes, quietly feeling how the strong wind gently caressed his body, and the unique sensation of the fine soil lightly hitting his cheeks. In the gentle breeze, a faint fragrance of pine wood entered his nose, refreshing his mind. For some reason, at this moment, a passage involuntarily surfaced in his mind:

"Hundred-zhang Peak, pines like waves, the terrain is Kun, an image of virtue carrying all things! Chaos opens, Yin and Yang separate, cycles rotate and change, all things begin green and lush."

This passage was both familiar and unfamiliar to Liu Yuan. He tried hard to recall where he had heard it before, but he couldn't remember. However, in that instant, it was like a flash of lightning cutting through the darkness, instantly striking his heart, making him suddenly enlightened and awakened. He swung his right arm violently, and劲 (strength/energy) surged out. The dust that had just been scattered everywhere was drawn together by this force, gathering as if by magic, gradually forming a vivid Taiji Yin-Yang fish pattern.

Looking at the magical pattern composed of dust in front of him, a look of ecstatic joy appeared on Liu Yuan's face. He laughed so heartily, so freely, because at this moment, he had finally found his own path.

The path of truth that he had been searching for so hard was indeed like this! As a dignified Chinese descendant, why should he imitate the experiences of others? After all, we have our own cultural heritage and philosophical thought. Only by opening up our own path based on these can we truly find the Dao that fits our own development!

Thinking back to his days as a student in his previous life, out of a strong sense of curiosity, Liu Yuan had once flipped through the classic work, the *Tao Te Ching*. It was a pity that he was still young at the time, and many of the contents of the book were like heavenly scriptures to him, obscure and difficult to understand, so the parts he could remember were naturally few.

However, there was one passage that left a particularly deep impression on him: "I do not know its name, so I call it Tao. The Tao: has clarity and turbidity, has stillness and movement; the sky is clear, the earth is turbid, the sky moves, the earth is still; it lowers the root and flows to the branches, and gives birth to all things; clarity is the source of turbidity, movement is the foundation of stillness; if people can always be clear and still, heaven and earth will all return."

Now that he yearned to transcend beyond this world, he must not use this realm as the foundation for building the path to godhood. Otherwise, once he became too closely connected with the Ice and Fire World, how could he transcend?

In this way, if he wanted to embark on the journey to become a god, the foundation must be those that did not belong to this world at all. For example, the mysterious sphere that broke through the sky, or...…

He forced himself to calm down and feel the world within his body, the system space that had come with him.

Liu Yuan opened his eyes, his eyes revealing incomparable determination and resolve. It had been more than a hundred years since he had transmigrated, and the system space had always been with him. Furthermore, it had integrated the "Heart of the Mountains" and the "Core of the Earth Element", and the space was still slowly expanding. The current area is about 500,000 mu, which is about 340 square kilometers, with a height of 2,000 meters, which can be completely regarded as a small world.

He decided to use this as the foundation for becoming a god, and ascend to the altar in his own way. Moreover, this method was feasible. When Liu Yuan was young, he had read a very popular novel on Blue Star, which told about high-level gods opening up small worlds within themselves. As their strength continued to increase, the small worlds they created would also become increasingly powerful, eventually evolving into a vast universe.

Liu Yuan believed that this path might be the most suitable for him. Unexpectedly resolving his long-standing confusion, Liu Yuan was in a very good mood and became much kinder to these farmers. He took out a money bag and threw it to the old farmer in front of him, saying, "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll reward you with these." He mounted his horse and couldn't wait to return to his place of cultivation.

Village Chief Harvie was confused. He didn't understand what had happened. He tremblingly opened the money bag in his hand, and it was full of shiny silver deer coins, scaring him so much that he almost threw the money bag away. He immediately knelt on the ground and said to the figure that had already gone far away, "This noble lord is really a good person!"

In the following days, Liu Yuan devoted all his energy to exploring the system space. To his delight, the whole process was exceptionally smooth. Because he had the highest authority, the environment in the system space could resonate with his thoughts. With just a thought, he could change the terrain and environment at will. Whether it was raising mountains from flat ground or summoning wind and rain, it could appear in an instant. Liu Yuan couldn't help but fall into contemplation. He boldly speculated that perhaps the so-called Heavenly Dao or world consciousness also possessed such magical abilities.

Although this could save him the tedious task of constructing world rules himself, it might not be a good thing for truly mastering these rules. After all, only through personal practice and understanding can these rules be integrated and used freely. In the future, Liu Yuan would also need to analyze the rules one by one in order to gradually master more powerful forces.

Liu Yuan's conjecture was indeed correct. As time passed, the connection between him and the system space became increasingly close. That space was like a soft and fluffy cotton candy, which he had forcibly pulled out from some unknown place. This extremely peculiar feeling was indescribable, and at this moment, the nine virtual cores in his body actually resonated with the space and established a subtle connection.