Chapter 3509: Chapter 1725: At the time, people did not recognize the eerie woods, only when reaching the higher void (level) did the Path become profound_2

It turns out this is where it was waiting for me.

Turns out it was waiting to eat something bigger?

Up to this day, Xu Xiaoshou is no longer the frog in the well he once was, he has started seriously contemplating this issue, viewing it from multiple dimensions:

“The Passive System should be harmless…”

Throughout this journey, the system’s assistance has been immense, it’s safe to say that without it, he wouldn’t be where he is today.

Compared to the various geniuses amongst the Ten High Nobles, Xu Xiaoshou deeply understands that he is someone favored by luck.

Of course, perhaps they also have their own favors…

That’s not important!

If one is to cast danger aside to ponder this question, Xu Xiaoshou is willing to interpret the “eating” issue from a positive perspective.

“Why eat?”

“If it’s not harming me, then naturally it is helping me.”

“Since it’s helping, why would it present in a manner that seems to express malice?”

After pondering, Xu Xiaoshou reached the most essential difference between himself and a Spiritual Cultivator:

“I am not a Spiritual Cultivator.”

Indeed, a typical Spiritual Cultivator, upon breaking through Innate, acquires Innate Elemental Power.

This is a gift from the Holy Ancestor.

From then, they officially embark on the path of cultivation, and if fortunate, may cultivate to the Holy Emperor level, perhaps becoming the next Holy Ancestor…

Is it possible?

At this thought, the answer Xu Xiaoshou arrives at is that it is truly uncertain.

If it were possible, Bazhun’an would not have urged him to abandon the position of demi-saint for sanctification, because once in the demi-saint’s position, it’s like shackling oneself.

Perhaps one can break free, but it will become far harder.

When he couldn’t decide on whether to push forward or not, the Passive System proactively judged and removed his Innate Elemental Power.

He turned into having no attributes.

No attributes later discovered to be all attributes.

Actually, calling it all attributes isn’t entirely accurate, as later on, Xu Xiaoshou realized it’s just the terminology in the way of spiritual cultivation, the Holy Ancestor’s Path.

Looking back with the current perspective, he knows the Ancestor of Sorcery practices something other than the Holy Ancestor’s way of spiritual cultivation; it’s the sorcery path sealing the ancestor.

Yet within his sorcery, it still contains basic attributes like metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, dark, wind, thunder, ice.

“It is helping me.”

“The Passive System helped me remove the Holy Ancestor’s ‘gift,’ or ‘branding.’

“When I was about to get ‘branded’ once more, it came out to remove it, was it during the Master stage?”

“When I was again about to obtain ‘branding,’ which is the Power of the Higher Void, it came once more to remove it?”

Previously, Xu Xiaoshou only thought the system needed an upgrade, thus needed to consume some things.

When Passive Points were insufficient, it would consume his powers, the master’s path energy…

When Passive Points were enough, it would consume those points, not those powers.

Now he finds, it may not be the case.

If viewed not as ‘gift’ but as ‘branding,’ from the standpoint of the Passive System…

“If it’s helping me.”

“Then is the Holy Ancestor a bad ancestor?”

This seems contrary to the way of spiritual cultivation, to the current spirit world, to the knowledge of countless Spiritual Cultivators?

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly felt goosebumps.

Elder Sang’s Cage Theory has such an aftereffect, did he see this too when at the Tiansang Spirit Palace?

If truly from this perspective, understanding the Passive System consuming ‘Innate Elemental Power,’ consuming ‘Power of the Higher Void,’ he can comprehend.

Consuming ‘Master’s path energy’?

Why?

Just to play the pig to eat the tiger?

“No, that’s too superficial an understanding!”

Everything has its rationale, Xu Xiaoshou ponders deeply and if there’s a gain, “Master touches the path, Sovereign understands the path…”

If, at the moment of touching the path, what all Spiritual Cultivators can touch is exactly what the Holy Ancestor wants them to understand as ‘path,’ granting freedom amidst constraints?

If the Passive System is helping him, by consuming those adorned Great Paths, can what he sees be considered the entirety?

“But ‘the path’ as such, each person’s understanding differs…” Xu Xiaoshou frowned.

He cannot even find a person to verify whether their understanding of the path at the Master’s touch aligns with his own.

If it aligns, it seems abnormal.

The non-alignment is what feels normal!

So…

“An open scheme?”

No answers.

Perhaps he’s spent too much time with Dao Qiongcang.

Xu Xiaoshou feels he too is becoming somewhat doubt-ridden.

He only looks down at where he stands; the road beneath his feet, if the path ahead is fog, is an abyss, he must proceed unwaveringly.

As for the existence of the Passive System, why it’s helping him, what its exact intention is or if it’s akin to Kong Yuhen, something utterly unclear…

The unknown can only scare off the timid.

The expert, life-and-death fearlessness.

Thinking back to the ward of the past life, Xu Xiaoshou waved his big hand, and the path ahead suddenly cleared:

“I’ve already earned myself a fortune!”

…

Abandonment is certainly disgraceful, yet it’s quite useful.

Giving up on thinking thusly can completely dispel anxiety, Kong Yuhen truly is my teacher!

Xu Xiaoshou very quickly returned to being carefree.

“Peak of higher void level!”

Even though he doesn’t know whether what he cultivates is indeed the spiritual cultivation way.

But the Peak of Higher Void Level, once unattainable, now seems within reach, at least the energy reaches this standard.

No significant changes.

His energy reserve expanded, his spiritual source increased.

Increased by much, much more, yet compared to his various Holy Emperor’s means, it’s truly trivial.

For the path of endurance, from now on it still belongs to Infinite Silence!

But its significance is different.

Going one step beyond the Peak of Higher Void is demi-saint.

To outsiders, demi-saint is one realm; to the Ten High Nobles, it’s merely a stepping stone, and the same for himself.

Using position, a demi-saint can surge upward.

Using position, a Holy Emperor can also surge, and whether the realm is high or not depends solely on the solidness of the foundation.