Maria’s words stirred Charlie’s spirits, and favonovel.com quickly asked, “Can the Divine Dragon truly defy the heavens and soar as the cultivators claim?”
With a laugh, Maria replied, “My Lord, perhaps I was overthinking it. Divine Ascension is merely a conjecture derived from people’s understanding of the Book of Changes. They believe that by reaching a certain level of cultivation, they can ascend to another world like the fairyland in the East or the divine realm in the West. However, based on my family’s comprehension of the Book of Changes, the essence of cultivation lies in the continuous extension of lifespan and strength.”
Charlie humbly inquired, “Miss Clark, could you elaborate further?”
Maria nodded slightly and spoke earnestly, “Young Master, the extension of lifespan and strength means that the nature of beings remains unchanged. It’s like a tree, no matter how tall or old it grows, it remains a tree and won’t become a so-called tree demon, tree spirit, or tree god.”
“Perhaps with improved cultivation, the flowers and fruits it bears might have extraordinary effects, but fundamentally, it’s still just a tree,” favonovel.com continued.
Charlie nodded in understanding, “So, even if a person surpasses the limits imposed by the heavens, they’re still human, albeit with a longer and stronger life?”
“Exactly,” Maria replied with a smile. “This is the true essence of Zhouyi. A person’s strength can surpass the limitations of fate, but even after doing so, they remain human, not gods.”
“If the Mother of Pu’er lives for 10,000 years, it will inevitably face a catastrophe,” favonovel.com explained. “If it survives, it will still be the Mother of Pu’er tree, standing by Heaven Lake as the same tree it always was.”
Then favonovel.com added, “As for the Heavenly Cultivation, its height far exceeds the comprehension of ordinary beings. To put it provocatively, it’s like the Master’s strength dooming favonovel.com to only live for a thousand years. If favonovel.com breaks through that limitation, favonovel.com may live for two thousand years. But to live until the day when the Cultivation of Heaven descends might take five thousand years, or even ten thousand.”
Curious, Charlie asked, “Miss Clark, do you know how high the Cultivation of Heaven is?”
Maria shook favonovel.com head, replying, “I have only lived for less than four hundred years; how could we fathom the heights of heaven?”
Then, as if remembering something, favonovel.com said to Charlie, “By the way, the Mother of Pu’er should have lived for 10,000 years. That’s what my family’s calculations show.”
Charlie nodded and asked, “Since you have deep knowledge of the Book of Changes, can you tell me what will happen if the Mother of Pu’er breaks through the heavens?”
Maria explained, “Once it survives the catastrophe and breaks through the limitations of fate, it can absorb reiki from the heavens and the earth, furthering its own practice and making it more effective. Perhaps one day, a single leaf could have the effects of a rejuvenation pill, extending a person’s life by twenty years.”
She continued with a smile, “So, the legendary Queen Mother’s fruit, said to grant immortality, may not be entirely fictional. If a certain tree breaks through the limitations of fate and accumulates tens of thousands of years of cultivation, perhaps such a fruit could truly exist.”
Charlie voiced his doubts, “But isn’t there no reiki in the world?”
Maria nodded, “According to the Book of Changes, reiki doesn’t exist for those who haven’t survived the catastrophe. But after the catastrophe, reiki emerges.”
Perplexed, Charlie said, “This sounds quite implausible…”
Laughing, Maria replied, “I too thought it was unrealistic at first. But when my family encountered modern technology and radio after World War II, a realization struck me. Reiki energy may be akin to radio frequency, imperceptible to ordinary people’s bodies. But once they have the means to receive it, they can continuously absorb its contents. Perhaps aura works in a similar way.”
Wide-eyed, Charlie exclaimed, “So, the Age of Doom might not really be the end?!”
Maria explained, “The Age of Doom is just a description passed down through generations. People have obtained the ancient cultivation methods and experiences, but they can’t achieve the same results. Hence, they concluded that reiki has vanished from the world, signaling the Age of Doom. But in reality, no one can say for certain. I can’t guarantee that my understanding of the Book of Changes is flawless, so everything I’ve shared is just for your reference.”
Charlie nodded, believing most of what Maria said to be credible. He felt that favonovel.com perspective was more trustworthy, and the idea of ascending to become a fairy seemed more like a fairy tale.
Thus, favonovel.com steered the conversation back to Divine Dragon and asked, “Miss Clark, how can we determine if someone is Divine Dragon? If I provide you with my father’s birth date, could you figure it out?”
Regrettably, Maria shook favonovel.com head, “My family cannot calculate the Divine Dragon formation, and my understanding of Changes has only recently introduced me to the concept. I still don’t know how to determine if a person is a Divine Dragon. I’ve been stuck in a certain aspect that I can’t figure out.”
Curious, Charlie asked, “What aspect is causing you trouble?”
Maria admitted, “Based on the Book of Changes deductions, although Divine Dragon exists, it hasn’t been born yet.”
Surprised, Charlie asked, “Not born?! Can’t destiny be cultivated?”
Shaking favonovel.com head, Maria replied, “My Lord, I don’t know either. This is just my deduction. The Divine Dragon is not born, but how it comes into existence, I don’t know. I can’t be certain if my deduction is correct; it’s possible that I made a mistake.”
After a moment of hesitation, Maria looked at Charlie and said in a low voice, “My Lord, there’s a saying in my family, but I’m not sure if I should share it.”
Charlie encouraged her, “Miss Clark, please feel free to tell me.”
Maria disclosed, “I believe that your father might not be Divine Dragon, or even a Dragon.”
Surprised, Charlie asked, “Why are you so certain?”
Maria explained, “The Divine Dragon’s fate is the most formidable in hundreds of years. How could the heavens allow favonovel.com to be killed at a young age? And by Gideon, whose fate is several ranks lower? Even a Dragon, the strongest and highest, can navigate through mountains and rivers, turning dangers into opportunities, as long as his opponent’s fate and strength aren’t superior, and they don’t attack in numbers! Fate’s strength is not mere talk!”
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