NOVEL WEB Chapter 379
Page 177: Heaven’s Path Liberation Plan
“Mm, Mother, you can’t keep doing this every day!”
Xiao Kai couldn’t stand the stimulation of being pinned down and molested by his own mother on the bed. He held his breath, pushed her away, then covered his chest and straightened his clothes.
“Xiao Kai! I was just hugging Cherry Sauce, why are you interfering with our mother-daughter moment?”
The mother, who had been pushed away, stood there with her hands on her hips, pointing fingers.
Of course, I couldn’t stand her sucking on my neck either.
“It’s rare for Cherry Sauce to come, can’t you act a bit more serious?!”
The mother cupped her face with one hand and said, “Oh, I’ve always been very serious, you know? Even if you want me to be more serious, I don’t know how… But since Little Ying is here, I’ll share some of my motherly secrets with you all~!”
Using such a low, charming voice, where did you get that voice from?
The mother seemed to remember something and sat up cross-legged on the bed, placing a hand over her heart. “I told you before, only half of my soul comes from Zhú Běihǎi, while the other half comes from Tian Dao and Háilord. You should still remember that, right?”
Xiao Kai also sat up, but he moved back a bit, retreating to a distance where he could still dodge an attack from his mother.
He nodded. “Yes, that’s exactly it.”
The mother patted the bed.
“Hey! I’m your mother, do you have to hide so far? The origin of the part from Tian Dao has already been explained. It’s a fragment left behind by Tian Fa itself, which I possessed from the beginning. More boldly put, I am Tian Dao! Although I don’t have that omnipotent power.”
“If Tian Dao were like you in personality, this world would be in chaos.”
I agreed with Xiao Kai’s comment. His mother loved causing trouble, and she definitely shouldn’t become Tian Dao.
“What about the part from Háilord? Where does that come from?”
The mother posed another question.
Xiao Kai thought for a moment and replied, “Is it because you were brought to the Divine Court by Lord Hái to escape Tian Dao’s pursuit, and he placed a piece of himself inside you?”
Clap clap clap.
The mother clapped her hands in approval.
“Alright, now for the real scoop! I can only say these things inside this Jewel because we’re still within the Divine Court, under Lord Hái’s jurisdiction. Tian Dao’s will cannot interfere here. Even if Little Ying listens, she shouldn’t reveal anything when she returns to the human world, understood?”
The mother was speaking to me, but she knew I couldn’t respond, so she paused and revealed the answer herself.
“When the previous Lord Hái sealed our memories together, they also sealed a fragment of their soul inside mine. Over those decades, it fully integrated with my soul. You must be curious about where my divine techniques and knowledge came from, right? Actually, they all came from Hái’s soul.”
The mother’s magical skills indeed surpassed what a divine apprentice should possess. Even I couldn’t understand what she studied, and I doubt Grandfather could either. If it came from Lord Hái, everything made sense. But…
Xiao Kai asked the question I wanted to ask.
“Mother, why did the previous Lord Hái go through all this trouble?”
“This was supposed to be kept as the final secret, but since I don’t know if Little Ying will come again, I’ll tell you now.”
The mother looked unusually serious, and Xiao Kai and I also became tense.
“The previous Hái wanted to change the operation mechanism of Tian Dao… To be precise, she wanted to liberate Tian Dao from here.”
“Liberate Tian Dao? But the world can’t function without Tian Dao, right?”
After experiencing various events, Xiao Kai didn’t like Tian Dao much, but he knew its importance to the world, hence the question.
“In the age of gods, it might have caused chaos, but now, Tian Dao isn’t as important anymore.”
“The world has stabilized, human civilization has grown, and they no longer need divine guidance. Those functions originally borne by the gods have turned into natural laws, so the age of gods has ended…”
The mother paused and asked, “Since the gods have disappeared, how long will it take for Tian Dao, which has been operating for millions of years, to finally rest?”
To let Tian Dao rest? What the mother said sounded absurd. If the rules supporting the world took a break, would the world still function normally?
“What would happen to our world without Tian Dao?”
Xiao Kai asked straightforwardly.
“There wouldn’t be much impact in the short term, but there would be risks in the long run.”
The mother shrugged, answering casually, “Although humans have found their own path, they remain vulnerable in the face of disasters. Without Tian Dao regulating the overall environment, the world might enter the sixth mass extinction period!”
Though her tone was relaxed, the content was grim. Xiao Kai couldn’t help but frown.
“Regulate?”
“Fate, reincarnation, weather, earth currents—Tian Dao controls these macro elements to ensure the space and time needed for civilization to develop… In short, we’ve been living in a greenhouse created by Tian Dao. But now that modern civilization has developed sufficiently, it has the capability to transform and conquer nature, so the protective umbrella above us can be removed.”
Was this a newb protection period?
“What if civilization can’t withstand it? Without Tian Dao, things would surely go wrong, right?”
“Hái only wants Tian Dao to take a break, not leave completely. It’s like putting it in low-power mode, so it doesn’t have to be a rigid system and can play some games with Hái.”
The previous Lord Hái planned to inject emotions into Tian Dao, breaking its rationality and causing the current system to collapse from within.
As for how to inject them…
“Xiao Kai, I’ve said before, all coincidences are destined. From the moment Tian Fa descended upon Zhú Běihǎi, everything fell into Hái’s calculations, including my love for your father, your birth, and the trials of the gods… Of course, I only learned this when I first went to the Divine Court.”
…Everything was part of the plan.
To cultivate rich emotions in the mother, who was a fragment of Tian Dao, ultimately becoming a poison to Tian Dao.
Could a mere fragment of the mother’s soul truly influence such a massive entity as Tian Dao?
Xiao Kai looked up at the distant white sun outside the Jewel.
He sighed, “So, did the previous Lord Hái even count herself in the plan?”
“Not just for Tian Dao, but also for herself. She wanted to move to the human world, but as long as Tian Dao remains Tian Dao, she can never leave the empty Divine Court… This plan has been prepared for too long. To conceal her actions, she even chose to seal herself along with me.”
“To the previous Lord Hái, sealing memories is no different from death, right?”
“Yes, the only thing that can continue forever is her eternal life. Although Tian Dao has hit a dead end, its power remains invincible. Hái cannot confront it head-on, so she had to resort to this extreme plan.”
Xiao Kai lowered his head in silence. The revelations from the mother exceeded his imagination, and she needed time to process them…
Xiao Kai asked again, “Mother, does Lord Hái know about this plan? Oh, I mean the one with the big chest.”
“She probably didn’t know before, but she certainly knows now. To clarify my identity, she must have reviewed the records of the previous era. Just to implement this plan, she didn’t choose to tell you… Actually, the previous one wasn’t small, but外表对Hái来说只是一个载体, you shouldn’t forget her essence.”
“Um, her essence is the **big sister who likes to wear high-neck knitted sweaters?”
“So that’s just a shell she created out of interest. Let’s not talk about the contents of that shell. Some things are better left unknown.”
The mother spoke mysteriously, like telling a ghost story. Xiao Kai couldn’t help but shiver.
I’ve lived with Lord Hái for over a decade, but I never knew the true nature of the mother’s description of Lord Hái.
What did she learn from the soul fragment of Lord Hái?
“Now, let’s get back to the topic… Xiao Kai, is Cherry Sauce still here?”
The mother confirmed this.
This sentence was said five minutes ago, but I only received it now.
Xiao Kai replied, “Cherry Sauce is still here.”
“Oh! So persistent. Looks like my daughter is more capable than that Zhú Běihǎi guy!”
Based on the situation, they were destined to continue talking after I disconnected… No, it should be that the scene from five minutes ago couldn’t reach me due to the delay.
I sighed internally, hoping not to miss any crucial information.
The mother moved closer to Xiao Kai with a playful smile, but he stood up and jumped off the bed like a wary cat.
The mother pouted, “Let me hug you! Otherwise, I won’t tell you what happens next!”
“Then hug yourself, since we look almost identical.”
“I’m tired of my own body!”
“Don’t treat others’ bodies like toys!”
“It’s not someone else’s! It’s mine, my daughter, my possession!”
“I’m your son!”
I didn’t want to comment on this pointless conversation, but can’t you guys get to the point? I don’t know when I’ll be disconnected!
They couldn’t hear my voice, so the mother pouted on the bed, and Xiao Kai didn’t want to get close because her pouting was mostly fake.
“Ah…”
In the end, Xiao Kai made the first concession.
She shook her head and walked to the mother, who had stopped pouting.
She asked, “If I hug you, would that be acceptable?”
“Sure! Mom also wants a chest pillow from her daughter… Ah? Not like that!”
Xiao Kai opened her arms and locked onto the mother’s arms from behind. The mother struggled but couldn’t break free, then kicked in frustration.
“This is uncomfortable! I can’t even rest my head!”
Actually, she could still rest her head on Xiao Kai’s mouth.
Our mother was being childish, acting like a ten-year-old girl. In fact, she had only lived a proper life for a little over a decade, a happiness that was bound to shatter… Such a young and insignificant soul, yet trying to alter the workings of Tian Dao.
I couldn’t imagine Lord Hái’s plan or foresee the outcome for the mother.
Xiao Kai asked, “Mother, how exactly are you and Lord Hái going to liberate Tian Dao? If you tell me, I’ll allow you to lie down.”
“I’ll tell you. The only thing I can rely on is that I’m more complete than the others—”
At this critical moment, the image in front of us suddenly cut off.