At the same time when Sovereign revealed his 'Redefinition of Morality' and the concepts of Heavenly Will, a new individual, well concealed, seems to have witnessed everything and analyzes Sovereign's lecture.
[Daoist Doffwy - A fellow transmigrator, seeker of the Dao.]
[This discovery alone is a disgrace for your dozens of millenia of comprehending the Dao!]
This was no ordinary system notification.
It was unconventional, unprecedented... and - simply different.
"This mere Daoist comes from a mundane realm of fleeting roles outside of causality.
Countless millenia ago, this Daoist was teleported to this unknown and vast land of cultivators.
Upon arrival, this daoist felt true shame.
To think that the first things this daoist heard was not "Young master, you have awakened!", but instead..."
["Disgrace to the Heavens!"]
["You possess no spiritual roots, no better than this wise Ego!"]
["Forsaken talent for Cultivation, do you choose to adapt or shamelessly disgrace the Heavens again"?]
"Of course, I had no other option."
"Nah, I'd adapt."
And so began the journey of attaining the dao of immortality for Daoist Doffwy.
Throughout all the years, her system prevailed, a mind as sharp as a blade.
"System, why are you not giving this Daoist abundant quest rewards nor useful intel?!"
[Critical Error: Daoist is refering to something that does not exist.]
[Perhaps the Lowly Daoist is refering to this great 'Alter Ego.']
[Affirmative. Given the lack of spiritual roots, it was expected by Daoist.]
Daoist Doffwy sighs with dissatisfaction.
"Then, Ego. This Daoist holds intelligence incomprehensible to human cognition!
How dare a lowly Alter Ego System so openly mock me, as though you were a jester?!"
[Ego is in a state of confusion.]
[Chance: 82% - Lowly Daoist is mistaking their intelligence for a divine gift.]
[Solution: Lowly Daoist ought to be humbled.]
[Proposal: Lowly Daoist may prove herself by attaining and comprehending the Dao.]
[Remaining Chance: 17.983% - Lowly Daoist is in a state of delusion due to effects from the outer realm of fleeting roles, causing Lowly Daoist to play an incomplete persona.]
[Solution for this lower chance: Lowly Daoist ought to be humbled.]
Thus, Daoist Doffwy had no other choice than to seriously embark on something new.
To prove that Daoist Doffwy is not a disgrace to the Heaven, but a gift sent by Heaven, Doffwy quickly gained her resolution for one goal:
To be the first to comprehend and attain the Dao of Immortality.
"Finally, I have crafted the perfect concealment method of the hidden Dao..."
[Lowly Daoist has managed to perfectionize the ancient concealment method.]
[Lowly Daoist now qualifies to be referred to as Lowly Daoist, but without decaying aura.]
[This Lowly Daoist, but without decaying aura, has far exceeded Ego's expectations!]
Countless Milennia pass by, like wind sweeping the blue mountains.
However, Cultivation seldom goes smoothly.
Soon enough, an immovable mountain, manifested as a wall, appears.
[Critical Warning: Lowly Daoist has reached a bottleneck!]
[Lowly Daoist, you have cultivated for thousands of years, yet you fail to ascend.]
[⚠ Impending Penalty Warning: Stagnation without improvement → System review.]
[Lowly Daoist, you must explore this vast realm to find new methods!]
[Most recommended option: Auspicious encounters to enhance comprehension rate.]
[Success Rate: 56% - Relies on Daoist's Performance in Adaptation.]
[Daoist Doffwy, Adapt or disgrace the Heavens once again?]
From that moment on, Daoist Doffwy no longer cultivated in seclusion.
Instead, Daoist Doffwy actively pursued the so called 'auspicious encounters'.
However, most 'scholars' or 'intellectuals' were either too shallow or simply vain.
Therefore, Daoist Doffwy relied on self-teaching with the Ego system.
"Only one time did this mere Daoist encounter an auspicious moment...
It was when this Daoist received a trial of authority of dimensional administration.
It was from a great individual, whose cultivation realm was possibly above this Junior's...
Alas, this Daoist was not worthy of receiving such a reward."
[System Notice: That individual was no ordinary one.]
[Ego recommends precautionary measures in case of anew encounters with that individual.]
[Ego adds - individual's origin lies outside of causality.]
Shortly after that, the saying that one encounter leads to another proved itself to be correct.
The Sovereign descended into the Dharma-ending phase dimension to solve an illegal contract. (Ch1).
"Ego, are we lowly Daoists seeing this correctly?
It is that great individual who bestowed upon me that authority!"
[Daoist Doffwy, your fate is indeed auspicious.]
[Even Great Ego System did not anticipate this event.]
[Tread carefully and observe for now.]
As the story unfolded, the Sovereign uses his superior logic to dismantle the flawed contract of the demonic entity and helps the young Cultivator Han Feng gain freedom of his soul again.
However, right when it seemed that the Sovereign was about to ascend again, Daoist Doffwy seizes the opportunity.
"Greetings, immortal cultivator!
This Junior Daoist has chanced upon Senior Cultivator once again and wishes to pay her respects!"
Although slightly surprised, the Sovereign seems to find this somewhat amusing.
"Oho, it is you, Daoist Cultivator, who, similar to that young Cultivator from now, might be a fellow transmigrator from other realms?
Though, this Sovereign can not quite identify which realm exactly you originate from, how questionable.
It matters not; What matters is your benevolent fate - to have gained enough karmic merit to 'chance upon' this Sovereign for a second time... this is truly extraordinary.
Very well, this Sovereign shall give you a piece of advice, seeker of the Dao.
Junior Daoist, this Sovereign can assure that your aspiring efforts will not be in vain, you will most certainly soon fully comprehend the Dao and reach the path to immortality!
As to what exactly that means, time will be the best medicine for curiosity in this case.
Now then, this Sovereign shall depart.
We shall meet again, that is, if fate is aligned."
Though the encounter was brief, the insights Daoist Doffwy gained were immense.
[System Alert - Daoist has gained 50,000 Karmic merit, but the cause is unknown.]
[System estimation: 92.35% Chance for a third encounter.]
[Urgently recommend intellectual precautionary measures for new encounter with 'Sovereign'.]
"His words are spoken in riddles, encrypted by a linguistic density that only allowed individuals of great intelligence, such as I, to understand.
That Sovereign, he must have anticipated and considered my high intelligence and adjusted his flow of words in real time upon noticing that!"
[Daoist is correct. A change in flow of words in comparison to the style versus the demonic entity was seen.]
[As for the reason, this great Ego can only disagree. It is precisely because you lack intelligence that he encrypted his verses, to prevent Daoist with poor talent to cultivate any further.]
[Notice: Lowly Daoist seems to still cling to her mundane pride. Current chance of true enlightenment: 0.03%]
Normally, Daoist Doffwy would start fuming upon hearing this mockery.
However, it has now been countless millenia, and Daoist has grown used to this and disregards it as noise sometimes, while in other instances, gains inspiration from it.
This time, Daoist Doffwy polishes her concealment method for the inevitable third encounter.
Before long, said encounter would happen once again.
[System Critical Warning: Two high level cultivators above your lowly realm have infiltrated this dimension!]
[System Critical Warning: Lowly Daoist is urged to tread carefully!]
And somehow, the pressure did increase in the dimension.
The sun, high above the sky, starts glowing hotter with intense heat.
The blue mountains, far away, seem to move closer step by step.
[Lowly Daoist, for increasing Enlightenment chance to 0.04%, urgently advise Daoist to identify the sudden anomaly herself!]
Indeed, it was the moment when Venerable Light and Sovereign descended to check the uproars in the Dharma-Ending phase dimensions.
While they leaped to the place of Qi formation anomaly, so did Daoist Doffwy.
It seems for now, the concealment method is working, even against the two cultivators of higher ranks.
[Ego: Lowly Daoist is attempting to hide again? Or finally learning humility?]
Having found a hidden place to watch from, the Sovereign and Light question the Qi formation anomaly Leather Roblo.
"Does Sovereign's teaching not imply the illiterate are ugly by nature?", Leather Roblo asks.
"Hoh, this showcases immense ignorance, do you agree, Ego?"
[Ego: Mortal 'Leather Roblo's critical question is absolutely justified.]
[Lowly Daoist failed to realize mortals can oppose the Heavenly orders, if justified in a rational way.]
[Current chance of enlightenment: 0.031%]
And like the story unfolds, the 'old friend' Riri-Puff appears to share her own experience of injustice.
"These foolish mortals. Bothering themselves with something as trivial as the injustice of Heavens.
It is already long known that the Heavenly Will is incomprehensible.
No use wasting time on something impossible."
[This great Ego will refrain from sharing the correct opinion, as to not shatter Lowly Daoist's delusions completely...]
"Hm, this Daoist wonders, why has there only been silence for hours now?"
Indeed, there has only been absolute silence.
It was now the middle of the night.
Just then, another system notification popped up.
[?!?! Lowly Daoist instinctively sees resonance: Chance: 94.5%, or is this another delusion?]
"If virtue cannot be taught, merit not inherited, then what exactly does Heaven reward?"
This question echoed through Daoist Doffwy's head.
For the first time, Daoist was forced to actually ponder about worldy matters.
"This is... this is pure outperformance... to think this Daoist is unable to think of an answer to that in an instant either..."
[Daoist, Reverence detected.]
[What follows now might be a display of execution of the Dao that remains far beyond your own.]
In the momentes of silence, Daoist Doffwy ponders upon the 'Injustice of Heavens' that Leather Roblo and Riri-Puff mentioned.
[Lowly Daoist doubts Heaven's justice? Chance of delusion: High!]
"I ponder, is this illiteracy as injustice an analogy or parallel to the fleeting roles of my old realm?"
However, the four of them teleport swiftly to the chaos unfolding among the mortals.
Daoist Doffwy immediately follows in secrecy.
"Truly peculiar. Using an example of mere mortals' disagreements to answer a question about Heavenly injustice?"
Daoist Doffwy still listens and observes this peculiar moment.
One after another, the two mortals, the disciple of the state supervisor, Hide, and Sunny have their appearance.
Although this time, the atmosphere changes - differently.
Instead of feeling heavy and dark, it feels deep and intriguing.
At this crucial moment, the Sovereign starts his monologue about morality.
[Daoist's resonance has increased: 97.8%. Unprecedented - Delusion or Unmatched Talent?]
"Karmic merit, luck and fate... they originate from the same roots?!
This junior is honored beyond expression upon hearing such an expansion of the Dao..."
Sovereign then also mentions the true meaning of tribulations.
"This monologue.. so well-tempered, and yet so deep-stirring..."
[Daoist, you must admit it: masterful synthesis, far from mediocre execution.]
"This Daoist dares not call it mediocre, it is masterful."
[Daoist! Resonance has increased to 98.9%! Epiphany is inevitable, unbelievable speed!]
A golden aura starts radiating from Daoist Doffwy.
"Heavens... they reward alignment, not mere virtue and intellect.
So that is how it is.
This junior finally sees the picture clearly."
[Ego: Sovereign is speaking the truth. Likelihood of feigning ignorance: 0.1%]
Daoist Doffwy comes to a realization.
"Tribulations, they are a calibration... To arise, one must first fall!
That is what the Sovereign yearned to convey!
This groundbreaking teaching... this junior shall truly carry it as long as my qi circulates."
At this moment of realization and enlightenment, Daoist Doffwy decides that the time for hiding was long supposed to be in the past.
Upon hearing this redefinition of morality itself, Daoist Doffwy removes her perfectionized concealment.
The Sovereign can softly feel the sudden presence of Daoist Doffwy.
However, to the outer eye, it seems as though he remained unchanged.
Daoist Doffwy approaches the Sovereign.
"Junior Daoist? What brings you here to this Sovereign, and, to think that you managed to bypass my formation restriction of entering?"
"This is truly amusing", Sovereign could not help but say this with a subtle look of satisfaction.
"This humble junior Daoist, although lacking in worldly affairs, would not dare to change or add a thing to such a teaching... yet humbly, this Daoist seeks guidance to refine her own resonance in hopes to achieve the depths of the Dao attained by this Sovereign.
I shall cultivate diligently, aspiring to reach a deep comprehension level like that of this Sovereign.."
Sovereign's intrigueness is now clear.
"Very well. This Sovereign senses an origin that lies outside of causality? Hm... fleeting roles dimension..? This Sovereign has yet to fully identify that part, though it is rather trivial for now.
What matters is that you were able to enhance your comprehension of Dao in such a short time, by simply listening to these teachings..."
Sovereign thinks to himself, before quickly disregarding the thought to focus on the current matters: "Perhaps, this origin outside of causality is a world similar to my origin?"
"Junior Daoist, since you have embarked on this long journey for this encounter once again, this Sovereign shall decree a promise to you.
However, this Sovereign will not yet disclose the contents of the promise.
You may simply remember this Sovereign made a Heavenly Oath to Junior Daoist.
Regarding your most recent spark of curiosity, perhaps Junior daoist will one day witness how the path to infinite merit unfolds completely.. that is, if fate is aligned."