chapter 5524: who is an egg?
a primordial light was finally born after the cracking phenomenon. time and space, karma, and other cycles appeared within this light.
nine words manifested into reality and rotated continuously around li qiye - the creator.
he sat down and evolutions unraveled around him. ages seemingly passed by in the blink of an eye.
âwho is the egg?â the illusory voice asked.
âwho are the nine words?â li qiye responded with a question.
this voice was invisible and incorporeal. he could only converse with it with his thoughts.
âwhich word are you?â he asked using a primordial language.
âdao.â the voice had no choice but to respond.
ânine words from the absolute beginning. unfortunately, i am not it.â he smiled: âas for the prior question regarding the egg, you know the answer.â
âthe high heaven.â the voice answered.
âthen why do you wish to keep a distance? a mortal such as myself wonât eat you.â he smiled.
it seemed that the incalculable distance between them shortened by a tiny bit. the voice answered: âyou are the second egg.â
âi am not.â he shook his head.
âfor now.â the voice said.
âitâs within the realm of possibility but to become the next egg is rather meaningless. itâs just repeating the same thing.â he stroked his chin and said.
âthen what are you?â the voice asked.
âjust a nobody, a mortal searching for an answer, thatâs all.â he smiled.
the voice took a while before responding: âthere is no answer.â
âthe dao has the answer that mortals are searching for.â he said.n/.0velbin
ânot the answer that you want.â the voice said decisively.
âi suppose thatâs true, but what about the nine words?â he said.
âwith the nine words, youâll be the egg.â the voice answered.
âi can assure you, i will never become the egg.â he shook his head.
âwhy?â the voice asked.
âthe dao heart alone, that is my pursuit.â he smiled.
âthe dao heart.â the voice repeated.
âyou have seen it before within the emperor and monarch.â he said.
ânot necessarily.â the voice said.
âtrue, itâs inconspicuous until the very end when the brilliance of an unwavering dao heart can be seen.â he nodded.
âperhaps, but still to be determined.â the voice said.
âwhat are you afraid of? we both know that nothing can constrain you for you are the dao. plus, iâm a kind soul.â he asked again in a casual tone.
âyou are the egg.â the voice repeated.
âif you could enter my mind, i would let you do so to gaze at my dao heart, to see if it is an egg or not.â he shook his head.
âthe probability is high.â the voice insisted.
âsigh, looks like there is nothing i can do to prove otherwise.â he let out a sigh.
âjust another egg. youâll realize this once you see it.â the voice said.
âwhat if i prove you wrong?â he asked.
âwell...â the voice hesitated: âand if you do?â
âthereâs a particular tale from long ago, few know about it.â he stroked his chin and brought up something different.
âyouâve seen it?â the voice seemed reluctant to hear this tale.
âno, but it did happen, donât you think?â he said.
the voice didnât answer.
âthere was a little baby born with little spirits dancing and singing around it.â he said: âthe baby reached and grabbed one of the fairies, then turned around and went back to sleep.â
after a long silence, the voice finally answered: ânow iâm sure that you are an egg, only an egg would know this.â
âif i were an egg, i would grab you right now.â he revealed a menacing smirk, certainly scaring the voice.
âhahaha, just kidding, if i really want to capture you, i would be going in person instead of using this method for a chat.â he laughed and waved his hand.
âeggs are unpredictable.â the voice said.
âstop making me repeat myself, i am not an egg.â he said helplessly but the voice didnât seem to trust him.
âwhen you are at that place and the circumstances are right, will you become an egg?â the voice asked.
ânever.â he said firmly.
âthis egg isnât an egg...â the voice was being convinced by him.
âsigh, canât escape the topic of eggs at all, what the heck happened?â he smiled wryly.
âbecause of the egg.â the voice said.
âthatâs a very long time ago, the egg isnât like how it was in the past.â he shook his head.
âbut still an egg all the same.â the voice said.
he contemplated in silence for a bit before replying: âmaybe youâre right, i havenât thought about this deeply enough. perhaps i was biased from the start, i might actually be an egg.â
âexactly.â the voice said.
âso what led to all of this?â he mused.
âthe nine words.â the voice answered.
âright, the nine words!â li qiye slapped his thigh and exclaimed.