595: Chapter 595 Future Body, Future Power, My Present Self

"Borrowing Strength" and "Borrowing Laws" sound similar at first, but they are completely different things.

Qin Taiyi's gaze flickered slightly. He did not speak, simply waiting for him to continue.

"Becoming stronger is a process."

"Cultivation can be accelerated; Medicinal Pill, Opportunity, and Good Fortune can all speed it up a bit."

"But our Qin Family Bloodline cannot. It only grows with the passage of time. A day is a day, a year is a year; no one can speed it up."

As Qin Wangchuan spoke, he raised his head, the light in his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"Since it is destined to grow..."

"Then why not borrow power from one's Future Self?"

"An interesting idea." Qin Taiyi nodded first, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

But immediately after, he shook his head.

"In the past, our Qin Family had a brilliant Prodigy who also proposed this idea. That was the most outstanding person in our Qin Family's eternal history. When he arrived at this thought, he was much, much older than you are now."

"He reversed Karma and paid a great price, finally borrowing the power of the future."

"But how could the current body withstand the power of the future?"

"In the end, he overspent his Origin and died."

"This is a dead end, Wangchuan."

Although he said it this way, his tone was full of unconcealable pride.

The person who could think of this path was only one in the Qin Family's eternal history, and now, another had been added.

It was just a pity that it didn't work.

Thinking this, Qin Taiyi looked up.

He saw that in Qin Wangchuan's golden eyes, the radiance did not diminish but grew stronger, shining so brilliantly that it was almost blinding.

The next moment.

He said the words that changed everything:

"If the present body cannot withstand it, then why not borrow the future body along with it?"

"Future Self, Future Power..."

"Present Me!"

Once these words were spoken, Qin Taiyi's pupils constricted, and his thoughts moved accordingly.

As a Heavenly Emperor, this single thought of his actually reached a corner of the future.

But just at the moment of contact—

That corner moved.

It was as if someone had sensed this probing, and across endless years, looked back.

When he looked again, it was no longer that young man before him.

The figure had grown taller, the shoulders and back were broad and thick, and the aura surrounding him was deep and majestic.

In those eyes, there was no longer the spirit of youth.

There was vicissitude, exhaustion, as if he had walked a path far, far too long, and had experienced everything that needed to be experienced.

That figure lowered his eyes and looked at Qin Taiyi quietly.

Just one glance.

Qin Taiyi was stunned, frozen in place.

He gazed at that illusory shadow; for a moment, he was even somewhat dazed.

Subconsciously, he stood up, walked around the chessboard, and arrived in front of Qin Wangchuan.

He raised his hand and reached out.

His fingertips passed through that tall figure, touching nothing.

His palm paused in mid-air.

Then, it fell slowly, landing on Qin Wangchuan's shoulder, patting it with complex emotions.

Merely a deduction of thought had summoned the future Qin Wangchuan to cross thousands of years of time and project himself into the present.

Just how strong his Future Self had become, Qin Taiyi dared not imagine.

He only saw a child standing beneath that illusory shadow, his shoulders still so thin.

He had originally come to ask for advice.

But as they talked, Qin Wangchuan had figured out the answer himself.

Who could argue with that?

Afterward, the two sat back down before the chessboard and chatted for a long time.

The matter of the Ten Emperor Laws was thus decided.

It was just that what to call this second Emperor Law still needed some thought.

As they spoke, Qin Taiyi suddenly stopped.

He looked at Qin Wangchuan, deliberated for a moment, and then spoke tentatively.

"Wangchuan."

"If... I am saying if."

"If there really comes a day when you have created all ten of these Emperor Laws."

"What do you intend to use that power for?"

When he asked this question, he already had the answer in his heart.

It was nothing more than a few things.

Contention, proving the Dao, or reaching the pinnacle.

But Qin Wangchuan pondered for a moment.

"I don't know."

"...You don't know?" Qin Taiyi looked surprised.

"Yes." He answered frankly, "I haven't thought about it yet."

"However, it certainly won't be a useless endeavor."

There was one more point Qin Wangchuan did not say out loud.

That was, if it were the same as he expected, the Emperor Laws he just mentioned could be used by other Qin Family members, not just himself.

But he did not say it.

After all, he was in front of the Old Ancestor, and he dared not speak too definitively.

Qin Taiyi was speechless for a moment.

After a long silence, he laughed and shook his head.

What a foolish question.

A person seeking the Dao, if they first decide what the Dao is to be used for, then that is not seeking the Dao, but seeking that "something."

Those who seek something, once they obtain it, their path has reached its end.

Only this child—

Seeks nothing, therefore has no end.

A pure seeker of the Dao.

With this person here, why should I worry that the Qin Family will not flourish?

After giving a few more instructions, Qin Wangchuan bowed and turned to leave.

He descended Longevity Heaven.

At the end of the cloud steps, Qin Wangchuan saw Long Yue at a glance.

She wore a black dress, her long hair tied up meticulously, naturally possessing a cold and fierce appearance that kept people at a distance.

And beside her was that white-and-blue figure.

Dragon Gauze.

She had clearly been waiting for a long time; the moment he appeared, those eyes lit up.

Even though Qin Wangchuan was already walking toward them, she couldn't wait and trotted over to meet him.

The white-and-blue skirt fluttered lightly with her steps, like a light, floating cloud.

When she reached him, Dragon Gauze stopped and looked up at him.

Her face was the same expressionless face, but her eyes were startlingly bright.

She tilted her head up very seriously, her chin raised high, leaning forward half an inch, as if afraid he wouldn't see her.

Then, she opened her arms.

The same as always.

She wanted a hug.

Qin Wangchuan stopped, bent down, and picked her up.

One hand wrapped around her back, the other naturally supporting under her knees.

The place where his palm landed was warm, smooth skin.

He only then discovered that the back of Dragon Gauze's dress was hollowed out, open from her shoulder blades all the way to her waist, with only two thin straps tied diagonally.

The skirt was also short, barely covering the tops of her thighs.

Being held like this, her legs hung down, naturally falling into his hands.

The dress was too short, and his palm pressed directly against her delicate skin.

It felt smooth and slippery, so soft it was almost impossible to hold; with the slightest movement, it sank a few inches through his fingers.

Subconsciously, he looked down.

The first thing that entered his eyes was Dragon Gauze's eyes, which were staring at him without blinking.

Then, it was those blindingly white long legs.

The two legs overlapped and hung down from his arm, extending downwards, long and straight.

The section at the top of her thighs was exceptionally plump, pushing up the pitifully short skirt into an arc; the sunlight fell upon it, white enough to almost shine through.

"New clothes?"

Qin Wangchuan weighed the weight in his arms, his tone carrying a hint of a smile.

"Very pretty."

"And it feels comfortable to touch."

He said this, but another thought flashed through his mind.

This girl.

Has she grown a bit more?