’So this is the Paragon?’ Daniel’s eyes landed on the old man sitting on a cushion.
His face looked ordinary—short hair, long white beard, a plain robe. But there was a strange spiritual aura around him.
It gave off the exact vibe of soone divine or sothing like that. Even Daniel, for a mont, was tempted to see him as a role model.
That made him frown deeply. His spiritual power surged, snapping him back to his senses.
"Don’t be fooled. He’s using a type of Enchanter Path," Evangelin said after noticing the frown on Daniel’s face.
"A type of Enchanter Path? That actually makes sense." He nodded.
(*To avoid confusion: ’Path’ here ans the sa as ’Law.’ In ancient tis, people referred to Laws as Paths.)
Even for him, it was strange how quickly he felt drawn to the old man. It was a weird feeling—though his spiritual strength was more than enough that sothing like this couldn’t easily affect his mind.
"Isn’t that kind of thing supposed to be forbidden? Don’t his followers know?"
"I don’t really know. My Master is aware of it but never says anything. As for his followers—they obviously have no idea. Only , my Master, and the other Paragons know. But since the other Paragon does similar things, neither of them exposes the other’s secrets," Evangelin answered.
"Such bastards," Daniel said mockingly.
The Saintness just nodded in agreent. That was exactly why she didn’t want these freeloaders to beco the next leader of the religion.
If they did, she had no doubt that the Eternity Faith would be destroyed.
"To my dear followers, to all the faithful of the Eternity Faith who ca here today—welco. Many new faces have joined us,"
"Clearly, the world is starting to see the importance and truth of our faith—of the Eternity Faith. May our numbers grow by the day, and may we bring eternity to everyone," said Paragon Velmiran with a smile.
As soon as he stopped talking, his followers burst into applause and cheers. Many of them were Endurers who had never seen their Paragon—Velmiran—before.
Now that they’d witnessed his presence and charisma, they beca even more drawn to him, cheering with full devotion.
"Many of you ca here because of my sermons, drawn by my understanding of the Path of Eternity. So let’s not waste ti," Velmiran said, and began preaching his interpretation.
Everyone started listening closely. Even Daniel—who had lost his respect for the old man—still paid close attention.
He didn’t want to miss such a good chance to understand the Law of Eternity. Evangelin, though, was more focused on whether the saboteurs might show up.
Even though she was younger than the Paragons, she had no doubt her understanding of the Path of Eternity was just as deep. Besides, she had her Master to guide her.
The Paragon began preaching—his understanding of the Path of Eternity.
What is Eternity? Where did it co from? How was it ford? What does it an? What’s the true path?
"You think of eternity as a length—as sothing stretched through ti, like an endless road. But that’s an insult."
"Eternity is not the future, and it’s not the past. It is not the continuation of life, nor is it an escape from death."
"Eternity ans to stand still—completely still, in a place that never changes, never wants, never seeks. I have co close to that place. A place where being brings neither pain nor joy."
"A place where the self is separate from the self, and ti no longer needs to be counted. Here, there are no desires. And when there are no desires, there is no suffering."
"So ask yourselves: do you truly seek Eternity... or are you just afraid of ceasing to exist?"
"We do not follow the line of infinity—we are the line. And anyone who wants to touch eternity must empty themselves—of na, of voice, of desire."
"The one who endures remains. The one who desires collapses. And the one who understands... becos silent."
As he continued preaching, golden auras began to surround all the pilgrims. They were completely imrsed in the understanding of the Path of Eternity.
"This...?" Evangelin looked at Daniel in shock—because although he too was wrapped in a golden aura, his was much purer.
So pure that even her own aura, when she listened to her Master’s sermons, never looked like this. It felt as if Eternity itself wanted to embrace him.
"What kind of monster is he? Could my Master really be right?" Her expression beca a little unreadable, and no one knew what she was thinking.
At the sa ti, notifications started popping up in front of Daniel.
[ You have successfully understood a Supre Law: the Law of Eternity ]
[ You have comprehended 1% of the Law of Eternity ]
[ You have comprehended 0.1 of the Law of Eternity ]
[ You have... ]
The more he listened to the Paragon’s sermon, the deeper his understanding beca.
The entire sermon lasted two hours. When it ended, the Paragon stopped, took a glass of water from his attendant, and drank.
His eyes swept over the crowd—but his main focus was on Daniel. It wasn’t just Evangelin who had noticed him.
He too had seen the white-haired boy and the aura he gave off while listening to the sermon.
’Where did this monster co from?’
Daniel slowly opened his eyes. The golden aura around him faded, and he rotated his neck a little.
"Why are you looking at like that?" he noticed Evangelin’s strange stare.
"It’s nothing... Looks like you managed to understand the Path of Eternity! Congratulations."
"Thanks," Daniel replied and turned his attention back to the notifications.
[ You have successfully comprehended 1.5% of the Law of Eternity ]
[ The Law of Eternity has been added to your Comprehension tab ]
His eyes lit up with excitent as he read the ssages. Without wasting a second, he tried to activate the power of the Law of Eternity.
But the result was a total failure...
’Fuck it, I totally forgot,’ he frowned.
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