Hidden within Star Constellation was the deep melancholy of the fate of Humanity.
Red Lotus consoled her, "Have faith, there will always be people that are willing to rise to the occasion and be there in Humanity's hour of need."
"You did, Primordial did, Genesis did."
Star Constellation said nothing.
Red Lotus turned to leave, "Think over what I said, if you still don't feel like pursuing a Dao, then forget it but if you truly do, then we'll be there to support you."
Saying that Red Lotus teleported away, leaving Star Constellation alone.
She smiled faintly.
A couple of hours later,
"Ahh," a girl with a cold aura around her stepped out of the Dream Realms.
Her face was exquisite and flawless, with not a single mark to besmirch her face, her eyes were cold and sinister, seemingly a void for life, her skin was whiter than snow and was as smooth as jade.
Of course, it was Heaven in Yin Form!
"I managed to gain quite a lot this time," Heaven grinned to herself.
Indeed, in this short period of time, she had been frantically clearing Dream Realms, and despite having 0 Dream Path Gu, she managed to effortlessly clear most Dreams.
"It's easy to clear Dreams that you've witnessed in reality though isn't it," a voice came from behind Heaven.
Heaven sneered, "So what?"
She turned around to come face to face with a handsome man in Red Robes.
It was Red Lotus!
"How was your Dream Realms, gain anything?" Red Lotus asked.
"Hmph, can't you just ask Star Constellation?" Heaven retorted.
Red Lotus sneered, "You know I did but, for some reason, Star Constellation had always encountered some interference when regarding your Dreams."
Heaven shrugged, "Who knows, Dream Path is a relatively unknown Path, maybe something went wrong."
"Hmph," Red Lotus snorted.
Heaven returned the gesture and proceeded to rest for a while before jumping right back into the Dream Realms.
Red Lotus witnessed her actions, "She's definitely up to something…"
As Red Lotus was about to turn to leave,
Another person came out from the Dream Realm.
He was a young man with the aura of a scholar, wearing green robes, and long hair.
It was Genesis Lotus!
"Oh?" Red Lotus was surprised, "Back so soon? Did you get anything good?"
Genesis Lotus nodded, "I think I have enough to begin condensing my Dao Fruit."
!!!
"That's fantastic," Red Lotus replied ecstatically, "Do you think you can achieve any major progress in the next 48 hours?"
"48 hours? No why?" Genesis Lotus responded.
"You see the thing is…" Red Lotus began explaining Star Constellation's plight and how she had denied herself the opportunity to pursue her Dao.
"I know she has a Dao that she wants to pursue, it's calling her, the more she denies it the more uncomfortable it'll be and one day she will regret it."
Genesis Lotus halted Red Lotus, "Say no more, I'll gladly take over for Star Constellation for a week if I have to!"
Red Lotus nodded, "You have my gratitude."
Genesis Lotus nodded in response and vanished, appearing before Star Constellation.
"Wow." Genesis Lotus exclaimed, "Red Lotus was right, you are rejecting the calling of a Dao aren't you."
Star Constellation kept her eyes closed, "Welcome back Genesis Lotus. I take it that-"
"You don't even know what Dao it is do you?" Genesis Lotus responded with a serious expression.
Star Constellation's face tightened, "No. I don't, and it doesn't matter. Heavenly Court needs me, Humanity needs me, even if they do not want it."
Genesis Lotus shook his head, "Look, you know that I won't be able to condense all that I gained in such a short amount of time, so I'm willing to cover for you until you get back."
Star Constellation immediately retorted, "Absolutely not! It is precisely because you cannot digest everything in the time, we have left we need you to start now so that you'll be able to fight once the Dream Realms are used up. Which by my current estimation, it'll be a week before the final Grand Dream Realm is revealed."
Grand Dream Realm!
It was something that Great Dream Immortal Venerable told the others about before she enacted her plan.
"The Grand Dream is supposed to be the final product, after refining and condensing all the Dream Realms and merging them together. It was supposed to be a never-ending Dream that would allow the inhabitants to continuously live countless lives that would forever add new innovations to the Heavenly Dao's attainments. Then once all the lifeforms within exhaust their lifespan, Heaven would take the body of Great Dream Immortal Venerable and start a new round of life forms in the Gu World."
"Thus, combined with the power of Supreme Grandmaster in all Paths, Heaven would be able to display nearly all of the Heavenly Dao's powers from a mortal body. Allowing him to establish a world where even though everyone could chase their own Fate, was oppressed by his Will!"
Indeed, the Grand Plan that Heaven had concocted once he knew that Fate's demise was inevitable, was to not rob free will but to give the illusion of having it.
All the new life Forms would be free to cultivate and make their own choices, but they would forever be eclipsed by the shadows of the previous lifeforms that spent hundreds of years in a Dream, producing a much higher bar for attainment levels!
In the new world, people that reach Master Attainment might have been a Grand or Quasi-Grand Master in the previous Era!
Thus, there would never again be a Venerable, let alone a Dao Emperor!
And with the Grand Dream Realm feeding all that attainment in its mortal vessel, Great Dream Immortal Venerable, Heaven would forever rule these lifeforms, and there was nothing that Primordial or Reckless could do.
It was a flawless plan, that would have succeeded but fortunately, it was thwarted by … and Great Dream.
"Thankfully, Great Dream managed to stop the Grand Dream from finishing, and it is now just a refined collection of Dream Realms from the past 3 million years, with nearly every conceivable Path. We cannot let Fang Yuan be the winner, it would boost him to a level that is basically omniscient!"
Star Constellation turned to face Genesis, "You must be in your most optimal condition so that we have a chance at claiming a large portion of the Grand Dream, Heaven and Fang Yuan cannot be the winners!"
"I-I," Genesis Lotus was choked in thought, he didn't expect Star Constellation to have thought that far ahead and was willing to sacrifice so much for the sake of the world, he couldn't let her bear all the burden.
"I understand, but I still want you to take 2 days to find your Dao calling within the Dream Realms." Genesis Lotus said as he sighed.
Star Constellation was silent.
"He's right you know," a voice appeared from behind Genesis Lotus: "Even though your point is valid, you're so wrapped up in self-sacrifice that you are forgetting that you're the brain that keeps the whole of Heavenly Court together if you're not at your best level than the whole of Heavenly Court takes a step back.
The voice was coming from none other than Red Lotus!
"I-I," this time it was Star Constellation that was choked.
Between, monitoring every Heavenly Court member's Dream Realm progress, the Derivation Formation, managing the Painting World in Genesis Lotus's absence and fighting the call of her Dao, she had completely neglected to think about her own strategic position in Heavenly Court.
"You're right," she said after clearing her head of things and really thinking about it: "It might be selfish of me to sacrifice myself and put all the burden on you guys, I apologize I will take 3 days to go sort out my Dao."
Genesis Lotus and Red Lotus smiled.
"No need for apologies we're a team,"
Red Lotus held out his hand, "For Humanity."
Genesis Lotus joined him, "For Humanity."
Star Constellation looked at the 2 outstretch hands, memories of her friends and families who said the exact same thing before going out to battle the Variant Humans, her master, Primordial Origin, among them.
"For Humanity."
The 3 did not waste a single moment, after all, there wasn't much time left.
As soon as it was decided, Star Constellation headed into the Dream Realm, while Genesis Lotus and Red Lotus filled in the hole left by Star Constellation.
They divided the work amongst them as no one could just replace Star Constellation.
Though she did leave behind some instructions before she left, in case of emergencies etc…
Even though there was a slight drop in efficiency without Star Constellation, it wasn't a noticeable one.
Star Constellation entered the Dream Realms and was greeted by a completely White Void.
"This must be the holding area in between Dream Realms that the others talked about," Star Constellation inspected her surroundings.
"Strange, usually one would get automatically transferred into a Dream, and only upon completion be transported here, otherwise they lose conciseness or get kicked out."
As Star Constellation inspected her surroundings, she soon found a table set had appeared out of nowhere, in an area she had checked previously.
"This is very strange." She was growing suspicious, "This could be a trap, but by who…Heaven? Fang Yuan? Giant Sun? Reckless?"
As Star Constellation ran through the possibilities in her head a voice rang out, "Oh disciple, after all these years you're still the same, that morbid wariness of yours is one of your best and worst traits."
"This voice…it can't be," Star Constellation instantly recognized the voice, "Master!?"
Alongside the Table set an Old Man, that wasn't there previously, sat, drinking tea.
The man had a wizened expression that held a firm, yet gentle outlook, it wasn't like a sage that cared for the world but a retired general or the tranquil expression of a hero who finished his journey.
Of course, it was Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable!