Gods Vanish on a Cloudy Day
Chapter 3 The Path to Transcendence (8700)
Zhu Diwen walked within the Zhuzhou Heaven.
Between the imprisoned worlds, in that dim corridor of nothingness, shone stars of Zhuzhou light like suns, piercing through all darkness and firmly locking down all Hedao (Dao Harmonization) within the imprisoned worlds.
The crystal behemoth surveyed its surroundings. Sensing a familiar aura, it focused its gaze on a certain imprisoned world. The burning pure white divine light illuminated the face of a Hedao being in the chaotic spacetime.
It was a four-faced immortal god, his skin dark and tinged with blue. His six arms held six great magical treasures: 'ruler,' 'hammer,' 'scroll,' 'drill,' 'saw,' and 'nail.' At that moment, he held a desolate cosmic galaxy in his hand, using the tools to measure and ponder how to best repair it.
Noticing Zhu Diwen's gaze, the immortal god, who could only ever see his front, nodded slightly. His eyes swirled with divine light full of destruction and annihilation, but his face carried a hint of a smile.
Although he didn't say a word, Zhu Diwen felt a chill run down his nose. He even showed a look of fear, simply dispelling his true form and transforming himself from a crystal behemoth into a divine being of ordinary size, with pale blue crystal hair and skin.
[What the hell... Isn't that Tuo Xu Sheng, the elder of the 'Moshi Miejin Dao' (End-World Extinction Path) from back then?]
[In order to avoid the Five Supreme Sages' 'Supreme Stellar Holy Emperor' hunting down all the gods in the world, he fled the Hunning Heaven Realm and went to the far end of the multiverse... Unexpectedly, he was still caught by the Primal Zhuzhou and Hongshi and imprisoned in the Zhuzhou Heaven!]
Zhu Diwen couldn't help but be astonished. Tuo Xu Sheng's strength was considered first-rate in Hunning Heaven Realm back then. He was a top-tier powerhouse who didn't need the aid of the Hunning Heaven Realm's Great Dao and could easily achieve Hedao.
The 'Moshi Miejin Dao' he followed was one of the twelve orthodox paths of Hunning Heaven Realm. It governed numerous upper-sect grotto-heavens and countless immortal god floating lands. It upheld the principle of 'matters should be extinguished, connections should be severed, all actions should be exhausted, and no future existence should be accepted,' guiding many cultivators to sever their mortal ties and separate themselves from the world and even the multiverse, seeking the ultimate 'great liberation, great transcendence' to surpass the Hedao realm.
Because in the second great epoch of Hunning Heaven Realm in the past, the Supreme Stellar Holy Emperor intended for everyone to become a sage and a god, he initiated a calamity that swept away all dissenting gods in the world. Tuo Xu Sheng and other gods fled the Hunning Heaven Realm on a large scale, like ordinary people evading tornadoes and natural disasters, and then disappeared at the edge of the multiverse.
This was normal. Every time a new Supreme Sage appeared in the Hunning Heaven Realm, it would lead to a great calamity of heaven and earth, causing indelible effects on living beings, the world, gods and immortals, or the Great Dao and truth. It would cause most of the powerhouses of that era to fall, or even be slaughtered and expelled.
As for Zhu Diwen? He wasn't a god. He was a standard, bona fide heaven and earth alien beast, at most an ancestral spirit, not qualified for the classification of standard gods and deities.
Of course, Tuo Xu Sheng's appearance here wasn't the reason for Zhu Diwen's shock.
Although the other party was strong, the multiverse was vast and full of wonders. It wasn't strange for him to be defeated.
What Zhu Diwen couldn't believe was that the Moshi God, famous for practicing the 'Extinction Connection Dharma,' would actually be holding six divine power magical treasures that looked like they were used for repairs, to repair the universe?
That group of annihilation gods who always wore expressionless faces would actually smile?!
[No need to be so surprised.]
Seeming to notice Zhu Diwen's disbelief, Tuo Xu Sheng slightly narrowed his turbid eyes behind the imprisoned world. The eyes swirling with the light of chaotic destruction敛收 (lian shou - retracted) their divine light and became dim. The four-faced blue-skinned deity smiled slightly: [I was born from the multiverse and drew spiritual energy from it to grow, but I一心一意 (yi xin yi yi - wholeheartedly) want to sever all ties with it and attain 'transcendence.']
Saying this, the god lowered his head again, pondering the details of the cosmic galaxy in his palm. But he still said faintly: [But how is this different from robbery? The multiverse is infinite and will not allow us to plunder like this. So I think, perhaps we gods have another way to sever our connections with all things.]
[For example, repayment.]
After speaking, he didn't say anything more. This Hedao god was content in his own imprisoned world, pondering the method of creating things from nothing, opening up the world from nothingness, and repairing the world.
To transcend from all causal connections in the multiverse and become an 'absolute transcender' that all life and all minds in this multiverse cannot think, fathom, or even understand, is the fundamental principle of the Moshi Miejin Dao.
In the past, Tuo Xu Sheng's path to transcendence was simply to destroy all his past karma, so that no one could deduce him or measure him. He destroyed all traces of his past and future, becoming a god who neither existed in the past, future, and present, nor simultaneously existed in the past, future, and present.
In order to ensure that no karma was connected to him, Tuo Xu Sheng would even destroy some worlds that were born because of him.
That was the form of almost all the Hunning Heaven Realm gods in that era.
However, the Supreme Stellar Holy Emperor regarded this kind of god as 'great evil.' The Supreme Sage judged the gods and expelled them all without leaving a single one.
The events that followed naturally didn't need to be said. It was nothing more than meeting Hongshi in the multiverse, then being defeated by him, and then being transferred from Hongshi's Town Dao Tower to the Zhuzhou Heaven.
The only difference was that in the Zhuzhou Heaven, he finally understood another method of transcendence besides 'erasure' and 'transfer.'
That was 'reconciliation.'
The multiverse gives birth to all things, and all living beings have a great connection with it from birth, even greater than the relationship with their own children. This is an undeniable reality.
And precisely because of this, if one wants to embark on the absolute path and not be constrained by the multiverse, they must sever this layer of relationship.
The so-called erasure is to make all traces of one's theoretical existence disappear, as if one had never appeared in this multiverse. In this way, all things in this multiverse cannot be added to one's body. Relative to the multiverse, one is an extra existence, transcending above it.
The so-called transfer is to choose an heir to inherit one's title, karma, experience, and even all connections. In this way, the heir naturally possesses one's inheritance, power, and mission, and one can also become independent from it and become an existence that transcends all causal relationships.
Tuo Xu Sheng originally thought that there were only these two methods in the world to transcend and obtain true great freedom. The Supreme Stellar Holy Emperor, Hongshi the Great, and the Primal Zhuzhou, who had been blocking him all the way, were just obstacles on his path to transcendence.
However, what he saw and heard in the Zhuzhou Heaven gave this ancient god the possibility of another path.
Reconciliation.
The so-called reconciliation is repayment, is increase, is遍布诸天 (bian bu zhu tian - pervading all heavens)--the multiverse gave a fraction of power, then I return ten times more to the multiverse!
Achieving Hedao allows one to create something from nothing, create things that have never existed in the multiverse, and create possibilities that the multiverse has never possessed. This is also why Hedao can be called citizens relative to the multiverse, because they are the first level of cultivation that can cause changes to all things.
Extracting originally non-existent power from one's own mind and Great Dao, repaying and giving it to the multiverse, helping the multiverse to gradually sublimate.
If the first two paths are to make the multiverse and the cultivator become strangers, each minding their own business, then this path is to make the cultivator and the multiverse become close friends. No matter what the cultivator does, the multiverse doesn't care, believes, and even admires and loves everything the cultivator does.
It's like a family finally understanding that their young child has grown up, has their own life, and will have their own choices... Unconsciously binding all things, but also protecting all things is the multiverse.
It will reconcile with the cultivator, watching the other party's transcendence.
The absolute path... Can it actually be walked like this?
Subdued by the Primal Zhuzhou, Tuo Xu Sheng no longer had any thoughts of escaping the Zhuzhou Heaven. On the contrary, he began to re-cultivate 'creation,' comparing it one by one with his former 'extinction' path, and re-embarking on a better path.
——A prototype of the multiverse.
And seeing this scene, Zhu Diwen only had one thought in his mind.
This powerhouse from the Heavenly Underworld Sea Path had seen many Hedao powerhouses he knew or didn't know along the way. What was the same was that these Hedao powerhouses were all staying in an imprisoned world that was most 'suitable' for them.
Whether it was a world-destroying sword immortal who practiced swordsmanship and斬尽一切阻道之物 (zhan jin yi qie zu dao zhi wu - severed all obstacles to the Dao); or a Jin Fa Instructor who穷究真理 (qiong jiu zhen li - exhausted the truth), even destroying the genesis vortex to seek its model; or a supreme heavenly god with divine power in one hand and compassion in the other... Those immortals, gods, demons, and monsters, whether their appearances were solemn and mighty or twisted and terrifying, almost indescribable, those who had their own persistence and their own dreams, were all imprisoned here.
They were strong, but Zhuzhou and Hongshi were even stronger.
Therefore, those who failed must think about why they failed in this 'sealed imprisoned world,' and think about how to achieve a 'better path.'
Otherwise, even if they managed to escape by chance, how could they take it a step further in the face of the majesty of a Hong Liu (Great Torrent)?
Of course, this most suitable isn't comfortable.
Rather, it means that there is an environment to correct what you want to correct. If you are unwilling to correct it, then it is imprisonment. The Great Dao rules of each world are different and meet the most needed situation for each Hedao powerhouse.
Each imprisoned world is an entire complete world. Although it may not be called infinite, it definitely has the potential for a prototype of infinity.
If this isn't a prototype of the multiverse, then what is?
Zhu Diwen had no doubt that if the Primal Zhuzhou was willing in the future, he could definitely transform the almost infinite number of imprisoned worlds in this Zhuzhou Heaven into a truly infinite world. What would be the difference between such a 'Zhuzhou Heaven' and a multiverse belonging to Zhuzhou?
And such a realm was beyond his imagination.
[Infinite achievements, absolute transcendence, eternal existence...]
The more Zhu Diwen was in the Zhuzhou Heaven, seeing those one or two powerful imprisoned Hedaos, the more he couldn't help but feel incredible emotion: [This Primal Zhuzhou already has infinite achievements and eternal existence, but now, he is also pursuing the path of absolute transcendence?]
[Never stopping, just reaching Hong Liu, he is heading towards the position above Hong Liu, the true transcender, the true great sage without hesitation... With such enormous power, did he really just advance?]
Zhu Diwen didn't know why the Primal Zhuzhou had captured him here and then ignored him.
As proof of his heart, he really just wanted to chat with that divine wood Zhuzhou to see if he could get on good terms with that Primal Zhuzhou!
But, thinking of this, Zhu Diwen suddenly paused—this Hedao powerhouse pondered for a moment and realized that his wish seemed to have already been realized...
Wasn't he now in the world of Primal Zhuzhou, thoroughly getting on good terms with the other party?!
And at this moment.
Outside Zhuzhou Heaven.
A low dragon roar came from outside the chaotic spacetime,震荡天地 (zhen dang tian di - shaking heaven and earth).
In the void of the multiverse, a cloud-like starlight flashed,垂流而下 (chui liu er xia -垂流 - draped down; 流 - flowed) like a waterfall and pouring into the Zhuzhou Heaven. As soon as the mist entered the imprisoned world, it immediately condensed and rolled, condensing claws and horns, wings and scales, and finally transformed into a creation dragon that resembled an Yinglong (winged dragon), but flowed with crystal silver light throughout its body.
It was actually a Zhuzhou Heaven prisoner returning from performing labor reform.
This creation dragon composed of star clouds was incomparably powerful. As soon as Zhu Diwen saw it, he subconsciously took a step back, because the other party's power was enough to pose a life threat to him.
It may not be difficult to determine the outcome between Hedao powerhouses, but if you want to determine life and death, there must be an almost absolute difference in strength.
However, according to rumors, for true powerhouses, victory, defeat, life, and death are all a matter of a thought, but that is a realm that Zhu Diwen cannot understand.
After Zhu Diwen retreated, he was a little ashamed—the powerhouses in the Zhuzhou Heaven were all prisoners, imprisoned in the imprisoned world, unable to harm him at all. Why did he need to retreat?
But in the next instant, Zhu Diwen felt fortunate for his instinct and extremely incredulous.
Because, at the moment when the creation dragon completely descended, the nebula imprisoned world, which was originally used to imprison it and was composed of countless vast galaxies, immediately shattered and burst, turning into starlight that filled the entire Zhuzhou Heaven and completely dissipated!
[What?!]
Zhu Diwen widened his eyes. He had observed at least hundreds of imprisoned worlds just now, so how could he not know the solidity of this Zhuzhou prison? It was indeed undoubtedly an ultimate wall that was enough to imprison Hedao powerhouses, with no possibility of breaking through it with brute force!
At least, with his knowledge and strength, it was absolutely impossible for him to break through that prison.
But now, the imprisoned world... was shattered by that creation dragon?!
[Breakout?]
Immediately, Zhu Diwen wanted to use the number one divine power in the multiverse to directly call out the Primal Zhuzhou's true name, so that the other party could quickly come and re-imprison this breakout guy.
But soon, this powerhouse from the Hunning Heaven Realm realized that the situation seemed to be different from what he had imagined.
After 'breaking free' from the imprisoned world, the creation dragon didn't laugh wildly, nor did it immediately leave the Zhuzhou Heaven.
On the contrary, it hovered in place, closed its eyes and waited, its expression peaceful, just breathing calmly.
Immediately afterwards, many other Hedao prisoners who sensed that an imprisoned world had collapsed all looked here, casting glances of envy or contempt.
[Is there really a possibility of 'release from prison'...]
[It's just the Primal Zhuzhou's running dog. As a Hedao, he doesn't have any persistence of his own. Being imprisoned and following others' instructions is simply a disgrace!]
Listening to these mixed words, Zhu Diwen understood that the imprisoned world that seemed to have been broken free by the creation dragon was actually because the other party was no longer a 'prisoner,' so it split and decomposed on its own.
That sky-filled phenomenon was not so much a warning as a celebration, celebrating that someone had completed labor reform and could return to the multiverse family.
"Dishi Xinglong (World-Creating Star Dragon) Ananmoduoer, you are free."
And at this moment, Zhu Diwen heard a voice.
It came from behind him.
And at the same time that this Hedao from Hunning Heaven Realm's body stiffened and slowly turned his head, a figure appeared from nowhere, passed his location, and walked towards the location of the Creation Star Dragon.
"You have repaired 176,900 damaged universes and worlds, coordinated destructive wars that intersect between three world groups, you have adjusted the disorder of cause and effect, and calmed down a chain-type void self-destruction storm... Of course, most importantly, you have indeed found your own mistakes, made up for your faults, and become a better existence for yourself and others."
That figure couldn't be seen clearly, the only thing that could be sensed was the calmness and profundity like a vast ocean. Zhu Diwen could sense that the other party seemed to glance at him out of the corner of his eye, and with just this glance, his mind was seized by it, just like in the distant past when he intended to merge with the Heavenly Dao, completely immersed in that gentle and infinite Dao rhythm.
And after Zhu Diwen woke up from this moment of hazy dream, he had already seen that the figure was standing in front of the World-Creating Star Dragon named Ananmoduoer, talking to the other party.
"You can go."
He said: "Unless you want to join us."
"Become a member of Zhuzhou."
[...]
Regarding this statement of release and the calm invitation, the vast nebula dragon was silent for a moment, then shook its head slightly: [Although I really want to agree.]
[But now... it's still not possible.]
After being silent again for a while, this World-Creating Star Dragon, who had clearly reached the limit of Hedao, and was only one step away from perhaps achieving some kind of element, sighed slowly and said: [Primal Zhuzhou.]
[In the distant past, I didn't know what I wanted to do.]
[Cultivation, becoming stronger, craving progress, becoming even more powerful, eating better food, living a smoother and more unrestrained life, without restraints... Who wouldn't want this? Everyone thinks this way, and I am naturally no exception.]
[Initially, I was just pursuing freedom, followed by power and wealth, and then higher Great Daos and truths, because as long as the power is stronger, it is easier to get other things. I cultivated while adhering to this path.]
Saying this, Ananmoduoer closed his eight pairs of eyes, He pondered and recalled.
[And then there was nothingness.]
He said: [Too boring.]
[Great Daos? Truths? Just toys for Hedao people... It's just a prototype of a universe, even if you add parallel space-times and the possibilities of the past and future, it's still just a toy that you'll eventually get tired of. A Heavenly Dao Great Dao that I set at random is the 'source' that the countless cultivators and sentient beings in the universe intend to approach. A mistake that I accidentally made will also be regarded as some kind of original truth and worshiped by all things as absolutely correct.]
[I said water is born in fire, the sky lines the thickness of the earth, and the universe will be born like this. My power is enough to support all of this self-consistently, forming another truth that is different from the multiverse, and is not bound by any other Great Daos.]
[But the more this is the case, the more powerful I am, the more I feel bored.]
[Perhaps what I pursued in the past was just a mistake that other Hedao powerhouses wrote at random,改造 (gai zao - reformed) at random, or accidentally made? Even if I have now surpassed a single universe, isn't the entire multiverse also another more powerful existence, a structure written by, for example, Hong Liu and the Transcenders?]
Speaking of this, the dragon opened its eyes. He sincerely stated to the existence that seemed small, but was actually countless times taller than him, projecting only one-infinitesimal of its power here: [All of this is false, like staring at the splashes in a mirror.]
[Being in such a false multiverse, I only feel disgusted. What is the difference between those Hedao and other cultivators who chase power, chase desires, and chase some boring things, and the cattle and sheep eating grass on the grassland, and the fish and shrimp swimming among the aquatic plants?]
[They are all slaves of fate.]
"But now." The figure said, "You have changed your mind."
[Receiving grace from you.] The dragon lowered his head: [I have changed some of my thoughts.]
[The past me placed correctness on other people, or even the entire multiverse. When I couldn't find it there, I arbitrarily became disappointed. So I created worlds at will, and destroyed them at will, like lighting a candle and then blowing it out, boringly playing this meaningless game.]
[This is the reason why I was defeated by Hongshi, and then defeated by you and imprisoned here... The past me felt that being imprisoned was also meaningless, after all, everything in the entire multiverse is a prison, so what difference does it make where I'm locked?]
[But now I realize that what I lack is belief.]
Various things emerged in the dragon's mind.
Those were the many worlds he had witnessed under Zhuzhou's guidance, where many people who practiced their own correctness fought each other, the stories of people walking their own paths in various universe space-times.
Those existences were weaker than him, smaller than him, but precisely because of this, they were able to grasp the true meaning of life even more. A World-Creating Dragon who was born too strong and whose existence itself was close to the Dao would naturally feel nothingness about the power he possessed. It was like playing a single-player game with the maximum level cheat turned on and not being able to show your achievements to your friends. It was an emptiness without any joy or sense of accomplishment.
What Ananmoduoer lacked was 'weakness,' but also the will to firmly believe that his path was correct.
[Believing that I can create correctness, that my will is more sublime than the entire multiverse... Why should I seek the meaning of my life from others? Why should I seek the correctness of my Great Dao from this false world? All of that can only be obtained by myself from myself, and no one can give it, including you, Primal Zhuzhou, can't give it to me either.]
So the dragon said, He had already made a choice.
"Yes." The figure, who was called the Primal Zhuzhou, smiled lightly: "So I will only bless you."
[Thank you, I'm leaving.]
The World-Creating Star Dragon raised his head. He spread his wings, and every feather on those wings, every scale, every bit of flesh and blood starlight and overflowing spiritual power, constituted a ball of stars containing infinite creative power.
That was the prototype of the world, the prototype of the universe, the ultimate 'remnant' created by this pinnacle Hedao powerhouse condensing all his essence and resonating with the multiverse.
[Next, I will have to trouble you, Primal Zhuzhou, to help.]
A flame that was infinitely bright and more dazzling than all light was burning on the dragon's body. Ananmoduoer's life, Great Dao, and soul were all burning. He was urging himself to move towards the most thorough self-destruction—except for the true spirit and a ball of hazy starlight, he burned all of his essence, returning everything to the multiverse: [After I return to the multiverse, I hope you can send the many worlds that I transform into into the void.]
[You bless me, then I will also bless you... Primal Zhuzhou, I hope you can walk on your path, just as you hope.]
"Thank you."
The figure stared at the other party's burning.
Ananmoduoer was not committing suicide, but he had completely found his own path, his own belief and correctness. Most of what he had done in the past was crazy and vain, and he could not repay it no matter what, but it was not that he could not make up for it, it was just that he could not restore it to as if it had never happened.
He could not transcend, so he simply did not transcend. The World-Creating Star Dragon returned all his karma and connections to the multiverse. Everything he had done in this life had been exhausted, and next, in the next life after reincarnation, he would do everything he would do, and then pursue the ultimate transcendence.
"At that time, it will be 'my life is exhausted, my practice is established, what needs to be done has been done... therefore, I will not accept future existence'." Zhuzhou stared at this ball of fire, he shook his head slightly, but still praised: "Although in this world, the true spirit is eternally indestructible and reincarnation is endless, this不受后有 (bu shou hou you - no future existence) is a bit troublesome, but that is also a path to transcendence."
"The gift of a great existence, accepting it also means bearing the cost - but that is another matter."
"I hope you can walk on your path, just as you hope."
Blessing in this way, Ananmoduoer disappeared in the final gaze and smile.
With Zhuzhou Heaven as the core, the heavens and myriad worlds, and the endless void, all shone with a hazy starlight, and the Great Dao sprinkled divine light.
A pinnacle Hedao disappeared in the Zhuzhou Heaven in this way, leaving only those many worlds and a ball of hazy starlight.
Only the Dao extends endlessly, as if融入 (rong ru - integrated into) the Primal Zhuzhou's torrent that swept through the endless void, spreading in the multiverse.
Zhu Diwen stared blankly at all of this, just like the many imprisoned Hedaos in the Zhuzhou Heaven, remaining silent.
It wasn't that they couldn't understand Ananmoduoer's choice—exchanging the disappearance of this life for another chance to transcend, pursuing the opportunity to practice their own 'correctness' next time. This was precisely the true meaning of the initial birth of reincarnation, using infinite time and eternal will to pursue the path of absolute transcendence.
Naturally, they were unwilling to do this, dissolving everything they had left in this life, which was also all that remained, for their own Great Dao and correctness.
But they were still shocked by it and respected it.
[Not the posture of a seeker of the Dao... but of a practitioner of the Dao.]
At this time, Zhu Diwen was still immersed in Ananmoduoer's resolute choice. He suddenly realized that in this multiverse, seeking the Dao was an endless dead end. Everyone was their own Dao, everyone was their own master, there was no need to seek it. Correctness was a choice, something that was going to be practiced, not something that could be solved by knowing it.
There was a hazy feeling in his heart, but all of this was inconsistent with his past pursuits. This Hedao powerhouse fell into contradiction and hesitation. Naturally, Zhu Diwen couldn't choose as unreservedly as Ananmoduoer, who had no ties. He was the ancestor of the Town Prison Divine Elephant, with the responsibility of clan and inheritance. All of this made him feel contradictory.
However, all of these contradictions were broken by a voice.
"Zhu Diwen, right?"
Raising his head, the Hedao powerhouse from Hunning Heaven Realm saw that figure.
[Yes, it's me...]
Su Zhou smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Zhu Diwen didn't need to say more, he already knew: "Yuan Cangmeng told me that you wanted to get on good terms with me, so I'm giving you this opportunity. How do you feel about your trip to Zhuzhou Heaven?"
The youth stood by his side, as if he had always been by his side: "Very emotional, right? I'm actually also very emotional. Ananmoduoer's choice is even better than I imagined. He is determined to start over, so I will naturally bless and help him."
The Primal Zhuzhou raised his pace and walked forward, and Zhu Diwen could only follow closely behind, abandoning the entanglement and confusion in his heart.
[Is the Ananmoduoer after the next reincarnation still himself?]
Not knowing the purpose of the Primal Zhuzhou, but at least feeling that the other party had no malice and was willing to listen to his thoughts, Zhu Diwen simply put down his杂念 (za nian - distracting thoughts) and asked these questions that he had not yet figured out: [If it's not Ananmoduoer, then what's the meaning even if that newborn will obtains the Dao?]
"The initial founders of a social变革 (bian ge - transformation/change) mostly don't see the ending or result. The true correct path is the same."
The Primal Zhuzhou put his hands behind his back. Every step he took was exactly one imprisoned world, no more, no less: "You ask if there's any meaning? No, but why not?"
"What's more, reincarnation, karma, the infinite structure cast by the Silent Lord... How can we say that the newborn will isn't Ananmoduoer?"
Shaking his head slightly, the young man's figure turned his head to look at Zhu Diwen, who was listening honestly like a student: "In the past, I also thought about why a true spirit, after being erased of all memories and reincarnated, should still entrust the messy karma of the previous life? Why should the life of the present world be punished for the karma of the previous life?"
"This is indeed correct, but think carefully. The multiverse承载 (cheng zai - carries) all things, and all things also change the entire multiverse. The memory of the previous life has disappeared, that's right, but the change still exists, and may even exist forever."
"Whether it is good or bad, whether it allows the later generations to enjoy blessings, or causes disaster to the later generations' true spirit, it is a kind of change feedback - only people's subjective will feels that this is a kind of 'good and evil,' 'blessing and revenge,' but in reality, it's just the 反震 (fan zhen - recoil) encountered by hitting a wall with a fist, and this recoil won't care whether the owner of the fist has forgotten why he wanted to hit the wall a second ago. People have forgotten this, but the fist will still hurt."
"This is the price—the 'correctness' that must be borne after the true spirit is eternal."
Saying this, Su Zhou's voice was calm: "In order to prevent this situation from happening, all things have chosen several paths, and the three most popular ones are:"
"Infinite power, enough to承载 (cheng zai - bear/carry) all the attacks of cause and effect reincarnation."
"Eternal existence, preventing oneself from承后有 (cheng hou you - accepting later existence)."
"And transcendence. Surpassing all of this cause and effect轮回 (lun hui - reincarnation)."
The youth said faintly to Zhu Diwen: "Zhu Diwen, you are an existence from the Hunning Heaven Realm. I invited you over because I wanted to talk to you about the Hunning Heaven Realm and things related to the 'paths' of the many powerhouses in the Hunning Heaven Realm."
Swallowing, Zhu Diwen thought for a while and said with a wry smile: [Are there some things... I can't say?]
Even when facing a Hong Liu, he still had his own persistence... Some things were indeed very important, and he absolutely could not speak even if his Dao was destroyed.
Of course, Zhu Diwen was actually quite ashamed in his heart—because he originally intended to do this to the Divine Wood Zhuzhou when he went to the Tiansui Realm.
And now, the Primal Zhuzhou was just doing what he originally intended to do... This made him realize what kind of oppression and terror his actions would bring to other existences.
However, next, the Primal Zhuzhou, who he thought would be angry, nodded: "Of course, just say what you can say."
Noticing Zhu Diwen's surprised expression, the youth just smiled: "Don't think of me as so terrifying, I'm just a multiverse constable, arresting only those who deserve to be arrested. You're not qualified enough."
Thinking for a moment, Su Zhou nodded: "Well, let me re-introduce myself."
He raised his hand, pointed his thumb at himself, and smiled: "My name is Su Zhou, the Primal Zhuzhou."
"I am an existence that upholds love and justice, hope and belief."
Originally planning to update a big chapter yesterday, but watching the game made people depressed, and it took a night's sleep to recover.
I'm home, and the updates may return to normal next.
Rest over, preparing for the final rush to the end!