However, at least now, even though they no longer want to get involved, they can rest assured about these worries.
Old Qin was a product of their research on the paranormal. They originally intended him to fill the gap in their paranormal research after their retirement, serving as a key figure in bridging the past and the future.
But it's clear that Elder Qin is also an illogical existence! In an environment where most supernatural events are resolved by the Seven Elders, he has grown to a level comparable to the Seven Elders, or even second only to Zhang Dong and Luo Qian!
Then, the person who was originally meant to bridge the gap between the past and the future was chosen to be Zhang Dong's son, Zhang Xianguang.
However, despite being a man of some stature and not being confined by the shadows of his fathers, Zhang Xianguang ultimately failed to meet their expectations.
What use is the strongest among the second generation? In the future, there must be beings of the Seven Elders' caliber, or even those who surpass them, to have any chance of turning things around again.
Because of Zhang Xianguang's failure, and because this little guy was stimulated by the supernatural event, he impulsively planned to create a ghost painting and launched his Peach Blossom Spring Project.
Of the eight, apart from Elder Qin, who was in the best condition, they had all basically given up on continuing to artificially create top-tier experts.
After all, they are too old! And too tired!
Therefore, in the original work, we can observe and communicate with the future Qin Lao, who, among countless possibilities, chose Yang Jian!
In this timeline, Lin Nian, a person who shouldn't have appeared, was regarded by them as a bridge between the past and the future, a safety net sufficient to protect the rise of the new generation, after years of observation and assessment.
Although this insurance company doesn't really value its own life and always tries to end the entire supernatural era on its own, it goes around causing trouble...
However, he is indeed strong, obedient, and reliable... well, I guess!
Who cares? They've already done what they were supposed to do. We should trust the wisdom of future generations, shouldn't we?
Of course, Lin Nian didn't know, nor did she want to know, whether Old Qin harbored such thoughts.
All he can do now is to grow rapidly so that once the supernatural resurgence reaches an absolute climax, he can find the source, seal it, suppress it, divide it, or even transform it into the source! To completely end everything!
All he needs is to truly experience that eeriness and ominousness, so that his body can develop some resistance to such things! He won't attract things he shouldn't even think about or touch for some strange reason, and just get killed off on the spot.
The bus arrived at the station again and opened its doors.
As all the vengeful ghosts who were supposed to get off here disembarked, and a few more unruly creatures were suppressed, just as the bus was about to close and leave, Zhang Xianguang, whom we hadn't seen for many years, slowly and leisurely boarded this eerie bus.
"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be struggling in the Ghost Post Office right now, trying to carry out your so-called plan?"
"It's over! My main body is now inside the Ghost Post Office, just waiting for all the details of the plan to be finalized before I can go find Uncle Luo. They've all been living such tiring lives!"
"So, have you come up with a plan? Humans can't beat ghosts! Memories will fade with the passage of time! Humanity will disappear under the influence of vengeful ghosts."
"If you want Ghost Painting to become a safe haven for all humanity in the future supernatural frenzy, its level of terror must be strong enough! And it must be completely under your control!"
"What will you do then? Replace the ghost painting with your own consciousness? How long can you last? 50 years? 60 years? Or even 100 years? And then what?"
"Have you ever thought about how many people the fully revived Ghost Painting could kill in a day? I told you long ago that the mortal realm is a vast ghost realm, separating humans from ghosts. Do you think you can bear the burden of rebuilding a small world in this shattered mortal realm?"
The words, piercing to the heart and confronting the truth, plunged Zhang Xianguang into a long silence. As an heir, he was unqualified! Although his father didn't have much to leave him either.
But, not to mention catching up with his father and achieving the great feat of rebuilding the world, he could barely manage to be a paperhanger.
"What if I asked you to bear the ghostly and supernatural elements? Although I couldn't handle it, you definitely could!"
Looking at the young man sitting in the driver's seat, looking bored and idly clicking on his gold phone, Zhang Xianguang honestly felt that everything he had done might just be a stepping stone for this little bastard.
Looking back now, his so-called Peach Blossom Spring plan might have succeeded, but it could never have existed in his hands! Because he was an anomaly, not a ghost! And this kid, whom he had watched grow up, was a truly vengeful ghost with humanity!
If it weren't for this kid's constant fear of this and that, his desire to go all in for a big win, and the fact that I can't beat him now, I would have tied him up on the spot, made him hold hands with the ghost bride, complete the ghost painting puzzle, control the ghost painting, and start his Peach Blossom Spring plan.
"Don't look at me like that. Although I know I can handle it, I don't want to walk this path yet!"
"Right now, I've digested at least 70 vengeful spirits within me, along with some that haven't been completely digested yet, but were forcibly suppressed and taken over by my own supernatural abilities. Once this period of weakness passes, I can begin to implement my own plans..."
"What plan? Your twelve stations of the underworld, that reincarnation you don't even know exists? Or is it its inferior substitute, the 18 levels of hell?"
"Like my father and his ilk, spending their entire lives guarding the supernatural lands they created, turning them into forbidden zones, and protecting that path between the living and the dead? In that case, you can indeed last much longer! Far exceeding my decades, even centuries-long plans!"
"But have you thought about it? Humans are social animals. What will happen if you stay there alone for 100, 200, or even 300 years? Not to mention that in order to deal with the increasing number of vengeful ghosts, you will definitely continuously enhance your own supernatural abilities. Then, the increased supernatural abilities will bring about an impact on your consciousness from the vengeful ghost instincts. How long can you endure spending hundreds of years alone? Are you sure you won't become one of the peerless ghosts that you have provoked?"
"In this era, my father and his family are still alive and can take care of things for you, but what about the future?"
"I don't know either! But maybe I can hold on?"
"As an anomaly who possesses humanity, human memories, immortality, and the ability to move mountains and fill seas with a mere thought, perhaps I can ascend to godhood while preserving my humanity and memories?"
"It's very difficult! Your mindset won't allow you to reach that point!"
"Then strengthen my consciousness! While I still have the strength, I will stack my consciousness to a point where, even if I lose my immortality, I can still contend with vengeful ghosts!"
"At that time, I will spread my own curse throughout this world and within myself! Even if I truly become a god who has lost all memories and humanity, and who sees all living beings as mere ants, I can still force him to become a demon-slaying emperor who subdues countless evil spirits through my curse!"
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