Chapter 463 Target Locked
I decided to move the conversation forward.
"There are still parts I don't understand, and I wonder if you can help me understand them," I said.
Liu Shuying said, "Tell me. As long as it's within my ability, I'll try my best to answer your questions."
"The purpose of the Peach Blossom Village Master is to realize the 'Shangri-La,' to create the ultimate individual and become its mind; while the purpose of the Mountain Two Elements, according to what I've heard from others in the past, is to attain the legendary state of 'manifestation,'" I said. "They have completely different purposes, yet you suspect they are the same person. Isn't that somewhat contradictory?"
“That is indeed a contradiction. This is partly why I cannot be completely certain that the Lord of Peach Blossom Village is Shan Liangyi.” Liu Shuying acknowledged my statement. “However, it is not entirely inexplicable. What follows is just my speculation; take it with a grain of salt.”
"First of all, Shan Liangyi is a figure who has already attained the legendary state of 'reincarnation,' yet he insists on attaining 'manifestation.' Have you considered the reasons behind this?"
"Although I have thought about it, I only have a superficial understanding of 'reincarnation' and 'manifestation,' and I don't particularly understand the specific differences between them," I said.
Although some people call me a "natural being," I am very clear that I am not a "natural being" in the strict sense.
If we follow a simple definition, "manifestation" is the state of being able to completely decompose and recombine one's body and soul into natural elements at will. However, in the strange world, there are also monsters and spirits that exist in elemental form from birth, but they are not given the title of "manifestation".
There are two reasons for this.
First, those elemental life forms still follow their inherent existence structure. Although they seem to be able to dismantle themselves at will, they actually maintain their subject structure on a spiritual, mysterious, and abstract level and cannot fully unleash the potential of their souls.
I'm not sure if this description is accurate, but in physics terms, while hitting someone on the head with a brick can kill them, if all the mass of that brick were converted into energy, the resulting power would be far greater than simply hitting someone's head with a brick. I once saw someone online say that if the mass of a stool were converted into energy, it would be enough to blow the Earth apart; I wonder if that's true.
Secondly, demon hunters believe that "manifestation" is a legendary state that can only be reached through a profound understanding of the body and soul. While knowing "what" is important, knowing "why" is even more crucial. It's like this: even if someone learns a sophisticated mathematical formula in university, it doesn't mean they're a great mathematician. However, if they are the person who proves that formula in history, then they are undoubtedly a great genius worthy of being recorded in history.
In other words, to prove "manifestation," one should theoretically first possess the knowledge and wisdom sufficient to prove this "mathematical formula," and only then can one prove it; but I proved "manifestation" first, yet I have no idea how I did it.
This is why the Silver Moon in the past has repeatedly expressed the reaction that "innate manifestations should not exist."
There is a theory called "Shakespeare's Theorem," which states that if you put an infinite number of monkeys in front of an infinite number of typewriters and let them randomly type, one of them will eventually be able to create the complete works of Shakespeare.
Right now, I'm practically that monkey who inexplicably typed out the complete works of Shakespeare.
Therefore, I may not have fully demonstrated the level of "manifestation" that is expected in this legendary realm.
I have carefully investigated the knowledge related to "manifestation", and there is no record of "innate manifestation". The information about the legendary realm of "manifestation" itself is only the part that is known to everyone.
As for knowledge related to "reincarnation," there is even less. From ancient times to the present, only the example of the Two Forms of Mountain has been discovered. If it weren't for him, no one would know that such a legendary realm existed.
“Even if you only have a superficial understanding, it doesn’t matter, the answer is within it,” Liu Shuying said. “The biggest feature of the ‘Manifestation’ realm is the enhancement of power, which is the most destructive realm among all the legendary realms; on the contrary, the ‘Reincarnation’ realm is the realm with the lowest power among all the legendary realms.”
"This realm doesn't really increase the power of the person who attains it; it just grants them infinite life and infinite freedom... No, that's a bit strange. Many people pursue power, but what they really want is infinite life and infinite freedom."
"However, Shan Liangyi himself probably values power more, which is why he has used the 'Four Symbols Secret Ritual' to spread the seeds of power through countless lifetimes. Originally, he may have wanted to open the third door by proving 'manifestation', but who would have thought that he has now managed to open the 'third door' by force using the 'Four Symbols Secret Ritual', but still has not proven 'manifestation'."
“Power… I see.” I understood. “The common point between proving ‘manifestation’ and creating ‘Shangri-La’ is that the person who achieves it can obtain unprecedented power.”
“To create another ‘Great True Spirit’ and control it… This result can be said to be the attainment of the ‘Dream’ realm, or it is equivalent to attaining the ‘True Spirit’ realm in a human body.” Liu Shuying said, “Perhaps Shan Liangyi felt that this path was more feasible than to stubbornly pursue ‘manifestation’.”
I was almost starting to believe him. Perhaps it's precisely at times like these that we need to be more vigilant.
"So, do you think we have a chance to kill the Lord of Peach Blossom Village if we join forces?" I asked. "You yourself said that the Lord of Peach Blossom Village's power is comparable to Xuanming's, and even Xuanming might be overwhelmed; and Xuanming has a history of defeating two Great Impermanences in succession. What are our chances of winning if we two Great Impermanences are the only ones who win?"
"Besides, I only have the record of defeating Mingzhuo, and in reality I'm just a newly promoted Great Impermanence. Aren't you expecting too much from me?"
"Is that so?" Liu Shuying gave me a deep look. "Although I have lost my foresight now, I used to be known as the Great Impermanence for my perception. I could understand many things with just a glance."
"You don't seem so simple to me right now; you must be hiding some incredible trump card."
"Who knows?" I said.
Liu Shuying smiled and continued, "Our chances of winning aren't actually that low. First of all, although Xuanming did defeat two Great Impermanences in succession, it wasn't a one-against-two victory, and he also gained the advantage of striking first. This time, however, it's our turn to strike first against the Peach Blossom Village Master."
"Furthermore, it's not just that you have trump cards. Everyone in the Great Unpredictable Realm has a few trump cards up their sleeves. Just as the Lord of Peach Blossom Village has 'Shangri-La,' you have certain methods, and I, Willow Shadow, also have unique secret weapons."
"With this secret weapon, I can unleash power no less than that of Xuanming and Taoyuan Township Lord in a short period of time. Perhaps that's not enough to seal the deal, but with you added to the mix, the balance of power will tip in our favor."
"I wouldn't say we're 100% guaranteed to win; that would be underestimating the Lord of Peach Blossom Village, or rather, the Mountain Two Elements. If we're unlucky, we'll be defeated; in the worst-case scenario, we won't even have a chance to escape, and one or even two of us will perish there."
"But in order to resolve the irreconcilable enemy of Shan Liangyi, it's only natural to take some risks. Don't you think so?"
What kind of adventure?
I didn't feel anything when he was talking about his secret weapon, but I became excited when he got to the end.
Thinking about it carefully, what Liu Shuying said makes a lot of sense. My original intention was to investigate Peach Blossom Village and then uncover the Gospel Institute, the doomsday organization hidden behind the scenes; I just lacked the most crucial clue. Now that Da Wuchang has taken the initiative to come to my door seeking cooperation, saying he wants to work together to deal with the Lord of Peach Blossom Village, isn't this a good opportunity worth taking advantage of?
"Since you said you wanted to join forces with me, you must have already gathered some clues and figured out where to start, right?" I asked. "How about we begin with intelligence sharing?"
"Huh? Oh... okay." Liu Shuying was taken aback. "Why are you suddenly so enthusiastic..."
“You’ve misunderstood. I’ve been actively considering collaborating with you,” I said.
He whispered, "But you were just now suspecting that I am the Mountain of Two Elements..."
“That was just a reminder that it’s easy for others to misunderstand you as Shan Liangyi. Didn’t you say yourself that the hardest thing to see clearly is yourself? But as long as the two of us cooperate sincerely, we won’t have this weakness anymore,” I said. “Speaking of which, where’s your intelligence? Hand it over.”
"Uh... here."
Willow Tree Image was somewhat overwhelmed, so he obediently took out a map and spread it out on the table.
He marked five locations on the map, pointed to them, and said, "I recently noticed some unusual activity from the Mingzhuo forces. After making some inquiries, I discovered that they seem to have a traitor who leaked information to Taoyuan Township."
"I realized this was an opportunity to trace Taoyuan Township in reverse, so I launched an in-depth investigation and eventually identified these five branch bases. One of the branch bases leaked intelligence to Taoyuan Township, and all we had to do next was to investigate them one by one."
"To avoid alerting the enemy, we should act discreetly and avoid making any big moves before locking onto the target."
I glanced at the map and said, "There's no need to investigate one by one. I already know which branch base leaked the intelligence."
"What?" Liu Shuying was taken aback.
I also took out a map from my person and spread it on the table.
(End of this chapter)
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