Chapter 510 What I Really Want to Do
I don’t know how long I spent in [A Picturesque World], maybe a year, maybe ten years, or even longer.
There is no concept of time in this world, but that does not mean that time does not really exist.
When he heard the last path, which led to the macro universe being swallowed by darkness today and also ushering in his own appearance, Jiang Lin had countless words to say in his heart.
Because he had heard too many incredible things and knew countless secrets of the past and the future.
In a sense, he knows almost everything about the past, present and future, and nothing can be hidden from him anymore.
But the more you know, the more difficult it is to understand sometimes.
Did my future self actually make so many stupid choices?
Although some choices were good, many mistakes were made.
At this point, Jiang Lin didn't find it too strange.
Just like when I was fighting against those underworld forces, didn’t I also make mistakes?
In order to protect himself, Song Houyong died innocently, and he still cannot get over it.
"Everyone makes mistakes in life. If every choice could be perfect, there would be no regrets. But if that were the case, life would probably be meaningless."
Jiang Lin was silent after hearing these words. After a moment, he smiled bitterly and said, "You are right, but these are the thoughts of someone who has experienced it. I haven't experienced so much, so I naturally don't want to make any mistakes."
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Lin said, "Now that I know all the options I have, what do you think I should do next?"
"There is no difference between you and me. The choice you make is mine." The other party said.
Jiang Lin certainly understood this principle, but some things cannot be generalized.
After all, his current cultivation and knowledge are still insufficient.
As I said before, knowing and actually experiencing are two completely different things.
For example, Jiang Lin has heard the history of Dagan many times.
But it was not until I personally participated in it that I realized how much hardship and danger there were in the process of establishing Dagan.
The so-called inevitability is not entirely inevitable. It is just the choice made by those people in history at that time.
If I had made a different choice in that fragment of history, then the history of Dagan would have changed accordingly.
This is also the reason why my future self will support the macro-universe alone for countless tens of thousands of years and insist on waiting for him to appear.
Because if we don't wait and tell him all this, the timeline will fall into chaos.
In the future, Jiang Lin will most likely make mistakes again, and it will not be until a long, long time later that he will be able to continue trying to find the most correct route after countless re-explorations.
Based on these reasons, Jiang Lin hopes that his future self can give a definite answer.
This is always better than making choices based on your own limited knowledge.
The two discussed for a long time, and they didn't know how many years had passed.
I have to say, my future self is really powerful.
It was clearly a verbal discussion, but the level 5 skill of seeing through everything could see through everything.
Good, bad, right, wrong, all are calculated clearly.
The discussion came to an end only after countless possibilities had been deduced.
Jiang Lin already knew what he wanted to do in the future, and he also knew that it was time for him to go back.
However, he was still not very clear about how to face the giant divine body.
"Once you get out, someone will naturally help you. She won't let you die."
"She? Who are you talking about?"
"Master of the Void Guardian Sect."
"Guo Jiuxing?"
"No, it was someone from even earlier times, even before you became the Dao Ancestor."
Jiang Lin was surprised to hear this. He had always believed that Taoism and the powerful clans were just the inheritance that he inadvertently left behind after he became the Taoist Patriarch.
Now it seems that this is not the case.
"The Daoist sect and the powerful clans have indeed inherited part of your legacy, and can be considered as your successors. But just like the imperial court would plant spies in the homes of the powerful clans, is there no one deliberately planted in your legacy?"
Jiang Lin immediately understood that Xujian Dao was not a true Taoist inheritance.
In other words, the existence of this Taoist sect is not entirely due to himself.
They are spies deliberately planted by another powerful being.
In the name of Taoism, do things that shouldn't be done.
"So who is she?" Jiang Lin asked.
However, faced with such a question, my future self did not answer. Instead, he turned to the page and said mysteriously, "Perhaps it would be more interesting for you to discover the answer yourself. You don't want to know everything and make your life completely boring, do you?"
Jiang Lin opened his lips slightly, wanting to say that even if it was boring, he didn't want to leave anything out.
But judging from what the other party said, there wasn't much danger, so he asked, "Do you mean that that being will help me?"
"It's not him, but the Taoist master of Xujian Dao during your time, the one called Guo Jiuxing."
Jiang Lin understood everything, including what the Li family wanted to do. In fact, he knew everything.
Many things are connected, and it is easy to get the truth by inferring through clues.
Jiang Lin hummed and said, "In that case, I'll leave. If there's a chance, I'll come to see you again."
"I hope you won't come again, otherwise, I will be very disappointed. Because only by making the most correct choice can I not continue to endure such torment."
Jiang Lin had no way to refute this. If he had really made a better choice, the future macro universe would no longer be swallowed by darkness.
In this way, my future self will no longer have to endure countless thousands of years of loneliness.
"I understand. I will do my best when I leave this time!"
“It’s not about trying your best, but about doing it well.”
These words sounded familiar to Jiang Lin, as if someone had said them before.
He said nothing more and looked at the figure wrapped in darkness again.
"Is there anything else you need me to do?" Jiang Lin asked.
The figure living alone in the darkness spoke after a while: "Cherish the people around you for me. This is what I need you to do."
Jiang Lin didn't ask any more questions. He just took a deep look at the figure in the darkness, and then decisively released the effect of the boxing technique in the world.
Everything around me was constantly collapsing and falling apart.
The boxer's worldly power disappears, and he is about to return to reality.
Faintly, one can already feel the invasion of the majestic power.
A terrible attack is imminent.
But Jiang Lin was not afraid, nor was he panicking at all.
He knew very well that someone would come to help him out.
Looking at the darkness that was about to pass away, Jiang Lin subconsciously waved his hand and said, "I will cherish them."
The figure in the darkness seemed to be moved, and at this moment golden light overflowed.
Its huge body cannot be concealed even by the boundless darkness.
A glimpse of the complete version of the indestructible golden body was revealed, just a glimpse, and the surrounding darkness seemed to be forced back.
Blurred, Jiang Lin saw that weathered, tired, yet expectant face.
That's my future self.
Now, I have to return to reality with this expectation.
What changes is no longer the past, but the future!
The next moment, everything collapsed completely.
At the same time, the invasion of the great power also disappeared.
To be precise, it did not disappear, but stopped.
Jiang Lin turned his head and saw that the scenery around him was constantly changing.
The giant's extremely huge palm was not far away from him, and even the palm lines were clearly visible.
Fingers as big as mountains could crush him at will.
But now, they have turned into huge rune stone pillars.
Everything in the pit, including the enemies chasing after them, also dissipated like starlight.
Instead, there are layers of fog and crisscrossing black and white lines.
And there are those black and white chess pieces that are frightening.
Xu Jiandao, Jiang Lin came here again.
But compared to the first time I came here, my mood now is completely different.
He saw the figure behind the clouds. In the past, he was only surprised by the power and mysterious methods of the master of Xujian Dao.
But now, Jiang Lin no longer has such thoughts.
Because he knew that all this was also fake.
Whether it is the leader of Xujian Dao or the entire Xujian Dao, they are just the manifestation of the will of a certain existence.
Everything they do has a purpose.
"How could you be so reckless? You can't just go there at will. Fortunately, Xingluo's magic switched you over, otherwise you would definitely die this time."
The voice of Guo Jiuxing, the leader of Xujian Dao, reached his ears.
Jiang Lin heard it, but he was not panicked and remained calm: "Don't we still have you?"
"I may not necessarily save you. This is just a coincidence."
"Coincidence?" Jiang Lin did not refute. He looked around curiously.
The last time I came here, I just took a quick glance and didn't look at it too carefully.
Now that I look closely, I realize that everything in the rune world seems very unusual.
There are too many runes here, too many for someone at the peak of the Divine Martial Realm to manipulate.
However, the figure behind the clouds had a cultivation aura that was no longer at the peak of the Divine Martial Realm, but had already stepped into the Dao Martial Realm.
"If all the mountain masters died and the power returned, how strong would you be?" Jiang Lin turned around and asked.
The Taoist master of Xujian Dao did not answer, but his eyes changed slightly.
Jiang Lin seemed a little surprised. He smiled and said, "This is not a secret. Everyone in the world has guessed that you will become stronger because of the death of the mountain master. After all, the mountain masters outside are like this now."
The leader of the Xujian Dao nodded slightly and said, "You are right. If they all die, I will indeed be very strong. Probably, I will be several times stronger than I am now."
"I see." Jiang Lin suddenly said, "If you die, and the being behind you takes back the power he released, how powerful will he be?"
When this question was asked, the entire rune world trembled slightly.
Jiang Lin knew very well that his questions had touched the other party's soft spot, or the key point.
He took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "I don't know what those mountain masters think, whether they are really independent individuals. But people like you should have your own thoughts."
"Tell me, if you die, how powerful will the existence behind you be? Or, are you willing to die in order to achieve her?"
The figure of the Taoist master of Xujian disappeared behind the clouds and mist, and then appeared in front of Jiang Lin for the first time.
He is very tall and looks very powerful.
But the confusion in his eyes and the hint of surprise hidden deep inside fully demonstrated his inner uneasiness.
Jiang Lin suddenly felt much happier when he saw the different expression on the face of the Taoist master of Xujian Dao.
He smiled and said again: "In fact, you and I both understand that nothing is true and everything can be changed. I am different now, and you will be different in the future."
"What do you want to do?" asked the Taoist master of Xujian Dao.
"What I want to do is very simple. If you don't want to die and want to become an independent individual, you should truly join forces with me. Instead of devoting everything to an existence that you may have never seen or will never see again."
The leader of Xujian Dao said, "Why should I listen to you? Xujian Dao has been planning for so many years, how could you possibly know what it has done?"
"You think I don't know because you haven't reached that level yet." Jiang Lin said: "This time I went out, I learned a lot of things and saw a lot of things. So, you saved me, I want to return the favor."
The giant flow arm armor poked its head out and tore open a crack in space.
Jiang Lin did not leave immediately, but said: "I will give you time to think about it and figure out what you want to do. You really have to follow the past and do something that you don't really want to do. Come with me and find a hope that can make you truly live forever."
The power in the rune world is similar to rules, but it has not reached such a high level.
The spatial crack in the Giant Flow Arm Armor extends directly to a distance of one hundred and fifty miles.
After Jiang Lin finished speaking, he did not delay any further.
He took a step forward and left Xujian Road.
As for the Taoist master of Xujian Dao, his eyes flickered as he looked at the slowly closing space crack.
The masters of the Xujian Dao, no matter which generation, are known for their extreme calmness.
They don't make mistakes, and they don't want to make mistakes.
From the moment he knew of Jiang Lin's existence, the Taoist master of Xujian Dao had already decided what he was going to do.
But now, he was a little confused.
Is what you thought before really what you want to do?
For some reason, the question made him tremble all over.
No one knows better than him that thinking and doing are two different things.
Just like Jiang Lin gave up the Dark Sea and the remote places and chose to come to the back mountain of Xujiandao to look for the strange fire.
The so-called careful consideration is nothing more than the inevitable result of others' layout.
And have I also become a part of the conspiracy?
At this time, Jiang Lin didn't care what the Taoist master of Xujian Dao thought.
With one step, he left the back mountain of Xujian Road.
The last kind of strange fire in his hand bloomed, bringing a happy smile to his face.
With this thing, I can melt ore and contribute to what I want to do in the future.
Thinking of what he had heard before, Jiang Lin felt heavy again.
The road ahead will not be easy!
(End of this chapter)
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