"Your Majesty the Emperor of Heaven, what are you talking about? What test?" asked his ministers in confusion.

"Yes, my husband, you are the Emperor of Heaven. Who in this world dares to test you?" Shang Xinyan, who was leaning beside him, asked puzzledly.

Gu Qingfeng's expression did not fluctuate at all, and he looked uninterested: "For the Forest of Living Beings to weave such a realistic illusion, there must be someone in charge, right? Let your leader come out to see this emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange wave spread out like water waves.

The respectful expressions on the faces of the ministers below disappeared instantly, and the same was true for the women around them. For a moment, everyone became expressionless, like robots, dazed and motionless.

At this time, everyone spoke at the same time, gathering into one unified voice and saying, "Emperor Gu Tian, ​​I am the spirit of the forest of all living things. Do you want to see me?"

"Um."

Faced with the strange scene, Gu Qingfeng said with a nasal tone without even raising his head.

"Are you the one in charge?"

"Exactly."

"Very good, remove the illusion before I get angry."

Everyone remained expressionless and did not take any action. Instead, they asked, "Emperor Gu Tian, ​​can I ask you a question before we leave?"

"Oh?" Gu Qingfeng became slightly interested: "That's wonderful, you can ask questions?"

"Excuse me, what is illusion and what is reality?"

"I don't know what is illusion and what is reality. I only know that if you don't get rid of the illusion, you will be squeezed to death soon."

Facing Gu Qingfeng's threat, the spirit of the forest remained unmoved and continued: "Reality and illusion are based on your own feelings. All your feelings here are real, so this place is real. Every blade of grass and every tree, every living being, everything here is alive and is the same as the outside world, so..."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Gu Qingfeng was a little impatient.

The spirit of the forest of all living beings paused and said calmly: “So, why don’t you sink?

When you embark on the path to becoming a god, all you want is to become the Emperor of Heaven. However, in the Forest of Living Beings, you can become the Emperor of Heaven directly without taking any risks.

This place is no different from the outside world. You think this place is an illusion, but who can guarantee that the so-called reality of the outside world is not an illusion woven by others?"

The spirit of the forest of all living things is like a demagogic cultist, stating what it believes to be the truth in a calm voice.

Gu Qingfeng smiled. He found that the spirits of the forest of living beings were very thoughtful, a bit like Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly, or like a brain in a jar.

"Who told you that I wanted to become the Emperor of Heaven?"

"Then what are you doing for? In other words, what is the purpose of your practice and even your life?"

"To enjoy life, of course." Gu Qingfeng said frankly. His goal has always been clear. In fact, he is a layman who abides by the law and enjoys life.

If it weren't for the pressure of life and the bad guys who always go too far, he should still be working comfortably as a demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Department of Wutong County, Great Yan Dynasty, Qingjie.

Originally he was a good demon slayer. He was always law-abiding and helpful. However, he was persecuted by bad creatures such as the Mirror Monster, Shadow Monster, Cattail Monster, Blood Demon, etc., which forced him to rise up in resistance. After defeating the evil forces, he thought he could live a peaceful life, but the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons came to bully him again!

After getting rid of all the bad species in the Green Realm, the saints from the upper realm will eat him!

Later, he overthrew the Holy Clan and went to the upper realm. However, he would have thought that the upper realm was not as peaceful and friendly as he had imagined. Instead, it discriminated against him everywhere as a person from the lower realm.

But all the obstacles finally became his motivation to make progress. Finally, through his own efforts, he built up the Tianmo Sect and became a successful person.

But after only a few days of peaceful life, the old ghost and a group of heavenly emperors came to bully him in turns, forcing him to force his way into the extremely dangerous emperor's road in order to protect himself.

All these experiences made Gu Qingfeng understand that in this cannibalistic world, good people have no way to survive!

He obviously just wants to keep to himself and enjoy life.

Fortunately, despite the hardships he has experienced, he has not changed his original intention.

“But you are enjoying life now.” The spirit of the forest of all living beings said calmly.

"The throne of the Heavenly Emperor, wealth and glory, beauties from all over the world, and treasures from the world, you have them all in the illusion of the Forest of All Living Things, so why leave? Isn't this what you want after fighting to the end? You might as well stay here."

"You don't seem to care at all about others knowing that this is an illusion." Gu Qingfeng said with interest.

"Emperor Gu Tian, ​​do you know that every quasi-emperor who enters the Forest of All Living Things knows very well that this is an illusion, but many people still choose to stay here. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because this place can satisfy all their desires and make them live a hundred times better than in the outside world! Moreover, they can live forever here!

What if he became the Emperor of Heaven? Would he die if he was different?

But it is different if you sink into the Forest of Living Beings. The Emperor’s Road will not be destroyed, and the Forest of Living Beings will not be destroyed. Similarly, the people inside will gain eternal life and enjoy bliss forever!

With such treatment, who dares to call it an illusion? This is clearly a fairyland! Everything here is as real as the outside world, and one can live forever in bliss. What else can this be but a fairyland?"

There was a hint of bewitching fanaticism in the calm voice of the spirit of the forest of all living beings.

"So why don't you sink?"

“Hehehe….”

Gu Qingfeng suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter full of contempt.

"You want me to perish? Just like that? Just like that?"

He laughed even louder.

"Do you know what kind of life I lead in the outside world?

What bullshit, being awake and holding the power of the world, being drunk and lying on the lap of a beauty, these are all left over from this emperor's play. This emperor is respected in the outside world and in the domain, and no one dares to mess with him. Beauty? I have as many as you want, and they are better than your job.

The treasures of the world can be taken at will, and wealth and glory are inexhaustible.

You ask me why I don’t sink?

I'm sinking into you, damn!

I have everything in reality, but your illusion is worse than reality.

And the most important thing is that there are no family members here.

Although I have a bad reputation, deep down I am a family man. "

At this point, a hint of tenderness towards his family flashed across Gu Qingfeng's face.

That touch of tenderness was so dazzling that even the living being Lin Zhiling could hardly bear it.

This story tells us that the best way to resist temptation is not to fight it, but to experience it all, enjoy the prosperity of the world, and naturally see through the mundane world.

(I’m drunk again, damn!)