"However, before we cooperate..."
Xuanzang maintained this eerie quality, with his two faces even appearing layered when he spoke, as if his voice and words were separated: "This humble monk would like to know if what you have said is true."
"It's true." Lin Feng answered as he walked over: "Xie Sheng... is dead!"
Dead...
Xuanzang carefully considered the words. If it weren't for the fact that it was a message delivered by Lin Feng, they wouldn't have believed it at all.
"He failed to advance to the Heavenly Realm." Lin Feng answered confidently again: "You should have seen it too, the pollution he left behind has long lost its deterrent effect."
Xuanzang's human-like half of his face was trying to think about this matter, while the other half was looking at Lin Feng with a strange smile. The anthropomorphic pollution was indeed no longer a threat, and there was not even any trace of its will.
Yes, so he ended up with a half-human, half-monster state. In other words, the power of evil begetting evil has become his power.
“Amitabha, the Heavenly Dao of the Evil Yuan Path has disappeared into the chaos of the heavens, and the Foundation has not obtained what they wanted.” Xuanzang said, “Now he has entered the Foundation’s world again, and we believe that… his target is that Mother Tree.”
Mother tree?
Suddenly, the scene he had seen before entering this world flashed into Lin Feng's mind: the enormous mother tree growing on the earth.
“But he has disappeared. We are waiting for him. Everyone is waiting for him.” Xuanzang’s expression suddenly became unusually calm.
"But he disappeared."
Lin Feng followed the other person's words, talking about some unimportant trivia.
“Benefactor, the fate of the evil spirit is uncertain, and it may not be that simple. However, since the workshop district has agreed that I will cooperate with you, this humble monk will not break the agreement.” Xuanzang’s words were subtle, slightly affecting Lin Feng’s mind: “May I ask how to activate the human attribute that you mentioned?”
Human attributes—this is Lin Feng's method, the power he intends to emerge from the anthropomorphic pollution of evil begetting evil.
"I need to know all the actions that Xie Shengxie has taken since entering this world."
"Amitabha." A message immediately flew out from Xuanzang's hand and entered Lin Feng's will.
Finally, all the information recorded by the workshop district after Xie Shengxie entered this world was revealed. Although it was not complete to some extent, it marked out Xie Shengxie's general movement trajectory.
The most crucial element is not the Journey to the West area that he and Seven Bureaus guessed, but the Mother Tree mentioned in the Workshop area.
“His target is the mother tree. From this perspective... he probably wants to start from the root of the alien species.” Lin Feng had some guesses in his mind. Starting from this perspective, he could quickly find some key points about this world.
"If it were me, my understanding of what it means to be human wouldn't need to start from this point... I'd be more concerned with the essential differences between outcasts and humans."
All living beings in the world perceive humans as an exceptionally vulnerable race, thus humans are constantly being diminished in status.
Although the power in Xie Shengxie's hands is specifically marked as anthropomorphic and as existing in the external form of humans, it is actually still a manifestation of weakness, especially when compared to this world, the people he brings are not particularly special.
But if we really look inward, the meaning of being human cannot be confined by these rules and regulations.
Just like the creation of the gene lock, whether it is a human or a machine, as long as one identifies the "human" within oneself, that is, the self, one can unlock it.
Rui Yao was also a participant who redeemed the gene lock...
Lin Feng instinctively envisioned many possibilities in his mind, and Rui Yao was probably an indispensable part of the evil-born evil plan.
If all of this can be connected, then the scheme of evil begetting evil might be...
"Besides this Mother Tree of Desire, what other Mother Trees are there?" Lin Feng immediately asked.
Xuanzang replied, "There is also a Mother Tree of Procreation, which is the embodiment of Shubnigs left on earth, and it is located within the Foundation's territory."
Shub-Nicholas...it matches perfectly. Evil begets evil, connected to the Mother Tree of Desire, which is the giant World Tree in the Norse lands of this world, while Rui-yao is connected to the Mother Tree of Procreation...
Lin Feng finally drew up a complete plan in his mind. Even if Xie Shengxie's actual actions deviated from the plan, they would still be more than 60% similar to his idea.
But he doesn't need to interfere with them too much. He just needs to perfectly create the human attribute power that he shows to the workshop area, and then the plan of evil begetting evil will inevitably be promoted by him invisibly.
Perhaps the other party also included him in their calculations...
That's enough!
Lin Feng gathered his thoughts; he wanted to let the outcasts of this world feel their own identity!
The key to humanity always lies in the self. This is the beginning of independent consciousness perceiving the world and its surroundings, and also the beginning of self-awakening for all independent individuals.
At that moment, even if they didn't acknowledge themselves as human, they would have the concept of being "human"!
At that moment, he didn't need to make these "people" feel any love, hate, or grudges. Different beings have countless choices, and even chaotic creatures have their own unique obsession with chaos and freedom!
"Pangu separated heaven and earth, splitting the primordial chaos and dividing the world," Lin Feng said. "I wish to ascend to the heavens, knock on the gates of the Heavenly Court, and cleave apart the self-centeredness of all living beings!"
"Your perseverance is truly remarkable!" Xuanzang immediately praised, "Why not follow this humble monk to Mount Ling, to save all living beings, to enlighten them, and to help them understand themselves?"
Upon hearing Xuanzang's suggestion, Lin Feng immediately replied, "Venerable Xuanzang, is Mount Ling willing to assist me?"
“Of course!” Xuanzang said, and the strange half-face immediately opened its mouth. This time, the half-face spoke faster than the other half of the human face.
“Alright, then I’ll go to Mount Ling with you!” Lin Feng immediately agreed.
As Xuanzang turned around, Yuan Qixuan followed Lin Feng.
Lin Feng possesses the Heavenly Court's seal, but having finalized the cooperation with the Workshop District, he will naturally rely more on his connection with Xuanzang. Compared to the unknown Heavenly Court, this connection with the Workshop District is more trustworthy to them.
Soon, they passed through forest after forest. Xuanzang's pace was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, or he would appear erratically beside some wandering "people" before heading into the distance again.
Lin Feng and his companion didn't ask any questions and quietly followed along until they arrived at a large river.
"We've arrived, the Tongtian River!"
Xuanzang turned around, his strange half-face showing a hint of joy: "Benefactor, please."
Lin Feng looked around and saw many monks who had come here walking into the river without a care, their bodies gradually separating from themselves with the river, revealing a strange and twisted shadow of humanity.
At that moment, their faces were filled with immense satisfaction. They scooped up river water as if in a frenzy, drinking it down as they rushed forward.
The river was shallow...it wasn't as scary as I had imagined.
After he saw that many people had already reached the other side, he and Yuan Qixuan stepped into the river and walked towards the other side like the others.
"Does the benefactor wish to become a Buddha?" Xuanzang followed him into the river. Like them, Xuanzang also had the shadow of passing away, but the difference was that only the side of the normal human being had the shadow of passing away.
With a thought, Lin Feng's body sank further into the water: "What kind of Buddha does Master Xuanzang think I am suited for?"
“There are 3,600 Buddhas on Mount Ling. If you are willing, you may become a Buddha of freedom and fulfillment,” Xuanzang replied easily.
"I wonder what kind of Buddha Master Xuanzang was?" Lin Feng asked again.
"This humble monk, Bao Nian, speaks of the Golden Cicada Buddha." Xuanzang's voice carried a hint of eeriness.
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