Chapter 301 Are you messing with me?
Zhu Hao froze in place, as if a basin of ice water had been poured directly onto his brain from the top of his head.
It's not that he doesn't understand.
The barrage has gone crazy:
[Wait, wait, wait, oh my god... Is this really a threat to the Way of Heaven?!]
No, no, he's not asking for the road, he's asking for conditions in exchange, using the Dao as currency and blood and energy as the book!
[This isn't about "seeking the truth," it's about "establishing the truth"!]
[The Ascension Era ends, and the righteous path is extinct! This is even more cruel than exterminating an entire family!]
Ye Yuan wasn't asking the righteous path to acknowledge his freedom from demons; he was using the righteous path's share of ascension for tens of thousands of years to force the upper realm to acknowledge his legitimacy!
[This sermon has successfully passed the "Mingdemen Proposal to Escape Demons and Enter Immortality," valid for ten thousand years.]
[Can't the righteous path contact the upper realm? ]
[It should be possible, but this is like a signed contract!]
Zhu Hao's throat was dry.
He looked at Ye Yuan.
The man stood with his hands behind his back, calm and composed.
When Ye Yuan's voice fell, the whole place fell into dead silence.
On the opposite side, Master Gui Ming closed his eyes for a long time, and the thunder seal in his palm trembled slightly.
He knew that as long as he waved his hand, today would be a fight to the death.
But after that, the road to ascension was cut off.
The right way to pass the generation.
They won dignity but lost their future.
"Oh……"
He suddenly let out a light breath and raised his head, but did not look at Ye Yuan.
At this moment, he felt torn and pressured from both sides.
This responsibility is too great!
This pot is too big!
Tens of thousands of lives are at stake, and the path of righteousness and evil is at stake. If he compromises personally, it may bring shame upon the righteous path;
It would be great if there was a third-party perspective from a bystander who could help him and make some decisions!
If someone answers on behalf of others, it means that the future path is decided by someone within Mingde Sect. If the righteous side takes a step back, it can also save face.
Thinking of this, his gaze suddenly turned to the corner of the crowd, the figure he had noticed for a long time but never asked about.
"Pinellia."
"You have been lurking in Mingde Gate for so long."
"You once said that you had seen Ye Yuan's darkest side, and you also saw the side that Mingdemen tried the hardest to change."
"Then say something."
"Should he live?"
Everyone's eyes instantly fell on Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao was shocked.
Tens of thousands of cultivators at the scene turned around in shock, and even Ye Yuan raised his eyebrows.
Zhu Hao: “…”
What the hell? Am I not just a passerby?
The barrage exploded:
[What the hell? Why did you suddenly cue the anchor?!]
[Wait, something's wrong with the plot...]
[No way, no way, Master Guiming wants to listen to an undercover agent?]
[Don't ask, just ask the game mechanics! ]
Gui Ming Zhenren said slowly:
"You are a disciple of Mingde Sect."
"He is also a spy planted by me, the righteous path."
"Your suggestions can be very objective!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the elders from all the sects present changed.
"Master! You're asking a young man for his opinion?!"
"How can he judge!"
"Life and death are not to be trifled with."
Gui Ming Zhenren said:
"Because all of you are standing against the orthodoxy."
"And he... is the only one who is ahead of his time."
"The eyes of our generation have been blinded by the hatred, laws, and barriers of the past."
"But they..."
He looked at Zhu Hao with complicated eyes.
“There’s still a future.”
At this moment, Zhu Hao's throat seemed to be nailed shut and his feet felt like they were filled with lead.
What era ago, I talked a lot,
You obviously want him to take the blame!
Are you messing with me?
Now everyone is staring at him.
I can't run away,
In this situation, saving his life is the most important thing for him!
He looked around again...
There were more than ten thousand disciples of the righteous path and thousands of disciples of the Mingde Sect, and the whole place was as silent as death.
How can this allow him to say a word?
It was clearly to ask him to put his fingerprints on the history book!
Reason told him that letting Ye Yuan go at this moment was the safest option:
As long as we take advantage of the situation and say that Ye Yuan deserves to live, everyone will be happy.
The righteous path saves life, the evil path escapes punishment.
The most important thing is that Ye Yuan can ascend!
This ruthless man has the ability to force both good and evil into a dead end!
Once he ascends, he will be safe!
Is there anything more important than living a good life?
Thinking of this, Zhu Hao took a deep breath and suddenly raised his head.
"I say."
"He deserves to live."
"He should ascend!"
The four words fell clearly and powerfully!
At this moment, the square was like still water and falling stones, causing countless ripples!
"good!"
After seeing Zhu Hao's reply, Master Gui Ming also spoke immediately.
"Since we are on the right path..."
"We must not let this ladder to heaven...break down with our generation."
"Ye Yuan."
"I acknowledge you as a member of the Mingde Sect. From today on, I will escape from the devil and become an immortal."
After saying this, he bit his fingertip, and a drop of golden blood turned into a rune and flew onto the Heavenly Tablet.
boom……!
The sky was shaking, golden light filled the sky, and in the void, a new page slowly unfolded.
"Mingde Gate", four characters are included.
The monks who were nearby looked at that page.
It was a moment in history they had never imagined.
…
The last thunder rolled down.
The twelfth catastrophe fell heavily, as fine as rain.
Ye Yuan bathed in the thunderstorm without even looking back.
He said lightly:
"Mingde Gate, from now on."
"Escape from the devil and become an immortal, be listed as a new path, and be admitted into the ranks of the upright."
"I, Ye Yuan, am no longer a demon."
No one responded in the square.
A beam of light descended from the sky and locked onto Ye Yuan, as if the gate of heaven had opened.
An inexplicable aura descended from the sky, as if divine will had descended.
The next moment, the heaven and earth shook!
Ascension channel, open!
Zhu Hao looked at the screen and saw that figure standing under the lightning pillar with his hands behind his back, surrounded by the might of heaven, but he did not look back.
Ye Yuan's long robe fluttered as he stepped into the air!
A golden platform of thunderclouds appeared under your feet, and a radiant glow illuminated the sky!
Countless golden talismans fell from the sky like fireworks!
The ascension platform cracked into seven layers of Taoist patterns, surrounded by strange visions, and the sky and the earth were covered with light!
Ye Yuan, ascend!
The live broadcast room exploded instantly!
【Ah ...
[NPC really ascended? ! ! ]
Is this the end of the story?
【He is not a game character, he is a driving force of history! 】
As Ye Yuan's figure sank into the Heavenly Gate, heaven and earth became silent.
The game screen paused slightly.
【Ending Achieved】
[Branch Ending: Using the Daoist tradition as a bargaining chip to exchange for one person's ascension]
[Side quest completion rate: 83.2%]
【Task Rating: S】
[Trigger Condition: Main Story Node, Mingdemen's Life and Death Decision]
[Influence Coverage: Kyushu, Six Regions, Thirteen Sects]
【You are just an outsider, but you become the writer of your destiny. 】
【You made a choice that was not your own. 】
【But because of this, history will also remember you. 】
…
The screen slowly dimmed.
Zhu Hao's character stood in the center of the square. The mountains were silent, the thunder had dissipated, and the skylight had faded.
The barrage of comments was boiling like a flood bursting a dam.
[This is... an S-rank ending?!]
The completion rate is only over 80! Does this game have any other tricks?
[It’s outrageous, but so reasonable…]
We all thought the player was clearing the game, but in reality, the player was the trump card that had been pushed onto the table and had no choice but to respond...
[Yes, to be honest, everything the anchor did was still a huge scam]
[Yeah, I feel like even if the host didn't let Ye Yuan live in the end, he wouldn't necessarily die. He's just being hunted, not necessarily dying!]
[However, this ending does explain why everyone in Mingde Sect is engaged in fraud...]
…
Zhu Hao sat in front of the computer in a daze. After a minute, he let out a sigh of relief.
"it's over."
"But Ye Yuan's life has just begun!"
He whispered.
But there was no sense of relief.
On the contrary, it was like I had just broken free from some huge wave, and my whole body felt empty.
He slowly took off his headphones and rubbed his temples.
"From the beginning to the end, I didn't have many active options."
"At first, I was assigned to be an undercover agent, then I followed the plot, and in the end... I was the one who asked me whether I wanted to decide life or death."
"This time... I'm really tired of playing."
…
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