Chapter 187 World Eight [1]
After regaining his memory, Jing Ke and Huo Yi began to discuss how to successfully implement the rule without affecting too many small worlds.
"Rules are disguised by acquired consciousness. He tried to merge his power with mine, but I devoured a lot of it in return. Using this, I can locate which small world his true form exists in."
Jing Ke said, "Minimizing the impact of this incident is simple. We need to cooperate with the world consciousness, enter it with a relatively reasonable identity, gradually become the strongest, and then defeat the true form hidden by the rules."
In terms of strength, Jing Ke and Huo Yi are no less powerful than Rules. Their previous failure was simply due to their lack of experience. They did not expect that someone would pretend to have a relationship with the Creator, and they did not expect that the other party would be so patient and willing to work diligently under their noses for five or six thousand years.
"If my perception is correct, the true ruler of the rules should be what this world calls the Ancient God. The Ancient God remains secluded all year round, unless the Three Realms are facing a life-or-death crisis."
Jing Ke added some clues and shared the information he had collected during this period with Huo Yi.
Huo Yi read carefully and found that the world where the rules existed was the first world in the three thousand worlds to give birth to life.
It was precisely because of this that the rules had the opportunity to touch upon news related to the Creator, and finally fabricated a nearly perfect lie in front of them.
The small world that first gave birth to life naturally had its own unique characteristics. Although the world consciousness could not interfere too much, the native creatures were extremely powerful. Compared to other worlds, flying and hiding in the ground were considered commonplace.
The attributes of the creatures in the small world are not added on technology, but on the pursuit of the great way and the pursuit of the most essential things.
The small world is clearly divided into two worlds. Creatures with weak strength and low cultivation stay in the lower world, while those with strong strength or noble blood stay in the upper world.
"The upper and lower realms are roughly divided by their cultivation level. Unless one is born in the upper realm, there is only one way for people in the lower realm to reach the upper realm, and that is to break through and ascend." Jing Ke began to summarize the situation.
"This world can be called the world of immortal heroes in the minds of many people. In the lower realms, there are mortals and cultivators, while in the upper realms, there are immortals and gods. Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, spirit transformation, and Mahayana—these are the chasms of strength that the creatures of the lower realms need to overcome one after another."
Jing Ke paused, "Do you still remember the world we once experienced? In the Dharma Ending Age, when I was cultivating immortality, even though I was a divine beast by blood, I was only at the Nascent Soul level after I became an adult. In that world, a Nascent Soul was akin to an immortal."
"In the world we need to face, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage can only be considered a powerful individual in a small place. Even a cultivator at the Mahayana stage who can call the wind and rain in the lower realms, after breaking through the limits of cultivation and ascending, can only exist as the lowest level of lower immortal in the upper realms."
"The lower immortals are also called human immortals. The ones with cultivation above human immortals are earthly immortals, followed by upper immortals, celestial immortals, golden immortals, and so on until they become gods." Jing Ke said in one go.
"The Ancient God, the true body of the rules, is even more powerful than the Supreme God. What we need to do is to defeat this Ancient God. Use his body to repair those damaged small worlds, and then you can get your body back."
Huo Yi had no objection to Jing Ke's plan, but he couldn't help but ask, "After I go to that world, I have to be relatively low-key. Should I start by drawing Qi into my body?"
After all, Rules is the top combat force in a world. Since he can use so much time to weave such a scam, he must have made many arrangements in the world where his base is located.
"In principle, that's true, but the rules can't digest stolen things. The rules want to absorb your energy through me, and there's nothing wrong with their thinking, but we are one. Even if your power originally belonged to countless things, it will tend to favor me, who share the same source."
Jing Ke pointed at herself and said, "When your power was used as an intermediary by me, most of it was intercepted by me." I'm not sure the exact percentage, but at least four-fifths was used on me.
"That's why, Jing Ke, you were able to regain consciousness after being split into many systems." Huo Yi continued.
Now all the doubts can be solved. Why are the selves in different worlds being targeted and suppressed and humiliated? It is because the rules want to deprive her of her power in this way.
If her soul cannot withstand the malice, her power will be lost faster, and the power she gives up will be ownerless.
The luck that those people want to take away from you is actually another manifestation of your own power.
Because Jing Ke had been implanted with certain things by the rules in advance, without any self-awareness, he was just a tool of the rules and could only follow those people to execute the orders engraved in his soul.
Jing Ke and Huo Yi discussed this for fifteen days, and only after Xiaolu and the others successfully passed the customs did they finalize the rules.
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It is not easy to live in a world that subverts common sense. After Xiaolu felt the familiar atmosphere of the safe zone, he lay down on the big bed in his room with peace of mind and slept for a whole day and night.
When Xiaolu woke up, she happened to meet Jing Ke and Huo Yi who came to visit her.
At the beginning, Xiaolu suspected Mao Yibai and Mao Yihei, and even speculated whether the two cats were her good friend and her girlfriend.
But more than three hundred days had passed since the initial confrontation. Xiaolu, who had returned safely and gained a lot, did not take this seriously, but gave a big hug to his good friend whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Huo Yi, sometimes I really want to pry open that person's head and see if there is really water in his brain. I thought I had killed their relatives, so the other party would retaliate against me in this way that hurts the enemy a thousand and hurts myself eight hundred." After letting go of his friend who seemed to have become more calm, Xiaolu started complaining again.
"But what is actually happening?" Huo Yi asked cooperatively.
"I don't even know his brother in this world, but he kept saying that his brother died for me, so he wanted to seek revenge on me." Xiaolu said, the silence in his words was almost tangible.
To make a long story short, Xiaolu will use a different pseudonym and appearance in each dungeon.
Xiaolu is a person who likes to appreciate her own beauty, so even if she uses a fake face, she will not let herself play an ugly person.
This habit led to the cause of cause and effect. In a dungeon world that needed to be completed, Xiaolu casually saved a seemingly reckless player.
This action is just a piece of cake for Xiaolu. The more players there are in the same camp, the better the probability of passing the level will be. Xiaolu saves people purely for this reason.
However, the person who was rescued seemed to be stupid. He said something like he would repay Xiaolu with his life, and acted like he wanted to be tied to Xiaolu.
Xiaolu certainly didn't need such useless teammates. After a few perfunctory words, he declined and focused more on how to pass through this copy world and return to the safe zone.
Xiaolu didn't pay much attention to that person's ending, but Xiaolu remembered that out of the first twelve players in that copy, a total of nine players successfully came out, which was a rare and good result.
"I guess he was unwilling to accept his fate after he got out, so he drank and told his family about it. In the end, his family put the blame on me for his poor performance in the next dungeon and his death."
When Xiaolu got excited, he couldn't help but slap the table. "It was an unexpected disaster. This really was an unexpected disaster. If I had known, I wouldn't have done such a good deed. Not only did I not even get a thank you, but I was also forced to stay in that hellhole for over 300 days! Almost a whole year!"
After hearing the whole story, Huo Yi also felt that this matter was extremely outrageous, but he still gave a reminder.
"If nothing unexpected happens, the person who set up this trap also experienced the dungeon where you rescued people with you, and perhaps saw something."
"I give up. If he were here too, wouldn't the situation be even clearer? I didn't do anything to him except saving his life!" Xiaolu took a big gulp of soda.
Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. This is exactly what Xiaolu is like now.
Xiaolu was worried that there would be enemies trying to trick him, so he didn't dare drink easily after leaving the dungeon.
If she fell into the trap again, with her unconscious head, she would definitely not be able to escape the door and be killed!
After finishing the meal, Huo Yi took the initiative to say that he would be away for a while and could not be with Xiaolu for the time being.
Xiaolu expressed his understanding of this. His friends are already administrators, so of course they can't continue to play the dungeon with him.
Then Xiaolu received the things that Huo Yi sent, all the props and currencies she had worked hard to earn in the copy world.
"Why are you giving this to me? Are you going to live with...your girlfriend and never come back to the safe zone?" Xiaolu swallowed.
Huo Yi smiled and shook his head. "It's just that one of your previous guesses has been confirmed, so we have to go take care of some things. I don't know how long it will take for me to come back, so I'll lend you the props first."
"Don't worry, I will come back. Remember to return the remaining props to me." Huo Yi added.
"My previous guess? Did I have any guess?" Xiaolu was a little confused by this.
Huo Yi glanced at Jing Ke and found that she had no intention of speaking, so he could only confess himself.
"Didn't you ask me if I remembered anything from my past life?" Huo Yi asked clearly.
"Ah?" Xiaolu blinked, "Do you remember?"
"Almost, so I'm going to fight to the death with my enemy from my previous life." Huo Yi nodded.
Jing Ke frowned slightly. "It's not a fight to the death. It's just a relatively less impactful method to regain the power that originally belonged to me, and by the way, bring the thief to justice."
It's just a matter of dealing with the rules. If Huo Yi is the only one going against the opponent, it can barely be called a fight to the death.
But I have recovered most of my strength. If I don’t consider the impact on other small worlds, it is not impossible to use force directly.
"I chose the wrong words. I'm not going to fight to the death. I'm going to get my own power back and get rid of that thief by the way." Huo Yi changed his words.
Xiaolu nodded as if she understood, not quite. She didn't need Jing Ke and Huo Yi to explain too much, as she had almost figured out the rest of the content in her mind.
It is known that Jing Ke is the super boss of the copy world, so the big boss's white moonlight must not be an unknown person. Combined with what Huo Yi said just now about taking back his own power, it is very likely that Huo Yi is also a super boss.
After thinking about this, Xiaolu cheered up immediately. She no longer recalled the terrible three hundred days, but looked at Huo Yi with shining eyes.
"Huo Yi, tell me honestly, will we still be friends in the future?" Xiaolu licked the corner of her mouth, and the expectation in her eyes was too obvious.
"Of course, I'm waiting for you to pass the level sixty-six times, then become a trainee administrator, and finally a formal administrator." Huo Yi said truthfully.
All of Huo Yi's experiences are true, and the fact that Xiaolu is her friend will not change just because her own identity has changed.
"Okay, then I'll keep your props and currency for you. If I borrow them, I'll try my best to replace them with similar props." Xiaolu said.
When Xiaolu thought about how the person behind him had gone from being a backer to having a huge backer, the smile on his face became much more sincere.
Compared to the players who were favored by the boss, it was more exciting to see two equally powerful bosses together! I don’t have to worry about Huo Yi being bullied!
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After dealing with Xiaolu's affairs, Jing Ke was responsible for communicating with the corresponding world consciousness and told the other party the whole story.
The first world consciousness to give birth to life actually had similar philosophies to the Creator of the Three Thousand Worlds. However, its rules were also special to the world consciousness, and it treated it like its own child.
Jing Ke and Huo Yi will be deceived by the rules, and the world consciousness will naturally not be able to avoid handing over some power to the rules.
[I'm truly sorry, I can't let you enter the upper realm directly. I can only grant you the status of a casual cultivator in the lower realm.]
"This is not a problem, but we need your help to cover up for the Ancient God. We want the impact of this matter to be controlled within a global scope." Jing Ke also expressed his attitude and bottom line.
The world consciousness naturally favors the descendants of the Creator, and soon reached a cooperation with the two, allowing Jing Ke and Huo Yi to become two independent cultivators in the lower realm who have achieved perfect cultivation in the Spirit Transformation Stage.
The stronger the monk is, the more difficult it is to conceive offspring.
Since people in the upper realm generally look down on people in the lower realm, the upper realm actually needs people who ascend from the lower realm to make up for the shortfall.
Anyone who reaches the Mahayana stage in the lower realm will be noticed by the immortals in the upper realm. They will grant opportunities or use other methods to lock in talented people in advance and make them their subordinates.
Therefore, without alerting too many people, the highest level of cultivation that Jing Ke and Huo Yi can achieve is the peak of the Spirit Transformation Stage.
"How do you feel?" Jing Ke asked, looking at Huo Yi who felt a little weak.
This "fa xu" does not mean that Huo Yi is weak, but it is literally weak. Huo Yi's real body is not here, so the body she currently has is composed of parts of Jing Ke and the world's meaning.
"It's okay. I'll be fine after half a month of adaptation." Huo Yi shook his hands and quickly adapted to his new body.
"Okay, then we'll stay nearby and go out more often. The more people know that we are casual cultivators in the God Transformation Stage, the easier it will be for the world to cover for us." Jing Ke said.
While Huo Yi was not paying attention, Jing Ke broke off a piece of his own body and silently merged it into Huo Yi's body.
Jing Ke, whose body is an instrument, doesn't care if her body has more or less parts. No matter what, she will only have one consciousness.
However, it is different for Huo Yi, who has just merged his souls. In order to avoid any sequelae, it is better to be cautious in the early stages.
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How to quickly increase their popularity is too easy for Jing Ke and Huo Yi. They can easily come up with countless ways.
For example, looking for a strong person to challenge, and defeating the leader of the nearest sect in one breath.
For example, hiding your skills to help others, when the other party beats the younger one and defeats the older one, you can also defeat the older one.
For example, when a traveler asks someone for a small favor, he can help a cultivator who is at a bottleneck to gain enlightenment and instantly improve his cultivation.
After a brief discussion, Jing Ke and Huo Yi chose the latter.
The reason is simple. In a world where strength is paramount, everyone strives to improve their cultivation from birth to death. If a master who can enlighten a cultivator appears at this time, news will spread at a terrifying speed.
This was indeed the case. After Jing Ke and Huo Yi casually rescued a bullied orphan and tapped her head, turning her from an ordinary person into a Qigong master, countless people's attention was focused on them.
People from the lower realm are like ants in the eyes of the upper realm, and aren’t mortals nothing but insignificant dust in the eyes of immortal cultivators?
Whether or not one has spiritual roots is determined at birth. People without spiritual roots can only become physical cultivators. Strengthening their bodies to the limit means they can only live sixty years longer than ordinary mortals.
But it is different for people with spiritual roots. Even if they have mixed spiritual roots, as long as they can draw energy into their bodies, their lifespan will start from two hundred years, which is enough to make ordinary people envious.
"Thank you for your guidance, Immortal!" The orphan was also smart and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Huo Yi who had taken action.
"Get up. Our meeting is fate, so I will make this fate come true." Huo Yi said with a smile. Although he looked young, his temperament was like that of a master who was indifferent to worldly affairs.
"Your destiny has been fulfilled, but I don't know where mine is." Jing Ke sighed softly, "I haven't found my destiny yet."
"This is not difficult. We have been together for thousands of years. My destiny is here, and your destiny must not be far away." Huo Yi, acting as a qualified supporting actor, livened up the atmosphere.
"Immortal, please give me an opportunity!" Ordinary people who react quickly have already knelt down.
Those who were slow to react also followed suit. Except for a few Jindan cultivators who were proud of their high cultivation level and refused to kneel, as far as Jing Ke could see, they all knelt down in unison.
Since everyone has decided to cause trouble, let's make it bigger.
Jing Ke sighed softly, "In that case, I will grant you an opportunity and make this fate come true."
After finishing speaking, Jing Ke waved his hand, and the ordinary people crawling on the ground felt their bodies lighten, and the door to a new world opened.
Those cultivators who had already drawn Qi into their bodies but whose cultivation was not high felt that their sea of consciousness became clear instantly, and they had a clearer idea of what path they were pursuing, and they all entered into a state of meditation directly.
After finishing the job, Jing Ke and Huo Yi exchanged glances, and Teng Yun flew away in a dignified manner.
"Thank you, Immortal, for the opportunity! I will never forget your kindness!"
"Don't forget it, we haven't even asked the immortal's name yet!"
"I know, I know. The immortal hid his identity before and stayed in our inn for a few days!"
"What? What is the name of an immortal?"
"If I heard correctly, the first immortal who granted me the opportunity was named Huo Yi, and the second immortal was named Jing Ke."
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Jing Ke and Huo Yi didn't care about the subsequent discussions of the crowd, but planned to go to the next place and find some more opportunities to make their reputations even greater.
"Don't worry, the world consciousness has already cleaned up the mess for us. If the cultivators from the upper realm notice it, they will only find out that we have inherited the legacy from a certain god in the lower realm, and thus gained the ability to enlighten others," Jing Ke explained.
"It's very easy for us to break through to the Mahayana stage. As long as we can create something that can enlighten mortals and monks and help us improve our cultivation, we will be snatched up by people from the upper realms."
Jing Ke: "The rules steal our power in order to replace us. Most of their attention is focused on other worlds. For example, in the increasingly powerful copy world, I deliberately left some energy there to contain the rules."
Huo Yi nodded. "How long can we hold the other party back at least?"
"If the rules are smarter, it should be a month. If your brain isn't working well, half a year. If you have a big appetite and want to swallow that amount of energy, ten years."
Jing Ke quickly added, "I control the flow of time in the replica world. One day there is one year here. We have at least thirty years."
For someone with a high level of cultivation, thirty years might just be the time for a retreat.
But it's a different story for Jing Ke and Huo Yi, who are already powerful. Thirty years is enough for them to improve their cultivation to the level of a supreme god in a reasonable way.
The upper realm has its own rules. After being promoted to a god, one must take the initiative to visit the ancient gods, so that the upper realm will recognize the other party's identity as a god.
"This is a rule set to deprive them of their power. Everyone who becomes a god has power that can influence the relatively weak world consciousness." Jing Ke said with a hint of emotion in his tone.
"The rules can clearly achieve eternal life by partially integrating with the world consciousness. But he is a little too greedy and must go one step further, becoming a being that can dominate all worlds."
Huo Yi hummed softly, "It's just that being a so-called master isn't that easy. While gaining power, it also means being responsible for so many worlds."
The so-called domination is actually a constraint in another sense. One needs to take care of the relatively fragile world like a baby, so that the world will not turn into dust in the true sense due to one's negligence.
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