"What's possible?" Chen Jing asked.
“For example, this entire world is an illusion created by a cultivator of Dao Qi—like you. And you yourself have sealed your own memories to experience what it feels like to be a passerby.” Bai Yueyi said, “I may be a supporting character created by you, or a pitiful person imprisoned in the world of illusion by you.”
"Is this even possible?" Chen Jing asked in surprise.
"Of course, if an illusion can deceive all of a person's senses, making what he touches, sees, smells, and hears false, then what difference is there between those false things and the real ones to him? The real external world is false to him, and the false external world is the perceptible real world."
Bai Yueyi said, "Human consciousness ultimately relies on the body to perceive the outside world. If all the body's senses are deceived, then that person will fall into a false external world. If it goes further, and the practitioner severs the person's control of their consciousness over their body, then the victim will be imprisoned in their own body forever."
"If the practitioner allows the victim, imprisoned within the body, to perceive and act within a false external world, and there are countless such victims, then he could even construct a real world."
"In that world, everything is real for the victims. What they see is what each other sees, what they hear is what each other hears. They will be hungry if they don't eat, thirsty if they don't drink, and die if they are killed. They can act out all sorts of stories of love, hate, and revenge."
Chen Jing listened, feeling a chill run down his spine.
This is very similar to the brain in a vat story he heard about before he traveled through time, but the difference is that it uses a human body as the "vat".
But upon closer reflection, isn't the human brain just a brain in a vat inside a skull? The only difference is that it connects to the outside world not through wires, but through the body's sensory system. If illusions can completely deceive all sensory systems, then the human body and the brain in a vat are no different.
Chen Jing reluctantly said, "I don't know if you can be considered a cultivator, but you must possess the ability of the Clarity Realm, right? Don't Clarity Realm cultivators automatically see through illusions?"
Bai Yueyi shook her head: "Even the perception ability of a Ming Realm cultivator is essentially the same as seeing with eyes and hearing with ears, except that it comes from spiritual energy. If the caster can even deceive or simulate this, he can even deceive a Qi Realm cultivator into thinking that he has broken through to the Ming Realm."
Chen Jing asked, "You mean there's no way to prove we're in the illusion world?"
“Of course… there is a way.” Bai Yueyi said, “The caster is not a true creator god. He will have all sorts of loopholes and flaws. For example, if you create an illusionary world, the characters in it may lack character and will soon be discovered to be a lifeless illusion.”
"Perhaps your cultivation level is insufficient to simulate the real world; you can only simulate a small area or a very large area, but many parts have obvious logical flaws..."
Chen Jing couldn't help but say, "I don't think I would be that bored."
Chen Jing thought to himself that the Source of Darkness and the illusionary world Bai Yueyi had described had absolutely no similarities. He still didn't know what the Source of Darkness really was.
However, Chen Jing was not discouraged. On the contrary, he felt that if he could immediately learn the origin of the Dark Source, then the Dark Source's status would seem too low. After all, the Dark Source could even give him a way to control the Bai Ze Scroll! With the strength that Bai Yueyi had shown, she was able to allow a Blood Realm cultivator to steal the sky and change the sun. Thinking about it carefully, it was terrifying.
"Cultivating the Dao Qi to a high level can even create an illusionary world," Chen Jing thought to himself. "That's quite impressive. I'm looking forward to it, and I long for it."
“It’s not necessarily out of boredom.” Bai Yueyi shook her head. “Perhaps there are some ulterior motives.”
"What is the purpose?"
"You seem to have recovered quite well, let's continue." Bai Yueyi did not answer Chen Jing's question.
Why are you still keeping me in suspense... Chen Jing thought to himself, but he quickly regained his composure and continued to create the illusion of Miracle King Fengting.
The illusions Chen Jing created became increasingly realistic and lifelike. Sometimes, Chen Jing even felt that the illusion standing in front of him was a real person.
But Bai Yueyi always said that it still didn't meet the standard.
“The details are all fine,” Bai Yueyi said, “but his aura, his aura still hasn’t been formed. You need to put yourself in his shoes, think about what kind of person he really is, and then shape his image…”
"How am I supposed to know what to do if you just say that?" Chen Jing muttered to himself.
“Your illusion is still too stereotypical,” Bai Yueyi commented. “The most important thing is authenticity. You are not creating an idol, but a real person.”
Chen Jing frowned and said, "Isn't it realistic enough?"
He looked at the phantom of Fengting before him, and the scholar's elegance, the invincible general's confidence, the domineering aura of a god-slayer, and the dust of a hundred-mile journey were all vividly portrayed.
Chen Jing even incorporated some of the qualities of the experts he saw through Bai Yueyi's shared vision, such as Mei Yixin, "Sword Senior," and Xia Yi.
"Anyway, it didn't trigger my activation power." Bai Yueyi said honestly, "I don't know what's wrong, it's just that my temperament is not good."
...Chen Jing suppressed the urge to complain, thought carefully in his mind, and ignored her.
"Try it again, put yourself in Fengting's shoes and see," Bai Yueyi said.
Chen Jing continued to try, constantly hypnotizing himself in his mind.
His will seemed to transcend the boundaries of time and space, flying into the illusory figure that had been constantly being created.
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