When Yin Ming first heard these things from Ling Yao in fits and starts while translating, he was already in a bad mood. Now, going through it all again, he felt even more agitated.
Original author, you... really have gone too far.
Those gods and demons are ignorant, why are you joining in their nonsense?
What do you mean by 'merely serving as a tool to assist the gods and demons, making them stronger'?
Aren't the magical beasts in the cultivation world just like cats and dogs in the real world? They can be companions, friends, and family!
Even magical beasts that cultivate to a certain level can speak human language and transform into human form. At that point, how are they different from humans?
In the original story, Lingyao also had a close friend named Long Cheng, right? Were all those shippers we shipped back then just fake?!
No... the focus seems to have shifted.
In any case, the author of the original work is still immersed in the idea that this is just a fictional world, which is why he naturally thinks that Warcraft is just an auxiliary tool and allows the gods and demons to slaughter each other.
But frankly, isn't he himself a monster now? If he still holds this view, doesn't that mean his life is also subject to human control?
Otherwise, if other monsters' lives can be taken away at will, but his can't, isn't that pure hypocrisy? You'll never feel the pain until the needle pricks you, right?
However, when the author realized that he shouldn't have done it this way, it proved that his thinking had begun to change, which led to his later reflection and deep regret.
It's quite reassuring to see that he's still the kind and loving successor to socialism.
Of course, Yin Ming is not saying this because he has such a strong sense of justice that he thinks no one deserves to die—he's already transmigrated into a cultivation novel, so he has to take action when necessary, otherwise he'll be the one to suffer.
But we should also be reasonable when we take action.
Just like now, the magical beasts haven't done anything wrong. Even if they did harm those gods and demons who entered the Mountain of No Return before, that was only the work of a few magical beasts. There's no need to go to such extremes as to exterminate all magical beasts.
In Yin Ming's view, this behavior is just like the practice in the real world of killing all stray dogs because one dog bit someone, which is simply incomprehensible.
Moreover, the true motives of both the gods and demons are to commit these inhumane acts for their own benefit...
All I can say is, I hope everyone can view all of this rationally.
The style of her later diaries gradually became strange, resembling a jumble of random thoughts, with some passages even being incoherent and nonsensical, like the ramblings of someone on the verge of madness.
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The gods and demons have been trying to break the barrier, but they haven't succeeded. However, Liu Ying's complexion seems to be getting worse. I really want to help her share some of the burden, but there's nothing I can do to help...
Am I really that selfish? If I had done what they suggested and actively joined one of their camps, would things have turned out differently?
Is there any way to escape this predicament...? Must we live under the firefly's barrier forever? I'm so useless; I'm the one who caused this mess, why is she taking the blame...?
Liu Ying's health had improved somewhat. She said she was going into seclusion to cultivate and accelerate her fusion with Mount No Return. Once she could fully control Mount No Return, the barrier would cover the entire mountain, allowing her to eliminate the gods and demons...
The barrier seems to have expanded. Before, it only covered the edge of the Red Leaf Forest, but now it extends to the edge of Wind Whispering Cliff. Everyone seems so happy that the living area has expanded, and I'm happy too. After so long, finally some good news! I just wonder how Firefly is doing. I haven't seen her in so long. I hope she's taking good care of herself…
I remember often standing on the Wind-Singing Cliff with Fireflies, but for some reason, now that I'm standing here again, I can no longer feel the same way. It's as if... even the wind is no longer free.
Food is dwindling, and the magical beasts have been quite listless lately... Carnivorous magical beasts used to eat spirit fruits to fill their stomachs, but now that the number of spirit fruits is decreasing day by day, the way they look at herbivorous magical beasts is getting weirder and weirder. I'm really afraid they'll eat those herbivorous magical beasts in one gulp.
The fireflies' barrier prevents outsiders from entering, but it also prevents those inside from leaving. I have no way to go out and find food. Fortunately, I still have some food in my spatial ring, which I can share with them. As for myself, with my cultivation level, I don't really need to eat anymore.
Today, the Gale Tiger pack actually attacked the Red-Eyed Demon Rabbit's cave. Fortunately, the Demon Rabbit's cave had many entrances and exits, so they weren't completely wiped out. Although the Gale Tiger leader said there wouldn't be a next time because of my suppressed cultivation, I could clearly feel that the atmosphere within the barrier had changed after this incident.
If things continue like this, I fear these magical beasts will eventually start fighting each other. The gods and demons are still eyeing us covetously outside the barrier; if a civil war breaks out now, I shudder to think what the consequences would be…
Another warring faction has broken out...
...
I'm a piece of trash... I'm a piece of trash...
I'm the one who deserves to die the most...
Why did things turn out this way...?
What else can I do...?
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Seeing this, Yin Ming's mood also became gloomy, and he felt a sense of helplessness.
With a soft sigh, Yin Ming turned to the next page; things seemed to have taken a turn for the better.
Someone must have said something to the author of the original work, but the author didn't record their conversation in their diary; they simply wrote it down as if talking to themselves:
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If I... can he really change all of this? Or is he just lying to me? But he doesn't seem to have any reason to lie to me; after all, he wouldn't gain anything by doing so, and everything he said is true...
If that's the case, for the sake of the fireflies, and for the sake of restoring peace to Mount No Return, I'm willing...
It's time to put an end to all of this.
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Yin Ming frowned slightly. What exactly did the other party say to the author of the original work? Why did the author's tone sound so sad, as if he was about to die a martyr?
That's it! Yin Ming suddenly remembered that Liu Ying seemed to have mentioned that the original author's final ending was that he transformed into the sea, using the Forbidden Forest as the central line to separate the gods and demons!
I still remember what Liu Ying said:
"In ancient times, the continent of gods and demons was united, so any slight conflict would cause the two races to fight fiercely. The Forbidden Forest was caught between the two and was inevitably affected."
"The First Emperor could not bear to see the suffering of the people, nor did he want his homeland, on which he depended for survival, to be destroyed by war. So he chose to transform himself into the sea, separating the gods and demons, allowing the Forbidden Forest to return to peace. The continent of gods and demons has thus enjoyed tens of thousands of years of tranquility."
But... based on the descriptions of the two, the situation seems to be quite different?
The passage by Liu Ying describes how the gods and demons often went to war due to their conflicts, and Mount Bugui was caught in the middle and implicated. The author of the original work chose to transform himself into the sea to separate the gods and demons for the sake of world peace.
However, the diary clearly states that the original author's display of immense power attracted the covetousness of both gods and demons, leading to the discovery of the beasts within Mount No Return, which ultimately caused the calamity to befall the mountain. Furthermore, the original author, feeling guilty, chose self-sacrifice after being persuaded by others…
Why are there differences in the descriptions between the two works? Is it because Liuying didn't want to blame everything on the original author, so she chose to conceal this part?
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