Chapter 162 No afterlife, only this life!
Of course, the above idea was eventually rejected by Zhao Si:
Firstly, it is impossible for Jiao Ming to sacrifice anyone. The meaning of his life is to save all the souls who sacrificed for the birth of the Heavenly Dao. In essence, he is also one of the souls who are born divine.

Sacrifice is inherently sacred, and for Jiao Ming, there is no difference between sacrificing ordinary creatures!

Secondly, Jiao Ming doesn't have that kind of strength...

Zu Feng was born sacred, as was Hong Jun, Di Jun and the others.

If Jiao Ming wanted to attack them, not to mention whether he could do it or not, he would not be able to defeat so many people just by fighting hard!

So after Zhao Si thought about it carefully, he felt that his idea was unrealistic...

"So how do we do this?"

Zhao Si was completely troubled. Sacrifice was inevitable, but Jiao Ming would not allow sacrifice. This was an unsolvable contradiction!

"Thinking about it this way, the fundamental contradiction Jiao Ming faces is actually the same as Jin Bing's, both are unsolvable paradoxes. Jin Bing cannot solve the fundamental contradiction that the human race is superior to the demon race, and Jiao Ming cannot solve the fundamental contradiction that some people must be sacrificed..."

The fates of the two game protagonists are surprisingly similar, and both must solve an unsolvable problem.

It’s just that Jin Bing’s “monster above monster” contradiction can keep him in the dark. Anyway, the human race does not have the ability to turn the world upside down. As long as Jin Bing relies on the Six Saints to suppress them with absolute strength, the fundamental contradiction can be equivalent to non-existent.

This is the benefit of having saints!
As for Jiao Ming… he didn’t have a saintly father to rely on, so once the fundamental contradiction broke out, he could only be at a loss and couldn’t think of any solution…

"wrong!"

Zhao Si suddenly discovered the blind spot and frowned:
"I seem to be trapped in a thought trap..."

Am I not a player? I am not the protagonist, so why do I have to stick to the protagonist's life?

To me, this is just a simulation game. I am a completely independent entity in this ancient world.

"The more you look at the problem from the perspective and thinking of the game protagonist, the more confused you will be. You will end up in the same deadlock as Jiao Ming!"

“I should approach difficult problems with my own perspective!”

With a start, Zhao Si, who was still thinking hard, suddenly realized:

It’s just a game, if you fail, you fail!
Can't we just start another game?

I am not Jiao Ming. As the protagonist of the game, Jiao Ming’s sole purpose is to help me explore more game content and secret information.

Theoretically, this round of prehistoric simulation can be treated as a test product instead of being a finished product!

"I should use this test subject to explore more secrets about the Way of Heaven and becoming a saint, and then combine the information to form a strategy for achieving a perfect ending in the next round..."

Since the game can give me such a plot to play, it means that there must be a solution. The "unsolvable problem" faced by Jiao Ming is only unsolvable at his level of information.

No solution? It must be because of insufficient information. I will die more... No, just try a few more times!

Zhao Si, whose thoughts were finally clear, hesitated for a moment before directly giving Jiao Ming an order that went against his beliefs:

"Remember, everything in this world can be fake! Only you are real!"

"As long as you achieve a perfect ending in the last round, all the mistakes you made before will be wiped out. For this, you don't need to have any psychological burden!"

"Now, immediately agree to Hongjun's plan to massacre all living things, and make sure to obtain a sainthood after the birth of the Heavenly Dao. You can even die and start over at that time. In short, become a saint for me! Collect information!"

"I'll say this three times: This is all fake! Fake! Fake! You are the real one!"

[Ding! Facing the dilemma, you choose: (Distinguish the real from the fake, distinguish true from false, all simulations are fake, only yourself is real! Tolerate slaughter, become a saint first, after the saint dies, you will eventually become real!)]

[You are shocked, and the despair you have been holding for a long time has melted away in just a few words of strategy...]

[All simulations are fake, only oneself is real! And oneself...will eventually become real! ]

[So the knot in your heart is buried, and you gradually let yourself go and no longer force yourself to pursue the ideal perfection. ]

[“Perfection is not in this life, but in the next life…”]

[You muttered to yourself, your whole aura was low, it seems that you are going through some major changes in thought... This made Hongjun, who was trying to persuade you to join, tremble, thinking that you were annoyed! ]

[“Daoyou, let’s talk it over. Don’t get excited…”]

[Hongjun was so scared that his forehead was covered in sweat. After all, your crazy behavior over the years was indeed too scary. For the lives of those ordinary spirits, you can kill Zu Qilin and Zu Long. Exterminating the dragon clan is even more drastic... If Zu Feng had not given up in time and turned to the light, I'm afraid Zu Feng would have died too! ]

[No one in the prehistoric world is not afraid of you, including Hongjun. You are the real first fierce god of the ancient times and the ultimate boss of the prehistoric world! ]

[And just as Hongjun was sweating profusely, you slowly said. ]

【"I agreed……"】

[When these words came out, Hongjun was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't believe it: Really? ]

【"real."】

[Faced with your affirmative answer, Hongjun, who should have been happy, did not jump for joy. Instead, he stared at you with a frown, and his eyes seemed to understand something...]

[But he didn't say much, just nodded: "Leave everything to me."]

[In your silence, Hongjun took a deep breath and also stopped talking. ]

【…】

[During the seventh year of the demon calendar, the second meeting and the sixth movement, Hongjun privately visited the two supreme Daluo masters, Qiankun and Yinyang, who were born with divine powers. They both talked about the method of true spiritual enlightenment. He was willing to form a small group with the two to emulate the Three Ancestors and then indirectly achieve enlightenment together! ]

[The two were half-believing and half-doubting, so Hongjun took the initiative to promise that he would trap Jiao Ming, the patron of the Heavenly Court, and the rest of the Heavenly Court were at best ordinary Daluo. If the two of them worked together, they would have no problem even if they slaughtered all the creatures in the prehistoric world.]

[Hongjun's bold words: As long as we achieve the Tao, the three of us will be able to surpass all living beings forever! ]

[Faced with Hongjun's words of temptation, the two ancestors still had some doubts, but the temptation of becoming a god was endless. For the ancient gods, whose moral quality was generally low, since there was a glimmer of hope, they would naturally strive to grasp it.]

[Of course, the reason they dared to slaughter was ultimately because of their own powerful cultivation: the two Daluo peaks were not afraid of Hongjun's betrayal, nor were they afraid of Jiao Ming's targeting. As for the Heavenly Court... they were just juniors! ]

[So under the temptation of enlightenment and the confidence in their strength, the two ancestors Qiankun and Yinyang began their slaughter...]

[In the seventh period of the demon calendar, the second meeting and the eighth movement, the two ancestors slaughtered a corner of the Eastern Wasteland. With the power of the peak Daluo, a picture of the flow of the two qi, and a cauldron filled with green qi, in just a short period of time, the number of deaths reached hundreds of millions! ]

[When the disaster news reached Buzhou Mountain, the Heavenly Court was horrified. Then the Heavenly Emperor and other Golden Immortals personally went to fight the two ancestors. With the combined strength of everyone, they barely managed to repel the two ancestors.]

[But this was just a test. Seeing that you, the madman who protects all spirits, had not arrived yet, the Second Ancestor breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that you were indeed stopped by Hongjun. The old man really didn’t lie...]

[In that case…]

[The Second Ancestor completely let himself go! ] [In the second luck, he slaughtered a corner of the Southern Wasteland, and frightened Zu Feng into going into battle. ]

[However, under the combined suppression of the Qiankun Ding and the Taiji Diagram, Zufeng had no choice but to be driven out of the Southern Wasteland and temporarily reside in Buzhou Mountain.]

[In another period of luck, he slaughtered a corner of the Western Wasteland and fought a great battle with the Daluo and Zufeng of the Heavenly Court. After the battle, the Second Ancestor voluntarily retreated...]

[Move again, slaughter the Northern Wasteland...]

[Without your active suppression, the two ancestors simply went crazy and killed people. The Heavenly Court could only drive them away, but could never effectively control them.]

[In the end, even though the Heavenly Court had done its best to protect all the spirits, it was of little use, and countless people were slaughtered! ]

[You and Hongjun have been slow to encircle and suppress the Second Ancestor, which naturally caused confusion among Dijun and the others. Zufeng flew to Yujing Mountain angrily. She wanted to ask you face to face to clarify...]

East Desert, on Yujing Mountain.

One in red robe, the other in purple robe, they sat under a tree, quietly looking at the sun in the sky, seemingly in a trance...

A beam of fire flew over and landed on the mountain, transforming into an angry woman in red. As soon as she landed, she started to curse:
"Jiao Ming! Old man Hongjun! Do you still care about the lives of all living beings?"

Jiao Ming didn't say anything, but just stared at the sun expressionlessly.

Hongjun took out the jade tablet and calculated it, then shook his head:

"It's still not enough, about half of it is missing..."

"What's missing by half?"

Zu Feng was stunned, frowning:

"you……"

Suddenly, she was startled:
"Indirect enlightenment?!"

Naturally, she had heard Hongjun say these things a long time ago, and knew that there was another way to achieve enlightenment besides the method of bloodline.

but……

"Don't you allow killing?"

Zu Feng couldn't help but ask, for Jiao Ming's ideal, she even voluntarily gave up the path to enlightenment, why do the two of them want to achieve enlightenment now?
Jiao Ming still didn't speak, but just lowered his head and closed his eyes again.

"Don't provoke him!"

Hongjun saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly pulled Zufeng aside and told her everything as quietly as possible...

After hearing this, Zu Feng was also a little dazed, because she only knew the method of achieving enlightenment, but she didn't know that achieving enlightenment had such an important role in the prehistoric world. After all, no one had ever achieved enlightenment.

But Zu Feng is Zu Feng after all. Being born sacred, he never took all spirits seriously. The reason he retired from the underworld for many years was only because of Jiao Ming.

Now that he had seen Jiao Ming "awaken" and had obtained the "holy throne" promised by Hongjun, Zu Feng changed his mind and felt that the problem was not serious...

But to everyone's surprise, Zu Feng's previous unintentional questions severely touched Jiao Ming's originally dead heart.

In the thick silence, a flame suddenly appeared!
He stood up suddenly and walked forward under the surprised gaze of the two people.

"Why are you going?"

Hongjun's heart trembled, a bad premonition came over him, and he quickly called him.

"Kill Qiankun and Yinyang."

Jiao Ming opened his eyes and answered silently.

Hongjun was dumbfounded:
"That's only half the battle! Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I regret it..."

Hongjun:? ? ?
Hongjun was suddenly speechless:

"You are really... like a child! How can you regret it like this? If you don't want to, why did you agree to it before?"

"That's not what I promised, that's another me."

Hongjun:?
Okay, start talking nonsense!
But Jiao Ming didn't think he was talking nonsense. He just said silently in his heart:
Another me, I'm sorry...

"Your strategy is good and your direction is correct. As for you, I should really do as you said and treat everything in this life coldly so that the next life will be more perfect."

"Anyway, every life is a brand new one. Before the perfect last life, every life can be false, but..."

Jiao Ming took a deep breath:

"But, you are you and I am me!"

"You are detached from the world, and you can regard each of my lives as false, and then make the most correct choice... But I have never been a detached existence. I truly live here, and every life is real to me."

"I don't ask for a perfect afterlife, I just want to grasp this life!"

"In this life, I have Hongjun as my friend, Xihe, Dijun, Taiyi as my juniors, and Huanglong as my junior... More importantly, I have Zufeng. My childhood dream of laying eggs is really about to come true..."

"You asked me to distinguish between reality and falsehood, and I have already done so. It's just that it's different from what you think. In fact, it's the exact opposite. This life is real, and the next life is fake."

"I am not a qualified tool, so whether this life is perfect or incomplete, I am satisfied... I voluntarily give up the next life!"

[Ding! It was detected that the protagonist Jiao Ming unilaterally rejected your strategy and suggestions! ]

[Ding! System is forcing...]

[Ding! It is detected that Jiao Ming voluntarily gives up the identity of the simulated protagonist...]

【Ding! System forced failure. 】

[Ding! The second protagonist Jiao Ming has lost control, and his true spirit no longer relies on the system... The free bird chooses to fly alone, and you have lost control of Jiao Ming! ]

Zhao Si:?

The protagonist... rebelled?!

……

(End of this chapter)