Chapter 172: Quickly pass through the primitive world!
"Leaving...just like that?"

Seeing Saint Hongjun quietly leave the simulation world, Zhao Si was a little unresponsive for a moment:

"I thought he was going to completely take over the world..."

According to Zhao Si's expectation, the most direct and simplest way to achieve a "perfect ending" is to let Tiandao Hongjun occupy this simulated world.

There is no need to plan anything anymore, because the saint is invincible when he comes to the world!
But it is clear that the saint Hongjun does not want to cross the border to help the poor. Since he is unwilling to help the Buddha to the west, the task of clearing the level will still fall on bird number three...

"Forget it. Anyway, he has already solved the most difficult problem of achieving perfection. As long as we take one step at a time, perfection will be a foregone conclusion!"

This result made Zhao Si very happy:
The essence of Jiao Ming III's failure was due to the problem of "the one who has attained enlightenment". For the previous questions like the three ancestors, there were corresponding solutions as long as there was enough information, but the problem of the one who has attained enlightenment was an absolute death trap!

Apart from condoning the massacre, Jiao Ming has no other way to gather the required true spirits. Once the massacre begins, his excessive morality as a goody-goody will make him commit suicide out of grief.

Theoretically, this is unsolvable, and it will be useless no matter how many times you reincarnate.

So Jiao Ming chose to give up the illusory next life and just try to reduce the casualties in this life. In order to protect this relatively perfect world, Jiao Ming was even willing to die completely...

But no one expected that his death would provide a perfect solution to death!

Not enough Spirit? No problem, just give the extra Spirit to the next bird!
In order to achieve this condition, Hongjun, who has established a deep friendship with Jiao Ming, must be made a saint, so that he can use the means of a saint to cross over to the next life.

The saint himself acted as the courier boy, and he filled out the birdie row on number three, securing victory right from the start!

All these clearance conditions must be based on Jiao Ming being sacrificed. I have to say, it is really sad...

Zhao Si finally understood:

"So there is only one solution, which is Jiao Ming voluntarily betrays the system and uses his complete death to pave the way for the next generation of successors!"

[Yes, so Jiao Ming's sacrifice was inevitable. Whether from his own perspective or from a macro perspective, he was bound to sacrifice.]

This is a big pit:
If Jiao Ming insists on reincarnation, he will have endless reincarnations. No matter how determined his mind is, he will eventually decay, grow old, and end up in despair under the erosion of thousands of lifetimes!
When he sees the truth clearly, he can only take the path of betrayal and try his best to save the people of this world with his own sacrifice.

Only if he truly sacrifices himself to save others will he have the necessary conditions to achieve perfection in his next life.

This game was destined to have him die, and it would not end unless he died...

Zhao Si sighed:
"A collection of contradictions, a meeting point of contradictions..."

Just like the contradictions he has experienced:
In order to stop the war, he must become the source of the war.

In order to save others, he must sacrifice others.

In order to achieve perfection, he has to die in an imperfect world...

“The more you desire freedom, the further you are from it.”

Zhao Si suddenly wanted to ask the system why it persecuted Jiao Ming so much, but in the end he didn't say it out loud:
Questioning why the game persecutes the protagonist is a meaningless act in itself. Virtual characters are virtual characters after all. The more human rights you give them, the more boring it will be.

Perhaps, this is the original contradiction between the player and the character...

"But why did Saint Hongjun ask me to kill the three ancestors and emphasized that I should kill Zufeng first?"

At this point, Zhao Si was a little suspicious:
Is there a conflict between Zufeng and Hongjun?

Can’t guess, can’t guess…

But it’s not a big problem anyway. Since Great Father Hongjun has said so, let’s just regard it as a request from Him.

They have even come all the way to send aid, so all we have to do is follow their instructions to express our gratitude!

【…】

[Three flowers gather at the top of the head, five qi return to the origin! ]

[With Jiao Ming's experience as a foundation and the help of the saint's personal teachings, it only took you less than ten epochs to become a Daluo Jinxian, a speed far exceeding Jiao Ming.]

[When you open your eyes from the state of meditation, the figure of the saint has long disappeared, and a faint feeling of melancholy arises spontaneously...]

[However, you quickly regrouped and made a plan for the next step: first kill the Ancestral Phoenix, then destroy the Ancestral Dragon. The Ancestral Kirin is nothing more than a chicken or a dog! ]

[This is not you being arrogant, but the confidence brought by your true strength: Although you are just a standard Daluo Jinxian, you are cheating! ]

[The Golden Crow True Fire in the palm of his hand rises, and a faint purple aura lingers in the flames. That is the power of the Heavenly Dao that it has been stained with.]

[With the blessing of the power of heaven, the true fire, which is already much more powerful than ordinary innate spiritual treasures, has now become a complete bug. You have enough confidence to easily kill any cultivator of the same level! ]

[The Third Ancestor? Just some dry bones in a tomb!]

[Without further delay, you decide to eliminate the three ancestors before they start to awaken their spirits. The first one is Zu Feng...]

[In a certain period of time, you rushed straight to the southern volcano alone, found Zu Feng with a confused look on his face, and yelled: Die, precious creature! ]

【Zu Feng: ???】

[Where did this psychopath come from?! ]

[Although Zu Feng was confused by your blatant offense, the surging Daluo Qi in your body clearly showed your strength.]

[Zu Feng had no choice but to be alert to a powerful person of the same level who had ill intentions, so he immediately started to mobilize people...]

[You don't care, summon the Golden Crow True Fire and attack Zufeng directly! ]

[You know that Zu Feng and Jiao Ming were Taoist companions in your previous life. In order to show your respect for Jiao Ming, you don’t really want to fight against it, but Tiandao Hongjun has told you to kill it first, so you naturally won’t be polite.]

[After all, you have nothing to do with it. With Jiao Ming's memory in front of you, you don't fall in love with it at first sight. What's more, you know clearly that the three ancestors are precious things. You are not Jiao Ming, you will not have illusions about them, and you will not feel uncomfortable! 】【I am not the sentimental Jiao Ming! 】

[Precious things, eat my true fire! ]

[It seemed that the power of the Heavenly Dao also sensed the energy of the Ancestral Phoenix, and the flame suddenly became stronger. It once again turned into a violent sun, scorching everything between heaven and earth.]

[Obviously, this is Hongjun exerting his strength! ]

[You were slightly surprised, then you took advantage of the situation and roared, raising the True Fire Sun and smashing it fiercely at the terrified Zu Feng! ]

[The power of Heaven is by no means trivial. Even if only a small portion of the power can be projected across boundaries, it is still far beyond the standard Daluo level.]

[The startled Zu Feng immediately realized that today might be the end of him. After a few brief resistances, he flapped his wings and flew away without looking back, trying to escape...]

[But you came here to kill it, and you have prepared plans for all kinds of situations. How could you really let it get away? ]

[Soon after, a beautiful bird with colorful tail feathers cried out, and was caught up by the sun in time, and was hit hard, falling suddenly...]

[When Zulong and Zuqilin received the distress signal and rushed over from their respective hometowns, it was too late. They only had time to see this scene: the body of their old friend was burning on the ground, motionless.]

[The gorgeous feathers all over its body were burned black by the white-gold true fire. Even though it was dead, the flames were still burning, as if they were going to burn it to ashes...]

[The ancestor of the Phoenix Clan, one of the three great ancestors of the prehistoric civilization... The Ancestor Phoenix has fallen! It fell under the Golden Crow True Fire of its lover in its previous life. The blazing True Fire will completely end all causal feelings and burn its body and spirit in this vast ancient time.]

[He in another time and space seemed to sense something, and his last obsession dissipated...]

[For some people, it is better for them to die. Even if it is not her, even if He knows that someone’s death has nothing to do with it directly. ]

【…】

[The death of Zu Feng made the other two ancestors angry and shocked. In order to avenge Zu Feng and to protect themselves, a war broke out again! ]

[Faced with the angry alliance of the two ancestors, you finally became serious, but you were not panicked because you knew you would definitely win.]

[Sure enough, not long after the battle, your Golden Crow True Fire burned the Second Ancestor one after another. Even though the Second Ancestor fought back with all his might, he was still powerless and could only fall into a disadvantage little by little...]

[With a sad dragon roar, the boundless blue dragon fell to the ground, and the true fire around its body burned forever! ]

[The Qilin cried again, and its huge corpse turned into a torch! ]

[On the ancient and barbaric southern wilderness, three large fireballs ignited one after another. The three white-gold fireballs were like three suns, using the ancient sacredness as fuel and igniting a brand new era of civilization. ]

[The infinite radiance of the sun will replace the three flames of blood and oppression and illuminate the future! ]

[Since the three ancestors have passed away, their true spirits will naturally spread throughout the world. The half of Pangu's true spirit that you need is enough.]

[Without further ado, as a speedrunner who has used cheats, you certainly know what to do next. 】

[So you flew straight to Yujing Mountain in the East Desert without stopping, and yelled at the foot of the mountain: Lao Deng! Come out to work!]

【Hongjun: ……】

[After coming up the mountain, you directly stated your origins and purpose, and asked Hongjun to immediately create the Heavenly Dao and be promoted to the position of Dao Ancestor! ]

[Daozu! Please become a saint! I am absolutely loyal to you! 】

【Hongjun: ……】

[No, buddy, wait for me...]

[Faced with your sincere loyalty, Hongjun in this world was unable to react for a long time, and he was completely confused as if he was dreaming. ]

[“You said that you got my help from another time and space, and you came here to save the world?”]

【You nod.】

[“You said that you have killed the three ancestors and collected half of Pangu’s true spirit?”]

【You continue to nod. 】

[“You said that the other me gave you half of Pangu’s true spirit?”]

【You continue to nod.】

[Hongjun: ... (CPU not responding!)]

[Hongjun fell into deep thought...]

[Hongjun becomes more and more confused as he thinks about it...]

[Hongjun stopped thinking...]

[Damn it! Why think so much? This is a good thing that comes right to my doorstep. I can save myself hundreds of yuan of detours! ]

【Snapped! 】

[Hongjun slapped himself hard: That’s it! ]

【Come on! Let’s be speedrunners together! 】

……

(End of this chapter)