Chapter 281 Dongzhen, Incense and Fire Shinto

The silvery-glowing King of the West, who looked like a god, appeared in Lin Liu's dream again, but this time, he no longer had a kind face, and he no longer sent group videos.

He, truly gave his will...

For a moment, Lin Liu's knees really went weak and he wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy!

It's not that he is a softie, but that mortals have an instinctive fear of unknown and mysterious things.

But when he thought of the heinous crimes he committed in the previous branch, Lin Liu became angry and regained his courage!

So what if he is a god? The hatred between the two sides is as deep as the sea. Does that mean I have to be afraid of him just because he is a god?
"Beast! Die!"

Lin Liu roared and rushed forward regardless of anything, but the King of the West just grinned and slapped him away.

"Do you think that I am still a mortal in the state of Dharma?"

Xi Wangxu grabbed Lin Liu and he could only float up. It was obvious that the gap between the two was immeasurable and there was no suspense in the battle at all.

He smiled grimly but also showed some curiosity:

"Do you have any deep hatred against me?"

He did not remember that He had sinned against this man.

Lin Liu did not answer, but just looked at Him fiercely...

After thinking about it, King Xi decided to use the simplest way to explore the cause and effect. He placed a palm on Lin Liu's forehead and carefully looked through his memories.

"Um?!"

You don’t know until you see it. When you see it, you will be shocked. The ferocious expression on King Xi’s face froze for a moment, then turned into a daze, and then into astonishment...

"You...reopen..."

The King of the West was shocked beyond words. If this man was not mentally ill, then the secret must be too big, so big that even the clay and wooden sculptures of Emperor Xuantian would have to come down from heaven in a hurry!

"What the hell is 伱?"

The King of the West, who came for revenge, could not help but continue to look through this person's memories:

Childhood, monkeys, reopening... "another self".

What is "another self"?

The more He looked, the more confused He became. The more confused He became, the more interested He became…

What he was unaware of was that as he gained more insight into the truth, a sense of emptiness gradually emerged in his appearance.

Until He could no longer move...

Lin Liu looked at him in confusion. Why did this guy, who just wanted to beat and kill him, stop moving?
"who cares!"

After thinking about it, Lin Liu punched King Xi hard in the face!
With this punch, the silvery and seemingly hard image of the King of the West suddenly shattered into silver flakes all over the sky.

The broken silver flakes attached themselves to Lin Liu's body, causing all kinds of inexplicable memories to come flooding back, and his dreams were shattered...

……

[Ding! The weak and nihilistic will has been detected. The will has collapsed on its own...]

"What?"

While watching the plot, a strange prompt suddenly popped up. Zhao Si was stunned and didn't understand it:

"What is weak and empty will? What is the hole truth?"

This is a word that has never appeared in previous chapters!
[This chapter is different from the previous three chapters... All practitioners in this chapter can be collectively referred to as "the will of nothingness", and "penetrating the truth" means seeing through the truth. When the existence of nothingness encounters the truth, it will naturally be destroyed.]

Zhao Si raised his eyebrows:

"What truth did he see?"

Lin Liu is just a new protagonist who has just started his journey. It is impossible for him to know any secrets about the truth of the world. Even if his soul is searched, at most their memories from childhood to adulthood can be found out. How... is this real?
[He has seen through your existence, player. ]

"what?"

Zhao Si was even more confused:

"You mean, he knew about my existence from Lin Liu's memory... and then died?"

【Is such that. 】

Zhao Si stroked his forehead. This outrageous news made him very nervous:

"Why do I feel like Cthulhu... indescribable, right?"

[To them, you are more terrifying than Cthulhu. If they know even a little bit about you, they will be destroyed.]

"Then why hasn't this happened before?"

Zhao Si didn't understand. In the previous chapters, Jiao Ming had told Hongjun about his "other self" more than once, and the little black man Xue Xuan had also revealed the existence of his "other self" to the pirated Jin Bing and the saints many times.

But I didn’t see Lao Jun and the others fall down on the spot!
Why did the problem occur in the fourth chapter?
[The system is not in a position to reveal the specific principles... You only need to know that this chapter is completely different from the previous ones. Anyone in this world who hears of your existence will be determined to destroy themselves...]

[So, please pay attention to the method you use when clearing the level. ]

"This……"

Zhao Si was shocked to hear this information, and pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out the principle behind it. Why is it that all the chapters in the game have a special setting that is completely different from the previous ones?

Everyone in the first three chapters has heard of his existence, but the people here are like crispy skin, and they want to send him away after hearing it!

“Is this really the prehistoric times?”

This question once again popped up in Zhao Si's mind, and inexplicable doubts began to accumulate...

……

[Although you don't know what happened, since the King of the West is dead, it means it's a good thing! ]

[After you punched the Western King to pieces, his memory fragments naturally attached to you... You had a dream.]

[In the dream, you turned into a little Taoist priest named Zhang.]

[Since you were a child, you have lived in a Taoist temple, which is called "Wudi Temple"! ]

[There are five Heavenly Emperors enshrined in the Five Emperors Temple, corresponding to the five elements and five directions... and you, who belong to the lineage of the "White Emperor", have been practicing the "Western King Visualization Method" since childhood. ]

[Although your lineage is large, no one has been able to cultivate into a Dharmakāya since the last “lineage master” was killed by the evil imperial court.]

[You are gifted. At just over 20 years old, you have already mastered the unique "Western King Dharma Image". You can expect to become a god in the future... In order to collect more incense, the Five Emperors Temple launched an uprising and decided to expand the incense faith through war. So you participated in it and started to capture cities with your people...]

【…】

[This is the life story of the King of the West. He himself was not called the King of the West, nor was he a deity. Instead, he was a Shinto monk who had achieved the state of "Dharma".]

[And "Incense, Fire, Shintoism, Dharma" is the only cultivation system in this world! ]

[When you wake up from the dream, you finally understand why you can’t cultivate immortal skills...]

[And the "Western King Visualization Method" that originally belonged to the Taoist named Zhang naturally fell into your hands. ]

[So, a question that is not a problem is placed in front of you: Do you want to practice this "Western King Visualization Method"? ]

[You quickly made a decision: Repair! ]

[The immortal skills I've always dreamed of have been delivered to my door, so why not practice it! 】

So you start practicing...

【…】

【Time passes day by day. 】

[The county magistrate who died suddenly was given a grand funeral by the imperial court, in recognition of his immortal feat of bravery and fearlessness in defeating the evil bandit army! ]

[He was so eager to get promoted that he never saw the day when his merit in defeating the bandits could be transformed into a qualification for promotion. In the end, his merit only became a letter of commendation from the imperial court at his funeral...]

[The dead cannot stop the living from living. After the old county magistrate died, the court quickly transferred a new one. Other than that, everything was as usual, as if the enemy army had never attacked the city.]

[After careful consideration, you believe that since the rebels are already attacking the city, the county town will definitely be besieged again... The county town is no longer safe.]

[So you simply didn't bring your wife and daughter back to the county town. Instead, you sold your property and house in the city, took the last of your money, and returned to the small seaside village where your ancestors had lived for generations...]

[You have returned home in glory and are a well-known figure in the village. Everyone knows your story of how you made your fortune and entrepreneurship. Young and old alike love to talk about you in private.]

[You have no feelings about this, and you just practice the "Western King Visualization Method" with all your heart.]

[But like those fellow disciples of the King of the West, your persistence has not achieved any results, and you are still far from condensing the Dharmakāya.]

[Only at this moment, you will understand how extraordinary the talent of the Western King is...]

[But you have no other choice but to keep practicing and believe that you will succeed sooner or later.]

[In addition to practicing, you often revisit your childhood experiences: fishing, casting nets, collecting shells... After all, you have money. The family property you have accumulated in the past twenty years and the "bonus for giving advice" awarded by the old county magistrate are enough for you to live a happy life without squandering money. Even your children and grandchildren will not be able to use up all the money...]

【So, before you are 40, you have already started your retirement life. 】

[One day, one year, three years...]

Your days pass so slowly.

[Your daughter has grown up and married a handsome young man from the county town according to her wishes. She will come back to the village to visit you only during festivals.]

【You become an empty nester...】

[After a few years, your parents passed away one after another. With your support, they lived happily for the rest of their lives without any regrets.]

[They are glad to have you as their son...]

[After your parents’ funeral, you always look sad, and your wife’s comfort is useless, because you are not only sad for your parents’ death, but also sad for your own life span.]

[Your practice still has no effect, and your life span will not increase. If you continue like this, you will eventually die of old age...]

[Just like this, you always sit blankly by the sea, recalling the dreams of your youth. ]

[You are missing the big golden monkey that embodied your childhood fantasies...]

【Will it come back? 】

……

(End of this chapter)