Chapter 309 Dreams and Reality

what?
Zhao Si, who was originally preparing to reminisce about the past with Xue Xuan in this chapter, was unable to react for a long time after seeing such a fascinating development:

No buddy...what's wrong with you?!
"What the hell..."

Zhao Si scratched his head:

"When he heard my name, he regained his memory... This is normal, but why did he die just after regaining his memory?"

This scene gave him an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, as if the King of the West had died in the same way last time.

"The last time the King of the West searched Lin Liu's soul, he accidentally discovered my existence, which eventually led to his loss of consciousness..."

Zhao Si frowned and thought about it. He remembered that the explanation given by the system last time was: because all the creatures in this chapter, including the King of the West, belong to the "will of nothingness", and he, as a player, is a "real existence" far higher than the creatures in this chapter.

Because nothingness meets reality, the side of nothingness will die!
But if we really want to talk about it, the four chapters we have experienced so far are all "simulation games". Relative to the players, they are all fake. It doesn't make sense that only the fourth chapter is special?

Zhao Si couldn't figure it out at the time, but now the answer has come:

Because this world is a dream!

"The will of nothingness... and Xue Xuan's words just now, 'This world is a dream'..."

Zhao Si keenly grasped the key:
According to Xue Xuan, the world in the fourth chapter is basically a dream world, not the primitive world in the first three chapters.

This answer is actually not particularly surprising, because Lin Liu had already discovered some relevant clues in the previous plot exploration, but he himself did not realize it. Instead, it was Zhao Si, who had a God's perspective, who got some information.

"In the previous life, the monkey also deliberately told the dying Lin Liu a sentence from the Bodhi Immortal Law. That sentence was [The world is a dream, and it becomes reality when you wake up]... I guessed a little bit at that time, and now it has been confirmed by Xue Xuan himself."

After getting this key information, Zhao Si immediately outlined the true background of the world in Chapter 4:

There is no doubt that this strange world is a dream created by someone in the "Eternal Chaos", so this world is fake, and the creatures living in this world are also the product of dreams!
The people in the dream were naturally the so-called "Void Will". Because they were fake, they could not observe the existence of Zhao Si, the real player. Once they recognized him, it was like being "woken up"...

If a person wakes up from a dream, he will realize that he is "false", and thus deny himself and then die.

"This principle...seems a bit similar to Bigan in Investiture of the Gods?"

Zhao Si couldn't help but think of Bi Gan who had his heart dug out. Originally, Bi Gan had Jiang Ziya's magic talisman on him. As long as the talisman was not broken, he would not die even if his heart was dug out.

As a result, he met a vegetable vendor who was selling "heartless vegetables" when he went out, and asked him for some unknown reason: "Vegetables can survive without hearts, but what will happen if people are heartless?"

The vegetable vendor said, "People will die if they don't have a heart."

With just one sentence, Bigan was awakened, and at the same time, the magic spell was broken, and the person died immediately...

A similar example is Tom Cat. As long as he doesn't find that he has stepped on empty air, he can fly through the air. But if he finds out, he will fall down immediately...

"So the King of the West and Xue Xuan died because I [broke the spell] and woke them up."

Logic, pass!
“Then the question is, who is the dreamer?”

Zhao Si fell into deep thought:
Since this is a dream, it must have an owner, but who is this owner?

He subconsciously thought of Xue Xuan!
"The fact that Xiao Heizi was able to recover the memories of the previous chapter in his dream shows that he is the real person, not a product of fantasy... In this world, he is more like a [High-Dimensional Projection]."

"So, he is most likely the master of the dream..."

This conjecture makes sense.

but……

"That's not right... If Xiao Heizi is the master of the dream, then he is the core of the dream. The dream exists because of him. He is dead, so why does the dream still exist?"

Zhao Si Si couldn't understand. Since Xue Xuan was killed by "Dong Zhen", his true body in the eternal wilderness should have woken up. The dream should have disappeared the moment he woke up.

"So Xue Xuan is not the master of the dream..."

Zhao Si guessed again:
"Then... could it be a monkey?"

The monkey is a complete bug in this world. As soon as they met, it recognized the protagonist, whom even a saint could not recognize. It held Lin Liu in its arms and wanted to become his disciple. Moreover, it could find the "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain" that even Lin Liu could not find. After learning the immortal arts in the mountain, it directly transcended the mundane world and no one else could sense it. Not even the true gods could do this!
Even the immortal method it practices mentions that "the world is a dream"...

All these signs indicate that the monkey is not an ordinary dream creature, so it is very likely that it is the owner of the dream.

But the question arises again, if the monkey is the master, then why is Xue Xuan in its dream? What is its identity that qualifies Xue Xuan, the beloved son of the saint, to project his consciousness into its dream?
Moreover, what was its purpose in having this dream? To play? To pull Xue Xuan into the dream as a playmate?

Even my father, the Styx, doesn't have this kind of treatment...

"Then... could it be Lin Liu himself?"

Zhao Si again placed his suspicion on the protagonist Lin Liu:

"The owner of the dream is Lin Liu?"

This is still not right. If Lin Liu is the master, then he died several times before, but the dream world was not broken because of this? The dream world continued after his death. There is relevant evidence in the historical information. The world was just erased because of the loss of the anchor point, not directly broken.

Moreover, given the nature of the system, it is impossible for it to assign itself such an awesome protagonist. The protagonist should be an ordinary person... "...Who is it?"

After doubting for a long time, Zhao Si finally couldn't come up with a convincing answer. The identity of the owner of the dream still needed more information to confirm.

"Moreover, the most important issue right now is not finding the dream master, but the [disaster] that Xue Xuan mentioned!"

What is a disaster?
Zhao Si frowned and flipped through the historical information, trying to analyze something useful from Xue Xuan's brief words.

Soon, he had an epiphany:
"Xue Xuan said that Lin Liu's appearance here is a disaster, a disaster that will destroy the world..."

"We know that this is a dream world, not the Eternal Primordial World. We also know that the Eternal Primordial World in the third chapter can exist because Xue Xuan acts as the [anchor]."

"We are currently in the fourth chapter. Xue Xuan is no longer the protagonist, so he has lost his ability to anchor. As for what will happen to the Eternal Primordial World without an anchor, I have already mentioned it in the previous chapter..."

What will happen?
Answer: It becomes a quantum form, between existence and non-existence!

"The eternal chaos has turned into a quantum state, which naturally became a disaster that destroyed the world... And if we want to solve this problem, it is actually very simple, just send the new protagonist over."

Zhao Si's thoughts suddenly became clear:
"So now the overall plot strategy is clear. If we want to achieve a perfect ending, we must first find the owner of the dream and then wake him up. Only then can Lin Liu reach the Eternal Primordial Desolation as an anchor point."

"But the problem is that we can't find out who the owner is now..."

This is where the difficulty lies.

Having a complete strategy is difficult, but the first step in execution is difficult. If you can’t find the dream master, everything is out of the question!
"Forget it, let's wait until Lin Liu dies before considering this matter..."

Seeing Lin Liu being kicked and beaten by the gods in heaven, Zhao Si sighed:
Lin Liu, who assassinated the Emperor of Heaven, is apparently going to die soon...

……

[That’s right, you can’t run away this time. ]

[As soon as the Emperor of Heaven was assassinated, Taibai Xingjun rushed out of the palace in shock! ]

[“Oh no! The Emperor of Heaven was assassinated!”]

[You were still in a daze and had no time to react. You watched him fly out, and then heard him yelling in shock and anger... Gordon in your heart said: Sent! ]

[Soon, under the instigation of Taibai Xingjun, the terrified gods rushed in. When they saw that the Emperor of Heaven was gone, they fell silent...]

[Everyone's eyes are fixed on you, some are shocked, some are angry, some are terrified, some are excited...]

【you:……】

【What can I say？】

[The process was uneventful, and there was nothing to be surprised about. A large group of people rushed over and pinned you to the ground in a matter of minutes. Fortunately, you became a god and didn't need to breathe, otherwise you would really have to say "I can't breathe"...]

[The gods first interrogated and judged you, and found out the whole story. They all thought that it was you who cast an evil spell on the Emperor of Heaven, which led to his fall.]

[It was precisely because they figured out that the problem was with your words that everyone was startled and didn’t dare to ask any more questions…]

[After a resolution, led by Taibai Xingjun, all the gods unanimously decided: execute him immediately! ]

[Heavenly rules? Heavenly laws?]

[You have already destroyed the Emperor of Heaven, so there is no need to arrange these things for you: there is no need to go through the process, it is only right to send you away happily! ]

[Assassin! Be honest! Send out the God-Slaying Platforms one by one! ]

[Soon you were taken to the execution ground. Under the different looks of the gods, you sighed helplessly.]

【send! 】

[Although you thought you might die a violent death on this trip, you certainly didn’t think you would die so soon: you had just ascended to heaven to meet the Emperor of Heaven, and you hadn’t even gotten an official title yet. You hadn’t even enjoyed a single day of the carefree life of a true god, but you sent the Emperor of Heaven away for no apparent reason, and then sent yourself away…]

[How did the Emperor of Heaven die? ]

[You are confused. Didn't I just mention Zhao Si's name? Is this name so evil? It's indescribable...]

[Also, what did the Emperor of Heaven mean in his last few words? What does it mean to be eternal and unpredictable? What does it mean that this world is just a dream? Why is your presence in this world equivalent to a world-destroying disaster?]

[Too many questions linger in your mind. You suddenly realize that you not only don’t understand the Emperor of Heaven and the world, but you don’t even understand “your other self”…]

[Your life is like living in a room full of fog. You try hard to see everything clearly, but you can only see this small room clearly. You have never known the vast world outside the room.]

[With one confusion after another about life, you looked up and saw the boundless thunder and fire...]

【…】

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(End of this chapter)