Chapter 335: Five hundred years on earth, like a dream and an illusion!
[It was Him before, and now it is me? ]

[This unexpected answer makes you stunned, and then you completely fall into brainstorming. ]

[Seeing your daze, the Taoist in Blood Robe slowly tells you stories from the past, revealing key information that you have never thought of before...]

【…】

[“The Eternal Primordial World cannot exist independently. This is a fact that we have already verified. Therefore, after the Old Primordial World was destroyed in chaos, a stable real anchor point is essential.”]

[The purple-robed Taoist recounted the past: "And the only anchor point in the entire prehistoric world is Xue Xuan!"]

[“So we have been protecting him, fearing that something unexpected might happen to him, which would lead to the demise of Eternal Primordial Desolation.”]

[“Everything was fine, but suddenly one day, Xue Xuan found us and said that he would no longer be the protagonist from today, and the anchor point naturally disappeared…”]

[“We were shocked by the news, but strangely, the disappearance of the anchor point did not lead to the destruction of the prehistoric world, but continued to exist normally.”]

[“Of course, we asked Xue Xuan about this matter that went against the theory, and Xue Xuan’s answer was far beyond our imagination!”]

[“Because he said…the present prehistoric world and us are actually already fake. Without the protagonist’s observation, we are all just a piece of text setting of that indescribable existence…”]

The fourth wall was quietly broken!
"What this means..."

Zhao Si raised his eyebrows as he read the description.

Although it may seem difficult to understand at first glance, it becomes very simple after combining the information and experience in Chapter 3:

In short, just as Xue Xuan and Jin Bing argued in the previous chapter, after the plot of this chapter ends, the protagonist does not actually lose his identity as the protagonist. The reason why the protagonist is no longer the protagonist is because he was not the protagonist in the first place, he is just a copy!

Emperor Jin Tian in the first chapter is actually still alive in his world, reviewing various memorials and working like a slave every day.

The two Jin Bings that appeared in the third chapter were just NPCs created by the system when the world was created. Their identities and experiences were all fake!

But the clone Jin Bing didn't know that he was a clone. In the world background created by the system, he really lived from the first chapter to the third chapter. If he hadn't argued it out with Xue Xuan later, he would never have suspected that he was fake.

And the result they finally concluded is: the world of the third chapter began from the moment Xue Xuan was born, and his birth was the true creation of the world!
The ancient prehistoric world had no history. Before Xue Xuan was born, the prehistoric world did not exist, and everyone was fake...

Anchoring the survival of the world with the survival of an individual is a typical "subjective idealism".

But this subjective idealism is true in the ancient times!

Similarly, the world did not exist before the birth of Lin Liu, the protagonist of the fourth chapter.

But in this way, the bug is stuck in theory:

That is, since the world does not exist, what are they?

Answer: The system’s text settings!
From the Six Saints to Xue Xuan, including the entire prehistoric world, it’s all just a matter of one sentence from the system. It’s purely background setting and the main text does not appear at all.

But the more I say this, the more paradoxical the situation becomes:

Because in the "background story" where the world doesn't exist and they don't exist either, they actually realize that they don't exist...

They live in an era that is purely based on outlines, an era that does not exist!
Zhao Si was thoughtful:
"It's like I wrote a martial arts story that takes place in the Qing Dynasty, and there is nothing about the Ming Dynasty in the story. The Ming Dynasty is just a background setting... So, does the Ming Dynasty in the story exist?"

Obviously it does not exist, it only exists in the outline settings with a few words!

And when these "non-existent" people realize that they "don't exist", they become stupid.

Living in the background is the case!

[Faced with this bizarre conclusion, everyone subconsciously doesn't believe it, but they have to believe it because without an "anchor point", the eternal wilderness should be destroyed.]

[Now that it has not been destroyed and has no "anchor point", it can only prove that this is unreasonable, and further prove that they and the world do not exist, and the reason why they think they "exist" is because of the system setting...]

So, what should we do next?

[A group of "non-existent" people looked at each other in bewilderment. ]

[“Xue Xuan’s solution is: wait!”]

[The young Taoist with sword-like eyebrows said seriously.]

[“What he meant was that since he has lost his status as the protagonist, this is already another chapter of the story. We just need to wait patiently for a new protagonist to appear.”]

[This method is very good and practical, because as a person in the background, there is actually nothing they can do. Their every move is set by the system. They are at the mercy of others. Instead of messing around, it is better to lie down...]

[“But we don’t want to let others decide our fate!”]

[The woman in red said in a deep voice: As a saint at the top of the prehistoric world, I am not someone who is willing to be dominated by others.]

[Even if it is the Way of Heaven, it can only rule the world together with the saints. There is no real superior-subordinate relationship between the two! ]

[“We chose to sit back and watch the disaster of the destruction of the old world because we didn’t know that this was also a predetermined plot controlled by others. Now that we know, of course we must do our best.”]

[The middle-aged Taoist in plain robes said calmly. ]

[“Of course, we are not going to resist the control of the indescribable one over us. That is impossible, because even the prehistoric world is just a product of His few words. The gap between us and Him is the gap between falsehood and reality, which cannot be made up and cannot be resisted…”]

[“What we need to do is to be self-reliant to the best of our ability!”]

[The purple-robed Taoist said slowly and firmly.]

[“We cannot leave our destiny entirely in the hands of others. We need to explore an independent path in our own way!”]

[“The specific method is to find a way to create an anchor point of our own, so that we can anchor in the eternal wilderness before the new protagonist arrives and control our own destiny!”]

[His decisive words shocked you: "Can you make an anchor point yourself?!"]

[The "wise" strong man scratched his head: "Uh, obviously not..."]

[“But we still did a lot of experiments and tried our best to simulate the protagonist.”]

[The distressed and skinny Taoist smiled inexplicably: "After our discussion and experiments, we believe that we should take Xue Xuan as an example and use the method of casting an anchor point from the real world to the fake world to create the protagonist."]

[“After all, Xue Xuan’s identity as the protagonist is essentially that indescribable existence, the manifestation of the will projected to the prehistoric world, that is, to let his own will go from real to false, and then use the real will to anchor the false world…”]

[His theory is too complicated, and you are obviously confused: "So what?"]

【“So we thought of dreams!”】

[He smiled and said, "The essence of dreams is a false product produced by human consciousness. If you want to find a world that is more false than the eternal wilderness, then obviously only the dream world is the most suitable."]

[“And it just so happens that I have a supreme method called “Enlightenment in Dreams” that can create and control dreams. I can use this method to try to create a dream world, and then put my own consciousness into the dream, imitating that indescribable existence, to create a protagonist!”]

[“However, my ability alone is obviously not enough to achieve the kind of creation out of nothing that I want, so I persuaded all the saints, gathered the power of the nine saints, and tried my best to restore the complete Pangu will. Then, with this Pangu will, I performed "The Way in a Dream" and created the world with the ultimate creation out of nothing..."]

[The wealthy Taoist said with a smile.]

[“It is precisely because we contributed the most that we set the world view, the protagonist’s image, and the background story…”]

[“That’s why we have the four continents in our Western religious theory, that’s why our collective being is called Bodhi Patriarch, and that’s why the protagonist we created is a golden-haired monkey…”]

what? !

Zhao Si suddenly realized:
"No wonder this world looks so much like Journey to the West!"

Who decided the plot of Journey to the West set against the backdrop of ancient times?
The answer is obviously the Two Saints of the West, the Four Continents, Monkey King, Patriarch Bodhi... Apart from the Two Saints of the West, who else could have come up with these settings?
This weird dream world is an official re-creation of the original author...

“As for the dream world… The Taoist Jie Yin happens to have the method of ‘Achieving the Way in Dreams’. He himself is very likely the designer of the dream, so it makes sense now…”

When Zhao Si thought about it this way, all his previous puzzles and confusions were solved.

"Then there's the monkey's identity...it's actually a pirated version of the protagonist by the Saints!"

This was really unexpected. Zhao Si had never thought about it in this way. Who knew it would be like this? !
"No wonder the monkey is so special. He actually copied the protagonist's principle... projecting his will from the relatively real world to the fake world..."

Zhao Si's understanding of simulation games is relatively clear. The simulated protagonist is essentially a projection of his will, so it is called "another self". Whether it is Jin Bing, Jiao Ming, No. 3 Bird, Xue Xuan, or Lin Liu, they are actually part of him.

Of course, he is not equal to the protagonists. The protagonists only originate from him, and their personalities are independent of each other.

But even Zhao Si took such a long time to figure out these principles, and the saints of the prehistoric world actually deduced and tested them out under the condition of extremely scarce information...

"You are indeed a saint!"

Zhao Si gave a thumbs up sincerely.

"However, trying to use this method to create and simulate an anchor point that is equivalent to the protagonist is more or less underestimating the system's capabilities..." There is no doubt that it will fail!
【“Wukong is the protagonist you chose?!”】

[This answer shocked you even more, even though you were already shocked too much today...]

【"certainly."】

[The woman in red said gently.]

[“It is the shadow we all cast from the primeval world. It is essentially a part of us. So from the moment it was born, this dream world existed.”]

[“It is here, just like a protagonist like you, so after it dies, it will return to the time when it was born from the stone womb, just like your life after life begins again.”]

[“So it cannot leave the dream world. Once it leaves, the world will lose its anchor point and go to destruction…”]

[Speaking of this, the woman in red hesitated for a moment: "But now it is no longer the protagonist."]

[You were confused and asked blankly: "Why?"]

【why? 】

【He pointed at you helplessly. 】

[“Because you come from a more real world, the anchor point value is higher than it... From the moment you were born, you naturally replaced it and became the only anchor point!”]

[“Therefore, the master of the dream is no longer me, but you, a being who is more advanced than me…”]

[The old Taoist priest in purple robes didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. ]

[“So why were you born here? Do you know that the moment you anchor this dream world as reality, the eternal wilderness outside falls into a superposition state of existence and non-existence?”]

[“As long as you don’t wake up from your dream, the Eternal Primordial Desolation will not exist. If you never wake up, the Eternal Primordial Desolation will be equivalent to a world-destroying catastrophe…”]

【“But you can’t wake up!”】

[The young Taoist looked helpless.]

[“Waking up from a dream is the same as dying in the dream. It’s fine for others, but how did you die? Once you die, the dream starts over again! This is a paradox!”]

[You won’t wake up from the dream unless you die. 】

[If you die, restart immediately! ]

[So you successfully found the bug...]

[This news made you even more silent, because you found that your existence not only did not bring any benefit to everyone, but instead added a disaster that would destroy the world! ]

[“We thought about the possibility of you being born outside, and we even reached an agreement long ago that as soon as you are born, we will immediately work together to protect you. No matter what troubles you encounter, we can help you solve them.”]

[“You will get stronger support than any previous protagonist, and a smoother way to pass the game.”]

[“We have also prepared for you the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, a confidante, a close friend, a mentor, a helpful friend, innate spiritual treasures, and infinite merits… We have prepared everything you can think of, and even things you can’t think of!”]

[“But, the only thing we didn’t plan to let you live in this dream…”]

【…】

[The simple mode of life was perfectly avoided by you. ]

[You remain silent for a long time...]

[“But this is inevitable.”]

[The old man with grey beard has a calm look in his eyes. 】

[“We should have thought of this. The protagonist was born to solve problems. Since we are well prepared, what problems could there be in the prehistoric world that you need to solve?”]

[“Furthermore, Xue Xuan also said that we are in a non-existent background era, so all our psychology and behavior are set by that indescribable existence. No matter what choice we make, it will fall within His will.”]

[“Back then, Xue Xuan asked us to lie down, which was actually the most correct strategy. If we act, we will be wrong, but if we do nothing, we will be right… The best way is of course to wait for your arrival. Any other strategy may create problems in the future.”]

[“Of course, the reason why we came up with this countermeasure was because it was the result He set…”]

【…】

[They said a lot, and it was through their stories that you finally pieced together the correct worldview of this world bit by bit.]

[The dream world originated from an experiment by the saints of the eternal wilderness to resist fate and pursue independence. It was created according to the stories in the classics of Western religions, led by the Taoist Master Jie Yin and assisted by the saints! ]

[Its purpose is to create an "anchor point" in order to escape the limitations imposed by the simulated protagonist.]

[So the dreamer is actually the nine saints of the prehistoric world, and the monkey is the collective will they cast, which is equivalent to the positioning of the protagonist and is also the anchor point set by the nine saints...]

[However, your sudden appearance ruined all these plans. You replaced the monkey's "anchor point", making it inoperative, and the dream could not end, even causing all living beings and the world in the eternal wilderness to fall into an unimaginable crisis of extinction.]

[If you want to end the dream, you have to die, but once you die you have to restart, which causes a bug...]

[This coincidence cannot be called a coincidence. It is completely like the result of the deliberate action of the unspeakable person, whose purpose is to punish those bold offenders who try to pirate "Anchor Point" and seek independence! ]

[If this is really the case, then His goal has obviously been achieved. With just one move, the Nine Saints are almost on their knees begging Him to show mercy...]

[After understanding the above, you have rebuilt your worldview and transformed from a clueless person to a complete protagonist with a clear understanding of the world! ]

【But you are even more desperate. 】

[The more you know, the more you realize how difficult your situation is. You have actually been stuck with a bug... How can you pass the level in the future? ]

【you do not know.】

[You seem to have learned a lot of information during this trip, but upon closer inspection, it's all just minor details, and I still don't know how to pass the level...]

[After a long time, with no life in your eyes, you silently asked the last question. ]

[“Can those people who were awakened by me really be reborn in the eternal wilderness?”]

【This is your biggest concern. 】

[He nodded and gave you the answer you wanted: "Yes, because you did save them to the eternal wilderness, but... it was useless."]

[You know what He means: Because you are not in the eternal wilderness! ]

[As long as you, the "anchor point", don't mind where they go...]

[After a long while, you took a deep breath, and there seemed to be thousands of words in your heart... but in the end, you just said to Him sincerely. ]

【“谢谢。”】

【Then he stood up, turned around and left silently. 】

[He was stunned for a moment, and seemed to see through your mood, and couldn't help but sigh...]

【…】

After bidding farewell to "Patriarch Bodhi", we walked out of the "Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave" step by step, and gradually left the "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain".

The old General Lin took his last step and returned to the silent "God's Tomb".

The tombs are silent, and as they should be, they are silent.

He silently selected two vacant lots, piled up a mound of earth on one of them, and carved a stone tablet with the following bold words:

[The tomb of my disciple Liu Wukong]!
This can only be an empty tomb.

Then, he dug a big hole in another open space and lay down calmly in the hole.

Looking up at the sky, white clouds are floating. If you don’t know, who can guess that this world is just a dream?
Looking at the blue sky, white clouds, sun, moon and stars that seemed real and illusory, Lin Liu's lips moved slightly with empty eyes...

[Complex thoughts are flying in your mind: reality, illusion, dream...]

[“Five hundred years in the human world are like a dream and an illusion…”]

[You laugh silently, and then there is no sound...]

……

(End of this chapter)