Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 491 - 446: Focusing on a Bluff
Not far away, Qingxi, Fei Ying, Xu Xia, and Wei Gu, slowly closing in, also heard Wu Hen's final exchange with the Green-tailed God.
To be honest, they all felt a wave of goosebumps inexplicably rise on their skin.
Too cruel!
Lord Wu Tian's last few sentences caused a much deeper trauma than the earlier trampling of the Holy Soul.
The rage from being hurt by the Thunder Sting Stone, the pain from being executed by the Thunder God Mountain, in the next life, all of that would merely become a memory. But Wu Hen's final words were like branding the Green-tailed God with a curse, no matter how many cycles of reincarnation he went through or what methods he used to contend with the Heavenly Tribulation, he would never be able to ascend to the rank of Supreme Deity...
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And this was not mere talk; there was evidence.
The evidence was that if the Green-tailed God had become a Supreme Deity, endowed with the ability to traverse time and space, he would appear at this moment to prevent his past self from suffering such humiliation.
But no, it hadn't happened – not now, not ever.
How could the Green-tailed God's dao heart not shatter??
He went through countless lives solely to achieve the position of Supreme Deity; unlike other Divine beings who sat high above, even though he possessed the same strength and Divine Rank, he would continue to fall back into the mortal realm and start from scratch just to climb even higher.
Perhaps not even the true Buddhas had such a temperament... He himself was convinced that in some lifetime, he would achieve it, including this lifetime where he hadn't succeeded, and he hadn't been disheartened, until Wu Hen's words spoke his collapse!
"I believe my words have touched your soul. On your way to the Netherworld, think it through; you are different from others, you reincarnate with memories, so it's useful for you to clarify things on your journey." Wu Hen thrust the Thunder Spear cleanly to send the Green-tailed God on his way to reincarnate.
"Wait!" The Green-tailed God had more to say. His eyes, fixed on Wu Hen, no longer held the previous mania and unwillingness.
"You don't really think that your supreme self got stuck on the Huangquan Road, do you?" Wu Hen asked.
"I thought you were just a run-of-the-mill divine being, ignorant of true cultivation, which made me see you with new eyes."
"I admit, that sentence of yours is quite pleasing to hear, but I still have to kill you. You devoured Jiang Heng; whatever you spat out is too disgusting for me to touch, so you must still die, especially since you've done so much evil in this life, killing too many people of Tongtian City. As a being that is both righteous and evil, I cannot tolerate such a miscreant beast. However, I will not pursue responsibility for your next life, hoping that you will walk the path of good and cultivate accordingly," Wu Hen said.
"I'm not trying to cling to life... You'll find what you want inside my ancient tomb. If I take this puzzlement into my reincarnation, I won't be able to achieve anything for many lives, and I'll fall back into self-doubt. If you can resolve this for me before I die, I can offer you something in return," said the Green-tailed God, lowering his stance.
"If you'd spoken to me with this attitude earlier, why would I have beaten you to such a state?" Wu Hen stroked his chin where an imaginary beard would be.
Good stuff!
Heh, that can certainly be discussed.
The Green-tailed God remained silent, obviously waiting for the other to rebuild his dao heart.
Since his dao heart could be shattered by a single sentence, it could also be remolded. Most importantly, the Green-tailed God was absolutely unwilling to reincarnate with such confusion. He would need to go through countless reincarnations to potentially escape this deadlock!
Wu Hen, of course, understood the Green-tailed God's thoughts.
To get extra benefits, he would have to resolve the confusion just mentioned; otherwise, even becoming divine would still result in being lost.
"You really have a tough final breath, truly worthy of a Devil Beast God. Since you can set aside your previous hatred and sincerely seek guidance, then I am not incapable of giving you some advice," Wu Hen adopted the air of a superior being.
"Please, enlighten me." Of course, the Green-tailed God would not swallow this breath.
"Your reincarnation is indeed a very powerful boon, and you cleverly used this Law to avoid the terrifying Heavenly Tribulations... but as I've said before, the path you've taken is unworkable. You believe you can reincarnate infinitely, and among the infinities, there will eventually be one time you become a Supreme Deity, shattering time and space, eternal and undying. But as I said earlier, if you truly reached that state, then some version of you in some timeline would already have achieved the Golden Body and become an immortal. Since that has not happened, it only shows you're merely moving from one reincarnation to the next, slightly different from the last, but ultimately the overall result remains the same. Zero plus zero, no matter how many times you add it, is still zero. Heavenly Tribulations cleanse you anew each time," Wu Hen said.
The Green-tailed God fell silent, feeling humiliated once again.
"You should not contemplate the present from the perspective of a reincarnator, nor should you gaze up at the unstoppable Heavenly Tribulations from the ground. You need to return to the starting point of your reincarnation and seriously consider whether you should step into another whirlpool labyrinth again. Your reincarnation is like walking into a whirlpool every time; with this, how could you ever achieve supremacy? Facts have proved that such an approach will never conquer the Heavenly Tribulations; they cleanse your cultivation every time," Wu Hen continued.
These words made the Green-tailed God feel a slight stir.
Each reincarnation was indeed just a journey into a similar life's whirlpool, seeming to experience the myriad mortal realms, cultivating mentality and cultivation again and again, but in fact, it's just a series of sophisticated conundrums.
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"You carry memories into reincarnation, but each time you enter the Beast Path, where the fate is sealed—being fattened and then slaughtered. Whether you live a comfortable life or a longer one depends solely on the slaughterer. So why do you insist on stepping into the cycle of the Beast Path every time? Why not try walking the other paths? The other paths may not guarantee your ascension to the position of a Supreme Deity, but the unknown holds the potential for you to become supreme," Wu Hen continued.
Hearing his cycle of reincarnation being compared to entering the Beast Path made the Green-tailed God very uncomfortable. But because his physical body was close to death, this in turn made him calm down and reflect at the brink of passing away.
"What you mean is, it's wrong for me to carry memories into reincarnation. Because I have memories, each time I am reborn, I'm obsessed with reclaiming my past glory. And once I start on this path, I am doomed to tread the same old wrong path, and the end result is that I still cannot overcome the Heavenly Tribulation," the Green-tailed God, a demon beast who had lived a long life, quickly understood Wu Hen's meaning.
"You are quite insightful, already learning to view the problem from a high-dimensional perspective. Yes, your problem lies in carrying memories into reincarnation. You think that with the knowledge from your past life, you can avoid taking detours in your next life. In reality, this memory-laden self is strangling each life's natural instinct. Once natural instincts are erased, your potential is capped. You spend this life walking the doomed path, and in the end, the Heavenly Tribulation resets everything. After each reset, you summarize the narrow experiences of your past life and repeat the past, narrowing your path until your spirit is shattered, completely collapsing and becoming a Lost Soul in the cosmos," Wu Hen also eloquently explained.
This speech struck the Green-tailed God like thunder, hitting him hard!
Taking memories into reincarnation was a skill he was most proud of, the most powerful 'cheat' in the Cultivation World. Yet because of this 'cheat,' with each life, he walked a narrower path.
And the Heavenly Tribulation, it seemed to be a punishment for taking this path in cultivation, allowing him to taste the fruit of cultivating at an accelerated pace and surpassing others in each life, but also sowing the seeds of a fate where becoming a Supreme Deity is impossible!
Awakening as if from a dream, he suddenly came to a realization!
"Respect each of your lives, do not let that morose, resentful self who lives forever in the shadows control your fresh cycle of reincarnation. The you who has already failed have no right to guide the you that holds a promising future, even if the future you also fails, it's at least on the same level as the already failed you," Wu Hen said.
These words truly touched the soul of the Green-tailed God.
Each time he reincarnated and his memory revived, he couldn't wait to regain his Primordial Spirit, always believing that reclaiming it would allow him to become invincible in that era; he completely ignored the fact that his natural way of cultivating was excellent...
"Can I go and be reincarnated now? You can take your time to think on Huangquan Road," Wu Hen asked.
The Green-tailed God's thoughts were chaotic, but he indeed had a glimpse of insight. When he looked at Wu Hen again, there was a trace of reverence in his eyes. If it weren't for Wu Hen beating him into this state, he could even call him "Master"!
Perhaps life is like a play, and an enemy whom he hated taught him the true meaning of reincarnation.
"You needn't bother, I've lost this life, but I've also understood," said the Green-tailed God.
"That won't do, we need to complete the process!" Wu Hen said, and thrust the Thunder Spear into the heart of the Green-tailed God, sending him on his way!
This time, the Green-tailed God didn't show much pain, just a hint of surprise.
He was surprised; why didn't the man wait for him to offer something beneficial before making his move?
Indeed, like a master, he didn't really care about the trivial benefits offered by others. Presumably, in the future, he is destined to ascend to even higher dimensions, and what's left behind by others wouldn't affect his promotion.
But since he had gained this understanding, the Green-tailed God still pointed towards his coffin before he died.
When worshipping the gods at a temple, the gods don't care about your incense, but you can't come empty-handed!
The Green-tailed God died completely.
Wu Hen, in turn, inherited the vast network of the Tianxuan Saint Decision and also gained the Cultivation of the Green-tailed God in this life.
Breaking through True Yuan is difficult, and Wu Hen discovered that his Holy Child was no longer locked as it was before. Receiving a massive infusion of Elemental Energy, he broke through, advancing Wu Hen to the Holy Origin Realm.
How exciting!
All the waiting was not in vain; happily advancing to the Holy Origin Realm, he could now swagger in the Cang Chu Divine Realm. If he drew his sword, please call me Wu Tian!
"You seem to have changed. Ever since you defeated Disaster, your understanding of the universe has ascended to a higher dimension," Bai Ze said, giving a very high appraisal of Wu Hen's conversation with the Green-tailed God.
"Really?" Wu Hen, while greedily absorbing Elemental Energy, responded calmly and collectedly, "Actually, I just didn't want him to seek revenge on me after his reincarnation. Who knows what he would be born as in his next life, and if he locks horns with me, I really would find it troublesome."
"Eh..." Bai Ze suddenly fell silent.
It turns out the main point was just a bluff!
If the Green-tailed God truly deleted his memory and reincarnated, he really would have fallen for Wu Hen's ruse.
"My late wife, Liu Mengying, once said that each cycle of reincarnation is not sequentially connected in time. In fact, each cycle may overlap in the same spacetime. If the next life of the Green-tailed God were to reincarnate in the present or in a few decades, then I would have experienced great trouble indeed. I must admit, that guy is pretty strong," Wu Hen said.
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