Chapter 707: Moral Concepts and Revealed Identity
Chapter 707: Moral Concepts and Revealed Identity
When the two parties in a fight essentially have exactly the same goals, then no matter what the process is, the final result is almost predictable.
It’s like one party chooses to play a fixed match - maybe the two sides haven’t communicated with each other, but they can definitely achieve the result that both parties want to see through tacit understanding.
After the two sides fought back and forth for several rounds, Zhu Qiansi soon revealed a flaw and was locked by the talisman formation.
The green light of the talisman array wrapped around Zhu Qiansi's body, and then she revealed her true form in this illusion.
The ground cracked and a huge spider crawled out from the ground, but the talismans with green light were like long and thin nails, nailing it firmly.
Soon, the spider gradually calmed down and was nailed to the ground bit by bit, unable to move - even the movements of the Liuzhen townspeople who were besieging Lin Yu and his party also stopped.
"finished?"
Yunzhen murmured.
Snowy Owl frowned: "I'm afraid not yet..."
As soon as the words fell, the figures of Yunzhen and Xuan Yunzi suddenly stopped - and then, the figures of the two disappeared.
The sudden disappearance of the two Taoist priests from Taiqing Sect made Gao Shan and Xue Xiao a little nervous.
"What's going on?"
Gao Shan asked, subconsciously looking at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu, who was still watching the show, answered Gao Shan's question: "She is going to fulfill her promise."
As soon as the words fell, Gao Shan was about to say something, but suddenly he found that his eyes turned white.
All that was seen was a pale, dazzling scene like a snowy field, which instantly replaced the original scene of Liu Town.
"What's happening here?!"
Gao Shan was startled.
The only things around them that weren't white were their group of players - and even in this white scenery, they could spot the flying knives from afar.
The guy was hiding hundreds of meters away from them. He was also frightened by the sudden change and screams came from a distance.
Only Lin Yu remained calm: "This is Liu Town, the real Liu Town... This is also what Zhu Qiansi promised, a way for both of us to pass through."
Although everything was white at first glance and nothing could be seen clearly, after getting used to it a little, Li Nian was the first to discover...
"Oh my, this is definitely the outline of Liu Zhen," Li Nian reached out and touched the pure white wall beside him, blinking, "Wait, are these all causal threads?"
The lines and outlines in the vast white are exactly the same as the Liuzhen illusion they just entered.
Not just the buildings—even the people walking on the street.
"Yes, these are all Liu Zhens 'sealed' by her karmic threads," Lin Yu said softly. "For Zhu Qiansi, when Taiqing Patriarch almost killed it, it had no choice but to bind all of its karmic threads to Liu Zhen in order to survive."
"So, neither the ruins we saw underground nor the illusion we just experienced can be called the real 'Liu Zhen'—the real Liu Zhen has been forever sealed within her body by the thread of karma."
Lin Yu said softly, and Haiou spoke in surprise.
"But how can we clear the level at the same time?"
"Liu Zhen and the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Thread Demon Lord have been fused into one by this immense 'Cause and Effect Thread' magical power. This is an advanced use of the causal thread unknown to any of us—through the intertwining and replacement of cause and effect, it can fuse two previously unrelated concepts into one. Although this technique requires the consumption of an extremely large amount of causal thread, requires centuries of preparation, and has various restrictions, it is clear that Zhu Qiansi has achieved it."
"So originally, when the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord was resurrected, this Liu Zhen would naturally reappear; and when Liu Zhen reappeared, the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord would also be resurrected," Lin Yu said the facts Zhu Qiansi had told him, pausing. "But that was when Zhu Qiansi was the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord."
"The one manipulating the thread of karma is now Zhu Qiansi, not the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Thread Demon Lord. Although they were originally one and the same, Zhu Qiansi has decided to abandon her thousand-year cultivation and her demonic identity by 'severing karma'."
"So, at this final moment, Liu Zhen and the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord will appear at the same time—but they will not appear in the world. Instead, they will be unsealed in the form of 'dissipation and destruction.'"
Lin Yu explained, and then told the conclusion to several players: "Then, the conditions for clearing the mission for both of us will be met at the same time."
After listening to Lin Yu say so much, Snowy Owl, Gao Shan and Seagull still had some doubts.
But this doubt only lasted a short time before it was dispelled by facts.
"Shh-!"
The originally white spider silk was removed, and a frozen "frame" of the past captured from Liuzhen emerged from under the spider silk.
It was exactly the same scene as seen in the illusion - but it was even more vivid than the environment that seemed real.
And at the moment when the frozen "Liu Zhen" appeared, a blood-written prompt popped up in front of all the players.
【Mission conditions completed! 】
“Is it actually possible?”
The seagull was very surprised.
Li Nian also laughed: "Great, we've passed the level!"
In the small gap before the bloody words "Game Over" appeared and the dizziness came over them and pulled them into the [Settlement Space], Snow Owl and Gao Shan suddenly realized something.
"Wait a minute, we're almost there... Yunzhen and Xuanyunzi aren't here either, so this demon can't be killed, right?!"
Snowy Owl asked.
Gao Shan also frowned: "What on earth is going on?"
Lin Yu looked at the two of them, a look of regret on his face: "Ah, it seems that they really can't die. That demon is still more skilled... I lied to you!"
Behind her, the figure of Zhu Qiansi wearing a collar emerged. Lin Yu reached out and hooked the collar around Zhu Qiansi's neck, grinning: "Sorry, I don't actually have any moral concepts."
"Why on earth are you doing this?!"
Now even the seagull showed a puzzled expression.
Lin Yu looked around at everyone and said softly, "Well, this is easy to explain. I only need to say one sentence, and I'm sure you will all suddenly understand."
"Let me introduce myself again. I'm not 'Old Yao' from 'Jiang'an Hall'. That's just a guy I knew a long time ago. You guys who come from big organizations really don't care about local organizations. He's been very popular in Jiangcheng recently. If you ask around, you'll find out... 'Old Yao' is a man."
"As for my real organization and code name..."
"'Psychological Society', 'Clozapine'."
"Or, you can also call me 'Zhu Ming'."
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