From the end of the world

Chapter 757 The Awakening of Tai Sui

Although it's uncertain whether the ability to see through lies is useful to the Lord of the Divine Seal, Tai Sui, at least I didn't sense that he was lying.

Willow shadows...

This answer was not unexpected; in fact, I felt there were no other options.

At the same time, if Liu Shuying is indeed the one who holds the seal, it can also answer a question from the past, namely why Liu Shuying wanted to cooperate with me to find the Mountain Two Elements and assassinate them.

A crucial reason why I joined Liu Shuying in assassinating Meng Zhang, the lord of Taoyuan Township, was that Meng Zhang was a prime suspect in the Shan Liangyi case at the time. It wasn't just that I was sworn enemies with Shan Liangyi; Liu Shuying also had a significant motive for assassinating him, though she simply hadn't openly revealed it to me.

Now, re-examining this question, the answer becomes clear. It's highly likely that Willow Shadow, like Tai Sui, the master of the Divine Seal, is planning to use the Divine Seal to change the world once again. However, unlike Tai Sui, who pursues the Divine Seal with the motivation of saving the world, Willow Shadow's direction is likely the opposite.

Based on my past way of thinking, what would I do if I obtained the Divine Seal? First, I certainly wouldn't stop the apocalypse; I'd let it happen. However, having already obtained the Divine Seal, self-preservation during the apocalyptic catastrophe wouldn't be a problem. It's entirely possible that after experiencing the devastation of the apocalypse, I would change things and travel to the next world.

It's not just the controllers of the divine seals who can survive the apocalypse; even the Great Impermanence, who has opened the third gate, might have no problem surviving the all-destroying apocalypse—even the Void cannot easily eliminate such beings, making it hard to imagine what other calamity could unconditionally annihilate them. Furthermore, such beings also affect the updating of the worldview, making it necessary to eliminate them in advance.

After the world's destruction, Shan Liangyi may not necessarily reincarnate into another world; he might choose to reincarnate into the past timeline. At least until he personally avenges the Old Fist God, he certainly won't choose to truly say goodbye to this world.

At the time when Liu Shuying proposed cooperation to me, Shan Liangyi's progress in collecting the power seeds was not yet sufficient to reopen the third door, making it arguably the best time to eliminate them.

But if we're really talking about timing, wouldn't it be best to obtain the complete Divine Seal? Even the Mountain Two Elements would be powerless against the power of the Divine Seal... Or is it that Liu Shuying judges that if the Mountain Two Elements, restored to its peak, were to fully unleash its "reincarnation" power, it might not even be able to lock onto it completely by the power of the Divine Seal, and the Mountain Two Elements might even be reincarnated into the "next world," affecting the completeness of its worldview?

It seems that Xuanming, through his collaboration and exchanges with the Gospel Institute, analyzed the hidden seal holder and thus it's highly likely that Yama, the head of the Gospel Institute, also possessed similar clues. As Yama's collaborator, Shan Liangyi would most likely be wary of the hidden seal holder and Tai Sui, the master of the divine seal. Although it's unknown whether Shan Liangyi also coveted the divine seal, even if not, he would certainly hinder the collection and repair of the divine seal by someone other than himself.

Therefore, from this perspective, it is necessary for the Seal Master, Liu Shuying, to eliminate the Mountain Yin-Yang while it is still weak.

"Your innate talent for manifesting spirits is at least half related to the willow tree shadow," said Tai Sui, the Lord of the Divine Seal.

"My talent?" I didn't expect the topic to suddenly veer like this. "How so?"

“I’ve told you this before, haven’t I? After coming to this new world and becoming the Great Impermanence Tai Sui, although I possess the power and identity of the Great Impermanence, I cannot use my magic power smoothly,” Tai Sui said.

“Yes, I did say that. According to you, it's because your spirituality clashes with this new world,” I said.

After Tai Sui nodded, he said, "You should now be able to feel my spirit permeating this illusory realm. The divine seal can manifest the user's inner world. This realm that denies magic and the bizarre is the manifestation of my worldview."

"Naturally, my soul is incompatible with the new world. It's like a land animal thrown into the sea, or an aquatic animal thrown ashore, unable to move freely as it did in its original world. Even if I were given immense magical power, I could never wield it as skillfully as you do. By the standards of a Witcher, I would certainly be the least talented human in the world."

"But on the other hand, any human being who is the opposite of me will be quite compatible with the new world and will possess exceptional magical talent. Considering that the current world was created under Willow Shadow's wishes, the more similar one's spirituality is to Willow Shadow, the more outstanding one's magical talent will be."

"So, is my talent...?" I understood the answer.

“Similarity has power,” Tai Sui said. “Your past spirituality was too similar to that of Liu Shuying. Although the impulse to pursue adventure is not unique to you and Liu Shuying, people who are crazy enough not to care about the destruction of the world are very rare.”

"And even within this group, the similarities between you are exceptionally high. Perhaps when I described the willow shadow last time, you also had some thoughts in your mind, like, 'I've had similar thoughts before...'"

"...Is there some kind of conspiracy involved?" I began to have doubts.

“I’ve had similar thoughts, which is why I let you continue to retain your status as a Void Realm Apostle in the past. If you are some kind of tool that Liu Shuying set up in the new world, then keeping you close at hand will allow for a better handling of the situation,” Tai Sui said. “And after a long period of observation, I can prove that you are innocent.”

"Thinking about it carefully, it's not that strange. Although there are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same, out of the eight billion leaves in the world, there must be at least two or three leaves that are extremely similar. You just happen to be one of them."

After thinking it over, I asked, "But even if it's just like that... I wouldn't necessarily become a naturally manifested spirit, would I?"

Throughout Luoshan's history, countless individuals have possessed extraordinary talents for various reasons. To be born with the potential to become a Great Impermanence (a powerful being) sounds extraordinary, but it's not entirely absurd. Dongche once said that those who can become Great Impermanence are mostly extraordinary from birth; rather than being human, they are more like born deities walking the earth in human form. Xuanming is a typical example. Innate manifestation of spiritual power has always been considered an "impossible creation," something even Lianshan Liangyi seems to have never seen before; they had never even imagined such a thing existed.

“As I just said, your innate manifestation is not entirely caused by the willow tree shadow. There is another half of the reason, which is probably the Vermilion Bird Seed of the Two Elements of the Mountain.” Tai Sui said, “‘Magical talent’ sounds like only one thing, but it is actually a general term for countless talents.”

"You were likely the human with the highest level of cultivation talent in this new world. You could have cultivated everything from weapon crafting and alchemy to combat, farming, formations, illusions, and various elemental powers and spells. You could have easily mastered them all. You were blessed with great fortune and destiny. In this world, you could become anyone. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you possessed a talent and luck that made your wishes come true."

"But after the Vermilion Bird Seed intervened, all your talents and fortune were transformed and integrated into the power of fire and weapon forging... The power of weapon forging was not even transformed out; you essentially only have the power of fire."

"The extreme concentration of your talent makes your fire talent extremely powerful. And often, it is not the size or quantity that is truly terrifying, but the high density, which is also the powerful essence of the Great Impermanence Power. Such a huge density even distorted the Vermilion Bird Seed and produced some mysterious reactions."

"Among all the four seeds, the Vermilion Bird seed is the one that helps the Yellow Dragon the most and also embodies the greatest expectations of the Mountain Yin and Yang, filled with the Mountain Yin and Yang's desire to prove their Dao and manifest their power. As a manifestation of the legendary realm, it also possesses a high density of true spiritual power. Combined with your already absurd talent that was almost able to make your wishes come true, it miraculously created the innate talent for manifestation that you possessed in the past."

The Tai Sui (a deity in Chinese mythology) didn't provide any relevant evidence. This description alone made it somewhat unbelievable to me. However, I must admit it's the most convincing answer I've received so far. I accepted it almost immediately.

The innate spiritual talent may have ultimately been fulfilled by the Vermilion Bird Seed of the Mountain Two Elements... I wonder what the Mountain Two Elements would think if they knew this.

Tai Sui paused for a moment, as if giving me time to process, before speaking again.

"Alright, let's get back to our original topic..."

"While I am very grateful that you told me about the origin of my innate spiritual talent, I'm sorry, but if you're asking me for fragments of the divine seal, I still can't grant your request," I said.

"Still don't you trust me?"

Tai Sui sighed again, then his gaze hardened, and he said, "There's nothing we can do. Since that's the case—"

Is he planning to make a move? Although the connection between me and the fragments of the Divine Seal is currently too strong for him to directly interfere with my life, this is still a Void Realm, and he might be able to do so if he wanted to. However, I am not without power. The Lord of the Divine Seal is currently very weak, and with the power of the Third Gate, even in the Void Realm, I might be able to suppress and defeat him.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, he actually said this: "--Then, I will entrust all the fragments of the Divine Seal to you, and let you become the Lord of the Divine Seal."

"What?" I almost thought I had misheard.

"I've recovered two Divine Seal Fragments, and you've bound two to me. Adding to the thirteen you already possess, you have a total of seventeen Divine Seal Fragments. Although you're still one short, Number Two in the real world has three. Ask her for them; she certainly won't refuse," Tai Sui said. "Once you have eighteen or more Divine Seal Fragments, recovering the remaining ones will be a matter of moments. After that, once I step down as Lord of the Divine Seals, you will be the master of the Doomsday Divine Seal."

"With the power of the Doomsday God Seal, you can snatch the Reality God Seal from the Old Fist God, and finally synthesize the complete God Seal to save the world."

"No, wait a minute..." I felt a little confused.

Furthermore, did he inadvertently reveal some crucial information just now? Snatching the Divine Seal of the Present World from the Old Fist God… The Divine Seal of the Present World is currently in the Old Fist God's hands? That seemingly most powerful and unpredictable person, who always seems to only think about martial arts, ...

The ability to see through lies still failed to raise an alarm... Was everything Tai Sui said true?

I gathered my thoughts and asked, "Right now, you can only maintain your self-awareness by possessing the Divine Seal, right? And you said you would step down from your position as the Lord of the Divine Seal... Can I interpret that as you dying?"

“That’s one way to understand it,” Tai Sui nodded. “I was able to possess the divine seal by simulating the nature of a child of divinity using the power of the Doomsday Divine Seal. But ultimately, my soul is not compatible with all types of new world power, let alone truly compatible with the nature of a child of divinity. So once I transfer all the authority over the seal to you, I will be unable to maintain this ability.”

"Are you serious? You hand me the button to restart the world, and you're going to die alone... Isn't your wish to return the world to the way you know it? Even if the world is saved, you won't be able to go back, right?" I asked.

Upon hearing this, Tai Sui simply replied with the following sentence: "Success need not be achieved by me."

(End of this chapter)