Long River Eternity

"Oh no!" Lin Ding thought to himself, realizing he had asked a stupid question. "Even if the law of cause and effect can really be used to calculate, it would only show that I, Lin Ding, have come to support Pavilion Master Nian and the other person, not Yang An."

If he could truly deduce, he would surely be able to see through my impersonation of Yang An at a glance.

Since he didn't see through it, he must not have been able to deduce any outcome. After all, even Fuxi couldn't predict the future of Yang An and the others, let alone Bai Ze.

Just as Lin Ding was lost in thought, Bai Ze suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, I would like to continue our discussion about the issue of enslaving humans."

"Are you ever going to stop?" Zhan Tianqiong, oblivious to Bai Ze's strange behavior, roared angrily when he heard that Bai Ze was still thinking about enslaving humans.

Lin Ding didn't speak, but stared at Bai Ze with a solemn expression.

Bai Ze ignored Zhan Tianqiong and continued, "I remember Di Jun once asked you a question: Nowadays, humans can tame demonic beasts as mounts and battle pets, use cattle and horses for labor, and even raise poultry and livestock for food. If one day, the roles of humans and demonic beasts were reversed, what would you think?"

Back then, your answer filled me with admiration, and I still remember it vividly to this day. It even briefly made me consider joining your ranks and working with you to create the world you envisioned. Now, could I hear your answer from back then once more?

Upon hearing this, Lin Ding was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, "I've never even thought about this question, so how would I know how Yang An answered it back then?"

After a moment, Lin Ding sighed softly. Although he had no way of knowing how Yang An answered, he knew in his heart that Bai Ze had seen through his pretense.

So he asked with a wry smile, "What was his answer?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze smiled faintly, his tone calm yet sharp with insight: "You are indeed not Yang An. Since I have had many interactions with the current demon race, I have heard of the great name of Lin Ding, the successor of the Divine Envoy. You must be him."

Bai Ze paused, looked Lin Ding up and down, and continued, "I heard you are Yang An's disciple, but judging from your performance, you don't seem to have learned much real skill from him, nor do you have his kind of spirit and vision. Did he take you as his disciple simply because you possess the Chaos Body?"

Upon hearing these words, Lin Ding's face instantly turned extremely ugly. His lips moved slightly, but he ultimately did not utter a sound.

He found that he couldn't find any words to refute Bai Ze's words.

Yang An led Lin Ding into the vast world of cultivation, imparting all his knowledge of the cultivation methods for the Chaos Body, and also took him on a journey through his own memories.

In this chaotic world, this guidance gave Lin Ding the ability to protect himself and also empowered him to protect others.

Although Lin Ding never called Yang An "Master" in person, there is no doubt that Yang An was already his mentor on the path of cultivation.

"Besides cultivation, did I really not learn anything else from him?" Lin Ding couldn't help but ask himself in his heart.

For a long time, Lin Ding had believed that he had witnessed Yang An's growth process after arriving on the Pangu Continent in Yang An's memory, and thought he knew Yang An inside and out.

However, his understanding was merely superficial. Most of the time, his attention was focused on Yang An's cultivation methods and insights, combat experience, and even the customs and culture of the ancient world, but he neglected to delve into Yang An's inner world.

Even though he could vaguely sense Yang An's various thoughts, he never delved into the deeper meanings behind them.

These few times he entered the ancient memories, although he experienced everything from Yang An's perspective, Lin Ding felt as if he were watching an immersive movie, always standing in the perspective of a third person, listening to a distant story.

Yang An takes Lin Ding on a journey through memories from his own perspective. Is it merely to let him watch a movie and hear a story?

Obviously not. Yang An's actions were actually intended to impart all his knowledge, thoughts, and ideas to Lin Ding without reservation, but Lin Ding never understood his good intentions.

When Lin Ding finally realized this, guilt and regret surged into his heart like a tide.

He suddenly recalled that when Yang An heard Fuxi mention the Great Calamity, he fell into deep thought, imagining many possibilities in his mind, and then eliminating them one by one, until only two possibilities remained: first, a war between tribes; second, visitors from outer space.

After all, with the powerful combat strength of the Pangu Continent, even a meteorite impact could be easily resolved by those powerful beings, so it is hard to imagine what other calamity could possibly befall them.

However, extraterrestrial visitors are too ethereal and elusive to grasp, leaving only the possibility of war between tribes.

On the continent of Pangu, there are four main ethnic groups: the Sand Clan, the Sea Clan, the Human Clan, and the Demon Clan.

The Sand Clan is mainly composed of insectoids and some rock-based life forms, which are to be referred to in the future as silicon-based life forms; the Sea Clan is composed of various marine organisms.

These two groups are numerous, but their intelligence is relatively low, and there are few strong individuals within them. Apart from occasional minor conflicts, they are unlikely to pose a major threat.

Therefore, the only remaining threat to humanity in the future is the demon race.

After witnessing the harmonious coexistence of humans and demons in Tianshui City, Yang An resolved to dedicate himself to promoting this model of human-demon coexistence, hoping to eliminate the possibility of future wars between humans and demons.

After that, everything Yang An did revolved around this goal.

Lin Ding was seriously injured by Cang Hu and subsequently fell into ancient memories for more than a month.

During that period, Yang An made many efforts to deal with the transvestite issue. Although Lin Ding was aware of this, he did not delve into the reasons behind it.

In Yang An's memory, Lin Ding followed in his footsteps and also experienced the peace and tranquility of Tianshui City.

In that world, humans and demons lived in harmony, like a beautiful painting.

It was this unique experience that made Lin Ding agree with Yang An's ideas. He realized that this model might be able to resolve the stalemate between humans and monsters that had existed on the continent of Kyushu for thousands of years.

Both Lin Ding and Yang An are working hard to resolve the conflict between humans and demons, but Lin Ding's thoughts are far less profound than Yang An's.

He never took the initiative to learn from Yang An's approach, nor did he ever discuss the matter in depth with Yang An; he simply moved forward silently based on his own ideas.

Looking back now, Lin Ding suddenly realized.

Perhaps Yang An spent more than a month in his memories precisely to teach himself how to properly handle the complex issues between humans and demons in such a direct way.