Gou Zai Fei Men made up myths

Am I Shen Mo? The soul from another ordinary world that transmigrated here due to an accident (or perhaps it wasn't an accident at all?) and possessed the body of a Qi Refining cultivator also named Shen Mo. With a little bit of cleverness and a mysterious "system," I struggled to survive and miraculously made it to this day.

Or... am I Qingyunzi all along? Is that ancient, tragic guardian, that wisp of remnant soul sent into reincarnation, hoping to "return," who, after experiencing countless mysteries of the womb and the cleansing of reincarnation, is now awakening in this life, in this body and soul named "Shen Mo"?

Those myths I considered "fabricated," those "inspirations" that remarkably aligned with Qingyunzi's deeds, those insights that seemed to have an innate affinity for the "Yuanhai Daojing"... weren't they just coincidences, not talents, but rather... fragments of memories deeply buried in the origin flowing back?

Is this resemblance the most direct and irrefutable evidence?!

No! There is a third possibility! A possibility that is even colder and more despairing!

Perhaps... I am not an independent "Shen Mo" at all! My transmigration, my acquisition of the "Myriad Laws Source Pearl" (system), my taking over the Qingyun Sect, my "fabricating" myths to gather fortune, until I found the Qingyun Palace, obtained the inheritance, and activated this reincarnation mark... all of this, from the very beginning, was a massive and suffocating scheme!

It was Qingyunzi, or some other unpredictable being acting in Qingyunzi's name, who meticulously designed the "culture dish" and "awakening program" to ensure that the remnant soul could "return" smoothly!

I am merely a vessel! A chosen, suitable "shell"! My otherworldly soul is perhaps just some special "additive" or "catalyst" needed by this "shell"?

Even my so-called "time travel," all my memories, might be implanted false programs, merely to allow me to better play the role of "Shen Mo," to better fulfill the mission of "nurturing" and "awakening," until the time is ripe, when the true "master"—the will of Qing Yunzi—returns, covering, devouring, and replacing everything about me?!

"Wait for my return"... These four words no longer sound like a tragic last wish, but rather the most vicious curse and the most terrifying declaration!

Possession? Reincarnation? A pawn? A puppet? Or... I never truly existed from the beginning? The name "Shen Mo," this memory, this personality—were all just a temporary stage set up for the revival of another ancient being?!

Absurd! Fear! Anger! Powerlessness! All sorts of extreme emotions erupted and surged within Shen Mo's chest like a volcano, almost tearing his reason and Dao heart to shreds.

He felt that the foundation of his existence was shaking, that his understanding of the past twenty years was collapsing, and that all his efforts, struggles, joys, and sorrows might be proven to be a carefully orchestrated drama in the next second, and that he was just an ignorant and self-righteous clown!

"No...it's impossible...this is too absurd...I am Shen Mo! I come from Earth! I have my own parents, friends, and memories! I am not anyone! I am not!" he whispered, his voice dry and hoarse, filled with a tremor and despair that even he himself was unaware of.

He shook his head violently, his nails digging deep into his palms, trying to use the pain to anchor his fading consciousness and prove his reality at this moment.

However, the horrifying image of overlapping faces, along with the last words in the jade slip, "Wait for my return," acted like the strongest shackles, firmly binding his thoughts and preventing him from breaking free.

Even more terrifying is that deep inside, a cold voice asks in return: How can you be sure that your "Earth memory" is real?

If even time travel can be arranged, what does it matter if a memory is forged?

Just as his mind was in turmoil, his Dao heart cracked from this terrible self-doubt, his sea of ​​consciousness ached from the excessive shock, and he even began to experience faint hallucinations, as if he saw another phantom dressed in a moon-white Daoist robe slowly merging with himself—

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The entity he called "System," which had been dormant in the deepest part of his consciousness since his transmigration, had granted him the ability to "create myths," yet had always been like an inanimate object, passively responding and never actively displaying any will—suddenly… lit up!

It wasn't the gentle, background-like dim light that was used in the past when guiding "fabrication." Instead, it was an unprecedented, intense, blinding light, as if forcibly awakened from a deep sleep, even carrying a hint of "shock and anger" and "urgency"!

The light instantly illuminated his entire sea of ​​consciousness, even penetrating his physical body, causing an abnormal, chaotic halo of light to faintly appear on his skin that only he could perceive!

Immediately afterwards, a cold, mechanical, yet almost "human" sense of gravity and urgency, a feeling Shen Mo had never experienced before, pierced his mind, which was nearly paralyzed by shock and self-doubt, like the sharpest icicle.

[Alarm! Alarm! Alarm! --!!!]

[An abnormal high-dimensional, homologous soul fluctuation has been detected with strong resonance! Source: External related carrier (Qingyunzi's jade slip imprint)! Target: The host's own soul fluctuation!]

[Initiating urgent in-depth correlation analysis... Analysis module overload... Forced breach of core firewall... Touching underlying taboo protocols...]

[Preliminary correlation matching rate: 37.8%...49.1%...61.3%...Continuing to climb...Warning! Match rate exceeds danger threshold!]

[Anomalies detected in causal entanglement! Potential risk of soul overwriting detected! Traces of interference detected in an unknown higher-level entity!]

[Core taboo protocol triggered: The host is prohibited from establishing deep connections or fusion with any higher-dimensional divine soul of the same origin! The host is prohibited from exploring the truth of the origin of his own core divine soul! Prohibited...]

[Warning! Analysis has touched upon unspeakable territory! Encountered unknown shielding and countermeasures! Core data flow is disrupted! System logic modules are damaged!]

[Forced termination of in-depth analysis! Activation of emergency isolation protocol! Isolation target: Externally related carriers! Isolate host's relevant dangerous memories and associations!]

[Activate the highest level of camouflage and interference protocols! Block all external spying and co-location sensing!]

[WARNING: This incident has violated fundamental taboos and security boundaries of the system! Host, please immediately cease all related associations and inquiries! Immediately! Right now!]

[The system is about to enter a deep silent repair and logic reconstruction state, the duration of which is unknown. During this period, only basic "fabrication" guidance and information recording functions will be retained. Host... take care!]

【Zzzy——————】

After the final, drawn-out shriek, like a circuit burning out, the blinding light and urgent warning vanished like a receding tide, disappearing without a trace.

In his mind's eye, the cluster of lights representing the "system" dimmed completely, becoming more silent than ever before, as if it had truly fallen into some kind of "hibernation."

However, the warning messages that bombarded his mind like a storm in those few short breaths were even more devastating to Shen Mo than the self-doubt he had felt from the resemblance to Shen Mo before. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave!

The system... proactively issued a warning! And it was such a strong, so serious, warning that it was willing to "damage" itself to force a shutdown!

It confirmed the worst part—"high-dimensional homogeneous soul fluctuations", "correlation matching degree exceeding the danger threshold", and "potential soul overwriting risk"!

This is practically telling him directly: Your soul and Qingyunzi's soul share a high degree of homology! You are in danger of being overwritten or replaced!

As for how this shared origin arose—whether it was through reincarnation, artificial creation, or some other more bizarre reason… the system didn't say, or rather, it touched upon the "unspeakable realm." Disturbed, damaged!