The End of Dharma 40K: My Evil God Wife Feeds Me to Prove My Emperorship

"Mingyu, what are we doing here?"

Wei Kun's eyes widened, and he stumbled backward, exclaiming, "Little Chenzi, you're not dead?"

Wang Chen glanced at Wei Kun, then looked at Li Mingyu with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Mingyu, who is he? Why is he dressed so strangely? And who is Xiaochenzi? Does he know me?"

Wei Kun exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa!? You can see me?"

Wang Chen was stunned, not knowing what Wei Kun was talking about, or why he had said "saw".

Li Mingyu frowned:

"Wang Chen, just like Wei Kun, has also achieved a telepathic connection with me, able to communicate with me telepathically."

An eerie silence followed.

The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

Li Mingyu narrowed his eyes, staring at Wang Chen, but felt unfamiliar fragments of memories flashing through his mind.

—These are Wang Chen's memories.

These memories, from who knows where, were directly poured into Li Mingyu's mind.

A strange scarlet copper pen, a research notebook written in blood ink, a childhood sweetheart who abandoned Wang Chen, the mockery and ridicule of his brothers and friends, the stern and harsh father Wang Hao, and indistinct whispers...

Along with this came a wealth of complex knowledge about the operation of bronze machinery—bronze craftsmanship.

All of this knowledge came from Wang Chen's personal experience, from his tireless research and study day and night, and was something Li Mingyu, as a bronze mechanics apprentice, had never known.

A series of simplified diagrams of mechanical motion, drawn by the Blood Ink Group, flashed through my mind, followed by diagrams of combined mechanisms such as cam mechanisms, gear mechanisms, and screw mechanisms...

In just a few breaths, it felt like a long dream, as if he had lived a lifetime as Wang Chen.

"I've actually experienced Wang Chen's life briefly..."

"It seems Wang Chen is in a similar state to Wei Kun."

"Those I slay will return to my side in a state similar to Wei Kun's?"

"Is this the effect of severing life?"

After much deliberation, Li Mingyu decided to take the initiative to investigate, so he led Wang Chen to the waste pit and pointed downwards:

"Brother Chen, as you can see."

The pit contains "Upper Chen" and "Lower Chen"—half of Wang Chen.

Wang Chen looked at the two mutated "half of himself," took a deep breath, and frowned, as if trying his best to accept the complex reality before him.

Wei Kun stared intently at Wang Chen with clear eyes, while Wang Chen looked at his two severed corpses with a heavy expression.

A moment of silence.

Wei Kun, who had been almost frozen in place, suddenly burst into laughter: "Haha! I haven't mourned for Shang Chen and Xia Chen for a moment. Now, joining Wei Kun's main character group is the brand new Wang Chen! Congratulations!"

At the same time, disregarding Wang Chen's feelings, she put her arm around Wang Chen's shoulder and relentlessly instilled in him the fact that he was already dead.

Li Mingyu remained silent, waiting for Wang Chen to speak.

a long time.

Wang Chen's expression shifted from tense to relieved, and he said with a wry smile:

"It seems I am indeed dead, but my memory seems to have stopped seven days ago. I want to know, what exactly is going on here?"

The situation Wang Chen was asking about was naturally referring to this unbelievable "resurrection."

Li Mingyu once again thought of the [Life-Severing] technique, sighed, and said:

"Sigh, I'm not quite sure either, I just have some guesses. Maybe it's related to the destiny you mentioned. Tell me about your understanding of destiny."

Wei Kun laughed loudly at Wang Chen: "Hahaha, Wang Chen, you kept shouting about whispers and destiny..."

Wang Chen gave Wei Kun a strange look, then said thoughtfully:

"Destiny whispers... My father told me that destiny is a blessing bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. Those who are blessed with destiny will make rapid progress in their cultivation of the Seven Great Immortal Arts of the Celestial Dynasty, so..."

"Destiny... the Seven Great Immortal Techniques?" Li Mingyu asked, somewhat surprised.

The seven great immortal arts of the Immortal Dynasty are an important foundation for its glory.

Legend has it that after the great cataclysm when spiritual energy was depleted, seven celestial palaces emerged, and the immortal lords behind them created seven powerful immortal techniques that could be used by cultivators without the need for spiritual energy.

These magical techniques are not only frequently used in battles between cultivators, but also play an important role in all aspects of the production of spiritual resources and materials.

Every type of immortal technique has its corresponding primary production skill, and every production skill has its corresponding cultivator profession.

The bronze-making skills that Li Mingyu learned while working as an apprentice in the factory were the introductory skills for one of the Seven Great Immortal Arts—the Mechanical Soul Immortal Arts.

It can be said that having a skill means you can make a living.

All formal employees, even the most basic workers, have a guaranteed basic salary, and their intake of spiritual resources and materials needed to maintain and improve their cultivation level is also guaranteed.

Barring any major unforeseen events, the corresponding spiritual resources will ensure that they are unlikely to fall back to the level of ordinary people, allowing them to live a stable life without pressure.

However, it is difficult for ordinary craftsmen in the Immortal Dynasty to become rich and powerful, and advancement in cultivation level requires accumulating experience over many years.

The effect of "destiny" described by Wang Chen is "progressing rapidly in the cultivation of immortal arts".

This means that those blessed with divine destiny will easily surpass others in their mastery of immortal arts and skills.

If one enters the corresponding industry, chamber of commerce, or celestial palace, one can secure a top position in the shortest time by relying on superb skills and immortal arts.

Some top-tier positions offer generous compensation, even providing a guaranteed salary sufficient for promotion and maintaining one's Qi cultivation level.

Although the Qingxiao Immortal Dynasty has been destroyed and the Qingxuan Heavenly Dynasty has been established, the basic structure remains unchanged.

No wonder Wang Chen did everything he could to accept destiny. Once you accept destiny, your fate will be directly rewritten, and advancing to the Qi Refining stage will be a piece of cake.

But what is a Celestial Lord?

Li Mingyu felt unfamiliar with the term "Immortal Lord," yet he vaguely remembered that it was a well-known title.

That doesn't make sense...

Having lived this long life, I not only don't remember the title, but why do I feel a vague aversion to the words "Immortal Lord"?

As a native of Xuanling Heaven, I am unaware of destiny and cannot remember the Immortal Lord. When did my memories begin to malfunction?

Wang Chen continued:

"Mingyu, as you know, I've always been passionate about bronze mechanics. Although I've left other people my age far behind in bronze craftsmanship, I can call myself somewhat talented. But even the strongest talent can't compare to being blessed by destiny..."

Li Mingyu nodded:

"Yes, I understand. Accepting one's destiny, learning bronze techniques, and becoming a master of mechanical soul immortal arts is indeed a path to great success."

Looking at his dead self, Wang Chen shook his head to himself, feeling remorseful:

"Perhaps, even now, if I were to encounter destiny again, I still wouldn't be able to resist it. Those obsessions and desires to become stronger are irresistible..."

"Wang Chen is in a similar state to Wei Kun; only he can hear and see them, and he can't shake them off even if he wants to."

"Besides, I already have a foundation of friendship with Wang Chen, so it's better to reconcile smoothly; who knows, there might even be opportunities for cooperation and information exchange."

"Even... before, I sensed and unlocked [Life Severance], Wei Kun unlocked [Possession], and now with Wang Chen added, does that mean we can unlock a new technique...?"

Thinking this, Li Mingyu raised an eyebrow, smiled, and calmly comforted her:

"Oh, it's alright! Everyone has desires; it's all fate's doing. I don't blame you."

Wang Chen's vision blurred for a moment. He never expected that he could be forgiven for doing something so extreme in the past. So he said:

"Mingyu...I...I really..."

Li Mingyu smiled brightly:

"Hey, no need for words. We've been through thick and thin together. You killed me, I killed you, and back and forth, I survived, and you survived too. We died on the same day and were born on the same day. This is true brotherhood in the real sense. We're still brothers. Don't worry."