"Many thanks for your help, Fellow Daoist!"
At the same time that Xu Yinling bowed in gratitude, the expressions of all the cultivators on the thirty-nine giant beasts changed, and they all turned to look at Wang Baole.
Their faces were filled with shock, and many of them were in a daze. Just now, the sound of Wang Baole knocking on the table had been filled with an indescribable power, as if it had affected the laws of nature, and had the power to cause one's soul to tremble.
Everyone who heard it felt their souls shake. In addition, they could only helplessly watch the mysterious black-robed person collapse and dissipate under this voice. This scene immediately caused everyone to involuntarily feel reverence from the depths of their hearts. At the same time, strong doubts uncontrollably emerged in their hearts.
"This Wang Baole … there's something wrong with him!"
"Why do I feel that after this trial, his entire person has undergone an indescribable change? There's a strange aura about him!"
"Although Wang Baole was strong before, he didn't surpass us by much. But now, why do I feel that … when I look at him, it's as if I'm looking at an almighty elder of the sect, but his cultivation clearly hasn't reached that level yet!"
"Whether it was the punch that injured the Divine Emperor's disciple, the Nine States Dao Child bowing his head, the Heavenly Spell Lord standing up to return the greeting, or that shocking sound, they all point to the same answer … this Wang Baole must have gained an unimaginable amount of enlightenment from his previous life!"
While everyone's minds were in turmoil, Wang Baole himself was also shaken by the sound of the knocking. He lowered his head and looked at the hand that was knocking on the table. The enlightenment from his previous life flashed through his mind, one by one.
He suddenly had an epiphany.
The current him should be in a very special state. To a certain extent … after comprehending his previous five lives, it could be said that his soul had completed a return. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was immortal and indestructible.
That was because death was not his end. He would still exist in his next life, but everything around him would be in a different role. The entire world was like a heaven of building blocks. Every life was just a collapse of the building blocks, and the same building blocks were placed in different positions to form different shapes.
Even if his cultivation base was not the highest, as long as he chose not to be tainted by any Karma in this world, then no one could kill him. However, the price he had to pay was to be indifferent to everything. He had to watch the heavens rise and fall, the stars dim, and the world change.
Silently watching the end of this era, watching all living beings disappear, like a high and mighty god!
This was a path, and also a choice in life. As the sound echoed out, it appeared in Wang Baole's mind, giving him enlightenment.
"Is this path … suitable for me?" Wang Baole closed his eyes.
At this moment, the projections on the island on the volcano, as well as … Heavenly Dharma Lord, were also looking at Wang Baole.
The former 89 Venerables all had strange lights in their eyes. Their bodies had also become blurry for a moment, but all of this had happened too quickly, so no one had noticed it.
However, Heavenly Dharma Lord noticed. His eyes narrowed, and a look of confusion flickered in their depths. He looked closely at Wang Baole. His lips didn't move, but his divine will echoed in Wang Baole's mind.
"Do you know that after returning to this world, you can even be called a god? You are completely different from before."
Wang Baole opened his eyes and calmly replied, "I know. My soul is immortal, and I am a god who reincarnates again and again."
"Since you know, and also know part of the answer, why do you still want to be tainted by Karma? Just like me, you are indifferent to the world, and you are not tainted by Karma. You can watch the world change, and wait for sixty-eight years for this era to begin. Isn't that the best and most appropriate choice? "
Wang Baole was silent. If this was said to anyone else, no one would understand. Only he knew what Heavenly Dharma Lord was talking about.
However, he wasn't willing to accept this. It was just like in his previous sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth lives, when others were enlightened, he wanted to rush out of the world and see what the outside world was like.
He didn't want to live in such a muddle-headed world. His previous life had passed, and he couldn't decide. However, in this life … he could grasp it.
Even if … he had a premonition that if he didn't choose the path of indifference and return to being a mortal from being a god, he would have to pay a great price.
Wang Baole looked at Heavenly Dharma Lord and transmitted his divine will. "Old Ape, you celebrate your birthday again and again. Do you want to prove that you truly exist, or that you did?"
Heavenly Dharma Lord was silent for a moment.
After a moment of silence, he said in a hoarse voice, "Do you know that this life is different from the previous eighty-nine lives … I have a premonition that if you die in this life, you will truly … turn into ashes and cease to exist. If you are not tainted by Karma, then you will have an afterlife."
After a moment of silence, Wang Baole transmitted his thoughts. "Compared to an existence that silently watches, I want to live without regrets!"
Heavenly Dharma Lord sighed. "I don't understand. Just like how I don't understand why you shattered the stars in your previous life … You affected Little Tiger and Little Fox. Like you, they both chose to leave, but I won't stop you."
"Thank you." Wang Baole nodded, and Heavenly Dharma Lord looked away.
Other than replying to the Heavenly Dharma Lord, Wang Baole didn't care about anything else that was happening around him. Right now, he was expressionless as he raised his wine glass and drank from it. Then, he spoke calmly to Xu Yinling, who had greeted him.
"You may leave."
The words were spoken softly, but when they came from Wang Baole's mouth, combined with the divine ability he had just used, as well as the respectful expression on Xu Yinling's face, Wang Baole's aura of mystery grew even more intense.
As he sat there, his cultivation base didn't count for much compared to the other projections. In fact, he wasn't even at the Eternal Star level. And yet … to everyone present, it was as if he should be sitting there. It was a strange feeling, and it caused an indescribable sense of reverence to rise up in everyone's hearts.
This wasn't something Wang Baole did on purpose. After experiencing enlightenment from his previous ten lives, many changes had occurred to him. One of those changes was due to the increase in his Cultivation base, but the other was also due to the difference in his understanding of the world.
Regardless of whether it was the ferocity of the God Clan's conquest of the stars, the enlightenment of the Zombie Clan's life, or the towering arrogance of the Resentful Soldiers, all of them had changed his temperament. That was especially true of the life of the little white deer, as well as the impact of jumping out of the world and seeing the coffin.
But all of that was nothing compared to the changes brought about by what he had seen and experienced in the hands of the ancient remnant soul, Sun De. There was also … the conversation with Heavenly Dharma Lord and the choice Wang Baole had made.
He didn't want to be a false God in the cycle of reincarnation. He wanted to live a wonderful life!
As for why he had killed the black-robed man and saved Xu Yinling, Wang Baole's true goal had been to find Zi Yue, or rather, to have Zi Yue come to him!
"I don't believe that in the ninth life when Xu Yinling turned into a little fish, Zi Yue crushed him to death so that I didn't hear the answer. It was an unintentional act. So now, the only clue about the bloody centipede might be … Zi Yue!" Wang Baole's eyes flashed. Based on what he had learned in his previous life, the blood-colored centipede had always been the one that made him the most wary!
The centipede might be an object, but it was more likely to be a person. Wang Baole had no clues, and Little Missy in the mask had remained silent. So if he wanted to understand the bloody centipede, Wang Baole felt that … Zi Yue might be a breakthrough.
As for Zi Yue's level of cultivation, as well as the threat posed by the means she might unleash, Wang Baole could make some guesses. Even though it was dangerous, if he missed this opportunity, Wang Baole didn't know when he would be able to find Zi Yue again.
Compared to the uncontrollable future, at the very least, with his current connections, cultivation, and background, this danger would be minimized to the greatest extent. So in Wang Baole's view, this was the best opportunity.
"Zi Yue, will you … appear?" Wang Baole murmured in his heart. He lowered his head and looked at his chest, where a fragment of the mask lay.
"Yiyi, what do you think?"
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