When the light faded away, what entered Bai Xiaowen and Xia Feng's eyes was a small altar.
Above the altar, a quaint stone slab was suspended.
Xia Feng could vaguely feel that there were some lines engraved on the stone slab, but when he looked closely, he could not see them clearly. It was as if he was short-sighted and had lost his glasses.
"What is that?" Xia Feng asked.
Bai Xiaowen said, "In the Dark Age dimension, I once encountered a unique item called the 'Contract Slab'. The Contract Slab has the power of the law and can control demons. "
After pausing for a moment, Bai Xiaowen continued, "The stone slab in front of us should be the same type as the Contract Slab. It is also a special item that contains the profound meaning of the law. However, its level should be much higher than the Contract Slab. "
Xia Feng understood. "The Contract Slab in the Dark Age dimension could be just a replica?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded and then said to Xia Feng, "The time has come … The two behind-the-scenes bosses who are standing behind us and leading this exploration of the Land of Origin should also appear."
Xia Feng's face was blank. Then, an illusory figure "walked" out of his body.
This figure was formed by the condensation of pure starlight. Through the starlight, one could even see the stars that were connected together. It was the will incarnation of the God of Truth that Bai Xiaowen and Xia Feng had seen before.
At the same time, a white light also shot out of Bai Xiaowen's body. It landed and turned into the image of a thin middle-aged man wearing glasses and a white coat. It was the thought image of Bai Yuantang that Bai Xiaowen had seen three times in his mind.
"Xiaowen."
Bai Yuantang said with a smile, "You really brought me an unexpected surprise."
"An unexpected surprise is an unexpected one, but not necessarily a surprise," Bai Xiaowen replied with a smile. Then, he looked at the will incarnation of the God of Truth. "As a god, you can actually bring your will incarnation here and even give this cheap dad of mine access … I now know your true identity."
The thought waves of the God of Truth were transmitted. "Oh? You know who I am? "
"You are the will incarnation of the Creator's remnant."
Bai Xiaowen said, "Unlike the Alphas, you are committed to the awakening of the Creator. The return of the Creator will also reconstruct his consciousness with you as the core. "
The God of Truth chose to remain silent.
Bai Yuantang said, "Xiaowen, you are really my pride. Haha, having an overly intelligent son really takes away a lot of the joy of being a father. I should be the one to reveal the answer. "
Xiaowen said, "Bai Xiaowen, I still have many questions."
"Okay, one for one?" Bai Yuantang said. "You don't have to worry about us lying, because all your questions can be answered by the God of Truth, and the God of Truth's Godhood has determined that he will not lie."
The Alphas, and Alphas and the Alphas, the Alphas and the Alphas, Alphas and the Alphas. alphas alphas and the Alphas and the Alphas and Alphas Alphas and the Al.. I can only decide whether to speak or not and how much information to reveal. I can't reveal any false information. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded and asked first, "First question, the origin of the Spiritual Realm."
The God of Truth said, "The Spiritual Realm is the dream of the Creator."
It was concise, but Bai Xiaowen had already obtained the information he wanted.
Xia Feng felt a little strange. Shouldn't dreams be imaginary? Why could people from the Spiritual Realm come to the real world?
But seeing that Bai Xiaowen had no questions, Xia Feng didn't ask any more questions.
Bai Xiaowen had long known that there was no clear boundary between reality and illusion. To say that a dream was fake, it depended on who was the subject of the "dream."
The dream of the Creator was real enough even for a god.
Because the real world was created by the Creator, and so was the Creator. To deny the reality of a dream was to deny the real world to a certain extent, and even deny one's own existence.
After the God of Truth answered, Bai Yuantang asked, "Xiaowen, you didn't choose to become the God of Death. Where exactly did you discover the problem?"
Bai Yuantang didn't ask why he didn't become a god, because he had enough respect for Bai Xiaowen's intelligence. At this point, he knew that Bai Xiaowen definitely wouldn't be fooled into becoming a god, so he might as well ask Bai Xiaowen where he discovered the problem, and how he and the God of Truth revealed the flaw.
Bai Xiaowen thought for a while and said, "When I first met you, you said the words' Eye of Evolution. '"
Bai Yuantang nodded. "Indeed."
Bai Xiaowen pointed to his left eye and said, "But the Eye of Evolution is the name I gave to this eye, not its original name — the 'Left Eye of the Creator.' It might not be the name you gave it. So from that moment on, a seed of doubt was planted in my heart. "
Bai Yuantang frowned. "That's impossible. If you had any doubts, I would definitely have discovered it."
Bai Xiaowen smiled. "When you mentioned the Eye of Evolution, I analyzed a possibility, and that was that you had the ability to read minds. I encountered this ability when I was an Awakened. Although it was rare, it wasn't non-existent. So, I restrained my suspicions and didn't reveal them. "
Controlling one's own thoughts might be difficult for the average person, and there might even be a situation where "the more one tries not to think, the more one would think." But for Bai Xiaowen and Bai Yuantang, it wasn't difficult to do.
What was difficult was that Bai Xiaowen actually realized that his "old father" had the ability to read minds the moment he opened his mouth and concealed his own thoughts.
"Alright, you're good, kid. It's your turn to ask the second question. "Bai Yuantang waved his hand.
"Are you my father or not?" Bai Xiaowen asked seriously.
Bai Yuantang smiled and asked in return, "Is this question very important?"
"It's very important." Bai Xiaowen's answer was very firm.
"Alright, I am." Bai Yuantang said leisurely. "Whether you believe it or not, most of the information given to you by the three thoughts I left behind is true."
The God of Truth said slowly, "I can prove it. Bai Xiaowen, your father's goal was to let you become the God of Death and then activate this Slate of Creation. He didn't have any intention of harming you. "
Due to the God of Truth's divinity and authority, he wouldn't lie. His testimony had a lot of credibility.
Bai Xiaowen glanced at the God of Truth. "What happens after the Slate of Creation is activated? Like what the Alphas said, I will become the carrier of the Creator's resurrection? Is this also called not having any intention of harming me? "
The God of Truth said, "You don't have to blame your father. I've already reached an agreement with him. After I return as the Creator, I will resurrect you and your sister. "
"Resurrect?" Bai Xiaowen smiled. "I've already become the carrier of the Creator. How can I be resurrected? To be exact, I should create another Bai Xiaowen. "
With the power of the Creator, it shouldn't be a problem to resurrect Bai Xiaohua, whose soul had dissipated.
It was as simple as a programmer restoring a program that had been mistakenly deleted.
However, Bai Xiaowen was the carrier of the Creator's resurrection. He had already broken away from the category of "program" and had become the programmer himself!
This was as unrealistic as an ordinary person grabbing his own hair and trying to break away from the earth.
The God of Truth said, "That's right. It's to recreate another you. This is very simple for me. Furthermore, the recreated you will not only have the same physical body and abilities, but also 100% inherit your memories, emotions, way of thinking, and even all-round interpersonal relationships. Isn't this equivalent to you being resurrected? "
"This is different."
Bai Xiaowen said calmly, "After the recreated me, I will no longer be myself. The one walking in the world will only be a clone … I can't accept all this."
The God of Truth said unhappily, "Don't compare the power of the Creator with inferior cloning technology."
Bai Xiaowen slowly looked at Bai Yuantang. "Recreating another me may be flawless in the eyes of father, sister, brother Xia Feng, Xiaojun, and even my companions in the White Phoenix Territory. It may be the same person as the original me … But to me, it's a completely different person. The moment I became the carrier of the Creator, I had completely 'disappeared.' This is scarier than death. It's like a blank space left by an eraser that is then filled by a stranger. "
The God of Truth said, "Well, I can't understand where your resistance comes from. You refuse a win-win choice. Must you choose … a lose-lose? "
"You should be the same as the Alphas. You don't have any combat power, so the possibility of using force to coerce me into submission doesn't exist," Bai Xiaowen said calmly.
The God of Truth said, "That's right. But don't you plan to resurrect your sister? Also, as a mortal, your life is limited. Do you plan to be in a stalemate in the main hub until you die of old age? "
Bai Yuantang gently knocked on the floor of the altar. "Xiaowen, mortals and gods can't freely enter and leave the main hub. Without the authority provided by the Creator, you definitely can't leave here … Together with your friend, you can only slowly grow old."
Bai Xiaowen and Xia Feng could enter the main hub because of the authority provided by the ticket.
The ticket was actually made by the God of Truth, including the words when the ticket burned after entering the Land of Origin. It was also the God of Truth's writing.
Xia Feng was very unhappy with Bai Yuantang. He had seen people who cheated their fathers, but he had never seen someone who cheated their son like this. Hearing that Bai Yuantang was using himself to provoke Bai Xiaowen, Xia Feng directly retorted, "Don't think about me."
The God of Truth said, "Xia Feng, don't you want to resurrect the girl called Bai Xiaohua? Do you still remember the first time I contacted you as an incarnation of my will? Your first request was to resurrect her, and you were willing to pay any price for it. "
Xia Feng said coldly, "If Xiaohua was here, she would make the same choice as me. She would never let her brother be a sacrifice for her resurrection. If I let Xiaowen do that, even if Xiaohua is resurrected, she will only be depressed for the rest of her life. "
The God of Truth said, "When the time comes, Bai Xiaowen will be recreated by me. As long as you don't say anything, how will Bai Xiaohua know the inside story?"
Xia Feng looked at the God of Truth with disdain and didn't say anything.
However, Xia Feng felt that Bai Yuantang's position didn't seem to be completely opposed to Bai Xiaowen. There was a layer of inexplicable feelings between the father and son.
The evidence was that Bai Xiaowen seriously asked if Bai Yuantang was his father as the second question, and Bai Yuantang used a simple "Is this question very important?" as the second question.
Maybe this was because he didn't want to take advantage of Bai Xiaowen, or maybe there was a deeper consideration.
"Okay, third question. You can choose to answer or not answer. "
Bai Xiaowen looked at the God of Truth and asked, "Why did the creator want to split?"
Bai Yuantang smiled and said, "Good question …"
The God of Truth glanced at Bai Yuantang and said calmly, "The creator is the combination of the 'authorities' of the various domain laws. The authorities of the various domain laws are not compatible with each other, so the split was inevitable. "
Bai Xiaowen's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Then why are you in such a hurry to return? Did you find a way to be compatible with the authorities of the different domain laws? "
The God of Truth's thoughts were cold and indifferent. "This is a new question, so I refuse to answer."
However, at this point, Bai Xiaowen already had the ability to make a reasonable guess.
"The compatibility method you found should be the Immortal Cultivation Pathway of the ancient Hua Xia on Earth, right?"
Bai Xiaowen pondered and said, "I've always been curious because the Immortal Cultivation Pathway of the ancient Hua Xia is completely different from the Western fantasy system of laws and gods. However, these two pathways exist at the same time in the Spiritual Realm. Now, it seems that the Immortal Cultivation Pathway is an experiment you made. Because the Spiritual Realm is the creator's dream, you must have gained something from the comprehension points of every Spiritual Realm plane. It's not strange that you finally found a way to be compatible with the authorities of the different domain laws. "
Seeing that Bai Xiaowen had guessed the truth, the God of Truth no longer kept silent. He nodded and said, "After the split, I gradually realized the importance of 'comprehension' and 'control'. The laws of the Western fantasy can actually be equivalent to the 'Dao' of the ancient Hua Xia Immortal Cultivation Pathway. The cultivation process of the ancient Hua Xia Immortal Cultivators was the process of constantly comprehending the Dao and finally controlling the Dao. "
After a pause, the God of Truth said, "As long as I use the ancient Hua Xia Immortal Cultivation Pathway to comprehend and control the Dao step by step, I can be compatible with the authorities of different domains. Before this, I was the combination of the authorities of different domain laws. I was the law. After this, I was no longer the law, but I controlled the law. "
The God of Truth's words were a little obscure, but Bai Xiaowen immediately understood.
For example, the previous creator was the source code of the huge program, the "universe." He was the program itself. Therefore, when there was an incompatible bug in the program, it was an unsolvable contradiction for him. He could only split.
Through the ancient Hua Xia Immortal Cultivation Pathway, the creator could truly become the programmer who controlled the program of the "universe." He was no longer the program itself, but the writer, maintainer, and controller of the program. Even if there were incompatibilities in the program, the creator had enough power to solve them.
Thus, another problem that had troubled Bai Xiaowen was also answered, and that was the limitation of the combat specialization of the creatures of the Spiritual Realm.
No matter how strong the template of the creatures of the Spiritual Realm was, even if they were God's descendants, the highest combat specialization was only at the Expert level. They could not reach the Master level.
Why was that?
It was simple. The Spiritual Realm was the dream of the creator. The upper limit of the combat specialization of the creator when he split determined the upper limit of the combat specialization of the creatures of the Spiritual Realm. That was, they could not exceed the Expert level.
Although the creator before he split was the combination of many laws and authorities, he did not "feel" or "understand" these laws.
And this feeling was the key to breaking through to the Master level of combat specialization.
"Okay, it's your turn to ask the third question." Bai Xiaowen's doubts were basically solved, and the remaining questions were not that important.
The God of Truth shook his head. "I don't need to ask any more questions."
"Wait a minute," Bai Yuantang said with a smile. "I want to know, why are you so sure that I can't become a god? After all, your doubts about me are just a seed. My performance was basically impeccable, and the information I provided was all true. This seed of doubt shouldn't have grown. "
Bai Xiaowen said, "That's right. Until we entered the Land of Origin, I didn't have any further doubts about you. Sometimes, I even thought that maybe the Eye of Evolution's original name was Eye of Evolution. Maybe I was thinking too much? Until I came into contact with the ruins of an ancient kingdom on Mystic Glacier … "
"The ancient kingdom of Antagh? There are spiritual entities in this kingdom? " Bai Yuantang said. "However, the spirits of the ancient kingdom can't know much about the secrets. Their levels are too low."
Bai Xiaowen said, "The guardian of the ancient kingdom of Antagh did not provide any key information. However, one of my important subordinates has awakened some memories from the ancient era. "
A light flashed, and the figure of Sig Delifa appeared.
At this time, Sig Delifa was completely different from a sinister banshee. She was dressed in metal armor, holding a battle shield and a battle spear. She had a high-spirited aura. Other than the fact that she was still an undead, she had already recovered the strength and memories of the Valkyrie.
"So you're a Valkyrie, a subordinate of the Titans during the War of Gods …" Bai Yuantang shook his head and laughed. "I understand now."
Bai Xiaowen saw that Xia Feng was still puzzled, so he said, "I've always been curious about the origins of the ancient kingdom of Antagh.
"I've always been curious about the cause of the War of Gods, because for the immortal gods, there must be an irresistible goal of huge benefits to launch this kind of war that could destroy gods.
"Unfortunately, the guardian of the ancient kingdom of Antagh did not know the origin of the War of Gods. However, Sig Delifa recalled an important piece of information: during the War of Gods, the gods fought for the two eyes of the Creator.
"I'm very sensitive to the word 'eye'. Coincidentally, in the Temple of Prophecy, where your third consciousness was awakened, there was a rumor that there was an 'Eye of Prophecy'. It was the divine artifact of the God of Prophecy.
"With Sig Delifa, she soon recalled more details. The Eye of Prophecy was actually an eye of the Creator! It was one of the two eyes that the gods fought for during the War of Gods! With two Eyes of the Creator, one would be able to see the path left behind by the Creator. "
At this point, Bai Xiaowen pointed at the ancient stone slab on the altar. "I think that the path left behind by the Creator should be this stone slab. The words on it are indecipherable to mortals and even gods unless they have two Eyes of the Creator.
"The left eye of the Creator is already with me. And the right eye of the Creator must be the divine artifact of the Temple of Prophecy — the Eye of Prophecy. Therefore, when you insisted that I don't have to fight for the Eye of Prophecy, my suspicions about you deepened. I started to think that you actively wanted me to become the God of Death, but you didn't want me to gather the two Eyes of the Creator. What kind of deeper scheme did you have?
"The answer is actually very simple. It lies in the sentence on the entrance ticket to the Land of Origin —
"Only the bravest, smartest, and strongest have the right to inherit my legacy.
"I started to think about the literal meaning of this sentence. Putting aside the attribution, it actually means that only humans have the right. Gods don't have the right.
"In other words, if I become the God of Death and come to the main hub as a god, I will never be able to inherit the Creator's legacy. I can only obediently cooperate with the God of Truth and become the carrier for his awakening."
Bai Yuantang smiled. "Therefore, you chose to come here as a human. Excellent reasoning. Then here comes the question … Do you have the Creator's right eye? "
Bai Xiaowen gently opened his palm, and a blood-red eyeball slowly floated in his palm.
The God of Truth's emotions fluctuated greatly.
"Impossible, you clearly didn't stay in the Temple of Prophecy … Bai Yuantang told me that you directly left the Temple of Prophecy! You didn't have time to get this eye! Bai Yuantang can't lie to me! "
Bai Yuantang nodded. "Don't worry, I 'definitely' didn't lie to you."
Bai Xiaowen exhaled lightly. "Don't let your emotions interfere with your judgment, God of Truth … You should be able to guess that the person who stayed in the Temple of Prophecy and obtained the Creator's right eye wasn't me, but this person beside me …"
Xia Feng nodded, and his tone had a hint of excitement. "That's right, it was me. Oh, and Sig's Delifa and Rochelle's help … "
"Ga." Rochelle, who had been silent all this while, suddenly made his presence known.
Bai Xiaowen continued. "I persisted in waiting in the Hub Plaza, waiting for Big Brother Xia Feng to come and hand over the Creator's right eye to me. Coincidentally, I also obtained the ancient Hua Xia's immortal cultivation inheritance. With the help of the Creator's eye, I can also understand the secrets hidden in this stone slab … and become the new Creator! "
The starlight condensed by the God of Truth suddenly dissipated, then quickly gathered again. "I understand! You father and son have already reached a tacit understanding! "
When Bai Xiaowen first encountered Bai Yuantang's consciousness, he had discovered the flaw in his words and planted a seed of suspicion. But who knew if Bai Yuantang had purposely exposed this flaw in order to make Bai Xiaowen vigilant?
If this was a secret communication, then Bai Yuantang's actions in the Temple of Prophecy could be considered as a betrayal.
Bai Yuantang's reply to the God of Truth was that "Bai Xiaowen immediately left the Temple of Prophecy," but he remained silent about the tricks Bai Xiaowen had left behind, including leaving behind Sig's Delifa and obtaining the Eye of Prophecy (the Creator's right eye) with Xia Feng.
Bai Yuantang didn't violate his contract with the God of Truth — at least not on paper. But in reality, Bai Yuantang had tacitly allowed Bai Xiaowen to obtain the Creator's right eye through Xia Feng.
The God of Truth was so certain because he knew that the Creator's right eye had always been used by Bai Yuantang!
It was just that Bai Yuantang didn't have a physical form, so that eye could only be stored in the Temple of Prophecy — but if someone had taken the eye away, Bai Yuantang would definitely know. But the God of Truth hadn't heard Bai Yuantang mention anything about it until the last moment.
Bai Yuantang laughed. "God of Truth, you are slandering me. I can assure you that 'Bai Xiaowen didn't take the Creator's right eye from the Temple of Prophecy'. This is absolutely true. According to the contract we made, you have no right to punish me. "
The God of Truth snorted. "Bai Xiaowen wants to use the body of a human cultivator to understand the Creator's laws on the Origin Tablet? That's pure wishful thinking! Even with my two eyes, his chances of success are less than one percent … No, one in a thousand! He's not even an Extraordinaire. His foundation is too weak. "
"I'm willing to bet," Bai Xiaowen said resolutely.
"Foolish, selfish! You want to abandon your sister for such a slim chance, "the God of Truth said.
Bai Xiaowen said calmly, "Actually, there's another important reason for me to make this decision."
"What reason?"
"The Spiritual Realm."
Bai Xiaowen looked straight at the God of Truth. "If you awaken, the Spiritual Realm will disappear, right?"
The God of Truth was silent, which was considered a tacit agreement.
The Spiritual Realm was the Creator's dream, so the awakening of the Creator naturally meant the disappearance of the Spiritual Realm.
This also meant that all of Bai Xiaowen's fetters in the Spiritual Realm — Shangqing school's Chen Rong, Black Knight Leader Gloria, Zuo Ci, Ge Xuan — would all disappear and become illusions.
Therefore, let the old Creator continue to sleep, and let Bai Xiaowen carry the burden of the new Creator.
Bai Yuantang smiled and said, "Xiaowen, you still need a long time to understand the Creator's laws, maybe hundreds or thousands of years. Your lifespan is the biggest limiting factor, which is why the God of Truth said that your chance of success is less than one in a thousand. Moreover, this place is isolated from the outside world. Even if you understand enough, you won't be able to break through and obtain a longer lifespan. "
After pausing for a while, Bai Yuantang continued, "However, you can start from 'obtaining access to the main hub'. After obtaining the access, you can temporarily leave this place and return to the outside world. You can advance to the Extraordinaire Sequence and obtain a lifespan of 1,000 years before coming back. Hehe, as long as you have enough lifespan, your chance of success is 100%. "
"What kind of existence is an Extraordinaire?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
"An Extraordinaire refers to an existence above level 20, which is actually a demigod, an existence that surpasses mortals." Bai Yuantang smiled and said, "Generally speaking, Extraordinaires can only survive in the Astral World. If they stay in the real world, not only will their strength be greatly suppressed, their existence will also be rejected by the real world. However, the main hub is a little special. Even if you are a true God, you can still stay in the main hub. "
The Astral World was the boundary where the God's Kingdom existed. There were the Gods who stood at the peak, as well as many Extraordinaires — demigods.
Although the Astral World was powerful, it couldn't directly interfere with the real world. The experts of the Astral World could only rely on the occasional boundary crack to exert influence on the real world. However, their strength would be weakened layer by layer, and it wouldn't be strange for them to be weakened to the level of an Awakened.
Therefore, to the Gods, the most powerful tool that could interfere with the real world was still the Chosen of the Evolved.
The God of Truth "looked" at the father and son and muttered, "Shameless, too shameless."
The starlight scattered, and the God of Truth returned to the Astral World in anger. At the same time, he "canceled" Bai Yuantang's access to the main hub and used his authority to expel Bai Xiaowen, Xia Feng, Roscher, and the others.
"I have to leave too." Bai Yuantang shrugged. "After all, I don't have the authority here. Xiaowen, Dad will return to the Astral World first. "
"Dad, are you an Extraordinaire?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
"Nonsense. Big or small, I'm also a God … the God of Prophecy. Hahahaha. " Bai Yuantang's figure turned into white light and dissipated. His voice sounded one last time. "Xiaowen, when you become the new Creator, don't forget to reconstruct your Dad's body."
Xia Feng also felt the increasingly strong repulsive force in this space. He hurriedly said, "Can you stay? You won't be chased away too, right? "
"If you can chase me away, the God of Truth won't be so angry."
Bai Xiaowen chuckled and pointed at the two Creator's Eyes. "Don't worry and go back. After I've comprehended part of the laws of the Origin Tablet and obtained the access to the main hub, I'll go back too."
"Okay." Xia Feng gave all the spirit crystals in his storage device to Bai Xiaowen. "I'm leaving too."
The light flashed slightly, and Xia Feng's figure disappeared.
Bai Xiaowen sat cross-legged on the altar and gently wiped his right eye with his right hand.
The Creator's right eye merged with his naked eye. Just like his left eye, there was no repulsion.
Two rays of red light appeared and shone on the Origin Tablet. Instantly, those blurry patterns and complicated mysterious lines suddenly became clear in front of Bai Xiaowen's eyes.
These mysterious lines were actually the intersection of countless space-time. Bai Xiaowen seemed to have entered a virtual space. Countless movie screens floated around him. Each screen represented a moving space-time node.
A path to the heavens slowly unfolded beneath Bai Xiaowen's feet.
This was a path that led directly to the throne at the peak. There were no competitors.
"Phew … Traveling through space-time and merging the two souls for five years was really a dream."
He saw that the space-time "Bai Xiaowen" had traveled through was already 2020. However, that lousy web novelist named "Bai Xiaowen" had disappeared from this space-time forever.
Bai Xiaowen looked at the aftermath of the original space-time node in 2020. This space-time was not affected by the Spirit Tide. It still maintained the development path of science and technology. The arrival of the Spirit Era was still far away.
"I hope the original space-time will always be so prosperous."
Bai Xiaowen collected his thoughts and immersed himself in the vast laws of the Origin Tablet. (End)
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