There was another problem.
If Li Linghai were a common noble of the Imperium of True Human Beings, Li Yao might be able to go to the homeland of the Imperium and find her someday.
But she was the crown princess of the Imperium of True Human Beings!
There was no telling how long it would take for Li Yao to go to the homeland of the Imperium of True Human Beings. By the time he got there, she would probably be the queen of the Imperium already!
Therefore, how exactly was Li Yao going to break into the royal palace of the capital of the Imperium and talk to the emperor's wife?
The picture was so beautiful that Li Yao shuddered.
While he was upset, Gui Suishou appeared out of nowhere and said, "My young friend Li Yao, you seem to have a lot on your mind. What's troubling you?"
Li Yao frowned and replied angrily, "I have a lot on my mind, but they are not something that can be solved by you, Master Gui."
Gui Suishou blinked his tiny eyes. "Why is that? I'm a few years older than you after all, and I have some life experiences that I can share with you. Maybe they can help you solve your problems! "
"Isn't it obvious?" Li Yao said. "Master Gui, you are an 'absolute pessimist' who believes that the destruction of our civilization is inevitable! In this case, in Senior Gui's eyes, all the struggles we are doing now are in vain. What's the use of telling you what I'm worried about? "
"It seems that you have a misunderstanding about 'absolute pessimism', my young friend Li Yao!"
Gui Suishou was rather good-tempered. His face did not change at all after hearing Li Yao's straightforward criticism. He said with a smile, "Let me ask you a question, my young friend Li Yao. Do you believe that human beings are destined to die?"
What kind of question was that?
Li Yao was dazed for a moment before he blurted out, "Of course. It's the law of nature to grow old and die. I'm not the kind of guy who blindly pursues immortality!"
Gui Suishou sighed and said, "No matter how brilliant, brilliant, and great a life is, it is inevitable that it will end up as a pile of bones and a handful of loess in the end. After thousands of years, it will vanish into thin air and be completely annihilated, right?"
Li Yao nodded and said disapprovingly, "As long as it once shone brightly, it's enough. So what if it really disappears?"
"Therefore, my young friend Li Yao can also be called an 'absolute death believer'."
Gui Suishou said unhurriedly, "Do you believe that death is inevitable no matter how hard you struggle?"
Li Yao was at a loss for words.
"Since Young Friend Li Yao's message is that the living are destined to die, and even you are unable to escape this calamity, then why are you still working so hard and struggling so hard?"
Gui Suishou said solemnly. "Is the short life before death meaningful for an 'absolute death believer' such as yourself?"
"Of course!"
Li Yao felt as if a ladle of hot oil had been poured on his messy brain, and he was completely stirred up. "Isn't that nonsense? Should we not live well just because we are going to die sooner or later? "
"That's right."
Gui Suishou smiled casually. "Now, my young friend Li Yao, you should be able to understand part of the essence of 'absolute pessimism', right?
"You believe that human beings are destined to die, but you wouldn't deny the value of all the hard work when you are alive, would you?
"On the contrary, perhaps it is exactly because of the existence of death that the so-called 'life' is full of precious significance!
"If 'immortality' really exists, then everything that the Immortals do will truly lose all meaning!"
"It's like a race. The race is only meaningful if there is a finish line. If there is no finish line and you have to run on endlessly, who will have the motivation to keep running?
"By the same logic, I believe that the civilization of mankind is destined to be destroyed, but I do not deny the value of the existence of the civilization because of that, nor do I deny the value of all the efforts that everybody, including you, has made to save the civilization!
"It is exactly because I firmly believe that our civilization will eventually die that I am able to view our civilization from a more mysterious perspective. I will record every shining point of our civilization and condense it into a great tombstone of our civilization!
"This is the essence of the Tombstone School's ideology. Do you understand it, my young friend Li Yao?"
Li Yao's eyelids were blinking faster than a butterfly's wings. "… Sort of."
"Then, my young friend Li Yao, would you like to open your heart and talk to me about the confusion in your heart?"
Gui Suishou asked in a very amiable manner.
Li Yao scratched his head for a long time, wondering why the old men were all so sophisticated that they could make him dizzy with only a few words.
Thinking for a moment, Li Yao said, "Master Gui, there is indeed a problem that has been bothering me for days. In fact, it is not exactly a problem but a cluster of problems!"
Gui Suishou pointed at the uneven ground. "I'd like to hear the details."
Li Yao did not care if the ground was clean or not. He patted his butt and sat down on the ground with Gui Suishou for a discussion.
"Before the Imperium of True Human Beings and the Alliance of the Holy Covenant revealed themselves, I was quite firm about my beliefs."
Li Yao said dutifully, "However, after I came to Kunlun and got in touch with the Immortal Cultivators and the people of the Holy League, I learned some of their beliefs from different perspectives. After I had a rather clear understanding about the origins of the Immortal Cultivators, I was somewhat confused again.
"My belief is very firm. Of course, it is not because I am shaken by the core idea of protecting the ordinary people.
"However, the history of the decline of the civilizations of the Cultivators that the Immortal Cultivators described to me seemed quite reasonable. Some of the internal contradictions during the development of the civilizations of the Cultivators were indeed difficult to resolve!
"The Curly Dragon civilization, the Medicine Fork civilization, the Martial Meritocrats civilization … and dozens of other civilizations of the Cultivators all perished for different reasons. The 'diseases' that caused their decline are not necessarily absent from the Xing Yao Federation, either!
"The so-called 'true path of immortality' is, of course, not a way to completely cure the diseases. It is just a dose of 'tiger-like drugs' that can stimulate the potentials of the body for a short time at best, but in fact, it is suppressing the root of the diseases by force. After the effects of the drugs wear off, the diseases will only worsen and kill the victims!
"However, it seems that our 'true path of the Cultivators' can barely solve the problems and create a perfect world, too!"
"A perfect world?"
Gui Suishou was amused. "My young friend Li Yao, you seem to be obsessed. How can there be a 'perfect world' in this world?"
"The word 'civilization' is too vast and complicated for me to describe it for the time being. Let's talk about human beings instead.
"As long as a person is born in a noble family, even if they are well-cared for and work hard, how can they not have any troubles at all?
"How can the ordinary people in the mortal world be completely free of diseases and troubles? They can only be the dead in their tombs! "
Li Yao thought of something and asked, "What can they do if they have troubles?"
"Do nothing!"
Gui Suishou replied casually. "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. If we are sick, we'll treat them. If we can't, we'll drown our sorrows in alcohol and cry. Both the nobles and the commoners have struggled their way to the top in such a way."
Li Yao frowned. "There are always troubles that can't be resolved, and there are always diseases that can't be cured!"
"Then, let them die."
But the clearest brilliance beamed out of Gui Suishou's tiny eyes. "Let me ask you a question, my young friend Li Yao. Do you think that a doctor who has killed more than ten patients is a 'murderous quack'?"
Li Yao pondered for a moment and shook his head. "It depends. Doctors are not deities. There are always some incurable diseases."
"That's right."
Looking at the bright purple clouds not far away, Gui Suishou said casually, "You know that doctors are not deities, and there are always some diseases that cannot be cured. Even if the patients do die, it is not necessarily the doctor's responsibility.
"Then, Cultivators are not deities, either. Why do you think that the destruction of the civilizations in the Curly Dragon Sector, the Medicine Fork Sector, the Martial Meritocrats Sector, and so on must be the fault of the 'true path of the Cultivators'?
"You said it yourself. It's the law of nature to be born, grow old, and die. People will die, the sea will dry up, and everything will decay. Even the burning sun will be extinguished one day. Why can't a civilization get sick and die?"
"If a civilization is sick, then think of a way to treat it. If this prescription doesn't work, then change to the next one. If all the prescriptions fail, then think of a way to leave behind descendants and then die with dignity. This is the worldview of the Tombstone School."
Li Yao seemed to be mired in a deep valley.
He was suddenly confused, then suddenly enlightened, and then his face was blank. There was no telling where his mind was drifting to.
"You do have a point, Master Gui. I seem to be asking for trouble!"
Thinking for a while, Li Yao finally mumbled to himself.
"Exactly."
Gui Suishou nodded his head with a smile. "Since my young friend Li Yao believes that the most important thing for a person to live is not how healthy they are or how long they can live, but how brilliant they can be, isn't it the same for a civilization?
"As long as the civilization of mankind can leave a splendid mark on the curtain of the sea of stars, will there be any regrets even if it is doomed one day?
"At the very least, we, the Tombstone School, will do our best to record this splendid stroke in its entirety and treat it as our 'descendants' and 'legacy'. We will spread it to the infinite lightyears and eons later!"
Narrowing his eyes, Li Yao looked at the clouds in the sky that were rolling like surging tides.
But his eyes seemed to be piercing through the clouds to the depths of the infinite sea of stars.
His heart was pounding, and he breathed quickly. His eyes were glittering, and the troubles that had been bothering him for days were all gone.
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