Li Yao more or less understood what Red Pole Star was implying, but he was even more confused.
It was true that Master Zhang Jiashu was definitely not the real Li Yao. He was just an ignorant ordinary person, but the distinctive features of 'Li Yao the Cultivator' had been branded on him. Even if it was only one percent, one thousandth, or even one ten-thousandth, Li Yao would never mistake it. What was going on exactly?
"Let me tell you everything as it is. Although I don't know much, it's enough for us to accomplish our mission," Red Pole Star said.
"First of all, you've all learned that 'Cultivation's Four Universes' does exist somewhere in the depths of the universe, including the Cultivator Li Yao. Why don't you consider him as the 'real Li Yao' for now?"
Li Yao and Daniel Zhang nodded at the same time. Then, they asked at the same time, "Is it true? Do the Cultivation's Four Universes and the Cultivator Li Yao really exist? "
"It's true. Although the details are certainly different from the content of the novel 'Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation', I believe that the Cultivation's Four Universes and the Cultivator Li Yao do exist on the other side of the infinite universe, as well as countless soul-stirring, splendid stories."
Red Pole Star said, "The Cultivator Li Yao is exactly as described by Master Niu. He is a kind-hearted, passionate, and ambitious hero who never cherishes his own life for the country and the people. He has been determined to burn himself, protect the civilization, and illuminate the entire universe since he was a child!"
Li Yao: "Well …"
Daniel Zhang: "Well …"
"Master Niu's' Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation 'has more than two thousand chapters," Red Pole Star said. "I believe that you all know the general appearance of the four universes of cultivation and the first half of Li Yao's life. Yes. He was exactly such a fearless, compassionate man. Again and again, he threw himself into the most violent torrents and the most dangerous swirls with his life that was almost drained. Many times, he was almost blown into pieces, right?"
Li Yao and Daniel Zhang looked at each other and said reluctantly, "If you say so."
"Although Teacher Niu hasn't written out the final ending of Cultivation Li Yao, we all believe that his Dao heart has been completely tempered and can't be changed. Therefore, in the ending of Cultivation's Four Universes, when facing the Empire, the Holy League, the Pangu civilization, and even more powerful enemies, in order to protect what he must protect, he will definitely throw himself into greater danger and stronger enemies."
Red Pole Star said, "The speculation can't be wrong, can it?"
Li Yao nodded, but he still felt that it was weird. "Yes, but what happened to us? Why did we 'time travel' from the Cultivation's Four Universes to Earth?"
"The question is very simple," Red Pole Star said.
"You will know the answer if you read the first few chapters of 'Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation'. How did 'Li Yao from Earth' travel to the Cultivation's Four Universes and become 'Li Yao the Cultivator'?"
Li Yao bulged his eyes. "Are you suggesting that we traveled from Earth to the Cultivation's Four Universes and came back after a soul-stirring and bizarre life in the Cultivation's Four Universes?"
"Of course we traveled back, or what about the 'Vulture Plan' that we couldn't forget? Now that Mr. Niu has written the relevant chapters, you should know the truth of the Vulture Plan by now. Yes, it is to destroy Earth, or at least defeat Earth, the wretched prison of reincarnation! "
Red Pole Star said. "However, it is not easy to escape from the prison of reincarnation, and it is even more difficult to infiltrate the prison from the outside. I believe that when Li Yao the Cultivator snuck into the prison of reincarnation, he probably erased all the life information in his soul actively or passively, turning himself into a blank piece of paper."
"What do you mean?"
Li Yao frowned. "Why did he do that?"
"The reason is simple," Red Pole Star said. "If you and I were in his shoes, we would've made the same choice based on our mindset.
"Because we were unwilling to expose all the information about the Cultivation's Four Universes, including its coordinates in the infinite sea of stars, the situation of the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League, and the secret identities that we escaped from the prison of reincarnation. Everything must not be discovered by the will of Earth.
"Time travel comes at a price. I believe that Li Yao the Cultivator was too weak to be a match for the will of Earth when he just arrived. If he had been discovered by the will of Earth at that time, not only would the Vulture Plan have failed, but the will of Earth would've also tracked down and destroyed the Cultivation's Four Universes, which would've been screwed!
"Furthermore, it is possible that Li Yao the Cultivator did not take the initiative but was caught in a very passive situation. For example, his body was destroyed, and his soul was heavily wounded. He was forced to seal all his life information and enter a certain … 'hibernation state'."
Red Pole Star's speculation was reasonable and convincing.
However, it was not enough to explain the weird things that happened to Li Yao, Daniel Zhang, Master Zhang Jiashu, and Red Pole Star himself. Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "Fine. I agree that 'Li Yao the Cultivator' returned to Earth with the strength from the infinite sea of stars after his' second time travel ', hoping to liberate all his compatriots who were suppressed in the prison of reincarnation. However, he was only one person. How could he affect so many of us? Who is the real Li Yao, you or me? "
"Both are, and neither are."
Red Pole Star smiled. "I believe that not only did the Cultivator Li Yao erase all his life information during his time travel to Earth, he also split his soul into thousands of pieces."
"Split his soul?"
Li Yao was dazed. "Is that possible? Why?"
"Isn't it easy to understand?"
Red Pole Star opened his hands and said, "Because there must be a solid barrier outside of Earth, similar to the protective membrane of the atmosphere. If a gargantuan meteoroid were to hit Earth, it would certainly be ripped into thousands of pieces by the atmosphere, turning into a gorgeous but not lethal meteor shower, wouldn't it?
"On the other hand, if he wanted to sneak into the prison of reincarnation without alarming anyone, his intact soul would certainly be too 'big', too dazzling, and too eye-catching. How could he not be discovered by the will of Earth?
"Only by tearing the soul into thousands of pieces actively or passively and infiltrating the enemy's body in a silent way will it be possible for the enemy to bypass the defense line without alarming anyone and arrive successfully.
"If you still find it hard to understand, you might as well imagine that the prison of reincarnation on Earth is covered in a defense network that looks like a fishing net. Anything larger than the mesh will trigger alarms and be discovered by the will of Earth when it tries to infiltrate the prison. Those smaller than the mesh, on the other hand, are theoretically incapable of causing any harm to the will of Earth.
"Therefore, other than erasing his life information, Cultivator Li Yao had to tear apart his soul into pieces smaller than the mesh in order to infiltrate the prison without alarming anyone."
"That's too …"
Li Yao did not know how he should describe what "Cultivator Li Yao" did. He felt that his blood was freezing just hearing Red Pole Star's explanation. He could not have found it more unbelievable.
"Of course, as the saying goes, 'Whatever you walk past will leave traces', 'erasing life information' is not necessarily unrecoverable. Even Cultivator Li Yao himself certainly did not want to be obliterated just like that!"
The Red Pole Star continued, "Deep inside every seemingly blank soul piece, in fact, all the information from 'Cultivator Li Yao' is stored. They are more like sleeping seeds than fragments. They seem to be lifeless, but as long as they are given a suitable environment, they can take root and sprout, radiating the brilliance of life again.
"Of course, from the standpoint of the will of Earth, it is not wrong to say that the soul pieces are the most dangerous cancer cells that can infect, swallow, and transform everything. At the very least, we have all been infected, haven't we? Hahahaha! "
"We …"
Li Yao scratched his temples. In his trance, he seemed to have sensed that a giant tree was rising deep inside his brain, with abundant fruits on the tree. Every fruit had a smiling face of Cultivator Li Yao on it.
Well, how disgusting!
"Now, you should understand what's going on with us, shouldn't you?"
Red Pole Star opened his arms and said, "About ten reincarnations ago, thousands of the most dangerous seeds or viruses from the depths of the infinite universe penetrated the dragnet of the will of Earth and infiltrated the Reincarnation Prison, implanting them into the souls of the thousands of heroes in the Reincarnation Prison.
"Although the power of the seeds or viruses was extremely weak, and the life information from Cultivator Li Yao seemed to have been completely obliterated, there was still passion and warmth in the deepest part of the seeds that spread out in the souls of the heroes, trying to awaken the heroes' memories of the past and their yearning for freedom.
"Most of the efforts of the seeds or viruses failed.
"After all, too much time has passed. It's been so long that the fake has become real, and the real has become fake. Heroic spirits like Teacher Zhang Jiashu have been immersed in the paradise created by Earth's will, unable to extricate themselves. They have completely forgotten their true appearance before thousands of reincarnations. They have once swept across the universe with glory and dreams.
"But eventually, some of the heroes accepted the gifts of the seeds and the infection of the viruses. They saw through the paleness and illusions of the world before their eyes and embarked on the path to find their true selves.
"They — we fight in reincarnation after reincarnation to further activate the power of the seeds and viruses. We also look for like-minded comrades in the reverberation of dreams, including people like Master Zhang Jiashu. We retrieve the seeds and viruses that do not belong to him from the depths of his soul and melt them into our own brains.
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