"We are the same," said Jing Jiu.
The young woman said expressionlessly, "In order to gain my approval, you are willing to give up your previous obsession and admit that you are not a human being."
It was evident that she had read the book titled "The Path Toward Heaven".
"Now that I can become a god, why do I still want to be a human being?" Jing Jiu's response was quite interesting.
"That's just someone's opinion; it doesn't mean I agree with it."
The young woman curled up the corners of her mouth again, letting out a faint smile.
The smile was a bit eerie because it was mechanical.
Looking at the light snowflakes falling down from the sky, Jing Jiu said, "It doesn't matter."
As he did so, the hood of the blue hoodie fell off, exposing his face, which was covered by a few snowflakes.
He had never been a god, but he had played a similar role.
In the eyes of the younger generation and mortals in the Cultivation circle of Chaotian, the Immortal Jingyang was a god.
"Since it doesn't matter, why did you come to the Main Planet and do those things to see me?" asked the young woman.
Jing Jiu said, "Becoming a new god will help me achieve my goal; in other words, it's a convenient condition."
"Do you intend to make use of me?" pressed the young woman.
Jing Jiu said, "I'm good at making use of things."
This statement had a profound meaning.
It was because of the word "things".
The young woman didn't get angry. "What is your goal?" she asked nonchalantly.
Jing Jiu pulled back his gaze and looked at her pale and lifeless face, saying, "Cultivating of course."
The young woman asked, "The purpose of your Cultivation in Chaotian is to ascend. Now that you are here, why do you still want to cultivate?"
"The purpose of ascending is to come out; and the purpose of Cultivation is to exist."
This answer was the same as what he had said in the Illusionary Realm of the Green Sky Mirror.
The young woman said, "The low-speed photons might be the fairy energy you need and can make you stronger; but it has nothing to do with the essence of existence."
"I don't think this world is the essence either," said Jing Jiu.
"There is no space outside of space, and there is no time outside of time."
The young woman said softly, "This world will be like this from the beginning of time until the end of time."
"What about the Sea of Dark Matter?" asked Jing Jiu.
The girl said, "The overflow of dark matter is due to the tearing of the dimensional space. That dark world is also a part of this world."
When the snowflakes fell on the surface of the hot spring, they instantly disappeared without a trace. However, when they fell on the two of them, they did not melt. Soon, a shallow layer of snow accumulated.
No matter where they fell, the snowflakes made no sound. The courtyard was unusually quiet, and the chilly wind gave people a feeling of despair and indifference.
After a long while, Jing Jiu gave a response.
"I don't believe that time has an end. Existence is meaningless."
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The girl picked up the cup of amber-colored liquor and looked at it in Silence for a long time before saying, "Shen Yunmai came to see me for the first time when he was five years old, and he said the same thing."
Jing Jiu retracted his feet from the hot spring and stood firmly on the floor.
"When he was eighteen, he came here again and sat in this position for an entire night. Then, he cried his heart out and became like this."
The girl continued.
Jing Jiu could understand that kind of despair.
The universe had no boundary, but it had a beginning and an end.
The beginning was unreasonable, and the end … meant that everything was unreasonable. As such, the existence of oneself and the existence of all things would be meaningless.
"Do you like that child?" Jing Jiu asked.
"I like someone who is willing to think and has the ability to think."
The girl suddenly asked, "Why didn't you kill him?"
Jing Jiu said, "Maybe it's because the way he thinks about these things is similar to how I used to be."
"If you didn't kill him, how could I trust you?"
The girl continued nonchalantly while staring into his eyes, "The soldiers on that battleship and the Immortal Chi Song are not enough."
Jing Jiu said, "You know that I'm different from those cocoon breakers. I don't have any ambition. It's not a scheme."
"A long time ago, there was a cocoon breaker who should have come from the same place as you. He refused to be recruited by the cocoon breakers of the previous generation, and he even helped me kill many people."
The girl continued, "In fact, he merely wanted to gain my approval and control me; but I've seen through him."
"And then?" Jing Jiu asked.
The girl didn't answer this question, but said, "If you want me to trust you, you have to give me one of their heads, no matter whether it's Shen Yunmai or General Li."
"At first, I did have this idea."
Jing Jiu went on, "But at the last moment, I suddenly thought, why do I need your approval?"
The girl said, "You don't like the way those cocoon breakers do things, and you've become enemies with them … at least on the surface. And according to what you said, you need this civilization to help you achieve your goal."
Jing Jiu said, "But your civilization also needs me to resist the control of those ascendants. To put it more precisely, you need me to guarantee your independent existence."
The girl gently put down the wine cup. As she did so, the snowflakes fell down, revealing the broken flowers on her bathrobe.
This was the truth.
The snowflakes continued to fall down soundlessly. They disappeared instantly like willow catkins.
The courtyard became absolutely quiet.
He looked at the snowflakes falling down from the sky.
She looked at the snowflakes falling into the lake.
They sat opposite each other in Silence.
Time passed slowly.
The hot fog on the surface of the lake gradually dispersed.
The light in the sky changed.
It was unclear how much time had passed.
The girl said, "Let's have a cup of wine again when we have time."
Jing Jiu agreed and got up, heading toward the outside of the courtyard.
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The hot spring courtyard was located on a mountain, and there was a river outside the mountain. On the other side of the river was a city left by the distant ancient civilization. There was a large lake on the other side of the city, which was full of fog. The real world was on the other side of the fog. The buildings scattered by the lake had a sense of history, and the important figures standing in the buildings were a part of the history.
Looking at the thick fog on the lake, these important figures felt nervous, or rather, complicated.
That person was the most mysterious being in this world. Nobody had ever seen her in person. Could Jing Jiu see her?
What would be the outcome of the conversation that day?
The thick fog was suddenly broken, and the old boat came out from the inside.
Dozens of gazes followed the boat to the shore, and then fell on the youth wearing a blue hoodie.
Jing Jiu didn't pay attention to them. He walked toward the silver spaceship in the distance.
Ran Handong followed him hastily after shooting a glance at her father.
The cold wind whistled, ruffling the grass by the lake. The spaceship headed toward the sky and soon disappeared into the snowy layer in the high sky.
Seeing the scene, the important figures were startled, wondering if the spaceship had left just like that.
"Brother Donglou, what's going on?"
A head of an aristocratic clan walked to the side of General Ran and asked, "What is the outcome?"
"No outcome means nothing has been decided yet," said Ran Donglou expressionlessly.
Then, he looked at the councilor walking over with the head of the clan, saying, "We have to do what we have to do."
The councilor asked with raised eyebrows, "Is it meaningful?"
"That article, those documents, and this game are all a coincidence."
Ran Donglou went on, "The so-called coincidence is sometimes a chance, even if it's only temporary."
The councilor remained silent. The head of an aristocratic clan raised his eyebrows, indicating that he didn't agree with this statement.
Looking at the councilors and the important figures in the military not far away, Ran Donglou asked emotionlessly, "What's their attitude?"
"They don't understand." The head of an aristocratic clan said without hesitation, "It's true that the military has been too tough over the years, but the situation is still under control. Because of the arrival of that person, we suddenly have to choose a side … They don't understand, and neither do I. Not many people are willing to believe the information from the praying hall."
The term "god" was beyond the scope of the mortal world.
Who was that youth wearing a blue hoodie?
The praying hall and the government had isolated the manor well. Nobody could get close to Jing Jiu, let alone find out anything about him. Neither this head of an aristocratic clan nor other important figures knew the background of Jing Jiu. Why did they take such a risk and disrupt the peace of the Federation of the Milky Way for this person?
The councilor knew something about the Stargate Base, but he couldn't give an explanation.
"I don't know his identity or what that article means, but the game will be popularized in a short time."
"We need to find out how he will react. Most importantly, we need to find out how those people will react after they enter the game. We need to collect the data." Ran Donglou's line of sight followed the disappearing silvery spaceship into the deep part of the snowy cloud, as he said, "It's the best opportunity to find out the advantages and disadvantages of those people."
"Young Master Shen promised not to touch him for sixty days. There are only fifty days left. And in a few days … the Cloudy Battleship will arrive on the Main Planet."
The head of an aristocratic clan went on with furrowed brows, "If he dies, what's the point of doing all this?"
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(Take care of your health. Remember to wear masks and go out less. Don't look down on others. No matter what you do, staying healthy is the prerequisite.)
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