Chapter 342: Choice, the Origin of the Panel
All we can say is that there is no hatred between the two people, there are just differences in their positions.
"Well, thank you, Fairy...are you going in by yourself or should I escort you?"
Du Ruo looked at Xie Ziran who had his eyes closed and stopped asking questions.
He has understood what he needs to understand, so now it is time to make the final decision.
The two people have no hatred towards each other, but they have different positions. One wants freedom and improvement, while the other does not want to leave any hidden dangers. This is irreconcilable.
It is impossible for Du Ruo to show mercy just because the other party knows everything, and it is impossible for the other party not to intercept the spiritual energy in order to stay awake.
In fact, ever since Xie Ziran failed in his attempt to lure Du Ruo to shed her physical body and become a god, her fate was basically doomed. Du Ruo understood this, and she naturally understood it too.
"Can you answer my last question?"
Xie Ziran opened his eyes and looked at Du Ruo.
"You said."
Du Ruo nodded. As he said before, there was no hatred between the two of them. Du Ruo didn't mind listening to what the other party wanted to ask.
"Will you open this door again?"
After Xie Ziran asked this question, he stared at Du Ruo.
"In fact, you know in your heart that this door will definitely be opened in the future."
Du Ruo did not give a definite answer, but revealed everything.
"That's right. Then I beg you for one thing. When you open the door, if possible, please try to wake me up again."
Xie Ziran's tone was very sincere, and it was inevitable that Du Ruo would open the door to heaven.
Because Du Ruo himself can become an immortal, even if he will die after becoming an immortal and will suffer the five signs of decay, but that will be a long time in the future.
But Du Ruo has relatives and friends. As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, all the family members will benefit. Those people may not become immortals, but they can become gods.
Becoming an immortal is as difficult as ascending to heaven, but becoming a god is relatively simple, and there are many ways to do it, so it is inevitable that Du Ruo will open the heaven at that time.
The reason why I don’t open it now is probably to leave myself enough time to become an immortal.
"You don't have to dissipate yourself. Just wait in the heaven behind the portal. I think it won't take long to draw the spiritual energy from the void."
Du Ruo heard that the other party intended to dissipate, leaving only his soul imprinted on heaven and earth, and he didn't understand why.
"No... I have been alone for too long. I would rather sleep than suffer in loneliness any longer."
Xie Ziran shook his head, his tone somewhat bland.
"I understand. I can promise you, but you have to tell me, what is needed to wake you up?"
After hearing what Xie Ziran said, he didn't know what to say, but since the other party was so self-conscious, he would of course have to ask more questions in exchange.
"Enough spiritual energy is a prerequisite. At that time, a huge amount of spiritual energy will be needed to reshape the body. The second thing is to seal the god, and re-seal it. Of course... when the spiritual energy reaches a certain level, we will naturally wake up, but it will take a lot longer."
Xie Ziran really knew everything, especially after Du Ruo agreed, a hint of relief appeared on his face.
"Then how do you close this door?"
Du Ruo asked the last question.
"..."
Xie Ziran's mouth twitched. She didn't expect Du Ruo to ask this question. This was equivalent to sealing her and asking her to come up with a plan. However, she still said it because it was not difficult, and she was sure that Du Ruo could also think of it:
"Just inject the power of the Three Flowers of Heaven, Earth and Man into it, and I look forward to seeing this world again one day soon."
After Xie Ziran finished speaking, his body turned into a point of light and disappeared into the space.
After hearing this answer, Du Ruo thought about it. As Xie Ziran said, the last surviving immortal was the one who burned the "three flowers" to forge the two portals separating the heaven and the human world.
Now there is no handle on the portal, so if one wants to close the door and isolate the heaven again, it seems that the only way is to reinject the "Three Flowers" energy.
The most important thing is that when there are no other options and it seems that he has to do it, then he has to try it regardless of whether there is danger in it or not.
After figuring it out, he no longer hesitated, took two steps forward, and came to the door with a crack. He didn't put his hand on it or anything, but just stood there.
Du Ruo carefully drew out a strand of energy from the "three flowers" on top of his head. Du Ruo had experience in burning "essence, energy and spirit", so it was not that difficult for him to draw it out. Then he tentatively touched the portal.
The energy was absorbed, but the portal did not change.
After Du Ruo confirmed that there was no danger, he continued to increase his efforts.
At the same time, clench your fists and be prepared to respond to crises at any time.
Fortunately, everything went quite smoothly, and it seemed that closing the door was easier than opening it.
Finally, after Du Ruo ate and infused the "Three Flowers" energy, the door creaked and closed the tiny gap again.
After doing all this, Du Ruo closed his eyes, let his soul drive his mind, and began to search the "island" carefully.
One must be on guard against others. He didn't want to leave any hidden dangers to prevent Xie Ziran from entering the heaven and hiding instead.
Finally, Du Ruo freed his mind and searched all the spaces of the "island" inside and out many times. After making sure that there were no fluctuations of "spirit" here except for him, he decided to end the search.
"Ok?"
Just when Du Ruo was about to end his investigation, he opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.
Afterwards, Du Ruo stepped directly into the void and flew towards the top of the "island".
Du Ruo flew into the void and stretched out his hand. Then Du Ruo looked at the empty palm curiously.
Although it looked empty from the outside, Du Ruo could sense some obvious differences.
When Du Ruo was exploring earlier, he found a strange feeling in the void. The feeling was very wonderful. As soon as Du Ruo noticed it, his mind was involuntarily attracted to it. Then Du Ruo captured part of it with his mind, and now it was floating in Du Ruo's palm.
Although this strand of substance is invisible and intangible, it makes Du Ruo feel excited.
Du Ruo could sense that this thing was extremely important, perhaps it was the spiritual energy he had been looking for for a long time.
Du Ruo originally wanted to absorb spiritual energy, but he immediately thought of one thing. Before absorbing the experimental spiritual energy, he had another very important thing to deal with. There was another option waiting for him on his panel.
Du Ruo's panel presence is extremely low, and sometimes even when changes occur, Du Ruo's distraction is unable to detect them.
Originally, the reason why Du Ruo had to chase into the portal was because after Du Ruo blasted open the portal, the status of the panel was no longer 100% progress of "Three Flowers and Five Qi", but there was one more option. He had to figure out some things before making a decision, and Xi Wei's coming to Chen was already clear, so it was time to make a choice.
[The host has already achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of his Head, and the Five Qis are Returning to the Origin, please choose your future direction! ]
[Choice 1: God! ]
(Choosing this option will automatically abandon your physical body, and your soul will automatically merge into the world.)
“Note: God controls the order of heaven and earth. Life is controlled by heaven and earth, and lives and dies together with this heaven and earth.
One can become a god by integrating into the heaven and earth, deifying the gods, and believing in them.
After becoming a god, one can use merit as the basis for advancement. By creating the heaven and earth and creating living beings, one can gain merit, improve one's status and increase one's cultivation."
[Choice 2: Immortal! ]
(Choosing this option will allow you to jump out of the Three Realms and no longer be in the Five Elements. Once you swallow a golden elixir, your fate will be in your own hands.)
"Note: After becoming an immortal, you will be in control of your own life, and your future will no longer be controlled by this world."
[Please select: Immortal/God] (Cannot have both)
"I choose Immortal!!"
Du Ruo spoke in a firm tone. There was no need to hesitate about such things. People who practiced martial arts would always be more ambitious and would not put their fate in the hands of others, not even heaven or earth.
As Du Ruo made his choice, all the text on the panel disappeared.
Not only were there new words, but also some of Du Ruo's personal information. All the information on the panel was cleared, and finally the panel that only Du Ruo could see was covered with new words, but there was still no personal information, only a paragraph of text.
[In ancient times, the heaven and the human world were connected, and the gods of heaven managed the heaven and earth on behalf of the human world. They were also in charge of distributing a special energy in the heaven and earth. This special energy was called "qi", "xiantian yiqi" and "lingqi"]
[“Spiritual energy” was born from the void, drawn by living beings, and is mainly used for the practice and use of gods. ]
[At that time, the "spiritual energy" was drawn from the human world after summarizing hunting skills and training the body. However, the gods in the heavenly world managed the world on their behalf, so the human world and the heavenly world were full of "spiritual energy"]
[Gradually, some people in the human world discovered the secret of how gods use and cultivate with "spiritual energy". The first person to discover this secret was called Bo Gao.]
(To the east of Huashan Qingshui, there is a mountain called Zhaoshan and a man named Baigao. Cypress trees grow up and down here, reaching up to the sky.)
[Bai Gao is the first mortal to ascend to heaven. Gradually, he is understood by the gods. They discover that there is a golden elixir in his body, which contains a large amount of "spiritual energy". It is because of this golden elixir that Bai Gao can travel back and forth between heaven and the human world.]
[Since then, Bo Gao's deeds have spread widely, his practice has been known to the world, and he eventually figured out a complete set of practice methods.]
[Refine essence into Qi, refine Qi into spirit, refine spirit back to emptiness, after the "essence, Qi and Spirit" in the body is sublimated, one can obtain the "Three Flowers" of "Heaven, Earth and Man".
After the three flowers gather at the top of the head and the five qi converge to the origin, a large amount of spiritual energy can be absorbed to refine the "golden elixir" in the body. 】
[Since then, there have been many cultivators in the human world, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has become increasingly rich. At the same time, the status of the gods in the heavens, as the managers of heaven and earth, has become increasingly unstable, and wars have arisen from this...]
[The war between gods and immortals caused the world to be in turmoil. When the war was nearing its end, all living things were devastated, and the spiritual energy of the world began to dissipate. In the end, the world awakened, and both the gods and immortals were completely destroyed. ]
Words began to appear on the panel. Du Ruo read them carefully. At the same time, various images kept flashing in his mind, just like a documentary, allowing Du Ruo to quickly understand what was going on.
Many things here are consistent with what Xie Ziran said, but what Du Ruo did not expect is that it was the heaven and earth that caused the destruction of all the immortals and gods. This seems unexpected but also seems to be reasonable.
After Du Ruo finished reading, the text on the panel disappeared again, and the picture in Du Ruo's mind also ended. Then the text appeared on the panel again, and the picture appeared in Du Ruo's mind.
[After the human world's creatures were restored, the heaven and earth intercepted the "spiritual energy" to allow the destiny man to appear, and used the "spiritual energy" to help the destiny man grow, hoping to reshape the rules and make the heaven and earth full of spiritual energy. ]
"So, I am the so-called destiny man? This small program is just a form of expression, and my added points are actually the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to help me improve my strength?"
Du Ruo had various scenes in his mind after he became the "man of destiny", and everything seemed to make sense.
"Heaven and earth are not benevolent and treat all things as straw dogs. What heaven and earth care about is to fill heaven and earth with spiritual energy. Perhaps there are mysteries in it, but these are not what Du Ruo can understand now. As for immortals and gods, they are all ants, and I am actually just a tool. The so-called "my destiny is in my own hands" is just a joke.
Once he fails to satisfy the heaven and earth, “He” will just format it and start over, right? "
Du Ruo frowned and figured everything out.
Although I still felt a sense of crisis, I was also relieved.
He used to suspect that this golden finger was a so-called conspiracy, but now he realizes that there is no so-called conspiracy and he is just a tool. Although the future is still not very clear, at least there are many things that he does not need to consider now.
There is still a long time to go. What he should consider now is how to restore the spiritual energy and then how to build an orderly world and fill the heaven and earth with "spiritual energy".
"And now the first step is to absorb the 'spiritual energy'."
After figuring everything out, Du Ruo looked at the trace of "spiritual energy" in the void in his palm. Du Ruo grabbed it and let the spiritual energy merge into his body.
Golden Elixir: 0%
As the spiritual energy entered his body, all the text on the panel in front of Du Ruo disappeared, and there was only a progress bar. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
That trace of spiritual energy did not increase Du Ruo's progress bar, which was within Du Ruo's expectations.
After Du Ruo opened the golden elixir progress bar, he looked up again and found that wisps of spiritual energy continued to appear in the void.
After Du Ruo absorbed some, he saw that the golden elixir progress bar did not move at all, so Du Ruo simply stopped absorbing.
Obviously, these strands of spiritual energy were not enough to fill up his progress bar.
Only by allowing more people in the world to practice cultivation, and then accumulating small amounts to attract more spiritual energy, can he be able to satisfy his need to become an immortal.
"Alas... the real test has just begun. If modern people are allowed to practice cultivation comprehensively... I'm afraid it will cause great changes in the world. We need to plan carefully."
Du Ruo's mind was full of mixed thoughts, and he thought of many things in an instant.
Nowadays, technology is being developed. If we want people to practice cultivation, it is not enough to simply spread the skills and recruit disciples.
It would be fine if there was no spiritual energy, as everyone could develop technology. However, if spiritual energy grows, not only will the world pattern change, but the existing social classes will also be in turmoil.
It's like everyone is at a poker table now, the chips have been divided up, and now suddenly someone jumps out and says that there is no need to settle with chips, the previous chips are invalid, and settlement must be made in cash.
Those who don't have the bargaining chips are naturally happy, but how could those who hold the bargaining chips agree?
So chaos is inevitable.
Asking Du Ruo, who didn't like trouble, to deal with this matter inevitably made him frown, but there was no way. He probably had no choice now.
Because he is now the person with the most cash at the table, and even the cash of others has to be distributed by him.
Then, Du Ruo has to think carefully about what to do next.
"It's getting late. If I don't go out now, Yuanyuan will probably be worried."
Du Ruo gathered his thoughts and decided that there was no need to rush this matter.
Calculating the time, it has been two or three hours since I entered this portal. Now that everything is clear, it's time to get out.
Thinking of this, Du Ruo no longer hesitated and flew towards the door he came in through.
Arriving at the portal, Du Ruo flew straight out of the vortex in the portal without any hesitation.
On Tiandu Peak, on the back of a crucian carp, a gate stands in the air.
At this time, the portal was surrounded by various large military drones. Not only that, when Du Ruo came out of the portal, he felt someone rushing towards him. Du Ruo grabbed the person directly in his hand.
"What? Are you bungee jumping?"
Du Ruo grabbed and glanced at the soldier he had captured. There was a rope on the soldier, and above him was an armed helicopter. One of the soldiers was swinging in the air, apparently trying to explore the whirlpool, so Du Ruo asked jokingly.
While speaking, he first looked towards Lotus Peak.
The place where Xiang Yuanyuan and a group of old men were originally standing was already occupied by a large number of soldiers, and he did not notice Xiang Yuanyuan and others.
But he was not worried, he had just been away for a while and nothing would happen to Xiang Yuanyuan.
"No~no, we're already preparing to evacuate. We can't get in there."
The soldier was carried by Du Ruo, and because of the sound of the helicopter in the sky, he shouted loudly.
"Okay, you go first."
Du Ruo released the soldier, and the sound was transmitted to the ears of the helicopter pilot, signaling him to leave.
But Du Ruo did not leave, but just stood in the air.
It’s not that he didn’t want to leave, but after he came out of the portal, he already sensed a huge sense of crisis, as well as a feeling of being locked in.
Du Ruo looked at the drones surrounding the gate and realized that the sense of crisis was caused by these military drones.
After thinking about it, Du Ruo understood why these drones made him feel a sense of crisis, because there was a particularly obvious mark on the surrounding large drones.
The extremely eye-catching sign immediately made Du Ruo realize that the surrounding area was probably filled with nuclear bombs. This made Du Ruo feel helpless, and at the same time, it also quietly increased the difficulty of bringing the modern technological society into the cultivation society.
Du Ruo believed that if it was Xie Ziran instead of him who came out of the portal, these nuclear bombs would really explode.
Although Du Ruo was also curious whether the nuclear bomb could destroy the portal, he didn't want to gamble.
Standing in place, Du Ruo hid the three flowers on his head. As the three flowers on Du Ruo's head were led away, the portal in the void also disappeared into the void.
"The surrounding nuclear bombs can be removed first. It would be a pity to blow up Huangshan Mountain."
Du Ruo fixed his gaze on the camera of one of the drones and began to speak.
(End of this chapter)
