Fire Monster

Chapter 342 Forced into the Palace
Peace returned to the statue space.

The statue of the female immortal returned to the previous stone platform, her eyes calm, as if nothing had happened.

But of the four 'selves' that Zhao Guanshan had sensed before, except for the one who had been disqualified, the remaining three could no longer be sensed at all.

At this moment, he was thinking quietly, and finally, seemed to have made some decision. He came to the statue of the fairy, and first observed and admired it carefully and seriously.

Then he stretched out his hand and stroked it gently. Although this was a statue of a deity, it looked like jade but not jade, stone but not stone, and wood but not wood, and it felt quite magical.

Finally, he had his fill and seemed to have gotten some answers.

But the next second, he suddenly smiled cunningly and kissed her directly.

It feels just right, a little cool to the touch, but not icy.

"Zhao Chengfeng, you are so brave!"

A scolding sound was heard, and the statue of the female fairy disappeared. Well, she came back to life, her eyes were as cold as ice, very cold and fierce, and she was very angry.

But Zhao Guanshan was not surprised at all.

"I'm sorry, I can't control myself. This is my obsession. You know that my previous incarnation was deeply in love with you, the Immortal. It has nothing to do with me."

"What do I know? What are you doing?"

The fairy lady was still very angry.

Zhao Guanshan looked at her calmly for a long time before he smiled and said, "Stop pretending. Why bother with a tool?"

"what are you saying!"

The female fairy was stunned.

"I only ask you, if I fail to master the mechanical talisman this time and fail to make the statue of the Lihuo Immortal grow, will there be a day in the future when an immortal soul that looks exactly like you will come to my statue space, say thank you to me, and then take away everything from me?"

Zhao Guanshan asked seriously, word by word.

Hearing this, a ripple finally flashed in the eyes of the female fairy, but she still shook her head calmly.

"I told you I wouldn't let this happen."

"No, I should say that I won't let this happen. You can't actually change anything."

Zhao Guanshan walked over step by step. At first, the female immortal looked calm. But when Zhao Guanshan came within three steps, she finally panicked, jumped far away, with an angry look on her face, and even a hint of blush.

"You, you are not worthy of being a human being. You bully me for not having more memories. You are a bastard!"

Zhao Guanshan stood still and smiled. "So, tell the truth. We should be frank with each other without reservation. You shouldn't hide anything from me, which will cause me to lose my most accurate judgment."

"I'm not hiding anything from you. I really only have memories before I was eighteen. What else do you want from me? Don't come over here!"

"Okay, let's put it another way. Have you guessed that in your future self, you are already dead and have become a fallen immortal?"

Zhao Guanshan did not push too hard, although he had already determined that within his statue space, he could actually do whatever he wanted before a stronger competitor could launch a dimensionality reduction attack on him.

"I--"

The female fairy was stunned, her emotions became a little unstable, and even her entire face was suddenly swallowed by flames, turning her into half human and half ghost, which was extremely terrifying.

But in a blink of an eye, she recovered.

Then he shook his head and said, "I have tried it. If I have really become a fallen immortal in the future, then the self-test method I just used will definitely not work. Even if I die or sink, I will not become a fallen immortal. There is no other reason, because this is me!"

She said it with great confidence and pride.
In response to this, Zhao Guanshan believed it completely.

Because if he really became a fallen immortal, he would not have so many methods and arrangements.

"But I'm still just a tool right?"

"I said no!"

"At least not for me." She added, but it was obvious that she herself was not confident.

Zhao Guanshan smiled with relief at this time, "This is good. The filter is broken, and the obsession is fulfilled. I have solved my last hidden danger. My predecessor's admiration for you can finally come to an end. Hey, buddy, you are heartbroken."

The fairy woman listened quietly, looked at him quietly, and did not think it was a joke.

I don't know what she was thinking, but she suddenly said, "The other three people are the same as you. They are not the original souls of this Destiny Ring. They are all summoned from other Destiny Rings. I guess the purpose of doing this is to avoid being discovered by the enemy. After all, you should know that the original souls of this world cannot pass the screening."

"But you're right, you're all tools, so when I wake up, I'll help you deal with one immediately, but I'm not sure about the remaining three."

Zhao Guanshan's eyes moved, "What does it mean to pass the screening?"

"Destiny. Everyone who is born in the circle of destiny has his or her own destiny. Whether it is a death without illness or a premature death, everyone has his or her own destiny. This includes the destiny in the circle of destiny before you. You also have your own destiny. You cannot jump out of it or break free from it."

"So the so-called destiny is the omnipresent entangled karma formed by the heaven and earth. It binds the fate of all living beings. This is the ring of destiny. Only by jumping out of it can you become an immortal. The process of jumping out of the ring of destiny is to overcome the heavenly tribulation, which is actually facing the pursuit of the karma of heaven and earth."

"That's why we are different. Outside the Ring of Destiny, if I really die in the end, it can only be because of this reason."

"what reason?"

"The Ring of Destiny is expanding, and the power of karma is growing stronger. I was killed by the immortal who was crossing the tribulation and was driven by the expanding power of karma."

"Is there no fairyland?"

"What is the fairyland?"

"But since there is a world of immortal cultivation, there should also be a world of immortals."

"The Immortal Cultivation World is nothing more than a backup plan left behind by immortals who have transcended tribulation in order to avoid being hunted down by karma. Just like what you said, it is just a tool. So there is no immortal world. Even if there is, it is not the kind of immortal world you think it is."

"Or to put it in an analogy, if you want to transcend the tribulation and ascend, if you want to jump out of the Ring of Destiny, you must first kill a fallen immortal. They are entangled in karma and cannot be tolerated by the Ring of Destiny. The process of killing them is the process of gaining immunity from the Ring of Destiny. In theory, the more you kill, the more immunity you will have, which can reduce the difficulty of jumping out of the Ring of Destiny when you transcend the tribulation."

"But it's not that easy to kill a fallen immortal, so you have to build your own power and your own civilization. With one order, countless people will fight for you. Then, you have to recruit some disciples to inherit your legacy and maintain your tradition. This way, they can help you share at least half of your karma, making it easier for you to be outside the Ring of Destiny."

"And these arrangements you left behind, after many years of development and self-growth, have new ones. Your disciples have followed the path you left behind and jumped out of the circle of destiny. The stories, legends, and traditions they left behind will attract and grow more people. Your power has become extremely large. This is the original world of immortal cultivation."

“But the larger the world of immortal cultivation is, the more immortals jump out of the ring of destiny, and the more karma there is. In the end, the world of immortal cultivation is blown up by the catastrophe caused by karma. So the immortals who jumped out were hunted down by karma. Some escaped, and some who couldn’t escape became fallen immortals. For example, the fragmented world of immortal cultivation you see now is actually the result of an entire group of immortals being wiped out.”

Hearing this, Zhao Guanshan fell silent, and then he suddenly realized that the female immortal might be from the immortal gang that was wiped out.

As if she had guessed his thoughts, the fairy nodded.

"Yes, that's right. In the past, many immortals in this world of immortal cultivation jumped out of the ring of destiny and established a powerful force outside the ring, which is the so-called immortal world. My mother is a celestial demon, but my father is an immortal, so I was born an immortal. Therefore, I have the greatest karma."

"I guess my future self should have started making plans a long time ago, but I really don't know what the specific plan is."

"What exactly is karma?" Zhao Guanshan couldn't help but ask at this time.

"Karma is nothing. It can have many names. Don't dwell on it. It's like the Ring of Destiny, also called the Universe of Heaven and Earth. You are still far from touching karma."

"Why do we have to jump out of the ring of destiny? Isn't it better to stay in it?" Zhao Guanshan asked this question, but then he felt that this question was stupid.

"Because I want to live forever. If you stay in the Ring of Destiny, no matter how you cultivate your life fire, your life span will always have a limit. Only when you jump out, your life span will be unlimited."

"Then if I don't establish a world of immortal cultivation, bear the karma alone, and refuse to allow people related to me to transcend the tribulation and ascend, then I won't be hunted down by karma, right?"

"Yes, in theory it is feasible. Some solitary immortals are like this. The time limit of their existence is even beyond my knowledge. Some of them are even more perverted. Before jumping out of the ring of destiny, they kill their relatives, relatives, friends, old acquaintances, fellow townsmen, fellow tribesmen, and even the entire race and civilization. Although this is cruel, I have to say that it is indeed the most effective way at present."

"Okay, I've said enough, and I've been sincere. The two of us are now tied to the same rope. I warn you, don't do anything to me again. If we lose, at most I will be merged with another immortal soul and become a new memory, just like the 30-year-old me looking at the 18-year-old me. But you will completely lose me and the Taoism."

"Without the core of the Taoism, you can still practice in the future, but without the Lihuo Taoism, you can't even beat the fallen immortal, let alone escape the ring of destiny."

After such a stern warning, the fairy disappeared again and turned into a statue once again.

Of course, Zhao Guanshan would not repeat that trick again. He had already gotten what he wanted to know.

I can’t believe that the people from Earth have to roll up when they get here.

(End of this chapter)