From the end of the world

Chapter 266 Night Talk about Winter Car 2
"Human civilization has grown and developed through the accumulation of countless experiences and knowledge. Even we demon hunters follow similar rules. Countless mystical theories, spell knowledge, and practice lessons are all designed to help us manipulate magic power more skillfully." Dong Che continued to explain, "However, the nature of magic power is likely to be in the opposite direction. The more we learn, the more we are bound by the obstacles of knowledge and understanding, and the possibility of magic power will become less and less.

"If accumulating experience and summarizing knowledge is the path of civilization and the path that humans should follow, then mana is obviously a force that deviates from humanity and is anti-civilization."

His words fit with my past experience.

Sometimes I also feel that the limits shown by my flame are not my real limits, but the limits of my way of thinking. The reason why my flame cannot do certain things is because I think it is unreasonable for me to do it. And I can't get rid of that kind of thinking.

This was particularly evident when I transformed the original body of the girl Lu Chan, the National First-Class Demon Hunter Medal. When I didn't think too much, I could easily decompose the silver medal into my own flame and carry it with me. But now I can't do something similar. Because I have realized that it is not my own item.

The reason why Yin Yue is so terrifying is that she is not restricted by human thinking, which allows her magic power to produce many absurd effects. However, correspondingly, there are some things that humans can do that she may not be able to do, but I have not observed it yet, or she has hidden it very well.

After all, Silver Moon is also an intelligent life form and should also have certain thinking patterns.

The ones who can truly bring out the essence of magic power may not be users with advanced wisdom, but blind and foolish users.

"Experience and knowledge are like a mountain. We climb this mountain to reach the top, but the height of the mountain also determines our limits. Therefore, when a demon hunter reaches a certain level and reaches the pinnacle through practice, if he wants to go further, he must overcome his limits, that is, clear his own knowledge and views." Dong Che said, "This step is also called 'returning to the innate from the acquired'. Those who successfully take this step will reach the great success level.

"Needless to say, this step is extremely difficult, and is equivalent to abandoning everything that made you stronger in the past. The consequence of jumping off a cliff is death, which is like asking the person who jumps off the cliff to grow wings and fly high. From ancient times to the present, countless demon hunters who have reached the realm of... the level of achievement have failed at this step.

"Every breakthrough experience of the Great Accomplishment Stage is unique. Even if the next generation tries to imitate the path that the predecessors have walked, they will only end up in pieces."

This is why the Great Mastery level is called "the demon hunter who surpasses the demon hunter".

Going beyond the limits of common sense for a demon hunter, he didn't stop after climbing to the top of the mountain, but soared into the sky... I suddenly understood why Mr. Zhu said that if I just defeated Chen Long, it would seem to lack value in Luo Shan's eyes, because Chen Long probably didn't have that kind of unrepeatable breakthrough experience.

In fact, Chen Long gave me the impression that he was indeed weaker than the Divine Lance, and his "portal armor" was also full of traces of chiseling under the powerful shell. Perhaps Chen Long was not a true Great Success Rank, but merely "had the combat power of a Great Success Rank".

Maybe Ma Zao also doubted himself in this way.

"But even at the Great Accomplishment stage, it seems that there is no infinite possibility of magical power." I asked, "Also, if the difference between the Accomplishment stage and the Great Accomplishment stage lies in the obstruction of knowledge and perception, then what is the difference between the Great Accomplishment stage and the Great Impermanence?"

"The manipulation of magic power at the Great Mastery level does not rely on experience and knowledge, but on transcendental intuition and instinct. And even intuition and instinct are not without limits." Dong Che explained carefully, "To be disrespectful, breaking through from the Mastery level to the Great Mastery level is just to release all the talents that the demon hunter cannot fully display due to the existence of the knowledge barrier.

“As for the difference between the Great Accomplishment Stage and the Great Impermanence Stage… I’m not very clear about this, but there has always been a saying circulating in Luoshan.

"If the only thing that cannot be replicated from the success level to the great success level is the method of breakthrough, then the existence of great impermanence itself cannot be replicated."

"How?" I was curious.

"As mentioned before, the Great Accomplishment Stage merely unlocks all the talents of the demon hunter. In the era of myths and legends, some people could walk upright and speak right after birth, and some people had strange visions when they were still in their mother's womb. Do you think their talents are the same as those of ordinary people?" Dong Che seemed to be trying to find an example, "For example, Xuan Ming who defected from Luoshan... It is said that he was the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty thousands of years ago, and his birth was closely related to the Heavenly Destiny Bird.

"Compared to such a person, the self-proclaimed demon hunters are nothing more than ordinary people. Rather than saying that he is a human being, it is better to say that he is a natural god walking in the world in human flesh. He has the qualifications to become a god from the beginning.

"Of course, it doesn't mean that all the Great Impermanence have such a bizarre origin. There are also a few who seem ordinary, but later incredibly become the Great Impermanence. For example, Zhu Yi, the ancestor of the Zhu family, and the old Fist God, Liu Shuying... But most demon hunters believe that they are also people who have the qualifications to become gods from the beginning.

“And Senior Zhuang Cheng, the same goes for you.

"Although the mythological era has long gone, the birth of gods may not have completely ended. There are rumors in Luoshan that you may be the new god of fire born among humans after Xuanming."

I?
Although I am not particularly interested in this "origin theory", I really can't refute it directly. After all, if I say that all my "skills" are obtained through hard study and diligent training, then I can't deceive myself even one percent. I have possessed the power of the Great Impermanence level from the beginning, but I have not yet fully released it. I know this better than anyone else.

However, to say that I am some kind of "natural god of fire" is probably still debatable.

I have always had lingering doubts about the source of my super powers.

I am probably not the kind of naturally great person that Luoshan's demon hunters and Dong Che think I am. "Senior Zhuang Cheng, is my answer helpful to you?" Dong Che looked at my face hesitantly.

I said solemnly: "It helped, thank you."

"That's great." he said happily.

Then, he showed a curious expression again and asked, "But, Senior Zhuang Cheng, it seems that you have something else you want to ask me?"

Why do I only meet people with such sharp intuition? I complained in my heart and answered, "Yes."

"What's going on?"

As he spoke, a gloom appeared on Dong Che's face: "Is it something related to my master?"

"No. Even if I ask you about the fortune teller, you won't be able to answer it." I said.

Dong Che might be Gua Tianshi's pawn - even if I know this, I don't intend to harm Dong Che. After all, under that assumption, he is just a victim manipulated by Gua Tianshi. As for whether he will return to the supernatural and return to Gua Tianshi in the future, that is also a matter for the future. I don't want to settle accounts with him now with the possible future. And considering the friendly relationship between him and me now, if Fu Feng intends to hurt him, I might also help him.

Although he doesn't seem to be human - facing Dong Che who looks human no matter how you look at him, I suddenly remembered this mystery again.

At the same time, I asked my own question: "What I want to ask you is about Ma Zao. When you were with us before, you were always secretly looking at her, right?"

"Hmm...was it discovered?" he said embarrassedly.

I got straight to the point and asked, "Do you like Ma Zao?"

Hearing this, he was silent at first, then shook his head: "I also thought about it at first, but..."

"But?" I pressed.

"If I like her, then I seem to like you too," he said.

"--ah?"

This might be the first time that I was so wary of a teenager who was several years younger than me. I involuntarily took a step back, again and again.

Seeing this, Dong Che quickly defended himself: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"

"You'd better not," I said.

"Actually, I don't know why I pay so much attention to her. I just feel that she attracts my attention for some reason. However, Senior Zhuang Cheng, you also attract my attention. Uh, how should I put it..." He said distressedly, "I'm sorry... I don't know how to explain to you. Anyway, I really don't mean that."

He looked quite troubled, but I felt relieved.

The reason why he paid attention to Ma Zao was probably because Ma Zao's unlucky personality attracted him to something other than himself. The same phenomenon happened to me, either because he admired me to begin with (which is really embarrassing for me to say), or because the unlucky personality caused me to be attracted to something other than myself.

However, there still seems to be something that doesn't make sense. Why does Dongche pay more attention to me than to Mazao? The strange attraction that appears on me should be second to that of Mazao.

Thinking of this, I inevitably realized more anomalies and contradictions——

When I was with Ma Zao, it was reasonable that Ma Zao would attract a lot of weird things to herself. In fact, she did attract a lot of weird things, but for some reason, those things were almost not directed at her, but at me through my relationship.

(End of this chapter)