Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 204 Questions
Su Xun could understand Tao Yue's reaction somewhat. In his eyes, beneath the white-robed man's robes was a snake's tail covered in dark gold scales.

Based on his appearance and the various legends surrounding Mount Tai, the identity of the person in question is quite obvious.

Su Xun took a deep breath, grabbed Tao Yue beside him, and led her into the pavilion.

In the middle of the pavilion is a stone platform, on which the guqin that was just played is placed. In front of the stone platform are two futons, obviously reserved for the two of them.

Su Xun bowed slightly to the other party to show his respect, then sat down gracefully and pressed Tao Yue down on the futon next to him.

In his previous life, he had faced Oswell and fought against Mashihai, and witnessed the true form of Satan. Although this was the first time he had sat opposite someone who was suspected to be a tenth-level being, he was not too flustered.

The other party's purpose was unclear, but they seemed to have no ill intentions, so he directly confirmed with them, "Are you... the Venerable God Fuxi?"

This is a fairly common honorific title for a tenth-order being. Su Xun was not quite sure what the other party's true nature was, but the black-clad girl sitting next to him seemed to smile slightly because of this, but it quickly disappeared.

“That is indeed the name most often used to address me.” The other person’s voice and attitude were unexpectedly gentle.

"I thought you would be in human form."

Fuxi's snake tail twitched slightly, and he chuckled, "Were you still human when you reached the ninth level? Human form is not important; what matters is whether you consider yourself human, isn't it?"

Su Xun's gaze narrowed slightly. This was the first time in this life that someone had brought up his past life in this way, and given the other person's status, it was only natural.

However, Su Xun's question was not simply about the other party's form. After all, the tenth-order beings he had seen were all formed from the will of their race, and the nodes where they displayed their power were often the most common forms of that race.

The other party's answer wasn't what Su Xun wanted to know, so he simply asked directly, "Are you at the tenth level?"

"Tenth rank? I suppose so." Fuxi's smile deepened.

Seemingly aware of Su Xun's doubts, he continued, "However, what I am appearing before you now is not my true form, but a projection of my true form in this dimension. What you see is only what you perceive me to be, not my true form."

This was a situation Su Xun had never heard of before, but he could barely understand it. However, this brought up a new problem.

What does it mean to be considered a tenth-tier being? Does the other party possess a real, tangible form? Is he different from those false gods of natural disasters?

These matters weren't important, so Su Xun put aside his doubts for the time being and went straight to the point, asking, "So, what is the purpose of your meeting with us?"

"I will eventually meet you, but by chance, the timing seems to have come sooner." The man who called himself Fuxi turned to look at Tao Yue. The girl was keeping her eyes down, not daring to look around, and did not notice his gaze.

"My original intention was to leave you some information and provide some assistance, but it's too early now, and there are some things I can't tell you directly."

Fuxi's expression showed a hint of apology and regret. He said, "Information carries power, especially information concerning us. It may cause disturbances to the entire spiritual energy field and trigger catastrophic consequences that you may not be able to bear."

Su Xun knew this, of course. This was one of the reasons why the ascent of the secret realm took time. The more powerful a being was, the further away it was from reality. If a tenth-order being from the secret realm were to come to the real world, then it was more likely that reality would collapse into the secret realm and become part of it.

When they met Fuxi, they had already reached the lowest level of the secret realm.

He remained silent for a long time in response to Fuxi's attitude, then suddenly asked, "So, are you really the ancestor of our generation of humankind?"

Faced with this question, Fuxi paused slightly, and even Tao Yue, who was standing to the side, looked up slightly, somewhat curious about it.

“In terms of bloodline, you are indeed no longer related to me. In a narrow sense, I am not your ancestor, nor am I the Fuxi of your history.” Tao Yue shifted her body, seemingly disappointed by the answer, but Su Xun’s heart was already in turmoil.

Every piece of information revealed by a tenth-order being is worth careful consideration and contemplation; a negative answer does not mean that it is meaningless.

In terms of bloodline, Fuxi is not the ancestor of humankind, but does this statement alone imply that he has some other, deeper causal relationship with humankind today? Is there a temporal sequence to this relationship?
No in a narrow sense, but what about in a broader sense?

If there really was a sage king named Fuxi in history, what connection does he have with this tenth-order being before us?
One problem often leads to more problems, Su Xun took a deep breath.

He suddenly realized that many of his previous ideas might be wrong, and the cause-and-effect relationship might have been reversed.

It wasn't humans who created the secret realms; it's more likely that the secret realms... or something deeper influenced humanity. In those times before spiritual energy revived, in the beginning of time, in an era before the world was formed, such influence began!

This is just his speculation for now. Many people in his previous life held this idea, but such a conjecture also has many unexplained problems.

Now, he seems to have grasped a key piece of evidence that supports this conjecture!
At this moment, Fuxi shook his sleeves and said, "We have lingered for too long, and this level of exchange is indeed premature."

"I can answer another question for you. Don't worry, you can take your time to think about it."

Su Xun gradually calmed himself down. He looked at the other person with a complicated expression.

Based on the information he revealed, the other party indeed had no ill intentions towards them, but was simply trying to help. He even felt regretful when they were unable to help due to various limitations.

In his past life, the people of an entire city lived on his body. Countless people lived because of him. He sheltered those few remaining sparks of humanity from the wind and rain and defended them against external enemies. In the end, he died in the tsunami that struck Auschwitz.

In this life, people called him the Commander-in-Chief. He answered all kinds of questions with his heart and soul, did his best to handle every crisis, and planned every direction of development.

Seeing so many survivors live and emerge from the shadows, Su Xun was actually quite happy about it. However, living day and night as a 'commander-in-chief' was unrealistic to say he wasn't tired.

Now, however, a being that might truly be their ancestor appeared before him and said, "I can answer your questions and offer you assistance."

This feeling……

It's quite amazing.

Su Xun sat there, deep in thought. This last opportunity to ask the question was clearly very precious, as no one knew when they would see each other again.

But after thinking for a long time, a smile appeared on his face.

"What, have you figured it out yet?"

Su Xun nodded and asked with a smile, "My question is, who were the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?"

Tao Yue, who was standing to the side, thought she had misheard and turned her head to look at her: "No, Commander-in-Chief, you're asking about this?"

Fuxi smiled knowingly, as if he found it quite amusing: "Are you sure?"

Su Xun smiled and reached out to press Tao Yue back down: "I'm sure, it's about making a contribution to the study of Eastern history."

(End of this chapter)