Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 379 Sunset, the Triumph of Materialism!

Lin Liu's condition is getting worse.

In just a few years, he went from being able to sprint around in a wheelchair to being so old that he could only lie in bed and could hardly get up on his own.

The monkey sat on the edge of the bed, looking at him with eyes full of sorrow.

"benefactor……"

A few years ago, he could still barely use his invisible, divine power to drink and eat, but now, he needs careful attention even to urinate and defecate, for fear of hurting the old Pasha in the slightest...

But Lin Liu still smiled at it:

"What? You don't want me to die?"

The monkey finally couldn't hold back any longer:

"My benefactor! You could actually issue a special order to the people, instructing them to keep you here and to make them believe that you can live forever in the material world!"

"Now that the Ancestral Master's power has fallen into the hands of others, the power to decide the fate of heaven and earth has fallen into the hands of all living beings. Therefore, as long as they are united, they can force you to live. Even if all things in heaven and earth become material, you will still be immortal!"

"You deserve it!"

But Lin Liu narrowed his eyes:

"Bodhi must have told you to say that, right?"

The excited monkey immediately fell silent and lowered its head:

"Yes……"

Lin Liu smiled and said:

"I knew it. Only Bodhi, the Lord of Dreams, would know such a thing. If He didn't say it, who would have thought of it?"

"But Bodhi said that because He thought that after my death, the anchor point would disappear, which would affect the survival of the dream and the primordial world... What I want to tell Him is that I really don't know how to save the primordial world, but my death will never destroy the dream, but will only make the dream last forever..."

"I can't explain the specific reasons to Him, but please rest assured."

After listening to Lin Liu's explanation, the monkey, who seemed to understand but not quite, scratched its head in confusion:

"But if you, my benefactor, could live forever, wouldn't dreams also last forever? So why did you choose to die?"

Could it be that Limpasha has developed Jade Syndrome?

The monkey became more and more confused...

Lin Liu shook his head:

"For the end."

"As the protagonist, if I don't die completely, my destiny will not end. I will continue to reincarnate life after life until the perfect ending!"

"This was originally a good thing; it gave me endless opportunities to try and fail. As long as the probability of passing the level exists, no matter how small or difficult it is, I will eventually be able to catch it!"

"But... I've already seen the road ahead clearly..."

Lin Liu said bitterly:

"The clearer I see the road ahead, the more disappointed I become. I have absolutely no chance of success, not even the slightest chance. The whole thing of turning the fake into the real is fake."

"In this way, what was originally a good thing that allowed me to reincarnate indefinitely has become the worst thing, because I am stuck in this infinite cycle, just like I am stuck between a dream and the primordial world..."

"My living is like being condemned to eternal damnation; my living is like another version of myself being unable to end the game... My life is both a torment to myself and a torment to that other version of myself."

He sighed bitterly:

"It's enough to have someone feel stuck and unable to move forward or backward once. But if I make them feel uncomfortable every time, then it's all my fault..."

"Given this situation, why shouldn't I just die?"

After a detailed explanation, the monkey finally understood, but this only made it more and more sad.

Because it doesn't want to see anyone die, especially you, its benefactor who gave it a second life...

Furthermore…

Lin Liu sighed helplessly:

"Since I have already promoted materialization and want to make the world a completely material world, then I should persist in practicing it, even if the result of practicing it is my death, I will have no regrets."

"My life is no longer just my own affair; it is also a sacrifice and a symbol of the world's march towards materialism. If I do not die, the world cannot be considered truly materialistic!"

"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening! How much more so for me, I have not only heard the Way but also attained it. Even if I die, it will still be worthwhile..."

Having said that, Lin Liu didn't want to continue on that topic any further, so he changed the subject and asked the monkey another question:

"My death is not important... What is important is that there are fewer and fewer people in the world with the aptitude for cultivation. Does this indicate that the materialization of the world has reached an extremely high level?"

The monkey suppressed its sadness and nodded:

"Yes……"

"The patriarch said that everything in dreams is shaped according to the primordial world, including people."

"But shaping people is the most difficult thing, with an extremely low success rate. So some people are very much like primordial beings, but most people are not like primordial beings... If there are fewer and fewer people with the potential, it means that under the influence of materialism, people here are becoming less and less like primordial beings..."

picture?

Lin Liu seemed to be deep in thought:

What is the difference between similar and dissimilar?

He knew little about the creatures of the primordial world, only having heard a little about them when he dreamt of entering it before:

Apart from the Wu tribe, all living beings in the primordial world have a physical body that encloses a soul, and the soul that encloses a true spirit. Only when these three are intertwined can a living being be considered complete.

Isn't that how people in dreams are?

It's really not...

Lin Liu carefully considered what he had seen and heard. It seemed that the creatures in the dream did not have a core called "true spirit", and even their "soul" was unstable. When ordinary mortals died, their souls would dissipate in an instant, and it would be impossible for them to be reincarnated!

Ordinary people with cultivation aptitude can extend the existence of their soul to seven days after developing a "Dharma form" through visualization. Although the soul will still dissipate after seven days, as long as it is reincarnated within seven days, a certain kind of immortality can be achieved.

In that case, the "Dharma Form" is quite similar to the "Soul" of the primordial world...

However, it is not the "soul" in the primordial concept, because the true "soul" is born immortal. So it can only be said that the Dharma form of a cultivator is closer to the "soul" in the primordial world than the soul of an ordinary mortal.

Only when a cultivator becomes a god does their "Dharma Body" reach the lifespan standard of the primordial "soul"...

and many more!

Lin Liufu's Spiritual Connection:

"From not quite like a primordial spirit, to very much like a primordial spirit... from dreams, to the primordial world..."

"Could this be a form of cultivation?"

The monkey nodded:

"So that my benefactor may know, the cultivation of the divine path is indeed a kind of cultivation, but... the essence is different, no matter how much you cultivate, it will be useless."

"Even if you cultivate the Dream God Path to its limit, you can only become a True God. There is no path beyond that... And the reason there is no path is because you cannot break through the barrier between truth and falsehood..."

Lin Liu frowned:

"What would happen if one succeeded in cultivating immortality?"

The monkey thought for a moment:

"They should be completely like the creatures of the primordial world, possessing not only a soul but also a true spirit and a physical body... Just like those who were liberated by you, the moment they ascended to the primordial world, they possessed everything that the creatures of the primordial world should have... This is a kind of cultivation, and a true cultivation."

"However, this great power is not something we can control..."

This power to effortlessly transform the fake into the real is something even the most sages could only envy…

These words, which were originally just monkeys expressing their feelings, caused an indescribable glint to burst forth in Lin Liu's turbid eyes!

He began muttering to himself inexplicably:

"So that's how it is... So that's how it is..."

A sudden clue connected pieces of past information that he hadn't paid attention to:

Since the game system can directly use the method of "refining the fake into the real" to deliver the dreamer from suffering, it can also use the same power to create a new protagonist anchor, because the power required for both is "refining the fake into the real"!

According to previous information, a world must have an anchor point to exist stably. Therefore, there is no stable world without an anchor point. So, the "ending world" actually has an anchor point.

Once the two pieces of information are mutually verified, it is enough to prove that the system has been creating new anchor points all along!

But why do the previous "ending worlds" always seem to lack a main character?

Under what circumstances would something that is clearly special appear ordinary and unremarkable, making it seem unremarkable?

The answer is simple:

Because it's everywhere!

Things are valued for their rarity, so if special items are piled up, they become inconspicuous...

Lin Liu understood!

You suddenly burst into laughter, startling the monkey, who stared at you blankly: "What's this...?"

You were delighted and wanted to explain its wonders to it, but found it too complicated, since much of the information you knew was completely incomprehensible to it.

So I decided not to explain anymore, and just let it find out after you die!

The monkey is getting increasingly confused; it seriously suspects you have dementia...

【…】

In the days that followed, your initial low spirits from not being able to achieve a perfect score took a complete 180-degree turn. You enjoyed everything, ate everything with gusto, and wore a genuine smile every day!

These unusual signs led everyone to mistakenly believe that you were experiencing a final burst of energy before death, causing them to frantically pray to the gods to prolong your life...

[But this body is far too old, so someone suggested to you: Why don't we get a younger one?]

This suggestion was unanimously approved, because all the gods were doing the same thing: the end of the Dharma era was fast approaching, so naturally everyone should take advantage of their remaining ability to possess other bodies and quickly find a younger one to possess!

Although death is inevitable in the future, at least I could live another life—that's an extra hundred years or so! I definitely can't let that opportunity pass me by!

[For example, Li Ziliang has already found an infant's body to replace yours. After you die, he will succeed you and rule the country according to your agreement. When he is about to die of old age, he will recite the incantation you gave him, and thus transcend to the "Eternal Primordial World" and gain the opportunity to become an immortal.]

For example, the 1,800 true gods under your command are also changing bodies, preparing to continue repaying Pasha's kindness in the next life, protecting Pasha's kingdom and people. After their merits are fulfilled, they will transcend and enter the "Eternal Primordial World".

Because of you, even without the influence of the Blood God Child, they are all willing to continue contributing their remaining energy to this world!

Meanwhile, those unfortunate souls in the prison cried and begged for younger bodies every day, willing to do anything to be reborn...

Of course, since you've already decided to let these war criminals die with you, there's no way you'll give them any more chances to prolong their lives. They should just obediently die of old age!

Therefore, you rejected everyone's suggestion that you change your physical body without hesitation.

But ultimately, everyone still values ​​you, this great sun that has illuminated all living beings for nearly two hundred years, so they thought: since the power of sentient beings' thoughts can rewrite the world, why not have them deliberately emphasize and deeply believe that you are immortal?

This idea, which coincided with the monkey's initial suggestion, received unanimous support: "Pasha is the great sun that led us to change the world and completely transform the fate of all people. We can never repay his kindness!"

"Yes! The great Pasha deserves special treatment, even if it contradicts material changes; it is still what the Pasha deserves!"

"Limpasha is the sun that never sets! Limpasha should be forever healthy, Limpasha should be immortal!"

Such heartfelt remarks have become widespread, reflecting the boundless respect and love people have for you, and the desire to challenge conventional wisdom in your presence!

But you still refused...

"Sunset is a natural phenomenon; no sun never sets, because if today's sun doesn't set, then tomorrow's sun won't rise."

"I will no longer be the sun, because after my death, each of you will be a new sun. So there's no need to keep me alive, nor to beg me to return, because each of you is a new me!"

In your final moments, in a moment of clarity, you gently comforted the weeping crowd that filled the room.

"Moreover, matter is indestructible, it merely shatters... so I will not truly perish. My entire being will remain in this world, accompanying you forever."

"Do not grieve for me, but rejoice for me, for my death is a victory of matter, which has overcome the interference of consciousness, thus leading me to death... Such a death is worthy of celebration."

Having said that, the last wisp of divine power supporting your body dissipated, and you left this world with a smile on your face...

On this day, the whole nation rejoices!

All beings are celebrating the victory of dialectics!

On this day, all four continents weep!

[The masses lament the victory of dialectics...]

In short, matter triumphed over consciousness.

A purely idealistic world has vanished, replaced by a material world with an infinite future...

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(End of this chapter)