I discovered a world bug.

Chapter 117 Selection

Two hours later, in the conference room.

"So, based on the current situation, the information Liu Jian provided earlier can most likely be confirmed as true."

"There should be a special ritual user in Qingcheng Mountain, similar to Zhang Jingxu, the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal we found in Huawu Mountain."

"What they have in common is that, after completing the ritual of 'corpse dissection,' they have integrated themselves into the rules."

"Or rather, they have become the rules themselves."

"That statement is actually a bit... "

Lu Ran, who was speaking, stopped, frowning as she pondered, her fingers unconsciously tapping the table.

After a few seconds of silence, she continued, "This statement is actually a bit... too abstract."

"Even from the perspective of ritual, I don't believe that a person's consciousness can exist independently of matter."

"Rituals are essentially a special kind of rule. Although we still cannot fully understand its true underlying principles, it is certain that the science of rituals" is not disconnected from the traditional science we are talking about."

"The concept of 'ascending to immortality' is disconnected from traditional science."

"Therefore, I think we are still missing a lot of intermediate information regarding the Immortal Corpse Dissection and the 'rules'."

"Right now, it's like the blind men and the elephant; we're just touching whatever comes to mind."

"Rashly participating in the so-called 'Questioning the Heart' is very risky, and I personally do not recommend that Lin Shu participate."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Shu immediately raised her hand to indicate that she would speak.

"But the problem is, based on Liu Jian's experience and the information we've gathered online, we haven't found any risks."

"They all entered the realm constructed by the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal," and they all left that realm safely.

"Based on these facts, entering the 'domain' of the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal shouldn't pose too much danger, right?"

"Moreover, this attempt is also very important to us."

Lin Shu glanced around and her gaze settled on Qin Lang.

"Our ultimate goal is to find the complete ritual for avoiding misfortune, which is highly related to the rules."

"Now that we've discovered the most reliable and proven rules, are we really going to let those people from the Hongyuan Society get there first if we don't verify them?"

"Although Liu Jian said that this so-called 'questioning the mind' has no time limit, that was just his subjective judgment."

"If we lose the initiative again..."

"I know."

Qin Lang raised his hand to interrupt Lin Shu.

"I know what you mean, this mission is very important."

"But the problem is that your statement 'there is no risk in trying' is itself inaccurate."

How do you know there's no risk in trying this?

"Since 2010, the Qingcheng Mountain scenic area has reported more than 40 missing persons cases, of which 29 remain unsolved to this day."

"Of these 29 unsolved disappearances, 12 occurred while the tourists were still within the tourist area."

"Theoretically speaking, the areas where these missing persons are active are all safe. Even if they get lost, where could they possibly get lost to?"

"But they just didn't come back—before, local authorities tended to treat these cases as normal missing persons incidents, and some were even judged to have 'suicidal tendencies.'"

"But what about now?"

"We now know that there is such a... earth immortal in Qingcheng Mountain."

"We are certain that there is such a realm in Qingcheng Mountain, which is like another dimension."

"Then how do we know that these people aren't trapped in that space, never to escape?"

"After all, those who have come out of this situation will say there was no risk, while those who haven't come out of this situation can no longer speak out."

After Qin Lang finished speaking, Lin Shu couldn't help but shiver.

yes..

This is actually a clear case of survivor bias.

Only those who have returned will say how beautiful the scenery was, how stunning the sea of clouds was, and how magical the "Questioning the Heart" was.

Because they were lucky; although they did not receive the so-called "inheritance," they were not "devoured" either.

But the question is, were they really the only ones who entered that land of the earth immortals?

Not necessarily....

"That makes a lot of sense."

Lin Shu nodded slowly.

"But I still have to go—there's no one else to choose from."

Lin Shu continued, "Unless we can find a second 'race' with the right affinity, and a second key."

"Otherwise... in my opinion, even if we send someone over, we might not get any results."

"So tell me now, can we find the second key?"

"Can't find it."

Qin Lang shrugged.

"But we don't necessarily have to be in such a hurry."

"Compared to Hongyuanhui, our biggest advantage is that we have almost unlimited resources to mobilize."

"And they can only survive in the cracks."

"Therefore, in terms of strategic choices—I mean in the secular realm—we are actually much more relaxed than they are."

"Why do we have to compete with them like this?"

"We could easily set a trap there and wait for them to fall into it."

"The people they sent definitely have more information than Liu Jian."

"Once we've captured them and extracted all the information, it's not too late for us to consider getting involved..."

Holy crap.

Is this even allowed?

But the question is, can you hold onto it?

Since the Hongyuan Society is coming, they must have made thorough preparations.

They wouldn't be foolish enough to test the limits of the authorities' capabilities through their own negligence.

Therefore, Qin Lang's proposal was essentially just a...

Path dependency?

"no."

As Lin Shu spoke, Chen Zhu also spoke up from the side.

"This approach will only waste opportunities and won't bring us any benefits."

"I can assure you that you have absolutely no chance of catching him."

"On the contrary, the more you try to catch them, the more they try to stall for time."

"Our resources are not unlimited as you say, they are just relatively abundant."

"but..

"Their time may very well be infinite."

"They can wait, but can we?"

After saying those few words, Qin Lang was speechless.

Chen Zhu continued, "Therefore, the truly prudent solution should be a compromise."

"Lin Shu cannot be the first to participate—we must have someone go ahead and scout the area, complete the risk assessment, and then push Lin Shu out."

"At the same time, we are also prepared to intercept them at any time—if the people from Hongyuan Society really come, we will take action."

"So, do you agree?"

"agree."

Qin Lang nodded immediately, then asked, "So now the question is—who will go?"

"I'll go."

Chen Zhu answered without the slightest hesitation.

"No one is more suitable than me."

"In that environment, I had access to far more information than any of you."

"so..

"I'll go."

"I will bring back all the information we need..."