Chapter 662: Chapter 093 Great Derivation_2

“If Lei Yan King truly perished because of this, where then lies the reason he mocked me as ‘garbage’ back on the Netherworld Heavenly Road?” If it wasn’t because of my incompetence in cultivation, given that even the most capable individuals cannot surpass me in the speed of cultivation. Hou Chen and others have fast cultivation times because they built that upon my foundation. So, when Lei Yan King called me garbage, was he referring to my inability to discern the environment I was in? Or was he criticizing me for not seeing the true colors of the people around me?”

“Suppose, the Residual Soul of Lei Yan King was intentionally left behind by someone to prepare nurturing the next perfect supreme spiritual soul, where then lies the method to break this setup? Since Master Lee Ran could aid Lei Yan King’s soul to live seven lives, yet died six times, is this a coincidence or reality? This certainly multiplies the possibilities, and furthermore, by integrating his soul into mine, was it to create confusion? To make people unaware that I am Lei Yan King? Yet, the moment Yanyan appeared, she called me ‘King’ and openly declared I was Lei Yan King, so much so that later even I proclaimed myself as Lei Yan King, which no doubt leaked the Heavenly Mechanism.”

“Lei Yan King experienced betrayal by a beloved woman, just as I too have faced desertion by all in the Heavenly Destiny Plan—could the purpose of the Heavenly Destiny Plan be to let me first experience the taste of betrayal so I would be prepared to face it again in the future and not be devastated?”

“For those above vis-à-vis the breeding grounds, just like my control over the Purple Flame Void, if there existed a Divine Medicine within the Purple Flame Void that bore fruit every three thousand years, and I harvested it the first time, and the Divine Medicine developed spirituality, evading me the second time and successfully bred fruits, could I be unaware? If it were me, I would surely harvest a second time and purposely leave an obvious loophole for the Divine Medicine to bear fruit a third time, so I could harvest yet a third time.”

“Thus, it’s almost certain now that I have always been living within a setup by those above, and when I faced the Heavenly Tribulation, which manifested as Jiang Tianling, turning all the Heavenly Tribulation into Jiang Tianling, it signifies indeed his tight control over this breeding ground.”

“In this calculation, if I have never been able to escape this immense game, then, whom… can I trust? Who is worthy of my trust?”

“Perhaps, I too should start, keeping something for myself, regardless of… regardless of what the future holds, making the worst-case scenario, why not?”

“If the worst-case scenario is that nobody in the world can be trusted, how then can I continue my path? Therefore, in reverse, to cultivate a perfect soul, there must be something that is truly genuine. The real game is often a mix of true and false, making it more authentic. Thus… Master Lee Ran being genuine means corresponding Yanyan must also be genuine. If Yanyan is genuine, then Tianji Mountain is genuine. If Tianji Mountain is genuine, then Qi Fortune’s Jia Yongheng is genuine, and so is Zhuge Jiayue as the Fate Goddess, because combining these creates the Tao of Deceiving Heaven.”

“Perhaps, only those who understand part of the Deceiving Heaven Tao can be considered genuine—not necessarily; Tianji Mountain is for sure genuine, hence Zhuge Jiayue being the Fate Goddess, evidently an outsider yet entered the Nine Origin Universe… could she be infiltrating the Heavenly Mechanism Skill?”

“So, only Tianji Mountain and Yanyan can be currently affirmed as genuine… the rest are indiscernible.”

After all these analyses, Zhou Yan felt profoundly disheartened.

This was a very brutal, extremely dangerous analytical derivation, where even relatives and friends were considered potential enemies.

This doesn’t mean that Zhou Yan had lost faith in them, but rather prioritized deriving the worst possibilities, analyzing how to face them should they occur. Because, quite simply, a breeding ground being a breeding ground, there are similar flaws, and there still exists hope for transcendence—it’s certainly a hope deliberately provided. In reality, there must be no hope for transcendence! Unless the one above has lost his mind, he wouldn’t miss such a flaw.

Perhaps, as Zhuge Wuwei said, it was Lei Yan King who created an opportunity, allowing Nine Origin Reincarnation to descend upon Sword Burial Ancestor Star. Or perhaps, this wasn’t something created by Lei Yan King at all, but a false impression intentionally produced by those above, who claimed it was Lei Yan King who brought about such an opportunity.

“If it was a facade created by those in power, could it even have deceived Tianji Mountain?”

“And did Tianji Mountain also know about this situation, yet pretended to be unaware, still ‘plotting within a plot’? Otherwise, why would Zhuge Wuwei propose in front of me the idea of ‘a vessel nurturing a perfect soul can nurture an even stronger perfect soul’ and previously mentioned ‘the vessel can be discarded after drawing out the essence blood when necessary’?”

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The more he thought, the colder Zhou Yan’s heart grew.

At this moment, Zhou Yan inexplicably recalled something Zhuge Wuwei had seemingly casually said: “What you see may not necessarily be real; this world is not as important as you imagine…”

At that time, Zhou Yan still remembered Zhuge Wuwei’s expression.

When he said this, Zhuge Wuwei’s expression was somewhat desolate, and there was also a sense of pale powerlessness. Even though such an expression was fleeting, it had left a profoundly deep impression on Zhou Yan back then, making him find it somewhat unbelievable. Now, he suddenly understood.

Because he understood, Zhou Yan gradually sorted out his thoughts.

“Firstly, one thing Zhou Yan can be certain of is that the tasks Tianji Mountain has him do would never be wrong, but in the Nine Origin Universe, any statement should be analyzed on multiple layers, one must not only comprehend the surface meaning.”

“Secondly, since Lei Yan King’s soul is an external one, after living out his next life, his soul would then bear the imprint of the Nine Origin Universe. Master Lee Ran merging his own soul into mine is to dissipate this imprint, meaning the shackles brought by this imprint will one day burst forth, and upon meeting my brother Lee Ran, perhaps I could find the answers.

Since my brother had once arranged for me not to enter the Sword Tribulation Realm after the Nine Changes of Sword Void, but to go to Earth—could it possibly be to resolve the ‘perfect soul’ issue?”

“If everything develops in this way, it means that this nirvana of mine is actually their ‘facilitation,’ and fittingly, aren’t Master Lee Ran, Jia Yongheng, and even Zhuge Wuwei people I can trust?

Zhou Yan, from his Nirvana Transformation to deriving all the core problems from a massive amount of information, then returning to the concept of Nirvana itself, clarified his thoughts but also saw more clearly the world he lived in. Even though it appeared calm and harmonious on the surface, beneath it were turbulent undercurrents and even many of those close to him who should be highly trustworthy might, in fact, need to be wary of.

This isn’t a matter of distrust towards them, but sometimes, perhaps even they don’t know their true circumstances, then, what else is there to discuss?

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