Chapter 163: The Great Road is Worry-free
Chapter 163: The Great Dao is Worry-free (Two Chapters in One)
As soon as these words came out, the evil man's face suddenly changed.
"Wait, wait, let me think about it."
True Man Mingyue was not in a hurry to take action. He looked at the evil man leisurely. The dungeon fell into silence for a while.
Xiao Jie found it interesting. Could this evil man really be a clone? No, even if he was the original body, he couldn't just die casually.
The evil man seemed to be thinking about the relationship, but after thinking it over, he laughed, "No, I am definitely not a clone. If you kill me, you won't be able to figure out all my previous plans. You kept me here until today just to figure this out."
Master Mingyue said calmly: "If you are not a clone, then why did you do so many things outside? You should know this."
"Of course, I will teach you the Great Dao."
"Since you know the great Dao, why don't you learn it yourself instead of teaching it to others?"
"Yes, why don't I achieve the Great Dao myself?" The evil man seemed to have suddenly discovered the key point of the matter and fell into deep thought again, "Why don't I achieve the Great Dao myself? Why?
He seemed to be asking a question, but also seemed to be asking himself.
After hearing this, Xiao Jie believed it about 80%. This guy was most likely a clone. If it was the real person, how could he not even know his own plan? This memory loss must be caused by the clone. It seems that this evil guy is just a more advanced incarnation.
Mingyue Zhenren said calmly: "Because you are just a clone, your thinking is incomplete, just like the clones you created, they don't have a real complete consciousness. It can be said that you are not a real person. You are carrying out a task given to you by your creator, so you only know what to do, but don't know why you do it.
Don't you want to become a real living person? An independent individual? I have a way to make you complete, as long as you cooperate with me. "
Master Mingyue's persuasion really sounded very tempting. At least Xiao Jie felt that if he were in the evil man's position, he would most likely agree to it.
The evil man snorted coldly, "Humph, what else can you do?"
"He does have a way." A voice sounded among the group of Taoists brought by True Man Mingyue. The voice was extremely familiar and sounded very similar to that of the evil Taoist.
The evil man was surprised and asked, "Who is talking?
"Why, you don't recognize me, evil man? Or should I call you - my master."
Then a man walked out from the group of Taoists and lifted up his bamboo hat, revealing a familiar face with a mustache and a thin face. It was clearly the evil Taoist - or his clone.
However, the name above this person’s head is neither Crazy Taoist nor Foolish Taoist, but Feng Yilang (a Taoist priest from Xuanxu Palace), level 12, with 300 HP.
"How did you become like this?"
"I have realized it. Although I am your clone, I have gradually developed my own consciousness. I have thought a lot about why I am crazy every day, why I sell secret books everywhere, and why I am teased and beaten as a lunatic.
I knew there must be more meaningful things to do in my life, and at that moment, Master found me. He taught me many principles of life and many exquisite Taoist techniques.
I have gradually freed myself from the shackles of the past, and those crazy thoughts have gradually faded away. Now I have returned to normal. I am no longer your clone, but a real person, an independent individual!
You evil man, why do you insist on being so stubborn? Why don't you follow my example and convert to the right path?"
Xiao Jie was shocked by these words. Damn, this clone could actually generate its own consciousness? And it could even recover from madness? This was too magical.
Is this cloning?
Mingyue Zhenren smiled slightly, "See, evil man, as long as you tell me the information I want, not only will I not kill you, but I can also teach you the true Taoism of my Xuanxu Palace, and let you become a member of my Xuanxu Palace. You will have your own name, and will no longer be a meaningless 'evil man'. How do you do it?"
"Let me think about it, let me think about it!"
The evil man talked to himself.
The foolish Taoists around were still crying, but the crazy Taoists were making a fuss.
"Crazy Taoist, how can you commit yourself to this stupid Taoist priest? We are practicing the supreme Taoism and extraordinary magic. Use your magic to kill these ants and let us go! Let's dominate the world of Jiuzhou together!"
"You're right. We are all unrivaled figures in the world, with amazing talents. How can we be apprentices to others? It's better for these idiots to worship us as their masters."
"Yes, yes, yes. Even if they worship me, I still have to see if they have the qualifications to learn my great Dao. My great Dao is full of mysteries. After learning it, becoming an immortal or a saint is not a problem. If you don't have ten taels of silver, I won't show it to you."
Feng Yilang looked at those crazy Taoist priests with an embarrassed expression.
The evil man burst into laughter.
"Interesting, interesting. My clones actually have such ambitions. They underestimated me. Taoist Mingyue, I have thought it through. I will not tell you anything."
Master Mingyue sighed, "Are you still obsessed and think you are the deity?"
The evil man shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Now that you put it like that, I'm really not sure. But if I were myself, then all of this would naturally be what I wanted to do. Maybe I just forgot about it for a moment.
And if I am not my real self, but just an avatar, then my real self must be the supreme and unique one in the world. Just imagine that even my avatar is so wise and powerful. Unparalleled in the world, reaching the pinnacle, then how extraordinary a person should my real self be? I am afraid it is not necessarily a saint in heaven.
He must have a purpose in creating this clone of mine, and this purpose must be something extremely important, perhaps something related to the rise and fall of the Nine Provinces, or even the survival of the world.
How could I ruin such a great cause for my own selfish reasons?
And even if I die, it doesn’t matter, my path will be passed on to someone else.”
Master Mingyue sneered, "Successor? How can you pass on your great path when you are imprisoned here?"
"Originally it couldn't be passed on, but now it can be passed on." The evil man said, but his eyes looked at the shadow in a corner behind Feng Yilang and laughed. "Now that my successor is here, I have nothing to worry about, hahahahahaha!"
"Your successor?" Master Mingyue followed the evil man's gaze, but only saw Feng Yilang with a stunned look on his face.
Amidst the laughter, Master Mingyue's expression became increasingly uglier.
He raised his hand suddenly and white light shot out again.
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500 (80 excess damage)!
A bright red number appeared above the evil man's head, and his head fell to the ground instantly.
The next second, a large number of crazy Taoists and foolish Taoists in the prison fell down.
More than half of those crazy and foolish Taoists were killed or injured, and about two-thirds of the group was wiped out.
However, there were still a few people standing, looking around blankly, including Feng Yilang.
When Xiao Jie saw it, he thought it was indeed a clone.
Those who died should be the clones of the clones.
As for those who are not dead, their real bodies should be another evil person.
Then how powerful must the real body of this evil person be?
Judging from the trend of Foolish Taoist at level 1 - Crazy Taoist at level 10 - Evil Taoist at level 36, the Evil Taoist's true body must be at level or , which is probably even more powerful than Qingfeng Mingyue.
Could it be an immortal?
Feng Yilang was startled and said in surprise, "I'm not dead!"
Then he said in astonishment: "I'm not dead!"
"You are indeed not dead." Master Mingyue looked at Feng Yilang, but his eyes were somewhat cold.
"Ichiro, are you hiding something from me?"
This sentence is obviously because of the last words that the evil man said before his death, "Now that my successor is here, I have nothing to worry about."
Feng Yilang also realized the seriousness of the problem and hurriedly explained: "Master Mingyue is very insightful. I have said everything I should say. Besides, I have already become a disciple of Xuanxu Palace. Why would Master doubt me?"
“Having said that, I still cannot rest assured. This evil man’s magic is mysterious and unpredictable, especially this incarnation technique. Even if my senior brother and I join forces, we cannot crack the mystery. How can I rest assured?
How do you know this is not a trick of the cuckoo occupying the sparrow's nest? Since you are now clear-minded and no longer crazy, I believe you can understand it."
"Master Mingyue, I——"
Swoosh! A flash of white light passed by, and Feng Yilang was killed instantly.
It's a pity that the clone finally developed an independent personality, but ultimately could not escape the fate of destruction.
Xiao Jie was shocked. This Mingyue Master was a ruthless person. He killed people without blinking an eye and killed all his disciples. He originally thought that he would not die even if he was discovered, but now he did not dare to think so. He stood behind Feng Yilang and did not dare to move.
Fortunately, the effect of this Phantom Pearl was amazing, and Master Mingyue didn't even notice it.
Master Mingyue flicked his sleeves and said, "Let's go. There's nothing to see here anymore."
"Master, what should we do with these people?" A Taoist priest on the side pointed at the remaining two crazy Taoist priests and five foolish Taoist priests and said.
"Let them live and recuperate for a while, maybe they can regain some consciousness, and then we can torture them.
Master Baihe, tell your disciples to travel around the nine provinces and make sure to kill all the remnants of these clones. Also give the returning people a mission. If you can find the evildoer, or the evildoer's original body, it will be a great achievement, and you can bestow my Xuanxu Immortal Technique on them."
Watching Master Mingyue and his men leave, Xiao Jie breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a private message suddenly appeared in the information column.
There is a cicada under the tree: Brother, don’t move, wait a while before going out.
Xiao Jie was not surprised this time. The old man had not noticed him in the corner because he was in a hurry to talk to the evil man. It was normal for him to discover him since he had been observing him for such a long time.
In the final analysis, this magic bead can fool NPCs but not players.
Fortunately, everyone is in the same boat, so he is not afraid that the other party has bad intentions.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: I see. Where are you?
There is a cicada under the tree: on your right, don’t turn your head, someone will come down to clean up the mess soon.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, several Taoist boys led several servants down, opened the prison door, and dragged out all the bodies of the crazy and foolish Taoists, leaving only a few alive.
After these people left, more than ten minutes had passed.
There is a cicada under the tree: No problem, let’s go out.
As he spoke, his figure appeared in the air. Xiao Jie thought that this invisibility technique was indeed powerful, much better than the invisibility talisman. He still had an invisibility talisman in his bag, which he bought with a lot of money when monsters attacked the village, but he never wanted to use it. This thing cost three taels of silver each, and could only make one invisible for fifteen seconds. In comparison, the authentic one under the tree, the cicada, was much more powerful, and it could make one invisible for at least half an hour.
The two men hurried out of the dungeon, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and then walked away. After walking a long way, they came to a pavilion and stopped. Seeing that they were far away from the crime scene, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
They looked at each other and felt like friends in need.
"Hahahaha, I was so scared just now. It was so fucking exciting. Master Mingyue is so scary. Fortunately, I worship Master Qingfeng. Brother, you are so awesome that you can actually transform into a heavenly soldier. What magic did you use?"
"Thaumatology - Transfiguration into human form."
Xiao Jie did not say it was an equipment skill. Although there is only a 25% chance that a piece of equipment will be dropped after Bai Ming's death, killing and looting is unlikely to work, but it is better to be careful, especially for a small account like his, who should try not to attract covetous eyes.
"Amazing! You must have learned it by chance, right? Come to think of it, I haven't seen you before? Are you new here?"
"I wanted to, but Master Qingfeng refused to accept me today and only let me stay here for one night. I was thinking of digging out some hidden contents, but I almost died. Fortunately, I have this transformation skill. Brother, you are really strong. If your master knew about learning magic from the evil demons in the prison, you would be expelled from the family."
"That's right. Fortunately, only you and I know about this matter. Now that the evil man is dead, I can't learn it anymore. It's a pity. I wasted all this time giving gifts to improve his favorability. It cost me dozens of taels of silver. By the way, did the evil man teach you anything just now?"
"No, I haven't tried to improve his impression of you. Did he teach you anything?"
"When my favorability reached 60, he gave me a copy of the Unknown Dao Sutra, and taught me two spells. I just raised my favorability to , but unfortunately I haven't had time to learn the Human Dao Chapter yet."
Xiao Jie thought it was indeed a pity. He also wanted to know what the content of this humanity chapter was. The key was that it could increase one’s understanding.
And although the evil man was obviously bragging, it was so mysterious. After learning it, I would definitely be able to obtain some powerful spells, right? Maybe I could open the door to Taoism, or unlock a hidden profession or something.
"Do you think this evil man can really become a saint by practicing the great way?"
"Bullshit, how is that possible? I've figured it out. The NPCs in this game are just like people in real life. Few of them tell the truth. They're all boastful. When I was in the Novice Village, I unlocked a quest chain. That drunkard said he would teach me a set of peerless skills if I helped him brew wine. But it turned out to be just an entry-level internal skill."
Xiao Jie thought that if one could learn internal skills in the Novice Village, even the entry-level ones would be very impressive.
"Besides, I suspect that the concept of saints is just a gimmick. At least up to now, I have never heard of any saints. Even my two masters don't know about saints. It seems that there is no such thing at all."
Xiao Jie found it a little hard to believe, as the saint was clearly mentioned in the opening CG.
But okay, it may also be the content of the very late stage of the game, and we can’t access it for the time being.
"If I can't become a saint, I can at least become an immortal, right?"
"Haha, you think too much. At least so far, I have never heard of any player who has become an immortal in this game."
"not a single one?"
"No."
Xiao Jie frowned and speculated, "Maybe someone has become an immortal and made a fortune without telling anyone."
"Impossible. This game has been running for three years. If there really was someone who could become an immortal, the news would have spread long ago. I don't think it's possible to become an immortal in this game."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because of balance. You have played online games before, right? Have you ever seen an online game that allows players to become gods or immortals, completely superior to other players?
Becoming an immortal or a god is possible in stand-alone games, but online games have to consider balance. The most powerful player in an online game can be a great lord or something, and it's usually just a title. When you really play the game, you still have to run errands for NPCs.
The magic professions in this game are already very powerful. If they can become immortals or saints, then wouldn't the physical professions be like ants?"
Xiao Jie couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. What the cicada under the tree said actually made sense. He had also considered the issue of balance before.
It was not until I met Wo Yu Cheng Xian and saw how persistent he was that I began to have some fantasies. Then, when I heard the cicada under the tree making a similar analysis, that unrealistic fantasy seemed to be shattered all at once.
Yes, becoming an immortal or a god...it sounds very unrealistic.
In fact, it is incredible to be able to learn martial arts or spells and apply them in real life.
However, unlike the certainty that there were cicadas under the tree, there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart. This game gave him the feeling that it could not only bring magical power, but what fascinated him most was the strange gameplay and magical encounters.
It gave him a feeling that this game had infinite possibilities.
It may not be true that there is no chance at all.
There was a cicada under the tree saying, "It's fate that we met. Brother, let's add each other as friends. Maybe we'll have the opportunity to team up together in the future."
"That would be the best." Xiao Jie happily added each other as friends. He thought to himself, you say that people in the game are hypocritical, but in fact, people in real life are the same. As for forming a team together, it is probably just a casual talk. It is impossible for people who meet by chance to feel like old friends at first sight.
Besides, there is such a big difference in their levels.
However, more friends mean more paths. It is always better to know more people than none at all. Maybe one day there will be an opportunity for cooperation. Some polite words may sound a bit fake, but you still have to say them.
Watching the cicadas leave under the tree, Xiao Jie returned to his room. It was only a little after seven o'clock, but he didn't dare to walk around anymore.
This trip to the dungeon was really scary. What a pity, I almost got to hear the so-called humanity chapter.
But what exactly did this evil man mean by his last words?
[Now that my successor is here, I have nothing to worry about! ]
It is unlikely that his successor is Feng Yilang. Could it be Shuxia Youchan? Shuxia Youchan learned the True Words Chapter, which barely meets the requirements, but Shuxia Youchan had already become invisible at that time, and the Humane Chapter was not passed on to him at all, so how could he be considered a successor?
Come to think of it, I have also learned the True Words Chapter. So from this perspective, my conditions are similar to those of the cicada under the tree.
It's a pity that I didn't have time to listen to the Humane Chapter. This evil person is really something. Why didn't he write the Humane Chapter into a secret book and send it to me directly...
Wait a minute! Xiao Jie suddenly had an idea. Secret book? Could it be - He quickly opened his backpack and looked at the secret book of immortality that the crazy Taoist gave him.
The bamboo slips were still the same bamboo slips, but when he moved his mouse over them, he suddenly felt ecstatic.
The name of the immortal method became——【Unnamed Dao Sutra: Human Dao Chapter】
(End of this chapter)