The Whale in the Mountains
Chapter 677 The Rebellious Leek
Chen Xiao was a little dazed, feeling as if he had been hit hard on the back of the head.
But it was also like a sudden enlightenment, as if among thousands of thoughts, he had found a thin thread connecting everything.
That thread was originally extremely obscure, hidden among all the lines, but now, it began to shine brightly.
"Are you saying that our world is just one person's domain space? Is that what you mean?"
Chen Xiao asked tentatively.
"A promising child, I give you full marks for that answer."
Tu Shan Che smiled and nodded, very approving of Chen Xiao's answer.
"So, you mean we're just playthings of the Heavenly Dao?"
Chen Xiao asked.
"Heavenly Dao?"
A faint look of disdain appeared on Tu Shan Che's face. "Are they worthy? They're just another group of playthings."
If the whole world was really a domain space created by one person, then that person's strength would indeed be unimaginably strong.
Looking at the world in Chen Xiao's dream, it was also an extremely explosive existence.
Perhaps only the Canglan God Emperor himself could create such a large and complete domain space.
Wait... Canglan God Emperor? Could it be him?
The thought flashed through Chen Xiao's mind, but he didn't dwell on it.
However, Tu Shan Che's next sentence forced him to think about it.
"That person is actually someone you know."
Seeing the shocked and incredulous expression on Chen Xiao's face, Tu Shan Che revealed a triumphant smile.
"That's right, it's the person you're thinking of."
"You mean... this world is the Canglan God Emperor's domain space?"
Chen Xiao was dumbfounded, obviously finding it difficult to digest the information Tu Shan Che had given him.
The reason he was so dumbfounded was that he was at least halfway convinced by this information.
"How do you know all this? And how do you know I've met the Canglan God Emperor?"
Chen Xiao suddenly remembered Tian Zhao's words, that the Qinghu clan's racial talent was to predict the future.
Perhaps Tu Shan Che had just foreseen future events and was using that information to trick him.
But deep down, he trusted Tu Shan Che.
As for why he trusted him, the only answer he could give was that it was just a gut feeling.
But Chen Xiao's reason told him that this person was not so trustworthy.
So Chen Xiao wavered between reason and intuition, caught in a dilemma.
"You think I'm not trustworthy, do you?"
Tu Shan Che seemed to be able to see through Chen Xiao's thoughts. "Actually, the idea that this world is a domain space created by the Canglan God Emperor is just my guess. As for how I know you've met the Canglan God Emperor, it's because I've also been to that dream realm."
He's been to that dream realm too?!
"Wait, dream realm?"
Chen Xiao asked blankly, "You mean, that was just a dream?"
He had always believed that the Divine Realm where he had cultivated and lived for hundreds of years was a real world, and that he had merely transmigrated there in soul.
"Think about it carefully. In that world, did you have any real contact with anyone? Including the Canglan God Emperor himself, didn't you just know of his existence, could see him, could communicate with him, but think carefully, do you really feel like you know him?"
Tu Shan Che's series of questions caused Chen Xiao to fall into deep thought.
Things were indeed as Tu Shan Che had said. Chen Xiao had cultivated in that Divine Realm for hundreds of years.
But there, he only cultivated, cultivated, and continued to cultivate.
Although he had heard of some people's names, he had never had any actual contact with them, and his understanding of that world was completely instilled into his mind, rather than something he had personally explored.
And the Canglan God Emperor, he was his master, he taught him many things.
But Chen Xiao had no memory of the specific teaching process, as if it had also been directly instilled into his mind.
Chen Xiao began to feel dazed. He even felt that the concept of those hundreds of years had also been instilled... and in reality, it was just an incredibly real dream.
At the thought of this, Chen Xiao suddenly felt a chill.
Tu Shan Che's words made him feel as if he were a puppet on a string.
Or rather, everyone in this world was a puppet on a string.
And he was just the one that the Canglan God Emperor had happened to choose, nothing more.
Chen Xiao looked at Tu Shan Che, his trust in him increasing by several points.
The scales were tipping towards Tu Shan Che's side.
"Now, do you have a general understanding of the world you're in?"
Tu Shan Che asked with a faint smile, his figure wrapped in a blue robe, becoming even more ethereal.
"If it's really as you say, then everything is illusory, your existence, my existence, everything is illusory, perhaps just a product of the Canglan God Emperor's whim."
Chen Xiao said blankly, "So everything is meaningless."
"We're like data in a computer save file, we can be cleared at any time, and new data can replace us at any time."
Tu Shan Che remained silent, offering no comment on Chen Xiao's words.
"No, no, no..."
Suddenly, Chen Xiao shook his head violently. "It's not like that, it's not like that. Our existence can't be meaningless. Even a ray of light, a drop of water, a speck of dust, has its meaning!"
"Whether this world is real or not doesn't matter. If it's light, it will illuminate one side. A drop of water can also gather into a river. Even a speck of dust can be an entire universe!"
A smile finally reappeared on Tu Shan Che's face. "Well said, a speck of dust can also be an entire universe. Even if we're just the Creator's puppets on a string, we must live out our own universe!"
"Now, I can answer your previous question!"
"You asked me what the Heavenly Dao is. I can tell you that the Heavenly Dao is another group of the Creator's puppets. The meaning of their existence is as plunderers, as parasites, and we are the ones being plundered, the lambs being parasitized!"
Tu Shan Che's tone suddenly became somewhat agitated.
Chen Xiao then added appropriately, "To put it bluntly, we're just crops of leeks!"
When he said this, Chen Xiao thought of the soul crystals in the Underworld that had been refined into something like blue bricks.
"That's right, we're leeks. We're harvested crop after crop. I've already experienced it five times!"
"But not all leeks are willing to be harvested!"
Tu Shan Che let out a long sigh.
"In this world, there are always a few that are rebellious leeks!"