"A plaything for one person?"
Chen Xiao was a little stunned, the feeling was like being hit on the back of the head with a hammer.
But it was also like a sudden enlightenment, like finding a thread connecting all things amidst countless thoughts.
That thread, originally dim and hidden among all the lines, was now beginning to shine.
"You mean, our world is just one person's domain space, is that what you're saying?"
Chen Xiao asked tentatively.
"You can be taught, 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 are just playthings of the Heavenly Dao?"
Chen Xiao asked.
"Heavenly Dao?"
A hint of disdain appeared on Tu Shan Che's face, "They aren't worthy. They are just another group of playthings."
If the entire world was truly a domain space created by one person, then that person's strength would indeed be unimaginably great.
Looking at the world in Chen Xiao's dream, it was also quite astonishing.
Perhaps only the true body of Emperor Cang Lan could create such a large and complete domain space.
Wait... Emperor Cang Lan? Could it be him?
This thought flashed through his mind, and Chen Xiao didn't dwell on it.
However, a sentence from Tu Shan Che made him have 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 Emperor Cang Lan's domain space?"
Chen Xiao was dumbfounded, clearly finding it difficult to digest the information Tu Shan Che had given him.
The reason he was dumbfounded was that he already believed this information by at least five parts.
"How do you know all this? And how do you know I've met Emperor Cang Lan?"
Chen Xiao suddenly remembered what Tian Zhao had said, that the Qing Hu clan's racial talent was predicting the future.
Perhaps Tu Shan Che had merely foreseen future events and was trying to trick him with that information.
However, deep down, he really believed Tu Shan Che.
As for why he believed him, the only answer he could give was intuition.
And Chen Xiao's rationality told him that this person was not that trustworthy.
So Chen Xiao wavered between rationality and intuition, falling into a dilemma.
"You think I'm not trustworthy, don't you?"
Tu Shan Che seemed to be able to read Chen Xiao's mind, "Actually, the idea that this world is a domain space created by Emperor Cang Lan is just my guess. As for how I know you've met Emperor Cang Lan, it's because I've also entered that dream."
He had also been to that dream?!
"Wait, a dream?"
Chen Xiao asked blankly, "You mean, that was just a dream?"
He had always believed that the divine realm where he had cultivated and survived for hundreds of years was a real world, and he had merely transmigrated his soul there.
"Think about it carefully, in that world, did you have any real contact with anyone? Including Emperor Cang Lan himself, you only knew of his existence, could see him, and communicate with him, but if you think about it carefully, do you really feel like you know him?"
Tu Shan Che's series of questions made Chen Xiao fall into deep thought.
It was indeed as Tu Shan Che had said, Chen Xiao had cultivated in that divine realm for hundreds of years.
But there, he just cultivated, cultivated, and continued to cultivate.
Although he had heard of some names, he had never had any actual contact, and his understanding of that world was completely instilled into his mind, not explored by himself.
And Emperor Cang Lan, he was his master, he taught him many things.
But Chen Xiao had no memory of the specific teaching process, it seemed to have been directly instilled into his mind.
Chen Xiao began to feel dazed, he even felt that the concept of those hundreds of years was also instilled into him... and in reality, it was just an incredibly real dream.
At this thought, Chen Xiao shivered.
Tu Shan Che's words made him feel like a puppet on strings.
Or rather, everyone in this world was a puppet on strings.
And he was just the one chosen by Emperor Cang Lan, that was all.
Chen Xiao looked at Tu Shan Che, his trust in him increasing.
The scales were tipping towards Tu Shan Che.
"Now, do you have a general understanding of the world you are in?"
Tu Shan Che asked with a faint smile, his figure wrapped in a green robe, becoming more and more ethereal.
"If it is as you say, then everything is illusory. Your existence, my existence, all of it is illusory, perhaps just the product of Emperor Cang Lan's single thought."
Chen Xiao said with a blank expression, "So everything is meaningless."
"We are like data in a computer save file, which 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 vigorously, "It's not like that, it's not like that. Our existence cannot be meaningless. Even a ray of light, a drop of water, a speck of dust, all have their meaning!"
"It doesn't matter if this world is real or not. Light will illuminate a place, a drop of water can form a river, and 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 be an entire universe. Even if we are just puppets of the creator, 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 are another group of puppets of the creator. Their purpose is to be plunderers, to be consumers, and we are the objects of plunder, the lambs to be consumed!"
Tu Shan Che's tone suddenly became somewhat excited.
And Chen Xiao aptly added, "To put it bluntly, we are just leeks!"
As he said this, Chen Xiao thought of the soul crystals in the underworld, which had been refined into something like blue bricks.
"That's right, we are leeks. We are harvested batch after batch. I have 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 rebellious leeks!"