📖 Chapter 1091 - I Won't Be a Divine Spirit!

14 Sep, 2023

“Fellow Daoist, many thanks for your help!”

As Xu Yinling bowed and expressed her gratitude, the other cultivators on the thirty-nine giant beasts all looked at Wang Baole with shocked expressions.

Many of them even had dazed looks on their faces. When Wang Baole had knocked on the table just now, the sound that had rippled out was indescribable. It seemed to be infused with a profound power of law that could affect the soul.

All those who heard it felt their souls shake, and when they saw the mysterious black-robed man disintegrate instantaneously, their hearts were filled with awe. At the same time, uncontrollable doubts rose up.

“There’s… something strange with this Wang Baole!”

“After going through the trial, he seems to have experienced an indescribable transformation. The feeling he’s giving off right now is completely unfathomable!”

“Although I knew Wang Baole was strong earlier, he wasn’t that far ahead of me. So how come… when I see him now, it feels like I’m looking at a sect elder? His cultivation base is clearly not at the level of the Eternal Star Realm!

“He seriously injured a Divine Emperor’s disciple with a single punch and forced a Dao Child of the Nine Provinces Dao to lower his head. Not just that, Reverend Heaven-Learned stood up and returned his bow, and that horrifying sound just now… This Wang Baole must have obtained unimaginable benefits from his past lives!”

Even Wang Baole himself was feeling surprised. Looking down at the hand that had knocked the table, the scenes of his past lives flashed by his mind one by one.

He suddenly had a kind of epiphany.

His current self seemed to be in a unique state. To a certain extent… after experiencing those past lives, it could be said that his soul had returned to its origin. It wasn’t an exaggeration to describe him as undying and inextinguishable.

Because death was not his end. He would still exist in the next life, just in a different role. In fact, the world itself was like a structure made out of building blocks. At the end of each life, the blocks would collapse, and at the beginning of the next, they would be rebuilt in different shapes.

Even if his cultivation base didn’t reach the pinnacle, as long as he chose not to contaminate himself with karma, no one would be able to kill him. However, in exchange, he would have to remain indifferent toward everything, watching the stars dim and the world change without any fluctuations in emotion.

He would have to silently observe as all living beings disappeared at the end of the world, just like a divine spirit standing aloft!

This was a path, and it was also a choice. As soon as the illusory black wooden board knocked on the table, this choice instantly appeared in Wang Baole’s mind.

‘Should I… choose to walk this path?’ Wang Baole closed his eyes.

At that moment, everyone’s eyes were on Wang Baole. The cultivators below, the projections on the islands, and… Reverend Heaven-Learned as well.

The eighty-nine projections all had profound lights in their eyes, and at the moment the knocking sound echoed out, their bodies had blurred. It was just that everything had happened too fast, so outsiders didn’t notice.

However… Reverend Heaven-Learned noticed. Narrowing his eyes, a hint of bewilderment flashed across his face. He took another look at Wang Baole, and his divine will suddenly echoed in Wang Baole’s mind.

“You know, now that you’ve returned to your origin, it’s not an exaggeration for you to call yourself a divine spirit. You’re already completely different from before.”

“I know. My soul is undying and inextinguishable, making me a divine spirit that reincarnates again and again.” Wang Baole opened his eyes as he calmly responded via divine will.

“So you knew. And you also know part of the truth, so why do you still allow yourself to be contaminated by karma? Just like me, you could be indifferent to the world and free of karma, watching the changes of heaven and earth and waiting for the new era in sixty-eight years. Wouldn’t that be the best choice?”

Wang Baole fell silent. If anyone else had heard that sentence, they wouldn’t understand what it meant. Only Wang Baole knew what the reverend was talking about.

But he didn’t want to walk that path. Just like in the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth past lives, when he tagged along with other people to fill in the lives he lacked, he wanted to rush out of heaven and earth and see what the outside world looked like.

He didn’t want to live a life where he just muddled along. His past lives were over and done with, but in this life… he wanted to grasp the complete truth.

Even if… he had a premonition that if he discarded the path of a divine spirit and returned to the path of a human, he would have to pay a heavy price.

“Old ape, you hold these birthday celebrations over and over. Is it to prove that you really exist, or… have you ever truly existed?” Wang Baole looked at Reverend Heaven-Learned as he spoke via divine will.

Reverend Heaven-Learned fell silent, only replying after a long time passed.

“Did you know that this life is a little different from the previous eighty-nine… I have a hunch that if you die in this life, it will be true death… You will completely disappear and cease to exist. But if you stay away from karma, you’ll still have a next life.”

“Compared to watching silently as all beings fade away, I would rather live a life without regrets!” Wang Baole replied decisively.

“I don’t understand you. Just like I didn’t understand why you broke through the starry sky in that life… The little tiger and little fox were both affected by you, and chose to leave as well. I… will not stop you.” Reverend Heaven-Learned sighed.

“Thank you.” Wang Baole nodded, and Reverend Heaven-Learned withdrew his gaze.

Aside from his conversation with Reverend Heaven-Learned, Wang Baole hadn’t been paying attention to anything else. Now that they finished talking, he picked up his wine glass and took a sip with an indifferent expression. Then he turned to the bowing Xu Yinling and spoke lightly.

“Go back.”

Although his voice wasn’t loud, when combined with the shock of his divine ability just now and the utterly respectful expression on Xu Yinling’s face as she bowed again and returned to her seat, the mysterious aura surrounding Wang Baole became even more unfathomable.

As he sat among the projections of Almighties, although his cultivation base was nothing compared to theirs… to the crowd below, it seemed like it was only right for him to be sitting there. This feeling was extremely strange, and an inexplicable awe rose up in everyone’s hearts.

This wasn’t something that Wang Baole was doing on purpose. After gaining enlightenment of ten past lives, the changes he’d experienced were just too shocking. These changes included an increase in his cultivation base, but more importantly, he now looked at things from a different viewpoint!

Whether it was the rage of the godling massacring the starry sky, the fixation of the zombie looking up to the heavens, or the willful obstinance of the resentment weapon, all of them had completely changed his temperament. And his experience as the little white deer escaping the universe, as well as the scene of the coffin outside the world, was even more impactful.

But all of these were nothing compared to the changes he experienced during his lifetime in the hands of Sun De, or should he be called Ancient’s remnant soul… Moreover, after his conversation with Reverend Heaven-Learned, Wang Baole had finally made his choice.

He didn’t want to be a divine spirit reincarnating over and over. His desire was to live a brilliant life as a human being!

When he killed the man in black, saving Xu Yinling was just incidental. Wang Baole’s real purpose was to find Zi Yue, or to let Zi Yue find him!

‘In the ninth life, Zi Yue killed the little fish that was Xu Yinling right before I could hear the answer. I definitely won’t believe that she did so coincidentally. In that case, Zi Yue might be… my only clue about the blood-colored centipede!’ Bright light flashed in Wang Baole’s eyes. From beginning to end, the thing in the past life trial that made him most wary was that blood-colored centipede!

The centipede might be an object, but it was more likely to be a person. Wang Baole didn’t know anything about it, and Little Missy had always remained silent on this matter. Thus, if he wanted to learn more about the blood-colored centipede… perhaps Zi Yue would hold the key.

As for the threat posed by Zi Yue’s cultivation base and other means, Wang Baole obviously had his guesses. There was indeed some danger, but if he missed this opportunity, he didn’t know when he would be able to locate Zi Yue again.

Moreover, compared to the unknown future… with his current connections, cultivation base, and background, the danger Zi Yue posed could be lowered to its greatest extent. Thus, to Wang Baole, right now was the most opportune moment.

“I wonder, will Zi Yue… show up?” Wang Baole muttered internally. Then he looked down at his clothes, where he hid the broken mask.

"Yiyi, what do you think?"