In the Human Race, in the King's Mansion, a man with silver hair and skin as white as the bright moon is holding a long sword in his hand, stabbing, prodding, chopping or chopping.
He drew the sword fast and slowly, close and far away. Sometimes the sword was extremely sharp, and sometimes it was as soft as water.
But no matter how he draws his sword, one thing cannot be changed:
His sword was so sharp that even the clouds in the sky couldn't help but avoid it.
But he frowned from time to time, obviously this powerful sword move was not enough to satisfy him.
"Well done, Xiao Qinghuo~ You have completely mastered the thirteenth position so quickly."
Just as the man sheathed his sword and frowned again, a clear and beautiful female voice suddenly came from behind him.
Hearing the familiar voice, the man involuntarily raised the corners of his mouth, then turned around and called softly: "Sister Xushen."
"Yo~" The girl sitting by the eaves gently swayed her white feet and raised her hand to say hello.
The man jumped lightly and sat next to the girl. With a slight frown, he sighed: "But I still can't understand the fourteenth position. Every time I draw the sword, it feels awkward."
"Hahaha, dad's swordsmanship is so awkward ~ don't care, don't care." The girl laughed heartily and patted the man on the shoulder.
"But why didn't you come to me this time like before? You should know that all my father's moves are not difficult for me." The girl still shook her calf leisurely and asked in a clear voice.
"Huh." The man sighed briefly, with a bit of resentment in his tone, and muttered: "My sister is just like Master and him, they are all elusive."
"Ah haha..." The woman smiled slightly awkwardly, and quietly reached behind the man's back with one hand, taking away his few negative emotions at the moment, and then her eyes dimmed.
Elusive, is she?
Obviously two days ago, I taught you the thirteenth pose; seven days ago, I showed you the twelfth pose; clearly ten days ago, I asked you to roast the hunted monsters together... Yesterday, obviously, I even looked at the stars with you!
Where am I, how can I disappear in front of you...
The girl gritted her silver teeth and her delicate body trembled slightly. She looked at him with sparkling water in her eyes.
But just when he seemed to notice it and turned his gaze, she put on a hearty smile again.
"Okay, Xiao Qinghuo, don't be awkward. Sister is in a good mood today. I can practice swordsmanship with you all day. Let's go~" She pushed him gently and drove him into the courtyard.
…………
[At that time, you finally fully realized this: it’s not that you can no longer be remembered, but that people who have already remembered you will gradually forget your existence. ]
[The things you have done will not disappear, but your existence itself will be replaced by another symbol. ]
[In your memory, you taught the Moon God the eighth to thirteenth postures. But in the memory of the Moon God, he relied on his unremitting efforts to understand these moves. But he couldn't master the fourteenth pose, which is normal. After all, you and I both know that he couldn't understand the previous six poses by himself, so how could he master the fourteenth pose on his own. ]
[You saved the young Flame King. The Flame King also knew that a senior helped him at that time, but he could not match you with the senior who saved him. Even if you meet again, the Fire King will only think that you are the first time you meet. ]
[You suppressed Blood Blade's rampage, but Blood Blade was unconscious when it went rampant. Of course, he would not know that anyone helped him. ]
[People can know that the eldest daughter of the Kaiou is very powerful, but they cannot know that you are the eldest daughter of the Kaiou. ]
[Your own existence has not disappeared, but to others you have gradually been replaced by a symbol, or a symbol. And as long as people don't calm down and think about it carefully, no one can connect you with that symbol. ]
[If it were before, I wouldn’t be able to figure out what happened to you at that time. But now, after being inside you for so long and witnessing just about everything you do, I can make a reasonable guess. ]
[You have already lacked everything, so you have already started to emerge. All your abnormalities and abilities are accompanying phenomena of emergence itself. ]
[People can listen to others telling the legends of gods, or they can search for the miracles left by gods in the world, but people cannot associate gods with a specific person, nor can they directly recognize gods themselves. ]
[At that time, you were emerging, and naturally you were also infected with some characteristics that only gods have. Unrecognized, incomprehensible, and responsive to all requests! ]
Respond to requests? Jinchen raised his eyebrows.
No, she understood that she was unrecognizable and impenetrable. At that time, she could not be remembered, but what was it?
In her understanding, even if people pray to God and worship Buddha very devoutly, most of them will not get a response. So why is being responsive to requests also a trait of gods?
She responds to every request? Can she fulfill other people's wishes? Or can it make people forget their own desires?
I don’t understand, what is the characteristic of being responsive to requests?
[Let me ask a question first: What do you think a life needs to have in order to have an impact on the world, or the environment around it? ]
How do living beings impact the world? What is the problem? What is the scope of the impact he is talking about? Is it going to have some huge impact on the entire world, or is it going to cause drastic changes in the surrounding environment?
No, don't think so much. Qiangu Lian probably just wants to guide my thinking a little bit. He knows the answer himself. So, I just had to follow his simplest thoughts and answer his questions, and then wait for him to reveal the answer.
"I don't know how broad the impact you are talking about is, but in my opinion, the mere existence of life itself will have an impact on the world. To live, people must breathe, obtain oxygen from the air, and then release carbon dioxide. At the same time, people also need to eat, so they collect plants and hunt animals, which can be considered an impact on the surrounding environment."
[good. ] Qiangu Lian nodded slightly and approved her answer, [Oxygen decreases, animals die, plants are destroyed or planted, these are the impacts of living things on the world. So……]
Qiangu Lian smiled and asked the next question, "How do non-living things affect the world?" ]
ha?
How do nonliving things affect the world?
What the hell is this? In other words, non-living things, not living things, right? How does an inanimate thing affect the environment around it?
You can't just blame the stone for tripping yourself if you trip over a stone, right?
Wait, if you change the perspective and treat people as part of the environment, if a person trips over a stone, does it count as the stone affecting the person?
No, this can be regarded as people affecting the stone, but the person did not affect the stone to pieces.
"I don't quite understand how non-living things affect the environment. Rainfall can nourish all things, and sharp stones can also be used as weapons by ancient people. But in my opinion, it's not non-living things that affect the environment, but them themselves. It’s just part of the environment.”
[Good answer. So, why do people generally prefer to regard non-living things as the environment and living things as factors that affect the environment, rather than the other way around? What is the essential difference between living things and non-living things? ]
Why not think of living things as the environment and non-living things as factors that affect living things?
Jinchen was a little confused about what he wanted to say, but he still followed his question and answered: "Because living things can actively affect non-living things, but non-living things cannot."
[Um. But people are mortal, and after death, they can no longer actively affect the surrounding environment. What does the dead lack compared to the living? ]
You have so many questions. Jinchen felt a little impatient and pressed his eyebrows down slightly.
But soon, she changed her mind. Maybe he just wanted to talk to her more? Not just for him to say it, but for her to participate and interact with him.
Huh~ Jinchen raised the corner of his mouth a little, thinking about it, this guy is quite cute~
After adjusting his mood, Jinchen began to concentrate on thinking about Qiangu Lian's problem.
What does the dead lack compared to the living?
Lack of life? It was impossible for Qiangu Lian to ask such a boring question.
The biggest difference between the dead and the living is that the living can move and easily affect the dead, but the dead cannot affect the living.
Hmm... does it count as influencing the living if the dead give dreams to the living?
No, that's not right, whether it's a dream or a peerless master leaving his residual soul to choose a successor, they are not the kind of dead people who can't affect the people around them as Qiangu Lian said. They still have consciousness.
Those who are completely unable to affect the surrounding environment are dead people who do not even have their souls left in the world. Compared with people with residual souls...
"Lack of consciousness?" Jinchen asked tentatively.
[Wish to be precise. ]
Qiangu Lian stretched out his palm, and an illusory seed sprouted and grew in his palm, turning into a lush tree. At the same time, as the trees grow, the roots of the trees continue to take root around them and spread deeper, forming another "dense canopy" underground.
[The roots of plants will consciously seek fertile soil, and the branches on the ground will consciously seek sunlight. ]
[Animals will consciously search for food, water, and shelter. ]
[This is all because they followed their most instinctive desire-to survive! ]
[Life will affect and transform the environment. The root of all this lies in their own desires. In other words, they want something. ]
[Non-living things will not actively affect the environment, because they have no desires themselves, and they want nothing. ]
[And gods are similar to living things, they also have consciousness and desires. But they are different from living beings. ]
[For a living being’s wish to come true, two conditions need to be met: 1. You have the ability to realize this wish and you will do it. 2. This wish will be responded to by the world. ]
"Get a response from the world?" Jinchen couldn't understand again.
What was the world's response? What is it like to get a response from the world, and what is it like to not get a response from the world?
[A man was born into a poor family, and then one day he was lucky enough to meet the prince. He saw that the prince was well-dressed, well-fed, and accompanied by beauties. At this time, he had a wish in his heart: it would be great if he was also a prince. ]
[But he cannot be a prince, and this wish cannot be realized. In other words, the world will not respond to his prayers. ]
[But if his wish is that one day he wants to enter the palace and become a powerful person, this is possible. For example, if he practiced hard, then went into battle to kill the enemy, and made immortal military exploits, the king bestowed gold and a title on him, and his wish came true. ]
[In other words, whether a creature's wish can be realized depends on the possibility and whether the world will respond to his wish. ]
[But the gods are different. The gods have their own characteristics and respond to requests. His wishes will definitely be responded to by the world, and what he asks for will definitely come true. ]
Jinchen suddenly realized that he would respond to any request, and that was what he meant. It is not that God will respond to the prayers of all living beings, but that the world will definitely respond to the wishes of God.
Can we directly influence the world just by being conscious? What a terrifying existence!
[Just like that. ] Qiangu Lian pointed to the pool of divine energy not far away, [That is also the product of responding to requests. ]
[I said before, you will be forgotten and cannot be remembered by others, all because you are emerging at that time and gradually possessing the characteristics of a god. So, you also get what you ask for. ]
[So your wish not to be forgotten is also echoed by the world, and your wish not to complete the emergence is also accepted by the world. ]
[So...] Qiangu Lian suddenly pinched Jinchen's wrist and forced her closer to him.
His voice became a little cold, and then he said: [You created us, the impurities of gods that can prevent ourselves from becoming gods! ]
