frightfiction Chapter 1077: You better not die
Chapter 1077: You better not die
The gods of the era are high above.
Just as the concept has an almost supreme and unshakeable status, so much so that no one would deliberately discuss it.
Cultivators regard killing gods and becoming gods as their lifelong lofty goal.
Have you ever heard of anyone trying to treat "concepts" as something to be transcended?
No one would consider something abstract—something they can't see or hear, something whose existence they can only vaguely perceive through great effort—as a hurdle they inevitably have to overcome.
"So this is where the problem lies?"
The terrifying result was presented to Gu Heng in a way that was completely irrefutable.
What exactly is your conclusion?
He asked again.
Gu Xitong remained silent for a while before continuing, "There was once a difficult-to-verify conjecture about technological civilization."
"Although the countless phenomena derived from the concept constitute the visible, tangible, and real phenomenal world we know today..."
"Then is the 'concept' itself also an invisible and intangible life form, but one that exists in a more advanced way?"
Gu Heng could vaguely sense an indescribable unease in Gu Xitong's tone.
His throat bobbed.
This conjecture is quite bold.
"If 'concepts' are indeed a kind of living entity, then they must exist in some way, have a substantial form, but we cannot see them, or they live in a space that coexists and interacts with the phenomenal world, and are interconnected, but we cannot reach it, yet they can influence us."
"Moreover, their form of existence is far more powerful than ours."
Gu Xitong continued.
"Too powerful?"
"How long do you think concepts can exist?"
That said.
Gu Heng's body immediately felt cold.
Does the concept of "time" age and disappear as time goes by?
of course not.
The same applies to space.
Just as light and darkness existed in all the heavens and myriad realms in the past, exist now, and will exist in the future.
Even if all living beings in all the heavens and myriad worlds were to die, the concepts of "life" and "death" would probably not disappear with them!
If concepts are truly living things, then they must exist anywhere in the river of time, which is equivalent to immortality, and... it seems that they can also influence the past and the future if they want to.
Otherwise, how could he possibly escape back to the "past"?
How did those "people from the future" who intended to gather intelligence or take his life end up following him?
It's just borrowing the power of "concepts".
There is more than one concept, but it is hard to say which one is more powerful. After all, if the power is strong enough, it can certainly interfere with time, let alone affect space.
Thinking about it this way, Gu Heng felt even more distressed.
His enemy was not some hidden being that would die if exposed to the light, but rather someone who constantly influenced all the heavens and all living beings, permeating every aspect of existence.
Where can concepts be eliminated?
They observe everything with an even more transcendent attitude. Even if all living beings are truly destroyed, they do not even need to wait to see all living beings reproduce and flourish again.
Repeatedly.
All living beings come and go.
Only the "concept" endures.
"In short, if this conclusion can be successfully verified, it can be completely confirmed that 'concept' is the mastermind behind it all."
"How to verify?"
"I can mobilize technological civilization to fully explore all the remnants of the Ancestral Sage Civilization in the present world. I can confirm that the demise of the Ancestral Sage Civilization is related to its concepts. There must be a reason why the Ancestral Sage Civilization was deliberately made to be forgotten by all living beings. Perhaps they do not want to see certain secrets exposed."
"If the actions of a technological civilization are obstructed, it is as if the other party has admitted it without being asked."
That sounds like a good idea.
"But what about the demise of the Zuxian civilization?"
"Sigh... You don't even remember those important historical facts you gleaned from the relics of the Zuxian civilization, do you?"
Gu Xitong sighed inwardly.
"What important history?"
"I remember seeing stone statues of sages, the remains of gods, and a living sage standing in front of me in the ruins of the Zuxian civilization. Besides that... oh, I know what you mean."
Gu Heng immediately understood.
This wasn't his first time visiting the Zuxian Civilization Ruins at the Epoch Cemetery!
The sage Zhao clearly recognized him, but since he didn't recognize her at that time, it can only mean that he had visited the Zuxian Civilization Ruins and met her before he lost his memory!
Not only that.
Zhao must have told him something extraordinary about the past, which might be what Gu Xitong is talking about now!
But he has already forgotten about it.
Having lost the final battle, he was probably thinking about how to survive and how to make a comeback, forgetting a great deal. Even a piece of the history of the ancestral civilization didn't seem important enough to be preserved.
The result is that his thinking is very clear now, but only for a short while. Soon he starts scratching his head because he has no more clues, and becomes a anxious king.
"The history of Zuxian civilization that you once knew about will have to be handled by others."
"I can't implant any memories into your brain; it would cause a backlash that my memory center can't withstand."
Gu Xitong said.
"It's alright, I'll just wait for Wanchao Civilization to collect it for me."
Gu Heng waved his hand: "Anyway, they were planning to use me to deal with my followers, so we should take advantage of this opportunity to squeeze them dry!"
"I'm not that easy to take advantage of."
Regarding his memories, an entire civilization is now working hard to collect them for him. Although the Wanchao civilization's goal is also to use these memories to construct a fake "Era of the Great Enemy" and then lure the rebels out for a brutal slaughter, which is despicable in Gu Heng's eyes, his memories are the least of his worries right now.
"Then I'll have to trouble you with this."
Gu Heng rubbed his temples, feeling extremely tired.
"There is another reason why I suspect 'concept' is the mastermind."
"Ok?"
Gu Heng roused himself.
"The last time you came to the technological civilization and asked me to return to my place, I sent you away in advance because a powerful mental force descended upon the core area of the technological civilization."
"The other party was very serious, and I almost couldn't withstand their strength."
"I suspect it's aimed at you."
Upon hearing this, Gu Heng immediately perked up.
"Are you coming for me?"
The journey into technological civilization was indeed somewhat anticlimactic, but at the time he only felt that the system had returned to being the master of technology, and thus its nature had been restored, and its behavior had become somewhat aloof. Gu Heng did not think anything strange about it.
It is indeed somewhat strange.
"Are you alright?" Gu Heng asked hurriedly.
If Gu Xitong had close contact with the mastermind behind the scenes, how come she is still safe and sound?
Just hearing that makes you feel like the other person isn't someone to be trifled with!
"It's nothing serious, just severe damage to the body, which is currently being repaired."
"You call this nothing?"
"My consciousness has become one with technological civilization. The destruction of a physical body for my use will not have a serious impact; it will only temporarily restrict my movements."
Gu Heng breathed a sigh of relief, his words becoming slightly serious: "In the future, you shouldn't hide things from me. Our alliance shouldn't just be a facade, should it?"
"Are you concerned about me?"
"Of course I have to care. Where would I find such a reliable ally without you?"
Gu Heng said irritably, "Besides, I don't have any other thoughts, I'm just worried about losing such a powerful helper."
"Really?"
"real."