Chapter 214 - 214 195 The Source and the Truth

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214: Chapter 195: The Source and the Truth 214: Chapter 195: The Source and the Truth “Where does pollution originate? What kind of existence is the source of everything? What great existence can casually pollute one world after another?” The question asked by the big cat made Lu Ping’an pause. The next moment, he instinctively pulled out the answer from his memory. “Isn’t the pollution from the Exotic Realm…..” This was the standard answer – the original source of all pollution was not from this world. “Which Exotic Realm?” the big cat asked directly. “How would I know? Many worlds have it, or rather all known worlds are polluted, but if you want to know the very first source…” Lu Ping’an couldn’t answer that. Not to mention he couldn’t answer it, no book in the Special Service Team’s library could answer this question. “…I don’t know.” Lu Ping’an gave up his stubbornness and directly asked back. “You know? Isn’t this what you’re supposed to tell me?” Lu Ping’an was somewhat expectant, he had been waiting for this ‘answer’ for a long time. According to his personality, he was already disgusted with the coping methods of “delay” and “trying to prolong the survival time”, but he also knew that others were not fools or cowards. Since they could only cope like this, it might be really unsolvable. “The very beginning of the source? I don’t know either.” But the big cat’s statement made Lu Ping’an unable to get over it. Was she playing with him? This time, however, the big cat was not joking. She explained the situation honestly: “There is no answer to this question, or at least, one dare not come up with an answer…even the so-called Gods do not have the answer. They are just one possibility derived from the source.” It seemed that the big cat was worried that Lu Ping’an wouldn’t understand, so she drew a rough sketch for him. It was a “Champagne Tower”, composed of layer upon layer of wine glasses, with many at the bottom and fewer on the top. When a wine bottle was pouring water on top, the upper layer would gradually overflow and spill over to the next layer. “There are two most commonly used analogies. Previously, it was the ‘Marine System’ of backflow where water flows from the ocean into rivers, then into lakes, and finally into streams. But with the changes of the times, this champagne tower has become a more straightforward analogy.” Lu Ping’an pondered this, and his understanding deepened. If the wine bottle was the so-called source and if a glass represented just one world, then the inhabitants of the lower worlds would have no way of glimpsing the source. If he and his group were just fish and shrimp in the backflowing water system’s stream, they wouldn’t have the qualification to glimpse the entirety of the ocean. “So, what exactly are the so-called deities…” “Reflections, or rather, imaginations. We, you, and they are all reflections of the true source.” “Boom.” With a crisp sound, Lu Ping’an’s world changed once again. The forbidden knowledge brought about unavoidable resonance of memory. This was the truth that all high-level professionals had to face. However, for Lu Ping’an, it had come too early. Above the azure sky, there were brilliant clusters of stars shining one point at a time. But when they got closer, they would find that they were not beautiful, kind, or even emotional… “Lu Ping’an! Hold on, don’t look too far or too high. Just look at your feet….” Big cat’s words cooled Lu Ping’an down. He no longer foolishly gazed at the so-called Gods, only looking at the “water source” flowing beneath them. They were the roof of this world, and also the filters. The “water” filtered by them became much clearer. “No one can resist the gifts of the source, so in order to survive longer, one must become immersed in the ‘gifts’…” “Becoming a so-called deity marks the end of everything? Hehe, that’s just the beginning…” “A mirror reflecting a higher-dimensional light? A filter? It’s all the same…” “We’re observers? But also the observed? Unable to understand, unable to describe, we are just ants that are destined to get drowned…” A large amount of disorderly whispers and murmurs filled Lu Ping’an’s mind, causing discomfort throughout his body. He couldn’t resist the call from the root of it all…The moment he thought of the source’s existence, he connected with it. He looked up. So something looked down. In the small room, the young man lay twitching on the ground, but nobody stepped in to help. Even the big cat, who had once been a Quasi-God, did not dare to interfere with Lu Ping’an’s situation. If left unchecked, Lu Ping’an is doomed to decline and mutate, and everything will come to an end. Lu Ping’an couldn’t understand or think, the lack of malice from the other party was already enough to destroy him. At this moment, however, the big cat spoke up. “The Mother Goddess is merciful, she is the Mother of Life, the beginning, and the end. She loves all her children, and all her children love her…” The Quasi-God paid tribute to her revered lord with devout words, praising the great existence she worshiped in the infinite void. Even though it was uncertain if it was the “source,” it was still a “God.” It was guidance, salvation, and in the infinite void, Lu Ping’an gained the focused attention of something…and in that instant, eliminated other distractions. Yes, the Mother Goddess is kind, or at least, in the aspect that Chris the Quasi-God observed, She is kind. She will not refuse any child’s request, and she will save all living beings. Lu Ping’an’s distorted expression became calm, and the big cat’s guidance allowed him to glimpse the “truth” using her as a ladder… However, what happened next went beyond Chris’s expectation. “What’s going on?! He didn’t see the Tree of Life?! He was clearly looking through me; my guidance was successful. Could he have other observation points…” At this moment, Big Cat’s calm demeanor has completely broken. The rare opportunity was wasted, and Lu Ping’an was bound not to believe in the Mother Goddess anymore. Because he had already seen the “truth” that belonged to him. He said that word, the “truth” that frightened Chris… “Ten Thousand Spirits…” In the void, some concept, something, some existence looked at Lu Ping’an the same way. The inexplicable connection between them was formed, and Lu Ping’an saw everything. It was a chunk of flesh. Yes, just a chunk of flesh, neither beautiful nor sacred. An infinite stretch, a super flesh chunk that penetrates endless star seas and voids. Compassionate? Countless deities are roaring on her body, fleeing, and trying to avoid the ruthless mother. Yet, they are helplessly swallowed by her. Motherly love? Every moment, countless offspring are born on her body. From mythic creatures to beings surpassing deities, they are all crying and asking for help, but to no avail. It is a wall, a city, a sowing machine, and a harvesting machine. Some lucky ones manage to escape, yet countless others willingly return. A little bit of its flesh buds fall on deserted planets, giving birth to endless life. Life breeds civilization, and civilization eventually turns into ruins. Life finally returns to Ten Thousand Spirits… “Is it the source? Yes, it is one of the origins, the source of countless lives.” “Is it the source? No, it is just a false reflection. Mortals can never observe the true source. It’s just the afterglow refracted by countless ‘mirrors’ in the void, falling into your pupil and creating an illusion.” “It is false, but also true, it is the truth in your eyes…” “Lu Ping’an!” This time, Big Cat’s awakening was timely. If not for her care, Lu Ping’an would have been destined to fall into the “truth” completely and become a member of the Ten Thousand Spirits. At this moment, Chris looked at Lu Ping’an with increasingly complicated eyes. Originally, in her eyes, Lu Ping’an was just a lucky person pushed to oppose her by fate. No matter how dazzling his lead, he was just a fleeting meteor. She didn’t even have to bother with him and could patiently wait for the moment he stepped into his grave. But now, he had bypassed her “trap” and directly obtained his own truth, which meant he had the potential of his own, the possibility of becoming… immortal. Lu Ping’an was unaware that Big Cat had almost conspired against him again, turning him into a believer of the Mother Goddess cult. At this moment, all he felt was a bit confused and uncomfortable. “Ten Thousand Spirits… is that the source?” Lu Ping’an thought of the time when he had completed “Pollution Dyeing”, and he had the choices of Constant Motion, Nine Marrows, Frenzied Desire, and Ten Thousand Spirits. Big Cat took it seriously (and was a bit jealous), while he didn’t care much about it back then. “It belongs to your source, and it’s the truth you glimpsed from the gods who serve as ‘reflecting mirrors’. We mortals can only deduce the existence of the source from the characteristics of pollution. Since there is supposed to be a life system abnormal ability, there should be a source of life.” Hearing Big Cat admit that she is a mortal, Lu Ping’an was a bit dumbfounded. But recalling the “illusory Ten Thousand Spirits” posture, Lu Ping’an understood that in front of the true source, even gods were just clay figures and phantoms, and naturally, mortals as well. “Searching for one’s truth and source only needs to be considered at the Rule-level. It’s a good thing for you to obtain it earlier…” Big Cat’s jealousy was almost seeping out. Previously, when the system described the evolution process of “Body of Black Iron (Ten Thousand Spirits)”, it used the term “jump.” This implied a complete transformation of body and soul, meaning that the “color” of the “source of life” had been attached to the individual, achieving an irreversible permanent “dye.” The so-called “increasing mastery of life system abnormal ability” is nothing more than making your container more suitable for carrying the contamination of the source of life. Lu Ping’an previously knew “Ten Thousand Spirits” because of the Life Bank’s analysis of the pollution source with at least a seventh-tier system. After knowing the name, Lu Ping’an also obtained the possibility of real truth. Back then, when Big Cat saw the “Tree of Life”, the Mother Goddess cult came into being afterward… As for the Lady of the Forest, who also saw the Tree Mother Goddess as she did, she naturally became a mortal enemy. As mortals lost in the infinite void, being “blind men feeling an elephant” is inevitable. But every piece of “truth” is part of a greater truth. They are fighting for their place in the “River and Sea”, fighting for their interpretation of the “source”, fighting for more “freshwater rights”, fighting to become the anchor point in the mortal world following the gods, and fighting for everything. “Before reaching the sixth-tier, you can freely follow other people’s modules. But once you reach the sixth-tier, you are destined to embark on a unique journey, obtaining the truth that truly belongs to you. Too many people get stuck at this step … Those fools from the Mother Goddess cult want to steal my ‘truth’.” But Lu Ping’an just wanted to solve the problem completely. “The sources of those pollutions, can they really not be eliminated?” Big Cat then laughed out loud. It was something that every mortal who had glimpsed the truth and not resigned to it had asked. So, she could respond to Lu Ping’an with the words her mentor once said to her. “…How can you prove that it is merely a ‘source of pollution’ rather than the source of your life?” Smirking Chris took out a piece of indisputable evidence. “In all known living beings, even those from unpolluted worlds, one can still trace pollution from the source of life.” “How can you be certain that you are not the pollution yourself?”

Chapter 214 - 214 195 The Source and the Truth

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