The peerless black hand that covers the sky

Chapter 1060 Clear Stream, Reclaiming Wasteland, Bitter Flowers!

"The coexistence of all 'selves' will be the most solid foundation on the path to eternal life, maintaining the immortality of the true self, and ultimately enabling the Three Burials to be perfected!"

Three burials, in order to seek eternal life!
The burial master outlined his path to transcendence, pointing his sword towards the sacrificial path.

This caused a subtle shift in the mindset of many of the ancient overlords present, stirring up various unspoken bonds within them.

—You're trying to sneak away?!

However, considering there are two other incredibly powerful figures guarding the jar... I'll let you off the hook for now!
"A very interesting idea..."

Ye Fan pondered carefully, his eyes suddenly brightening as he praised, "Although the method is extreme, it is a brilliant approach that can thwart the host's evil schemes."

"But have you ever considered that if a split personality formed from the memories of others is so powerful that even I, the master of the Three Burials, cannot defeat it, to the point that one's self-identity is reversed?"

"Then it can only be said that those who are greedy will inevitably suffer disaster!" the Burial Master said calmly. "They are too mediocre, yet they crave the help of extraordinary people, mortgaging their future to overcome the difficulties they face one after another..."

"Faced with such a backlash, we can't blame anyone else."

Cheating might feel great for a while, but it'll lead to disaster later!

Gamblers don't deserve sympathy!

Ye Fan was speechless, and had to admit that there was some truth to it.

Using cheats, if you use them a little bit and keep it within your control, that's considered legitimate cheating.

If you insist on pushing yourself to the extreme, you end up turning yourself into an alternate version of someone else... Who can you blame for that?
"Moreover, even so, there are ways to temporarily alleviate the situation... There are always people more capable than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding."

Even the most invincible person can be attacked from the heavens.

"If the situation becomes unbearably serious, and the split personality is unable to resist... then an even more drastic counterattack can be launched!"

The Burial Master smiled, "I'll seek out the personality fragments of an even more powerful and terrifying figure, and use one tiger to devour another!"

"That's nothing more than prolonging our lives for a little longer..." Shi Hao sighed, but then he noticed the subtle look in the eyes of the Burial Master, and a bad feeling immediately arose in his heart. "Burial Master, what kind of look is that?"

"Actually, it doesn't necessarily have to be about driving a tiger to devour a wolf..." the Burial Master said softly. "What if that powerful and terrifying peerless figure was also a righteous and upright saint, with the heroic spirit of 'I will go even if there are thousands of people against me,' the belief of sacrificing one's life for righteousness, and the ideal of protecting all living beings to the death..."

"After such a fragment of personality defeats the ferocious wolf raised by the Gu, shattering and destroying it, it calmly faces death and enters annihilation... Wouldn't all the problems then be naturally solved?"

“Perfect timing,” the Burial Master chuckled. “I knew there was such a person…”

"He is extremely powerful and the most upright person. Among the many transcendent beings, he is a breath of fresh air..."

"In all the worlds of humanity, there are many beings who transcend the path of sacrifice, enough to count on two hands... However, nine out of ten who transcend are evil... Well, it can't be called evil, it should be called abstract."

"They are either individuals with erratic and outrageous personal thoughts who have done things that have shocked the world; or they have a past filled with bitterness and hatred, with resentment that is hard to let go of... But there is one person who remains untainted by the mud, and can be called a saint!"

The Copper Coffin Master, the Plateau Consciousness, the Reincarnation Master, the Demon Ancestor, the Demon Emperor, the Red-Haired Ancestor, the Dao Venerable, the Great Dream, Ye Fan, Shi Hao... Who is the one who isn't eccentric and outrageous, and who is filled with bitterness and hatred?

So hard to guess!

Immediately, Shi Hao couldn't hold back anymore.

He gasped, "Why is it me again?"

The memory infusion without any hidden dangers would be hard work for him, but Shi Hao gritted his teeth and accepted it.

Is it him who cleans up the mess, wipes away the scum, and sacrifices himself for the common people?
In an instant, he effortlessly grasped the state of mind of "trembling with anger and coldness"—

Can this world ever get any better? How can good people live to your satisfaction?! Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably. The whole world is filled with bullying of good people. When will good people stop having guns pointed at them?!
It's hard to be a good person!
But what made Shi Hao even more desperate was... when he looked around at the group of transcendents, he realized with despair that he was actually the only reliable good person!
This...this isn't right, is it?!

“I don’t think this is appropriate…” Shi Hao struggled to speak. “Even if we perish together, the effects will still remain, subtly changing that being, just like…”

"It's like how wisps of ominous matter once drifted by, corrupting all living beings... It's not only when one is completely transformed into a dark being that one is considered corrupted."

"The impact can be mitigated; we can trust in the wisdom of future generations!" the burial master chuckled. "At least we can get through this immediate crisis, can't we?"

Shi Hao remained silent, but his mind raced as he tried to shirk responsibility for this bottomless pit of blame.

—The wicked ancient overlords!

—Mo Dao Ku Ye, you guys are just here pioneering... exploring a hundred ways to use the Desolate Heaven Emperor, right?

—No wonder you all kept crawling into this jar. I thought you were just hitching a ride with Ye Xiezu. Turns out, your real intentions weren't with Ye, but with Huang!

—Oh no, this is coming for me!

At a critical moment, someone offered Shi Hao a helping hand.

"Huang, don't believe everything that old bastard, the Burial Master!" the butcher laughed. "What 'Three Burials'? It's too much trouble!"

"Why not learn from me!"

"Heaven creates all things to nourish man, yet man has nothing to repay Heaven... Kill! ...!"

The butcher roared, and boundless killing intent swept through, filling the stone jar to the brim.

"What personality, what self... you're nothing but a soul lost under the butcher's knife!"

"Gods can be killed, demons can be killed, monsters can be killed, ghosts can be killed, immortals can be killed... So why can't the individual self be killed!"

"We can kill living people and send them to reincarnation. Why should we be afraid of their lingering resentment?"

He said confidently, "To be honest, what's this about fighting poison with poison... I don't understand!"

"I only have one sword, and I only believe in this sword... You can place my teachings in the 'Main God' and give them away with a click, so that all living beings can forge a sword, a sword to slay my path to enlightenment!"

"Whenever you feel mentally out of control or losing your mind, just cut yourself off with a knife to eliminate all distracting thoughts, and your mental world will instantly become peaceful!"

"This era is truly wonderful; it is the time for my Dao to flourish!"

"Where did so many whetstones come from in the past?"

“For me, the path of killing is complicated even when it comes to choosing opponents.”

"If the opponent is too weak, killing them won't do much good; if the opponent is too strong, it's like delivering yourself to their doorstep and courting death."

Even when the two sides are evenly matched, the outcome of the battle is still a fifty-fifty chance.

"Unlike now? Countless talents can be chosen at will, and the life or death is not immediately decided. 'I' can also have the advantage of playing on home ground..."

The butcher laughed, "It's practically a shortcut to heaven... just kill your way up!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao's eyes lit up. Yes!

The butcher makes a lot of sense!

"Butcher, stop talking nonsense..." the burial master complained. "Is this something you can just kill indiscriminately?"

"Even if the personality is split, it is still intertwined, with each part of the other in the other... A single strike, even if it kills a thousand enemies, will also cause eight hundred casualties to oneself!"

"Severing the split personality may also severely damage oneself, erasing many of one's true feelings and nature, and turning one into a cold and ruthless person!"

"So what?" the butcher said indifferently. "I think I can also believe in the wisdom of future generations. There will be ways for them to find their true nature and spirit... In any case, my method can solve the immediate problem and even provides a way to make progress, right?"

"Stepping on the foundation laid by the destined one, one achieves one's own success..."

“Indeed!” Ye Fan murmured, quite tempted by the suggestion.

Simple, convenient, and efficient!
"Ugh!"

Suddenly, a sigh escaped, and an ancient overlord exclaimed, "Your killing intent is truly too overwhelming!"

“Heaven cherishes life, yet this virtue is not reflected in you in the slightest.”

"They're either burying this person or killing that person... They all act as if they're the only ones who matter in the world."

"Is this ridiculous?"

Emperor Youqiao spoke leisurely, pointing fingers from his moral high ground.

"Oh?" Ye Fan became interested. "Does fellow Daoist have any insightful opinions?"

"I wouldn't call it a brilliant insight... But even if it were, could it be higher than Your Majesty, Emperor Ye?" Youjiao smiled. "I'm merely offering a tiny, insignificant personal opinion!"

“I have ruled the heavens for many years and held the fate of countless beings in my hands… Throughout this process, I have almost never personally intervened or used violence to control the situation.”

"Fighting and killing are really bad and unnecessary."

Youjiao was very calm and composed, possessing the air of a high-hanging street lamp.

As a well-known figure on the list of must-killers for pollen lovers, he is definitely not someone to be trifled with.

"Don't treat the fragments of external personalities instilled with memories as beings with the same stance... They can also create conflicts and disagreements, allowing the true self to calmly control the situation, pulling one faction against another..."

He was in high spirits, saying, "The reason why personality splits is because the cognitive shock and overwhelmment are too strong, shaking the self."

"But such an impact may not necessarily come from the same direction; it could be completely opposite."

"I have a lot of experience in how to incite groups to fight against each other."

"Sometimes, even the difference between men and women can create insurmountable cognitive barriers, leading to a life-or-death struggle."

"Moreover, a broader understanding of values..."

“Amplifying these differing opinions to the extreme, letting the split personalities fight each other to the death, while one remains calm and detached… is also a viable approach.”

"Just like the Yin-Yang symbol, where Yin and Yang contend and kill each other... We must be the line of harmony and division, grasping the mystery of mutual generation and complementarity, controlling the overall situation, and making all groups naturally become exploitable beasts of burden..."

Emperor Youqiao shared his insights.

Maintaining balance, manipulating the situation, occasionally acting like a leaning tower, tilting slightly to help the weaker party... When the situation is on the verge of spiraling out of control, and internal conflicts are about to explode, then find external problems to divert attention from the conflict, forge a consensus in times of crisis, help each other, and complement each other...

"Youjiao, you're dreaming... but how many of those creatures have that kind of ability?" The butcher sneered. "If they really had that ability, why bother torturing themselves? Why not just torment others in real life?"

"Not bad!" the Burial Master said, stomping hard on the ground. "I'm afraid this will incite public outrage, causing all personalities to abandon their contradictions and jointly overthrow their fundamental selves!"

"Don't rush!" Youjiao smiled calmly. "I have a backup plan."

"To accomplish this, an alliance must be formed... All beings who embark on this path can form a vast alliance, with members holding backups of each other's personalities, the more the better."

"They swore an oath to each other that, in their respective home turf, the alliance members would absolutely support the home turf owner in suppressing the split personality of the peerless genius..."

"Thoughts have no boundaries... If one is powerless to combat loss of control and division, why not join a larger collective and borrow external force to suppress internal problems?"

"I'd rather give it to an outsider than to my own servant!"

Youjiao laughed, which surprised Ye Fan and Shi Hao.

This method... is absurd and outrageous, but it is indeed feasible.

"Fellow Daoist, if you were ever hung from a streetlamp, I would definitely come and pay my respects," Ye Fan said quietly.

“I think so too!” Chang Heng nodded in approval, drawing several stares.

"...What are you looking at?" Chang Heng looked around, puzzled.

"Old friend, don't you have anything to say?" the Burial Master whispered. "For example, what conspiracies and schemes have you plotted, what evil paths have you taken..."

"No, no!" Chang Heng said repeatedly. "I'm such an honest person, how could I possibly have any schemes or evil tricks?"

“If you say that…” The Burial Master, the Butcher, and Youjiao surrounded them, “It’s hard for us not to suspect that you’re plotting something big and trying to sneak away!”

Their tone turned cold.

Everyone else has laid their cards on the table, but when it comes to you, you claim to be upright and kind... Are you kidding me?!
We've known each other for so many years!
How could we not know each other's skill level and how cunning they are?
If you are not open and honest, then everyone will assume that you have ulterior motives and that you are about to succeed!

"Why don't we just kill Changheng right here!" the butcher urged, and Zangzhu and Youjiao readily agreed, "That's a good idea!"

"Never mind!" Chang Heng immediately changed his tune. "Alright, I admit, I do have some special ideas..."

He sighed, "This concerns a person, a Heavenly Emperor, who is... pollen."

"I intend to slightly modify the blueprint that little flower has painstakingly built, and then directly embed it into the era's tide stirred up by the destined master, to create an ideal world, and then reap the rewards..."

Chang Heng recounted the story in detail.

He, a master of bitter flowers, is still chasing after the pollen emperor to this day!
This kind of unwavering spirit is truly admirable and moving. If the pollen emperor knew about it, he would probably burst into tears!
"You...you really dare?"

The deceased was surprised.

"Do I dare...? Will that empress let me go? She won't." Chang Heng chuckled. "Since that's the case, why not take a gamble?"

He is carefree and easygoing, charging forward on the path of bitter flowers to the very end!
(End of this chapter)