The heavens began from a small hell

Outside the Jade Void Palace.

As Lin Yang, dressed in a black robe with gold patterns and a bright, precious light hanging high behind his head, approached, one after another, the doors that had been sealed for countless ages opened, until the Jade Purity Hall at the deepest part, as if congratulating its master on his return.

Arriving at the main seat of the Jade Purity Hall, Lin Yang, with a smile on his face, looked at the group of relatives and friends in front of him, and said in a solemn and ethereal voice: "From this day forward, I am the Primordial Heavenly Venerable."

His voice resounded throughout the heavens and echoed in all realms. Ordinary people could not hear it, and instruments could not detect it. Only the legendary great beings who had realized "I am who I am" and whose true spirits resided in the infinite heights could hear this voice proclaiming to the heavens.

Only now have many ignorant people, unaware of what has just happened, and only astonished by the legends of the strange phenomena on the other side, suddenly come to their senses.

Then they were shocked. They never expected that the successor chosen by the Primordial Celestial Venerable would actually reach this point so quickly and become the will of the other shore.

"Is this the true value of being 'favored by Heaven'? Think of the True Martial Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable, who immersed himself in the origin of life and death for countless years, yet failed to break free from the sea of ​​suffering. And the one who is 'favored by Heaven'... has only cultivated for a few hundred years."

Countless powerful individuals were filled with complex emotions and felt lost, realizing that there was no such thing as fairness in the world.

Even before that person was born, they were already legendary, all-powerful beings with countless projections. Yet, not long after, that infant, that mortal, had grown to the point where they dared not even mention his name in their hearts.

If given the chance... they also wish to be favored by the will of Heaven and become the successor of some divine will.

Although that would draw them into the vortex of the conflict on the other side, given the current situation, let alone legendary powerful beings, even mortals cannot stay out of it and can only go with the flow.

Since one is destined to be drawn into the conflict on the other side either way, it would be better to be favored by some divine will and become His successor. At least in this way, one can see a glimmer of hope to escape the sea of ​​suffering and become the dawn of divine will.

While many powerful figures secretly envied them, few realized that they had just died in the battle on the other side. If it weren't for the Golden Queen's intervention to block the aftershocks of destruction, which changed everything, they would still be alive today.

Only those with great supernatural powers remember that dreamlike experience, but they have lost the sense of reality and can no longer recall the emotional changes at that time; they only know that history has been altered once.

A powerful figure once described this situation in a very down-to-earth way: those with great supernatural powers who can perceive the changes in history are like girls who are powerless to resist thugs and can only be ravaged at will by the thugs, unable to do anything except cry out in agony.

The masses, unaware of the changes, are as if they have been drugged, unaware of what happened before or afterward, and thus feeling no distress or sorrow.

Therefore, the closer one gets to the other shore, the more one understands that this world is an endless sea of ​​suffering, which is why the Realm of Creation is also known as the Realm of Suffering.

……

Yuxu Palace.

As powerful figures across the heavens and earth trembled, Lin Yang calmly accepted the congratulations from Su Meng's friends and relatives, officially taking control of the true Jade Void Palace and becoming the "Primordial Celestial Venerable".

As in the script, Guang Chengzi sighed that his junior brother, the master, didn't need to do that. Even though he had explored the path to the other shore, he couldn't remember the original, unforgettable emotions. He just thought it was a dream, a dream about some possibility of his future.

Just like an ordinary person dreaming that they have been killed or tortured to death, does that mean they can go to that person's door with a knife and kill them before they wake up?
Is this statement recognized under local law?

Lin Yang's answer was one of the few times since he started playing 'Su Meng' that it truly reflected his own heart.

"If I don't strike this blow, my heart will be uneasy, my resentment will be hard to dispel, and sooner or later it will become a demon in my heart." Although most of the other shore beings are so calm that they seem to have no emotions, as if only interests and the path of cultivation remain in their hearts, the resentment in their hearts is not without its effects on them. There are ready examples in this world.

Imagine how majestic and heroic the Jade Emperor was in the past, but after the last era of antiquity ended, the Jade Emperor faked his death and escaped.

His innate spiritual light escaped into the ancient Thunder Pool, a place close to the Dao, and transformed into a primordial thunder god. Later, he joined the ancient heavenly court and became the Nine Heavens Thunder God. After experiencing the era of the Five Emperors, he caused the heavenly court to fall. Then, he became Ananda, a disciple of Buddha.

Over the long years, Ananda, who was unable to reach the other shore again, almost perished in the cycle of reincarnation. With the accumulation of resentment in his heart, he eventually twisted his original nature and practiced the Tathagata Palm in reverse, becoming a demon Buddha. At the critical moment, he betrayed the Buddha, causing the annihilation of all Buddhas on Mount Sumeru.

From the perspective of inherent spiritual light, the Jade Emperor and the Demon Buddha Ananda are naturally the same person, but in terms of personality and behavior, they are already two different people.

This was personally confirmed by a certain person from the other side who originally admired the Jade Emperor. This person subsequently "passed away" in the eyes of the world, leaving behind a final, deadly order born of love turned to hatred.

Those who are unfaithful and fickle, kill them!

"Demon thoughts in one's heart?"

Lin Yang's words reached the ears of his relatives and friends who were at a lower level and did not remember their original history, which made them somewhat confused.

From their perspective, in order to allow 'Su Meng' to reach the other shore, the Golden Emperor went so far as to capture them and fabricate the fact that they were dead, all in order to strengthen 'Su Meng's' resolve and prevent 'Su Meng' from dying from his own internal causes like the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable.

Over the years, they had been cultivating in their hometown of Vacuum, and naturally developed a slight fondness for the Golden Emperor. In retrospect, the various evil deeds that the Golden Emperor had previously committed did not actually have any negative consequences; on the contrary, the 'Su Meng couple' benefited from them.

She was willing to bear a bad reputation, all for the sake of helping 'Su Meng' reach the other shore. If this were told, it would move countless people, who would all think that the Golden Mother was compassionate.

Therefore, it becomes difficult to understand why Su Meng would ungratefully slash at the Golden Emperor.

Having just escaped the sea of ​​suffering, has the former spirited hero changed? Disregarding the Golden Emperor's grace in granting him enlightenment?
Is fate... really so unpredictable?
Even if it was the will of Heaven that had just reached the other shore.

The thoughts and feelings of his relatives and friends could not be hidden from Lin Yang, which made him sigh inwardly:
"Once or twice, I might still have the heart to tell them everything that happened before, but after a thousand or ten thousand times, I would eventually feel tired. In the long run, the difference between immortals and mortals will become clear, and the will of Heaven is unpredictable. With the passing of my old friends, all that is left for the other shore is the Dao fruit."

"Compared to the swords and spears of enemies, the lack of understanding from relatives and friends is more hurtful than swords and spears."

"They did not know why they died, nor why they lived."

As he reflected on this, Lin Yang recited a line from the script: "For Jin's mother, this is the best possible outcome."

“If I hadn’t made that strike, I would have soon been able to take shape as a Dao Fruit and have the qualifications to compete for it. Given my relationship with Xiao Sang, there is absolutely no possibility of me cooperating with her.”

"But after that slash, I was unable to repay my debt of gratitude, which slowed down Master Yuanshi's transcendence and gave Jinmu more opportunities. When Xiaosang ascends to the other shore, I cannot sit idly by, regardless of whether I have the grace of enlightenment or not. This will also help Jinmu."

"This is a plan by the Queen Mother to kill several birds with one stone."

(End of this chapter)