Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 757 The time has come
Faced with Jun Fu's unreserved trust and expectations, Li Yelai was momentarily at a loss for words.

Jun Fu's state is extremely special. The accumulation of countless reincarnations has increased his power to an unbelievable and terrifying level.

Even though the levels of this world are locked, when quantitative changes accumulate to such an extent, they have already triggered a kind of ineffable qualitative change.

Just by looking into his eyes, Li Yelai could feel the terrifying pressure that was so powerful it was suffocating, yet also carried a sense of incongruity.

Has this power surpassed that of a monarch? Li Yelai had never witnessed a monarch unleash their full power, so he had no way to compare. But he was certain that the opponent was far superior to himself at this moment!

Such a powerful being would stake everything he had accumulated through countless reincarnations on his first formal meeting with himself. This is too bizarre and too abrupt.

Li Yelai had indeed always hoped to communicate with "Jun Fu," this mysterious and powerful figure who had appeared many times throughout history and propelled the progress of civilization.

But he never imagined that during their first normal conversation, the other person would entrust everything to him without hesitation, placing all their hopes and burdens on his shoulders.

Even though Li Yelai is a human champion who has carried the expectations and trust of countless people, he now deeply felt the immense weight of this entrustment.

"Is it because of the 'cause and effect' I brought?" Li Yelai asked.

His joint research and deduction with Xia Ming during this period gave him a general understanding of the operating mechanism of this 'duplicate world'. The effect precedes the cause, and the reverse flow creates the original cause that did not exist.

The arrival of the Lord of Azure Flames was most likely due to the Azure Flame Arrow he carried from the real world, which was blessed by the Lord of Azure Flames.

"You have indeed brought extremely powerful karma, a total of four paths." Jun Fu's voice revealed a hint of undisguised surprise: "Three of them directly declared war on the existence of evil gods in the Supreme Heaven, including even a Chaos Evil God!"

"I never imagined there would be a Chaos God fighting for humanity. The moment He descended, He declared to all beings in this simulated universe that any attempt to attack humanity would be considered a declaration of total war against Him!"

"Powerful, arrogant, yet reassuring"

Clearly, even Jun Fu, who had experienced countless reincarnations and witnessed countless incredible things, was astonished by the extreme exception of the Lord of Azure Flames, who was "a member of the Chaos faction yet protected humanity."

That meager amount of humanity once again briefly suppressed the vast divinity.

What shocked Li Yelai was the sheer number of karmic entanglements he was burdened with. He actually carried four such powerful karmic burdens? That was far too many!
As for the term "simulated universe," perhaps it is the truth of this world. Is it really a simulated, false world?
"Four paths of cause and effect?" Li Yelai pressed.

"The Lord of Azure Flames, a Human Emperor, and two Immortals. The presence of one of the Immortals was deliberately concealed, but that's what my authority told me." Jun Fu's tone carried a hint of melancholy, as well as a touch of envy and regret.

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire world began to undergo a bizarre and dramatic change. The land and sea covered by the Crimson Curse gradually blurred, decomposing into countless dark red, angular geometric shapes, which then rapidly dissipated as if data had been wiped clean.

Jun Fu remained unmoved; he had witnessed such endings far too many times before. He simply raised his right hand, and a light screen, also composed of dark red geometric shapes, appeared, enveloping himself, Li Yelai, and the still bewildered Little Mad King. The surrounding spatial structure began to distort and shift.
Because his memories had not yet returned, the young mad king showed surprise and unease at the earth-shattering changes around him.

Li Yelai's heart was filled with even more shock and turmoil!
With the spatial perception brought by the mythical mimicry of the Sky-Treading Qilin, he could clearly distinguish that this was by no means an ordinary spatial teleportation—their spatial coordinate anchor points had not changed, but Junfu had directly distorted and replaced the space they were in with his supreme power!

Other people's teleportation sends them to another dimension. This teleportation, however, brings the entire world right in front of them.

Could it be that Jun Fu also possesses some power to restart the world, or rather, to manipulate the underlying rules of this "simulated universe"?

At the same time, Li Yelai began to rapidly ponder the origins of those four causes and effects.

The Lord of Azure Flames is easy to understand. His close connection with the Dawn Lord, coupled with the Azure Flame Arrows he carries, would be illogical if he didn't attract the Lord of Azure Flames' attention.

The Human Emperor's existence is mostly due to the karma he is connected to through the mythical mimicry of the Kunpeng within him.

That was a gift from a future timeline. It was through this cause and effect that he was able to obtain the fusion power of the Kunpeng and simultaneously accommodate and operate multiple masks.

It's not surprising that this cause and effect can be materialized.

Although they failed to create the Yellow Emperor, that future emperor, with his unparalleled brilliance, was still a supreme being capable of awe the entire world.

But why are there two immortals?

Li Yelai recalled that when he was "forgotten" before, the 'system' attached to his perspective turned into the conspiracy of the Lord of Myriad Changes. Li Yelai had always thought that the 'system' was an ability imposed on him by some treacherous god, but at that time he realized that it was the power personally exerted by the Lord of Myriad Changes!
A chaotic evil god, disguised as a 'system' to deceive a pseudo-chosen god, is truly a complex character.

Meanwhile, another being, radiating a joyful aura, uses complex and ancient script to resist the erosion of the demonic path.

Is it Immortal Lord Chang Le?

It seems that the wisp of consciousness he left behind in the core of the machine god has become a sufficiently dense cause and effect, manifesting here.

But what about the other one, the Heavenly Dao Myriad Laws Immortal Lord?

Li Ye himself believed that he had no direct interaction or causal relationship with this immortal lord.
Even if he were to create a character like Mr. Shadow, he could understand it to some extent.
Where does one's own power come from?

"They are humanity's strongest support and source of strength. Their power is undeniable." Jun Fu's gentle voice interrupted his thoughts, carrying endless vicissitudes and regret: "But unfortunately, they came too late. Too late for countless cycles of reincarnation. The humans here have long since turned into cold data streams, and have completely forgotten their true selves."

As he spoke, which contained a wealth of information, the distorted space around him stabilized and transformed into a huge and strange room.

What comes into view is a mountain of manuscripts and books, a spectacular stone statue floating in mid-air, emitting a faint light, and countless names densely engraved on the walls and even the ceiling, as numerous as stars, making one's heart tremble at the sight.

Li Yelai's gaze swept over those names, and he saw Chang Hui, Xia Ming, Su Qiao, and countless other names, some familiar and some unfamiliar.

Those were all humans from the 'duplicate world'.
Li Yelai, however, grasped the key point: "Humans have been transformed into data?"

“That’s right, we are compatriots. At least we used to be.” Jun Fu waved his arms, conjuring three sofas: “This is a safe house I created. It won’t be affected by the simulated universe, and it’s relatively safe. There used to be many people here.”

"What exactly did you go through? How could humans be reduced to data?" Li Yelai asked. "And what is that mechanical behemoth?"

"You should have already seen it, that mechanical star, the simulation core of the Lincang civilization, number 13." Jun Fu's eyes seemed to flash with some kind of data: "That is the Lincang civilization's weapon against the 'Path of Ascension,' a weapon that uses thirteen simulation cores connected together to simulate the entire universe. It is a weapon that analyzes the concepts of civilization advancement and destruction."

"However, they ultimately failed. The new civilization that participated in the great game 'Path of Ascension' grew extremely rapidly, and was already able to contend with Lin Cang before the so-called weapon was even completed. They almost perished together with the Lin Cang civilization. The simulation cores they left behind are scattered throughout the virtual realm. Among them, the thirteenth core is our nightmare, and the colossal structure you see."

The Lincang civilization once existed in the universe, a super civilization existing in different dimensions, and even severely damaged the Father of Plague.

That was almost the pinnacle of civilization, a coexistence of mystery and technology. They even transformed the king's throne into a powerful void engine.
Upon hearing this description, Li Yelai's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't that Nirvana? No, it should be said to be the precursor to Nirvana.

Combining records and legends from other forbidden zones, Li Yelai finally gained some clarity.

The Lin Cang civilization was defeated by the 'Path of Ascension,' and its scattered remnants, amidst a terrifying crisis, regrouped, transforming into the 'Silent Extinction' civilization. They then launched a great expedition into the Void Realm, preparing to recreate their former glory and restore the honor of the Lin Cang civilization.

They swept through the land, clearing away all obstacles, and then crashed headlong into the ancient Heavenly Court.
Having finally found a tough nut to crack, the extinct civilization retaliated fiercely, assembling its fleet for a desperate fight.

Ultimately, the ancient celestial court fell, and the extinct civilization was powerless to continue its expedition.

This allowed many civilizations to develop and flourish, resulting in so many forbidden-area civilizations.
Otherwise, if annihilation were to reshuffle the deck, civilizations would likely lose their diversity. Of course, the human civilization that Li Yelai belongs to probably wouldn't exist either.

This simulated universe is the legacy of the Lincang civilization, a legacy that was not destroyed and recovered.

This core then continues its long cycle of deduction, devouring any intelligent races that happen to come near, allowing them to develop into civilizations, become part of the simulation, and undergo iteration and upgrades.

Then, the human race, which had just defeated the calamity and should have been able to return safely to the physical world to establish new giant cities, ran into this damned simulation core.

They had remained within the calamity fog for centuries, through the efforts of several generations, with geniuses rising to the rank of kings and several supreme rulers emerging. Their talents finally overturned the calamity fog, their will to resist incredibly strong.

Upon discovering that they had been tricked into entering this damned simulated world, they naturally launched a rebellion.

Jun Fu was one of them.

However, they lost. All of humanity's resistance left only a few scars on the massive body of the simulation core, and a broken blade piercing its metal body.

Ultimately, the world restarted, and many humans forgot themselves, only to reappear as slaves of other races.

Fortunately, perhaps the damage to the simulation core caused by the previous resistance, or perhaps the superior cognition of some of the stronger individuals, allowed some humans to retain their own cognition and memories.

They certainly did not give up the resistance.

At the same time, they secretly guide the world, save humanity, and establish a new kingdom.

They wanted to grow and expand, but because the illusory realm was locked, they could not give birth to divine beings.

Their second attempt to resist failed to escape the restart.

In their seventh act of resistance, they used the scars left on the megastructure as interference to steal some access and establish this safe house.

In their fourteenth rebellion, they developed marvelous technologies, but to no avail; they were unable to advance any further.

With each restart, fewer and fewer people are able to regain their memories and cognition.

Many humans have indeed become data in the simulated universe, becoming true 'natives'.

But the resistance did not stop. Even with each restart and fewer and fewer companions around them, they would not give up.

Since living beings can be transformed into data, data can perhaps also be transformed into humans, thus placing an even greater responsibility on their shoulders.

Later on, fewer and fewer humans were able to come to this 'safe house'.
Junfu once studied and researched technology with Xia Ming here, gossiped with Chang Hui about Su Qiao's romantic luck, and encouraged each other with his compatriots.
But in the end, after yet another failed rebellion, only Junfu remained.

He was the only one left in the world who remembered everything, but he did not despair; instead, he continued to resist.

Even if he lost his memory, those humans, those fellow countrymen, were still willing to trust him.

This is his greatest comfort and source of confidence. It makes him feel less alone.
Through repeated encounters with various civilizations and the restart of the world, he continuously iterated on the wonders.

Together with the powerful humans who had long since become 'natives', they researched and perfected techniques on how to use wonders to preserve the power of faith.

He has witnessed the destruction and restart of the world time and time again; no matter how he intervenes, the world will eventually be destroyed.

He could sense that he had changed. Perhaps his humanity was being suppressed by his divinity, or perhaps the repeated cycles of despair had numbed him completely.

Thus began the cold experiment: he threw himself into chaos, sacrificed blood to all races, ascended the throne, and failed.

They united various ethnic groups to form a multi-ethnic alliance, concentrated their efforts on rapid development, but failed.

Before the end of the world, they slaughtered the world in an attempt to break the cycle of reincarnation, but failed.

Integrating into the world, accelerating technological development, and creating sufficiently powerful technological weapons—all failed.

These resistance attempts were not even as effective as the first. The first attempt at least damaged the core, while subsequent attempts failed to even penetrate the enemy's firewall.

Ultimately, he stopped thinking about how to guide humanity and improve their lives, and instead coldly calculated the formula for getting them to quickly create wonders so that he could collect more faith power.

Efficient, indifferent, numb
'As long as I win, you will all come back,' he thought, mechanically destroying wonders, collecting faith, and evading the pursuit of the simulated core.

Time and time again.

He only has one chance to make a shot; if he fails, he will never have another chance.

He dared not try, dared not appear in the core perception, and could only continue to accumulate power.

He didn't know how many reincarnations he had gone through, until...
The unchanging simulation core reacted violently for the first time, strongly resisting the arrival of a fellow human.

He knew the time had come!

The one and only opportunity that has been awaited through countless reincarnations!
(End of this chapter)