From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 234 The First Blasphemous Slab

Those who know the current affairs are handsome.

Although the Sage of Six Paths may not have heard this saying, he certainly knew similar proverbs.

Just now, he tried to use the vertical pupil between his eyebrows to peer into the essence of Adam's soul, but the result was that he reaped what he sowed.

Deep within those pale golden eyes, like an invisible vortex, his consciousness was dragged down into a boundless ocean.

The dark and deep sea, with its interplay of gale and lightning, churned up towering waves that seemed to scream like the cries of countless creatures. The raging waves, carrying a fierce and violent impact, struck his soul like a collision between Mars and Earth. The tearing pain caused his vertical pupil between his brows to rupture, leaving a trail of bright red blood.

The dark, inky clouds churned, and streaks of lightning, like branches, ripped across the sky, accompanied by deafening roars.

In an instant, the dark and deep ocean surged with giant waves, and a terrifying pressure poured down like a celestial river, pressing down on the Six Paths Sage like a mountain, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

He struggled to lift his head, only to see the dark clouds in the sky being parted.

The gray-white dragon poked its head out of the clouds, its thick limbs treading on the dark clouds. Its gray, skin-covered wings on its back stirred up lightning and thunder with every flap. Countless complex and three-dimensional mysterious symbols were engraved on the gray-white scales covering its body, penetrating into its flesh and extending outward into the void.

The dragon resembled a deity seated on a cloud, its pale golden vertical pupils staring directly at the Sage of Six Paths.

The next moment, countless frantic thoughts and ideas, like a plague virus, entangled his inner world, constantly multiplying and increasing in number, taking over his entire brain.

A terrifying mental storm was constantly tearing at his soul and spirit.

Finally, just as the Sage of Six Paths could no longer bear it, the terrifying whispers and storms disappeared, and he slowly opened his eyes to find himself still in the Pure Land.

"Heh, what did you see?"

Adam smiled, seemingly unconcerned about the other person's earlier rude behavior.

"Dragon, Ocean, what exactly are you?"

The Sage of Six Paths, clutching his throbbing eye, dared not peer into Adam's 'soul' any longer.

He almost died from just one glance.

If he were to take another few more glances, he'd probably lose his life right here.

"Is this the first question you've asked?"

Adam tilted his head and asked.

The Sage of Six Paths' already aged face seemed to grow even older, and his voice became weak and feeble. He looked at Adam and slowly nodded: "Fine, this is my problem."

"This question requires two answers in exchange. Do you agree?"

Adam looked at the Sage of Six Paths and spoke gently.

Two for one?
The Sage of Six Paths pondered for a moment, then decided that he wouldn't be at a disadvantage, and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll exchange the answers to two questions for it."

"The answer to the question 'What am I?' is too broad."

Adam lifted his wide white robe, sat down on the ground, and said with a smile, "In a way, I am a 'god'. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Upon hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths' pupils constricted instantly, and he nearly lost control of his chakra, exclaiming, "There really is a 'god'?!"

Even a powerful figure like her former mother, Princess Kaguya, was not a 'god' in the true sense, but rather a powerful individual.

He had wondered countless times whether a true 'god' who controls all living beings truly existed in the world. But as time passed, until he died and came to the Pure Land, he finally realized that there was no 'god' in the world. Even he was just a powerful 'individual'.

But now, someone is telling him that 'God' really exists!
This news shocked the Sage of Six Paths no less than when he first learned that his mother, Princess Kaguya, was an alien. "This is the second question."

Adam said in a calm and unhurried voice, "Now, it's my turn to ask a question: Why do you want to stay in the Pure Land?"

"I"

The Sage of Six Paths initially intended to use a lie to cover it up, but upon seeing 'Adam's' pale golden eyes, he hesitated for a moment.

Adam was not in a hurry, quietly waiting for him to think it over. Throughout this time, a calm smile remained on his lips, and his pure and clear eyes, like those of a baby, reflected the figure of the Sage of Six Paths.

After a moment, the Sage of Six Paths sighed softly, as if he had unloaded a burden from his heart, and slowly said, "Well, since you have come to me, you must have sensed that thing. Even if I hide it from you, it will probably be in vain. I might as well just tell you directly."

"The reason I stay in the Pure Land is partly to prevent my mother, Princess Kaguya, from being resurrected."

"On the other hand," the Sage of Six Paths paused for a moment, then pointed downwards and said, "The Pure Land you see now is actually only a small part of it. Rather, the real Pure Land has been hidden by me. The reason I stayed here is also related to that thing."

Then, the Sage of Six Paths slowly rose, grasped a staff, and struck the ground heavily.

Boom!
The Pure Land was shaking violently, and the space around the two people was gradually collapsing.

Just as the Sage of Six Paths said, after the false Pure Land space shattered, a pitch-black abyss with no end in sight suddenly appeared before the two of them.

"I thought my soul would disappear completely after I died." The Sage of Six Paths stared into the abyss and said calmly, "But I never expected to come here, to an unknown abyss. I tried to explore it, but each time I was forcibly repelled after going less than a hundred meters in."

"So, you're the first person to arrive here?"

Adam gazed into the dark abyss and vaguely felt that something below was calling to him.

"Yes, to be precise, the Pure Land only came into existence after I arrived here."

The Sage of Six Paths sighed deeply and continued, "I discovered that the souls of the dead all step into this abyss and eventually disappear. So I built a space on the abyss to contain those souls and let them reincarnate."

"The system didn't give any prompts; it seems I need to go in."

Adam pondered for a moment, then slowly walked towards the abyss: "You stay here, I'll go down and take a look."

Having said that, without waiting for the Sage of Six Paths to speak, he stepped straight into the abyss.

Within the pitch-black abyss, countless whispers seemed to echo, amplified by the howling wind in the narrow space.

“No wonder, even after staying here for thousands of years, he still couldn’t go more than a hundred meters deep.” Adam frowned slightly. There was a trace of ‘pollution’ mixed in with those murmuring voices. Even a demigod who was passing through the audience would need layers of psychological protection, let alone a ninja.

After constructing multiple defenses at the mental level and guarding the gates of the mental body, Adam continued to explore deeper.

Finally, beneath the pervasive black mist, Adam's pupils suddenly contracted, and his calm, pale golden eyes revealed an uncontrollable horror and shock.

He saw a thick curtain of shadow, and an ocean of indescribable color, containing all secrets. In the very center of that ocean, rising and falling with the surrounding waves, stood a white stone monument hundreds of meters high, exuding an ineffable aura.

Upon seeing the white stone monument, a sense of familiarity welled up within him, along with an unconscious urge to approach it, which immediately filled him with dread.

Side Quest: Pure Land Not Pure Land (Completed)

[Your virtual persona, which attempted to infiltrate the Pure Land, was directly destroyed by the Sage of Six Paths. Clearly... he was hiding the secrets of the Pure Land. Go and explore the deeper secrets of the Pure Land!]

[Reward: Unlocks the Low-Sequence Path Material Shop]

(End of this chapter)