From the end of the world

Chapter 336 Great True Spirit

What I don’t understand is not the meaning of the word “egoism”, but why Mr. Zhu feels that Yin Yue has a strong “egoism”.

Yin Yue believes that as long as there are retribution bodies and response bodies that are the same as his own, it doesn't matter if the real self disappears. Would such a person be a person with strong egocentric thinking?
Seeing my doubt, Mr. Zhu said, "She gave up the challenge of self-realization, which is clear evidence of her ego."

"The path of self-verification of the true spirit... I have also heard Yin Yue talk about this. She said that the reason why she was able to evolve the ability of 'illusion' into the ability of 'turning illusions into reality' was because she had challenged the path of self-verification of the true spirit in the past. But you said she gave up... How could this happen?" I was puzzled. "Since self-verification of the true spirit can bring her such a great enhancement, why would she give up this path?"

"The so-called true spirit is 'consciousness itself', or the so-called 'I'. It is the essence of our life beyond the body and soul. The way to prove the true spirit is to explore the 'I'." Mr. Zhu said in a deep voice, "What I am going to say next is just some speculation, and I can't guarantee that it is all correct. First of all, in one of our demon hunters' theories, the true spirit is considered to be a unique thing.

"That is to say, it is not that each of us has our own true spirit, but that we all share the same true spirit. This shared true spirit is called the 'Great True Spirit', so this theory is also called the Great True Spirit Hypothesis.

"If it's hard to understand, just imagine it this way. The universe we live in is actually a dream of a huge consciousness. Every person in this universe, even every life, every blade of grass, and every tree, are all thoughts differentiated from this huge consciousness.

“This huge consciousness is the Great True Spirit. It is the source of everything in the universe. It can create everything, destroy everything, change everything, and realize all the wishes that humans can and cannot imagine—just like the legendary Divine Seal, or the Lord of the Divine Seal.

“Once the Great True Spirit awakens, the universe will vanish like a dream.

"As the thoughts of the Great True Spirit, we can also wake up from dreams, but our awakening means realizing that we are the Great True Spirit. You have also had dreams in which you became someone else and lived other lives, right? When you wake up from a dream, your self-awareness in the dream will disappear.

"Although you won't feel like you've died once after waking up, you'll just be back on track. But if you were allowed to make a choice in the dream... in the present moment, how would you view this matter?"

I answered honestly, “I would think that would be death.”

Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Yin Yue probably thinks the same. However, the 'Great True Spirit' is only a hypothesis, so you don't need to pay too much attention to it. This theory can only explain why no successful person who has proven his true spirit has ever appeared in front of the world in history.

"Either this path is completely blocked, or all those who have found it have disappeared. Yin Yue should also be a believer in the Great True Spirit Hypothesis."

Although he said so, if even Yin Yue, who has made some achievements in proving his true spirit, believes in the existence of the Great True Spirit, then even if this hypothesis has some flaws, it still has persuasiveness that cannot be ignored.

This can also explain why Yin Yue can easily give up her self, but at the same time she has a strong "ego"... It is probably because she has come into contact with some secrets that are beyond the reach of human wisdom on the road of self-realization, which has caused her to have an indelible denial of the authenticity of her self. However, she still has a strong fear of losing herself, so she is eager to leave something behind and want to leave her own mark in this world.

In other words, "ego" is a very broad concept. It is not only the desire to continue one's consciousness that is "ego", but also the desire to leave one's mark on the world, to be remembered by others, and to insist on certain characteristics of one's own.

Therefore, this kind of thinking may not only appear in those who challenge the way of self-realization, but also in those who have a long life. The water master Xuanwu also seems to have doubts about himself who keeps changing in his long life, and then chooses "persisting in fulfilling every promise" as his "self-attachment".

"So... how should we save my brother?" Zhu Shi brought the topic back to the original point, "If we capture Yin Yue and re-seal her... can we restore my brother to his original state?"

It seems that she and I are thinking the same thing, but Mr. Zhu shook his head: "It's too late. Yin Yue's consciousness is now fully developed. With the technology of our Zhu family, it is impossible to reseal it."

Ma Zao also said that Yin Yue's spiritual realm was at a depth that he could not understand, so he could not use the power of return to reset it. Now that I think about it, it may be because Yin Yue's cultivation in the way of self-certification of the true spirit has become an obstacle.

"I already have a plan." I took out the stone collar.

"This is the sealing item you explained before, which prevents the Ancient Moon God from leaving the Silver Moon Law Heavenly World, right? This thing is indeed powerful enough, and even has a strong restraining effect, but it only prevents the sealed person from physically moving to the outside world, and does not have the function of sealing consciousness." Mr. Zhu pointed out the loophole, "No matter how effective it is, if you use the wrong direction, it will be in vain."

"It doesn't matter. I have a way to make it work on Silver Moon's spirit," I said.

Hearing this, Mr. Zhu did not ask me how I planned to do it, but lowered his head and began to think.

After a moment, he said seriously: "If this is the case... then Chang'an may really be saved."

"What?" Zhu Shi was excited. "If we can separate the consciousness of Chang'an and Yin Yue, first destroy the latter part to the point of fragmentation, so that its self-awareness cannot be established, and then suppress it with the power of the seal, then we can keep the other party in a state where it can only exist as memory information." Mr. Zhu put forward his own opinion, "In the long run, just like a spring that loses its elasticity when it is fatigued, Yin Yue's consciousness will not be able to recover to its original state.

"In this way, Yin Yue is effectively dead, and can also exist as material to support Chang An's personality, killing two birds with one stone."

"There is actually such a method!" Zhu Shi clenched his fists excitedly.

I didn't see any problem with it, so I nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it."

After the conversation, Mr. Zhu and Zhu Shi went to prepare for the long journey to Luoshan headquarters.

In the absence of the two, it was not convenient for me to stay in Zhu Jiu's room, so I went to the living room on the first floor to sit and wait. Ma Zao stayed in that room, and seemed to be still unwilling to give up, wanting to try again to see if he could use the power of return to wake up Zhu Jiu.

Before leaving the room, I tried to use the Word Spirit to see if I could wake up Zhu Jiu without any hope, but naturally I failed.

With my power of words, if the other person is just an ordinary vegetable, I can easily wake him up. There is no need for complicated procedures, just stand in front of the other person's bed and say "wake up". Unfortunately, this method is impossible to work on a person with amnesia who is trapped in the vortex of strange power.

The more a power seems to be able to do anything, the more it can actually do nothing.

Perhaps only the divine seal is an exception.

Mr. Zhu’s words emerged in my mind—the Great True Spirit that would destroy the world if it woke up, the Great True Spirit’s power and divine seal that could fulfill all wishes, and the Lord of the Divine Seal who was in a state of death sleep and was about to revive, and was suspected to be the culprit for the end of the world...

All the clues came together in my mind, gradually forming incredible possibilities.

Could the Lord of the Divine Seal be the Great True Spirit? Will his awakening cause the end of the world?

However, the concept of the Great True Spirit should be more abstract in my impression, at least it will not appear in front of us in the concrete form of the Lord of the Divine Seal. Having said that, these clues cannot make me feel that they are just coincidences.

Zhu Shi prepared for the trip faster than Mr. Zhu did. She came over with her suitcase. Seeing me sitting on the sofa, she sat next to me.

"What's wrong, Zhuang Cheng? You look so serious. Are you still thinking about your brother?" She said gently, "As for your brother's affairs, you just need to do your best. Even if you fail, no one will blame you."

“That’s what I thought,” I said.

"This shouldn't be the normal answer, right?"

She first complained reflexively, then covered her mouth embarrassedly.

Then she looked at me again, slowly put her hands down, and for some reason she laughed.

It was a little hard to understand why she was laughing, but just having my friends laughing around me made me feel especially cheerful.

She seemed to want to help me relax, and she chatted with me in a positive mood, and soon the conversation turned to Ma Zao.

"How is your relationship with Ma Zao now?" she asked suddenly with interest.

(End of this chapter)