From the end of the world

Chapter 404: Marry Zhu Shi?
Zhu Shi contacted Mr. Zhu and informed him of Chang'an's awakening. Not long after, Mr. Zhu arrived here.

Lu Chan also came over, carrying some equipment, and was responsible for conducting an in-depth examination of Chang'an at the soul level.

Changan accepted the physical examination obediently like a primary school student entering the hospital.

How long has it been since I last saw Chang'an in such a normal state? When I realized this, I felt a sense of emotion.

"I brought the spirit of 'myself who specializes in exploring and repairing souls' into my own body." Lu Chan explained his behavior.

"You really are omnipotent..." Zhu Shi sighed.

“Now, there are fewer things I can’t do than things I can do.”

Perhaps he wanted to show off in front of me, his "boss", so Lu Chan added, "Given time, I should be able to reach the great success level and accomplish more."

I also asked one more question: "How long is this 'in due course'?"

"When it comes to breaking through the demon hunter's limits, I can't guarantee a specific time. It may be done soon, or it may take a long time." Lu Chan said, "But... in fact, I can now summon my 'great perfection level self'."

Zhu Shi was shocked: "No...how come your fighting power has also increased!"

"What do you mean by 'combat power expansion'? Zhu Shi, you may have forgotten that I often summoned my 'great perfection level self' a long time ago." Lu Chan said calmly, "But at that time, I still needed Chen Long to strengthen me. After experiencing the ups and downs of life, I have a deeper understanding of my own possibilities, so now I can do it alone... It's just that the summoning time cannot be sustained for too long, which is not as good as the past when I was strengthened by Chen Long."

“Lu Chan and Chen Long used to be a well-known duo in Luoshan. Their great achievements cannot be underestimated. They can even get along with that arrogant God of Spear on an equal footing.” Mr. Zhu also spoke up for Lu Chan.

In the past, Lu Youxun basically never showed his fighting ability in front of me, so even though I knew that Lu Chan was a powerful demon hunter in the past, it was difficult for me to naturally regard him as a strong man.

Thinking about how Ming Zhuo didn't care about the casualties of his top demon hunters, but regarded Lu Youxun, who was in a low period, as his confidant. Maybe even if the "possible clone" that made Lu Chan so versatile was removed, he himself had extremely powerful ability to do things.

Lu Chan then asked Changan to use his magic power, and Changan did so, using the power of illusion to change into different appearances on the spot, and also imitated Zhu Shi and I. Perhaps because of the serious-looking Mr. Zhu next to him, Changan did not joke about turning into Silver Moon this time.

Although I know that Chang'an has a very complicated background, in my heart, Chang'an himself still has a strong impression of being an ordinary person. Now, seeing him chatting with people around him while manipulating the power of illusion, I feel incredible in my heart, and at the same time, I feel that the vague gap between him and me seems to have disappeared.

In the past, I wanted to break off relations with Chang'an in fact because I was worried about the harm caused by Ma Zao's bad luck. If he has enough power to protect himself, perhaps there is no need to do that anymore.

Lu Chan finished all the inspections on Chang'an and concluded: "Everything is normal."

"Chang'an, to what extent can your illusion skills be achieved?" I asked, "Can you turn illusions into reality like Yin Yue did?"

"let me try."

As Chang'an spoke, he stretched out his right hand, and then a fist-sized stone appeared in his palm out of thin air.

This is a real stone no matter how you look at it. Even my perception says so. And it is not a stone summoned from somewhere else. It really appeared there out of thin air. Zhu Shi and I both tried to touch it, and it felt normal. It seems that Chang'an really created a stone by the power of turning illusion into reality.

Soon, the stone disappeared from our sight like sugar dissolving in hot water.

"...No." Chang An let out a breath tiredly, "I can't make my fantasy exist permanently in the real world like Yin Yue did. I can only make it exist temporarily, and the created matter seems unable to leave me at a long distance...

"The scale and precision are also very small. If it were Silver Moon, she could use her power to distort the flow of time and space of an entire mountain, or manipulate atoms and molecules in the microscopic field; but the most I can currently influence is the matter and energy within the scope of this room, and can only influence it at a macroscopic level.

"In the final analysis, I feel that Silver Moon's power is not used to affect reality at all. It should be the 'power to manipulate illusions' from beginning to end..."

Chang'an can use the power of illusion to influence reality, probably because he is Yin Yue, but he cannot really modify reality as freely as Yin Yue. This is probably because he and Yin Yue have different ideological cores.

Seeing reality as a dream and an illusion and exerting influence on it is certainly a powerful force, but it is also a sad force. In essence, this is a force that denies and ignores reality and does not believe in anything that exists in reality. It is a force that belongs to the dark mind.

"It's a good thing that it's difficult to use." Mr. Zhu said, "If one day you suddenly find that this power is easy to use, it would be a terrible thing. Because that means your spirit is moving towards the realm of Silver Moon.

“Even if Silver Moon’s cognition becomes fragmented and is suppressed in your unconscious realm and cannot be revived, it is only the previous Silver Moon that has been destroyed. You yourself may become the next Silver Moon.

"Mana is the manifestation of soul and consciousness. 'Turning illusions into reality' is the power of Silver Moon. Improving on this path is equivalent to imitating Silver Moon. For you, this will inevitably come with the risk of eventually becoming Silver Moon. Therefore, if it is not necessary in the future, it is better not to use this skill."

"I see..." Chang An crossed his arms and nodded, "In other words, this is a power that carries the risk of turning dark when used..."

As he said that, he winked at me and said, "Ah Cheng, are you envious of this setting?"

“Are you having some weird stereotypes about me?” I asked.

"Speaking of which, brother, what level of power can you exert now?" Zhu Shi asked with concern, "Could it be that even you have expanded your combat power and reached the Great Perfection level..."

Changan thought for a moment and said, "I don't really understand how demon hunters classify themselves, so I'm not sure what level I am at now." "According to my test results on Zhu Changan's soul, judging only by the size of his power, he should be able to exert the power of a master level now." Lu Chan said, "And this is just the tip of the iceberg of his true power. Deep in his soul, or in his unconscious realm, there is still sleeping magic power that even ordinary great success level impermanence cannot match.

"If, as Mr. Zhu said, he lost control due to overusing Silver Moon's moves, this part of the mana above the Great Perfection level would most likely leak out from his unconscious realm."

Mr. Zhu went on to say: "This is a risk that cannot be ignored. He must slowly learn how to tame his own power in the future to avoid accidents that would affect those around him.

"Even if we don't take into account the hidden power, Chang'an now has a lot of mana but doesn't know how to use it. It's simply a waste of talent. I'm afraid even a well-trained Wuchang of the Zhu level could defeat him.

"If he is born at the Great Perfection level, just the power he exerts instinctively may contain mysteries that are beyond the reach of countless demon hunters... No, in fact, he is indeed born at the Great Perfection level, but that is the part that belongs to Silver Moon. As a human being, he still needs to start learning from the most basic part.

"So, I suggest that he first enter Luoshan's academy for training demon hunters for further study."

Changan opened his mouth wide: "Ah? I have already awakened my extraordinary power, and I still have to go to school?"

"Luoshan College..." Lu Chan agreed, "It has very rich educational resources. Even many demon hunters from aristocratic families go there for further studies. More than half of Luoshan demon hunters graduated from there. I also recommended Kong Da to study there before, but it's a pity that he doesn't have enough talent... But Zhu Changan will definitely not be a problem."

"Don't worry about it being too boring there. I heard that outstanding students of Luoshan College can obtain the qualification of reserve demon hunters in advance during their studies, and carry out practical activities in the society in the name of dealing with strange events." Zhu Shi also said, "For example, the Dong Che that Zhuang Cheng has also come into contact with, it is said that although he is a disciple of Gua Tianshi, he is also a fourth-year student of Luoshan College, and sometimes he will go out to perform tasks.

"Also, if you find it really boring, you can challenge to skip a grade. With your level of magic power, as long as your grades in the required courses are not too bad, it shouldn't be too difficult to skip a grade."

Chang'an seemed to understand that he needed to learn how to control his magic power. Then, he suddenly thought of something, and a curious expression appeared on his face. His body also became restless, and then he said, "I see... With a demon fox sealed in my body, do I have to start as a Genin in the demon hunter world..."

Zhu Shi reflexively complained: "What 'genin'? Where have you been?!"

Mr. Zhu said in a deep voice: "However, in order to prevent the evil magic power in your body from leaking out, we will also set up dozens of sealing techniques in your body, and place monitors with confidential identities in your class as your classmates. At the same time, the teaching teacher will also be the person monitoring you.

"When you go berserk and lose control, the academy will sound the highest level disaster alarm, and Luo Shan's Anbu will immediately come out in full force to treat you as a super-high-risk target..."

Hearing these threatening remarks, Chang'an's expression became more and more excited, and his whole body seemed to be filled with endless energy. Zhu Shi couldn't help but hold his head and shouted: "Grandpa, don't add fuel to the fire! Don't you know that the more you say this to my brother, the more excited he will be! And Brother Zhuang, don't show that envious look!"

"…I'm not envious, am I?" I said.

All in all, the matter of Chang'an came to an end here.

Considering that he had just recovered from a serious illness, we put him in the room to rest for a while before leaving together. Mr. Zhu and Lu Chan seemed to be busy again, but Zhu Shi suddenly stopped Mr. Zhu in the corridor and said he had a question to ask. Lu Chan seemed to know what Zhu Shi wanted to ask and stopped with interest. I stopped too.

"What's your question?" Mr. Zhu asked.

"Grandpa, you have recently been developing the power of believers in the Luoshan headquarters in the name of Zhuang Cheng...right?" Zhu Shi asked, "Developing the power of believers will help to enhance the anchoring strength of Zhuang Cheng as the Great Impermanence in the strange world, so we have to do this."

"That's right." Mr. Zhu nodded. "Is there any problem with this?"

Zhu Shi first glanced at Lu Chan vaguely, then continued, "But I heard that simply developing the power of believers is unreliable for the anchoring effect of Great Impermanence.

"Because from the perspective of the believers, as long as the Great Impermanence can continue to serve as their totem of faith, it doesn't matter whether he exists... After all, in the eyes of ordinary believers, the Great Impermanence is an existence so far away that they have no chance to see him.

"Even if Zhuang Cheng has become Lost and Impermanent, he has only become more out of reach. The believers can still exchange their faith for power from the totem of 'Zhuang Cheng'. There is no essential difference. This kind of fate is obviously imperfect and needs to be supplemented by other means."

I have also heard about this matter, and Mr. Zhu should have known this from the beginning.

Mr. Zhu admitted: "Your understanding is correct."

"So... Grandpa, is there any way to make up for this?" Zhu Shi asked.

"Yes." Mr. Zhu seemed to have a plan in mind, "and it's very simple."

"What method is that?" Zhu Shi was curious. "Does it mean that Zhuang Cheng should actively participate in the activities of the believers and narrow the social distance between them? To be honest, this is the only thing I can think of."

"I think Zhuang Cheng probably doesn't like that kind of approach..." Lu Chan said.

I agree with that, I'd rather spend my time having adventures than participating in various activities like a religious leader.

Zhu Shi seemed to understand this as well, and asked in confusion: "What is the method?"

Mr. Zhu looked at his granddaughter with deep eyes, first coughed heavily, then took a deep breath, and gave an answer that no one expected.

"As long as you marry Zhuang Cheng, that's all!" he said in a firm voice.

(End of this chapter)