From the end of the world

Chapter 568: The Courtyard in the Dream

"The biggest obstacle to this operation is not Huang Quan himself, but the fact that Huang Quan will most likely call on the other three gods of the Gospel Courtyard, including the head of the Gospel Courtyard, Yama, after discovering your invasion." No. 7 said seriously, "After the last battle, Huang Quan must have realized that he is no match for you. In addition, he does not like one-on-one fights, so he will definitely not fight you fairly.

"Before the other three gods arrive, let's not talk about whether you have a chance to kill them in a short time. The problem is that we definitely can't turn Huangquan Gospel Temple upside down in such a short time, so we must advance enough search progress during the infiltration phase... Is this easy to understand?"

I nodded to show my understanding, and then said, "I understand all these things. What I want to know is... why does the subsequent infiltration operation require Xiaowan's personal participation?"

"Because you are a human god. When such a huge being enters the place where another human god is, it is very difficult not to be discovered by the latter. It's like a burly man trying to secretly open the car door and sit in the passenger seat without being discovered by the driver sitting in the driver's seat." No. 7 said, "Besides, this 'car owner' is a character with an extremely alert mental state and strives to be cautious in everything... How could he miss your infiltration?

"It's not impossible for me to sneak in alone, but I don't have the confidence that I can sneak in and search under Huang Quan's nose. It's better to have Xiaowan with me. Xiaowan's power of the right position of heaven and earth can achieve harmony with the world. In Taoist terms, it is 'harmony between man and nature'. People who go with her should be able to enjoy the same favor temporarily. Although it can't be said that it can definitely deceive Huang Quan's eyes, at least they won't be discovered in a short time.

"And with the added power of the divine seal fragment, her 'protective color' can even cover the 'surface' of your 'giant'.

"This effect can probably be exerted on you and me by Xiaowan through blessing power from a remote location, but it is definitely not as significant as acting with her. If we take Huangquan as our imaginary enemy, it is safer to achieve perfection in all aspects."

The "unity of heaven and man" achieved by the power of the correct position of heaven and earth can actually be simulated by using the law of heaven and earth of great impermanence.

However, unlike the Son of Divinity, the "unity of heaven and man" of the Great Impermanence is not about man catering to heaven and earth, but about distorting heaven and earth to cater to himself. In essence, it is the opposite of what he did. Because it is an active distortion of the outside world, it is destined to be inferior to the power of the Right Position Law of Heaven and Earth in deceiving the perception of other Great Impermanence.

In nature, lions and cheetahs living in the wilderness have also evolved camouflage to deceive their prey, but compared with insects that can mimic leaves and chameleons, the camouflage of lions and cheetahs is nothing special. Weak life is better at hiding and sneaking than strong life.

"Brother Zhuang Cheng, let me join the action." Xiao Wan turned around and said to me, "I have made up my mind and will do my best not to hold you back."

Seeing this, I didn't hesitate to be shy with her and nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

"Speaking of which, I have another question." I looked at No. 7 again. "Since you have the ability to reload the save file after death, have you ever tried to sneak into Huangquan Gospel Temple directly in the past? Even if the technical data of 'Dushuo Mountain' is difficult to steal, if you try tens of thousands of times, there should be at least one success, right?

"Let's take a step back and say that even if there is really no hope at all, you can at least figure out where the technical data of 'Dushuoshan' is stored. Why do you have to go in again to confirm it now?"

Hearing this, No. 7 showed a helpless expression and said, "I am neither a human god nor do I have an inhuman mental structure. How can I treat death experiences as commonplace and endure them without limit like you do... Let alone tens of thousands of times, I would be on the verge of collapse if I died a few hundred times.

"That's because I'm a demigod. If I were an ordinary human or demon hunter, after experiencing a few, or at most a dozen, actual deaths, my soul would have died by itself."

I remember that the demon hunter experimental subjects imprisoned in the secret base of the Humanitarian Department in the past had died too many times, so their souls would enter an irreversible withering after remembering the truth of their death.

Most demon hunters with immortality are physically immortal, or immortal only when their souls are not overly damaged. This is actually closer to the realm of durability and regeneration, not a true experience of death. Even the pseudo-immortality of wandering souls is probably avoiding the real experience of death through "false death". Even if ordinary demon hunters really obtain the power of "being able to start over again and again even if their souls are scattered", their spirits cannot withstand the experience of endless death.

The immortality of the spirit is in the latter category. The "reload and restart" of No. 7 is probably in the same category. For me, even if the soul is scattered, as long as it does not harm the true spirit, it is equivalent to no injury, so I gradually forgot the destructiveness of the death experience itself. If a serious human being died like me, I don't know how many times he would have collapsed.

"Also, because time and space in the afterlife are now fragmented, my movement in time can often be seen as movement in space." No. 7 continued, "To put it in easy-to-understand terms, after I used death reversal to reset myself, I sneaked into Huangquan Gospel Temple again. The destination I sneaked into was not necessarily the 'destination before my invasion', but the 'destination after my last invasion'..."

Xiao Wan sighed, "Ms. No. 7 was really born at the wrong time... No, should I say 'born at the wrong place'? With such a powerful ability, she encountered such a bad time and space..."

"That's right. So... I actually tried to invade Huangquan Gospel Temple in the past, but failed in the very early stages. There are now many detection and trap measures specifically targeting me there, and I really can't launch any activities again. But fortunately, I have Xiaowan with me now, so those things can be ignored." No. 7 said.

"I see..." I nodded, "Okay, I've almost finished the treatment here. Let's dive in now without further ado."

The damage to my true spirit caused by the previous battle was far less severe than before I received Xiaowan's treatment for the first time. In addition, Xiaowan seemed to be more skilled than the first time, and I could no longer feel what was wrong with me. I stood up from the ground with my knees supported, and Xiaowan left my back and held my right hand. Then I stretched out my left hand towards No. 7.

Number 7 grabbed my hand. At the same time, Xiaowan emitted a mysterious wave, covering the three of us like an invisible camouflage.

"The battle begins." said No. 7.
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My perspective suddenly changed.

Number 7's ability to teleport was activated. Perhaps because the situation was not so urgent, this time, she did not take out the revolver to blow her head off, but teleported normally. Or, considering that her ability was based on death, this method was abnormal? In short, there should be no normal person in this world who likes to commit suicide, and Number 7 obviously has the sensibility of a normal human being.

From the perspective of ordinary people, space transfer is a matter of a split second, but it is not the case for me. Just as people with excellent dynamic vision can see a richer material movement process, my consciousness can also capture a process that does not exist for ordinary people. I felt like I was being dragged into the dark deep sea, constantly moving forward in the turbulent undercurrent. My right hand could still feel the touch of the small bowl, which made me feel relieved.

After an indescribable amount of time, I came to my senses and found myself standing in an empty and deserted courtyard.

"We're here." Number Seven's voice sounded on my left.

She let go of my left hand and looked around.

Xiaowan stood on my right. Through the palms that were still holding each other, I could feel Xiaowan instinctively tense her body, and her eyes scanned the scene vigilantly. This was no longer a neutral zone, but the enemy's hinterland, so it was never too careful.

I also observed the courtyard. There were flower beds and lawns around the large open space, but the flower beds were full of withered plants, and the lawns were overgrown with weeds, even the weeds themselves were dry. In the distance, I could see many buildings of different sizes, some of which were dark and some were brightly lit.

This place gave me a sense of déjà vu. I had seen this place before. Soon, I searched for the corresponding place in my memory.

——It was Ma Zao’s dream.

I had entered this courtyard in Ma Zao's dream before, and even had a brief fight with Ming Zhuo there.

Ma Zao once said that this courtyard was the scene of the Gospel Courtyard. Considering that she was once Huang Quan's student and subordinate, what she pointed to based on her hazy and fragmented memories should be this Huang Quan Gospel Courtyard.

The scene in my dream appeared before my eyes, as if something in my fantasy had broken into reality... Although it is a bit strange to call the afterlife that belongs to the soul and spirit "reality", I still couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions.

But unlike the courtyard in the dream, this place is not empty.

There were several people in black ancient uniforms walking and resting in the courtyard. They seemed to be monks from the Gospel Monastery. In the distance, you could see the corridors surrounding the courtyard, and some monks were passing by.

These monks seemed to have no reaction to us who suddenly appeared here. It didn't seem like they were too careless, nor that they couldn't see us. Judging from their occasional glances, they could see us, but they just regarded us as "people who would not feel out of place here."

This is the unity of man and nature in the small bowl.

Similar effects are not only mine, but also No. 7 can achieve them with his soul power, but they are easily sensed by Huang Quan who may be here - no, it's not "maybe". I can make a judgment that Huang Quan is in this place.

This was a vague, yet unquestionable intuition, like being locked in an iron cage with a ferocious beast. Even with my eyes closed, I could hear the heavy breathing around me that was full of danger.

(End of this chapter)