From the end of the world

Chapter 586: The Mystery of Naraku Gospel's True Identity
After locking onto the direction of the fifteenth floor basement, Xiaowan exited the state of mental synchronization. Since we already knew the destination, it seemed that we didn't need to rely on the connection between me and the candlelight anymore. She walked in front to lead the way, and I was always on the alert to see if there would be any doomsday monsters attacking us.

Number 7 also followed behind. She seemed very curious about how we would leave the afterlife through a path other than the Dushuo Mountain formation.

"If I had known there was such a thing earlier, perhaps I wouldn't have had to rack my brains to think about how to obtain the technical information of 'Dushuo Mountain'. Just relying on that basement would allow Luo Shan from the world of the living to enter the afterlife..." She seemed to be lamenting that she had done something unnecessary.

"That's not the case. If we hadn't attacked Huangquan Gospel Temple, we wouldn't have been able to obtain the third fragment of the divine seal, let alone restore Xiaowan's memory and lock the basement on the fifteenth floor." I said.

Xiao Wan added: "Moreover... using the basement on the fifteenth floor as a way to enter and exit the afterlife is probably something that only Brother Zhuang Cheng can do at the moment."

Back in the real world, when Chang'an and I were together, we could access the entrance and exit of the basement on the 15th floor. But when Agent Kong appeared, the entrance and exit disappeared.

Although this can be explained by the fact that we happened to cover the carpet that served as the switch at that time, Agent Kong himself was the person who drew the entrance and exit ritual formation by hand. In addition, none of Changan's previous tenants discovered the existence of the strange entrance and exit. We can only conclude that the entrance and exit was a device that Changan and I were destined to witness and open.

Now, even if it is Chang'an, I am afraid he will not be able to see that entrance and exit again. Because the fragments of the divine seal in the basement have long been taken away by me, he no longer has the fate to enter and exit the basement. Once he gets close again, even if I am present, the entrance and exit will automatically disappear.

What about Xiaowan? Of course, I also hope that Xiaowan can use that entrance and leave the afterlife, which is full of horror and danger, but according to this theory, it seems that Xiaowan will also become ineligible to leave the afterlife?

And No. 7 obviously realized the same problem. She looked at Xiaowan and asked, "So, even you can't return to the world of the living through the basement?"

Xiao Wan thought for a moment and said, "...No, if the reason why the entrance and exit reappeared when Brother Zhuangcheng was sealed in the basement in the past was because of the power of fate formed by my wish for Brother Zhuangcheng and Sister Mazao to be together, then as the source of power, I certainly have the fate to use it."

Hearing this, I felt relieved.

She then added: "I should be able to further strengthen the existence of that entrance and exit so that more people can enter and exit...

"But with my power, this approach has its limits. The exchanges between the world of the living and the afterlife are against the will of heaven. This is actually beyond the power of the heavens and the earth.

“Even with the power of the divine seal fragments, we can only allow one more person to accompany Brother Zhuang Cheng and me in and out, and this person cannot be a human god of too large a scale.”

Perhaps there is also the limitation of the small bowl of blessing itself.

Since she didn't care about her own life or death, she couldn't pray for herself, so her blessings probably couldn't be extended to strangers. Furthermore, this might also be related to her lack of spirituality to save all living beings.

Her values ​​​​came from Zhu Jiu and Zhu Shi, so when she heard about the human genocide plan, she obviously had an instinctive denial and pity; however, because her existence was derived from Zhu Jiu and Zhu Shi's private wishes, she could say that she didn't care about the world and the future, and only cared about whether Ma Zao and I could be happy. The famous sons of divinity in history could exert the power of blessing even when facing people who had nothing to do with them, but she found it difficult to do so.

On the other hand, for those whom she cares deeply about, her blessings can be expressed far more densely than those famous sons of divinity in history. I have personally experienced how powerful prayer is.

Xiaowan looked up from time to time and glanced at the night sky.

Thinking of Ma Zao, I asked No. 7, "You said before that you no longer have the Three Lives Stone Powder... Is there no way to make it again?"

"You want to help Ma Zao recover his memory. I advise you to give up." No. 7 said, "First of all, Sanshengshi powder is a magical medicine that only Tai Sui can make. If you use it, you will lose it. Unless Tai Sui is resurrected, there is no possibility of recreating it.

"Secondly, the method of taking Sansheng Stone Powder without dying is a method that only Void Realm Apostles can use. To be precise, this method can only be used on the premise of being able to bind with the Divine Seal Fragments. Originally, the 'mechanism of binding with the Divine Seal Fragments' was also born during the development and research of Sansheng Stone Powder."

It feels like she’s becoming more and more self-destructive in concealing the connection between Tai Sui and the Lord of the Divine Seal… or is this actually her acting, and the connection between Tai Sui and the Lord of the Divine Seal isn’t what I imagined, and she’s taking advantage of my wrong impression to mislead my subsequent speculations?

"So, what if we let Ma Zao become an apostle of the Void Realm?" I asked, "Now that No. 4 Xuan Ming has betrayed and No. 6 Shen Zhao has died, has the Lord of the Seal of God never thought about making up for the absences?" "Even if you really want to make up for them, will you really allow Ma Zao to become an apostle of the Void Realm?" No. 7 asked back, "And... why do you want Ma Zao to recover his memory so much?
"That guy was rigid-minded, stubborn, and had an inappropriate conscience and sense of justice. She should be no different now, right? Is it really good for her mental health to let her remember clearly who she killed due to her bad luck and how many people she slaughtered with her own hands?
"You were willing to go against Mingzhu for her before you became a human god. You must have valued her and loved her very much. Aren't you afraid that she would commit suicide the next second after she regained her memory?"

Xiaowan also looked at me.

Faced with No. 7's questioning, I was not at all confused.

"I will not lie to Ma Zao, nor will I hide anything from her. I used to do that, but now I have sworn to my heart. I will reveal all my true thoughts in front of her." I said, "If she sees the small bowl that restores memory, she will definitely realize that there is a way to restore memory. At that time, she will definitely ask us questions and try to regain her memory. No matter how sinful, painful, and shameful it is, she will force herself to remember.

"I think this must be a decision she made with courage, so I will respect and support her decision."

Number 7 asked, "So...what if she decides to give up her life later? Would you respect even that decision?"

"That is a cowardly choice. I will keep her tied up at all costs until she has the courage to face her past that has caused her pain and despair," I said.

And if Ma died early, I would never be able to receive the blessing of the power of the unlucky star again... I then added this to myself.

"...You two are really a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman." Number Seven complained.

"That's right, Brother Zhuang Cheng and Sister Ma Zao are such a perfect match." Xiaowan said seriously.

As she spoke, she raised her head again and glanced at the night sky.

I followed her gaze. She was looking at the moon, the huge full moon that was the embodiment of Naraku's Gospel. Perhaps because I was still blessed by the small bowl, I could still clearly see the devilish full moon that was originally only visible to blessed monks and those on the verge of becoming a demon.

This full moon is the most prominent celestial body in the night sky of the last days. Anyone who can see it will certainly look up from time to time. However, Xiaowan seems to have looked at it too many times. I have accumulated some experience with Xiaowan and know that she does not look at the moon that often.

"Xiaowan, is there anything wrong with the moon?" I asked.

"...Now, I can sense the heaven and earth more clearly than before, and I can also sense the existence of Naraku's Will and Naraku's Gospel." Xiaowan said, "The voice of Naraku's Will is still the same as before. It seems that the reason why I couldn't hear the voice of Naraku's Will clearly in the past was not because of my 'hearing' problem, but because His voice was so weak and vague.

"As for the Gospel of Naraku..."

She stared at the full moon, and after a moment she said, "...I seem to have a vague idea of ​​what He is."

No. 7 didn't seem surprised that we linked the moon in the afterlife with the Gospel of Naraku. She asked seriously, "What do you think the Gospel of Naraku is?"

"The source of Naraku's Gospel should be the natural will of the planet." Xiaowan said, "This is the first object I should have come into contact with as a child of divinity. It's just that I have never been able to figure out my own position in the past, and I am in the chaotic time and space afterlife, so I have never been able to understand the truth of this full moon. Instead, I mistakenly took Naraku's will as the will of heaven and earth... Although this cannot be said to be completely wrong, in the afterlife, Naraku's will is originally the will of heaven and earth here..."

"Wait, I have a question." I said, "According to what I heard from Huang Quan, if the commonly mentioned Naraku Will is the collective unconsciousness of mankind, which is the Naraku Will in a narrow sense; then the essence of the Naraku Gospel is the Naraku Will in a broad sense, that is, the will of the afterlife of all living species including humans.

"Why do you think that the Gospel of Naraku is the will of the planet itself? They don't seem to be the same concept, right?"

(End of this chapter)