Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 910 - 63: The True and False of Eden Sanctuary_2

The only thing humanity could possibly compare it to is the extreme gloves jointly designed by Tang Xian and Ke Ye.

Of course, what Zhong Yao reads the most is still material related to biology, though it differs from conventional biological studies.

It seems that, at the genetic level, the Beast God has already moved past this information. If you were to open the texts recorded by Zhong Yao for the first time, you'd find that the content here isn't like a scientific treatise—it feels more like the intertwining of theology and philosophy.

The discussions within are absurd beyond belief.

For example, at this very moment, Zhong Yao is flipping through a notebook titled "Body and Consciousness."

It elaborates on topics that seem incredibly futuristic to humanity, so fantastical they border on amateur fantasy, such as the manifestation of consciousness after it separates from the physical body.

Zhong Yao notices Tang Xian approaching once more, as patient as always. She sets down the book and asks:

"Encountered a dilemma?"

"My biggest dilemma, you already know. But you refuse to tell me."

Zhong Yao says nothing.

This isn't the first time Tang Xian has come to ask.

Seeing Zhong Yao's silence, Tang Xian says:

"Mother, the world is so vast. I will encounter many who love me. I remember those words. Those people are still waiting for me. Maybe they've realized I'm missing and are searching for me in ways that might even harm themselves."

This statement from Tang Xian is merely conjecture.

The heroes of Baichuan City, in this battle against a god, haven't actually played much of a crucial role; they serve only as second-stage reinforcements.

In other words, they're still at the second level, while the situation has already deteriorated to the fifth.

Still, Tang Xian is certain that Akasi, Yuanwu, Tang Jing, Song Que, and the others would make certain sacrifices to help him.

Tang Xian is deeply troubled. He wants to leave this place.

Zhong Yao sighs softly.

"I cannot tell you the way out. The ruins are a land of destruction that cannot be traversed. I would not deceive my child."

"Then how did Senior Bai Shuang leave back then?"

"Because Bai Shuang did not belong here, and the teacher kept Bai Shuang for other purposes. But you're different."

Tang Xian is stunned.

Bai Shuang accidentally entered the Eden ruins back then, got trapped, and then received guidance from Zhong Yao. Zhong Yao also left a message afterward to return to the Eden ruins one final time.

That "final time," upon reflection, perhaps meant after collecting all the Beast God's legacies?

Was this Zhong Yao's genuine intention, or the will of the Beast God?

"Mother, you call it 'teacher,' but do you know that all the tragedies in the Myriad Beasts Realm and the human world stem from your teacher? My sudden appearance here is also due to it. You and Father have always wished for humanity's freedom. After generations of work by the Sons of Order, after the efforts of my friends and me, humanity has finally walked out of the Pyramid..."

Zhong Yao cuts Tang Xian off.

She knows the two questions that intrigue Tang Xian the most: the way back and the true purpose of the Beast God.

She shakes her head and says:

"Child, let it go."

"Why? Didn't you promise that if I wanted to leave, you'd think of a way to help me?"

Tang Xian is confused. What kind of power is obstructing his mother from letting him leave?

It feels fundamentally hopeless; she has already concluded that achieving this is impossible.

Where does this absolute despair come from?

Zhong Yao gazes at Tang Xian, thinking about the long years he'll eventually spend here. He's bound to learn the truth someday.

So she takes a deep breath, suppressing her emotions, and after a long while, says:

"We cannot leave here. Surely you've felt it—this world exhibits a state of absolute order and regulation."

Tang Xian furrows his brows, trying to parse her words.

Zhong Yao continues:

"This world is flat, flat like the most perfectly shaped rectangle. You've been here for a while now, and everything about this place is in fact very orderly. Even variations manifest as rhythmic changes. The shifts between day and night, the changes of seasons, the fluctuation of weather—they're all exceedingly predictable."

Zhong Yao's eyes grow complex, a blend of admiration and fear.

After a brief pause, she continues:

"Compared to the outside ruins, everything here is orderly, while the ruins resemble distorted time-space. There, you'd see numerous things stemming from ideologies, entities whose authenticity is ambiguous—they seem like illusions, yet might exist for real. If the sanctuary is the core, representing order, then the ruins as its exterior represent chaos, where mutations occur daily. It's akin to someone's dream—seemingly cohesive but fundamentally absurd."

At this point, Tang Xian suddenly understands Zhong Yao's implication, and he can't remain calm.

"The part enveloping the sanctuary—could it really be... the Beast God's plane of consciousness? Its sea of awareness?"

Zhong Yao's pinky finger bends slightly, as she says:

"That interpretation deviates significantly from the truth. But indeed, entering that region equates to entering a fabricated domain. That area is filled with countless monsters that exist solely in Teacher's imagination."

"However, I must tell you, among humanity's gifted individuals, there are those who can suppress illusions. Yet illusions have no effect on the monsters and dangers within the ruins. Those entities may very well be real."

Tang Xian finds it all slightly alarmist.

"If this place is real, then why would it connect to an unreal world?"

"That's what makes Teacher the most terrifying. Over centuries, not only have we humans evolved, but so too has this greatest Beast God."

Zhong Yao's gaze abruptly sharpens.

She looks toward the distant sky and says:

"This is an exceptionally unique realm, where reality and illusion, consciousness and body, can be separated."

These concepts are too abstract, so Tang Xian tentatively asks:

"Do you mean the Beast God can actualize matter into conscious forms? Or materialize consciousness itself?"

"Both."

Zhong Yao seems weary. Why Eden sanctuaries cannot be found, why they cannot be escaped, what the true relationship between Eden ruins and sanctuaries is.

When she first learned the answers, she entered a period of profound self-doubt.

Gradually, Tang Xian begins untangling the meaning behind it.

"Eden sanctuaries genuinely exist, while Eden ruins are fabricated? The Beast God crafted Eden ruins from its own consciousness, filling it with many creatures of its design. The Beast God, through its special domain, exhibits an ability akin to that of a creator, bringing its imagined entities into physical existence?"

As soon as Tang Xian finishes this deduction, and before Zhong Yao can speak, he shakes his head suddenly, sensing something amiss.

Seeing Zhong Yao's stifled expression, Tang Xian suddenly reacts.

At this moment, terror wells up like fine droplets of water, seeping instantly from his forehead.

He exclaims in horror:

"Did I get it backward?"

Zhong Yao hadn't expected Tang Xian to figure it out so quickly; she nods.

"You got it backward."

In the calmest tone possible, Zhong Yao says:

"The Eden ruins truly exist, but they've become blurry and twisted due to this domain, looking as if emerging from a dream. Compared to the sanctuary, they do appear chaotic and irregular."

"But precisely because they exist, they are irregular, for everything in nature is inherently unconscious."

After a pause, Zhong Yao continues:

"Conversely, the Eden sanctuary is entirely different—it seems to stretch out according to someone's will, expanding in a highly systematic and orderly manner."

Tang Xian is struck as if by lightning.

Zhong Yao's expression carries a certain melancholy:

"Think carefully, my child. If your body has been taken, then the presence of your body here at this moment—where does it come from?"

"Why is everything here so perfectly orderly? Why have you not felt hunger since arriving?"

Stunned for a long time, Tang Xian finally murmurs:

"Everything here, including you and me? It's all... its consciousness?"

"Yes. You no longer have a physical body; you're merely an awareness detached from corporeality. You could unravel at any moment—how, then, could you cross the ruins?"

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