The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1255 - 537 Not Perfect_2

Chapter 1255: Chapter 537 Not Perfect_2

This day was destined to be recorded in the annals of Rakshasa Country.

Shen Lin was shattered, the Seven Gods had fallen, and the imperial power of Rakshasa Country had tumbled.

The moon was bright, the stars sparse.

Qi Yuan sat on the rooftop of the palace.

The palace had seen a moment of chaos today.

The death of the fifth extraordinary had caused a big shock to the current system.

Fortunately, Liu Sheng’s intervention had stabilized the turmoil.

The capital somehow still maintained a fragile balance.

"99%."

Qi Yuan surveyed the capital, a complex expression in his eyes.

With the fall of the fifth extraordinary, the name of Shen Lin had spread all over the world.

However, the accuracy was stuck at 99%.

Only 1% away from perfection, and unlocking the next mission.

Yet, no matter what, it would not increase.

At this moment, several figures appeared.

Liu Sheng, Liu Chu Dong as well as an old washerwoman appeared.

The old washerwoman’s eyes showed a look of loss, "Shen Lin... destroyed?"

Today, seeing Shen Lin devour all the poisonous rain for the sake of the people of the whole city, her heart ached.

In fact, when the poisonous rain appeared, she had a premonition.

The God of Judgment she revered and admired would swallow the poisonous rain for the sake of the entire city’s populace.

Yet... at that time, she inexplicably harbored selfish thoughts, hoping the God of Judgment could be a bit selfish.

But, the Shen Lin she admired still indefatigably chose to consume the poisonous rain.

Now, with Shen Lin destroyed, she felt somewhat dispirited.

The most painful thing in this world is to kindle hope and then watch it be extinguished before one’s eyes.

"He... is destroyed," Qi Yuan said calmly, "but, not completely destroyed."

His words were somewhat profound.

Liu Sheng looked at Qi Yuan, a terrifying thought suddenly occurred to him, "Brother Qi... are you Shen Lin?"

In this world, how could there be such a young Divine Grade Soldier Commander?

If Qi Yuan was Shen Lin, identical to Shen Lin, that would make sense.

Perhaps, due to a special opportunity, the National Guardian Artifact Shen Lin took a human form, gaining its own thoughts and consciousness.

"Are you the God of Judgment?" Liu Chu Dong looked shocked.

The old washerwoman’s eyes sparkled with joy.

The God of Judgment hadn’t fallen?

"Young Master descended from the Heavenly God, and what if he is Shen Lin?" Chen Kangbao replied conceitedly.

Qi Yuan nodded, "That’s not incorrect, I can be Shen Lin, but Shen Lin is not me."

Liu Chu Dong looked at Qi Yuan, her mind stirring with tumult, her face expressing both joy and a trace of worry.

Shen Lin... had become human, with human emotions, with human thoughts, was he still that just and selfless Shen Lin?

At that moment, Qi Yuan’s gaze fell on Liu Chu Dong.

"People like you, are probably sometimes quite annoying, but at other times, quite admirable.

Liu Chu Dong, could you do me a favor?" Qi Yuan asked.

Qi Yuan had met many people, but rarely saw such pure idealists like Liu Chu Dong.

Even if he saw them, such people generally didn’t lead good lives and were easily dismissed as foolish.

"Qi... Brother, you say," Liu Chu Dong said somewhat surprised.

Liu Sheng quickly tried to signal to his granddaughter, fearing Liu Chu Dong might speak out of turn.

But, his efforts were in vain; Liu Chu Dong didn’t understand his intentions.

He could only apologize, "Chu Dong is naive and straightforward, if she offends Brother Qi in her speech, I hope Brother Qi doesn’t take it to heart!"

Qi Yuan smiled, "I’m somewhat magnanimous."

Although Qi Yuan killed often and would get angry over words about his First Love, he had a basic level of tolerance.

"What do you think Shen Lin’s wish is?" Qi Yuan looked at Liu Chu Dong, inquiring.

Now playing Shen Lin, still missing the final 1% for perfection.

What was missing, Qi Yuan had a vague guess, but was uncertain.

Liu Chu Dong was briefly stunned, her gaze sharpening as she spoke loudly, "Holding the light, dispelling the night; if there’s injustice, call upon Shen Lin!

These are the divine words of the God of Judgment, and naturally his expectation."

"He hoped to create a world without injustice, where everyone is equal, just and fair!"

This was also Liu Chudong’s wish.

Qi Yuan fell silent for a moment.

Unfortunately, aside from some special races, Liu Chudong’s ideals were impossible to achieve.

"This is probably very difficult to achieve," Qi Yuan said.

He could not possibly stay in Rakshasa Country or the Qingshan Realm forever.

To achieve these ideals... unless he used the Great Oblivion Heart Sutra to brainwash everyone in Rakshasa Country and implant concepts of goodness and equality into the minds of all beings in the Qingshan Realm.

In that case, everyone would be like clones, living and acting according to rules as if they were robots.

This would indeed comply with the rules and fulfill Shen Lin’s wish.

However, Qi Yuan was unwilling to do this.

Each person had their own right to live, and although they might be easily killed by Qi Yuan, their thoughts were free.

"Does the fact that it’s difficult to achieve mean we should not strive for it?" Liu Chudong asked back, "If we make a little progress every day, continually moving forward, one day this world could truly become a paradise."

Liu Chudong’s gaze was filled with hope, as well as disappointment for the future.

Qi Yuan quite agreed with her statement.

After all, he had also seen many motivational quotes on Blue Star.

It was like the little girl who threw fish back into the sea that were washed up by the waves.

Bystanders crowded around the vast number of fish and said, "You can’t save all the fish, why waste your energy? Who cares?"

The girl said, "This fish cares, and this one too."

What Qi Yuan could do was to make the world within his sight a better place.

There would be fewer people fouler than him.

And more who were kinder than him.

In that case, his life would certainly be quite comfortable, even if he had to engage in arguments, he could easily win.

Looking at Qi Yuan, Liu Chudong seriously said, "However, the premise is that this Shen Lin requires true fairness and justice. Any self-aware being must..."

Liu Sheng anxiously gave Liu Chudong a stern look.

But Liu Chudong ignored it and continued, "Brother Qi, are you sure you can steer this world towards the direction Shen Lin hopes for?"

Her words were somewhat blunt and not very rational.

Nevertheless, she spoke them.

She gazed at Qi Yuan, waiting for his answer.

Qi Yuan’s eyes were profound, "Painful, I need to brainstorm again."

He was somewhat irritated, then looked at Liu Chudong, "Tell me, what do you think we could do to solve this problem?"

Liu Chudong looked at Qi Yuan, "Brother Qi, if what I’m going to say next angers you, please just punish me alone, do not involve my family!"

The petite Liu Chudong, looking only about twelve or thirteen years old and more delicate than Goldfinch, had an exceptionally resolute expression.

"You can say whatever you want, even if you call me a puppy, I won’t get angry," Qi Yuan said with a light smile.

When it came to cursing or attacking, no one could top the comment sections of Blue Star.

Just one more look could make one feel broken and raise their blood pressure.

"People are all selfish, including me. My selfishness, though under the guise of fairness and justice, seems to be for the good of the people, but it is still selfishness.

So, to truly achieve fairness and justice, we need to erase human nature; the human heart is the hardest to test.

Perhaps the original Shen Lin could have brought about a true utopia. Brother Qi, with your own consciousness and preferences, even if you try to be fair and just, you could still be biased."

Liu Chudong didn’t hold back, "I hope, Brother Qi, that you can... extinguish your own consciousness and let the original Shen Lin return!"

"If Brother Qi perished, I would also jump down from here, to keep you company!"

Liu Chudong’s words were enough to shock everyone.

It was like during a feudal dynasty when a military lord led his troops into the royal city, overthrew the old dynasty, and was about to establish a new one when someone told him the emperor was the greatest disaster in the world and asked the emperor to commit suicide for the sake of the common people.

The washerwoman’s eyes suddenly changed as she anxiously said, "How do you know the God of Judgment cannot continue to maintain fairness and justice?"

Liu Sheng sighed deeply and said nothing.

Now, anything said was useless.

At this moment, as Qi Yuan looked at Liu Chudong, his thoughts were complex; he seemed to be growing a new brain.

After about a dozen breaths, joy appeared in Qi Yuan’s eyes.

"I understand now, since... I cannot be Shen Lin, then... I will return a Shen Lin to Rakshasa Country!"

At this moment, Qi Yuan had an epiphany.

He understood what he lacked in playing the role of Shen Lin.

This could also link with the role-play of the blind Artificer.

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