Chapter 413: The Truth Behind the Thunder Tribulation, Jade Emperor’s Backup Plan
Zhang Bairen laughed heartily as he looked on. Chen Changsheng calmly said,
“Having vented my anger, can we now talk about the Thunder Tribulation?”
“Of course!”
As he spoke, Zhang Bairen turned his head toward Sui Feng.
Seeing this, Sui Feng tactfully got up and left the room.
“She is your newly taken disciple; don’t you trust her?”
“I do trust her, but there are different kinds of trust.”
“Back then, Immortal Venerable Bai Bai also trusted me, yet I walked in the opposite direction from him.”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng chose to remain silent wisely.
Zhang Bairen then muttered to himself,
“When he passed by a small town, under certain circumstances, he displayed his overwhelmingly powerful cultivation.”
“A young man was attracted by this formidable strength, so he sought out this powerful person as his master.”
“When the young man pledged his allegiance, he said, ‘I wish to become your disciple and surpass you in the future.'”
“The fact proved that the young man did it; he truly surpassed his master.”
“What happened after?” Chen Changsheng calmly asked, “What’s the rest of the story?”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Bairen glanced at Chen Changsheng and continued,
“If things had gone as usual, the story would have ended there.”
“But the problem arose with that young man.”
“He was too outstanding, reaching the same level as his master.”
“From that position, he learned things he never knew before.”
“At this point, the master and apprentice had a disagreement.”
“Ultimately, the disciple sided with his enemy, the Ancient Forbidden Ground.”
After listening, Chen Changsheng gazed into Zhang Bairen’s eyes and softly said,
“What kind of issue led to your disagreement?”
“It was about the future development of all living beings.”
“He believed that all living beings should live without restraint, freely.”
“But I believe that creatures are hierarchical; mediocre beings should lead mediocre lives.”
“Is the view of the peak scenery something ordinary people can appreciate?”
“That is why the true purpose of the Thunder Tribulation is not to cut off the path for all living beings, but to pave a heavenly road for the few prodigies.”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng nodded and said,
“It aligns with my expectations.”
“If you Zhang Bairen want to k*ll someone, there’s no need to go through such a convoluted process. So, the real purpose of creating the Thunder Tribulation wasn’t to k*ll.”
“I’ve figured out why the Thunder Tribulation appeared, so what’s the method to overcome it?”
“There’s no method; one must endure the Tribulation with their body alone, and during this time, they cannot rely on any external force.”
“External forces refer to anything other than oneself.”
“Formation arrays, weapons, puppets…”
“These cannot be relied upon because if they were, the Thunder Tribulation would never cease.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Changsheng frowned.
“Are you sure about this?”
“Yes.”
“To be honest, without the emergence of the Sea of Suffering System, I wouldn’t dare release the Thunder Tribulation.”
“Because the cultivation systems of previous eras had many flaws and weren’t suitable for transcending tribulations.”
“But you and Wu Li created the Sea of Suffering System, as if everything had been predestined by heaven.”
“This nearly perfect Sea of Suffering System is the best for transcending tribulations.”
“Only with the Thunder Tribulation does the Sea of Suffering System become truly complete.”
Looking at Zhang Bairen, Chen Changsheng pressed his lips together and nodded.
“Indeed, the Thunder Tribulation completes the final flaw of the Sea of Suffering System.”
“In the Sea of Suffering System, ‘Divine Realm’ is the beginning of a cultivator’s transformation, but relying solely on oneself is difficult to achieve a complete transformation.”
“To accomplish this, external assistance is needed, and the Thunder Tribulation serves as that external force.”
“Clap clap clap!”
“As expected, you are the founder of the Sea of Suffering System. A slight hint allows one to grasp the essence.”
Facing Zhang Bairen’s praise, Chen Changsheng continued,
“The true purpose of the Thunder Tribulation is to refine oneself through the Tribulation, leading to a qualitative change in the body of living beings, completing an evolution.”
“Even if mediocre individuals could trigger the Thunder Tribulation by chance, they would fail to withstand its test. This is how you set the hierarchy for all living beings.”
“Yes,” Zhang Bairen nodded, “This is the true purpose of the Thunder Tribulation.”
“Mediocre individuals should lead mediocre lives, while prodigies should have a prodigy’s attitude.”
“Living aimlessly is unacceptable; I cannot tolerate such a situation.”
After hearing Zhang Bairen’s response, Chen Changsheng pressed his lips together and said,
“The Sea of Suffering System is too perfect, making the methods of cultivation too uniform.”
“You initiated the Era of Fortune, but it didn’t yield significant achievements.”
“If I’m correct, you must still be holding back something.”
“Wu Li became the founder of the Sea of Suffering System; if you don’t offer something equally significant, how can you be content?”
“Hahaha!”
Hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, Zhang Bairen laughed.
“Chen Changsheng understands me well!”
“The Way of Fortune is a unique path to longevity. If Wu Li could open a new path for all living beings, why couldn’t I Zhang Bairen?”
“Since I bore the Heavenly Mandate, I’ve been waiting for you to seek me out, but you only realized it now.”
“Chen Changsheng, you’re too slow.”
Facing Zhang Bairen’s “mockery,” Chen Changsheng remained calm.
“When Baorong didn’t want to accept the Demon Court’s fortune and chose to transcend, part of the reason was this, right?”
“Yes.”
“Your backup plan is to let those prodigies use their former power again, isn’t it?”
“Exactly!”
“The acid scholar established an academy, saying he wanted to establish a heart for heaven and earth and continue the legacy of the ancients.”
“Leaving aside other aspects, in my view, they did not do as good a job as I did in continuing the legacy of the ancients.”
“Come with me, and I’ll show you my masterpiece.”
With that, Zhang Bairen stood up and gestured to Chen Changsheng.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng followed Zhang Bairen.
…
“Whoosh!”
Zhang Bairen and Chen Changsheng emerged from a void.
Before them lay an endless sea of graves.
“I couldn’t bear to part with my master’s ocean and the Heavenly Court’s God and Demon Cemetery, so I moved the God and Demon Cemetery here.”
“I used my own Heavenly Mandate to nurture this God and Demon Cemetery for nearly ten thousand years.”
“Among these millions of spirits, some survived.”
“After such a long time, the Heavenly Path recorded their powers.”
“If one passes the Heavenly Path’s test, which is what you call the Thunder Tribulation, then all living beings can borrow the power of these deceased spirits.”
Listening to this, Chen Changsheng quietly observed the graves and said,
“Using the Heavenly Path as a chessboard and all living beings as pawns, quite a grand scheme.”
“But can you really bear to disturb their peace?”
“You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish?”
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