Chapter 541

"After completely becoming an Orthodox Deity, Zhang Pianpian's memory, like a drop in the ocean, would be no more than a brief experience in a dream to her—too insignificant, too trivial to mention."

"Whether for you or for Zhang Pianpian, by that time... she would only be an Orthodox Deity bearing Zhang Pianpian's memories."

"The real Zhang Pianpian could be considered already dead."

"Or rather... in fact, your sister died long ago, and the current her is no longer the sister you knew since childhood."

Zhang Yu was slightly startled and did not reply.

But in his heart, he understood that, as a soul from Earth, the sister he knew was the one from high school onward, the current Zhang Pianpian—whatever the past Zhang Pianpian was like... didn't matter to him.

And the future Zhang Pianpian... was not something he could meddle with at this moment.

Only by becoming wealthier and more powerful could he possibly have a say in it.

Seeing Zhang Yu's calm demeanor, Fuji nodded slightly, thinking to herself that this kid had indeed matured.

After hearing Fuji's speculation, another question arose in Zhang Yu's mind: "Reincarnation... gods can inherit memories, authority, and resources when they reincarnate. What about other people?"

He recalled the information passed on by the Evil Gods: "When humans reincarnate, they can't carry over their cultivation, right? That's why they need the help of the Nectar Divine Lord? To secretly transfer cultivation for those within the sect who are reincarnating?"

Fuji chuckled: "Reincarnation and reincarnation are vastly different."

"High-ranking Orthodox Deities can inherit their past authority, memories, and resources after reincarnation because immortals need such deities."

"These Orthodox Deities serve as tools for the Heavenly Court and the Ten Major Sects to govern Kunxu. Each of their reincarnations is like a self-update, another chance to adapt to Kunxu's current state."

"It's like a magical artifact—reincarnation is one of the methods these Orthodox Deities use to continuously upgrade and improve their performance, preparing them for the immortals who govern Kunxu."

"As for human reincarnation..."

Fuji thought for a moment and slowly said: "I haven't personally witnessed the real situation."

"I once heard an Evil God King mention that, these days... human reincarnation is an extremely complex system, the result of countless versions after immortals remodeled Kunxu and nature."

"Within this system, wealth is equally important. The wealthier a person is, the better the womb they can be reborn into."

Zhang Yu took a deep breath: "The richer, the better the reincarnation... Doesn't that mean the poor remain poor for generations?"

Fuji laughed: "Otherwise, why do you think neither the Ten Major Sects nor the Heavenly Court in Kunxu ever publicize what true reincarnation really is?"

"Even information about true reincarnation... has always been sealed. If you dared to spout what I just told you outside, an Orthodox Deity would come knocking on your door."

Zhang Yu then asked: "What about the Yuhua Sect?"

Fuji snickered: "The Yuhua Sect preaches false reincarnation."

"Kunxu does not promote true reincarnation, because the truth would only cut off hope."

"The demon cults can preach false reincarnation only because such an afterlife counts as a hope, even if the hope is fake. It wasn't suppressed completely only because, while it doesn't serve some people's interests, it serves others'."

"In true reincarnation, even sect members transferring their cultivation in secret during reincarnation."

Zhang Yu asked: "Sect members—don't they have enough money to reincarnate?"

Fuji shook her head and said: "How much money is ever enough? Besides, even if they have enough, they have to pay taxes on reincarnation."

"The higher the cultivation, the higher the tax needed for reincarnation. The so-called 'Five Taxes of Heaven'—each tax is another layer of heaven."

"So naturally, they scheme."

"They calculate how much of their assets to officially use for rebirth, and how much to secretly hide before reincarnation to evade the Five Taxes of Heaven."

"What's the optimal ratio? What are the risks? To them, it's a major subject of study."

"If it weren't for the fact that the Heavenly Court severely cracks down on such illegal acts, your universities would probably have a special reincarnation major dedicated to researching rebirth."

Zhang Yu nodded thoughtfully: "The Nectar Divine Lord has actually been involved in such a big affair. Now that these Evil Gods have set their sights on her, they must have huge ambitions."

Fuji nodded gravely at this: "Huge ambitions is an understatement. The Nectar Divine Lord was already the Nectar Divine Lord before the Hehuan University was established."

"Who knows how many sect disciples she's helped transfer cultivation for? How many people she's helped evade the Five Taxes of Heaven? The numbers are probably staggering."

"And the umbrella of protection over her head—who knows how many in the sects are under it?"

Thinking of this, Fuji also felt a chill: "Those damn Evil Gods... doing something this dangerous definitely isn't just their own idea."

Zhang Yu said: "In this transaction, by leaking information to us, are they trying to rope us in?"

Fuji said, "I guess they think we have a lot of intelligence channels in the university city, so they want to rope us into their plan."

"Anyway, let's keep our distance, continue probing, and slowly figure out what exactly they're trying to achieve."

"It's fine to exchange information with them, but we must never participate in their specific actions."

"The waters here are too deep."