Chapter 141

"Ah?!"

"Zhao Si was completely stunned:"

"I had you gain Hongjun's trust, but I didn't have you expose your identity!"

"For a moment, the plot from the previous chapter where Jin Bing died instantly after exposing his identity kept flashing in Zhao Si's mind."

"Each self-destruction means death; even if a saint is present, they can't save you, and besides saints, whoever hears it dies—Jin Bing's highest record was dragging the peak Half-Step Saint Di Jun to death together!"

"Just after he finished speaking, the Heavenly Dao sensed it, then he couldn't catch a breath of spiritual energy; a grand Half-Step Saint died on the spot……"

"This is practically becoming a classic among classics!"

"\"How come you, kid, are giving me this too... huh? \""

"Zhao Si, who had already rolled his eyes and was waiting to restart, suddenly let out a surprised cry:"

"Because Jiao Ming didn't die on the spot but was fine, and at the same time Hongjun didn't suffocate on spiritual energy after listening—he was actually choked to death."

"【Hongjun had no choice but to helplessly connect you with the primordial deities Heaven and Earth, Yin and Yang, etc……】"

"\"This... could it be...? \""

"【Ding! Strategies will of course fail; the strategies players give can't always be correct, so one must dare to try.】"

"Zhao Si realized belatedly:"

"Exactly, Jin Bing dies as soon as he exposes his identity, because back then the Heavenly Dao had already been established, so once Jin Bing revealed his identity issue, the Heavenly Dao would instantly eliminate him!"

And in these primordial times, the Ancestral Dragon could draw upon the laws of heaven and earth to forge treasures, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun was merely a standard Great Luo Golden Immortal, the establishment of the Heavenly Dao didn't even have a shadow, and if Hongjun were defeated by the Three Ancestors, even the Heavenly Dao might not exist.

What are you doing? Naturally, it's to roam among all the innate deities, and together we'll shoulder the task of killing the Three Ancestors!

Could it be that I really have no choice but to grit my teeth and go to war with the Three Ancestors?

But if that's the case, I couldn't possibly kill the Three Ancestors while avoiding the sacrifice of all spirits.

"So saying that, Jiaoming's freedom seems indeed greater than Jin Bing's—he has higher autonomy, and environmental restrictions are basically zero: no Heavenly Court, no sages, no Heavenly Dao; he can do whatever he wants..."

Innate deities, as the first batch of enlightened beings in heaven and earth, inherently look down upon ordinary beings; the Three Ancestors are a typical example of them—lawless and heaven-defying, it would be strange if their moral character were high!

The innate deities are a bunch of immoral, short-sighted riffraff; trying to recruit them to help kill the Three Ancestors in advance is out of the question, and once the Three Ancestors grow up, this bunch of riffraff won't be of any help either.

Your blatant orthodox immortal arts aura cannot be faked, and Hongjun dares to guarantee that across the primordial wilderness, aside from himself, there absolutely cannot be another immortal sect; besides transmigration and reincarnation, it's almost impossible to explain.

Faced with your doubts, Hongjun finally found a bit of initiative and began to analyze things for you in detail.

Heavenly Dao!

No matter how Zhao Si calculates, this is a dead end; the optimal solution can only be for Hongjun to, following the original plot, cut forth the evil corpse Luóhóu, wait for Luóhóu to stab the Three Ancestors to death, and then attain the Dao and become a sage...

"The Three Ancestors..."

"Just like when Jin Bing II divided and won over different factions of the Demon Race, theoretically, the Three Ancestors can be split apart..."

My advantage lies not in every plan succeeding, but in being able to try and err without limit!

Thinking this through, Zhao Si finally came to his senses, sighed, and then continued to ponder feasible strategies.

"It seems that a clever trick won't succeed..."

Thinking of the terrifying things, you can't help but doubt the strategy devised by another version of yourself... but after all, it's a guidance from the dark, and failure can be retried, so you still ask Hongjun to help you try this plan.

Ah?

This unheard-of result left Zhao Si, who was watching the screen, stunned for a long time.

Why?

"No, there must be another way!"

But upon reflection, I'm not an infallible strategist; even if I've been right many times before, it doesn't mean I'll always be right in the future—being right sometimes and wrong sometimes is normal.

Zhao Si doesn't believe the game would give him an unsolvable problem, because aside from making him stuck, it would have no meaning.

Although he completely cannot comprehend the principle of transmigration and reincarnation, and finds it hard to believe such a thing could actually exist, the fact is shoved in his face, so he can only have his worldview utterly shattered...

In other words... this era allows freedom of speech, as free as you want, because there's completely no one to oversee it...

Looking at Hongjun, who seemed to be sleepwalking, you didn't complain much, just briefly introduced what happened in your previous life: the Three Ancestors' spiritual awakening, the great war of the three clans, the evil corpse Luóhóu, the common ancestor of all spirits, the desperate slaughter, the forcible killing of the Three Ancestors, and attaining quasi-sainthood...

Hongjun's tiger-like body shuddered, then shuddered again!

Within that tiny flame lies the mighty aura capable of shaking heaven and earth!

After hearing Hongjun's analysis, you suddenly realized: indeed, compared to those three riffraff, it's obvious that you, a third-playthrough player, are more attractive; if the other innate deities knew of your existence, your situation would probably...

As a result, the innate deities not only had no intention of killing the Three Ancestors in advance, but instead laughed at Hongjun for worrying needlessly, saying such a thing could never happen in this world...

There must be some way to both defeat the Three Ancestors and save all spirits...

Firstly, aside from yourself, the innate deities are few in number and have relatively wicked dispositions.

"Indeed, only a higher realm can condense such a thing..."

Lastly, and most importantly...

However, to protect you, Hongjun didn't reveal your identity, nor did he mention the meaningless excuse of 'for the safety of all spirits'; instead, he simply said he had found out the Three Ancestors' plan to attain the Dao, and that once they attained it, it would likely be detrimental to everyone.

"Then what about Jin Bing..."

Purely a case of more failure than success!

Hongjun: …… (CPU no response)

After a long while, Hongjun finally came to his senses from the shock you brought him: "Are you telling the truth?"

Hongjun said with a dry throat, the vast aura emanating from the "Southern Wilderness Power" made his heart tremble; even if he still didn't believe it, with human and material evidence before him, he could only believe...

"No… why have I always been viewing the Three Ancestors as a single entity?"

Your self-exploded identity stunned Hongjun; after a brief moment of thought, although he still suspected you were a primordial fraudster, he directly brought you to Mount Yu Jing, and after being shocked, he began to scrutinize you suspiciously, this little bird that had transformed into a form at the Mystic Immortal realm.

They are clearly three individuals!

"The Three Ancestors are clearly three different vested interests, with contradictions between them all along; so why do I have to fight all three at once every time I confront them?"

Zhao Si, who was silently brainstorming, suddenly grasped the key point, and he froze:

【A completely unacquainted "future old friend" suddenly found him, Hongjun's gaze was complex and bewildered; he stared blankly and asked: So what did you come to find me for?】

【Ding! Your strategy has been examined by Jiao Ming, confirmed to have no feasibility, please re‑draft (?) please fill it in yourself.】

【You of the third playthrough have the bearing of a speedrun player; after thinking, you took out that cluster of "Southern Wasteland Power" as material evidence.】

【Hongjun: Where did this scam message come from?!】

Zhao Si wanted to speak but held back; in Jin Bing's three lifetimes, the strategies he had given were always correct, which led him to believe that as long as he gave a strategy, the game would surely progress.

When Zhao Si understood this point, his confidence in this round naturally increased; without the Heavenly Dao hanging over his head, and with Jiao Ming already willing to ask him multiple times, the operability of this round instantly maxed out……

Wait!

"Strategy……can also fail?"

【Hongjun: ……(CPU no response)】

【Afterward he asked you many questions about your personal affairs and future matters, and you answered them all fluently……】

【Hongjun asked in a deep voice: "You guess, if they knew of your……existence as a Reincarnator, would they be interested in the three Treasured Beings of the same kind, or would they be interested in you……"】

【Only I, Hongjun the Elder Daoist, advocate that the Immortal Dao values life; aside from me this moral exemplar, everyone is a Treasured Being, the nature of the Three Ancestors is not coincidental but inevitable!】

【Even if they believed your words, knowing that the Three Ancestors will in the future become the Treasured Being among Treasured Beings, they would still turn a blind eye and could not possibly truly fight the Three Ancestors to the death.】

【You denounced the Three Ancestors as a heaven‑defying, lunatic slave master who in a past life killed countless beings; in this life, fortunate to be reborn, you are determined to nip evil in the bud.】

【Your indignation left Hongjun looking embarrassed, but after thinking he still earnestly told you: Your plan has no chance of success!】

【You: ……】

【All evil shall be bound by law!】

【Hongjun spread his hands: Satisfied now?】

【Or else?】

Although Zhao Si cannot give a concrete implementation plan, for Jiao Ming, who is extremely opinionated, he often lacks only a new line of thought; once the idea is opened, the concrete plan, he should be able to work it out himself.

Once the idea clicked, Zhao Si couldn't help but brighten up:

If I'm not mistaken, the correct strategy for this round's simulation is fundamentally not a head‑on assault on the Three Ancestors' small group, but……divide and conquer!

"Exactly! Write it just like that!"

【Hongjun: ……】

Seizing the surge of inspiration, Zhao Si hurriedly began to write the new strategy:

【……Faced with the failure of the old strategy, you choose (to divide the Three Ancestors, divide and rule, sow discord, create conflict……must make the Three Ancestors have no time to again initiate spirit‑seeking and slaughter, the false three‑clan war must not gain traction, true Three Ancestors internal strife is what is welcomed!)】

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(End of chapter)