Chapter 360

Even after subduing those few divine path cultivators who killed the monkey, the lame old man who had come from afar seeking help still hadn't recovered from his shock:

The monkey that was supposed to help him sweep across the world's gods ended up dying just like that……

Looking at the divine path cultivators before him, who were almost scared to tears, Lin Liu remained silent for a long time before asking:

"I ask, you answer."

"I'll speak! I'll speak!"

The burly man called "Tiger Vanguard" was about to cry: "I just came out to hunt some game, how did I run into such a formidable expert……

"Where are you from?"

"We… we are all from the Aolai Kingdom……"

Aolai Kingdom… Lin Liu gritted his teeth and asked again: "Then why did you come to this island?"

Mount Huaguo is, frankly, just an ordinary small island with no living souls—who in their right mind would come here?!

Tiger Vanguard wept: "Please spare us, immortal! Please spare us! … It's the new king of Aolai Kingdom who ordered us to capture rare exotic beasts that ordinary people can't catch, so we've been searching everywhere……

"Then… why did you kill it?!"

Looking at the gruesome corpse of the golden-furred monkey beside him, Lin Liu's eyes twitched uncontrollably.

This was something he never expected; after all, in his previous lives the monkey had always lived for hundreds of years, but this time it died right after birth……

Tiger Vanguard sobbed:

"We didn't mean to… we were catching other monkeys when it suddenly jumped out……

Lin Liu took a deep breath and closed his eyes helplessly.

【After your inquiries and on-site investigation, things became very clear; the essence of this incident is none other than the butterfly effect caused by you.】

【Because the new king of Aolai Kingdom is a true god from the Heavenly Court……】

【Precisely because you caused the Heavenly Court to be leaderless, this true god decided to descend to the mortal realm for some fun: he didn't want to go to Jambudvipa to take part in a chicken‑dinner battle royale, so he chose Aolai Kingdom in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent.】

【Upon arriving in Aolai Kingdom, he easily seized the throne and became the new king… Then, wanting to enjoy worldly pleasures, he sent some newly recruited wild gods to seek out various amusements for him—beauties, treasures, exotic beasts.】

【The forced‑career‑change wild gods like Tiger Vanguard had no choice but to run here and there, and this running led them to the desolate Mount Huaguo……】

【So, after you've sorted out all this causal logic, you can't help but look up at the sky……】

【After all that fuss, the root cause of the monkey's failure to complete its mission and dying prematurely turns out to be you!】

【If you hadn't liberated Xue Xuan, the Heavenly Court wouldn't have fallen apart due to being leaderless; if the Heavenly Court didn't collapse, the gods wouldn't descend; if the gods didn't descend, Aolai Kingdom wouldn't change its king; if the king didn't change, Tiger Vanguard and the others wouldn't have come to capture horses……】

【What now?】

【Cold‑mixed!】

【You're completely numb: the monkey, the protagonist of this dream world, has died, which means the dream realm will reset again in seven days, so all your efforts this time were for nothing……】

【Damn Tiger Vanguard! Dare to kill my monkey!】

【In your fury, without a word you unleashed a "Heaven‑Maiming Kick," crushing to death the so‑called Tiger Vanguard, Gu Hu Yuan, Ling Xu Zi, and all those divine path cultivators.】

【You're not someone who enjoys killing, but these scoundrels really pissed you off, and the demonic nature of the dharma‑image you've been suppressing also influenced your mood, so you ultimately opened a killing spree.】

【But what good does killing them do? The fated person‑horse is already dead; all that awaits you is the dream‑world reset as the sole outcome.】

【You just stood there dumbfounded on Mount Huaguo for seven days, and nobody knew what you were thinking……】

【……】

【Seven days later, the monkey's corpse turned into a golden light once more, shooting straight westward!】

【Only a moment later, the familiar apocalyptic tribulation descended again……】【Helpless you, looking at the gradually cracking fissures and dim vortices in heaven and earth, among other signs of the apocalypse, could only cling to the sole lifeline.】

【Even the little sand table sensed the apocalyptic power, and thus a crimson glow began to brighten!】

【Heaven and earth overturned, disasters surged, yet only a point of red stood like a midstream rock, enduring countless calamities without moving……】

……

When Lin Liu opened his eyes again, he was still on Mount Huaguo.

Everything around seemed unchanged from before, but he knew the world had actually been reset once……

"I wasted a bit of energy…… this time I'll definitely take it away directly!"

Lin Liu sighed:

Last time he never imagined the monkey would die, causing the butterfly effect to ruin his efforts…… this time he started right on Mount Huaguo, refusing to believe anything could still go wrong!

"However, each time the monkey resets doesn't seem to affect my position……

Lin Liu pondered.

Although the calamity caused by the monkey's reset was intense, his position didn't change—he was on Mount Huaguo before the reset and still on Mount Huaguo after. He didn't quite grasp the principle, but this conveniently saved him travel time! If he were to reset the monkey back to his old fishing village, that would truly be infuriating—just the journey would eat up all his time……

"And my physical body hasn't changed either……

He glanced at his own lame body, and Lin Liu also fell into thought:

Last time, when the monkey reset, he waited for the apocalyptic tribulation to destroy his dharma‑image divine body before the Pangu power slowly awoke, leaving only a wandering soul in the end.

But this time the Pangu power took effect immediately, leaving the lame man's body unharmed, allowing him to persist from the previous world line into this one…… This clearly shows the Pangu power's deliberate choice: "Pangu power restrains all creations of the Dharma, and the dharma‑image happens to be a product of the Dharma, so it gets restrained……

As Lin Liu was pondering these strange things, that crucial moment finally arrived:

With a deafening boom, a strand of golden light shot up from the summit of Mount Huaguo!

The golden light eventually fell to the ground, transforming into a golden great monkey……

【This is the first time you've personally witnessed the awe‑inspiring birth of the stone monkey, yet you weren't overly shocked throughout, instead walking straight toward it.】

【It stood alone on the peak, its golden eyes flickering; as you approached, it also looked at you.】

【One person, one monkey, and thus they first locked eyes……】

【Just as you were pondering what opening line to use so it wouldn't fear your evil aura, it proactively greeted you.】

【"I seem to remember you……】

【It furrowed its brow.】

【Huh?】

【You stared blankly… but didn't mind too much, and cheerfully smiled at it.】

【"Remember… come with me."】

【"Where are we going?"】

【It didn't refuse; it just curiously asked where the destination was.】

【"Lingtai Fangcun Shan… a place that can help you become stronger, do you remember?"】

【"I don't remember… but I'll listen to you!"】

……

(End of chapter)