Don't take it, I switched to the ruthless way

Shi Yao slowly woke up in darkness.

Thick black, black without a trace of light.

She seemed to be unable to feel the existence of her body, nor her soul. Only her consciousness seemed to wake up from the darkness.

"you're awake."

A thought came from the darkness and was instantly captured by Shi Yao.

"Who are you?" Shi Yao's consciousness asked, "Where am I?"

"I am the envoy of Fengqi, and you are still in the Fengqi Secret Realm." He said: "You are too seriously injured, and you should have slept in the Fengqi Secret Realm forever, but you have heavy causal entanglements on your body, and you have a strong aura. If you have luck, I will wake you up and give you a chance."

Hearing what he said, Shi Yao, who had only one consciousness, didn't have much emotion at all. It seemed that she had no emotions, no joy, no sorrow, no fear.

She knew her past and the future she wanted, but for some reason, she seemed particularly sober and calm at this moment, with no greed, no desire, and no distracting thoughts.

She only has one consciousness, one perception that can distinguish right from wrong.

Shi Yao knew that she seemed to be in a very strange situation at this time, but as a consciousness, she was not too surprised or curious about this. She only said: "What opportunity?"

He said: "Look -"

For a moment, Shi Yao seemed to be standing on a distant height, looking down at everything below:

In the lively and noisy market, there are vendors selling steamed buns, fruits, and utensils, as well as civilians playing, beggars, wealthy people or official errands... Some people are working hard, and some are enjoying themselves; some are excited and laughing, and some are laughing. People mourn and weep; some people are rewarded for their great ambitions, while others are frustrated and desolate...

There are those in power in the world who serve the country and the people, and there are also those who are motivated by selfish desires and harm others and themselves; there are slaves at the bottom who just muddle along, and there are also those who are dissatisfied and rise up to resist...

There are monks who are not very talented and leave the world of immortality to escape into the mortal world, control the mortal court and become the "heaven" above the heads of mortals; there are also monks who do not believe that their own shortcomings are their destiny in life, and insist on competing with heaven.

There are those who are proud of heaven and soar to the sky, while there are also those who fail halfway and sink into the sand.

Some people destroy a city with just a finger, while others use their own flesh and blood to build city walls out of belief.

Whether they are in the mortal world or the world of immortals, whether they are mortals or monks, monsters or demons... all living beings in the world have their own independent wills, and naturally there are similarities in each different will.

Different races compete with each other for their own interests, and some even sacrifice their own lives for the sake of their own righteousness and beliefs, and even genocide.

In the endless competition, some people never back down, some join in anger, some leave disheartened, and some just watch with cold eyes from beginning to end.

The life and death of the creatures in the world, gathering and separation, coming and going, is like a never-ending river. Every living thing is a small water droplet forming that river. Countless small water droplets condense together to form a slow river. The slow-flowing river rushes towards unknown distances.

Shi Yao looked at the river silently and heard him say:

"The world is full of ups and downs, and you are washing away sand in the waves. You seem to be swimming upstream in this rushing river, but in the end you are just being pushed along the river. All creatures in the world have a certain destiny, and they have been there since the beginning of their birth. There is a heavy burden that he must bear, and his destiny has already been determined. No matter how he goes or how hard he struggles, he will eventually reach the same destination." "Life on the road seems to be long, but looking at the past life is nothing."

The voice asked Shi Yao: "Are you willing to walk on the river bank and watch the long river of destiny with me?"

Shi Yao was still puzzled: "I don't understand what kind of existence you are, how can I see the long river of destiny with you?"

"I am the messenger of Fengqi. You can regard me as a will under the rules of Fengqi's secret realm." He said: "If you are willing to 'climb the river bank' with me, you can be free from all sentient beings and be at ease like me. But As long as you want, you can still continue to wander among all living beings, and the so-called fixed destiny in the river can no longer hinder you."

Shi Yao: "Why do you insist on asking me to 'land' with you? What is your most fundamental purpose? If I agree to you, can I still be myself?"

"The Fengqi Secret Realm needs your luck. If you are willing to 'land', you will naturally be yourself. As long as you want, you can still be me. Thousands of me can be you. My power is With your power, you and I no longer need to differentiate between you and me."

Shi Yao refused, "No, I still just want to be myself, a pure self. I don't want to be you, and I don't want you to be me."

"You still don't understand, you don't understand what my existence means, and you don't understand how much of an opportunity you will miss by refusing today. People in the world may not be able to reach this point after practicing hard for hundreds, thousands, or thousands of years. The place under my feet cannot peek into the higher scenery like I can. If you agree to me, you can directly cross the long river and stand on the bank with me to explore more subtle mysteries."

Shi Yao still disagreed, "Although I think what you said makes sense, I also know that it is the smartest choice for me to agree to you. But since I have my own consciousness, then I have to follow what I started with I have long been prepared to walk in discord on a long, long journey."

"Even if you can't get what you want all your life, or if you only get halfway there and have no choice but to sink into the sand, will you still not regret it?"

Shi Yao: "If that happens, I don't know if I won't regret it later. I just know that I should do this."

"Are you going to bow to your fate?"

Shi Yao: "I don't know what my destiny is, and I don't want to bow to any fate. It's just that I should follow my own path, not the road you paved for me."

At this time, the river in Shi Yao's "eyes" suddenly trembled, and immediately Shi Yao returned to darkness.

Another will came from the darkness, and He said: "In that case, so be it."

Immediately, Shi Yao felt that she suddenly sank, as if her consciousness had returned to her arms.

She felt her body again, and also felt her soul.

She kept falling, and suddenly seemed to fall into deeper darkness.

She seemed to have fallen into the fierce wind of hunting, or she seemed to be carried by an invisible wind and flew quickly.

A vague word seemed to be blown in the strong wind:

"Although you only want to be a pure yourself, do you know that you are no longer a pure individual, and you are not your own. It's a pity, it's a pity -"

(End of this chapter)