Chapter 831: 281: Flesh Is Weak, Mechanism Ascends

Chapter 831: Chapter 281: Flesh Is Weak, Mechanism Ascends

“Hahahahaha!” Sun Lingtong laughed aloud in the Netherworld.

After leaving Water Burial Valley, he continued on his journey to find Luo Si and once again communicated with Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo naturally wouldn’t hide anything from him and recounted his significant discovery, causing Sun Lingtong to laugh out loud on the cow’s back.

Ning Zhuo was speechless for a moment.

When Sun Lingtong’s laughter subsided, he sighed and said: “Boss, the matter with Qing Chi is not the crux. It’s the situation itself that makes my scalp tingle!”

“Think about it, selecting ‘Soldier Capturing Evil Technique’ happened just recently. Yet, when applied to Qing Chi, it’s as if I specifically prepared it for her!”

“Is this the way of destiny? That’s too terrifying.”

Sun Lingtong grinned, still laughing: “I think it’s quite interesting, rather amusing!”

“From this, I’ve completely realized: intangible things like destiny are the treasure of the world.”

“If we could steal others’ lifespan to enhance our own, wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

“We would always have good fortune, everything would go our way, just like Qing Chi establishing an army without a hitch!”

Ning Zhuo’s expression didn’t improve: “Boss, that’s not what I meant.”

Sun Lingtong laughed heartily: “Of course I know what you mean.”

“You think we are just pieces on a board, controlled by the heavens? Like when you chose ‘Soldier Capturing Evil Technique’, you were actually governed by the dominion of heaven and earth?”

Ning Zhuo nodded: “Yes, Boss. As we’ve journeyed, has everything been part of a script arranged by the heavens?”

“We’re like characters in a book, puppets in a play, always thinking we are free, but not knowing everything is controlled by an almighty dominion! There might even be countless spectators observing us like a show from perspectives we can’t understand!”

“Our perceived freedom is merely an illusion!”

Sun Lingtong was silent for a moment and shrugged: “I don’t know the answer to that question.”

“What I’m thinking is, even if that’s the case, so what?”

“We can’t surpass the heavens, can we?”

“Can the legendary Immortal surpass the heavens? I don’t know.”

“But I know that we are such small figures, even if manipulated, we are only performing tiny tricks.”

“What does it matter whether we are free or not?”

“Even a puppet in a play enjoys the drama, isn’t that nice? In any case, these things are quite interesting, aren’t they?”

Ning Zhuo fell silent.

Sun Lingtong consoled him: “Anyway, we are still too weak. Delving into such difficult questions now, there’s no hope of finding answers.”

“It’s better to enjoy the current adventure, cultivate step by step, and when we become prominent figures, it’s not too late to ponder these questions.”

Ning Zhuo mused: “Boss, I’ve thought about it, and I believe choosing ‘Soldier Capturing Evil Technique’ was indeed my own decision.”

“I briefly read the introductions of the military arts in the Complete Book Pavilion, compared repeatedly, and this technique was always the most suitable.”

“If destiny was supreme and could arrange everything, how could a person like the Lord of Wangchuan appear?”

Sun Lingtong clapped his hands and praised: “Exactly! Little Zhuo, your mind works well, hasn’t this resolved it?”

“If destiny could arrange everything, it certainly wouldn’t arrange for a cultivator to go against the heavens. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be asking for trouble?”

“I really like this answer.”

“In this case, everything is not arranged in a script, not fixed, which makes it much more interesting.”

Saying this, Sun Lingtong couldn’t help but recall Ning Zhuo’s poetry in the Lava Fairy Palace—

…Sixteen years of cold and hot, enduring the heart’s bitterness, thousands of tribulations deepen the will. Feelings and reason interwoven, controlling the strings, All Living Beings Bowing to Eternally Servant…

Sun Lingtong lamented: “Actually, we and the Lord of Wangchuan are the same kind of people. In contrast, the Grey Bone Elder who helped us is conforming to the heavens.”

Ning Zhuo showed a touch of surprise: “Speaking of Grey Bone Elder, if there’s a chance in the future, I’d really like to seek his teachings.”

“If possible, I even want to become his disciple!”

Sun Lingtong: “I also study divination skills, but I’m worried the old man’s rules are too strict. In Cultivation Hundred Skills, among them, divination has the deepest research into lifespan.”

“I want to learn too!”

But Ning Zhuo revealed what was in his heart: “Boss, you want to learn it so you can steal others’ lifespan, right?”

Sun Lingtong: “Haha, don’t you think this is interesting? Maybe in the future, I can successfully steal it, and others wouldn’t even know their treasure is lost.”

“Just imagining this scene makes me find it intriguing!”

Ning Zhuo: “Divination isn’t a mainstream skill, I hope Grey Bone Elder considers my role as a changing factor of heaven and teaches me some secrets.”

Sun Lingtong shook his head: “I think it’s unreliable. We’re not the same kind of people as Grey Bone Elder, I’ve interacted with his avatar once, and this old guy gave me a sense of penetrating insight, unfathomable depth.”

“Instead of worshiping him as a teacher, I feel that in the future, when Little Zhuo joins the Myriad Images Sect, perhaps there’s a better chance to gather this skill of divination.”

Sun Lingtong has always possessed a sharp insight into human nature.

Back when he was in Fire Persimmon Immortal City, he perceived Zhu Xuanji’s true nature, directly relying on him and scheming, really leaving Zhu Xuanji with no options.

Ning Zhuo naturally knew the abilities of his boss, immediately lowering his expectations for Grey Bone Elder.

“Regarding Grey Bone Elder, I still want to visit him personally. If it doesn’t work out, then it doesn’t work out.”