I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

Chapter 3717: Chapter 1803: Raging Giant (Part 2)

Xu Xiaoshou felt a chill down his spine.

Why is it that, in the perspective of the Ghost Ancestor, the terror of Bei Huai and the Medicine Ancestor is almost indistinguishable?

This makes this meeting feel like a secret tryst underground, completely unspeakable in the light...

Jin Ren reorganized his thoughts again, unable to stop asking questions: "After all you’ve said about the fallback plans, did none of them get chosen?"

"Yes."

With this "yes," Xu Xiaoshou wished he could go there in person, so that the Passive System could verify the credibility of his words.

But unfortunately, there’s no "if."

The Ghost Ancestor nodded slightly and said, "What I mentioned earlier were all secondary choices... hmm, Hua Weiyang was constrained, so we should add ’Valley of Floral Fragrance’ among the secondary choices."

Xu Xiaoshou immediately thought of the ninth leader among the Saint Servants, Haitang’er, who he only met once.

Their bounded domain is the Seven Breaks, Valley of Floral Fragrance.

It’s said that the person is also in the Northern Region, residing in the Seven Breaks, responsible for all affairs of the Saint Servant in the Northern Region, cultivation level at the higher void.

Hiss, higher void, how could it possibly withstand the influence of the Medicine Ancestor...

Xu Xiaoshou quickly patted his head to stop his thoughts from scattering, after all, a mere higher void wouldn’t necessarily attract too much attention from the Medicine Ancestor.

"Why does Hua Weiyang, who cultivates sword and illusion, still get ’constrained’ by Him?" Jin Ren continued weaving questions, having become a curious baby.

The Ghost Ancestor sighed: "Hua Weiyang holds the Daluo Nine Heaven Shengxuan Sword, once with one stroke severed the Valley of Floral Fragrance, originally a good story, only before sealing Ancestor did they realize they were deeply influenced, had to abandon self, completely Taoization."

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned.

So it’s like walking a path, living a life, discovering at the last step that a "gu" was planted in the body as a child, deeply rooted, inseparable?

If one doesn’t abandon self, even if becoming a deity named Ancestor, in the end, they would just become a puppet of the Medicine Ancestor?

"Cage Theory..."

Jin Ren didn’t even know what to say, murmuring softly.

"Shen Nong planted a hundred herbs, hundred herbs planted in the human heart."

The Ghost Ancestor continued on his own: "What said earlier are all secondary, outside the secondary, there are even lower choices, these are His subsequent plans."

There’s more?

Jin Ren was shocked numb, the Medicine Ancestor is all-pervasive, he asked: "What is the lower choice?"

The Ghost Ancestor: "Anyone who cultivates the Life Path, anyone who cultivates the Great Path connected to the Life Path, anyone taking Life Generating Pills or Spiritual Cultivation Pills to aid cultivation, any life form, any living being, any dead being... those who make significant progress enter the list of the lowest choices, also in hierarchical order."

Jin Ren: "..."

Xu Xiaoshou: "..."

Doesn’t this mean that anyone alive and seeking progress must pass the "Medicine Ancestor" threshold?

At the end of the Path, it’s named "Medicine"?

The Ghost Ancestor seemed to know what he was thinking, chuckled and said: "After all, the lowest choice, anyone with consciousness can avoid in advance and may be spared."

That finally allowed some to breathe a sigh of relief.

But still, isn’t it absurd!

Even someone as strong as Hua Weiyang fell into the trap, who can ensure they can avoid the influence and guidance of the Medicine Ancestor in the early or mid-stage of cultivation?

Upon self-reflection, Xu Xiaoshou himself didn’t avoid it.

His Life Dao Disc had even surpassed Taoization, positioned as the top choice among the lowest choices.

With Elder Sang’s Cage Theory, today I realize I am not myself.

Xu Xiaoshou didn’t know whether to be fortunate or unfortunate, maybe not being the only choice of the Medicine Ancestor is due to other Ancestral Gods’ "bets" on him.

But aren’t these "bets" also the backup plans of other Ancestral Gods?

"Brother Ghost, you give me so much pressure..."

Jin Ren sighed and after some thought, asked what he considered the most profound question of his life:

"So does every cultivator, without seeking transcendence, if proceeding step by step, with obstacles above, must perish?"

The Ghost Ancestor showed slight surprise.

This time, He was silent for a long time, the will-o-wisp in His eyes flickered, then nodded slightly:

"Good."

This one word shattered the last bit of luck in Xu Xiaoshou’s heart completely.

In an instant, he understood many things.

He understood why Bazhun’an didn’t follow the old path of Sword God, insisted on using Sword Me to seal God and name Ancestor, even if the Sword Ancestor might already have perished.

He understood why Dao Qiongcang wanted to seal Godhood with Heavenly Mechanism, even though Divine Secret was derived from the Way of Stars and Cursed Yin Technique. He had to completely separate himself from these and only sought to be unique.

He understood why Kui Leihan stopped at higher void, comprehending Penetrating Divine Senses thirty years ago and still cultivating it thirty years later, because on his Spiritual Cultivation Road, stood the Holy Ancestor on his left shoulder and the Demon Ancestor on his right shoulder.

— Everyone stands on the shoulders of giants to seek the Path, hence on everyone’s shoulders stand giants.

But Xu Xiaoshou again didn’t understand.

He could understand why someone as straightforward as The Divine might not understand this philosophy, but Bazhun’an should have told The Divine that the end of Ancient Martial Dao has obstacles, perhaps the War Ancestor reviving through possession.

But The Divine still proceeded without hesitation, why?

He also couldn’t understand, even though born in the demi-saint family, and cultivating to the demi-saint level himself, those like Yuegong Han and Hua Changdeng should know that the path of Spiritual Cultivation, Spirit Dao Disc, has obstacles on the road.

They too proceeded without hesitation, why?

Then thinking back to the silence of the Ghost Ancestor before answering, Jin Ren seemed to have gained something: "Are there special circumstances?"

"Yes."

This time the Ghost Ancestor was straightforward again, seemingly waiting for Xu Xiaoshou to ask, He said:

"Sealing God and naming Ancestor is a path, slaying the gods and extinguishing Ancestors is also a path, the former expands the path, the latter robs the path."

Xu Xiaoshou’s heart trembled, after meticulously digesting this sentence, he could only sigh that in this world, the reckless are truly reckless!

He thought of the previous evaluation of the Ghost Ancestor regarding Hua Changdeng’s "potential as an Ancestral God"...