Chapter 601
Every cause has its effect; your retribution is me.
Da da da—
Wu Wang walked towards the gate with unhurried steps.
Insert the key and push it outwards.
creak- creak-
The wooden door creaked as it was pushed, unlike before when it stood firm as if facing a mountain; now it seemed there was hope of opening it.
But Wu Wang only tried to push the door open twice before stopping.
He knew that this round of cracking had failed again.
To be precise, progress has indeed been made, but it has not yet reached the point of being completely cracked.
However, compared to the figures on the wall who seemed to be sighing and shaking their heads, Wu Wang did not seem to feel the slightest bit disappointed.
He simply squatted down and looked out through the crack in the door.
As I felt a cool breeze on my face, I also noticed something I had never seen before.
Denying cause and effect leads to eternal loss of liberation.
There was a small line of text carved under the door crack, which could not be seen at all unless you squatted down.
This place is filled with the malice of the heretical sect towards those who enter.
Wu Wang laughed at this.
"Just as I thought."
He stood up, clapped his hands, and scattered the dust.
He walked to the wall and said to the figures, "In this heretical dormitory, whether the door can be opened or not is not important at all; the problem lies in the person who opens the door."
"That is, whether you, and I, are qualified to open this door."
"It's obvious that it thinks I'm not good enough yet."
After saying that, Wu Wang walked straight toward the wall.
The moment my head touched the wall, I walked in smoothly without encountering any obstacles.
To be precise, he didn't walk into the wall, but rather into his shadow, which had been cast on the wall by candlelight at some unknown time and didn't conform to his own behavior at all.
The two consecutive failed attempts to crack the code may have planted a seed of doubt in Wu Wang's mind.
Perhaps he will never be qualified to open that door.
Wu Wang is about to become a new shadow joining their ranks.
Seeing this, everyone around lowered their heads.
They knew it was all over.
However, before Wu Wang's body completely disappeared into the shadow, he revealed a strange smile and said:
"Don't worry, it will be matched right away, and it will be a perfect match."
boo——
As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished completely from the room, leaving the evil-viewing monastery empty once again, awaiting the arrival of the next victim.
The candlelight on the table began to flicker violently, as if it might go out at any moment, plunging the room back into darkness.
Countless figures on the wall began to repeat the same actions.
Bending down, picking up the keys, and putting them down.
Bending down to pick up the keys...
call--
Just when they seemed to have lost their ability to think and turned into obsession.
One of the figures quickly burst into flames, seemingly enveloped in karmic fire.
It was burned to ashes and disappeared on the wall in a very short time.
The next second, a guy in a black trench coat appeared out of thin air in the room, holding his hands on either side of the candle flame as if to prevent it from being blown out.
Wu is gone, but it's back!
In that instant, all the figures froze.
They had never seen a pilgrim who had become obsessed with failure return to the mortal world.
Logically speaking, he should have died the moment he was consumed by his own obsession.
Now we should leave a shadow and get caught up in the cycle with them!
"Hehe, that's more like it."
Wu Wang twisted his neck to move it around.
As he walked toward the wooden door again, he said:
"To deny cause and effect is to lose liberation forever."
"In fact, even though I just established a definite causal relationship, it was still created in this room. I only proved that 'causality can exist,' but I did not prove that 'causality exists for me.' So, at that moment, I was actually still in a state of 'denying causality.'"
"This puzzle is both difficult and easy."
"All you need to do is believe, not confirm, not verify, not control, but simply believe."
His gaze fell on the keys beside him.
He said dismissively, "Do these keys really exist? From any perspective, they exist now, but in reality, they shouldn't exist, because there should only be one key to the Jaken Dormitory."
"But neither you nor I can truly deny their existence from the depths of our souls; this kind of denial of cause and effect cannot be eliminated."
"It might be alright for you. You just need to find a belief that is relevant to you and that truly makes you deny the existence of 'debunking cause and effect,' and you can leave by maintaining that firm belief. However, for someone like me who has seen all kinds of powerful beings, even if the world were to turn upside down, it would not be impossible. There are very few things that can truly convince me."
"At this point, the only cause and effect that I can truly believe in is—"
“The Jaken Dormitory could never kill me.”
Wu Wang's words were both arrogant and resolute.
Even if his body is annihilated in the room, even if his soul dissipates in the shadows.
But "immortal" is "immortal".
This is the cause and effect that the heretical views within the heretical dormitory cannot change no matter what.
This is one's own cause and effect, a cause and effect that possesses absolute definition even at the ends of time and space.
His intention was to demonstrate to the Evil View Lodge through two consecutive breakthroughs that he understood their profound secrets.
Intentionally walking into the wall and being absorbed into its shadow is like knowingly walking into a tiger's den to demonstrate against evil intentions.
You cannot change my cause and effect.
Then your argument of "denying cause and effect" becomes meaningless.
To me, you're just a joke.
The heretical monastery attempts to become an insurmountable karmic obstacle for all who enter.
The confusion in their hearts is due to [cause].
Being trapped in the heretical dormitory is the [result].
This seems inevitable.
The more knowledgeable a person is, the more confused they feel, and the fewer things they truly believe in from the depths of their soul.
Perhaps none of the players present today could have cracked the Evil View Lodge so quickly.
Unfortunately, from that moment on, the fall of Wu became its retribution.
He possesses a cause and effect that was never subject to the influence of "denial of cause and effect" from the very beginning.
When Wu Wang arrived at the door, he didn't use any key. Instead, he raised his leg and kicked the wooden door hard.
boom--
This time, the unshakeable wooden door swung open with a roar, revealing the misty corridor outside.
The heretical sect is destroyed!
“If you believe, you believe. You can leave when you also believe.”
He spoke to the figures on the wall without turning his head.
Of course, Wu Wang's departure here does not mean that those figures can return to the human world like him.
Just as he died in the wall and became a shadow, the pilgrims corresponding to these shadows had long since died. He was simply referring to the fact that these obsessions could no longer be trapped in this place, but could dissipate into the world.
Having said that, Wu Wang actually stepped into the mist.
In that hazy road, where you could almost not see the ground beneath your feet.
A golden light flickered in the distance, like a lighthouse in the vast ocean at night, guiding lost sails to their destination.
Wu Wang feinted and instantly appeared at the location of the golden light.
Suddenly, I saw my second sister, Wu Xiaoyou, standing at her own door, seemingly waiting for something.
He chuckled and said, "Why aren't you asleep so late? Want to come out and breathe in some smog to clear your head?"
The second sister rolled her eyes and said, "I came out to find you."
"How did you know I would come out? What if I was resting tonight?" Wu Wang asked with a chuckle.
The second sister simply said with an extremely disdainful expression, "I'm your sister, don't I know you? The first thing you'll do when you enter the room is definitely to break the rules, and after you break them, you'll definitely come out and court death in the fog, instead of sleeping peacefully in the room, because there's no more fun in the room."
Wu Wang was speechless after listening to his second sister's analysis.
He shrugged and peered into the door of the [Greedy Dormitory] behind the other person, asking, "What's the situation on your end? If it's the Five Blunt Envoys, it's probably going to be a protracted battle or some kind of subtle influence. Be careful."
In response, the second sister simply said, "I know. Not long after I got back to my room, I heard someone knocking on the door. The person on the other end used your voice and said that they had found a fragment of the eldest sister's soul in this instance and asked me to go out with them to search for it."
"And then?" Wu Wang asked with interest.
Now that my second sister is in front of me, but I haven't seen the fake item, it proves that my greed for tonight has probably been overcome by my second sister.
That's right, it's just tonight's greed!
According to Wu Wang's deduction, the Five Benefits are an influence that comes and goes quickly; if they cannot be broken on the first night, then it's all over.
But once I truly see through the "wrong view," I estimate that it won't appear again for the next few nights, and the Wrong View Dormitory will just be an ordinary dormitory for me.
However, the five dullnesses are a subtle and gradual influence.
They might have some kind of presentation every night.
However, the difficulty of a single run is usually not as extreme as that of the Gorishi Dormitory.
Perhaps even if they fail to break through the Five Blunt Envoys tonight, they won't be sentenced to death on the spot like the Evil Mirror Bureau.
It is estimated that it will implant some kind of influence in the minds of pilgrims, and only when it accumulates to a certain degree will it suddenly erupt and cause them to fall.
But based on Wu Wang's understanding of his second sister...
Since she has stepped forward, she must have already overcome her greed for tonight to have acted in this way.
Compared to myself, my second sister always makes sure she's confident in everything she does.
The second sister responded with a smile: "Then I opened the door and told him to come into the room to talk in detail."
"That guy not only has the same voice and appearance as you, but even his personality and tone are flawless. I guess it is my greed for family reunion that made him become you and invite me to find my sister's soul fragments."
"Um, how did you tell the difference?" Wu Wang had a bad feeling.
Hearing this, the second sister patted Wu Wang on the shoulder and said in a serious tone, "You really are more resilient. If I smashed its head, it wouldn't grow a new one."
The siblings then looked at each other and burst into laughter.
This really is the best way to tell the difference.
After laughing, Wu Xiaoyou became a little more serious and said, "By the way, little brother, there's something I couldn't say during the day because there were other people around. Now that it's just the two of us, I wanted to ask you about it."
Do you know what "the grace of ultimate bliss" is?
Wu Wang was stunned when he heard those words.
【The Blissful Grace】?
Of course I know! I know it all too well!
Wu Wang had obtained the "Grace of Supreme Bliss" twice in previous instances.
Yeah, why didn't I get to enter the dungeon this time?
Thinking of this, Wu Wang's gaze turned somewhat strange as he looked at his second sister.
He said uncertainly, "You wouldn't have... received the [Grace of Bliss] when you entered the dungeon, would you?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Wu Xiaoyou's face as she asked, "Yeah, you really know about this?"
Wu Wang: "..."
He thought that the lack of grace this time was because "Supreme Bliss" had discovered that he was not an employee of His, and that was why He withdrew the employee benefits.
I never expected that she went to my second sister's place.
What kind of situation is this?!
Despite his helplessness, he quickly considered why this situation had occurred.
The fact that my second sister is only asking this question now proves that she didn't receive the "Grace of Supreme Bliss" when she entered the instance before.
Conversely, the "blissful grace" is still something we bring upon ourselves; as for why it hasn't come to us...
A sudden inspiration struck Wu Wang.
Perhaps it's because [Xiaochuan] is with the second sister, and [Xiaochuan] contains the soul of the eldest sister, Wu Qing.
As the eldest sister of the "Zhi Le Spokesperson".
She is definitely a more suitable target to receive the power of [Supreme Bliss] than I am.
In this way, by a twist of fate, the favor was drawn to the second sister.
Thinking about this, Wu Wang was actually quite happy.
After all, for me, this favor would only bring some convenience at most, and it wouldn't matter whether I had it or not.
Perhaps if it's with my second sister, she can better protect herself and avoid any accidents.
After explaining the situation, Wu Wang asked, "What blessing did you draw?"
He remembered that there would be four cards to be drawn.
The items you obtain will generally provide helpful information or hints within the instance.
However, Wu Xiaoyou's expression became slightly strange.
He said awkwardly, "What lottery? I didn't draw any lots."
"As soon as I entered the dungeon, I heard the message 'The Grace of Bliss has descended,' and then I noticed that something new had appeared in my status bar."
"Its name is 'Compassionate Buddhist Child,' and its effect is to be accommodated by the temple's rules to the greatest extent possible within the Compassionate Temple."
"For example, right now—I can easily see through this fog and see what's in it, and it seems like I can even open your dorm room door from the outside with any key."
"If anyone is trapped and can't get out, I can help open the door and rescue them."
Wu Xiaoyou directly assumed that while other talents might not be able to get out, her younger brother was definitely fine.
But upon hearing this, Wu Wang only had one big question mark in his mind—
"?"
Holy crap! Are you kidding me?!
Why should the privileged status I received before only provide some convenience in exploration?
When it's your turn, you get such an absurdly overpowered effect?
What does it mean to be able to be accommodated by the rules to the greatest extent possible?
You opened it?
Although I didn't turn it off.
The siblings hanging on the wall looked at each other, then simultaneously lifted their legs and stepped into the mist.
Since it's already open, it seems a bit unreasonable not to look for trouble in the fog.
As for the other players, although there are dangers in the dormitories, it seems to be much better than outside.
If all else fails, Wu Xiaoyou can still open the door and rescue people tomorrow morning.
Let them get some rest tonight.
Wu Wang and Wu Xiaoyou decided to go ahead and scout the way first.
They began to leave the area of the dormitory and move closer to the unknown temple area.
The fog is getting thicker and thicker… (End of Chapter)