Chapter 598: Living People Can Keep Secrets

"Kill the Samsara Emperor?""Is this generation destined to battle for the Immortal Path here?"

The air suddenly fell silent, dead still. In an instant, the entire teahouse was struck with terror. It was as if everything had turned into solidified amber: shock, fear, bewilderment, and the expressions of the powerful figures were like lifelike statues, showcasing every human emotion.

These words were utterly blasphemous; who in the world would dare utter them? Even death in the cycle of samsara would not spare one from settling old scores, ensuring eternal suffering in the Avici Hell.

Those who had rushed over could not even begin to imagine the shocking turn of events. Emperor Yun and Lord Yunzhong, two Heavenly Human Emperors who had ruled the Heavenly Human Race for centuries, had only just abdicated, sealed within divine springs, destined for the future. Yet, less than an hour had passed!

In the teahouse, an extremely mysterious ancient unknown entity, seemingly from the Dark Forbidden Zone, had actually found the supreme Samsara Emperor who was visiting the mortal realm incognito. And now, its words were nothing short of astonishing!

"How dare you! Such outrageous words!" Finally, someone reacted. An old, white-haired Heavenly Human Emperor immediately reprimanded, his face flushed with extreme anger.

"Daring to offend the Supreme Being of Heaven and Earth! This scoundrel must be executed!" A Heavenly Human stepped forward, letting out a low growl, his hair bristling with rage.

"The Samsara Emperor is the progenitor of the Great Dao, the ancestor of myriad beings. Samsara encompasses all things. As one, Samsara can transform into endless life forms, encompassing creation and destruction... How dare you blaspheme such an existence?" Someone else roared, their face turning crimson.

Those around felt their limbs grow cold, and they all began to curse in unison! Fearing that the Samsara Lord might also turn his wrath on them, killing them all, or even destroying the Heavenly Human Path itself, they immediately moved to attack this mysterious ancient entity, to show their loyalty!

"This person must have slept for too long, accumulating too much resentment; they must be insane." Some, including Zhang Xiao and Shangguan Man, stood by, shaking their heads and sighing. They no longer remembered their past lives, but as Heavenly Human Saints of this generation, they lamented how foolish this ancient forbidden zone entity was! They had originally thought they could track this entity, whose wisdom seemed almost demonic...

Facing the reprimands of the surrounding Heavenly Humans, the woman merely smiled, sitting steadily in her chair and twirling her cup. "You are too foolish... but that is natural. Throughout the countless eras, most people are ignorant followers. How many truly brilliant individuals, capable of seeing through the world, have there been across eons? Even I can count them on one or two hands at most. I've said it before: a miracle is, by its nature, a low-probability event... If you don't believe in miracles, if you don't challenge or try, then you will never create a miracle yourselves."

"You!" The surrounding Heavenly Humans all flushed with anger. How could this be a miracle? There wasn't even a one-in-a-billion chance! Anyone challenging the Samsara Lord would surely perish here.

"If there's no probability, increase the probability; if there's no possibility, increase the possibility," Lord Youshan murmured softly, ignoring them. "Just as I found my true body, wasn't that also a miracle? Didn't you all think it was impossible before?!"

The surroundings were completely silenced by her words. "Finding it was an incredible miracle... but killing the Samsara Lord today is simply an even lower-probability miracle," she muttered to herself, as if no one else were present.

What the hell? What kind of move was this? It was too ruthless!

Yuan Qinghua and the other person exchanged glances. This ancient entity, who called herself Lord Youshan, was a philosopher, an ancient probability mathematician! Undeniably, the personal charisma in her words suggested that in ancient times, she must have been a highly charismatic ruler and leader, with countless followers.

Xu Zhi also found it instantly amusing. He seemed to be on the mortal path, having initially created this Bodhi Dao Fruit Tree, and then various ancient creatures in the major forbidden zones. Although the process appeared to have taken only over a decade, in reality, over a hundred years had passed in the Heavenly Human Path. Its infiltration into the Heavenly Human Path, utilizing the flow rate, and its growth over more than a century to this extent, was already quite terrifying.

"Are you really going to kill me?" Xu Zhi wasn't angry; he laughed wryly. "Your current cultivation level is still too low... but I must ask, how do you plan to kill me?" Xu Zhi asked with a smile, offering a cup of tea.

"I don't remember our battles; that was too long ago. But perhaps, in the era when we first vied for the imperial throne, we also drank tea like this?... In that case, I shall tell you," Lord Youshan said, taking the tea, her expression still calm.

Everyone around them felt their limbs grow cold. The exchange between these two terrifying entities felt like a raging flood or fierce beasts; it was too frightening! They suddenly had a frantic urge to flee the teahouse. Who among them didn't know? This mysterious entity from the ancient forbidden zone had merely used some special method to control this weak Heavenly Human girl. It clearly wasn't afraid of being killed, hence its recklessness. But they were afraid! Their true bodies were right there in the teahouse.

"Actually, there's no need for excessive fear." Lord Youshan tilted her head slightly. "You must have heard the legends of the Underworld and of Di Ting, who listens to the Six Paths of Reincarnation and is said to be almost omniscient, which is why no one dares to resist... But is it truly so omnipotent?"

Her voice continued. "If it were truly omnipotent and knew everything about this world, how could those entities in the forbidden zones still be allowed to sleep? It would have long since found their sleeping locations and killed them directly. And if it were truly omnipotent, how could the Lord, descending to the mortal realm and making an incognito visit, not know that I would be waiting here in secret?"

Those around her froze. Upon closer consideration, something indeed seemed amiss... Could it be that Di Ting and the Book of Life and Death in the Underworld didn't actually know everything in heaven and earth?

Lord Youshan continued, "No entity can constantly observe and monitor the entire vast land, its flora, fauna, insects, fish, trees, and mountains, a combined total of tens, even hundreds of billions of living beings. How could it know every single location? Di Ting merely reviews and listens to the memories of the deceased on the Yellow Springs Road..." she chuckled. "In the Six Paths of Reincarnation, even the dead cannot keep secrets. Therefore, simply guard against the deceased."

Guard against the deceased? The pupils of the surrounding Heavenly Humans dilated sharply. The dead couldn't keep secrets either? If one guarded against the dead entering samsara, Di Ting couldn't possibly eavesdrop on one's secrets? The implications of this information were immense. How intelligent were these Heavenly Humans? In an instant, they understood the many meanings that could be derived.

Just like Lord Yunzhong and Emperor Yun, who had for years exchanged secrets with over a dozen other Heavenly Human giants – since the two of them couldn't directly inform the Heavenly Human Path – once those Heavenly Human giants died and returned to the Underworld, their secrets would naturally become known. So, if they didn't share secrets with these giants, keeping them to themselves, would the truth only become known through their own memories after they died and returned to the Underworld?

"In the Six Paths of Reincarnation, only the living can truly keep secrets!" someone suddenly murmured, feeling as if they had been enlightened. A rush of blood surged to their head, making their mind buzz. Even when facing imminent death, Heavenly Emperor giants conspired, directly sealing themselves within divine springs to prevent their secrets from being revealed to the Underworld after their demise... Even facing death, they had to find a way to "force" themselves to live! Only the living could keep secrets.

This implied that within the Dark Forbidden Zone, perhaps not only ancient giant Saints were slumbering, but also some of their trusted Heavenly Emperor subordinates, or beings with semi-Saint combat power, preserving secrets in their sleep... This would change their perception of the forbidden zones! It was likely that there were many ordinary slumbering Heavenly Emperors, not all possessing immense combat power.

Yuan Qinghua and the other person felt their minds reel at this thought!

"Damn, this person is ruthless!" This was an attempt to dispel humanity's fear and extinguish the "god" in their hearts. Only by not fearing gods could one muster the courage to resist.

"Damn it, if I were the Samsara Lord, I'd just kill her directly... She's teaching others how to rebel, hide their secrets, and resume the Immortal Path!" Bai Xiaojun's scalp tingled. "This is a psychological attack, a master at manipulating people's minds." But Bai Xiaojun looked at the mysterious Samsara Lord. He remained quietly seated, sipping his tea, his expression serene. He showed no fear of the information being leaked and made no move to stop or kill the Heavenly Human girl.

"Why isn't he killing her yet?" Bai Xiaojun asked. "She's going to say even more."

"If he killed this Heavenly Human girl, he wouldn't be the Samsara Lord, would he? Is your mind only capable of thinking about killing?" Yuan Qinghua, beside him, swallowed hard and patted the tree's shoulder. "Because it can't be stopped. Even if he stopped her now, she would definitely send out avatars to spread the word secretly later... Since it can't be stopped, then there's no point in stopping it."

Yuan Qinghua had an "aha!" moment and quickly took another batch of screenshots. "These two powerful figures are terrifying... No wonder they are ancient emperors, looking down upon the vast multitude of beings... If this got out, the outside world would probably explode!"

Bai Xiaojun nodded, tiptoed, and stealthily curled up in a corner. These ancient emperors were truly beyond the comprehension of people who had only lived for a few decades. At first, he thought Lord Youshan might just be an idiot, but now a faint, incredible idea surfaced: Could she truly be about to create an unbelievable miracle? Was there some astonishing scheme that would lead to an unexpected reversal, killing this ultimate boss? This was truly exciting!

At this very moment, Lord Youshan continued speaking. "As for those ancient entities in the forbidden zones, they slumber within divine springs, concealing their auras. In those dark ruins, they occupy less than three meters of land. Without knowing their precise locations, it's like searching for a grain of sand in a vast ocean... incredibly difficult to find."

Xu Zhi nodded. Indeed, that was true; even Di Ting couldn't find or hear them. As for monitoring the entire world? If Xu Zhi didn't use the ruling authority of the insectoid hive mind, it would be impossible to constantly monitor them. Even with the hive mind's capabilities, it couldn't listen in on every living being in the entire world. He usually only kept a close watch on a few specific deities.

"I am indeed not omniscient and omnipotent." Xu Zhi sighed with emotion. This statement pertained to the Samsara Lord's identity, but also implied that even as the creator of this sandbox, he couldn't monitor every single movement. The number of living beings was simply too vast.

"He actually admitted it?" Yuan Qinghua's expression tensed. He felt lost again.

Bai Xiaojun thought for a moment and then said, "Because there's no difference between admitting it and not admitting it; it's already a fact... The forbidden zones are simply there, and he can't clear them out. Currently, they occupy a third of the land... and that might not even be all. In the future, they might expand, revealing more ancient lands, and those hiding in mountains and rivers, concealing their auras, only occupy three square meters. Unless you dig up every inch of land, you won't find them."