Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 1192 - 36: The Choice of Destiny (3)
He looked at Xiao Jie with burning eyes, his tone becoming extremely persuasive: "How about it, Brother Sui Feng? Brother Sui Feng! Daoist Sui Feng! As the chosen returnee, flowing with ancient bloodline, the savior destined to write the legend in this doomsday Primordial flood, shouldn’t you join me, us brothers join forces, and together in this Great Thousand Worlds, do something earth-shattering, save this world on the brink of annihilation!" He spoke with grand passion, as if he had already seen the dawn of victory.
However, Xiao Jie remained silent, only lightly tapping his fingers on the table, his eyes profound, obviously thinking rapidly, weighing all the pros and cons.
"Hey! I’ve been so honest with you, almost revealed everything, how about you say something!" The Heavenly Venerate was a bit anxious.
Xiao Jie finally stopped tapping, slowly shook his head, a slightly apologetic smile appeared on his face, but his eyes were very firm.
"Sorry, Brother Heavenly Venerate." He said, "I’m afraid... I can’t agree with you and go to the Great Thousand Worlds to ’save the world’ with you now." He spread his hands, displaying a helpless expression.
"Why?!" The tone of Heavenly Venerate instantly heightened, carrying a few bits of provocation, "Are you afraid? Or reluctant to give up the power in the Jiuzhou World?"
"Not afraid, nor completely reluctant." Xiao Jie explained calmly, "It’s just because there are too many unknown and uncertain factors. If I were still the ordinary player from the past, who had nothing and could only seek excitement and achievements in games, perhaps I would be attracted by the grand blueprint and top treasure you described, and go without hesitation. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
But now, as an Immortal, in both the Jiuzhou World and reality, I can enjoy almost endless benefits and freedom—eternal life, strength, power, respect. Why should I give up all this certainty and venture into a place full of crisis, unknown future, or even no return? It doesn’t align with the rational choice."
Upon hearing this, Heavenly Venerate seemed to be touched by his heart, sighed deeply, and showed a complex expression on his face: "Ah... you live thoroughly and think clearly. If I had such high awareness and calmness at the beginning, perhaps... perhaps I wouldn’t have been so easily driven by the desire to ’become strong’ and finally embarked on the one-way ticket to the Great Thousand Worlds."
His tone carried a faint trace of regret.
"But hmm..." Heavenly Venerate suddenly laughed slyly, a glint of cunning in his eyes, "I think, I might still be able to persuade you."
"Oh?" Xiao Jie raised an eyebrow, signaling him to continue.
"Do you know," Heavenly Venerate lowered his voice, his tone becoming extremely serious, "this Great Thousand Worlds and the Jiuzhou World are interconnected and share a common fate."
He paused, watching Xiao Jie’s slightly changing expression, continued: "And from a certain perspective, the Jiuzhou World and our real Earth are also connected."
Xiao Jie’s heart sank slightly, he vaguely guessed what the other party was going to say next.
Heavenly Venerate smiled indifferently, but there was a hint of schadenfreude in that smile: "Jiuzhou World should have already shown signs of the so-called ’Doomsday Tribulation,’ right? Demon Star Tower rising, Canglin State falling, world events starting... And this is just the beginning."
This remark was more of stating a known fact rather than asking questions because Heavenly Venerate had those subordinates from the Pantheon active in the Jiuzhou World, gathering information for him, naturally knowing everything well.
"That’s right." Xiao Jie admitted, as it wasn’t a secret.
"Then, according to the information chain and world background setting we understood..." Heavenly Venerate’s voice carried a kind of undeniable certainty, "a similar ’Doomsday Tribulation’... appearing in Earth’s real world, is just a matter of time. It may take thousands or even tens of thousands of years, but no matter what, according to the underlying logic of this world extrapolation, it will inevitably happen.
The Great Thousand Worlds is like the trunk, and the Small Thousand Worlds, including Earth, are like branches and leaves. If the trunk degrades and destroys, the destruction of the branches and leaves is just a matter of time."
He stared into Xiao Jie’s eyes: "Indeed, you can stay on Earth, enjoying the leisure and freedom brought by the Immortal strength. But eventually, one day, you, or your descendants, will have to directly face all this. It’s unavoidable."
Xiao Jie countered: "Aren’t you guys ’saving the world’ in the Great Thousand Worlds? Maybe after a while, you guys successfully saved the Great Thousand Worlds, cut off the source of disaster, then Earth will naturally be safe and sound."
"That’s the theory," Heavenly Venerate shook his head, "but how can you be sure we can definitely succeed? Putting the hope of oneself and the entire world entirely on others, and it’s a group struggling to survive in an unfamiliar world with unknown future ’others’... Daoist Sui Feng, are you really willing to entrust your destiny this way?"
His tone carried a hint of questioning: "If all potential and capable Ascenders like you hold the same notion, staying in their ’Newbie Village’ enjoying vested benefits, unwilling to go to the Great Thousand Worlds ’main battlefield’ to contribute strength... then the resistance force in the Great Thousand Worlds will inevitably get weaker, destruction is almost a certain end. By then, the destruction of the source world will inevitably affect all derived ’Small Thousand Worlds,’ including Jiuzhou, including Earth... You can’t escape from it either. In the fall, how could there be intact eggs?"
Xiao Jie remained silent, not immediately catching on. Heavenly Venerate’s words indeed hit some considerations deep in his heart. Relying on others for destiny has never been his style.
After a while, just when Heavenly Venerate thought he was going to reject completely, Xiao Jie slowly opened his mouth, his tone indiscernible of emotion:
"I... need to consider."
This answer neither agreed nor completely refused, leaving a slight margin.
A glimmer of hopeful light flashed in Heavenly Venerate’s eyes, he knew, for someone like Xiao Jie, not directly rejecting meant there was a possibility to strive for.
"By the way," Xiao Jie seemed to suddenly remember something, casually asked, "If... I’m saying if I ultimately decide to go to the Great Thousand Worlds, how should I go? There must be a path, right?"
Heavenly Venerate almost jumped from the chair, with an exaggerated "I served YOU" expression: "My gosh! Brother! Haven’t you downloaded the ’Great Thousand Worlds’ expansion pack upgrade client yet?!"
Xiao Jie coughed awkwardly, slightly nodded. Previously he was busy farming monsters upgrading and pondering Immortal abilities, he indeed didn’t specifically download this expansion pack upgrade.
Heavenly Venerate held his head, acting defeated: "Hurry! The first thing to do when you go back is to download the update! After downloading, you should be able to receive a guide task in any main city, directing you to find a place called ’Sky Tower.’ At that time, through the Sky Tower, the passage to the Great Thousand Worlds can naturally be opened."
"Sky Tower... got it." Xiao Jie kept this information in mind.
"Once you think it through, whether you come or not, tell my subordinates over there, they will naturally notify me. Alas, I won’t keep you anymore, while this dream hasn’t ended, I’m going for another round of eating." Saying that, a snap of fingers, the wonderful female attendant appeared again, quickly refreshing a bunch of new delicacies on the table.
Xiao Jie also stood up, walked towards the outside of the restaurant, pushed open the door and went out, the moment he stepped out, his eyes brightened...
Xiao Jie slowly opened his eyes, familiar bedroom ceiling came into view, he was lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, moonlight shining in through the curtain gaps from the window, dazzling bright.
Xiao Jie lay in the dark, did not move, looking at the ceiling, his mind once again fell into contemplation, the conversation in the dream had come to an end. But the decision about whether to go to the Great Thousand Worlds seemed like a heavy weight pressing on Xiao Jie’s heart.
To settle for the status quo, enjoying the carefree life before his eyes?
Or embark on the unknown, for the potential future crisis, gambling everything now?
He once again fell into deep thought.
