Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

```

As one battle after another concluded, Sun Shisheng's spiritual incarnation also gathered a vast amount of data and discovered that historical figures were more likely to attract souls from the outer void during combat.

On the contrary, none of the characters from worlds capable of catastrophic destruction have had souls descend from the void.

Because, during the fight, they are entirely consumed by the battle, and the content of their logical thinking is focused on how to defeat the opponent.

With single-minded focus.

Particularly, the characters from the fantasy genre, in order to achieve the ultimate victory, would resort to all kinds of methods.

Of course, there are some who are still contemplating the reality of the world in secret, even thinking about breaking away from their original world to truly remain in the main space of the Taixu Illusory Realm.

Regrettably,, for Sun Shisheng, without the existence of a soul, even if their logical thinking is rigorous, they are just NPCs that can be produced in bulk.

As for how one judges whether an NPC has developed a soul, the outer void is an excellent standard—those with souls will descend from the void.

To creatures outside of the Taixu Illusory Realm, as long as they develop an organ capable of thought, the void will grant them souls.

However, beings that originated from the illusionary realms within the Taixu Illusory Realm are similar to super-intelligent AI and do not count as truly living creatures, which is why the outer void will not bestow souls upon them.

Only when beings of the illusionary realms break through the cognitive limits imposed on them do they develop a soul and establish a connection with the void, allowing the void to bestow a true soul.

The so-called strong beings within the illusionary realms possess their own "Dao," and, in a certain sense, being too persistent with their "Dao" is a kind of attachment; they will not give up their "Dao," nor will they think about breaking through it to reach a higher level. They merely "settle for the status quo" and remain unchanging.

It can be said that the stronger the character from the fantasy realm, the less likely they are to have a soul, as at that level of cultivation, their way of thinking is extremely fixed and unable to escape the confines of their framework.

In fact, this isn't just the case with characters from illusionary realms but also real people.

Whether it's cultivation, business, or holding an official post, ordinary people have diverse options and can think outside the box, allowing for more choice in their paths.

As for the strong, tycoons, and high-ranking officials, once they reach that position, their options narrow, and they must be cautious and tread on thin ice.

Because they must consider each step carefully; otherwise, it could lead to significant problems at the foundation, which might be irreversible.

If there is any difference between characters evolved from the illusionary realms and real people, it is that real people have a physical body made of matter, a soul from the void, and they will die.

After death—the body decays, returning to matter; the soul shatters, returning to the void.

After reincarnation, they are no longer the same person.

As for characters from the illusionary realms, after death, when the so-called plot ends, they are reset, "I am still me," simply losing all memories of what happened before and starting over, repeatedly going through this process.

It is indeed similar to an alternative form of eternal life.

However, this form of eternal life is ultimately just a soulless data program, so Sun Shisheng does not concern himself with their lives, because they are not beings with souls, not truly alive.

Without a soul, how can one be considered spiritually enlightened?

"Historical characters tend to lean towards reenactment, souls lean more towards reality; hence, it's easier for them to give birth to a soul, while those from fantasy, immortal heroes, or even romance and science fiction genres, though they have various cultivation systems, are all illusory and not real. To the external void, they are nothing."

Wang Chao's spiritual incarnation surveyed the scenes across the various battle platforms and said to the spiritual incarnation of Sun Shisheng beside him.

"I feel that these fantastical worlds evolved from movies and novels can be set aside; they are, after all, products of human imagination. Even if the environments inside have been perfectly evolved by the Taixu Illusory Realm, compared to the near-real historical settings, the settings of these novels are too fictitious."

"In the future, if you want to turn these worlds from fiction to reality, you'll probably need to refine half the universe."

Sun Shisheng's spiritual incarnation pondered for a moment and slightly nodded.

Fantasy, cultivator tales,, and science fiction—these three major genres have cultivation systems that are merely settings evolved out by the Taixu Illusory Realm, valuable for reference but not significantly so.

Moreover, to ensure these characters can demonstrate their intended power, the Battle Platform would also require special enchantments, otherwise, the power of these cultivation systems would be castles in the air, mere fantasies.

Countless illusionary worlds, countless cultivation systems—as characters leave their original illusionary realms, their power becomes null and void.

Only the soul!

Only enlightenment!

Only wisdom!

Are truly eternal!

"What you say is true; these cultivation systems, to truly turn illusion into reality, can only wait until the Taixu Phantom Realm engulfs and refines the chaos of the vast heavens, uniting them as one. The current reference value is indeed not significant."

"However, watching the hustle and bustle, it's still quite good, and the willpower of those 'mighty beings' does have some commendable aspects."

"One could take a few references from it."

Sun Shisheng's gaze fell on Su Jie as he walked along the corridor of the earthen building, shifting the topic, "He's about to condense the holy embryo."

"Indeed, it's getting closer," remarked Wang Chao's spiritual incarnation, his eyes intently fixed on Su Jie for a long while—

```

At the same time, Su Jie couldn't help but tilt his head up by forty-five degrees, looking towards a certain spot above the Battle Platform, but he didn't see the figures of Sun Shisheng and Wang Chao, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. Themostup‑to‑dateversionisonM4VLEMP4YR.

"It's that feeling again... But this time, it seems to be only one?"

"Is it a summoning?"

The two spiritual avatars naturally heard Su Jie's murmur.

"Um..." Wang Chao's spiritual avatar felt a bit awkward, "Had I known, I would have asked Li Hansha to come along, where did he go?"

"Alchemy." Sun Shisheng said succinctly.

Li Hansha's original self and their two original selves were all refining the Dimension of Thunder together, while his spiritual avatar was occupied with researching a variety of things, although his expertise lay primarily in Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

Especially since he came into contact with the Cultivation World recently, Li Hansha's spiritual avatar devoted even more energy to studying the alchemy and artifact records of the Cultivation World.

With Li Hansha's speed, it was estimated that by next year, he would be able to produce large quantities of fairly usable elixirs and Spiritual Treasures (Earth version) for Ming Lun.

"Sun, when compared like this, we seem to have a lot more free time?" Wang Chao's spiritual avatar said with an awkward laugh, scratching the back of his head.

"You're the only one with free time."

Sun Shisheng glanced at Wang Chao's spiritual avatar and said indifferently, "I normally have many spiritual avatars, even physical ones, teaching students, assisting Li Hansha with research, and exchanging cultivation insights with spiritual avatars like Chan Yinsha and Tang Zichen."

"Only you, with your single spiritual avatar, constantly following me around, are exactly like your original self."

Wang Chao's spiritual avatar sheepishly lowered his head under Sun Shisheng's gaze.

In fact, this spiritual avatar represented the impetuous, playful, and lazy aspects of Wang Chao's personality, separated out by Wang Chao himself to make his original self more rational.

"Cough cough!"

With a slightly flushed face, Wang Chao's spiritual avatar swiftly changed the subject back to Su Jie, "Sun, let's not talk about this anymore. These things can be handled by my original self. My role is to observe Su Jie... He is about to cultivate the embryonic breath, so we should almost be able to make contact, right?"

"Yes."

Sun Shisheng, with his golden pupils, watched the Spiritual Treasure phenomena hovering above Su Jie's head—when the nebulous shape, like an egg yolk amidst the purple glow as if a primordial embryo, was about to fully materialize, just as it happened for Wang Chao and Li Hansha. He nodded his head.

"Really?" Wang Chao's spiritual avatar was a bit dubious. "You're not planning to set me up, are you, Sun? I'm your protector, after all!"

"I am an honest gentleman; I never deceive," Sun Shisheng assured Wang Chao with an expression that read, "You have to believe me," and blinked his lively eyes, "However, despite the embryonic form taking shape, there's still the possibility of miscarriage if you go too far."

Wang Chao was speechless.

Why did Sun's words sound so strange?

Was he overthinking it?

"Don't worry, Sun. I won't go over now. I'll wait until he 'returns to his position,' and then I'll have a talk with him," Wang Chao reassured.

"Afraid?" Sun Shisheng mocked, "That doesn't sound like the Primordial being or Wang Chao."

"I am not Wang Chao; I am just a spiritual avatar," Wang Chao said righteously.

In the void of the Taixu Phantom Realm.

The five people who were refining the Dimension of Thunder all saw the appearance of Wang Chao's spiritual avatar, and Wang Chao's original self even covered his face, ashamed to face Sun Shisheng and the others.

Chan Yinsha chuckled, "Wang Chao, I never expected you to have such a whimsical side. What an eye-opener, I hope you continue to retain it."

Tang Zichen's smile contained a hint of amusement, "Little brother, you indeed still have an unsullied childlike heart."

Feeling defensive, Wang Chao explained, "Sister Chen, that's because I'm sticking to my original intentions!"

Chan Yinsha snorted, "Then your original intentions are quite naive, not to mention rather shameless."

"How can it be as much as ten? At most six," Wang Chao retorted.

Sun Shisheng stopped the bickering between Wang Chao and Chan Yinsha, "If you have the energy to spare, don't waste it on fighting. You'd be better off mutually affirming each... Hm?"

"What's the matter, Sun?" Wang Chao also sensed that the Taixu Phantom Realm was struck by a shock, weak though it was, but it was indeed a real presence.

"Some guy in the Cultivation World has been severely deluded by the Heavenly Dao, rallying a large number of cultivators. By harnessing the will of the people combined with the will of heaven, they are starting to assault the Taixu Phantom Realm, gambling it all in an attempt to shatter the link that covers the Cultivation World," Sun Shisheng said calmly. "A world that persists in its closed-mindedness will also offer the most pure faith to the Heavenly Dao from the beings within it, so this is probably their final act of resistance."

Chan Yinsha expressed no sympathy for someone so brazen, speaking coldly, "Do they need to be taught a lesson?"

Although the Taixu Phantom Realm had assaulted the Heavenly Dao of the Cultivation World, it hadn't harmed the cultivators there, and while they wouldn't allow the cultivators to remain high and mighty once they began entering the Cultivation World on a large scale—

That time had not yet come!