Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"Jiang Li comes from the Jiang Family. Let's go to the Jiang Family and have a look," Sun Shisheng said, taking Wang Chao with him to the Jiang Clan.

The Jiang Family had become one of the three major conglomerates in Minglun City.

The other two conglomerates were the Feng Family and the Zhang Family.

Because these three families each had a Saint-level figure, with immense power unto themselves, naturally many people came to pledge allegiance, fawn, and flatter.

"As for the Jiang Family, I remember that during the once prevalent cloning ethics scandal, they were forcibly reformed, and Jiang Wudao broke away from the Jiang Family to establish his own lineage, now residing in the Cultivation World,"

Wang Chao sized up the Jiang Clan's residence, which spanned ten miles, with each building nearly fifty meters high. A white stream of Spiritual Energy wound its way between the cluster of buildings, providing abundant energy support for the cultivation of the Jiang clan's descendants.

This was the application of a Formation.

Although Spiritual Energy exists in the Two-Dimensional Space, it also has a corresponding frequency. Scientists in Minglun, through studying the vibration frequency of Spiritual Energy and the fluctuations in the Embryonic Breathing Realm that draw Spiritual Energy from the Two-Dimensional Space, have created devices that can simulate these fluctuations—the Spiritual Energy Attraction Units.

By mounting the Spiritual Energy Attraction Units on buildings, they could draw Spiritual Energy from the Two-Dimensional Space.

Furthermore, depending on the arrangement and combination of Spiritual Energy Attraction Units, the drawn Spiritual Energy can be condensed together, forming an autonomous cycle in the real world.

Thus, many are researching the Spiritual Energy Attraction Units, primarily experimenting with various combinations, and combining them with the Formation techniques of the Cultivation World, Earthlings have come up with numerous Formation-based designs using the Spiritual Energy Attraction Units, applied to all aspects of life.

Like the Jiang Clan, having Spiritual Energy form a flowing ribbon drifting among the cluster of buildings is a relatively common way of gathering energy.

"The lineage that stayed here is that of Jiang Mingxin and Jiang Wuxing, with the contemporary Family Head being Jiang Wuya, who is the brother of Jiang Wuxing,"

"He's a grandmaster of Array,"

With the advent of the Spiritual Energy Attraction Units, Array Masters began to emerge. Jiang Wuya, now over two hundred years old, had reached the Sit Forget Realm, possessed longevity, and could learn new things quickly.

Becoming an Array Master of the new age was no problem for him.

"In fact, as an Array Master, he has secretly created a secret space, engaging in illegal clone research," Wang Chao seemed to sense something, his eyes gradually became indifferent, and his tone revealed a chill, "Daring to engage in such activities under Ming Lun's watchful eyes, the Jiang lineage here is quite bold."

Clone experiments, the illegal cloning of intelligent lifeforms strictly prohibited, yet the Jiang lineage here dared to take such risks with their experiments, truly seeking their own demise.

"Jiang Li's father, Jiang Zhendong, was a test-tube baby created from a cloning experiment, only he escaped and became a citizen of the Human Alliance."

The Human Alliance grants all citizens the most basic of human rights; even Saints are not permitted to kill ordinary people at will, otherwise, they would be punished.

And the punishers would be chosen from the people of Ming Lun.

Only Ming Lun had the power to punish Saints!

"Jiang Li is the son born to Jiang Zhendong after he escaped,"

Sun Shisheng stroked his chin, "Logically speaking, since Jiang Wuxing received guidance from Su Jie, he can barely be considered his student, he shouldn't be doing such things ..."

Wang Chao spread his hands and said, "Jiang Wuxing wouldn't do it, but that doesn't mean Jiang Wuya or Jiang Wuya's children wouldn't do it. Capital exists to chase private interest."

Capital, the pursuit of private interest, personal benefits; while the Human Alliance works for the benefits of the entire civilization, public interest, the well-being of the human community.

Ming Lun has the power to abolish private enterprises and groups, but they would not do so.

A civilization needs different voices internally to encourage each other, spiraling upwards. If there's only one voice, the Human Alliance wouldn't be different from those Divine Kingdoms.

Thoughts should always be boundless and free, right?

This is the romance of the Taixu Illusory Realm!

This is also why they gave up on Jiang Li, the outlier. After all, "protagonists" are typically autocratic, not allowing other voices to be heard.

Especially since Sun Shisheng deduced the infinite paths for Jiang Li's future. Although he could be inclusive and accommodating, there was an undeniable element of despotism.

Learn infinity, and you may join his infinite world, and enjoy eternal life.

Don't want to learn?

Die, then!

This was the main reason why Sun Shisheng gave up on Jiang Li.

Reality is not a wish-fulfilling story. With many choices, many thoughts, and many spirits, can evolve a world that is marvelously complete, with sorrow and joy, grief and happiness, anger and laughter.

Jiang Li's future path of infinity, though embracing all, fundamentally sought to glorify one person—himself. Perhaps he believed that everything he did was for the good of all.

But to Sun Shisheng, leading everyone into a high-stakes gamble, a collective self-immolation, was wrong in itself.

Though he often said that in the world, there is nothing inherently right or wrong, only fitting or not fitting, for what he saw of the future, he could only say that Jiang Li was outrageously wrong.

To transcend everything...

One should sacrifice oneself, why drag everyone else along?

Is this great love?

It's not.

In Sun Shisheng's view, this was essentially forcing others to join him in confirming a theory.

Whether the outcome was right or wrong, everyone was dragged along.

Sun Shisheng believed all beings should have the right to autonomously choose, rather than passively make choices.

Although Sun Shisheng could also be domineering, there was a limit, especially regarding life and death—he would offer others the utmost respect unless he was truly provoked, in which case he might deliver a deadly blow.

But like Jiang Li's actions, leading everyone to self-immolate together, that completely crossed the line.

It wasn't a matter of seeing things from a higher perspective, but rather falling into a self-destructive delusion!

Some were willing to follow and transcend, while others chose to sink in the sea of suffering for life. The wise would not insist but help those willing to follow them as far as they could.

Calling Jiang Li's behavior exclusion of dissenters was an overstatement; he had simply gone mad.

The heavens and earth are inherently flawed; perfection does not exist in this world.

Yet, in every future Sun Shisheng saw, Jiang Li completely failed to grasp this, stubbornly pursuing it, even more unbearably so than the gods.

The gods shepherd all beings and would not lead them to death for a theory that only seemed right; but Jiang Li would.

If we talk about courage, Jiang Li didn't lack any; after all, he even dared to commit suicide. But coercing others to do the same was a serious issue, especially since the beings within his infinite path also followed him in suicide, unconditionally believing him, which in itself made them his followers.

Indeed, at present, many people revered him, Sun Shisheng, and Wang Chao, among others, but they did not force everyone to practice their Cultivation Techniques or their way. Even the recruitment of disciples was open because the faith of all beings was free for them to choose.

However, Jiang Li had gone too far!

"Jiang Li came from the Jiang Family, so those who can stand against him also come from the Jiang Family," Sun Shisheng had seen the person he acknowledged.

Following Sun Shisheng's gaze, Wang Chao saw a man and a woman.

"Jiang Nalan, Jiang Xin Yue." Wang Chao knew these two people.

Jiang Nalan had already broken through to become a saint, legally recruiting disciples after registering with the Human Alliance. However, deep down, he sought a way to break through the blockade of the Taixu Illusory Realm and reach other dimensions not controlled by the Taixu Illusory Realm to achieve true godhood.

As for Jiang Xin Yue, she was at the level of the Embryonic Breathing Realm's Primordial Respiration, but with her talent, she was already capable of contending with the Sit Forget Realm because she cultivated the "Eternal Supreme Scripture" from the Cultivation World.

Though this Cultivation Technique was recorded by Ming Lun and made available in the Martial Fantasy Realm, one had to reach the Embryonic Breathing Realm to practice it, and each entry required a significant number of contribution points from both the Human Alliance and the internal system of Ming Lun.

Nevertheless, while this Cultivation Technique was made public, only Jiang Nalan and Jiang Xin Yue had mastered it so far, with others only reaching the introductory stages.

"Neither of them are of good kind, especially Jiang Nalan. During his practice in the Cultivation World, he committed mass slaughter against cultivators, indiscriminately killing even the disciples newly misled into joining the sects by those remnants of Cultivation sects. His killing intent is very strong,"

Wang Chao frowned and stroked his chin, "And deep down, he's always wanted to surpass you, even falling into self-distortion and turning it into an obsession."

"Logically, with such a mindset, it's improbable for him to cultivate to the Sit Forget Realm... but he's turned this obsession into motivation, pushing himself to reach the Sit Forget Realm, and even achieving enlightenment of the soul."

"That's peculiar."

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Sun Shisheng smiled and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

Wang Chao explained, "When he became enlightened, I specifically investigated and found apart from coming from the void, his soul held a trace of chaotic character, as if he was the reincarnation of some figure."

"The same is likely true for Jiang Xin Yue, and there seems to be some connection with Jiang Nalan... I don't know if it's my imagination, but it always feels like they were originally one."

"Or perhaps two sides of the same entity."

Sun Shisheng's eyes shimmered with golden light, as if he could see through everything in this vast universe.

"Did you know, this chaotic universe can actually be divided into two major forces, one being the core of the prison, the other being outside of the prison's core." Sun Shisheng spoke startlingly, "Among them, there's a peculiar treasure named the Gate of Infinity, born from the prison, containing two energies within it, one positive, one negative, both reincarnating."

"Jiang Xin Yue is the positive, Jiang Nalan is the negative."

"Unfortunately, this positive and negative energy represents not yin and yang, but rather hate and resentment."

Wang Chao: "???"

Hate and resentment?

Both are hardly favorable things.

Yet, he understood why Jiang Nalan could ascend to sainthood—not just because he was the negative energy reincarnation of the Gate of Infinity, but rather it was his resentment that caused his obsession to become a demon, thereby driving him relentlessly beyond the limits of his own spirit.

Similarly, only those reincarnated with such negative energy could cultivate such "profound" resentment.

Ordinary people dared not compare themselves, but Jiang Nalan did, and not finding himself superior, he did not look inward for issues or give up, instead, he grew resentful towards them, especially towards Sun Shisheng—

Why are you better than him?

He must surpass you!

Just you wait and see!

Such thoughts accumulated in Jiang Nalan's heart, sinking him deeper and deeper.

"So—"