Su Che looked at these options and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
He is thinking about a problem.
That is...
Is simulating mythological figures the same as simulating historical figures?
To put it another way.
So, do these simulated "mythical characters" really exist?
There is no doubt that the latter actually existed in history, and the heroic spirit of the contract is the best proof of this.
However, whether the mythological figures of the former exist remains an unknown.
Maybe they do have "prototypes".
According to Su Che's understanding.
Whether it is "Journey to the West" or "Investiture of the Gods", these mythological story novels first have mythological characters, and then books are written about them, coating them with a layer of faith to sublime them.
Then comes the problem.
Are the mythological characters simulated by Su Che real "prototypes" or are they simulated "characters" in story novels?
There is a huge difference between the former and the latter.
One is the character itself. If you can simulate it well enough, you will have a chance to complete the contract and make those "gods" your own heroic spirits.
As for the latter, no matter how well the simulation is done, it is just an interpretation of a wonderful story. It is difficult to gain the recognition of "God", and at most you will be given some rewards.
Su Che guessed that the latter was probably more likely.
If not.
In this way, the contract with the "Holy Spirit" is no longer a legend.
Just when Su Che was thinking seriously, he suddenly felt like he was being watched, as if someone was staring at him... This strange feeling made Su Che's hair stand on end. He got goose bumps all over his body, his scalp felt numb, and his hairs stood up like needles.
He raised his head suddenly and looked around.
However.
The moment he looked around, the feeling of being watched disappeared instantly.
Is it an illusion?
No.
It can't be an illusion.
If Su Che was still an ordinary person, he might have such an illusion because of his excessive self-awareness.
But now he has reached the realm of a half-step grandmaster, his body has been tempered to the extreme, and his five senses are far superior to those of ordinary people, including his sixth sense.
Therefore, the feeling just now could not be an illusion. There was indeed someone secretly spying on him.
Su Che narrowed his eyes and tried to summon the heroic spirits and communicate with a few of them to find out what was going on.
But the next second, Su Che's face changed instantly, he couldn't even contact his heroic spirit!
This...how is it possible?
Su Che was a little stunned. This was the first time that he couldn't contact the heroic spirit. The connection between the two sides seemed to be cut off by something and completely blocked.
Su Che looked at the mysterious space around him and had some guesses in his mind. Could it be because of this place?
Because of this mysterious simulation space, the connection with the heroic spirit has been completely severed?
Su Che frowned and looked at the stone slab again.
"So-called simulation..."
"It's completely different from the spirit bond ceremony."
At this moment, Su Che had some guesses of his own.
This so-called simulation should be just for "entertaining the gods".
It is like the rituals of worshiping ghosts and gods in ancient times, with various songs and dances accompanying them.
This method can be used to welcome, send off, praise and entertain gods.
And thus get the reward from God!
Thinking back to the previous sacrificial ceremony and the simulation at this moment, isn’t this just a different form of “sacrifice”?
Thinking of this, Su Che thought he should change his thinking.
If it is purely to "entertain the gods", then that is another way of thinking to solve the problem.
The previous approach of simulating historical figures, solving the problems they encountered, and arousing their resonance no longer works.
Because this is a mythological story in itself, there is no such thing as resonance at all. It all depends on how exciting Su Che's interpretation of the story is.
Thinking of this, Su Che began to think seriously again.
at the same time.
In the heroic spirit space.
On a hill, under a big tree, Ying Zheng was lying comfortably. He was surfing the Internet when he suddenly frowned and realized something was wrong.
"Um?"
Ying Zheng sat up, looked up at the sky, and said in surprise: "My connection with Su Che has been completely cut off?"
"Did you go to some strange place?"
"Let me see...what it is."
Ying Zheng stretched out his hand, trying to clear away the fog and see the truth behind it.
However, at the moment when the fog was about to be cleared, everything disappeared, as if nothing was there and nothing had happened.
Seeing this scene, Ying Zheng was not surprised. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said softly: "So it's 'God'."
"I was wondering why this happened. It turns out it was caused by these so-called 'gods'."
"Is the Master performing a sacrificial ceremony?"
"This way, everything makes sense."
In just a moment, the knowledgeable Ying Zheng understood the cause and effect of the matter.
Then he was too lazy to care and turned around and continued to lie down.
The other several heroic spirits not far away finally noticed something was wrong and started discussing it.
"The host is communicating with the gods? Performing a sacrificial ceremony?" Zhuge Liang showed a surprised expression.
"This is the only possibility." Li Bai nodded: "Only the sacrificial space can cut off the connection with the heroic spirit."
"God?" Zhang Jue frowned and asked, "Is it an immortal from another immortal mountain?"
"They are not dead yet?" Fan Li showed a stunned expression and said in surprise.
"The spiritual energy declined and revived, but they still exist and stir up the situation in these two worlds. What on earth do they want to do?" Chen Sheng said with some confusion.
"Who knows? A large part of the reason why we were revived and the world of heroes was born is due to the work of those gods." Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice.
"I have seen immortals before..." Li Bai said softly, "I thought they also disappeared with the passage of time, but I didn't expect they still exist."
"The First Emperor should know best." Zhuge Liang glanced at the hills in the distance and asked with a smile, "Should we go over and ask him?"
"Forget it..." Chen Sheng subconsciously shrank his neck. The First Emperor was too lazy to pay attention to him. He didn't dare to provoke the First Emperor. If he was destroyed, he would have nowhere to complain.
"He probably won't say it." Li Bai shook his head.
"How can you know if you don't ask?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said.
"Let's go." Fan Li nodded: "I think he will say it."
Afterwards, many heroes came to the hill of the First Emperor together. Chen Sheng stood at the back of the crowd, trying to make his presence felt as weak as possible so that the First Emperor would try not to pay attention to him.
Zhuge Liang walked in front, with Fan Li beside him, and everyone simply saluted Ying Zheng.
At this time, Ying Zheng also sat up, returned the greeting politely, and asked casually: "Do you want to ask about the ancient gods?"
"Yes." Zhuge Liang nodded, and then said seriously: "Please give me some advice, Emperor Qin Shi Huang."
"Please give us some advice, Emperor Qin Shi Huang." Other heroic spirits also spoke up.
The First Emperor was the pinnacle of mythology and the first emperor in the creation of the world. He spent countless efforts in searching for immortals and obtaining the secret of immortality, but ultimately failed.
Although he did not succeed, the information he knew was by no means comparable to that of others. His understanding of gods and immortals was probably the most among all the emperors.
Faced with everyone's request, Ying Zheng did not refuse. He smiled and slowly told everyone the story.
"This story started a long, long time ago... When I was still in the capital of Zhao State, I suffered discrimination and hostility from the people of Zhao State and lived in endless pain."
"Once, I was being chased by someone. They wanted to kill me. I kept running and running, and finally I found myself in a dilapidated temple."
“That was my first contact with those gods.”
Listening to Ying Zheng's story, everyone was a little surprised. No one had expected that the First Emperor's first contact with gods was not when he became the first emperor since the creation of the world, but when he was very young.
The rest of the story is rather clichéd. The young man has an adventure, develops his intelligence, and his body undergoes a transformation. He then returns to the Qin State and gradually develops his own goal: he wants to become the most noble being in the world.
In order to achieve this goal, Ying Zheng had been keeping a low profile in the early days, and eventually he successfully pacified the six kingdoms and unified the world.
But after he ascended the throne and obtained the Mandate of Heaven, he lost certain things, such as the longevity brought by his extraordinary powers.
This seems to be the curse of power. After becoming the emperor of the world, his life span was discounted.
Qin Shihuang was naturally unwilling to accept this, so he began to look for the legendary gods.
And on the earth at this time.
Mythology system.
There is only one.
That is the ancient mythology system.
The later Taoist system of gods and the Buddhist system of gods were both different products.
Ancient myths are myths of human origin or creation myths.
It originated in ancient times - before the Xia Dynasty.
Until later generations, there was no special book to record those mythological systems in full, let alone form a complete system like other mythological systems.
Those ancient myths are scattered in various works, such as "Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Book of Songs", "Chu Ci", "Zhuangzi", "Huainanzi" and other books.
They can be roughly divided into two categories: the series of mythological figures in our ancestors' tracing of the origins of mankind and hero worship, and the series of mythological figures in the worship of nature.
In "Classic of Mountains and Seas": Nuwa, the creator of human beings, Queen Mother of the West with disheveled hair and a crested phoenix head, Di Jun, the ancient emperor of heaven, Shaohao, the White Emperor, Chi You, the Yellow Emperor, Kuafu who chased the sun, Xingtian who danced with the Ganqi after failing in the fight for the throne, etc.
In Huainanzi: Shennong who tasted hundreds of herbs, Gonggong who fought with Zhuanxu for the throne and hit Mount Buzhou in anger, Houyi, Chang'e, etc.
In the "Book of Songs": The ancestor of the Shang Dynasty was the Xuanniao.
Donghuang Taiyi, the supreme god of ancient Chu in "Chu Ci", and Pangu, the creator god recorded in "Sanwu Li Ji" which was later circulated among the people...
Some people in later generations compiled these myths into a system and made up the "Ten Ancient Gods", "Twelve Witch Ancestors" and so on, which are all fabricated series.
In the true ancient system, there is no strict division.
During Ying Zheng's exploration, he gradually learned a lot of information about immortals and some elixirs.
These elixirs can ignore the curse brought by power and greatly prolong life.
For example, the elixir of life, the immortal tree, the eight halls, the imperial medicine, the elixir of life, the jade paste, the jade glory, the jade flower, the falling dew, the fallen flower, the jade branch, the osmanthus juice, and the magnolia.
There are many elixirs that can increase lifespan, but each one is extremely precious.
Some grow naturally, while others are artificially created.
In the later stage of searching for immortals, Ying Zheng's main purpose had shifted from those immortals to these elixirs.
What a pity.
Throughout his entire life, he never found the legendary elixir, but only found many stories about gods.
"Most of them are not in this world." Ying Zheng said slowly: "I sent people to search the entire world and came to the end of the world, which is an extremely cold ice and snow continent, but still could not find the existence of the fairyland."
"This made me think that the so-called fairyland might be those secret realms, either big secret realms or small secret realms... But later, I found out that I was wrong."
"I searched for a long time before I was completely sure that they had completely transcended and were no longer in this world."
“This is also the key to their longevity.”
"As for the more secret information, I'm afraid only the 'holy spirits' know it. Their connection with 'God' is much closer than ours."
“However, there are also some gods who are sealed in those secret realms.”
"In order to continue living, they became the will of the secret realm..."
"The 'god' that Su Che is worshipping at this moment may be the embodiment of the will of the secret realm."
Listening to the First Emperor's description, everyone looked at each other in confusion. They seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand!
…
at the same time.
Su Che looked at the stone tablet and finally made up his mind. He chose the first one, Erlang Zhenjun of Guanjiangkou!
As soon as this thought came to mind, the other options on the stone tablet disappeared one after another.
Then Su Che blinked again and entered another body.
It turned out to be Erlang Zhenjun, who was good at hunting and fighting, unrestrained and unruly, and a mixed-race of immortal and mortal. He was dressed in golden armor, a pearl hat and brocade sleeves, with a bow on his back, a three-pointed, double-edged sword in his hand, and a white dog under his seat, named Roaring Sky Dog.
The moment I arrived at this body.
All the memories came flooding back at once. At this point in time, he had just discovered that his sister was secretly having a tryst with a mortal, and that they had a child together, named Chenxiang.
Su Che thought about it and decided to act according to the plan.
So, he began to interpret the tragic Yang Jian and followed the mode of a sad drama.
The source of the story is a novel that Su Che read in his previous life.
The protagonist is naturally Yang Jian. It is a novel that is written for the sake of torture, but it must be said that it is indeed well written.
The most heartbreaking emotion is being misunderstood and wronged, and the protagonist of this novel, Yang Jian, is one of those people who is misunderstood from the beginning to the end.
Even if there is a huge misunderstanding, he never speaks it out, but bears it all by himself.
In his previous life, Su Che read that novel, which left him with a deep psychological trauma. Now, he decided to interpret such a tragic life and use a miserable story to achieve the effect of "entertaining the gods"!
It is normal to make such a decision.
Now that we understand the nature of this simulation, it is a sacrifice and an entertainment for the gods.
Then he naturally has to do the opposite and tell a different story in order to stand out.
If you fight for life and death like others, you will eventually achieve so-called success.
It may not have very good effect.
Instead, do it this way.
Maybe the results will be better.
Of course.
Novels are novels.
A simulation is a simulation.
The script of this simulated world cannot always follow the direction of the novel in Su Che's memory, so deviations are inevitable. However, as long as the general direction is controlled, everything will not matter.
Then.
Su Che began to do various things silently, bearing all of this alone. He didn't care even if he was misunderstood. Even if he was wronged, he would never defend himself.
That's it, a great drama of misery begins...
As the simulation continued, Su Che suffered a lot, was misunderstood by the people of the world, was deserted by his friends and relatives, and was burdened with countless insults.
But in order to protect his family and friends, he was willing to bear all the consequences alone.
He would rather have his hands covered in blood, would rather none of this happened, than be a deserter, even if this was a one-man battle!
This heart-wrenching story, under Su Che's interpretation, is even more reasonable than the content of the novel.
…
now.
A pair of eyes are watching all this secretly.
This is a woman with a beautiful face without a single flaw.
In front of her, there were a dozen light screens.
It was obviously a sacrificial ceremony that was in progress.
There are more than ten masters who choose different mythological characters. They fight in the simulated world, create their own endings, and various stories happen.
She read the stories expressionlessly.
soon.
She noticed a story about Erlang Zhenjun in the corner of the light curtain.
This story is obviously different from others.
Simply put...the styles of painting are different!
Others are competing, fighting, carving out bloody paths, and rushing on the road to success.
Those who can become masters are basically the best among men, the heroes among heroes.
People like them can usually get a good ending when performing mythological simulations, and thus receive certain blessings.
However……
In these various simulations.
Su Che's simulation is unique and distinctive.
The direction of this story made her frown.
I have seen countless simulated stories.
This was the first time she had seen such a story!
"this……"
Her expression changed slightly.
Before.
The long years and countless years of sleep made her gradually forget her original name.
She didn't remember when she woke up. It seemed like someone was offering sacrifices at the altar and woke her up from her deep sleep?
It should be that time.
since then.
In order to find her lost emotions, she began to use simulation methods, watching various stories, throwing out various rewards, and letting humans come to the secret realm one after another to perform the sacrificial ceremony.
This move was learned from the Heroic Spirit World.
Most of those stories were pretty good, and occasionally there were some extremely exciting and heart-wrenching stories that surprised her greatly.
But those stories, although refreshing, seemed to be missing something...
Until now.
After seeing the story this guy told, she felt like something was blocking her chest.
This feeling is strange.
"Why... is this happening?"
"So this is what it feels like to be wronged and misunderstood by countless people?"
"I remember this feeling. I've also been misunderstood and wronged before..."
"But that seems like a long, long time ago."
She frowned and thought seriously, but couldn't remember for a long time when it happened.
It’s too far away, tens of thousands of years, hundreds of thousands of years?
"Why……"
"Why do you want to create such a Yang Jian?"
"Did this little guy do this on purpose?"
"But I have to say that this story is really wonderful, and it also made me find an emotion that I had lost - sadness."
“So this is what sadness and grief feel like.”
"This part is human nature, and it is not within the scope . However, it cannot be missing."
"He brought me one step closer to finding my whole self."
She is God.
He is the only god in this secret snow realm.
Once upon a time...
In order to continue living, she merged herself with the secret realm of snow and became the will of the secret realm of snow.
Because the time was too long, so long that her memory was damaged, she forgot why she chose this path.
Logically speaking... there should be other options.
She looked at the story carefully.
At the end of the story.
After the last battle, in order to test how much strength Yang Jian still had, the Jade Emperor deliberately left the treasure Fuxi Water Mirror in the human world.
The monster in Jiuling Cave sucked San Sheng Mun, Chenxiang and others into the mirror, but he did not expect that the water mirror had the function of recording.
Everyone saw the past of Erlang Shen Yang Jian in the mirror.
I knew that he was the only one who had been bearing all of this, that he was the biggest villain, and I knew the truth that he had been carrying.
All misunderstandings and wishes were revealed and disappeared at this moment.
The conflict of emotions reached its peak at this moment!
“So…so that’s how it is.”
Everyone felt extremely guilty, and everyone had wrongly blamed Yang Jian.
However.
The most heartbreaking thing is coming.
Yang Jian is dead...
Everything is irreversible.
This is a tragic ending.
But it is tragedy that makes a profound impact on people.
Although it was somewhat different from Su Che's script, this was the 'best' ending he could achieve.
After seeing such an ending, after seeing such a scene.
A tear silently passed through the eyes of the Snow Secret Realm Goddess and turned into a precious gem.
The goddess of the Snow Secret Realm grabbed the gem and said incredulously: "I actually... shed tears?"
"This story, this sacrifice to please my 'entertaining god', actually made me cry?"
The Goddess of the Snow Secret Realm stared blankly at the light screen.
at the same time.
When Su Che, the 'Erlang Zhenjun' died.
Su Che left the simulated world. He looked around and said softly, "I wonder if this god will be satisfied with this ending?"
“Will there be a blessing?”
"Um?"
Su Che's face changed. He was caught by an invisible force. This force was so terrifying that even he couldn't break free. There was no room for resistance and his eyes suddenly went dark.
soon.
Su Che opened his eyes again.
This is a world with singing birds and fragrant flowers. In a courtyard, a woman in white clothes is sitting diagonally.
This woman was extremely beautiful, with a stunning face.
It is absolutely appropriate to describe it with the words from the Book of Songs.
Her hands are as soft as catkins, her skin is like solidified fat, her neck is like a cicada, her teeth are like white gourds, she has a beautiful forehead and eyebrows, a charming smile and eyes that look bright.
But such a beautiful woman makes people unable to have the slightest desire to blaspheme her, as if she is sacred and inviolable.
“You are…?”
Su Che asked in astonishment, looking at the woman in front of him with some disbelief.
"You are worshiping me, who do you say I am?" The goddess looked at Su Che and asked calmly.