Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2380: Chapter 2375: Melia Concept Segment

The connection on a purely conceptual level is similar to both having the surname Mei, rather than me being symbolic of you in a subordinate way.

It has to be said that the Jade Soul Master’s transcendence is quite thorough.

As Fu Qian carefully felt the gains from progressing all the way, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

The last time he connected with the Heart Demon through the Burial Scroll, he was worried about the excessively detached demeanor of the latter, and it now seems that it has come true.

Just counting the Jade Soul Master’s aliases he had seen himself, there were at least five, theoretically if the other party was thoroughly defeated, they would all count as his trophies.

However, not only was there no evidence of this at the time, but the current feeling increasingly resembled the Jade Soul Master’s realization of past mistakes during the transcendence and the complete abandonment of those many obsessions.

Indeed, through his guidance, he realized that form is emptiness, ultimately achieving enlightenment, but in this process, he also lost all the good things that should have belonged to him.

Actually, describing it as losing is not entirely accurate; forgetting might be more appropriate.

Melia and those other aliases were still digested.

However, for both the Jade Soul Master and himself, it was as if they were forgotten past events.

No matter how one tries, it’s impossible to recall; it can only be tested passively like this.

Of course, there is also another possible reason, which is that due to the Reminiscence Record’s characteristics, the alias Melia was somewhat sealed within, resulting in the current situation.

But to be honest, it’s hard to imagine that the Jade Soul, after so many years, only harvested those five aliases.

Given that so far not only Melia’s group but also other legacies were not found at all, this possibility is relatively low.

In any case, without being able to view from Melia’s superior perspective easily to observe and scrutinize the surroundings and draw conclusions.

The only thing is to take this objective perspective, test, and deduce — precisely what a scholarly person should do.

”The snow can stop now.”

Grasping the connection, Fu Qian said without emotion.

”Um... alright.”

Boyd was stunned for a moment but then immediately agreed, having no opinion on these inconsistent orders.

Wait, it’s already stopped—

However, just as he was about to move, he paused again, trying to capture with his hands, finding no more formless coldness.

Those words weren’t directed at him but said to the front...

Realizing suddenly, Professor Fu had extinguished the formless snow with a mere gesture, the already shocked crowd held their breathing even more quietly.

...

It was indeed a casual extinguishing.

From the unique Zen perspective, everything became abstract.

Such that the marvel missing its material basis wasn’t that hard for Fu Qian to grasp.

Hence, when he spoke those words just now, he casually exhibited a power to summon wind and command rain.

The purpose of doing so, of course, was not merely to scare people.

This miracle had already made its contribution, not only probing into the existence of some special effects but also helping turn the Snow Tree leaves white, making it easier to draw the concept of Melia.

Now, by canceling it, whether sudden changes would cause something to happen would be its third contribution — and seemingly, it indeed had some effect.

With the secret snow abruptly halting, the abstract scene before them instantly lost some content.

Nevertheless, the subtle ripple following this connected the snow tree leaf in his hand with ”this room”.

Could it truly be an ancestral place of Melia?

Fu Qian naturally grasped this point instantly, aligning it with earlier investigation gains, and correlating with content personally shared by the Jade Soul Master.

When the Jade Soul indirectly told him Melia didn’t exist, he indeed said that the Academy had the intrinsic attribute of being ”Melia’s ancestral place”.

And now besides him and the snow leaf, ”this room” indeed joined, achieving the concept block of ”Melia”.

Of course, this is good news, but there is also bad news — even so, there are still no traces of Professor Ah Kai.

...

Isn’t it too concealed? It seems utterly vanished.

The original thought was that Ah Kai might be testing miracles related to Melia, resulting in a mishap.

And using his essence as Melia, getting into the current state to try to reach some connection, thereby verifying his whereabouts.

The current situation implies the previous inference was wrong? Or even if it was right, the person’s already beyond saving?

No, it’s not urgent to jump to such a conclusion.

Blind pessimism and blind optimism are equally foolish behaviors.

For instance, there is a simplest possible influencing factor not yet excluded.

That the lack of Extraordinary Perception caused him only to see this room in the entire ”Melia’s Ancestral Place”.

At least, he should go around the whole Academy to further confirm that pessimistic conclusion.

And considering the Burial Scroll’s limited duration, it’s better to start soon — Fu Qian did not start, instead silently elevated his ranking.

Vision is just one influencing factor; moreover, could it be that his Melia ranking is not enough?

This undoubtedly is another variable worth testing — Gone?

However, at some moment, a surprising change occurred.

More things hadn’t been discovered; as the ranking increased, Fu Qian found himself falling out of Melia’s conceptual block.

...

Is there such a thing?

Scientific exploration always brings surprises; this sudden change indeed runs counter to reason.

Did he lose the identity of Melia?

So the reason is...

Even though the Burial Scroll’s duration is rapidly reducing, at that moment, Fu Qian did not hurriedly revert to the Second Phase but silently sensed.

Already noted thus far, Melia was almost the strangest Ancient Supremes he had encountered; anomalies related to him should have high probability.

Even this attempt’s other aim was to take the chance to glimpse some of his secrets.

Now let us maintain logical thinking, why after upgrading, Melia’s attribute seemed to disappear — because there was no Melia above the Second Phase.

At some point, he exhaled a long breath and derived a bizarre conclusion.

However, this reverse deduction can fairly directly and forcefully explain the current change regardless.

As to why clearly an Ancient Superior Being wouldn’t exist beyond the Second Phase?

It is indeed bewildering, but thinking carefully, it seems to align with what the Jade Soul Master said at that time?

He went to ancient times, but Melia was not there.

Even throughout his dealings with him, the Jade Soul Master incarnate as Melia never demonstrated a state beyond the Second Phase.