Resurrecting Inside an Innate Supernatural Tale

Upon hearing Old Li's seemingly mundane, even somewhat pointless, question, Feng Xue, who hadn't initially thought there was anything wrong with it, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and a sense of dread crept over her entire body.

At that moment, words such as "faith pollution" and "incense poison" began to flood his mind, and the content of countless related novels that he had previously read also began to appear before his eyes.

He knew long ago that Weird Tale could be revived from people's legends, long before Old Li introduced Weird Tale to him, long before Old Li mentioned that "Progenitor Supernatural Tale" would be revived through imitation and role-playing.

But now that I think about it, what exactly has been revived?

Was it the one who created that Weird Tale, Wu?

Or perhaps, it's just Supernatural Tale Itself?

Seeing that Feng Xue had stopped responding, Old Li knew that Feng Xue understood, or at least had thought of something, so he continued:

"If acting is the technique that makes 'me' a Weird Tale, then the subsequent digestion is what makes the Weird Tale 'me'."

"Let Weird Tale become me?" Feng Xue pondered the meaning behind Old Li's words. Old Li, unusually, didn't keep her in suspense. Whether it was to prevent Feng Xue from having preconceived notions or something else, he directly gave the answer:

"The so-called Acting Method is essentially to use the characteristic of 'nothingness' to 'transform' oneself in order to disguise oneself as a so-called 'Weird Tale' and steal the power of the Supernatural Tale Fire. Whether the Weird Tale exists on its own or is simply created by us, the Weird Tale is just Weird Tale."

"It's like an actor playing a role. Even if the role is based on the actor, the two are not the same. The actor can gain attention and popularity through the similarity between the two, but there are still differences. After all, an actor can't be as 'pure' as the character in the play."

"Is that so...?" Feng Xue listened to Old Li's explanation and nodded thoughtfully. She had to admit that Old Li's example was very insightful. An actor cannot be equated with a character because the character only lives in the story, while the actor is a complete person with their own emotions.

The same applies to Weird Tale and nothingness. Weird Tale are just stories passed down by word of mouth, while nothingness is an individual with a complete self.

Just as people say, the Oath Keeper is a selfless and strong person, a person who maintains balance and order, and will treat all living beings fairly.

But Feng Xue is not like that.

Having figured all this out, Feng Xue had a relatively complete understanding of this so-called Acting Method, but she still had no clue how to digest it.

However, with a strategy guide right in front of him, he didn't think too much about it and asked directly:

What should we do?

"Create your own Weird Tale."

Old Li uttered a riddle, Feng Xue immediately frowned:

Speak like a human.

Old Li didn't mind Feng Xue's impolite words, but instead explained:

"Simply put, it's about self-awareness. Once you possess the Supernatural Tale Entry, you already have the ability to generate [consciousness]. You recognize yourself, construct your self, and then ignite that [consciousness] that represents [self-awareness]. Use that fire to encompass and absorb, to contain and digest your other Supernatural Tale Fire."

"So, you just create a parent folder and put the other 'Weird Tale files' in it?" Feng Xue quickly figured out the logic, while the sound of scribbling came from Old Li's side, along with Old Li voice:

"You can think that way, but the actual process is a bit more complicated. As I told you before, imitating Weird Tale will awaken the Progenitor Supernatural Tale being imitated. And this act of establishing yourself and devouring other Supernatural Tale Entry is equivalent to turning yourself into a Progenitor Supernatural Tale, with all the subordinate Supernatural Tale Entry belonging to you."

"In this way, when you die, those Weird Tale will be resurrected from the legends, and then because they 'imitate you, the Progenitor Supernatural Tale,' you will awaken from your slumber. And because these Weird Tale are natural ghost Weird Tale that perfectly fit the legends, you will be revived directly within these Weird Tale —of course, if someone impersonates your Weird Tale during this time, you will still have to fight to reclaim your authority."

"Got it, so I'm trying to make myself 'above the sequence'..." Feng Xue thought to herself, tossing aside the salt that had reappeared, and realizing a problem—

"According to you, wouldn't those who obtain Supernatural Tale Entry by imitating existing Weird Tale be unable to digest them?"

"That's right. Before killing and devouring the Progenitor Supernatural Tale, it's impossible to fully digest the power of this Weird Tale." Old Li gave a surprising and affirmative answer to Feng Xue, and before Feng Xue could ask further questions, he guessed her follow-up question and replied:

"Just as you thought, most of the Weird Tale the Hundred Tales series are newborns that haven't fully grasped the Supernatural Tale Entry. They were the first to become Weird Tale, and as pioneers, they gained an advantage but also paid a price—"

"Because their Weird Tale are mostly based on imitations of existing Weird Tale in the East, they must devour the Progenitor Supernatural Tale in order to truly digest the Supernatural Tale Entry. However, the problem is that this contest is more about the spiritual level and can only be fought one-on-one. Under this premise, the Progenitor Supernatural Tale that can be easily devoured are basically not very strong, while the powerful progenitor Weird Tale are not so easy to defeat."

"This is why Hundred Tales, despite having a huge base and monopolizing the entire Residential Area, still wants to covet all Landfill Area Manager positions. After all, the new generation can be resurrected once they pass the novice period, while the Combat Power of Hundred Tales's Weird Tale is diminishing with each death."

"..." Feng Xue suddenly felt enlightened. All along, he had thought that the largest organization in the Infinite City, Hundred Tales. It was one thing to monopolize the Residential Area and the Tower of Babylon, but to even get involved in a small place like the Landfill Area. At the time, he thought it was due to the influence of the Eastern Kingdom culture, but now it seemed that the core reason was probably this inherent deficiency.

However, Feng Xue quickly stopped thinking about the Hundred Tales, because he suddenly realized that although Old Li made it sound so easy, understanding oneself was definitely not a simple matter.

Not to mention, it requires the intense perception of thousands or even tens of thousands of people to ignite the Supernatural Tale Fire!

So, he asked without any hesitation:

"How do you understand yourself? I'm not saying there must be shortcuts, but you should at least tell me an effective method."

Feng Xue didn't doubt that Old Li was unaware, or rather, the fact that most of the Weird Tale involving the tower climb only involved a single flame was enough to prove that this self-awareness definitely had a complete process involved.

Or rather, even without a process, it's definitely not some highly complex project that only one in several hundred people could accomplish.

The way Weird Tale revived should be easier for close female friends and book lovers to understand.

In short, the Progenitor Supernatural Tale will be revived from legends in the form of "Innate Supernatural Tale".

Those who have digested the Weird Tale will revive from the body of the Innate Supernatural Tale, just like those who revive above the sequence. Because the Innate Supernatural Tale have no "self" and are completely subservient to the setting, they can be resurrected without any willpower resistance.

However, if someone obtains the same Supernatural Tale Entry during the resurrection period, it's like they've consumed your Sequence 1 characteristic or uniqueness. To achieve a perfect resurrection, you must kill them and reclaim the characteristic.