Main God, Supreme Existence
In the world of the mission, characters who obtain the Yellow Paper for the first time will receive a lot of information about Shadow Street. At this point, they are often stunned into silence. Dongfang Bubai was no exception; he or she was stunned for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before gradually returning to normal.
"It's amazing, absolutely amazing! I never imagined such amazing things existed in the world!" It seems quite difficult to express the excitement I felt at that moment in words.
Then Dongfang Bubai closed his eyes and sensed for a while before laughing again, "Sure enough, the restraints that guy placed on me have disappeared."
"Which guy?" Li Wei on the other end knew the important part was about to be revealed.
"That's a long story," Dongfang Bubai said, recalling the events.
Next, Li Wei heard something that even he found somewhat unbelievable.
Just one day ago, Dongfang Bubai, who was practicing the Sunflower Manual, suddenly heard a voice. The voice seemed to be right next to his ear, but there was no one around. The voice told him that the next day, which was today, someone would come to Blackwood Cliff to seize the Book of Heaven, "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," which was in Dongfang Bubai's hands.
Dongfang Bubai immediately searched the surrounding area thoroughly, but the voice remained unseen. Most importantly, the voice told Dongfang Bubai not to disobey its will, and when the voice killed several of Dongfang Bubai's guards with just a single sentence, Dongfang Bubai had no choice but to obey.
If it were a tangible enemy, he could rely on his superior martial arts skills to fight them. But this mysterious voice was an intangible entity, and it could kill a person simply by speaking, and could also do things that ordinary people could not do at will.
Upon hearing this, Li Wei frowned, clearly not believing that such a person existed in the mission world.
Dongfang Bubai clearly saw through Li Wei's thoughts, but simply took out an item from under the table.
"Look what this is," Dongfang Bubai said, handing the object in his hand to Li Wei.
At first glance, Li Wei realized that this thing was clearly a flower, except that it was made of pure gold. Only when he held it in his hand and examined it closely did Li Wei discover what made this golden flower different from others.
The petals and stems were incredibly lifelike. Even the tiny veins and downy hairs on the leaves were indistinguishable from real flowers. Li Wei knew why Dongfang Bubai had brought this out; it was impossible to create something of this quality artificially.
No matter how realistic it is, a fake flower is still a fake flower; upon close inspection, the signs of forgery can still be seen. But the one in my hand is clearly no different from a real flower; the only difference is its material.
"This is not something made by human hands. Even the best craftsman in the world could not create such a flower..." Dongfang Bubai said in a deep voice, "If I told you that it was a real flower yesterday, would you believe me?"
Li Wei's head buzzed, and his fingers trembled involuntarily.
"Just yesterday, that voice transformed this flower into this state to make me believe him," Dongfang Bubai said helplessly.
The most terrifying thing happened. Li Wei swallowed hard. From Dongfang Bubai, he deduced a possibility: the voice Dongfang Bubai spoke of was very likely the 'hidden hand' that had been making things difficult for Li Wei.
The guy who replaced the sword manual in the Lin Family Old Residence and stole "The White Horse Neighs in the West Wind" and "The Book and the Sword" clearly possesses an ability to defy the 'rules' of this mission world. He can silently take away the Book of Heaven from the labyrinthine Gaochang Maze, which is like a secret room. He can also instantly turn a real flower into this kind of gold.
Clearly, this is something that neither the story world nor even the reincarnators could accomplish.
"That voice told me that I couldn't hand over *The Smiling, the Smiling, Proud Wanderer * to you, even if you killed me... Do you know what it feels like to have your fate predetermined? I'm not reconciled... I'm absolutely not reconciled!" Dongfang Bubai's expression was somewhat helpless, then resolute. "I'm not reconciled to being treated like a puppet... That's why I risked telling you all this today. Since that voice's goal was to make things difficult for you, then you must be someone who can stand on equal footing with 'it'... Now it seems I made the right bet. You, like it, are beings who don't belong to this world."
Dongfang Bubai breathed a sigh of relief, "That voice placed a kind of restraint on me yesterday. It said that if I said its name, it would... erase me. But after I signed my name on the paper you gave me just now, that sense of danger that had been hanging over my head disappeared. In any case, I want to thank you."
Name?
"Does that guy even have a name?" Li Wei naturally voiced his question.
"That voice called itself the 'Main God,' and its methods were indeed like those of a god, unpredictable and divine. With just a word, it turned several of my men into stone statues," Dongfang Bubai, still seemingly shaken and filled with terror.
However, it seems that he has already become the 'Shadow Street Reincarnator' mentioned in the Yellow Paper, so he no longer needs to fear the Main God.
"The Main God?" Li Wei murmured to himself.
Dongfang Bubai was gambling, and so was he. From the moment he first met Dongfang Bubai, he sensed that Dongfang Bubai had something to say, a reaction not typical of a normal storyline mission. Sensing this amiss, Li Wei immediately deduced that someone far stronger than Dongfang Bubai was threatening him.
The result, however, was exactly as Li Wei had predicted.
The 'Black Hand' is that guy called the Main God, but who exactly is he? How can he defy the 'rules' of this mission world? With just a word, he can kill people and change the very nature of plants.
The purpose of this Main God seems to be simply to increase the difficulty of its own mission, which, in a sense, is also a way of constantly spurring itself to become stronger.
"Give me that Book of Heaven, 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.' After the mission is completed, you can return to Shadow Street with me and become one of the Reincarnators."
Now that he knew the details of the mastermind behind it all, Li Wei knew he could only discuss it further after completing the mission and returning home.
Dongfang Bubai was overjoyed and quickly pulled a book out of his clothes and handed it to Li Wei.
"Ding! Quest item obtained: Book of Heaven <The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Proud Wanderer>..."
"The three Book of Heaven required for the mission have been collected. Should we return to Shadow Street immediately...?"
Li Wei chose no.
He had promised Zhang Sanfeng that he would take him away from this mission world, and Li Wei would not let this powerful subordinate go easily.
And this Dongfang Bubai is also an extremely powerful fellow. If used properly, he will definitely become one's right-hand man.
In the following time, Li Wei, along with Dongfang Bubai, arrived at Wudang Mountain.
After paying the price of another piece of Yellow Paper and more than 30,000 points, Li Wei also added Zhang Sanfeng to the ranks of the Reincarnators.
As for Duan Yu and Linghu Chong, Li Wei was somewhat tempted, but at this moment, he had no extra points to squander. Moreover, in terms of combat strength, neither Duan Yu, Linghu Chong, nor Zhang Wuji could compare with Zhang Sanfeng and Dongfang Bubai.
On the eve of leaving the mission world, the only thing that made Li Wei somewhat reluctant to part with was the Condor that had been with him for more than half a year. Perhaps knowing that Li Wei was about to leave, the Condor kept rubbing its head against Li Wei's body, full of reluctance.
After taking out all the snake meat stored in his storage space and placing it in front of the Condor, Li Wei patted its head again and whispered, "Brother Eagle, I have to go now. Take care of yourself. If I have the chance, I'll come back to see you."
The Condor seemed to be sentient; it simply nodded and lowered its head to gnaw on the snake meat, only glancing at Li Wei from time to time.
Summoning the Black Paper, Li Wei did not hesitate this time and chose to return to Shadow Street.
Meanwhile, Zhang Sanfeng and Dongfang Bubai, following the method taught by Li Wei, each summoned their Yellow Paper and left Jin Yong World with Li Wei.
"Prompt: Shadow Street mission restarted, complete. Shadow Street in the Destroyer's star system is now open..."
"Shadow Street Teleportation Array... Activated; Seven-Day Mandatory Quest... Activated"
This prompt appeared on the Yellow Paper of all the reincarnators at almost the same time.
In an instant, some of the reincarnators were dumbfounded, some wept with joy, and some frowned and cursed loudly; their reactions varied. Meanwhile, in the Three Heroes City, Zheng Yutong, Nina, and Xue Yan rushed into the An Hei room and told the other party the clue on the Yellow Paper.
An Hei smiled slightly after hearing this.
"It worked! I finally have the chance to see what Shadow Street is really like. Zheng Yutong, you promised me you'd give me a piece of Yellow Paper, didn't you?"
"Don't worry, if it weren't for you helping us manage the affairs of the city these past few days, who knows how chaotic it would have become. I think you're so smart, you're born to do internal affairs, why don't you stay and manage the town?" Zheng Yutong also knew that Li Wei, who left without saying goodbye that day, must have completed the task of restarting Shadow Street, so she was also very excited.
"Sister Zheng, now that we have a seven-day mandatory mission, shouldn't we make some preparations? After all, a slight mistake in the mission world could be life-threatening," Xue Yan said, playing with the dagger in her hand with a smile on her face.
"Let's go check out Shadow Street first. I haven't been there for over a year, and I've been missing it quite a bit," Nina said hastily, summoning the Yellow Paper and opening a portal to Shadow Street before stepping inside.
"This girl, isn't she just eager to find that Li Wei guy? Humph," Zheng Yutong and Xue Yan exchanged a glance, shook their heads simultaneously, and turned to An Hei, saying, "We're going to Shadow Street. You and Blood Wolf are in charge of the town."
Without waiting for An Hei to say anything, the two of them walked into the teleportation array together.
At this moment, Li Wei, Zhang Sanfeng, and Dongfang Bubai were already walking in the alleys of Shadow Street.