"However, while I can't hack the concept itself right now, I can hack its observers."
Liu Shinian thought about it, and sure enough, she actually had a solution.
"This guy's immortality is quite simple. All I need to do is make the observer believe he's dead. So all I need to do is simulate the observer's state and artificially declare him dead."
"But your simulation can only fool this guy; its real observers, the Foolish Blindness and the Mist, are still alive."
Li Xingkong kicked the creature in front of him; it was still half-dead on the ground.
"Hey, no problem. Because of the observer's state, there's a connection between this Rebuttal and those two. I just need to use this connection to deceive them in reverse, making them believe that the Rebuttal guy has been killed."
Who says Lies can only be told face-to-face? That's just a limitation of ordinary people's imagination.
As long as Liu Shinian can track down a person's movements, he can directly fabricate Lies for that person.
Without relevant experience in countering such attacks, this kind of attack is practically impossible to defend against.
"Awesome."
All those words ultimately boiled down to two: Li Xingkong never imagined that he would have to go to great lengths to take action himself, while Liu Shinian, with just a few simple actions at home, had already exerted his power on someone thousands of miles away.
Sky-Scraping Domain.
Before the Foolish Blindness who had rushed to ask for help could decide who to ask, she first encountered a familiar-looking guy in the main city of the Sky-Scraping Domain.
It was none other than the Mist, who was currently lounging in a tavern, puffing away on a cigarette, half-reclined among several women, living a carefree life.
Having spent many years together, the group was naturally very familiar with each other's auras. The Foolish Blindness had only just entered the city when he sensed the man's presence and followed the auras all the way to find the Mist he was enjoying.
"Great! Our stronghold is about to be destroyed, and you're still here indulging in debauchery!"
He walked straight up to the Mist and Foolish Blindness laugh.
"Oh my, isn't this my Foolish Blindness sister? What brings you here too?"
Mist opened her eyes, sat up straight calmly, and looked completely composed.
"If I hadn't come, how would I have known that my brother was enjoying himself in a place like this?"
"Oh, sit down, sit down. Since you're already here, have a drink."
Mist pretended not to know where the Foolish Blindness came from, and instead urged her to sit down and have a drink.
"We've lost everything, aren't you worried at all? Flesh and Blood and Blood and Rebuttal are still struggling to hold on, and the Mist Continent has already been invaded. What's the point of drinking now?"
The Foolish Blindness looked furious.
"Oh well, what's gone is gone. As long as we're alive and well, that's all that matters."
Unperturbed, Mist took another bite.
"As for Flesh and Blood and blood and Rebuttal, life and death are predetermined. They were just unlucky not to escape."
Hearing Mist's explanation, Foolish Blindness wasn't some brute who couldn't understand the hidden meaning, so she sat down.
"You knew someone would come?"
She stared into the Mist, trying to read something from his eyes.
"Tsk, there are so many well-informed people. The great war between Jade Void and the Spirit Clan is about to break out, probably within a hundred years. Those who got the news have already fled."
Mist smiled, raised his glass in a gesture of respect, and Foolish Blindness, without any pretense, clinked glasses with him.
"My sister is a smart woman. Both sides are forces we can't afford to offend. If two armies are at war, being caught in the middle means certain death. Even if we aren't caught in the crossfire, if our concepts are targeted by others, it's a death sentence."
"Our Mist Continent is wonderful, but if those creatures are discovered by either side, it's a capital offense. In this Era of Chaos, for rogue cultivators like us, if we want to live long enough, we have to learn to cut our losses and survive."
The Foolish Blindness slowly raised his glass to his lips.
"So you just ran away? What about the rest of us?"
"Someone has to take the blame. If they all run away, won't it all end up coming back to me?"
"Good, very good. If I hadn't come to ask for help, I'm afraid I would have been stuck there too. You're a really good brother to me."
The Foolish Blindness woman was already in turmoil, but she only uttered a few complaints.
They were brought together by mutual interests; the fact that the older brother cut his losses and ran away quickly is simply a matter of his skill.
"Well, nothing was left behind. I already said life and death are predestined. You're a smart person; you won't die."
"So, do you still want to call for reinforcements to rescue people? Let me make this clear first, you can call for reinforcements, but I'm not going back."
Mist swirled his wine glass; there was absolutely no way he would leave this door today.
"Invitation? Invitation for what? This meal is for me too. Are you trying to eat it all by yourself?"
Even the Foolish Blindness didn't hesitate. The Mist had already said all that; how could she not know that going back meant certain death?
Thinking about it now, the fact that person suddenly appeared out of nowhere and went straight to Rebuttal was probably because, as he said, Rebuttal possessed a Dao that others wanted.
Why bother going back? No matter how many you go, it's all just a waste.
As the two were exchanging toasts, Liu Shinian's concept had already taken hold and affected them both.
"By the way, brother, when I returned, that Rebuttal had already been destroyed several times; I don't think it's going to survive."
Suddenly Foolish Blindness sensed something; that Rebuttal might have already perished.
"That guy was unlucky. We were just short of a dog, and he just happened to walk in. Oh well, let's add some more food as a tribute to Brother Rebuttal."
Mist never thought he would survive; in his eyes, this Rebuttal merely a tool.
"Great, great, add more!"
No one even noticed Liu Shinian's concept; under this subconscious conviction, they were 100% certain that the Rebuttal was that this guy was dead.
The moment their perceptions were altered, Li Xingkong discovered that the Rebuttal, which had been in a state of apparent death, had begun to dissipate, and the concepts within it had lost their protection and began to escape.
Li Xingkong captured the conceptual nodes he needed, and the Distortion concepts materialized in Li Xingkong hands.
As for the Rebuttal, it's truly doomed now.
These villains are different from those of the Jade Void Sect. The disciples of the sect are from other eras and are only here to test their skills in this Era of Chaos. If there are any risks, they will return after being resurrected.
But the villainous disciples are different; each of them is a native of the Era of Chaos, or rather, their entire physical form exists within the Era of Chaos.
If you get kicked to death, then you're truly dead. There's absolutely no chance of resurrection.
This Rebuttal was similar; the concepts within him were somewhat mixed, and many had fallen out. Li Xingkong simply selected the ones related to his advancement after a long selection process.