The huge amount of information left Li Mu speechless for a while, although in animations and novels from previous lives, the protagonist after time travel would always shoulder the mission of saving the world.
But when I really face such a huge responsibility, all kinds of messy thoughts will still pop up involuntarily.
"No, no, I'm just a monk in the Infant Transformation Realm. Can I really save the crisis in the Three Realms?"
"Actually, I just want to practice hard and be able to protect my family when I become stronger. I really don't want to become a savior."
"Can I really solve the problems that even the powerful emperors in the Supreme Realm can't solve? I am the only variable because I don't belong to these three realms at all, right?"
In fact, in the final analysis, Li Mu is just an ordinary person in his twenties. In his previous life, he was unremarkable. After traveling through time, he became famous with the help of the simulation system.
The appearance of family, lovers, and friends made him let go of his past self and firmly embark on the path of cultivation. The pursuit and interception of his enemies urged him to continue to become stronger.
But in the final analysis, he never expected to become the hero in the novel who rules the world and commands the heroes, let alone save the world and become a supreme being.
But now Feng Xuanhuang's words have completely placed him on a huge scale of destiny. On one side, he can live a peaceful life and practice hard until no one can bully himself and his family. On the other side, there is a road of salvation full of thorns.
Such a choice is undoubtedly an extremely huge challenge for the soul of a twenty-year-old otaku. It was only then that Li Mu realized that the male protagonist in the novel was so passionate that he gave up everything for the sake of the world. It was such a sci-fi plot.
Ordinary people, faced with such a fork in life, would not have the determination and courage to carry tens of thousands of lives in the Three Realms on their shoulders.
"Ancestor, how long will it take before the crisis in the three realms mentioned in the prophecy?"
After hesitating for a long time, Li Mu finally asked the question he was most concerned about.
"I can't see the exact time, but it won't be more than three hundred years at most, maybe even shorter."
Feng Xuanhuang understood Li Mu's current inner struggle very well. No one could easily accept such a heavy responsibility, let alone the other person who was only a twenty-year-old child.
But as a prophet who is responsible for delivering prophecies and finding the destiny's son, he has to guide Li Mu on this road of narrow escape. Sometimes the great righteousness and the small family always have to make such a tragic choice.
"Three hundred years, the lifespan of an ordinary Tribulation Realm monk will exceed three hundred years. My father, brother, Qingzhu, Xiaoyu, Lao Fang and Hao Meng may all live to this age." "If the Three Realms are reached by then.
They are in crisis, how should I protect them? Damn it, Li Mu, didn't you swear to let them live a happy life?"
Li Mu was in a state of confusion. He understood that there was no way for an egg to be completed when the nest was overturned. The period of three hundred years was too short, and it was not even enough for him to spend a good life with the one he loved.
If a crisis comes, the people he cares about will inevitably fall into trouble or even die on the way. This is definitely not a situation he wants to see, and it goes against his Taoist conscience.
"What can I do to prevent this disaster? Please help me, ancestor."
After a long silence, Li Mu finally took a deep breath, his eyes gradually became firm, and he looked at Feng Xuanhuang and said.
"I don't have any lofty ambitions, and I never think that I am so great, nor do I think that I am a born savior. But if someone wants to take away my parents, my lover, and my friends, then I, Li Mu,
It doesn’t hurt to just be a variable once.”
Li Mu does not have such a noble personality, nor does he think that saving the world is a responsibility that he can bear, but just like embarking on the road to immortality, he has a attachment to family, responsibility for love, and commitment to his partners.
These most primitive emotions rooted in the depths of the human soul gave him incomparable courage, and also made him finally make up his mind. Since the script did not allow him to live an ordinary life, he might as well do something spectacular.
"My child, I'm really sorry for you. In fact, I don't know how to prevent this catastrophe now, but your appearance has indeed changed the outcome of the prophecy, so I think we can get the answer to save the Three Realms through you."
Feng Xuanhuang's eyes were full of kindness. He understood what Li Mu's decision meant. I'm afraid there would never be a moment of peace in his future life, and the sacrifices he would have to make would be unimaginable.
"Ancestor, do you mean to find the answer through me? But I only found out about the whole thing today? What should I do?"
"It's not what you should do, but what should I do. I'm going to perform a great prophecy on you, peek into your future, and get clues to the answer."
Li Mu was stunned at first, because he remembered that Feng Xuanhuang said before that he could not pry into his future, but seeing the other party's persistence, he could only suppress the doubts in his heart.
Emperor Feng Xuan saw Li Mu's surprise, but he just smiled slightly without explaining too much. After asking Li Mu to relax his mental vigilance, he also closed his eyes.
In the quiet space, Feng Xuanhuang's figure gradually began to become illusory, and then indescribable mysterious power quickly emerged, including him and Li Mu.
Countless radiant lines intertwined to form a torrent of light, and then dots of starlight emerged around the two people, making it as breathtaking as the bright night sky.
I don't know how long it took, but Li Mu, who had already fallen into trance, was awakened by a violent cough. When he opened his eyes, he saw a long river of light slowly dimming, and Feng Xuanhuang on the other side was hunched over and trembling violently.
"Ancestor, what's wrong with you?"
Hurrying to Feng Xuanhuang's side, Li Mu was surprised to find that the originally heroic opponent had turned white-haired again, and the wrinkles on his face were like ravines, which were even worse than what he had seen in the arena before.
Many times older.
"It's okay, don't worry about me. This is just my responsibility. Unfortunately, even if I sacrificed my original power, I still couldn't see the final answer."
Feng Xuanhuang's body became increasingly bleak, as if he would disappear at any moment. He didn't say a word but it felt like it took a lot of effort.
Only then did Li Mu realize that the other party had sacrificed the power he had finally replenished through the Sword of Oath in exchange for the ability to cast great prophecy, hoping to find the answer to the salvation of the world through himself.
"But it's not without gain. In the fragments of the future, I saw the scene where the holy objects of the three races gathered together. Perhaps this is the key to finding the final answer for you."
Emperor Feng Xuan knew that time was running out, so he gritted his teeth and told the clues he had seen.
"The sacred object of the three clans? Does it mean the sacred object of the three human emperor clans? Where is it?"
Li Mu didn't care to think about it and quickly asked for details about the sacred objects of the three clans. He understood that Feng Xuanhuang's disappearance was inevitable. Now he could only learn more clues to make the sacrifice of this old man of the Fuxi clan worthwhile.
"The sacred object of our Fuxi clan is the sword of oath in your hand. I don't know what the sacred object of Shennong and Suiren is. I only see the endless sea and endless ice and snow."
As the last bit of light dissipated from Feng Xuanhuang's eyes, the body composed of souls also began to slowly disintegrate, and after a while, it completely disappeared into this space.
An inexplicable sadness flashed through Li Mu's heart. This elder of his has been shouldering the mission and responsibility given to him by his blood all his life. Even until the end of his life, he did not forget to leave a crucial revelation to himself.
"The main series of missions has started, looking for the sacred objects of the three tribes. The progress is now 1/3, the mission location is in the South China Sea."