483: Epiphany

Watt was silent for a moment, then said, "According to you, the steam technology we've researched for so long actually hasn't served any purpose at all?"

Tang Ku nodded and said, "That's right... Heh, and actually, you've already thought of it yourself; you just didn't want to believe it, right?"

Watt didn't speak. After a long while, he finally sighed helplessly and said, "You're right. I've been deceiving myself all this time. Sigh, has nearly two thousand years of effort all gone to waste?"

Everyone fell silent. Truth be told, ninety-nine percent of those present didn't understand the conversation between him and Tang Ku.

Shen Yuanyu, King of Dongyu Country looked at Tang Ku, completely confused, and said, "Master, since the Buddha sealed our world back then, why restrict us with these methods? It's completely unnecessary!"

"No, it is necessary!"

As someone who had personally experienced that great war, Watt naturally had the most authority to speak. He said in a deep voice, "A long time ago, the Ashura Clan didn't know that the world they were in was actually a planet, nor did they know that the barrier they passed through to reach the human world was actually a natural spatial channel. The human world behind the channel was also a planet. After the channel was closed, there was only one way to reach other planets..."

"Interstellar travel!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "I think I understand the significance of what the Buddha did... He really thought far ahead!"

"Tang Ku, we've been discussing this for half a day, does this have anything to do with the purpose of our visit?"

Tang Xian couldn't help but curl his lip and said, "Don't forget why you're here!"

Tang Ku came back to his senses and was just about to open his mouth when he was interrupted by Watt opposite him.

"I know, you want to enter the Mo Wen Plains to find a Soul, right?"

Watt suddenly laughed, "Actually, you came to the right person by coming to see me... On this planet, after everyone dies, their Soul will enter the Reincarnation Tower in the Mo Wen Plains, and that legendary Reincarnation Tower was actually made by me!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, but Tang Ku couldn't help but exclaim, "Steam technology can control a Soul?"

"Heh, that's right, steam technology can control a Soul!"

Watt chuckled and said, "And that is also one of my proudest works. It has formed a unique system, and even has a complete social structure. Once new life appears in the womb in Dongyu Country and Xituo Country, if the matching degree is sufficient, these people's Souls can be Reincarnation..."

"This is clearly... is..."

Xiao Cui wanted to describe it, but couldn't find the right words, feeling quite distressed.

"It's the Netherworld! The same as what we call the underworld!"

Tang Xian turned his head and asked, "How did you know we were here to look for a Soul?"

"I can sense every Soul that enters the Reincarnation Tower... Hmm, over a year ago, I sensed a very extraordinary Soul appear on the Mowen Plain. Its Soul energy was very powerful, so it was very dazzling within my observation range."

Watt chuckled, reached out, and pressed his forehead. His head actually opened to both sides in a very strange and terrifying way. In the place where the brain should have been, there was no tissue related to the human body at all; instead, there was a golden spiritual crystal!

That's right, Tang Ku and the others were already very familiar with spiritual crystals, but this one was completely different from what they had seen before. Although the aura was similar, the energy it contained was far stronger than ordinary white or purple spiritual crystals!

"So that's how it is. When I first saw you, I felt a strange sense of dissonance about you, but I couldn't tell where the oddity was."

Tang Ku curled his lip and said, "Now I finally understand. I subconsciously treated you as an ordinary person, but my eyes told me you weren't a living person, yet you had the vitality that only living people have... That's the contradiction... The vitality you have is brought to you by this spiritual crystal, right? And this body must be a Clone you created using steam technology combined with a spiritual crystal!"

"Smart..."

Watt chuckled and said, "This body uses many Materials that only living organisms have... Hmm, but don't worry, I didn't kill anyone to get the Materials. They were all taken from different creatures. Combined with some mechanical technology and steam technology, this body was finally assembled. When it was first assembled, it was very rough and looked like... hmm, like a zombie, but after the spiritual crystal was put in, this body was immediately activated and looked no different from an Immortal Master!"

"Then your true body is actually..."

Tang Ku said suddenly in a deep voice, "Actually inside the Reincarnation Tower? But... isn't the Reincarnation Tower a place for holding Souls?"

"The Reincarnation Tower has nine floors. The first floor below is my home and also my experimental base. Only the upper eight floors are for holding Souls!"

Watt chuckled, "Don't worry, I will take you into the Mo Wen Plains to reach the Reincarnation Tower, but... I need you to agree to one condition!"

His head slowly closed back up; after all, having an open head was indeed a bit too terrifying.

"If there's a condition, that's easy to handle!"

Tang Xian snapped his fingers and said, "Speak up, as long as we can do it, we will definitely agree!"

"You will definitely be able to do it!"

Watt chuckled, "Your arrival is the turning point. When you reach the Reincarnation Tower, everything will be settled. By then, not only will you be able to save the Soul you want to save, but you will also be able to rescue the entire Ashura Clan from the abyss!"

Tang Xian was slightly stunned, then said disdainfully, "Your words are ambiguous. Why are you treating us like saviors? Our morals aren't that noble. If it's something we can't do, we won't do it!"

As he spoke, he looked at Tang Ku, waiting for him to express his position, but Tang Ku's brows were tightly locked, as if he were thinking about some problem.

Everyone's eyes were focused on him. Everyone seemed to see an invisible force condensing, but it couldn't be seen or touched. In short, it was as if a bit of spiritual light was gathering at the crown of Tang Ku's head, gradually forming the shape of three lotus flowers, but when looking closely, it couldn't be seen again.

Suddenly, Tang Ku woke up with a start, then cupped his hands to Watt and said, "Thank you, Senior, for the reminder... Heh, you are truly a smart person. You have grasped ninety percent of the Buddha's intentions!"

Watt shook his head and said, "Your Epiphany is your own karmic affinity; it doesn't have much to do with me. For so many years, not only have I been researching the combination of steam technology and various energies, but I have also studied the Buddha Dharma thoroughly. Honestly, I've even had the thought of becoming a monk and shaving my head, but when I think about the fact that there are still things in this world that need me to do, I'll pass. After all, I can't stand only eating vegetarian food!"

Everyone laughed, but it was an inexplicable laugh. Xiao Cui couldn't help but lean over and ask, "Master, what did you have an Epiphany about? Why couldn't we think of it?"

Tang Ku suddenly raised his index finger to make a "shh" gesture and chuckled, "The Buddha says: It cannot be said, it cannot be said!"