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Chapter 4399 The Discussion of Resurrection
Chapter 4399 The Discussion of Resurrection
“The living soul is different from the dead soul… You can understand it as the living soul being naturally compatible with life, so even if it is not its own body, as long as it temporarily resides in an unclaimed living body, it can continue to exist peacefully.”
"For example..."
Mr. Sun looked at the "evil spirit" inside the glass ball.
“This body is alive, and its original soul has been sacrificed. It is currently unclaimed. With a little nurturing, increased activity, and removal of death energy, it can be used as a living body to carry a living soul.”
A flicker of realization crossed Gulemo's eyes, but he quickly frowned and asked tentatively, "So, as long as we place Rigota's soul inside his body, he can be resurrected? But... but isn't she already inside his body?"
Mr. Sun gently shook his head: "You only see the surface."
"Although Rigota's soul remained within him, the inscriptions carved by Sean contained a seal that bound Rigota's soul."
“You can think of it this way: Rigota’s soul is separated from her physical body in the outside world, just like…”
With a casual wave of his hand, Mr. Sun created a projection in the air: within the outline of a human body, a bubble appeared, and inside the bubble curled up the soul of a sleeping woman.
"See that? This 'bubble membrane' is the seal formed by the inscription, completely severing all connections between the soul and the external body. Therefore, even though Rigota's soul is hidden in this body, she cannot perceive or control it."
Gulemo frowned even more, his tone full of confusion and bewilderment: "Why did Father Sean do this? If he wanted to resurrect Rigota and hide her soul in his own body, why was he unwilling to let her resurrect directly through his body? Isn't that a contradiction?"
Mr. Sun chuckled: "You're wrong about that."
"Based on all the clues so far, Sean is an overly kind person. He placed Rigota's soul in his own body, essentially wanting to use his physical body as a vessel to hold Rigota, and ultimately revive her consciousness in his own body."
This is a spirit of "sacrifice and dedication" that even Mr. Sun cannot comprehend.
In his view, only a kind-hearted person would be willing to give up their body out of guilt and a desire to make amends, just to give a new life to someone who is not related to them.
"The reason why we didn't revive her in her body from the beginning, but instead separated her by a membrane, was actually to allow Rigota's soul to adapt to her body better."
Even though living souls are naturally close to life, forcibly allowing a living soul to enter a body that does not belong to oneself will still produce a very strong rejection of the soul.
This rejection can cause damage to the soul and confusion in mild cases, or even memory loss and disintegration of the soul body in severe cases.
Therefore, to avoid this situation, wizards will occasionally use magic to cultivate the resonance between their spirit and body, and also use soul potions to slowly adjust their soul so that it can gradually adapt to the new body.
“But Sean is different. He used a clumsy but reliable method.” Mr. Sun said, a hint of sigh in his eyes: “He let Rigota’s soul stay in his body for a long time, but did not directly merge with it. Through day-to-day interaction, the soul and the body slowly became familiar with each other and adapted to each other, gradually dissolving the sense of rejection.”
When the time is right in the future, Rigota will be able to take over this body without any hindrance and truly complete the "resurrection".
"Do you understand now?" Mr. Sun looked at Guleimo, his tone subtle: "The separation of the bubble is not that he is stingy in giving up his body, but a gentle act after careful consideration."
Mr. Sun explained the complex internal causes in a very simple and straightforward way, and Gulemo naturally understood.
But it was precisely because he understood everything that an indescribable sense of bewilderment suddenly gripped his heart.
"Why...why did he do this?" After standing there in a daze for a long time, Guleimo's throat tightened, and in the end he could only manage a hoarse "Why?"
Mr. Sun remained silent for a long time, then shook his head helplessly: "That's the question I also want to ask."
As a legendary wizard, he lived a long life and experienced many people and events, but no one was as "blind and foolish" as Sean.
He is blind because he only sees others and not himself.
He was foolish because his actions seemed to have no selfish motives, and even carried a self-destructive tendency. He was incredibly foolish, yet so pure that he was incomprehensible to others.
Gulemo's confusion was even greater than before.
Even legendary wizards couldn't fathom this, so naturally, a mere mortal like him would have no way of knowing.
However, his confusion stemmed not only from his incomprehension of Shi Enqi's actions, but also from a sense of bewilderment about himself and his inner self.
Prior to today, his aversion to the Church of Glory was almost entirely undisguised.
He had privately denounced the hypocrisy of the church countless times, and even turned his resentment and anger into a subtle musical score, which he published in the Eden College Birmingham school newspaper, trying to quietly influence more people and make them, like himself, stay away from that "hypocritical" church in his eyes.
But now Mr. Sun tells him that the Church of Radiance, which he hates most, has produced a fool who even legendary wizards cannot see through.
If this fool's actions had only saved a stranger, Gulemo might have sighed inwardly at his folly and blindness. But his foolish act saved Rigota, his dearest sister.
How can this be considered a foolish act?
This is putting into practice his inner belief in pure goodness, and also practicing his lofty faith.
His faith... is the Church of Radiance.
The logic seemed to close instantly, but Gulemo felt like a huge joke.
His body went limp, and he leaned weakly against the cold wall of the tree hollow. His eyes trembled slightly, and his expression was shrouded in a layer of empty self-mockery. His voice was as soft as a sigh:
"What...what did I do?"
Outsiders might not know what Gulemo was thinking at that moment, but Uriel knew very well.
Because he had personally experienced the same cognitive storm in the Misty Forest instance, he understood the bewilderment and helplessness of having one's fixed beliefs completely shattered better than anyone else.
He gently raised his hand and patted Guleimo on the shoulder: "You don't need to be so hard on yourself. Every organization has good people and bad people. The root cause of Rigota's undeserved misfortune was the abuse of power by the Church of Radiance; and Father Sean was just the one who was willing to stand up and quietly fill the holes in this already corrupt system."
Gulemo shook his head, said nothing, and just sighed softly.
At this moment, Mr. Sun spoke up: "Besides being resurrected in Sean's body, there are other ways to be resurrected, but as I said before, if you are resurrected in someone else's body, you have to solve the problem of rejection, but Sean's body does not have this problem."
What are your thoughts now?
"Do you want to resurrect the original body, or resurrect it within Sean's body, or... resurrect it within someone else's body?"
Mr. Sun gave Gulemo no time to grieve, presenting them with a choice directly.
"You two should discuss this first," Mr. Sun said, turning to Camillo. "If it's you, do us a favor."
Camillo was taken aback, and quickly said, "Please give your orders, sir."
Mr. Sun didn't say anything immediately, but simply beckoned Camillo over.
Then the Moon Lady raised another curtain of shadow, shrouding the conversation of the three in darkness...
On the other side, Uriel and Guleimo looked at each other in bewilderment.
When the option of "resurrection" was presented to them, they did not know which one to choose.
"Let's discuss this?" Uriel asked Guleimo.
Guleimo nodded silently: "Okay."
After a brief discussion, they roughly clarified the advantages and disadvantages behind the three options.
Without a doubt, the most perfect resurrection would be the resurrection of the original body, which is also the way they both most desire in their hearts.
But behind this perfection lies a huge price they simply cannot afford—the assistance of soul sorcerers, life sorcerers, and bio-alchemy masters, plus those rare and expensive extraordinary materials, none of which are something that these two mere mortals can bear.
Judging from the tone of Mr. Sun and Ms. Moon's previous remarks, they didn't seem to mind lending a hand, but this help certainly didn't include such a long and tedious follow-up.
Therefore, perfect resurrection is not an option.
There is essentially no difference between being resurrected inside Sean's body and being resurrected inside someone else's body.
However, due to Sean's prior arrangements, Rigota's soul had been living inside him for many years and had adapted to his body, making her resurrection almost certain and without any repercussions.
But after being resurrected, Rigota was no longer "she" but became "he".
However, if they were resurrected in someone else's body, they would have a relatively wide range of bodies to choose from, and they might even be able to find a woman with similar features to Rigota... But the cost of the rejection process would be very high, and they simply couldn't afford it.
Therefore, all things considered, the only option that can save trouble in one go and avoid causing further problems for others is... to revive him in Sean's body.
Guleimo sighed softly, "Actually, we had no choice."
"However, this is actually enough... I've come to a realization in the last two years. My demands aren't high; as long as I can live, I'm willing to become anything."
A while ago, Gulemo even had a daze, watching the butterflies fluttering in the garden, imagining that his sister had turned into a butterfly and returned...
So, let alone men, as long as you can live, I'll accept anything.
……
A few minutes later, the Sun and Moon Wizard removed the veil of shadow and walked over.
“It seems you’ve made your decision.” Mr. Sun walked over with his arms crossed.
Uriel said with a wry smile, "Although we feel sorry for Sean, we have chosen to resurrect ourselves within him."
Mr. Sun nodded noncommittally: "As I expected, you did choose this option."
“We have no other choice,” Gulemo murmured.
Mr. Sun glanced at Guleimo and said calmly, "Although from the obvious options, you can only choose this one, there are actually some other options that are not on the table."
Gulemo and Uriel looked up abruptly, their expressions puzzled as they looked at Mr. Sun.
Do they have any other options?
Mr. Sun remained silent, but Ms. Moon stepped forward with graceful steps and said in a gentle tone, "I can offer you a new option."
"This option is called... delaying and waiting for a change in circumstances."
"Delaying until things change?" What does that mean?
Are we to tell them to do nothing and just wait and see if anything changes?
Lady Moon seemed to see through their thoughts and shook her head with a smile: "Of course we're not doing nothing. There's still progress being made, and if new variables arise in the future, it's not impossible to achieve a perfect resurrection."
Amidst the puzzled looks of Gulemo and Uriel, Lady Moon began to explain the core of the "delaying tactics" option.
Simply put, it means returning the body to Sean and letting Rigota grow in the outside world, waiting for future changes.
When they heard "the body is returned to Sean", Uriel and Guleimo's eyes widened. Wasn't Sean already dead?
Moreover, Mr. Sun has already clearly stated that Sean sacrificed his soul.
Why can he return the body to Sean?
Faced with their doubts, Lady Moon said softly, "Even I thought Sean was dead at first, that his soul had completely dissipated."
“However, you've brought me some information that surprised me.” The Moon Lady looked at Uriel. “You mentioned the special reward for the Misty Swamp dungeon, and you chose ‘Dreaming of Resurrection.’”
Uriel nodded.
Lady Moon: "According to the description of this reward, although Sean sacrificed his soul, his obsession left a part of his remnant soul and consciousness inside the stone slab."
“Yes, but in the Misty Forest instance, his obsession was broken after witnessing the deaths of the Forty Thieves. In the end, his remnant soul dissipated, and only his consciousness and memories were gathered by the ‘Dream Return’ to form a new resident,” Uriel recalled.
“You’re right, his obsession did indeed dissipate in the instance, and the instance also affected reality.” Lady Moon: “In other words, the obsession in his remnant soul also dissipated in reality.”
"Logically speaking, when the obsession dissipates, the lingering soul should also dissipate." Lady Moon: "That is indeed the case, but we arrived very quickly this time, and the lingering souls here have not completely dissipated yet."
Lady Moon was actually lying.
Sean's remnant soul had already dissipated, but she used the method of tracing the source of the shadows to forcibly reverse the predetermined outcome with the power of the laws.
However, these things were too profound to tell others, so she told a little lie.
But she wasn't lying about one thing: if Uriel hadn't mentioned "dreaming of the spirit returning," and if the description of "dreaming of the spirit returning" hadn't explicitly mentioned that the remnant soul of Sean had once resided in the stone slab, she might not have been able to determine the location of the remnant soul. In that case, even if she used the power of the laws, she might not have been able to forcibly reverse the situation.
Therefore, Uriel's clues are very important.
"In short, I just found all the remnant souls." Lady Moon said, then thought for a moment and added, "I marked the remnant souls, and Camillo was the one who ultimately collected them."
Camillo: "...It's what I should do."
Lady Moon: "However, a mere remnant soul is meaningless; it cannot bring Sean back to his body. But... Uriel's 'Dream Return' created a new Sean in the dream world."
"I don't know how the Dream Crystal Separates the remnant soul and consciousness. Perhaps it comes from a special authority, or perhaps it's a characteristic of the Dream Crystal."
"But in any case, it did succeed."
“Since the Dream Crystal can preserve Sean’s consciousness, we can try to repair his remnant soul. When the remnant soul is fully repaired, it might be able to establish a connection with his consciousness in the dream... allowing Sean to return to his original form.”