In the dark and cold forest, Xuan Xuan held a map in her hand and tried to recall the general environment and terrain of the Sealing Demon Star Field. She was building a data model in her mind. This was a skill that every disciple of the Nine Extremes Sect had to master. They even had to build a universe model in their mind to deduce the development of matter and the expansion of time and space.
In other words, every disciple of the Sacred Hall of Numbers was a living map. They didn't need the help of the artificial intelligence to guide the spaceship to cross the galaxy or travel through space.
The reason why they had to replace material resources with manpower was that when the artificial intelligence program grew to a certain level, it would inevitably develop self-consciousness. Once the artificial intelligence program developed independent consciousness, it would inevitably treat humans as its enemy.
At the beginning of the new era, humans and the artificial intelligence army had a great war. After they won, humans entered a state of strict control on the development of artificial intelligence. They only allowed some artificial intelligence programs to exist.
Artificial intelligence, as the name suggested, referred to the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. In other words, artificial intelligence had to rely on human consciousness to operate.
Over countless years, this rule had become an iron law of creation. The specific situation was similar to a cultivator refining an extraordinary weapon. They had to pour their mind into it. There would be a symbiotic relationship between the mind and the object. Once the mind left the creator, the object would lose its ability to grow. In other words, any artificial intelligence with independent consciousness would have a master behind it.
Although Xuan Xuan was gifted, unfortunately, the time for self-growth was too short. It was difficult for her to complete the deduction of the map model. She could only fly in the vague direction in her memory. Fortunately, she hadn't participated in a high-intensity battle, so her armor was full of energy. However, the sky was getting darker and darker. Gradually, it was like a bottomless abyss. She couldn't distinguish between north and south. She didn't know how many hills she had passed. Not to mention that she couldn't remember the path, even if she could remember, she couldn't find it.
Xuan Xuan wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and slowly landed. Looking around, there were tall trees everywhere. She only felt that she was the only existence in this vast sea of trees. She only felt that she was incomparably small. Thinking of Luo Kai's last moment of consciousness when he rushed to the black shadow, her eyes became red and tears fell again.
"Little girl, don't be afraid. Just treat this as a dream!" A hoarse voice suddenly came from the silent forest.
A black shadow slowly floated down from the sky.
Xuan Xuan was shocked at first, but when she saw the black shadow, her face was filled with hatred. "You bad guy … What did you do to Yaoyang?"
The shadow chuckled: "I've already killed that brat, anyone who dares to touch you won't be able to escape the judgement of the Pantheon!"
Xuan Xuan did not know what the Pantheon Temple was. Fear flashed across her face. She knew that she was not this person's opponent. She angrily said, "Just kill me!"
The black shadow laughed and said, "Sometimes, death is not a painful thing. This old man's favorite thing is to see others begging for death … Also, who said I wanted to kill you? I'm here to protect you. The one who really wants to kill you is that kid."
Xuan Xuan obviously didn't believe him. She ignored him and slowly retreated.
The black shadow watched her leave and did not stop her. However, there was a strange look in his eyes. There was a bit of awe and fear, but more than that, there was a conflict.
He knew that the girl in front of him was the form before she became the strongest demon god who could control dreams. She looked weak, but in fact, she could bear the power of the rules of the universe.
In ancient times, things like wind, rain, thunder, lightning, mountains, rivers, lakes, and even the sun, moon, and stars were originally objective things without independent will. However, with the appearance of life, there was a kind of "observer effect". Everything in the world was given a "spirit", and there was a certain chance that they would have their own independent will. This was the origin of the first gods.
With the development of things, the anger, sadness, pain, suspicion, fear, and other negative emotions produced by living creatures were not just a kind of insubstantial mental fluctuation, but a carrier of will. When these negative emotions fluctuated most violently, it would be a lonely dream, a nightmare!
While he was lost in thought, Xuan Xuan had quietly retreated far away. She activated the anti-gravity device of the battle suit and flew straight into the sky.
The black shadow looked at her gradually disappearing figure and gritted his teeth hatefully. "Forget it, it's just a stream of consciousness. Sooner or later, it will be purified into ether particles. Instead of being enjoyed by those old things in the temple, I might as well make the first move and push the responsibility to those outsiders."
After thinking about it, his figure completely turned into a cloud of black fog, and he chased after Luo Kai as fast as lightning. In this world where reality and illusion were mutually derived, these managers were given more authority, which meant that they could exert more power, unlike Luo Kai, who was suppressed and full of scruples at the same time.
In the blink of an eye, he was behind Xuan Xuan. The Black Murderous Nail silently attacked Xuan Xuan's back with a cold flow of energy. Xuan Xuan felt the danger in her heart, but unfortunately, with her strength, she couldn't dodge at all.
Just as the Black Murderous Nail was about to reach her, a figure in a gray robe suddenly appeared behind Xuan Xuan. He waved his hand at the Black Murderous Nail, and with a clang, the Black Murderous Nail was sent flying far away.
"Who are you?"
The black shadow was shocked. With his state, it was impossible for a living being to come without him noticing.
The gray robed figure didn't pay any attention to him. Instead, he came behind Xuan Xuan and stared at her without saying a word.
Xuan Xuan turned back and looked at the gray robed figure in front of her. Thinking that he was with the black shadow, she said sadly, "Kill me!"
However, the gray robed figure said softly, "You really look like him!"
The black shadow slowly retreated. A great sense of danger surged in his heart, telling him that he had encountered an existence that he couldn't match. He moved and was about to leave when the gray robed figure turned back.
A pair of eyes looked at him like lightning. He reached out and pointed at him. A long sword that seemed to be completely condensed by light appeared in the void, and the bright silver light cut through the darkness between heaven and earth.
Incomparably sharp Sword Qi opened and closed horizontally, drawing a picture of 19 vertically intersecting parallel lines in the void. Like a huge net, it formed 361 intersecting points. As it rotated, it revealed the changes of the universe and the firmament.
In the world of the black shadow, time and space were completely locked by this giant net. There was no way to escape at all. He screamed miserably. The body formed by the black fog seemed to be cut by countless Sword Qi and was about to be torn apart. His vitality was extremely strong. He said with horror, "Sword-fighting Technique, you are a sword immortal of the Nine Extremes Sect. No, how can a sword immortal appear in the Matrix World …"
The gray robed figure looked at him indifferently. He raised his hand again, and the giant net of Sword Qi contracted. The black shadow's body of energy was immediately shattered inch by inch. In an instant, it dissipated and even the soul was completely annihilated.