And if Yu Liang chose this path, he would have several decades to change this small town, subtly altering the town.
He would replace the "spirit" in the church with himself, making him the main character of these tales, grafting the outcome of the mirror spirit onto himself.
The mirror spirit was bound to fail, and he might become the new "origin of the story" as a result.
However, Yu Liang didn't want to waste decades here for the unpredictable chance of becoming the "root of the story". It was simply not worth it.
So now, there was only one way for him to return to reality.
He needed to fulfill the requirements of the real "Yu Liang", and then swap places with him to return to the real world.
He had to start over. He had to commit suicide here and take the wealth-guarding ghost with him before the mirror spirit absorbed it.