I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 85 Tester

After Liu Qing finished speaking at length, Chen Yu said helplessly, "It sounds pretty irritating, but here's the problem."

"You said."

"Where is the part that tests my moral character? You only forced me to eat food, where is the test of my moral character?"

"Uh-huh……"

"Alright, I'll give you time to think it over. Ma Daqiang, what's your thought?"

"Exams! Candidates need to take exams constantly and do practice questions until they want to cry."

"You're on the same level as Liu Qing. Keep thinking!"

Liu Qing, who was standing to the side, was struck dumb. She never imagined that she would be reduced to the same level as Ma Daqiang.

Let the two continue thinking, and Chen Yu realized that he seemed to have touched on a problem.

That is what the Dao Heart is.

It is often said that one's mind is firm and not tempted by the outside world, but what exactly is the mind of Tao? It seems that no one has ever specifically explained it.

While it can be broadly interpreted as a yearning for the Tao, that's too general.

After thinking for a moment, he turned to Zhong Zheng and asked, "Master Zhong, what is Dao Xin?"

Zhong Zheng, completely engrossed in the game and unable to pull himself away, said without looking up, "Think for yourself."

"Then do you have the Daoist heart?"

"It appears and disappears intermittently. If it doesn't appear, I will vanish; if it does appear, I can stay."

"It's quite agile."

"That's right, the Dao Heart is such a convenient thing."

Seeing Chen Yu deep in thought, Zhong Zheng felt a pang of emotion.

Chen Yu, you are so outstanding.

But the more outstanding a person is, the more confused they become about the Dao.

You've had it too easy; you've never experienced setbacks or the feeling of climbing up from the bottom.

But it's okay, this day of self-examination will be your first failure.

Those who cannot see through their own hearts will not know what the Dao heart is, and therefore will not be able to properly understand the requirements of the Fire Virtue Star Lord, ultimately only to fail.

But I believe that you will fly even higher because of this.

Keep it up, Chen...

"Oh, I understand." Chen Yu suddenly clapped his hands and said, "The Dao heart is about never regretting."

Zhong Zheng coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Liu Qing tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Since I've embarked on the path of cultivation, I shouldn't regret it. Whatever choice I make, I shouldn't regret it either. Even if there are countless temptations and demons in the world, as long as I am single-minded and forge ahead bravely, my Dao heart will naturally remain bright."

Ma Daqiang nodded: "Although I don't quite understand, I believe whatever my godfather says."

Zhong Zheng stared at Liu Qing and Ma Daqiang and noticed that there were also faint signs of the Dao Heart sprouting in their bodies.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Zhong Zheng asked, puzzled, "Chen Yu, how did you find out?"

"It's simple. Just look at the problem set up by Lord Huode. The trolley problem is a problem where there's a problem no matter which option you choose. But as long as you have no regrets, any choice is right. My comments on the two assessments were different, but I added 'morality' to both of them, which proves that I was right. So, the question is about whether your Dao heart is firm and whether you will regret your choices. If you regret them, then your Dao heart is not firm, and you'll have points deducted."

"...Do intelligent people prefer to use logic instead of emotion?"

Scratching his head, Zhong Zheng realized that this year's high school students at Tianyuan High School were exceptionally outstanding.

It's one thing for Chen Yu, but why are Liu Qing and Ma Daqiang also showing signs of developing Daoist intentions?
The only explanation is that Chen Yu's image in their minds was too great, and they believed whatever Chen Yu said, which resulted in them developing the rudiments of the Dao Heart.

The power of idols is truly terrifying...

Shaking his head, he said helplessly, "That's it. But not regretting is only the foundation of your Dao heart. Afterwards, you must use this as a foundation to slowly comprehend and extend your understanding, and strive to forge your own path."

"Of course."

"Don't tell anyone, or the Day Wanderer will lose points. After all, this is something that cultivators need to comprehend on their own."

"Clear understanding".

Having learned what the Dao Heart was, the three had a basis for discussion.

"Since the test is on 'no regrets,' let's create a dream that makes the candidate feel regret as much as possible." "Agreed. Then the dream should include various choices and helplessness. It needs to make the candidate feel the capriciousness of fate and the wickedness of the world."

"Not only that, but there must also be various temptations to make them unknowingly fall into them."

"Add a touch of demonic seduction, and they unknowingly stray from their true nature, only to find themselves already in the abyss."

"Hehehe, Chen Yu, you're so mean."

"Squad leader, you're not bad either. Hehehe."

Good boy Ma Daqiang looked at the two of them blankly, not knowing what they were talking about.

Zhong Zheng, meanwhile, was eavesdropping, sensing that the sports high school was going to pull off something big this time.

Once you have a basic sense of the dream, the next step is to fill in the details.

"The gameplay must be comfortable, fun, and addictive, even if it deviates from the theme of self-examination, it must still be fun."

"Characters need to be three-dimensional so that their abandonment will be even more heartbreaking and regrettable."

"Give them some hope, let them see the possibility of reviving non-player characters, but then they have to make another choice."

……

Hearing the whispers of the two devils, Zhong Zheng was extremely relieved that Tianyuan didn't have any truly wicked people. Otherwise, if these two students had gotten to know each other, they would have been together in their next life, but Tianyuan would have been gone.

Although a common foundation was established, it still took a considerable amount of time to finalize the various details.

Subsequently, Liu Qing, who scored full marks in sports, could provide references on physical cultivation, while Ma Daqiang could offer some advice from a normal person. Chen Yu was responsible for coordinating opinions and planning gameplay, and incidentally asked the two to help make up for his lack of common sense.

After integrating everything, Chen Yu felt it wasn't bad.

Fourteen days may seem like a lot of time, but in reality, there is a lot of work to be done.

In the dream created by the Fire God, the three of them do not get tired, do not need to sleep, and can just work hard with the project plan.

After the basic framework is established in the first six days, it's time for the Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivator to make his move.

They were released from the Emperor's Flag by Zhong Zheng and then began to work according to the plan.

At first, they were quite happy.

The space inside the Emperor's Flag was not large, and a large number of old ghosts were crammed together like a ball of yarn, often intertwined, making it uncomfortable to live there.

Being able to go out for a stroll, or even just to work, can be a pleasure sometimes.

After working for a while, they felt they couldn't take it mentally.

As the dream gradually took shape, their pace slowed, and they would occasionally frown. Then they looked at Chen Yu and asked, "The theme is family inheritance, and the protagonist is a magical artifact that became the patriarch after his death?"

"Do we really have to do this?"

"Isn't that a bit cruel?"

"Too many people are dying. This is basically sending people in."

"Can't we just not deliver it?"

"What color is your blood?"

"This dream is fun, but not being human is truly not being human."

"Four people went into the immortal abode, and five people came out insane. Don't ask, the fifth person is you."

Amidst a flurry of activity, the dream world specially prepared for testing one's conscience, "The Immortal Clan," was finally completed.

Looking at the date, Chen Yu nodded in satisfaction: "Well done, there's still a day left for testing. Master Zhong, could you lend us a few ghost cultivators to test it out?"

"No more. They all hid under the Emperor's Banner when they heard there was going to be a test."

"Master Zhong, could you..."

"Don't even think about it," Zhong Zhengyi said sternly. "Invite me again when you've made sure people don't forget the past."

"This is troublesome... Let me ask Teacher Zhao."

Not long after, Teacher Zhao responded readily and said that the tester would arrive soon.

Soon, the two were thrown into a dream, where they were none other than the principal and the dean of students.

Upon seeing the two, Chen Yu exclaimed, "You have excellent taste!"

(End of this chapter)