Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 17 Interpretation of Disciples

"uninvited guest?"

Zhao Si frowned. Could it be that Di Jun sent someone?

"That's not right. The current time is clearly past the time when the Heavenly Court issued the edict to massacre humans during the last simulation, but Di Jun hasn't made a move yet. This is different from last time, which means that Di Jun hasn't developed any intention to kill humans because of my butterfly effect."

"They didn't come first, but now that things have come to this point, they can't just suddenly have a brain fart and start a massacre, can they? It doesn't make logical sense."

"Who could it be?"

Filled with doubt, Zhao Si continued reading. His intuition told him that one of the reasons for the butterfly effect in this world could most likely be found in these uninvited guests of unknown origin:

You are no stranger to these unexpected visitors, because in your previous life when you were reincarnated as a human, you saw them almost every day...

"Fellow Daoist, may I have a word with you in private?" A Daoist who called himself Guang Chengzi stepped out from the crowd, smiling as he extended a friendly signal to you.

[Faced with the mysterious arrival of the Jie Chan disciples, you feel wary. What would you choose?]

[A: Disdainfully, you bunch of lowly thugs from an illegal gang without even a Heavenly Court membership dare to converse with the noble chieftain personally appointed by the Heavenly Emperor?] B: Kneeling in greeting, "To be able to address a disciple of a sage as a fellow Daoist is truly an honor for me, Little Dragon!" He readily agreed to all of the other party's conditions.

They're back, they're all back, the familiar extreme options are back!

After a whole month without seeing the game go crazy, Zhao Si even started to miss the feeling of courting death.

How to choose? Choose one by one!

"A first!"

[You chose option A, showing disdain. You think a few lowly thugs from an illegal organization without even a government position in Heaven are worthy of conversing with the noble chieftain personally appointed by the Heavenly Emperor?]

Your outrageous remarks stunned everyone in the Jie Chan sect, including Guang Chengzi. Several hot-tempered Golden Immortals of the Jie sect were furious on the spot, shouting, "You mudfish, you're really asking for trouble! Brothers, let's attack!"

[The Chan and Jie sects are closely allied. Even the rational Guang Chengzi couldn't stop his enraged fellow disciples. With the combined fury of dozens of Taiyi Golden Immortals and hundreds of Golden Immortals and Xuan Immortals, you were instantly vaporized on the spot, your soul scattered.]

After slaying you, this insignificant Xuanxian madman, the disciples of the Second Sect remained enraged. They abandoned any semblance of peaceful negotiation and launched a direct attack. Soon after, all of your more than a thousand brothers and sisters were imprisoned, and the millions of humans who had already developed a mature civilization were reduced to a primitive society.

The disciples of the two religions forbade humanity from cultivating immortality and forced them to relearn language and writing, use mortal fire, and build houses under their guidance... All your efforts were undone and started over. Future generations of humanity will no longer remember your deeds, but will only remember that it was the disciples of the sage who saved them from the barbaric era...

[You died. Your wrong choices led to a wrong ending. Your wanton enemies not only brought death upon yourself but also imprisonment for your clan, and forced the innocent human race to start their civilization from scratch once again, heading towards the predetermined fate of endless battles with the demon race, suffering the pains of the times...]

what? !

Zhao Si's mouth dropped open, but he wasn't shocked by the protagonist's death, since this ridiculous option was definitely a dead end.

What truly surprised him was the subsequent actions of the two sects' followers:

"Killing me is normal, but what does that have to do with humanity? They're forcibly pushing humanity back to a primitive society, forcing them to rebuild everything from scratch..."

Zhao Si's first reaction was that the disciples of the Second Sect had collectively gone mad, but then his mind raced, and he quickly realized what this action was actually for:

Merit!

Recalling the disciples of the three religions who had enthusiastically helped the human race in his previous life, Zhao Si was certain that it was for the sake of merit.

In that era, when humanity encountered various troubles, the disciples of the sages would always lower their haughty attitude and enthusiastically offer help to humanity:

When the demon race committed massacres, the saints, who always regarded all living beings as ants, specially provided shelter for the human race.

Humans lacked tools, so the disciples of the Jie Sect, who were skilled in crafting magical artifacts, provided them free of charge everywhere.

Since humans lacked morals and etiquette, the disciples of the Chan Sect, who were passionate about this, traveled far and wide, providing free moral lectures to the human race.

Even Xuandu, who adhered to the doctrine of "quietude and inaction," did not hesitate to help an elderly person who had broken their leg.

If Zhao Si didn't know the "merit" acquisition mechanism, he probably couldn't figure out why these disciples of the saints, who acted so arrogantly all over the prehistoric world, would be so courteous to the human race.

But once they learned about the mechanism of merit, these people's selfless and virtuous behavior suddenly became utilitarian!

Earning merit points isn't shameful...

"In the last simulation, the human race didn't have much to show for its civilization, so the disciples of the sages' assistance to the human race was not objectionable, at most it could be considered a bit utilitarian."

"But this time, after the protagonist has already led humanity into a civilized state, the followers of the second religion are willing to destroy their existing achievements in civilization, insisting on leading humanity to develop all over again themselves... This is simply too much!"

The reason for this outrageous move is self-evident!

"These people have gone mad in their pursuit of maximizing their merit gains..."

Zhao Si looked extremely uncomfortable:

The behavior of the disciples of the two sects is essentially that they will face difficulties if there are any, and if there are no difficulties, they will create difficulties to face them, in order to make sure they do not lose any merit!

"But that doesn't make sense. Aren't those who perform great deeds supposed to receive the favor of Heaven, thus preventing their enemies from killing them? I've ruled the human race for over seven hundred years, not only transforming them from savages into healthy, civilized people, but also increasing their population by tens of thousands of times. That's quite a lot of merit, isn't it? How come these guys just killed me like that?!"

Zhao Si was puzzled. "Why isn't Heaven making a move? Why don't you unleash the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning?"

"Could it be...?"

Zhao Si flipped through it again and quickly grasped the key point:

It wasn't just one person who killed the protagonist, but hundreds of disciples of the Jie Chan sect working together. So, theoretically speaking, if only one or two people had killed the protagonist, they would have been hit hard by the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.

However, Heaven seems to have a hatred value mechanism. When there are many criminals, the responsibility for the crime is divided and reduced, averaging out to several hundred people. Thus, the law does not punish the masses, and even if someone is punished, it is not a crime punishable by death.

Secondly, the merits of the human race do not fall entirely on one person alone. The unworthy father sent more than a thousand brothers and sisters to help, so in fact the merits were divided among more than a thousand dragons, and the merits that fell on one's head were not as much as one might imagine.

So after several hundred people ganged up on him and killed him, they only imprisoned the other thousand-plus dragons and didn't dare to kill them. If they had really chopped them all up, even if several hundred people shared the blame, the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning would still have been used.

"So, the protagonist was killed because of that cheapskate father..."

Once Zhao Si figured it out, she was speechless.

But there was nothing he could do, since this part didn't give him any options; it was the protagonist's own decision, and Zhao Si couldn't control it even if he wanted to.

"never mind!"

After thinking for a while, Zhao Si composed herself and carefully clicked to continue the game. Now that she had discovered crucial information, she should make good use of it.

Is it possible to turn back time and go back to a previous life choice?

"yes!"

Time has turned back...

[...Faced with the disciples of the Jie Chan sect whose intentions are unknown, you feel wary. What is your choice?]

[A: Disdainfully, you bunch of lowly thugs from an illegal gang without even a Heavenly Court membership dare to converse with the noble chieftain personally appointed by the Heavenly Emperor?] B: Kneeling in greeting, "To be able to address a disciple of a sage as a fellow Daoist is truly an honor for me, Little Dragon!" He readily agreed to all of the other party's conditions.

"B!"

[You chose option B, sliding to your knees in response. Being able to address a disciple of a sage as a fellow Daoist is truly an honor for Xiaolong. You readily agree to all of his conditions.]

Your flattering remarks have surprised Guang Chengzi. He originally wanted to make a mutually beneficial deal with you on an equal footing, but now it seems he can get something for free...

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(End of this chapter)