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

Chapter 20 You're Too Extreme

Without much hesitation, Zhao Si quickly responded:

"I will feign profundity to mislead Guang Chengzi and the others, making them mistakenly believe that I am of extraordinary status, and then let them take the initiative to explain the transaction plan."

Faced with the probing of the disciples of Jiechan, you decide to (feign profundity and seize the initiative in the communication).

You smiled inexplicably, indicating that you knew why they had come.

Guang Chengzi was surprised and uncertain, but then pretended to be calm and said that he did not understand what his fellow Daoist meant. He explained that he had brought his fellow Daoist and his fellow disciples only to help his fellow Daoist develop the human race better...

You smiled without saying a word.

Guang Chengzi's expression changed slightly.

You continue to smile without saying a word.

[Sweat appeared on Guang Chengzi's forehead.]

You remained silent, only smiling.

Guang Chengzi was drenched in sweat... Fellow Daoist, please stop laughing. Let's talk this out.

[Clapping his hands, Guang Chengzi asked seriously, "How much do you really know?" You shook your head, indicating that you knew everything you needed to know. After all, the human race was created by the Goddess Nuwa, and you yourself were already working here. Fellow Daoist, you are an outsider; you might not even know as much as I do...]

Seeing that you invoked Nuwa, Guang Chengzi suddenly realized what was going on. He finally dropped his pretense and frankly admitted that he and his companions had come for merit and asked for your help.

"You asked about his deal," Guang Chengzi said. "Their original plan was to destroy all the human cities, drive everyone back to their villages and tribes, then brainwash them to destroy their writing system, language, and all achievements of civilization, before rebuilding them..."

[Of course, since you have already revealed your identity as a subordinate of the Goddess Nuwa, there's no need to go to this extent. They plan to only cripple the cultivation of humans, leaving everyone as powerless mortals.]

In this way, the human race, living in the perilous environment of the primordial wilderness, will have endless troubles for everyone to help solve. Although it doesn't yield as much merit as building from scratch, it's still a considerable amount, enough for everyone to share...

Guang Chengzi asked with a smile, "I wonder if you would accept this?"

After listening, you felt that these people were truly obsessed with accumulating merit. Leaving aside the unnecessary losses that starting from scratch would cause in the first scenario, the second approach alone is an extremely inhumane way of doing things.

In this primordial world where Taiyi cultivators are everywhere and Golden Immortals are less than dogs, how can a group of mortals with no cultivation survive? This is simply forcibly binding the human race to the cultivators of the two sects. If they don't receive timely help, the casualties will be unbearable.

[In this way, the human race simply cannot survive independently of cultivators; they are essentially merit-refreshing machines!]

[So you frowned and shook your head, indicating that while the merit was good, how could humanity possibly survive alone in the prehistoric world with such behavior? There were so many demons and monsters...]

Guang Chengzi calmly replied, "Then why not just wipe out all the demons in the entire prehistoric world?"

【you:……】

You seem to be going a bit too far.

Zhao Si's eyes widened. He finally understood why the human race always ended up slaughtering the demon race after destroying the Heavenly Court. It turned out to be the extreme ideology of you old bastards!

"I knew it! Even if the demon race killed many humans back then, there was no need to exterminate entire families in retaliation, was there? So it was your doing!"

Zhao Si was seething with hatred. The culprit who caused the endless killing between the demon and human races was clearly this group of saintly disciples who were obsessed with accumulating merit. They not only prevented the entire human race from cultivating immortality, but also spread extreme ideologies.

No wonder during the Investiture of the Gods, everyone said they had committed many serious calamities in the past. After the battle, almost all members of the Jie Sect ascended to heaven and were listed on the list, while only a few members of the Chan Sect were left. So that's where the root of the problem lies.

It seems that heaven has eyes after all, and in the end, all these outrageous things were wiped out in one fell swoop...

[Guang Chengzi's outrageous remarks greatly shocked you, and you couldn't help but ask in return: Aren't you also a demon?]

Guang Chengzi looked bewildered, then scoffed, saying that he was a primordial spiritual being who had attained enlightenment, and therefore not a lowly demon. The other disciples of Jie Chan laughed, calling the false collective concept of "demon race" utterly ridiculous. They argued that according to this logic, sages were demons, the Dao Ancestor was a demon, and Pangu was a "demon" born from chaos!

Looking at their disdainful smiles, you feel like you're not one of them... Why must living beings be divided into different races? Wouldn't it be better if everyone joined the demon race, putting aside the prejudices caused by racial differences? At least now, with the concept of "demon race" deeply ingrained in people's minds, it's truly peaceful.

Was the Heavenly Emperor's ideal of uniting all beings into one equal race... truly wrong?

[As you think about it, you feel increasingly resistant to these self-proclaimed noble disciples of saints, so you (?) please fill in the blank freely.]

I have to write again.

Zhao Si sighed. He naturally could not accept Guang Chengzi's suggestion to "de-emphasize cultivation," since the fundamental goal of this simulation was still to attach himself to the human race as the "protagonist of destiny."

If the human race is truly so useless, even if they succeed in destroying the Heavenly Court with the help of a sage's disciple in the future, such a protagonist of heaven and earth will basically be unable to become the support they desire.

The newly established Heavenly Court will not be the Heavenly Court of the human race, but will only be a false power institution where the disciples of these sages and the successors of the Daoist lineage inherit the positions of Heavenly Officials. It will neither represent the interests of the human race itself, nor listen to the opinions of the human race, because the human race itself is their vassal.

As mortals, we're just vassals. All we need to do is respectfully kowtow and pray. Maybe if the deity is in a good mood, he'll bring rain for us...

Guang Chengzi's advice must never be heeded!

But if we simply refuse, those saintly disciples who are obsessed with accumulating merit might go crazy and cause themselves some kind of fatal disaster.

Therefore, trade must still be done, but the future of humanity cannot be sold off...

"We agree to let them participate in earning merit, but we do not agree to abolish the opportunity for mortals to cultivate immortality. We seek a win-win approach that is somewhere in between."

Zhao Si typed it like this:

Faced with Guang Chengzi's suggestion, you choose to (find a win-win solution).

You told Guang Chengzi that you could allow them to earn merit among humans, but only if humans were allowed to freely cultivate immortality.

[Your request puts Guang Chengzi in a difficult position, because humans who cultivate immortality don't have as many troublesome matters, and there are fewer places where they need their help. Naturally, their merits are also greatly reduced, which is not in their best interest.]

[Guang Chengzi begins to reconsider the possibility of eliminating you...]

However, because your claim was too grand, even involving the sage Nuwa, Guang Chengzi ultimately couldn't bring himself to kill you. He had no choice but to settle for second best and reluctantly agree to your win-win terms.

In exchange, you allowed disciples of the Jie and Chan sects to legitimately accumulate merit among humans. Although the disciples of the Jie and Chan sects were dissatisfied with your conservative approach, they still paid you the corresponding price.

[Ding! A gift from an important figure in the primordial era has been detected. Bind your gift?]

A gift?

Zhao Si's heart skipped a beat:

"Bind!"

As the lineages of sages, the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect must have had many valuable items, especially during the Investiture of the Gods period, when they clashed with various magical treasures, immortal techniques, and grand formations. Theoretically, their gifts were most likely magical treasures.

[Gifts already bound to important figures from the primordial era: "The Immortal-Slaying Sword from Guang Chengzi!" and "The Five Elements Fruit Tree from Duobao Daoren!"]

Two? One for each of the two teaching buildings?

Zhao Si's eyes lit up.

……

(End of this chapter)