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

Chapter 24 Is Heaven Unjust?

Can humans and demons coexist harmoniously?

If this question were asked of a disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect from various fantasy settings, the answer would definitely be no. Not only would he not be able to answer, he would probably yell "Evil heretics!" and then slash the questioner with his sword.

It should be said that in almost all myths, legends, and novels related to monsters, monsters are inherently evil. They eat human flesh, drink human blood, and wear human skin; they suck yang energy and vital essence and deceive emotions. It's as if the purpose of their existence is to oppose and destroy humans.

The mention of the demon race evokes images of deep-seated hatred and blood feuds.

The second story about the demon race is about a racial war.

The third point about the demon race is that it's either you or me.

But if you think about it carefully, you'll find a problem:

How can tigers, leopards, jackals, wolves, sheep, rabbits, fish, birds, and even flowers, trees, and other completely different species be counted as demons?

What criteria were used to classify this ethnic group?

Or rather, why are all other creatures besides humans considered "demons"? Why must "demons" be enemies of humans?

Why is everyone on the highway going the wrong way except me? (Confused)

After ruling out the possibility that it was due to some deus ex machina forcibly intervening, compelling all races to set aside their predator-prey conflict and collectively confront the humans, there can only be one answer:

Is it possible, I mean, possible... that everyone is forming such an unprecedented united front against the human race not because they're bored and have nothing better to do, but because the human race really has serious problems and has incurred the wrath of the masses?

Of course, this is only one possibility, and not absolute...

After all, the universal absolution formula:

The more the enemy opposes me, the more it proves that I am right, because I have hit their sore spot!

The more a friend opposes me, the more it proves that I am right, because this friend is a fake friend!

Ta-ta-kai! Ta-ta-kai! Keep touching the ta-ta-kai! Anyone who opposes me is an enemy; it must be their fault, they just don't understand me, it's definitely not my problem!

Because demons are inherently evil, it is perfectly acceptable to snatch demon cubs as mounts without any guilt. Therefore, killing demons to refine pills is a matter of course, and the rare and precious materials guarded by demons are the lucky finds of human cultivators.

What? You actually dare to resist? To hurt people with sharp teeth, claws, and venom?

You're inherently evil! You dare fight back instead of obediently offering up your treasures and then risking your life to give me experience?!

Do you even know what it means to be a protagonist destined for greatness? You're nothing but NPCs, yet you dare to defy fate...

Most conflicts between demons and humans actually stem from this. There is no hatred without a reason, especially when everyone in the world except me hates me. In that case, I am probably not innocent.

If you think about the common setting in Xianxia novels, when cultivators capture the cubs of demonic beasts, it can actually be understood as child abduction, often after wiping out the entire beast's family and forcibly taking the cubs.

Cultivators going into dungeons to slay demons and seize treasures can actually be understood as burglary and murder.

The idea of ​​cultivators forming a group to seize rare and precious materials guarded by demonic beasts can be understood as a gang robbing and looting...

Thinking about it this way, it would be strange if the demon race didn't target humans after they gained human consciousness.

Zhao Si had no doubt that if the prehistoric human race truly ascended to a dominant position as the protagonist of heaven and earth, the above things would absolutely happen!

After all, if you are the protagonist recognized by the Heavenly Dao, other species become NPCs. Would a protagonist really treat NPCs as human beings?

Even if such a thing were to happen, it would only be an individual act. The entire protagonist race would exist as a large ruling class. There would only be individuals who betray the class, not the class itself that betrays the class.

And class is synonymous with oppression and exploitation...

As the current representative of the ruling class in the prehistoric world, it is impossible to expect Di Jun to be willing to eliminate class distinctions, since there are genuine interests involved.

However, as a powerful ruler with a vision for the world, he himself had no racial consciousness. This can be seen from the fact that the name of the Heavenly Court he established was not "Golden Crow Heavenly Court" or "Bird Clan Heavenly Court," but "Demon Clan Heavenly Court." At least in his definition, no matter what race, they all fall within the concept of "demon."

He is undertaking a project that could fundamentally change the primordial world. He is attempting to erase the different racial consciousnesses that have existed since ancient times and to create a more abstract and broader "common collective consciousness of the demon race" to replace the conservative consciousnesses of smaller races such as the "tiger race" and the "dragon race".

Di Jun only wished for class distinctions in the prehistoric world, not racial distinctions!

But ideals are lofty while reality is harsh, because the objective difference between tigers and wolves and lambs exists in the primordial world. Dragons and phoenixes would never consider themselves to be of the same kind as snakes and sparrows, let alone innate beings like Guang Chengzi who consider themselves superior to demons.

They mocked Di Jun, and they were right to mock him:

According to your logic, Nuwa is a demon, the Three Pure Ones are demons, Hongjun is a demon, and even Pangu is a demon...

There was a reason why Di Jun was ridiculed; the concept of the "demon race" as a collective consciousness had not been deeply ingrained in people's minds.

In fact, even Di Jun himself admitted that the implementation of this system was not very effective.

However, the emergence of the human race was something that Emperor Jun could not tolerate!

Because of their status as the protagonists of the world, the human race has truly trampled the concept of "racial equality" to pieces:

What racial equality? I'm the protagonist personally certified by Heaven itself, don't you understand your own position?

I've dedicated my life to promoting "equality among demons" and "a loving family," and now you've actually produced a "Celestial Dragon"? You want me to calm down?!

[Emperor Jun, who had unwavering faith in your background at Zixiao Palace, finally confided his pain and resentment to you.]

"The inequality between innate deities and acquired beings actually stems from their cultivation level. As long as one's cultivation is strong enough, there is no such thing as inequality; all gaps can be bridged with power."

However, those humans, officially recognized by Heaven, are truly "superior to demons"! This is a fundamental inequality that cultivation cannot compensate for.

[Species equality? How ridiculous! You've even introduced a protagonist!]

[Di Jun's resentment was deeper and wider than that of the East Sea. He couldn't understand what this "destined protagonist" was, nor could he understand what had gotten into the Heavenly Dao that it had actually created a hierarchy based on species.]

["Taiqing once said, 'Heaven's way is ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs.' This means that Heaven's way is impartial and unbiased, showing no special mercy or favoritism towards any person or thing. But why has Heaven's way changed now?"]

"Has the Heavenly Dao changed, or has it always been this way?" Di Jun muttered to himself, his Dao heart clearly unstable...

"Did the teacher do something?" Di Jun seemed to be asking you, but also seemed to be asking himself.

Having just exposed the power of Zixiao Palace, you're now sweating buckets...

Fortunately, Di Jun didn't actually intend to get anything out of you. After explaining the reason for the massacre that you'd always been curious about, Di Jun threw the question back at you.

"If you were the Heavenly Emperor, facing the choice between the human race and the demon race, what would you choose?" Di Jun asked, his tone filled with anticipation.

You choose: (?)

[A: Slide to your knees! Heaven's will cannot be defied. Being a dog of humanity is a wonderful thing! B: Start the slaughter! Heaven's will cannot be defied? Celestial Dragons, die! Eliminate every single human being without exception! C: Defying Heaven! Heaven is ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs. If Heaven shows favoritism, then Heaven is wrong!]

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(End of this chapter)