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

Chapter 52 Fighting Against Heaven

In the primordial wilderness, at Shouyang Mountain.

The newly appointed human chieftain, Jin Bing, looked at his thousands of "elementary school student" citizens with a rather hesitant expression.

"What...does this mean?"

Silently trying to comprehend the ingenious solutions that were forming in his mind, even with Jin Bing's three reincarnations and countless restarts, he still found it hard to believe:

Should we just tell them they're demons above demons? Won't that just encourage extremist ideologies?!

As the protagonist race officially recognized by Heaven, once the human race learns this basic fact, a tendency toward independence and supremacy will almost certainly arise spontaneously.

Given that they know they are of noble birth, can mere ideological education really be effective?

Jin Bing was very skeptical of this:

For example, the negative example is Di Jun. Di Jun was an absolutely wise and powerful ruler. He was determined to create an equal, super-racial concept called "Demon Race". His ideal was so great that everyone who saw him would shout "Loyalty!"

The reality is that even after Emperor Jun spearheaded and implemented ideological education for over three hundred cycles, he still couldn't achieve this goal:

The innate deity, considering himself noble, openly mocked Di Jun.

The mythical beasts and strange creatures were under the control of the Heavenly Court and only dared to secretly mock Di Jun.

The three ancient overlord races were both high above and fearful of the heavens, thus they had two faces.

When have these guys ever truly taken Di Jun's "demon race" seriously?

The key point is that the aforementioned races only claim to be noble, while the human race...

They are truly noble! They even acknowledge the will of Heaven, what else can you say?

In this situation, Kim Byung completely failed to understand how that "self" could have come up with such a terrible idea...

"...Never mind."

With a change of heart, Jin Bing gritted his teeth and steeled his resolve:

"Whether it works or not, let's just do it!"

This is both confidence in regaining "supernatural powers" and faith in "oneself," since any strategy devised by "oneself" has never failed.

You can trust yourself!

……

[In the 365th year of the Demon Calendar, during the Seventh Cycle and the Third Cycle, you stood firm in your beliefs and boldly announced in class that you were the "destined protagonist." The human race was immediately filled with excitement, shouting and cheering to express their thrill!]

[But just as everyone was cheering, you solemnly declared: Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs. They should not show favoritism to any race, yet they have violated this principle, which is clearly wrong.]

Aside from the empty title, how different are humans from other races?

[Talent? Admittedly, humans are naturally suited for cultivating immortality, and can cultivate faster than ordinary demons, but compared to innate beings and those with primordial bloodlines, they are far inferior.]

[Intelligence? Admittedly, most demons don't possess high general intelligence before formal cultivation, while humans, even without cultivation, are born with complete intelligence. However, compared to demons who have achieved success in cultivation, they don't have any significant advantage in intelligence.]

[Civilization? The demon race has had its unified Heavenly Court for nearly four hundred eons. Going back further, the three ancient races also created brilliant civilizations, and even in more ancient times, the sparks of civilization had already appeared. And what about the human race now? Nothing.]

So, what is it about the human race that makes them more noble than the demon race as a whole?

The bewildered humans were stumped by your questions...

"Human lives and demon lives are equally precious; neither is more valuable than the other. Even if fate is unpredictable, we ourselves cannot truly consider ourselves superior."

"This belief must be planted in everyone's heart, and we must always remember it, always remind ourselves, so that we never forget it, no matter how many years pass."

"Heaven has made me noble, because my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens. What I choose is my true self. Heaven? It's nothing but a meaningless label."

As the first preacher, you planted a seed in the blank slate of humanity's hearts, leaving an indelible mark!

The human race, lacking knowledge of all things, may not understand your ideas, but they are willing to blindly follow you because, in their eyes, you are the only truth, and therefore whatever you say is right.

[You could see, of course, that they were simply blindly following you without truly understanding the meaning behind your thoughts, and you felt utterly helpless.]

But you have to admit that sometimes unconscious conformity is the simplest way to solve complex problems...

【"loyalty!"】

"Whatever the Great Chief says must be true! Just listen to him!"

The humans cheered in celebration.

【you:……】

In any case, from this point on, the history of humanity finally veered onto a path never before imagined!

In the days that followed, in addition to continuing to educate them on civilization and enlightenment, you specifically linked cultivation with it in order to better achieve the latter goal.

Whoever masters the theory will be randomly rewarded with a pill they crafted themselves; whoever puts it into practice will be rewarded with a magical artifact they crafted themselves.

With such positive incentives, the human race has become more diligent in learning and practice!

You've always believed they were striving to become stronger, and you feel quite gratified about that.

However, one day, you unexpectedly stumble upon a group of students comparing and showing off to each other.

"Look, I have the elixirs refined by the Great Chieftain—healing, restoring energy, boosting spirit, refining qi… I have the whole set! I've been saving them up for a long time!"

"Pshaw, what's that? My oddly shaped magic sword is a rare, one-of-a-kind creation forged by the Great Chieftain!"

"Wow! Your magic sword is so cool, how about we swap it?"

"No change."

"Hmph, you stingy little thing..."

【you:……】

You find this both laughable and frustrating. What was supposed to be a treasure to enhance their strength has turned into a collectible item they flaunt...

This is the carefree life on Shouyang Mountain.

Until this day...

Auspicious omens descend from the heavens, and colorful clouds blanket the sky!

Accompanied by melodious celestial music, a group of tall and mighty sorcerer soldiers led the way, followed by golden chariots and jade carriages, their divine light shining like the sun and moon. Behind the sun and moon came civil and military officials, and the celestial deities.

Upon seeing this, familiar memories flood back: you recall a past life where you experienced this event, only back then you were just an unknown nobody, only fit to stand at the end as part of the honor guard...

[This was none other than Emperor Jun, Taiyi, and other great supernatural beings, accompanied by officials of the Heavenly Court, arriving at Shouyang Mountain to congratulate their fellow disciple, Nuwa, on her attainment of sainthood!]

[I remember in my past life, I had just become a disciple of the Sun Star Lord and, through his efforts, joined the ceremonial guard, intending to make an early appearance before the Heavenly Emperor in hopes of future advancement.]

[Following this incident, I was appointed by Emperor Jun as the Great Chieftain of the Human Race, with the intention of using me to establish a connection between the Heavenly Court and the Sage Nuwa. Emperor Jun even rewarded me with a drop of Azure Dragon blood at the time.]

[But no one could have predicted that this would lead you down a path of rebellion against Di Jun, ultimately causing humans and demons to slaughter each other...]

[Memories of your past life flood your mind, filling you with endless感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings). In this life, you have completely deviated from the path of your past life, not only becoming the Great Chieftain of the Human Race ahead of schedule, but also becoming a disciple of the Sage Taiqing.]

[The lowly ceremonial guard of yesteryear has now become a disciple of a saint who has sworn to defy destiny. It must be said that fate is in one's own hands, and different choices determine different destinies... But how will Dijun's attitude towards him change this time...?]

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(End of this chapter)