Zuo Xiaonian was suddenly startled and turned around, finding the sword in his hand.
Zuo Xiaoduo turned around slowly as if he was not surprised at all, and looked at the person in front of him with a leisurely look on his face.
The man was wearing a green Taoist robe. Although he was just standing there simply, he seemed to be one with the world.
No, it shouldn't be as if it has merged into one with the heaven and earth, but it should be one with the heaven and earth, breathing with the sun and the moon!
He is the wind, he is the cloud, he is the flowers, plants and trees, he is everything between heaven and earth!
He is no longer different from the natural world, and the Tao rhythm flows throughout his body. When people look at him, they can't help but feel lost or enlightened.
Zuo Xiaoduo bowed slightly and asked, "Master Daozu?"
The young Taoist smiled and nodded: "My friend, there is no need to be polite."
Zuo Xiaonian also bowed respectfully: "Greetings to Daoist Ancestor Hongjun."
"Hey, Phoenix girl, you don't have to be so polite..."
Daozu smiled faintly and said, "The so-called Hongjun... is just a level, not a title; the so-called Yiqihua Hongjun is just a fabrication by later generations, you can just call me... Senior."
Zuo Xiaoduo chuckled and said, "As the saying goes, Hongjun came before heaven. Senior was even before heaven and earth, dominating the universe and opening up a whole new world. This achievement alone is worthy of our respect."
Daoist Hongjun said: "That's not right. Who can be before the sky? The so-called creation of the sky is nothing more than the creation of a small world in the Zhoutian universe."
"Moreover, this sky was never created by me. I am just a practitioner who has merged with the Great Dao due to fate and can no longer transcend."
Daoist Hongjun looked at Zuo Xiaoduo, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable complexity, and he said softly: "The so-called creation of the world... is more of a thought... Throughout the ages, how many creator gods have roamed freely between heaven and earth..."
"For a world to come into being from nothing, there must first be a creator god who gave birth to the world, and then there is electricity, light, and subsequent myths and legends..."
Zuo Xiaoduo asked: "Then what is going on in our world?"
"The ancestral world we are standing on is a barren land... It is unknown when this world came into being, and it is difficult to study. Who created this barren land... is even more unknown."
"The only thing we know is that a powerful person probably created this world by chance, but whether intentionally or unintentionally, he did not allow this world to evolve completely and passed away early."
"Until the Hongmeng world gave birth to life on its own... and we are the first batch of creatures in this world..."
"At that time, Pangu God's power reached a certain level, and he decided to create the world, to raise the pure and sink the turbid; the world of this world was just beginning to be separated, and the so-called creation of the world was just beginning..."
"It is the cultivation method of sentient beings that I have integrated into the Great Dao and scattered the three thousand Great Daos into the world. Each one evolves on its own according to the law of fate, creating life after life..."
Daozu Hongjun smiled faintly and said, "So this world is an incomplete world. Compared to the independent space opened up by those powerful people with their own strength, creating living beings and establishing the rules of the world... there is an essential difference."
Although Zuo Xiaoduo was extremely powerful and had reached the pinnacle of the world, his knowledge of experience and anecdotes was still very shallow, so he had naturally never heard of such lofty arguments.
An incomplete world?!
There is a fundamental difference between this and other worlds!
Zuo Xiaoduo thought of his own Void-Destroying Tower from this and that. After comparing the two, he finally understood a little bit.
Perhaps no one in this world can understand the deep meaning of these words better than Zuo Xiaoduo.
Because in his hands, there is now a world that is about to be realized.
"So that's it. This is the truth of this world." Zuo Xiaoduo suddenly realized.
As soon as the Taoist thought about it, this place became a paradise, with birds singing, flowers blooming, white clouds floating, rare and exotic animals. A tea table was placed in front of the three people in the misty clouds.
"My friend, come and have some tea."
"I was just about to bother Daozu."
To say that you are disturbing someone is quite appropriate, because in this world, anywhere, you can be said to be a guest in the Taoist's home.
To be in harmony with the heaven and earth and to breathe with the sun and the moon is more than just talk!
"Last time, my friend said he wanted to talk to me."
Daozu smiled and sat down.
"My friend is already a person with great affinity for the new world. Since you have invited me, I will naturally come to meet you."
Talking about the main topic, Zuo Xiaoduo sat upright and said, "I am confused and puzzled. I don't understand the real purpose of Daozu provoking this war."
Daozu smiled faintly and said, "After the war, I also asked myself this question."
"What is Daozu's answer?"
"I have transformed myself into the Great Dao, so I shouldn't have had any unnecessary thoughts, but I didn't expect that I would eventually become worldly."
"so?"
"I ask myself, I am in charge of countless epochs in this world; I think the Tao is ruthless, the separation and reunion, birth and death, the upheaval and changes of the world are just a game in my eyes, which will pass in a blink of an eye and become a passing cloud."
“The so-called genius, the so-called child of destiny, the so-called legendary myth, the so-called kings and generals, the so-called hegemony for thousands of years… everything is just a coincidence, in the end, it is still a pile of yellow earth, just open your eyes, close your eyes, and it will be over.”
“However, this time, the Heaven-clearing Tribulation has caused my heart to become turbulent and no longer peaceful.”
Daozu Hongjun spoke of these things, including the things he had done, very calmly, and there was no emotion in his words.
He did not even try to hide the distracting thoughts in his mind.
At this point in his life, nothing mattered anymore. There was no need for any embellishment and he spoke frankly and honestly.
"I wonder if Zu has any obsession in his heart?" Zuo Xiaoduo sensitively noticed this.
"Obsession..."
Daozu raised his head slightly, his eyes staring blankly into the void, and after a while he said, "In this world, since I merged with the Heavenly Dao, I have successively established six saints as the pillars of heaven and earth, each of whom suppressed their destiny to support heaven and earth... There is no need to elaborate on their past achievements."
"This is a broken world. I have no other options. Only by aligning myself with the Tao can I maintain the integrity of heaven and earth, create all living things, and enable all races to evolve and last forever."
"Why did this Qingtian Tribulation let everyone go, but only held me back? How unfair is that?"
"Beyond the heaven and earth, there is another heaven and earth, and above the starry sky, there is another universe."
"Those who are detached can travel through the universe for eternity and attain great freedom; but what about those who cannot be detached?"
"To transform into the Way of Heaven is of course a great compassion and a great wish... But, to me, this piece of heaven and earth is just like the yard of an ordinary family..."
Daozu smiled bitterly and said, "My friend, do you know how it feels to be confined to your own yard for the rest of your life, and never be able to go out?"
Zuo Xiaoduo sighed.
"If we can't go out, it's fine. It's okay to stay in a corner and enjoy yourself. It's not a bad idea. Unfortunately... it's not."
“Under the Heavenly Tribulation, even the saints of the past could transcend. In the future, any living being with the strength to transcend can also transcend… I am the only one who can do nothing but wait here, watching many living beings transcend one by one and gain great freedom.”
"And I can only stay in this small place forever, sitting in the well and looking at the world."
Daozu smiled bitterly: "With my cultivation and countless years of accumulation, it shouldn't have been like this; but when the time came, I still felt unwilling to accept it. It was this unwillingness that led to the catastrophe you saw."
"With your cultivation level, it is only a matter of time for you to transcend. By then, perhaps you will understand my confusion and fear."
"This is one of the reasons why my mentality is unbalanced."
Zuo Xiaoduo nodded but didn't say anything. He could understand this feeling.
"I'd like to hear the second reason."
Zuo Xiaoduo said.
"As for the second reason, it is... the general trend."
Daozu said calmly: "This time, the Heaven-Clearing Tribulation came unexpectedly, and its true meaning is to clear away all unstable things; from now on, only one clan will remain, and it will be the stable master; and this world, under the continuous infusion of the pure and single luck of only one clan, will slowly reach a perfect state."
“This is a fixed number.”
"Once the world is perfect, I will be separated from the Great Dao, and by then, I will have the opportunity to transcend. This is inevitable. This is exactly the path of transcendence that the Taoist brother Qing Tianjie set up for me."
Zuo Xiaoduo was puzzled: "Since Daozu knows this, I am not completely without the chance of transcendence, and I am no longer completely without the chance like before... but why... still..."
Daozu said calmly: "Because this is... an opportunity given by outsiders, not an opportunity that I have obtained by my own strength! In other words, if I can change the predetermined outcome of this Taoist brother by my own strength during this Qingtian Tribulation, this world can also achieve a perfect balance... At that time, it will be the opportunity for transcendence that I have fought for, and I will have won half a game."
"This half-win may not be important to you, my friend, but it is extremely important to me, nothing is more important than this."
After hearing this, Zuo Xiaoduo finally understood everything!
As a proud and arrogant world ruler, facing a terrifying opponent whose strength he had no idea of, the feeling of powerlessness from the bottom of his heart was naturally very uncomfortable.
Whether it is out of self-esteem, rebellious psychology, or simply unwillingness to accept this person's favor, once accepted, it will create cause and effect, especially this level of cause and effect, which is extremely terrifying.
Any kind of mentality will lead to the situation that whenever you think of this person in the future, you will feel that you are half a head shorter than him.
For the Taoist Ancestor who claims to have reached the state of mind of the Great Dao, this will be an irreparable shortcoming.
But if in this world, or in this game, one can change the outcome of a given game in a way that does not change the final outcome... in some ways, it is a win.
But I destroyed the plan of such a powerful existence and changed the predetermined outcome. It was more than just a half-win, it was a half-win and a step beyond heaven!
I just didn't want to give him too much face, so I didn't change completely in the end; and in the end, my luck filled the heaven's way, and I was finally free. That was also because of my own efforts, not because of others.
It was I who decided which clan would be the dominant one, and then they became the dominant one, the protagonists of heaven and earth; the future reproduction and fortune of this clan all originated from my thought.
In other words, you still have to control your own life.
It is no longer like before, when I had no control over my own destiny and was manipulated and controlled by others.
The overall result has not brought any substantial change to this world - whether the witch clan is the ruler, the demon clan is the ruler, or the human clan is the ruler, in the final analysis it is still the creatures on this continent who are the rulers.
It doesn't matter.
But for Hongjun Daozu, it has a completely different meaning, and his state of mind is no longer flawless!
"So that's it. This is the truth."
Zuo Xiaoduo said calmly: "Dao Zu may not care, but your casual change has caused the entire world to suffer and the people to grieve."
Daozu's face showed a gloomy look, but he said immediately: "My friend, your cultivation has reached the pinnacle, and you are about to transcend, but you have not yet experienced those endless years... Do you know that after I became a great Dao, I had several hundred Yuanhui of time... to monitor the world for a long time."
"During that time, living beings can act according to their instincts. However, if any living being does something that harms the heavens and the law... they will be punished by divine thunder from the sky."
"I have transformed into thousands of incarnations and walked the world. Countless scriptures and books were all written by me..."
"It's just that... after countless years... you will eventually get tired, and then you will feel that everything in the world is meaningless."
“No matter how wonderful a life is, or how amazing a person is, it is only a flash in the pan at best, but how long can it last?”
"Between the blink of an eye, the creatures in this world have changed several times... all the faces, all the dynasties, all the mountains and rivers... In my eyes, there is no difference at all..."
"Gradually, even the most outstanding hero in the world, the most beautiful woman in the world... in my eyes, they are not even a tiny wave in the vast ocean... "
Daozu's voice was indifferent: "The so-called ruthlessness of the great way... was gradually evolved from that time. Is it more than just talk?"
"With your current cultivation, even if you don't make any progress, it is enough to live as long as the heaven and earth, as old as the sun and the moon... Have you ever thought about what will happen to all your neighbors... those ordinary people in your so-called city, in your long life?"
"Can you remember everyone you've ever met? Can you fluctuate your emotions for the joys and sorrows of everyone around you?"
"Perhaps you can do it now, but what about thousands of years later? 100,000 years, 1 million years later? What about even longer years later?"
"I can't do it! No matter what, I can't do it."
"The great way is merciless. This is the inevitable result and the end point of the cultivator..."
"I understand your indignation now, because the dead were people you knew well and had socialized with... But after a period of time, when you think about them again, it's just a thought, and you can no longer remember their faces..."
"But for me..."
There was bitterness in Daozu's eyes: "It's just smoke passing by... and it's smoke passing by in batches... There is no way I can have any emotional fluctuations."
The bitterness in his eyes was real.
Zuo Xiaoduo could see this.
Because he was very envious, very envious of this kind of emotion.
"I really want to have your sadness and helplessness again. That way, I will be very happy, because then... I can still feel that I am a person, not just a so-called... Dao without any emotions."
"You don't know this kind of numbness yet. This is the saddest thing in life!"
Zuo Xiaoduo was speechless.
He wanted to give some advice.
But after these few words, I found that there was nothing I could persuade.
He originally thought that he would eventually transcend and be free in the vast world outside, so why bother about the outcome here
If you just ignore it, then the problems in this world will be easy to solve, right
But now, I am speechless.
“Perhaps we cannot understand your ruthlessness and indifference, but you use your ruthlessness and indifference to cause pain and sadness to lovers… Don’t you feel that this is somewhat immoral?”
Zuo Xiaonian said calmly, "So what if I'm just an ant? Who in this world is obligated to sacrifice their life in vain for the sake of others' victory or defeat?"
"I feel like you're wrong now."
Zuo Xiaonian said.
Daozu nodded slowly: "You are right, what I am doing now is indeed wrong."
"Then you..."
"But I have to continue on this path and I can't turn back."
"The true path lies ahead, and I have spent billions of years trying to find my way out. Now, even if I am wrong... I must fight for this victory."
Zuo Xiaonian also felt helpless.
Zuo Xiaoduo took a long breath and said, "I thought of a sentence."
Daozu smiled and said, "When the truth says something different, use fists to solve it?"
"Exactly!"
"I also have the same idea. The truth cannot change the real result, but the victory or defeat can!"
"And you two are the key to this game of chess."
"If the two of you disappear, I will win this round without fighting!"
Zuo Xiaoduo said slowly: "Is Daozu going to attack the two of us?"
Daozu said calmly: "I guess you are ready, young friend?"
Zuo Xiaoduo took a deep breath and said, "Of course I have made some preparations. This Asura Realm is indeed suitable for a war!"
Daozu smiled.
Zuo Xiaoduo opened the Sky-Destroying Tower.
Zuo Changlu and his wife, Li Chenglong and all the members of the team except Li Changming appeared at the same time. Then came the demon emperor Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, the demon queen Xihe, the demon master Kunpeng, the eight great witch ancestors, the flood witch, the blazing fire witch, the ice witch, the dankong witch, the non-toxic witch, and the toad saint...
In today's world, all the top combat forces.
Gather here at the same time!
Total, thirty-six people!
When everyone appeared, they all had complicated expressions and bowed at the same time: "Greetings to the Taoist Ancestor."
"No need to be so polite."
"After this battle, the continent will be at peace. Take care everyone!"
"yes."
The Taoist Patriarch smiled slightly, and the Styx Patriarch and the Demon Patriarch Luohou appeared at the same time.
"This decisive battle is a little early for you."
"It's a little early, so we're bound to suffer losses. It's a pity that Daozu, you won't give us any more time."
"There is no point in talking any more."
"Daozu is right. Principles cannot change the actual outcome, but victory or defeat can!"
Countless magic weapons were used at the same time!
"The outcome of this battle will determine the future!"
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(End of this chapter)