this infinite world

No matter whether Dr. Manhattan is playing with the world and enjoying playing house with a group of "ants"; or he is a "god" who is unwilling to abandon his humanity and thus sticks to the original life trajectory and interpersonal relationships and enjoys the peaceful "daily life of ordinary people"... What really threatens the survival of the earth and even the entire world is the deep-rooted malice of human beings themselves, and the tense relationship under the background of the Cold War that is like walking on thin ice and may cause disasters at any time.

Just as even gods cannot change the free will in human hearts, Dr. Manhattan, who can see the future, also chooses to stand idly by.

——It’s not that I don’t want to, but that I’m unwilling to.

At the end of the story, Dr. Manhattan chose to kill Rorschach, the protagonist who insisted on the truth and wanted to expose the mastermind Pharaoh who killed millions of innocent people through a nuclear explosion. He took all the blame and infamy, completely left human society and bid farewell to his past... Then, the world ushered in peace again, and mankind was able to continue to survive in this fragile relationship.

"...I seem to understand a little bit why Dr. Manhattan did this."

After watching the movie, Zheng Zha was silent for a long time. He seemed to understand a lot about this work which was different from ordinary horror or science fiction films, but when it came to his mouth, he only turned it into a simple summary: "Rorschach, who never compromises and is desperate to pursue the truth; Pharaoh, who sacrificed millions of lives for the future of the world and attributed all causes and effects to innocent people; and Dr. Manhattan, who has the power to change everything, but finally chooses to leave silently with everything on his back..."

"This really is... a complicated world." Zheng Zha shook his head and concluded with this sentence.

“No need to think about all those complicated things, that’s not your job.”

Chu Xuan, who also watched the entire movie, pushed up his glasses and said, "The Watcher world is a relatively independent world. There are no super villains, nor any big demons who want to destroy everything. Therefore, the difficulty of the next mission world is directly related to Dr. Manhattan."

"Since the Pharaoh can shield Dr. Manhattan's future perception through the superluminal particle flow generated by the nuclear explosion, then the Conferred God List can also do the same thing..."

Chu Xuan's voice became smaller and smaller as he gradually entered a state of thinking alone. It seemed that he had some inspiration for the layout of the next mission world. Yang Yun clapped his hands and said to the others, "Then let Chu Xuan take care of the consideration of the world of Watcher. The rest of us should exercise and rest to face the next battle in the best possible manner."

"That's the basic situation. Any other questions?"

"Uh, I have a problem."

Just when Yang Yun thought that everyone had no problems, Luo Yinglong raised his hand with a little embarrassment: "Although I have just joined the Zhongzhou team and have not established a good relationship with everyone, but..."

It can be seen that Luo Yinglong was still quite reserved in front of everyone, or maybe what he wanted to say was really important. Anyway, after saying some roundabout and polite words, this young man who was usually quite stupid finally got to the point: "Speaking of which, I have an unwelcome request... I heard that the Zhongzhou team is a team where all members practice Taoism, and as long as you join the team, you will receive orthodox Taoism techniques?"

Huh? Who said that?
Yang Yun was stunned at first, but when he looked around and saw Cheng Xiao, who had just exchanged for a double A-level evil poison body, looking away with cold sweat and pretending to be nothing, he instantly found the culprit.

"Yes, there is such a custom."

Thinking of how Cheng Xiao had just helped him out, Yang Yun decided to keep this matter in mind for the time being and settle the score later. He first smiled at Luo Yinglong, who seemed a little uneasy, and calmed him down before saying, "But Luo Yinglong, you are an orthodox cultivator from a famous family, so why are you suddenly looking for his family's skills?"

“You should know that although the cultivation techniques here are all-encompassing, most of them can only be cultivated to the foundation-building or golden elixir stage. I don’t know where the subsequent path will lead to. Luo Yinglong, you are already a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage…” “…Okay, I’m not afraid of you laughing at me. In fact, although I can be regarded as an orthodox cultivator, my cultivation techniques are not complete.”

Hearing Yang Yun's words, Luo Yinglong's face first turned bitter, but he finally chose to expose his shortcomings: "Master told me at the time that although there was no problem with my cultivation method, it lacked a part of the rune calculation method, which resulted in my speed of analyzing and calculating runes being far slower than that of orthodox cultivators who graduated from professional schools..."

"I understand." Zheng Zha suddenly realized: "The difference between a famous sect and a second-rate sect."

“…That’s about it.”

Although Zheng Zha's words were not pleasant to hear, Luo Yinglong glared at Zheng Zha and reluctantly accepted his words: "When I was communicating with Qi Tengyi before, I realized the difference in our cultivation methods. My realm is obviously one level higher than his, but my calculation speed for runes is only half of his..."

——Well, if the orthodox practitioners practice the basic martial arts of famous sects, then what we practice should be the quick-learning version of the Nine Yin Scriptures.

Thinking that the cultivation techniques in the Human City were the essence left by the great figures such as the Twin Emperors and the Three Pure Ones before they returned to the positive universe, Yang Yun secretly complained in his heart. Although it was only at the Golden Core stage, the gold content was much higher than that of ordinary orthodox cultivators.

"Okay, I'll pick one for you."

Since Luo Yinglong had joined the Zhongzhou team, Yang Yun would not be stingy with a mere book of skills. However, when he saw Luo Yinglong's somewhat uneasy expression and the word "Yinglong" in his name, he half-jokingly and half-seriously asked: "How about this book "Nine Heavens Yinglong Jue"? "

"It is said that this is the technique practiced by Yinglong, a general under Emperor Xuanyuan. Although it is somewhat biased towards physical training, the name sounds very suitable for you."

"Isn't this a little incompatible with the technique I'm practicing now?"

Luo Yinglong was stunned at first, then said with some embarrassment: "I just want to make up for my weaknesses, not change my sect and start over. If possible, I still want an orthodox cultivation method that is similar to my current method, the more orthodox the better..."

"Well, I'll look for it for you." Yang Yun was just joking and had no real intention of asking Luo Yinglong to change his ways.

——If we only talk about the world of Shushan Chuan, then the most orthodox cultivation must be Fuxi's Bagua Dao, but even in the records of the Human City, Bagua Dao has not been passed down. So considering Taoism and the orthodox cultivation method, the most suitable one for Luo Yinglong should be...

Thinking that the Zhongzhou team already had Qi Tengyi's Yuqing Primordial Dao, as well as the Shangqing Lingbao inheritance that he and Zheng Zha practiced, Yang Yun gradually came up with a plan. He smiled and took out a jade slip of cultivation: "Then, I think this one is more suitable for you..."

"The Basic Method of Taiqing Cultivation" (End of this chapter)