When I become a demon king, I want to change my department to the Taoist sect.

Chapter 767 The Nature of the World

To talk about this assignment, we have to trace it back to a deduction that Tang Yuan assigned to his disciples shortly after Sanxian Island was established.

That is, if there were no Taoism, Demonism and Buddhism in the world of earthly immortals, no Taoist master who was high in the sky, and only the Five Emperors' families were still there, what would the future be like?

The conclusion of the deduction is very disappointing.

The eternal dynasty will become a reality, and all practitioners must come from aristocratic families. The gap between immortals and humans will become extremely huge.

The former will be more honorable than any god in history, while the latter will never be able to rise again.

Demonic magic and sorcery will prevail, and swallowing blood and refining souls will also be commonplace.

All arts of cultivating immortals will come to a standstill, and the whole world will become stagnant, with no further changes.

The human race at that time was nothing more than livestock under the control of the Five Emperors' families. Even because of the crushing of ordinary humans by their extraordinary power, all sparks of resistance would be extinguished.

Perhaps there will be some eccentric monks from aristocratic families who cannot stand this situation and stand up to resist, but the final result will be in vain.

Because individuals may betray their class, but a class will never betray its own class.

The extreme situation that Xu Zhi envisioned was that an unparalleled genius would appear who stood on the side of humanity rather than the side of the aristocratic families. He would endure humiliation in the early stages, practice step by step until he reached the point where he could decide the laws of the world alone, and then completely destroy the Five Emperors' families by force.

But the possibility is very slim.

The situation Zhou Ju envisioned was even more extreme. He believed that when this world, which was like a pool of stagnant water, developed to the end, the only thing that would be born would be an immortal glutton who would eventually devour everything, including humanity, civilization, and the world.

Regarding that deduction, Tang Yuan ultimately did not give the correct answer.

This Jiuzhou Dharma Assembly is a continuation of the previous deduction.

"So, Senior Brother, have you really figured out the cultivation method you envisioned?" Xu Zhi asked curiously, "In addition to the alchemy, weapons, and talisman formations, have you also linked the other hundred arts of cultivation to the realm of cultivation?"

This was one of the methods that the three of them discussed in the past to change that desperate world.

Zhou Ju nodded first, then shook his head.

Xu Zhi said anxiously: "Brother, when did you learn bad habits from Master and start to be a riddle teller?"

Seeing Zhou Ju's face turn serious and he turned towards her, Xu Zhi shrank her neck guiltily. Her senior brother attached great importance to respecting teachers.

"Watch your words." Fortunately, this time he just gave me a simple reprimand and didn't blame me any further.

Then Zhou Ju said slowly: "I don't know if it can be considered as done."

"Master once said that there is practice everywhere in life, whether walking, lying down, moving, or meditating, we are actually practicing. The popular Qi-swallowing method and the pursuit of the mysterious way are just the fastest-acting methods after countless predecessors have summarized them."

"Just like the naturally powerful races like the dragons, they don't need to practice as hard as you and I. All they need is a good sleep, and their cultivation will improve by leaps and bounds, because for them, sleeping is also a form of practice."

"And the reason why these four methods of self-defense, such as the elixir, weapon, and talisman array, do not affect cultivation is because there is a feedback mechanism between them and cultivation."

"As the four major means that accompany cultivation, not only do they contain the principles of cultivation, just like alchemy to the three levels of the golden elixir, but after countless years of development, they have evolved from a method to a way, becoming one of the great ways that apply to all the heavens."

“So when you’re refining pills, refining equipment, drawing talismans, and setting up formations, you’ll get feedback from the Great Dao. With this kind of bonus, you’ll naturally not be slower than meditating and circulating Qi, or fall behind in progress. You can even surpass it.”

After listening to this, Xu Zhi said thoughtfully, "Then the other hundred arts of cultivation cannot get any feedback because they have not yet achieved the Great Dao."

Zhou Ju nodded: "That's right, so Master was thinking at that time whether he could come up with a way to replace the Heavenly Dao and complete the feedback."

Xu Zhi was surprised and asked, "You and Master have been studying this for the past hundred years. How can you replace the Heavenly Dao?"

Zhou Ju shook his head and said, "It's not to replace the Heavenly Dao, but to simulate the Heavenly Dao and build a feedback mechanism."

"Did it succeed?"

Zhou Ju was silent for a moment, then said, "It doesn't exist in the Earthly Immortal Realm, but it exists here."

He waved his sleeves and brought Xu Zhi to a slightly dim area.

"This is at the foot of the Jijiang Mountain, close to the Earth's Lung." He pointed to a jade disc floating in the Taihuo, "This is the magic weapon that my master and I have come up with, which can partially replace the feedback mechanism of the Great Dao."

"magic weapon?"

"Master said that he also got his inspiration from the Great World of Taixu."

Xu Zhi understood. She also knew a thing or two about the Taixu world. The original plan was that after the Jiuzhou Dharma Assembly was over, the direct descendants of the Three Immortal Islands would go into that world to adventure.

"Then how does this spiritual treasure simulate the way of heaven?"

Zhou Ju waved his hand and said, "Don't be impatient. Do you know why practitioners like us have three tribulations and five declines?" Xu Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Practitioners are thieves. They steal the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, swallowing it but not spitting it out. They are like giant insects parasitic on the world. The heavenly tribulation is the world's self-protection mechanism. After the thief is killed, the spiritual energy will naturally return to the world."

“But why is it that after successfully overcoming the tribulation, there are strange phenomena in heaven and earth, and even after achieving the status of a Taoist master, heaven and earth will celebrate together?”

Xu Zhi frowned and pondered for a long time, but still could not figure it out, so she said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, Master has given you too many small tricks."

"It's just that you and I are good at different things, so Master just chooses to teach you."

Zhou Ju didn't keep the secret and explained directly: "Master believes that it is because the world is composed not only of Qi, but also of Tao!"

“If we compare the world to a small pond, then both the spiritual energy and the turbid energy are the water in the pond, and the Tao is the pond itself.”

"You and I are like the fish in this pond. We absorb water from the pond, and after death we will also become water in the pond, without losing the pond's abundance. But if some fish master the ability to live forever, they will only absorb water and never spit it out. In the long run, the pond will dry up."

"However, some fish not only take in water, but also eat sand and swallow mud, which will expand the edge of the pool. As the pool gets bigger, the water in the pool will naturally increase."

"So for this kind of fish, the pond will not only not kill them, but will reward them instead."

Xu Zhi said thoughtfully: "And the Dao Fruits of Dao Lords are all unique. To all the heavens and myriad worlds, they are the fish that can help the pond grow bigger!"

"Because the pool has grown bigger, even if they steal more spiritual energy, the world won't be at a loss."

"Even more fulfilling." Zhou Ju added.

"Brother, why do I suddenly feel that what you and the master are researching is a little shameful?" Xu Zhi suddenly lowered her voice and whispered.

Can something so essential really be revealed at will?

Zhou Ju raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "I thought so at the time, but do you know how the master answered me?"

"how to answer?"

"He said that this was something that the three religions had already thoroughly studied, and that they had even used this principle to open up a broad path."

Xu Zhi pondered for a long time, and suddenly an idea came to her, and she blurted out: "Shendao!"

Zhou Ju said with approval, "That's right, Shinto, or the Shinto of incense and luck, is derived from the feedback mechanism of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth."

"The power of incense and vows, and the luck of mountains and rivers are the spiritual energy of Shinto, and preaching to all directions is equivalent to broadening the boundaries of Shinto. Anyone who has made contributions can obtain blessings without practicing!"

Xu Zhi pointed at the magic weapon in the magma and said, "So, your magic weapon also has this ability?"

"In the real world, don't even think about it." Zhou Ju said with a smile: "But precisely because this world is just a dream, it is not like the outside world, where the laws of nature are set."

"Here, as long as the logic is smooth and you can make sense of it, your dream will come true!"

"Of course, this dream is essentially made up of countless rays of spiritual light interwoven together."

"This treasure is just an ordinary magic weapon that can absorb spiritual light. But when it gathers enough spiritual light, it can in turn influence the direction of this dream."

"It's like a sacrificial vessel used by Shintoists to store incense." Zhou Ju pointed at the jade disc and introduced it.

Xu Zhi said excitedly: "When this treasure occupies a considerable spiritual power, it can change the laws of dreams to a certain extent, and you can take the opportunity to turn all the hundreds of arts of cultivation into the Tao, and turn it into a truly popular avenue!"

"In this way, people who practice the Hundred Arts can also get feedback on their cultivation just like the alchemy and talisman formations, and this will solve the first fundamental problem of this society."

"As the representative of advanced productivity, monks do not engage in production. Instead, it is the mortals who are far behind the monks who are engaged in production."

"This is exactly what the master said, backward productivity matches backward production relations."

"For generations, bloodlines are forever solid. This backward production relationship is adapted to the backward productivity. This is the fundamental reason why it will never collapse!"

"But when a large number of monks are engaged in production, productivity will change accordingly, which will naturally force the production system to change accordingly."

"Only then will a deformed system like this world completely collapse."

Zhou Ju nodded and said, "Although there are many steps and it is very troublesome, it is in line with the rules of social system evolution that Master talked about."

"This dream world is extremely rare, and should be used to complete the assignment given to you and me by our Master."

Xu Zhi imagined the possible future, her heart was surging with emotion. Not to mention moving to the Earthly Immortal Realm, even an ordinary small world would not give her such a chance to show her talents!
"Brother, how are we doing now?" Xu Zhi rubbed his hands and asked, "Is your treasure effective?"

"In the Danjiangshan area, this treasure can already provide simple feedback and blessings, just like the monks in the terraced fields, where labor is equivalent to practice."

"Then our next plan should be to capture more spiritual light, so that this treasure can radiate a wider area and provide more feedback!"

(End of this chapter)