Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"His crimes are unforgivable; he shall die!"

Their wicked lives lasted less than eighty years, and the three blood-red saints received their final judgment.

The moment the Crimson Realm was frozen in time and space, its fate was sealed.

"No!" The eldest brother of the Crimson Saint was the first to be punished.

Under the boundless radiance of the Mark of Punishment, it appeared like a shattered mirror, with countless particles of light beginning to dissipate.

It was a kind of ability to return to one's original state. In a short while, he completely transformed into the Dao, becoming the purest source and the remaining crimson mist.

Then came the second sister of the Crimson Three Saints, and finally the third brother.

Under the judgment of the Mark of Punishment, the three were completely disintegrated.

"boom!"

The Mark of Punishment immediately contracted its light, and the frozen crimson realm seemed to emerge from a time freeze, slowly beginning to operate.

It was bewildering to Him, for He had no wisdom and therefore no feeling; He only instinctively sensed the loss.

A torrential downpour began to fall throughout the entire realm, seemingly in remembrance of the three departed deities, for the realm's deities were the emperors of the realm.

A crimson cloud of energy was the crimson anomaly that the three of them had been using. Through their development and utilization, this crimson anomaly had reached the limit of the third rank.

If the three hadn't feared that the Crimson Eerie would suddenly transform into the True King of Eeries, it might have succeeded.

The blood-red monster was not spared either, and was suppressed by the Evil Suppression Hall. Once refined, it could allow the Evil Suppression Hall to advance further, possibly even reaching the third rank.

"Phew, it's over!"

Chongzhen and the Dragon King, who had been on high alert and watching intently, breathed a sigh of relief. The facts had proven that they could indeed kill the deity hiding in the realm.

It doesn't mean anything by being sacred; someone can erase you from existence.

Through this live broadcast, the prestige of the Zhenxie Hall soared. After all, at such a critical moment, not to mention the internal conflicts among cultivators, most of the cultivators were small forces and independent cultivators.

They don't care about the infighting among powerful factions; they only care about whether they can survive in such a cruel world.

The live broadcast from the Zhenxie Hall clearly told them, "Don't be afraid, the sound of the waves remains the same."

Intuitive mode is off.

Wan Guqing got what he wanted. As soon as the live stream ended, he was seen stuffing handfuls of elixirs into his mouth as if they were free.

Do you really think that presiding over such a trial doesn't consume your magical power?

It not only consumes energy, but consumes a great deal of energy. Even though he is just a support, supporting the Mark of Punishment to judge still makes him very uncomfortable.

Even the strange control it exerted felt somewhat out of control.

This feeling has been long gone. Since cultivators developed many auxiliary methods, spiritual cultivation has never gotten out of control again.

At this moment, due to the excessive exertion, he felt somewhat out of control.

"Hall Master!"

Seeing that Wan Guqing had recovered, Huang Chunsheng asked, "How should we deal with this Crimson Realm?"

The sacred beings within were annihilated, which is to say, it became a realm without a master. However, this realm without a master only means that the sacred beings are gone, unlike the Minghu Realm that Xuanhuang once occupied.

The consciousness of the Minghu Realm has been replaced by Xuanhuang, even its very origin.

The origin of the Crimson Realm was not greatly damaged, meaning it is still the complete Crimson Realm.

It is no different from a complete realm; given enough time, it will continue to give birth to the divine.

Under the rules of the realm, giving birth to the sacred is His instinct.

In other words, the Demon Suppression Department did not conquer this realm; the Crimson Realm remains the Crimson Realm, and even entry is impossible.

"Report this to headquarters. We have no way to deal with this realm," Wan Guqing said.

His abilities all come from the Mark of Punishment, but the Mark of Punishment can only be used for punishment and judgment. If he wants to use the Mark of Punishment to do anything else, let alone him, even Bi Xia cannot do it.

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"Minister Bi Xia, Master Long, ministers, I have a solution..."

The voice was quite loud.

Bi Xia and the others, who were far away at the headquarters of the Evil Suppression Department, heard the shouts from outside.

A streak of light flashed, and when the light faded, the person who appeared was none other than the doctor of extraordinary technology.

He watched the live stream, and even thought about it more than most people do. He couldn't wait to come here as soon as it ended.

"Does Fellow Daoist Doctor have a solution?"

Bi Xia asked with a smile.

Wan Guqing has already delivered the message; they are at a loss.

A realm is, after all, the origin of a fifth-order Venerable. Don't be fooled by their strength with the help of the Punishment Seal; once they stop using it, they are merely third-order spiritual cultivators and cannot shake a realm with a fifth-order origin.

“Exactly!” the doctor replied affirmatively.

"Talk about it!"

"The solution is simple: devour this realm!" the doctor said confidently.

"How do we do it?" Bi Xia asked.

If one could devour a realm, the gains would be enormous.

"Nothing more than a giant field against a giant field. As you ministers know, I enjoy research. I have studied the Confucian Temple Master Kong and the Martial Temple Master Jiang, and found that their plans are nothing more than to annex the realm. Since that's the case, as long as their plans are well-planned, we can do it too."

After he finished speaking, everyone present, being shrewd individuals, suddenly understood.

"You mean, let the Primordial Chaos Net devour the Crimson Realm?" The Dragon Master became interested.

“As wise as Master Long is, that is exactly what I was thinking,” the professor said.

"Although the Hongmeng Heavenly Net is vast, it is ultimately only at the third level in essence. How can it swallow up a fifth-level realm?" Han Wu asked.

"Use the small to leverage the large, take it slow. Although the Realm is strong, it only has instincts. Although we are weak, we have wisdom. If we use some means, we can annex the Realm." - Doctor.

"To elaborate..."

Everyone was very interested, after all, they were the largest shareholders of HarmonyNet.

Moreover, the Dragon Master's monstrous computer has already been integrated into it, which means that if the Harmony Skynet advances, the Dragon Master will be the biggest winner.

How can he be compared to a true prodigy like Bi Xia?

Longyue's progress has never lagged behind, thanks to the support of crowdfunding for his training.

He integrated his monstrous computer into the Hongmeng Sky Network, meaning that every cultivator using the Hongmeng Sky Network was helping him cultivate.

The reason it cannot compare to the Dream Realm is that the Dream Realm has been established for a longer time and is also the largest repository of scriptures in the cultivation world.

In this respect alone, HarmonyOS SkyNet will never catch up.

In the dream world, one can learn in an immersive way. Many of Xuanhuang's insights and reflections were left in the dream world through the dream of Nanke.

Therefore, if you want to learn the Dharma or gain insights, you cannot do without the dream world.

Furthermore, the Dream Realm is also the entrance to the Nightmare Realm, as it is the only place to enter the Nightmare World, one of the nine realms.

These are two capabilities that HarmonyOS SkyNet simply cannot achieve.

Of course, the Hongmeng Heavenly Network did not intend to surpass the Dream Realm, which is impossible unless the Dao Lord puts all the classics into the Hongmeng World, and countless forces such as the Four Superpowers and the Eight Greats also put their scripture pavilions into the Hongmeng Heavenly Network.

That's impossible. The Dream Realm was created by the Dao Lord and is the safest place.

What HarmonyOS SkyNet wants to do is extend the capabilities that the Dream Realm doesn't want to develop. They can do many things that the Dream Realm can't, such as the better communication methods mentioned earlier, and even live streaming. In addition, there is another point that HarmonyOS SkyNet cannot do.

Ultimately, the Hongmeng Sky Network is just a virtual world, unlike the Dream Realm, which allows for dreamlike reality and long-distance teleportation.

It also allows for the trading of physical goods between the virtual and real worlds, something that virtual networks like Divine Kingdom Sky Network cannot do.

Entertainment and news-related content are what HarmonyOS SkyNet excels at.

However, that doesn't mean they don't want to improve; they do want to improve.

The opportunity is here.

For example, annexing a realm could grant the Hongmeng Sky Network a certain degree of evolutionary ability. If the Hongmeng Sky Network were to obtain the realm's origin ability to nurture everything, even if it couldn't compare to the Dream Realm, it would still have a true foothold.

What the Dream Realm can do, the Harmony Sky Network cannot do; but what the Harmony Sky Network can do, the Dream Realm can do.

If Dream Realm also starts operating and develops other capabilities, it could squeeze out HarmonySkyNet in a short period of time.

"This is what I plan to do..."

The doctor launched into a lengthy and detailed description.

Several ministers nodded repeatedly, as what the doctor said seemed feasible.

Simply put, the fact that cultivators cannot devour realms does not mean that realm-like entities like the Hongmeng Heavenly Network are incapable.

It's just a collision of giant fields.

Even the realms wouldn't suffer a severe backlash, which meant he was integrated into the larger Hongmeng Heavenly Network, just like a small world merging into the main world.

Or, to put it another way, it's the fusion of realms.

Such a fusion does not resist the origin of the realm; it is neither refined nor devoured, but rather merged into a stronger version of itself.

"Your method is feasible, but you also know that the fifth-order origin is stronger than our Hongmeng Heavenly Network. What if we really merge and the realm origin takes control?"

Han Wudao.

There's no need for the doctor to explain this. Master Long said, "The so-called instinct of a realm is not determined by itself. If it could be determined by itself, it would not be instinct but wisdom. The original consciousness of a realm is determined by the beings within it. Countless beings have condensed into a great force, and the great force is the will of Heaven."

"Once integrated into the Hongmeng Heavenly Network, it means that the cultivator's consciousness is the will of Heaven, and the cultivator's will can be guided."

“Dragon Master Gao Jian!” the professor exclaimed.

After Master Long explained it this way, everyone understood.

The origin of a realm is simply powerful; it doesn't mean it's as intelligent as a human. It's merely an instinct governed by rules, and it can be guided.

These true controllers of the Hongmeng SkyNet can use this opportunity to guide them.

Just as the will within the entire Hongmeng Sky Network has coalesced into a single will, this will can achieve the state of "my will is the will of Heaven."

"Okay, not bad, not bad." Bi Xia understood.

Although their talents were similar, their cultivation methods were completely opposite.

Bixia is the extreme, and Longshi is the masses.

Bi Xia relied entirely on his own extreme cultivation, pushing himself to the limit with one method.

Master Long is a polymath, practicing all kinds of methods simultaneously.

“Since it’s your idea, Fellow Daoist Doctor, then go ahead and do it, Dragon Master?” Bi Xia said, looking at Dragon Master. “You should also participate, right?”

Although he was not clear about the detailed method, he had a unique insight and could sense that once the realm was integrated into the Hongmeng Sky Network, Long Yue would be the biggest beneficiary.

Long Yue was even able to use the power of the origin to nurture everything to bridge the gap between himself and others.

For example, once the Hongmeng Skynet has the ability to conceive, it wouldn't be impossible for it to conceive a Dao Soldier of Nine Incarnations.

“I will participate, Minister, and it might even be beneficial to you,” Master Long said.

Bi Xia didn't ask about the specific benefits. He relied entirely on himself for his extreme cultivation and didn't care much about external means.

But since the Dragon Master said so, he was also looking forward to it.

Instead of asking what the benefits would be, he said, "Oh? Then I'll look forward to it!"

"Haha, if everything goes smoothly, your expectations will be met unexpectedly." Long Yue was very confident.

Then he left with the doctor.

The two are the biggest controllers of the Harmony SkyNet, but the Doctor relies on programs, an intelligent being, while Long Yue relies on the Ghost Network.

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"I've met all of you fellow Taoists."

While waiting, Wan Guqing saw the other two great realms within the canyon plain: the Ming Dynasty realm led by Chongzhen, and the Dragon Scale realm led by the Flood Dragon King.

Although the two major domains are micro-domains, they are organized domains.

The late Ming dynasty belonged to the human faction, while Longlin belonged to the four major dragon factions.

Having factions doesn't mean anything, but it's important right now.

At least you won't be treated like an unknown nobody, and even if you're erased from the public eye, you won't have anywhere to seek justice.

"These two fellow Daoists have set a very good example. Despite being in a remote and sparsely populated place, they have diligently performed their duties without setting a bad example or harming any living beings. They have fulfilled their sacred responsibilities and protected this area..."

On behalf of the Demon Suppression Department, Wan Guqing said what was appropriate for someone in his position.

Having long been prepared that even the sacred need to be governed, Wan Gu Qing was not about to let this opportunity slip by; this was just the beginning.

"Following the teachings of our sage predecessors, I, your humble servant, dare not forget them; I, too, am well-versed in literature..."

This is something Zhu Youxiao excels at; the Dragon King is completely illiterate.

Nodding repeatedly, he replied: Ah, yes, yes, yes... Ah, yes, yes.

"Well, the creatures of Qianwu City have suffered greatly, so I'll leave them to Fellow Daoist Chongzhen to manage."

After observing the two men's performance, Wan Guqing allocated the few remaining lives in Qianwu City to Chongzhen.

The Dragon King was very dissatisfied; he couldn't even speak properly, really...

Emperor Chongzhen was naturally delighted to accept it.

Protecting more living beings is merit, and merit is a good thing.

The cultivation method that Chongzhen used to switch districts from the Sacred Headquarters of Humanity was very special and very suitable for him; it was a simplified version of the Yunchao Flow.

In short, the more living beings there are within a dynasty, and the higher their quality, the more fortune he will receive, and the more fortune he receives, the further he can advance.

He wasn't good at cultivation, but he was very experienced in developing dynasties, which was his original profession.

Although a dynasty has already been established and destroyed, this is different.

He thinks so.

Moreover, precisely because he had caused the failure of a dynasty, he felt that the experience of failure was more useful than that of success; at least, that was his opinion.

The dynasty style is the most suitable path for him, as it is stable and not aggressive.

"Thank you, fellow Daoists!" Chongzhen gladly accepted.

What seemed like a burden was not so for him.

Those who survived in Qianwu City are the best of the best. After all, the city has been in a battle royale for so long and has not collapsed. Those who have survived must have a stronger will and mind than ordinary people.

These are all promising talents.

...(End of chapter)