Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1117 The Eternal True Demon (55)

An Jing was able to see through all of this because he had also found this path.

The path of the Xuan Tian Sacrifice aims to unify the will of all individuals under a single large group, with him or the extension of his will serving as the absolute core, thus forging a strict order.

The Cave Heaven Method aims to make each person an independent little world. Although there will be connections between individuals, the essence is to hope that each person is different, with the 'different' fates of martial artists as the core, to prevent the Heavenly Demon from corrupting one and then corrupting all.

In An Jing's mind, a possibility and a corresponding answer had actually come to mind.

If it were anyone else, they would probably still be wondering why Xuan Tianji would transform himself into a large swarm—is a large swarm really that useful? Hive mentality shouldn't be that powerful either; everyone is connected, so shouldn't they be easily corrupted by the Heavenly Demon?
But An Jing truly understood Xuan Tianji's thoughts back then.

The true purpose of the Xuan Tian Sacrifice is to completely change the human existence model through the Great Chen Dynasty, that is, to turn all humans into offspring with semi-independent wills... Just like the Heavenly Official who bestows talismans, everyone uses his power, and he is also the power of everyone, and everyone will return to him after death.

That sounds a bit strange.

But in reality, this is the relationship between 'heaven and man'.

Everyone uses the power of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and after death they will return to heaven and earth. This may seem like a beehive, but in reality, Xuan Tianji truly regards himself as the 'new heaven'.

More than that.

An Jing also discerned the true purpose of the Xuan Tian Sacrifice.

Under the system of "Celestial Officials of Ordination", if a celestial demon wants to corrupt any individual, it can only corrupt the "Mysterious Heaven Sacrifice". In this way, other intelligent beings that have been integrated into the Mysterious Heaven Sacrifice have a second chance and are more able to resist demonic invasion, which is equivalent to being vaccinated.

This was Xuan Tianji's original idea, which was undoubtedly a great concept of selflessness.

And Xuan Tianji himself will also constantly change... The hive is actually constantly changing. As long as the people belonging to his body are born and die quickly, constantly changing, what does it matter if there is a demonic invasion? The depravity of an individual will soon be cleansed and renewed by death, and will not be able to pollute the entire race.

Besides, maintaining this state of being half-demonized is actually a good thing. In this way, all living beings shrouded in the demon-infected imperial court will be regarded as part of the Heavenly Demon and will no longer be corrupted by other Heavenly Demons.

In this way, the supreme, macroscopic demon will ignore everyone, and everyone will be able to live out their lifetimes smoothly.

As long as Xuan Tianji sacrifices himself, becoming a law, a sacrificial offering, an abyss bearing all evil and the invasion of the heavenly demons, then all living beings in the abyss will naturally be able to live in peace and joy.

Of course, this is not without its side effects.

In Xuan Tianji's vision... the lifespan of martial artists is probably still a bit too long.

It's like bestowing a title upon a celestial official.

True celestial officials who have not cultivated martial arts on their own only live for a little over two hundred years, not much longer than ordinary people. They are exemplars of possessing great power but lacking the essence of that power.

Only in this way can we achieve rapid life and death, and prevent the demonic invasion from deepening.

If life cannot be quickly restored and death can be swift... then the result will be the same as that of Da Chen now, with demonic invasion and corruption accumulating and continuing in the court, leading to the current state of deep-seated problems that are difficult to reverse.

If Xuan Tianji were to achieve true success, it would truly be a completely different system and legal system. If he were to conquer the Northern Xuanji Continent, and even the entire Huaixu Realm, the order and style of the entire world would probably be completely changed!
Therefore, it's no wonder that this spirit believed it to be the law to eliminate all demonic invasions... Indeed, it wasn't exaggerating. If the principles of the Xuan Tian Sacrifice were truly implemented perfectly, aside from other things, the Huai Xu Realm would probably never fear the Heavenly Demons again. An Jing was able to think of this entirely because of the 'Huai Xu Heavenly Dao'.

The Huai Xu Heavenly Dao also encountered demonic invasion, but it turned around and used its own 'greatest holy demon' component to suppress all demonic energy from the past, future, and even infinite parallel time and space, thus maintaining the purity of the Huai Xu Realm.

The Xuan Tian Sacrifice and the Heavenly Dao share the same line of thought.

He who bears the nation's disgrace is called the master of the state; he who bears the nation's misfortune is called the king of the world.

However, if one suffers from calamities or disasters caused by heaven and earth, then one is naturally the 'Lord of Heaven and Earth'!
If the Xuan Tian Sacrifice succeeds on this path, he might truly be able to achieve Dao Integration!
Blending with the world and becoming one with the heavens, Xuan Tianji is undoubtedly a chosen one of heaven. He actually saw through the essence of the operation of the Heavenly Dao in the Huai Xu Realm, and then found a 'Dao Integration Method' that is completely different from other Dao Integration Methods. It completely simulates the Heavenly Dao and then makes the Heavenly Dao give way and take its place!
My heart is the heart of Heaven, and my will is the will of Heaven!
An Jing even felt that the Heavenly Will Demonic Sect probably had a similar line of thinking!

Moreover, this method of merging with the Dao can also be applied in the future—when the future Great Chen Dynasty is completely eroded due to some mistakes, then its 'offspring' can naturally raise the banner of rebellion and repeat what Xuan Tianji did, turning the Great Chen Dynasty back into the previous dynasty.

A people who live and die quickly

[The eternal and supreme power of Heaven's will]

[A human society that constantly changes, even at the cost of demonic invasion, to fight against the celestial demons.]

[They will not develop, or rather, they will never transcend the vast group of civilizations restricted by the will of the Imperial Court.]

The rise and fall of dynasties, an eternal order that will never change or completely fall into decay, is an endless cycle of dynasties.

……

Yes, in the face of such an order, the Heavenly Demon is indeed no longer a problem.

but……

"To fail to solve problems, to ignore problems, or even to deliberately make mistakes to avoid problems is a complete degeneration."

An Jing sighed, looking at the 'Imperial Book Secret Manual' in his hand, and said helplessly: "Eternal stagnation, eternal stagnation, forever the same, forever just a repetition of the past—this unbreakable cycle, this unsurpassable old ways, there is no new exploration, no innovation, no guidance, even miracles will stagnate, chaos will solidify into an eternal state..."

“This eternal, day after day, tomorrow after tomorrow.”

"Then we will never reach the true tomorrow."

An Jing stared at the leaf in his hand, as if meeting the will behind it: "Dao Spirit... Although it's highly likely that Xuan Tianji is dead, utterly dead, and those who survived are you, the 'Imperial Court's Great Fleet,' who possess Xuan Tianji's memories. And you are merely a tentacle of the Great Fleet, but I still want to tell you..."

"The reason why such beings are not troubled by demonic possession is simply because they themselves have become..."

"Beyond all demons."

"【True Demon】".

(End of this chapter)