Destiny is ashes

Chapter 986 Different Paths (13)

Clearly, both of them believed that they couldn't truly convince each other, so convincing others became even more important.

Although he didn't say anything, An Jing knew that he had become the referee in this dispute.

"I will definitely support Sister Jin unconditionally. Miss Su, it's a pity."

But An Jing didn't hesitate and took the lead in expressing his position. However, before Jin Yanhua could even show a smile, he continued, "But then again..."

“In my past life, I read many novels, watched many movies, watched many TV series and played many games... There were many villains in them, who may have had lofty ideals, including Jin Qixu, who wanted everyone to be like a dragon.”

"Many protagonists refute them by saying strange things, such as 'Turning everyone into another race will definitely cause problems,' 'Dreams are definitely not as good as the real world,' 'Brainwashing everyone against their free will,' 'Darkness and corruption can never be eradicated,'"

"Ultimately, it's just that people's conservative instinct is at work. They prefer familiar things, and when faced with epoch-making products that will create a completely new future, things that are unimaginable and incomprehensible, they will denounce them as 'wrong'."

"I'm not defending ideas that are indeed wrong, but I always find it strange—there are more correct ways to refute them, so why always use such pointless reasons?"

An Jing turned to Su Xinbai and said, "Ideals are good, but practice is the hardest. I won't deny your ideas, but can you turn all people and all future beings into dragon people at the same time and in the same moment?"

"Or can you guarantee that you can control all the dragon people to become like you?"

"I guess it's probably not going to work."

Su Xinbai did not answer, which clearly meant she had tacitly agreed.

So An Jing nodded: "Then what if the dragon blood spreads, and the newly born Celestial Dragons want to use this invincible divine power to oppress everyone in the world?"

"If they can't succeed, doesn't that mean that this bloodline isn't actually as great as the 'potential of all living beings'?"

"If they succeed, wouldn't they become demons?"

"The Celestial Dragons will eventually have a civil war because of this. You can't control people's minds. If you give them power and they do something despicable that harms all living beings, in a sense, it's also your fault."

At this point, An Jing shook his head and sighed: "This is not even comparable to martial arts. Martial arts requires a firm will to move forward. Martial arts selects out martial artists who are 'qualified to possess power' layer by layer, eliminating all those who are not firm in their will, are prone to degeneration and self-deception. This is the right path."

"Those whose virtue does not match their position will surely suffer calamity, and the same applies to power. In the end, this Heavenly Dragon Blood Essence is nothing more than taking a shortcut. The true righteous path should be to develop a way to analyze the essence of the cosmic light divine power and the Heavenly Dragon bloodline, and gradually select those who can truly become 'Heavenly Dragons,' which is a completely new 'Heavenly Dragon True Spirit Path.'"

"Jin Qixu is willing to sacrifice himself to pave a convenient and quick path so that people like you, Miss Su, can grow. That's enough, because you are indeed qualified to wield power. Any more than that would be beyond your control and would inevitably lead to your 'decline'."

Su Xinbai opened her mouth as if to say something, but frowned and looked troubled. After a while, she said with some shame, "This... actually, the master knows this."

"That's why...He wanted to invite you..."

"Is that so? That's giving me way too much credit."

An Jing chuckled, but understood the other party's thinking.

He knew that Su Xinbai and Jin Qixu must have even more core ideas. There was no reason why the other party hadn't thought of the problem that he could think of in an instant, but Jin Qixu still insisted and even wanted to use his wisdom.

This is neither a bad thing nor a bad person.

So An Jing nodded slightly: "Alright, I understand your thoughts. I'm not denying your ideas, but I hope you can think things through before acting... The more powerful and intelligent a being is, the more likely it is to create unexpected bitter consequences if it acts blindly. I believe Jin Qixu is not that kind of dragon."

Leaving Su Xinbai behind, An Jing led Jin Yanhua quickly to You Ruhui's side, activated the shielding domain, and whispered, "Sister Jin, what's going on? Why are you so opposed? Could it be that Jin Qixu told you something else I don't know?"

"That's not true..."

Jin Yanhua felt very pleased to hear An Jing refute Su Xinbai's arguments one by one with reason and evidence. When An Jing asked her question, she frowned and said, "He just told me a few truths."

"[Humans are different, dragons are of varying ranks; this is the truth. Reality doesn't allow for your complete freedom. If you weren't the daughter of the Dragon God, where would you have the opportunity and resources to specialize in thunder magic?]" "[Since that's the case, I intend to reform the Ancestral Dragon Palace, spreading dragon blood to billions of beings, so that everyone can be like a dragon, at least bridging some of the differences between people!]"

Jin Yanhua readily admitted, "He is indeed right. If I were not the daughter of the Dragon God, but just the daughter of an ordinary family in poverty, even if I didn't want to become a master craftsman, I would have no choice but to become one in order to survive."

"But don't you think the root of all this is that [this world is so cruel that it doesn't allow people to freely choose their own destiny]?"

"Optimizing everything and hoping that everyone will take the 'strongest' path... I can't deny that this path has its merits."

"But I think that if a world doesn't allow failure, like a game where only the best choice, only the strongest, only the path designed by someone can lead to victory, then that world is really too boring and too competitive."

“Life should not be a destination, but a fun process… I can’t argue with him, but I don’t like that kind of world, which is why I’m angry.”

"I see. The game planner teaches you how to play the game, which is indeed quite boring."

"I see... It's like an emperor. Only by thoroughly reading certain scriptures can one become a celestial official. In this case, other scriptures are ignored, which is really boring and could easily lead to oversights!"

An Jing and You Ruhui both understood.

An Jing, in particular, had played games in his previous life, so he could understand that the root of the conflict between the two siblings, the Dragon God and his sister, lay in their thoughts.

One goal is to make everyone capable of completing challenging games; the other is to make the games themselves easier.

Simply put, Jin Qixu is probably more inclined to prioritize results and pursue equality at the end point because he possesses the supernatural power of cosmic light, thus leaning more towards utilitarianism.

It's highly likely that Yan Hua, as a member of Jin Yuan Tian, ​​prioritizes the process and seeks freedom of choice.

He couldn't say anything about this difference, because in An Jing's view, the two had their own reasons.

Regardless of the reasoning, it has changed compared to the current state of Huai Xu.

Since that's the case, let's change it first. It's not like we can never change it again. Although new problems will arise after the change, solving the new problems will also lead to new progress.

Seeing An Jing's overly open-minded attitude, Jin Yanhua smiled wryly and reached out to rub An Jing's head: "You kid, you're not a dragon, so naturally you don't know about the Dragon Clan's affairs. He really might be the Dragon God of today in the future, and he really will turn his thoughts into reality. As for me... never mind, it's good that you and Ru Hui are alright."

Jin Yanhua shook his head slightly, not wanting to continue discussing this matter, and An Jing was also very clear that this was the reason why Sister Jin came to Zhaolin Realm.

To stop or change Jin Qixu's thinking, she must also be a Heavenly Dragon, a successor of the Dragon God, in order to have the same qualifications to speak with him.

"I'm fine, Ru Hui..."

An Jing looked at You Ruhui, who then told Jin Yanhua about the Heavenly Demon and the Great Chen Dynasty, causing the latter to frown deeply and almost grit his teeth: "So that's how it is... That Guangyun, Ruhui, it seems that your parents' deaths were because of this!"

"Moreover, the Imperial Court's methods of causing the 'former emperor's' death and subsequently countering the radiance, rendering him unable to resist, should also be related to the Heavenly Demon—there are probably extremely terrifying restrictions within the Emperor's Blood. Anyone who violates these restrictions, even the Xuan Tian Emperor, will be severely injured or even die!"

Jin Yanhua had clearly felt that the late emperor was at fault before, but now it seems that the late emperor and Prince Jing had cooperated for decades without ever doubting or betraying each other. In the end, they failed and the late emperor died first. It is indeed not like the normal situation of "when the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away".

Looking at it now, as the previous generation of Xuan Tian Emperor, the late Emperor was the most constrained, while King Jing, because he possessed the heart of heaven and earth, was able to resist to some extent.

In the end, King Jing failed for various reasons and could only send out the modified 'Tianwu·Nandou Zhusheng' and place the Heaven and Earth Heart on his daughter before sending her away.

"The young emperor invited me, he must also want to break the deadlock. But now that I know about the enemy's existence, things are much easier."

An Jing pondered for a moment: "The only question is... who exactly was the one who controlled the Heavenly Demon and hunted down Ru Hui back then?"

"And does the young emperor know all this?"

(End of this chapter)