Honghuang: The chat group is full of big shots

Chapter 306 Humanity and the Dao

The World Strategy Team deconstructed the Lingmeng Civilization in the chat group, finding a way to prove that the Primordial Civilization was superior in the shortest amount of time.

Fang Xun: "The definition of awakening? It's a direction, but it doesn't feel right; it might not be effective."

Fang Xun pointed this out very calmly, and the others agreed.

Meng Qi: "The world of Lingmeng Demon God has existed for so long that it cannot be measured in mere years; there must be a way to deal with it."

Qin Mu: "But let's give it a try. It's free, and we can use this opportunity to probe. We need more information."

Ji Ning: "Agreed."

Even though Fang Xun and the others had already systematically learned about the Lingmeng civilization, many things were still superficial, and they needed to know more.

"Fellow Daoist Lingmeng, would you like to discuss the Dao with me?" Fang Xun asked.

"We couldn't ask for more!" Lingmeng Demon God and Fang Xun exchanged a glance.

The space between the two suddenly twisted, and a twin universe that existed between illusion and reality was created.

Twin universes are formed by the partial fusion of two universes. The two universes have different laws and different foundations of the Great Dao, but they are strangely unified together.

Two universes, two civilizations: one is the Primordial Immortal Dao Civilization, and the other is the Spirit Dream Civilization.

Both forms of civilization appear in the universe in their current state, and then begin to collide with each other, including but not limited to cultural exchanges and wars.

This format is most suitable for both sides to discuss matters; it prevents either side from engaging in underhanded tactics, and everything is laid out in the open.

"The definition of the awakening of the Dream Spirit?" In the intersection of those two civilizations, the Primordial Civilization quickly used this point to attack the Dream Spirit Civilization.

At this moment, Reimu shook her head with a slight disappointment.

“Fellow Daoist, you are too narrow-minded. You are all born as innate beings or of human origin, and your own definition of awakening is not suitable for Dream Spirits.”

In the twin universes, the Reimu civilization was not thrown into chaos by the attack of the Primordial civilization. Instead, it used the joy and happiness of the Reimu civilization's beings to invade the Primordial civilization and bewitch many immortals who were dissatisfied with the status quo.

Fang Xun's expression changed slightly. The twin universes seemed real yet illusory, but their foundation was the same as that of the primordial world itself. What happened in the twin universes could almost certainly happen in the primordial world.

"You define awakening as self-awareness, but do you think that Dream Spirits don't have self-awareness?" The Dream Spirit Demon God pointed his finger, and the image of the beautiful maid who once poured wine for Fang Xun appeared in the cloud platform.

The maid was in her own residence at the moment, carefully and solemnly putting the spiritual fruit into her mouth and using her cultivation technique to refine it.

She achieved a breakthrough in her cultivation, becoming a celestial being and experiencing the cleansing power of the "Heavenly Dao," silently shedding tears.

As you hear the news, you can die in the evening.

This is a dual satisfaction of humanity and Tao.

"In your primordial world's definition, this is already considered a living being, but in the realm of dream spirits, it is still far from being one."

The maid's life is deconstructed and presented to the public in the form of a timeline. The timeline is illusory, because the maid's original spirit is illusory.

They all actually come from a real dream; they are a combination of dream and spirit.

"Therefore, your first reason is invalid, as it fails to consider the differences in civilizations," Lingmeng Demon God finally said.

In the twin universes, the two civilizations remain deadlocked, with the primordial civilization even falling behind in cultural exchange.

The current Primordial Civilization is very powerful and its culture is quite prosperous, but the Lingmeng Civilization has a population of creator gods, far surpassing the Primordial Civilization.

Fang Xun frowned, then nodded, admitting his mistake.

“I have a question,” Meng Qi suddenly said.

"Dream Spirit, a combination of dream and spirit, whose dream was the first one?"

This is a question that directly addresses the origins of Reimu's civilization.

"It is Pangu's dream." The Spirit Dream Demon God did not hide anything on this issue and answered directly.

“Back then, Pangu was still in the Chaos Lotus, not yet perfected, not yet born, and had not yet encountered the Tree of Heaven. But at that time, he was preparing for the creation of the world under the guidance of the Chaos.”

"Therefore, the Reimu Civilization itself is a primordial civilization."

"I believe that, barring any major upheavals, the Lingmeng civilization will become part of, or even the main body of, the prehistoric civilization."

Fang Xun and the others were also deeply shaken.

“I was outside the Chaos Lotus when I collected these scattered fragments of dreams. After that, I merged them with my own Dao and finally created the Spirit Dream Civilization.”

"This civilization is already perfect enough. I don't even know why Pangu would take a different path."

"You should be able to give me an answer."

Lingmeng Demon God suddenly looked at Fang Xun with a genuine thirst for knowledge. After saying so much, this Lingmeng Demon God finally revealed his true purpose.

"The Tree of All Heavens?" Fang Xun realized something.

"I have explored this question throughout countless eons and finally determined that the Tree of Heaven was an important reason for the change of Pangu."

"Pangu only changed after he came into contact with all the heavens and myriad worlds."

"Therefore, please teach me, fellow Daoist." Lingmeng Demon God stood up and bowed slightly to Fang Xun.

Fang Xun pondered for a moment, but did not answer directly. Instead, he pointed to the maid who had recently broken through and was comprehending the "Dao of Heaven".

"I have another question, which is why your compatriots are all at the Golden Immortal realm."

"Fellow Daoist has excellent eyesight!" Lingmeng Demon God's eyes lit up.

"Golden Immortals are immortal because they have already attained their own Dao Fruit and have an innate, indestructible foundation, but they have not yet reached the Taiyi Daluo level, so they are not subject to the erosion of humanity by time."

"This is a state of perfect harmony between humanity and the Tao!"

"The wonders of life are contained within!"

Reimu seemed quite pleased with this choice.

"This seems to be a limitation." Qin Mu immediately evolved into the Dream Spirit Clan to explore the wonders of the Golden Immortal realm, and basically confirmed the words of the Dream Spirit Demon God.

"So I gave them at least the authority of the Great Luo, to control the changes of 'existence'."

"Even if one wants to experience the true meaning of nothingness, one can become a Reimu Demon God."

Qin Mu frowned in thought.

Human nature and the Tao—this is a very vague and cruel question.

After becoming a Golden Immortal, a Taiyi Golden Immortal will gain access to the mysteries of space and time, enabling them to overlook the timeline. As time flows like water, it will naturally wash away their humanity. The longer they cultivate, the weaker their humanity becomes and the stronger their Dao nature becomes.

After achieving the Great Luo realm, one completely transcends the constraints of time and space, and can rewrite history with a single thought. One can observe the human world as if it were the lines on one's palm, and one's Dao nature will reach a certain limit, completely overriding human nature.

As for the higher realm, severing the three corpses means severing human nature.

“Human nature and the Dao…” Fang Xun fell silent, vaguely realizing something but unable to grasp it. “However, you yourself are also a kind of limit.” Qin Mu looked at Lingmeng Demon God and suddenly said this.

"You said before that when you were at your strongest, you were at the same level as me now? Have you ever seen the scenery of the Boundless Realm?" Meng Qi asked.

"..." Reimu Demon God fell silent.

He considered himself the weakest of the Chaos Demon Gods, unable to even reach perfection at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, let alone the Limitless realm.

“Mastering the true meaning of nothingness is already the limit for ordinary cultivators,” Lingmeng Demon God said after thinking for a moment.

Fang Xun and the others felt a surge of energy. This Spirit Dream Demon God truly didn't treat them like outsiders; he was about to tell them some secrets about the Limitless Realm!
This thing is absolutely priceless!

"Wuji and Wuji are actually the same realm." The first sentence of Lingmeng Demon God was shocking.

"The key is nothingness. What I know from the other Chaos Demon Gods is that every Primordial Golden Immortal has lost their self in reality and in logic."

"They are nothingness itself, having become a state even more unpredictable and ineffable than the Dao itself. The reason you are able to recognize the Primordial Golden Immortals is because they deliberately exhibit that state."

The words of the Demon God Lingmeng shook the hearts of Fang Xun and the others.

"In my view, this is the most perfect being of the Dao, not born for the Dao, but born of the Dao."

“In this state, humanity is gone; you can understand it as the transformation into the Dao.”

These words, however, carried an extremely strong sense of resistance and hostility.

"So, you use your own essence to brew wine?" Fang Xun glanced at the nine-colored wine in front of him.

"Absurd." Meng Qi shook his head, his evaluation extremely blunt.

"To refuse someone without even seeing Wuji..." Qin Mu shook his head, wanting to say something, but then, remembering that he had at least drunk a cup of wine, he let him go.

Fang Xun shared the same view; this idea was utterly absurd.

No wonder they say the Chaos Gods are all madmen... A thought arose in Fang Xun's mind.

Tortured for countless eons, the Chaos Demon God's mind became somewhat unstable, and the killing of other demon gods was a prime example.

"My relationship with Master Yangmei is alright; he's perfectly normal," Fang Xun said.

"What you saw was only him in a certain state. His Wuji essence was suppressed. Back when he was in Wuji, he was one of the most insane..." Lingmeng Demon God gave the answer.

"..." This Lingmeng Demon God gave Fang Xun another feeling of being impeccable.

But this time it was a kind of obsession; he believed that Wuji (the ultimate void) was something untouchable, and then he started from this point to find reasons.

At this point, even if you brought up Pangu, he would still give the same answer.

Meng Qi: "Talking to a madman, I must be crazy."

[Ji Ning: "Just answer his question; ignore the rest."]

Fang Xun shared the same view and would never try to understand the psychological world of the Chaos Demon God again.

He exhaled softly, and with a single thought, the primordial civilization in the twin universes underwent a change.

"Fellow Daoist, let's focus our attention on the comparison between the two civilizations."

In reality, Fang Xun only did one thing: he allowed the Primordial Civilization to loosen its constraints on the beings within its own civilization, allowing a large number of restless beings to flood into the Spirit Dream Civilization.

To gain without effort, to become a creator god, to possess everything, to have a single decision that allows one to rise to become a powerful Great Luo Immortal, to arbitrarily alter the timeline, and to make up for all regrets...

Who could resist such a temptation?

Under normal circumstances, no one can refuse.

Even Fang Xun himself, if he had not obtained the tree heart, had not become a disciple of Nuwa, and had not cultivated to at least the level of a Golden Immortal, he would not have been able to resist this temptation. And once he joined the Lingmeng Civilization, he would have been doomed to die at the Golden Immortal level.

Fang Xun's actions quickly led to a sharp decline in the number of living beings in the prehistoric civilization, eventually leaving only about 30% of them.

This is already the result of the teachings of Hong Yifang, the various emperors, and the Hundred Schools of Thought.

"The remaining 30%... is actually more than 10% more than I imagined." Fang Xun looked at the suddenly empty prehistoric civilization and took a deep breath, but it was still within a tolerable range.

Meanwhile, the Lingmeng civilization received 70% of the beings, each with their own universe, reaping the benefits without any effort.

At this time, something interesting happened. After those beings who went to the Lingmeng Civilization left, the Primordial Civilization burst forth with even more vigorous vitality and began an explosive development!
With abundant resources and all those who remained steadfast in their beliefs, the development of the prehistoric civilization proceeded smoothly without the obstruction of a few individuals.

The number of beings in the Primordial Civilization was recovering, and soon it surpassed that of the Spirit Dream Civilization. Moreover, due to the continuous elimination of those with weak Dao hearts, the Immortal Path flourished.

At this moment, Fang Xun introduced two more variables: two Primordial Golden Immortals capable of destroying everything.

Lingmeng Demon God's expression darkened, and he wanted to take action to stop it.

"You can stop one Grand Luo Golden Immortal, but what about two?" Fang Xun didn't stop him, but asked softly.

This is the most fatal weakness of the Reimu civilization—it's too weak! And too powerful!

Reimu Demon God ultimately did not interfere with the Twin Universe, so the outcome is already quite clear.

The Lingmeng civilization perished, but the Primordial civilization remained tenacious, even producing more than one Grand Luo Golden Immortal who repelled the invasion.

"The Reimu Civilization cannot cultivate true strong individuals; survival is the only measure of a civilization."

"I still believe that the Primordial Civilization is far superior to the Lingmeng Civilization," Fang Xun finally said.

"...This was also Pangu's choice."

Pangu deduced this form of civilization, possessing a power far greater than that of the Spirit Dream Demon God to ensure its success, but ultimately abandoned it, choosing instead the current primordial civilization.

Reimu frowned as she looked at the Twin Universe, then her gaze seemed to wander and she lost focus.

"Then why?" Lingmeng Demon God murmured.

He shares one thing in common with the other Chaos Gods.

Pangu's axe, which cleaved the world apart, has severed the blood-red river of time that stretched from beginning to end, breaking the cycle.

However, almost all the Chaos Gods are trapped in the past, and Reimu is no exception.

The other Chaos Gods were trapped by their own paths, while Reimu was trapped by Pangu's dream from the past.

It is conceivable that the Spirit Dream Demon God did not achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal status through this method.

He probably entered the immeasurable eons after attaining enlightenment, witnessed the power of Pangu, and created the world we know today based on Pangu's dream, hoping to glimpse its mysteries.

However, because Pangu's transformation of the Tree of Heaven was so drastic, the dream that Reimu obtained was already too outdated, which caused Reimu to be trapped in it and unable to break free.

This is just Fang Xun's guess, but the truth is probably not far off.

Trapped in the dream of Pangu... How miserable!
(End of this chapter)