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Chapter 204 Soul Scattered, Heaven-Mending Stone (15)

"However, Fairy Jinghuan is relatively easy to deal with. After all, she cultivates the Earth Immortal Path and it is difficult for her to exist outside the Taixu Illusionary Realm for a long time. If she has the ability in the future, she can search the whole world. I don't believe she can't find the Taixu Illusionary Realm."

The more difficult one to deal with is Zhen Baoyu, whose identity is clearly known, and whose location is even known!

After learning the information he had obtained from the two demon spirits, Ding Shui immediately understood who the real troublemaker was: Zhen Baoyu, the reincarnation of Shenying Attendant.

Because she was unaware of the other person's reincarnation mechanism.

Therefore, they really dared not act rashly.

Reincarnation is not all the same, but one thing is certain: most reincarnated immortals and gods cannot be without any power to fight back, nor can they be easily captured and killed by a cultivator, whose soul can be destroyed.

If it were really that fragile, what would be the point of playing games?
Therefore, most deities who undergo tribulations and reincarnations inevitably have backup plans. They either ask their masters, disciples, or friends for help and protection, as was the case with several of the Eight Immortals, or they deliberately keep a backup plan so that if they encounter a fatal crisis, they would rather fail the tribulation and suffer damage to their cultivation than not immediately regain their previous life's power.

Even if someone is completely unprepared, if they encounter a formidable enemy, they will face certain death and their soul will be scattered.

Perhaps they also have the capacity to preserve their true spirit for reincarnation.

Ding Shui was reluctant to leave any potential troubles behind; unless she was absolutely certain, she truly didn't want to alert the enemy.

Most importantly, Shenying Attendant's cultivation level is definitely not low, and he may even be a real immortal, not a fake immortal like Fairy Jinghuan. Fairy Jinghuan cultivates the path of earth immortals, but that does not mean she is an earth immortal. She just walked the path of earth immortals, while Shenying Attendant may really be an immortal.

Because generally only immortals need to undergo tribulations and descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations, while celestial immortals, terrestrial immortals, and human immortals directly undergo tribulations.

There are five types of immortals: celestial immortals, earth immortals, human immortals, divine immortals, and ghost immortals. Celestial immortals roam freely in the world and are the highest among the five types of immortals. They are basically unrestrained, as long as they do not commit great sins. Normally, they have to undergo the tribulations of the three calamities.

These are the so-called Three Calamities mentioned in the original Journey to the West.

Earthly immortals reside in blessed lands and grottoes. Although they cannot live freely, they can still live as long as those blessed lands and grottoes.

Normally, one needs to overcome six tribulations.

It is weaker than the Three Calamities, and it is also supported by the blessed lands and grottoes that are bound to it. As long as you accumulate merit in your daily life, you can usually get through it. But if you don't have merit or have sins and karma, then there is really no way to get through it.

It was still a matter of life and death, with their souls scattered and their spirits broken.

Human immortals cannot achieve eternal life; they can only extend their lifespan to a thousand or eight hundred years. At the same time, they must undergo a tribulation of lightning; if they pass it, they will be reborn.

But naturally, he died.

Ghost immortals, needless to say, are like underworld messengers, without even a physical body, belonging to the lowest rank of immortals. But as long as they have a position in the underworld, and don't aspire to become celestial immortals, and honestly abide by the rules, they won't suffer too much disaster. If they accumulate enough merit, they can be reborn into a good family when their lifespan in the underworld ends.

If you're not on the official payroll but want to advance your career.

That means we can only say that all sorts of calamities and misfortunes are possible.

Immortals are the most special. Even without cultivation, as long as they are included in the Heavenly Court's official register, they can be called immortals. As long as they are included and have peaches to eat, they can live forever.

Even without the peaches of immortality, as long as one has a formal position, one can go through the process of descending to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations and live another life.

Therefore, it is necessary for immortals to descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations, especially for those immortals who do not have peaches of immortality to eat. Every once in a while, they must descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations in order to prolong their lives. However, descending to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations is not 100% safe. If they fail, someone above might come to their rescue, and they might be able to go through a few more tribulations and eventually become immortal again. If no one comes to their rescue, then they are in trouble, since the positions in heaven are always in short supply.

Leaving it empty would make countless people happy.

It's unknown how many people are vying for it.

These days, unlike in ancient times when innate spiritual energy was abundant and natural resources were plentiful, there were no such messy classifications. Everyone was called a Celestial Immortal, and with a little effort, any innate being could basically attain the status of an Immortal Golden Immortal.

From this day forward, may he live as long as heaven and earth.

However, innate spiritual energy later transformed into acquired spiritual energy, which in turn became the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. At the same time, innate beings gradually degenerated into acquired beings, and even mortal beings, who were inferior to acquired beings. At this point, let alone attaining the status of an immortal golden immortal, even attaining the status of a celestial immortal became extremely difficult.

That's how the saying "Five Immortals" came about.

In reality, the other four immortals were not considered immortals in ancient times.

It's part of the university expansion program, which lowered admission scores, causing a sharp decline in the prestige of the degree. But regardless, it does offer a glimmer of hope to those with less talent and average backgrounds, making them feel that with effort, they might at least achieve immortality.

Otherwise, not a single celestial being would appear in a thousand years.

None of them became immortals.

Who still cultivates immortality? It's better to live a carefree life in the mortal world!

Based on this traditional background analysis, Shenying Attendant is undoubtedly a deity. However, since he comes from Nuwa Palace, it's unlikely that he was made a deity without any cultivation. Ding Shui's current Yang Shen realm is considered to be on the traditional path of a celestial immortal, but he hasn't yet become an immortal.

None of the three disasters were overcome.

Moreover, she was hesitant to go out.

After all, she had neither the secret technique to avoid the three calamities, nor a strong physical body to withstand them, nor any good magic treasures or immortal artifacts, so she could only accumulate more resources first.

While dealing with a deity who has descended to the mortal realm might have a certain success rate under these circumstances—after all, deities are indeed inferior to celestial beings—Ding Shui couldn't guarantee anything. She had never encountered Shenying Attendant before, so how could she know what trump cards he might have? A deity is still an immortal, even if she followed the path of a celestial being; she hadn't yet achieved immortality.

Taking on challenges beyond your level is not that easy!
The safest approach would be for Emperor Yonghe to unify the world and transform himself into a divine artifact of humanity for this world. In that case, it would be very easy to suppress or completely destroy the reincarnation of Shenying Attendant, without any problem, unless someone from Nuwa Palace intervenes to save him.

However, this method has a problem.

Even with Ding Shui's help, given the current level of productivity, unifying the world would take at least sixty years, or forty or fifty years, if not a hundred years. In such a long time, who knows if Shen Ying Shi Zhe has already successfully completed his tribulation and returned home!

Immortals don't necessarily die of old age after undergoing tribulations.

Most of them ascend to heaven with their physical bodies; this new body is the key to extending their lives.

Why would they take back a body that's about to die of old age?

Therefore, time is still quite tight.

However, if he misses the opportunity to descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation, Ding Shui will not have the ability to storm Nuwa Palace and seek revenge.

So Ding Shui was really torn at this moment. She was torn between whether or not to go find Zhen Baoyu immediately.

As a result, Ding Shui ultimately decided to take it slow. Late that night, he had a brief chat with Emperor Yonghe and asked him to find some people to keep an eye on Zhen Baoyu, but only to keep an eye on him for the time being and not to take any unnecessary actions.

Because Ding Shui not only didn't know if Zhen Baoyu had any hidden cards, but also didn't know what his goal in this tribulation was.

If we can figure out his goal in this ordeal.

Making him fail in his tribulation is also a solution.

"How about I just bestow a marriage upon Zhen Baoyu and Lin Daiyu? Since Zhen Baoyu is Shenying Shizhe and Lin Daiyu is his love tribulation, and he is quite afraid that he will not be able to overcome this love tribulation, why not bring them together!"

After hearing Ding Shui's words, Emperor Yonghe immediately spoke.

For Emperor Yonghe, bestowing marriages according to his own wishes was not a burden at all. After all, he had done this kind of thing countless times. Even the marriages of his own daughters and sons had to take into account the power and factions of various families, rather than love.

Emperor Yonghe had no liking for these useless deities; he was quite happy that they caused trouble.

If it is a great god such as the god of agriculture, the god of wind, or the rain master.

He wouldn't dare to do that anymore.

"Let's forget about it. Although Fairy Jiangzhu had the idea of ​​using this opportunity to repay her debt of tears and settle the karma, it wasn't a big mistake. She just didn't consider whether the other party was willing to let her repay this karma. Moreover, she has no memories of her past life and is just an orphan who lost both her parents."

Why scheme against her like this anymore...

Moreover, her intelligence is truly extraordinary. If she could use it for good, even if she wasn't as brilliant as Zhuge Liang, she would at least be a capable person. Most importantly, in her previous life, she was the Crimson Pearl Fairy, a plant spirit belonging to the Wood element.

If we could let her specialize in agronomy and cultivate superior varieties.

There might be some pleasant surprises!

Even though Lin Daiyu was the direct culprit behind the original owner's death, it wasn't her intentional act, and she was actually a victim in a way. Therefore, Ding Shui couldn't bring himself to harbor ill will towards her, which is why he said it that way.

At the same time, what she said wasn't entirely nonsense. If a wood-elemental spirit were to be reincarnated and specialize in breeding superior species...

The results and outcomes will definitely be better than those of ordinary people.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yonghe also felt that it made sense:
"That makes sense. I'll give her some agricultural books later and have her study them diligently. If she can really cultivate some high-yield varieties, giving her the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture wouldn't be a problem. By the way, what can those remaining lewd and lustful spirits do? We can't let them go to waste!"

"And that Zhen Baoyu, I don't know if he can be given an important position, but what can he do besides watering flowers?"

It has to be said, he really has the ability to learn by analogy.

"The current world still suppresses women too much. Even if they are talented, they have difficulty using their talents, not to mention those who believe that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent and are illiterate. So we still need to let them learn first, but there is no need for them to study the Four Books and Five Classics. Even if they did study them, it would be unlikely that they would actually become generals or ministers."

There's nothing wrong with delving into unusual skills and tricks!
This is a good opportunity for them to learn more and do more research.

To unify the world, relying solely on Confucianism won't be effective; we'll likely need ingenious and unconventional techniques. For example, we'll need more powerful and terrifying firearms, and more convenient transportation and communication.

We need bigger ships to sail the seas.

All of this requires craftsmen to improve their skills.

In addition, you need money. As the saying goes, even a hero can be brought down by a penny. A country without money can hardly move an inch. If you really want to unify the world, you probably have to work on these aspects, rather than having a lot of Confucian scholars who are well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics. They can help assist in governing the country, though.

Unifying the world? That's a complete joke!

Ding Shui said this partly to point out the path to unifying the world, lest he waste his time trying to unify the world through the Four Books and Five Classics. At the same time, he was genuinely curious whether the Twelve Beauties would have different developments and achieve greater success if they were to leave behind the romantic entanglements of the inner court.

It's a real shame that a group of smart people are trapped in their backyard, stuck in household chores.

Emperor Yonghe did not respond immediately, but began to think carefully. He was no fool, and after a little thought, he realized that Ding Shui was right. The most important role of Confucianism was actually to control the hearts and minds of the people and assist in governing the country.

To think that they can bring peace to the world is wishful thinking.

After a long while, Emperor Yonghe continued:
"I didn't expect that you, a fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone, would have grasped these things in just over ten years since you descended to the mortal realm. It's a pity that any intelligent person doesn't understand these principles, but no one is willing to put them into practice."

What you asked for can be done, but it can't be rushed!

With the world's forces entangled, even I, as the emperor, cannot do whatever I want. If I offend too many people, forget about my reputation; I might not even be able to hold onto the throne. In any case, my lifespan shouldn't be short.

"Take it slow. We need to accumulate enough food and money first before we can think about anything else."

"I'm just offering some theoretical suggestions; whether they're feasible is up to you to decide. In my free time, I'll go to the Scripture Pavilion to study and see if I can develop any new techniques, whether they're profitable or enhance weapon firepower."

After all, I've lived for over a thousand years, so I can't be considered stupid. Besides, I'm proficient in the transformations of the Five Elements, so I might be able to achieve some good results..."

Ding Shui had never thought of any way to force growth until just now.

Directly revealing the technology seems a bit unreasonable, but revealing it gradually, claiming it's a technology she developed through study and research, would be fine. She's just a fragment of a five-colored stone with sentience, and she's been sentient for over a thousand years. So what if she's a little smarter? She's also proficient in the Five Elements transformations and can use them to create technological artifacts—so what?
Very reasonable!! Absolutely reasonable!!
It's more reasonable that a fool couldn't understand her genius.

That's why Ding Shui said that at this time. It was also a way of giving Emperor Yonghe a heads-up and laying the groundwork for him to continuously develop various new technologies in the future.

However, Emperor Yonghe was obviously unaware of this at the time, and he didn't think too much about it. He even encouraged Ding Shui, since it was better for Ding Shui to study than to think about other things.

The next day, Emperor Yonghe followed Ding Shui's suggestion.

They sent all the agricultural books they could find to Lin Daiyu, and also bestowed upon her a royal estate, instructing her to practice her skills there after completing her studies. They promised her generous rewards once she achieved success.

In addition, an imperial edict was also sent to other women, including Jia Yuanchun in the palace and Shi Xiangyun from the Shi family, instructing them to read more books, study more, and see if they could make some contributions to the country and the people.

Don't waste the legacy from your past life.

On the contrary, Jia Baoyu did not receive any imperial edict, because Emperor Yonghe had already learned through Ding Shui that he was no longer the Divine Attendant, nor was he a celestial being descended to earth. Moreover, he still had the appearance of a spoiled and useless playboy, so Emperor Yonghe did not bother to count on him.

Let him be, let him do whatever he wants...