Chapter 298: Please go invite

The root of the problem cannot be solved.

Then deal with the person causing the problem.

This is the method Xi is currently employing.

And the effect is quite noticeable.

When he slightly tweaks the fate trajectory, then invades the reliance of each time-space traveler—their golden finger system—alters data, and issues distorted missions... chaos begins.

Those with ill intentions thus end up killing each other.

Each longs to blast the opponent's brains out, thereby monopolizing humanity's vast merit rewards.

Only a small portion remain—those of righteous heart, truly yearning to return home and help build humanity—who can still proceed safely.

——Yes.

There are good people among them.

No group can be wholly dismissed; there are always exceptions.

Some have forgotten their roots, bewitched by power, greedily coveting merit, acting inhuman, constantly scheming how to exploit their former compatriots.

But some, by fortunate chance, traverse time and space, wander the realms, and after achieving some accomplishments, wish to help their roots and source, to contribute a little, so that humanity may develop.

Even if they themselves are also bearing shackles, secretly trapped by that golden finger... but their hearts are bright, they exhaust wisdom to bypass some restraints, wishing to secretly support and help humanity.

For humanity's sages at this moment, this scene also brings them some inner comfort.

They bear various ideals, having been born among humanity, to undertake the measure of overturning heaven and earth, to correct some deviated currents of the human Dao, doing things that even in the eyes of many Great Luo heavenly wills seem absurd and impossible.

May all vast beings become sages!

Such an ideal is too unimaginable, too contrary to common sense, its chance of realization is minuscule.

But it is precisely thus that humanity gets the chance to take the stage and perform—because many idealists have already tried, but all failed, among whom not lacking the topmost Great Luo Supreme Emperors presiding.

These Great Luo, overlooking the eons, grasping spacetime, have long ages to experiment... if they succeeded, where would there still be room for humanity to enter?

The personnel conducting the experiments even include, nowadays, most of the Heavenly Court's demon emperors and demon marshals.

They have indeed thought of changing the era, twisting the human Dao.

Seemingly absurd, it does not match the identity of those who presently benefit from the Heavenly Court.

But with deep understanding, one can comprehend their situation.

Great Luo upholds the Dao, enforces heavenly law.

Not mentioning that the Great Dao has yin and yang, heaven and earth have obscurity and clarity, mutually opposing yet complementary, mutually generating and transforming.

Just speaking of the original heart of beings, where is there any absolute good and evil, black and white?

Many utterly wicked occasionally arouse a compassionate heart; when a person is about to die, their words are also good.

Also, a Buddha who has suffered lifelong asceticism, performed countless good deeds and accumulated virtue, one morning being possessed by a demonic thought, suddenly goes berserk, personally damaging the Buddhist gate to half-ruin.

Great Luo, equal to the Dao, exalted above, yet still possesses a self-heart.

All kinds of thoughts still exist...... containing good and evil, not bound by identity, status, or stance.

However, compared to mundane beings, they can clearly handle these thoughts, knowing their source, and being under complete control, using reason to dominate their own fate, choosing the future path, rather than being swayed by emotion.

Their main line will still choose the path of greatest profit in calculation.

However, Great Luo has infinite incarnations, spanning past, present, future, and all realms' spacetime... among such a vast number of incarnations, there are no lack of those carrying thoughts different from the main line—a momentary moved compassionate good thought—to open a branch line.

Inside, there are indeed cases where main and branch lines are completely opposed...... among these, the contention over the choice of the human path line is the most intense battlefield.

But so far, they have all ended with the defeat of the reformist branch line.

After all, thoughts are subjective, power is objective, development is also objective.

The human Dao is deeply entrenched and hard to reverse; no one can turn the tide.

At present, the best solution so far is to use absolutely overwhelming power to suppress everything, command the universe, plan the human Dao, and barely achieve the ideal human Dao model.

But this is a top-down forced solution; when top-tier power leaks, it soon collapses, which can be said to be a castle in the air.

This does not match the goal that numerous top Great Luo need: from bottom to top, the human Dao and all beings naturally sublimate and leap.

Thus finally, we awaited the birth of humanity.

Nüwa poured in massive resources, intending to conduct the grandest social experiment.

Within this humanity, at present it is unknown how many Great Luo have devoted themselves, even including some strong ones who work for wages in the Heavenly Court.

They can be said to be hedging their bets.

But they can also be said to bear ideals, intending to practice the most sublime undertaking.

Many trumpets mean one can do as one pleases.

Anyway, in the end, whichever side laughs last, just stand with that side... especially the main line responsible for operation and raising cultivation.

If the idealists lose, they don't care.

If the idealists win, that too is not unacceptable.

Because tracing back to the source, that is all themselves; still it is 'my' choice, it is their own life.

Honghuang is a game, Great Luo is the player.

Not only can one read saves, but also become a tentacle monster, simultaneously develop multiple plotlines—I want all the plots!

And at present, humanity's plot line officially begins.

Although pressured by the demon race side, they are disgusted enough to be arrogant.

But some bright spots in the darkness also make the assembled humanity's sages express satisfaction.

"Having crossed time and space, separated by ages, yet still not forgetting the original heart...... is precious."

Someone praised.

"Returning in fine clothes, not thinking of showing off, nor intending to transmit bad values, relying on one's own cultivation to look down on the roots, but preparing to help the people build, bringing back advanced technology......"

Li Lu nodded, "Although their mastered technology is actually just ordinary, but this heart is good."

Compared to those preparing to come back to eat flesh and drink blood, they are far, far stronger.

His gaze shifted, taking in the vast sky; all scenes appeared like lines on his palm, clear as day.

This Sage could see that many of the extraterrestrial heavenly demons locked in mortal combat had already decided victory and death, while many others had turned to a hide‑and‑seek killing game.

He didn't care how many of these goods died.

He even wished they would all die cleanly, so as not to trouble the human race, which is now like a blank sheet.

Unfortunately, that is not very realistic.

"Xi, your method can treat the symptoms but not the root."

Haoying said to Xi, "Although we eliminated a batch, some still emerged victorious… and there are plenty who are bad but not stupid."

"Look, someone has formed an alliance."

He pointed his finger at several areas, marking them as key.

There, some of the extraterrestrial heavenly demons locked in mortal combat, after a stalemate, shook hands and made peace.

It's surprising they can stay calm in the face of such huge profits, planning to form teams to come to the human race to farm merit, divide labor, cooperate, and distribute the final harvest according to each one's contribution.

That also shows talent.

The essence is fraud, trying to get something for nothing, yet at this point they reached a cooperation intent, distributing profits according to final results, ganging up to commit crimes…

The trust between that person and the human world is also quite interesting.

"Eh, I never thought relying on this method could be a one‑time fix." Xi chuckled, "Not to mention the fish that slip through the net, even the job of invading their behind‑the‑scenes golden‑finger system isn't easy."

"On the Demon Race's side, a demon god has begun to intervene; it's also an invasion, but they're setting up firewalls and getting entangled with me."

The Heavenly Court's reaction was swift.

After all, they've been watching the human race and adapting on the fly.

"Achieving this effect is already enough."

Xi said leisurely, "With this, they'll undoubtedly have to divert their attention… the main focus will shift from us humans to their peers."

"I think, when they arrive in the human race, they'll surely be dazed."

When Xi said this, all the sages laughed.

After enduring countless hardships, we finally managed to get rid of the old fellow villager.

But only upon reaching the destination did we discover that the competitors were even more numerous!

Will our mindset explode?

"By then we'll pretend not to know while looking for chances to make them suspect each other…" You Chao smiled narrowly, "Let them compete, guide malicious rivalry, see if we can squeeze out some profit."

"You Chao's words are quite good." Yun Xiao nodded, "Let's push the situation where their peers are enemies to the extreme."

"Perhaps by then we won't need to do anything; they'll themselves plunge into chaos…" Kui Gui said with a playful tone, "On our human race's turf, clearing out those whose situation is unclear is truly easy."

"However, just that isn't enough… the Demon Race watches covetously from the side. If they intervene, using mind‑control tactics to stage a puppet show, we must also be able to produce a dignified counter‑strategy while silencing them."

Great Sage Huang Xiong pondered briefly, then spoke with a smile, "Why don't we play a card—human relations of our own kind?"

"Please elaborate!"

Haoying raised his eyebrows.

"Things like queuing for numbers, working hours, etc., we can draft some minor clauses."

Just by opening his mouth, Huang Xiong shows he's an experienced hand.

"Furthermore, for various investment matters, we need the incoming parties to submit relevant materials for us to review… this cooperation is two‑way."

"Especially since our human race has just been founded, we must of course be strict."

"Is merit so easy to obtain? Are the entry qualifications met?"

"Which disciple of a great virtuous holy one from a famous mountain dao‑hall? Have they undergone sufficient training and education?"

"Especially the professional direction… which of those meet our regulations and specific requirements?"

"If not, how big would our human race's heart have to be to agree to your application for a huge merit from someone in an unrelated field?"

"Moreover, do they have any criminal record of harming heaven and reason?"

"..."

Huang Xiong explained leisurely.

He vividly demonstrated what is called——

"Say you can, you can't but still pass if you meet the conditions."

"Say you can't, you absolutely can't; among millions of entry requirements, one will surely trip you up!"

Yet you can't find any reason to refute.

How to refute?

"You lack endorsement from a top‑tier Great Luo Divine Sage, can't produce a high‑qualification diploma, and your expertise doesn't match our recruitment… so what grounds does our human race have to help you hold a large‑scale lecture, gather our people to hear you promote how to spark fire, create writing, teach skills?"

"Who are you?"

"How big is your face?"

"Don't you know our human race was personally crafted by the goddess Nüwa?"

"The goddess still left a mighty weapon here, protecting the human race, capable of striking down any who cause trouble without cause!"

"Come here!"

"Please, with the human‑making whip, lash this troublemaker out of here!"

"We've arrived on the turf of the human race."

"Even though the Demon Race eyes us covetously… is it still not easy to knead and shape?"

Huang Xiong smiled faintly, "What's a little cleverness? You dare to play mind games with us, the rule‑setters?"

"If you don't honestly follow our rules, there are plenty of ways to leave you half‑dead."

He took a sip of tea, and when he set down the cup, it made a muffled thud.

"Exactly……this is our territory, we call the shots!" The sages all voiced their praise, saying, "Follow the rules, mutual benefit and win-win; those with ill intentions bear the consequences themselves!"

"Our human race has its own sentiments and also the strength to defend itself……what are these petty clowns worth?!"

Humans are not meek, and need not overly defer to anyone.

Although they have been this way until now, they are still three-year-old babies.

Yet no one can look down on them; whoever dares not to pay the price will end up taking advantage.

"It's a pity that these methods can solve surface-level problems, but cannot dispel the undercurrents of thought lurking beneath."

Fengxi sighed, "From the moment our human race began external exchanges, the influence arose."

"The thoughts and concepts of the Demon Race will inevitably seep in……this is also the source of confidence for those two Demon God envoys to boil a frog in warm water."

"Our people, having learned of a broader world and understood more complex information……that comparison naturally arises."

"Internal problems of the group are destined to become more complex."

"In the end, they are likely to be influenced by assimilation and deviate from their original intentions."

"Yes." Yun Xiao said with deep feeling, "Before us, who knows how many races have also embraced great convictions and struggled……but in the end, they all fell along the way, becoming part of the Demon Race."

"It must be said, the Demon Race's propaganda is still very alluring……the stronger the race, the more so!"

"Even the legendary pure Phoenix Clan actually has some decadence."

"They will only nest in phoenix trees, only eat bamboo fruit, only drink sweet spring water……such a luxurious life costs money!"

"The Monster Clan Heavenly Court provided these benefits……they just turned a blind eye, going with the flow but not raising a banner of rebellion."

"Mm, I heard the Phoenix Clan's crown prince even went to the Heavenly Court for an internship."

Yun Xiao spread their hands, indicating the situation was tough.

"So, we need a towering pillar in the ideological realm, a divine needle that stabilizes the sea!"

Fengxi narrowed his eyes, "Build the strongest firewall, able to grasp the mainstream of our human race's thought, guiding from vain material-spiritual enjoyment to the pursuit of lofty ideals."

"Seek no empty fame, practicality first."

"Know the strong, preserve the weak; know the male, preserve the female."

"We need a great expert in ideological education!"

"Who?" You Chao wondered.

"Please……Moral Heavenly Venerable!"

(End of chapter)