Chapter 4: Gu Zhangqing's Rice, the Rice of the World

"Oh? Another new friend?"

Gu Zhangqing's heart stirred.

His current situation was truly too lonely.

Having someone to chat with was truly rare.

Of course, the most crucial part was that there were also decent system rewards.

He opened the chat interface and skillfully left a message.

"Hello, Changsun Empress. My name is Gu Zhangqing, and I come from the Primordial World."

"I am very happy to meet you, and I would also like to tell you a few pieces of news."

"In the eighth year of Zhenguan, you will pass away due to illness at the age of thirty-six. Your posthumous title is Wende Shun Sheng Empress, and later generations will call you the Empress of the Ages."

"Additionally, that fourth son of yours, Li Zhi, needs a good lesson; you must never let him become Emperor in the future."

"He is a spendthrift, and the Great Tang empire will almost be ruined in his hands."

After leaving five sentences, Gu Zhangqing clicked on Qiao Feng's personal interface again.

It had already been updated with Qiao Feng's avatar, a standard bearded man.

At the same time, the other party had also left a message for Gu Zhangqing.

Gu Zhangqing scanned it briefly; it was all words of gratitude from the other party.

Gu Zhangqing's divine sense stirred, and he also left a message for the other party.

He mainly told him about the Sweeping Monk at Shaolin Temple, reminding him to act with caution.

After finishing all this.

The system notification sound rang out at the right moment.

【Ding, congratulations on successfully interacting with 2 friends】

【You have obtained a Three Thousand Great Daos Seed】

【You have obtained the Godly Path Supreme Treasure, Gods' Hall】

【You have obtained the Godly Path Supreme Treasure, Fate Tablet】

【You have obtained the Yuanyi Spirit Pool】

"Divine Rice?"

"Is this another Great Rice distinct from Hongjun's Immortal Rice and Luo Hou's Demon Rice?"

Gu Zhangqing immediately became interested.

At the same time, he began to comprehend and refine this reward.

【You comprehend the Three Thousand Great Daos Seed; you know Yin/Yang, Space/Time, Fate, Cause and Effect... the Three Thousand Great Daos, and you realize the Three Thousand Worlds Rice Method!】

【You comprehend the Godly Path Supreme Treasure, Gods' Hall; you know the mysteries of the Divine Rice, and with a flash of inspiration, you create the God Edict Method. All those of the Divine Rice may enter the Gods' Hall!】

【You comprehend the Godly Path Supreme Treasure, Fate Tablet...】

On the other side.

Great Tang World.

At this moment, Changsun Empress was tidying up a vegetable garden she had cleared in the inner palace when she suddenly heard a voice in her mind.

It gave her a start.

Only after she carefully confirmed there was no danger did she settle her mind.

At the same time, she also discovered Gu Zhangqing's message.

Hmm?

Did she pass away from illness at thirty-six?

Furthermore, she had only given birth to two sons so far, but from the meaning of the other party's words, she would give birth to a fourth son in the future named Li Zhi.

What surprised Changsun Empress even more was that through the other party's words, she deduced a piece of information: her eldest son, the current Crown Prince Li Chengqian, did not inherit the throne, but rather her fourth son became Emperor in the future.

Yet, the other party evaluated her fourth son as a spendthrift who needed a lesson, and who would very likely almost cause the Great Tang dynasty to perish in the future.

Thinking of this, Changsun Empress felt a tremor in her heart, thinking to herself: "Should I still give birth to this fourth son in the future?"

"If that's the case, it would be better to just have three sons!"

Gu Zhangqing did not know that because of his reminder, Changsun Empress in another spacetime had developed the idea of strangling Tang Gaozong Li Zhi in the womb.

If Tang Gaozong Li Zhi knew, he would probably thank his ancestors for eight generations across spacetime.

He would surely kneel and cry to Changsun Empress: "Mother, I am your most adorable little Zhizhi, you must not listen to such alarmist talk!"

"I don't want to die in the womb, you must give birth to me!"

At this moment, Changsun Empress's thoughts were in turmoil, and she finally left a message for Gu Zhangqing.

"Hello, I am Changsun Wugou. Regarding the fall of the Great Tang mentioned in your message, could you please provide detailed guidance?"

Because Changsun Empress was using the message function for the first time.

She sent it right after leaving the first line.

She had no idea she could leave 5 lines.

【Ding!】

At the same time.

【Congratulations on participating in a Friend Interaction of Ten Thousand Worlds】

【You have obtained 2 stalks of Millennium Wild Ginseng】

【You have obtained one Beauty Preserving Pill】

"Beauty Preserving Pill?"

"Could it be what I think it is?"

Changsun Wugou was very delighted.

Time is not recorded in Honghuang.

Gu Zhangqing awoke from his epiphany; the Life Tree swayed, emitting a rustling sound, and countless Small Worlds trembled.

After comprehending the World Rice, he already understood that his true form was transformed from the Chaos Demon God, the World Tree.

He was born with an understanding of the Life Rice Law and the Space Rice Law.

However, this time, he did not intend to seek the Proof of Rice for just these two Daos.

But for the Three Thousand Great Daos.

What kind of scene would that be?

Not to mention the distant ones.

Let us speak of Yang Mei.

The Rice he sought the Proof of was the Space Great Rice under the Heavens Rice.

It is the Space Great Rice that is indispensable to any world!

Thus, it can be seen that the Space Great Rice involves a great deal and is a high-level concept.

Take, for example, the Rice Ancestor of the Mysterious Gate, Hongjun; the Rice he sought the Proof of was the Immortal Rice.

The concept of the Immortal Rice contains many Daos; it is a Concept Great Rice involving many Daos, unlike the singular and unique Zhiga Great Rice of Yang Mei.

In Gu Zhangqing's view, the Immortal Rice involves dozens of Daos, such as education, creation, all living beings, spirituality, energy, matter... and so on.

This contains many high-level concepts.

Moreover, for any seeker of the Proof of Rice who embarks on the Immortal Rice, the Rice they seek the Proof of will add another Concept Great Rice to Hongjun.

That is to say, any seeker who embarks on the Immortal Rice and seeks the Proof of Rice through the Immortal Rice is working for Hongjun.

They are enhancing the conceptual foundation of Hongjun's Immortal Rice.

When there are countless seekers of the Proof of Rice in Chaos using the Immortal Rice as their foundation, then Hongjun's Immortal Rice will transform from an Immortal Rice possessing dozens of concepts into one possessing countless concepts.

Not only that, the Demon Rice followed by the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou is the same.

Any seeker who embarks on the Proof of Rice through the Demon Rice is adding new concepts to the Demon Rice.

And after Gu Zhangqing, who came from later generations, learned of this.

He knew that it was impossible for him to follow Hongjun's Immortal Rice or Luo Hou's Demon Rice in the future.

But if he were to follow other Concept Great Daos like the Divine Rice, Monster Rice, or Ghost Rice, they would also be suppressed by the Immortal Rice.

Because he was very clear.

In the future Primordial World, Hongjun, supported by the Honghuang Heavenly Rice, would inevitably cover the entire Primordial World with his Immortal Rice.

The Rice of the innate sacred beings at this time would sooner or later decline, and would even eventually be suppressed by the Immortal Rice, becoming a subsidiary Concept Great Rice under his Immortal Rice.

Therefore, the Divine Rice that Gu Zhangqing is currently following, and even the one followed by most innate sacred beings, will eventually be worn away under the suppression of the Heavenly Rice and Hongjun's Immortal Rice, until only the Immortal Rice remains in the Primordial World.

If Gu Zhangqing were to eventually seek the Proof of Rice through the Divine Rice, perhaps Gu Zhangqing would have a Great Calamity between the Immortal, Demon, and Divine Daos, just like Hongjun and Luo Hou.

But now, what Gu Zhangqing wants to seek the Proof of is no longer the Rice sought through the Divine Rice.

And it is even less likely to be the Immortal Rice or the Demon Rice.

What is most important in Chaos? What is the most Zhiga and the most numerous?

The Heavens and Myriad Worlds!

That is to say, the world!

Any living being, except for the Chaos Demon Gods, exists under the world.

At this time, Hongjun and Luo Hou are also like this; they are also under the Primordial World.

Unless one day they abandon everything of their current world-body, change to a Chaos-body, and become Chaos Demon Gods that are not tolerated by the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

He, Gu Zhangqing, has the opportunity to possess the Three Thousand Worlds, or even the Heavens and Myriad Worlds of countless worlds.

Why would he still go to seek those Concept Great Daos under the world?

Therefore.

The World Rice!

It is the Concept Great Rice that Gu Zhangqing most wants to seek the Proof of at present.

Using the world as a concept, to seek the Proof eternally!

As long as worlds exist in Chaos, and the Heavens and Myriad Worlds still exist, then he is the strongest.

It is just that this path will ultimately be difficult.

Blocking his path will inevitably be all the worlds of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

However, he has his true form, the World Tree; when he himself possesses countless worlds, and elevates these worlds to worlds above the Small Thousand World.

Then he can succeed.

And then use these worlds to go into Chaos to replace the original worlds, becoming the Heavens and Myriad Worlds under Chaos.

Then.

All seekers of the Proof of Rice who seek the Proof under his world in the future will be enhancing the foundation of Gu Zhangqing's World Rice with the Daos they seek the Proof of.

The enhancement of the World Rice's foundation will also drive the advancement of that world.

And as the world advances to a higher-level world, the Heavenly Rice within the world will inevitably become even more powerful.

And since the world and the Heavenly Rice have become stronger, then there is no need to even mention Gu Zhangqing.

From this, one can see just how vast Gu Changqing's ambition is.

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(End of chapter)