Chapter 54: The Vast Sea Relies on the Fish's Leap

Nüwa was carrying the seven-colored auspicious clouds all night……

After seeing off the sage, you finally had no more restraints; the authority over all humanity was in your grasp, and you, filled with fervor, aspired to accomplish a heaven‑shaking, earth‑moving great deed!

The ultimate purpose of studying theory is to apply it in practice.

Thus, you led humanity in carrying out a comprehensive elevation of inner ideological and moral quality, publicly declaring that humanity must not harbor the evil thoughts and deeds of cheating, fraud, abduction, robbery, theft, etc.

In mutual relations, one must speak gently, trade fairly, return borrowed items, compensate for damaged goods, refrain from beating or insulting others, refrain from damaging others' property, refrain from teasing women, and so on; violators will be punished according to the severity of the offense!

With your absolute prestige, you established inviolable sacred regulations, greatly guaranteeing humanity's purity; under your dedicated governance, humanity not only quickly grew in strength, but also fully achieved the goal of moral perfection for every individual.

Thinking of Di Jun congratulating Nüwa, his praise of humanity and Jin Bing brought a rather far‑fetched possibility to mind:

Perhaps… Di Jun felt that humanity's 'equality' suited his taste, so he never even considered the idea of humanity being the Heaven‑ordained protagonist.

Then, although the fundamental contradiction of the Heavenly Dao's injustice cannot be touched, if handled properly, long‑term peaceful coexistence between demons and humans is not a fantasy……

Shut up!

Seeing humanity thriving, you again proposed: although humanity is the Heaven‑ordained protagonist, we must not simply take superiority for granted; instead we should strive harder to resist Heaven's unequal mandate, so we should start from each individual and contend against Heaven's mandate!

"In the first two simulations, whenever humanity began to develop, Di Jun could quickly infer that humanity was the Heaven‑ordained protagonist and thus issue an edict to slaughter humans."

Amid the thriving progress of your great undertaking of coexistence with demons, a group of overly familiar fellows suddenly paid you a visit.

Zhao Si, idly playing with the Sea‑Stabilizing Pearl while peeking at the screen, did not quite understand:

Tell me, if a group openly practicing discrimination could be the Heaven‑ordained protagonist, I would believe it at least sixty percent.

You declared with lofty ambition: 'The Eastern Wasteland is a fine place; we must bring equality and reciprocity to its lands, then spread to the Southern, Western, Northern Wastelands and Central Province, until the whole Primeval Wasteland!'

"But this time, humanity's movements are far greater than before; why has Di Jun fallen silent instead?"

Zhao Si felt hope rise: if no one could discover humanity's identity issue, and humanity itself did not practice supremacy.

"In the Demon Calendar, year 365, cycle 7, period 5, a million idealistic and faithful young humans, at your call, left First Yang Mountain and for the first time entered the unfamiliar Eastern Wasteland."

"Such elite disciples from prestigious families shouldn't be the sort who walk around with their noses in the air; yet they are so approachable… one can only say it's unheard of."

"Then let's first beat them with magic treasures and spells until they're willing to listen!"

"Recently, the various big and small demon clans of the Eastern Wasteland have experienced something strange."

However:

"Disciple of the Intercept‑and‑Expand Sect: 'Avoid? Nonsense!'"

……

"Chief, what if they refuse to listen?"

"Some demon tribes lacking education will hold free literacy classes; if they want to learn demon script, they teach demon script; if they want to learn immortal arts, they teach immortal arts; and if anyone doesn't understand, they'll patiently give one‑on‑one guidance."

"Could it really be possible this time to prevent Di Jun from discovering humanity's status as the Heaven‑ordained protagonist?"

"Worried that this might be some kind of 'heaven‑defying rebel,' the chiefs hurriedly reported to the Heavenly Court, but all they got back was a single sentence."

"Although population growth inevitably brings some ideological confusion, under your deliberate guidance you remain the great, word‑needed chief; the populace sees you as their sole sun, and the average moral purity far exceeds that of ordinary demons."

"These two points together make it clear that humanity is the Heaven‑ordained protagonist!"

"However, in this round of simulation, Jin Bing, under Zhao Si's heaven‑defying strategy, has re‑educated humanity beyond recognition……"

"By the end of the Demon Calendar, year 365, cycle 7, period 5, the human population has approached ten million, with average quality far surpassing that of the same period in previous lives; the average person is a True Immortal, Heavenly Immortals number in the hundreds of thousands, Mysterious Immortals exceed a thousand—already a formidable grassroots force……"

"Each cycle lasts 360 years; you used two cycles to expand humanity from a few thousand to millions, villages could no longer contain them, so towns sprang up around First Yang Mountain, with human settlements blooming everywhere."

"The key is that several demon chiefs, after privately totaling their numbers, were shocked to discover that this group of outlandish demons numbered astonishingly—at least a million when combined!"

First, rule out that Di Jun is ill.

But if you told me that a race whose eyes shine with light, daily shouting 'equality,' even personally going to the grassroots to hand‑handedly conduct poverty relief and literacy, is what kind of Heaven‑ordained protagonist, I'd think you have some personal grudge against them……

"Where did this mysterious force come from?! "

"The demons stared at each other……"

"Guang Chengzi walked at the front of the troop and gave you, the slow‑witted one, a faint smile:"

"So, what does Di Jun mean by this?"

This approach is actually correct, because the Heaven‑ordained protagonist, a noble breed stamped by the Heavenly Dao, would be strange if he did not practice supremacy; thus Di Jun only needs to observe humanity's attitude toward outsiders, together with whether the sage's disciples drawn by the scent of merit show any abnormal behavior.

"Some impoverished demon tribes will offer poverty‑relief advice; if they want to grow medicinal herbs for profit, they'll provide seeds at low cost and hand‑handedly teach techniques; if they want to raise special livestock, they'll also guide how to do so, ensuring the spirit beasts don't develop intelligence, lest the breeders unintentionally violate the 'law against enslaving one's own kind' or the 'law against killing demons' and be arrested by the Heavenly Court, imprisoned and beheaded."

"Someone puzzled asked: 'Chief, you're right, but how should we resist? Should we storm the Purple Cloud Palace and smash it…'"

"They hope to start from themselves, spread their ideals across the Eastern Wasteland, and turn that beautiful future into reality."

Moreover, it's correct that Di Jun, unable to directly perceive with his heavenly eye, can only judge whether humanity is the Heaven‑ordained protagonist by their outward performance.

"Equality, beginning with the Heaven‑ordained protagonist!"

"Then it's time to show our true abilities!"

"No need to mind him."

"You panicked, clapping your hand over this brat's mouth, fearing a bolt of Purple Cloud Divine Thunder would fall and carry the lot away in delight……"

"Tribes that cannot refine elixirs freely teach alchemy; those that cannot forge artifacts freely teach artifact craft……"

"This bunch of outlandish demons, unheard of before, seem to know a little about everything, their personal abilities and moral qualities maxed out, truly like elite disciples taught by some omnipotent immortal clan!"

"On this timeline there will be no more wise sovereigns like the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Yao, Shun, and Yu, for every human is a Yao or Shun!"

"After a few coughs, you waved your hand: humanity should act as the vanguard opposing Heaven's mandate, setting out from First Yang Mountain into the boundless Eastern Wasteland, using humanity's truth, goodness, and beauty to educate all demon kin, hand in hand, progressing together!"

"Many outlandish demons specially come to settle in human tribes, usually in groups of three to five, and after settling in a demon tribe they begin to help everywhere."

"Junior brother, may I have a word with you?"

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