Chapter 145 Some Things About the Heavenly Dao...
The first time Heaven "saw" Yuan Yi was at Wuzhuang Temple.
The dead seed was reborn and sprouted a second ginseng fruit tree that should never have existed.
But the Great Way is fifty, and Heaven evolves to forty-nine; there is still a glimmer of hope.
Moreover, this seed was inherently flawed and sickly, and it might not even survive to adulthood. So Heaven simply swept it aside and left it alone.
This seed came to the attention again a century later.
That seed, which was born with defects and was plagued by evil thoughts, actually lived for a hundred years under Zhen Yuanzi's care, and even gave itself a name, "Yuanyi".
The beginning of heaven and earth is called the origin, the great Dao gives the principle, which is called the intention, and the intention is also unified.
Yuan Yi is a good name.
However, this name does not exist among the primordial beings recognized by the Heavenly Dao; He does not acknowledge "Yuan Yi".
Seedlings not recognized by the Heavenly Dao can only eke out a hundred years of life like a candle flickering in the wind. If, after a seedling dies, its remnant soul can reappear in the primordial world, then it will be only natural to recognize it as a primordial being.
The Way of Heaven awaits the disappearance of this anomaly.
Not only did she survive, she also opened up the earth's veins in all four directions, so that even if she wasn't a primordial being, the Heavenly Dao could not easily reject her.
Because He is the heaven, and the primordial will is the earth, the heaven and earth cannot be lost in the primordial world.
Yuan Yi truly seized this glimmer of hope.
Then came the earth's actions, spreading throughout the farms, clearing the earth's veins, connecting the primordial wilderness, and channeling spiritual energy—each of these acts was a great deed that benefited both the earth and the primordial wilderness.
According to the rules of heaven and earth, the heavenly way will bestow heavenly merits in due time to reward all living beings in heaven and earth.
These are all within the rules. Living beings help cleanse the primordial earth of its impurities, and heaven and earth benefit from this, so naturally they must give back.
Although the name Yuan Yi always appears, those who have made contributions will be rewarded; this is the way of heaven and earth.
At this moment, Heaven did not take it to heart. It was just vaguely familiar; with so many living beings in the world, there would always be someone with real ability.
Until the struggle between the Dao and the Demon, the Heavenly Dao had to choose the Dao Ancestor who could complete the Heavenly Dao and rule the destiny of heaven and earth.
If he is Hongjun, then the world should follow the glorious path; if he is Rahu, then the world should be ruled by the law of the jungle.
Neither of these choices is wrong in terms of global development.
When living beings thrive, the world naturally becomes stronger; when conflicts are intense, living beings consume less of the world's resources.
Heaven is impartial; it merely observes, but only from a distance.
In destiny, the last one is Hongjun.
He only needs to wait.
However, fate was disrupted. It was as if a stone had been thrown into the long river of destiny, creating ripples.
And that stone that stirred up ripples in destiny is called Yuan Yi.
The Heavenly Dao has taken the Yuan Yi into its sights for the first time, but it will not act outside the rules.
He simply remained still, quietly merging with the Dao Ancestor, quietly watching Yuan Yi release "Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Cloud," and quietly awaiting the feedback from all races to heaven and earth after the Great Dao spread widely.
The Great Dao flows across the primordial land, etched into the very fabric of heaven and earth. Thus, as long as the primordial world endures, the three thousand Great Daos will forever flow within it.
This happened much earlier than He had anticipated.
For the first time, the Heavenly Dao showed affirmation. It nodded, removed Yuan Yi from the list of outcasts, and acknowledged her identity as a primordial being.
As long as the primordial world becomes stronger, every living being will receive its due reward.
That's how it should be.
However, Yuan Yi is an anomaly who does not belong to this world. Nourished by the merits of heaven and earth, she becomes increasingly powerful and closer to the Dao of Heaven.
The Heavenly Dao also glimpsed another world through the Primordial Will, a completely different world that was peaceful and developing steadily.
When different rules conflict, the Way of Heaven develops emotions.
Superficial, naive, merely imitative, yet genuinely existing subtle emotions.
Yuan Yi.
With unfamiliar emotions in his heart, the Heavenly Dao slowly pondered these two words once more. Did this signify the beginning, or the rebirth?
Curiosity led to action, and this time the Heavenly Dao entered the game again, but this time it entered under the name of Hongjun's sub-account.
Play, discuss, and exchange ideas.
The Heavenly Dao eagerly absorbed the rules that the Primordial Meaning had depicted in the game, rules that did not belong to this world, and filled in the gaps in the rules of the nascent world.
At this moment, Heaven, through the smallest details, also understood the future destiny that Yuan Yi knew.
This is the "future" of this world, yet it is also the "past" known to Yuan Yi. Since both the future and the past are predetermined, then fate will unfold accordingly, unchangeable.
The primordial destiny, which Heaven had previously only vaguely understood, thus became clear.
In terms of destiny, Heaven can foresee a future that may not be perfect, but will be more stable.
That's good; in the torrent of world development, all the trivial details can be discarded.
However, Heaven told Yuan Yi: "Do not defy Heaven's will, for destiny cannot be stopped."
There is no original will in the predetermined fate; she is the only being capable of interfering with fate.
This was the first time the Heavenly Dao had appeared before Yuan Yi in its true form. Yuan Yi did not respond; she simply retreated obediently back into the Wuzhuang Temple.
Go with the flow, entertain yourself, and play some harmless little games that benefit the universe and won't interfere with fate.
With each tribulation, the world becomes more harmonious, and the Heavenly Way places greater faith in the Primordial Will.
The primordial world today is far more prosperous than the predetermined future, and this is inseparable from Yuan Yi and her game.
Thus, the Heavenly Dao took the final step, extending an invitation: "Are you willing to become a saint and complete the Heavenly Dao?"
The game created by Yuan Yi will be completely integrated into the world, and this method of strengthening the prehistoric creatures through the game will become part of the rules of the world.
Yuan Yi nodded in agreement: "I wish to use the Investiture of the Gods to prove my Dao."
At the time, Heaven believed that Yuan Yin merely wanted to use the fortune of the Investiture of the Gods to attain the Great Dao and achieve sainthood. Little did it know that what she would ultimately do was to make the world even more vast.
"I have never seen a creature as greedy as her." After everything was over, the Heavenly Dao, while integrating the newly incorporated chaos into the world and separating the clear from the turbid, complained to his partner.
The little ginseng was so tired of hearing it, it scratched its beard and replied, "Isn't this fine?"
"The world has become larger and stronger, and the master doesn't restrict you much, just letting you develop properly. Everything is perfect, isn't that great?"
While listening, the little ginseng secretly sent a message to Pangu through the game's ley lines, asking Him to take some time to check if the games under his supervision had encountered any problems recently.
Pangu, who called himself the spirit of the "Miracle Primordial World" formation, readily agreed, which gave Little Ginseng time to return and continue to appease the Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Dao remained silent for a moment: "She is just greedy."
If it wasn't greed, why, having the means to smuggle living beings through the underworld, did they still insist on resurrecting the souls of living beings in the primordial world during the Investiture of the Gods?
If it weren't for greed, even if He were willing to grant him a holy position, and even allow him to sit and rise alongside the Dao Ancestor, he would still insist on taking another chance to become the ruler of this world.
"If it weren't for greed, why couldn't the balance of the world be tolerated? Why would you rather summon Pangu to cleave the world again than accept the fate of a great calamity?" The voice of the Heavenly Dao became increasingly ethereal, something beyond His comprehension.
"Because that little fish cares." The little ginseng shook its head. "Why tolerate flaws when there's an optimal solution?"
The great calamity of heaven and earth is not a flaw, but an important link in the balance of heaven and earth.
The Heavenly Dao wanted to speak in this way, but found that when Heaven and Earth were not in harmony, both the balance of Yin and Yang in Heaven and Earth was temporarily invalidated, and all order and balance were being rebuilt.
The negative emotions and calamities that were left behind in the development of heaven and earth were either transported into chaos to be dismantled and reassembled, or purified again by the primordial creatures in the earth's veins and integrated into heaven and earth.
From this day forward, there will be no more great calamities in the world.
Even though it has become a fait accompli, Heaven's Dao cannot help but feel a sense of disbelief.
The little ginseng urged the heavens, "Stop dawdling and get to work."
Every inch of heaven and earth is expanding, and at this moment, this expanding land still belongs to chaos.
These newly added realms need to be incorporated into the primordial world using the laws of the Great Dao, and integrated into it as part of the primordial world. This is a slow and long-term process.
As long as heaven and earth are not fixed, this matter will need to be carried out by the way of heaven day after day, year after year, without end.
Fixed destinies can be altered by the ever-increasing number of new worlds and the life forms that create these new worlds, thus freeing the beings of the primordial world from the constraints of fixed fates.
Therefore, even if the primordial world becomes more and more prosperous and the Heavenly Dao becomes more and more powerful, the Heavenly Dao's control over the primordial beings will gradually weaken.
“But it’s alright, there are still game records.” The little ginseng clapped his hands. “As long as the players leave records in the game, then the adults and I will know.”
In this way, the order of heaven and earth can be maintained under the rule of the Heavenly Court and the Human Emperor, and the creatures of the primordial world will not be completely restricted.
This is the answer that Yuan Yi gave to the Heavenly Dao: "All living beings can attain freedom and ease."
The little ginseng was still rambling on about the development of another world, constantly spouting phrases like "You and I know this" and "I didn't want to, but I'm already here," the meaning of which was unclear, but strangely easy to say.
Looking at the ever-increasing "work" in front of him, with the little ginseng beside him chattering away without stopping for a moment, Tiandao suddenly remembered Yuanyi's words, "Don't play with the little ginseng too much."
However, He is now also directly under the jurisdiction of the Primordial Will, a colleague managing the newly born land alongside Little Ginseng. He can no longer simply click exit to block Little Ginseng like he did in the game.
A sense of melancholy arose in Tiandao's heart. Indeed, some things can only be truly understood after the passage of time.
At this moment, Little Ginseng changed the subject: "By the way, Lord Yuanyi said that she is going to release a new game, and she wants you to be the spirit of the array. Why don't you look into it first?"
The Heavenly Dao shook its head. It was currently busy assimilating chaos and improving itself to make the primordial world even stronger. It was too busy to take on the role of a game spirit.
Heaven was about to refuse outright when it heard the little ginseng's shocked voice: "It's actually a game about Monkey King!"
Travel to the West.
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Author's Note: This concludes the side story. There might be more Journey to the West side stories later, and some familiar faces might appear then [doge emoji with rose in hand]. But that depends on when I finish writing them [doge emoji].
This story officially comes to an end. There's so much I want to say; so much has happened. There are so many lovely people in the book, and I met so many adorable little angels. But at this point, all I can say is thank you for reading this far. If you could, could you please give this story a rating for its completion? [starry eyes]
I might take a short break before starting "After Becoming the Leader of the Fourth Calamity". If you're interested, please click to pre-order [starry eyes]. Thank you, everyone.
Wishing all the little angels happiness every day and all the best! [droopy-eared bunny head]
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