Chapter 590 Yuxu Report, Yuanshi Changes His Face
In front of Zheng Fa was a magnificent palace.
The palace as a whole looks like a flawless piece of jade, with a warm and lustrous light flowing on the walls. There is no need for lights, and the palace is bright.
Dozens of wooden tables were placed in the hall, divided into left and right sides. The people sitting on the left were dressed as Taoists, while those sitting on the right were dressed as Buddhists, with a clear distinction.
At the end of the wooden table, six seats were placed side by side, and Nuwa and six other powerful people sat on them.
It was obvious that, apart from the Six Saints and himself, all the others in the hall were elite disciples of Buddhism and Taoism. They were just having a pleasant conversation, seemingly greeting and making friends.
Even Nuwa and others were whispering something.
After all, with their status and strength, there are not many people in this world who can communicate with them on an equal footing, and almost all of them are in this hall.
The hall was bustling with activity.
But just now, as soon as Zheng Fa entered the room, the entire hall seemed to have pressed the mute button.
Everyone watched in silence as Zheng Fa stepped into the hall step by step.
If it were before, Zheng Fa would actually be a little uncomfortable, but when he thought of the finger of Nuwa just now, he felt a little numb, and felt that the silence and scrutiny were like a mountain, pressing down on him.
"Greetings, Madam."
Nuwa looked at him, chuckled, and said, "That ignorant Peng bird broke into Yuxu Palace, so I took action to punish it. What are you afraid of?"
Zheng Fa grinned and spoke his truth: "Even if Lady Nuwa is kind, it would be hard for any cultivator not to be terrified when facing six of them."
Tongtian laughed: "It's because we are here to join in the fun."
Zheng Fa didn't answer and just agreed.
He was not trying to shirk responsibility. Among this group of people, he had dealt with Nuwa before. He couldn't say that he was familiar with her, but he was not afraid of her either.
But he had rarely seen these five people in the past, and only spoke to them briefly when they met in Zixiao Palace.
Tongtian Taoist suddenly said: "Since that's the case, why not add some spice?"
"The prize?"
"Today, Junior Sister Nuwa is testing this man. Although we are just observing, we can still make our own judgments. If he fails the test, then naturally, all else will be left unsaid."
"If he passes, we'll join in the fun and give him some benefits."
The other saints looked at each other and found it interesting. Yuanshi Daoist nodded slightly and said, "Junior brother, this is a good idea."
Zheng Fa was also delighted after hearing this. Tongtian was really a good man!
The looks of the disciples below the stage also changed from scrutiny to envy.
But Tongtian Taoist hadn't finished his words yet: "Just one thing, the five of us have all given benefits, this person can only choose one."
No, I was just praising you!
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then Zhunti laughed: "Brother Dao, so this is your plan!"
Before Zheng Fa understood, Tai Shang spoke again: "Are you giving him a benefit, or finding a successor for us?"
Tongtian looked at Zheng Fa: "Whether to pass it on to others or not, of course it depends on him. And I can give him magic weapons or skills, but he has to choose one."
Zheng Fa understood. This meant that after passing the defense, he could voluntarily choose someone to be his mentor?
But he didn't think these six saints had no successors:
The relationship between Tai Shang Dao and Tai Shang Daoists should be extremely deep.
Needless to say, Leiyin Temple and Jieyin Zhunti.
Even Yuanshi Tongtian might exist in some scattered inheritances, such as the Zhuxian Sword Formation of Tianhe Zun.
But it must be said that the Taoist tradition of each of these people is extraordinary. If you can inherit one, it is indeed a great opportunity.
The other four also looked at Zheng Fa. Yuan Shi shook his head and said, "Junior Brother, you're mistaken. This person has performed exceptionally well in Zixiao Palace. If he can pass Junior Sister Nuwa's test, he'll be even more of a talent. Wouldn't we be stealing Junior Sister's…"
Nuwa smiled and shook her head: "My path is not about inheriting the orthodox tradition. This matter is fine, and I will not compete with my senior brother."
Taoist Tongtian nodded and said, "Then he will choose among the five of us."
Taoist Yuanshi raised his eyebrows slightly: "He chose us?"
"I just want to see who he will choose!" Tongtian seemed to find it very interesting and grinned.
Yuanshi glanced at him, his eyes speechless: "How can we, the Three Pure Ones, be singled out by others?"
The Taoist Taishang thought about it and actually said, "I think it's okay."
Yuan Shi said helplessly: "Since brother said so, then count me in."
Zhunti glanced at Jie Yin, then looked at Zheng Fa and said, "I felt early on that this boy was a talent and had a destiny with me in the Western Paradise."
At that moment, except for Nuwa, the other five saints agreed.
Zheng Fa could see that, except for Zhunti who was somewhat sincere, the other four probably just thought it was fun.
As for Tongtian who made this suggestion, he is a funny guy!
He didn't want to do anything good to Zheng Fa. He just wanted to see who he would choose!
…
After Caitou finished speaking, Nuwa looked at Zheng Fa again, her eyes slightly expectant: "Have you thought about how to answer my question?"
Zheng Fa bowed and said, "I have my own answer, but I dare not say it in a way that will satisfy Her Majesty."
"Tell me about it."
Zheng Fa waved his hand, and a light curtain appeared behind him. Inside the light curtain was the paper he brought.
Tongtian read out the title of the paper: "A Species Design Based on the Deduction of the Transmission of Taoism"? That's a novel name.
The other five people also became interested and looked at the light screen carefully.
Zheng Fa's mind moved, and he turned a page of the paper, revealing the introduction, and explained:
"When the ancient world was first created, creatures such as dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns were born. These creatures, based on their bloodlines, control the four seas, suppress the nine heavens, and rule the earth, with infinite magical powers."
"However, the 'specialized bloodline' characteristics of innate creatures cause them to have inherent limitations in the dissemination of Taoism."
Zheng Fa continued, "The limitation lies in the fact that the inheritance of the Taoist tradition is restricted by racial innate talent. The skills are difficult to spread across races, are scarce, and are expensive to maintain. The inheritance model is rigidly fixed in 'bloodline replication,' making breakthroughs and evolution of the Taoist method difficult."
The six saints listened attentively and nodded slightly.
Zheng Fa looked at Nuwa and said, "This is also the reason why Nuwa wanted to create a new race."
Nuwa laughed and said, "You are right."
Zheng Fa heaved a sigh of relief. Nuwa asked him three questions, which, if broken down, could be summed up as follows:
First, why did she create a new race?
Second, why does this new race look like humans?
Third, is creating humans right or wrong?
He was just answering the first question, and it was obvious that Nuwa was quite satisfied.
"Since we're creating a new race, and this new race has to solve these problems, I think we need to think about it from three dimensions: compatibility, cost, and iteration of the Tao."
Tongtian murmured: "Compatibility, cost, iteration..."
His expression was full of thought, no longer the indifferent look he had when he was playing just now.
The same is true for the other five saints.
After the introduction, the pictures and texts on the screen changed again, and the main text came to the end.
"Let's talk about compatibility first." Zheng Fa pointed at the light curtain and explained, "Compatibility means that this race can practice most of the universal skills passed down by Taoist Hongjun. In this way, they can pass on the Taoist teachings."
Everyone nodded.
The so-called universal exercises are the content of Hongjun Taoist's first sermon, as well as some training methods adopted by all the tribes in the prehistoric world.
"Universal skills correspond to most of the spiritual energy in the universe. Therefore, this new species should have a structure that can absorb most of the spiritual energy in the universe—spiritual roots."
A complex picture of the human body appeared on the light screen. The pattern was filled with dense neural networks, which was extremely complex.
But Nuwa watched it very seriously.
“Compatibility has another benefit.”
"What?"
"He ensured that this species could exchange their own skills with each other, thereby achieving integrated innovation."
To put it bluntly, the human body is a unified hardware platform.
Nuwa and others slowly read through this part of the paper. Although the wording used in the paper was a bit strange, they all understood it after Zheng Fa's explanation.
Tongtian said excitedly: "What else?"
"Secondly, it should be easier for this race to reproduce and grow than the current race."
"Although the innate divine power is powerful, the cost is extremely high. Just talking about reproduction, the dragon clan requires specific spiritual veins and conditions to be born. The phoenix clan even needs the sacred Wutong tree to give birth to offspring."
Zheng Fa's expression was hard to describe as he spoke. The Jiushan Sect was truly raising a dragon.
He is well aware of the high cost of childbirth for these races.
"And after the birth of the Innate Sacred, the cultivation resources occupied by them are even more enormous."
"Therefore, the new race should control costs. Ideally, it should not require spiritual materials or even spiritual energy for birth and growth."
Although they don't want to admit it, the main advantage of the human race over other races in the prehistoric world is that they are taking advantage of it.
Yuanshi frowned and said, "If we're only talking about cost, then why did we create the human race? There are many more animals, insects, and birds that are much better at reproducing than humans."
"That's the third point." Zheng Fa, upon being asked, said, "The iteration of the Dao."
"Iteration means creating new Dao methods and discarding old, useless ones," Zheng Fa said. "And creation requires human innate magical powers."
"Innate magical powers? The human race also has innate magical powers?"
Zheng Fa exhaled lightly and expressed what he had been thinking all along: "A person's innate magical power is innate wisdom. It is a kind of innate magical power that does not require spiritual energy."
“…”
Zheng Fa pointed at the light curtain again, and the human body picture appeared on the light curtain again.
He pointed at the complex neural circuits and said, "I originally thought that spiritual roots only referred to the five elements spiritual roots. Later, I realized that the nerves of the five elements spiritual roots are only part of the nervous system. The neural structure that produces wisdom is the most important thing for the human race."
"If you only see the five elements of spiritual roots, it is really a blind spot."
This is Gu Chang's latest theory. The nervous system is actually a dual system of spiritual roots and wisdom - in other words, this is the basic hardware for cultivation. Spiritual roots alone are not enough, and wisdom alone is not enough either. Only the combination of the two can ensure that people can cultivate.
Nuwa listened and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
The other five saints also nodded slightly.
"Humans are a rare species that can master advanced intelligence in just one or two years from conception to birth," Zheng Fa continued. "For birds, beasts, fish, and insects, developing intelligence requires opportunity, a long time, and even more so, spiritual energy."
"Thus, while it may seem that the human race's reproduction costs are higher than those of these races, if we consider the generation of intelligence as the basis, the human race's costs are actually the lowest."
In fact, even with the development of artificial intelligence in modern society, it cannot be said that it has fully reached the level of human intelligence, not to mention its huge cost.
Zheng Fa paused, wanting to give the Six Saints some time to absorb and understand more.
This was his habit when giving lectures, but he didn’t expect Tongtian to shout, “Keep going!”
The other five saints also had reproachful expressions on their faces, and were very dissatisfied.
"To quickly iterate the Dao method, one not only needs wisdom, that is, the ability to understand and reason, but more importantly, one needs to transform the bloodline inheritance of the innate race into a successful method."
"Our ancestors developed 'Basic Practice Version 1.0' through practice. Later generations discovered flaws during their practice and adjusted their mental methods and techniques, creating 'Basic Practice Version 2.0'..."
“This cycle of creation and correction is the essence of the iteration of the Tao.”
Zheng Fa spoke more and more freely, adding, "This iterative mechanism relies on both personal wisdom and the aforementioned compatibility and low cost."
"Compatibility ensures that the skills of our ancestors can be learned by future generations."
"The cost is guaranteed, and the human race has enough individual resources to iterate the Tao."
Having said this, Zheng Fa thought for a moment and concluded, "These three points are the true value of the human race."
He looked at Nuwa, observing her expression.
He just said so much, but in fact he was answering the most important question of this defense - why was it humans who were created.
Nuwa suddenly laughed and asked, "Is this all what you thought?"
"No." Zheng Fa did not hide it and said, "At least half of it is due to other people's efforts."
Apart from anything else, the dual system of spiritual roots and spiritual intelligence was the original idea of his eldest disciple Gu Chang.
Nuwa looked at him and asked, "Why don't you take credit for it?"
Zheng Fa thought for a moment and spoke his mind, "No matter how powerful or talented I am, what good can I do? Can I compare to those innate beings? Even if I am arrogant, can I compare to the Empress?"
He looked at the paper on the screen, a hint of emotion in his eyes: "This paper has made me understand the supernatural powers of the human race. Conversely, isn't this paper also a manifestation of the supernatural powers of the human race?"
Nuwa laughed and said, "What do you mean?"
"Compared to the innate races, the human race's advantage lies in wisdom, in communication, exchange, and interaction," Zheng Fa said softly, "and in the victory of the many over the few, and the victory of the future over the present."
"The strongest of the innate races are their ancestors. When they practice cultivation, they are actually returning to their ancestors."
"But the human race has risen from humble beginnings, and we don't have any powerful ancestors. The strongest should be..."
"The next generation."
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and everyone looked at Zheng Fa in shock.
After a long while, the Taoist Taishang suddenly turned around and asked Nuwa, "Junior Sister, is that what you think?"
Nuwa's expression was very complicated. After a long while, she smiled and shook her head: "No."
Zheng Fa's heart sank slightly. Was the answer he gave not to the liking of the Goddess Nuwa?
"I didn't think so much." Nuwa shook her head, seemingly mocking herself, yet also proudly. "I originally thought I was testing him, but I didn't expect...it's true, the future is better than the present."
After hearing this, the other five saints looked at Zheng Fa again.
Yuanshi suddenly said, "Your idea is consistent with the philosophy of my disciples."
Tongtian suddenly turned his head, widened his eyes and looked at Yuanshi, "Weren't you shy before and didn't want to be picked on?"
brazen!
(End of this chapter)
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