Chapter 574 A Fork in the Road to Saving the World
The goal of the Gospel House is to restart the history of a new humanity by wiping out almost all of the old humans, as well as all traces of technology, culture, and existence related to the history of the old humans, leaving only a very small number of people capable of perpetuating the race.
The purpose of Peach Blossom Village is to bring as many humans as possible into the world of dreams, use their endless memory information to create a brand new dream space-time "Peach Blossom Spring", and at the same time sublimate its network into a kind of ultimate existence, with the Lord of Peach Blossom Village becoming the mind of the ultimate existence.
If the former symbolizes the destruction of human history, then the latter symbolizes its culmination. The achievement of the former signifies the failure of the latter, while the achievement of the latter will pose a significant obstacle to the former.
Once the ultimate being that the Lord of Peach Blossom Village has longed for is born, even if all the gods of Mount Luo and the Gospel Courtyard were to gather their power, it would likely be difficult to defeat it. That being is very likely a mobile universe existing in the form of an unknown life form, not even in the same dimension as the Great Impermanence, and probably not even comparable to the Great Impermanence who pushed open the third gate.
Why would the Gospel House cooperate with Taoyuan Township Master?
Xiao Wan handed me the documents, and after carefully reviewing them, I gradually understood the reason behind them.
This document contains Huang Quan's analysis and speculation about "Shangri-La," and his first sentence reads:
"The 'Shangri-La' of Meng Zhang, the master of Taoyuan Township, is the second solution to save the world that I discovered after countless setbacks."
It turns out that the Lord of Peach Blossom Spring is called "Meng Zhang"... This is probably not his real name, but a nickname. The Azure Dragon of the Four Symbols, after being personified, becomes "Lord Meng Zhang". The official name of the Seed of the Heart is also "Original Seed of Meng Zhang".
Considering that I had not previously found Taoyuan Township Master's name in the Luoshan database, it is possible that the name "Meng Zhang" was only circulated in a small circle, or it was a nickname given to him privately by Huang Quan.
Huang Quan continued writing:
The essence of "Shangri-La" lies in absorbing the souls and consciousness of countless humans. By becoming its inhabitants, one also becomes its material.
"A single human's dream is merely a random combination of their own experience and knowledge, unable to provide truly fresh information, much like a stagnant pool. However, the combined experience and knowledge of countless individuals can provide a continuous stream of fresh information for each of them. Although the total amount of information remains unchanged, still a random combination of existing information, its sheer size is enough to transform a stagnant pool into a vast ocean, forming a self-sustaining and enormous ecosystem within it."
"This is similar to the conclusion of our Evangelical Fellowship. If there are only a few humans left in the world, the descendants will soon face a survival crisis due to genetic diseases caused by inbreeding and the inability to maintain genetic diversity; but if there are hundreds or thousands of people, things will be very different... This is a typical case of quantitative change leading to qualitative change."
"When 'Shangri-La' reaches the level Meng Zhang hoped for, it will no longer be a self-imposed, closed-off dream prison, but will become a completely new, real universe, potentially capable of touching upon the great work of the Great Spirit. At the same time, this made me realize another possibility—"
What would happen if all of humanity were moved to this new universe?
"Of course, we must first clarify one point. Even if we escape to a new universe, the end of the world will still follow us. This is because the source of the end of the world is a flawed history of humankind. As long as humanity continues to inherit this flawed worldview, the process of destruction is destined to continue."
"But in other words, as long as humanity is driven to other universes, the apocalypse will not come to the original world."
"We can first withhold and preserve the number of humans necessary for the propagation of our race, and erase all memories and traces that could prove the existence of the old human history. At the same time, we can transfer and confine eight billion humans in a dream universe. In the end, eight billion humans will perish along with that universe constructed by their own consciousness, without affecting us in the slightest."
"How is this any different from a human extermination plan? Although many benefits can be listed, such as using the allure of beautiful dreams to lure most people who are unwilling to endure the bitterness of reality into the trap, the greatest benefit is that this approach can lead all of humanity to its demise while in happiness."
“I have studied Meng Zhang’s plan carefully. Although I still cannot truly empathize with him, one thing is certain: his ‘Shangri-La’ can truly create an eternal dream of happiness for a large number of people. Even in the last second before the end of the world, it can bring its inhabitants unimaginable joy in reality.”
"However, if things go according to my plan, the word 'eternal' in 'eternal happiness' of 'Shangri-La' must be removed. Just as the countdown to the lifespan of the 'Destiny' is calculated according to its own subjective consciousness and adapts to changes in a different dimension where time flows rapidly, the same phenomenon will occur in the apocalypse, which is closely related to human consciousness."
"Therefore, even if time in 'Shangri-La' were accelerated a billion times to the outside world, it would be futile, and the process of the apocalypse would be accelerated accordingly. All of humanity, confined to 'Shangri-La,' is destined to face extinction within less than ten years."
"Although I don't know if Meng Zhang himself has noticed this problem, at the very least, this path is much gentler than the human extermination plan."
“I call it the ‘euthanasia program’.”
“If we bring up this plan right away, there will definitely be a lot of self-righteous people who will oppose it. Based on my understanding of Fazheng, he will definitely do so. But if we propose the human extermination plan first, and then bring up this plan, even Fazheng might consider whether to join us.”
As we were looking at the document, Number Seven also came over. She was still holding the hair of the cultivator in the Chengjing realm in her hand, seemingly intending to multitask, reading the memories while observing the contents of the document.
Upon seeing this part, she seemed to have encountered something extremely difficult, and said with a grim expression, "Euthanasia... the essence of this practice is the same as a human extermination plan; both aim to push all humans except themselves into a death trap, but..."
With the looming footsteps of doomsday ever-approaching, those in positions of power who intend to make decisions about the future of humanity will inevitably face immense psychological pressure.
Should we continue to gamble our hopes on "finding a perfect path that may or may not exist," or should we hurry up and execute "the cruel plan that has already been developed"? If we procrastinate, we may end up losing both.
When the cultivators at the Chengjing realm said "there is no other way," even though it was Seven who had predicted it, and they were hiding a mentality of not caring about the lives of countless humans, there was still a trace of genuine emotion in their words.
The document contained further content, which I then read on.
"Furthermore, although it still needs to be based on a 'Shangri-La,' there may be a third way."
"If it is truly possible to allow the consciousness of all humanity to enter the new universe, then all that is needed afterward is to change the consciousness of all humanity itself, and we can completely get rid of the erroneous old history of humanity—Meng Zhang certainly has that kind of authority."
“All the knowledge, technology, culture, history, personal memories, emotions, values, social relationships, and things such as language, ideology, national and ethnic positions that human civilization has accumulated in the past should be discarded, and eight billion people should be reduced to blank Homo sapiens living in a ‘Shangri-La’, and a completely new civilization should be developed from the Paleolithic Age... This is also a solution.”
"Since we can do this, why can't we separate the two erroneously merged histories within the 'Shangri-La'? Of course, I have considered this solution, but it is impossible."
"Although the world today can be divided into the world of common sense and the world of the bizarre, and their histories seem to be separate, it does not mean that we can avoid historical contradictions simply by crudely separating these two histories."
"The myths and traditions of the common-sense world contain many shadows of the supernatural world; while the thoughts and culture of the demon hunters are largely based on the common-sense world. These two circles are like Tai Chi, seemingly black and white, but in reality, they are intertwined. As things stand, we have no way to reconstruct the original form of history, and can only discard it all."
"Unfortunately, this approach requires Meng Zhang's approval, and those 'erroneous old human history information' that we don't need are precisely the important resources that Meng Zhang considers indispensable."
"Perhaps I should try to persuade him. Or..."
That concludes the document.
“This third path is no different from the first two paths…” Number Seven sighed. “If it were to bleach everyone’s consciousness in the material world, that would be fine… No, it can’t just be left like that. But even so, everyone still retains their original physical body, which is a way to differentiate them.”
"But in a world composed purely of consciousness, to so thoroughly bleach the consciousness of all humanity means there is truly no distinction between us. What remains is less about 'eight billion humans' and more about 'the consciousness resources of eight billion people.' What appears in dreams afterward are no longer the original people, but new humans created by piecing together those resources..."
The proverb "the pot calling the kettle black" is often used to describe something similar.
While Number Seven expressed himself this way, his eyes were quite serious. Even if it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black, there's still a difference of fifty steps. The other two paths Huang Quan pointed out might shake the stance of the forces hostile to the Gospel House.
At the same time, I also noticed other things.
In these documents that discuss "saving the world," there is not a single word about the Seal of God.
(End of this chapter)
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