"Pangu and Nuwa?"
Shen Qian guessed something.
"That's right. Pangu created the world and Nuwa gave birth to life. It can be said that the emergence of heaven and earth and the growth of all things are inseparable from the two of them."
The Demon King nodded. "Later, all races also revered the two as supreme gods. Even the so-called Three Pure Ones and other gods of your human race only appeared after the true birth of the rules of heaven and earth."
Do you know what level of cultivation these two possess?
"Above the Great Emperor?" Shen Qian pondered.
“That’s right. Above the Great Emperor, there is actually another realm. I will call this realm the ‘Ancestral Realm’. According to Nuwa’s description, once you reach this realm, you can stand shoulder to shoulder with the rules, be on par with the Heavenly Dao, and even replace part of the Heavenly Dao’s will in a certain sense.”
As the Demon King described it, his tone unconsciously carried a hint of longing, but it quickly turned into a deep sigh, "In the beginning, Nuwa and Pangu had made an agreement not to interfere with any operation of the Heavenly Dao, but... Pangu broke the agreement."
"Why?"
He asked, puzzled.
In all historical legends, Pangu's character can be considered selfless. In order to bring about the birth of heaven and earth and all things, he even transformed his body into mountains and rivers. How could such a person have any selfish desires?
"According to the description of the goddess Nuwa, Pangu... was extremely righteous and hated evil."
The Demon King said softly, "As more and more races appeared in the world, countless killings and battles broke out in that ignorant era in order to survive and become stronger. Although Pangu transformed into heaven and earth, his will was not extinguished."
"He was unwilling to accept that the world he created contained so much darkness and filth. He was angry and resentful, so he began to interfere more and more with the will of Heaven... For example, have you ever heard of the term 'heavenly tribulation'?"
“Of course.” Shen Qian nodded blankly. “Actually, there are tribulations in the martial arts path, although they may not necessarily be struck by lightning, but they can take other forms.”
"Do you know that the so-called 'heavenly tribulation' is actually just a kind of private punishment invented by Pangu himself?"
The Demon King laughed.
“Wh...what?” Shen Qian stared in disbelief.
"The first heavenly tribulation targeting the true gods of all races was the lightning tribulation."
The Demon King's expression was also somewhat dazed, showing that he must have been quite shocked when he discovered the truth. "But if you pay close attention, you will find that the more people kill or the more evil their nature, the more terrifying the lightning tribulation will be, often resulting in certain death!"
"So, in some ancient period, almost all true gods were moral exemplars. To put it dramatically, they didn't even dare to fly freely, for fear that the air currents they created might accidentally harm other living beings..."
"Ah..." Shen Qian blinked, "But it sounds pretty good. Wouldn't that make everyone a peace lover?"
"Yes, but that's only on the surface."
The Demon King said calmly, "But if you delve into the essence, you will find that the existence of the Heavenly Tribulation is inherently unfair."
"Whether they are cultivators or martial artists, to reach a high level, who hasn't gone through countless hardships and crossed countless life-and-death situations... When they break through, they should be rewarded, otherwise how can they be worthy of all the hardships they've endured? But what's the result? Instead, they have to go through a heavenly tribulation that is almost impossible to overcome before they can achieve their goal."
Is this really the right thing to do?
Faced with the Demon King's soft question, Shen Qian was speechless for a moment.
Yes, existence is its own justification. Whether good or evil, they exist in harmony and unity. In philosophical terms, if there is no evil, how can we define good?
However, in order to eliminate all "evil", Pangu forcibly created the existence of heavenly tribulations, intending to bring peace and order to the world in this way.
This is indeed very twisted...
In fact, Shen Qian was still somewhat bewildered until this moment, because he never expected that the root of all this would come from Pangu, who created heaven and earth, and that the other party seemed to be an extremely pure idealist.
This whole thing is just too ridiculous.
"And then?" Shen Qian asked. "Since Nuwa realized it, didn't she try to stop Pangu?"
"Perhaps it's because...she believed in Pangu too much."
The Demon King sighed, "When Pangu was secretly manipulating the Heavenly Dao, the newly born world was experiencing many problems. Nuwa was busy refining five-colored divine stones to repair those cracks... This is the so-called legend of 'Nuwa Mending the Sky,' which you should have heard of."
“Even a three-year-old knows this,” Shen Qian nodded.
"By the time Nuwa realized what was happening, it was too late."
The Demon King's expression was strange. "She discovered that she could no longer communicate with Pangu's will alone."
"What does 'unable to have a one-on-one conversation' mean?" Shen Qian asked, somewhat confused.
"Pangu's will has unknowingly merged with the 'Heavenly Dao,' and it's hard to say whether he eroded the Heavenly Dao or the Heavenly Dao assimilated him."
The Demon King thought for a moment and said, "Didn't your human philosophers mention a theory about the 'Abyss'? It's something like that."
"When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you... In the end, you can no longer tell which is the abyss."
Shen Qian murmured, having roughly understood everything, "So she... is essentially a hybrid of the Heavenly Dao and Pangu?"
"The Way of Heaven should be without desire or emotion. Only in this way can all things operate naturally within the rules. When the Way of Heaven develops emotions, self-awareness, and a desire for perfection, it can no longer be called the Way of Heaven, but should be called..."
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