All the celestial maidens are reincarnations of souls who suffered greatly in the previous calamity. Their special abilities are a reward from the Heavenly Dao. They are born with blessings, but if they ultimately meet an even more tragic end, can those blessings still be considered blessings?
The more they thought about it, the more chills ran down their spines. If this were true, then in the near future, celestial maidens would not only be unable to establish their own sects, but would also either become tools for cultivating spiritual roots within those sects, become anomalies, or even become victims of the conflict between men and women. Perhaps in the near future, there would be no more celestial maidens establishing sects.
This isn't even the worst part. If the two realms truly connect, it's certain that the mortal world will become a world where women are stronger than men. And who can guarantee that another monstrous race like the dragons won't emerge, using the same methods they used against women to persecute the weaker men, leading to another catastrophe?
"Then... let men also be born with spiritual roots?" Yuan Qi frowned, somewhat uncertainly. The reason why only women in this world are born with spiritual roots is because of the original sin of the last calamity, the punishment from Heaven. As the main god who governs Heaven, Yuan Qi can naturally modify Heaven.
"That would only lead to further loss of control." The reason why there are so few women in the Immortal Realm, yet they hold such a high status, is entirely due to the fact that women are born with spiritual roots, coupled with the deterrent power of the Heavenly Maidens. Even so, it is still impossible to prevent the emergence of demonic dens that persecute women. If things were allowed to continue unchecked, this situation would only increase, especially in the mortal realm.
“Of course I’m not saying it’s bad for men to have spiritual roots!” You You thought for a moment and added, “The Heavenly Dao still needs to be modified, but when to modify it, how to modify it, and what proportion to reach before modification are all questions.”
If it's too early, with more men than women, we'll revert to the previous catastrophe of men destroying women. If it's too late, we might enter a new catastrophe of women destroying men. She could even calculate the countdown to the world's impending doom with just a little deduction.
"Then what should we do?" Feng Rong felt this was a dead end no matter how she thought about it, and said with some irritation, "Men and women are inherently different, and the continuation of the world's cycle of reincarnation requires the harmony of yin and yang."
Yuan Qi sighed and said, "That's right. The reason I modified the Heavenly Dao, besides the reason for the last calamity, is also because women are born into this world and naturally bear more responsibility than men. The continuation of life becomes a woman's duty. That's why women are born with spiritual roots, even with the appearance of the Spirit Gathering Pool..."
"The Spirit Pool!" You You's eyes lit up, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she stood up abruptly, her previous hesitation gone. "I've got an idea!"
Feng Rong: "..."
Yuan Qi: "..."
What?
Yuan Qi is right. What is the biggest difference between men and women? It's because women are born with the responsibility of continuing the race. This responsibility almost permeates and occupies an ordinary person's entire life, leaving them no time to do anything else. Even if they have spiritual roots and enter the path of cultivation, once they take on this responsibility, they will fall behind men.
Youyou once lived on a planet called Blue Star in Sister Jing's world. Although the civilization there was in its early stages of development compared to other planets, its thoughts and awareness were far more advanced than those here, but it still could not completely solve the problem of gender antagonism.
The main reason is that women cannot be freed from this responsibility, but this world can, because of the Spirit Gathering Pool!
"Father Yuan, since the Spirit Gathering Pool can give birth to extraordinary men, can it also give birth to women?" You You looked at Yuan Qi earnestly.
“You mean…” Yuan Qi was taken aback, his eyes widened, and he instantly understood You You’s thoughts. He nodded and said, “I need some time to adjust the Heavenly Dao and the Cycle of Reincarnation with the Underworld King. That should be possible.”
The existence of the Spirit Gathering Pool initially arose because, after the cataclysmic events, the Underworld needed too many beings to reincarnate, while the mortal realm lacked enough women to complete the process. The King of the Underworld, in his desperation, discussed with him the consequences of rebuilding the Heavenly Dao. The primary purpose was to resolve the backlog of beings in the Underworld and to ensure the normal functioning of the mortal realm.
It was only because most beings did not want to be reborn as women that they made the changes so that only male fetuses could be conceived in the Spirit Gathering Pool.
“The Spirit Gathering Pool was formed from the Yang Book of the Heavenly Dao, and is part of the Heavenly Dao Rules,” Yuan Qi continued to explain. “With proper modifications, it should be able to conceive a female fetus, but… it may require a woman’s blood as a catalyst.”
"That's not a big problem!" It's just a drop of blood; it's much easier than a ten-month pregnancy. Only when women are freed from the innate responsibility of perpetuating the race can men and women truly stand on the same starting line and achieve genuine gender equality.
Youyou discussed the details with Yuan Qifengrong and then immediately summoned Hades. They discussed the matter for several days before finally deciding on the specific direction for the integration of the two worlds.
Now, it's time to change the world!
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Following the grand competition between the two realms, the Immortal Realms and the Immortal Spirit Realm began a formal journey of friendly exchanges and mutual understanding. Almost every few years, a powerful being would break the seal between the two realms, allowing them to communicate in the name of an immortal sect or a nation. Initially, both sides had reservations, but as time passed, these exchanges became increasingly frequent.
At first, the seal was opened only once every few years, but now it's opened several times a year, and even every month, with people crossing the seal to travel to either world. Even the immortal sects frequently send disciples to cross the realms for training.
In less than a century, traveling between the two realms among cultivators has become a common occurrence. Moreover, perhaps due to the increasing number of people traveling between them, the seal separating the two realms has become weaker and weaker. It went from requiring five or six Nascent Soul cultivators to work together to open it to the point where even Nascent Soul cultivators and even Golden Core cultivators could open it with some effort.
Another century later, the seal completely dissipated, and the two realms were officially connected. By this time, the inhabitants of the two realms had long since merged and their cultures had become intertwined. Although they were located in two realms, they were practically one.
Several years later, news suddenly spread throughout the mortal realm that the Spirit Gathering Pool had undergone a strange change. Legend had it that after the change, if a man and a woman were in love and used each other's blood as a catalyst, they would have a chance to conceive a female fetus in the pool. In an instant, lovers from all over the world flocked to try their luck, and even cultivators were no exception, hoping to have a daughter in one fell swoop.
A hundred years later, men born with spiritual roots appeared in the world. Gradually, more and more of these people appeared, and most of them were born from the Spirit Pool, carrying the expectations of both their parents.
Another century passed, and You You, the sect leader of the Zhenyan Sect, the head of the immortal sects, passed the position of sect leader to his disciple Shuiyan. He and his followers, along with several other members of the sect, ascended to heaven together, creating the largest ascension scene in the history of Xianze. Several people ascended to the immortal realm, and many more ascended to the divine realm. After that, Sect Leader You disappeared without a trace.
A hundred years later, all living beings continued to emerge from the Spirit Pool, and no woman conceived or gave birth anymore; there was no longer a distinction between men and women.
At the same time, no more celestial maidens will descend to earth!
The main story is finished; the following chapters are the epilogue.
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