Xiao Tianzuo's words made Zhou Xingdou frown slightly. There was no mention of the Heavenly Dao?
This world has realms like the Refining Heaven Realm and the Refining Dao Realm, which are equivalent to the Supreme Realm and the Quasi-Emperor Realm. How could they not even know about the Heavenly Dao?
Even Stephen Chow was somewhat puzzled:
"Perhaps there are other terms to replace the Dao of Heaven, but you are unaware of them?"
But Xiao Tianzuo scratched his head:
"No, Master just explained the meaning of the Heavenly Dao to me. If there were a substitute, I'm not stupid, how could I not know?"
"That's strange."
After muttering to himself twice, Zhou Xingdou asked the system in his mind:
"System, is there no Heavenly Dao in this world?"
The system did not answer immediately. After a moment of silence, it seemed to have found the answer, and its voice sounded slightly strange as it said:
[Ding! This is indeed strange. This world has rules, but the meaning of the Heavenly Way that we usually talk about does not exist in this world.]
At this point, the system paused before slowly saying:
It could be said that the operation of this world is extremely primitive; it is almost entirely driven by the instinctive will of the world. This is probably why Xiao Tianzuo, the chosen one of this world, exists in this world.
"Driven by the instinctive will of the world?"
The system's words puzzled Zhou Xingdou. If the world has a will, isn't that the Heavenly Dao? Why would it say that there is no Heavenly Dao?
The system seemed to sense Zhou Xingdou's confusion and explained again:
[Ding! The World Will and the Heavenly Dao are not the same thing. Even if a world doesn't have a Heavenly Dao, it will still have a World Will. The World Will doesn't interfere with cause and effect at all. It only seeks two things: survival and star-level advancement. Star-level advancement is the same as raising the world's rank.]
[The Heavenly Dao, however, has to handle many things. The Heavenly Dao sets the rules, which, in a sense, are a protective mechanism for all living beings. The Heavenly Dao exists only because of living beings. The World Will, on the other hand, is indifferent to living beings. Unless it affects the very origin of a world, even if it means annihilating all living beings, as long as it elevates the world, the World Will will not interfere.]
The Way of Heaven is different; it is ruthless, treating all living beings, plants, and the universe as mere straw dogs. It will suppress those who defy it, even if they are striving to elevate the world. Any unsettling element is an enemy of the Way of Heaven, because it originates from all living beings. Therefore, it needs stability before considering any advancement.
Zhou Xingdou nodded slightly and asked the system again in his mind:
"The emergence of that Heavenly Dao, in a sense, suppressed the will of the world?"
As can be seen from the system's words, the roles of Heaven's Way and the World's Will actually overlap to some extent, and there are even conflicts in some places.
[Ding! It can be said that the Heavenly Dao is the manifestation of rules and the suppression of the world's will by all living beings.]
Zhou Xingdou now had some understanding of the world's will, but the absence of the Heavenly Dao was giving him a headache.
"Without the Way of Heaven, does that mean there is no Chosen One?"
This is the crux of the problem. If there is no chosen one, where can I seize the fortune? I still need 360,000 fortune points to exchange for the number of times I can travel through the heavens in order to return to the beginning.
This time, the system didn't hesitate and immediately replied:
[Ding! This world lacks the Heavenly Dao, so there are indeed no Chosen Ones, as destiny is bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. However, there will still be people of great fortune here. This world has four Heavenly Realms, so the existence of 'Chosen Ones of the Heavenly Realms' cannot be ruled out; these are what are called Chosen Ones of the Continent or Chosen Ones of the Realm here.]
At this point, the system didn't stop, but instead offered words of comfort:
[Actually, the host doesn't need to worry about the Luck Value. The World's Chosen One beside you, in a sense, is the same as the host—an enemy of the other Chosen Ones. It's just that the host is proactive, while the World's Chosen One is reactive.]
This is a struggle for the destiny of a world. It's not just the host who needs destiny; other people with destiny will also be drawn by it, fighting against the chosen one of the world in an attempt to seize the world's destiny from him.
Therefore, the host doesn't even need to specifically search for them; simply staying by Xiao Tianzuo's side will bring those destined for greatness to their doorstep.
This was undoubtedly good news for Stephen Chow, and he now felt even more strongly that taking Xiao Tianzuo as his disciple was an extremely correct choice.
At least for now, the benefits of taking Xiao Tianzuo as a disciple far outweigh those of killing him.
This made Zhou Xingdou look at Xiao Tianzuo with a strange smile on his lips. He stopped talking about the Heavenly Dao and changed the subject:
"You were made to kneel for so long, almost losing your life in the process. Do you harbor any resentment?"
Zhou Xingdou was very curious about what kind of answer this "Son of the World" would give him, and he also wanted to know what kind of person he was in the eyes of this world.
Xiao Tianzuo was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Zhou Xingdou to ask him this. He awkwardly scratched the back of his head, unsure of what to say for a moment.
But in the end, he made up his mind, swallowed hard, sighed, and said slowly with a somewhat ashamed expression:
"It would be a lie to say I didn't; I did have some resentment at first."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xingdou raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Xiao Tianzuo to be so direct. He thought Xiao Tianzuo would say he wouldn't dare or wouldn't, but he never imagined that Xiao Tianzuo would directly say that he had a grudge.
However, Zhou Xingdou knew that Xiao Tianzuo's words had more to say, so he did not interrupt him. Instead, he looked at him calmly and waited for his answer.
Xiao Tianzuo gave a bitter laugh, seemingly somewhat ashamed, and his voice inexplicably became extremely low:
"At that time, I was thinking, I clearly became a disciple of my master, and I even saved my master. Many of the elixirs that saved my master were also provided by Senior Huangtian. Why can't my master just bring Senior Huangtian back to life?"
Zhou Xingdou did not blame Xiao Tianzuo for holding a grudge against him; instead, he nodded and said:
"It's only human nature."
This emotion has nothing to do with character. Zhou Xingdou himself admitted that he went a bit too far, but he did not regret it. Even if he had known in advance that Xiao Tianzuo would hold a grudge, he would still have done it.
"But just like Master said, no one is born to be nice to me. Besides, those pills didn't really help Master recover. Moreover, Master had already passed on the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique to me without reservation. I knew that Master wasn't a stingy person. There must be another reason why he didn't agree."
As Xiao Tianzuo spoke, he gave Zhou Xingdou an embarrassed smile, as if harboring resentment towards Zhou Xingdou was something shameful.
Zhou Xingdou looked at Xiao Tianzuo and said with a half-smile:
"Oh? Another reason? What reason?"
Xiao Tianzuo rubbed his chin, glanced cautiously at Zhou Xingdou, and then said timidly:
"I guess Master wanted to test my character, temper my spirit, and make me understand a principle..."
What's the reasoning behind that?
"It is easy to receive kindness, but difficult to repay it."
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