Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 1047 - 130: Enlightenment and Creed

Once he felt the elixir had completed nourishing his soul, Fan Zhongxing got up and staggered outside.

Again, it was that enclosed dome, not the real sky.

He inexplicably felt oppressed.

Then, he wiped his storage bag and took out an incense bag.

This incense bag had long lost its scent. Originally, it contained calming herbal medicine, but when he received this incense bag, he was only at the Qi Cultivation Stage. At that time, he couldn't afford anything good enough to remain fragrant after a hundred years.

"Alas... Sister..."

Fan Zhongxing squeezed the incense bag, feeling something soft within him awaken.

His sister had handed this to him with a smile that day. But that was more than a hundred years ago.

He couldn't help but recall the story of the Killing Elder.

The Killing Elder was originally the master of the Assassin Tower in Cangxia Land, the first assassin who shook the world. However, during a deal targeting the Evil Path Cult, his subordinates betrayed him, leading to him being caught.

That Evil Path Cult was known as the "Netherworld," with Xuanzi and Xuanjun as founders, worshiping the Evil God, Outer Saint.

The Killing Elder was used by the Evil Demons of the Netherworld as a sacrifice to the Yellow Robed King, turning into the form of an Outer Heaven Demon.

Then, the Killing Elder slaughtered everyone at the Netherworld territory.

As the Yellow Robed King's projection, he wouldn't live long, soon becoming the Yellow Robed King's marker in this world, the key for the Evil God to open the door. When his life expectancy ran out, the true Yellow Robed King would come to this world.

The Killing Elder's path to longevity had been severed. Thus, he lost his Dao Heart and wandered in the world. He fell in love with a woman, rekindled his hope for life, and decided to use his remaining life to do something for the world.

During the last stand, the Killing Elder said, "In order to eliminate me, you used the Water Ancestor's strength, employing demon methods. Do you really think this won't turn you into another pawn of the ancient spirits?"

Since the Netherworld had mastered the power to create the Yellow Robed King's projection, the Righteous Path Alliance had to rely on the Water Ancestor's strength, driving the wolves and swallowing the tigers.

However, the Water Ancestor was also a man-eating, terrifying evil wolf.

The Killing Elder said, "Don't forget what I taught you all last year. Spread it. It might balance the powers of the Water Ancestor and the Yellow King."

"Even if it burns one's last breath, one must protect Cangxia Land. Is this what the Killing Elder meant by 'superior' and 'love'?"

He clutched the incense bag and fell silent once again.

On Spirit Phoenix Island, these things the Killing Elder told them about that brought comfort were nowhere to be seen.

If everyone on Spirit Phoenix Island cooperated sincerely like the W Group in the instance, how could his sister have vanished so quietly?

"But it feels like the Modern Heretics are just like that..."

"Why...?"

Was it Spirit Phoenix Island's fault, or was it Cangxia Land, or the Modern Heretics at fault?

He fell into confusion once more.

The "love" he once felt, what truly was it?

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"Tch, isn't this quite successful?" Wang Qi took the report, feeling very good about it.

"These people will become champions of 'equality,' 'goodness,' and 'love,' right?"

Zhen Chan sighed, "Indeed, the psychological blockade painstakingly built by the Holy Emperor Venerable was unexpectedly cracked in such a childish manner."

"Human consciousness is a chaotic system, always displaying nonlinear changes. You toss in a stone, and it's hard to predict what kind of splash it will create." Wang Qi quickly perused the report, pondering its theoretical significance for his future actions, while replying, "Once certain ideas take root, they will not cease."

"However, 'equality'? 'goodness'? 'love'? You brat chose these to enlighten those Ancient Method Practitioners?" Zhen Chan chided, "Do you believe in it yourself?"

"Believe? Why not?" Wang Qi raised an eyebrow, "Don't forget, who provided the theoretical basis when Chen Feng argued 'being a good person is better'?"

"'Being a good person is for long-term interests.' 'From a long-term, developmental perspective, helping others outweighs being harmful.' That's called goodness?"

"The benefit aligns with righteousness. Even ancient saints knew doing good requires reciprocation, what's wrong with that?"

Zhen Chanzi said, "You've covered 'goodness'. Now, what about 'love'?"

Wang Qi said seriously, "I have a sister."

"Pfft... Apart from that? You, a crazy and ruthless person advocating rationality, where is your so-called 'love'?"

Wang Qi shook his head, "Old man, your understanding is flawed. Advocating rational thinking doesn't mean I discard emotions. In fact, emotions in personality are more important than rationality. An entity purely rational without emotions ultimately can't survive for long."

Lose rationality, lose much. Lose emotions, lose everything.

For the "human" as an animal, rationality is a tool, used to acquire resources, ensure one's own ability to reproduce and pass on the bloodline spirit sense. From a biological perspective, wisdom with claws, pincers, shells, and venom is of no essence difference. What drives rationality is emotions, stemming from the inherent animalistic instincts within people.

From this angle, emotions are the basis for rational operation.

If emotions are completely lost, then one's spirit can't operate properly, let alone "wisdom". Even if forced to operate, one might unknowingly head towards self-destruction due to a lack of survival motivation.

"Simply put, I follow my desires and enjoy the moment, to keep a happy mood and ensure my rationality operates better." Wang Qi spread his arms, "So, I can shamelessly say, I love!"

"And what about equality? Will someone as arrogant as you treat others as equals?" Zhen Chanzi continued asking.

"Yes, why not? In fact, I absolutely agree with equality." Wang Qi answered earnestly, "But old man, you've misunderstood one point."

"What?"

"Perhaps the equality we speak of is different from the equality you comprehend?" Wang Qi said, "Two people are not necessarily born with equal talents, can create different values in the future, and receive different feedback from the 'society' system; different cultivation levels affect the 'material world' differently. Therefore, absolute, complete, identical equality doesn't exist."

"The only equality I practice is limited equality, which is 'relative equality'. All beings who can be considered 'humans' are equal in personality. No one is nobler or inferior to another. From the perspective of 'being human', a Carefree Practitioner isn't higher in status than a Qi Refining Cultivator."

No matter in which world, absolute fairness is unattainable. Because that kind of fairness, which erases luck, effort, talent, and personality to enforce absolute fairness, is the greatest injustice, the greatest inequality.

However, limited "equality" is something every world should strive for and can achieve.

Even someone wealthy isn't spiritually nobler than the poor.

Even the powerful should be punished for killing ordinary people.

That's the achievable "equality".

But this equality is limited to just that and won't expand further.

In rescue operations, those prioritized for rescue are more likely to be people with higher "value". They have an additional weighting value beyond being "human" due to this layer of value.

This value was earned through effort and is recognized by others, by the "Human Dao", and by society. There's nothing unfair about it.

Zhen Chanzi suddenly felt a sense of discord, "I say... how many did you kill recently... even though it was Holy Emperor Venerable's hand, it can be counted on your head!"

"Tsk, how fresh. We're at war with Ancient Method Practitioners, and any means shouldn't bear moral blame, right?" Wang Qi was surprised, "How did you cultivate to the Mahayana Realm being so indecisive in killing?"

Zhen Chanzi couldn't catch his breath. He angry said, "I am not addicted to killing. I've never done something like slaughtering fifty thousand people."

"I always believe nothing can't be measured on a scale. Considering each person's added 'value', killing fewer to save more is always reasonable without hesitation—especially since my actions didn't violate Immortal Alliance Law."

Wang Qi pointed to himself and declared firmly, "My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, everything I desire and do is righteous!"

"Somehow... it seems somewhat off." Zhen Chanzi sighed, "Forget it, what's your next step?"

"Find that Body Integration Realm Cultivator acting as an inside agent for the Immortal Alliance." Wang Qi glanced outside, "I need to first obtain a second set of experimental data regarding the Body Integration Realm, and then perform the next step with the assistance of that Body Integration Realm Cultivator."

—In the current situation, it's not suitable for Wang Qi to act alone.

"I feel like you said something incredible... you won't even spare your own spy?"

Despite Holy Emperor Venerable closely monitoring those "Reincarnators", Wang Qi could easily approach them. For him with Virtual Divine Country, relying on Holy Emperor Venerable monitoring Spirit Phoenix Island is like watching with blindfolds, easily fooled.

However, those high-order cultivators are different. Especially Body Integration Realm Cultivators, with perfected Divine Separation Sense Transformation, united body and soul, are very keen in perceiving Illusion Techniques, generally not fooled by Wang Qi's Illusion Technique layers. Besides, this primitive sensing ability is exceptionally sensitive to "interference", making it hard for Wang Qi to deceive them.

To act freely and accomplish many plans under these circumstances, assistance from a Body Integration Realm Cultivator is needed.

Zhen Chanzi paused, "Do you know that person's identity?"

"Why not ask now?" Wang Qi pointed at the sky, "Initially not revealing the identity of the agent to me was to avoid me failing and exposing the spy. But now with Heart Demon Mysterious Net in hand, I can fight and escape with Senior Sister Mi's assistance, basically invincible."