Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1592: One thousand forty-four Quantitative Calamities

"Recreating the Chaos World is about letting it return to its original trajectory to continue evolving. On the other hand, forging the Immortal World represents a brand new endeavor, allowing the Chaos World to evolve in a different manner."

"There are two different evolutionary paths, and it is a difficult question as to which can eventually succeed in making the Chaos World evolve into an eternal realm."

Hongjun Daizu hesitated as well, for he knew everything that the Saints had said. It was precisely because of this knowledge that he hesitated, for even he could not be certain which of the two paths was the correct one.

Logically speaking, as the founder of the Mystic Sect, Hongjun Daizu should have unhesitatingly chosen the project to forge the Immortal World, as the birth of the Immortal World would be most beneficial for the Mystic Sect, solidifying its position as the permanent dominion over Heaven and Earth.

Yet subconsciously, Hongjun Daizu found himself rejecting the plan to forge the Immortal World. He had a feeling that this path might not be viable.

Although memories of his past life were blurry, he could still glimpsingly recall images of the Immortal World.

This indicated that the Chaos World of his past life had embarked on the trajectory of forging the Immortal World, yet the result also came into view—the destruction of the Chaos World, everything turning into nothingness.

The Immortal World project was likely flawed, and naturally, Hongjun Daizu subconsciously resisted the idea. But the past life was, after all, in the past, and failure then did not mean failure now.

The Taoist Ancestor would draw on the experiences of his past life but would not be wholly influenced by them. Those experiences would at most serve as a reference, unable to sway the will of the Taoist Ancestor.

Therefore, though he subconsciously resisted the Immortal World project, he would not outright reject it.

Moreover, according to his original inclinations, between recreating the Chaos World and forging the Immortal World, he still leaned towards the Immortal World project.

The Taoist Ancestor could not see any problems with forging the Immortal World project. Not to mention its significance to the Mystic Sect, the mere fact that it was a new attempt was enough to earn the Taoist Ancestor’s favor.

The Chaos World had been created and destroyed many times, and at the very beginning, it certainly evolved along the trajectory set by the Pangu Great God, aiming for a whole Heaven and Earth.

But what was the result? The Chaos World still met with destruction many times. This undoubtedly proved that even if the Chaos World were re-created, it would not change its fateful destruction.

Since a predetermined fate cannot break free from reincarnation, at this time, the best choice is to make a new attempt, to take a different route. This is the reason why the Taoist Ancestor supported the Immortal World project.

But now, the Taoist Ancestor knows that just like recreating the Chaos World, forging the Immortal World also has the potential to fail, thus his will is no longer as firm.

"Setting aside personal biases, I believe that both trajectories have their advantages. Recreating the Chaos World is akin to rebuilding after destruction, which inevitably increases the potential of the new Chaos World tremendously."

"Judging by the future scenes revealed, this point is indeed validated. The Chaos World of the future has seen an unprecedented golden age, with three thousand Dao Masters coexisting in the world, a splendor beyond imagination."

Thinking of Jiang Chen when he reversed the River of Time and Space, the Saint of Taiqing was utterly astonished.

He never dreamed that the future could be so glorious, with three thousand Daluo Jinxians of the Primordial, it was simply unbelievable.

"Recreating the Chaos World focuses on stability, and while it has obvious advantages, its disadvantages are also very clear—it has a limit."

"The limit of the Chaos World is set by the Pangu Great God. Until reaching the realm of the Pangu Great God, the Chaos World’s advancement will face no bottlenecks. But once it reaches the realm of the Pangu Great God, the Chaos World will confront the same predicament."

"No matter how hard one tries, one cannot take the critical half-step and forever unable to ascend to an eternal world. Presumably, the previous destruction of the Chaos World is related to this."

"On the other hand, if we speak honestly, the Immortal World project has many disadvantages compared to recreating the Chaos World, being surpassed in every aspect, but it has one undeniable advantage—that is the unknown."

"The birth of the Immortal World is unknown both to Heaven and Earth and to all of us, and nobody can predict the future direction, which signifies infinite possibilities."

After expressing his sentiments, the Saint of Taiqing analyzed the matter carefully. Given his identity as one of the Pangu Sanqing and a Taoist Ancestor, he stood to benefit from either recreating the Chaos World or forging the Immortal World. In this struggle, his stance was undoubtedly neutral.

Therefore, the Saint of Taiqing’s words carried significant weight.

It cannot be denied that the Saint of Taiqing’s remarks were very sensible. Had the Taoist Ancestor not known the truth of the past, he might well have found himself nodding in agreement.

"What is there to discuss? Who has the correct philosophy is not determined by words but by combat. As the saying goes, words alone are no proof; let them fight it out and use their Divine Abilities to prove their beliefs."

The Upper Qing Saints spoke indifferently.

The Tao is constant, but people differ. Therefore, different individuals, due to dissimilar philosophies, will have differing understandings of the same Great Dao even when confronted with it.

At this time, everyone wants to prove that their understanding is correct and that others are wrong. And how to do that? Naturally, through combat, letting Divine Abilities settle the dispute.

Divine Abilities are embodiments of the Tao; the closer one is to the essence of the Tao, the more powerful the Divine Ability becomes. It follows that the stronger one’s Divine Ability, the more accurate their understanding is, and they are the ones who can define the significance of the Tao.

The dispute between the Immortal World and the Chaos World, since it is difficult to conclude, should be settled through a real fight; whoever wins will be followed.