No Obligation
"I have no obligation to act with [Heroic Consciousness]," Zuo Guxian sternly refused.
"Alright then." Su Luo didn't insist.
Before descending upon the Land of Darkness, Zuo Guxian may not have fought much, but as one of the Nine Strings of the [String Civilization], he can be considered a [Demigod] who achieved enlightenment in an unconventional way.
The ability to "notice" the microscopic level alone qualifies one to be part of the Great Holy Spirit.
"Your concerns are valid, but somewhat unnecessary. This method might have some risks, but compared to the survival crisis facing the Survivors, they are insignificant."
Su Luo began taking out props from the Dream World while explaining them to Zuo Guxian.
Take Su Luo's Dream World for example. The path of Dreamscape is destined to be filled with great terror. The [Eternal Night Court] couldn't withstand it before, but Su Luo ran wildly all the way without any scruples.
If you avoid a very risky path because you fear the risks, don't plan ahead, and stagnate because you're afraid of potential dangers, then you may not live to see the day when you encounter that risk.
The Survival Game has been going on for quite some time now, and Su Luo has changed a lot.
If Su Luo could go back to when she chose her profession, her fear of Wizards would still exist, but her mindset would change somewhat, and she wouldn't be bound by that fear.
However, Su Luo would still choose the Scholar, because one of the Wizard's profession skills would be almost useless to Su Luo.
The Scholar is Su Luo; Su Luo is the Scholar.
His choice was absolutely correct, without a doubt.
Zuo Guxian pondered for a moment, "That makes sense. The survival crisis for you Survivors is just too high... But I'll also talk about the development path of our civilization, you can take a look."
"I'll explain this from a purely technological civilization perspective. First, according to the generally accepted classification of your Survival Games, the leap from the Information Age to the Interstellar Age is enormous. The territory of civilization has expanded from a single Fixed Star to multiple Fixed Star systems, bringing about social changes that can only be described as insane. Social structures, survival logic, and evolutionary systems will all undergo revolutionary upheavals."
Su Luo nodded; he knew all of that.
"During this transition, civilization is destined to be characterized by a rapid advancement in technology and an enlightened society. Civilizations lacking this driving force, even if they manage to make the transition, will quickly decline or even perish."
Zuo Guxian spoke with a serious expression, spouting out his outrageous theories incessantly:
"As for the technological advancements of living beings themselves, there are countless examples, which your fantastical works call 'ascension,' such as your favorite Genetic Ascension, Mechanical Ascension, and Psionic Ascension. In addition, there are Information Ascension, Microcosmic Ascension, Gestalt Ascension, and many, many other methods. Your Great Holy Spirit is actually a higher form of Gestalt Ascension."
"But in reality, it's not that easy to summarize. True development involves trying all paths and integrating most of them. Our civilization ultimately chose to completely integrate artificial intelligence with humanity itself, allowing everyone to possess the capabilities and infinite potential of artificial intelligence, the opposite of the Yuncang Civilization in your message."
"The price we paid on this path far exceeded our imagination. We Penetration the soul, and we developed various technologies based on the soul. We discovered Consciousness Entity, and we attempted to make Consciousness Entity directly control signals and networks. We explored the composition of Consciousness Entity, and even my accident was caused by a horrific experiment on consciousness..."
Zuo Guxian talked on and on, and Su Luo benefited greatly from it.
The value of civilization lies not only in technology, but also in the development process, risk-taking, and the will of civilization.
"So your biggest problem right now is that the benefits of the Great Holy Spirit are far less than the risks. The reason you chose the Elder Xiao Xiao Luo as your subjects for transformation is simply because the Elder Xiao Xiao Luo have Consciousness Entity, while the Xiao Xiao Luo you created do not."
Zuo Guxian finally pointed out the problem.
Xiao Xiao Luo's creation method involves Soul Servant with a physical body. The Soul Servant is pieced together from Soul Fragments. After Su Luo's technology advances, he can produce souls.
The improvement in the efficiency of Xiao Xiao Luo production has resulted in the current production of Xiao Xiao Luo lacking Consciousness Entity.
To create Consciousness Entity, one still needs to synthesize it using Soul Fragment.
What does this tell us?
"I understand what you mean. Sooner or later I will mass-produce Consciousness Entities." Su Luo nodded seriously.
Mass production will cause people to lose their humanity.
Human nature, however, can be mass-produced.
"Incredible." Zuo Guxian was speechless.
"This is just the beginning; the real expansion will certainly not happen at this moment."
Su Luo casually tossed Zuo Guxian aside and observed Xiao Luo's actions and success rate.
The formation of the [Pseudo- Great Holy Spirit] was mainly due to Su Luo's state of being involved yet not involved.
To understand a state of being, we must return to the nature of consciousness itself.
Firstly, the consciousness of ordinary people generally refers to surface consciousness, that is, the secular self, who cannot even freely control their emotions.
Going a step further, we reach the superficial subconscious, which includes habits, instinctive reactions, and conditioned reflexes—areas studied by numerous experts.
Further inside lies the deep subconscious, also known as the "unconscious."
For example, breathing while unconscious is an unconscious behavior.
The underlying processes of life, which are also the origin of most of our intuitions, are deeply related to the content of Dreamscape.
The Xiao Luo from the past was actually a fusion of the superficial and deep subconscious.
These are the consciousnesses of ordinary people; they have no physical form and are discrete. Once someone is killed, their consciousness automatically dissipates.
Once the soul reaches 12 Attribute points, it acquires a truly fixed shape, and eventually even becomes capable of existing independently of the body.
Consciousness is then integrated from the body and stored in the soul.
At this stage, the conscious mind typically migrates and integrates into the soul, followed by the increasingly vast subconscious mind.
Later on, consciousness became more profound and powerful, truly possessing a condensed form. The Consciousness Entity gradually took shape, becoming increasingly difficult to kill, and could even Rebirth if only a piece of flesh remained.
But which part of "consciousness" does Su Luo's self belong to?
In summary...
Su Luo has completely integrated her consciousness; her consciousness can even directly escape from her soul. She even managed to survive once by clinging to her Spiritual Light.
This is the absolute control that a strong person has over themselves.
A strong person can remain expressionless, can refrain from experiencing joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, or can use these emotions as motivation to move forward, or even as a means of self-cultivation.
Anything is possible; the strong are free, even their emotions.
The current Xiao Luo is the subconscious whole that Su Luo autonomously differentiated out, and the subconscious further differentiated into Subconscious, forming a huge system.
Su Luo could even simply abandon Xiao Luo and run away, then recreate Xiao Luo later.