Zheng Fa In front of us is a magnificent palace.
The entire palace is like a piece of flawless jade, with warm and smooth light flowing on the walls. No lights are needed, and the scene inside the palace is extremely bright.
Dozens of wooden cases are placed in the hall, divided into left and right sides. The people sitting on the left are dressed in Daoist clothes, and those on the right are dressed in Buddhist School clothes, clearly distinguishing themselves from each other.
At the end of the wooden table, six seats are placed side by side, with six great masters including Nuwa sitting on them.
It can be seen that apart from the Six Saints and himself, there are elite disciples from the Buddhist and Daoist families in this hall. They were chatting happily just now, as if they were chatting and making friends.
Even Nuwa and others were whispering something.
After all, with their status and strength, there are not many people in this world who can communicate with each other on an equal footing, and almost all of them are in this hall.
The palace was very lively.
But this was just now. As soon as Zheng Fa entered the door, the entire hall seemed to have pressed the mute button.
In silence, everyone watched Zheng Fa step into the hall.
If it were before, Zheng Fa would actually be a little unaccustomed to it, but when he thought about Empress Nuwa's finger just now, he felt a little numb, feeling that the silence and scrutiny were like a mountain, pressing down on him.
"Greetings to the empress."
Nuwa Empress looked at him, chuckled, and said with a smile, "That ungrateful pengniao barged into the Jade Void Palace, and I punished him. What are you afraid of?"
Zheng Fa grinned and told the truth, "Nuwa No matter how kind the empress is, any monk would be hard-pressed not to be frightened when facing the six of them."
Tongtian laughed, "It's just because I was waiting to join in the fun."
Zheng Fa didn't answer and simply acquiesced.
It's not that he is blaming the blame. Among these people, he has dealt with Empress Nuwa before. He can't say that he is familiar with her, but he is not afraid of her either.
But he rarely saw these five people in the past, so he only Purple Cloud Palace said a few words when they met.
Tong Heavenly Dao suddenly said, "In that case, why not add some bonus?"
"Lottery?"
"Junior sister Nuwa is taking a test on this person today. Although we are just watching, we can still make a judgment. If he fails the test, then of course nothing will happen."
"If he passes the test, I will join in the fun and give him some benefits."
The other Sages looked at each other and thought it was a bit interesting. Daoist Yuanshi nodded slightly. "Junior brother, this is a good idea."
Zheng Fa was also delighted after hearing this. This Tongtian is really a very good person!
The eyes of the disciples in the audience also changed from scrutiny to envy.
But Tong Heavenly Dao hadn't finished what he said, "Just one thing, I have given benefits to five other people, and this person can only choose one."
No, I just complimented you!
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then Zhunти laughed, "Brother Daoist, that's the plan!"
Before Zheng Fa could understand, Taishang spoke again, "Is this to benefit him, or to find a successor for us?"
Tongtian looked at Zheng Fa: "Whether to pass it on or not, of course depends on him. And give it to Law Treasure or give it to Cultivation Method, it's fine, but he has to choose one."
Zheng Fa I understand, this means that if you pass the defense, you can voluntarily choose someone to be your mentor?
But he didn't think there were no descendants of these Six Saints:
The relationship between Supreme Dao and Taishang Daoist should be very deep.
Needless to say Thunderclap Temple and Zhunти.
Even the two characters Yuanshi and Tongtian may exist in some scattered inheritances, such as Immortal-Slayer Sword Formation of Venerable Tianhe.
But I have to say that the orthodoxy of each of these people is very important. If I could inherit one of them, it would really be a big deal fortuitous opportunity.
The other four people also looked at Zheng Fa, Yuanshi shook his head and said, "Junior brother, you are thinking wrong. This person has performed very well in the Purple Cloud Palace. If he can pass the test of junior sister Nuwa, he will be an even more talented person. Aren't we robbing junior sister..."
Nuwa Empress shook her head with a smile, "My Dao Path does not lie in the inheritance of Daoism. This matter does not matter, and I will not argue with my senior brother."
The Tong Heavenly Dao person nodded and said, "That means he was chosen among the five of us."
Yuanshi Daoist raised his eyebrows slightly. "He chose us?"
"I just want to see who he chooses!" Tongtian seemed to find it amusing and grinned.
Yuanshi glanced at him with a speechless look in his eyes. "How dignified is it for me, Three Pure Ones, to be picked over and picked over?"
Taishang Daoist thought for a while and then said, "I think it's okay."
Yuanshi said helplessly, "Since my brother said so, then count me in."
Zhunти glanced at Jie Yin, looked at Zheng Fa and said, "In the early years, I felt that this boy was a talented person who was destined to me in the West."
Suddenly, except Nuwa, the other five Sage agreed.
Zheng Fa could see that except for Zhunти who was a bit sincere, the other four people probably just thought it was fun.
As for Tongtian who made this suggestion, he is a fun person!
Does he want to give Zheng Fa any benefits? He just wants to see who he chooses!
After Caitou finished speaking, Nuwa looked at Zheng Fa again, with a slightly expectant look in his eyes. "Have you thought about how to answer my question?"
Zheng Fa raised his hand and said, "I have my own answer, but I dare not say that it will satisfy the queen."
"Tell me more."
Zheng Fa waved his hand, and a light curtain appeared behind him. Within the light curtain was the paper he brought.
Tongtian read out the title of the paper, "<A species design based on Daoist propagation and deduction>? This name is quite novel."
The other five people also became interested and looked at the light curtain seriously.
Zheng Fa thought, turned the page of the paper, revealed the introduction, and explained in his mouth:
"Primordial Wilderness was first opened, Precelestial Realm gave birth to creatures such as dragons and phoenixes, Qilin, etc. These creatures are based on blood, control the four seas, control the nine heavens, and dominate the earth, Divine Ability is infinite."
"However, the "bloodline specialization" characteristics of the Precelestial Realm creatures make it have Precelestial Realm limitations in the spread of Daoism."
Zheng Fa went on to say, "The limitation is that Daoist traditions are limited to racial talents, Cultivation Method are difficult to spread across races, are rare in number, and are expensive to maintain; the inheritance model is solidified as "bloodline re-engraving," making it difficult for Daoist methods to make breakthroughs and evolutions."
The Six Saints were all entranced and nodded slightly.
Zheng Fa looked at Nuwa: "This is also the reason why Empress Nuwa wants to create a new race."
Nuwa laughed and said, "You are right."
Zheng Fa felt relieved. Nuwa asked him three questions. In fact, broken down, there were only three:
First, why did she create a new race.
Second, why does this new race look like Human Race.
Third, is it right or wrong to create humans?
He was answering the first question just now. It can be seen that Nuwa is quite satisfied.
"Since we want to create a new race, and this new race has to solve these problems, I think we need to think from the three dimensions of compatibility, cost, and iteration of Daoism."
Tongtian murmured, "Compatibility, cost, iteration..."
His expression was full of thoughtfulness, and he no longer looked as careless as when he was having fun just now.
The same is true for the other Five Saints.
After finishing the introductory part, the pictures and text on the light screen changed again and came to the main text part.
"Let's talk about compatibility first." Zheng Fa pointed at the light screen and explained, "Compatibility means that this race can practice most of the general Cultivation Method passed down by Daoist Hongjun. In this way, they can pass on the Daoism."
Everyone nodded.
The so-called universal Cultivation Method refers to the content of Daoist Hongjun's first sermon, as well as some cultivation methods that Primordial Wilderness will be used by all races.
"The general Cultivation Method corresponds to most of the Spiritual Qi in the world. Therefore, this new species should have a structure that can absorb most of the Spiritual Qi in the world - Spirit Root."
A complex human body diagram appeared on the light screen. The dense neural network on the pattern was extremely complex.
But Nuwa took it very seriously.
"Compatibility is another benefit."
"What?"
"He ensures that this species can exchange its own Cultivation Method with each other to achieve fusion and innovation."
To put it bluntly, the human body is a unified hardware platform.
Nuwa and others slowly read this part of the paper. Although the wording in this paper was a bit weird, under Zheng Fa's explanation, they all understood it.
Tongtian said excitedly, "What else?"
"Secondly, it should be easier for this race to reproduce, reproduce and grow than the current race."
"Precelestial Divine is strong, but the cost is extremely high. Speaking of reproduction, Dragon Clan requires specific Spirit Vein and conditions to be born. Phoenix Clan also needs Parasol Divine Tree to give birth to offspring."
Zheng Fa's expression was a bit hard to explain as he spoke. Nine Mountains Sect was really raising a dragon.
He is fully aware of the high cost of reproduction for these races.
"And after Precelestial Divine was born, Cultivation Resources occupied even more space."
"Therefore, the new race should control the cost. It is best that birth and growth do not require spiritual materials or even Spiritual Qi."
Although I don't want to admit it, Human Race is mainly a bargain for Primordial Wilderness and other races.
Yuanshi frowned and said, "If we only talk about the cost, then why create Human Race? Animals, insects and birds are much better at reproducing than Human Race."
"This is the third point." Zheng Fa was asked this and said smoothly, "The iteration of Daoism."
"The so-called iteration is to create new Daoism and abandon the old useless Daoism." Zheng Fa said, "And creation requires human Innate Divine Ability."
"Innate Divine Ability? Human Race and Innate Divine Ability?"
Zheng Fa breathed out gently and expressed what he had been thinking all along, "Human Innate Divine Ability is innate wisdom. This is a kind of Innate Divine Ability that does not require Spiritual Qi."
"..."
Zheng Fa pointed at the light curtain again, and the picture of the human body appeared in the light curtain again.
He pointed to the complex neural circuits and said, "I originally thought that Spirit Root only refers to Five-Element Spirit Root. Later I figured out that these nerves in Five-Element Spirit Root are just part of the nervous system. The neural structure that produces intelligence is the most important thing in Human Race."
"If you only see Five-Element Spirit Root, it's really a blinding eye."
This is the latest theory of Gu Chang. The nervous system is actually Spirit-Root and Wisdom Dual System--in other words, this is the basic hardware of cultivation. Only Spirit Root can't do it, and wisdom alone can't do it. The combination of the two can guarantee that people can practice.
Nuwa listened, with a faint smile on his lips.
The other Five Saints also nodded slightly.
"Human Race is one of the rare races that can master advanced wisdom in just one or two years from conception to birth." Zheng Fa continued, "Like birds, beasts, fish and insects, if you want to give birth to spiritual intelligence, it takes fortuitous opportunity and a long time, and even more so, Spiritual Qi."
"Therefore, it seems that the reproduction cost of Human Race is higher than that of these races, but if it is based on intelligent generation, then the cost of Human Race is actually the lowest."
Speaking of which, even with the development of artificial intelligence in modern society, it cannot be said to have fully reached the level of human intelligence, let alone its huge cost.
Zheng Fa paused, wanting to give the Six Saints some time to absorb and understand.
This was his habit of giving lectures. Unexpectedly, Tongtian shouted, "Continue!"
The other Five Saints also looked reproachful and very dissatisfied with their desires.
"If you want to quickly iterate Daoism, you not only need wisdom, that is, the ability to understand and reason, but more importantly, you need to transform the blood inheritance of the Precelestial Realm race into Cultivation Method."
"The ancestors summarized the "Basic Cultivation Method Version 1.0" through practice. When future generations find flaws in the practice process, they will adjust their mental methods and moves to form the "Basic Cultivation Method Version 2.0"..."
"This cycle of creation and correction is the essence of the iteration of Daoism."
Zheng Fa spoke more and more freely, and continued, "This iterative mechanism relies on personal wisdom on the one hand, and the compatibility and low cost mentioned above on the other hand."
"Compatibility ensures that the ancestors' Cultivation Method can be learned by future generations."
"The cost is guaranteed, Human Race has enough individual resources to iterate the Tao method."
At this point, Zheng Fa thought about it and concluded, "These three points are the value of Human Race itself."
He looked at Nuwa and observed the other person's expression.
What he just said so much is actually answering the most important question of this defense—why humans were created.
Nuwa suddenly laughed and asked, "Is this all what you thought about?"
"No." Zheng Fa did not hide it and said, "At least half of it is the credit of others."
Apart from anything else, the Spirit Root dual spiritual system is the creation of his great disciple Gu Chang.
Nuwa looked at him. "Why don't you take the credit?"
Zheng Fa thought for a while and spoke what was in his heart, "No matter how powerful and talented I am, what can I do? Can I compare to those Precelestial Realm creatures? No matter how arrogant I am, can I still compare to the empress?"
He looked at the paper in the light screen with some emotion in his eyes. "This paper made me understand the Divine Ability of Human Race. In turn, isn't this paper the performance of Human Race Divine Ability?"
Nuwa laughed, "How to say?"
"Compared with the Precelestial Realm race, the advantage of Human Race lies in wisdom, communication and collision." Zheng Fa said softly, "It lies in the victory of the many and the victory of the future."
"The strongest members of the Precelestial Realm race are their ancestors. When they practice cultivation, they are actually returning to their ancestors."
"But Human Race started from a young age and does not have any powerful ancestors. The strongest one should be..."
"The next generation."
The hall was speechless for a moment, and everyone looked at Zheng Fa in shock.
After a long time, Taishang Daoist suddenly turned around and asked Nuwa: "Junior sister, is this what you think?"
Nuwa's face was very complicated. After a long time, he smiled and shook his head, "No."
Zheng Fa's heart sank slightly. The answer sheet he gave was not in line with Nuwa's empress?
"I didn't think so much." Nuwa shook his head, as if he was mocking himself, but also seemed to be proud, "I thought I was testing him, but I didn't expect... As expected, the future wins the day."
After hearing this, the other Five Saints looked at Zheng Fa.
Yuanshi suddenly said, "Your idea is consistent with my disciple's philosophy."
Tongtian turned his head suddenly, widened his eyes, and looked at Yuanshi. Didn't you act coy before and didn't want to be picked on?
Shameless!
(End of chapter)