Good Causes, Good Effects; Bad Causes, Bad Effects

Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs. Saints are not emotional; they regard all souls as mere weeds. In the eyes of the Heavenly Dao and the Saints, the Human Race, the Demon Clan, the Witch Clan, and the Dragon Clan are all the same, with no distinction.

This is not necessarily a bad thing.

Because the Heavenly Dao's lack of emotion is superior to its emotion. Only a ruthless Heavenly Dao can be fair and just, and will not favor any race due to its own likes or dislikes.

But for the current Human Race, this is definitely not good news!

Of course, Saints are also human, with human joys and sorrows, and cannot be considered truly emotionless. In their hearts, they all have things they care about!

Nuwa cares about Fuxi.

The Three Pure Ones care about their own Dao traditions, their own doctrines, and their own disciples.

As for the Two Sages of the West, although Xuan Qing has not interacted with them, it is highly likely they wish for the West to prosper and to repay the merit borrowed from the Heavenly Dao when they became Saints.

"The heavens cover without partiality, the earth carries without partiality!"

Xuan Qing couldn't help but have new doubts in his heart: "Since the Heavenly Dao is supremely impartial, why will it later make the Human Race the so-called protagonists of heaven and earth?"

"Could it be simply because the word 'human' perfectly aligns with the Three Talents?"

"But the Human Dao should be the Dao of all sentient beings, the Dao of all souls, and should not be limited to one race!"

"Moreover, this world is extremely strange. Mortals are considered three-dimensional beings, while Saints are at least eight-dimensional, or even nine-dimensional life forms. They are not on the same level at all, yet they coexist in the same Great Primordial Realm!"

"Chaos, Order!"

"The Primordial World is like a convergence point of multiple dimensions, with a trace of order amidst chaos, and imperceptible chaos within order!"

In fact, the stronger a person's cultivation, the more awe they have for this world. Mortals fear the consequences, while immortals fear the causes. The Primordial World is a place where myriad karmic threads intertwine.

However, with Xuan Qing's current cultivation and knowledge, he cannot see through the essence of this world.

Some things, in his eyes, are contradictory and difficult to explain, such as "the Heavenly Dao is supremely impartial" and "the Human Race becoming the protagonists of heaven and earth"!

If the Heavenly Dao is supremely impartial, then all beings should be equal, and there should be no such thing as protagonists of heaven and earth!

But if the Heavenly Dao is partial, why does it treat the Human Race in such a way, allowing the Human Race to be slaughtered by the Great Trend of the Demon Clan on one hand, while making the Human Race the protagonists of heaven and earth on the other?

He couldn't understand!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him. He thought of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and what Sect Master Tongtian had said: the Heavenly Dao was incomplete, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun unified with it to mend it!

"Could it be that the Heavenly Dao is inherently impartial, but it is not complete, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun tried to correct and fill it, but in the process, created new loopholes?"

Otherwise, it was inexplicable!

Of course, this was just Xuan Qing's forced, relatively reasonable explanation for himself.

He also didn't know what state Dao Ancestor Hongjun was in after unifying with the Dao, what the purpose of unifying with the Dao was, or if there were any flaws in the process.

With a thought, he looked at Nuwa and said, "May I ask Holy Mother, after that Dao Ancestor unified with the Dao, have there been any changes to the rules of the Heavenly Dao?"

"You've noticed this too?"

Nuwa couldn't help but show a surprised expression upon hearing this: "The Heavenly Dao is indeed constantly changing! It is evolving in the direction that all sentient beings desire!"

Evolving in the direction that all sentient beings desire?

Xuan Qing frowned slightly, then suddenly realized: "Heaven and Man are one, is it absorbing the power of all sentient beings?"

"That's right!"

Nuwa nodded.

Xuan Qing's expression eased slightly, but he couldn't help but recall what Lord Zhí Míng had said.

The human heart is the Great Trend!

The direction of the Heavenly Dao's evolution is guided by the thoughts of the majority of sentient beings. The Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao follows the human heart, and using the human heart to leverage the Great Trend of heaven and earth is not just an empty saying.

But...

"Are the thoughts of sentient beings necessarily correct?"

Xuan Qing asked the doubt in his heart.

It wasn't that he was going against the common people, but because, before he transmigrated, he had seen too many cases of people making wrong choices due to temporary blindness.

More people doesn't necessarily mean it's right!

He had seen a place suffer a flood. After the flood, an official decided to build flood control dikes, but it was seen as a wasteful act that harmed the people, leading to widespread public outcry.

Although the official eventually overcame the opposition and spent a large amount of resources to build the flood control dikes, not many people were grateful to him.

It wasn't until several years later, when an unprecedented flood broke out, that the people protected by the flood control dikes understood the official's good intentions.

There were many similar incidents.

He had heard of a principal in a certain place who frequently conducted earthquake drills, which many parents considered him to be neglecting his proper duties. However, when an earthquake struck, they admired the principal's foresight.

Everything has two sides, and the opinions of the majority are not necessarily correct.

Xuan Qing had seen too many such things before his transmigration.

Just like most people hope to buy cheap grain, but low grain prices harm farmers. Once the price of grain falls, it forces farmers who grow grain to choose other paths, thus creating a vicious cycle.

Therefore, more people doesn't necessarily mean it's right!

Xuan Qing pondered for a moment, organizing his thoughts. He cupped his hands towards Nuwa and said, "Your Excellency, forgive my bluntness, but I do not agree that the Heavenly Dao evolves according to the will of the masses!"

"It's like a person who commits a minor offense, not deserving death, but someone who holds a grudge against him bribes those qualified to judge him. Can the final outcome still be just?"

"I've heard that Di Jun forged the Monster Summoning Banner to control all demons, their lives and deaths resting on Di Jun's whim. So, are the thoughts expressed by these demons their own, or are they the thoughts of the Demon Emperor Jun?"

Xuan Qing couldn't speak of cases from before his transmigration to Nuwa, but he had always been skilled at drawing parallels. Di Jun's forging of the Monster Summoning Banner was the best argument.

"What you say has some merit!"

Nuwa nodded. "But the Dao Ancestor has already Unification with the Dao, and the Heavenly Dao is evolving in the direction desired by all living beings. This is a fact that cannot be changed!"

At this moment, she too felt some doubt about her own persistence, and about the direction of the Heavenly Dao's evolution.

However, the die was cast!

She had no power to change it!

She frankly admitted, "Saints have their own selfish desires, and I am no exception! But since these are the thoughts of all living beings, regardless of whether the final outcome is good or bad, or where the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao leads, they must bear it themselves!"

"This..."

Xuan Qing was rendered speechless.

As Nuwa said, since the Heavenly Dao followed the Human Heart, then even if they were to trap themselves one day, the beings of the Great Desolation would have no reason to blame the Heavenly Dao.

Because the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao was guided by the majority of them.

At this moment, Xuan Qing seemed to understand why the future would follow the trajectory of his memories.

The Witch-Demon War led to the collapse of the Pillars of Heaven and the death of countless beings. The remaining creatures naturally wished that the future protagonists of heaven and earth would not be as brutal as the Witch and Demon Clans.

And with the endorsement of two Saints, and the Human Race, which appeared harmless, they naturally inherited the Mandate of Heaven and became the eternal protagonists ordained by the Heavenly Dao.

Later, as more and more acquired beings appeared, unable to reach the level of Innate Divine Beings, the Great Desolation entered the acquired era to narrow the gap between the two.

Furthermore, Zhuānxū Fells Jiànmù, Severing the Connection between Heaven and Earth, and Jiang Ziya's Enfeoffment of the Gods, allowed many acquired beings to wield authority over a Dao, just like Innate Divine Beings.

In the end, it even triggered the Calamity of the End of Dharma, completely cutting off the possibility of cultivation.

"The Human Heart!"

Xuan Qing couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.

Although all of this was just his speculation, he seemed to see that predetermined future, where all beings of the Great Desolation paid the price for their own thoughts.

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