Dao Seed Realm, System Design
After calming himself, Liu Yi used his Divine Sense to inspect the World Seed.
Inside the World Seed, Chaos Qi churned, making it look like a world of chaos.
In truth, compared with a real world of chaos, the World Seed fell far short in both the level of its Principles and its scale. There was simply no comparison.
As he observed the World Seed, he pondered how to continue cultivating in the Dao Seed Realm.
Though the World Seed had now taken shape, it was extremely fragile, like a seedling that had just broken through the soil and desperately needed nourishment.
The next step was to nurture it to maturity by continually comprehending Great Dao Principles.
Only by continually comprehending Great Dao Principles and integrating them into the World Seed could he make it grow strong.
At present, he had only gained a superficial understanding of Principles such as time, space, yin and yang, and the five elements.
Once his cultivation was stable, he planned to first integrate the Principles he had already comprehended into the World Seed.
Although the World Seed already contained the Principles of time and space,
those were merely derivatives of the Great Dao of the World. Integrating the Principles of time and space anew could strengthen them.
Besides that, he also needed to comprehend more Principles and continuously integrate them into the World Seed.
Each Great Dao Principle he integrated would bring the World Seed closer to perfection and increase its potential.
If he could comprehend and integrate all three thousand Great Dao Principles into the World Seed, its potential would be even greater.
However, the process would take a long time, and cultivating would be extremely difficult.
He turned his attention inward to his sea of consciousness and discovered that his control over the Spacetime Realm had reached 15%. His own deductive computing power had also increased significantly.
This breakthrough gave him greater confidence in comprehending more Great Dao Principles.
"Dispel!"
He formed hand seals and performed a Method Formula, then stepped out after dismissing the Five Elements Defense Formation.
As soon as the formation dispersed, Little Yellow came racing over, unable to wait any longer. He wagged his tail and circled Liu Yi nonstop, barking excitedly.
"I was in seclusion for seven months?"
"Time really flies. This is the first time I've been in seclusion for so long."
Liu Yi picked up Little Yellow's soul fluctuations with his Divine Sense and understood what he meant. Suddenly, a mischievous grin appeared on his face.
"Little Yellow, did you fall behind on your studies during the seven months I was in seclusion? I'm going to give you a proper test!"
At those words, Little Yellow's tail immediately drooped. He lowered his head, looking utterly dejected.
Seeing how pitiful Little Yellow looked, Liu Yi couldn't help bursting into laughter.
Ever since discovering that Little Yellow had gained intelligence, he had begun teaching him to read and write.
Later, when he learned that the little fellow actually liked visiting brothels, Liu Yi had deliberately assigned him twice as much homework to make him settle down.
Seeing how dejected Little Yellow looked, his heart softened. He reached out and rubbed his drooping ears.
"Forget it. You've guarded the valley for seven months, exposed to wind and sun. It really has been hard on you.
"I'll let you off this time, but if you slack off again..."
He deliberately drew out the last words. Seeing Little Yellow's head jerk up and his ears instantly prick up, he couldn't help laughing.
"Your homework will be doubled again, and it won't be so easy to get off next time."
As he spoke, he gazed into the distance, toward Green Mountain Town, his robes snapping in the wind.
"Come on, let's go back to the clinic."
Before the words had even faded, he shot into the air like an arrow loosed from a bow.
Behind him, Little Yellow shook out his fur and pushed off with all four paws, becoming a yellow blur as he followed close behind. The man and dog soon vanished among the overlapping mountain peaks.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye.
After entering the Dao Seed Realm, Liu Yi had first stabilized his cultivation, then integrated all the Principles he had previously comprehended into the World Seed.
Even with the External Brain's help, he had only managed to comprehend a trace of the Principle of Wind over those three months.
Now, he focused and looked inward. In each of his 129,600 acupoints, a chaos-colored World Seed floated slowly.
On the surfaces of the World Seeds, patterns of Principles such as time, space, yin and yang, the five elements, and wind intertwined, like a diagram of the Great Dao engraved with the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.
These patterns of Principles shone in harmony, giving off brilliant rays of light.
Every strand of radiance contained the rhythm of the Great Dao, as though telling of its mysteries.
"Comprehending Great Dao Principles is far too difficult. It took a full three months just to grasp a trace of the Principle of Wind."
"At this rate, even if I spent my entire five-hundred-year Dao Seed Realm lifespan on it, I couldn't possibly comprehend all three thousand Great Daos."
"If I forcibly break through to the next realm before comprehending the three thousand Great Daos, the World Seed won't have been properly nurtured, and its potential will definitely go to waste. I really can't accept that!"
"What's more, even after comprehending the three thousand Great Daos, I'll still need to keep refining and improving the three thousand Great Dao Principles. That will take a huge amount of time."
He sighed helplessly and paced back and forth with a frown. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"Looks like I need to speed up development of the system! Relying on myself alone, comprehending Principles is simply too slow."
"Only by gathering the wisdom of all living beings can I increase the pace.
"Besides, I can use the system to collect the world's books and records. Maybe I can even comprehend more Great Dao Principles from them!"
"But to build a system, it would be best to weave it out of Principles. I've mastered too few Principles right now, nowhere near enough to construct a system."
"For now, I can only rely on the Power of the Soul and the superficial understanding I have of Great Dao Principles to weave the system.
"But a system made that way will definitely have very rudimentary functions. It'll be the beggar's version of the Pinduoduo version."
His brows knitted tightly as he thought of another crucial problem.
"I also need to solve the communications problem. Otherwise, the system will be standalone and completely unusable."
"Would I have to make trip after trip to collect data myself? That obviously isn't realistic."
"If only I could comprehend the Principle of Cause and Effect. With karmic connections, I could communicate directly no matter the distance."
"Just making the system won't be enough. I'll also have to create all kinds of Cultivation Methods, or the system will be an empty shell.
"Since this system is meant for everyone, I might as well adapt the pinyin and literacy tutorials from my previous life into versions suited to this world."
"That way, system hosts can learn directly through the system, quickly enlightening the people and making it easier for them to understand cultivation manuals."
"Once they've attained some cultivation, perhaps they can stir up this world that's become a pool of stagnant water."
"I can also issue tasks through the system to guide them in what they do."
"Of course, the most important thing is for them to raise their cultivation quickly. Only when their cultivation is high enough will they have a chance to encounter more manuals and comprehend Great Dao Principles, and only then will they be of help to me."
"Ah, what a headache. There's far too much to do!"
He rubbed his aching head and decided to try making the system first, then slowly optimize and upgrade it afterward.
With that thought, he looked up and saw Little Yellow hopping and leaping around the courtyard after a butterfly.
"Little Yellow, come here! I've got something good for you!"
He beckoned to Little Yellow, who was frolicking in the courtyard, a teasing smile hidden in his eyes.
"Woof!"
Little Yellow's ears pricked up at once. He charged over on all fours like a whirlwind, his tail wagging so fast it blurred. His bright eyes stared fixedly at Liu Yi, full of anticipation.
Smiling, Liu Yi pulled out three books and shoved them all into Little Yellow's paws.
The covers of the three books read: "Three Years to the Divine Sea, Five Years to a Dao Seed: Past Exam Papers"
"How to Be a Dog with Culture, Morals, and Good Qualities"
"How to Become a Three-Good Model Dog"
"I put a lot of work into compiling these, so study hard! Do your best to become a new-era dog with the three qualities and three goods."
"I'll test you in a month. If you don't pass, no meat for a month."
Little Yellow held the three books in a daze, his face full of bewilderment.