Chapter 158 Simulation: Are We Considered Heavenly Demons from Beyond?
While Su Jie was studying the Eight Extremes Thunder Fist, Sun Shisheng himself used the Taixu Celestial Sphere to locate a planet with Two-Dimensional Space.
It was a planet inhabited by intelligent beings.
"Where exactly is this planet located?" Wang Chao asked.
"It is on the edge of the Milky Way galaxy," Sun Shisheng said indifferently, "We would need quite some time to fly there directly, but jumping through the Taixu Celestial Sphere's channel makes it as if it's just within arm's reach."
For seventeen years, apart from using the Taixu Celestial Sphere to communicate with numerous dimensions and draw energy, most of their time was spent either contending with powerhouses from other dimensions or cultivating by drawing energy from other dimensions.
Ah yes, they also dedicated a part of their spiritual will to monitor Su Jie's growth.
Beyond that, Sun Shisheng had been using Earth as the center to expand the Taixu Illusory Realm outward, searching for life-bearing planets across the universe.
Now, he had finally found a planet possessing both Spiritual Energy and intelligent lifeforms.
Li Hansha looked at the images presented by the planet, where the natives looked almost identical to humans and showcased a variety of races, yet were still very primitive, existing in tribal stages.
Primitive.
This was his evaluation of the civilization on that planet.
However, since this planet's Two-Dimensional Space contained Spiritual Energy, the natives, upon reaching adulthood, had a lifespan exceeding 0.8, and even the tribal hunting teams could reach 0.9 or even 1.
They practically had no spiritual cultivation, but the tenacious will they developed through primitive social trials was solely for survival.
Just on this point alone, they were much stronger than the people on Earth.
Of course, if the people of Earth were to invade on a large scale, these primitives could not withstand them, as the presence of modern weapons meant that these beings with vitality levels around 0.9 or 1 could not resist.
Li Hansha pondered thoughtfully, "If we consider going to a planet, a world, would we be considered as Heavenly Demons from beyond their domain?"
Wang Chao said, "Don't be so pessimistic. What we need to do is to educate."
Chan Yinsha glanced at Wang Chao and said, "However, the initial contact will definitely be accompanied by blood and tears. The premise of coexistence of all spirits must display sufficient strength."
Tang Zichen said from the side, "Perhaps, in the distant past, Earth also experienced the arrival of civilizations from other planets. Myths couldn't possibly be baseless."
Wang Chao smiled, "Myths—are what we are now."
This was not Wang Chao being smug, but rather stating a fact.
With their level of existence, able to fly through the skies and move mountains, even traverse the void in their physical forms, weren't they just like the beings from myths in the eyes of ordinary people?
Furthermore, given Earth was a celestial sphere of myriad worlds in a remote era, wasn't it quite normal for beings from other dimensions to have descended upon Earth?
"When we go to that planet, will the divine will of that planet reject us?" Chan Yinsha didn't pick up on Wang Chao's topic, but asked about the divine will instead.
"It won't."
Sun Shisheng shook his head, "The divine will is actually a combination of the planet's will and the collective will of its intelligent beings, solidified under the influence of energies such as Spiritual Energy."
"That civilization is very primitive, and the divine will cannot manifest itself."
"However, if we rashly go there, it will indeed cause slight rejection from the divine will, but it won't be significant. And as long as we educate the local intelligent beings, their collective will would naturally incline towards us under their guidance."
"To spread the concept of all spirits throughout the universe, aligning all divine wills is the best option."
Individuals differ, ambitions differ, thoughts differ······
But as long as civilizations share something in common, their spirits can understand each other.
And the so-called unification of divine will is not about absorbing all divine wills into the Taixu Celestial Sphere within the Taixu Illusory Realm, but to have them recognize and connect with the Taixu Celestial Sphere.
After all, the so-called divine will is equivalent to a supercomputer with extremely powerful computing capability.
And the Taixu Celestial Sphere is able to encompass other computers with its stronger computing power.
But since divine will corresponds to the human heart, making other planetary civilizations, while retaining their own uniqueness, recognize their Earth's civilization and concepts, is a rather important matter.
"But specifically, how do we do it?" Tang Zichen asked.
"I think it can be set as a meditative level game, based in the Taixu Illusory Realm, where players manifest their spiritual bodies."
Chan Yinsha expressed her idea, "The players' evolved bodies, originating from the Taixu Illusory Realm, naturally cannot survive in an environment like Earth's, which lacks Spiritual Energy, but in that Spiritual Energy-rich planet, as long as their spiritual connection does not break with the Taixu Illusory Realm, it would be like a fish in water over there."
"Speaking of which, Sun, the Taixu Illusory Realm shouldn't break off its connection with the players, right?"
Sun Shisheng said, "As long as no one's cultivation surpasses mine, they can't break the connection between the players and the Taixu Illusory Realm, but I don't really want players to go there."
Chan Yinsha was puzzled.
Sun Shisheng gave his own answer: "Because the players are mostly just skimming the surface, if we let them go over, they'd probably snuff out that primitive burgeoning civilization."
After all, this wasn't truly a game, but a real world.
For survival, for resources, battles to the death are understandable,
but the existence of the Taixu Illusory Realm, created by Sun Shisheng, was intended to ensure that all beings within this chaos would never have to worry about resources.
Once it transforms the intangible into tangible, it would have truly infinite resources.
Reality and illusion stem from a single thought.
The Taixu Illusory Realm, although it can still only extract materials and energy from other dimensions, its own evolution is still very illusory, but the potential of the human heart is limitless.
The Earth today is not lacking in resources, and with the development of the Taixu Illusory Realm, it doesn't need to take precautions before it rains.
Thus, that set of principles for players is not suitable.
Li Hansha nodded, "Indeed, today's players, in various ordinary and meditative worlds, are like the fourth disaster, plucking feathers as they pass."
The game worlds within the Taixu Illusory Realm are still okay, one cannot be too reckless, after all, there are corresponding game settings in place, but those derived from various folk legends, mythological stories, martial arts anecdotes, and all sorts of martial arts, immortal cultivation, and fantasy novels in the illusory worlds, have been played thoroughly by the major players.
Fortunately, the worlds open within the Taixu Illusory Realm are mostly illusory, and their items cannot be brought back to reality, the only thing that can be taken back is the heart that has been experienced.
Tang Zichen suddenly asked a question, "The worlds within the Taixu Illusory Realm, those illusory worlds derived from reality, are those characters truly false?"
Sun Shisheng said, "Yes, and no."
Tang Zichen asked, "What do you mean?"
Sun Shisheng explained, "They are said to be so because their thinking logic is no different from that of normal people, and even some special characters are smarter than normal people; they are said not to be because they do not have real souls, everything acts according to the originally set personality, without their own true imagination."
The Taixu Illusory Realm, with all sorts of real-world themes as samples for the illusory realms, its characters are pre-set, capable of interacting with players, but not adaptable.
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In the future, if the Taixu Illusory Realm can encompass this chaos, the illusory realms might also evolve into reality.
Tang Zichen nodded slightly, indicating understanding.
Chan Yinsha said, "For the illusory realm to evolve into reality, it will probably need quite some time, let's see how we can take down that planet rich in Spiritual Energy."
"Sun, since you say the players won't do, should we go ourselves?"
Sun Shisheng nodded, then shook his head, "That is possible, but it can't be just us, after all, the whole Earth, not just Minglun, has other nations too."
Wang Chao agreed with this proposal.
Li Hansha seconded it.
Tang Zichen and Chan Yinsha then began to discuss and think about the specific ways of cooperation...
...
Cao Yi.
Now, by taking advantage of his identity as Jingjing's father, he had seized the opportunity, and had now reached a stable stage, his vitality reaching 10, a veritable little Superman.
After receiving a message directly from Sun Shisheng, he quickly reported it to his superiors, and he took full responsibility.
"General Cao, long time no see."
Wang Chao personally received Cao Yi, taking him to the Taixu Illusory Realm, ready to discuss the specifics in the inner courtyard's conference room of Minglun Martial School.
Apart from Cao Yi, there was another female general—Yan Yuanyi.
"Ah, there's no need to be so polite, just call me Captain Cao like before," Cao Yi, more familiar with Wang Chao, said with a smile, pointing at Yan Yuanyi, "This is Yan Yuanyi."
"Hello."
Wang Chao reached out to Yan Yuanyi.
Yan Yuanyi also shook hands with Wang Chao, feeling that the other's hand was very ordinary, without any characteristics of a master, but he understood that the person before him could stir Fengyun seventeen years ago, and was now probably capable of unfathomable deeds.
"Let's go inside."
Wang Chao did not engage in too much conversation with Yan Yuanyi, simply leading the two into the more magnificent inner courtyard, through a vortex-shaped door, to the conference room.
Cao Yi was curious about this place, although it wasn't his first time entering the Taixu Illusory Realm, it was his first time entering the true central courtyard of the Taixu Illusory Realm.
That Sun Shisheng, who knew what level he had reached...
In the conference room, the wall behind the conference table had the characters for "Confucianism", "Buddhism", and "Taoism" written in large script, clustered closely together, as if blending harmoniously yet distinctly separate.
Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, originally from the same source.
Next to the conference table, there were seven chairs, made of some material that looked smooth and flawless, resembling jade or jadeite.
Strangely, Cao Yi and Yan Yuanyi did not find it luxurious but rather felt a natural charm.
Before the two could react, Sun Shisheng, Li Hansha, Tang Zichen, and Chan Yinsha suddenly appeared seated in the chairs as if they had always been there.
"General Cao, General Yan, please take a seat."
Sun Shisheng had a gentle smile as he invited the two to sit.
By this time, Wang Chao had already taken his place next to Sun Shisheng.