Chapter 88: The Theory of Evolution
If you become a saint, you will be invulnerable, so the two-headed painting demon will painstakingly shape himself into a saint of the second human civilization.
The proposition of this point of view made the Holy Sect Sect Master speechless for a long time.
Emotionally, he really wanted to refute this absurd fallacy, because normally only an invulnerable person should be a saint, but reason immediately made a judgment: she was probably not wrong.
There is no truly invulnerable person in the world, but there will always be saints in the world, and saints are immaculate, which is the practice or common disease of human society, once someone becomes a saint, then all the flaws can be ignored, and all the mistakes have another deep meaning. Even on some occasions, when a saint is evaluated as "white and slightly flawed" or "has its limitations", such a derogatory evaluation actually reinforces the impeccable nature of the saint.
This point is the most profound feeling of the sect master himself.
Because he is a contemporary saint of the Xiangzhou Continent, with the title of Saint Sect Master on his head, his words and deeds are heavenly for immortal cultivators, even in the relatively familiar environment of Wanxiangyuan, people's respect for him is far beyond the scope of reason. He asked himself, in the decades since he inherited the suzerain's throne, his work can be regarded as conscientious and meticulous, but it is still very far from perfection, and many times he will make wrong judgments, and he will also be confused by some traps, but people will never condemn his mistakes afterwards, and even do everything possible to transfer the problem to other people and even the victims.
For example, once he deduced the scriptures of the flood and famine all night, and he was dizzy and star-popping, and wanted to go to the fairy pool of Wanxiangyuan to take a shower, but he was negligent for a while, took off his clothes and entered the women's pool, which scared the little girls who were bathing at the time.
Summing up the lesson afterwards, the sect master was naturally ashamed, although the scene was a mess at the time, he actually didn't see anything clearly, he only remembered that when he was confused, it seemed that someone had touched everywhere in his body, but after all, he was at fault first, so he was ready to make a profound review.
But before he could speak, the staff responsible for maintaining the immortal pond of Wanxiangyuan examined themselves with a serious face, saying that the design of the immortal pond was structurally flawed, and the yin and yang cycle of the male and female pools was unreasonable, and the two pools should have been swapped a long time ago......
Several frightened women also hurriedly apologized, saying that they were really unworthy of being a woman, and soaking in the women's pool was simply an insult to the women's pool......
This kind of review meeting that reversed black and white made the sect master himself simply dumbfounded, and he had a deep understanding of the immaculate matter of the saint.
So far, there are only a few people on the continent who are immune to the aura of a saint and talk to him on an equal footing, and the best of them are ...... Naturally, it was Zhao Shenlu, the former city lord of Jinyu City, and the woman's attitude could be called lawlessness, but in the eyes of the sect master, this kind of lawlessness was more cute.
But thinking about it at this time, Zhao Shenlu's face couldn't be cute anyway.
After a long silence, the sect master asked, "Do you say these are inferences or conclusions?" ”
Zhao Shenlu said: "Of course it is the conclusion, these are the original words of the two painting demons on the Holy Record, I really admire them, when they wake up, they are faced with the despair of the abyss, but they can struggle out of an impeccable way of life in a desperate situation, and from the records of the Holy Record, this road is they step by step, and I am afraid I can't do it." ”
As he spoke, Zhao Shenlu turned to the second half of the holy record and spread out one of the pages: "Here they recall the panic when they just woke up, and found a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation, but the story is a bit anti-human, do you want to hear it?" ”
The sect master asked, "We said we didn't want to, so you won't talk about it?" ”
Zhao Shenlu smiled: "I'll talk a little happier, okay, since you want to hear it, the story is like this, when they just woke up, they witnessed a powerful demon being surrounded and killed by humans, and they had a very high assessment of the strength of human beings, and at the same time, the nature of painting demons also made them directly lose the courage to resist, and even once thought of desperately escaping into the chaotic void, as long as they can stay away from humans, they are desperate." But things are not going well, the location where they awakened is located near Liantian City, in other words, it is the very center of the Xiangzhou Continent, and there are traces of human immortal cultivators in all directions, plus the previous demon hunting operation has somewhat exposed their whereabouts, so even if they want to escape into the Chaos Void, it is not easy. To survive in this environment, they must learn about humanity, and in the process, they witness an event that shocks them. ”
"The head of a certain family at that time - in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, let's just think of it as a merchant." Zhao Shenlu flipped the pages of the book and said with a smile, "A spirit stone vein was found in Yongding Villa, in the Xiangzhou Continent at that time, this kind of spirit stone vein was still an extremely rare resource, and all major families and sects flocked to it, but Yongding Villa had a master at that time...... Yongdingmen, have you heard of it? ”
The sect master frowned: "Déjà vu." ”
"That must be your mistake, because this sect was wiped out two thousand years ago - it was wiped out by the head of the merchant family himself, here in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, let's call her Concubine Shang, this person is insidious and vicious and exterminates human nature, but on the other hand, the merchant was the biggest force around Liantian City at that time, ah not good." When Zhao Shenlu said this, he stuck out his tongue, "It seems to say that it is exposed." ”
The sect master sighed: "You just go on, the history of two thousand years ago, who else will be more truthful." ”
When Zhao Shenlu mentioned the biggest force around Liantian City, the sect master realized that she was a real merchant, according to historical records, only the merchant was the biggest force at that time.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
"To put it simply, the merchants are full of people in order to occupy the ore veins, and from the current point of view, this is an out-and-out big devil, but in Xiangzhou in the dark era at that time, it was also very common, but in the eyes of the two end of the painting demon, this is unreasonable. Because, cannibalism is something that demons will do, according to the unity shown by humans at the end of the fairy and demon war, cannibalism is very incredible, and at the same time, it will inevitably be punished very severely. However, instead of being punished for this, the merchant naturally occupied the spirit stone vein. They announced to the outside world that Yongdingmen colluded with the demons to pollute the underground spiritual veins, and when the merchants found out, the situation was already very urgent, and it was too late to coordinate with the outside world, so they had to strike first, and destroyed the Yongding Gate overnight to avoid the escape of the demons, and at the same time, the merchants went directly into the leylines and laid a unique magic circle to suppress the demonic pollution, this process was highly sensitive and could not be disturbed by the outside world, so the merchants had no choice but to block Yongding Villa. These excuses look like jokes, but there is no one up and down Yongdingmen, so of course no one can refute them, on the other hand, although the merchants have done a lot of murderous things in this matter, they have also done a lot of hypocrisy, and the reputation is quite not bad, so when they issued an announcement, the opposition quickly disappeared, and even most people believed the merchant's announcement, and they criticized Yongdingmen who died innocently and tragically......"
Speaking of this, Zhao Shenlu raised his head and asked with a mocking smile: "How is it, can you guess the plot after that?" ”
The sect master's face was solemn and he had nothing to say.
The plot behind it can indeed be guessed, and after witnessing this absurd drama of human society, the two-headed demon clan must have been greatly inspired.
As long as you can become a human being, as long as you are hypocritical and righteous enough, even if you kill people and set fires, it doesn't matter if you exterminate humanity.
"According to the records of the Holy Record, they initially thought that the battle between the immortals and demons was won by the demons, but the demon compatriots changed their human skins in order to adapt to the environment...... Fortunately, they weren't stupid enough to stand up and declare themselves orthodox demons, otherwise, hehe, I'm afraid there would be no Holy Sect now. ”
The Sect Master said, "So then they disguised themselves as humans, began to make achievements, and then became famous? However, there is a problem with this. ”
By the time he asked this, the sect master's voice had become seriously weak, and it was obvious that he no longer had confidence in his doubts.
Sure enough, Zhao Shenlu quickly responded: "You want to ask, even if they are disguised, they don't need to reach the saint realm, right?" After all, they are demons, and they should have a natural hatred for humans, and making profits for humans should be as uncomfortable as killing them...... But that's not the case.,Painting demons are different from other demons.,Compared to killing.,Their nature is more inclined to self-preservation.,You can put down anything in order to survive.,The nature of the demons is not worth mentioning.,Not to mention that their nature is a very typical non-demon.。 As long as you can survive, it doesn't matter if you are an enemy. ”
After a pause, Zhao Shenlu said again: "What's more, in that environment at that time, how could the two newcomers with no background be able to make a name for themselves under the pressure of the family sect?" Ruthless? At least after seeing the Yongdingmen tragedy, the two-headed painting demon has already been convinced of the cruelty of human beings. ”
Speaking of this, Zhao Shenlu couldn't help but smile bitterly, the new world established by the Nine Immortal Venerables who worked hard to defeat the demons had actually fallen to the point where the demons were shocked...... And all this is still relying on the two demons who have to disguise themselves as humans in order to save their lives. When it comes to the irony of the world, there is really nothing more than this.
"If they can't fight hard, they can only do the opposite, taking the route of saints. And to become a saint, there are no more than two ways, one is to rely on public opinion packaging, that is, the road of reversing black and white to confuse right and wrong like the business owner, but this road is a dead end for people who have no root power. So there is only one way to go: to really become a saint. Of course, this road is not easy to walk, in the history of mankind, there has never been a shortage of idealists, but they have always been drowned in the tide of reality, but the strength of these two painting demons is strong enough, and when the mother nest was conceived, they absorbed the insidious cunning of the demons, and they can always stand tall in the tide of reality. On the other hand, the Xiangzhou Continent has been sinking for too long in the Dark Ages, and the situation of the family's sect being willing to degenerate has long caused everyone's dissatisfaction, but no one has been able to stand up and lead this people's heart, and it just so happened that at this time, the two painted demons stood up. ”
"Alas......" the sect master sighed and shook his head in pain.
Although judging from the results, human society has really turned from darkness to light, but the thought that those two saints who turned on the light are actually demon identities, this strong sense of irony makes people have a headache.
"According to the records of the Holy Record, they went from disguising themselves as human beings, to integrating into human society, and then leading the times, maneuvering among the major families, going through countless difficulties, and finally really founded the Holy Sect, won the joint support of the seven great families, or had the intention or helplessness, and became the authoritative neutral party to resolve the contradictions between the clans, and finally overrode it, becoming the unique and supreme leader of the Xiangzhou Continent, and then it was also at this time that they discovered a ridiculous problem."
The sect master couldn't help asking, "What's the problem?" ”
Zhao Shenlu said: "They have already gone too far, if they are just to survive, when they gain the trust of the first family, they can already pass freely in the human world, although from the perspective of camouflage, there are still some flaws, but at that time, even one of the seven great families recognized their identity, plus they have gathered some supporters, at least it is impossible for ordinary people to openly question that they are demons." At this time, they can escape into the Chaotic Void through the path, and they can use a very fair reason: to guard the border for humanity, so as to avoid all doubts. However, instead of stopping there, they continued to soar, and in retrospect, a considerable part of it was useless. So the question is, why didn't they even realize it at the time? ”
The sect master also asked, "Yes, why?" If, as previously stated, they just want to survive in the new world, they don't need to be true saints at all. ”
This question is also a problem that has plagued them for a long time in the Holy Record, and they can get out of it early tomorrow, so why keep doing it? While the benefits are obvious: no one ever questions them anymore, but there is also a lot to keep giving. And this question is answered here. ”
Saying that, Zhao Shenlu flipped the holy record to the middle part, which was also the place that made her dumbfounded and out of shape before.
"Here, it is recorded that the Holy Sect led the three courts and seven families to unify the continent and officially establish a new order...... According to the suggestion of the Seventh Family, the Holy Sect held a grand festival to penetrate the laws of heaven and earth with the power of thousands of immortal cultivators, igniting the fire of civilization in the Xiangzhou Continent. Before the festival, the two demon painted the ceremony wholeheartedly, but they were completely unaware of what this fire of civilization meant to them. ”
The Sect Master asked, "What does that mean?" ”
"Think about it, whose civilization is this fire of civilization that symbolizes a new era of civilization? It's human civilization! Gathering the power of all people to penetrate the laws of heaven and earth, what is needed is the recognition of the laws of heaven and earth for the festival, and what is their true identity as hosts? Demons disguised as humans! Is it possible that the laws of heaven and earth in the Xiangzhou continent recognize the two-headed demon race as the torchbearer of human civilization? ”
The sect master immediately suddenly said: "Of course it can't be!" Not to mention the demons, even subhumans who have a certain blood connection with humans may not be able to withstand the purifying fire of the festival - so it was emphasized in the festival literature at that time that although many spirits and others who had made great achievements were invited to participate, they had to be arranged in a corner to avoid injury. But the two ancestors were in the middle of the flames! ”
"Yes, their strength at that time was indeed unique in the world, but it was not strong enough to resist the laws of heaven and earth with their individual strength, so, how did they survive?"
“…… Could it be that the festival is flawed? ”
Zhao Shenlu said: "The festival gathered the heads and brains of the seven families of the Three Academies and all the immortal cultivation realms at that time, if there was a flaw in the festival, how could they not know?" ”
"That'...... A flawless festival that ignites the fire of pure human civilization, and the two demons are in the middle of the flames, how did they survive? They can't be strong enough to suppress the fires of civilization, right? ”
"Of course it can't be, so when they suddenly realized that they had dug a death trap for themselves, they smiled wryly and closed their eyes and waited for death, but the result was that they passed through the flames unscathed."
"Huh?" The Sect Master was completely stunned.
Passing through the fire of human civilization unscathed, that also means......
"Ah, they're already human beings in their truest form."