Chapter 420: The Art of Killing the Heart
The Kyushu Immortal Cultivation Realm before the Heavenly Tribulation is depicted as a bottomless abyss that eats people and does not spit out bones in today's history textbooks. For more than 10,000 years, there is hardly a complete peaceful year. The land of Kyushu, even if it is close to the foot of Lingshan Mountain, there is no year that can be free from turmoil. And every turbulence, whether it is the righteous path defeating the demonic path, or the demonic path counterpressing the righteous path, the ending is almost without exception, and the lives are devastated.
To sum up, the more than 10,000 years of the old immortal calendar is more than 10,000 years when hundreds of millions of living beings have been tossing and turning in the fire.
For Wang Luo, an ancient monk who had experienced the heyday of the old immortal calendar, the various stories in the history textbooks could only be said......
That's right!
In that era when there was no law to control and the way of heaven was unkind, it was really an extravagant hope to expect a group of cultivators who could easily move mountains and reclaim the sea to know how to "restraint". And a single thought of a superior can often determine the life and death of hundreds of millions of people.
But in fact, in Wang Luo's view, the cruelest thing in the old world is more than that.
For today's people, the cruelest thing about the old world is that it was an impersonal era, even if it was as strong as a blood bond, it was just a gentle fig leaf on the path of cultivation. The so-called family is just a name used by a few family leaders to squeeze the side branches.
Although Wang Luo remembered the more than 20 years, most of the time he lived a comfortable and comfortable life, and fully enjoyed the warm friendship between his peers. But as an orthodox practitioner who had traveled to the real Kyushu continent, Wang Luo knew very well that his experience was not representative.
The world beyond Lingshan is a world of great controversy that has lasted for more than 10,000 years, and although Kyushu is large, it cannot bear the infinite desire of the cultivators to soar. Although there are many cultivators, they cannot build a stable and orderly rule like the heavenly court. Therefore, all the resources needed for cultivation are not to be contested, and the means of competition are exhausted. And in this, there is really no room for the growth of affection.
In many cases, even mortals who are insulated from the immortal path can still enjoy some family happiness, but cultivators cannot. The mortal emperor will complain about the ruthlessness of being born in the emperor's family, but the ruthlessness of the immortal cultivator is better than that of the emperor.
Of course, those practitioners who are truly at the top can enjoy all the beauty of the world, family, friendship, love...... It's all at your fingertips. But the argument that you should not eat minced meat is obviously meaningless.
On the other hand, in the New Immortal Era, it took the opposite path entirely. The constraints from the level of the Great Law have almost forcibly squeezed hundreds of millions of cultivators—cultivators with different talents, temperaments, and circumstances—into a rather cramped box, forcing them to live in harmony day and night. As a result, the communication and emotions between people also grow, and in turn constitute the glue and lubricant of the social structure of this network of billions of living beings.
Today, after thousands of years of reproduction, the Xianmeng civilization has become a majestic skyscraper, its shadow is enough to envelop the remnants of the old era on the left side of the sky, and all the living beings in the building can also overlook the predecessors. But the edifice is not a static sculpture, but a machine that runs at a precise and high-speed speed all the time, and if any one of the joints goes wrong, it can trigger a chain reaction that will eventually cause the high-rise to fall and destroy like the heavens of the past.
Of course, such a majestic high-rise building naturally has its own defense and repair mechanism, whether it is the two generations of Immortal Withering Forest Chiefs who guard the Immortal Alliance, or those conscientious lawyers who hold the jade bottle in their hands, and countless living beings who operate in it, they are all maintaining the stability of the building in a dynamic way.
But in Wang Luo's view, these are not the most important things.
Human affection is the core of the stable continuation of the civilization edifice supported by hundreds of millions of people. If there is no glue and lubrication between people that transcends rationality and profit, then the edifice will fall apart almost instantly.
"Therefore, this poison is not weak, but it is precisely and sharply aimed at our vital points. The person who designed and transported this poison was undoubtedly the biggest obstacle on the westward journey of Rongcheng at this time. ”
In front of the hospital bed, Hai Qingyun frowned, silent for a while.
He didn't completely keep up with Wang Luo's thinking, as a modern person who has been immersed in human feelings since he was a child, it is difficult for him to have a particularly deep resonance with Wang Luo's "alarmist words". But seeing that his daughter and son-in-law, two young people who should have a promising future, have been ruined and broken because of this nameless desolation, one is ruined, and the other is heartbroken...... And the aftermath did not stop, but also caused panic among the people on the front line.
I couldn't help but believe him.
After accepting Wang Luo's point of view, Hai Qingyun tried to open his mind and soon had some ideas.
"Mountain Lord, although I can't help you figure out the nature of this desolation for the time being, ...... Since the mountain lord thinks that all this is caused by desolation, I think that I might as well try to ban drugs and fight poison with poison, although it can't cure the root cause, maybe it can cure the symptoms. ”
Wang Luo's expression perked up: "It's good enough to treat the symptoms, a good cure for the root cause, if you really can't do it, you can go to the wasteland to find it, catch the black hand behind the scenes and whip it severely, and you can always torture the answer...... But at this stage, at least there must be a means to quickly stabilize the rear. ”
Hai Qingyun pondered for a moment and said, "The mountain master should know that the Immortal League today strictly prohibits forcible brainwashing with magic. ”
Wang Luo nodded suddenly: "I see, with absolutely tough brainwashing methods, the men and women who have changed their minds and are ruthless will be washed back to their original form...... It's a good idea. ”
Hai Qingyun couldn't help but shake his head: "Mountain Lord, this is definitely not a good way!" Not to mention the various harms that brainwashing techniques may bring to people's bodies and minds. If this technique is allowed to be widely practiced, it is likely to lead to a great humanitarian catastrophe. In the 1,200-year history of the New Immortal Calendar, it is not without lessons! ”
Wang Luo nodded silently, indicating that of course he knew.
In the history of the Immortal League, there have indeed been painful lessons. There was once a wise and powerful king of a small country, who deeply felt that this generation of people was not good, they were lazy and lazy, their hearts were weak, and their morals were degraded...... So he secretly built a large array of brainwashing, and activated the great array with the power of the leylines during the national celebration, so that hundreds of thousands of citizens became his loyal fans overnight, like a worker bee, selfless and loyal.
However, worker bees can only support the hive, but they cannot support a highly complex civilization. The simplification and controllability of the human heart makes the will of the king be implemented in an unprecedented accelerated manner, and even more so that the slightest tremor above will cause the earth to shake at the end. It is true that the king of that small country is wise and powerful, but no matter how wise and powerful a person is, it is impossible to maintain perfection all the time, and as long as he has the slightest flaw, hundreds of thousands of worker bees will magnify his flaw to the point that it cannot be healed.
In the history books, the king of that small country unsurprisingly failed to control the extreme state apparatus that he personally catalyzed, and after causing a serious humanitarian disaster, he was forcibly intervened by the surrounding powers to set things right.
The neighboring big country was precisely wishing, and it was the Venerable Lord Lu Zhiyao at that time who forcibly suppressed and abolished the heart-controlling array with his own strength, and quickly arranged for the Immortal Alliance to organize manpower and material resources to rescue the hundreds of thousands of brainwashed citizens.
Based on Wang Luo's understanding of his senior sister, perhaps the tragedy that occurred in that small country was a means that his senior sister deliberately showed to the rest of the people of the hundred countries to kill chickens and set an example. After all, if she is as strong as her, she has never controlled the people by direct brainwashing and control, so naturally no one else is qualified to use this method.
Nowadays, the 100 countries of the Immortal Alliance almost unanimously stipulate that only in the most extreme cases will a limited amount of brainwashing be allowed on a small number of people in the name of medical treatment, most of which is used to cover up some painful memories, or to make limited corrections to some hopeless antisocial personalities. The restrictions are so severe and cumbersome that they are no different from euthanasia.
In today's situation, the side effects of open brainwashing can also be imagined.
Even couples like Jiang Shanghan and Haiyun who have completely broken up can use brainwashing to wash back their loving appearance...... All the people in the world who fail to fall in love are equivalent to seeing the shortcut to the end of the south where a lover eventually becomes a family!
At that time, I don't know how many people will lie that their families have been poisoned in the name of treatment, and come to seek doctors to brainwash their sweethearts!
Of course, in the process of practice, doctors naturally have to first identify whether the other party is really poisoned, and whether it is really emotionally incompatible because of the poison...... But this kind of desolation that strikes people's hearts is already strange and difficult to prevent, and only the upgraded tree eye can detect extremely subtle traces. What's more, the observation feedback given by the tree eye also has to be interpreted by people. There are too many places that can be ambiguous and even subjective.
So, will some people maliciously interpret the results of the tree eye, send innocent people to the brainwashing table, and achieve an unprovoked marriage? Will there be some powerful people who are bold enough to take the opportunity to blatantly do whatever they want?
It's so likely!
Therefore, this is indeed a very powerful banned drug.
While Wang Luo was thinking, Hai Qingyun said a little heavily: "And if you want to go deeper, maybe this is the result that the wasteland wants?" With just a little bit of desolation, less than a hundred victims, the Immortal Alliance can let go of the taboo and self-destruct......"
When Wang Luo heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "So Doctor Hai, are you joking when you made a special trip to propose this forbidden drug that cannot be applied?" ”
Hai Qingyun said: "Don't dare to joke...... As a practitioner of medicine, it is never uncommon to drink to quench your thirst, and you never need to shy away from it. As a last resort, forbidden drugs are also good medicine. I just have to inform the mountain lord of the poison of this medicine, and I hope that the mountain lord can be cautious when using the medicine. ”
So Wang Luo also said solemnly: "Okay, I know." Doctor Hai, please rest assured, you are taking a great risk by taking the initiative to bring up this matter, and I will not live up to your trust. ”
Hai Qingyun nodded slightly.
Wang Luo said it to this point, so the hypocritical words in his heart didn't have to be spoken.
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Leaving the snow-white small building outside the fortress, Wang Luo quickly informed Lu Youyou of the matter in a flying record, after all, whether it was decision-making or back-up, it was impossible to miss the lord of the country. And Lu Youyou quickly gave feedback this time.
As expected, only one sentence.
"Let it go."
Obviously, this is not only Xiaolu'er's trust and support for him, but also further confirms Wang Luo's judgment of the current situation - at least when playing against the wasteland chess player who takes pleasure in provoking people's hearts, the protagonist of the Xianmeng must be Wang Luo.
Whether it is Lu Youyou or Lu Zhiyao, due to some restrictions that cannot be said for the time being, it is difficult to end up in person, and they even have to take the initiative to maintain their distance. Then, as a pioneer and the owner of Lingshan Mountain, Wang Luo is duty-bound.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you...... Feel free to dispose of it. ”
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After that, Wang Luo immediately found Guan Dingnan, the commander of the front, and took the opportunity to notify Marshal Guan Tiejun, who had just finished the inspection, and convened a small-scale high-level military meeting to share the conclusions that Xiaolouzhong and Hai Qingyun had jointly deduced.
As expected, Wang Luo's speech caused considerable controversy, whether it was the existence of debauchery that specifically provoked men and women to oppose the purpose, or the treatment plan to forcibly detoxify by brainwashing, it was too contrary to common sense. The opposition was almost unbearable for the small conference room inside the fortress.
In this regard, Wang Luo is not surprised, in this kind of meeting, if they dare not express their opposition to things that are too contrary to common sense, then they, the military high-ranking people who are qualified to attend the meeting, will be sorry for their qualifications to participate.
But it's a pity that just as Wang Luo didn't convene a meeting of the Holy Hands of the Medical Dao before, he didn't have the time and energy to convince everyone. Now that the middle and senior ranks of the military are summoned, they only need to be clearly informed of what kind of tasks they will carry out next.
You can oppose and support your opposition, but the final conclusion will not change.
Although Wang Luo's conclusion was opposed by almost most of the participating generals and experts, it was supported by Guan Dingnan and Guan Tiejun. The father and son, who have never disagreed, have reached a very efficient consensus on supporting Wang Luo.
Tree Eyes are fully activated to check the infiltration of desolate poison on the front line, and strict uprooting treatment is carried out for those who encounter desolate poison or show similar signs, and direct correction is carried out in the form of brainwashing for those whose minds are distorted...... During this period, the desolation team in the army had to do their best to analyze the desolation and strive to come up with a legal-level desolation plan.
At the same time, the edict from Lu Youyou was quickly sent to the venue by the recorder of the Golden Deer Hall.
At this point, even the stubborn opponents realized that there could be no change in the conclusion, so they had no choice but to reluctantly but firmly state that they would carry out the task of eradicating the famine.
However, when the assembly gradually dispersed, and only Wang Luo and Guan Tiejun were left in the conference room, the old man showed amazing insight.
"Lord Wangshan, there is no third pair of ears here, and I am just a little curious: you do not hesitate to promote forbidden drugs as a symptomatic treatment, are you no longer hopeful of the normal way to cure the root cause?"
When Wang Luo heard this, he replied, "Yes." ”
Guan Tiejun nodded: "I think so, but if there is any other way, Hai Qingyun will not make this suggestion, and his suggestion is actually the result of the guidance of Wang Shanzhuo." It's just that I want to know that from the time you perceive the existence and nature of this poison to the time you make a hopeless judgment on the root cause, it will only take half a day at most...... What makes you decide so quickly? Have you already caught the clue of the person who is poisonous and even uses poison? ”
Wang Luo nodded slightly.
So Guan Tiejun didn't ask any more: "Okay, since that's the case, Lord Wang Shanzhu can really let it go." During this period, I will fight for you to give you the space to do whatever you encounter on the frontier front. ”
(End of chapter)