aircannonsinc #266 - The saints are unkind and treat the people as straw dogs! The birth of the gods and demons ol
#266 - The saints are unkind and treat the people as straw dogs! The birth of the gods and demons ol
Slightly stunned, Xu San hesitated for a moment before saying, "My views differ somewhat from Xu Si's. I think Luo Fu probably... probably wants to start a real cultivation craze, twisting the entire civilization from a technological direction towards cultivation!"
Before Zhao Fangxu and Xu Si could speak, Xu San continued, "He seems to have created a brand-new system called the Three Realms and Nine Levels. Although not many people have truly succeeded in cultivating the Three Realms and Nine Levels, judging by this system, even succeeding in the first level would give one strength comparable to the old Heavenly Master. And the first level is just the beginning. If someone could really cultivate to the ninth level, then... then they would surely be the next Luo Fu. What if more and more people cultivate this system? When individuals can master great power, who would still concentrate on researching technology?"
Zhao Fangxu seemed genuinely touched by Xu San's thoughts. He said with a solemn expression, "Xu San, continue!"
"I just want to say that the emergence of these Three Realms and Nine Levels, unless we can nip it in the bud from the very beginning, otherwise... otherwise, the future development direction of the entire human civilization will change because of this," Xu San said faintly.
"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?" Xu Si raised an eyebrow and said, "I admit that Luo Fu's strength is indeed very strong, frighteningly strong, terrifyingly strong. But at most, he'll just establish a small organization with Immortals as the group, at most something similar to the Quanzhen Sect with stricter rules and greater strength. To say that he can change the development direction of human civilization, I don't think it's very realistic. After all, humanity has been striving unswervingly on the path of technology for hundreds of years, and everything in human society is now built on the technological system."
"I admit that technology is indeed developing faster and faster now, but the concept of technology itself is not as powerful as you think!" Xu San retorted, "Even you yourself, are you willing to give up your abilities now?"
"I..." Xu Si was stunned for a moment.
It has to be admitted that Xu Si is indeed much stronger than Xu San in terms of worldly wisdom, but in terms of overall perspective and other aspects, Xu San has far surpassed Xu Si.
Without waiting for Xu Si to answer, Xu San continued, "You and I are still like this, let alone those ordinary Immortals. Whether they have inherited abilities or awakened innate abilities by chance, their understanding of technology is not as important as imagined. If one day the Inner World becomes a place that everyone can enter, except for a very few scientific purists, I'm afraid..."
Zhao Fangxu frowned and nodded, saying, "What you said is something we must guard against. This is indeed a huge problem we will face next."
"Forget it, why think so much?" Xu Si said carelessly, "Even if this Luo Fu wants to reverse the development direction of human civilization, it's still the same for us, right? We just do what we have to do, right?"
"The focus now is not just the Immortals as before," Xu San emphasized. "But ordinary people. If it were just those Immortals before, even if the so-called Three Realms and Nine Levels system spread, we, Hupack, could stabilize society. But... what if ordinary people also enter the Inner World? If everyone cultivates, then..."
"Aren't you thinking too much?" Xu Si also admitted that Xu San's worries were reasonable.
But having seen Luo Fu break the rules time and time again, Xu Si still couldn't believe that Luo Fu could make entering the Inner World something that everyone could do.
You need to know that the Inner World is not a place that anyone can enter.
Even among Immortals, except for the Qimen Dunjia practitioners, there are almost no Immortals who can enter the Inner World, let alone ordinary people.
In fact, apart from that guy who had exceptional talent and incredible luck and accidentally bumped into the Inner World, there hasn't been a single successful case among ordinary people.
"What if the difficulty of entering the Inner World is reduced?" Xu San said something shocking.
"This... that's impossible, right?" Xu Si said with some lack of confidence.
Zhao Fangxu made a decision, "You two help me make contact. I want to meet this Great Luo Immortal."
After confirming that Luo Fu really had the potential to change the direction of social development.
Zhao Fangxu couldn't sit still any longer.
"I'll go!" Xu Si volunteered, "Recently, Bao Bao has been helping the Lu family's girl with her wedding. Now, the two of them are as close as girlfriends, even calling each other sisters. I'll go find Bao Bao. Through the Lu family's girl, we should be able to arrange a meeting between Director Zhao and Luo Fu before the wedding."
After Xu Si left, it wasn't long before he returned with good news.
Luo Fu agreed to meet with Zhao Fangxu tonight, at the main hall of Shenwei Grotto-heaven.
With Luo Fu's adjustments, the time in Shenwei Grotto-heaven is almost the same as the outside world. Even the alternation of day and night is completely consistent.
Taking advantage of the night in Shenwei Grotto-heaven, accompanied by the Xu San and Xu Si brothers, Zhao Fangxu quietly arrived at the main hall.
Inside the hall.
Feng Baobao was looking curiously at Lu Linglong, who was sitting cross-legged.
On Lu Linglong's body, Feng Baobao clearly felt a Qi that was much stronger than her own, constantly gathering.
The whole process was simply challenging the worldview of Immortals.
And now, Lu Linglong showed an even more challenging situation.
The strength of innate Qi is indeed directly linked to the strength of an Immortal.
But there are other situations.
For example, Shen Chong, one of the Four Fiends, whose ability, High-Interest Loan, could constantly extract the innate Qi of the borrowers. The accumulation of his own innate Qi was even more terrifying than Zhang Zhiwei, the former Heavenly Master.
But if Shen Chong really fought Zhang Zhiwei, Shen Chong probably wouldn't even last a round. Zhang Zhiwei might even be able to slap Shen Chong to death.
The reason is that Shen Chong's innate Qi was not accumulated by himself. This kind of massive innate Qi, no matter how large in quantity, has no effect on improving the essence of life.
And now, Lu Linglong showed a state of perfect harmony.
That kind of vitality completely broke the definition of innate Qi.
As Xu San and Xu Si, who were responsible for Zhao Fangxu's safety.
After being shocked by the abnormality on Lu Linglong's body, the two brothers quickly reacted.
Lu Linglong's performance at the moment perfectly matched the description of the Samadhi state in the Three Realms and Nine Levels.
It's just a pity that Xu San and Xu Si did not cultivate the so-called Three Realms and Nine Levels system, so they couldn't judge which level Lu Linglong was currently at.
Even so, the vastness of the innate Qi gathered by Lu Linglong at this moment was enough to shatter the worldview of Immortals.
"Bao Bao." After exchanging glances with Zhao Fangxu and Xu San without making a sound, Xu Si quietly came to Feng Baobao's side and said, "Long time no see."
Feng Baobao glanced at Xu Si beside her and nodded calmly, saying, "Xu Si? Where have you been lately, kid?"
"Cough cough... Of course I have to be busy with my own things." Xu Si replied casually and said, "Bao Bao, you've changed a lot now!"
"I also think I've become more and more clever recently!" Feng Baobao's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly.
Xu Si didn't come to catch up with Feng Baobao. He glanced at Lu Linglong, who was in meditation, and said curiously, "Bao Bao, what's going on with this Lu family girl? How can she have such a huge amount of innate Qi? One person is comparable to thousands of troops."
Blinking her eyes, Feng Baobao said as a matter of course, "Linglong-meizi is cultivating the Three Realms and Nine Levels, ah? Don't you know that?"
"Three Realms and Nine Levels? Which level has she cultivated to?" Xu Si asked curiously, "Why do I feel like this Lu family girl is like a legendary mythical beast? How can humans have such vast and pure innate Qi!"
"I don't know either!" Feng Baobao said honestly, "You have to ask Luo Fu-waer about this. He taught Linglong-meizi. Although he taught me, I can't learn it at all!"
Xu Si sighed inwardly and said, "Bao Bao, this doesn't seem like something to be proud of, right?"
Changing the subject, Xu Si said, "By the way, where is the Great Luo Immortal? Where is he now?"
"Which one is the Great Luo Immortal?" Feng Baobao asked blankly.
"It's Luo Fu Zhenren!" Xu Si didn't expect that Feng Baobao didn't even know Luo Fu's recognized title of Great Luo Immortal.
"You want to find Luo Fu? Isn't he over there?" Feng Baobao casually pointed behind Xu Si.
Zhao Fangxu, Xu San, and the Xu Si brothers all looked in the direction Feng Baobao was pointing.
Suddenly, in the previously empty space, an incredibly pure and vast amount of primordial Qi began to gather.
From the bottom up, it continuously pieced together Luo Fu's figure.
However, when Luo Fu's form initially took shape, his figure gave off a sense of illusion, clearly not like a flesh-and-blood body.
"Realist Luo Fu, long time no see." Zhao Fangxu sized up Luo Fu with a profound gaze, saying, "I didn't expect that after our separation, you would actually become an existence akin to an immortal god. However, what exactly is this..."
"I am assisting Linglong in entering meditation, cultivating the Three Realms Nine Heavens system!" Luo Fu explained in a calm tone, "I can only spare ten percent of my primordial Qi to meet with Chairman Zhao in this manner. Please forgive me, Chairman Zhao."
"It's... it's alright." Zhao Fangxu felt a thump in his heart.
Regarding Luo Fu, Natto Company has been constantly investigating and analyzing everything about him.
Among them, Luo Fu's various methods are of utmost importance.
Zhao Fangxu, of course, knew that Luo Fu had inherited the lineage of the San Yi Sect, innovating and refining the Reverse Birth Threefold, truly making it a profound sect inheritance capable of achieving immortality.
And after analysis by many Outlaws, Natto had determined that Luo Fu was no longer a weapon in the conventional sense, something that could be destroyed through physical means.
Even the former Reverse Birth Threefold, once reaching the third level, could freely convert between primordial Qi and a flesh-and-blood body. This was just like the legendary Yang God immortal, scattering to become Qi and gathering to take form.
However, what surprised people was that Luo Fu's ability to scatter and become Qi had such an incredible effect.
In the state of transforming into primordial Qi, he could not only help his fiancée step into the Three Realms Nine Heavens system but also multitask, using ten percent of his primordial Qi to create such an illusory figure to deal with them.
As for Luo Fu's so-called ten percent of primordial Qi, Zhao Fangxu simply didn't believe it.
Although the primordial Qi of an Outlaw and their physical size were not necessarily directly proportional, one shouldn't forget that Luo Fu had once displayed supernatural powers akin to Dharma, Heaven, and Earth at the San Yi Sect.
In an instant, his physical body scattered into primordial Qi, and after regrouping, he appeared in the form of a towering giant Chi You. That enormous figure had caused a huge sensation back then.
If the military and Natto hadn't joined forces to suppress the spread of information, blocking all intelligence about the San Yi Sect at that time on all online social platforms, even at the cost of completely shutting down the internet in one province, deleting all videos and images of that night, who knew how much commotion the giant Chi You's true form, over two hundred meters tall, would have caused.
Since Luo Fu's primordial Qi could support the Chi You true form, which was over two hundred meters tall, it meant that his ten percent of primordial Qi should definitely not appear so illusory in a normal human form.
This illusory image in front of him was probably not even ten percent of Luo Fu's primordial Qi, perhaps even one percent, one-thousandth, or even one ten-thousandth.
However, although he guessed this, Zhao Fangxu had no intention of exposing it.
Instead, he nodded with a smile, saying, "Realist Luo Fu's divine powers are unparalleled, truly astonishing."
After praising him, Zhao Fangxu changed the subject, saying, "Realist Luo Fu, are you aware of the recent sudden appearance of the so-called Three Realms Nine Heavens system within the Inner World? What exactly is going on?"
Facing Zhao Fangxu's direct inquiry, Luo Fu said without the slightest concealment, "The Three Realms Nine Heavens is a great path to heaven that I have pioneered. Once this system is successfully cultivated, it can increase lifespan and master infinite power."
With a sinking face, Zhao Fangxu said, "Realist Luo Fu, are you aware of the saying that scholars disrupt the law with their writings, and warriors violate prohibitions with their martial arts? If Outlaws master such powerful forces, the world will inevitably descend into chaos, and countless innocent people will suffer."
"The transformation of society will inevitably cause some to endure pain!" Luo Fu said with certainty, "Only by experiencing this pain can humanity break free from its cocoon and become a butterfly!"
"Break free from its cocoon and become a butterfly?" Zhao Fangxu's face was as dark as ink.
Although he knew that Luo Fu was behind all of this, Zhao Fangxu didn't expect that Luo Fu could say such things so calmly.
That so-called growing pain came at the cost of countless lives.
At this moment, in Zhao Fangxu's eyes, Luo Fu was no longer a person with whom he could communicate.
Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs; sages are unbenevolent, treating the people as straw dogs.
The Luo Fu in front of him had clearly reached the realm of a sage.
Of course, so-called unbenevolence is, in fact, great benevolence.
In Luo Fu's eyes, he no longer cared about individual humans; what he cared about was the development direction of the entire human civilization.
Luo Fu was now clearly using his own abilities to forcibly reverse humanity, which had been on the path of technology for hundreds of years, to an unknown direction.
This path, in the eyes of those who wield power, was naturally an incredibly beautiful path.
But in Zhao Fangxu's view, it was a bloody and long road.
Even whether human civilization could reach the end of this road was unknown.
Even in social reforms, apart from the emperors of feudal times, no one would rashly drag the entire country into a mad dash. Doing so would often lead to a very bad end.
What about Luo Fu? He was completely relying on his own powerful strength to drag the entire human civilization onto a path of no return.
"Realist Luo Fu, do you really understand what you are doing?" Zhao Fangxu asked with a composed expression.
"Chairman Zhao, I am very clear. It is you who are not clear now." After answering Zhao Fangxu's question, Luo Fu's gaze suddenly turned to Lu Linglong on the side.
At this moment, the vast primordial Qi that originally surrounded Lu Linglong suddenly contracted. In the next moment, even Xu San and Xu Si could no longer sense the primordial Qi on Lu Linglong's body.
It was as if Lu Linglong, in this short moment, had completely transformed from a dazzling existence like a god or demon, instantly disappearing completely.
But Lu Linglong's figure was clearly right there. However, there was no fluctuation of primordial Qi on her body. The whole person was like a wax figure.
No.
It was an even more eerie feeling than a wax figure. Clearly, Lu Linglong's face was rosy, but Xu San and Xu Si still felt a chill down their spines, as if Lu Linglong at this moment had transformed from a human into a being that was like a human but not a human.
That was a species that posed an unparalleled threat to the concept of a human.
You could say she was a demon, a monster, a god, an immortal... but definitely not a human!
Subconsciously, Xu San and Xu Si couldn't help but distance themselves from Lu Linglong.
In that short moment.
Xu San and Xu Si's faces both turned pale.
"Just... just now that was..." Xu Si's hands trembled slightly as he shakily pulled out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
"Our primordial Qi was... was plundered. Is this the usury of the Four Fiends, Shen Chong?" Xu San looked like he was still in shock.
Just now, the two brothers clearly felt that the primordial Qi on their bodies was uncontrollably plundered by Lu Linglong.
"Linglong, are you awake?" Feng Baobao looked excited as she approached Lu Linglong, saying, "Quick! Tell me, is this so-called Three Realms Nine Heavens fun after you've practiced it?"
Slowly opening her eyes, Lu Linglong didn't rush to respond to the curious Feng Baobao, but looked apologetically at Xu San and Xu Si, saying, "Brother Xu San, Brother Xu Si, I'm sorry, I just mastered the meditation method of the Three Realms Nine Heavens, and I haven't been able to perfectly control myself yet."
Xu San pushed up his glasses and said, "Miss Lu, can you tell me what exactly is going on?"
"This..." Lu Linglong hesitated, subconsciously looking at Luo Fu, whose figure was becoming clearer!
After receiving Luo Fu's approving look, Lu Linglong said, "The Three Realms Nine Heavens is a system that can perfectly evolve people. As long as you successfully enter the door, it is equivalent to stepping into the ranks of transcending humanity. In front of those who have entered the Three Realms Nine Heavens, the primordial Qi of others will be like the celestial bodies of the universe. Once other weak lives approach, unless they are intentionally controlled, they will subconsciously absorb the primordial Qi of other weak lives!"
"Are you talking about the concept of the Roche limit in astrophysics? Can this concept also be applied to humans?" Xu San said with a look of horror, "Doesn't that mean that once you walk in a crowded city, if you don't control your abilities, everyone around you will have their primordial Qi devoured by you?"
That was terrifying.
The moment Xu San's voice fell, Xu Si, who was trembling, said after lighting the cigarette in his mouth, "This is clearly a demonic art that eats people. Even among the All-Sects, there is no such evil method."
Zhao Fangxu's heart tightened even more as he said to Luo Fu, "Realist Luo Fu, does the Three Realms Nine Heavens have such terrible drawbacks?"
“Director Zhao is overthinking it.” Luo Fu explained, “Linglong's situation is unique, which is why this happened after her breakthrough. Others wanting to reach this stage, besides some geniuses who can master this ability in the Fetal Respiration realm, ordinary people, even if they enter the Seated-in-Forgetfulness realm, may not be able to master such an ability.”
Luo Fu's light and airy words almost made Zhao Fangxu's heart stop.
What did this mean?
This was practically telling everyone outright that the Three Realms Nine Layers system was a path where the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.
The difference in strength would create a difference in the essence of life.
In the eyes of the strong, the weak were only worthy of becoming tools for the strong to accumulate their own innate Qi, to be harvested like crops.
“Real Person Luo Fu,” Zhao Fangxu said with an incomparably solemn expression, “We absolutely will not allow the spread of this heretical system. I implore you to restrain yourself.”
“Director Zhao!” Luo Fu said indifferently, “Now everything is too late. I have imprinted the Three Realms Nine Layers system within the Inner World. Those who suffered the backlash of the Inner World but did not die have almost all obtained the inheritance of the Three Realms Nine Layers. The abilities of Anywhere Company may be able to ban the Three Realms Nine Layers domestically, but what about abroad?”
“You…” Zhao Fangxu gritted his teeth. He never dreamed that this exchange with Luo Fu would give him such a big surprise.
This was practically telling everyone outright that the spread of the Three Realms Nine Layers could no longer be stopped.
If humanity could truly work together, then the Three Realms Nine Layers could theoretically be completely banned, but was it possible for humanity to work together?
Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost.
As long as there was one person unwilling to give up curiosity about the Three Realms Nine Layers system, then the Three Realms Nine Layers system would inevitably continue to spread, constantly propagating, and ultimately drag the entire human civilization towards an unknown path, rushing madly forward!
Although among the entire human civilization, the number of Outlaws only accounted for one in fifty thousand.
Equivalent to only allowing the existence of one Outlaw for every fifty thousand people.
But this was only theoretical. In fact, once approaching this ratio, ordinary people would quietly begin a purge against Outlaws.
In ancient times, this was the witch hunt, the suppression of Buddhism, and the like. Now it certainly wouldn't be as crude as before.
But even so, the fate of Outlaws was destined to be purged to below the safety line.
Domestically, among the 1.4 billion people, the number of Outlaws officially was only over 15,000, roughly equivalent to one in ninety to one hundred thousand, nearly double the population red line.
But this was only the official statistics. In fact, those congenitally awakened Outlaws, if they did not expose themselves, even the authorities could not count them.
Don't underestimate the small number of Outlaws, and among them, Qimen Masters, or Outlaws who can enter the Inner World, are even rarer.
But who dares to be sure that if the country really launches a purge against Outlaws, there will be no loopholes?
What made Zhao Fangxu feel most despair was that the Three Realms Nine Layers system created by Luo Fu was never aimed at the domestic Outlaw world so simply, but at the entire world.
Among the two hundred or so countries, the Five Great Virtuous and a series of countries with strong control could indeed suppress the Outlaws in their own countries, but the situation in those remote areas, one didn't need to think to know, it was absolutely impossible to force the Outlaws to the level of the population red line, making Outlaws a minority, the corners of society.
Even in some backward countries, Outlaws who mastered special methods might even become the leaders of a force.
Previously, the Five Great Virtuous could rely on the technological gap in weapons to crush the so-called Outlaws with absolute strength.
But after the Three Realms Nine Layers system spread, the entire human civilization began to split.
Individual strength was already able to defeat the group, and great power began to return to the individual. Under this circumstance, Outlaws might not be able to crush ordinary people in a short period of time, but once those Outlaws were given a period of time, then human society would inevitably set off a great civil war.
What was especially despairing was that the Three Realms Nine Layers, this means of enhancing individual strength, was not subject to the constraints of basic industry at all.
This also meant that as long as one Outlaw escaped the reckoning of ordinary people, then given the other party a period of time, perhaps the other party would grow into a strong person who ignored technological weapons.
Such a future was about to become an unchangeable reality.
Even if he hated Luo Fu to the bone in his heart, and even wished he could now return to the past, slap his past self twice, and remind his former self to be sure to kill Luo Fu, this scourge, before he grew up.
But unfortunately, for the current Outlaw world, reversing time was still fundamentally unrealistic.
And as the chairman of Anywhere Company, Zhao Fangxu also very rationally understood that he had no choice at all now.
Even if he hated Luo Fu in his heart, at present, neither Anywhere Company nor the country could afford the price of an endless feud with Luo Fu.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Fangxu suppressed the resentment in his heart towards Luo Fu, and said, “Real Person Luo Fu, can you tell me, why exactly do you want to do this? With your strength, everything you want in this world is almost within reach, why must you disrupt the entire human society?”
“What I want is the evolution of the human group!” Luo Fu said in a longing tone, “This world is too boring, it gives me a feeling of being too high for the cold, putting down the world, the earth is so big, there is not even a person who can communicate with me, loneliness is the greatest enemy of mankind.”
“Real Person Luo Fu, you seem to have that Gu-Body Holy Child little girl by your side, right?” Zhao Fangxu frowned and said, “Could it be that a Gu-Body Holy Child is not enough?”
“Of course not enough, people need companions to communicate with, when I walked lonely to the current realm, my wisdom is no longer enough to allow me to go further, so, I need the wisdom of the group!” Luo Fu said half-truthfully.
In fact, in Luo Fu's heart, this statement was not entirely false.
Although Luo Fu could continuously improve himself by sharing the abilities of his selves in the heavens and worlds, in the end, he was destined not to be able to transcend everything.
But that was the wisdom from his selves in other worlds, not Luo Fu himself.
“The wisdom of the group?” Zhao Fangxu shuddered for a moment.
Through the development of the technological age, Zhao Fangxu could easily judge what Luo Fu's so-called group wisdom meant.
From a technological point of view, it was not difficult to judge.
When was the fastest development of human technology?
It was during the two World Wars.
Only under the pressure of war could mankind develop technology at a speed that later generations found incredible.
Although Zhao Fangxu himself was not very strong in the Outlaw system, at most he only knew a little Empty Palm or something like that, like a juggling act.
But his wisdom was the key to his ability to control Anywhere Company.
The best way to exchange Outlaw strength was through combat.
Even ordinary Outlaw battles were very likely to have a serious impact on the lives of ordinary people.
Not to mention Luo Fu's kind.
Thinking about before, when Luo Fu left the country, he created that two-hundred-meter-tall Chi You True Body, which was still talked about by countless people today.
The state machine, although it could indeed curb and block it on the surface, preventing the news from spreading further, and even deleting all videos, pictures, recordings, and other materials.
But word of mouth still caused a great degree of impact.
Once the Three Realms Nine Layers system spread, one could imagine that what ordinary people's society would face at that time would not only be a key Luo Fu, but Outlaw powerhouses blooming everywhere.
A force that ignored modern technology one by one.
With strength, how many people would be willing to be ordinary?
With a blade in their hearts, the intention to kill would arise naturally, and the scene of heroes fighting for supremacy would descend in an instant.
And as an expert in the study of Marxism-Leninism, Zhao Fangxu was even clearer about what it meant when absolute power was mastered by individuals.
The final producer might not appear, but god-demon oligarchs would inevitably emerge one after another, and that would be an era of complete loss of order.
“Real Person Luo Fu, you have studied Marxism, don't you know what will happen if powerful forces are mastered by individuals?” Zhao Fangxu still held a glimmer of hope, hoping to make Luo Fu change his mind.
Even if he knew that now, with the spread of the Three Realms Nine Layers, even Luo Fu might not be able to curb that tragic future from appearing.