As is widely known, the Great Dao numbers fifty, with forty-nine derived by Heaven, and the remaining one escaped by man.
This saying essentially means that the Heavenly Dao is incredibly powerful, governing the fundamental laws and principles that constitute the world—the interplay of yin and yang, the cycle of the five elements, the changing of seasons, the reincarnation of all living beings, and so on.
Yet, it isn’t entirely flawless, because there remains a tiny variable it hasn’t fully mastered, preventing the world from developing strictly according to its predetermined course.
To put it more plainly, the Heavenly Dao is like an excellent software system, while the myriad things of the world are the supporting hardware.
To enhance its performance, the Heavenly Dao must continuously optimize itself and develop the world, unlocking greater potential from the hardware to provide computational power.
In this process, due to the uncontrollable nature of variables, errors, defects, and malfunctions inevitably arise. These issues can cause the Heavenly Dao—this software—to malfunction or even crash outright.
So, to avoid collapse, the Heavenly Dao patches up problems as they emerge, essentially fabricating data to cover up discrepancies when accounts don’t balance.
Of course, these patches aren’t applied at will. The Heavenly Dao must have an extremely stable foundation to keep the world running smoothly even when problems arise, allowing it the leeway to "reconcile the books."
This is where the importance of a powerful cultivator comes into play. The more exceptional the cultivator, the more they resemble a top-tier component!
Take Chen Yi’s relationship with the Zi Wei Heavenly Dao, for example. With Chen Yi present, the foundational laws of the world are as steady as Mount Tai. The Zi Wei Heavenly Dao enjoys endless room for trial and error—no matter how recklessly it acts, no major issues arise, and even the most piled-up messes can be gradually resolved.
But if Chen Yi were gone? The Zi Wei Heavenly Dao wouldn’t survive!
In fact, one might say Chen Yi vanishes in the first second, the Zi Wei Heavenly Dao collapses in the second, and the apocalypse arrives in the third.
Now, after all this elaboration, the point isn’t to prove how incredible Chen Yi is, but to illustrate that any Heavenly Dao with ambition generally masters the art of fabricating reality.
Yet, the Heavenly Dao of this Flying Star Continent doesn’t seem to possess this skill?
Does it lack ambition, merely following a rigid, step-by-step development path?
That seems unlikely. Without ambition, its world’s aura wouldn’t be so shallow, nor would it have evolved Tribulation Transcendence-level laws in less than a hundred million years.
Then, is it because it hasn’t encountered many discrepancies?
Even less plausible. Its evolutionary direction aligns with the Zi Wei Continent—both are cultivation-oriented, where discrepancies are most rampant!
And let’s not forget Zhou Zheng, a transmigrator and unregistered entity. If discrepancies weren’t abundant, he’d have nothing to feast on!
Could it be that its foundation is so robust it doesn’t need to address discrepancies?
That shouldn’t be the case either. While the Flying Star Continent has many Unity Realm cultivators, it lacks even a single Tribulation Transcendence expert. How stable could it possibly be?
After eliminating all impossibilities, only one answer remains.
This Flying Star Heavenly Dao… is something special!
"Then let me ask you—when uncontrollable variables emerge, causing widespread chaos in causality and fate, and severely impacting the world’s foundational laws, how do you, as the Heavenly Dao, handle it?"
"Well… I rectify the disorder, trace the source, adapt to the variable’s influence, and reconstruct causality to mend the flaws."
Hiss—
Damn, you’re impressive!
Chen Yi drew a sharp breath and pressed further, "Can you always trace the source?"
"Of course. Isn’t that a simple matter?"
The Flying Star Heavenly Dao replied as if it were the most trivial thing in the world.
Chen Yi asked again, "The world is vast, and variables emerge constantly. You can’t possibly grasp all of them, can you? Take Zhou Zheng, for instance. Would you have noticed him if I hadn’t pointed him out?"
"True, I can’t grasp them all. But minor variables don’t affect the greater scheme. In fact, they often propel the world’s development. So, I usually wait until a variable’s influence expands and begins hindering the world’s operation before intervening."
"You let them grow?!" Chen Yi’s breathing grew slightly heavier. "Aren’t you afraid everything will spiral out of control and lead to the world’s total collapse?"
The Flying Star Heavenly Dao paused, seeming slightly puzzled. "I don’t quite follow. As long as I adjust according to the variables, how could the world collapse?"
"Has there ever been a time you couldn’t handle?"
"There has, like now. Your power exceeds my capacity, so I can only yield and seek peace."
Chen Yi’s scalp began to tingle.
Wait, why are you so nonchalant about this?
Are you even a normal Heavenly Dao?
Others derive forty-nine, but you derive forty-nine and a half?
Controlling variables, leveraging them, even toying with them… What, is the escaped one your plaything?
He had thought the Zi Wei Heavenly Dao, which had fallen from the pseudo-Immortal Realm, was already formidable. But here was an even greater expert?!
The fact that it reached the stage of Tribulation Transcendence laws through steady, methodical evolution proves that the Flying Star Heavenly Dao’s core operational mechanics are superior, more efficient, and smoother than Zi Wei’s!
Especially after Zi Wei’s downgrade, it kept slapping on fake patches, turning its core into a bloated, convoluted mess. Aside from its far richer historical aura compared to the Flying Star Heavenly Dao, it’s practically inferior in every other aspect!
To put it bluntly, the Zi Wei Heavenly Dao is like a software program built from a tangled, messy mountain of spaghetti code. Aside from its vast experience and better compatibility with the hardware, it’s utterly worthless!
And the Flying Star Heavenly Dao? It’s a supremely optimized, top-tier engine—just tragically underutilized, with less than a tenth of its potential unlocked.
But if their strengths were combined… his Zi Wei Heavenly Dao could swiftly return to the pseudo-Immortal Realm. Given enough time, it might even develop complete foundational Immortal Dao laws!
Then, would they still need to pitifully knock on the Immortal Realm’s gates, only to be chased and bitten by that so-called Immortal Tribulation like a rabid dog?
Screw that Immortal Tribulation!
At this thought, Chen Yi’s long-unshaken Dao heart surged with towering waves, and the thrill of encountering a supreme treasure welled up in his heart after so long.
Simultaneously, in the Illusory Star Cave Heaven, Chen Yi’s true self immediately summoned the Zi Wei Heavenly Dao.
"Zi Wei, come out. I have something to ask you!"
Swift as lightning, Zi Wei responded.
"I’m here. What is it, Brother Yi?"
Chen Yi calmly asked, "When variables arise, can you avoid slapping on fake patches and instead conduct a full reorganization—tracing the source, adapting to the variable’s influence, and reconstructing causality to mend flaws, restoring everything to reason?"
Zi Wei Heavenly Dao froze for a moment, then grew agitated.
"Impossible! It's absolutely impossible to achieve. The workload alone would drive me to collapse instantly. Even with you stabilizing the fundamental laws of the world and allowing me to recover quickly, I'd still crumble at the slightest touch. There's just no way!"
Chen Yi remained unfazed, his expression calm as he replied, "But the Heavenly Dao managed it. Not only was its foundation far less stable than yours, but it was also so inexperienced it couldn’t even patch false fixes."
The Zi Wei Heavenly Dao paused for a long moment before suddenly burning with fervor.
"Brother Yi, are you saying you’ve discovered a young Heavenly Dao with an exceptionally superior foundational mechanism?"
"Where is it?!"
"If I can obtain its core principles, I’ll surely purge the accumulated flaws of ages and restore myself to the level of a Pseudo-Immortal Realm!"
"Brother Yi, you’ll help me, won’t you?"
"I want it!"
Seeing his Heavenly Dao’s shameless eagerness, Chen Yi shook his head slightly in disdain.
"Wait here. I’ll bring it to you."
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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