Chapter 780 The Love of Creation (6600)

——Legend has it that in the ancient and desolate past, there was a Nüwa who observed the heavens and surveyed the earth. Seeing the desolation and silence of all things, she created humans to flourish and fill the heavens, making them the ancestors of the human race and revered throughout the universe.

In the beginning, there was no responsibility, no meaning, only the 'love' of the Creator.

——Legend has it that in the chaotic abyss, a deity arose and in seven days created the world, filling the void with all things in heaven and earth. Humans were promised to fill the earth, and to rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and all the spirits of the land.

In the beginning, there was no reason, no virtuous act, only the 'duty' of the Creator.

——Legend has it that good and evil have existed since time immemorial, and light and darkness are in eternal conflict. A benevolent god created the first humans, but their ancestor was killed by a venomous insect created by an evil god. Their seed was nurtured by the marrow of a divine bull, giving birth to all subsequent human ancestors. Humans are born with freedom and can choose to act on either the side of good or evil.

In the beginning, there was no divine favor, no divine duty, only the 'intention' of the Creator.

——And there are other legends...

Many, many legends.

Whether on Earth or in the many worlds of the multiverse, myths and legends about creators and creations are endless.

The creators of humanity, wielding supreme authority, have granted their creations, especially 'humans', unparalleled rights.

They either explain the reasons for their birth or describe the uniqueness of their existence. In short, they are different from all other living beings and are inherently destined to do certain things, such as traversing the land, exploring the stars, and dominating all things.

Rights, obligations, superiority, responsibility, grace, love... all these thoughts are included.

Naturally, this only applies to humans.

It is only natural that human creators treat humans so favorably, after all, myths and legends are written and spread by humans.

As for why...

Because every intelligent life form seeks the reason for its birth, contemplates the meaning of its life, and wants to give itself a reason to exist in the world, and then empowers itself.

Although it sounds like entrusting one's origin to the hands of God, in reality, the ability to 'imagine' such a thing is a power unique to humans.

Moreover, for the Transcenders, myths and legends, and even the myths of many creations, are not just myths, nor are they just imagination.

Especially in the World of Creation—this harmonious world ruled by the gods—this is even more so.

It is history.

Standing in the time-space bubble created by the Celestial Scale, Su Zhou manipulated the time-space bubble to cross the gap between the subspace and the real universe, avoiding the aftermath of the He Dao's (Harmonious Path) Armed Forces' shock to the universe. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he broke through the world barrier of the World of Creation and arrived in a vast and boundless ice-condensed star sea, in the void of the multiverse filled with endless world light.

Here, the Stellar Phoenix no longer seemed as lost and sorrowful as before. The fledgling's ignorant eyes scanned the countless floating starlight around the World of Creation, the boundless and endless void, full of praise and wonder.

[This, good...]

It seemed to want to praise something, but it couldn't say it. Su Zhou heard the fledgling's low cry and said softly, "This is the 'beauty' in your heart."

Hearing Su Zhou's words, the Phoenix praised, [Yes! So beautiful!]

[These lights, these, these...]

"Stars."

[Yes, these stars are so beautiful. I want to see more...]

"Then look."

Su Zhou nodded slightly. He didn't continue speaking, but his originally furrowed brows relaxed slightly because the Phoenix had realized 'beauty' on its own.

In the final analysis, the Stellar Phoenix is not like the Nihilism Leader, a naturally formed life form. It is also influenced by itself, and therefore naturally possesses some 'positions' and 'worldviews', and aesthetics are naturally the same.

The recognition of beauty is essentially a review of all things. To be able to perceive beauty means to determine the meaning for all things. Therefore, among the endless Great Daos, there is also one born because of this. The Phoenix's ability to perceive beauty means that it actually has the ability to find the meaning of its own life.

But this doesn't mean that he can not guide it and let this little fledgling grow freely and savagely. Just like a child can understand the soothing nature and beauty of music, but without a settled mind, after he grows up, those wonderful notes are just mere noise and meaningless.

In that case, although it is also possible for this Phoenix to temper a Dao heart in the world, it is more likely to create a confused person who is lost in the nihilistic dusk.

Even...further.

A 'monster' that has completely lost all meaning and responsibility, does not understand love and beauty, and is unwilling to understand.

"I was wrong."

Su Zhou stood in the time-space bubble. He watched the Stellar Phoenix lean forward slightly, joyfully gazing at the 'similar to itself' brilliance in the sky. He could of course understand that joy. Not to mention the Stellar Phoenix with its sense of closeness, even when he hadn't cultivated and was still a child, when he first saw the starry sky, he was also full of emotion and joy.

But precisely because of this, the youth felt deep distress.

Creation.

The correctness of the great existence [Creation].

Creation is the Dao, it is the heart, it is the source of all desires.

The method of creation is the Law, it is the thought, it is the action to implement all desires.

The specific measures of creation are the Art, it is the use, it is the specific policy of all actions.

Then, there will be results.

Dao, Law, Art.

Heart, Thought, Use.

Taking creation as the source, implementing the Law of creation, and finally personally creating the created object, one can obtain the fruit of the Dao called 'correctness'.

Changing to cultivation, even if it has just begun and has not reached the realm of results, at least it is the realm of creation, respected by all living beings in the universe as 'Venerable Lord'.

And if it reaches the point where it can reap the fruits, it may be the path that only 'Transcenders' can glimpse.

Replacing creation with other Great Daos, the result is the same.

It is undoubtedly correct, and has been proven by countless dependents, countless clans with their lives, their civilizations, their races, and even everything, to prove the correctness of this Great Dao.

They have created countless 'successes'—the World of Creation is the best proof, the network of creative divine power runs through the universe, this is a magnificent spectacle that can reach the Flood and reach all intelligent life.

Creation is correct.

However, just like the great existence [Creation] itself was defeated and sealed into the Great Seal.

It can also be wrong.

Just like what Su Zhou did just now.

Watching the Stellar Phoenix looking at the countless world stars in the void, the youth was silent, but he was talking to himself in his heart.

——I created it, created this Phoenix.

——Then it means that I have to take responsibility for it.

——Because it never asked me, never made a wish to me, saying that it wanted to be born, that it wanted to come to this less than perfect world and encounter suffering.

——Its original star had no intelligence or knowledge. Even if it was used as a material for the Eternal Motion Star God, it had nothing to do with it. It was I who created it, even without any profound reason or any meaningful idea, just because I thought I could create a Phoenix, choke the gods of Yüheng Dao (Justice and Balance Path), and make them speechless and their brains crash.

——And this is very interesting.

Contemplating his own thoughts, Su Zhou showed a bitter smile: "But I still let it be born, came to this world for my rather ridiculous purpose."

"What an ugly creation, a life born into this world for the creator's own selfish desires, I'm afraid there won't be such an ugly one, right? At least their birth has its own meaning, and life itself has a reason."

"And beings who don't know the reason for their existence at all, and have no meaning, how painful would their existence be?"

Until this moment, verifying the error of creation, Su Zhou more deeply, far more than when he realized the 'Dao of Twilight' in the Eon World, understood the 'nihilism of twilight'.

Even the creator himself is just a whim... No wonder artificial plants are most likely to fall into the dusk.

Compared to the meaninglessness of nature, even more terrifying is the nihilism created by intelligent life.

Su Zhou now also understands why 'nihilism' can be compared to the 'existence' and 'continuation' of the Twin Divine Trees, and requires the seal of many great existences led by 'miracle' and 'transcendence'. Even the Great Seal cannot imprison it, and it can regain its freedom as soon as it wakes up.

Because that is the truth, and precisely because it is the truth closest to error, it stands in front of 'true correctness'.

After all, in a multiple-choice question with two options, as long as you know what is wrong, you can know what is right. As long as you can completely cross the emptiness of the twilight, you can know what is complete and correct.

At this moment, Su Zhou knew very well that he couldn't leave this Stellar Phoenix alone.

The World of Creation is not dangerous, but it is also very dangerous—the gods will not interfere in the lives of mortals, and nothing will affect ordinary people except for the Cataclysm of the End.

But for powerful Star Beasts and Divine Beasts, even if they don't want to, they will inevitably be drawn into the upcoming 'Great Dao dispute' between the Ten Heavens Divine System.

Leave it alone? Give the Stellar Phoenix freedom? What's the difference between this and a scumbag? It's very wrong to only create and not care about the follow-up. Maybe it will create the second generation of the Nihilism Leader.

Especially since the power of the Stellar Phoenix is so great, if it accidentally destroys more than a dozen planets and kills hundreds of billions of people after gaining freedom, wouldn't that be Su Zhou's fault?

But Su Zhou couldn't bring himself to say to the Stellar Phoenix, 'Follow me from now on.'

——Could it be that he created the other party just to create a follower, a servant?

He created an intelligent life, just because he was worried about the other party's future, so he wanted to lock the other party's potential?

But that can't be said either... If he doesn't keep it by his side, how can he guide the other party onto the right path?

That's even more wrong! What makes him think he is right and that he can guide the Phoenix? Who is he, Su Zhou?

He is just a Venerable Lord who has not even reached the He Dao! Is he worthy of saying that!

Arguing with himself, thinking hard, at this moment, Su Zhou clenched his fist and couldn't help but punch himself.

This punch was very heavy, without any reservation.

Su Zhou knew very well.

Compared to the 'created object' that is created, the creator is the main holder of responsibility.

Unlike parents, parents want to continue their bloodline, it is genes, it is what is needed to continue the race. All children, as soon as they are born, have the meaning of 'continuing the bloodline'.

Although some children are unwilling to do so, that is a later matter. Parents only need to fulfill their responsibility to raise them. As long as the child is born, the child's existence itself is already the most basic 'correctness' for the race.

But creation, the creator, and the creation are different... The creator's power does not need to continue the bloodline at all. His pursuit must also be above pure existence.

Pure creation, like pure existence, may be the correctness closest to the monster.

"There should be a better choice."

The youth, who was hurt by himself, finally calmed down: "I was influenced by the atmosphere of the World of Creation, so I subconsciously created life. This reason can be used as an excuse, but I know very well that all this is because of the arrogance in my heart."

"I can indeed be compared to those creators, creating my own dependents and life—but precisely because I am so powerful, I cannot arbitrarily use my supernatural powers and strength. Just as others respect my strength and call me Heavenly Venerable, I should also be in awe of myself, because I am a vortex, and my every word and deed can change the direction of the world and the universe."

"Stellar Phoenix... I can only keep it by my side for the recent period. I will seriously teach it how to cultivate, how to understand this world. If it has its own ideas, I will also tell it detailed knowledge and information, and then encourage it to work hard... This is my duty."

"If it can find its own path, find something it has always wanted and can persist in doing, then that can be considered the end of my duty."

Even more than that.

Su Zhou turned his head and looked at the World of Creation.

On the outer universe barrier of the World of Creation, there are many huge space-time nodes. Those crystal fortresses condensed with silver mist as the foundation are the core strongholds of the Vortex of Strife, one of the Four Forbidden Zones.

At this moment, it can be seen that in these nodes, there are huge Giants of Strife rising and exiting, and there are also many Silver Sprites walking between the many nodes, conveying key messages. The entire Vortex of Strife has entered a state of war.

Although a large part of the reason is that the war with the Myriad Manifestations Burial Ground has not completely ended, this attitude is enough to prove the tension of the internal situation of the World of Creation.

Watching these, Su Zhou thought about many things.

Many creators will give their creations meaning, love, responsibility, grace, rights, or other things such as superiority and more miscellaneous things, and all of this can guide the creations to walk on the right path that the creators intend for them to take.

Of course, some do not, but they are not much different, because as long as they live, they can naturally find a path to take.

And what he should do should not only be these.

"If in the future, the Phoenix wants to stay in the World of Creation instead of following me, then I can't let it live in a world of war, with endless strife and natural disasters—since I created it, in addition to guiding it onto the right path, I must also create a better world for it."

Thinking like this, the youth whispered to himself, as if asking: "...Is this 'love'?"

The love that a creator should have.

[This is the root of existence]

[It is also the means of continuation]

"It is even more so to bear the responsibility for one's own choices."

Then, he heard three voices.

The three great existences who had been smiling silently since Su Zhou realized his mistake spoke in unison at this moment. Although their voices were mixed together, they were extremely clear, and Su Zhou could hear them clearly at the same time.

[Creation itself is not wrong, it is just a behavior, it is reasonable. Your behavior has not made a mistake either, because no matter what, that little Phoenix was born because of you. Although it is confused and frightened, at least it has the right to be confused and frightened... The real mistake is to deny the Phoenix's existence, it is your indifference to the 'existence' of a 'life' when you just thought about 'having fun'.]

This was the voice of the World Tree, with a patient explanation.

[Life will find its own way out. Even if you don't guide it, this Phoenix, even if it is confused, will not really become a monster—how can monsters appear so easily? The real mistake is to deny the Phoenix the ability to find its own way out, the 'arrogance' that you think the Phoenix will cut off its path without your guidance.]

This was the voice of the Great Dao Tree, with a thought-provoking warning.

"Silly kid, haven't you already realized your mistake, and then come up with your own solution?"

And Yala was even simpler. It shook its head calmly and said: "Why bother, who in this multiverse doesn't make mistakes? Your real mistake is that you didn't think about solving the problem and taking responsibility for the mistake as soon as possible, but you were confused for a moment—if this moment of confusion appears in the most critical battle, it will lead to defeat."

"Understand? Your mistake is that when you made the choice to create this life, you didn't think about the responsibility you should bear, and after that, you didn't think about solving the mistake as soon as possible."

"But now, all of this has passed. Su Zhou, you can make mistakes, but you have to continue to make choices to deal with the infinitely possible future."

Three different angles, three different mistakes.

The only thing in common was tolerance.

Mistakes are not fatal. Rather, everyone can make mistakes. Su Zhou's existence is at most an immortal god. Although the chances of them making mistakes are small, they are naturally magnified and compared.

The most important thing is to admit the existence of mistakes, recognize that mistakes may continue to occur, and then bear the consequences of the mistakes.

Then, solve the mistake.

"Yes, I understand." Closing his eyes, Su Zhou nodded slightly.

He already knew what he had done, and seriously analyzed his own psychology.

The youth said in a deep voice: "I may be able to make mistakes, but it is best not to make mistakes next time, because unlike ordinary people, if they make mistakes, it will at most affect themselves, and if I make mistakes... the victims will probably be hundreds of billions of people."

"Even several civilizations, an entire world."

Thinking of this, Su Zhou suddenly froze.

Yes... His mistake led to the birth of the Stellar Phoenix. Although this Stellar-level Divine Beast is still very young, it is also an extremely powerful Mechanical God realm. If it does evil in the future, it will be more than just messing up the starry sky.

And if... the Ten Heavens Divine System makes a mistake? What if the plans of those He Dao experts go wrong?

If... a Great Existence makes a mistake?

"...No wonder the War of Correctness broke out..."

Now, Su Zhou opened his eyes wide, and he finally understood why existences of the Great Existence level would fight the War of Correctness!

Because, in each other's eyes, each Great Existence has its own mistakes. If they really let the other party succeed, wouldn't the many multiverses governed by the other party suffer endless disasters?

In that case, it would be better to beat the other party down and teach their people with his 'correct' Dao, which can make infinite sentient beings happy.

It's all because of 'love'.

Therefore, the war of correctness will break out.

[Creator...]

At this moment, the Stellar Phoenix has finished watching the world stars and returned. It seemed that it was indeed very happy and excited just now, so that when it is communicating with Su Zhou now, its mood is also excited and joyful.

But even so, it still remembered its previous question and couldn't help but ask: [Please... what is the meaning of my existence? What kind of work do I need to do next?]

"Well..."

In response, although he was still silent for a moment like at the beginning, this time Su Zhou did not continue to remain silent, but said seriously: "This is actually not urgent, I would rather know, Phoenix, do you really like stars that much?"

[Yes! I like them very much!]

Speaking of this, after all, it is a child who has just been born, and the Stellar Phoenix was immediately diverted from the topic. It cheered: [Those stars with familiar light are really beautiful... I really want to see what is inside those stars!]

——Exploration... is it considered a pioneer?

Forget it, I can't just jump to conclusions like that. It's just a beginning, who knows what the future holds.

Hearing these keywords, Su Zhou thought a lot in his heart, but the words he actually said were completely different from what he thought: "Since that's the case, then from now on, I will teach you knowledge about the world stars and tell you the answers to all the topics you are interested in."

"Phoenix, you can ask me what you want to know. If I know the answer, I will tell you."

[Yay!]

Hearing this answer, the Phoenix was naturally very happy, and completely forgot its confusion and perplexity about the meaning of its existence.

Like a real child, whether it is happiness, anger, or worry, it is just a short-term impulse.

Su Zhou smiled and watched the emotion of joy revealed in the Stellar Phoenix's huge body.

Then, he manipulated the time scale and prepared to take the Stellar Phoenix back to the World of Creation.

At this moment, Su Zhou also heard Yala's voice.

"What are you planning to do by going back now?" The Snake Spirit's tone was a little curious: "Looking at your direction, it seems that you are planning to go directly back to the domain of Yüheng Dao?"

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, that place is indeed a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. As long as you appear there, even if it's not the He Dao Armed Forces that directly bomb you, at least a bunch of strong people who have advanced to the peak of creation will rush over!"

"I have to go back to see the situation of the person in charge of the Eternal Motion Star God on Yüheng Dao's side." The youth patiently responded: "Although I said before that the will of the universe may not be evil, but when it comes to the level of the Ten Heavens Divine System and the will of the universe, it is best not to have even a little bit of possibility."

"Whether it is for the future of the Phoenix or for my own morality, I must figure out the real core technology and plan of Yüheng Dao."

Speaking of this, Su Zhou shrugged: "After all, I am now a creator—it is also my responsibility to create a suitable living environment for my creations."

"And I can also help the beings of a universe improve their living conditions, why not do it?"

——Very arrogant.

The Snake Spirit could only comment like this.

Wanting to interfere with the core plan of the entire Great Divine System with his own power, even with the blessing of It and the Twin Divine Trees, it is still too dangerous.

However, arrogance has never been a mistake.

The mistake is not being willing to bear the responsibility brought by arrogance.

Therefore, the Snake Spirit nodded, and It also laughed: "Then go."

"This is your choice."

Su Zhou took the Stellar Phoenix and returned to the void again, but changed a star field and image.

At the same time, just as Su Zhou suppressed the Eternal Motion Star God construction ceremony of Yüheng Dao, and realized his mistake and corrected it.

World of Creation, Axis of the Universe.

One of the Four Forbidden Zones, the Tower of Extreme Heaven.

As a message entered the endless tower that seemed to be located in the center of the universe and was the pillar of all things, the many gods and cultivators who were diligently cultivating and ignoring worldly affairs were shocked and awakened, unable to believe it.

[What?!]

[Are the people in the Vortex of Strife telling the truth or lying to us!]

[The small worlds around the World of Creation are all approaching our location?! How is this possible!]

The small dark room collapsed once and the manuscript was rewritten once, it was painful.