Chapter 1 The Beginning

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”

The Reincarnation World - New World District, the Grand Temple of the God of Judgment.

Having left the 'New World Route' that traverses the Void Sea and arrived at the 'City of Three Gods', one can see three majestic temples and churches standing in the center of this giant city located on the edge of the world.

Exiting the port, there is a long straight road, as if paved with marble, leading directly to the central Shrine of the Three Gods. On both sides of the street, tall buildings and residences are everywhere, with the bustling voices of people and countless adventurers walking here, shouting loudly, full of the vigor and joy of the new era.

In the center of the Temple of the God of Judgment, Zhuzhou·Renovation Main Hall, an old man with gray hair is walking among many believers who are listening to the teachings. The old man is dressed plainly and unremarkable, very different from the heavily armored appearance of the guards of the God of Judgment, but the radiance released from his body far exceeds that of others, like a small sun.

"There are few different things, so most days are boring."

The gentle light does not hurt the eyes, but makes people unable to help but look sideways. The gray-haired old man smiled and looked around at all the believers present. He held the canon in his left hand and a stone long knife in his right hand. This is the standard equipment for all high-level Judgment God clergy, representing the symbol of 'authority' and 'power'.

And now, the head of the Judgment Church, Aimon, is conducting the monthly New World evangelism.

He looked around at everyone's faces, staring at their expressions. The gray-haired old man said seriously: "It is because you feel bored that you dare to take extremely dangerous void ships from your distant hometowns to the New World - you naturally feel that novel days are better than boring days."

All the sitting believers couldn't help but nod slightly.

The fact is true. The reason why these pioneers dared to cross the void to come here is naturally because they felt bored, because they could not bear the rotten days in their hometown, so they wanted to come to the New World to find a novel life.

Aimon nodded slightly: "That's good. You must have thought about what you will be like in ten years, right? The days at home are the same, and you can see through them at a glance. On the contrary, everything in the New World is unknown, so it is more fun."

The fact is true. All the believers present came in pursuit of the unknown and in pursuit of a 'different life'.

But at the next moment, amidst everyone's nods, he changed the subject: "But, my compatriots."

"You must know that even if what happens today is exactly the same as yesterday, you still need to do the same work as yesterday, but you must also have a joyful and pious heart for this brand new day."

"Renovation, yes, renovation is for a better life in the future. I often tell you this."

"But now, cast your thoughts away from the future self that has become better, abandon this imagination, and don't think about things in a few years or ten years."

Raising the canon in his hand, his tone was serious and earnest: "Renovation starts today, starting now, you must seriously pay attention to today."

"Don't think about whether there may be bad results in the future if you do this, don't think about whether it will be better in the future if you do this. This is of no great use. The possibilities in the future are endless. How can you really predict what you will be like in ten years?"

"At that time, there will be you at that time to think about and deal with it. Thinking about yourself ten years from now is just wishful thinking, not renovation. Blindly wishful thinking can only prove that you just want the results of renovation, but you don't want to personally correct your mistakes. This is going astray."

"We must spend today seriously, and spend every day in a down-to-earth manner."

"You must love it and respect it. Never hate it or ignore its preciousness. Even if the days are dark now."

Saying this, Aimon turned his head and looked towards one side of the hall, a believer dressed in somewhat old clothes.

He knew that the other party's mother was seriously ill, there were also disputes in the family, and they lacked money. They came to the New World to solve these problems - his days were darkening, so he yearned for renovation, hoping that the light of renovation could illuminate his haze.

The gray-haired old man nodded slightly to him and said seriously: "You must also spend such days seriously, and never waste them in a muddle-headed way. You must love such days and do your best to make them better."

"Because you are full after eating five cakes, it does not mean that you don't need to eat the previous four. You have to learn to wait. Since your current strength is not enough, then slowly lie dormant and then change - the temple will help you."

The believer in old clothes was slightly stunned. He had just received a soul message, asking him to report to a chamber of commerce serving the Judgment Temple later. They were short of a guard, which was dangerous, but the salary was high.

Working there may not be successful, may not make a lot of money, and may not lead to the peak of life, but it can indeed change one's life trajectory.

The power of the temple is used here. It does not necessarily need to directly give money, but only needs to give a blessing, a possibility, and a person can open up his own path.

Seeing the believer showing a happy smile, Aimon also smiled slightly.

He turned his head and continued to preach to everyone: "If you can succeed, you should be happy. You have renovated yourself and become a better version of yourself. This is not just your own business. Your relatives, friends, and even me and all the church members will be very happy for you."

"But if you fail, what does it matter? You should still be happy, because you know where you went wrong and what you lack to fail. And our Lord always believes in you, and He will not abandon you."

"If it doesn't work once, then come a second time, and do better each time."

Saying this, he turned his head and walked slowly towards the center of the hall.

While walking, he spoke. The gray-haired old man's tone was extremely sincere: "If you give up and are unwilling to renovate, then don't worry or be troubled. You should still be happy."

Amidst the uproar of confusion among the many believers, Aimon waited for a while before slowly saying: "Because that means you can't go any further, you can't do such difficult things - just like I can't make up for the defects in the outer layer of our hometown, the old world. I really can't do it, so we all came to the New World, didn't we?"

This humorous rhetorical question immediately turned the original doubts into chuckles, and a few sighs - that was indeed something that even gods could hardly do, they really couldn't do it.

Since this is the case, why should they worry about things they can't do?

Therefore, Aimon faced everyone calmly.

He said: "Since we can't do it, then why should we have more hope? Why should we be sad or even scold someone for things they can't do?"

"A person should do what he can do!"

At this moment, his tone raised, Aimon said loudly: "Renovation is not forced - absolutely not forced! Just as judgment is not for killing people, nor is it to bring fear to all living beings!"

"It is to pursue a better self, a better social order, and a better world!"

The gray-haired old man stood in the center of the hall and raised the long knife in his hand to all the believers.

He spoke the truth of his path.

"It is doing everything possible!"

At the same time, in the void of the multiverse.

Su Zhou also raised the Blade of Annihilation.

"That's enough. It's not asking you to give up casually, nor is it saying that you can just muddle through."

Facing the powerful enemy who had already reached the end of his rope, the young man said solemnly and sincerely: "Hongshi."

"It is doing everything possible."

——Since it is not infinite, don't pursue the absolute.

——Since it is not absolute, don't crave eternity.

——Since it is not eternal, don't force infinity.

Since it is not Hedao (joining the Dao), don't think about changing the constants of the entire universe, so that the sentient beings of a world can be safe and happy.

Since it is not a torrent, don't think about doing things that sweep through billions of worlds.

Since it is not a transcendent, don't think about saving the entire multiverse!

If you have the power to kill an evil person, go and save an innocent victim.

If you have the ability to kill a tyrant, go and overthrow a sinful empire.

If you have the power to destroy an evil god, go and liberate a enslaved civilization.

"Hongshi."

In the void, Su Zhou listened to billions of prayers, and he said seriously: "Do you understand what this means? That's enough. Since you can't do it, then try to do it hard. There's no need to be harsh on yourself for things you can't do."

"It doesn't matter how much you can see, how much you can hear, and how much you can save. For those you can't save, you have to believe that they can save themselves. After all, everyone has been living like this before you came. It may be better with you, and at most it will be more difficult without you. Isn't there still us?"

Among those who have joined the Dao (Hedao), those who don't care will just add a Great Dao (大道) to the universe, such as the Taishi Sacred Venerable, who added a Taishi Dao (太始之道) to his universe - He doesn't care about the specifics, and he doesn't bother to care. Taishi is a new constant added to that universe. It is unreasonable for all living beings to curse the heavens and scold Taishi. People provide a brand new way to go upwards for all living beings, and they don't require everyone to learn to be good or bad.

If there is really a problem, it all comes down to the problem of people. Without Taishi, there would also be technology and class. Whether the beings believe it or not, the Taishi Sacred Venerable doesn't care, anyway, He believes in it and uses it himself. You can use it if you like, and if you don't like it, just move out. The entire Taishi Heaven is the alchemic furnace of others. Can the original owner abandon his natal magic weapon?

You have to pay attention to who came first, right?

And the more caring one is the Hongshi Great Emperor - the Hongshi Dao (弘始之道) manages the Great Dao (大道) constants above and the common people below. Naturally, all living beings can pray and bury them at will, because He manages everything, so He has to bear all the blame.

Su Zhou is different.

He came as an angel investor. As long as you are willing to hang up a Renovation (革新) logo and not ruin the reputation of Renovation (革新), he generally doesn't care.

Heaven helps those who help themselves. As long as you do your best, then Renovation (革新) is willing to become the rope for him to break free from the sea of suffering.

[No!]

"Don't worry."

Facing Hongshi, who even after losing his natal magic weapon, still looked resistant and solemnly wanted to fight against him, the young man said in a deep voice: "You have already done very well - in terms of Hedao (joining the Dao)!"

"So occasionally being a little bit of a drag, everyone won't say anything!"

[Absolutely not!]

After Su Zhou shouted, he poured in his strength and swung his knife to strike out, directly facing Hongshi's equally virtual palm. In an instant, the void roared, and Su Zhou only felt a vast force suddenly strike his knife-wielding hand, and it was about to shake the Blade of Annihilation out of his palm.

[Even if I die, I will never accept this kind of blessing!]

On the other side of time and space, Hongshi actually collided with Su Zhou's Hedao (joining the Dao) divine weapon with his true body. For a time, the Blade of Annihilation was unable to penetrate the other party's obsession.

How could He accept this kind of blessing? What the hell is human power really limited? He should go and save when he hears crying. He can't do it, but he has to do it!

Not being able to do it is his own fault, but it doesn't mean that 'saving' is wrong!

"But you can't save anyone like this!"

Although Su Zhou was still holding the Blade of Annihilation tightly, the hilt of the divine knife was directly shattered by the impact of the two Hedao (joining the Dao) powerhouses colliding with all their strength. Countless hilt fragments flew across the void. For the many worlds of the multiverse, the fragments of Hedao (joining the Dao) arms can also create an era's son, create a protagonist, and improve the essence of the entire world.

In contrast, at the moment when the hilt shattered, Su Zhou controlled the Blade of Annihilation, pried open Hongshi's defense, and was about to blast towards the center of the other party's chest!

As long as this knife is actually inserted into Hongshi's chest, then the 'Great Dao Injury' will cause Hongshi to be 'injured'. With this heavy injury, naturally, He can't save everyone like before.

This can also be regarded as giving Hongshi an excuse to be a drag, so that He can pay more attention to the situation of the worlds under His command - you must know that in order to save the infinite worlds in the multiverse, Hongshi's power has always been very scattered, which is why Tianfeng and Xuanrenzi felt that Hongshi was about as strong as them in the past.

Since he is injured, he should take good care of himself and heal his injuries steadily.

This is also a blessing!

To be honest, Su Zhou's martial arts is really a hundred and eight thousand miles behind an old Hedao (joining the Dao) like Hongshi, but he attacked Hongshi's correct essence before, cutting off a lot of His divine power. As the power waxed and waned, even Hongshi couldn't keep prying open Su Zhou's attack.

The long knife reached his chest, and Hongshi grabbed it without fear. He turned his wrist and met it with his arm bones, clamping the Blade of Annihilation tightly with his bone seams. Immediately, even if Su Zhou urged it with all his strength, it was difficult to continue forward. In the void, the blood of Hedao (joining the Dao) powerhouses splashed, creating a glorious halo of a small world.

Even if the result is a broken hand and Dao injuries that cannot be healed in the long future, He is absolutely unwilling to take this knife from Su Zhou.

"Good! But it's useless!"

However, Su Zhou's eyes narrowed. In the next moment, he also did not hesitate, directly inserting the hilt of the Blade of Annihilation into his palm, also stuck the Blade of Annihilation, and forcibly pulled out the divine knife.

In Hongshi's equally astonished gaze, he used his bones as the hilt, connecting his Great Dao (大道) body with the Blade of Annihilation, and then the young man, whose entire body erupted with endless knife intent and who had forced the power of the Valley to the realm of self-destruction, laughed wildly and rushed out, turning his entire person into a divine knife, slashing towards Hongshi without any demeanor!

"Hongshi, even if I die once today, you have to eat a blessing from me!"

For a time, one could only see blood flying all over the sky, the light of the knife flashing and scattering shadows, and large swaths of bright and dazzling silver light slashing down head-on, forcing Hongshi to retreat frequently until there was no way to retreat.

This blade of blessing, or rather, the 'blade of a drag', contains the divine thought, not the self-deception of self-comfort, but to make people understand clearly that they should do what they can do.

Things that can't be done, try again after renovating (革新)! Now going to worry about it is really a waste of time, delaying the good opportunity to save more people and renovate (革新) more people!

——Even the Great Existence·Perfection can't do real perfection, real absolute correctness. You are a Hedao (joining the Dao) powerhouse. What are you doing to create a perfect salvation?

And Su Zhou's voice, which was both crazy and extremely calm, resounded through the void.

"Accept it! This blade of being a drag!"