Chapter 1 How Exactly is a Dao of a Harmonious Dao Expert Produced?

How exactly is a Dao of a Harmonious Dao expert produced?

To forcibly insert one's own power into the originally harmonious universe and spacetime, enveloping all things and living beings in one's own radiant light… such a Dao cannot be rootless duckweed, naturally appearing as the expert's power grows.

Some say it is obsession, others say it is prayer. Harmonious Dao experts desire the universe to become the shape they wish to mold it into, hence the Dao is born of itself.

These sayings are not wrong. For Harmonious Dao experts, the Dao is indeed obsession, prayer, and that which they desire.

But it is more than that.

To Su Zhou, if a Harmonious Dao expert's life is a question,

Then their Dao is the 'answer' to this lifelong, drawn-out inquiry.

Dao is the ultimate answer for transcendents.

"Whether reasonable or unreasonable, whether it counts as a forced fit or not, all problems can be explained by innovation, and all errors can be corrected by innovation."

"The universe and multiverse in the eyes of Harmonious Dao experts are different from those of ordinary beings. All the confusion and despair, all the tears and laughter of all things, will converge into one—that is, the power represented by their respective Daos."

"So, from the very beginning, a Harmonious Dao expert is the seed of a small universe. They only need to continue developing their Dao, without any supernatural powers or natural treasures. Relying solely on their obsession, they can create a brand-new small universe based on their Dao."

Su Zhou walked forward, reaching out to Hong Shi.

The youth was also covered in wounds. He had paid a great price to seriously injure this powerful enemy, but he was smiling at this moment. "Hong Shi, you also know."

"Since they are different questions, there will be different answers, but this does not mean that the answers must be mutually exclusive."

He said, "You are salvation, but you can also be innovation."

"As long as you are willing to believe, my Dao can be shared for your use."

This was the greatest generosity.

Since their initial awakening, cultivators must constantly study techniques and principles, using these powers to transform their bodies and condense transcendent organs.

And these powers, originating from themselves, transform into supernatural powers at the Ruling tier, and sublimate at the Overlord tier, becoming the way for all beings to ascend to immortality.

In the immortal and lengthy life, the special supernatural powers and divine powers unique to each transcendent will gradually merge with their respective thoughts, lives, the weight of responsibilities they bear, and even their prayers and obsessions for the future… and ultimately, transform into the prototype of the Dao.

Yes, Dao is such an existence.

Its existence itself is the 'answer' given by an ultimate transcendent who has cultivated to the peak, to everything they have experienced.

Who would be willing to give their answer to others?

Su Zhou was willing.

Kind people hope that everyone in the world is like them, evil people hope that everyone in the world is not like them. Su Zhou felt that he could not be judged by ordinary good and evil, but on this point, he really wished that all beings in the multiverse would fulfill his Dao.

Even if the price was being watched by all beings in the entire multiverse, and urged to innovate, it was the same.

But, the question arises.

Who would truly be willing to accept the answers derived by others?

Especially those who can write their own answers, how could they accept them so easily?

[...]

Hong Shi reached out and shook hands with Su Zhou.

Then, He let go and shook his head with a smile: [No, thank you.]

[Primal Candle Dragon, I was indeed wrong.] His expression was tired, but for some reason, Hong Shi seemed more spirited after admitting that he was wrong.

At this moment, the great emperor, who looked like a middle-aged man, slowly said: [But I don't intend to give up my answer… Since I did wrong, it is up to me to redeem it.]

Hong Shi turned his head. He looked at his Hong Shi world cluster.

The man silently gazed, He gazed at the masses, gazing at the myriad realms, gazing at the future He had created with his own hands.

He sincerely wanted to save everyone, not wanting to give up on anyone, not wanting to miss a single possibility.

Harmonious Dao experts can see the past and future of a possibility, can see many possibilities mixed together, a 'path of destiny' where no one will be hurt… but walking according to such a path of destiny, not only are those who are suppressed unwilling, but even those who are protected are unwilling.

The original Hong Shi did not understand. He was very confused. Clearly, ninety-nine percent of people would benefit from His policies, and those who could not learn to love others were only being suppressed… Even so, He guaranteed the rights of those who were unwilling to love others as much as possible.

However, most people harbored resentment.

Now, He could roughly understand.

[Because everyone thinks they can do better.]

Hong Shi gazed at his world cluster, and He revealed a wry smile: [The masses will not care whether they can succeed or not. My assertions and protection are a denial of them—they are so stubborn and so confident, believing that they can definitely succeed, firmly believing that they can do better.]

[Ninety-nine percent of people benefit? Even if one hundred percent of people benefit, the greedy and bottomless masses, the blindly foolish masses, will definitely deny this Dao that 'does not believe in them', because I am hindering their ladder to continue upward.]

[Even if this ladder is illusory, and does not exist at all…]

Speaking to this point, Hong Shi suddenly closed his mouth.

He gazed at his universe.

In the Hong Shi Upper Realm, many rebels like Lü Cangyuan had indeed appeared… but not all rebels could successfully harm others.

Because, there were more powerful individuals, more powerful individuals who believed in Hong Shi's path of salvation, who stopped them, protected the more weak, and maintained stability and peace in many regions with a faith and power that exceeded Hong Shi's expectations.

They practiced Hong Shi's way, and the practice itself was the most sincere belief.

[No…]

[No.]

Hong Shi murmured: [What if the ladder is illusory?]

[I am a Harmonious Dao… I am a Harmonious Dao—why can't I turn the illusory into reality, and truly build a true ladder to the heavens for them?!]

[I should believe in them.]

The man clenched his fists, with a sigh that was difficult to let go, but ultimately relieved: [I can't believe in them yet… but I can learn to believe.]

The life of a Harmonious Dao is a question.

The Dao of a Harmonious Dao is the answer.

However, the question will constantly change, constantly become heavier with the infinite lifespan of the Harmonious Dao expert… naturally.

The answer to the question will also constantly change.

Perhaps it will become heavier, or perhaps it will become simpler, but the final result is the same.

"This is innovation."

Su Zhou did not mind Hong Shi's rejection.

That was where the unreasonableness of innovation lay—if you admit it yourself and change it yourself, that is innovation.

If you admit it yourself and accept innovation, you are still innovating.

Answers like this, as long as they are correct, cannot be bypassed. To this day, he increasingly understood the importance of being correct.

And Hong Shi did not reply. He silently gazed, gazing at the myriad beings in this multiverse.

Even though Hong Shi rejected Su Zhou's sharing, when He understood that he should build a ladder for the masses, rather than enclose them with fences.

Whether He admits it or not, He had already been recognized by innovation.

At this moment, Hong Shi composed himself, and He recalled his Dao Suppressing Tower from the void.

This Harmonious Dao divine weapon burned with all its might during the battle with Su Zhou, squeezing the power of the many Harmonious Daos and Immortals suppressed within it. The power that erupted in that moment could even completely suppress Su Zhou, and it took a lot of effort to break free.

But now, the tower was pale, far from its previous brilliance, and it would take a long time to warm up and recover.

[I underestimated you.]

Examining the internal situation of the tower, Hong Shi discovered that many damages needed urgent repair. He was not angry about this. On the contrary, he was incredulous at Su Zhou's power: [Although your martial arts are very poor, your divine will is really sharp. The Dao Suppressing Tower's suppression is to draw on the Dao divine will of all the Harmonious Dao experts within it to resist, and you simply rely on brute force and divine will to break through the divine will of all the suppressed.]

Even Hong Shi could not do this. He used to fight them one by one and suppress the enemies into the tower.

"It's just that they themselves had great flaws."

Su Zhou watched the Dao Suppressing Tower in Hong Shi's hand with great interest: "However, your move is really amazing… You can actually suppress all the enemies you have defeated and transform their power into your own?"

[The path of salvation naturally means trying to save even the enemy. Their Daos are not entirely wrong, only the methods of application have gone wrong.]

At this moment, both sides had stopped fighting. Hong Shi was no longer an enemy, and even if the youth was watching with such a nearly prying gaze, it would not cause Hong Shi to be disgusted.

On the contrary, seeing that Su Zhou was really interested in his Harmonious Dao magic treasure, Hong Shi even reached out and sent the Dao Suppressing Tower forward so that Su Zhou could get close and observe carefully.

Since this was the case, Su Zhou did not stand on ceremony. He carefully observed, so carefully that Hong Shi even frowned slightly, thinking whether he should refuse if Su Zhou asked him for the Dao Suppressing Tower.

After observing in detail for a long time, Su Zhou raised his head and praised: "Ingenious design!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the youth looked at Hong Shi, his eyes blazing with passion: "Daoist Hong Shi, I have a request!"

[…Please speak.]

Hong Shi had already begun to think about how to politely refuse Su Zhou. Of course, if Su Zhou really wanted it, He had also thought about another set of words to give it away.

Anyway, the path of salvation had already gone wrong, and the Dao's true meaning of suppressing all beings and harming the possibilities of others implied by the Dao Suppressing Tower was indeed a bit inappropriate.

In his heart, Hong Shi even had a vague idea, that was to re-refine a 'Hong Shi Heavenly Ladder' as his new weapon to prove his Dao in the future.

But things obviously did not develop like this.

"Daoist Hong Shi, I think the structure of your Dao Suppressing Tower is very suitable as a prison!"

These words caused Hong Shi to be slightly stunned, and even suspect that he had misheard.

But Su Zhou was obviously not joking.

He had just carefully observed the structure of Hong Shi's Dao Suppressing Tower, analyzed the supernatural powers of the Dao within it, and considered whether he could replicate it… The answer was yes, but it could not be as stable as Hong Shi had created.

In the final analysis, Su Zhou was still too young. He might be comparable to many supreme experts in terms of power and core supernatural powers, but he was not as refined as those old Harmonious Daos who had been immersed for hundreds of thousands or millions of years in many supernatural power details and Dao armament constructions.

Generally speaking, ordinary people would think about how they could strengthen these weaknesses so that they could also create such a powerful and refined Harmonious Dao armament.

But that was Su Zhou!

He was not alone, and Harmonious Dao experts were not alone. Since someone could do better than him, why not let the other party do it?

His specialty was cultivating quickly, not being an all-knowing and all-powerful hexagonal warrior. He should focus on improving his realm and power, and become a torrent as soon as possible. Supernatural power details and the like could be completely cooperated with others!

The same amount of time should be spent on the edge of the blade!

And Hong Shi was a pretty good cooperation target.

Raising his head, Su Zhou began to seriously size up Hong Shi again.

——The other party had suppressed many Harmonious Daos.

——The other party had designed an exceptionally ingenious confinement facility that even ordinary Harmonious Daos could not break free from.

——The other party could even use the power of the suppressed Harmonious Daos and transform it into the power of magic weapons, transforming it into his own use… Such abilities could be converted into other energy sources to benefit all beings without a doubt.

——Also, Hong Shi had suppressed many powerful individuals for who knows how many years, his skills were proficient, and his work experience was rich. He was truly a rare talent in the multiverse workplace…

Having made up his mind.

"Daoist Hong Shi."

He spoke immediately, under the other party's rather inexplicable, even somewhat surprised and uncertain gaze, Su Zhou smiled and said: "Have you heard of 'Candle Dragon Heaven'?"

"I have a warden position vacant here!"

……

Around the sealed universe.

At this moment, the Supreme Beginning Saint Venerable was sitting in meditation, pondering beside the prototype of Candle Dragon Heaven, a world vortex rotating in the void.

Ever since Su Zhou opened up the world to open up the world, he suddenly crossed the boundary and fought with a Harmonious Dao expert who was so powerful that it was unbelievable just by sensing him, all the Harmonious Daos who witnessed the scene looked at each other, not knowing what they should do here.

Naturally, there were some Harmonious Daos who did not agree with Su Zhou's Dao and wanted to destroy the formation of Candle Dragon Heaven—but let's not talk about whether a universe built with the three great fragments of the Great Seal as the core could be so easily destroyed…

Even if They succeeded, wouldn't Su Zhou kill them all when he came back?

Not to mention, there were also some Harmonious Daos who agreed with Su Zhou's Dao and would stop Their destruction, which made it even more difficult.

Therefore, in the beginning, it was very peaceful beside the prototype of Candle Dragon Heaven.

However, as the time Su Zhou left became longer and longer, and even a bit of news was not sent back, restless people in the team began to stir.

[I know the Harmonious Dao who challenged the Primal Candle Dragon. He is the peak Harmonious Dao who practices the Dao of Salvation, the Great Emperor Hong Shi.]

After a long wait, a sharp-eyed Harmonious Dao expert spoke, breaking the silence: [Even if the Primal Candle Dragon is so unreasonably powerful, Hong Shi will not be weaker than him in the slightest—Their battle, I'm afraid it can't be resolved in a few hundred or thousand years.]

Saying this, He glanced around the room and said in a deep voice: [Are we just going to wait here?]

[You know, maybe the Primal Candle Dragon is already at a disadvantage, and may even be defeated?]

[If that's the case, are we still going to wait?]