Chapter 552 Spreading the Dharma to All Beings (Part 2)

"No, there is."

Su Zhou wasn't bothered by Ming Zhengde's doubts. "To be honest, Ming Zhengde, you place too much importance on the unity of the Five Virtues, so you've fallen into a cognitive trap."

"While it's true that is the most powerful aspect of the Five Virtues Divine Light, the fact that one technique can encompass all attributes in the world, also increases the difficulty exponentially."

"If the difficulty of mastering one technique is two, then the difficulty of mastering the Five Virtues is two to the power of five. After all, not everyone is born with all five spiritual attributes, and able to reach the point where they can comprehend supernatural powers—that's why we need to proceed step by step."

At this point, the youth couldn't help but shake his head, then the corners of his mouth turned up.

He stretched out his hand, pointing to Sara in the corner of the secret room, who was manipulating water with one hand and emitting temperatures of a hundred or two degrees Celsius with the other, her face full of novelty. He couldn't help but say with pride, "Therefore, the most important thing is actually popularization, to ensure that everyone possesses a certain degree of the five elements!"

"Popularize the five simplest five-elemental spells, then gradually climb and upgrade, and finally, transform them into the Five Virtues Divine Light!"

At this moment, Sara's cheers could still be heard: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm playing with fire!"

--It's no wonder this child is so excited. After all, fire counters insects, and also wood. As a little bug-grass, she is four times weak against fire. Being able to play with fire is truly remarkable.

And that was Su Zhou's purpose: not everyone possesses the five elements attributes. Some people are even innately repulsed by certain attributes, so they need to be strengthened through cultivation.

In short, to give an example.

The Five Virtues Divine Light in Ming Zhengde's mind should be unified. Even if simplified, the Five Virtues should be connected together, similar to integral molding, without a single gap or flaw throughout.

This is indeed stable and firm enough, and also very powerful, but the difficulty is too high and it is impossible to popularize.

Conversely, as long as the supernatural powers are completely broken down into very simple parts, and then assembled according to the corresponding instructions and rules, you can get a Five Virtues supernatural power that is not stable enough, but is complete enough.

Like assembling a model. Although difficult, assembling it little by little is always simpler than integral casting and then carving.

So, Su Zhou showed Ming Zhengde a future vision.

"A grading system, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, such a system of differentiation is simple and direct. Although everyone says it's vulgar, it's the easiest type to popularize."

Saying this, Su Zhou waved his hand and directly displayed a hundred numbers on the light screen: "And now, we will directly divide the Five Virtues Divine Light as a whole into a hundred levels."

"Ah?"

"A hundred levels?!"

"Eh, a hundred levels?!"

Hearing this, not only Cang Song, who was recording on the side, exclaimed in shock, but Ming Zhengde was stunned once again. Sara, who was playing with the water and fire, raised her head, her small face revealing great confusion.

Obviously, for the natives of the Tianyuan World, who for millions of years had only the five levels of Human, Earth, Heaven, True Human, God, and Demon, a hundred-level system right from the start was somewhat shocking.

The youth shook his head, and he smiled at everyone: "More than that! Within these hundred levels, each level is further divided into initial, intermediate, advanced, peak, half-perfect, great perfection, half-step peak great perfection, and peak great perfection!"

"Each level has a corresponding progress bar and achievement conditions, as well as a standard completion time countdown!"

At this moment, seeming to be getting into the swing of things, Su Zhou began to rapidly inscribe the related five elements runes on the various supernatural power differentiation tables on the light screen. While inscribing, he said with excitement, "Don't you dare think there are too many levels! The more levels there are, the more obvious the sense of upgrading becomes. Leveling up one level at a time, with each level having a related sense of growth, is most effective in motivating ordinary people!"

"Each level can set a special small task, such as requiring collaborative spellcasting in the initial level, simultaneously casting the initial spells of water and fire—you see, Sara can do it—and then after the higher levels, it will be simultaneously casting water and fire dual-elemental supernatural powers, gradually cultivating the unity of the Five Virtues from the small to the large!"

Speaking of this, Su Zhou even sighed and put down the hand that was inscribing the runes: "Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to create any achievement systems, point systems, or check-in systems. Otherwise, the stickiness of cultivation could be even higher."

"This, this..."

Not understanding the Five Virtues supernatural powers, Cang Song, who was watching on the side, turned his head in a daze, looking at the stunned Ming Zhengde, seemingly wanting to get some reaction.

But Ming Zhengde was obviously also in a state of shock, so this Minister could only look at Su Zhou again.

The two who had been hit by the dimensionality reduction of the otherworld system had a lot to say at this moment, but suddenly couldn't say it.

Because what Su Zhou said... was really reasonable!

Cultivating bitterly for a long time, but always being unable to see the progress of one's efforts, is indeed the reason why ordinary people cannot persevere in painful cultivation.

It's like insisting on going to bed early and waking up early every day. Everyone knows that this is definitely beneficial to the body, but because the effects cannot be seen in a short period of time, and the pleasure of staying up late is so obvious, it is indeed difficult to self-correct without external force.

But if there is an extremely intuitive experience, a progress bar, and a countdown to the end time, then presumably many people would be motivated, able to endure the temporary pain, and persevere with the 'goal' to the end.

Of course, Su Zhou at this time was far from being able to create a heritage with its own progress bar—perhaps he could in the future, but not now.

So now, he can only divide the levels more, disassemble the supernatural powers more, and then decide on the order, so that people can learn step by step, and ultimately integrate them while gaining a sense of accomplishment.

"To actually be able to divide it like this... such a completely new way of thinking..."

"Don't worry too much, it's actually all the same."

Turning his head, looking at Ming Zhengde, who was deep in thought because of this novel way of thinking originating from another world, Su Zhou's tone became serious: "On the surface, I've divided it into a hundred levels, but in reality, at every twenty, forty, sixty, and eighty levels, there is a 'limit breakthrough' step."

"This limit breakthrough step corresponds to the Human, Earth, Heaven, and True Human realms respectively. Each limit breakthrough must integrate one color and one virtue of divine light in order to complete the advancement."

"After four times, when you reach the peak of the True Human realm, my simplified version of the Five Virtues Divine Light will naturally be cultivated."

Speaking of this, Su Zhou looked up and down at Ming Zhengde in front of him, then nodded and said: "Just like His Majesty the Holy Emperor, you are now at the ninety-ninth level, peak great perfection realm, just one step away from advancing to a Celestial God."

"But ordinary people don't have your opportunities, nor do they have... so much experience. Therefore, in addition to these steps, ordinary people need to concurrently cultivate another cultivation method."

"What cultivation method?"

Hearing this, Ming Zhengde raised his head, his heart currently surging with Su Zhou's way of thinking.

And when he heard 'another cultivation method', his instinct keenly sensed that this might be a new way of thinking that could break through the limitations of his past thoughts.

So, he was excited because of it.

"Mimicking the Dao."

And Su Zhou said this naturally.

But he strangely discovered that both Cang Song and Ming Zhengde showed puzzled expressions.

"Mimicking the Dao? What is that?"

Muttering in confusion, Ming Zhengde couldn't help but feel joy, although he was puzzled.

--Zhuzhou, as expected of a divine bird from another world. These many strange but extremely useful knowledge and experiences are things he could not have come into contact with or imagined even after being reborn 30,000 times in the same Tianyuan World.

"It seems that because there are not many demon beasts, there is no Mimicking the Dao either... You can understand it as a cultivation method that imitates the power of demon beasts and divine birds, a cultivation system specifically used for imitation."

Realizing that it seemed that Mimicking the Dao did not exist in this world, Su Zhou briefly explained it. After everyone showed understanding expressions, he continued: "Recently, I've been specifically observing, and within the bodies of the beings in this Tianyuan World, there is actually a part of the aura of the Phoenix and the True Dragon."

"Although it is faint, it is indeed so."

"Therefore, the Mimicking the Dao system is very suitable for the people of this world... Moreover, if you don't use Mimicking the Dao, where would ordinary humans get the five elements talent?"

Speaking of this, Su Zhou once again pointed to the light screen on the wall with one hand.

There, a cross-sectional view of the five internal organs in a human body model immediately appeared.

But it could be seen that the five internal organs in this cross-sectional view were very different from human five internal organs. Not only were the colors different, but the shapes were also quite strange and grotesque, possessing a kind of demonic and powerful beauty.

After everyone's gazes converged, he withdrew his hand, and the youth's tone was calm: "Instead of relying on luck and talent, it is better to directly use Mimicking the Dao to simulate the related five elements demons, and use the extraordinary organs of the demon beasts as the foundation for rotation."

"In this way, the possibility of ordinary people achieving 'complete five elements' will also increase."

Although the final power of the Five Virtues Divine Light achieved in this way may only be one-tenth, or even a few percent, of the power of Ming Zhengde, who truly relied on multiple lifetimes of rebirth and hard cultivation. The control accuracy, and the combat power finally displayed cannot be calculated by numbers and reason.

However, it is still enough.

Being able to cultivate the Five Virtues Divine Light to this degree is already many times more powerful and easier to use than most ordinary supernatural powers, and it is an opportunity that ordinary people can't even dream of.

"These simplified versions of modular Five Virtues Divine Light can be used by multiple people to merge their strength into one, and the stronger ones among them can gradually transform, and gradually cultivate into a true Five Virtues Divine Light like Ming Zhengde."

"Although the process is very difficult, it is definitely simpler than what you did in the past."

Hearing Su Zhou's words, Cang Song showed a puzzled expression—because in his opinion, Ming Zhengde's cultivation of the Five Virtues Divine Light was a natural thing, without any stagnation in the middle.

Could it be simpler than Ming Zhengde? No way?

But Ming Zhengde was very clear that Su Zhou was right... Compared to the painful process he had spent multiple lifetimes being reborn to gradually cultivate, gradually cultivating the Five Virtues Divine Light in a modular way using Su Zhou's method was truly tens of thousands of times simpler.

Therefore, he was somewhat incredulous, and his joy was mixed with emotion. He said seriously, "Zhuzhou... Zhuzhou Zhenren..." (True Man)

"You are truly a teacher to the people of my new dynasty!"

Whether it was the Yin-Yang Rotation Undying Art or this 'Five Virtues Divine Light Hundred-Level Version' which although had not started actual deduction, but was theoretically completely feasible, had undoubtedly opened up a new way of thinking for Ming Zhengde.

And a new way of thinking, even if it doesn't work in this lifetime, can be improved in the next—for Ming Zhengde, this is equivalent to opening up a completely new world, a completely new path towards a 'perfect' and 'correct' future!

This strange feeling, this feeling of reforming his way of thinking...

Su Zhou smiled as he watched Ming Zhengde, who was clenching his fists, not knowing how to express the excitement in his heart.

But then, he abruptly asked.

"Ming Zhengde, how do you view the common people?"

Asking this question abruptly was not without foreshadowing.

It was because he had killed Nan Zhengkai, obtained his evil soul, and learned about his beliefs and ways of acting, that Su Zhou understood that Nan Zhengkai was not not fighting for the common people.

Rather, the common people in his eyes did not include the vast majority of ordinary people, only the aristocratic families and the extraordinary.

It's like, for the Celestial Emperor and the Demon Lord, their people may only be Celestial Gods and the demons of the heavens, and in the eyes of the Celestial Demons, there are only the tribes under their command.

It was because everyone, all the Celestial Gods, Demons, and evil beings, had such narrow visions.

That's why Su Zhou wanted to ask, to ask Ming Zhengde this question.

"The common people..."

Being asked this by Su Zhou, Ming Zhengde couldn't help but fall into silence.

He raised his head and looked at the capital above the secret room.

The Holy Emperor's gaze was long, able to survey the entire territory and see the scenes of the common people.

He could see many, many things.

Old Li and his wife, who lived in the back area of the market, ran a breakfast stall, and often gave free breakfast to veterans. Although the couple often quarreled, they had been together for more than twenty years.

Zhang San, who lived in the next block, was a madman. In his early years, when he was a chivalrous hero, he had been wanted by the Zhengyang Kingdom all the time, but even so, he continued to cause trouble all the way. However, after picking up a child in recent years, he had settled down. A few days ago, he was seen fighting with needle and thread with a fierce look on his face, seemingly learning how to knit to prepare new clothes for the child.

Old Mrs. Wang, who liked to stroll around the square, was already eighty years old, and still liked to sing songs. Although she didn't have enough energy now, she could only hum after singing a few lines, but it sounded very good. Chef Zhang, who opened Hongyi Building, had been a soldier in the past, and was braver than anyone else when he charged. After retiring and becoming a cook, he was calm and did nothing all day long, just occasionally stir-frying a few dishes to support himself and chatting with old comrades.

And Captain Liu, who patrolled the city, argued with the many merchants on the street every day about the rationality of setting up stalls with a stern face. Seemingly aloof, he would actually help his neighbors on weekdays. Once, a struggling merchant could not make ends meet, and he was the one who paid the money to tide them over.

These people have no talent, no power, and no special qualities. They are just ordinary people living on this land.

The million-year-long plans of the Celestial Gods and Demons, the tens of thousands of years of conflicts between the countries on the earth, the tribulations that the Celestial Demons and Celestial Gods, and the Phoenix and True Dragon have been rotating endlessly since the creation of the world, they do not understand, do not know, and are not aware of.

But they have to suffer misfortune and endure hardship.

The stars high above never pay attention to the sand on the ground. They see too high and too far, and can never notice some tiny things, some unimportant things.

So...

Why?

Why does Ming Zhengde, as the emperor, recognize these ordinary people?

No, this question is wrong.

Why--

"Why wouldn't I recognize them?"

Muttering, Ming Zhengde closed his eyes.

Once, when he was seriously injured, he was hidden at home by Old Li and his wife, avoiding the search by the Zhengyang Kingdom army. The shop that Old Li's family had run for decades was smashed and flattened, and the family property was confiscated, but they still endured and did not expose him.

Once, he and Zhang San made a big scene in the Tian prison of Nandu, Zhengyang, in order to rescue a leader of the rebel army. The chivalrous hero volunteered to hold the rear, charging towards the army of the Zhengyang Kingdom with a knife, fighting to the last drop of blood.

Once, the young Ms. Wang shouted until her throat was hoarse and coughed up blood in order to issue instructions on the battlefield where spiritual energy was disordered. Even after her good voice was ruined, she still did not step down from the front line.

Even in this life, Chef Zhang fought until his legs were broken before he was dragged down. In the past, he still glared at the mouth of the Kun demon even when he faced it; Liu Lao had been his personal guard in several lives, and never compromised even after being captured by the Zhengyang Kingdom.

How could he forget?

Of course--

They had also compromised, succumbed, despaired, cried, and chosen to give up.

In fact, over the past 30,000 lifetimes, the times of submission accounted for the vast majority of their choices.

Courage is a rare thing, usually dormant, and only burns fiercely when sparks fly.

Ming Zhengde knew this very well.

But those few rare choices are a song of praise to human courage.

So.

All those who are courageous, those who are not courageous, but still live tenaciously.

They are the common people.

And he is the one who fights alongside the common people, the one who brings them sparks.

"That is the common people."

--Not saving, not protecting, but fighting together.

Because the common people have been resisting this world all the time, and have been fighting against fate, that's why the man called the Holy Emperor has the courage to keep fighting.

Raising his head.

Ming Zhengde answered Su Zhou's question seriously.

"The common people are my comrades-in-arms, my subjects."

"They are my parents, my support, my anger, and my strength."

"They are my everything."

Responding solemnly, the Holy Emperor raised his eyebrows at this moment.

He said in a somewhat meaningful tone: "I thought that after defeating Nan Zhengkai, you would ask some questions about Celestial Gods and Demons, Phoenixes, or even the Primordial True Dragon."

"I have been waiting for you to ask these things, and I have also thought about how to answer."

"As a result, what you asked about was the common people..."

Saying this, Ming Zhengde couldn't help but laugh. He shook his head: "So, Zhuzhou, my National Preceptor."

"Why did you descend from another world, and yet want to be invited by me for these ordinary people who are completely unrelated to you, to offer advice and design inheritances, and even fight with Celestial Gods and Demons?"

"I don't know, I haven't thought about this question."

Answering straightforwardly, Su Zhou just smiled and said: "I'm just a passing divine bird, casually appearing in the world, casually taking action, casually bringing changes."

"As for why, if I have to say, it's just that I can't stand it."

"Indeed."

And Ming Zhengde nodded seriously: "I can't stand it either, I can never stand it."

After a moment of silence.

Under the gaze of Cang Song and Sara, the two who were staring at each other raised the corners of their mouths and then laughed heartily.

--The world is like a tree, with thousands of branches like roads, and people can only choose one to set foot on.

Some people linger at the crossroads for a long time, unable to make a choice.

Some people look out at the crossroads, wanting to see where the end is.

Some people just want to choose an easy path, a simple path. After all, such a path is so pleasant, the sun is bright and the flowers are blooming along the way.

For example, not caring about anyone, not caring about anything, just focusing on cultivating oneself, achieving oneself, and being a Celestial God or Demon in peace. This can easily lead to success, and perhaps become the next Celestial Emperor.

There are many footprints on this road, Celestial Gods and Demons have walked it, and both the Celestial Emperor and Demon Lord have walked it. It is a broad road where the end of success can almost be seen.

How tempting.

Therefore.

Faced with the entrances to these endless branches, those many roads that are unknown and endless.

They chose the most lonely, deepest, and most difficult path.

"Although this method cultivates the Five Virtues Divine Light, in essence, it does not transform into a divine bird, but only simulates the Five Virtues with the organs of other five types of demon beasts."

Concentrating his attention back on this inheritance, Ming Zhengde looked at Su Zhou's planned 'Five Virtues Divine Light Hundred-Level Cultivation Version', pondered for a moment, and then shook his head: "It can't be called Heaven and Man Creation, nor can it be called Phoenix. Such a Five Virtues Divine Light is truly strange, beyond my imagination."

"My National Preceptor, what do you say, what should such a Five Virtues Divine Light cultivation method be called?"

He looked at Su Zhou, waiting for Su Zhou's naming.

"Hmm..."

Su Zhou also pondered for a while. He looked at the various designs in his light screen and then murmured: "The same as the Five Virtues, but not the Phoenix. A half-Mimicking the Dao cultivation method formed by cultivating the spiritual organs of five types of demon beasts as the foundation..."

"Let's call it the 'Five Virtues Qilin Art'!"

Saying this, the youth made a final decision.

--Qilin, a mythical auspicious beast, whose appearance is bound to bring good fortune.

Those with outstanding talent and virtue can be called Qilin.

May all beings in the world be Qilin.

Time flowed by as Su Zhou and Ming Zhengde continued to deduce the Five Virtues Qilin Art.

During this period, the world was calm. Whether it was the gathering of the Southern Military Region of the New Dynasty and the monks of the southern part of the Five Virtues Sect, preparing to peacefully receive the semi-surrendered Zhengyang Kingdom, or the power that was quietly gathering in the north and the construction of the offensive, it did not attract the attention of the Celestial Gods in the sky and the Celestial Demons underground.

They all seemed to have their own plans.

The stars in the sky flickered, and the God Emperor wandered in the Ruins Sun River, staring at the scenery within.

Celestial Demons lurking in the void, they waited for the transmission from their companions, deciding on the next course of action.

Celestial Demons nested in people's hearts and the desires of the Celestial Gods, quietly waiting and preparing forces, preparing to strike.

Everyone was satisfied with the current calm situation.

Even if it was the calm before the storm.

--Gods and Demons Era, 830,013 years--

--New Calendar Year 1, November 11--

The Holy Emperor Ming Zhengde of the New Dynasty, and the National Preceptor Zhuzhou, joined hands to spread the Dharma in the capital, spreading the Five Virtues Qilin Art throughout the world.

Celestial Gods and Demons looked sideways.

It was a sign of great change.

At the same time, by using the Heaven and Earth One Qi Zhenyuan Golden Chapter and the Five Virtues Divine Light taught by Ming Zhengde as reference templates.

Su Zhou, who had completely completed the five elements cycle in his body, finally finalized the prototype of version 2.0 of the divine bird form.

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《Huainanzi·Dizhixun》: [The hairy calf gives birth to the Ying Dragon, the Ying Dragon gives birth to the Jian Horse, and the Jian Horse gives birth to the Qilin.]

《The Great Treasury Sutra》: [Jia Yu gives birth to the Ying Dragon, and the Ying Dragon gives birth to the Phoenix.]

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