Chapter 263 You Can Never Know What Your Ancestors Did (6400)

Dao Sage, Zhang Qingyun, direct descendant of the Zheng Yi Academy, descendant of the original Celestial Master lineage, peak of the extraordinary tier.

Born in 1949, currently 67 years old, with a ruddy complexion, jet-black hair, and a refined appearance. He usually likes to wear black short robes or dark blue Daoist robes. His favorite food is sweet-scented osmanthus rice wine soup made by his wife, and what he enjoys most is drinking a sip of homemade herbal tea after cultivation. He has two daughters and one son, and five grandchildren.

Currently serving as the honorary president of Zheng Yi Academy and one of the current Zheng Nation Holy Seats, the 'Dao Sage.'

Apart from his birth in the ancient Celestial Master family, the Zhang family, Zhang Qingyun is essentially an outstanding cultivator without any particular characteristics.

He has normal hobbies, no bad habits, no messy obsessions or mental abnormalities, correct values, and is kind and friendly.

He used his extraordinary talent, ordinary cultivation, ordinary advancement, and ordinary learning of Dao techniques to gradually transform the extraordinary power that belonged only to cultivators into designs and inventions that could benefit people's livelihoods, together with many colleagues and scholars, and finally ordinarily inherited the title of his predecessors, becoming the Dao Sage.

This is Zhang Qingyun's life trajectory over the past sixty years.

The things he is most proud of in his life, apart from leading the team and designing the current set of maglev high-speed rail equipment in active service in Zheng Nation, is guiding Su Zhou, a dragon-blooded descendant born in Hongzhou, Zheng Nation, an unexpected genius, onto the right path of fighting for Zheng Nation's civilization and contributing to Zheng Nation's spiritual energy modernization.

From the very beginning of meeting Su Zhou, Zhang Qingyun keenly noticed that there was a beast in this young man's heart.

That beast was always eyeing everything around it, never satisfied, and never cared about any of the etiquette and laws of the world – just like when they first met at the spiritual energy measurement camp, Su Zhou didn't show much respect for the identity of the Holy Seat.

But the essence of this ferocious beast is not evil. It is always pursuing a good result, but it doesn't mind using the most evil methods to achieve it.

Just take the recent action of Su Zhou capturing criminals around Hongzhou as an example – if he didn't hold the national law enforcement power of the Zheng Nation Security Bureau and have the identity of a law enforcement officer as a restraint, Zhang Qingyun had no doubt that what the Hongzhou police would have encountered would not be the 'sweet job' of urgently dispatching police in the middle of the night to continuously capture hundreds of criminals, but the 'major national vicious murder case' of urgently dispatching police in the middle of the night to continuously collect more than a dozen corpses and dozens of seriously injured criminals.

If someone like Su Zhou were allowed to become a dark knight, he could really do something like that – after all, he is a dragon descendant, not a bat in a tight suit.

Therefore, Zhang Qingyun deliberately guided Su Zhou into the official system of Zheng Nation. This old man carefully used fame, power, mutual respect, and the prospect of the future, using this kind of 'method' to gradually transform the power of that beast into 'our' power.

And. Make Su Zhou accomplish his goals as much as possible with kind and legal means.

And now, the beast in Su Zhou's heart revealed a hint of its fangs to him... it was not hostility, but it was asking, asking which 'enemy' it should attack and tear into flesh.

Su Zhou asked with doubt, "Why are we so nervously conceiving idea after idea that is so radical, and even disregards human ethics?"

--Whether it's the New Humans or the artificial Netherworld, those are all products that would cause panic among ordinary people and an explosion of public opinion! If it were really implemented, heaven knows how intense the reaction would be!

Zhang Qingyun knew that Su Zhou had already noticed the urgency hidden beneath the calm of the whole world, the posture of running with all their might as if being chased by someone.

--It's time to tell him the truth.

Thinking so, Zhang Qingyun stared at the young man in front of him - he already had the strength of the Commander tier. Compared to the previous extraordinary tier, which was only the 'world's number one young generation' in terms of publicity, Su Zhou is now undoubtedly the world's number one.

Powerful strength naturally carries more responsibility.

So he found a chair, sat down casually, and waved for Su Zhou to sit down as well.

"What you said is indeed correct, we are very anxious - not just Zheng Nation, but all major forces around the world are very anxious."

The old man said with a smile, he showed an encouraging expression, encouraging Su Zhou to continue: "Say all your doubts, so that I can answer them one by one for you."

"Okay, Dao Sage. I think that now, there is no extraordinary force on the entire earth that can break the balance. Without exception, the largest extraordinary organizations are all incarnations of national will."

"Whether it's the Descending Spirit Society or the Litany Society, they're just petty annoyances that sneak around. As long as I know where their lairs are, I'll definitely scatter their ashes into the Pacific Ocean the next day."

After sitting down, Su Zhou didn't stand on ceremony. He crossed his fingers and placed them on the table, saying with great confidence: "Even the Beast God Realm, which currently seems to be the biggest threat, as long as we guard the entrances and exits, they won't be able to invade us. As long as the subsequent actions confirm that the Shengzhu Great Tree, this Heavenly Venerate-level existence, does not have a tendency to revive, then they are not to be feared."

"As for the return of the Immortals and Gods, it's even more distant - the Tianchi Dragon King shouldn't be lying to us about this. They really shouldn't be coming back... In that case, there are no external enemies in the entire human world now."

"What about internal troubles?"

Regarding Su Zhou's statement, Zhang Qingyun stroked his beard. He nodded, then shook his head: "You must know that we have always been at odds with the Federal States of America, and the Ross Federation also had border conflicts decades ago - the major forces around the world are not monolithic. They are our most powerful competitors. Our development may just be to compete with them in an arms race, just like the global confrontation decades ago."

But Su Zhou calmly replied: "The current world situation is stable. The major forces of the United International are wary of each other and cooperate. Before the spiritual energy revival, the resources available to mankind on Earth were not enough for all mankind to live in prosperity, so we competed with each other - but now it's different."

Speaking of this, he even laughed. Su Zhou was radiant, with the optimism and hope unique to young people: "But after the spiritual energy revival, resources are greatly enriched. With the improvement of productivity brought about by magic and various extraordinary materials, mankind has actually lost the reason to compete with each other. Just like recently, after the three nuclear fusion power stations in the South China Sea region were put into use, the entire South Asia region can use cheap and sufficient electricity. And when it is completely popularized, mankind will no longer have to worry about energy."

This was what happened in Zheng Nation when Su Zhou went to the Samsara world. Through reverse analysis of the divine body of a former Golden Crow Immortal God, researchers in Zheng Nation obtained a complete nuclear fusion magic model a year ago, and experimental power stations have already been launched in coastal areas.

The distance between the sun and mankind has never been so close.

"This is actually the prelude to a new industrial revolution - we can even build a utopia, a world of great harmony! An earthly paradise where all mankind doesn't have to worry about resources and the future, can freely pursue what they want, and no one will ever commit crimes or do evil!" So said, Su Zhou even clenched his fists subconsciously.

Zhang Qingyun could see that Su Zhou's real purpose was the last paragraph.

He hoped that all mankind could live in paradise, no one would ever commit crimes or do evil, and everyone could live carefree.

That's why he was willing to work in Zheng Nation and contribute to this cause.

--The way to eliminate all evil is not only to kill evil, but to completely eradicate the soil in which evil is born.

Dao Sage could hear Su Zhou ask with a doubtful tone: "Why don't we slow down a little bit and gradually stabilize the situation? With our strength, we can completely make the world a better place gradually, instead of being so impatient."

--Whether it's the popularization of cultivation methods, the citizen points system, or the current anti-crime campaign and medical system reform being carried out nationwide in Zheng Nation, all of these are actions to make the world a better place.

Not to mention, Shao Qiming's curse and Aunt Wen's resentment on her legs, even without Su Zhou, the hospital could treat them in a year or two. Of course, the treatment effect of the hospital is definitely not comparable to the nurturing effect of Su Zhou's Holy Cross relic.

However, Su Zhou himself knew.

If the problem of the Great Seal being on the verge of breaking is not resolved, then the whole world will be destroyed within twenty years. But not to mention that he will solve this problem himself, but Dao Sage and the others don't know about this.

So he also looked forward to Dao Sage's answer.

"Why are we so urgent and nervous? Because everything that looks beautiful to us now is just duckweed without roots."

Faced with Su Zhou's doubtful inquiry, Zhang Qingyun sighed lightly. He stretched out his left arm, causing the personal terminal screen on it to light up: "It's the spiritual energy revival that has greatly improved productivity, it's the extraordinary magic that can work again, so our technology has advanced rapidly - and spiritual energy is something that was cut off for nearly a thousand years not long ago."

"Look, Su Zhou, you should be able to see it too."

So said, Dao Sage showed Su Zhou the image on his terminal screen. Su Zhou stared intently and found that it was the broken Great Seal cracks all over the universe!

However, unlike what Su Zhou saw on Earth, what Dao Sage showed seemed to be an image observed from afar using some kind of astronomical telescope and restored... It seemed to be the scenery of an alien galaxy outside the solar system.

Other galaxies are also located within the cracks of the Great Seal, and they are also experiencing spiritual energy revival.

Faced with the thoughtful Su Zhou, Zhang Qingyun said calmly: "These endless cracks that run through the entire universe are the source of the rise and fall of spiritual energy, and also the alien world channels that the Immortals and Gods went to in the past... Su Zhou, do you know how brilliant the ancient Immortal God civilization was? Under the governance of the Central Divine Court, all worlds had good weather, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the Dragon King prayed for rain for the farmland, the Thunder God protected the people, and the Immortals and Gods lived together with humans, together on the earth."

"At that time, even if it wasn't the Age of Great Harmony, it was close to the days we were looking forward to."

"But the Immortal God civilization fell apart - because the spiritual energy was cut off."

"And we cannot follow in the footsteps of our own ancestors. We must find out the truth of the rise and fall of spiritual energy, and we cannot place all our hopes on spiritual energy."

"But this reason... is a bit insufficient?" Su Zhou scratched his head. Although he could hear that what Dao Sage said was correct, if it was only because of worrying about the spiritual energy being cut off again...

Dao Sage sighed: "Insufficient? Su Zhou, if you are carrying the future of more than a billion people, or even the future of the entire human race, then even if it is a very illusory thing, and the reason is not sufficient enough, we cannot gamble."

We cannot gamble. How similar is this sentence to what the Water God said before his death?

Su Zhou immediately understood that for a race and civilization, this reason was sufficient enough. He couldn't help but frown.

Dao Sage looked at the thinking Su Zhou with some relief. He nodded: "Just like the Heavenly Venerate of the Beast God Realm, the Shengzhu Great Tree. Although theoretically, it is already dead, we still have to confirm this matter and cut off all its ways of resurrection."

"And, who said that everything we are preparing so nervously is only to deal with the lives and forces around the earth?"

Hearing Dao Sage's last meaningful words, Su Zhou, who was thinking, raised his head and blinked. He suddenly thought of the head of the three mysterious organizations on Earth, the most dangerous organization even above the Descending Spirit Society and the Litany Society, the 'New Dawn Society'.

Legend has it that its president is a strange existence that can summon 'alien beasts', and through the power of alien beasts, he has created sensational tragedies in various regions around the world.

"Could it be that there really are aliens..."

Su Zhou muttered to himself, and Dao Sage nodded solemnly: "Do you know why the major forces have been frequently launching satellites recently, and even actively restoring the 'manned lunar landing program' from the Cold War era? Why do we want to design a set of extraterrestrial bases on the moon and even Mars based on the extraordinary?"

"Because with the technological development over the years, we have discovered that on the back of the moon, there are some strangely shaped, unidentified 'spaceships' that crashed thousands of years ago... And the number of these spaceships exceeds two hundred!"

So said, Dao Sage even unlocked his personal terminal from his wrist and handed it to Su Zhou, allowing him to browse the photos of alien spaceships in the terminal at will.

--Spaceship!

Interstellar civilization!

More than two hundred of them!

Although he had some premonitions, when Su Zhou really saw the photos in the terminal, those strange alien creations, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "There really are aliens! And they are the kind with very high technology!"

This tone was just like when he was pleasantly surprised to discover that there really was magic and extraordinary in the Shan Kingdom.

... What's wrong with this little guy? Is this something that can be said in a happy tone?

Dao Sage glanced at Su Zhou, always feeling that this little guy's way of thinking was completely different from ordinary young people.

However, seeming to have thought of something, Su Zhou frowned and cautiously asked the old man: "That, Dao Sage, are you sure that these spaceships are not the mounts of the Immortals and Gods back then?"

Although the distance between the Earth and the Moon is not short for the extraordinary, if it is a Heavenly Immortal or a Heavenly Venerate, traveling back and forth within the solar system should not be a problem.

"Of course not, the aesthetics of the Immortals and Gods are not so strange - many alien spaceships are made of pure twisted extraordinary flesh and blood, and are likely to be some kind of biological civilization, completely different from us."

Dao Sage coughed: "Su Zhou, according to the current situation, no matter whether the Earth is an ancient immortal world or not, at least, this world full of space-time channels leading to alien world domains is the best cradle."

"The ancient Immortals and Gods had tens or even hundreds of times more territory than ordinary planets as a foundation for development. Even when the spiritual energy was cut off and they went to alien worlds, they did not completely develop those vast world domains - so precisely because of this, they never paid attention to the universe, and never explored the distant stars."

"We even suspect that those crashed alien spaceships were shot down by the Immortals and Gods in the past - they did not explore the outside world, and the outside world did not want to interfere with them. In other words, the Immortals and Gods were likely to be very closed-off in exploring the outside world... We are not closed-off now, but those alien civilizations may not know this."

Being closed-off is actually not accurate, and even a euphemistic compliment. Looking at the pile of spaceships on the moon, the Immortals and Gods in the past might have even tried to educate the pilots, or communicate with other civilizations... but even with your toes, you can guess what they would say.

Hearing this, Su Zhou also completely understood why the major forces around the world looked so worried, as if a Godzilla was chasing them and they were frantically taking steps.

In the era when spiritual energy was normal, the Earth had Immortals and Gods, and their attitude towards various alien visitors must have been very 'unfriendly'. They had various world domains as their foundation, and they were too lazy to explore the too empty and boring space. After all, with the conditions on Earth, guarding their own territory was enough for humans to develop to the point of beating the Milky Way as soon as they left the mountain. In a sense, they were like the Sword God of Shili Slope, a single-star system farming stream.

However, after the spiritual energy was cut off, the Earth humans lost the most powerful force, the Immortals and Gods, and the main body of civilization, leaving only a group of old, weak, sick and disabled... This was embarrassing, because no one on Earth knew whether those aliens or alien forces would still remember the coordinates of the Earth, even if the other party had also lost many extraordinary due to the spiritual energy being cut off, they would definitely not be as empty as the Earth, and they did not even leave behind the ability to travel through space.1

What if the other party led a large army back for revenge?

Although the current Earth civilization looks strong and has the inheritance of Immortals and Gods, if it faces a space civilization that can move across galaxies, it may only be able to disintegrate and hide all mankind in a certain space-time world domain, close the door, and learn from the Beast God Realm to play self-isolation.

--In short, the Earth may be surrounded by hundreds of interstellar civilizations at any time and beaten badly. The reason for their attack is on the moon, and the evidence is conclusive and undeniable.

"Isn't this screwing over future generations!"

Thinking of this, Su Zhou immediately took a breath of cold air and slapped the table hard, leaving a palm print on the stainless steel table: "More than two hundred ships, how many civilizations' spaceships did the Immortals and Gods shoot down in the past?"

"That's just on the moon." Dao Sage crossed his fingers and placed them on his lap, looking like an old god: "On Mars, on Jupiter's satellites... alas, heaven knows how many there are, and which civilizations they belong to. Anyway, we don't care, it's enough to know that they exist."

So said, the old man smiled kindly: "So, Su Zhou, do you understand now?"

"There are many, many threats we have to face. The internal conflicts of mankind are just the most insignificant one, and other world domains, like the Beast God Realm and the Demon Beast World Domain, which have a large number of hostile lives, are probably not a few. The threats in the starry sky are the most worthy of vigilance, and are also the problems we are destined to face."

"We were lucky enough to be born here and have inherited the legacy of our ancestors, so we must also bear the karma they left behind, but we are not them. Jiu Ming, the disciple of the Tianchi Dragon King, once asked us whether we should rebuild the Central Divine Court - and our answer is no."

"We are not Immortals and Gods, the times have changed, and the era when everything was determined solely by extraordinary power has passed. We are going to find the most correct way for civilization to move forward, and find a way to move forward that can make our civilization last longer, and even last into the eternal future, so we must not only explore the major world domains, but also explore this starry sky."

So said, Dao Sage stretched out his hand and clicked on the terminal screen - where a star map around the Earth was currently displayed.

"And to do these things, we need power, even power beyond the Immortals and Gods - so we can only move forward in a hurry."

The conversation was over, and Su Zhou's doubts were answered. He returned the personal terminal in his hand to Dao Sage.

The old man stood up, smiled, and patted Su Zhou on the shoulder gently, with anticipation in his eyes: "If mankind wants to surpass the Immortals and Gods of the past and protect their homeland and civilization from countless threats, they need to overcome all difficulties - the problems that they (the Immortals and Gods) failed to solve, we modern humans must solve them one by one."

"We must overcome the unequal talents of mankind, overcome the obstacles that death brings to inheritance, overcome the difficulties in transmitting wisdom, and even overcome the cycle of rise and fall of civilizations - whether it is the New Humans, the Netherworld Network, or the bloodline inheritance experiments conducted by the Saint of Life, it is all for this step."

While saying these words, Dao Sage Zhang Qingyun's eyes were burning with fighting spirit like flames.

--The origin of Zheng Nation comes from a group of idealists who craved the 'right path'.

At the end of the An Dynasty, when King Li was tyrannical, the righteous army of hundreds of schools rebelled and overthrew the emperor who cruelly abused the people - then, the group of idealists began to work together to build the most beautiful and most powerful country in their minds.

During this period, there were naturally repetitions and regressions, but history advances in a spiral. Through painful reforms and repeated adjustments, Zheng Nation finally reached this era.

And among them, the inheritors of the idealists have not forgotten the original ideals.

"And you, Su Zhou, you are the most critical point in our plan - you are the individual among us who is most likely to cultivate into an Immortal God in this era, an immortal Heavenly Immortal, or even a Creator Heavenly Venerate. If alien civilizations come again at that time, you may have to be the strongest person on Earth and be responsible for negotiating with them."

So said, Dao Sage turned around quite freely, preparing to leave.

And before leaving, he left the last sentence: "By the way, didn't you say that it seems like you are still lacking something before you can truly fully enter the Commander tier?"

"If you need any resources, directly declare them at the Tiandu Security Bureau, and the government will reimburse you."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Su Zhou immediately widened his eyes: "Really!"

1 Because Zheng Nation in this world has had an extraordinary inheritance from beginning to end, the fact that a civilization might 'not have extraordinary power' is a thought vacuum for them.

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