CHAPTER 78: CHAPTER 73: DESTINY, THE DAO

Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor’s expression changed slightly.

Meanwhile, Zhu Zhengwei grew curious and silently leaned his head closer.

Zhu Zhengwei intended to see this modern-day transmigrator, a professor who believed in modern science, a genetic engineering virtuoso, a staunch materialist’s view on the incredible concept of "destiny."

Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor continued reading:

"I know you will definitely open this drawer and finish reading these words. This is destiny, because we can infer backwards."

"Because that Human Emperor did not see his own Flower of Destiny, it signifies he won’t die in the short term. And the fact that you didn’t kill him out of rage must be because you opened this drawer."

"Therefore, I placed these items here complacently because I utilized destiny."

Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor became dazed all of a sudden.

Utilize destiny?

"So, let’s talk about so-called... destiny."

"All these years, that Fate Elder has been instilling fear in us, as all nearby Elves see their own death before passing, causing continuous chaos on our island."

"And with ongoing research, I also plan to emulate that generation’s Saint, authoring a book to discuss the peculiarities glimpsed in destiny, because I know this might be the beginning of a truly Extraordinary World era. The book is tentatively titled ’Dao of All Living Qi,’ currently just with an overview and some conjectures."

"In my eyes, the destiny that terrifies and rules over all of us is nothing but the ’Dao’ of the world. Dao is the trajectory or path of all things and can also be described as the state of change and motion of things... The destiny we see is in fact the vast world itself, calculating and predicting the future outcomes for individual organisms."

"Using modern science from a prehistoric era, this would be called ’Laplace’s Demon.’ It’s a view proposed by a mathematician: Matter in the world is in motion; if there were a ’demon’ that knew the exact position and momentum of every atom in the universe, ’it’ could use Newton’s laws to exhibit the entire process of cosmic events, thereby seeing the ’future.’"

This paper’s preface rambles on and is essentially the overview Chapter of ’Dao of All Living Qi’:

"Destiny actually is the rule of Dao, what is Dao? Dao is one, one disperses into the qi of all spirits and things, one gathers as the rules of heaven and earth, Dao is the overall trajectory of all things’ operation, Dao says:"

"The sun and moon shine without being ignited; the stars align without being arranged."

"Beasts are born without being created; the wind blows without being fanned."

"Plants grow without being planted; water flows without being pushed."

"Without breathing, yet breathes; without heartbeat, yet heartbeats."

...

"This operational rule is Dao, the principle. Understanding its Dao allows one to predict the destiny of all things, past and present!"

With the release of this overview Chapter, Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor’s breaths became hurried.

He felt a world-shaking experience, like an ancient Saint lifting a torch for the indigenous of a barbaric age in the fog, step by step revealing the path to civilization.

Seeing "destiny" is but the "world" using the operational rules of all things to predict everyone’s future actions.

Zhu Zhengwei saw this, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth:

"Very clever, this modern scientific traveler has already discovered... this mysterious world’s destiny is like a weather forecast, predicting tomorrow’s weather through clues and calculations."

"He has uncovered that in this extraordinary and cultivation-driven mysterious world, there are rules akin to the wind, rain, and thunder in the real three-dimensional world."

In human development history, much of fear stems from the unknown, ignorance of principles.

Ancients feared ghostly fires on grave mounds, thinking them ghostly wanderings.

Ancients feared thunder and lightning, believing it to be heaven’s rage.

But as modern humans continued deducing and mastering rules, they gradually lost their awe of mysteries.

The same is seen here; Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor, upon seeing the essence, was not as afraid, not superstitious of destiny like before, feeling a sense of relief.

He became considerably calmer.

Then, it says above: "Destiny, discussing Dao, the initial draft of the overview is still incomplete."

"However, I trust you understand that so-called destiny is merely the calculation of a possible future."

"It’s not that destiny is predetermined, forcing your compliance; your choices create the future destiny... And the destiny you choose is merely what you saw in advance."

"Destiny is always under our feet; what we see are our future choices. We are the masters of destiny, not its slaves."

"Back then, Shiguang True Emperor was also not a slave to destiny, but its master, acting according to his own heart."

"Yet, even so, letting people foresee their own death is enough to invoke fear, as the fourth generation Human Emperor used this to confuse us, indeed troubling us all."

"Humans are such creatures; they can accept unknown death but feel fear and unease seeing their own death in advance."

"This trouble is also a kind of opportunity, I personally believe that only seeing destiny can break destiny."

Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor looked at these words, enthralled, as if seeing that teacher from years ago, imparting knowledge in class, unraveling the mysteries of the world to his youthful self.

"And realizing this, I also know our path was misguided; gods cannot be the powerful genetic creatures we create. The strength of gods lies not in genes, nor in power, nor in lineage, but in mastering and seeing the rules."

"By obtaining just a trace of blood, we can see such incredible things; the power of the gods, we are definitely unfathomable, as even a mere glimpse chills us."

"And our Old Day civilization has always followed genetics, which is a wrong path; the truly powerful soul domain science requires strengthening one’s soul to see all things in the world. Our race has the possibility to tread the path of gods."

"The Great Dao is formless, creating heaven and earth. The Great Dao is unfeeling, operating sun and moon. The Great Dao is nameless, nurturing all things. Understanding the mind and Dao enters godhood; my heart continually ponders, thus destroying this land accordingly, starting anew with the true path, thoroughly cultivating Witchcraft Dao, assimilating into the indigenous, embarking on the true path of immortality to godhood."

"Henceforth, another thought; gods are so mighty, yet Old Days still faced ruin, what caused it?"

"Where did the Old Gods reside? Where does the Old World exist?"

"Every time I think of this, my heart feels fear. However, our right path is clear, and the future holds promise."

"That Fate Elder letting us glimpse destiny’s corner is also our instrument for observing the world’s destiny rate of change, holding great usage."