My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 180 Sacrificing all living beings to appease the great calamity of heaven and earth
The emergence of the dark web did not surprise Li Wei.

After all, he still carried the first generation of cultivation transfer payment machine, which was the key anchor point of the dark web cultivation transfer payment system in the human world. After his return, he would naturally go through the network to take a look at Li Wei.

But what's strange is that the voice of the dark web seems somewhat weak.

Li Wei immediately asked with concern, "Great Sage, are you alright?"

The Dark Web, which was amazed by Li Wei's growth, was touched by the sudden concern shown to them.

But He quickly realized what was happening.

[Hey kid, did you just use a keyword on me?]

As a great sage, it is common for him to be worshipped and believed in by countless people. Even if a mortal were to kill his entire family as a sacrifice, he would not feel any emotion.

But now Li Wei's words have actually touched Him, which doesn't seem normal at all.

"Haha, you can see right through anything. But my concern for you is genuine, after all, you're my biggest supporter!"

Although Li Wei wanted to break free from the control of the dark web, this did not mean that he wanted to completely abandon the dark web. What he wanted was fair cooperation between the two sides, not for him to become a pawn unilaterally.

Even though the Dark Web knew that Li Wei was influencing it, it was not averse to it; in fact, it enjoyed the feeling of being touched by Li Wei.

After all, once He became the Great Sage, very few things could affect His emotions, which was a novel and enjoyable experience for Him.

Therefore, at this moment, He not only did not hinder the influence of Li Wei's entry, but also took the initiative to embrace this influence and savor it carefully.

If He really does feel more favorably toward Livy because of this, then so be it!
He doesn't care!

[Hehe, just a few injuries, not going to die! That young Heavenly Emperor has been charging at us Great Sages like a madman these past few days, trying to bind the gods to the cosmos. It's been a long time since I've had such a satisfying fight!]

Seeing that the super-powerful figure was alright, Li Wei felt a little relieved, and then asked about the important matter: "What exactly did you say the gods wanted to do but dared not do?"

Reform the cultivation system? Use a cultivation-based payment system? Or start a war?
It couldn't possibly be targeting the Divine Bloodline Clan, could it?
After a moment of silence, the dark web said meaningfully: "Heh heh heh, do you know what's the most uncontrollable thing in the world?"

"People's hearts?"

Human hearts are but fleeting duckweed; even gods don't need to display divine power, they can manipulate thoughts simply through the performance of their divine offices. Therefore, the human heart is not uncontrollable! What is truly uncontrollable... is desire!

The dark web sighed: "Ants crave satiation, beasts crave human form, mortals crave cultivation, cultivators crave immortality, immortals and gods crave eternity, and even we immortals crave joy..."

[The chasm is insurmountable, and people's hearts yearn for change. To satisfy their own desires, all living beings will constantly devour, encroach upon, and alter the world, thus giving rise to immortals, gods, and great sages, as well as the Heavenly Court and major capitalist groups!]

The gods are the fruits of desire.

[It was precisely because of their yearning to transcend the suffering of reality that life in ancient times gradually developed various cultivation techniques, continuously improving until finally establishing the initial Heavenly Dao 1.0 system, reshaping the entire world and ushering in a new version where the universe operates with laws at its core.]

But this world has its limits!

No matter how the Heavenly Court restricts, how the Heavenly Dao restrains, or how terrifying the Heavenly Tribulations are, there will always be exceptionally talented individuals who can defy fate. Therefore, overall, the number of gods and cultivators in this world will continue to increase, especially the existence of the gods, which will place a tremendous burden on heaven and earth!

So here's the question!

When this world, already riddled with flaws, reaches its limit and can no longer bear the demands of humans and deities, what do you think will happen?

If we simply and crudely understand the Heavenly Dao as a cesspool system, then the Three Realms are its RAM and hard drive. When there is still plenty of RAM, it can continue to run. However, if the number of gods and cultivators exceeds the limit of the Three Realms, it will overwhelm the RAM and hard drive.

The next step will either be for the Heavenly Dao System to freeze and the entire Three Realms to collapse, or for an external force to appear, delete memory, and release the pressure.

"So this is the reason for the great calamity of heaven and earth. This world has reached its limit and must be deleted from memory?"

Thinking of this,

Li Wei was suddenly startled!

"So, the Heavenly Emperor's latest update is an attempt to artificially create a calamity before the great catastrophe arrives, thus freeing up memory in advance?!"

Internally, an unprecedentedly harsh version of cultivation was used to forcibly terminate the cultivation of countless beings, thus relieving the pressure on the Heavenly Dao!

Then, by launching a war against external forces, we can both divert internal pressure and eliminate a large number of cultivators through war, thus releasing the pressure on the Heavenly Dao!
Such open source and cost-saving measures
This can reduce or even eliminate calamities.

"This is going to use all living beings in heaven and earth as sacrifices to appease the great calamity of heaven and earth!"

Li Wei only realized now that this version update was even more vicious than he had imagined!
His own cultivation level was too low, and his perspective was too limited. From the point of view of a mortal and from the information available to mortals, he could at most deduce that the Heavenly Emperor was afraid of a great calamity, which was why he took a gamble and updated the version.

But only those who reach the level of gods and great saints can truly understand the core reason behind the Heavenly Emperor's actions.

"Why didn't our predecessors use such a simple method?" [Hahaha! Because they are the Heavenly Emperors!! They are the rulers of the Three Realms, the heads of all immortals, chosen by heaven and earth to face this calamity, destined to save the era and usher in a new age. How could they kneel before such a great calamity?]

The Heavenly Court has continued for seven generations.

Among the first six Heavenly Emperors, some, like the fourth Heavenly Emperor, were naive enough to want to change the world.
Some were as greedy as the three Heavenly Emperors, indulging in the pleasures of heaven and earth.

Others, like the first Heavenly Emperor, were as cruel and indifferent as a great calamity, causing countless people to perish.

However, it cannot be denied that they, as Heavenly Emperors, all had their own pride. Even knowing that there was a curse in the world that "Heavenly Emperors are destined to die when they face calamity," they never thought of sacrificing mortals to save their own lives.

But until now,
The first Heavenly Emperor to kneel before the Great Calamity has been born!

Supreme Emperor Haotian!

He actually wanted to deliberately provoke internal strife in the five states, kill enough people to relieve the pressure accumulated on the Heavenly Dao server, alleviate the calamity of the Three Realms, and thus postpone or even directly erase the great calamity of heaven and earth!
But that wasn't what angered the Dark Web the most. What truly enraged it was: "If Shang Hao only wanted to erase the great calamity, that would be one thing, but the crucial point is that he actually prohibited independent cultivation and directly standardized cultivation levels into currency! In this way, who can contend with the Heavenly Court?"

If this trend continues, the Heavenly Court will likely monopolize all cultivation in the world! By manipulating the cultivation market, they can determine a cultivator's level, and ordinary people will have no path to advancement, becoming nothing more than human-shaped cultivation storage batteries.

This is exactly what the gods want to do but dare not do!
They monopolized cultivation, completely dominated the entire cultivation market, and brought cultivation power back to the Heavenly Court, thereby controlling all cultivators in the world.

Li Wei couldn't help but shudder at the thought of such a future: "So, in that case, didn't you end up shooting yourself in the foot by developing the cultivation transfer payment system?"

Without a cultivation transfer payment system, the Heavenly Emperor would not be able to directly convert cultivation into currency, let alone monopolize the cultivation market.

The dark web sneered: "The truth is quite the opposite! I think the Heavenly Emperor's 7.19 update was prepared long ago, so I highly suspect that even without me, the cultivation transfer payment system would still have been released."

Looking back now

[If it weren't for the fact that you gained the favor of the Fourth Heavenly Emperor, which allowed me to unlock the Dragon Transformation Realm prize pool ahead of schedule, the cultivation and laws within the prize pool would have been obtained by Chu Youling and the Seventh Archangel.]

[Then the Heaven-Slaying Alliance might develop a "Heaven-Slaying Cultivation Transfer Payment" system!]

[The corruption scandal in the Dragon Transformation Realm will erupt again, the Gluttonous Evil God will descend once more, the Heavenly Emperor will once again lead his troops to lure away the gods, and the new Profit-Seeking Immortal Lord will once again update to version 7.19.]

Everything was so perfect, it was like a script!

The cooperation between the Heavenly Emperor and the Heaven-Slaying Alliance was simply too good, too tacit, and too perfect.

The dark web realized that the Heavenly Alliance and the Heavenly Emperor were inevitably connected.

So if we hadn't intervened and developed the cultivation transfer payment system ahead of time, the Heavenly Court might have truly achieved a monopoly on cultivation!

Fortunately, we still have the original machine for dark web cultivation transfer payments in our hands, and the entire cultivation transfer payment system in the human world is under my control. Next, as long as we withstand the financial war waged by the Ministry of Finance's laws, we can safeguard the foundation of the cultivation market!

At least I can guarantee that mortals will also have the opportunity to gain cultivation.

What an irony!

In the end, it turned out that an evil god came to protect the cultivation of all living beings and prevent the Heavenly Court from becoming too powerful.
Li Wei found it increasingly ridiculous.

"This damned Heavenly Court is truly beyond saving!"

Li Wei's desire to live was a desire to live a vibrant life, no longer controlled by anyone, and to enjoy his own destiny, even if it meant dying for it, he would never regret it.

But the Heavenly Emperor is afraid of death; he is so crazy that he would rather be infamous for ten thousand years and be cursed by countless people than not save his life!
In order to survive,

He chose to sacrifice all living beings, willing to destroy the entire cultivation world and allow the gods to monopolize cultivation, in order to drag everyone down with him!

Li Wei couldn't control the others.

But the thing is, I'm one of your fucking victims too!

Although Li Wei was very angry, he quickly suppressed his anger and returned to normal.

He is far too weak compared to the Heavenly Emperor now. Getting angry is useless; he might as well save his energy for cultivation.

Seeing this, the Dark Web said with satisfaction: "[This is where you surpass me; you can find a balance between emotion and reason, while I can't help but pursue pleasure.]"

Keep climbing the celestial abode, young man!
You might one day personally drag Him down from the heavens!
Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Web's expectations for Li Wei had grown increasingly high. Suddenly, it remembered something and said, "By the way, Chu Youling and your father seem to have arrived at the headquarters of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance. Shall we watch their meeting with the Alliance Leader?"

Li Wei raised an eyebrow.

You, sir, even managed to relocate the network cable for the headquarters of the Fatigue Alliance?
This is too outrageous! !

(End of this chapter)