Revelation of the Way of Heaven

"Virtualization?" Qin Xiaochuan frowned, trying to understand the principle, but he couldn't figure it out.

"We live in a virtual world, where only our consciousness is real. It's like an illusion from the past, which those within it cannot perceive. Only by standing in a higher dimension can we see the truth of the world," Xiao Yan said. "This skill is like temporarily returning you to reality from a higher-dimensional perspective. The injuries you suffer in the eyes of others are just a virtual illusion, but it's enough to deceive people in that world."

"So you mean we're actually in a four-dimensional world now?" Qin Xiaochuan understood Xiao Yan's logic somewhat.

"You could say that," Xiao Yan replied, "although I don't think we should divide the world according to dimensions."

"If that's the case, why didn't you use this skill when you first attacked me with the spear? Although that spear didn't kill me directly, it was still very painful to be pierced through the chest," Qin Xiaochuan said. He looked at his chest, which was completely unharmed and had no signs of injury. The injury he had suffered before seemed like a dream. Perhaps everything that happened in the three-dimensional world was just an illusion to him now.

"As I just said, this skill belongs to the four-dimensional world. It is heaven-defying for people in the three-dimensional world, exceeding the authority of three-dimensional people. I can only use this skill with the help of the witch ring. Moreover, this skill can only be used once in a short period of time, so it must be activated at the most precise time to achieve the effect of turning the tide."

"What does 'permission' mean?" Qin Xiaochuan caught the unusual information in Xiao Yan's words.

"This is exactly what I want to tell you, the truth of this world. This is also the secret I discovered after reliving the illusions of the past countless times. The reason I left a part of my divine consciousness in the witch's ring is to wait for this moment to tell you these secrets," Xiao Yan said earnestly.

"Then you tell me."

"As the saying goes, 'The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.' These secrets are actually difficult to describe in words, so I can only use analogies to explain them. You know, the operation of the Tao is actually always for continuous evolution. This evolution is like the continuous iteration of modern artificial intelligence. In order to achieve this goal, it uses divine consciousness to create various sentient beings and let these sentient beings experience different life experiences. In fact, it is to create massive amounts of training data for the evolution of the Tao, and through these massive amounts of data, it gradually iterates to build a large model. We call this large model a civilization. When a civilization develops to a bottleneck, the Tao will integrate the essence of this civilization into the original large model of the Tao, iterating the original large model of the Tao. Most of the redundant data in the civilization will be discarded, and then the civilization cycle will end, and the next civilization model training will begin. This process is what we call an era. Our Earth has experienced several cycles of era iteration, and now human civilization has also entered a bottleneck period, which is a crucial iteration period."

"So this revival of Jianmu is actually for the upcoming civilization revolution?" Although Qin Xiaochuan found Xiao Yan's words very unbelievable, he couldn't help but fall into thought.

"That's right. In most religions, there are prophecies about the descent of gods. For example, in Christianity, there is a prophecy of the second coming of Christ. After Christ's descent, he will take those who believe in him to heaven. This is actually talking about this. Every sentient being will continuously optimize their consciousness through the experiences of lifetimes. And every few thousand years, the Heavenly Dao will open a channel for dimensional ascension in a special way, just like the revival of the Jianmu tree this time. Only high-level consciousness that meets the expectations of the Heavenly Dao will be guided to a higher dimension and eventually return to the Heavenly Dao to help the Heavenly Dao evolve. This is what Buddhism calls ultimate Nirvana, also known as non-abiding Nirvana. In Taoism, it is called oneness with the Dao. Different religions have different names, but in essence, it is returning to the Heavenly Dao."

"What's the difference between the Nirvana you're talking about and my current state of Nirvana?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, puzzled.

"Your current Nirvana is called Nirvana without remainder, which is merely a return to the initial state of reality. Although you have transcended the illusions of the mortal world and severed all afflictions, you have also fallen into a state of deathly stillness. This does not conform to the expectations of the evolution of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, in the process of the Heavenly Dao's iteration, you will still be reset and enter a new cycle of birth and death. On the other hand, Nirvana without abiding is merging into the Heavenly Dao, transcending the cycle of birth and death, and carrying the Heavenly Dao's infinite wisdom and infinite compassion, becoming a manager who assists the evolution of the Heavenly Dao."

"Oh, I see. The people you're talking about who have returned to the Heavenly Way are the gods we talk about, like the Goddess Nuwa," Qin Xiaochuan said with a sudden realization.

"Oh, I see. The people you're talking about who have returned to the Heavenly Way are the gods we talk about, like the Goddess Nuwa," Qin Xiaochuan said with a sudden realization.

"That's right." Xiao Yan nodded. "But even gods have different levels of authority when assisting in the evolution of the Heavenly Dao. Most gods only have supervisory authority, such as the Three Pure Ones, Buddha, and the Great Master of Fate. Even though they have great supernatural powers, they cannot change the cause and effect in the human world. They can only guide people back to the Heavenly Dao. However, Goddess Nuwa, Jade Emperor, and Donghuang Taiyi have advanced authority to rewrite the underlying laws of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, Goddess Nuwa was able to create humans, and Donghuang Taiyi was able to create the Yunmengze world with its merit-based economic system. The Blood Witch Clan's witch ring is a divine artifact bestowed upon us by Goddess Nuwa. The 'Nirvana' skill that she added to it is actually a limited distribution of the authority of this skill to us, with the purpose of dealing with this Heavenly Dao iteration project."

Qin Xiaochuan pondered, "If that's the case, then the evolution and iteration of the Heavenly Dao is inevitable. After the Heavenly Dao completes its iteration, is our civilization destined to be destroyed?"

"No, this is exactly what I wanted to explain to you," Xiao Yan said solemnly. "Because all life is formed from the divine consciousness of the Heavenly Dao, and they are originally one. Therefore, the expectation of the evolution of the Heavenly Dao is that everyone returns to the Heavenly Dao, just as you said, everyone becomes a saint. Civilizations that do not conform to this expectation will indeed be destroyed, just like the ancient Roman civilization. However, civilizations that conform to this expectation will continue and will even evolve into a more advanced civilization. This is because after the Heavenly Dao goes through generations, it will project a new version of the laws into the civilization, guiding the civilization to upgrade, just like Yunmengze. The civilization of Yunmengze is more advanced than the civilization in Huaxu. Therefore, whether a civilization evolves or perishes in the future is actually determined by the civilization itself."

"If civilization can develop towards a harmonious, loving, and mutually beneficial Great Harmony society, then it can upgrade to a higher level and provide better training data for the evolution of the Heavenly Dao. Conversely, if civilization degenerates into a dog-eat-dog, predatory animal world, it will pollute the origin of the Heavenly Dao. Such a civilization is destined to be reset. Therefore, in the process of the Heavenly Dao's iteration, humans who meet the standards of a higher level civilization will be selected to enter the higher level civilization. The rest of humans will be reset and undergo various experiences to evolve themselves. Therefore, after you complete the task of Jianmu's restoration, you must guide humans into a higher level civilization. This is the meaning of Nuwa's arrangement for our existence."