ryethenovel Chapter 26 [The Living Heavenly Dao, the Foundation of All Realms]
Chapter 26 [The Living Heavenly Dao, the Foundation of All Realms]
Within the celestial realm, the mycelial network changed its flashing frequency after receiving the divine oracle.
This is the first time since the Dao of Heaven was born that it has been able to think independently.
[Mission Objective: To quell the chaos in the First Mortal Realm.]
In front of the array of ecological tanks, Xu crossed his arms and observed with great interest.
Based on his understanding of those previous creations, what follows should be a "divine punishment".
Perhaps the mycelial network will evolve a new type of aggressive spore, which will be released into the first mortal realm to carry out a precise genocide of the out-of-control silver worms.
Or perhaps, like their lunar ancestor, they will develop some kind of energy shock to launch a long-range saturation attack on that small world through the conduit between worlds.
Either way, it will be very exciting.
Time is passing at a speed of ten thousand times.
More than ten years.
decades.
Over a hundred years.
The Way of Heaven remains unmoved.
It just kept flashing, lost in a long, endless, and fruitless contemplation.
Those ferocious silver worms have almost completely turned that small ecological tank in the first mortal realm into a pot of foul-smelling, murky soup.
"Huh? What are they doing?"
Xu frowned.
Could it be that there's something wrong with my design?
Could it be that this civilization, whose aggressive evolutionary paths were locked by the "Heavenly Code," simply chose to shut down and give up when faced with troublemakers?
What value does a Heavenly Dao have if it cannot handle its own problems?
Xu was also very impatient, and even considered restarting this new era.
The Way of Heaven has changed.
Near the pipe connecting to the first mortal realm, a portion of specialized mycelium detached itself from the soil of the main god's jar and carefully probed into the dimensional passage connecting the two worlds.
This is...
Connecting?
The mycelium extends very slowly.
When they came into contact with the murky and bloody waters of the First Mortal Realm, they clearly paused for a moment, probably because it was the first time they had encountered such a violent environment.
Soon, even more mycelium surged up.
They entered this world, transforming into a giant net that slowly unfurled, covering the entire First Mortal Realm and becoming the new backdrop for this chaotic world.
Perhaps even he wouldn't understand.
What exactly does this newly formed Heavenly Dao want to do?
Followed by.
The ends of the mycelial network that extended into the first mortal realm began to secrete a special chemical substance.
It is colorless and odorless, yet it carries complex information.
Through the perception of the primordial spores, Xu also learned the contents of this information.
Stop this pointless reproduction; your numbers have exceeded the world's carrying capacity.
Food scarcity stems from ecological imbalance; your excrement is killing your food sources.
Order is the first essential element for continuity.
This information is targeted, and its form is analogous to the laws that have been laid out, suggesting that the nascent Heavenly Dao still has the potential for self-growth.
And so, the laws of nature quietly altered the rules of the world.
After coming into contact with this substance, the reproductive urges of those silver worms were indeed gradually calmed down.
They no longer mate, and no longer kill each other to fight for the last bit of resources.
The whispers of Heaven continue.
They then secreted a second chemical substance.
[Go and devour the harmful algae that are worsening the water quality; they are the root of the problem.]
Go and clean up the remains of your fallen comrades, returning their nutrients to the world.
Guided by these practices, the silver worms no longer blindly destroy the ecosystem. Instead, they swarm to devour harmful blue-green algae that grow wildly due to eutrophication; they carry away the corpses of their underwater companions and pile them up in specific areas, waiting for microorganisms to decompose them; they have transformed from predators into a disciplined... cleaner army.
The world, on the verge of collapse, was thus pulled back on track.
The water became clear.
The population size has stabilized within a sustainable range.
The first mortal realm has returned to peace.
Xu stood there, speechless for a long time.
The Kaz civilization used an invincible spear to pierce through all obstacles.
This newly emerging Heavenly Dao civilization, in the form of a net, reweaves all the chaos back into order.
These are two different paths.
One is an epic of heroism, sacrifice and glory, which ends with the slaying of gods.
Secondly, the art of management, wisdom, and balance, has an unlimited future.
Xu also opened the thick book, "The Genesis Diary".
On that page belonging to the "Foundation of the Heavenly Dao," he wrote its name for the Heavenly Dao that had shown him its immense power.
—【The Order Weaver】A system that can iterate itself and proactively solve problems is far more worry-free and has more potential than a hero who needs constant guidance.
Now that the system has been initially set up, the next step is to conduct stress tests to test its performance.
Xu opened that familiar website again.
"The aquatic environment of the First Mortal Realm is too monotonous to test the adaptability of the Heavenly Dao to different environments."
"We need more, more complex, and more extreme environment modules."
Using the mouse to move across the screen, I placed an order for several brand new secondary cylinders.
A simulated underground lava chamber filled with sulfur and crystals called a "volcanic tank".
The "Ice Tank" simulates the extreme cold of the polar regions and comes with its own refrigeration circulation system.
The "Swamp Tank" simulates an ancient swamp and can release toxic gases and create a highly acidic environment.
A few days later, Old Deng, who drove a tricycle, once again appeared at the gate of the old house, pulling a cart full of packages.
The way he looked at Xu Ye changed from initially seeing him as a "weirdo from the city," to later seeing him as a "spendthrift farmer," and now he was completely seeing him as an "unfathomable rich tycoon."
After seeing the driver off, Xu also brought the new "worlds" under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Realm one by one.
The entire Heavenly Dao Central Hub expanded from a rudimentary architecture of a main server with one client to a complex matrix consisting of a central server and eight sub-worlds with distinct functions.
Xu Ye revealed a playful smile, "Come on, Tiandao-chan, let me see where your limits are."
...With the access to the new world, complex environmental variables, through dimensional channels, enter the perception range of the Heavenly Dao.
High temperatures, extreme cold, and extreme toxicity... the intensity is far beyond what a single ordinary mortal realm can match. Faced with such extreme environments, pure chemical conduction cannot meet the demands.
They had to come up with more targeted solutions, which led to the first large-scale functional differentiation in the celestial realm.
The mycelium that governs the "volcanic tank" has evolved energy conduction properties under continuous high-temperature baking.
They became pure energy conduits, transferring excess heat from the volcanic tanks to the ice field tanks that needed heat, maintaining a fragile balance between the two extreme environments.
The mycelium that governs the [swamp tank] has evolved spores that can cross the world barrier and actively enter the secondary tank.
These spores, which Xu also named "Messengers of Heaven," are not inherently aggressive. Their sole mission is to "inoculate" specific strains of bacteria from the Heavenly Dao network into the new world.
In the highly toxic swamp tank, specialized bacteria capable of breaking down toxins are cultivated and then spread by the "Messenger of Heaven".
In just a few hundred years, that once desolate, poisonous water has miraculously come back to life.
Meanwhile, the mycelia responsible for the core operations become bright and dazzling, as they are responsible for the scheduling and management of all worlds.
Through repeated challenges, it grows stronger and stronger, becoming more and more like a true, living embodiment of the Dao.
A system that only provides guidance and governance is incomplete.
Goodness needs to be highlighted by evil, and grace also needs to be based on authority.
Perhaps, inside the "volcano tank," a type of insect that was bought online and is only available overseas was introduced.
This insect feeds on minerals and is not afraid of the mine environment.
They did not intend to cause damage, but in fact they threatened the stability of the volcanic vent.
The weavers of order sensed this uninvited guest immediately.
They tried chemical guidance, energy isolation, and introducing competitors... but all with little success.
The number of stone-eating beetles is steadily increasing.
After repeated attempts at "governance" failed, the Heavenly Dao System demonstrated its ruthless methods.
The mycelium responsible for supplying energy to the [Volcano Tank] has had its supply cut off.
The sun, simulated by the laws of heaven, extinguished throughout the entire world.
At the same time, the messengers of the Heavenly Dao descended upon this place, carrying the frigid spores from the [Icefield Vat].
The temperature plummeted, and the sun went out.
Ultimately, they were wiped out in an artificial winter orchestrated by the very forces of Heaven.
The divine punishment has been completed.
Xu nodded in satisfaction.
At this point, the Heavenly Dao, which he had created single-handedly, had acquired full functionality.
Standing before this colossal creation, shimmering with a faint blue light, Xu Ye felt a sense of... boredom.
Yes, it's boring.
It's too stable, too efficient, too... rational.
It lacked something that could touch his heartstrings.
His thoughts drifted back to Anthill, back to that tragic era filled with war, sacrifice, heroes, and betrayal.
He thought of the wise king Kaz, of 734, and of those nameless individuals who followed one after another, burning themselves to illuminate civilization.
Time fosters civilization, civilization gives birth to faith, and faith as a foundation can accelerate the enlightenment of civilization's wisdom.
The design concept for the No. 3 sand table came about because of this flash of inspiration.
A world of magic and miracles, war and glory, heroes and demon kings.
The Heavenly Way will retreat to the background, becoming the supreme rule and system of this new world.
The hero accomplished a great feat, and Heaven bestowed its blessings upon him.
When mortals attempt to challenge the taboos of the gods, the will of Heaven will punish them.
When an epic quest needs to be triggered, the will of Heaven will manifest as a revelation of destiny, issuing the quest to the chosen one.