Chapter 1389 The Larger Implications

Chapter 1389 The Larger Implications

Wang Wei contemplated his next move. Five Feathers must die, but he also cannot allow her plague to get out of control. "Try to find the other person who knows the formula. Additionally, have the Curse Master study a sample, just in case."

"I understand," Red Mask nodded.

"Anything else?" Wang Wei asked.

"We received news of signs of instability in the Great Chu Dynasty."

"You said you received it?"

"Yes, from Lady Xun Junyao."

"I see. Continue."

"There are signs that someone is trying to overthrow the Earth Emperor," Red Mask stated.

"Who?"

"All signs point to the Empress."

"Her? But that doesn't sound like her personality," Wang Wei added as he remembered the knowledge he had about Shu Ren and his dynasty. When his clone was scheming against his downfall, he considered many possibilities, including using his family.

"That's right," Red Mask nodded. "The information stated that someone may be behind the scenes and the Empress is just a discarded pawn."

"Are they trying to force Shu Ren and the Third Prince to fight?" Wang Wei analyzed. "But this tactic is too obvious and shouldn't work — unless we are missing a crucial detail." He stopped as he suddenly remembered something: "Did we ever find out why Shu Ren tolerated the Third Prince?"

"Sadly, no."

'Mortal Civilization's advantage was not only its war potential but the fact it drastically increased the talent pool of the cultivation system.'

The mortals in the Rune Civilization are what comics in Wang Wei's past life usually referred to as [peak humans]. Their bodies, souls, and bloodlines have reached the limit of humanity, making them easier to cultivate once they are detected to have talents. The enlightened humans who have gained early access to spiritual power and can carve runes have great talents for Spirit Cultivation and Professions. So, even if they don't have cultivation talent, their descendants are likelier to have such talents.

'If every Chaos World had a mortal civilization, the Chaos Universe would receive a boom of prosperity,' Wang Wei analyzed. 'With the advent of the Transcendent Era, such a boon might be necessary to ensure this new era is as prosperous as possible. However, are things so simple?'

Wang Wei can say for sure that 99% of Worlds will reject the notion of giving such power to mortals. Non-immortal cultivators will never allow these ants to have the power to hurt them, and Immortal Cultivators already believe they are a different species from non-immortals, let alone mortals. Most of these people will not care about the overall benefit to their worlds or cultivation civilizations since there was no direct benefit for them.

Finally, there is also the fear that mortal civilization might reach the level of [Immortal]. Although the possibility is relatively small, it is still possible. Such a fear is enough to stop most of these powerhouses. A few might succeed in spreading it in their areas, but the entire Chaos World can't follow.

'Unless their worlds also faced a catastrophe,' Wang Wei thought. 'Or, they are invaded and see the benefit of this civilization.' Wang Wei could predict Grand Dao's method. Even if he did not start the Third Origin War as expected, the upcoming Transcendent Era will be a time of war and strife throughout the Chaos Universe. Transcendents also need resources, and unlike Paragons, one Chaos World is not enough for even a single of them. In other words, the act of plundering will become routine.

'In fact, my analysis is just the bare surface,' Wang Wei thought. 'The Mortal Civilization or the Rune Civilization is a perfect blend of Science and Technology and Cultivation Civilization, made accessible to mortals. In some ways, Grand Dao has used me as a pawn to assimilate the Science and Technology Civilization of Earth or the Prehistoric World.'

Wang Wei sighed.

'According to my predictions, Ying Zheng and I were not the only ones who reincarnated/transmigrated from Earth, so the others may also be pawns to assimilate other ideas or concepts from Earth.'

Wang Wei squinted:

'I probably was not the first one. Whether it's Buddhism or even the Barbarian Clan based on Mongolian — they were all probably created by Grand Dao after assimilating certain aspects of Earth.

'In other words, Earth is a source of inspiration for Grand Dao, just like it is to me,' Wang Wei analyzed. 'I always assumed that Earth or the Prehistoric World was protected, hence why Grand Dao never targeted it. While this may be true, there is also the possibility that Grand Dao values it more — that's why it never put its entire focus on targeting it. But one day, once Earth is no longer valuable, I fear what is to come is a full-on destruction campaign.

'Wait, no, there is another possibility. Why did I theorize I was a Fate Seed even back on Earth? It made no sense for someone from Earth to be chosen for the Fate Cardinal position — until now. Grand Dao wanted someone to take and execute these ideas from Earth, thus contributing to the Chaos Universe's prosperity.

'That's why I was one of the Fate Seeds. Damn it, how deep is this conspiracy? How much of my life was planned by that bastard?'

Wang Wei felt a rage overcoming him. His very existence was probably due to Grand Dao using its limited power inside the Prehistoric World. The cracks that swallowed him were probably not an accident but an inevitable, even a test to determine whether he was the final Fate Seed.