Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

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."

Wang Wei nodded before looking in the distance:

"Everyone can feel it," he said. "A pivotal moment is approaching, and Shu Ren is one of the only open variables left that can intervene and change things. We can't allow this, so let's give him something to do."

"Lord, what do you need me to do?"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it," Wang Wei added. "By the way, how much of our information do we still rely on foreign agencies to acquire?"

"Currently, more than 22% of our most valuable information comes from foreign agencies, with Lady Xunyao's being our primary source," Red Mask reported.

"15%? It's lower than I anticipated," Wang Wei nodded. The last time he asked was before his 10,000 yuan epoch retreat, and the number was as high as 36%.

"I will do my best to reduce that number," Red Mask promised.

"I never doubted you," Wang Wei nodded before dismissing her. He closed his eyes to check on the mortals. The war has devastated the overall population, but the vastness of the world and the fact that many people actively protected mortals prevented the problem from reaching a higher level. However, Wang Wei knew these wars were just the beginning.

Since Supreme Unity's goal is to wipe out the mortal population, the bastard won't stop at anything before accomplishing his goal. Wang Wei strongly believes that Supreme Unity never planned to allow any of the moons to die so soon. If not for Maitreya and Wang Wei's intervention, he would have eased the relationship between Five Feathers and Undead Phoenix after their battle had killed enough mortals.

'He may still try this,' Wang Wei analyzed. The good news for him is that the mortals have already built the Law Soul and a prototype of a Law Weapon, meaning their civilization has reached Tier 7.

'Additionally, my theory was correct,' Wang Wei thought. One of the mortals proposed a mad theory on how to control law in a large area. The rune community treated his paper as the words of a madman, but Wang Wei saw the idea/prototype of a Law Domain, which is something Saints (Tier 8) can control in the Origin Cultivation System.

'I wonder whether Heavenly Dao realized it may have opened Pandora's box by allowing a mortal civilization that reaches Tier 9,' Wang Wei analyzed. This decision may appear as if it was a sudden choice to pass this catastrophe, but Wang Wei was a visionary and could see the ramifications.

For example, battles between two Chaos Worlds. Once two worlds fight, the true factor that decides victory is the top powerhouses. If one world has more Primal or more Paragons, their chances of winning a war are drastically higher. However, now, there was another possibility.

In the future, the Eternal Ascension World can choose another way of winning. They can send the mortal civilizations to eradicate all the enemy's mortals and cultivators below Tier 10. Everyone knows the weaker cultivators are the backbone of any world — especially during war.

They are the group that will eventually grow into Emperors, Empyreans, Paragons, and Primals. But what if that base is annihilated? In such a war, the Eternal Ascension World can just take its time and allow the damage acquired by its opponent to stack since it can no longer train new soldiers and powerhouses.

'The way war is fought will forever be changed,' Wang Wei analyzed. 'Such drastic change is not something Heavenly Dao can decide on its own. So, has Grand Dao allowed it? It makes sense. Grand Dao's only purpose is to guide the growth of the world.

'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.