802 Influences
The cultivators from the Mechanical Puppet World viewed the fusion with Puppets as a form of body cultivating. Their bodies will acquire certain properties of puppets, like wooden skins, indestructible metals, and enhanced physical stats.
When injured, these cultivators can use resources like Spiritual Ores and Woods to heal themselves swiftly. However, Chen Chen is different. The way he heals is similar to robots that mass-produced parts of their bodies and can replace them.
Chen Chen treats his body as a machine with replaceable parts, and his general attitude is not that he is a unique body refiner. Instead, he treated himself as a different race or species.
‘So far, there is no indication he looked down on humans or flesh life forms. However, he did display some level of superiority by the tone of his voice and actions,’ analyzed Wang Wei. Right now, he could tell Chen Chen was overwhelmed by his obsession.
So, he has not shown much for him to analyze. However, the thing he revealed made Wang Wei raise a few high eyebrows.
‘So, what is it that my mind is telling me I miss,’ thought Wang Wei for a moment before focusing on the Mechanical Puppet World; he hoped this direction would lead him to the answer he wanted.
‘Could Chen Chen’s change be explained by the person who created the Mechanical Puppet World’s cultivation system? Could that person be someone from Earth?’
Wang Wei squinted his eyes as if this was a possibility. He and the Human Emperor were both reincarnated from Earth, so it was not impossible to have a third person.
One of Wang Wei’s theories was Hongjun was responsible for the cracks that swallowed him before his reincarnation. And his purpose might be to reincarnate others into different Chaos Worlds.
Wang Wei focused on that world, trying to divine more information. He frowned because he could not gather any information from the person who created their system.
‘The latter should at least be a Pseudo Eternal Emperor,’ he analyzed before focusing on divining essential information.
‘Huh? This world is a new Heaven Will World?’
Wang Wei discovered a significant piece of information. The Mechanical Puppet World was the world that replaced the Nine Devil God World. In the lower dimension, there is 3800 Heaven Will World, but one went missing after Wu Hong sealed the Nine Devil God World.
However, after a while, True Heavenly Dao chose a new world to upgrade and take the position, and that world is the Mechanical Puppet World.
Wang Wei frowned. Although this information was important, it was not the one he needed. So, he removed his gaze from that world and focused on Tong Ruobing and Chen Chen’s battle.
‘I cannot determine whether the shift of Puppet Dao is the result of someone else from Earth reincarnating,’ pondered Wang Wei. ‘However, my intuition tells me this is not the crux of the issue.’
Countless thoughts flashed in his eyes as he analyzed trillions of information, trying to connect the dot.
‘Chen Chen’s robotic aesthetic…Seven Deadly Sins…Buddhism…Phoenix…Western Ideologies and Mythologies.’
Click!
Everything suddenly clicked together.
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He knew from Wu Hong that the entire Chaos Universe was based on Eastern Mythologies, Ideologies, and Concepts. And Earth is the only place with other races or ethnicities.
However, Western Influences can be detected throughout the Chaos Universe. The first example is Chen Chen’s robotic aesthetics and how he composed himself. However, there are other examples.
The second was the Seven Deadly Sins from the Devil Primogenitors. Eastern Ideologies have things like seven emotions and six desires, but the concept of Seven Deadly Sins originated from Christian Mythology.
Then, there is Buddhism which originated in India. Buddhism was not brought to China during the Han Dynasty, which was more than 2000 years before modern times. When Buddhism reached China, the Human Emperor–the Qin Dynasty Emperor–had long died and reincarnated.
Well, unless he cultivated and was hiding somewhere in the world, most likely, his famous tomb.
‘Chinese Culture has long assimilated Buddhism and become ingrained in its ideologies, myths, and way of life. So, maybe it’s not the perfect argument,’ analyzed Wang Wei. ‘However, there is irrevocable proof for this theory–the Phoenix.’
The Chinese Phoenix is a bird that looks similar to the Peacock and has five colored tails. However, after Western influences, the Phoenix is more often portrayed by the Western Phoenix that looks like a Flaming Bird.
Even the concept of Nirvana and Immortality was a foreign concept assigned to the Phoenix in modern times.
‘Maybe all the others can be described as statistical probabilities. However, the Phoenix is different,’ thought Wang Wei. ‘It’s an Innate Demon, one of the noblest races between Heaven and Earth.
‘Their births or designs should be created by only one person–Grand Dao.’
Wang Wei squinted his eyes.
‘Grand Dao would never make a mistake. So, what’s the reason for these anomalies? The answer is simple:
‘Just like Grand Dao wishes to influence the Prehistoric World, it has also influenced the Chaos Universe and even Grand Dao.’
Wang Wei’s breath became smoother and his mind calmer; he followed his line of thought and refined his theory.
This influence can take the shape of individuals reincarnating from the Prehistoric World. Or, it could even be on a higher level, affecting the essence of the entire Chaos Universe.
‘The main point is Earth–there is something extraordinary about it.’
Wang Wei suspected the reason Science and Technology are taboo is not that it’s from the Prehistoric World but because it is from Earth.
‘Maybe, the Prehistoric World is not the Taboo, but Earth is.’
Wang Wei took a moment before noticing another anomaly on Earth.
‘Hongjun is real, meaning the other characters from mythologies are real–including Tagatha, the founder of Buddhism.
‘Tagatha should have lived for millions of years–if not more. Meanwhile, the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, existed more than 2500 years ago from modern times.
‘Forget the timey winey things going on; unless Tagatha reincarnated as an Indian Monk, he could not have created Buddhism on Earth? So, how to explain the discrepancy?’
Wang Wei could not explain this anomaly. No, he did not have another wild theory, but there was not enough information or any substantial basis for this theory to even make sense to him.
Wang Wei reigned in his thoughts to prevent his mind from going on a tangent. Instead, he focused on Earth.
‘If Hongjun is real, there is a high chance people like Yahweh, the Christian God, Odin, Zeus, Vishnu, Sango–the African God, and Amaterasu, are also real.
‘Assuming that is true, what is the state of these people? How powerful are they? What are they planning? I have karma with Earth. Will it involve me?’
Wang Wei immediately had an intuition that the answer to this question was positive.
‘Damn it, Hongjun. Although I’m thankful you helped me reincarnate, I’m not happy to get involved in all this mess.’
Wang Wei secretly cursed before taking a deep breath to calm down.
‘Empyrean Realm is the minimum requirement to survive and navigate through Primordial Chaos, reaching other Chaos Worlds. However, I won’t step foot in the Prehistoric World until I become a peak Paragon.
‘If possible, I would like to wait until I become Half-Step Transcendence.’
Wang Wei secretly shook his head as he warned himself. Additionally, he will never return to Earth alone. As of right now, that place looked like a place of trouble.
‘Anyway, I don’t have to worry about my parents. Even if they die, I can revive them or travel through the River of Time to see them again.’
After making this decision, Wang Wei focused on his theory.
‘If things from Earth are taboos, then why can the Human Emperor and I be reincarnated?’ he deduced.
‘Two possibilities: Hongjun–and possibly these other guys–protected the reincarnated individuals.’
This possibility is feasible since Honghun could protect him from Grand Dao after he created the Science and Technology World.
‘The second possibility is that we fit the Eastern Standard of the Chaos Universe, so we are not affected. However, if someone else of a different race or ethnicity were to try, Grand Dao would not allow it and annihilate them.’
Wang Wei frowned as the second possibility opened the doors to more speculation.
‘I can rule out the possibility that Grand Dao is racist. Well, unless someone created it and made it that way,’ calculated Wang Wei. ‘If it’s not this reason, then this will involve the Chaos Universe.’
Wang Wei has long speculated there were other Chaos Universes beyond this one. After reading so many novels, it is the only logical conclusion.
‘So, this Chaos Universe is not very inclusive; the rules only favor Eastern Ideologies and Mythology. So, there should be other Chaos Universes, ones that are inclusive and ones that favor one race or ethnicity.
‘If I follow this logic, Earth is special because it has a connection to other Chaos Universes.’
Wang Wei took a deep cold breath as he realized the significance of this discovery.
‘This secret is a little too big.’
He could imagine the consequences if the universe knew Earth was connected to another Chaos Universe. No, the idea that other Chaos Universes exist is not something many people–including Paragons–could fathom.
If people knew of Earth’s status, Wang Wei could imagine how many people would desperately try to go to another Chaos Universe–especially the peak Paragons who have reached the end of their cultivation journey.
‘*Sigh* I’m just a little Quasi-Emperor; why do I need to know all these earth-shattering secrets?’
Wang Wei could not reveal the wry smile on his face. He finally understood what it meant to be burdened with knowledge.