Chapter 50 A Good Idea
"Understood, so your future was predetermined from the moment you were born, and there's absolutely no room for change.
This world doesn't even allow people to become stronger through cultivation, completely cutting off any hope of resistance.
It's not even as good as the Lei Feng Realm. At least there, a small cultivator like me, with good aptitude, can change my destiny through hard work.
In this world, effort is useless, unless the Wheel of Morality disappears one day."
Wan Lei cursed indignantly.
"But you have to understand that the Heavenly Dao is flawed, and everything in the world reaches an extreme and then reverses. If there's a Wheel of Morality in this world, then there's a Nest of Sin.
Sin doesn't disappear for no reason. After sinners are killed, their sin surges towards a place opposite the Wheel of Morality, forming a large area of sin. Even the most virtuous wouldn't dare to enter easily, because the sin there is too strong, enough to isolate the influence of the Wheel of Morality.
Those virtuous people, or rather, all good people, derive their power partly from the merit they gain through cultivation, and partly from the Wheel of Morality.
Inside the Nest of Sin, without the power boost from the Wheel of Morality, they're easily killed by sinners.
Powerful sinners, those who can travel through the void, all live within the Nest of Sin.
Sinners also have powerful individuals, even Supreme Sinners, but the Wheel of Morality is the will of the Heavenly Dao. They can't comprehend the Dao, can't receive the Heavenly Dao's blessing, and can only absorb the power of sin, hiding in the Nest of Sin, eking out a living.
Sinners are hunted and killed in the outside world, so the Nest of Sin has become their paradise, where they can support each other and find solace.
Occasionally, they'll venture out, raiding planets, killing hypocrites, gaining resources and increasing their own sin.
Their lifelong dream is to destroy the Wheel of Morality and live in the sunlight again, no longer burdened by sin.
But that's the Heavenly Dao! It's acting against heaven! Regardless of whether their weak power can shake the Heavenly Dao, the three Supreme Virtuous and tens of thousands of Great Virtuous are not something they can contend with.
Within the Nest of Sin, there are two Supreme Sinners, tens of thousands of Great Sinners, and countless Upper and Middle Sinners. As for Lower Sinners, those weaklings willing to become slaves aren't even worthy of entering the Nest of Sin.
Of course, there are also many Lower Sinners within the Nest of Sin. They are all the descendants of the Middle and Upper Sinners.
When they absorb enough sin, they too will become Middle and Upper Sinners.
But to become a Great Sinner or a Supreme Sinner, it's not enough to just absorb sin. They must slaughter virtuous people to gain more sin.
So, virtuous people aren't truly virtuous, and sinners aren't all evil.
It's just a struggle between two forces."
"Virtuous people slaughter sinners to gain merit, and sinners kill virtuous people to gain sin. Just killing the other side makes you stronger. It's as if the Heavenly Dao intentionally made them oppose each other, forcing them to kill each other.
There's no possibility of reconciliation between them. Their innate opposition and their thirst for power make them both attracted to and resentful of each other."
Wan Lei sighed, resting his chin on his hand.
"In my opinion, any Heavenly Dao should be fair, not favoring one side and hating the other. If even the heavens are unfair, how miserable must the people of this world be?"
"That's right. That's what I mean when I say the rules of this world are distorted.
Fortunately, later on, those few people destroyed the Wheel of Morality and the Nest of Sin. The people of this world lost their cultivation and became mortals, with no distinction between merit and sin.
Later, the plane probably repaired itself automatically, and new continents and gods appeared, including you.
The energy of merit and sin was converted into innate divine power."
"So, I really have to thank those immortals. If not for them, if I were born here, I would most likely be the child of a Lower Virtuous or a Lower Sinner, living a muddled life."
The white-robed youth nodded in satisfaction.
*You better realize that.*
"Hey, Gouzi, they were the ones who rescued you, right? Were you always in the Nest of Sin?"
Fang Xiaoyu picked up Gouzi.
"Of course! During the first war between good and evil, I was just a vague Origin Lightning, so weak, so innocent, so pure. But I was deceived by that Wheel of Morality, that son-of-a-bitch!
Back then, it said it was the embodiment of the universe's will, a symbol of goodness and justice, and that it was going to destroy the evil Nest of Sin. So I foolishly agreed.
Damn it, the more I talk about it, the angrier I get! I put in the work, didn't ask for a single benefit, and just followed it to fight the Nest of Sin.
In the end, the Nest of Sin desperately suppressed me and the Wheel of Morality's core hub. The Wheel of Morality retreated and didn't even bother with me.
The Nest of Sin was too injured and its will fell asleep, and then no one cared about me. I was suppressed for tens of millions of years, until those few people came and saved me."
"Why did those people go to the Nest of Sin?"
"They were sinners in this world to begin with. Where else would they go but the Nest of Sin?
Don't tell me you still think those guys are good people? How many times have I emphasized this?
They've killed countless people, they're ruthless and merciless, they're completely devoid of conscience..."
The white-robed youth's eyes widened, his fists clenched so hard they cracked, and he gnashed his teeth, muttering something under his breath.
"The Evil Five are all Great Sinners, and that Ghost Realm kid is even a Supreme Sinner. A Supreme Sinner, you know? In the entire Moral Plane, there are only two native Supreme Sinners."
"Understood."
Lei and Yu nodded in unison.
Now they fully understood the rules of this world, and were prepared for the task ahead.
"Wait, I suddenly have a good idea."
Young Master Lei's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh, forgetting that his wife was sitting on it. The slap landed directly on Fang Xiaoyu's long leg.
"Ouch! Are you looking for a beating?"
"No, no, listen to me! You see, Gouzi just said that virtuous people can gain merit by doing good deeds, and sinners can gain sin by doing evil deeds.
So, we can do the same thing to increase our power.
For example, we can get a sapling. Wife, you plant it and get merit, and I uproot it and get sin.
Or, we find a virtuous person. I beat him up and get sin, and then you save him and get merit.
We repeat this process over and over, and sooner or later we'll become the strongest people in this world!"
As soon as he said this, Gouzi and Fang Xiaoyu's eyes lit up.
The white-robed youth's eyes widened again.
Are you freaking kidding me? Beating someone up and saving them at the same time? Are you even human? What did that person do to deserve that?
Are you trying to exploit the bugs in my system?