PFC Chapter 664 History is a Mirror
Chapter 664 History is a Mirror
"I said, what's wrong with saying that only the past is history?"
Something felt off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it during the day. But just now, he had a feeling, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
What's past is history...
No, no!
A glint suddenly flashed in Bai Tian's eyes: "Su Ling, that's not right. What's past is called the truth, what we see is called history."
Su Ling was puzzled: "Is there any difference?"
By day, he squinted slightly: "What can be recorded and seen is history, but history is not necessarily true. And the truth of the past may not be seen by later generations."
Su Ling pouted slightly: "Then I'm even less inclined to write any history, it's boring."
Bai Tian continued, "Su Ling, do you think it's possible that what we're seeing is 'history' left to us by certain people?"
Su Ling was stunned, and got out of bed again: "You mean, the people before the last celestial rift?"
Bai Tian nodded: "Yes. We define the period before the last chasm as the previous era. Is it possible that many of the laws we see now were actually modified back then? Maybe by humans, maybe by something else. Then the world restarted, which is why the laws restarted. But the laws didn't restart from scratch; they came with a certain foundation."
"No, what does this have to do with history?" Su Ling rolled her eyes. "I still don't understand."
Bai Tian laughed and said, "Think about it. If the laws were established in the previous era, then the laws we've found now aren't in their original state, but rather have been modified. And if our previous conjecture is correct, then what we need to do next is return to the original state of the laws in order to break through their limits..."
"There's another point. If even the laws have been modified, shouldn't we consider the issue of the inheritance of history in the Three Realms? Should we pass on the truth, or the history itself?"
Su Ling frowned in deep thought, while Bai Tian continued, "Also, is there another possibility that the so-called last celestial rift was actually a kind of history?"
Su Ling's heart skipped a beat, and she jumped out of bed abruptly: "Bai Tian, your idea is terrifying!"
It's more than just terrifying!
If the "sky crack" and such mentioned earlier in Nine Yin were all fake, then what is writing the history of the past?
Of course, I know during the day that these are all speculations, and the truth may not be so. But as the world has developed to this point, it certainly needs more speculation; otherwise, how can we uncover more of the truth?
Su Ling continued, "During the day, I felt these ideas were too exaggerated, but it's still necessary to pass them on. Those people already suffer a lot in their cultivation, and to have to endure the so-called return of the laws in the end is just too tragic."
Bai Tian was both amused and exasperated: "Then don't you think about how many people can actually reach that level?"
"That's true." Su Ling shrugged slightly. "There are indeed very few people who can contemplate the laws of nature. But what I mean is, shouldn't we consider people from the future?"
"So you still support the preservation of history, rather than the preservation of the truth?" Bai Tian stroked his chin.
Su Ling shook her head: "No, it's that most people look at history, while a minority look at the truth."
"During the day, I still need to go back and see Bai Fengdu and the others. The history of the human world can be blurred, but the history of the spirit world cannot."
Bai Tian largely agreed with this point; the spirit world is essentially the previous era of the human world. The pitfalls the human world has encountered shouldn't be repeated in the spirit world…
Not long after, Su Ling left.
During the day, instead of returning to the human world, he meditated in the spirit world.
He suddenly had many ideas, about history, about the future construction of the Three Realms, and so on.
However, these ideas are rather general and vague, and need time to settle.
History is a mirror.
What kind of people need to look at this mirror, and what kind of images they need to see in it? These are all things worth considering.
Suddenly, Bai Tian began to understand those rulers a little better. Some truths really shouldn't have appeared in history. For example, what he was thinking about now: the problems of the previous era, the doomsday theory—should these be left for ordinary cultivators to comprehend?
Hierarchical classification is inevitable, but how to implement it is a major problem...
There are also issues regarding the correction of the previous era and the initial state of the laws, which are giving Bai Tian a bit of a headache.
He increasingly felt that pursuing "truth" was extremely difficult. As the Three Realms matured, the amount of "truth" that needed to be understood increased, making it far too challenging.
After a long time, Bai Tian returned to the Kingdom of Buting in the human realm and continued his research on the theory of the sphere.
One day, the weather was fine and sunny.
Floating high in the sky above the sea during the day, looking down at the sea below, he was filled with many emotions.
Under the guidance of the great religion, the Great Exploration Plan of the Kingdom of Buting was launched. The first batch of nine large ships set sail.
They brought many things with them, their goal not to conquer the sea, but to explore its end.
According to the Great Church's plan, the first nine ships to set sail would take twenty years to make the round trip. They were to record everything they saw along the way, including the wind and waves, and the changes in the sun, moon, and stars.
Humans are truly terrifying creatures; they can search for some kind of "truth" generation after generation...
People can live perfectly well without these "truths." But many are still willing to sacrifice everything, not only out of curiosity but also out of hope.
To live, one must have hope.
Moreover, one cannot wait until despair sets in before seeking hope...
As the crowd gradually dispersed, the sun finally set. The Grand Master remained standing on the shore, gazing in the direction the ships had disappeared, a look of melancholy on his face.
He landed beside the Great Temple during the day and said calmly, "Now that we've really come this far, you're feeling a bit lost, aren't you?"
The great master sighed softly, "Yes, right or wrong is irrelevant, but no one knows what lies ahead."
The Grand Master quickly shook his head again, "But someone has to do it. It's not just us, but other countries will do it in the future. And I have a feeling that this will be the foundation for our future standing."
It's unpredictable during the day because he doesn't know what the future holds.
After a moment of silence, Bai Tian spoke again: "You need to find some people to record everything that happens in the Kingdom of Buting, and then pass it down from generation to generation, just like the Kingdom of Kyushu."
The claim that the Kingdom of Buting has no history, or even that they are deliberately burying their history, is not a good thing.
The truth may be forgotten, but history must be passed down from generation to generation...
"Historical inheritance is very important. If the Kingdom of Buting wants to continue, it needs historical accumulation. You'd better find two groups of people: one group to record what you, the leaders, say and do, and the other group to record major events in the country."
"If possible, we can also assign some people to record your research process on cultivation; this is also very important..."