Chapter 1540 - 902: Zhang Yu’s Law Chain Construction

At this moment, Zhang Yu is learning about the construction of second-generation laws in class.

"The so-called second-generation laws, simply put..." Zhang Yu mused: "It’s transforming from pure brute force intervention and replication of Immortal Path skills to the interference with nature, to setting rules, then automatic monitoring, automatic targeting, and automatic operation of Immortal Path skills to interfere with people."

"And the reason for such a shift in technological direction lies in..."

Zhang Yu’s gaze slightly focused: "Kunxu’s Immortal Dao technology has progressed in the exploration of ’thought currents’."

"The gathering of thoughts from all beings forms thought currents, representing the ideological trends, values, worldviews, and outlooks of life among the beings of Kunxu..."

"The Immortals of Kunxu, after harvesting material and souls, naturally won’t abandon the harvest of thoughts."

"However, research on thought currents is diverse and varied, with each of the Ten Great Sects having their own focus, from the Heart towards Immortal Dao inheritance, to Sky Sword Sect’s various emotion swordsmanships, and Sky Demon Sect’s multitude of racial, mindset, and bloodline transmission Immortal Dao technologies..."

Despite the vast research on thought currents, what Zhang Yu is currently studying is still focused on Wanfa Sect’s law chain technology.

"The law chain technology of Wanfa Sect is rooted in the Immortal Qi inheritance."

"And the Immortal Qi inheritance at its inception was to impart Immortal Qi to all beings by the founder, making everyone have the foundation to become Immortal."

"Therefore, right from its establishment, the Immortal Qi inheritance had a design... that Immortal Qi would be influenced by the thoughts and wills of intelligent life to a certain extent."

Zhan Xian lamented: "This was originally a benefit intentionally given by the founder to all beings, hoping that people could inspire Immortal Qi with their thoughts, and thus use Immortal Qi more easily, but it resulted in world upheaval."

Zhang Yu continued: "Although Immortal Qi has now been converted to hidden Immortal Qi, the influence of people’s thoughts has lessened, yet it doesn’t mean the influence doesn’t exist."

"And second-generation laws aim to utilize the enhancement from the thought currents of beings, to set laws that beings accept and recognize, producing amplifying laws, nourishing law chains’ effects, greatly increasing the growth rate of laws, and significantly raising the possibility of ultimately ascending to inheritance."

Simultaneously, the process of constructing second-generation laws had already emerged in Zhang Yu’s mind.

"Second-generation laws must be tailored with reasonable rules; the stronger and more numerous the recipients are, the faster the scope of the law grows, and the higher the possibility of ascending into inheritance, far exceeding first-generation laws."

Zhan Xian sighed: "Simply put, the more intelligent living beings that recognize, are accustomed to, and even fear the law chain, its influence becomes stronger, more stable, and widespread."

"In deserted places, second-generation laws can be said to be mere formality, but the more crowded the place, second-generation laws become heavier than mountains, deeper than skies."

"With the constant improvement of second-generation law technology, the scope that ’humans’ encompass continues to widen, now encompassing humans, demons, and beings flowing in the Spirit Realm including Soul Cultivators, True Gods, and others."

Zhang Yu slightly nodded, thinking to himself: "Ultimately, when law chains ascend to inheritance, there will no longer be a need for the Immortal Qi inheritance, and naturally, humans won’t be needed either."

"In the eyes of Immortals, Immortal Qi inheritance was just a crutch to establish inheritance, and humans were merely material to strengthen and adjust law chains."

The long-silent Wild Bull suddenly spoke: "Immortal Qi inheritance is a layer of Immortal-constructed rules overlaying the real world; under this layer of Immortal-constructed rules, research and exploration, ultimately after ascending to inheritance, naturally are all discarded."

"After all, inheritance is rooted in the real world, the true heavenly principle."

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly: "Now Kunxu is covered by layer upon layer of Immortal-constructed rules, like a game covered by a mountain of buggy code, the core of Immortal Dao technology research is not the real world, but studying this pile of buggy code."

"It’s like pigs in a farm studying the routines of all farm employees. What appears to be day and night operations is actually just a summary of others’ behaviors..."

Shaking his head, Zhang Yu temporarily pressed those chaotic thoughts to the bottom of his heart.

After all, at this moment, he only has the qualification to study the buggy code, only by thoroughly understanding the code, researching law chains and Immortal Qi to the fullest, can he continue exploring the real world, establish inheritance, and pull out his own pile of buggy code.

Re-focusing on class content, Zhang Yu thought: "Rules and thought currents, these are the core of second-generation laws."

"And to develop second-generation law technology, the Ten Great Sects have gradually constructed two concepts."

"True Domain of Laws and General Domain of Laws."

Zhang Yu understood, the so-called True Domain refers to the domain where the creator can truly intervene after setting up the law chain.

This domain, upon the establishment of the law chain, centers around the creator of the law chain, constantly sustaining, being driven at all times by the Immortal Qi existing in heaven and earth, expanding the scope gradually.

The General Domain of Laws, however, is outside the True Domain, a range of enforced governance by sects, Heavenly Court, and other forces.

"Enforced governance?"

At heart, Zhang Yu was aware that in most law enforcement scenarios he had encountered so far, including various fines, investigations, and hunts... he practically saw them executed by Cultivators and True Gods.

Of course, perhaps these fines, hunts... are also results of the True Domain of laws in operation, just that past Zhang Yu hadn’t mastered Immortal Qi technology, nor could he distinguish the differences.

"Why create a General Domain outside the True Domain and have Cultivators and True Gods execute it?"

Though not explained in class, Zhang Yu sensed there was much to be said about it.

Zhan Xian said: "It’s said that without a General Domain in the past, every time a Cultivator with a law chain moved on a large scale, it would trigger a series of chaos."

Zhang Yu was slightly stunned, instantly understanding: "Cultivators with second-generation laws, equivalent to each having different rules domain, these rule domains if varied in size and randomly move, the Lower Cultivators won’t know what rules to follow, may easily be punished by rules for slight discomfort."

"So..."

Zhan Xian continued: "So all Cultivators setting second-generation law chains must undergo testing and review, once approved, they get widely promoted in the sect."

"From then on, laws truly became known as laws, rules everyone must follow, otherwise this thing originally should still be called Immortal Domain."

Zhang Yu slightly nodded: "And precisely because second-generation laws became rules everyone must follow, it made the public’s thought currents more receptive to laws, which greatly increased the expansion speed of laws, further accelerating the emergence speed of inheritance."

Wild Bull voiced: "Thus, starting from second-generation laws, laws lean towards ruling, managing, and governing."

"Unlike first-generation laws, or say Immortal Domain, which head toward combat and production after intervention and management of nature."

"Especially first-generation laws lack the enhancement of thought currents, whether intervention ability or growth speed... are all far below second-generation laws."

"The most fatal point is... due to lack of thought current enhancement, in interfering with Immortal Qi, first-generation laws are completely outmatched by second-generation laws, so Cultivators with first-generation laws face suppression by those with second-generation laws, having their Immortal Qi mobilization suppressed, and law chain capabilities completely restrained."

With a silent heart felt sigh, Zhang Yu noted second-generation laws can suppress first-generation laws, possess faster growth speed after heading the management route, no wonder they can eliminate first-generation laws.

And to further develop second-generation laws, promote inheritance, a series of new sect structures, Kunxu system, were thus created, ultimately forming today’s situation of establishing laws using law chains to govern sects, pushing Immortal research, supporting inheritance, and growing inheritance.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu after a round of learning began attempting to construct second-generation law chains within his Primordial Spirit.

"In constructing second-generation laws, the more complex the rules, the stronger the interference, the harder it becomes."

"And the rules I can construct at present..."

With mental calculation pooling full operation, Zhang Yu mused: "If expressed in length of words, the law chain rules currently able to embed Immortal Qi are approximately 7 words in length."

"A 7-word rule?" Zhang Yu thought silently: "Too short."

Zhang Yu knows, shorter the length of the rules, broader and vaguer they describe the scope, making it less possible to complete.

For instance, "Latecomer dies," only four words.

"Late" in what manner? What population does "latecomer" cover? Which company? Which department? How does death occur? When does one die?

Zhang Yu understood without sufficient length, lacking detailed description, ultimately leading to the law chain struggling to operate.