Since ancient times, for a race to dominate the world, there have only been two means.
One is military invasion, and the other is cultural invasion.
Cultural invasion must be built on the premise of powerful military strength!
Despite the terrifying technology of this virtual universe, it is ultimately just a peak civilization at the Stellar level. In the Primordial Era, any Taiyi Golden Immortal could easily destroy a peak Stellar civilization by force.
If Fang Ming, in the early stages, had not developed the Heaven-Shielding Method but instead focused on developing this peak Stellar civilization, it would have been like telling other cultivators in the Primordial world, "I am rich, come and rob me."
At that time, the charge of "possessing a treasure that invites disaster" would have been immediately levied!
And it would have been enough for any Taiyi Golden Immortal, the Demon Court, or the Dragon Clan, one with tens of thousands of Taiyi Golden Immortals, the other with nearly a thousand, to come and seize it.
Then there were the Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Quasi-Saints.
The Human Race, if it had developed into a peak Stellar civilization early on, would have been a misstep in development in this dog-eat-dog Primordial world. If undiscovered, it would have led to a tragic demise upon discovery.
What cultural heritage, what technological civilization heritage, you cannot reason with these matters in a barbaric world like the Primordial world, with innate deities and a large number of Taiyi Golden Immortals.
Ultimately, these barbarians possessed too much power, military might, making even their technological civilization subservient to them, far surpassing their cultural heritage.
But now, it is different.
The ones wielding military power are no longer them, but Fang Ming.
Fang Ming and the Human Race, relying on their military strength, overthrew the innate deity hierarchy, defeating all the demon gods, demon saints, and the two demon emperors!
Since that is the case, it is time to employ the means of cultural invasion!
In Fang Ming's eyes, among the innate deities, some were worthy of respect. Although most were not good, they could not all be written off!
The Demon Race, with its deep-seated hatred, was an exception.
As for the Four Heavenly Dao Saints, Taiqing Sage, Yuanshi Tianzun, and the Two Saints of the West, representing the Chan Sect, Ren Sect, and Western Sect.
That is, the Daoist and Buddhist sects.
They would inevitably be cleansed by force, completely swept into the dust of history!
But for innate deities like Saint Nuwa, Empress Houtu, and Zhen Yuanzi.
Fang Ming, from his conscience, did not wish to sweep them into the dust of history.
However, Fang Ming also knew deeply that his allegiance was with the Human Race. He absolutely could not pass on the Heaven-Shielding Method to them; that would be betraying the Human Race! Acting as the Human Emperor, he would be aiding the enemy!
Therefore, this is not allowed, and that is not allowed. What should be done?
The technology of the virtual universe and technological progress provided the answer.
Fang Ming could only subsidize them with some technological devices, allowing them to become addicted to the virtual universe, completely transitioning from the real world to the virtual, becoming a virtual civilization, a spiritual civilization lost within it.
In Fang Ming's view, this was actually acceptable.
The Primordial world itself was at the cultural level of ancient dynasties, and specifically for the Wu Clan, it could be even lower, already in a tribal form.
In fact, any cultural product from the 21st century would be astonishing to them.
A peak Stellar civilization was countless centuries, tens of centuries, beyond a planetary civilization.
It was sufficient to evolve extremely high spiritual enjoyment, which even Fang Ming, at the Great Emperor level, could thoroughly relish.
Many peak Stellar civilizations, due to this technology, directly went to enjoy life in the virtual universe, abandoning reality.
This kind of life should be quite good for innate deities, as in ancient dynasties versus future technological eras, which enjoyment is higher, there is no need for comparison.
Most importantly, since Fang Ming respected them, he naturally could not let them enter the future technological era as ordinary people.
That would be too much of a conflict with their worldview.
What Fang Ming meant was... to let them build a virtual world that simulated the entire Primordial world, a single universe-level virtual world.
Then, the development of the Human Race would be deleted.
In that virtual universe, they would enjoy the Primordial plot that Fang Ming had never arrived at, still the classic mythological worldview of the Witch-Demon War, the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, and the Journey to the West Tribulation.
To put it bluntly, it was to treat these innate deities as protagonists of the Primordial genre, allowing them to enjoy protagonist treatment in the virtual universe.
In this way, Fang Ming felt, it should be enough.
As for maps and the like, they could let their imaginations run wild. Since the goal was to make them addicted to the virtual universe, the more exaggerated, the better!
Just like the Hongmeng Realm, the Primordial Realm, the Supreme Primordial, and the Mythological Primordial that Fang Ming fantasized about.
They were already extremely exaggerated, and the maps were expanded to the extreme! The combat power system was endlessly rising, with no end in sight.
If a great divine ability user became too addicted to the virtual universe, setting up the virtual universe as a top-tier Primordial and the real world outside as a low-tier Primordial, and refusing to step out of the virtual universe, Fang Ming would truly burst into laughter.
This would have truly achieved the goal!
The purpose of cultural invasion was to make all these great powers, these divine ability users, hide in a small corner, permanently detached from cruel reality, immersed in a virtual universe state, and to deal with them in a peaceful manner, preventing them from interfering in the affairs of the Primordial world again!
"Innate deities possess the Dao Heart, therefore..."
After much thought, Fang Ming decided to deal with the Wu Clan first!
The eight Ancestral Witches were simple-minded and easier to deceive, with no so-called Dao Heart. As for Houtu, Dijiang, Zhujiuyin, Xuanming, and others, Fang Ming's reputation had likely already reached them.
Why worry that they would not cooperate?
Smart people know how to cooperate. Even if they are unwilling to be immersed in the virtual universe, they will be immersed!
A cold light flashed in Fang Ming's eyes!
It turned out that not only the immortal, Buddhist, and divine saints had seen through love, but Fang Ming had also long since seen through love!
In his heart, there was never a woman, only the hegemony of the Human Race!
The reason why Fang Ming treated Empress Houtu and Saint Nuwa differently from Taiqing Sage and others was out of respect for Houtu's great merit in opening the Six Paths of Reincarnation, respect for Houtu's compassion, and respect for Houtu's attitude towards all beings.
It was never... for romantic love; that was too superficial!
Nuwa was the same!
Empress Nuwa was, after all, the creator of the Human Race. Fang Ming respected her identity as the creator of the Human Race, which could not be changed!
It was not... lusting after her beauty.
Fang Ming himself possessed peerless beauty, capable of toppling nations and cities, so why seek women externally?
Did the innate deities, who had lived for billions of years, truly think their minds were simple? Did they still want to have a harem without conflict? Perhaps there was no conflict because two innate deities had joined forces against your thoughts and ideas!