76: Chapter 76: Earth Consciousness and Communication with Earth

Jiang Zhe's statement that Earth is alive... instantly left Xiao Yu and countless viewers stunned.

A wave of disbelief and a scalp-tingling sensation washed over them.

"Alive? How could it possibly be alive?"

"That's impossible, right? This is too exaggerated!"

"This is completely pseudoscience. Is Xiaoyu's brother running out of ideas?"

"If, if he has evidence, doesn't that mean we are living on Earth's body?"

"..." The viewers' thoughts instantly expanded. Countless shocking viewpoints surfaced simultaneously.

Operator Wang watched the traffic surge to four million concurrent viewers, grinning from ear to ear!

"Nice, very strong, love to see it!"

Inside the Principal's office.

Principal Fu completely yanked off his tie, looking at his colleagues in shock.

"If it's true, our life and death are not determined by us at all; but by Earth itself!"

Old Wang said with a pale face, "In that case, we humans seem like parasites, and our life and death are never determined by ourselves; but by Earth itself?"

All the teachers felt a deep sense of horror upon reflection, and a feeling of powerlessness washed over them.

Teacher Xiao Wang looked at the somewhat obsessed Old Wang and spoke to comfort him, "It should be impossible. The 'alive' he speaks of might not be on the same level as the 'alive' we understand."

In Kyoto, within the University of History faculty housing.

Old Chen, Old Qian, and Old Wang were stunned beyond words.

They fell silent, not knowing what to say to agree with what Jiang Zhe said—that Earth is alive?

On the other side, inside Qingfeng Temple.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Ming almost stood up on the spot, "Nonsense, how could Earth..."

"Don't interrupt!"

"Yes."

Celestial Master Zhang stared fixedly at the screen, "Corpse-shedding Immortals, only this can explain it."

"My Taoist ancient records state that there are immortals who do not cultivate the primordial spirit, but instead transform themselves into famous mountains and great rivers; merging their bodies with the earth's veins."

"Using their spirit to transform into the will of the Heavenly Dao."

"What Xiaoyu's brother is talking about is not life, but a kind of... that we cannot understand."

"To use the scientific terminology of Xiaoyu's brother, it is—[Planetary-level Consciousness]."

"Earth has a [Planetary-level Consciousness]."

"Planetary-level Consciousness?" x2

But soon, Xu Mu said, trembling with excitement, "That seems to be the logic. What Xiaoyu's brother is saying is the embodiment of pantheism!"

"Nature itself is a deity. We have always been inside the body of a god, yet we have always been exploring civilization outward!"

On screen.

Xiao Yu had a strange expression, full of disbelief, "Brother, isn't this too exaggerated? How can a planet be alive?"

Jiang Zhe gently shook his head, "Is Mars alive, or is it dead?"

"This..." With one sentence, he caught Xiao Yu off guard with the rebuttal she had prepared.

She already understood the concept of [Alive] in her brother's words. Because Mars's core was indeed in a near-extinguished solid state. Even if Mars were still alive, it would be in a state of dying!

"Yes, Xiao Yu, Mars is dead."

"Life and death in this sense are distinguished by whether it can support the emergence of living organisms."

"If they emerge, then it is alive."

"If they cannot emerge, then for intelligent civilization, it is dead—even if a few small animals appeared, Mars would be alive; but in reality, Mars does not!"

Jiang Zhe's tone was very calm as he casually picked up an apple from the table, "Like this apple, it cannot think—but it [knows] how to grow from a sprout into a towering tree."

"It [knows] that you and other animals will eat it, and then it also [knows] to use your hands to spread its seeds to distant places."

"It even [knows] that you will play with its [core]..."

"So inside the apple's large core, there are a dozen or so smaller seeds—"

"Even if you destroy many, as long as one small seed remains, it can drift with the wind back into the soil and begin to grow again."

"This is the [consciousness] or [intent] of [an apple seed]."

"Can you understand?"

Xiao Yu's expression gradually became serious, devoid of her previous skepticism. She somewhat understood her brother's well-intentioned efforts.

This was a [continuation mechanism] of a species.

Humans are the same—since humans cannot live forever, they will try every possible way to pass on their genetic information—to the next generation!

But she felt that what she understood was not the same thing as what her brother was saying.

Jiang Zhe put down the apple and looked at Xiao Yu, "For another example:"

"The contraction of the sensitive plant is called [stimulus-response]."

"Trees facing the sun is called [phototropism]."

"But these are just [terms] that humans boastfully coined."

"Have you ever thought of a possibility: what is the underlying power that drives these plants?"

Without waiting for Xiao Yu to speak, Jiang Zhe interpreted it straightforwardly, "Of course, it is [bioelectricity]!"

"Bioelectricity?" Xiao Yu sat up straight with her steel body, her eyes full of curiosity.

Jiang Zhe took a bite of the apple and continued, "It is bioelectricity."

"A Venus flytrap can calculate the number of touches."

"For example, if someone touches two trigger hairs consecutively within twenty seconds, it will close."

"This precise logic is to prevent wasting energy by closing when raindrops or small pebbles fall into their mouths, which have no nutritional value."

"This is the simple [intent] [consciousness] of the Venus flytrap's bioelectricity."

"This!!"

Not only Xiao Yu, but even the viewers learned something.

"So that's it!"

"So plants really have thoughts."

"I used to just think it was fun, I didn't expect the principle to be like this!"

Looking at Xiao Yu's curious expression, Jiang Zhe nodded, "Now, expand this concept."

"Expand it to Earth!"

"Earth?" Xiao Yu lay on her side, changing to a more comfortable position to listen carefully.

"Yes!" Jiang Zhe slowly began to narrate, "Earth has a liquid iron core, which constantly flows, generating a huge electromagnetic field that envelops the globe: the magnetosphere."

"This magnetosphere is a defensive mechanism that protects Earth from solar storms."

"If Earth were dead, what would happen to this planet?"

Xiao Yu rapidly activated her puppy brain... soon her eyes lit up, "I get it, I finally understand what brother meant by [Earth is alive]."

"If Earth were dead, then Earth would not protect the surface, would not protect the oceans, would not protect animals and vegetation, and even more so would not protect humans..."

"Finally, just like Mars and Venus, with temperatures of hundreds of degrees, the insane heat and cold during the day and night cycle, until it turns into a hell!"

"Exactly, that is it!"

Hearing Jiang Zhe's explanation, countless viewers, teachers, and experts either had their eyes light up or nodded in agreement.

"Ok!"

"Remember this concept."

He put down the apple, his gaze gradually becoming profound, "In the scientific community, there is a hypothesis called..."

He was just about to say Global Electromagnetic Coherence Field...

But suddenly realized that this world had absolutely no such concept.

This concept, in his previous life—was the key theoretical evidence that could completely resolve whether Earth belonged to the living!

Forget it, might as well make the best of it!

"Global Electromagnetic Coherence Field!"

"This concept is—"

"It suggests that Earth's magnetic field is not only a shield, but more similar to a human's calcium carbonate skull, and might even be a planetary-level [neural network]."

"It carries and transmits basic information to control—"

"The growth patterns of plants, the migration paths of animals; even the collective subconscious fluctuations of human groups, and can even recycle and judge you, Xiao Yu—whether you are a human or an animal."

"This is what I said before—[Who is judging whether you will be a human or an animal in your next life?]"

Having said this, Jiang Zhe's gaze swept over the gradually enlightened Xiao Yu.

"Do you know who it is now?"

At this moment, Xiao Yu's small mouth could not close at all, her face full of disbelief!

At this moment, the Principal, Old Wang; Professor Chen Runzhi and his colleagues, and the three from Qingfeng Temple all straightened their soft bodies.

Their eyes were full of astonishment.

A chill rushed from their spines into their skulls!

A mechanism that is omnipresent, impenetrable, and uses the entire planet as its body?

The birth, aging, sickness, and death of humans, the reincarnation of consciousness... are all resource recycling and distribution completed within this massive conscious body of Earth???

Jiang Zhe's definitive conclusion left the viewers in a daze.

Is Earth itself judging whether there are too many or too few humans?

If there are many humans, there are fewer animals; then it destroys a portion?

If there are few humans, there are more animals, then it increases a portion of humans?

A strange concept, yet one that seems impossible to refute.

For a long time, the bullet comments only slowly appeared.

"It is Earth itself, it is Earth personified judging whether we are humans or animals in our next life; why, why is it like this?"

"That's right, I racked my brains and couldn't think of an answer."

"[Ecology graduate student Zhao Moumou speaking: I think I understand, it's like population density regulation—when the number of a species begins to explode, disease and competition naturally appear; thereby causing this species to decrease accordingly—if, assuming, the Earth's environment is the Earth's consciousness, then Earth itself has been conducting macro-control all along]"

"Holy crap! If Earth is really alive; we humans are just parasites on it; or cells."

"Yes, yes, yes, when we are good cells, it feels like Earth itself helps our human development; when we are bad cells, destroying the Earth's environment, we will be attacked by Earth's immune system? Natural disasters???"

Instantly, countless bullet comments gushed out.

Each viewer's thoughts vaguely aligned with the core of what Jiang Zhe said.

Because there are too many real-life cases!

With more than four billion years of Earth's history to refer to, they had to be convinced that what Jiang Zhe said had a high degree of correctness!

In Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming frowned, wanting to refute but unable to grasp it, "This... is just a hypothesis!"

Xu Mu on the side had eyes shining, "Celestial Master Zhang, if the field he speaks of exists, then can humans communicate with Earth itself through this [field]?"

Celestial Master Zhang looked at Xu Mu speechlessly.

Communion between Heaven and Man?

But he didn't dare say that, the communion between Heaven and Man is very mysterious!

He could only speak awkwardly, "The Way of Heaven is to reduce the surplus and supplement the deficiency."

"What Xiaoyu's brother is talking about must be [the stability and survival of Earth; which almost aligns with the principles of the operation of the Heavenly Dao]."

"This doesn't seem to belong to ecology, it's more like... using the simplest lines to make people of all ages understand the profound Heavenly Dao!"

"The [Taoist techniques] of Xiaoyu's brother are very natural, and also very scary!"

He generally does not easily praise others.

Except for the contemporary Wang Chongyang, no one else can catch the eye of this young Celestial Master!

"When I went to Germany for exchanges before, there was indeed a group of guys who tried to meditate to communicate with Earth, but they didn't get anywhere."