Chapter 607: Secret of Becoming a God
Han Zheng indeed had a belly full of questions, and even a faint excitement in his heart.
The person before him, after all, was a Divine Envoy who had survived since the time of the Ancient Gods and Demons. He was the closest person to godhood in this world!
All the powerful people standing at the Peak now, the secret of becoming a god they pursue may lie in Ye before their eyes.
Han Zheng suppressed the excitement in his heart, ready to ask from the beginning.
"What exactly did the god you worship encounter? Why has your tribe become like this? I saw the tribe's appearance in the memories of Divine Envoy Cheng, and it was different from now."
Ye sighed deeply, "The god was polluted.
Blood sun high in the sky, black moon descending.
At that moment, the sun and moon appeared simultaneously, the heavens and earth were torn apart, and many powerful and terrifying beings emerged from the black moon.
They drained the 'Dao' of this world, which was the exclusive authority belonging to the God Demon.
The God Demon was enraged and surged into the outside of the heavens to battle with the beings from the black moon, but they never returned.
No one knows the appearance of the outer heavens, nor whether the God Demon was victorious.
Since then, this world has been without God Demon.
The god we worship was one of the first to confront those powerful outer beings.
He was polluted by the opponent's power, his divinity was extinguished, and in his last shred of consciousness, he instructed us to send his body into the Earth Abyss to suppress the mutation of the Divine Body.
Our tribe was transformed into its current state merely by being tainted by a few drops of polluted Divine Blood."
Han Zheng instinctively looked up at the sky, but all he could see was pitch blackness.
Is this the secret of the disappearance of the Ancient Gods and Demons?
Those coming from the outer black moon are even more powerful than the God Demon?
Han Zheng took a deep breath and said gravely, "Then do you know, how exactly can one become a god?"
"There is no way to become a god anymore."
Han Zheng frowned deeply, "So the Divine are naturally existing beings, and no matter how strong one becomes through cultivation, they cannot become a god?"
"Of course not, do later generations truly think so?"
Ye's tone was somewhat astonished, then he said, "Not all gods are born, but gods are unique.
The three thousand Great Dao are each different, but one Dao can accommodate only one god.
As long as the god controlling this Dao does not die, no new god will be born."
"Then why did you say there is no way to become a god?"
"Because this world no longer has the 'Dao'."
Ye sighed, "The 'Dao' of this world was taken by the powerful beings from the black moon; some Daos, even if not taken, followed those God Demons to the outer heavens.
When the God Demon died, the 'Dao' should have dissipated into this world, but after going to the outer heavens, even if they died, the 'Dao' did not return to this world.
So no one can become a god, the limit of this world has been locked.
After the God Demon departed, many powerful beings close to the God Demon desired to become gods, but all failed without exception.
It's not that they couldn't become gods, but that this world is already an incomplete existence, unable to enable them to become gods.
This world is a prison; when you can touch the heavens, you have already touched the cage."
Han Zheng took a deep breath; he never expected that for so many years, no one became a god for this reason!
It's not that the powerful beings of successive generations weren't strong enough, but that this world already no longer held the opportunity of becoming a god.
It's like Martial Saint Yu Jiu; had he been born in the Ancient Times, he might have had the chance to slay gods and seize the 'Dao' belonging to the gods to become a god subsequently.
But now, the three thousand Great Dao of this world have been drawn away, taken by the Ancient Gods and Demons, and there is completely no opportunity to become a god.
The truth of this world is actually a cage, locking all cultivators' ascent to the Peak.
"Wait! No, it seems someone can become a god!"
Han Zheng suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "The god worshipped by the Smell Fragrance Sect, the Compassionate Mother, appeared only after the God Demon had disappeared, and even not too long ago, I saw her descend into the world."
"Compassionate Mother? I have not heard of this deity; perhaps this deity has changed her name. Can you describe her appearance for me?"
Han Zheng carefully recalled and described the appearance of the Compassionate Mother to the other party.
After listening, Ye's tone was somewhat disdainful, "So it's her, she is the Divine Envoy of the Jile Heavenly Venerate. The Jile Heavenly Venerate was wounded by the powerful beings from beyond, and she seized the opportunity to tear off a piece of the Divine's flesh and blood to swallow, contaminating herself with a part of the Power of the Great Dao, becoming a pseudo-god.
She is not considered a true god, does not control the Great Dao, and her flesh is not a true Divine Body, which directly caused her body to burst and she was even repelled by this world, forced to wander in the outer heavens."
Ye's words were filled with a dense sarcasm and ridicule, as if looking down upon the Compassionate Mother.
As Divine Envoys, their greatest pride was their loyalty to the gods.
Therefore, after the gods' deaths, they sacrificed the lives of an entire tribe to follow the god's last will and send him to be buried in the Earth Abyss.
However, Han Zheng also discovered a clue.
That is, the outer heavens do not seem to be all dangerous; at least the Compassionate Mother seems to be living quite well in the outer heavens.
Of course, it could also be because she was too weak, and those powerful beings were too lazy to take the obscure bit of Great Dao from her.
At this moment, however, the flames in Ye's skeletal eye sockets suddenly flickered violently, as if gazing at Han Zheng.
"Gentleman of later generations, others may have no way to become gods, but you might have the opportunity to find the chance to become one."
"Why?"
"Because you possess a soul and an artifact that do not belong to this world."
With a single statement, Han Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
This was the first time anyone could see his true origin, or even see the existence of the Taotie Furnace!
"There's no need to be nervous. I can see these because I have been by the god's side for too long, able to see some essences of the world, and now that I am fading away, no one can see these.
Gentleman of later generations, you come from beyond, this world cannot trap you. Jump out, and you will see truly vast skies."
"But the question is how to jump out."
Han Zheng looked up at the sky and sighed, "In later generations, some have cultivated to a level almost equal to that of God Demons, yet still cannot leap out of this world."
"Wait."
Ye said in a grave tone, "Blood sun high in the sky, black moon descending, that is when the heavens and earth are torn asunder.
That black moon is not truly a black moon but a massive black void, capable of tearing through countless worlds, a black hole.
After the battle of God Demons beyond the domain, many Divine Envoys gathered to discuss this matter.
They unanimously believed that it was not those mighty beings that created the black hole, but that only when the black hole appears will the world barrier be torn, allowing powerful beings from beyond to enter this world, and letting our world's God Demon to leave.
Apart from God Demons, other beings can also leave this world, much like the Divine Envoy of Jile Heavenly Venerate."
Han Zheng suddenly remembered something, as if the Observatory's role was to monitor celestial phenomena, observe the anomaly of blood sun high in the sky, and black moon descending.
However, the Observatory believed it to be the beginning of the Dharma-ending catastrophe.
In fact, it is indeed a great calamity, but it is also the opportunity for all cultivators to break free from the prison cage!
And the establishment of the Observatory is closely related to Yu Jiu.
Now Han Zheng suspected that Yu Jiu might have also learned the truth about the Ancient Gods and Demons war, so he had been waiting for this day, with the Observatory monitoring the celestial phenomena at all times.
Sadly, heaven did not grant his wish; he waited until his death, but never saw this day.
At this moment, Han Zheng noticed that the divine light on the skull before him, Ye, began to dim.
"Gentleman of later generations, I am about to dissipate.
To thank you for returning my clansmen, I left a gift beneath me which you might find useful.
It is the seed of the Great Dao, also the seed of becoming a god.
In times when the three thousand Great Dao still existed, to become a god required not only a vacancy of divine status but also a seed to have the qualification to ascend to divine status.
Refine it, let it bloom, and you too can successfully walk out of this polluted place."
As the words fell, the light on Ye's body completely dissipated, and the jade-like skeleton also turned to dust.