A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 608 Waiting for a Million Years

Watching the virtual space completely disappear before his eyes, Xiong Mo pinched his chin and clicked his tongue softly.

After the twenty-six ancient gods unified their respective paths of faith into one, they can be seen to some extent as a being without a complete path-ending status, that is, the Long Night is still sealed by a certain strange ancestor, and it is difficult for it to reach this extremely ancient probability era. Otherwise, it might have been the first one to put them on the table.

In terms of "nutritional value," the "twenty-six ancient gods," who have just crossed the threshold of the End of the Road and whose corresponding status is not yet perfect, are naturally not as good as the dozen or so "End of the Road Fruits" that are being nurtured on the battlefield of the heavens and could be harvested at any time, but are not yet ripe.

However, this is a specialty of the Probability Era, containing unique chaotic rules and logic. Unlike other wild fruits that are difficult to digest, this one is rich in essence.
With his gaze slightly narrowed, Xiong Mo looked at the information panel that appeared after communicating with the [Gray Mist Space].

[Currently adding a system of faith in deities and spiritual practices.]

[A total of twenty-six branches have been completed.]

[Based on the information inherited from the Dharma Network, and using the current 'Nine-Aperture Stone Embryo' as a foundation, we are currently deducing the path to enlightenment and the attainment of the Dao within the 'Time-Traveling Ark', considering the cultivation information and knowledge at the levels of mortals, true gods, god-kings, and ancient gods.]

The simulation progress is slow. We are currently mobilizing resources to continue the simulation.

[Faith and Dao Fruit: The Central Unity of Qi, the Initial Destiny, and the First Judgment of the Dao's Light]

[Diagnosis failed.]

[Reason for failure: The system model contains a large amount of chaotic state information, with excessive randomness, making it impossible to constrain to a unique result.]

Based on the available information, only a logically consistent analysis of the information and knowledge within this system is presented.

[Completed.]

Cultivation System: Faith in Deities
Level of perfection: Immortal True Immortal/True God - Quasi-Immortal Emperor/Ancient God (Dao Ancestor)
System Founder/Perfector (Dao Ancestor): Twenty-Six Ancient Gods

Source: Probability Era (Bubble World - Time Traveler)

Theme: Surviving chaos with faith as the anchor.
Special Note: This cultivation system is chaotic in the realm of humanity, lacking a unified method of cultivation.
Note: The presence or absence of anchor points distinguishes between complete chaos and relative chaos.

Looking at the information that had been recorded and organized using the [Gray Mist Space], Xiong Mo felt a surge of understanding and a hint of curiosity.

He murmured to himself, "This failure of the deduction was ultimately due to the inability to analyze the underlying rules and logic of the probability era in detail."

"Although the possibility of the twenty-six ancient gods reaching the true end of the path they have opened up and completely stepping into the realm of the end of the path is almost zero, due to the special underlying rules and logic of the current era, a glimmer of hope remains, which may or may not exist."

"That's not important. What's important is that I've found a way to understand the chaotic underlying rules and logic of the 'probability era'."

[Special Note: This cultivation system is chaotic in the realm of humanity, lacking a unified cultivation method.]

[Note: The presence or absence of anchor points distinguishes between complete chaos and relative chaos.]

As Xiong Mo looked at the two panels, his understanding grew clearer, even gradually forming a road leading directly to the end of the domain. Even though it was currently very rough, and he could only see a rough outline, a rough framework that had just been erected.

"At this point in time, there is only a distinction between complete chaos and relative chaos. The current definition of cultivation is undoubtedly the process of 'moving from disorder to order, from chaos to order'."

"The existence of the highest point at the end of the road is undoubtedly the most powerful 'order' in the world. Conversely, the human realm is the prototype of all 'order', and it is the 'relative chaos' that is closest to 'complete chaos'."

"I need to have enough beacons in the human realm of this 'Time Ark' to anchor my 'future Dao fruit'."

Thinking of this, Xiong Mo slowly dispersed the consciousness left on the law net, and instead focused most of his attention on the Nine Aperture Stone Embryo that was currently being nurtured. He slowly gathered the faith power from the "bubble cluster" that had seeped in from outside the "boundary membrane wall" and began to strengthen himself according to the rules that suited this "bubble world".

At the same time, this immortal consciousness began to actively touch the earth element law that was in harmony with itself, using the law net to give itself the earth element inheritance, constantly extracting the divine power of faith, and integrating it into the immortal golden stone, which was half the size of a palm, that accompanied the stone embryo, trying to make it equal to the self-faith that was being restrained.

"boom"

"boom"

As the divine power of faith extracted from the Dharma Net grew ever more immense and terrifying, one dull rumble after another echoed throughout this newly formed mountain range. In this desolate land devoid of any trace of civilization, a series of sacred and ethereal Daoist sounds rose.

Silently, wisps of mist imbued with the power of the earth gathered from all directions toward this sacred mountain, curling into bright yellow clouds that drifted among the mountains and rivers, exuding a unique and profound charm.

As time passed, the strict legal net of this "bubble world" manifested, and chains of earth-elemental laws appeared, stretching across the sky and penetrating this newly born divine mountain. While suppressing this newborn land, they also showered down more primordial energy and provided more divine power of faith for the truly nurtured nine-aperture stone embryo.

The extraordinary phenomenon, so vast that it could be seen from other regions, instantly attracted the attention of believers in the true God, drawing their gaze upon this new land and causing them to show expressions of astonishment.

A true god of fire, who suppressed the earth's fire, managed the magma within the mountain, and coordinated the ecological environment outside the mountain, looked up at the place where the strange phenomenon had arisen, and muttered with a hint of surprise, "Another true god of faith has been born. However, isn't this manifested phenomenon a bit too enormous?"

He gazed at the newly appeared sacred mountain, staring at the bright yellow clouds drifting among its peaks. His astonishment deepened. "This is an earth-elemental deity, but wasn't this land only recently created? Isn't it a bit too early for it to appear now?"

"The myriad spirits from other regions have not yet migrated to this place and nurtured the civilization of this area, so there isn't much faith power to collect. In the future, they will probably only be able to barely sustain their existence by relying on the divine power of faith instilled by the Law Network. As for wanting to use faith to advance their realm, they should forget about it for hundreds of thousands of years."

But then, the Fire Element True God's expression changed drastically. "Wait a minute... isn't there something wrong with the power emanating from this fluctuation?"

In a more distant land, in a country called "Long River" that is undergoing industrialization.

A king who was in charge of the entire country's operation and was handling affairs in his study suddenly looked at the divine chains of laws that had manifested on the sacred mountain, revealing an undisguised astonishment.

He subconsciously muttered to himself, "What's going on? This continent, newly opened up by the Law Network, has actually produced such a powerful deity of faith in less than tens of thousands of years. The strength of this divine power of faith is almost approaching that of a God-King, isn't it?"

The king flicked the quill in his hand, a thoughtful look on his face. "Hmm, it's not impossible. The Minghao God-King, who successfully ascended to godhood a million years ago, was born with the divine power of faith at the peak of true godhood. And in less than a million years after his birth, he accumulated enough foundation to directly shatter the true god rank and successfully reforged the god-king rank on the remnants of the rank."

"So, is this true god of faith, who belongs to the earth element, also in the same situation as God-King Minghao?"

"A future ruler of a pantheon?"

The king pondered for a moment, picked up a quill pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote several instructions on a scroll with a dark gold hue, placing it in the most conspicuous position on his desk.

He immediately rose, looked towards the direction of the newly emerged divine mountain, and slowly blurred his own figure, teleporting into the void towards the place he was looking at. A future pantheon leader was someone he wanted to see and understand for himself—this newly emerged true god of his faith.

With the help of the law, in just a few breaths, the king stepped out of his own country and into this newly formed territory where the ecology was not yet fully developed, arriving at the edge of the mountain range to which the newly emerged sacred mountain belonged.

He slightly adjusted the divine crown on his head, his faith and divine power slowly surging as he looked into the interior of the mountain.

There was nothing to see, just a dark, indistinct expanse.

"Um"

"There is an innate divine array inside the mountain, which blocks all eyes that try to explore. What a powerful divine array! Even I cannot break through the shield with my divine king artifact."

"With such strength, the level of this divine array is very likely very close to that of a God-King, even if it doesn't reach the level of a God-King."

The king glanced around and saw hundreds, even thousands, of true gods hidden in the shadows, as if they had come to witness the ceremony.

The divine crown on his head emanated a few strands of divine power of faith at the God-King level, subtly reminding him that several God-King level beings had also turned their attention to this place, giving this soon-to-be-born true god of faith a certain degree of importance.

The king's expression turned somewhat solemn. "Even gods of the God-King level are casting their gazes upon this newly emerged true god of faith. It seems that all sides have high hopes for him."

After about five days of waiting by the gods, violent fluctuations erupted from the core of this sacred mountain range that stretches for tens of millions of miles.

After some consciousness entered the net of law, all the gods could see that in the direction of this sacred mountain, thick streams of divine faith slowly formed a heavy "anchor," which slowly reached down towards the law representing "earth element" in the world, firmly anchoring itself to this ordinary but extremely important law.

"Boom!"

A clear echo resounded, and the divine power of faith, belonging to the limit of the True God rank, carrying a heavy pressure, spread out from the core of this divine mountain range that stretches for tens of millions of miles, dissipating around every True God who came to witness the ceremony.

The divine chains of laws manifested by the Heavenly Law Network gradually faded away, and at the same time, countless dazzling and radiant rays of light descended from the void, sending blessings upon this newly born faith.

The expressions of all the true gods changed noticeably, as if they could hardly believe it. Even the god-kings who were casting their gazes at them were slightly taken aback, their eyelids twitching slightly.

The Lord of the Long River Kingdom clicked his tongue in astonishment, "The limit of faith in a true god... Is our world, with its foundation capable of breaking through ranks at any time to attempt to ascend to the God King realm, already powerful enough to directly nurture a true god of faith of this level?"

"I have struggled in the mortal world for thousands of years and built civilization for hundreds of thousands of years, and only now have I managed to accumulate enough faith and divine power to ascend to the throne of gods. This god, born from heaven and earth, has such a foundation that can directly shatter the rank of a true god from the moment he was born. He is truly blessed by heaven."

"Next, shouldn't this god-king who believes in the true god proclaim his divine name to all corners of the earth and gather the faith of all spirits?"

The Lord of the Long River Kingdom murmured to himself, "I just don't know if this person will follow the procedures, establish a church, support a mortal representative, and promote their own doctrines, or directly join a powerful force with multiple god-kings and become one of its factions, or directly submit an application to join the twenty-six ancient god pantheons through the legal network?"

"If it's about establishing a church, I, as the ruler, could introduce this newly emerged deity into the fold and make it the state religion. I wonder if that would work. I would provide the source of faith, and he would provide me with protection in terms of combat strength. Even if the distance is too great to provide protection, I might still gain the favor of a god-king in the future. It would be a sure-fire deal."

Thinking of this, the Lord of the Long River Kingdom silently waited outside this sacred mountain range that stretched for tens of millions of miles, waiting for the first deity of this new continent to emerge from the core of the mountain range.

However, time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by. This newly born deity of faith did not emerge from the mountain to proclaim its divine name and gather faith.

Looking around, the entire sacred mountain was very peaceful, as if the strange phenomenon that appeared a year ago was a hoax. This was just an ordinary mountain range with a strong sense of the energy of heaven and earth.

The gods of the Changhe Kingdom, including the ruler of the kingdom, were somewhat stunned as they stared at this sacred mountain that stretched for tens of millions of miles, each making their own guesses.

Some believers suspect that this Earth God is favored by Heaven and Earth and is currently in a state of enlightenment, needing to meditate for a period of time to sort out his own insights.

Some believers suspect that this newly born Earth God may have encountered some trouble, or that his birth was rather hasty, and he suddenly realized that his own cultivation was lacking, and he is currently making up for it.

Some true gods even began to suspect that this Earth Element True God might have attempted to shatter his true god rank, then unfortunately encountered a tribulation like the God King's baptism, and is now missing.

Only after half a year did the power of faith of all the spirits of the entire sacred mountain begin to slowly gather towards the core of the mountain range, showing obvious signs of collecting faith. This dispelled the latter two speculations and made the gods outside the sacred mountain gradually shift their speculation to the first one.

The ruler of the Long River Kingdom looked slightly surprised and muttered to himself, "It seems that this newly born earth elemental deity has really entered a state of enlightenment and is very patient, organizing his insights in an orderly manner. Then let's wait a little longer. As for the affairs of the Long River Kingdom, we can also use the power of faith to work remotely, so it won't be a problem."

“If we barge directly into the sacred mountain and disturb this deity who is at the limit of the True God rank, the consequences will be dire.”

Time flows on, year after year.

About a hundred years later, the deities waiting outside the sacred mountain were still very patient. After all, a hundred years was just a period of their meditation.

Approximately a thousand years later, the deity waiting outside the sacred mountain felt somewhat unsettled. Looking at the mountain, his eyes held a hint of astonishment. Most newly ascended true gods of faith lacked the perseverance and willpower to seclude themselves for a thousand years, yet this newly born deity had accomplished it. Perhaps he truly was the one who would attain the rank of God-King.

Ten thousand years later, the gods outside the sacred mountain were stunned. Looking into the depths of this sacred mountain, their eyes no longer looked at someone of the same realm, but at an ancient god who had remained unchanged for many years and had a long history of arduous cultivation. Such a divine heart was completely beyond the comprehension of ordinary true gods.

More than 100,000 years have passed. Several god-kings from distant lands, gazing upon this sacred mountain, all wore expressions of slight surprise. For someone of their level, a typical meditation session would only last this long. It was truly rare to see a newly born true god of faith possess such a divine heart.

As the million-year mark quietly approached, an aged deity with a slightly unsteady aura sighed softly. After a gentle breeze blew by, his divine body and divine power withered away, his divine heart, which maintained his status, turned to dust, and all traces of his existence in the world vanished completely.

The deities born from this sacred mountain have yet to appear; all is peaceful and serene, as if the deities beyond the sacred mountain are completely invisible.

The orderly gathering of all the faith within the sacred mountain continues to prove to the gods that within this sacred mountain, which stretches for tens of millions of miles, there is a deity of faith at the limit of the true god's rank, still in a state of meditation.

The ruler of the Long River Kingdom, watching the dissipating deity of faith not far away, sensing the divine power of faith within his body that was already close to the limit of a true god, and looking at the depths of this sacred mountain and the core of the sacred mountain range shrouded by the divine array, couldn't help but twitch his lips.

He straightened his divine crown again, closed his divine eyes, and sighed with a choked voice, "We've waited for millions of years, and he actually cultivated in seclusion in the mountains for so long. How did he manage to be so patient? Even a god-king of faith couldn't do that, could he?"

"I've accumulated my faith power to almost the limit of a true god, why hasn't it appeared yet? I just want to find a god-king to back me up, is it really that big of a deal?"

"They waited until a god of true divine rank was exhausted by faith and divine power, until his ego dissipated."

"Looking up at the sky, what exactly is the true god of faith that emerged from this sacred mountain?"

(End of this chapter)