A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 612 The Dao Ancestor Who Conferred the Ordination Method
Inspiration burst forth, and all the knowledge accumulated and explored in the past transformed into hazy rays of light, flickering in the mind of the ancient god of the Heavenly Boat.

From the highest perspective at the end of the road, these inspirations were captured one by one, thus condensing into various "materials" that continuously paved his own path to the divine realm at the end of the road, constantly approaching the end of his cultivation.

At the same time, all the paths that the ancient god of the Heavenly Boat had walked in the past reappeared before his eyes.

All shortcomings, all deviations, all mistakes were perceived by him from the highest perspective of the road's end, and he began to correct and improve them, gradually tilting his own divine path toward "perfection".

The [Divine Talisman: Seventh Grade - Earthly Deity - Star], which has already taken root in the body of the Ancient God of the Sky Boat and become part of his divine path, is now imbued with the unique spiritual radiance of this ancient god after being nourished by multiple supreme levels of laws and the power of faith from the Ancient God of the Sky Boat himself.

The leap forward has begun.

In a mere instant, the seventh-grade divine talisman was elevated to the sixth grade. After a few breaths, it further soared to the fifth grade, emitting an extremely brilliant and dreamlike starlight. Within the talisman, a colossal divine king, radiating supreme light, was formed, almost incomparable to the "Talisman Universe."

As time passed, the supreme laws and the power of faith from the ancient gods of the Heavenly Boat continued to pour in.

The boundless power of the supreme level, within this unimaginably brilliant yet intangible "Talisman Universe," transforms into an extremely unique divine power of faith, gradually causing it to reflect numerous "Talisman Universes" that are extremely similar to it, yet completely different.

Looking out, it's as if countless dreamlike bubbles, yet incredibly heavy, are engraved within it.

As the number of "Talisman Universe" increases, they gradually arrange and combine to form their own order, transforming from chaos to order, and solidifying from illusion to reality, forming a self-spinning operating system that resembles a boat and has developed unique rules and logic, radiating strands of supreme brilliance.

The divine talisman information, which has already formed multiple "talismans of the universe", flows through the thoughts of the ancient god of the Heavenly Boat, showing its vastness and perfectly matching his power.

[Divine Talisman: Rank 4 - Star Lord - Heavenly Ship]

The Ancient God of the Heavenly Boat stared at the fourth-grade talisman before him, nearly losing his composure. "A fourth-grade talisman clearly hasn't reached the supreme level, yet its power is already equivalent to that of a newly promoted Ancient God. How is this possible?"

"Could it be that the system of worshipping deities truly has a flawed foundation? But how could a flawed system possibly advance to the level of ancient gods?"

The ancient god Tianzhou paused in thought, suddenly remembering that the path of the ancient god ranks in the belief system was derived from the "The Dao Scripture of the Myriad Transformations of the Mysterious Lord of Floating Life". The power of this rank basically borrowed the knowledge framework within it, and the same was true for the cognition of heaven and earth and all things.

When a God-King advances to the Ancient God rank, it involves shattering the current rank and then using the laws and immense divine power of faith to sublimate to a supreme level on the ruins of that rank, thereby forging the Ancient God rank, elevating one's life level, and granting mastery of supreme power.

This means that although the Ancient God rank and the God King rank are in the same system, the connection between them is not much except for the support of supreme laws and divine power of faith. On the contrary, the connection between the Ancient God rank and the "The Dao Scripture of the Myriad Transformations of the Mysterious Lord of Floating Life" may be greater than that between the God King rank and the Ancient God rank.

“We have always been under His influence, and even after we attained the status of ancient gods, our connection with Him is even closer than when we were gods-kings.”

The ancient god of the Heavenly Boat had a deeper understanding of the "Big Bubble" and gained some insight into its mode of existence.

In the next instant, I sensed a subtle connection that seemed both infinitely distant and infinitely near, constantly tugging at my mind, as if I had already acquired some kind of special belonging.

The ancient god of the celestial vessel slowly "raised its head" and looked towards the "distant place." Everything collapsed into fragile bubbles, and countless chaotic rules and logics became illusions. Only the "bubble sea," which seemed to be the dream itself, quietly suspended at the end of the chaotic "ocean," was real.

His eyes were slightly vacant as he murmured in a low voice, according to his own understanding, "In the beginning of chaos, Yin and Yang were separated, the Supreme Sage, the Jade Emperor, the Great Dao Lord."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ancient God of the Sky Boat regained consciousness. He was still in the highest perspective of the road's end, and he was as clear-headed as could be.

"I see."

Looking at the fourth-grade talisman before him, the slight bitterness that had been in his eyes had completely vanished.

At this moment, only tranquility remains.

Following the guidance of the unseen, the ancient god Tianzhou began to actively adjust his own divine path, completely transferring his ancient god rank to [Divine Talisman: Fourth Grade - Star Lord - Heavenly Ship], overlapping it in this cultivation system called "Ordination Method," allowing his "Dao" and "Dharma" to move forward anew from this cultivation path.

A dazzling, supreme radiance burst forth. The almost perfect divine path, supported by the foundation of the human realm, instantly connected with the cultivation path of the supreme realm. It was almost perfected to the edge of the path's end, belonging to the rules and logic of the "ship." It was only a hair's breadth away from eternity, from standing on the precipice of the Dao, and from stepping into the highest point of the path's end.

The Ancient God of the Heavenly Boat slowly grasped the talisman that had reached the supreme level in front of him, absorbed it into himself, allowed its power to flow through his divine body, and allowed the information it carried to flow into his consciousness.

[Divine Talisman: Rank 3 - Emperor - Space Voyage]

Strands of faith "impurities" carrying the thoughts of all living beings were extracted from the divine body of the supreme level. The faith power of other true spirits, such as "expectation," "yearning," and "prayer," was also evaporated along with them, dissipating one by one along with those faith "impurities."

The ancient god of the Heavenly Boat began to decline in his cultivation, retreating step by step from the path that had already reached the halfway point of the highest realm, almost returning to the level when he had just advanced to the ancient god rank. His supreme divine body was also filled with an extremely heavy sense of weakness.

However, his power did not decline but rather increased, surpassing even his power before absorbing the [Divine Talisman: Third Grade - Emperor - Universe Navigator] by a significant margin, almost reaching the peak of the Supreme Dao Ancestor. The "boundary" that touched the end of the path was now within reach. Strands of celestial sound gathered, emanating from the faith of the Supreme Divine Body, where dazzling golden flowers bloomed. The boundless and pure divine power, undergoing a qualitative change, pierced through the chaotic rules and logic, vaguely resonating with one of the many concepts held by a certain supreme being existing on the chaotic "ocean."

The aura of the ancient god Tianzhou slowly rose, but in an instant, it completely subsided, almost transforming into a mortal being untouched by any extraordinary power. However, his spirituality underwent an astonishing leap, like a monarch who had just been crowned, capable of wielding supreme authority.

When he opened his eyes, an invisible, heavy imperial aura lingered in them.

Beside him, twenty-five ancient gods, apart from him, had gathered in this world, all of whom were in their full power.

With a wary expression, Zhong Haogu asked the Heavenly Boat in a low voice, "In the Heavenly Law Network, the wisp of your consciousness that existed in the temporary virtual space vanished into nothingness in an extremely abrupt moment. And now, your aura and your path have undergone tremendous changes."

"Are you still Tianzhou?"

Tianzhou looked at Zhong Haogu, whose face was somewhat heavy and faintly tinged with sadness, and chuckled softly, “Teacher, of course I am still the Tianzhou who grew up under your nose. My aura has changed a bit now, but I have become more aware of certain things and made a decision. I have joined a ‘supreme pantheon’ and taken on a job, that’s all.”

He reached out and waved his hand gently in the void, manifesting a divine talisman that seemed to be engraved with countless illusory universes. He continued softly, "Of course, the aura has undergone tremendous changes, partly because I actively adjusted my own divine path, reshaped the divine power of faith within my body, and completely became the Dao Ancestor of the 'Ordination Method'."

Tianzhou smiled and said, "Although I am somewhat weak now, and the nature of the power in my body is almost devoid of faith, and my cultivation has regressed to the starting point of the Supreme Realm, I am still an Emperor who wields a third-grade divine talisman. If I can unleash my power, according to the contents of the 'Floating Life Mysterious Lord's Scripture on the Myriad Transformations of the Original Self,' I have reached the peak of the Dao Ancestor."

Seeing that Tianzhou was in a stable mood and had a very familiar temperament, the twenty-five ancient gods breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The old tree shook its trunk and asked, "The feeling you give me now is that you've completely broken away from the system of worshipping gods and no longer need the rank of an ancient god. Is this the reason you've successfully created a new cultivation system?"

Tianzhou shook his head slightly. "It's not that I no longer need the Ancient God rank, but rather that I've integrated the Ancient God rank into the third-grade talismans I wield. It's not that I've completely abandoned the system of faith in deities, but rather that the 'Ordination Method' itself is a system of faith in deities. It's just that, from Lu Jin's perspective, it's a kind of refinement of the system of faith in deities that we cultivate."

Upon hearing this, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in the eyes of the twenty-five ancient gods as they looked at the celestial vessel, as if filled with some kind of expectation.

Tianzhou was stunned for a moment. He shook his head slightly and sighed, "The 'Ordination Method' I am currently practicing is also unable to allow me to survive for a long time in the chaotic 'ocean' outside the 'boundary membrane' with the talismans I currently possess."

“By perfecting it from the perspective of the highest level of the road, one’s own ‘existence’ can indeed be made more stable, and even the talisman held can be a kind of beacon of one’s own ‘existence’. However, the rules and logic within it are ultimately difficult to resist the chaos outside the ‘boundary membrane’ for a long time.”

"However, after possessing a third-grade talisman, in the chaos of the 'boundary membrane,' as long as one does not move around for a long time, the concept of one's own 'existence' will not be shaken, nor will it undergo probabilistic changes at all times, nor will it be at risk of self-dissipation at all times."

"Because, in essence, this is using His power to act as an anchor for the concept of 'existence' itself, in order to resist the chaotic rules and logic."

The twenty-five ancient gods fell silent, looking at the celestial vessel with extremely complex emotions in their eyes.

They also clearly remembered that the ancient god of the Heavenly Boat had cultivated the "The Dao Scripture of the Myriad Transformations of the Mysterious Lord of Floating Life," and in terms of true spirit and life level, he had been constantly approaching that supreme being who held the power of eternal destiny.

In this state, is it really okay to borrow the power of that supreme being who holds eternal destiny?

Zhong Haogu opened his mouth, but the words of question he wanted to ask ultimately remained unspoken. He only asked softly, "Tianzhou, which pantheon have you joined, under which god are you serving, and what kind of job do you hold?"

Tianzhou replied, "It is a pantheon called 'Mythical Heavenly Court,' and the deity to whom I belong is called 'Yellow Emperor.' As for my duties, they are 'ferrying,' 'navigating,' and 'protecting.'"

The expressions of the twenty-five ancient gods changed slightly. The task of "navigating" was not unexpected for them. After all, the ancient god of the Heavenly Boat had previously used the law of "ship" to advance to the supreme realm and forge the ancient god rank.

As for "extradition," it was unexpected, but also reasonable. After all, if we expand the concept of "ship" slightly, it can also involve the aspect of "extradition," it's just that the Ancient God of the Sky Boat didn't focus on this area before.

However, the word "protection" was truly unexpected for them.

The vastness of this concept is clear to any true god, but to this day, no deity has ever been able to completely anchor its cultivation principles to this rule and logic. How did Tianzhou manage to do so at this moment?
There is a connection between "ship" and "guardian," but can this weak relationship really be enough to handle this task?
Moreover, the deity named "Yellow Emperor"
The twenty-five ancient gods slowly cast a wisp of their gaze down from the Heavenly Law Net, looking towards the direction of Xuanpu Divine Mountain. Gazing at the vast divine will that governs mountains and rivers, the Yellow Court of Earth and Earth, and the balance of all things, standing at the center of heaven and earth, they fell silent once again.

They can't understand.

At this moment, Tianzhou looked at the twenty-five silent ancient gods and said with a smile, "I wonder if any of you teachers and fellow practitioners have compiled your own belief system and path of divinity into a 'charm-granting method,' making it the wish of one of the Dao Ancestors within it?"

"After condensing a third-grade talisman and integrating one's own ancient god rank into it, one will make up for the shortcomings of mortal cultivation. Although one's cultivation level will regress, one's combat power will undoubtedly have a more significant improvement. And the path to the ultimate end will be smoother."

"Without a complete system of faith and deities, one might be able to cultivate to the peak of the supreme realm, but it is almost impossible to reach the realm of the end of the road, take another half step forward, and become the half-step supreme mentioned in the 'Floating Life Mysterious Lord's Scripture of the Myriad Transformations of the Original Self'."

“In terms of the power of faith and the divine power of faith circulating within the body, certain ‘impurities’ that are difficult for us to see will hold us back.”

(End of this chapter)