The Growth of a God

Chapter 735: The Absent Moon God

There is a moon in the mountain and sea world today, but there is no real moon god.

This is certainly not because no one in the Mountain and Sea Realm wants to become the Moon God, or no one is qualified to become the Moon God.

On the contrary, there are many beings in the Mountain and Sea Realm who are trying to advance to the level of "Moon God", and this has even caused many conflicts and contradictions.

Unfortunately, due to the special status of the moon in the mountain and sea civilization, no one can advance to become a true moon god.

Because in the ancient mythology of mountain and sea civilization, the sun and the moon are the eyes of the Creator.

Even if someone really possessed the power of the Moon Goddess, he would not be able to convince all the people of the mountains and seas and make them believe that he was the Eyes of the Creator.

Besides, no god in the Mountain and Sea Realm would be foolish enough to spread such rumors and beliefs.

After all, the creator of the mountain and sea world really exists.

No one would offend a truly supreme creator just to become the Moon God.

There are rumors that the great Creator once bestowed the divinity of the Moon God on an unknown existence in another parallel time and space in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

According to legend, it was a feathered serpent similar to the sun god, the Hypostasis.

However, the feathered serpent was not a true snake, but a dragon with angel wings.

In view of this, the vast majority of the people of the mountains and seas believe that the Moon God of the mountains and seas has already been born, and He is just in charge of the mountains and seas on behalf of the Creator in another parallel time and space.

One day, the ancient Moon God will return to the Mountain and Sea Realm and become the true Moon God.

By then, the Creator's gaze will always remain on the world of mountains and seas, and will protect all the people of the mountains and seas.

As the leader of the Golden Toad clan, Chanmin did not believe this legend, but firmly believed in another myth passed down from the mouth of the old gods of mountains and seas.

With the return of the old gods of mountains and seas one by one, various ancient myths that had originally disappeared in the world of mountains and seas began to spread again.

These include the mythological legend of "golden toad supporting the mortar and jade rabbit pounding medicine".

In the ancient world of mountains and seas, there were once two moons.

One of them belongs to the Moon God, Changxi, who lives in the Moon Palace all year round, with the golden toad and the jade rabbit serving him.

After the Moon God Changxi left, the moon also disappeared in the world of mountains and seas, leaving only the golden toad and the jade rabbit guarding the lonely Guanghan Palace, waiting for the arrival of the next Moon God.

It was under such circumstances that the daughter of Fuxi and wife of Dayi ascended to the Moon Palace and became the Moon Goddess Chang'e.

It was not until the death of Zhulong and the departure of all the gods of mountains and seas that the entire world ushered in its final decline.

All the people of the mountains and seas know that if the Creator had not come, the mountain and sea world would have disappeared in the heavens and myriad worlds long ago.

Under such circumstances, the newly born people of the mountains and seas would record and pass on those ancient myths, but they would never consider the gods in those myths as their own people.

Chanmin also does not recognize the gods who once abandoned the mountain and sea world, but he believes in the myth of "the golden toad supporting the mortar and the jade rabbit pounding medicine".

This belief is certainly not irrational or without basis.

According to the tracing and textual research of the Shanhai Civilization, before the advent of the Creator, some lives migrated to the abandoned Moon Palace Kingdom in order to escape the calamity of world destruction.

Although no one knows the final outcome of these lives.

But there is considerable evidence to prove that the Golden Toad clan is very likely their descendants.

It was only with the evolution of life process and the birth of mountain and sea civilization.

The original golden toad clan had long since lost their original appearance and transformed into the current golden toads that are close to human form.

In fact, under the influence of convergent evolution, the life of the mountain and sea civilizations is evolving towards the form of immortality intentionally or unintentionally.

Therefore, the human form is considered the most common evolutionary trend in the Shanhai civilization.

However, the human form of the Golden Toad Clan is different from that of normal humans. In addition to the normal four limbs, they also have a hidden third arm, which corresponds exactly to the image of the "three-legged Golden Toad" in ancient mythology.

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[Foolish, there is no such thing as a 'three-legged golden toad' in this world! ]

Bathed in the moonlight, Gu Tu's voice suddenly rang in Chan Ming's mind.

As the daughter of the Moon God Changxi and one of the Twelve Moon Rabbits, Gu Tu expressed disdain for the far-fetched mythological legend of the "Three-legged Golden Toad".

[If you really want to trace it back, it was just an image that the brothers transformed into to accompany their mother, away from their father’s eyes and ears.]

[The three-legged golden toad has never existed. There is only the three-legged golden crow that is the incarnation of the sun in this world! ]

Toad Strider had long been accustomed to this voice that suddenly appeared in his mind.

Whenever the moon rises, I will hear the voice that calls itself "Gu Tu" when I am bathed in the moonlight.

Thanks to the tradition of the Golden Toad clan, the Toad Strider does not have any deep feelings for his brothers and sisters, but instead regards them as stepping stones on his path to growth.

Only this voice that has accompanied me growing up is the one and only close friend in Toad Strider's heart, and it is the one with whom I can share everything no matter what happens.

“Myth is myth, and not classified as history, precisely because of its uncertainty and self-interpretation.”

Still exercising calmly, Toad Strider was not affected at all by the owner of the voice.

“No matter what the original truth is, when a legend becomes popular, the concept of ‘myth’ comes into being.”

"Do you think I'm chasing the truth?"

"No, I'm just looking for a way out, a way out for the Golden Toad Clan."

After a brief pause, Toad Strider continued speaking.

"I don't care about the truth behind the myth, just as what you describe may not be the real truth."

"Not long after the birth of Moon Goddess Heng'e, you followed your father and left the Mountain and Sea Realm..."

"But the legend about the golden toad and jade rabbit continued until the disappearance of the moon goddess Heng'e."

"Perhaps the original 'three-legged golden toad' was transformed by your brothers, but the golden toad and jade rabbit during the time of Moon Goddess Heng'e are not certain."

"Life will find its own way out, and convergent evolution is an incredible miracle."

Without giving Gu Tu any time to refute, Chan Min's voice was calm and firm.

“My ancestor may not be the three-legged golden toad from the moon, but the three-legged golden toad in the Moon Palace must have really existed.”

"From various ancient relics excavated around the world, we have found evidence that the three-legged golden toad really existed. This is beyond doubt."

As the toad was speaking, it slowly stretched out its third arm.

It was a three-fingered arm hidden in the toad's belly, so thick and strong that it was impossible to tell left from right.

Faintly, one can seem to see the moonlight gathering from this three-fingered arm - the moonlight just happens to reveal the shape of a golden toad.

[He is indeed just a stupid mortal who refuses to change his ways! ]

Gu Tu angrily cut off communication with Chan Ming. He had never felt so aggrieved.

Today, the civilization of the Mountain and Sea Realm not only has no reverence for gods, but is even trying to analyze the nature of gods and myths.

Gu Tu felt that if he continued like this, let alone being reborn with the help of the toad strider, he would probably be trapped in this body forever.

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