Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 47 047 New God and Original God
"At that time, humans gave us a new name, the Primordial God."

"For thousands of years, the New Gods have only done two things."

"To plunder the authority of the original gods; and to change their faith."

"From the East Continent to the West Continent, this war against the Primordial Gods spread across the entire world. Every time a Primordial God falls, a new one ascends to the altar."

"Under the rule of the new god, gradually, fewer and fewer humans who originally believed in us began to believe in the new god instead."

"This transformation was actually very quick. In just a few hundred years, history was lost in the dust, and few people still remembered who they originally believed in."

"Political powers have changed, but the new gods remain. They have firmly established themselves on the altar and have become truly recognized gods by mankind."

"And we, once again, have a new name."

"The evil god."

Feng Xiuhu looked at the depressed Shi and suddenly interrupted, "You're quite tenacious. You haven't been caught yet."

"I--"

Eclipse hesitated for a moment, then turned his head away dejectedly: "Yes, they are indeed looking for me. But we are now in the same boat. If you are found, you will die."

Feng Xiuhu raised his hand and said, "I can be a tainted witness and hand you over. Then I can at least become a bishop, right?"

Eclipse sneered, "Do you really think you're Feng Xiaohu? A unique spirit that emerged from the vast void, your value is no less than mine."

"And do you think it's as simple as us just sharing a body? Can we just choose one of us?"

Feng Xiuhu warned him: "Don't be so ambiguous. At most, we live in bunk beds."

Eclipse shook his head: "You obviously don't realize the seriousness of the matter."

"Feng Xiaohu sacrificed his spirit. As the summoned 'evil god', you were supposed to devour his spirit and then take over his body in exchange for remaining in the mortal world."

"But because of your recklessness, you mixed your spirit with his and squeezed it together—you know the puzzle pieces? The kind scattered all over the floor. That was your state at the time."

"I put you together."

"Because I urgently need this body."

This incident made Eclipse a little annoyed: "The New God is looking for me. My own physical body has been destroyed, and my spiritual body is also injured. Now all you see is a broken spiritual body."

"I had no other choice but to put myself forward."

Feng Xiuhu's thoughts gradually wandered, and he muttered, "How messy is this puzzle... Can the resulting pattern be correct?"

Shiba spread his hands and said, "That's definitely not right—it can only be used as is."

Feng Xiuhu muttered to himself, "No wonder my brain keeps getting out of control..."

Eclipse looked over immediately and asked, "Did you just admit that you're mentally ill?"

"I don't!"

Feng Xiuhu flatly denied it: "You heard it wrong."

Eclipse looked away suspiciously, picked up a branch and started writing and drawing on the ground.

"That's why you can't practice the church's methods. Whether it's a temple or a church, their methods are all directly related to faith. Once you officially begin practicing, your special spiritual state will easily attract the attention of the new gods."

Feng Xiuhu lowered his head and saw Shi writing a few lines on the ground.

"Law and magic?" he read out.

Eclipse said in a serious tone, "Listen carefully, this is very important."

"Just like the body and the spirit, humans divide cultivation into two parts." "Dharma and spells."

"The Dharma door corresponds to the physical body. Through tempering, one can gain stronger physical strength."

"Spells correspond to spirits. Practicing spells makes the spirit stronger, and the power of the spells you cast also increases."

"This was the means by which humans gained power before the birth of the New God."

Eclipse writes new words on the other side.

"After the birth of the new gods, in order to consolidate faith and maintain their rule, they tampered with the cultivation methods, and Eastern and Western gods were divided into two extremes. But one thing they have in common is that they both set the same threshold for cultivation - verification of faith."

"Let's talk about the Eastern gods first—that is, the temples."

"The cultivation methods after the temple's tampering have remained largely unchanged. They are divided into four realms: spiritual communication, spiritual wandering, breaking barriers, and freedom. To achieve each breakthrough, one must prove to the gods the purity of their faith."

"The Church representing the Western Gods also has four stages: spiritual awakening, rune enlightenment, wandering in the spirit world, and controlling destiny. But the difference is that the Church separates the methods and spells, which are what you see as the Divine Guards and priests."

"The Divine Guards are mostly people with less talent. They focus on practicing magic and tempering their bodies, so their numbers are much greater than those of the priests. The priests, on the other hand, focus on practicing spells and increasing the strength of their spirits."

"The advantage of this is that the church's members generally cultivate faster than the temple, and they also have more people capable of combat. However, the disadvantage is also obvious - in terms of individual strength alone, the temple is more than enough to crush the church."

"But at the same time, the church's breakthroughs also require verification of faith."

Feng Xiuhu figured it out—wasn't this a form of monopoly? Gaining power through self-cultivation required the approval of the gods. If the gods didn't approve, wouldn't there be no breakthroughs in a lifetime?
This deal is really not worth it.

The church’s methods really cannot be touched.

He looked at Eclipse eagerly. "But I've made an appointment with Konate Chen to take me with him to the next enlightenment session—so should I study or not?"

"Learn! Why not learn?"

Eclipse pointed to the first part he had written: "It's just learning this."

"The cultivation methods those new gods learned before they were tampered with allowed them to gain enough power to fight against the original gods."

Feng Xiuhu raised his hand and asked, "According to what you said, ancient people created cultivation methods by summarizing runes. This also means that the methods and spells summarized for different primitive gods are also different."

"Then which god did you give me?"

Eclipse suddenly became a little embarrassed and visibly distressed.

He glanced to the side and touched the bridge of his nose: "Ahem..."

The voice was as thin as a mosquito's hum: "...Mine."

This guilty expression made Feng Xiuhu feel a bit disappointed: "Can you be more reliable?"

Eclipse quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, it's worth it for you to learn my skills, but..."

Feng Xiuhu squinted at him and asked, "Just what?"

"Hi!"

Eclipse Chaoshou squatted aside and confessed without hesitation: "This is a spell I developed myself. No one has practiced it before."

Feng Xiuhu was puzzled and rubbed salt in the wound: "Why has no one practiced this before?"

Eclipse sulked, "Why else? Because no one believed in me, so no one summarized my rules, and no one created spells—I came up with this myself after borrowing templates from other spells."

Feng Xiuhu said with some disdain: "You never told me you were in such a bad situation before."

Eclipse sneered and said nothing: "I'm not miserable. I've lived to this day in good health."

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