Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

"So the so-called gods are also human beings? Does that mean everyone has the opportunity to become a god?" Zhang Yunting commented.

"Generally speaking, that's true, but there are no gods in this world now. In short, it seems like this world has been cut off from the lineage," Xu Jiawei replied.

Bai Yu was very curious about Xu Jiawei's words, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Could it be that the transmission was interrupted by an evil god?"

"Blind student, you've discovered the key point. All the gods in this world should have fought against evil gods. In the end, the gods should have died and the evil gods should have been sealed away. But now the seal on the evil gods has loosened, so a crack has appeared in the seal."

Everything was connected, everything was connected. Xu Jiawei's eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if all her previous questions had found reasonable explanations.

"That's still very strange. Why are there no gods now? Has the lineage been broken? Did the gods not leave any legacy before they died?" Zhang Yunting still felt very strange. Was fighting evil gods so dangerous that they didn't even have time to leave any legacy? Or is the inability to become a god now not a problem with the lineage?

Xu Jiawei shook her head: "Maybe we'll know why when we reach level 90. Thinking about it now is just a waste of time." But they are still too far from level 90.

Soon, the group reached the end of the cave, where a spiral staircase leading downwards appeared. Xu Jiawei and the others descended the staircase, which seemed to have no end. They didn't know how long they had been walking down, whether it was a day or two. Everyone couldn't help but feel irritable, and some even thought they had encountered a ghost wall.

Something was wrong. Xu Jiawei stopped and opened the system panel, but it seemed to be disabled and could not be opened.

Xu Jiawei turned around, looked at the group of people who looked impatient, and released a light purification on everyone.

The group then came to their senses.

"Sis, what happened to me just now? I seemed really anxious."

"Something here must be affecting our emotions. Be careful. The system panel is inaccessible now, and we don't know how long we've been walking." Xu Jiawei felt a growing unease.

The group immediately tried it, and sure enough, the system panel couldn't be opened. This meant that they didn't know the time and were forced to keep moving forward.

Li Ming even looked up at the road he had come from, and felt a little like going back. What should he do?

But given the nature of this world, going back would definitely be a mistake. They could only keep moving forward. Li Ming even made a mark on the stairs, but after walking for an unknown amount of time, he did not see his mark, which meant that they were not trapped in a loop.

A surge of anger rose in Li Ming's heart, but Xu Jiawei suppressed it with a burst of light purification.

"Everyone should try to stay calm; this place amplifies our emotions," Xu Jiawei said.

The group could only try to slow down and descend step by step. They didn't know how much time had passed; Li Ming felt as if a month had gone by. They didn't feel thirsty, hungry, or tired along the way. The staircase seemed to have no end as they descended.

After walking for a long time, the group saw a light ahead. Li Ming thought he was hallucinating, so he rubbed his eyes and opened them again. The light was not an illusion! At the end of the stairs, a door emitting a dazzling light appeared.

The group quickened their pace and pushed open the door with excitement.

A flash of white light appeared instantly, and the group entered a huge space. Li Ming couldn't help but cry. After so long, they had finally arrived. He thought they were trapped there forever.

Xu Jiawei tried to open the system panel, and this time she was able to. After seeing the system panel, Xu Jiawei's expression changed, as if she had seen something unbelievable.

"Xu, what's wrong?" Si Yunming asked.

Xu Jiawei looked at Si Yunming and said, "Check the time."

Upon hearing Xu Jiawei's words, everyone opened their system panels. Li Ming screamed, "How is this possible! Only ten minutes have passed?!"

"No wonder we don't feel hungry or tired. It turns out only ten minutes have passed." Zhang Yunting smiled wryly.

Xu Jiawei's expression also turned serious: "That staircase gave us an illusion of time, deliberately leading us back. If we had chosen to go back, we would have been completely trapped there."

The group's expressions changed, and they felt a wave of fear. They considered going back countless times.

Xu Jiawei looked up and saw that the staircase that had seemed endless before now easily led her to the entrance. It should have taken at most ten minutes to walk from the entrance to here, but it felt like an eternity.

Si Yunming looked around for a while, then winked at Xu Jiawei, preparing to continue walking forward.

"Now that we're here, let's continue searching for treasure," Xu Jiawei urged, seeing the group still looking distracted.

The group then came to their senses and followed Xu Jiawei forward until they arrived at a stone door. Xu Jiawei and the others pushed the stone door open, revealing the space inside.

The space inside wasn't large; there were only five diamond treasure chests in the very center.

One for each of them, and the others looked on with delight. But Xu Jiawei frowned. Something wasn't right. Was this the treasure she was looking for?

So, all that hidden treasure map led to a diamond treasure chest?

Xu Jiawei took the treasure map out of her bracelet again. After she took it out, the treasure map emitted a dazzling white light, which made everyone unconsciously close their eyes. When everyone opened their eyes, they found that Xu Jiawei, who had just been standing next to the treasure chest, had disappeared.

Si Yunming immediately ran to where Xu Jiawei had just been standing, patted the ground, and frowned even more deeply.

"Sister, sister! Where did you go!" Li Ming was also very flustered and searched everywhere.

The group seemed to panic, searching everywhere in the small house, but they couldn't find Xu Jiawei.

"Stop looking. She was probably taken away by the treasure map. Let's wait for her to come back here," Si Yunming said coldly.

Xu Jiawei opened her eyes and found herself in a more luxurious hall than before. The hall was bustling with people coming and going, and the clothes they wore were very strange, quite different from those of people on the mainland.

At this moment, a blonde woman slowly walked over, seemingly unnoticed by anyone around her. Looking at this familiar face, Xu Jiawei was shocked. What was she doing here?

"You must be from the future, someone who came here. There are traces of time and space on you. I find it strange that you have my aura on you." The woman's voice was very gentle, making Xu Jiawei feel a little lightheaded.

Has she traveled back in time? Is she the real Goddess of Light, alive?

"You are the Goddess of Light?" As soon as Xu Jiawei spoke, everyone's attention was instantly drawn to her.

"The Goddess of Light? Where is she? Have you seen the Goddess of Light?"

"Is the Goddess of Light right in front of you? Goddess of Light, please grant me your blessing." With that, a middle-aged man knelt on the ground.

Xu Jiawei felt that she had caused trouble and exposed the Goddess of Light. Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, the Goddess of Light smiled helplessly and then took Xu Jiawei away from the place.

When the people who had gathered saw Xu Jiawei disappear, they were completely convinced that the Goddess of Light had arrived, so they all knelt on the ground and prayed.