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Chapter 250 Kaguya Returns Home - The Path to Godhood

Chakra is an energy that can create and destroy worlds, manipulate souls, and transform elements.

Such energy is essentially no weaker than the immortal power described in those cultivation novels.

Such powerful energy is far more important than the technology to build nuclear bombs or chip manufacturing.

Look at how nervous the US is about China's control over various technologies; the Otsutsuki clan's emphasis on chakra is probably even more intense than the US's.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for the Otsutsuki clan to do anything in the face of a world that once possessed chakra.

Admittedly, Ning Yuan was actually thinking about the Otsutsuki clan with the worst in mind, but weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival; arrogance is.

Ning Yuan would never do something like welcoming a water droplet as a gift, nor would he believe that the next Otsutsuki to come to this planet would be as naive and innocent as Kaguya.

Moreover, Kaguya's own experiences reveal the Otsutsuki clan's true attitude towards human beings.

Kaguya Otsutsuki arrived two thousand years ago, but it wasn't until a thousand years ago that she unified the ninja world and brought peace to the world.

This means that it took Kaguya Otsutsuki a full thousand years to accept humanity.

Although this took a long time, just imagine it in Kaguya's shoes and you'll know that it wasn't easy at all.

Who is Kaguya? A fairy? A god?

On this planet, he'd be like Superman, Homelander!

She was able to restrain her power and genuinely integrate into the human community; what a magnanimous heart she possessed!

Patting Kaguya's shoulder, Ning Yuan whispered, "Don't cry, okay?"

"I don't have time!" Despite tears streaming down her face, Kaguya stubbornly raised her head: "Do you know what you've done?"

"I know, you don't need to repeat yourself!" Ning Yuan said earnestly, "However, like I said, I suggest you trust the wisdom of others, like me!"

"You?" Kaguya looked up at Ning Yuan hesitantly, then shook her head: "I admit you are indeed very strong, but you're far from being able to fight them!"

"You have no idea what kind of beings you're facing!"

"I don't know, so tell me!" Ning Yuan laughed. "Even if we're truly no match for them, I can use my brilliant mind to find another way out for life on this planet, instead of following your lead and placing all our hopes in someone else's hands!"

Kaguya remained silent for a moment before finally speaking: "They don't have any divine power; they are the Otsutsuki clan!"

Now that Ning Yuan has revealed the truth and my plans have been completely thwarted, perhaps I should really trust his wisdom?

At least in Kaguya's opinion, Ning Yuan's intelligence surpasses that of her two foolish sons, and perhaps he really has a way to deal with the situation that she is helpless in!

"Otsutsuki clan, continue!"

"The Otsutsuki clan is a clan that stands at the pinnacle of the starry sky!" Kaguya wiped away her tears and explained in detail, "I don't know exactly how many people are in this clan, but as far as I know, there are several hundred!"

"Each of them is no less capable than me!"

Ning Yuan asked, "Is it the current you, or the you after eating the Chakra Fruit?"

"Of course, it's me now!" Kaguya rolled her eyes. "The Chakra Fruit isn't some divine object that greatly enhances strength after consumption; it's a divine object that only a Master can enjoy!"

"Master?"

"The Otsutsuki clan has a clear hierarchy, with each person having a distinct role. At the bottom are the Planters, Guardians, and Transporters. Planters and Guardians work in pairs, traveling to various planets throughout the universe to find life-bearing planets and plant the Divine Tree! Transporters are responsible for transporting the ripe fruit!"

"And who are you?"

"I am a guardian, responsible for protecting the divine tree I planted!" Kaguya said calmly. "My partner is Isshiki Otsutsuki. The planter and the guardian work as a pair, cooperating and supervising each other. I was able to eat the fruit because I ambushed Isshiki first!"

Ning Yuan nodded, then asked, "By the way, why did you dare to ambush him? Weren't you afraid of the investigators?"

"It's scary, but this planet is quite special!" Kaguya said. "The energy on this planet is exceptionally abundant, so much so that the Divine Tree, which normally takes two or three thousand years to mature, matured in just one thousand. Therefore, the Seer will believe that this fruit still has a thousand years to mature!"

"So, you still have a thousand years?" Ning Yuan was taken aback. "So you still have two thousand years to spare when you try to reclaim your chakra, why are you in such a hurry?"

"That's because after I ate the Chakra Fruit, as the fruit digested, I learned a secret related to the Chakra Fruit!" Kaguya explained, "Every seed of the Divine Tree is recorded in a special way by the Otsutsuki clan. When I ate the Chakra Fruit, the person in charge of guarding the records in the Otsutsuki clan discovered it. As soon as he found a problem, the investigators would immediately set off!"

"But they haven't reached it even after thousands of years!" Ning Yuan said.

"Because the universe is so vast, it took us over a thousand years to reach this planet!" Kaguya explained. "Although they knew there was a problem with one of the fruits, they didn't know where it was planted, so they needed to search for it slowly, and it will take time to find it!"

Ning Yuan nodded, understanding.

"Guardians, planters, transporters, investigators, those who record the seeds of the Guardian Tree, and what else?"

"Guardians, Planters, and Patrolmen are the lowest-ranking members. Above them are Investigators, Town Guardians, and other higher-ranking members. Above them are Masters!" Kaguya's eyes unconsciously revealed a hint of fear: "A Master is one who commands a Root God!"

"A god?" Ning Yuan was taken aback, then asked seriously, "Aren't you also the Goddess of the Rabbit? What's the difference between your god and theirs? And what is the origin of this?"

Why does it feel like it's drifting into the Type-Moon universe?

"The root is the principle governing the operation of all things in this world, also known as the Dao! And those who master the Dao can be called gods!" Kaguya said, "The Dao is divided into the Dao of natural origin and the Dao of the faith of living beings; gods are divided into gods of nature and gods of the faith of living beings!"

"The Master is the goddess of nature, and the Goddess of the Rabbit is the goddess of worship for all living beings!"

"As long as the universe exists, the god of nature will not perish, but if faith disappears, gods like myself will vanish from this world!"

Ning Yuan was taken aback and immediately asked, "When Hei Jue resurrected you, what was the one he put into the Divine Tree?"

"The divine will of the Goddess of the Rabbit!" Kaguya said with a hint of mockery, "I passed on all the techniques I knew to my two sons, leaving only this method of sealing the gods. Hamura founded the Ninja Clan, established Buddhism, and even called himself the Sage of Six Paths. He tried every method imaginable, but in the end, he still couldn't escape death!"

Ning Yuan then understood that Kaguya's ability to survive for a thousand years was not due to any sage's will or the Ten-Tailed Beast.

It turns out to be the worship of the Goddess of Rabbit, which has continued uninterrupted for thousands of years in the history of the ninja world!

Therefore, Kaguya is not invincible. As long as she and Black Zetsu are sealed away first, and then the worship of the Goddess of the Rabbit is eradicated worldwide, after a hundred years, without the supply of faith, Kaguya will naturally perish.

The fact that Kaguya was able to tell Ning Yuan such a life-or-death secret meant that she completely trusted him.

It could also be a case of "what's the use of trying?" Since there's no hope anyway, they might as well leak more secrets out.

As for the Way of Nature and the Way of Faith, Ningyuan is no stranger to them.

Isn't the former just an elemental deity like the wind god or the thunder god?

The latter refers to deities like the God of War and the God of Wealth, who rely more heavily on human faith.

The former would be called a primordial deity in ancient Chinese literature, while the latter would be a deity on the Investiture of the Gods list.

If we go even further and exaggerate, those who completely control a law are generally called Primordial Golden Immortals, whose status is on par with that of a Saint.

However, if the gods of the Otsutsuki clan were truly that powerful, they wouldn't need to send anyone to investigate Kaguya's affairs. The moment Kaguya committed the crime, even a Great Immortal would have noticed.

Therefore, the Master of the Otsutsuki clan could not be a Great Immortal, or even a Celestial Immortal.

Even a celestial being can scan an entire world in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, these Masters are very likely to be minor deities who embarked on some kind of path and achieved some success.

"How many Masters does the Otsutsuki clan have?" Ning Yuan asked.

"I know of at least ten of them!" Kaguya's face turned pale as she merely recalled the appearances of those powerful figures in her mind.

Ning Yuan pressed on, asking, "What kind of gods are they, and what do they each govern?"

"I only know one name: Ōtsutsuki Senju, the ruler of death!" Kaguya, seeing the puzzled look on Ning Yuan's face, quickly said, "We are of lowly status and have no right to know the names of other Masters. The reason I only know one is because I am Senju-sama's subordinate!"

"And what about above the Master?" Ning Yuan asked again.

"I don't know about that!" Kaguya shook her head. "However, I've heard that above the Master is an Otsutsuki God, the origin of the Otsutsuki clan, the ancestor of all gods. We plant the Divine Tree and harvest the chakra fruits to make offerings to that ancestor!"

"Offering?" Ning Yuan nodded, understanding this operation perfectly. Wasn't it just gathering the entire clan's resources to collect cultivation resources for himself?

"So our short-term opponents are a scout and an investigator. If we kill them, we might still encounter our Master, or even the ultimate Otsutsuki God!" Ning Yuan asked.

"Um..." Kaguya blinked, "Even so!"

But what's with your nonchalant attitude? That's a Master, a god-level powerhouse!

Little did she know, Ning Yuan was a man with a cheat code.

He was never afraid of powerful enemies, only of having no way forward.

Now that you've told me what to do next, what am I afraid of?

"So how do we learn to master the way of nature?" Ning Yuan asked.

"I don't know either!" Kaguya shook her head. "I'm just a guardian, but I do have a method to control the path of faith. If you want to learn, I can teach you!"

"Isn't faith poisonous? Or what if gods are kidnapped by their followers or something?" Ning Yuan asked.

"I don't understand what you mean by 'poison.' Faith, after cultivation, transforms into pure divine power. However, being kidnapped by believers—those lower-level faiths certainly do cause that!" Kaguya said. "But our Otsutsuki clan has studied the origins for tens of thousands of years and has indeed discovered some faiths that are not so dependent on humans!"

"Not very dependent on humans, yet still has faith?" Ning Yuan asked blankly, "Isn't that a contradiction?"

"It's not contradictory!" Kaguya Otsutsuki explained, "Take Uzuki as an example. Humans worship the moon, which is why Uzuki has a meaning of faith. But Uzuki doesn't exist because of humans. So as long as Uzuki's divine will takes shape, whether people believe it or not, as long as Uzuki exists, faith will continue to be generated!"

Ning Yuan understood.

Some beliefs are heavily dependent on the existence of life, such as the god of exams.

As a concept unique to humankind, the concept of exams would not exist without humankind. Therefore, if someone were to become a god by taking exams as their faith, they would have to promote exams everywhere, fearing that this good habit of exams might decline in any civilization.

This falls under the category of low-level faiths that can be hijacked by believers.

But take the God of Wealth as another example. Wealth is somewhat dependent on humans, but not entirely, because many small animals, birds, and even fish also seek to store resources.

This kind of belief is a bit more advanced than the god of exams.

Above that, the sun god.

Humans worship the sun, which is why sun gods came into being. But once a sun god is formed, it can depend on the sun for its existence, rather than on human faith.

This is a more advanced form of faith.

"Why are you called the Goddess of the Rabbit and not the Goddess of the Sun?" After thinking for a moment, Ning Yuan asked simply, "There are probably more people who believe in the sun!"

"Perhaps I personally prefer the moon?" Kaguya advised. "If you want to become a god, it's best to choose a faith you enjoy. Otherwise, how can you grow if you don't even like your divine office?"

Ning Yuan understood.

If one wants to follow the path of deification, it's best to choose a path that requires human achievement but doesn't depend on human faith.

Moreover, one must like this belief; otherwise, it's easy to give up and not do anything.

Seeing Ning Yuan deep in thought, Kaguya couldn't help but advise, "Actually, it's meaningless whichever faith you choose. Your faith, from its inception to the arrival of the Otsutsuki clan, has only existed for a thousand years at most, while the Otsutsuki clan's Masters have all been gods for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands or millions of years."

"How can your efforts of a mere thousand years rival their foundation of a hundred thousand years?"

"Moreover, the path of faith is ultimately inferior to the path of nature!"

With her cultivation technique being outdated and her training time short, Kaguya had absolutely no idea how Ning Yuan could win.

Ning Yuan, however, did not think so.

Is the way of faith really weaker than the way of nature?

Nonsense, who dares to say that the Jade Emperor is weaker than the Thunder God?

Doesn't the Jade Emperor believe in gods?

In the primordial worldview, how many beings are stronger than the Jade Emperor?

Even setting aside deities like the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, and Sun Wukong, they are still top-tier beings!

Moreover, in some worlds, the path of faith is actually the legitimate path of the supreme god, such as in "After Ascension".

The path of faith may have started poorly, but as long as there are enough believers and the world covered is large enough, its potential is still considerable.

And, don't forget...

"If a thousand years of effort can't compete with ten thousand years of accumulated experience, then what does it mean for someone like you, who has cultivated for a thousand years, to lie in my arms after only ten years of cultivation?" Ning Yuan said calmly. "Some geniuses are destined to break the rules!"

Kaguya was taken aback, and her face inexplicably turned red.

It wasn't because she was shy, but because she was way older than a thousand years!

Her cultivation journey began five thousand years ago.

However, he certainly couldn't tell Ning Yuan this. It was already shameful enough that someone who had cultivated for a thousand years couldn't beat someone who had cultivated for ten years, so how could he possibly extend his cultivation time any further?

"If you want to learn, then I'll teach you!" Kaguya sighed. Since the world was beyond saving anyway, and he wanted to give it a try, she'd let him try.

Extending her slender fingers, Kaguya whispered, "Don't resist!"

Ning Yuan responded and looked at Kaguya's hand, which resembled a human's but was whiter and more delicate, like an elf's hand, as it touched his forehead.

The next second, a complicated and intricate cultivation method appeared in his mind.

The methods of spiritual practice have no name, but their content is about how to establish deities, how to spread faith, how to gather the power of faith, and how to fulfill divine will.

Divine will is the soul of God. Once one cultivates divine will, as long as faith remains, God will be immortal.

It can only be sealed, not killed.

There is only one way to destroy a god: extinguish his faith.

But this only works on low-level beliefs. For someone like Kaguya, whose god name is Uzuki, you would not only have to extinguish her faith, but also blow up the moon for her to be completely eradicated.

In addition, after becoming a god, one can also obtain an energy called divine power.

This energy can be added to any energy, just like natural chakra, enhancing its original attributes and power.

The more divine power is used, the stronger the amplification becomes.

If you're willing to put in the effort, it's not impossible to split a planet in two with a single breath.

The same move is stronger when used by Kaguya than by others, and that's why.

In addition, divine power will manifest special might depending on the divine office.

For example, Kaguya is the goddess of the moon, so her divine power has some characteristics of the moon.

For example, manipulating gravity, emitting fluorescence.

What?

You're saying the moon itself doesn't emit light?

Don't forget, beliefs are determined by people. If people believe that the moon can emit light, then the moon goddess can emit light.

"So, have you thought about which faith you want to choose?" Kaguya asked. "Perhaps I can offer a few suggestions for you!"

"Can a belief be chosen by multiple people?" Ning Yuan asked.

"Yes!" Kaguya nodded, "But only one can reach the end!"

In other words, those who choose the same path may fight to the death in the future.

"Can a person choose many paths?" Ning Yuan asked again.

"That's possible!" Kaguya nodded. "But even gods have limited energy. If you can't attend to too many faiths, those faiths will perish. And if faiths are too scattered, the speed of growth will also be affected!"

"But once divine will takes shape, won't faith be unnecessary?" Ning Yuan asked.

"That's true, but wouldn't you grow even faster if you actively managed it?"

Ning Yuan understood.

Therefore, although gods no longer depend on humans after they have taken shape, it is best not to leave them unattended.

So, what should one choose as their priesthood?

Ning Yuan's first thought was of war and peace.

War and peace are the main themes of the human world; as long as there is a human world, these two elements are destined to exist.

Once the divine will is formed, it can reap divine power regardless of whether the world is in a state of war or peace.

Secondly, there is the art of reproduction.

In the internet age, a Taoist sect, if not liked by all netizens, should at least be liked by 80% of them.

That sect is called the Joyful Union Sect.

As the saying goes, when people are well-fed and warm, they think of lustful desires. As long as a country is peaceful and stable for a long time, lewd people will emerge in droves.

Choosing this path actually offers great potential.

The key point is that neither war nor peace, nor reproduction, actually depend on people's beliefs. After all, regardless of whether there are gods or not, wars will still be fought, and pornography will still be produced.

Thirdly, it is the way of the game.

The concept of games is very broad. Archery and hunting are games, fishing is games, pornography is games, and even war, in a sense, is a game for strategists and ambitious people.

In short, as long as humans can eat their fill, the rest of their life activities can basically be seen as play.

As for games played by animals, there are even more.

Fourth, is the way of science.

Science is the study of natural phenomena, and it is actually quite broad.

Thunder and rain are science, farming and harvesting are science, even chakra and cultivation are science.

As long as someone studies the underlying principles, the path of science lies within it, and pursuing this path is very promising.

Besides the above, there are also the ways of business, the ways of education, the ways of progress, and the ways of law.

After thinking it over, it seems like there are many options!

So, which one should we choose?

If we're going to choose, we should definitely choose the strong ones with great development potential.

But which of these has the greatest development potential?

Can science and breeding be ranked as superior or inferior?

Which has greater potential: games or war?

Looking at the dozens, successes, failures, and even thousands of choices that popped into his mind, Ning Yuan pondered for a long time and suddenly discovered a common point.

The paths he chose, if not 100%, but 99% of them, required a peaceful environment to develop and grow.

After all, who would do scientific research in a world plagued by constant war?

With rockets flying around outside, who has the mind to play League of Legends?

Even if you're going to do HS (harmony/harmony), it has to be in a peaceful era.

During wartime, both men and women had to go to the battlefield!

There are many paths to choose from, but there is a word that connects all these beliefs in some mysterious way!

order!

Everything mentioned above can only be realized within the overarching framework of order.

While a disordered society may indeed bring other powerful terms like killing and destruction, killing and destruction are ultimately short-sighted and unsustainable. No wise or intelligent person would choose such a path.

Moreover, Ning Yuan came from an orderly country in his previous life and was used to the existence of order. The various terms he subconsciously thought of could only be realized in an orderly environment.

Even though the world he transmigrated to was chaotic, he still forcibly transformed it into an orderly one because it delayed Ning Yuan's cultivation.

This means that Ning Yuan's own thinking is also inclined towards order.

Even in the most chaotic environment, one can use their experience to transform it into an orderly one.

The path is promising, I like it, it has great potential, and it's also a bit challenging!

perfect!

Ning Yuan clenched his fist suddenly, then looked at Kaguya in his arms.

Why is she still in my arms? How long have I been holding her?

However, Ning Yuan showed no sign of letting go. Although Kaguya Otsutsuki was the ancestor of the Hyuga clan, she was Ning Yuan's ancestor in the ninja world. What did that have to do with Ning Yuan on Earth?

Furthermore, the ninja clan has a tradition of intermarriage within the clan, so this is not a problem at all.

"I've chosen the path I want to take!"

"What road?"

"order!"

(End of this chapter)