Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

Although Keqing was a little surprised, she still took a look.

[Yes, they are indeed the same. Master, look, the dent next to the pillar is exactly the same.]

Little Coal Ball observed very carefully and found several similarities at a glance.

Now there is no doubt that this temple is the temple that he and others encountered before.

Yes, this is a temple, not some ruins.

[Could it be that this temple can move and is following us? ]

Little Coal Ball looked strange.

[How about I go in and take a look? Master? ]

She volunteered, but Keqing stopped her.

"I'll go too..."

Keqing picked up the little coal ball and walked into the temple.

[But... there might be danger inside. ]

"That's right, there's danger. I can still rescue you."

Keqing looked around and reached out to push open the door of the temple.

"This temple is obviously waiting for me. I have no choice but to go in."

The gate seems to be made of gold. It is inconspicuous from a distance and seems a bit dull, but when you look closer, you will find that the patterns on it are glittering and the light is flowing. It has a unique beauty, but also brings a sense of wildness and roughness.

She placed her hands on the door and exerted a little force.

crunch--

With this dull sound, the door was slowly opened.

And within the field of vision, everything in the hall is in sight.

The architecture inside and outside is exactly the same, with a sense of wildness and unrestrainedness. The hall has a long corridor with murals dozens of feet long on both sides.

An unknown gem like a night pearl sparkled with lustrous light, making everything inside brighter than outside the hall.

And in the very center, the statue of god was empty. There was nothing there except a base, which showed that there was no god here.

[Eh, that's strange, why is there no statue of God? ]

Not only did Keqing feel strange, even Little Coal Ball was puzzled.

Logically speaking, since there is a god outside, there should be a statue of the god enshrined in this hall.

Statues serve as the medium of gods. Gods can accept faith through statues and can also bestow blessings through statues. In any case, statues are generally necessary as the facade of gods.

However, the Temple of Times did not.

"strangeness……"

Does the absence of the statue mean that there is no god in this temple? Although she thought so in her heart, Keqing still did not let her guard down.

He took a quick look at the murals on both sides, which still depicted the grace of a god.

It roughly describes a group of people who seem to have encountered a disaster and were being chased and blocked, and this god descended from the sky to help this group of people resist the crisis and defeat other people controlled by the evil god.

In the end, the god disappeared, and in order to commemorate her, this group of people built a temple and worshipped her for a long time.

The content of the murals seems to be fine, and it also proves that this is a temple of a god.

Although she was curious about why the temple could be preserved so well, Keqing was relieved after seeing the contents on the murals. It seemed that this was not a trap, nor were there any gods stationed there. It was just an ordinary temple.

[I thought it was the Corona Ruins, the kind of ruins that can transform energy, but who knew it was just an empty temple. ]

After careful investigation, Xiao Meiqiu also found that there was no risk involved.

It's just the remains of a god, which is nothing special. This temple is just well preserved and maintained by divine breath. The god who owned it is probably long gone!

[Master, I now understand why this temple has been able to survive until now.]

[According to the content of the mural, the temple was built after the god disappeared. Does this mean that the god did not absorb the faith accumulated over time?]

[I don't know whether the god is dead or has gone to another place.

So these unharvested divine powers of faith are accumulated in this temple, and this temple is so well preserved. Could it be because of the blessing of the divine power that has been preserved for a long time? 】

"Yeah, that makes sense. I thought so too."

My guess is roughly the same as Xiao Meiqiu's. After several eras, it is impossible for there to be any believers left. The mountains and rivers are changing, and even the earth is torn apart. Human heritage and faith are not worth mentioning at all in this process.

However, there may be exceptions. After all, the ferocious beasts from the ancient evil Hongmeng period, such as dragons, phoenixes, and even the gods, have been extinct for so long. Now, several eras have passed, and legends about them have been passed down.

Who knows, the owner of this temple may have his own legends passed down and his followers may still be alive.

However, the probability is very small, so we will no longer consider it. Let's just assume that there are no believers.

Since there is no faith, how can so much divine power come from? So the only explanation is that it is due to past accumulation.

[Tsk tsk, the temple is still there, but the gods are gone. It seems that no one can survive the long river of time. ]

[Of course, the master is an exception! I believe that the master will be able to lead me to dominate the world! For a long time! ]

Little Coal Ball sighed and did not forget to flatter.

Keqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This guy really thought highly of her.

As if he had seen through Keqing's thoughts, Little Coal Ball became serious.

[Master, I am not joking. I really think you have the ability to reach the pinnacle of the avenue. Maybe you can become the only one in this world!]

"Then you really have confidence in me."

"of course!"

With his round belly sticking out, Little Coal Ball said proudly.

Keqing blinked, then patted her round body.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and be careful. There might be some monsters here."

Keqing looked around and came to the platform in the main hall, where the pedestal of the statue should have been placed.

"what?"

【What's wrong, Master? 】

Little Coal Ball followed her line of sight and suddenly discovered something strange about the base.

Because although there is no statue on the base, there is a square groove, the size of a palm, square and just like...

[Master, is this thing for that? ]

"that?"

[Li Xi, Li Xi! This size is just right! ]

"Well, it's just right..."

Keqing nodded, took out the glass seal and measured it. It was indeed the perfect size, as if it was tailor-made for her.

[Did the Divine Court already have the Heavenly Dao Seal at that time? 】

[That's not right. The Heavenly Dao hadn't appeared at that time, or did the gods at that time also have seals? ]

Little Coal Ball couldn't figure it out, but Keqing seemed to be thinking about something.

At this moment, the glass seal in his hand trembled slightly, expressing his desire.

[Master...this? ]

Keqing thought about it and let go. The glass seal in her hand instantly flew towards the groove in the ground and landed steadily.

There was no dazzling golden light, nor any earth-shaking changes. The entire hall was like a dying candle, gradually withering like a burnt leaf, disappearing with a gentle breeze.

Along with those intricately carved gestures, the gilded gate, and the delicately carved patterns, everything turned to ashes at this moment, without leaving a trace.

Of course, the same is true for the bluestone under your feet.

When the entire glass seal was covered with golden lines, changed its appearance, and slowly floated up emitting a divine light, everything disappeared.

It was as if everything just now was an illusion, just a fleeting environment.

[Master...what...happened? ]

Little Coal Ball was still in a daze, looking at Li Xi in front of him and said speechlessly.

[Could it be Li Xi's doing? ]

"probably……"

At this time, Little Coal Ball suddenly discovered that not only Li Xi, but even his own master was emitting golden lines, and those lines seemed to possess mysterious powers. Just one look at them would make people unable to look at them anymore, as if they were in a trance.

It was like peering into the depths of the universe, into unknown and incomprehensible dimensions.

Keqing also discovered the changes in herself. She felt her body was warm, but there were no other changes except that she knew she had something special.

He looked at the desolation in front of him with complicated eyes. A temple used to stand here.

[Master...what on earth is this? ]

"I got something."

【what? 】

Little Coal Ball was stunned. What did Li Xi get from the temple just now that caused the temple to disappear?

“It’s the Godhead…”

Keqing sighed.

what?

I didn't hear it wrong! What did the master just say?

"You heard it right. It's a godhead. Half a godhead..."

The moment the Li Xi fell into the base, his sight seemed to penetrate the long river of time and space, across thousands of mountains and rivers, and saw the birth of a god.

The sacred mountain is full of spirits, and all things are happy. They turn into mountain gods to protect all living things.

That was a special god, a natural spirit transformed from the ancient mountains. He later protected mankind and became a god believed in by mankind.

After that, time passed quickly, the surrounding scenery moved rapidly, foreign gods invaded, natural disasters occurred frequently, and the gods repeatedly protected the creatures.

Intervene.

However, he was outnumbered and eventually died of exhaustion.

She seemed to foreshadow her own end by dividing her divinity into two. One part was used to protect the remaining humans and creatures who believed in her, and the other part was transformed into this temple, waiting for the destined person.

[No wonder, after all this time, this temple still exists, it turns out it’s because of the half-godhood. ]

"Well, I didn't expect it to be like this."

[That's bad. I'm afraid this world won't allow a godhead to appear.]

Keqing had not expected that she would obtain a divine power so easily. Even if it was only half of it, it would be enough to cherish it.

Because the way of immortals is flourishing in this world and the way of gods is declining, the path of gods has long been completely cut off and has no power to rise again.

What blocks this road is not only the trend of the immortal way and the long river of time, but also the existence of the way of heaven.

Because the old way of heaven represented by Shinto had long since perished, the way of heaven today is the new way of heaven headed by Immortal Way.

Therefore, it is impossible to follow the divine path in this world.

The Way of Heaven allows the emergence of faith, the emergence of divine power, and even the emergence of mountain gods.

After all, although the mountain god is a god, he is not a god with divine way, because the mountain god has no divinity, so naturally he will not hold the rules of heaven and earth, control the power of heaven and earth, and possess authority like the way of heaven.

Although the above mentioned things can occur, the Godhead will never allow them to occur.

Because the appearance of the godhead represents Shinto itself, represents the division of power, and represents the impact of different rules.

"Why? Is Godhead so powerful?"

Although Keqing knew that the ancient gods had divinity, she didn't have much idea about it.

I can appoint a mountain god myself, so what if a deity appears? It’s not that serious.

Godhead is nothing more than a set of rules.