Chapter 1073: Chapter 672: Deities, Humans, and Ghosts
Chapter 1073 -672: Deities, Humans, and Ghosts
Mo Hua was dumbfounded and couldnât help but mutter,
"No way
*If breaking through realms really required âeatingâ gods, could this technique actually be mastered by anyone?*
*Or⊠was this merely my own speculation?*
Mo Hua frowned.
The Heaven Yan Jue was an ancient cultivation technique, both profound and mysterious, gifted to him by his enigmatic mentor. Yet no matter how mysterious its origins, it shouldnât be so⊠âbizarre.â
Slaying deities, devouring Divine Marrow, transforming oneâs Divine Sense, and only then breaking through cultivation realms.
If this were truly the case, then it shouldnât be called âHeaven Yan Jue,â but rather âDevouring God Art.â
Mo Hua silently grumbled to himself.
"It shouldnât come to that
He let out a silent sigh of relief, but as the thought turned over in his mind, his heart tightened again.
*What if it did?*
*What if slaying gods, consuming their essence, and transforming oneâs Divine Sense were truly necessary to break through bottlenecks, from Foundation Building Middle Phase, later stages, and eventually to Core Formation? Then wouldnât that mean Iâm doomed?*
Mo Hua furrowed his brow, his delicate face suddenly grave.
Evil gods werenât so easily killedâŠ
And âDivine Marrowâ was even more elusive.
Time was also pressing.
Currently, it was his second year since joining the sect.
By the third year, decisions would be made about advancement or staying behind.
If breaking through realms truly required âeatingâ gods, and he didnât prepare in advance, didnât gorge on âDivine Marrowâ beforehand,
Then next year, when everyone else broke through their bottlenecks and advanced to Foundation Building Middle Stage cultivators,
He wouldnât be able to keep up, and would undoubtedly be left behind.
And if he never managed to âeatâ enough Divine Marrow, his cultivation forever blocked by the bottleneck, heâd risk being stuck in Foundation Establishment Initial Stage for his entire lifeâ forever repeating the same grade.
Mo Huaâs heart shuddered.
If he were left behind just once, heâd go from being Cheng Mo and the othersâ âJunior Brotherâ to becoming their âJunior Disciple.â
And if he were never able to breakthrough, wouldnât he end up as a lifelong âJunior Discipleâ?
Mo Huaâs expression became resolute.
No, absolutely not!
Even if, out of respect for Elder Master Xun, the Taixu Gate didnât expel him,
Being stuck in Foundation Building would not only be an irreparable loss to his own dignity but also bring shame to Elder Master Xun, who had placed high hopes on him.
Moreover, if he couldnât breakthrough realms, many things would remain forever out of his reach.
Itâs not just about cultivation, itâs about learning the types of formations Elder Situ spoke ofâlike âreversing Yin and Yang, seizing life and death, and wresting creation itselfto save his master.
Mo Huaâs gaze turned firm.
"I need to think ahead and make some plans
Always prepare for the worst in any situationâŠ
If the Heaven Yan Jue truly required âeatingâ gods to breakthrough, then I must prepare early, plan ahead, and use every possible method to gorge on Divine Marrow in advance!
This way, even if the technique truly turned out to be âtwisted,â I wouldnât be caught off guard!
Mo Hua nodded slightly to himself.
"Iâll base my strategy on the possibility of breaking through by âeatingâ gods
"But where on earth am I going to find so many âgodsâ to âeatâ?â
Mo Hua frowned deeply, feeling somewhat perplexed.
Evil gods werenât something one could find like cabbages in a fieldâŠ
You couldnât just decide to look for them, catch them, and then âeatâ them at willâŠ
Furthermore, even if he did find, catch, and eat them, thereâd still be other problems.
What exactly were deities, anyway? Mo Hua wasnât too sure.
What was the distinction between evil gods and regular deities?
What was the âDaoâ of deities?
What methods did deities possess?
And another thingâafter consuming âDivine Marrowâ and being transformed by Divinity, it seemed one might gradually lose their humanity, forget their original ideals, and become someoneâor somethingâentirely differentâŠ
*Unless these questions were understood completely, he couldnât safely or confidently proceed with âeatingâ gods.*
Mo Hua frowned and pondered for a long while, but no clear answers came to mind.
In his scant ten years of Tao Cultivation experience thus far, his knowledge concerning deities was extremely limited.
Unable to figure it out, Mo Hua had no choice but to stop thinking about it for now.
The next morning, after finishing his Tao Cultivation class, he headed straight for Taixu Gateâs Book Pavilion, hoping to find some records or ancient texts concerning âdeities.â
Reading at the Book Pavilion required Merit Points.
Currently, Mo Hua could be considered âwealthyhis Merit Points were abundant, and he didnât care about the expense.
However, after spending considerable time flipping through books, he still found nothing substantial.
The Tao Cultivation Canon only contained fragmentary records, sparing words with little substance. Most merely described specific locales within the state boundary, where certain deities received offerings and blessed those regions.
Others described how human greed and corrupted faith could transform once benevolent deities into evil gods.
Still others recounted tales of rampaging evil gods being suppressed and sealed by powerful cultivatorsâŠ
However, most of these accounts were labeled as ârumorsâ or âstories,â with their veracity uncertain.
As for deeper topics like divine origin, god-cultivation, âeatingâ deitiesâŠ
Or the golden-eyed evil deityâs cryptic speech about Divine Fetus, Dao Hua, Divine Marrow, sacrificial offerings, Divine Positions, incense, authority, and other âtheologicalâ inheritances of this kindâmaking any headway was utterly out of the question.
Mo Hua had a faint inkling.
Deities and mortals seemed to be entirely different types of Tao Cultivation existences.
"Should I ask Elder Master Xun or the sect elders?â
Mo Hua weighed the idea but ultimately abandoned it.
*Considering his ulterior motives, keeping his true intentions under wraps, it was better not to bring taboo subjects up with the elders.*
If that was the case, there was only one option remaining:
Ask Lord Yellow Mountain.
After all, Lord Yellow Mountain was the only deity among his âfriends.â
Though fallen and reduced to a meager Minor Mountain God, a god was still a godâsurely heâd know more than Mo Hua himself.