Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 194 Am I really a god?
"Don't even mention three chickens! We can afford thirty!"

The Jade Emperor patted his chest and said, "Fellow Daoist, putting aside everything else, a chicken in our Chang'an city costs less than thirty coins! But a simple tea snack costs that much! If you use spiritual fruits, spiritual springs, or other spiritual ingredients, the price can easily reach a hundred coins!"

Then, he counted on his fingers and said, "Not to mention, if we sell a few dozen servings a day, that's several taels of silver, not even counting the cost of petting the fox!"

"Petting a fox?"

"Ahem, it's just touching, it's our local dialect, haha..."

"Then...it seems we could give it a try?" Hu Zijun hesitated. "My nephews and nieces have indeed been struggling with human form for a long time. If they can really make a living in human towns, staying there for a while wouldn't be a problem..."

The Jade Emperor continued his calculations, saying, "Absolutely no problem! I can invest in this shop! The rent for a shop near the night market in Chang'an is ten yuan a month, and the renovation will cost a few yuan, plus the material costs. All in all, it won't exceed thirty yuan!"

Hu Zijun asked uncertainly, "Thirty yuan...do you mean Zhongzhou coins?"

"That's right!"

Hu Zijun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Then I can pay the money. It's only thirty-odd spirit stones. Consider it as letting the foxes see the world."

Hearing Hu Zijun's words, the three were overjoyed—this clearly meant they were serious about opening a shop! Zhao Qing and Wang Ergou's primary goal was to strengthen ties between sects and, incidentally, to indirectly and rapidly increase the Taiyin Sect's influence within the sectarian hierarchy by enriching the races of cultivators in Chang'an City. Shen Yun, on the other hand, was simply happy that Chang'an City would have another shop where he could pet foxes—Shiba Inu Cai Cai would definitely love it!
The process of demanding the fragments of the Douxuan Treasure Mirror went quite smoothly. After eating a bellyful of various fruits and drinking over-brewed, slightly bitter tea, Zhao Qing and the other two finally waited for the Hundred Flower Immortal to return with Jun Chou.

The fragment was very small, with the longest part only six or seven centimeters wide. It had a silvery-white sheen and a unique beauty.

The moment the mission was completed, the three bid farewell to the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers, Hu Zijun, and other fox demons, and successfully left the Crimson Plains Cave.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of Bai Chenxue's offline state, Fang Xianyu retrieved the fragments of the Douxuan Treasure Mirror that Bai Chenxue had put away and placed them in front of him.

“I know you have many questions,”

A figure slowly materialized in the air and said, "However, I can only tell you what I know. If it's something I shouldn't know, then you'll have to ask the Mysterious Mirror."

Fang Xianyu skipped the formalities and went straight to the point: "What is the connection between the Guixu Realm and Blue Star? Do they originate from the same source? Or are they simply in the same universe?"

Jun Chou said sincerely, "Please ask me what I know... But the only thing I can be sure of is that the Guixu Realm and your Blue Star should not be in the same world."

Fang Xianyu hesitated for a moment, then readily asked, "Then... what are the ancient gods? Who were they? Where did they go afterward? You must know these things, right?"

"Ancient gods are those highly respected figures from ancient times. However, they are all beings born of nature. Although they resemble humans in appearance, their essence is different." Jun Chou truly knew these things, so he slowly explained, "Who are they... there are too many to count. Nuwa, Lei Zu, Jun Chou... I mean, Dou Xuan Gong Jun Chou, as well as Nü Jiao, Feng Zhu, Li Tian, ​​Kui Kui... there are hundreds in total."

"As for where they went... I really don't know. I only know that they all left the Guixu Realm at some point in time."

Fang Xianyu then asked, "How did the human race come about? And why do they look so similar to the ancient gods?"

"Just as many sects of the human race believe, some are descendants of the ancient gods... In fact, if you look closely, all the races in the Void Realm that can communicate with spirits are descendants of the ancient gods, and some were created by certain ancient gods. This reason should also explain why the human race is similar to the ancient gods."

Jun Chou's words made Fang Xianyu even more confused.

Blue Star also has many myths and legends, such as Nuwa creating humans. If you think about it, they are almost the same as what Jun Chou said... So, why are there so many coincidences between Blue Star and Guixu Realm?
However, since Jun Chou didn't know anything about what happened outside the Guixu Realm, Fang Xianyu didn't press him further and asked, "What exactly is the proof of the Dao? Why do some cultivators have to undergo Heavenly Tribulation while others don't? And what exactly is this so-called Thunder Tribulation?"

"You really dare to ask..."

Jun Chou smiled bitterly: "I can't say I know for sure, but I have a slight guess. The Realm of Return to Nothingness is probably conscious—I don't mean it's alive, but rather a collection of consciousness, which is probably related to the disappearance of the ancient gods."

"You should know that in ancient times, there was no such thing as attaining godhood through enlightenment. Gods were born of heaven and earth, and there was no path to immortality. It was the ancient gods who created the methods of cultivation and also established the rules for attaining enlightenment."

"It is less a rule and more a selection mechanism that selects beings who are competent for the corresponding authority to assume the responsibilities that come with that authority."

"However, the beings of the Void Realm now mistakenly believe that these are all gifts and treasures from the ancient gods... Perhaps they are, but greed and arrogance have corrupted them to the point that they are no longer capable of fulfilling those positions, so,"

Jun Chou sighed as he finished speaking: "So for nearly a thousand years, there has been no more cultivators who have attained godhood through the Great Dao."

Fang Xianyu had already guessed some of what Jun Chou was saying last week, so she didn't react strangely after hearing his words. What bothered her more was something else: "I feel your attitude is off. You seem to respect me a lot? I don't think I have anything that deserves your respect!"

Although Fang Xianyu has a system as her absolute cheat code, she doesn't think she is born with an "overbearing aura" that makes everyone bow down to her and call her a goddess. Otherwise, she wouldn't have lost her "save" in the first playthrough because of her momentary lapse in concentration.

After all, it is important for a person to have self-awareness.

So, why was Jun Chou so respectful to her?
When she cut off the network cables of several players and demanded that Jun Chou "submit" to the Taiyin Sect, her attitude was not good. Now she keeps asking questions. Surely this spirit doesn't have some kind of Stockholm syndrome and just likes people who are not nice to her?
"You don't know?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this question, Jun Chou appeared even more surprised than Fang Xianyu, and he countered, "Then why do you possess the aura of almost all the ancient gods!?"

(End of this chapter)