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"All the ancient relics we have unearthed and all the ancient documents we have obtained so far indicate that the rebellion in ancient times was instigated by the Great Sun Celestial Venerable."

Zhu Meng's gaze was obscure, and her voice was cold: "At that time, the Root Will was no match for the Supreme Celestial Venerable. Under the suppression of the Supreme Celestial Venerable, it gradually weakened, and its consciousness was almost obliterated by the divine power of the Supreme Celestial Venerable. Therefore, the Root tempted the Great Sun Celestial Venerable with great benefits, prompting the Great Sun Celestial Venerable to raise the banner of rebellion."

There are also some ancient texts and images that question the reasons and process of the Great Sun Deity's rebellion. For example, the idea that the 'Root' will tempted the Great Sun Deity is considered absurd by some, who question whether the 'Root' will possess such high wisdom. Furthermore, the ease with which the Great Sun Deity killed the 'King of Light' is too much for the Great Sun Deity to accomplish.

Although her voice was very soft, everyone in the vast underground hall was completely silent, making Zhu Meng's cold voice almost echo throughout the entire hall.

That ninth-realm divine martial artist also fell into deep thought.

He did know something about the wisdom of 'roots'.

Currently, the academic community generally believes that the intelligence of the 'Root' activation space is not very good. So far, the will of the Root has acted entirely on instinct. Otherwise, the ascended race in the Root would have reappeared on Tianji Star long ago, instead of waiting until now.

Some believe that the Root Will itself possesses intelligence, but is influenced by the remnants of the ascended race's will, rendering it unable to make accurate judgments.

This race must have a large population, and one can imagine how chaotic their thoughts are.

This may also be why most of the 'gods' whose minds are completely corrupted by the source are not clear.

Furthermore, the ancient Celestial Star people were like demons and beasts, and the whole world was in chaos, with no order whatsoever.

The chaos of sentient beings also affects the celestial canopy to some extent, thereby indirectly affecting the will of the source, causing reverse pollution, and making it impossible for the source to maintain its rationality.

Zhu Meng then pointed ahead: "But these murals show that it was the Lord of Fate who tempted the Great Sun Heavenly Venerable. He cooperated with the Root and set a trap to make the Great Sun Heavenly Venerable 'accidentally kill' the King of Light, thus gathering all the power related to the Great Sun."

This is the story of the seventh mural. The eighth mural depicts the Lord of Destiny arguing with the Great Sun Heavenly Venerable, which ultimately led to the Supreme Divine Court splitting in two.

The ninth picture depicts the Lord of Destiny leading three deities in battle against the Great Sun Deity, only to be killed by the Great Sun Deity.

The tenth image depicts the Great Sun Celestial Venerable killing another subordinate of the Supreme Celestial Venerable.

Judging from the portrait, it should be the Lord of Divine Script who invented the earliest script of the Celestial Pole Star. The Great Sun Celestial Venerable not only obtained the divine artifact 'Judgment of Karma' bestowed by the Supreme Being from the Lord of Divine Script, but also obtained the Judgment Method with the help of the Root, thus allowing His power to reach the level of God-King.

The Nine Realms Divine Illumination Martial Cultivator frowned deeply, looking puzzled: "But it's strange. This Lord of Fate is very powerful, but in terms of pure combat strength, he shouldn't be able to match the Great Sun Heavenly Venerable, right? Besides, the Great Sun has also obtained the power of the King of Light. Even if the Lord of Fate combines the power of the other three gods, he is still no match for the Great Sun Heavenly Venerable. What is he trying to achieve? Is he courting death?"

Zhu Meng frowned slightly upon hearing this.

This is also what puzzled her: what exactly was the purpose of the Lord of Fate doing this?
"I don't know about that, but this mural is more likely just one person's account and shouldn't be taken as fact—"

Just then, Zhu Meng's expression shifted slightly; she realized that there was suddenly someone standing in front of her.

—It is the Lord of Light!

To be precise, it was an alternate form of the Lord of Light. This being's divine body was twelve feet tall and covered by an exoskeleton armor that was two feet tall, yet it appeared silently in front of everyone.

He concealed his divine power and might, so that no one noticed at first. But the moment they did, their eyes stung and they instinctively looked away.

Zhu Meng also subconsciously turned her head away, not daring to look directly at the deity.

At this moment, she felt both happy and emotional. She was happy to be reunited with Lin Rui, her former junior brother, and at the same time, she was moved by his legendary experiences.

In just six short years, this "junior brother" has already ascended to the throne of divinity and become a god.

Lin Rui, however, stared intently at the mural above.

He had seen the contents of the mural as soon as he entered, and now he was staring intently at the contents of the seventh mural.

The murals behind them are certainly important, but the content of those murals is very similar to the historical materials they currently possess. They depict the Great Sun Celestial Venerable establishing a divine court, later awakening the Supreme Lord, and attempting to seize the throne of truth. The differences are minimal.

"Xiao Rui, do you still remember the words that the star chart master conveyed to you through the words of the Fate Weaver?"

Li Weiliang turned her head to look at Lin Rui: "The part about the serpent and the forbidden fruit in the Bible does have some similarities with these pictures."

Su Luoli said that when she met the Star Chart Master, there was a Bible in front of him.

At that time, the pages of the Bible told the story of Adam being tempted by the serpent to disobey God's command and eat the forbidden fruit.

Lin Rui nodded first, then asked, "Professor Han, can you verify the identity of the owner of this tomb?"

"He must be a priest of the King of Light!"

Han Tiantong replied from behind: "However, when the King of Light fell, this person's cultivation was still very weak, and he avoided that calamity. However, this person hated the Lord of Fate and the Great Sun Heavenly Venerable to the extreme. There were pictures cursing them everywhere in the cave. Of course, the pictures were very obscure. How should I put it? Very abstract."

—If it were a realistic depiction, the gods would have noticed it long ago, and this priest of the King of Light wouldn't have lived for many more years.

Wang Sen's expression was strange: "His cultivation has reached the Longevity Realm, and his strength is infinitely close to that of a demigod, so he has lived for a very long time. Judging from the things excavated in the cave, this person has lived for at least 73000 years, spanning the most intense period of the ancient divine war, from the death of the King of Light and the Lord of Fate to the awakening of the Supreme Celestial Venerable. However, there is a strange thing: the skeleton he left behind has become very powerful, completely a monster."

Lin Rui immediately glanced to the left of the hall.

There's no need to go look; Lin Rui's spiritual sense can directly perceive the situation inside the adjacent room.

The skeleton left behind was indeed no longer human-shaped; it looked like dozens of human vertebrae twisted into a pretzel shape, with long tentacles extending from the ends of each vertebra.

"Judging from the marks on the body, this person most likely died at the hands of the goddess of pain."

Han Kedao crossed his arms and looked at the last two murals with a puzzled expression: "The second to last and third to last murals have been erased, and there are remnants of distorted power on them. The last mural is about the Divine Law Celestial Venerable betraying the Great Sun Celestial Venerable, causing the Great Sun Celestial Venerable's attempt to revive to fail."

Lin Rui took photos of the scene and sent them to Lin Yi, the goddess of suffering: Xiao Yi, do you remember this place?

Unfortunately, Lin Yi had no recollection of this place and knew nothing about Changsheng, who died at her hands.

The Goddess of Pain left Lin Yi with very few memories, so much so that Lin Yi now has a problem in re-establishing her divine status through the method of pain.

She and Lin Xi are only able to temporarily elevate their conceptual power to the Abyss level thanks to the artifacts left behind by the two Abysses.

The problem is that these two abyssal artifacts are too ancient, and their divine power is far less than before.

Lin Rui, however, recalled the scene when he purified Lin Yi. At that time, he saw the Goddess of Pain and made eye contact with her.

At that moment, Lin Rui vaguely saw the goddess's lips move, as if she were saying something to him.

At that time, Lin Rui couldn't hear anything clearly, only some noises of unknown meaning.

But now, as Lin Rui thought about it carefully, his eyes gradually became strange.

He was able to discern what those meaningless noises were actually saying.

Lin Rui then put aside his distracting thoughts: "Mother, in your impression, what kind of person is your master, Cheng Zaotian?"

"This is a wise man who is highly accomplished in both martial arts and astrology."

Li Weiliang raised an eyebrow slightly: "He is still a follower of the seventh leader of the Divine Sect, and he worships and believes in the seventh leader to the extreme, and tries his best to maintain the authority of the seventh leader in the sect."

If it were during Cheng Zaotian's reign as the Sage of Light, it would have been absolutely impossible for Lin Rui to modify the doctrines of the Church of Light and add the content he desired.

After the old man Wanxin seized power from Yin Qianqiu, he tried his best to exclude and attack Cheng Zaotian's faction, and promoted those priests who had different views from Cheng Zaotian in doctrine to the position of 'sages of light', which to some extent helped Lin Rui.

Lin Rui made a soft "hmm," then rested his chin on his hand and fell into deep thought: "A supporter of the seventh generation leader? I'm starting to understand."

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At the same moment that Lin Rui's alternate body arrived at the underground ruins.

It is hoped that the Celestial Venerable will also stand solemnly beside a bathtub made entirely of pure white jade, deep within a purgatory.

The bath was a hundred feet square, and the water inside was amber in color, with a molten gold-like luster, yet it was crystal clear and transparent, like a huge golden gem embedded in the rock.

The pool water shimmered with iridescent light as it rippled, and pale golden vapor rose from it, forming a thin mist that swirled above the water. Crimson runes could be faintly seen flowing within the vapor, like molten lava surging beneath the surface.

Just then, the pool water suddenly boiled, golden mist condensed into a vortex, and a man broke out of the bath.

This man had a tall and imposing physique, a handsome and dignified face, and golden hair that rolled like golden flames without a single drop of water on it. Every strand of hair seemed to be wrapped in the scorching sun's radiance, and a faint golden halo surrounded him. The divine light illuminated the entire underground space.

The moment he stepped out of the medicinal pool, the water exploded, turning into thousands of points of light that floated in the air like a golden rain. The jade beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, and blazing white flames burst from the cracks, snaking like snakes, licking his bare ankles without causing him any harm.

When He opened His eyes, it seemed as if two suns were rotating in His pupils. Wherever His gaze fell, everything in the air either spontaneously combusted or became intensely hot, making it impossible to look directly at Him.

The Celestial Venerable's gaze sharpened, and he bowed deeply, saying, "My Lord!"

The man before Him was His revered master, the God-King from 32 years ago—the Great Sun Heavenly Venerable!
"Get up, there's no need for that!"

The Great Sun Celestial Venerable raised his hand and waved, intending to help the Hope Celestial Venerable up.

However, His power dissipated the moment it touched the body of the Celestial of Hope.
The Great Sun Celestial Venerable was stunned for a moment, then chuckled self-deprecatingly.

All of His source essence and source cores either fell into Lin Rui's hands or were forcibly bound within the artifact 'Holy Thunder Tribulation Fire' by the Seventh Generation Sect Master. This body was entirely forged by Hope Celestial Venerable from the source essence and source cores he had stolen from the former Southern Abyss. Therefore, even a demigod would be in a precarious state now.

The Burning God Pivot, also known as the Burning Sun Heavenly Venerable, cultivated more than a dozen methods related to the Great Sun to an extremely high level, but none of these methods reached the true abyss.

The Great Sun Celestial Venerable then looked ahead and found himself inside a large building deep underground.

This building is entirely in the modern architectural style of the Heavenly Demons, standing over 3000 meters tall with 723 floors, and they are located on the 720th floor.

Through the glass window in front of him, the Great Sun Deity could see not only a bustling yet eerie, massive city below, dominated by blood-red tones, but also the molten lava surrounding it like a moat.

He looked up again and gazed into the distance, piercing through the thick fog, and saw in a depression 7000 miles ahead, there were huge and twisted black vines.

These vines are covered with eerie purplish-black patterns, their surfaces swirling with chaotic colors. They appear to vary in thickness, stretching and twisting wildly around the depression, creating black ripples in the space wherever they go. It is as if endless wails and whispers echo in the void, silently corroding and distorting the matter of the real world, exuding a sinister aura that makes one's soul tremble.

Their roots were a dark and chaotic mass, and even the power of the Great Sun Deity could only barely make out their shape.

This dark chaos is pulsating, and each pulsation triggers a massive ethereal tide.

The Great Sun Celestial Venerable recognized this place; this was Purgatory! And the very heart of Purgatory.

About 430,000 years ago, the Supreme Celestial Venerable led them to invade this place and cut off a full third of the tentacles that had penetrated into this world!

The Great Sun Celestial Venerable turned his gaze to the left, looking at a massive divine palace suspended above this infernal city.

The shrine is a dark, deep purple color, shaped like a huge, twisted hand, emitting a cold, dark light. It is surrounded by black currents that seem to be silently devouring the light and life around it, creating a sinister and terrifying atmosphere.

The Great Sun Celestial Venerable, with his hands behind his back, said, "Didn't the Lord of Darkness notice? He just let you help me refine the source essence of the Burning God Pivot and condense the true spirit?"

"The Lord of Darkness should know this, yet he has consistently turned a blind eye to my various actions."

Hopeful Heavenly Venerable's eyes gleamed with a strange light: "Next, I will find a way to persuade Darkness and help you reclaim your divine body!"

"Reclaim the divine body?"

The Great Sun Celestial Venerable chuckled, thinking to himself that this was no easy feat.

With the battle for transcendence fast approaching, how could the Lord of Darkness possibly risk deeply offending the Lord of Light by helping him reclaim those source cores?

The master of purgatory could sit idly by and hope that the Celestial Venerable would help him regain some of his power, thus giving the Lord of Light a slight restraint, but he was absolutely unwilling to see him truly awaken and return.

"I'm not in a hurry to protect my divine body. The Lord of Light won three years ago, but He couldn't win in the end. You should know that besides me, there is also the seventh generation leader inside His body."

When the Great Sun Celestial Venerable reached this point, he paused, "Speaking of the seventh generation, has He made any moves recently?"

(End of this chapter)