Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 510, 509: A Road Destined to End
Feng Xiuhu was surprised by this. He obviously did not believe that Xi Jun and Shi would be so kind as to let Ai Da off the hook. There must be some other reason behind it.

Shi looked down at the lake, where only Feng Xiuhu's figure was reflected.

He slowly began to speak: “I once told you that some of the original gods, in order to prevent their authority from falling into the hands of the new gods, chose to disintegrate their divine bones and let the power of the rules spread throughout the world. The power of the rules that lost the ‘container’ of the divine bones would usually reappear in some corner of the world in various forms, which are innate divine artifacts.”

“Aida is one of them.”

"Afterwards, Xi Jun and I tried to search for it, but ultimately to no avail."

"Actually, it's not surprising when you think about it. Just like Ai Dai, she used her power of transformation to hide for many years until she took the initiative to show herself and was discovered by Xi Jun. Who knows what strange things her power will turn into? Maybe it will be lost somewhere and never be discovered."

"In any case, the power of change has never appeared to this day—and this is probably one of the purposes of the Marriage God."

"He used the pretext of still longing for Ai Dai to try to use the beliefs of the masses to explore the possibility of Ai Dai's resurrection. But this possibility is extremely slim. The Marriage Immortal himself should also know this. After all, although his authority is still there, Ai Dai's divine bones have indeed been destroyed. That's why I said this is just an attempt."

"The success rate of the other objective is much higher. After all, Ai Da was a powerful primordial god. Although she is dead, her remains can still respond to certain behaviors—for example, the changes in the clouds when the bells ring are the best proof."

"The beliefs of the masses may not be able to give Aida a new life through his authority, but they may be able to elicit a response from authority."

Feng Xiuhu suddenly understood: "So that's what the old man was planning—he wanted to regain the power of change."

"He clearly failed."

Shi nodded and said, "Either this method simply won't work and the authority hasn't responded, or the authority is too far away from here, so far that even the true god can't perceive it."

Feng Xiuhu asked, "How far exactly?"

Shi thought for a moment, then tilted his head and said, "At least not in the Eastern Continent."

……

Meanwhile, somewhere in the world.

The God of Truth removed his tortoiseshell glasses from his face and placed them on the desk.

He frowned slightly, somewhat displeased, but didn't pay much attention and continued writing.

On the tabletop, the tortoiseshell glasses were rippling with invisible waves, and the regular rhythm showed signs of intensifying. Sometimes it blurred and became invisible like clouds and mist, and sometimes it returned to its original form.

“A mixture of mental energy will only cause disordered resonance.”

The God of Truth murmured to himself: "In every sense, it was a failed experiment, but what is commendable is that the poor fools in their ignorance took a step forward in their confusion, which in itself is significant."

His pen suddenly stopped, and the dripping ink spread and smeared on the paper.

He sighed softly: "We are walking on a road that is destined to end. If we want to keep going, we must forge our own path... Xi Jun, when will you understand this?"

……

"So you mean the Immortal of Marriage is also secretly researching methods to achieve immortality? Isn't that Xi Jun's job?"

On the way back, Feng Xiuhu asked about this matter.

Shi paced along beside him, followed by Liu Weisen, who kept turning back to look at him – although he had personally witnessed that there was no treasure at the end of the treasure map, that's just how people are, always harboring a sliver of hope. Shi replied, "You can't say that. After all, no one stipulated that only Xi Jun could do this – oh, not exactly. Xi Jun did establish a rule that true gods shouldn't interfere, but the purpose of doing so was to maintain stability in the mortal world."

"Imagine if every true god were to recklessly experiment with the path of creating gods through faith, how many ordinary people would be dragged into it?"

"Since Xi Jun has spoken first, the other true gods will naturally have to think twice. Besides, even if they wanted to do it secretly, they wouldn't know where to start—the Marriage Immortal's actions this time were purely coincidental. He seized the opportunity of the treasure map suddenly appearing in the world and used it to his advantage to achieve his own goals."

After this experience, Feng Xiuhu finally managed to roughly figure out the situation.

He nodded and began to review the situation: "So the root of all this is Chen Dejin."

"Because he often audited classes at the school, he came into contact with many students. He may have inadvertently revealed information about the family heirloom map, and eventually this reached Zhou Xiuqing's ears."

"As a member of the Women's Society, Zhou Xiuqing was planning to organize students to put pressure on the foreigners. Chen Dejin's appearance gave her another idea to disrupt the situation in Yu'ai Prefecture."

"So Zhou Xiuqing deliberately approached Chen Dejin, and after learning the truth about the treasure map, she reported the matter to the Marriage Temple. Even at this point, Chen Dejin and Zhou Xiuqing still believed that the treasure was fake, but this did not prevent Zhou Xiuqing from making a fuss about it."

"Then the Temple of Marriage began to secretly stir things up, spreading the rumors of the restoration treasure to every corner of Yu'ai Prefecture. It was around this time that the Immortal of Marriage learned of this matter. As a secret insider from back then, he planned to use this opportunity to his advantage—whether it was to resurrect Ai'da or to seek power, it wouldn't stop him from making an attempt."

"So the matchmaker added fuel to the fire, making it burn even brighter, which led to this almost frenzied 'treasure hunt for all'."

Feng Xiuhu couldn't help but sigh, "In the end, it was all for nothing—both for the treasure hunters and for the matchmaker."

During their conversation, they arrived at the lake where they had started.

Liu Weisen suddenly stopped, staring blankly at the lake, muttering to himself, "All for nothing..."

A look of sorrow and helplessness flashed in his eyes, as if he knew that once he stepped into the lake, this treasure hunt would end in complete failure.

Feng Xiuhu turned to look at him: "Want to stay overnight? I can wait, but the clouds here seem to be unable to wait."

As dawn approached, Feng Xiuhu noticed that the scenery here had begun to slowly fade, and after tonight, it would turn back into the misty, invisible clouds.

Liu Weisen looked at Feng Xiuhu and gave a bitter smile: "I finally made it here, but I'm leaving empty-handed... My ancestral home is gone, how can I face going back?"

Feng Xiuhu waved his hand: "Then you can stay here and keep the King of Nanyu company—I saw his ship, and if we squeeze in, there should be room for another person to sleep."

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the water.

Liu Weisen's face turned pale, and he quickly caught up.

He followed closely behind Feng Xiuhu, afraid of being left behind.

But as Feng Xiuhu stopped, Liu Weisen did not see him conjure up the elevator.

He asked cautiously, "Mr. Ma, how do we get down?"

Feng Xiuhu licked his lips and gave a wicked smile.

"Mr. Liu, have you ever parachuted?"

(End of this chapter)