My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 483 God's Great Secret: Is Buddha a Member of the Time Club?
“I see,” Chu Zhu said, a look of understanding on her face. “Getting too close to God will lead to being corrupted after something happens to Him. The timelines I experienced before…”

Chu Zhu stopped speaking, his expression becoming uncertain, because he belatedly realized something: since Nuwa and Z were close to God, in the previous timeline, one was sleeping in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the other went to Mars.

What about the rest of those who once followed God?
It should be noted that, based on Chu Zhu's conjectures about countless timelines before the dream world and the information obtained from mythology, it can be concluded that... most likely, the existence of Confucian sages, Buddhist sages, and the like all once had a disguise as the Heavenly Court.

"Speaking of which," Chu Zhu thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know that the Confucian Sage, the Buddhist Sage, the Taoist Sage... By the way, Z, in this timeline, are you still the Ink Sage?"

Z gave Chu Zhu a strange look and said, "I am still the Ink Saint! At the same time, I almost became the Buddha Saint..."

"?Why?"

“I gave that spot to Uncle Lin,” Z replied, seemingly ignoring the question.

"???" Chu Zhu's brain skipped a beat. He naturally knew that the Uncle Lin that Z was talking about was Lin Xia, but did this guy actually have the potential to become a true Buddha?
And when faced with his questioning...

“You misunderstand,” Nuwa said, her face tense. “Because we cannot help God… we can only use the resources… originally prepared for you, from the Realm of Memory! It’s equivalent to using those resources to bring us before you…”

"In fact, the first Buddha was not my grandfather! He was also a member of the Time Club in ancient times, and a wise disciple of Buddhism."

Nuwa gave Chu Zhu a deep look: "His name is Puguo, born on July 11, 1995. He is an outstanding graduate of Tsinghua Buddhist Academy and will likely become the abbot of Jiming Temple in the future."

"...So, you're in Jinling now?" Chu Zhu pondered, preparing to return to find this Bodhi Fruit. To become a Buddha in the new era is truly remarkable...

Wait a minute, so was the Buddha on that snowy mountain also this guy?

He's a member of the Time Club?!

Chu Zhu sensed something was amiss. After all, if it really was true, many of his previous actions would be inexplicable! Before, he showed absolutely no sign of knowing Chu Zhu…

After much thought, and considering what the two people in front of him had said, Chu Zhu felt that the most likely possibility was that if this person had been kept in the present day, he would most likely have been able to obtain the Buddha's position; however, if he did not survive to this era, he would probably have become the Buddha from some being in a later civilization!

Of course, it's also possible that Bodhi first attained Buddhahood... then died, and the Buddhahood was inherited by a later Buddha, who was the one Chu Zhu encountered before...

In that case… one plan after another flashed through Chu Zhu’s mind…

"Which generation of Buddha is the current one?" Chu Zhu asked, voicing a profound question.

“…I don’t know.” Nuwa lowered her eyes. Chu Zhu frowned, but before he could ask further, Nuwa continued, “Because, after Grandpa attained the Buddhahood and left with God… he never returned! Therefore, this position… is lost! And we… cannot be certain about it.”

After a brief pause, Nuwa said meaningfully, "But strangely enough, on the snowy plains outside... we can still see miracles of the Buddha appearing from time to time."

Chu Zhu's expression darkened. This matched what had happened to him before!

“…And another thing.” Nuwa hesitated for a long time, but still gritted her teeth, “Even if you see your grandfather again, I hope you can treat him as your enemy and not have any trust in him at all.”

Chu Zhu looked at Nuwa with a puzzled expression.

“Because, Father, you left behind some of the ‘secret plans’,” Z said with a bitter smile, “so when Uncle Lin left, based on the contents of those plans, he deliberately deleted… a lot of memories from his mind… we don’t even know exactly how many he deleted! Only he, or rather, another one of you, knew about it?”

Chu Zhu fell silent. He quickly realized the reason behind his other self's actions... Yes, Lin Xia had been corrupted once. Because of the memories of the Memory Domain in her mind, the civilization continuation organization was directly destroyed.

In other words, Lin Xia...

Chu Zhu was speechless. He felt a faint sadness, not for himself, but for Lin Xia. For the continuation of humanity… even trusting the words in the secret plan, treating his future self as an enemy, and preparing for his future self in advance?
Chu Zhu forcibly suppressed her emotions: "What about the others...?"

"Shouldn't you already realize this? Just treat them as enemies!" Nuwa shook her head. "We know nothing about the situation regarding the divine positions!"

Chu Zhu suddenly realized, had they both followed God to Mars?

“No,” Chu Zhu suddenly began to ponder a very serious question. If the Great Qian Dynasty also existed on this timeline, did that mean that this timeline actually had many connections to the previous one? In other words, “the Buddhist saint I encountered before… and the Confucian saint who almost unleashed divine punishment upon hearing me speak…”

They are all on Mars!
Moreover, theoretically... even if their condition is better than Nuwa's or Z's... theoretically, it's not much better...

Therefore, the state of being able to function normally that I previously demonstrated in front of him.

Chu Zhu clenched her fists silently, clearly understanding why Nuwa had said to treat them as enemies.

"The only saving grace is that, currently, it seems they're also under some kind of restriction! Or rather, the situation isn't actually that bad..." Chu Zhu tried to find humor in his predicament. Although he was reset once by the Buddha's incarnation, the abbot of the Great Thunderclap Temple seemed pretty normal back then... right? Well... actually, not entirely normal! But at least he was just crouching on the snowfield, not directly attacking...

“Alright, Father!” Z said softly, “You should go back now!”

"Go back where?" Chu Zhu asked, somewhat puzzled. "Shouldn't I go straight to Daqian next?"

"???" Z was stunned for a moment, his voice becoming urgent, "But you know about the major pollution... that can only be addressed by going back in time... the only reason you're normal now is because I took the blame for that pollution for you!"

"?!" Chu Zhu stood there stunned. After a moment's thought, he realized what he had found strange earlier. If Nuwa was corrupted simply by saying "Su," how could he not be corrupted if he guessed the answer?

I didn't realize it before... but it turns out I did!

Chu Zhu suddenly felt a toothache, but judging from this angle, his method of determining if it was Su Mobai through contamination... seemed unreliable? No way... it really is Su... unbelievable! No, I still need to investigate thoroughly when I get back...

"So, you are actually..." Chu Zhu looked at Z.

“It doesn’t matter!” Z smiled, her eyes crinkling. “If my life can contribute to you… even if it’s a sacrifice, it will still have value.”

A calm sentence plunged Chu Zhu into a long silence.

“You don’t need to feel sad or worried…” Nuwa comforted her, raising her arm. “Who doesn’t have this awareness? Including Grandpa, and many others, who followed God back then, willing to die on the battlefield, risking everything as members of the Time Club!”

"I don't know about the other timelines you've seen... but this timeline... the vast legacy you left behind! To preserve both of us... we all followed God... some are definitely dead, some may be dead but not at peace, and some are missing!"

Nuwa spoke with a tone of familiarity: "Please do not be sad! Everyone who has done this understands everything! This is the ironclad rule you left behind, which forbids deceiving people into embarking on this journey... or deceiving them into sacrificing themselves! Because only those who know everything and are still willing to walk this path are your true 'like-minded ones'."

"They did it willingly!"

Chu Zhu: "..."

But that's precisely why he was so shocked...

“Furthermore,” Z continued, pursing her lips and glancing sideways at Nuwa, “what I can handle is within my calculations… at least it won’t spiral out of control all at once! That’s why Nuwa dared to probe so indirectly, instead of giving you a whole bunch of information at once… to be honest, what she said earlier was already quite risky!”

"If you say any more!" Z clenched his little fist, baring his teeth. Nuwa, realizing she was in the wrong, didn't argue. She had only said those words for Chu Zhu's own good, and lowered her eyes.

"I understand." Chu Zhu took a deep breath, reached out and sealed the memories in that area, and made the following settings: automatically unseal upon returning to reality, and fully automatically seal upon entering the dream world.

"What valuable information is left in this world?" Chu Zhu asked seriously, sensing that he had accumulated another two-thousandths of his memories. He felt that at this rate, if he reset to the limit today, he could probably accumulate to the peak of the fourth realm... Well, even if we look at it conservatively, at least he can complete 80% of the accumulation? I was being conservative before.

Nuwa suddenly fell silent.

Chu Zhu stared at Nuwa with some doubt.

“…You left behind a brilliant plan in the past! Everything I’ve experienced tells me that I should trust the you of the past, but my knowledge also tells me that doing so would only lead you to your doom,” Nuwa said.

"???" Chu Zhu was first confused, then thoughtful, and finally her gaze sharpened. "Tell me more!"

“…God ​​of Nation and Conquest.” Nuwa uttered this word that was both familiar and unfamiliar to Chu Zhu.

"!" Chu Zhu thought of a possibility.

"You said that the very first moment of your return, you would ascend to the position of Goddess of Nation and Conquest." Nuwa's voice was somewhat hoarse. "Although the current situation outside... could indeed allow for the restoration of the Great Chu, and although I have been confined to the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the Great Qian Capital for a long time... I can still step forward to support you!"

"But that's a cursed spot... what if!"

"Wait a minute!" Chu Zhu made a pause gesture. He finally understood what Nuwa meant, so he was genuinely shocked. "You mean, as long as I restore the Great Chu and ascend the throne, I can become the god of the nation and conquest?"

real or fake? !
He ascended the throne so many times in the previous cycle of reincarnation... how come he never encountered such good fortune?

Wait, could it be because Nuwa's assistance is needed? Chu Zhu pondered. Yes, after learning this inside story, Chu Zhu naturally tested whether he could usurp the divine throne after ascending to the throne... Currently, he doesn't know! Moreover, he can't even extract any relevant information from her...

Besides that, there is another very crucial issue...

"I'm only at the fourth realm now, how can I become a god???"

“…The other divine positions won’t do!” Z said quietly, “However, the God of Nation and Conquest is an exception! But everything in this world is based on equal exchange!”

Z gave Chu Zhu a deep look: "If you were to reach that position... it would take at least one or two years, and at most twenty or thirty years... As an aside, those who take twenty or thirty years! They've basically reached the pinnacle of their cultivation... and they're already incredibly resilient!"

"All I can say is... basically none of the long-lived emperors chose to ascend to your throne!"

The great emperors of the Great Qian Dynasty, renowned for their talent and ambition, were mostly destined to die young. Chu Zhu had initially found this somewhat strange, but now he completely understood… so these were all gods! Then, he laughed in exasperation…

Because he suddenly remembered the content of his junior high school textbook... In the section on politics in the junior high school textbook, there was a very interesting boastful statement - that the current emperor of the dynasty was able to rule the world for fifty years because of his merits and achievements!
After all this time, you're the most irresponsible one... Chu Zhu felt a chill run down her spine, and even suspected that this person might be the only one who hadn't inherited the position of God of Nation and Conquest? Although the possibility was slim... if that were the case, Su Bo would really have a very interesting life! Forcibly clearing the chaotic thoughts from her mind, Chu Zhu's lips immediately curved into a smile: "I think I understand what the other me means... No problem! Immediately! Right now! Preside over the ascension to godhood. It's alright, everything is under control."

Anyway, let's just overdraw our power first! Even if he only lives for a year or two after ascending the throne, so what? He'll just commit suicide before going to sleep! What's there to be afraid of? Just do it!

Seeing that the two were still hesitant, Chu Zhu immediately emphasized, "This is part of the plan!"

“…Okay!” Z agreed almost instinctively.

Nuwa's eyelids twitched as she stared intently at Z. However, after Z turned his head and stared at her for a while, Nuwa could only grit her teeth and nod.

Chu Zhu quietly observed the two, gleaning considerable information from their attitudes… Clearly, Nuwa should also be a member of the Time Club… right? Although there's a possibility she isn't…

However, Z clearly has a high degree of acceptance of "everything is part of the plan" and will execute it without hesitation; but even if Nuwa is a member of the Time Club, she does not seem to execute this first law without any thought.

……

open one's eyes.

Chu Zhu woke up from his sleep and looked around the Nuwa Base No. 3. Everything around him was as usual: "Z!"

“Father, I’m here, I’ve always been here!” Z’s gentle and peaceful voice rang out.

"You're not going to call me by my name?" Nuwa then spoke up.

"...Would you still be jealous about this?" Chu Zhu was somewhat amused and exasperated, while inwardly thinking to himself, even though he had spent a long time with Nuwa No. 17, their relationship shouldn't have developed to the point of jealousy, right? Or perhaps it was simply that Nuwa was a little... well!

Chu Zhu's lips twitched slightly, but she forcibly dismissed the unreliable idea from her mind, stood up, and a proud smile appeared on her face: "Then let's begin!"

……

This coronation was a particularly grand affair.

The ancient Imperial Ancestral Temple burst open with a thunderous roar, its nine-colored rays shooting straight into the sky. An unbridled divine aura permeated the ancient capital.

A calm yet authoritative voice rang in the ears of almost everyone in the capital:

"The Great Chu will rise, and the Chu Emperor shall be established!"

Su Bo, who was admiring the flowers in the Imperial Garden: "..."

What happened?!

"...How is this possible?" Inside the Imperial Academy, a thin-faced man in a Confucian robe looked incredulously towards the Imperial Ancestral Temple. His mind was blank... He couldn't understand it, he simply couldn't understand it.

Because throughout history, the ancient goddess Nuwa has never done anything like this before...

It could even be said that in contemporary folklore, the goddess Nuwa is closer to a myth than a real person.

“…But this time,” the man’s expression changed as he looked at the many students below and said directly, “I have important business to attend to. This class will be changed to self-study!”

Then, without hesitation, he rushed out the door. Almost the instant he stepped out, the students behind him erupted in an uproar!
The Master's face was grim. "He actually forcibly used his extraordinary abilities! This... this isn't a taboo set by the Great Goddess Nuwa herself... No, this must be some kind of trick by that 'Emperor Chu'! Damn it, he actually made such a big scene, openly breaking Nuwa's taboo and forcibly using the Great Goddess Nuwa's name... Does he want to die? I absolutely will not allow it! This kind of inherently evil brat, I will deal with him..."

"Master, I will not allow you to say that!" A cold and authoritative voice came from behind the thin man.

The Master's body suddenly stopped!
His face remained expressionless, his pupils glazed over, as if he were sleepwalking. This wasn't because Nuwa had harmed him, but rather because he was so shocked that his mind had essentially shut down…

After a long while, the Master's mind slowly restarted. Once he understood the situation, his body trembled violently. He abruptly turned around, kowtowed, and bowed deeply.

"Paying homage to the Ancestor of Humanity, the Mother of Humanity, the Earth Mother Goddess, the Friend of God, the Creator Goddess, and the Great Goddess Nuwa!"

The Master could feel that magnificent majesty, as if facing the sun in the sky; that burgeoning life force, simply by kneeling before her, made every inch of his flesh tremble and rejoice, and even the hidden wounds that had remained were healing.

So he was certain that this was absolutely not a hoax... although he was shocked and confused. Completely unable to comprehend it!
He is an extremely special being, a descendant of the ancient Confucian sage. The eldest direct descendant of each generation of Confucian sage can inherit the name of the Holy Duke, just as an emperor inherits the divine position of the god of the country and conquest!
He not only inherited the legacy of his ancestors, but also possessed absolute talent of his own. The combination of these two qualities brought him to the pinnacle of Confucianism, giving him the qualities of a semi-saint...

Now, he doesn't need to be so humble when facing any god in the human world.

If all beings below the gods are mere ants, then he, who possesses divine grace and has reached the level of a demigod or even a semi-saint, has successfully evolved from an ant into a cat.

Admittedly, he still couldn't cause any harm to the gods, and it wouldn't be difficult for the gods to kill him... but ultimately, it's different.
If an ordinary demigod were a kitten—even if a kitten's tiny paws couldn't even scratch human skin, compared to an ant, they would still have the potential to cause harm!
But having reached the pinnacle of semi-sainthood and bearing divine grace, he can be described as an adult, domesticated country cat!

His claws are truly capable of drawing blood from humans. Although if he were to actually fight someone, he would ultimately face certain death...

Can……

Nuwa is special!

This mother goddess, who created humankind in the most ancient era, is special!
The Master willingly bowed down to her, simply because she was the mother of humanity!
This has nothing to do with strength...

In ancient mythology, even the mighty and majestic God once bowed three times at the ancestral temple, attempting to persuade her to come out of seclusion, but she politely declined...

But now, she is...

"Let me make this clear beforehand! What I'm showing you now is nothing more than... the power of 'technology'! It just looks extraordinary." Nuwa said noncommittally, her voice ringing in everyone's ears. It was void energy, the glowing light was a projection from drones, and her divine power, precisely locked onto the extraordinary being, didn't affect mortals. She said, "Therefore, I haven't broken the taboo I set!"

If the essence of what is used is technology, even if the public mistakenly believes it to be extraordinary, they will not be contaminated—otherwise, when people who have not received much education encounter a mobile phone for the first time and are instinctively shocked, thinking it is a miracle, then they will be contaminated!

"Secondly..." Nuwa looked up at the space carrier that had reappeared in the sky, "I supported him to become the emperor based on my own will. I also hope that others can support him!"

The Master remained silent.

"In the end, even knowing everything... he was still willing to take that step and inherit the divine position of the god of nation and conquest!" Nuwa said again slowly.

The Master's pupils contracted, his mind racing, and he vaguely guessed: Could it be that the Emperor, in his desire for longevity, was unwilling to assume the divine throne—such an extremely irresponsible act… had angered the Goddess Nuwa, causing her to leave the Imperial Ancestral Temple…

That doesn't make sense...

When the world was in crisis, God visited the ancestral temple three times, but only managed to summon a bunch of ancient gods... He couldn't summon Nuwa!

Later, during the Dark Ages, after enduring for a long time, only King Wen of Chu emerged.

Later, when the Great Che entered the pass, Nuwa remained silent and indifferent...

Now, just because the emperor is unwilling, it has come out...

What about the liar?
"...If it's for the sake of saving all living beings!" The Master pursed his lips, a pain appearing on his face. As a direct descendant of the Holy Duke, a Confucian scholar, he resolutely supported the Emperor... That's how the Holy Duke's direct descendants are; even if a foreign race becomes emperor, they still have to support him... In fact, if it weren't for the fact that yesterday it was ultimately a struggle for power between mortals, but rather a battle between superhumans preparing to assassinate the Emperor, he would actually have sided with the Emperor at the superhuman level... But now...

He let out a long breath and said, slowly and deliberately, "Then I'm willing!"

In the next instant, the Master felt that the vast and boundless sun of life vanish completely.

He raised his head in a daze, looked around, but there was no sign of the goddess Nuwa. He remained silent for a long, long time... He gave a bitter smile, rubbed his face, and stood up again, his attitude completely different from before.

……

the other side.

The Eastern Headquarters of the God Worshipping Society.

Inside the ancient and solemn Eastern architectural palace.

"...Really?" Jia Yanyu was pondering a very serious question, and she wondered if she was dreaming.

Previously, she had decided to pledge allegiance to a new master, but then that master died suddenly. Today, she had just prepared her pledge of allegiance, ready to throw it at the emperor and have him brutally dismembered... She was determined to force the Eastern sect to close its doors and survive the decades of decline that this emperor was expected to endure...

then……

Today, the new client she bet on suddenly came back to life, won back the bet, and even received strong support from the goddess Nuwa...

This gave her a sense of disorientation. While the world is indeed unpredictable… this change was far too unpredictable! However, Jia Yanyu quickly recovered and broke into a bright smile. After all, this was a good thing for her…

Without hesitation, she summoned her good apprentice: "We must... go and pay our respects to the new emperor immediately!"

“…Oh.” Ning Linglong nodded with difficulty. Jia Yanyu’s mind was in chaos, but Ning Linglong was a hundred times more chaotic than Jia Yanyu.

But soon...

When Jia Yanyu arrived at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, she realized that she had been shocked too early.

(End of this chapter)