My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 488 Heading to Mars! The Great Harvest: Does Every Cultivator Have the Potential to Become a God?
A dead silence.

Z's gaze was calm as a lake, but a thousand thoughts churned in her mind. Finally, she looked up at the sky. A ripple appeared in her eyes, a mixture of sadness, understanding, and sigh.

"What do you want to know?" Nuwa's voice came from the phone, her tone revealing her calmness.

"I want to know why my becoming a god led to all of this," Chu Zhu said softly. "What I want to know is not that my becoming a god was observed by extraterrestrial civilizations, which then caused all this... something that anyone with a brain could guess!"

"What I want to know is, why! What is the solution! Just how bad is the situation we are facing right now?"

"If I don't inherit the position of the God of Nation and Conquest now, even if I reach the peak of my cultivation and take that step to become a god, will there still be problems? Will there be such a great calamity?"

After a brief silence, Chu Zhu narrowed his eyes and said again, "I am already a cultivator of the fifth realm! Moreover, as you have guessed... I possess a method to reduce pollution to some extent!"

"Actually, I..." Chu Zhu patiently explained, but of course, she didn't go into detail about the reasons and mechanisms behind her reset.

He used more of a suggestive approach, subtly telling both of them something—implying that his death would exempt him from the effects of eliminating the pollution—the reason he didn't say it explicitly was that even if everything could be reset and erased, Chu Zhu still had to remain cautious.

Unbridled arrogance can only lead to destruction!

After giving the hint, seeing that the two seemed thoughtful, Chu Zhu added, "I once heard from you that one must break through to the seventh level... to know everything! But after thinking about it, I think what one knows after breaking through to the seventh level is the greatest taboo... those minor details shouldn't matter, right?"

"Of course, if you're unsure... you can tell me everything! Because if I knew sensitive information, I'd be dead..."

As long as it's not the kind of information where he can't even react, constantly dying until he reaches his limit, and then dying again in the real world... then it's fine!

Wait a minute, Chu Zhu seemed to be thinking. If it was just a little bit of probing, revealing information... even if it revealed the layer that could cause him pollution—he could completely use this gradual increase in amount to test the degree of pollution and further explore his pollution tolerance limit.

“Father, you’re right.” Z seemed to have figured something out and made up his mind. Nuwa spoke, “But!”

“Since it’s Father’s decision, I support it unconditionally.” Z interrupted Nuwa’s persuasion: “Empress Nuwa, you don’t understand Father… You may have spent a long time with him in this era, but you didn’t spend time with him in the past…”

"...Is that so!" Nuwa understood Z's implication and remained silent.

Z looked at Chu Zhu again, and she stretched out a hand.

Chu Zhu clenched her fist, and in the next instant, the surrounding environment changed drastically.

"!!! The starry sky?" Chu Zhu scanned his surroundings, then glanced at Earth not far away, his heart churning with a tidal wave of emotion. He subconsciously looked at Z, feeling a slight toothache...

What is the concept of the starry sky?
A place where countless victims of past contamination were dumped, a lawless place outside God's protective circle, a site where extraterrestrial civilizations have laid their plans...

In his eyes, this was even more Gotham than Gotham in American comics!
"Don't worry." Z led Chu Zhu forward, each step seemingly covering an endless distance. Her demeanor was leisurely and composed, as elegant as a noblewoman on vacation. "I've been out many times... and Father, didn't you guarantee you wouldn't die? So, you're willing to risk your life to learn some crucial information, right? Of course, if you change your mind now... then I'll go back immediately!"

Chu Zhu nodded silently. He figured that Z was probably using this to make him reflect again. Clearly, Z was also worried that Chu Zhu had exaggerated things earlier out of arrogance or something! Was he using this method to... gauge the limits of his trump cards? Haji Z...you bastard!
Wait! Chu Zhu suddenly realized the deeper meaning of Z, and her pupils contracted: "Wait, you mean, if I want to break through in the future... I can go to the starry sky to break through?"

Yes, since breaking through on Earth will cause problems, what's wrong with breaking through outside? After all, the universe is already a cesspool! It doesn't seem to matter if it gets even more cesspool.

“???” Z paused, a look of sudden realization crossing his face: “Yeah, you can do it that way.”

"?!" After a brief silence, Chu Zhu stared at Z with deadpan eyes. Z chuckled and patted his head: "Just kidding, this might make you feel a little better!"

To avoid being criticized by Chu Zhu, Z said quietly, "We know part of the truth, and we've deduced another part! As for the part we've deduced... I can't guarantee it's absolutely correct. However, I will emphasize the parts we've deduced!"

"First of all, this time I'm coming out... if I don't cause a big commotion! I shouldn't be targeted by those guys... besides, before entering the Earth's defense network, I'll conduct a thorough self-check, plus the Earth's defense network itself has a detection procedure... if there are no problems, I can go back! Any problems...?" Z shrugged, not saying much more. But his meaning was clear!
That means death.

Chu Zhu understood that this was a second warning; he could still go back if he wanted. He simply nodded silently: "Continue!"

Z thought for a moment and added, "Regarding the previous timeline you mentioned, neither Nuwa nor I intervened... I feel it was to ensure your safety! Otherwise, we would have risked our lives to protect you..."

"And what you said before, that your breakthrough in space does indeed have a very high chance of exempting Earth from problems... However, such a huge commotion would attract even more disasters! So..."

"In other words, what kind of huge fluctuations would becoming a god actually cause? These fluctuations can be detected!" Chu Zhu said thoughtfully.

“Yes.” Z nodded. “So, it’s useless! Don’t even think about exploiting this kind of bug.”

"So, after becoming a god, returning to Earth normally, even without revealing it, is fine? People outside won't be able to sense it?" Chu Zhu barely managed to keep a straight face.

“That’s right!” Upon hearing Z’s words, Chu Zhu almost burst out laughing. Wasn’t this a coincidence?
"Alright! That problem's solved. Let's move on to the next one!" Chu Zhu realized that Z hadn't included the variable he'd previously hinted at—oh, right, he'd only mentioned reducing contamination! He hadn't implied that death would bring the power back—

"That makes sense!" Chu Zhu thought to himself. The power he cultivated himself could be fully restored upon reset! Dying in space was fine as long as he was on Earth a day earlier... then there was no problem.

“Since you have your thoughts, I won’t say any more!” Z saw Chu Zhu breathe a sigh of relief, a look of relief appearing on her face. Although puzzled, she forcibly suppressed her curiosity: “Next… what do you want to know?”

"Extraterrestrial civilizations! And gods!" Chu Zhu gave two keywords, and casually mentioned that he had given the other party a good understanding of his knowledge of extraterrestrial civilizations and gods, showing them his level of expertise in this area... before quietly waiting for the other party to continue his narration.

"I see!" Z pondered for a moment, then, as if struck by a thought, a mixture of apprehension, anger, doubt, and hatred flickered in his eyes: "Then let's talk about the gods first... Taking this step is equivalent to eternal life! To exist alongside heaven and earth. To be part of the very laws!"

She scoffed, "And the origins of the gods... I suspect that's also the key to the relentless invasion by extraterrestrial civilizations!"

Chu Zhu sensed something, gave Z a deep look, and said one of his previous guesses—he had naturally thought of many things before, and now he was just picking out the guess that best fit the situation.

Chu Zhu said, "You mean, Earth is actually a vegetable garden! Extraterrestrial civilizations... actually want to harvest Earth? That's why they didn't destroy Earth all at once... and the gods are the vegetables they grow? And they'll be harvested in the end? So the reason they come here every now and then is to wait for it to mature! Heh, the Perfect World's upper realm harvesting the lower realm's ways?"

"..." Z stared at Chu Zhu with a subtle expression.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Chu Zhu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You've been reading too many novels... cough cough. First of all, let me clarify that this is just my guess!" Z first put on some armor, then forced a smile. Chu Zhu almost thought he was seeing a dragon. Although Z didn't look like a certain 'dragon' at all, the spirit was exactly the same.

"Your guess is actually quite reasonable... But if that's the case, in the previous timeline... would you still be able to see that silly boy Su Zheng?"

"!!!" Chu Zhu was shocked. Yes, they were all dead and thrown into space. There's a high chance they'll be exploited like this, right?
"So, although the situations are somewhat similar, the essence is different." Z shook his head, his tone becoming extremely complicated: "Although it's a harvesting operation,... most likely, those being harvested are ordinary supernatural beings. Or rather, cultivators!" Chu Zhu: "!!!"

Chu Zhu's heart was filled with a tremendous surge of emotions.

“Father, you should have realized... that Earth is special!” Z suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Chu Zhu looked over and was shocked to find that they were now practically touching Mars: "...You brought me here, are you serious? This Mars isn't going to suddenly turn into an eye, is it?!"

"Don't worry." Z was somewhat amused and exasperated: "Turning into eyes... I roughly know what the special meaning is... it shouldn't be at this time of year."

After a pause, Z continued, "Actually, I have some doubts. Those who possess godhood... in the outer universe, may not be at the bottom! They may even be at a very high and transcendent level."

“You’re partly right; this could indeed be a harvest from the outside world!” Z said meaningfully, “But it’s not God who’s being harvested…”

"There is an extremely high probability that someone from outer space... can awaken supernatural powers! They are extremely rare."

"!!!" At this point, Chu Zhu understood everything. He gasped, "Holy crap!"

“Hmm!” Z nodded and said softly, “The reason the enemy hasn’t come over is partly because the giants throughout history have been rushing to block that gap one after another… and partly because every major decline or extinction of a civilization is very likely a successful harvest… They don’t actually need to fight to the death with those giants! They can leisurely block the other side, and they have already achieved their goal…”

"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics... I'm also unsure whether those powerful deities are aware of this, or whether they've tried to stop the flow of supernatural power to the other side... I personally feel that they probably haven't stopped it! After all, this might push the other side to their limit... and then they might attack at any cost! Our power might not be able to withstand that."

Chu Zhu listened quietly.

Z spoke eloquently: "The rapid spread of pollution forced humanity onto the path of cultivation! And once the number of cultivators reached a certain point... they were completely annihilated, and a total harvest was carried out..."

"I don't know much, but I've heard snippets of information from gods who once roamed Mars—that the crack is too small for 'divine power' to pass through... but a smaller one is passable!"

"One more thing, you've also seen scenes where supernatural beings are refined into elixirs, and swallowing them grants one supernatural powers, haven't you?"

"The sum of all this information... heh!"

Chu Zhu's eyes flickered, then she understood. This truly clarified the logic...

"Finally, let's add something common knowledge at our level..." Z said slowly, "Theoretically speaking, every cultivator actually has the potential to become a god! Of course, this is just theory..."

"???" Chu Zhu turned her head and stared at Z, almost doubting that she had misheard. Seriously, are cultivators this powerful?!

Although Chu Zhu had always complained that the noble cultivators were the kings of the game... and that he had only ever been in contact with cultivators, as if there were no other extraordinary beings besides cultivators—in reality, the vast majority of extraordinary beings were body cultivators!
However, in high-level battles, body cultivators are simply not up to the task! For example, when Chu Zhu was at the fourth level, he could use his memories and mysterious supernatural abilities to toy with sixth-level body cultivators like dogs... and even play them to death!

To the point that Chu Zhu couldn't imagine what use a large number of sixth-realm body cultivators would be to him? Could they shatter his memories with their fists? Without the aid of supernatural powers... well, perhaps they could only try to harm him with their weapons!

However, no matter how prepared he was... Chu Zhu never expected that cultivators would be so outrageous.

"Didn't you say that you actually know that supernatural powers are the manifestation of the essence of the world?" Z glanced at Chu Zhu with amusement, feeling quite pleased. Teasing his young father was truly delightful.

"I see!" Chu Zhu pursed her lips. The essence of the world, going a step further, becoming a god who coexists with the world—it makes sense, it makes perfect sense... my ass! How is this reasonable?!

but……

Chu Zhu rubbed her temples: "I'll assume this is common sense... but it must be very difficult, otherwise Lin Xia wouldn't have bothered with inheritance..."

“…Actually, I really want to say this! In the future, when you mention these names, be careful.” Z silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: “You should know that I am the one who is concealing the secrets of heaven now…otherwise, Lin Fozu might have already attacked—if he were still alive.”

Chu Zhu didn't care at all. He actually already knew, after all, she would jump over even when he called the big orange cat's real name... He had simply been indifferent before... After all, you can reload even if you die. Of course, he still offered a reassuring remark in response to her concern...

"I'll pay attention."

“So you’re right…” Z agreed with Chu Zhu’s earlier assessment: “You should have realized by now that there are actually many concepts in the post-civilization world that you feel are very familiar with… such as Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Buddhism, and the School of Military Strategists…”

"This is certainly not a coincidence! To put it bluntly... Earth, due to its special characteristics—though I don't know exactly what—is able to nurture a large number of cultivators—and the supernatural abilities of cultivators will condense into corresponding forms based on the cultivator's own obsession..."

"As for Confucianism and Mohism... because they were already cultural concepts in the pre-civilization era of China... therefore, many people's understanding of them is like this! Therefore, these schools of thought gave rise to a large number of supernatural beings with corresponding attributes in the pre-civilization era..."

"To put it bluntly, it's simply because they have produced a large number of supernatural beings... Each one symbolizes a part of the essence of the world. Piecing them together, naturally, at the world level, this makes the essence of the world at the levels of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, etc., extremely profound and powerful!"

"Therefore, this laid the foundation for becoming a god!"

Chu Zhu seemed to be deep in thought: "So... if I go to the West, I'll be able to see many gods with divine attributes? No... if we think about it from this perspective, wouldn't God be... oh!"

Chu Zhu remained silent for a moment, then suddenly gave a bitter laugh: "Damn! So, this is the key reason why God insisted on using the name 'God' and making a trip to the West... Really!"

Although Chu Zhu had great confidence in the culture of China, he had to admit that in the pre-civilization era, God was the most glorious faith in the world.

Russian Orthodoxy, Christianity in Europe and America, and all sorts of Protestantisms derived from Christianity, and even in West Asia—this is a genuine mega-religion that accounts for one-third of the world's population!
For the first time in history, a religion has wielded such immense influence across such a wide range of influence!
According to Z's theory, the foundation of laws at God's level is the most solid... Therefore, it's reasonable that God is the strongest god! Needless to say...

"...She even stitched up the Jade Emperor!" Chu Zhu's lips twitched violently. She wasn't even pretending anymore; she was just forcibly using a cheat code. The Jade Emperor and the Western God were combined into one; it's estimated that half the population in the pre-civilization era could relate to this!
“There’s one more thing!” Z coughed slightly. “Actually, we suspect that in ancient times… these religions already had gods… but these divine positions seem to have been shattered during some war and scattered throughout the mortal realm… Of course, it’s possible that this is precisely why they were easier to unite in the post-civilization era! After all, piecing together shattered divine positions is much more difficult than rebuilding on one’s own…”

"..." Chu Zhu glanced at Z sideways. Was this the reason why the gods he encountered were always on paths he knew well? Well, that certainly made perfect sense!

In other words, he's going to follow his own path to godhood through his memories, which must be incredibly difficult... wait a minute!
"From this perspective, I think condensing a memory godhood is easy!" Chu Zhu suddenly realized. The others found it easy because their godhoods had shattered, and they were retracing this similar path to reunite their godhoods…

But my good brother also condensed a divine position of memories! He became a god too... Even if he died, either his divine position is still hidden somewhere, or it shattered, waiting for him in the later civilization to inherit it...

"As expected," Chu Zhu sighed, "My ascension to godhood was entirely due to my own efforts! I truly had no idea how difficult it was to pave such an unprecedented path! It's too powerful!"

"?" Z couldn't quite grasp her father's thought process for a moment. However, she didn't dwell on it too much. She had seen Chu Zhu, Lin Xia, Zhao Shao, and others occasionally act crazy... far too many times! She said she was completely used to it.

(End of this chapter)