Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 353 A well-planned scheme, a series of divine artifacts for immortality?
Liu Jun sat in front of the computer screen, looking at these modern networks for the first time in a long time.

"As expected, netizens are always the most resourceful group."

"The immortal god, they even guessed that he was born in the twentieth or so generation of gods in prehistoric times?"

"That's outrageous, they've even determined the year of the Age of Gods."

After making a comment, Liu Jun couldn't refute it, and even he himself felt that this reasoning was reasonable.

Then I went through each post one by one.

The subsequent posts were much more normal, consisting of various detailed analyses and supplements.

However, many ordinary people are more concerned about the future direction in their casual conversations.

They are no longer afraid of the outbreak of that chaotic catastrophe, but for most people, it also means the arrival of an even greater disaster.

I know Liu Jun saw yet another very popular post.

The Schemes of the Immortal God: What Does He Want Us to Do? How Should We Respond to the Rolling Wheels of History in This Great Mythological Era?

The post contained advice on how to cope with the future.

"I'm sure everyone is worried right now. We're only at the sixth tier, how are we going to fight against those super seventh-tier monsters that are about to descend? They can easily be several from the Age of Gods!"

"The mythology version has been greatly updated! In the future, there will be super powerful gods with multiple divine artifact series!"

"And Sisyphus, this marathon runner, has already been sprinting all the way and is charging towards us! How can we, who are only at the sixth level, possibly resist him when he gets there?"

"Actually, there's no need for everyone to panic. The God of Longevity has already hinted at the answer and told us!"

"What is our only advantage here? It's the location of the second Trial of the Gods!"

"Next, we must also use the trials of the gods to cultivate corresponding counter-divine objects to cope with the future era!"

Many people who saw this thought it made sense.

That's what Sisyphus did: he kept killing a bunch of Celestial Race members as materials to create the "Celestial Path Series" of divine artifacts in order to deal with the arrival of the "Celestial God King".

And what about us?
Are we also going to create divine artifacts of the "Heavenly Dao Series"?
But that's clearly impossible.

We don't have the Heavenly Will Clan as materials, so how can we create the Heavenly Dao series?

Countless people immediately began discussing what kind of divine objects would be created.

On the spot, many netizens also started to come up with their own creative ideas.

All sorts of bizarre and fantastical objects have started appearing.

Many people saw the post and were filled with anticipation: "A great era is coming. The neighboring area is full of false god cults, and we are about to enter this era as well."

“There will inevitably be all sorts of people who will establish numerous sects, conduct trial and error, and attempt to create specific divine objects to counter the past.”

Liu Jun silently closed the post after seeing this.

He stretched and had a long-awaited dinner with his old friends Li Feng and Zou Anmeng.

In the following days, various religious sects sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

The Cult of the God of Time is recruiting! Those interested, come quickly! This place is the end of the world, the end of time, a place sure to nurture materials for divine artifacts of time! Join the Cult of Time, worship the God of Time, and you will surely be rewarded!

The Mahakala Cult is recruiting! Although we don't have members from the Celestial Clan as candidates, we can still give it a try. Employees from the top ten companies, come quickly!

The Spring Breeze Pavilion Cult is officially recruiting! As long as you believe in our God of Fertility, all believers have a free spot!

What got in here?
Liu Jun's lips twitched when he saw this.

He recognized this faction; it was a company that made cyber cups, female robot companions.

I never imagined there were such tricks to lure believers.

The Cult of the Void is recruiting!

[The God of Swordsmanship, one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, is recruiting!]

The Almighty God is seeking an Almighty Believer!

Unlike the magical era next door, this place has an electronic network, although there is no magic network.

So a bunch of cyberpunk scholars started forming sects.

Anyway, there are no barriers to entry on the internet.

Even niche and abstract concepts like "God of Electronics Factories," "God of Civil Engineering," and "God of Mecha" have emerged—a whole bunch of random things.

Upon seeing this, Liu Jun thought to himself, "If mushroom soup can really give birth to such a divine thing, then the level of sophistication will really drop to rock bottom."

Even Liu Jun's faction has started to exert its influence.

Over the past few hundred years, Teacher Si Anhe has also developed a small force that has taken root in the new Rehe City, and even re-established the academy.

The academy's name has now changed to the "God of All Spirits" cult, clearly indicating its intention to pursue a niche path and achieve unexpected success.

Even Li Feng and Zou Anmeng went to appoint a Grand Protector and went around recruiting people to spread propaganda.

Trust us, and we'll give you eggs!

They went door-to-door, using a simple and unpretentious promotional approach to attract people.

This scene left Liu Jun both amused and exasperated, but it was still quite interesting.

"It seems that the times are starting to develop again here."

"It's been a long time since a divine trial has been held here. It's indeed time to send down a divine object."

Liu Jun was making plans in his mind.

In the neighboring magical world, the "Heavenly Dao Series" of divine artifacts are being conceived, in preparation for targeting the Heavenly God King.

In this immortal world, divine objects targeting the "Heavenly God King" also began to emerge.

To be fair, let's give each side a chance and subject them to a divine trial as a final accumulation of strength.

Then, each side will gather their divine artifacts to power up, and then the two civilizations will clash.

Having made up his mind, Liu Jun began to travel to various civilizations in this region.

"It's been hundreds of years, and things have changed a lot."

He wandered through the long-unseen land of Zhuyou, experiencing its system of immortals.

"Let's take a vacation first."

Liu Jun wandered around this immortal world, occasionally venturing out to unopened star map areas to supervise construction and check on the progress.

On the other side, in the spirit world.

Blessings to the land of freedom.

Various sects are emerging wildly outside, and even the top experts in this immortal world are trying to establish their own sects.

However, Xu Changsheng and the others had not yet decided which sect to establish. "Is he not ready yet?" Chong Shisan frowned slightly as he looked at Xu Changsheng, the Pure Yang True Immortal who had been in seclusion for several days.

"This guy insists on researching a mature faction and developing a targeted divine artifact."

The old man, Daheitian, shook his head:
"However, I do agree with his view. Randomly creating divine objects is simply courting death. How can randomly appearing divine objects defeat the Heavenly God King without any specific purpose? We must find a unique solution!"

“But others have already started to establish sects and have a head start.” Chong Shisan shook his head and said, “I’m afraid that if he stays in seclusion for too long, the Trial of the Gods will have already arrived by the time he comes out, and we will have missed it for nothing.”

We live in an era of immortals, where one cultivates personal power.

Everyone has the power of regeneration within them.

Therefore, the differences between all cultivators are actually not that great.

As new and powerful young cultivators constantly emerge, the positions of people like Pure Yang True Immortal and Great Black Heaven are not very stable.

This is the disadvantage of the Immortal Path.

Although they possess divine objects like essence, energy, and spirit, without the support of the magic network as their energy source, they rely solely on their individual strength and are far from having the monopolistic and oppressive aura of the gods next door.

If even the gods next door can be killed by mortals, then they are even more vulnerable to being killed by mortals here.

Therefore, Chong Shisan's concerns are not without reason!

They've already established their sect, and we haven't even started making a move yet.

There are only so many followers on the ground. If we fall behind even one step, we'll fall behind every step of the way. By the time others have finished recruiting their followers, it will be too late for us to make a move.

It's possible that some of those young immortal cultivators who were already planning to overthrow them and cause trouble might actually have a chance to take advantage of this wave to overthrow them.

But for now, all we can do is wait!
After all, Xu Changsheng pioneered this era of immortality and, as the only being to traverse between the two realms, he has the most authority to speak on this matter.

one day.

half a month.

One month.

The sects outside have grown wildly.

They're recruiting everywhere, and the rise of various sects is happening much, much faster than we imagined.

However, Xu Changsheng remained in seclusion.

This made Chong Shisan extremely anxious, and he waited outside the door: "Why hasn't he appeared yet?"

"Don't rush," Daheitian smiled. "One should be calm and composed."

Chong Shisan was speechless. "You've already established a backup sect, the Great Black Heaven Sect, so of course you're not in a hurry."

“You can also establish one,” Mahakala advised. “Your reputation is not small either; establishing a cult of lesser angels is entirely feasible.”

Chong Shisan shook his head; he was not interested in establishing his own sect.

Another month has passed.

Finally, Xu Changsheng emerged from seclusion, looking at the two people outside the door and smiling:
"After some deduction, I even went to the world of the first generation of gods next door and asked for the help of fate. Through repeated deductions, I finally found the right path for our future."

"Oh?" Daheitian asked curiously, "Tell me about it?"

Xu Changsheng smiled and said, "It's very simple. Sisyphus next door fought against the God-King using the Way of Heaven, which is essentially a path of conquering Heaven with Heaven. But we might as well take a different path: human will can conquer Heaven!"

"Man will conquer nature?" Daheitian pondered. "He follows the path of divine artifacts, while you follow the path of human artifacts?"

This seems like a good idea.

Daheitian frowned slightly. "That seems to make a lot of sense. The future God King is essentially a super unified Heavenly Will... There are legends in various mythologies and histories about how man can overcome Heaven."

"After Ragnarok, the gods will fall and the Heavenly Way will rise. The future will likely be an era of battle between humans and the Heavenly Way."

"But the concept of a divine object seems too abstract. Without a clear direction and data, it is unlikely to be developed from just a concept."

Yes.

The great explosion of civilization in the neighboring sect provided them with a lot of experience to refer to.

There's also a "Creator God" cult next door, but it's too abstract to produce any divine beings.

On the contrary, some niche, theoretically perfectly reasonable religious sects have given birth to divine objects.

"So I've been thinking about this: how to create a divine being that embodies humanity."

Xu Changsheng smiled. He was always calm and collected. As the protagonist of the "Longevity Through Deception" genre, he naturally wouldn't fight a battle he wasn't sure of winning.

"You have a clear path?" Chong Shisan asked in surprise.

“Yes.” Xu Changsheng continued, “You can guess, this is also one of the foreshadowings of the God of Longevity. He had already prepared the materials for the humanistic series of divine objects for us in this world.”

"what?"

Several of the immortals' confidants nearby looked surprised upon hearing this.

In the past two months, everyone has analyzed all of the Changsheng God's strategies, but unexpectedly there are even deeper strategies.
Xu Changsheng didn't mince words and said directly:
"The magic series is composed of lower-level divine objects such as light, darkness, and the five elements. What do you think the humanity series is composed of?"

Is it part of the Humanitarian series?
Daheitian reacted quickly, "It's more accurate to call it the path of immortals than the path of humanity. After all, if a person cultivates, they become an immortal, and the components of the path of immortals are essence, qi, and spirit, which are the same as our incantations and shamanic practices."

A look of surprise gradually appeared in Daheitian's eyes, and he laughed loudly, "I understand!"

"I see. The divine objects of humanity are composed of several lower-level divine objects: essence, energy, and spirit. The immortal deities laid out this plan long ago!"

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a chill.

There's such a foreshadowing?

The several divine objects of essence, energy, and spirit that we have here were all conceived with special missions and were born to form a series of divine objects of humanity!
Their brains were working at lightning speed, organizing all sorts of past information and data.

The drums thundered, the oil lamps burned out, and the spirits of the gods soared.

If applied to artificial mecha life forms, these would be electrical circuits, neural networks, fuel, kinetic energy, and a soul/will.

Electricity, oil, and soul.

If applied to humans, these would represent the electrical signals and nerves within the body, the essence of the body cultivated through incantation therapy, and the spirit of the shaman's soul.

Jing, Qi, Shen.

"So that's how it is. These three lower-level divine objects can be combined to form a mid-level divine object, an immortal!"

The emotions of everyone present were extremely complex.

This is amazing.

So, they had already prepared the puzzle pieces for the Immortal Path series of divine artifacts?

They suddenly looked up at the ancient tree of immortality in the distance, as if they were seeing that mysterious and ancient god of immortality:
"So, it turns out, they had been planning for a long time to walk the path of immortality and defy the heavens!"

(End of this chapter)