Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 398 Immortal Path Destroys Gods
In the illusory realm, Jiang Chen entered with his divine sense, manifesting a human form surrounded by gray mist, as he searched for what he desired.

He has already entrusted the Treasure Pavilion to offer the bounty for the Rootless Wood, offering two second-tier spiritual items as the price. The Rootless Wood is mainly rare, and its actual value is not high. Only a very few secret techniques or weapon-refining methods use this material.

"This is it."

After passing through layers of mist, Jiang Chen found a bookstore, and his eyes lit up.

The library is named Buzhizhai. Legend has it that it was originally opened by a senior elder of a sect. This senior elder loved to travel and was fond of all kinds of books. Before he died, he organized these books and placed them in Buzhizhai. His descendants not only inherited Buzhizhai, but also added to it generation after generation, so the reputation of Buzhizhai gradually grew.

Although there are no real cultivation scriptures or supernatural powers here, the place is exceptionally rich in strange tales and local customs. It is precisely because of this that many disciples of the Impermanence Sect come here to broaden their horizons.

Of course, although the information here has been filtered once, it is not 100% accurate, and you still need to judge for yourself whether it is true or false.

"Welcome, guest. Please follow me."

A gentle, soothing voice rang out, and the moment Jiang Chen entered the Unknown Abode, a female cultivator immediately came to greet him.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen nodded and, led by the female cultivator, truly entered the Unknown Abode.

Buzhizhai is quite famous in the Wuchang Sect. He came here mainly to find some information related to the Divine Path. In the Wuchang Sect, information about the Divine Path is not taboo. However, because the Divine Path has declined in Yuhuan Continent, there is not much information about it that is openly available.

The scope of the "Unknown Studio" is extremely broad, and there should be some religious texts here.

After a short while and some searching, Jiang Chen found what he wanted in the Unknown Pavilion.

"The Origins of Shintoism, the Conflict Between Immortals and Gods, and Discussions on the Future of Shintoism..."

Entering a bookstore, Jiang Chen glanced around and took out one Daoist book after another.

After doing all this and paying a price of one thousand spirit stones, Jiang Chen obtained the imprints on these Daoist books. With these imprints, he could browse these Daoist books at any time through his own Taixu Mirror.

"The world I live in is called the Spirit Void Realm. It takes the Immortal Path as its orthodoxy, focuses on self-cultivation, and pursues ascension to immortality and carefree existence. The Divine Path, on the other hand, is an unorthodox path, and there is no accurate account of when it was introduced."

“A long time ago, the Immortal Path was not actually so averse to the Divine Path. In the beginning, many Immortal Path forces were even researching the Divine Path. After all, the Immortal Path was difficult, and the Divine Path might not be a bad path to heaven.”

"However, as the divine path continued to develop, the conflict between the immortal and divine paths grew larger and larger. The divine path emphasized incense offerings and nurturing living beings. As the divine path became more and more prosperous, immortal cultivators suddenly discovered that the spiritual treasures produced in the Spirit Realm not only began to decrease, but their nature also underwent subtle changes, making them no longer suitable for the foundation building of the immortal path."

"From then on, the conflict between the immortals and gods could no longer be concealed, which eventually led to the war of the gods. In that war, gods fell like rain, and the divine path in the Spirit Realm was almost uprooted."

Inside the cave, Jiang Chen's mind stirred slightly as he absorbed the information constantly transmitted from the Tai Xu Mirror.

“The essence of spiritual treasures is that they are treasures born from the spirituality of all living beings after being settled and nurtured by heaven and earth. However, the divine way of nurturing all living beings will distort their spirituality to a certain extent. As a result, the number of spiritual treasures of heaven and earth will naturally decrease.”

"Although the grade of spiritual treasures is not high, only second-tier, they are essential for immortal cultivators to forge their Dao foundation. Once spiritual treasures are greatly reduced, the foundation of the immortal path will inevitably be shaken. Under such circumstances, it is naturally unacceptable for the major immortal sects, and the war to destroy gods began from there." Looking beyond the surface, Jiang Chen understood that the immortal and divine paths were indeed difficult to reconcile. Once the divine path flourished, the immortal path would inevitably decline. The contradiction between the two was irreconcilable unless the divine path could stop seeking offerings, but that was simply unrealistic.

By now, he had a rough idea of ​​why the Spring God worshipped by the Yue people had fallen. Although the description of the war against the gods in the Daoist scriptures was not extensive, he could still feel the bloodshed and cruelty of that battle through those few words.

The greatest hatred and the cruelest struggle in this world is undoubtedly the struggle for the Great Dao. Immortals and gods follow different paths, and once a conflict occurs, one side must be completely defeated.

Judging from the current results, it was naturally the Divine Path that fell in the previous battle. However, this is normal, since the Immortal Path is the orthodox path of the Spirit Void Realm with a profound foundation, while the Divine Path is just an external path with a very limited time for development.

"Regarding the development of the divine path, this book shows that there have always been people in the cultivation world who have been studying the divine path, even within the Wuchang Sect, but none of them have made it public."

"From the perspective of the Daoist tradition, immortals and gods are naturally different paths, but this is not necessarily the case for individuals. Whether it is the path of immortals or the path of gods, they are both paths to pursue longevity, and there is no distinction between good and bad, high and low."

As his thoughts turned, Jiang Chen looked at another Taoist book and sighed, realizing that personal interests and collective interests are often not aligned.

"The path to immortality in the Spirit Realm has been severed, and it has been a very long time since anyone has ascended to immortality. Ascension has almost become a legend."

"Under such circumstances, the path of the gods may also be an option. Based on the information we have gathered so far, although the path of the gods is not well-received in the Spirit Realm, as long as it is not brought into the open, no one will usually interfere."

A thousand thoughts raced through Jiang Chen's mind at that moment.

"The path to the gods is also a path to heaven, and it's worth trying."

"Most importantly, the Spirit Lord's essence is special, naturally in harmony with the divine path. Coupled with the Taihua Supporting Heaven Secret Record, secret realms, and other conditions, if I were to follow the divine path, it would actually be far more convenient than for others. Although there are dangers, they are still within a tolerable range."

After a moment's hesitation, Jiang Chen made a decision.

"It's time for the Spirit Lord to truly embark on the path of divinity. With the Spirit Lord's essence, it shouldn't be difficult to enter the Qingyang Huayu Zhenlu and condense a phantom divine talisman. The only troublesome part is the subsequent cultivation, as the path of divinity requires incense offerings."

"Without sufficient incense offerings, the path of the spirit lord to the divine path will likely be difficult to traverse smoothly, and this is indeed the most difficult part."

“Simply gathering incense offerings is not difficult, but once the scale becomes too large, it will inevitably attract outside attention, and that will be troublesome, since the divine path is ultimately suppressed by the immortal path.”

"As it stands, I can choose the Taiping Dao Alliance as my initial place of worship. It is located in a remote area, and as long as I do not expand recklessly, no one should pay attention to me. Even if I am discovered, they can simply cut ties with me. With the talent I have shown, the Wuchang Sect should not abandon me easily."

"In addition, the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm can also serve as a supplement. Compared to the Taiping Dao Alliance located outside, the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm is undoubtedly much more secluded."

As he pieced things together, a relatively complete plan began to take shape in Jiang Chen's mind.

(End of this chapter)