Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 451 The Art of God-Tampering

In the vast emptiness, two opposing forces, one real and one illusory, exist.

Sitting quietly in the void, using his body as a furnace, Jiang Chen continuously smelted the remnant soul of the ancient deity, the Bewitching Goddess. At this moment, he pushed his Devouring Soul Essence to its limit, and a black sun manifested directly behind him, devouring everything.

As time passed, Jiang Chen continued to devour the remnant soul of the Bewitching Lady.

With a hum, at a certain moment, the Soul Suppressing Palace trembled, and the pure white immortal light shone brightly. A ball of pale blue soul liquid was born deep within the Soul Suppressing Palace. At the same time, Jiang Chen captured various fragmented memories.

"The Goddess of Bewitching Heart, a deity from five thousand years ago, has somehow managed to survive until now. It is truly unbelievable. Perhaps this is the special nature of the divine path: as long as faith endures, the divine realm remains invincible. Even in death, a deity may still have the possibility of revival."

"I just don't know if this resurrected god is still the same god as before, or if they are just two people with the same god's name who are similar but not the same."

Memories seeped into his heart, and Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh.

The path to immortality seeks longevity, with the Dao Foundation granting a lifespan of three hundred years and the Purple Mansion granting eight hundred years. While these lifespans are long, they seem considerably shorter than those of deities. After all, once an immortal dies, it is difficult to be reborn, as it is extremely difficult to withstand the erosion of thousands of years.

Of course, the method of resurrecting the gods may not be without its hidden dangers. At the very least, after devouring the remnant soul of the Bewitching Goddess, Jiang Chen sensed something unusual.

"The Divine Path, the legendary ancestral court of the divine path, is where the divine path of this world originated. Its actions are just as its name suggests: to establish a true divine path in this world, so that the divine path can stand alongside the immortal path, or even replace the immortal path. However, the name of this force has now been erased. If I'm not mistaken, this may be related to the war that destroyed the gods back then."

"Speaking of which, the time of the fall of the Bewitching Lady was very close to the time of that war that destroyed the gods."

His thoughts jumped to the idea of ​​establishing a divine path in the mind of the Bewitching Goddess, and Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.

Judging from the memories of the Bewitching Lady, the Path of the Gods is undoubtedly powerful and mysterious. There are quite a few gods with the Azure Register like her, and there are even stronger gods with the Golden Register. It is a major force in the entire Spirit Realm, and basically all gods are bathed in its glory.

But this very force has now completely disappeared.

"The nature of gods is special. Even a Qinglu god like the Bewitching Goddess has managed to survive. What about the other, stronger gods? Are they really all dead?"

His thoughts drifted far away. At this moment, Jiang Chen thought about many things. Since the body of the Spirit Lord had already embarked on the path of divinity, he naturally cared more about establishing a divine path.

However, Jiang Chen quickly regained his composure. The Path of Divinity had vanished without a trace, and regardless of the truth, it was now far removed from his present state.

"Compared to memories, the real benefits I gained from this soul-devouring are these things."

With a thought, Jiang Chen conjured up four beams of spiritual light.

They are two clusters of true meaning, a glass bell, and a bronze fragment. The true meaning represents the goddess of bewitching hearts' own understanding of the divine path and her understanding of the power of supernatural beings to bewitch the mind and confuse the spirit. The glass bell is a divine artifact, and the bronze fragment is a rare treasure.

"This essence contains the divine insights of the Bewitching Goddess, and contains the secrets of the third-order divine path, which is indeed of great use to the Spirit Lord."

"As for the other essence representing supernatural power, I can try to refine it."

Holding the two strands of true intent in his hands, Jiang Chen had a clear idea of ​​how to use them. With that in mind, Jiang Chen temporarily put the two strands of true intent away; refining true intent also required time.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen turned his attention to the other two items.

"The Illusory Sea Floating Life Bell is a divine artifact carefully cultivated by the Bewitching Lady. In terms of grade, it is roughly equivalent to a high-grade treasure. The Bewitching Lady was once very powerful, but unfortunately, she is now truly dead, leaving behind very limited resources."

Holding the Illusionary Sea Floating Life Bell in his hand, Jiang Chen's face showed a hint of melancholy.

Although among those of the same level, the combat power of gods is often inferior to that of immortal cultivators, a being who has cultivated to the level of the Bewitching Goddess is extremely powerful, yet such a being still easily perished.

"Compared to the magical artifact, the Illusionary Sea Floating Life Bell, what Lady Bewitching Heart values ​​more is actually this bronze block. She doesn't know its specific origin, and she doesn't even remember how she obtained it in the first place."

"Perhaps it's a problem with the remnant soul itself, or perhaps it was bewitching goddess herself who cut it off. The only thing that's certain is that the reason bewitching goddess perished was related to this bronze piece."

Jiang Chen frowned as his gaze fell on the bronze block.

This piece of bronze is about the size of a fist, with ancient inscriptions engraved on it. It doesn't exude any special aura and looks like an ordinary fragment of bronze, except for its somewhat ancient appearance.

"What exactly is this thing? Lady Bewitching Heart seems quite certain that this thing is a great treasure, but she hasn't left any specific information about it."

As Jiang Chen carefully examined the bronze block, various thoughts flashed through his mind.

At that moment, a subtle feeling arose in Jiang Chen's heart as he examined the bronze block, and he saw something extraordinary about it beyond its appearance. The originally ordinary inscriptions seemed to come alive at this moment, performing all sorts of mysteries.

A moment later, all the strange phenomena disappeared, and Jiang Chen found a new and unusual technique in his mind.

"The Art of God-Tampering, I never imagined that such a technique existed in this world. If Lady Bewitching Heart had known that this bronze block contained such a technique, it would have been normal for her to regard it as a treasure and even be confident that she could use it to advance further."

The profound mystery of the God-Tampering Technique flowed through Jiang Chen's heart, causing ripples to spread across his mind.

The Art of Usurping Gods is a mysterious and profound method of uncharted origin. Its fundamental purpose is to allow gods to usurp the authority of other gods, thereby strengthening themselves from the root.

It is important to know that gods are based on divine registers, and the greatest function of divine registers is to carry the authority of gods. Taking the Spirit Lord as an example, the authority he has gathered now is the creation and nurturing, which is his foundation. If he wants to go further on the path of gods, it is very important to refine, expand and sublimate this authority.

None of these three things are easy to achieve. Many gods are stuck in their current realm and cannot make any progress, not because they do not have enough offerings, but because they do not have the ability to elevate their authority. This is especially true when the relevant authority is occupied by other gods, making it even more difficult to make any progress.

However, once the method of usurping the gods is available, this problem becomes much simpler.

"With this method, the Spirit Lord's path to divinity has truly been opened."

As his thoughts raced, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought, and at that moment, time seemed to stand still.

(End of this chapter)