[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1591":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Divine Path System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1564986,2028,"Chapter 1591  Thank You","divine-path-system-chapter-1591",1591,"\u003Cp>It's a serene forest away from civilization, untouched by the ravages of war. The place looked beautiful with evergreen forest, stretches of flowers and cute little animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it's all a farce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forest was known to the three empires as the ghostwoods. Even rank 9s who stepped into this place never returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most knowledgable historians claim this place to be the home of an ancient powerhouse from Varian's era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerhouse was hypothesized to have reached an unimaginable strength, possibly surpassing even the strongest beings alive today. This was a talk behind closed doors, for if leaked, it might challenge the authority of the rulers and result in a few headless bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rabbits are cute.\" Primula's eyes lit up and she clasped her hands together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're also tasty.\" Varian nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eww! Brother, you're so cruel!\" She wrinkled her nose and snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just honest.\" Varian said but he had a teasing smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…a bite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're going to eat anyway, I'll have a bite so you won't feel lonely eating by yourself!\" Primula said with a flushed face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my! Look at this, Primula is so grown up she even thinks about her brother.\" Varian jumped off the vehicle and walked into the forest without any caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primula bit her lip as she watched his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's been smiling, chatting and behaving normally since that time. He seemed alright. He seemed normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But I don't know…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primula spent a lot of time with him in her dreams. So, even if she didn't notice it consciously, she could intuitively sense his mental state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his figure quickly diminishing in her vision, she realized why he's walking so fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Brother is crying.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he reached the pink lake at the center of the forest, Varian rubbed his eyes and erased all traces with the power of slivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a small hut floating in the center of the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman was seated in the hut, dipping her feet in the water and sewing a painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the picture of Hortus, long before humans set foot into it and transformed it forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was a lot smaller back then and a lot more weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Hortians lived here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to face the invasion of the outsiders who slaughtered the natives for fun and tried to conquer the world for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a difficult place to survive, warring against the monters in the wilderness and the aliens that kept coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Hortians banded together, worked as a group. It was difficult but it was also normal. Perhaps that's why, Hortians were synonymous for their unity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was a thing of the distant past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were now scattered amongst the three empires, each supporting their own faction, fighting for resources and power like everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hortians had several leaders appointed by Varian. A few thousand years after his disappearance, the leadership positions were gradually captured by less ideal people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Hortians did not rebel at the first coup. But by the second time, they were taking the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been so long that not a single leader of that time survived and if they rarely did, they accidentally died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Hortians, like all other races, willingly turned against the empire or were slowly manipulated by the 12 rebels and got persuaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, even Hortians had forgotten that this was once their motherland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena did not resent her race. She was merely disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Varian disappeared and it became clear that he wasn't coming back anytime soon, she requested for a place to live in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forest was the place where Hortians were said to have originated from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the story goes, this lake was the place where Primordial God of Life & Death decided to create the guardians of Hortus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he plucked a drop of water, a stalk of grass and a grain of sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the mix came the first Hortians. And the first Hortians sang a song waiting for the god who vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We search for you at the first ray of dawn,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in our reflections of the lake,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And listen to the whispers of the night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All for your trace, My Lord, All for your trace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena's gentle voice rang across the lake and she kicked the water to make splashing noises that brilliantly acted as music to the vocals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the song ended and the ripples settled down, another reflection appeared on the lake surface beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena froze for a moment but she didn't even turn her head to the side and kept staring at the reflection in the lake. \"…I-Is it really you, Lord?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm.\" Varian nodded softly and pointed to the cloth painting she was sewing. \"It's my coronation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah-Ah! Yes!\" Helena nodded, her voice trembling. She looked at his reflection in the lake intently but she still didn't dare turn her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you look at me?\" Varian spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone with Matriarch had always been a bit quirky, this was the most gentle he had ever been with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew it. He'd never speak like that.\" Matriarch shook her head and raised her head to glare at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You damn imposter, I'm going to pe…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes?\" Varian smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you really…no…he's not like this…even though it's been a thousand years, I remember…who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Maid,\" Varian's voice suddenly turned authoritative and he narrowed his eyes at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena's back straightened involuntarily and she instinctively held her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like your workload has to be increased.\" Varian said with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's really you!\" Helena nearly jumped at him but immediately regretted what she had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Oh no!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of rejection, she was met with a warm, appreciative hug. And she felt him pat her gently on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the most earnest voice she ever heard from him, she heard him say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Why?\" Helena didn't understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For living.\" Varian's soft sigh rang in the lake. \"Thank you very much for living.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1013,"2026-06-06T07:58:57.757Z",1,"novelbin.me","abc1cce597c10b950e5a8f63923e5a8ce168f5825fe907d4a5aba07a9080df5a","divine-path-system-chapter-1592","divine-path-system-chapter-1590",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]