Chapter 873: 772 Flowing Gold

The myriad gods of the Lingjie are going to hold a Great Assembly of Myriad Gods!

This is sensational news for a time. Of course, it is only sensational within a small circle. Even in the Tianmo Jie, the common people at the bottom would not know this news; those who truly know and have begun to feel nervous are the high-level priests of each race who serve the gods...

And the gods themselves.

Although they are named gods, the gods of the Lingjie are not that mysterious or transcendent.

In fact, their sense of mystery was previously not even as great as the Sword Saints of the Human World. The Sword Saints seclude themselves in the Tianwaitian and are truly nowhere to be found in the Human World, becoming legends; even the realm of Sword Saint is unknown to people. However, the gods often communicate with their believers, enjoy the sacrifices of priests and the offerings of believers, let believers spread their great names and praise their mighty power, and will bestow divine grace at appropriate times—in essence, it is buying people's hearts.

Yet, the gods do not clearly live in the Tianwaitian like the Sword Saints; of course, they also do not live in the Lingjie or any place in the current world. They live in the Shenguo.

During the previous world-ending crisis, one could see two worlds, the Suiyu in between, and independent Small Worlds circling the worlds from the Void. Those Small Worlds were all the Tianwaitian of the Sword Saints, and not one was the Shenguo of the gods.

Because the Shenguo and the current world are not a gap in distance, but in another dimension.

That is a place where human physical bodies cannot enter.

There has always been a legend in the Lingjie: if a member of the Spirit Race cultivates a "Soul Body"—which is what the Human World calls a "Phantom" and the Spirit Officials call a "Spirit Image"—the Soul Body wanders between heaven and earth. There is a tiny possibility of finding a "God Realm Gate" in the Void; by passing through the God Realm Gate, one can reach the Shenguo and see the true forms of the gods. But once you go, you can never return.

Logically speaking, there could be no returnees from such a Shenguo, and thus no eyewitnesses to describe it, but secret canons and divine songs inexplicably circulate among the various races, recording the secrets of the Shenguo.

It is said that the Shenguo and the current world are existence that serve as the front and back of each other; the two worlds overlap in space, only the dimensions are different. It is possible that on the God Realm side of your house is the Shendian of some god; if it wants to descend, it only needs to manifest slightly. But you will never know of the existence of the Shenguo, and you will never be able to touch it.

Although unverified, even the Wanshendian now tacitly accepts this rule. It is said that the place where the Wanshendian is located is the central "Hall" of the Shenjie. That Hall does not belong to any one god, but is shared by all gods. Every god can conveniently take the offerings placed in the Wanshendian. Moreover, the gods are willing to linger here; it is said that around the Hall is a very magnificent Shenjie paradise, the most beautiful paradise in the Shenjie, with many treasures not seen in the current world, and the gods all like to roam and play here.

That is to say, if you worship in the Wanshendian for a whole day, the gods will pass by you hundreds of times, but you will not feel it even once. They can see you, but you cannot see them.

Although they cannot see, every believer who has visited has clearly stated that they can feel immense divine might in the Wanshendian, feel awe from the bottom of their hearts, and their souls are purified; these are all proofs of the gods surrounding them.

For hundreds of years, the Wanshendian has always been so majestic, so this time, the assembly claiming to gather the myriad gods should be held in the Hall, right? This would also be convenient for believers to serve nearby and offer various sacrifices. It would be the gods holding the meeting, but the administrative work could be left to the Lingjie believers.

However...

The gods received news of the meeting, and this session of the Great Assembly of Myriad Gods is actually not being held in the Wanshendian, but in a Shendian in a newly built city in the Lingjie.

That's right, it is that ship that went to the heavens back then.

That Hope Ship, after a few months of the world-ending crisis, ultimately returned to the Tianmo Jie.

During this, the constant infighting in the heavens and on earth will not be mentioned; it is only said that in the end, the Great Ship did not land in a Small World like the Huangbai Realm as the High Priest Hutian and others proposed, but landed in a sea area of the Heavenly Demon Realm under the eyes of everyone. This clearly proved that the Airship faction, such as High Priest Songtian, had won.

The Great Ship floated on the sea in a grand manner, stirring up huge waves, and then took the initiative to sink. That sea area was not shallow; when the bottom of the Great Ship touched the seabed, at least two-thirds of the ship's body was still above the water, so this ship became a new island.

Because the ship's body was too large, the sinking even caused a tsunami, leveling several cities along the coastline and causing heavy casualties. No one pursued this matter, and Songtian even bluntly stated that this could be considered a sacrifice to the Holy God. The Holy God has descended again to benefit all living beings, so having such a ceremony is not excessive.

Finally, the top of the island formed by the Great Ship opened, revealing the layers of space inside the ship's body, completely turning into a basin-like island. Furthermore, the priests above announced that this ship would no longer be used for Void navigation, but would be transformed into a Shendian for the Holy God on the spot. From then on, the ship was named "Tian Jiang Dao," and the Holy God Hall on the island was preserved and expanded as the First Holy Hall of the Holy God.

At the same time, the millions of young people who followed the Holy God to the heavens to escape basically did not return, but continued to live on the island, working for the Holy God as clergy under the Holy God's seat.

This decision caused a huge uproar at the time. You must know that those young people on the ship were the elites of all races; they were sent to the heavens precisely to preserve the essence of their own bloodlines, and it was precisely because they wanted them to return that so many tribes supported the faction of Songtian. As a result, the ship returned, but the people could not come back—what kind of logic is this?

Not to mention that along with those young people, the accumulated wealth, various treasures, and supplies of all races for many years were also on the ship; many small tribes had emptied their family foundations. Since the people could not come back, were those riches also permanently detained?

At that time, it was rumored that this was a conspiracy by the Wanshendian to suppress the Hundred Races, and the wealth had all been given to the higher-ups.

The Wanshendian was also under great pressure and repeatedly said they were unaware, but clearly, no one believed them.

Finally, Songtian, as the messenger of the Holy God, came out and said: "All the young clergy who stayed are voluntary. Whoever does not believe it, come to the island and persuade them to go back. Anyone who can persuade them to leave, the Holy God Hall will absolutely not stop them."

Once this was said, although some Spirit Race members were afraid of the Holy God and dared not go to the island, there were also those small tribes who were truly poor and desperate who could not care about much else; they indeed went to the island to persuade them, and then indeed could not persuade them. All the young people on the ship, even if they already had the status of heirs in their tribes, could only be small handymen on the island, yet they firmly stayed and would never leave the Holy God.

This caused another uproar; the various races, besides being shocked, felt... fear!

That kind of fear of an unknown, bottomless mist!

At that time, there were Spirit Race members who went to seek help from their own gods. However, those gods, who were usually considered kind, remained silent and refused to respond. This was clearly tacit approval. As a result, in their despair, the various races secretly became alienated from their own gods.

Just as the saying goes, "The ministers are just about to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?"

The gods could not protect their own believers, nor could they punish the foreign gods who seized their own believers; this was a great blow to the faith of the believers. In the following few years, the believers of the Holy God soared, while the original faith in the myriad gods gradually waned. Finally, in the third year, a statue of the Holy God, looking like a bucket of green paint, was hoisted to the top of the Wanshendian.

A new pattern for the Wanshendian was formed.

By now, the Holy God has publicly announced the convening of the Great Assembly of Gods, and the location, instead of following the convention of choosing the Wanshendian, has chosen Tian Jiang Dao; this is another landmark major event.

The few remaining high priests of the Wanshendian who were unwilling to give up held sacrifices again, wanting to communicate with the gods, but still did not get a response. Only then did they become completely discouraged and understand why High Priest Haotian, who is still nominally the First Priest of the Wanshendian, has gone into complete seclusion. If the gods have no way to deal with this kind of thing, what can they do?

The Lingjie and the Shenjie have indeed changed!

On the fifteenth of the fifth month, Tian Jiang Dao will become the birthplace of the God of Myriad Gods!

The Wanshendian perhaps only needs to have a headache about the overall situation of the Shenjie in the future and worry about the Wanshendian being overturned or marginalized. Some small tribes are much more terrified. They are worried that their own gods will go and never return.

These small tribes themselves are of little importance in the Lingjie, and their gods are only at this level in the Shenjie, making them extremely easy to become cannon fodder in major frictions. Losing face in front of the gods is a small matter, but losing their lives is possible; in that case, the entire tribe would scatter. Perhaps some people could survive by changing their faith, but it would be difficult to stand as a group in the intricate Lingjie.

Therefore, when these tribesmen spent a great deal of effort to gather enough offerings to present to their gods as travel expenses, they could not help but silently pray in their hearts: I do not ask for my god to be outstanding, I only ask for a safe return.

This state of mind is no different from parents sending their children off to war, except this time it is sending their gods off to war.

Even these common people are nervous, so could it be that their gods are not nervous?

Most gods are just ordinary gods, after all.

The Flowing Gold God is just such an ordinary god. It should be said that he is relatively better among ordinary gods; because of his divine ability, he is actually quite wealthy among ordinary gods. Because he is wealthy, he is generous, so he also has quite a lot of believers.

His personality is relatively gentle, and he has never been the first to start a war, only leading his own believers to develop and enjoy life in peace. For hundreds of years, his divine ability has been practiced very skillfully, but his power is almost non-existent.

He usually enjoys himself, but after receiving the invitation to the Great Assembly of Gods, he suddenly felt a sense of unease:

Thinking carefully, isn't he a fat pig?

His status is not high, but he has many believers; his power is not strong, but he is wealthy.

If that newly ascended guy wants to pick a few fellows to solve to demonstrate his power, isn't he an excellent choice?

He wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to escape. He had been soaking in the Shenguo, muddling along, hiding for one day at a time.

However, seeing that it was almost May, he really couldn't delay any longer, so he could only prepare to set off with the feeling of going to the execution ground.

It's just that before setting off, he was struggling with how many gifts to prepare for the meeting; he was afraid the Holy God would be angry if there were too few, making it impossible to bribe for his life, and he was afraid of revealing his wealth and being targeted by the strong if there were too many.

Just as he was struggling, his mind suddenly stirred, and he realized that an uninvited guest had come to the Shenguo.

At this time, his divine servant ran in to report: "My Lord, there is a god outside who wants to see you! He calls himself the Taixiong God."