Chapter 316: Is the Spirit Venerable Orchestrating a Scheme to Deceive the Gods?

Li Yu had originally only intended to "go fishing" and was in the middle of selecting bait, never expecting to accidentally hook such shocking information.

Within this, there was almost no room for doubt or falsehood.

Because the creation of a god by the human race of the Spirit Realm had already become an established fact with clear results.

All major powers and powerful races were well aware of this and had begun to intervene, preventing the humans from successfully creating such a powerful divine entity.

Of course, from the perspective of most humans in the Spirit Realm, all of this was an indisputable fact.

It was not that they had created a god by fabricating myths and artificially manufacturing obsession.

That god had existed all along.

There was plenty of evidence!

Because ever since the birth of the "Human Dao Sect," the situation of the humans in the Spirit Realm had improved significantly.

Furthermore, various extraordinary phenomena known as miracles were constantly strengthening the combat power of the humans in the Spirit Realm.

"Ever since the 【Human Dao Sect】 appeared and caused all humans to believe in that 'God,' the fertility rate of the human race has risen to a new level, and the proportion of geniuses such as psychics among newborns is also rising crazily."

"Among the humans of various worlds, 'demigod-level' existences have begun to be born one after another."

"No matter how these demigod-level humans ascended, they would always claim afterwards that it was the One God, the Lord of Humanity, the Almighty Heavenly Father who was guiding them."

"Humanity's fortune has greatly increased, leading to the discovery of many ruins and the acquisition of many opportunities... At the same time, the human race has begun to show resistance far beyond the past to the corruption of powerful evil gods like the Blood God, the Benevolent Father, and the Sinister God."

"All of the above are regarded as ironclad proof, which in turn has strengthened the faith in the Human Dao Sect."

"Without a doubt, the humans of the Spirit Realm are on a path of a virtuous cycle."

"If this continues, they might really succeed in creating a powerful True God."

After Li Yu sorted through this information, his face was filled with admiration.

Life will always find a way.

Especially for such a tenacious race.

Born weak, yet still able to find a new path, going against the current to prepare to clash head-on with those monstrous races.

At the same time, somewhat inexplicably, some of the titles mentioned in this Human Dao Sect regarding the "One God," such as "Lord of Humanity," "Emperor," and "Savior,"

reminded Li Yu of a divine object he possessed.

The Immortal Qin Jade Seal!

Inside it, there existed a very special path to godhood.

Currently, there were only two sequences: the initial 【Emperor】 and the advanced 【Savior】.

Although that Lord of Immortal Qin had eventually fallen into a divine monstrosity, to some extent, he should have been in the Savior sequence.

Although there was no connection, Li Yu couldn't help but associate the two:

"If that 'One God' ascended through a path to godhood, it really is possible to walk this path..."

"But come to think of it, I don't seem to have seen any humans from the Boundless Spirit Realm in the current world."

"Is it because they have only just started to improve and don't yet have the ability to travel across worlds? Even those newly born demigod-level humans are probably prioritizing staying behind to protect their own race and nurture the growth of the younger generation."

"But why don't the Six Great True Gods simply go to the Boundless Spirit Realm to spread their faith? Those countless humans are all high-quality potential believers."

"Perhaps it's not that they don't want to, but that they can't?"

"After all, if the Outer Gods cannot get in, they likely cannot get out either; otherwise, the Outer Gods would be too weak."

"If it were me, even if I couldn't get out, I would still try... Hmm?"

As his thoughts jumped to this point, a flash of inspiration crossed Li Yu's mind.

Subsequently, a conclusion—an incredibly unbelievable and crazy conjecture—emerged.

"Perhaps they have already started trying, and are even succeeding."

"The Reincarnation Heavenly Web and the Demon Star Decree!"

"First came the birth of the former, enticing the evil gods to work together to create the latter, and finally, both went out of control, with the two divine artifacts joining hands to break free from the control of both sides?"

"It looks like the True God faction suffered a huge loss."

"What was painstakingly brought in to enhance the combat power of the True God cultivators was seduced away."

"But thinking about it from the other side, the two out-of-control divine artifacts have also completely extended their 'tentacles of authority' into the Boundless Spirit Realm and the multiverse."

"Originally, this was impossible to achieve."

"Doesn't this also mean that the Reincarnation Heavenly Web used the Demon Star Decree as a backdoor to forcibly break into the territory of the evil gods?"

"To verify this, it is actually quite simple."

"I just need to wait until I see Hong Dou, and have her, in her capacity as a 'Reincarnator,' check whether the 【Reincarnation Heavenly Web】's initial entry into those eerie domain instances were all space-time fragments of the current world, or slightly closer small worlds... and then check if the worlds involved in the tentacles of the out-of-control Reincarnation Heavenly Web have begun to penetrate deep into the Boundless Spirit Realm."

"If they have!"

"Then that proves that the evil gods of the Boundless Spirit Realm have all been set up and deceived."

"The Reincarnation Heavenly Web was simply 'bait'; the initial eerie domains were the ground-baiting, the birth of the Demon Star Decree was the bite, and the two divine artifacts going out of control was the big catch fully hooked."

It was unclear whether it was because the information was complete or because Li Yu had promoted to Sequence Four.

A great secret!

He had deduced and parsed it out of thin air.

The Truth Bubble followed closely behind, proving his conjecture true by flickering and jumping forward a significant portion of its progress bar.

At this moment, Li Yu almost cried out in satisfaction.

The feeling of insightfully grasping a "heavenly secret" entirely through one's own deduction and thinking was simply exhilarating.

Li Yu's desires and habits were greatly satisfied as a result.

It was as if he, too, were high.

He couldn't help but continue to ponder and deduce in his mind:

"This is amazing, who set up this grand scheme that swept across the gods?"

"An ordinary powerhouse would have no possibility; it must at least be a divine entity skilled in conspiracy and calculation, and it must be from the True God side—it wouldn't be entities leaning toward evil gods like the Myriad Changes, the Foolish God, the Ancient Saint, or the Lord of the Veil."

"Is it the God of Heavenly Craft?"

"The one known as the strongest, Haotian?"

"Or the Buddha, who is also rumored to be one of the old schemers?"

"Hmm, it could also be the Spirit Venerable."

"Although He has already fallen and His faction is a 'fun god' type—a troublemaker—that exists between good and evil, judging from these sequence names and cultivation methods, He actually carries some traces of a True God."

"Unfortunately, the evidence and information are still lacking; deducing to this point is the limit."

"To know more, I'm afraid I need to continue to promote."

As his thoughts flickered to this point, Li Yu looked at his eyelid membrane.

Sure enough, the Truth Bubble remained motionless and did not provide proof.

Li Yu was not discouraged by failing to uncover another great secret; after the thrill, he finally remembered his serious business.

Selecting bait!

Before him, they were all there.

If favorability could be "quantified," then the God-Chosen envoys and racial representatives who were currently eating happily were undoubtedly all positive numbers toward Li Yu.

Besides their recognition of his culinary skills, it was also because the delicacies they ate were all spiked.

Every dish contained the special Qi within Li Yu's body.

Everyone was caught, all becoming candidates for bait, left for him to examine one by one.

Li Yu did not need to activate the 【True Pupil of Food Bait】 at this moment to still clearly see some fragments of their future destiny, and what could be caught if they were chosen as bait.

Because they were all God-Chosen envoys or racial representatives, they were absolute big shots even in the Boundless Spirit Realm.

He had originally thought that the future would be bright for all of them.

At least, for most of them.

Unlucky people like the Spirit race prophet Xing Lei were, after all, rare.

But he didn't expect that it wasn't the case.

The first one was the Child of Taboo.

"Those who are too narcissistic will also be destroyed by it... In the future, he will be immersed in a cesspit, his face will be ruined, and he will be abandoned by the God of Slaanesh... But he was born of taboo, and his soul possesses a natural resilience; he will find a way to survive..."

"If he is used as bait, a portion of the will and authority of the God of Slaanesh can be caught."

"Besides that, perhaps he himself counts as a big fish."

"The pollution radiation from the several alienated organs in his body can be dissociated and poured into him."

"Miserable, resilient, but for me, the value is not high; I won't use him."

After reading, Li Yu immediately gave a poor evaluation.

Which was normal!

The Child of Taboo looked glorious now, but the source came from the God of Slaanesh's favor for this "Prince Charming," often possessing and micro-managing him.

Once he lost these, the glory would all fade.

Compared to Xing Lei or the Zuo Ci puppet, he was indeed bait of little value.

He continued to look down!

The next ones he easily glimpsed were the Troll King, the buck-toothed greenskin, the rat demon Skull Hunter, the Yellow God-Chosen Huang Yin, and so on.

"A loyal believer of the Blood God usually only has one ending: dying in battle, and the Troll King is no exception."

"His future is death, much more miserable than the Child of Taboo."

"His life consists only of slaughter, war, and death."

"If he is used as bait, a portion of the Blood God's will and authority can be fished out."

"Besides that, he himself can also serve as a carrier for corruption."

……

"The Green-skin race is a race driven entirely by violent instincts; endless war, endless reproduction, the meaning of their existence is slaughter and destruction."

"Because of his outstanding talent, Baoya will gain extraordinary fame within the Green-skin tribe and among the various major races of the Boundless Spirit Realm, but that is all."

"He cannot break free from fate."

"If he is used as bait, a portion of the 【Mad God】's will and authority can be fished out."

"This divine entity possesses a divinity that ignores all other powers and forcibly twists and changes reality; it is of immense value."

"Through this Green-skin, that special divinity can be stolen."

……

"The Rat Demon is a miserable and filthy race, possessing both violence and cunning, and the Headhunter is the cream of the crop among them."

"His future is both bright and dark; he will gain the respect and fear of all his enemies."

"But it is also possible that he will be devoured as a 'foul-smelling snack' by the deity he reveres, the 【Doom Rat God】."

"If he is used as bait, it will be 100% certain that a portion of the Doom Rat God's divine authority can be fished out."

"The Doom Rat God is a divine entity growing rapidly; although currently not as powerful as top-tier evil gods like the Blood God or the Changer, as the Rat Demon race expands crazily, He will eventually ascend to another level."

……

"Huang Yin's future has one, and only one, outcome: one day he will serve as a vessel to welcome the descent of the 【Lord in Yellow】, and his soul, will, and self will be completely erased."

"After that day, Huang Yin will disappear, and there will only be an avatar of the Lord in Yellow walking through various worlds and strange domains, spreading chaos and destruction."

"If he is used as bait, it will be 100% certain that a portion of the Lord in Yellow's divine authority can be stolen."

"It will definitely result in obtaining a complete sequence of the Lord in Yellow's path."

"As a future avatar of an evil god, he is also the most suitable vessel for dissociating corruption."

"All the corruption radiation I have within the Food-Bait True Lord sequence can be poured into him."

"As the price, one will 100% gain the hostility of the 【Lord in Yellow】."

……

Just like that, Li Yu divided his attention.

While continuously cooking various horrifying and foul-smelling dark delicacies, he simultaneously peered at the baits.

They all seemed very powerful, but in reality, most of their future fates were not very good.

For example, the most narcissistic Forbidden Child; Li Yu could not even imagine how desperate he would be after being soaked in a cesspit in the future.

The problem is, he was originally an alienated and fallen forbidden product.

Turning even darker, it seems, would not make much of a difference.

From the fragments of these baits' fates, Li Yu once again realized the cruelty and peculiarity of the Boundless Spirit Realm.

It is a boundless and endless world!

But the underlying tone is very terrible.

A powerhouse who would be considered high-sequence by conversion should have enjoyed everything.

Yet they have no life, only survival.

Compared to that, Wanfu City is a good place to be.

The land of the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects is even more of a paradise.

However, although the baits are miserable, they can all bring great benefits.

Aside from the various races and major forces they represent.

Behind them all stand at least one powerful divine entity.

Once refined into "bait" by Li Yu, it means he has a high probability of stealing genuine divine authority.

Who could resist this temptation?

Especially Li Yu, who is already considered a repeat offender.

Now, within his body, there are as many as five types of divine authority.

That portion from the Vortex God was obtained by him "eating soft rice."

That portion from the Buddha can be counted as a reward from his second-ranked benefactor.

The other three portions were all forcibly stolen by him.

Having fully tasted the sweetness, Li Yu only had four words to answer regarding divinity:

"The more, the better!"

"He, Li Yu, can handle it all."

Thinking this, he soon saw the last one.

Naturally, it was also an extremely good, extremely good fragrant bait.

The Changer's Chosen, Joseph!

This person was originally the hardest to trick.

Unfortunately, he still could not resist the temptation and drank that Chaos Soup.

Of course, it was also because he never expected that this guy Li Yu was not a believer of the Curtain Lord at all, but a practitioner of the Spirit Venerable path.

And he also could never have imagined that the cultivation method of the Spirit Venerable path's sequence four was so shameless and brazen.

The information gap was too fatal.

However, when Li Yu officially peered into the past, he could not help but be startled.

For no other reason!

Against the backdrop of other Chosen ones and race representatives having such miserable futures, Joseph's future fragments appeared too special.

"Extraordinary wisdom, just the right amount of strategy, and a sense of humor completely distinct from the underlying tone of the Boundless Spirit Realm, caused him to gain unusual luck in the future."

"Dying of old age... successfully ascending to godhood... these are the two most likely endings for him."

(End of chapter)