Chapter 686 - 685: The Nine Great Divine Fields, For Balance

Upon hearing this, Li Jing paused for a moment, then responded with a smile.

"To say that the Destruction Spore Group is weak in resisting God Power is a bit extreme, but the unique ability of God Power to establish rules within a limited range without the influence of external forces can indeed serve as a restraint to the Destruction Spore Group."

"Do you think this is a coincidence?"

The Star Cloud Heavenly Path turned to look at him.

Faced with this question, Li Jing furrowed his brow.

"I’m not very familiar with the situation in the Star Nebula Great World. But from what you’re suggesting, you seem to suspect that the invasion of the Destruction Spore Group was orchestrated by the God Clan in the Star Nebula Great World?"

The Star Cloud Heavenly Path nodded, responding.

"The Star Nebula Great World has nine great divine domains, and at their peak, their collective strength was not weaker than the Upper Three Realms and Nine Heavy Heavens. These Nine Great God Races had worshippers in every corner of the Star Nebula Great World. However, due to the continuous progress of various Wisdom Civilizations, their faith in the gods gradually weakened, leading to the decline of the God Clan. Over many years, they have been eager to rebuild their faith and restore their former glory, but with my presence, they are not allowed to step into the Big World."

As she spoke, her eyes narrowed slightly.

"They wouldn’t dare to harbor any outrageous ideas against me, but they might think differently about the Upper Three Realms and the Nine Heavy Heavens."

Hearing this, Li Jing looked a bit bizarre.

Wisdom Civilizations are advancing.

A decline in faith is inevitable.

Such is destiny.

After all, faith can be described as a spiritual pillar, but from a harsher perspective, it is mere self-deception.

Perhaps faith can indeed bring some benefits, even power.

However, benefits and cultivation levels gained through such ethereal faith will never be as reliable as those achieved through concrete efforts and creations by one’s own hands.

It’s understandable during the unenlightened period of Wisdom Civilizations.

With continuous progress, they will eventually see the truth.

Take Earth as an example.

Various faiths do exist on Earth today, but with the rise of materialism, nearly all people on Earth are atheists.

Faced with high-intensity life pressures, even non-atheists would be forced to face their reality.

Of course, what the Star Cloud Heavenly Path described has little to do with Earth.

The invasion of the Destruction Spore Group occurred billions of years ago.

The recorded history of Earth does not extend that far back...

At least that’s as far back as humans have confirmed.

The specifics are up in the air.

There might have been gaps in history, or Earth might not have existed at all.

But Li Jing had to admit here and now.

The statement of the Star Cloud Heavenly Path could indeed be seen as a "motive" for the Nine Great God Races.

Eastern and Western Civilizations cannot live in harmony.

When it comes to humans on Earth, we call this cultural differences.

When it comes to the God Clan and the cultivators of the Eastern System, including Alien Species, it’s a conflict between cultivation systems.

The God Clan wage wars all around.

They aim to strengthen their faith so that their civilization can advance further.

Other faiths are not allowed to exist.

The same goes for other cultivation systems.

Not just for the Upper Three Realms that can rival the Nine Great Divine Fields, the entire Eastern Cultivation System is without a doubt a thorn in the eye and a thistle in the flesh to the Nine Great Divine Fields.

The Eastern Cultivation System is unlikely to harbor any good feelings for a God Civilization constantly aiming for total domination.

Eastern cultivation often focuses on self-improvement, but they value spreading their influence and passing on their heritage. No one will want to see their own lineages destroyed by the onslaught of the God Civilization’s faith.

This is the inherent contradiction between the two systems.

Given these circumstances.

The God Clan’s civilization has been weakening due to the progress of various Wisdom Species, making it increasingly difficult to spread the faith.

In contrast, the Eastern System, which relies on systematic cultivation to strengthen itself, is unaffected and even flourishing.

Under these dynamics.

The former equals of the Upper Three Realms and the Nine Heavy Heavens, the Nine Great Divine Fields, have naturally become weaker. Compared to trying to re-establish faith in the continually progressing Wisdom Civilizations, they would undoubtedly prefer to see the overall decline of the Eastern System...

No.

To be precise.

They must see the decline of the Eastern System.

Wisdom Civilizations are advancing.

How difficult is it to reestablish faith?

Unless.

They can directly destroy one wisdom civilization after another, causing highly developed postmodern civilization to regress to the dark ages.

However, the Heavenly Path will not allow this to happen.

Under such a configuration.

If the Eastern System is allowed to grow, it is only a matter of time before the nine great god races of the Star Nebula Great World are ruthlessly eliminated and completely consigned to history.

Similar situation.

It has already been staged on the Blue Star of the Universe Great World.

In the Eastern World, there are basically no cultivators in the faith system.

In contrast to the Western World.

Many Westerners choose the Eastern System’s approach.

What’s worse.

Among the faith system cultivators, you can hardly find a few devout believers, most people choose to follow the faith system simply for fame, benefits, and power...

What seems to be the supreme faith that dominates the Western World of Blue Star is actually gradually heading towards its end.

This is an absolutely "incurable" situation.

Considering these factors.

If things really are as the Star Cloud Heavenly Path suspects, that the invasion of the Destruction Spore Group is a scheme by the Nine Great Divine Fields, it is not surprising at all.

The Upper Three Realms and the Immortal Realm were destroyed in one fell swoop.

This is the same as destroying the entire Eastern cultivation system.

Perhaps the Nine Great Divine Fields will pay a heavy price for this, but their "victory" is unprecedented and it’s all worth it.

The deeper Li Jing thought, the more suspicious he felt toward the Nine Great Divine Fields.

The main reason is that the benefits during this period were too real for the Nine Great Divine Fields.

Looking back.

The Destruction Spore Group’s invasion only affected the Upper Three Realms and the Immortal Realm, it seemed that the Divine Domain was not invaded.

This...

Isn’t that thought-provoking?

Looking at the Star Cloud Heavenly Path, who was somewhat pale, either because it was exhausted after lending him power twice, or because it was forcibly "hit" and injured by the Destruction Spore Group, Li Jing said.

"I think... discussing these now is meaningless. You are the Heavenly Path, and being absolutely fair is something you must do. Even if you have all kinds of doubts, however, without solid evidence to prove that it was a good thing done by the Nine Great Divine Fields, you can’t touch them."

Having said that, Li Jing rubbed his hands.

"Compared to this, the urgency now is to deal with the Destruction Spore Group in the Immortal Realm first. Then, we will restore the supply of the fairy aura from the Upper Three Realms to the entire Big World, so that the spiritual Qi in the Big World can rejuvenate and get back on track."

In response to such words from someone, the Star Cloud Heavenly Path nodded and said.

"I can handle the rest myself, you don’t have to get involved."

"Ah, this..."

Li Jing was embarrassed.

There is nothing about others.

At this moment, he was still thinking about the countless Destruction Spore Group in the Immortal Realm.

Who expected the Star Cloud Heavenly Path to suddenly "destroy the bridge"?

What about the agreement beforehand that he knew what he needed?

Just as he was hesitating whether to shamelessly ask for something, the Star Cloud Heavenly Path spoke.

"You’ve already done enough and well, don’t be too greedy. I hope you can understand me."

Having said that, she paused and said with a straight face.

"To put it in the words of Earth people, I am, in a way, working for others. I am working for the Dao. If it’s an ordinary situation, it’s okay. However, for such matters that seriously affect the order of the Big World, I must have some achievements. If you handle everything, won’t I, as the will of the Heavenly Path, appear incapable, if not dispensable?"

"..."

Li Jing.

Work.

No matter what position, there must be corresponding achievements.

Such a simple truth, he of course understands.

No boss will support idle people.

But he didn’t expect that this kind of "principle" could also be applied to the will of the Heavenly Path.

Since the Heavenly Dao Lolita said so, he naturally couldn’t say anything else.

Sighing softly, Li Jing said.

"If so, I won’t meddle anymore. We are also settled now. Thank you for taking care of Xiaoxi over the years even though you were trapped in the Upper Three Realms."

Hearing someone mention Li Xi, the Star Cloud Heavenly Path blinked and said with her red lips slightly parted.

"What Huan Yu said is right, as long as one’s feelings are in place, you are quite easy to handle."

"..."

Li Jing.

F***.

Can we even chat anymore today?

Certain things, everyone understands without needing to say anything.

But she just had to say it.

She even rubbed it on his face.

But the worst.

Icon of Heaven’s Will.

Her backdoor appraisal of him was indeed somewhat shocking...

As a person.

He values friendship, and he has principles.

Is there something wrong with that?

As he was silently speechless, the voice of Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path sounded.

"Can you help me with one more thing?"

?

Li Jing put out a question mark.

"Suppress the Nine Great Divine Fields for me."

Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path whispered.

Upon hearing her request, Li Jing was utterly stunned.

He understood completely why Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path was suspicious of the Nine Great Divine Fields.

However, to suppress them directly...

Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?

What if they weren’t behind everything?

As if perceiving Li Jing’s internal thoughts, Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path blandly said.

"Due to my sealing of the Upper Three Realms and Immortal Realm, the entire Star Nebula Great World has been depleted of Spiritual Qi for countless years, causing all Wisdom Civilizations to fall into decay. This is regardless of the completely different cultivation systems of the East and West. The Eastern System wouldn’t fare well without Spiritual Qi, and the Faith System wouldn’t get far either. However, once the Spiritual Qi is restored, things will probably go south."

"The Upper Three Realms and the Immortal Realm have been entirely destroyed. Over the years, those who ascended in the Eastern System have all gone to the Universe Great World while there isn’t even a single entity left in the Star Nebula Great World who can contend with a Lower God. Before the revival of the Spiritual Qi, this won’t cause much impact. However, after the revival of the Spiritual Qi, any God Envoy the Nine Great Divine Fields send down or designate could crush the Eastern System anywhere they wanted, causing the Eastern System to lose all ground."

After uttering these two things, Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path continued her speech.

"You are a wise man. You should understand that at this point, it doesn’t matter whether the Nine Great Divine Fields are behind everything or not. The important thing is what they will do after the revival of Spiritual Qi."

After listening to Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path’s words, Li Jing nodded silently while his mind was embroiled in complex thoughts.

Apart from that, there wasn’t much.

The key issue was if the tables were turned.

If it were the Nine Great Divine Fields that collectively withered, the ones being suppressed would likely be the Upper Three Realms and Immortal Realm.

Of course.

Everything done for the Heavenly Path, was well-justified.

Any imbalance in the power of the Big World had to be avoided. Otherwise, no one would know what might happen.

"Without proof, I can’t move the Nine Great Divine Fields. Without a good reason, I can’t interfere with whatever the Nine Great Divine Fields might do in the future either. Therefore, I can only ask you to play the bad guy."

Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path continued to speak.

"You possess an ultimate God Power, which presumably you gained by taking over a God Civilization from the Universe Great World. Why don’t you just go ahead and take over the Nine Great Divine Fields as well? The Star Nebula Great World has been greatly damaged this time and I necessitate a period of hibernation once this matter is resolved. If you lead the God Clan, at least I could rest in peace."

"..."

Li Jing.

Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path surely...

On one hand, she was talking about suppression; on the other hand, she was asking him to take in the Nine Great Divine Fields.

Could she possibly not be so erratic?

In any case,

Li Jing didn’t mind at all.

If he could take in the power of the nine realms, and use them as a tool in the future, there was no reason to refuse.

Without thinking much about it, Li Jing moved his gaze over.

"I can help with this, but we have already settled our debts. Could we also discuss my benefits?"

Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path looked at him at this time and spoke.

"I thought that we were already friends."

"..."

Li Jing was speechless.

She shamelessly said that having a Heavenly Path of a Big World as a friend had countless benefits.

Li Jing couldn’t deny it.

But, did Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path genuinely want to be his friend?

She was trying to freeload off him!

Meeting Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path’s gaze, Li Jing blandly opened his mouth.

"Haven’t you heard of the saying, ’Clear accounts make good friends’?"

"Tsk."

Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path clicked her tongue, her tiny figure suddenly dissolving into a shadow and disappearing.

At the same time,

A prompt popped up before Li Jing’s eyes.

"Authority acquired, World Watcher."

Seeing the sudden prompt, Li Jing was taken aback for a moment before feeling dumbfounded.

It was unexpected for Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path to directly assign him the authority of the Watcher.

What’s worse, wasn’t this a bit casual?

A World Watcher was the same as the Will of Heaven.

There could only be one.

He couldn’t possibly stay in the Star Nebula Great World.

So Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path casually threw such important authority in his hands. Was she serious?

Looking left and right silently, Li Jing exhaled a deep breath.

Technically speaking,

He was at a bit of a disadvantage this time.

Although the title of ’Watcher’ brought many tangible benefits,

This title was both an authority and a responsibility.

If the Star Nebula Great World was ever in danger in the future, he could not pretend to be unaware and would have to step up.

Bloody Hell!

If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have thought about gaining something from Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path...

With a sigh, Li Jing glanced at the Upper Three Realms that were still in the process of being reinfused into their original "framework", took one step, and used his newly found authority of the Watcher to directly return to Earth, arriving downstairs at Li Xi’s family house.

The issue of Destruction Spore Group had been settled for now, so Li Jing had no plan to find the Ancestral Dragon again.

Mainly because there was no point in finding him.

As for the Golden-winged Roc,

His attitude was the same as what he had said before.

Whatever will be, will be.

Furthermore, since he had promised Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path to take in the Nine Great Divine Fields, it was indeed more reliable to get this matter done quickly.

Resolving the remaining issues of the Immortal Realm wouldn’t take Star Cloud’s Heavenly Path much time.

But she obviously wouldn’t let the Spiritual Qi of the Star Nebula Great World recover immediately. She had to make some arrangements and also ensure that the Nine Great Divine Fields didn’t exploit the situation.

In a way,

When Li Jing could take in the Nine Great Divine Fields would directly affect the time point of the overall recovery of Spiritual Qi in the Star Nebula Great World.

Apart from all this,

Standing at the front door of Li Xi’s house, Li Jing sensed through his Primordial Spirit that Jiang Yini and Xiaoxi were both home. He lightly knocked on the door.

Two soft knocks.

The door was quickly opened by someone, and Jiang Yini poked her head out.

She was slightly taken aback upon seeing a certain someone, and then exclaimed in surprise.

"Li Jing? It’s only been three days, how come you’re back already?"

On hearing her words, Li Jing grinned.

"What? You don’t wish for me to come back?"

"Cough."

Jiang Yini coughed and pretended to be angry, saying.

"What kind of talk is that? How could I not wish for you to come back?"