lerbook #268 - Chapter 2 The Nature of the Gods (II)
#268 - Chapter 2 The Nature of the Gods (II)
As for the heritage of the Green Seers, it originated from another ancient tree god. This tree god's divinity had long been shattered and was unable to sustain its own life, so he resolutely decided to split his will and power into countless fragments, attaching them to the bodies of those who believed in him. This is the source of the Old Gods' faith. Although the invasion of the First Men dealt a heavy blow to the Children of the Forest and the giants, it also spread the Old Gods' faith to the more populous human race.
In the millennia that followed, whenever a powerful believer awakened, they could obtain a portion of his memory and become a Green Seer. As time passed and through generations of inheritance, the originally scattered power gradually gathered, and a divine persona could be re-condensed, allowing the ancient tree god to be reborn. However, this process was exceptionally slow, and after more than ten thousand years, it had barely gathered to the size of an egg.
After discerning the true nature of this world, Liu Yuan began to try to absorb the energy from the divine fragments. But he soon realized that these forces could only flow slowly within his body, completely unable to be absorbed, and eventually flowed back into the divine fragments.
Faced with such a dilemma, Liu Yuan felt deeply helpless. Because no one could point him in the direction forward, everything had to rely on his own slow exploration, and he couldn't be too reckless, lest he put himself in a dead end with a single mistake.
Fortunately, he had dabbled in both novels and games in his previous life, and he had some understanding of some basic settings.
He can now be said to have reached the limit of mortals. If measured by the cultivation system, he is in the perfect Foundation Establishment stage, and has already condensed a pseudo-core. He only needs to take another step to transform the virtual into reality and enter the Golden Core stage. Unfortunately, he has not mastered any cultivation methods, and he is not the kind of gifted person who can create his own techniques.
Therefore, the only feasible path in front of him is the Western path to godhood. At this moment, he is in the realm of a human saint. If he wants to go further, he needs to advance to the realm of a demigod. And according to the fragmented memories, the birth of a belief god begins with the ignition of the divine fire.
Then, he picked up the divine fragment, stared at it for a long time, and whispered, "How can this thing be ignited?"
He had to look for inspiration from the scene fragments he had obtained before. Under his unremitting research, he finally understood that to become a god, one must first have a field of self-inclination. These fields cover many aspects such as water, fire, wind, thunder, earth, ocean, plants, and so on. In short, it is to transform one's own attributes into sacred qualities, and use them as the core to ignite the divine fire, and then use the power of the devout beliefs of the believers as fuel.
Next, with the help of the divine fire, the complex and impure power of faith is refined into a mysterious power that can strengthen oneself. Continuously strengthen the core of divine power, and finally let the divine fire gather into a divine persona.
However, this put him in a dilemma. He couldn't help but start to think: What exactly are his attributes? Or rather, what kind of path to godhood should he choose? According to common sense, it is relatively easy to achieve a god based on basic elements; and if you pursue the path of godhood based on rules or even laws, although it may become extremely powerful, the difficulty will also increase accordingly. After all, as everyone knows, the ability to control time and space far exceeds throwing fireballs.
Although Liu Yuan didn't know whether the divine persona could change attributes, in the world of novels, if you want to change your cultivation technique, you must abandon your previous cultivation results. Therefore, laying the foundation of a god definitely needs to be treated with caution.
For the next three months, Liu Yuan would come to the beach every day, quietly gazing at the boundless sea, as if trying to find the answer from the turbulent water. He felt extremely confused about the future, and his heart was full of contradictions and struggles, making it difficult to make a decision.
Finally, one day, Liu Yuan could no longer endure this inner torment. He mounted his horse and decided to go out for a walk. He rode aimlessly along the coastline and unknowingly came to an unfamiliar place. This place was located at the junction of the New Gift and Amber Territory, with a peaceful and tranquil village hidden among them.
It was now spring in the North, and everything was reviving with vitality. The village was surrounded by large areas of newly reclaimed fertile fields, and diligent farmers were busily cultivating the land under their feet. According to the predictions of the scholars of the Citadel, the long summer had come to an end. This may be the last warm season, followed by consecutive years of severe cold winters. In the past, farmers would traditionally only cultivate half of the arable land, leaving the other half fallow to restore the soil's fertility. However, faced with the difficult years ahead, they had no time to take these into account, and they all raced against time to plant crops, just to gain a chance of survival for themselves and their families in the harsh winter.
Liu Yuan stopped and silently watched everything in front of him. The basic agricultural tool used by the farmers was a tool called a scratch plow, which could be pulled by one or two horses. However, the scratch plow cannot turn out furrows, it can only break up the soil. Therefore, only by plowing the fields back and forth can the topsoil be crushed to prevent the only bit of moisture from evaporating, and allow the nutrients in the soil below to be turned to the surface of the land along with the roots of the plants.
Faced with the sudden appearance of Liu Yuan, the farmers all silently lowered their heads and continued to work, the person was riding a tall horse, and the material of the clothes looked very expensive at a glance, definitely a noble lord from the city. The villagers did not dare to look too much, for fear of angering the noble lord. Some of the younger girls and women quickly grabbed a few handfuls of dirt from the ground and quickly smeared them on their cheeks.
Seeing this situation, the corners of Liu Yuan's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself: Do I look so unbearable, like a gluttonous person? Or are all the nobles in this world like this?
Liu Yuan then dismounted and led his horse towards the farmland. At this time, the farmers who were working hard in the fields seemed a little panicked. One of the oldest farmers saw this and hurried forward. Before he reached Liu Yuan, he began to vigorously pat the dust on his clothes, seemingly afraid of offending this noble due to the dirt on his body. Then, the old farmer nodded and bowed flatteringly and said, "Respected lord, my name is Harvey, and I am the village chief here. I wonder what brings you here? If there is anything you need me to do, please feel free to ask."
Liu Yuan pointed to the horse that was plowing the land and asked, "Have you always used this method to cultivate the fields?"
Harvey was stunned when he heard this, obviously not expecting this noble lord to ask such a question. He answered tremblingly, "Reporting to the lord, that is indeed the case. We have been working in this way for generations."