Mad God Evolution
Chapter 1585: 1475: The Secret of No One Ascending to the Divine Realm in Thirty Billion Years…

Chapter 1585: Chapter 1475: The Secret of No One Ascending to the Divine Realm in Thirty Billion Years…

Led by Taoist Ancestor Hongjun to the other side of the Enlightenment God Stele, aside from Lv Zhong, all the other sages like Taishang and Yuanshi wore solemn expressions.

Lv Zhong extended a finger and quietly poked Tongtian Sage’s back, transmitting a whisper: “Third Senior Brother, it’s just a mere realization from a god ascending. Is it really worth all this solemnity?”

What?

Tongtian Sage was almost startled into stumbling, then looked at Lv Zhong, both amused and exasperated, replying via voice transmission, “Junior Brother, you really don’t take a god’s realization seriously, huh? Just mere? Damn it, do you even know that not only us sages, but even Venerable Sages at Master Hongjun’s level would give anything to gain this god’s realizations or potentially inherit his Great Dao?”

Lv Zhong rolled his eyes and irritably transmitted, “Someone else’s Dao is ultimately someone else’s Dao. Aren’t you afraid of straying from your own path by using others’ insights?”

Hearing Lv Zhong say this, Tongtian Sage could only give a wry smile, “Junior Brother, the problem is that right now, across the entire Immortal World’s heavens, only Kongming God’s Dao has ever shattered the void, enabling ascension to the Sacred God Realm. In other words, his Dao is the benchmark for ascending to the Sacred God Realm…”

At this moment, Sage Zhunti interjected, “Even though everyone understands that someone else’s Dao will always remain someone else’s Dao, the fact is that Kongming God’s Dao succeeded. This proves it is practical and viable. So everyone desires to gain Kongming God’s realizations and understanding of deification.”

“The main point is that everyone is confident they can take inspiration from Kongming God’s realizations to improve their own Dao. This is the idea that ‘the stone from another mountain can be used to polish jade!'” Nüwa Holy Mother chimed in as well.

Lv Zhong suddenly fell silent. Having recently ascended and attained sagehood within such a short period, he was completely unaware of the frenzy that had gripped the Venerable Sages over the past 30 billion years across the myriad realms.

Thirty billion years, and across all heavens and myriad worlds, only Kongming God successfully proved the Dao and became a god.

This was absolutely abnormal!

Moreover, throughout this time, none of the Venerable Sages had sensed any signs of their Divine Dao Tribulations. This was undeniably abnormal!

Clearly, something had gone wrong with the ascension channel between the Immortal and Divine Worlds!

Precisely because of this, the prolonged failure to summon the divine tribulation and prove the Dao to ascend had left many Venerable Sages in despair.

And, the sole individual—Kongming God—who managed to ascend to the Divine Realm undoubtedly brought a glimmer of hope to all the Venerable Sages.

As a result, more sages and Venerable Sages traveled with a sense of reverence to the site of Kongming God’s ascension.

In truth, this pilgrimage by sages reflected their collective helplessness!

The circumstances create heroes!

Naturally, Kongming God, who ascended successfully a billion years ago, became the pride of all sages and Venerable Sages.

Previously, many Venerable Sages might have hesitated to visit [Mystery Star] due to maintaining their lofty status.

But as time passed and countless Venerable Sages continued failing to summon their divine tribulation for ascension…

This left many Venerable Sages restless.

Thus, Kongming Universe’s Mystery Star became a sacred ground for countless sages and Venerable Sages seeking the truth of the Great Dao.

Countless powerful cultivators regularly traveled there in pursuit of enlightenment.

“Master, could it really be that in the past 30 billion years, apart from Kongming God, no one else has successfully summoned the divine tribulation and proven the Dao for ascension?” Lv Zhong asked Taoist Ancestor Hongjun in sudden curiosity.

Taoist Ancestor Hongjun helplessly smiled and nodded, “Not to mention successfully proving the Dao. Almost no Venerable Sages have even managed to summon the divine tribulation or heavenly thunder of the myriad realms. Naturally, proving the Dao and ascending has been impossible!”

Lv Zhong’s mind stirred and he abruptly asked, “Then how did Kongming God ascend?”

Speaking of Kongming God, Hongjun’s expression subtly shifted into an odd look of contemplation. “Lv Zhong, your question makes me realize something. Kongming God didn’t summon the divine tribulation either, nor was there heavenly thunder from the Divine Realm to assist him in proving the Dao. Could it be… Could it be that he… proved the Dao through strength?”

Proving the Dao through strength?

This is the most challenging method of proving the Dao.

Whether it is attaining the Great Dao of Sagehood or proving the Dao to become a god, proving the Dao through strength is the most difficult.

“No… that doesn’t seem right! Kongming God absolutely did not prove the Dao through strength. Without the baptism of heavenly thunder, he couldn’t have truly proven the Dao. At most… at most, he might have cultivated the Spatial Saintly Dao to its extreme limit and very likely relied on a spatial divine artifact or even a Tao artifact to break through the void and ascend to godhood…” Taoist Ancestor Hongjun’s eyes appeared to hold a sudden insight.

Finally, Supreme Laojun, who had remained silent thus far, raised a new question: “Master, if Kongming God ascended this way, then why does he possess divinity? And how could he leave remnants of his divinity in the lower realms?”

Supreme Laojun didn’t speak often, but when he did, his words were sharp and to the point.

With Supreme Laojun’s question, Taoist Ancestor Hongjun and the other sages immediately became perplexed.

Suddenly, a burst of chuckling sounded in Lv Zhong’s sea of consciousness: “Heh heh, Master, after all this guessing and speculation, don’t you all realize the truth yet?”

Gu Long Knife!

The laughing sound actually came from the Knife Spirit of Gu Long Knife!

Lv Zhong’s thoughts surged, and he quickly asked, “Knife Spirit, what do you mean?”

“Master, have you forgotten who my previous owner was? And why I ended up with you?” The Knife Spirit of Gu Long Knife spoke with a hint of smugness.

Lv Zhong was suddenly struck with inspiration, his face lighting up with joy as he transmitted, “Punishment God Emperor? Are you saying…”

“Correct! My previous owner was none other than the Punishment God Emperor of the Sacred God Realm. Not only was he responsible for imprisoning and punishing malevolent gods, but he was also the master of divine tribulations for the saints proving their Dao across the myriad realms. Since my previous owner has fallen, naturally no new divine tribulations can manifest in the lower realms. Unless a new Punishment God Emperor arises in the Sacred God Realm! But, in the grand scheme, 30 billion years in the Immortal World is just about a thousand years in the Sacred God Realm. In such a short span, even if the Divine Realm sent a new Punishment God Emperor, they might not yet be in position…”

Hearing the Knife Spirit’s explanation, Lv Zhong felt as if thunder roared in his mind.

So, the absence of divine tribulations in the Immortal World over the past 30 billion years was due to the state of the Punishment God Emperor.

“Then what’s the story with Kongming God?” Lv Zhong asked in curiosity.

Since no divine tribulations had appeared for 30 billion years, how did Kongming God ascend to the Divine Realm?

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the Knife Spirit sneered disdainfully, “Ascension? That guy barely counts as a false god, with fake ascension!”

Lv Zhong froze, puzzled. “What do you mean? Why do you say that?”

“Master, surely you haven’t forgotten where I was before you subdued me?” Seeing Lv Zhong still confused at this point, the Knife Spirit became anxious about its master’s intelligence.

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