159 、 Endless Growth
Bastet did not have the slightest thought of refusing in front of Isis, and did not even have any doubt or hesitation. It made an oath and became a servant of the Ennead. The content of the oath was very complicated and difficult to express in words, and its meaning could only be clearly understood through the spiritual imprint.
Bastet would be introduced into a group of gods, or more precisely, a belief system, because it was not yet a god. There was an agreement among the gods that they would teach the method of becoming a god to those who had hopes of becoming a god, including creatures like Bastet. However, this had to be approved by the divine system, and only gods who had truly transcended eternal life had the right to do so. "People" like Bastet who had mastered secrets were not allowed to reveal them to the outside world without permission, and this was one of the oaths.
Joining a divine clan meant that one must be loyal to the clan and could not betray it, because its power came from this. This kind of oath was not an empty oath made by mortals, but was left in the spiritual imprint, and there was no way to go back on it.
There may also be conflicts or even wars between the gods of the same divine clan, which seemed to contradict the oath of joining the divine clan, but that was another situation, and Bastet could not understand it at that time. There was an agreement between the Gods, and there was also an agreement between the God Systems. For example, there was such an agreement between the Ennead and the Anunnaki divine clan that when the people of the mortal world had a conflict in the name of the gods, the gods could not directly intervene, and could only change it through various tests or in the form of agreements with mortals.
This agreement seemed to limit what the gods could do, but it was also a way for everyone to coexist, and for a reason that people did not understand, the gods seemed to be willing to do so. Of course, the members of the divine clan could not all be true gods who had transcended eternal life, and the gods would send messengers to do many things, such as servants like "Bastet".
Isis did not choose Bastet for no reason, because this cat already had the foundation of cultivation. According to the myths and legends, this cat was already a mutated cat demon, and was about to transform into a human form. Naturally, it was an excellent assistant, and introducing it into the divine clan could also strengthen the power of the divine clan. This foundation wasn't given to it by Isis. It had been cultivated naturally, and Isis had guided it to the "right path."
In this experience, Amon also learned the secret of becoming a god. This was the answer that Crazy 'Ole and Bair had yearned for but could not get. As a cat,' Bastet 'did not pray to the gods, but was naturally led into the Ennead by Isis. However, this answer was no longer important to Amon. It was the Origin Power that he had comprehended.
Back then, Crazy 'Ole discovered that the advancement of a warrior required various tests, and this was the most important breakthrough for him to solve the riddle. In fact, the secret that Isis had taught him was not about power itself, but the transcendence obtained through numerous trials. There were many people in the world who practiced body arts or divine arts. They may have achieved success, but the various trials they had experienced were unclear, and they may never reach the true realm of transcendence.
Even if some people had achieved extremely high achievements, it was difficult for them to clearly summarize and experience it. After all, the path that everyone took was very different, and the common pattern was not so easy to find. People would inevitably pay the most attention to magical power, but often neglect the mystery of obtaining power. This was something that Amon had a deep understanding of, but after experiencing the past in Schrödinger's soul imprint, it was completely clear, because he had verified the cultivation of Bastet in the past.
Bastet had made a vow that without the permission of the Ennead, she could not reveal the secret of becoming a god to others. This was the power that only the Lord God had. Isis's guidance of Bastet, of course, was also nominally approved by the Lord God Horus, and it was impossible for Horus to disagree with Isis's decision. All those who received guidance must swear allegiance to this divine clan, and if there was an exception, Amon might be the only one.
Amon learned all of Schrödinger's secrets from her soul imprint. It was difficult to say whether Schrödinger had violated the vow made by Bastet in the past, but she did not reveal the secret of becoming a god to anyone. The answer that Crazy 'Ole and Bair were desperately seeking was in the heart of the cat beside them. Amon had gone through such a difficult path, and Schrödinger had accompanied him all the time, giving him a lot of help and guidance, but not directly telling him what the secret was.
It was not until Amon had cultivated the power of two sides to the eighth level and comprehended the origin of the power of the gods that Schrödinger opened the soul imprint to him. Amon already knew the real answer, and he did not receive guidance from any divine clan.
One thing was very interesting. According to the agreement between the gods of the continent, Amon himself had actually played the role of a "Lord God", because he had passed this power to his disciples John, Medanzo, and Link, and these disciples regarded him as the "one and only god". Although Amon was not a real god who transcended eternal life, it was also the prototype of a new divine clan.
Schrödinger did this because she had no other choice. If she could not unlock the seal of imprisonment, she would never be free. Why did the Bastet of the past fall into the Schrodinger of today? There was no answer from this experience. Amon unfolded Schrödinger's soul imprint for the third time. The "time" in meditation was very short, and it was the process of Bastet receiving guidance from Isis.
When he opened his eyes and looked into the cat's eyes in the glimmer of dawn, what he felt was not the exhaustion of the soul, but the confusion and the sudden realization after being freed from the confusion.
Schrödinger asked: "Amon, what have you experienced tonight?"
Amon replied: "You accepted the guidance of the goddess Isis, joined the Ennead and made a vow."
Schrödinger sighed: "This is the beginning of everything, and it may also be the source of my imprisonment today."
Amon narrowed his eyes and said: "Are you trying to say that the vow back then is your imprisonment today?"
Schrödinger sighed again: "Maybe it's not the vow itself, but my desire to get rid of this vow. Is it a violation of the vow back then when I unfolded my soul imprint to you?"
Amon shook his head and said: "Maybe it is, maybe it is not, I can't answer yet, I need to continue to witness. I used to think that you knew so many things but always refused to tell me, but today I understand that it is really not easy to listen to this long story! "
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While Moses and the others embarked on a difficult journey, Amon was also moving forward in another experience, this road was a river of time. After receiving guidance from Isis, Bastet realized how lucky she was. She was already very powerful, but she had not found a clear path, and it was Isis who let her confirm from the beginning to avoid going astray.
When unfolding Bastet's soul imprint, Amon's mind was calm and unmoved, but when he carefully reflected on it afterwards, he could not help but be secretly shocked, comparing it with his own cultivation experience. He had explored step by step to achieve what he had today, and before he set foot on this path, all kinds of encounters were unimaginable. If it was a mortal who knew nothing, even if the gods told him all the secrets, his first reaction would be – how is this possible!
It was indeed too difficult, so difficult that he could not even bear to look back. From the beginning, Amon did not want to do it, but the circumstances pushed him to take such a path. Now that he recalled his own experience, in fact, if he had to do it all over again, he would not have any other choice.
Amon himself was a general on the battlefield, but he had experienced many thrilling and unimaginable battles in Schrödinger's soul imprint. Not only were there conflicts between divine systems, but the enemies also included monsters and various demons in the divine realm. In addition to the places where people lived, there were all kinds of monsters in the vast wilderness, which Amon had encountered. So where did the demons come from?
In fact, these so-called "demons" had the same origin as Bastet and even Amon. Why was Bastet considered lucky? On one hand, she had gained wisdom and obtained mystical powers. On the other hand, she did not lose her mind or fall, and received the guidance of Isis at the crucial moment.
The so-called correct path might not be limited to just one, but ultimately all should lead to the realm of transcendence and eternal life. But the wrong path was hard to say. There were all sorts of strange things, and perhaps even the gods did not know where it led to. For example, the mutated Ironback King El Mar, if it had been killed by Medanzo and Link back then, it would not be where it is today; and if Amon did not pass by, and it killed Medanzo and Link, no one knew what would have happened afterwards.
Divine arts and body arts circulated in the world, especially divine arts which were so mystical. There were laws in the world that only hereditary nobles with the permission of the divine temples could learn divine arts and divine texts. But there would always be deviations when it was carried out by humans. Over thousands of years, there would inevitably be secret arts being passed down. Although it was by chance, it was inevitable after a long time, just like Bastet's situation.
These people and creatures could become irritable and cruel. For example, if John had not met Amon, it would have been difficult for him to control his restless power. More dangerous than impulsive and irritable on the surface was their ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness. Some people would even use all kinds of evil methods to cultivate their power, and if it was not stopped, it would become a disaster.
As a servant of the gods, Bastet was often sent to fight against these demons. Sometimes the powerful demons in the wilderness would be directly beheaded by her, and sometimes she would secretly help the warriors of the human world.
Bastet made outstanding contributions to the messengers sent by the Ennead, and she advanced bravely all the way until one day she lost her power and was recalled to the Temple of Isis. Amon had experienced this kind of test before, and at this time he saw the importance of the divine system. She needed guidance and protection. When she finally passed the test, Osiris appeared.
Osiris directly "walked" out of his own statue, like a shadow in the night suddenly becoming alive. Bastet hurriedly transformed into a human figure and prostrated herself, saying: "Great Osiris, you have appeared before me, do you have any instructions?"
Osiris's voice seemed to come from the abyss: "Bastet, I have seen your performance, you are the most outstanding of all the divine emissaries, I will give you the latest guidance."
From that day on, Bastet became an emissary of the Underworld and carried out more dangerous tasks. And as a reward, Osiris taught her a strange magic that could restrain living souls. The so-called living soul could barely be described as the soul of a living creature. When a life is destroyed, everything is over, but what one has done in a lifetime will still leave a mark, whether the person is willing or not, the influence of these marks will still exist.
For example, when a person dies, people in the world will still think of him, and the places he passed and the things he used will still leave traces of him, and this information will become another kind of consciousness. Sometimes people will say that they see ghosts, but it is just the opposite of these marks. But if this information can be condensed into a kind of consciousness, that is, a living soul. Amon saw the souls of his father and Mayor Dusti in the Underworld of Anunnaki, and the situation was similar.
Amon once suspected that the Queen of the Underworld, Kella, performed a kind of magic that people did not understand, and now he himself had learned this magic from the experience of Schrödinger, and it was recorded in the Book of the Dead, which Osiris taught to Bastet, and it was called the magic of the dead. It could not only receive the souls of the dead, but it could also restrain the souls of the beheaded.
The dead would disperse, just as the traces left by people would gradually disappear sooner or later, but those souls with strong wishes or deep resentment could be received or restrained and led into the Underworld of the Ennead. Bastet's main task was to behead those powerful demons, restrain their souls, and let Osiris collect them in the Book of the Dead.
Amon unfolded Schrödinger's spiritual imprint. After this experience, it was already two months after Moses's departure, and he now had the same achievement of the eighth level of the power of origin as Bastet, and when he looked back on this experience, he naturally also mastered the magic of the dead. From this, he also understood one thing, and that was that such spiritual imprints were probably the so-called "true language" in the poem. But so far, he still did not understand how Kella built the Underworld, and for what purpose?
If he continued, Bastet's realm back then would have surpassed the current Amon. Schrödinger specifically reminded him: "Amon, you are not a complete experience, but a non-existent bystander. You have not yet reached the realm, and you cannot really break through in the experience. But doing this is also good for you, and it will help you when you break through the same realm in the future. Understand first, then verify. "
Amon soon realized why Schrödinger said this, because Bastet had experienced the test of breaking through to the ninth level. She had been practicing in seclusion under the protection of Osiris, meditating for a whole half a year, and her soul seemed to have entered an endless river.
This was the most difficult experience Amon had ever had since he unfolded Schrödinger's spiritual imprint. It was different from the past, because he could not stop at any time, and had to complete this test in order to get out of the meditation. Fortunately, the power of Amon's soul was much stronger than it was a few months ago, and he could barely complete it in one go.
Entering the meditation of Bastet in the past was like a dream within a dream, and he had to wait for Bastet to wake up before the current Amon could wake up. This experience could be described in four words: endless.
It was no longer the experience of a cat, but the life course of all kinds of creatures, and the complex information was more than anyone's soul could bear. A person's life was limited, and so was their knowledge, but at this moment, all kinds of knowledge of different identities poured into the soul.
Bastet's soul was almost drowned and lost in this river, unable to find the end, but in the end, she crossed it safely. She had experienced it all and forgotten it all, and the only way to reach the other side was to remain unmoved and not separate. Amon also did not move, and he was able to experience "so many years" as a cat without being in a trance, and his soul was clear and unhindered.
After going through the test of "endless growth", Schrödinger's power immediately became stronger and more magical. She really became a person, and did not use message magic or shapeshifting magic. At this time, Osiris told her that she was the most powerful of all the divine servants of the Ennead, second only to those gods who had truly transcended eternal life.
When Amon opened his eyes in the meditative state this time, his whole body seemed to be imprisoned, and all his power was almost emptied, and it was a full day before he could speak. Schrödinger kept looking at him, and even rubbed her furry little head against him from time to time. When Amon finally spoke, he was the first to say: "I heard Osiris speak, but I never saw his face clearly."
Schrödinger gently stroked the back of his hand with the small pad of her paw and said: "You do not really have that realm, you only experienced it in my spiritual imprint, so you can't see Osiris' face clearly, and you don't understand what kind of existence he is. I will not voluntarily reveal the secrets of the Ennead, and you can learn as much as you can from my experience. "
"Osiris said that you are the most powerful of the divine servants, but Enkidu and I have fought before. Back then, you were no match for Enkidu. In terms of pure strength, you can't even defeat me now." Amon took a deep breath and moved his body with difficulty before saying, "Osiris said that you are the most powerful of the divine servants.
Schrödinger shook his head and said: "How many strong beings like Enkidu are there in the world? He even injured Horus. Your strength is already very strong, even no less than mine at that time. But you still don't know the true magic of this realm. There are many people who have achieved the ninth level in the world who have not experienced the test of "endless growth", and they will not understand it until the last moment. "
Amon did not quickly realize what magic Schrödinger was talking about, because this time he had to rest for a full month before he could continue. The next experience in the spiritual imprint contained too many unknowns for Amon. The ninth level supreme warriors or supreme mages of the human world may be able to fight with him in terms of strength, but there were many realms that he had not experienced. The transcendence of the gods did not depend solely on great strength.
Schrödinger learned necromancy and passed the test of "endless growth", and of course, he also had the special ability that Amon obtained from the Underworld. Only then did Amon understand that it was just sensing people's thoughts. As long as one had achieved the seventh level, if they were prepared, even the gods could not catch them, and his special ability was not always effective. Amon was also relieved at the same time, which also meant that even the gods could not sense his thoughts.
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