What did the two children mean? Zhen Shui was puzzled. Why did Amon and Mourrin bring the food that should have been prepared in the kitchen to the dining table? If they were really entertaining guests, they should have soaked the meat with seasonings, cooked it, and cut it into pieces before serving it on a plate. They shouldn't have roasted it by the side of the table with oil and smoke wafting everywhere. It would have been fine if they were having a picnic, but it was odd for them to have a formal banquet in a cave abode on their first meeting.
Amon and Mourrin had personally prepared delicacies for their guests, making Zhen Shui curious. Yet, Goumang had persuaded Zhen Shui not to fuss over it. It left him at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
As for Amon, he actually heard their conversation while he was focused. Therefore, he didn't serve a large piece of roasted meat, but instead sliced the meat into small pieces and placed them on a plate. The two children didn't use knives or extend their hands. Instead, they pointed at the flower branches beside them. Four thin twigs that were less than a foot long flew over. The twigs peeled off and turned into two pairs of thin sticks.
They cleverly used the sticks between their fingers to pick up food. From time to time, they would reach out to scoop soup with a spoon. It looked magical and elegant, leaving Wendy dumbfounded.
Deities didn't need to eat, but that didn't mean they couldn't. They could still enjoy the delicacies of the mortal world. After eating for a while, Goumang put down the two sticks in his hands before Amon could ask a question. "Thank you for your hospitality. You had something to ask me. Why do you claim to not be a supernatural being? But do you have to explain why you call me a deity? What do you mean by a deity? "
Amon wanted to ask about cultivation, but he had to first explain his situation to Goumang. Only then would Goumang know what he wanted to ask. What was a deity? This question wasn't easy to answer.
The traditional deities of the Heaven's Pivot Continent were those who had transcended eternal life. However, Amon was worshiped as the only god. He had received his guidance, transcended eternal life, and called himself an angel. It wasn't easy to explain these matters clearly. Amon used the simplest and most direct method. He held a cup of wine and looked at Goumang and Zhen Shui, saying, "In my kingdom, I'm the only god.
This sentence contained a piece of information. It was not forcefully imprinted into the soul, but was accompanied by the voice of an immortal. The so-called "Immortal's Witty Words" was the mysterious method that the two children had used when they were talking just now. Amon's achievements were higher than theirs, and he could use it with a single thought. Great Wish Ksitigarbha had used a similar method to communicate with him, but at that time, Amon had not comprehended it thoroughly.
And this information was unimaginably complex. Apart from some confidential details that should not or were inconvenient to say, Amon told her everything about his life. From the time he grew up in Duc to the moment he sat in the Rose Garden, the stories of all kinds of people and gods he had met were all told to him. However, Amon only showed a simple display so that the two children could understand what he had seen and heard.
Even so, ordinary deities would not be able to handle such a huge amount of information in a short period of time.
If the soul was not unimaginably powerful, Amon's direct imprinting of this information would cause a kind of harm. So Amon used the other party's witty words as a reference. How much the other party could understand, understand, and accept depended on themselves.
He was also testing how powerful the souls of the two children were and how long it would take for them to react. Goumang held the cup, his hand stopped in mid-air as if frozen.
After a long time, he put the cup down. Amon was slightly taken aback. Although the little boy's realm was not as high as his, the strength of his soul was beyond his imagination. It was no less than any angel in the kingdom.
Looking at Truewater again, Amon was even more surprised. Only when Goumang put down the cup did Amon notice her. It turned out that the little girl had been blinking her eyes at some point in time, as if she was recalling something.
You are very open. "Amon smiled." I have nothing to hide. "Goumang:" Thank you! "Amon:" You're welcome, it's because I would like to consult you. "Amon's frankness in sharing his experiences gave Goumang a lot to learn from him. The reason why Amon had brought Metatro with him on a tour of the Heaton Peninsula was to use this method to allow his disciples to seek enlightenment. Although Goumang and Truewater didn't participate in it personally, they could learn a lot from a bystander's perspective.
Having received such a heavy 'gift' from Amon, Goumang couldn't not return the favor. He put down the cup and said, "I don't know what you want to ask me, but feel free to ask. I'll tell you everything I know." However, this sentence contained a hint of information. Amon could only ask questions related to his own experiences and not about Goumang and Truewater.
Amon's first question was a little odd because he wasn't asking himself. Instead, he asked thoughtfully, "May I know what Zeus seeks?"
Goumang answered, "The pinnacle of the quasi-Golden Immortal realm."
What was the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal realm? Goumang gave a detailed explanation. With the ability to open up one's Bier, one could form an immortal abode in a boundless and profound world. Those who attained great freedom were known as Golden Immortals. As for the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal realm, not only did it form a world of its own, it could also allow a Golden Immortal world to attach itself to it. The Bier could see the Essence of Knowledge and the Seal of Immortality. Beyond the immortal abode, there would be a Dao venue, making it an immortal world.
Due to the different paths he sought, what Zeus sought might not be what Goumang referred to as an immortal world. However, the realm he sought was similar to the pinnacle of Golden Immortals. To be able to use the Olympus Heavenly Kingdom to contain another heavenly kingdom, fusing his soul imprint with his cultivation insights, allowing the Olympus Heavenly Kingdom to expand in depth and extension, Zeus was the true god of gods.
Amon could not help but nod. "So that's the so-called god of gods!
And what realm am I seeking? …
Goumang's answer was very straightforward, leaving Amon somewhat disappointed. "It's not something I know, so I'm not allowed to enjoy it."
Back in Amat's great prophecy, the Heaven's Pivot Continent would give birth to a god of gods. And Artemis believed that Zeus or Amon had already attained the status of a god of gods, fulfilling the prophecy. However, after hearing Goumang's explanation, Amon realized that he and Zeus had yet to truly seek confirmation. Only by reaching the pinnacle of quasi-Golden Immortals that Goumang mentioned could one be called a god of gods.
As for Amon's vow, that wasn't the case. Or rather, it wasn't just that. He wanted to transcend this realm. However, transcending this realm also required him to experience this realm.
Among the angels he guided, if one reached his current accomplishments, they would be able to establish a heavenly kingdom in undying eternity, becoming what Goumang referred to as a quasi-Golden Immortal. If that day came and Amon was still the One God, he would be able to fuse his heavenly kingdom with his disciples' worlds. That would be equivalent to seeking confirmation of the god of gods.
As for higher realms, Goumang had heard of them, but he was unable to explain them to Amon. At that moment, he took the initiative to introduce his own accomplishments.
In the distant east, Goumang was a manifestation of a certain immortal's thoughts. He had great divine powers and insight, but that immortal had yet to attain Golden Immortal status. Therefore, Goumang's realm was at the True Immortal Materialization realm. It could be understood as the pinnacle of the Creator's achievements, as well as being able to materialize unique mountains and rivers out of the void.
When immortals reached the True Immortal Materialization realm, they would have the same means as the Creator, allowing them to create a world in undying eternity. However, that wasn't what they sought. Their views were also very interesting. Such a world existed in the soul, and it could exist as one wished or not. There was no need to really create one and leave it there. It was just a means of verification.
It was just like how people could make a strange painting and then enter the mountains and rivers in the painting to travel. However, a painting was just a painting and not the real mountains and rivers. What the painter sought confirmation was the technique of the brush, not the content of the painting itself.
This was the confirmation of the Immortals. If not, then it would be another path of seeking confirmation, and it could not be called the Immortals. It could be Mahayana, or the Buddhists, or the Creators of the various divine clans of the original continent, or the Archangels that Amon was now guiding. Similar realms, different desires.
This wasn't just a difference in views or ideas, but also a difference in cultivation.
Since Goumang had taken the initiative to introduce the immortal realms, Amon took the opportunity to ask, "The True Immortal Materialization realm is the pinnacle of the Creator. Beyond that is seeking confirmation as a Golden Immortal. As for the various ancient god systems of the Heaven's Pivot Continent.
Above the Creators are the Gods of Creation. What do you think of the Gods of Creation's achievements? "
Goumang shook his head and said, "The Archangels in your kingdom will no longer seek confirmation as the Gods of Creation. Under your guidance, they will directly seek confirmation of your current realm as a Golden Immortal. As for what the Gods of Creation are, I'm not sure. Immortals who have the Bier Transformation technique but are trapped in their own web and seek freedom are not even thinking about it. But according to what you said, the creation of a god system is the end of human desires. If this is what one seeks, it can be considered a suitable goal. However, this is really the end. If there is anything else, there is no way to go unless you vow to cultivate from the beginning again. "
Goumang didn't know about the Gods of Creation's achievements in the past, but after hearing Amon's introduction, he understood. He clearly told Amon that this was a dead end. It was fine if this was the goal of the gods, but if there was anything else, there was no way out.
As an immortal, he wouldn't have such thoughts, so he didn't know.
Amon nodded wistfully. "Mister Goumang, you're right! Back then, Anu and Allah encountered such an encounter and ultimately chose to vow to cultivate from the beginning again. They only understood after various attempts, but you actually pointed it out with a single sentence. "
Goumang smiled. "It's not that I'm better, but that our paths are different. Although I haven't proven my path, I know what it is. "
Goumang's situation was different from Amon's. Although his realm was only equivalent to the peak of the Creators, he knew what higher pursuits were. Although he hadn't done it yet, he knew what he had to do.
Amon had always been exploring on his own. He was a pioneer and had no existing path to refer to. It was the same for Anu and Allah back then. Perhaps it wasn't that they didn't want to seek confirmation as the Lord of Heaven, but they didn't know how. They naturally reached the end of human desires and created a god system to become the Gods of Creation. With the ancient Gods of Creation as a reference, there were other gods who swore their vows. Isis failed, but Zeus and Amon succeeded.
Following that, Amon finally asked a crucial question. "Mister Goumang, what do you think of the domain of the source of divine power?"
Goumang answered plainly, "The way of the ghostly cultivators."
It was as if the soul had found a glimmer of light in the darkness. Not only did it explain why Goumang and Zhen Shui didn't claim to be of the supernatural, but it also explained the fundamental difference in ideology between the 'gods' of the Heaven's Pivot Continent and the 'immortals' that Goumang called 'immortals'. It also solved a knot that had been troubling Amon. This time, it was Amon's turn to be stunned. He sat there with a cup of wine in his hand for a long time.
He didn't regain his senses for a long time.
Goumang's words seemed to come from another world. From his point of view, regardless of whether one achieved transcendence and eternal life, be it before or after becoming a god, the so-called domain of the source of divine power was simply dispensable! And the immortal who had transformed a wisp of his thoughts into Goumang had never had a domain of the source of divine power. Instead, he used the mortal world as his Dao arena.
Goumang didn't deny the usefulness of the domain of the source of divine power for gods. As for the various benefits, Amon was well aware of them. Now that he was the Prime God of Eygut, there was naturally no need to elaborate. Interestingly, Goumang was also well aware of it. Furthermore, he had seen many living beings cultivate in such a manner. However, an immortal like him had never deliberately pursued such a path.
Among the cultivators Goumang had seen, there were Yin spirits, demons, and spirits. They flaunted their divine powers, or claimed miracles, to guide or bewitch believers in the mortal world to build temples and build societies to offer sacrifices. There were also great achievements and meritorious deeds in the mortal world. The people were grateful for their kindness and built temples and built societies to offer sacrifices. There were many shaman Gu gods among the people, and it was difficult to distinguish them.
By receiving the incense offerings of the mortal world and borrowing the power of the people's wishes to cultivate, it allowed the Yin spirit to take form and the spirits to obtain Dharmic powers. This was also the so-called 'power to repair the soul' of the gods. There were also immortals who established their Dao arenas in the mortal world, similar to the temples of the Heaven's Pivot Continent. It might have the effects of a temple, but it wasn't used for the purpose of a temple. The primary purpose of establishing a Dao arena was to pass down the teachings of the Dharma and guide those who were fated. The secondary purpose was to look down on the world and gain knowledge. This was equivalent to what gods meant by 'absorbing the souls of the mortal world to gain knowledge.'
As for those who specialized in ghosts and gods, it was a heterodox path. Heterodox paths were not the true path. They could be used, but they couldn't be proven.
Upon hearing this, Amon completely understood something. The so-called domain of the source of divine power could be enjoyed after attaining the ninth level of the Power of Origins. It allowed one to absorb the power to repair the soul, listen to prayers, and investigate everything in the divine domain. However, the achievements of gods didn't originate from this. At times, it was just a symbol of status and benefits.
For example, Horus was once the Prime God of the Ennead divine domain, making him very powerful. He was nearly omniscient in the divine domain. This might be a form of help to verify higher achievements, but it in itself didn't represent the achievements and realms of a god. When Seth chased Horus off his position as Prime God, Horus didn't really make any progress during his long years as Prime God. He was still the same god.
Did Amon becoming the Prime God of Eygut help his cultivation? Of course! When his body and soul were injured, he could recover faster, and he could learn more about the mortal world at any time.
However, was it because he became a Prime God that he sought the realm of the Lord of Heaven? No, of course not!
In terms of means, the ghostly cultivation method that Goumang mentioned was no different from the nature of the divine domain that these gods enjoyed. Generally speaking, there was no need to achieve the ninth level in order to be called a god. Any demon or spirit with a bit of skill could borrow it, as long as it could make people set up temples and offer sacrifices. It was just that such a "god" did not have endless vitality.
Therefore, when Mourrin called Goumang a god, in this immortal's concept, he was actually categorizing him as a demon or spirit. Of course, he would shake his head and deny it. What was a god? According to Goumang's understanding, those who used it were gods. The so-called divine domain was equivalent to the cup of nectar that Wendy poured for True Water in his eyes.
Goumang believed that the gods in the temples of the Heaven's Pivot Continent could be called the "God of Virtuous Virtue." To mortals, it was a symbol of "unfathomable." The guidance that Goumang received was the Way of the Supreme. The Supreme said, "When the Way descends upon the world, its ghosts are not gods, and its gods do not harm people." In other words, the guidance that mortals received was just a belief, and it had nothing to do with the statue on the altar.
What kind of god a god would become depended on what he was doing and what he was pursuing. The divine domain was both the goal and the result. The power of the Origin didn't include the ghostly cultivation method, but the gods of Olympus were fighting for the divine domain and attempting to expand it. Although their achievements were already very high, they still relied on the ghostly cultivation method.
Hearing this, Amon couldn't help but re-examine his own experience. He had also built a divine domain, such as Cang Leng, and today's Eygut. It wasn't that he had to do so, but that was what the gods did, so he naturally did so, and there were indeed many gains and benefits.
But now that he thought about it, the main reason for each breakthrough in the realm was not this.
Perhaps Marduc also understood this. He transformed into Darius and established the Potz Empire, pushing the Great Light Realm to the entire Heaven's Pivot Continent. The main purpose was to verify the "Mahesvara" he created. After the verification, Marduc left, as if he no longer cared about the Potz Empire, and no one knew that the Great Light God was Marduc or Boxun.
And Zeus seemed to be vaguely thinking about this problem. He wanted to unify the divine domain of Olympus and expand it to the extreme. This was also the pursuit of the ultimate achievement. As for how his reputation in the world was, Zeus didn't seem to care.
Now that Amon understood, what should he do? There was no need to give up the divine domain, just as there was no need for a person to throw away all his family's money in order to prove that he was not greedy, and there was no need to prove this to anyone. He could still have his divine domain, but he could look at it from another perspective. He didn't want to become such a god. No matter how powerful he was, he had to wait for an opportunity, and to realize his vow would inevitably have to pay a great price.
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