Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

"I am Divine, Divine is not me!" The baby's tone and manner were entirely mechanical, devoid of any emotion, resembling a puppet completely.

With just a few words in response, an intense chill rose up Zhao Sheng's back.

"Uh, what earth-shattering catastrophe actually happened back then? Star God... actually reincarnated as a human!"

Shocked, Zhao Sheng instantly gave rise to countless doubts.

But the next second, he came to a realization, "No, it must just be a consciousness split from Star God."

In his fifth lifetime, Zhao Sheng had dealt with Star God and knew well that Star God naturally possessed thousands of consciousnesses, each independent yet coexistent, without any hierarchy.

Through just a few sentences of dialogue, Zhao Sheng had vaguely guessed what might have happened back then.

Combining information from several lifetimes, it probably went something like this:

Back then... no, wait!

Zhao Sheng had a thought and directly asked, "Your Highness, you should be in the Tianzhu Realm, why have you come to the Netherworld?"

"Blood God's Son said, 'Divine is trapped in a cage and cannot grow. Blood God's Son said he would help Divine, so he self-destructed his Divine Body, blowing open a corner of the cage. This allowed Divine to regain freedom.'

"Blood God's Son also said, 'Heaven and Earth are unfavorable for Divine, so let Divine change worlds to grow...'"

As Zhao Sheng expected, the baby did not intend to conceal anything and directly revealed the "truth" of the past.

Though this Star God Consciousness had reincarnated as a human, the essence of Divine was still intact; he, though human, did not learn to "lie."

The baby said a lot, gradually allowing Zhao Sheng to see clearer the behind-the-scenes "truth" of the shocking change in the Shattered Star Sea back then.

Blood God's Son was a Puppet of the Netherworld Heavenly Dao.

After it escaped from the trap, it schemed with all its might to return to its own realm, or more accurately, to connect Tianzhu and Netherworld realms.

The Divinity Transformation True Monarchs of the Tianzhu Realm were very aware of Blood God's Son's origins, so they were highly cautious of it.

Initially, both parties had ulterior motives. Blood God's Son, eager to restore its strength, secretly fostered the Origin Return Sect, a distorted sect.

The Divinity Transformation True Monarchs of the Tianzhu Realm, on the other hand, wanted to extend their lifespans.

Thus, both sides quickly struck a deal and started "cooperating," each fulfilling their needs.

Latter, the Tianzhu Realm side made a mistake and accidentally let Blood God's Son escape to the Shattered Star Sea, where it established the Blood Demon Sect.

Centuries later during the Nine Stars Alinement, when the Space-time seals fractured and the second war between the two realms commenced, the Netherworld army faced persistent failures before the Golden Wall and ended up in a stalemate.

Thus, Blood God's Son, in order to break through the second Space-time Crack, first deceived Star God by saying he would unseal Divine.

Subsequently, Blood God's Son went so far as to self-destruct, blasting apart a corner of the Heaven and Earth Law Net Array, freeing Star God from its bonds.

Then, Star God, in order to quickly "grow," used Divine's tremendous power to successfully open a Space-time Vortex, resulting in both Star God Island and a million cultivators perishing under the Space-time Storm.

Zhao Sheng wondered how Blood God's Son managed to deceive Star God.

In a way, the Blood God, who eroded the Heavenly Dao, was somewhat similar to Star God in stature.

Perhaps for this reason, Star God believed in Blood God's Son's deceitful words.

Divine did not hesitate to lower its stature and reincarnate as a human. Zhao Sheng guessed Divine intended to tread the same path as Blood God, but unfortunately, was deceived by Blood God's Son.

Zhao Sheng did not know how many Star God Consciousnesses had reincarnated as humans, and the baby before him could very well be just one among them.

The subsequent fall of the Shattered Star Sea, the destruction of the Vast Sect, and other major events need not be detailed.

The key event that caused the drastic reversal in the war situation between the two realms: A palm came from the west, and Wuzhou sank!

Zhao Sheng recalled the past, vaguely remembering that Star God was conceived during the great war between the Human Clan and spirits over twenty thousand years ago.

At that time, a Great Ability of the Human Clan took a liking to Star God and thus set up the Heaven and Earth Law Net Array, confining Divine. Meanwhile, he passed down the law of the Star God Palace, commanding Star God Palace to guard the Array and oversee Star God.

More than twenty thousand years later, Blood God's Son destroyed the Heaven and Earth Law Net Array, eradicated the laws of Star God Palace, and most importantly, released Star God from its cage.

This event likely alarmed the Great Ability of the Human Clan from those days, and possibly might have been one of that Great Ability's disciples or descendants, etc.

Do not forget, there is an Ascension Array at the summit of Heavenly Pillar Mountain, which connects to the Taiyi Spirit Realm.

Zhao Sheng could imagine that the mysterious Great Ability, having arrived in the Tianzhu Realm through the Ascension Array, then spanned across the Space-time Vortex and struck out remotely with a single palm, instantly collapsing Wuzhou and the surrounding several hundred thousand miles of ocean.

With this palm strike, the great opportunity of the Netherworld was abruptly lost, directly leading to the rout of the expeditionary forces and thus securing the safety of the Tianzhu Realm.

For over a thousand years since the end of the great war, due to the Space-time Vortex (Star Gate?), a covert war has persisted continuously between the two realms, with both sides secretly gathering strength, ready to trigger the third war between the realms at any moment.

Although all these are merely Zhao Sheng's personal conjectures, they make sense logically.

But why keep speculating when there's a baby right in front of him? Just ask directly.

Thinking this, Zhao Sheng's face showed a sincere smile as he asked, "Your Highness, as a natural-born Sea God, why would you choose to reincarnate as a human? Such an act undoubtedly means reducing your own stature!"

The baby, expressionless, coldly said, "You have already asked one question, now it's Divine's turn to ask."

Taken aback, Zhao Sheng immediately nodded and said with a smile, "Fair enough! Your Highness, whatever doubts you have, feel free to ask Zhao."

No sooner had he finished speaking, the baby directly asked, "Divine wants to know, how can a human become immortal?"

Hearing this question, Zhao Sheng's face turned pale, and he suddenly looked as sour as a bitter gourd.