Wen Xingze had many ideas about the Divine Realm.
For example, perhaps this place is a magnificent, white temple, perhaps with fountains and a choir. Perhaps it is holy and beautiful, a place beyond time and pain...
But that’s not the case.
It was monotonous here, like a two-dimensional space, with only gray, white and black. Of course, as Wen Xingze gradually walked inside, the surrounding scenery gradually changed.
From a simple two-dimensional color space, it gradually transformed into a pure white hall with a towering dome. Its structure resembled a library, but the bookshelves were scattered and floating in the air. The entire sky was a vast light curtain, and countless data streams crisscrossed the entire space.
In the very center of the space, an 'egg' is suspended.
The only living being in this space is walking out of that egg.
That life form was actually like a luminous body made up of data. It looked like it had a human outline, but it did not have facial features.
The voice of the living being was very pleasant. He said:
"Welcome to the divine realm, King of the Muse Empire."
"Or should I call you the new God?"
Wen Xingze: "No way, so direct?"
Wen Xingze thought that there should at least be a coronation ceremony, after all, this is a big deal. At the very least, they should at least issue him a red-headed document like the Feng Shui Masters Association did.
Lifeform: “…”
"Are you disappointed?" The life form, or the current god, shrugged. A familiar pink Patrick Star surrounded Him and cautiously waved its tentacles at Wen Xingze.
It turns out that this starfish is a servant of God. No wonder its comings and goings seem so strange.
God said, "My child, my life is too long. When you reach my age, you will no longer be bound by those empty rituals."
Wen Xingze: "Is that so."
——It’s amazing.
Wen Xingze had a very mysterious feeling. Ever since he stepped into this space, his heart seemed to calm down a little bit.
If he was not mistaken, the luminous being before him should be an omniscient and almighty god who controlled all things in the universe—and this god had just teased him. But Wen Xingze remained calm, neither fearful nor angry.
This luminous body gave him the feeling of a friend, a teacher, or an elder, with an innate sense of familiarity.
But Wen Xingze was still worried about something, such as the parents of the Muse Empire who must be waiting for him anxiously, Chi Yan was also waiting for him, and the parents of the Feather Clan who turned into eggs also needed him to wake them up.
Wen Xingze looked at God: "Forgive my intrusion."
As if seeing through his thoughts, God suddenly laughed and asked Patrick to bring a cup of hot tea to Wen Xingze. Then He smiled and waved his hand: "Child, I know what you are thinking, but there is no need to be so anxious."
The cup of tea was actually a luminous object in the shape of a teacup, filled with strings of 0s and 1s... Wen Xingze hesitated for two seconds and drank it all in one gulp.
It does taste like hot tea, jasmine tea.
"Time and space here are static. Even if we stay here for ten thousand years, not a single second of actual time will pass."
Wen Xingze: "I see, I understand."
god:"?"
Wen Xingze: "You must be starting the beginner tutorial now. Please go ahead. I'll listen carefully."
god:"……"
"Haha! Funny kid!" Despite being exposed again, the God didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, he smiled in a kind and tolerant tone and said, "What a little naughty boy."
Wen Xingze: “…”
Help! Wen Xingze got goosebumps on his back.
God said, "I do have many things to tell you. This is a required course for the new God. To avoid being boring, let me open the slides."
Wen Xingze said dryly, "Thank you for your hard work."
Patrick handed a small glowing cube shaped like a USB flash drive to God, and God operated it again. After a moment, the entire space where they were standing changed.
The data fragments were deconstructed and reassembled, and a tower floating in space appeared above their heads.
God said, "This is what you call the 'Minaret'."
"You've all guessed it," the god's voice was very gentle, like the professor who taught Ma Yuan in Wen Xingze's college days, but Wen Xingze was not sleepy. "The Light Tower and the Light Tower system are both offshoots of my consciousness. 'Cub Cultivation Plan' and 'Desolation: King's Awakening' are both games operated and planned by the Light Tower. The ultimate goal is to select a new God."
God touched the slide and switched to the next page. The environment around them turned into a vast starry sky with countless planets surrounding it.
"The entire universe is under my management and maintains its normal operation. I am the omniscient and omnipotent Supreme God."
"Wen Xingze, the universe you were born into is also like this—but it's even more special. It's a special universe I created based on a novel I read for fun. You can think of it as a large examination hall."
"There are many universes like this. Certain people in these universes can take my exam, which is 'Desolation'. Those who pass 'Desolation' can activate the 'Cub Cultivation Plan'... Child, do you have any questions? Feel free to ask."
Wen Xingze hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask in a thirsty tone, "You are the omniscient and almighty Supreme God. Why does the Light Tower system continue to scam people and be threatened by various races... Could it be that the Light Tower system hasn't gained your power?"
The omniscient and omnipotent Supreme God: "..."
He smiled lovingly, ignored the question, and continued:
"And, among all the universes and all the people who took the exam, only you have completed 'Desolation'—not only that, the results you achieved far exceeded my imagination."
"Establishing an empire of this scale is enough to clear the Wasteland, but at the same time, you've also established touching kinship bonds with the citizens of the eight races. I'm deeply moved."
"You were able to reach the divine realm—even with the help of many others, but the one that influenced everything was still your own willpower."
"Being able to reach the divine realm is the only requirement for becoming a god?"
For some reason, when the god said this, he paused for a very long time, so long that he continued speaking only when Wen Xingze wanted to ask.
For the first time since the conversation began, He showed any emotion.
His tone was somewhat joyful, but also contained deeper sorrow, compassion, and sadness:
"Child, you are already a god in this universe. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"I severed the path from the human world to the divine realm, not out of selfishness, but out of compassion. Yet you still came. You are destined to succeed me and become a god. Perhaps this is destiny, but you and your loved ones are perhaps special..." The god muttered to himself for a long time, like a madman. Finally, he looked up at Wen Xingze and said, "As your first lesson as a god, I will show you a universe."
In the vast and empty space composed of data, the halo beside God gradually became blurred and flickered.
Wen Xingze was gradually losing track of his train of thought. What did he mean by "seeing a universe"?
However, the god didn't seem to need his understanding and simply drew some characters in the air. The next second, Wen Xingze's eyes went dark.
Then, literally? He saw a... universe.
——Starting from a singularity, it expanded and exploded. The gas and clouds under high temperature swirled and intertwined into the first embryonic galaxies, stars, and planets.
Some planets were barren and desolate from the beginning, while others, due to their unique material composition, developed primitive atmospheres and gradually developed life. Starting from single-celled microorganisms, planets gradually flourished, developing life and ecosystems.
Then, intelligent creatures appeared, and society gradually developed and grew stronger, from primitive tribes, agriculture, slavery, feudalism, the Industrial Revolution, the technological age, resource depletion, and cosmic civilization...
Wen Xingze experienced all of this completely from the perspective of a bystander, and no matter how small the movement was, it could not escape his eyes.
He has experienced countless sunrises and sunsets in this universe, and witnessed the vicissitudes of life. He has watched a family's rise and fall, honor and disgrace. He has watched an antelope being born from its cradle until its throat was bitten by a lion. He has watched one planet after another being born and disappearing, with birth and death alternating.
He is omnipotent, but everything seems unnecessary. Birth, aging, sickness, death, and the survival of the fittest are the laws of nature, and no emotion can be stronger than the laws of physics.
Finally, everything ends and the universe closes and collapses.
Hundreds of millions of years turned into a brief second before his eyes. Starting from nothingness, countless great and cruel legends were staged, and finally returned to nothingness.
“…”
Wen Xingze's chest heaved violently, and he suddenly came back to his senses.
He felt... shocked, and terrified.
Everything took far too long. During that process, he could feel his own personal consciousness gradually fading. He was no longer himself, no longer Wen Xingze, but merely a consciousness lingering in this space.
□□?
And death, it doesn't seem to be much different.
So, becoming a god is not a gift, but a punishment?
In his trance, God's voice rang in his ears: "Child, this is God's compulsory course."
"I have witnessed the lifetimes of countless universes," God's smile grew even more loving and gentle. "And you will too."
Wen Xingze: "So, after I become a god, will you... die?"
True death may be a relief for God.
God laughed again.
"I will not die. The definition of death does not exist for us," God said. "As long as this world exists, our consciousness will exist forever."
Wen Xingze said, "Okay, then I have become the new God. Can I go out and see my family now?"
Although the universe just now did shock him, Wen Xingze had a few moments where he was almost lost and felt that everything was empty, but the ring on his ring finger reminded him.
——Even if he becomes a god, he is still Wen Xingze.
His name is Wen Xingze, he is about to turn 25 years old, and he is an actor from China. His role in the movie "Dust Planet" is about to receive many awards in Los Angeles.
He is also the king of the Muse Empire, the son of parents from the dragon, blood, mermaid, robot, elf, dwarf, orc, and feather tribes, and Chi Yan's lover.
He has his lover, his beloved and hard-earned family, and he came here to see them again.
He is not a collective of cosmic consciousness.
“…”
No answer.
Wen Xingze had a bad feeling, so he asked again:
"So, can I go now?"
God does not speak.
After a long time, He sighed.
"You just witnessed the life cycle of an entire universe. Didn't you realize anything? In the bounds of eternal time, family, love, and all other emotions are meaningless and insignificant."
"You forget about that pretty quickly here."
"Isn't it nice here? Child, if you feel lonely, I can accompany you."
Wen Xingze said, "I won't bother you. I have my own parents and lover."
god:"……"
God sighed again.
"Don't you understand yet?" God said, "Poor child."
"When have you ever heard that a god can leave the divine realm?"
"The divine realm does not refer to the area where gods reside, but rather—"
"God's prison."
Wen Xingze: “……!”
I didn't expect that a guy like you with thick eyebrows and big eyes would actually plot against him!
They say they're selecting gods, but it's actually a pyramid scheme scam, with forced sales in the end. If Wen Xingze doesn't become a god, he'll never see his parents again. If he becomes a god, he'll be trapped in the divine realm...
No wonder there is no road from the human world to the divine realm. It’s not because the gods cut it off, but because this road never existed in the first place - it was not to prevent others from coming to the divine realm, but to prevent the gods from escaping!
Even the butterfly that sent Wen Xingze here was a one-way channel, and it disappeared after sending the person away.
Wen Xingze finally understood why this god looked strange and a little like a psychopath.
Anyone who can enter the divine realm is a god, for there is no other way to become one. Anyone who can happily accept this tedious and boring life of eternal imprisonment must have a bit of a brain hemorrhage.
"I don't have time? Waste it here." Wen Xingze was very angry.
Does he have elderly parents and children to take care of? Yes... Although he has no children, he has a whole family to support. Now that he has finally become a god, he doesn’t have to worry about his lifespan. Let him out quickly!
He wanted to break down the door, but found that there was no door in this empty space.
Wen Xingze was extremely angry, and soon he discovered that he could do whatever he wanted with this space, so he conjured up a magnificent door according to his original fantasy of the divine realm, and started smashing it with a stool.
god:"……"
Although this kid is a bit stupid, he is still quite talented?
The god floated in the air with great interest, watching Wen Xingze try various methods to leave this dimension. Wen Xingze was very clever, and had many brilliant ideas, and several of them almost succeeded, but he was unfortunately bound by the law of cause and effect.
The time here is absolutely still relative to the outside world, but for the people in this space, they can truly feel the flow of time.
God munched on melon seeds and watched, while Patrick Star clung to him and gave him a back massage. Sometimes God would gloat over Wen Xingze's failures, and sometimes, when he saw him enjoying himself, he would shower him with flowers and applaud. Whenever this happened, Wen Xingze would aim his particle cannon at God's head and fire.
Time? It's getting longer and longer.
After an unknown amount of time, God finally couldn't help but say, "It's about time you give up. Don't try anymore. You can't get out. I've tried everything."
Wen Xingze: "I don't."
"If you continue to struggle in vain like this, I will personally punish you." The god threatened.
Wen Xingze: "I don't."
"What's the point of working yourself up so much and getting nothing in return?" God changed his strategy and began to gently persuade me. He conjured up a beach with beach pants lying under a parasol. "Look, in this space where time has stopped, we can do whatever we want. If we want a vacation in Hawaii, we can conjure up sunshine and sand. We can eat any delicious food without gaining weight. We can play games endlessly and spend money as much as we want... This is the life that many office workers dream of. We don't know how to appreciate what we have."
Wen Xingze replied succinctly: "What the hell is that? I don't know."
god:"……"
Shen was discouraged and slumped on the beach chair.
"Aren't you afraid?" the god muttered bitterly. "Time here is absolutely still, but once you advance, you'll be able to objectively see the passage of time in every universe. Perhaps after you disappear, it won't be long before your parents and loved ones forget you and happily live their own lives."
There was a hint of sourness in his words. Wen Xingze guessed that it might be because of something he had experienced in the past.
Wen Xingze did not refute God's words, nor did he get angry about it, simply because there was no need.
He knows? No.
Just like him, even if he never sees his parents and Chi Yan again in his life, he will never forget them, and will devote his whole life to seeing them again.
The parents and Chi Yan must be the same, perhaps even worse than him. This is exactly what worries Wen Xingze.
Wen Xingze began his 30,451st attempt to leave the divine realm.
The god floated in mid-air, boredly watching him. After a long moment, he suddenly asked, "Honestly, I really don't understand...what's the point of your persistence?"
Wen Xingze stopped.
He stared straight ahead, not at his inner gaze. In the void of space, a stream of fluorescent blue light gently rested on the side of his cheek, falling into his pupils.
For the first time ever, Wen Xingze smiled casually.
His eyes curved, their pupils piercing, a pure brightness that wasn't empty, like a star that had never fallen. He said casually, "Someone's waiting for me."
Someone is waiting for him.
God is speechless.
He suddenly discovered this fact.
——There is light burning in those eyes.
“…”
"I give up."
God suddenly said.
Wen Xingze: “?”
Wen Xingze realized something, stopped what he was doing, and looked up at him.
"Actually, I can slightly shift the time in this space forward, which would also slightly change the outside world," the god said, still unwilling to give up. He muttered for a while before saying, "Also... I once heard a rumor in a certain universe... Of course, I can't guarantee its accuracy."
"This rumor says that God isn't truly unable to leave the divine realm. If there's someone outside the divine realm who yearns for him unwaveringly, someone willing to overcome all difficulties to bring him home, then at certain, extremely special moments, the gate to the divine realm will open."
Wen Xingze: “……!!!”
A long time ago, God once waited with great expectation, but no one took Him home.
From that day on, He no longer believed in miracles.
But... Wen Xingze and the people he loves may be different.
God thought.
He was willing to entrust the only miracle to them.
"Don't be happy, it's too early." Until the last moment, the god was still insisting on pouring cold water on Wen Xingze, "Don't cry when you are disappointed."
Wen Xingze: “Hmmmm!”
god:"……"
Wen Xingze: "Thank you, I'm ready, let's start."
God doesn't talk nonsense anymore.
The halo around him dissipated a little, and Wen Xingze could not see clearly what he was doing. Soon, a magnificent door appeared in front of them.
There were eight bubbles suspended in front of the door, each of which was almost transparent and difficult to identify in the darkness.
"I've unlocked a barrier, and time has begun to flow slowly," God said. "If there's a one in ten thousand chance that your foolish parents overcome all odds and arrive outside this door to take you home... this circle will light up."
"You don't need all of them. Just one bubble with a light on is enough."
"My abilities are limited. Sixty seconds. If they can't reach us within these sixty seconds, we'll be completely defeated. Are you ready?"
Wen Xingze nodded.
The absolutely still time finally began to flow slowly. The first thing he felt was the wind, a damp breeze that slowly flowed past his ears.
Time? The second hand ticks forward, one second, two seconds, three seconds...
Fifteen seconds, sixteen seconds, seventeen seconds...
No light came on.
Shen and Wen Xingze's hearts were in their throats.
Thirty seconds, thirty-one seconds...
The bubbles were suspended in the air, and there was still no light source.
God began to doubt himself in his heart, wondering if he had done something stupid.
Fifty-two seconds, fifty-three seconds, fifty-four seconds...
"Forget it," God said, "the conditions are too harsh. They can't come. Just give up."
Wen Xingze didn't say anything.
He watched the bubbles intently.
Fifty-nine seconds...
That second was stretched infinitely.
Wen Xingze felt like he was in a vacuum. He could not hear the gods' complaints, the sound of the wind, or any noisy and meaningless sounds. He even had no breathing or heartbeat.
He is the smallest being in this vast universe.
All that was left in his world were those bubbles, and the hourglass was running out, and the remaining time was also coming to an end.
Clearly, all signs indicated that a miracle was impossible, but something was hidden deep in his heart, giving him a kind of unfounded yet incredibly firm confidence.
“…”
The countdown has come to an end.
In that brief second, it was as if the soul left the body, and Wen Xingze suddenly saw many fragmented images.
It was on the endless snow-capped mountains of the dragon clan, the moonlight covering the entire ground. Beneath the throne at the highest point, the giant dragons folded their wings and crawled prostrate, their eyes red as they used their short claws to stubbornly wipe the gifts they had prepared for him over and over again.
It was the main planet of the Blood Clan of Eternal Night. The entire Blood Clan was traveling back and forth. For the first time in history, the thirteen princes bowed their heads to others and humbly begged for news about him.
It was the tides and waves raised by the Atlantean mermaids;
The robots on the Mechanical Master Planet clumsily adjusted their machines again and again, hoping for communication to connect again and again, and repeatedly revised what they wanted to say to him. They wanted to say how much they missed seeing him, how much they couldn't bear to leave him, and they also wanted to ask if he had been wronged and how his life was going.
It was the dwarves' tireless nights, the elves' lifelong prayers, the orcs' memories after countless failures, the wine they drank together; and the feathered people dormant in the cracks, leaving Sky City for him, trusting him wholeheartedly...
And his lover.
They were all waiting for him.
In this short and limited time, they bumped into each other and bled, they stumbled and faltered, but they never gave up once, and walked step by step to him.
Wen Xingze seemed to have heard their voices and said, "Kids, sorry for the long wait."
"...Hey, don't be too sad." God's voice pulled Wen Xingze back to his senses. He sighed, "We can try other methods later. After all, the last thing we lack is time."
His voice suddenly stopped.
Because He saw it…they all saw it.
Buzz!
...Fireworks without any basis, burning brightly from the silent darkness.
That flame was just like the lamp that Wen Xingze had lit on the desolate planet many years ago. It couldn't even be called bright, and it flickered intermittently like a torch facing the wind, fragile as if it could be extinguished by a drop of rain.
But it lit up so stubbornly.
With this as the center, that point of light once burned and spread out in all directions, one lamp after another gradually lighting up, passing through the bustling streets of the capital star, passing through the steel forest-like mechanical city, passing through the ancient snow-capped mountains of the dragon clan, facing the long wind, breaking through the earth, crossing the tide, and piercing the sky -
Just like a silent confession.
A long and gentle song.
One, two, three... eight, nine, ten, the number of flames kept increasing, and soon the dark space was completely illuminated in golden red, illuminating the long night.
The eternal wind and the silent sparks finally collided to create an unattainable light.
In the vast and boundless universe, a way home was opened for their young king.
Everything around me was silent.
And at the end of the silence, Wen Xingze finally heard a sound, starting faint and gradually growing stronger. There were many voices, from dragons, from the vampires... from all the parents. Countless voices converged in his ears, finally ringing out so clearly and distinctly.
The voice said:
"Cub."
"Let's go home."
————End of text————
The author has something to say: The main text ends here, and there will be a sequel later, which may talk about the experiences of the parents during this period, the daily life of the parents and their children, and the daily life of marriage.
After writing the three words "main text," I felt truly ashamed, because this story has so many flaws in every aspect, and most importantly, my updates... are truly terrible. I personally really love this book, and I also love Aze, Teacher Chi, and the parents of Muse Empire. I desperately want to write this story well, but it's also the most difficult story I've ever encountered. Coupled with some changes in my own three-dimensional life in 2020, I haven't been able to finish this story from beginning to end.
Now, from my personal perspective, although it was a bit rushed, it is also a satisfactory ending. I am very grateful to the little angels who still stick with me, woo woo.
They will continue to live their lives happily in the story. This journey will end here for now.
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By the way, I'd like to recommend my own pre-collected story. The details may change, but the core plot will remain basically the same. It should be a sweet and cute story. After learning from this experience, I plan to save more than 300,000 words before I start again. If you like it, I hope you will click on the collection, okay! :
The entire cultivation world is full of cats
Gu Wu Lan is reborn as a small cannon fodder in a level-up cultivation novel. The protagonist of the original novel will cling to the thighs of various big men all the way to the pinnacle of life, but Gu Wu Lan will die alone and sick in a foreign land when the protagonist ascends.
So Gu Wulan started raising cats. One, two, three, forty-eight, and before he knew it, the cave was full of cats.
One day he obtained a useless system that could check the true identity of his cat.
Gu Wulan thought he would see an orange cat, a Maine Coon, a Ragdoll, and a Persian, but what he actually saw was—
[Lingyin Immortal Lord] [Shiyuan Demon Lord] [Master of Feixue Pavilion] [Master Qianyuan]…
Gu Wulan: “?”
The next day, the thickest thigh that the protagonist of the original book hugged fell to his knees in front of his cat.
Gu Wulan: “???”
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