Chapter 891: The Way to Defy Heaven and Break the Rules
"The Eighth Source River... the Way of Transgression?"
Zhu Tang nodded, closed his eyes and murmured softly in Taichu language.
In the Taichu Empire, the path of transcendence is called the Path of Transgression. While it's the same path, the different names convey different psychological implications. This is a unique aspect that can only be experienced by leaving one's own country.
He nodded, and quickly figured it out. "That makes sense. This Tower of Babel is something that only people like us who disrespect destiny and the will of heaven would attempt to build. The word 'Babel' itself implies the idea of 'reaching the same level as the heavens'."
"These ancient philosophers committed acts that defied Heaven and transgressed the law, and so Heaven became enraged and struck them with thunder... Is that the story?"
But soon, Zhu Tang had other questions and switched back to Xing Ti Yu: "But if that's the case, shouldn't these mages be on the path to transcendence?"
“—They may not have left.”
Aiwass shook his head and replied softly, "We now divide the paths so clearly because we know that it is easy to lose control when pursuing multiple paths at the same time, and because only when a single path is strong enough can one be promoted to a 'profession'.
"The career system allows people to gain extraordinary powers more stably, safely, and conveniently, but this is actually achieved by channeling people's energy in one direction—it is a unique promotion model based on the lifespan of the 'short-lived species.'"
Without a class system to guide them, the Immortals freely explore the power of each path according to their own will. This is like an open-world game, or even a sandbox game. Everyone has their own way of playing, and as a result, they develop different powers. This is "inheritance."
But in reality, the number of failed accounts far outnumbered the successful ones. It was simply that over time, through the survival of the fittest, only the most exceptional legacy systems survived, forming one "optimal path plan" after another. People understood that following these paths guaranteed a powerful legacy, yielding far greater rewards than exploring on their own. Yet, at that time, free exploration wasn't prohibited.
Later, Weizhe and Sand Time jointly developed a career system.
Essentially, it's like extracting each of these "optimal routes" and simplifying them into a single, linear game. This game consists solely of this single line, with added guidance and automatic pathfinding, organizing the fragmented plot into a coherent whole. This makes it accessible to players of much lower skill levels.
Just as extraordinary people without any master can obtain corresponding skills after obtaining a profession; extraordinary people who have obtained corresponding skills will automatically enter the corresponding professional system to avoid the emergence of new skills and the formation of new "inheritance" by "someone entering this profession with skills from other professions to gain stronger combination capabilities."
——This automatic employment mode is not for convenience, but for "balance".
Aiwass said softly, "But in ancient times, people didn't necessarily hold the concept that the powers of different paths were separate. Although the sources of power were different, they could be used in a mixed way. The powers of different paths were twisted together in their hands, exerting a stronger force. Or in other words..."
"...They possess a skill that allows them to combine the power of different rivers."
At that moment, Aiwass thought of the "Holy Eleven".
He immediately frowned and thought of many things.
“—Ah, I understand.”
After a brief silence, Zhu Tang nodded repeatedly, breaking the silence. "It's like stewing a soft-shelled turtle. You need fire to light the stove, and water to stew the soup. Soft-shelled turtles are animals, and they need to eat algae, fish, and shrimp in the river. You also need wine to cook the soup to remove the fishy smell. Wine is made from grain, and grain comes from the earth..."
"When the delicious soup is cooked, all its wonderful essence lies within it. The soup may be as clear as water, but fools will think that it comes from the water and leaves from the water, and that a watery soup must be tasteless, so simmering the pot is a waste of effort. Little do they know that the essence from all corners of the earth has already been stewed into the soup..."
When talking about food, Zhu Tang started to talk non-stop.
He turned his head slightly, and although he didn't open his eyes, he seemed to see Aiwass's helpless expression.
So he just chuckled and said something serious yet lighthearted: "Don't be too nervous, Your Holiness. In my hometown, there have been similar speculations for a long time.
"An ancient philosopher once said, 'One begets Two, Two begets Three, and Three begets all things.' The First Source River, as the original source, is the very origin of creation. And Miss 'Doll' once said that the essence of the Second Source River is the difference between all things.
The One created everything from nothing, until all things became different from one another.
"Then, the creation of 'difference' gave rise to 'civilization.' Civilization, in turn, gave rise to everything that followed. The fact that the accumulation of source rivers gives rise to new source rivers is perhaps no secret. Of course, you are truly remarkable for being able to deduce the theories of ancient philosophers from these few fragments of ancient history."
“…So there’s such a saying.”
Suddenly, Ai Hua suddenly understood.
He had actually already grasped it for a moment before - but he subconsciously used "addition and subtraction" to calculate it, and instead came up with the erroneous theory of "civilization minus differences equals creation", which was a case of confusing cause and effect.
But if you say that the development of the source rivers themselves has a sequence... and at least the order of the development of the first three source rivers is one, two, three, then he will understand!
This is how the sacred number of the original river came about!
"...If that's the case, then I think I understand why this device has a coverage area of seven floors."
The sacred number is seven, which happens to be the sacred number of the path of power. It symbolizes the "power of unity."
But Aiwass forgot the order of things -
The sacred number seven was not chosen "to match the number of power", but the sacred number seven was chosen first, and then the path to power was found!
When the Tower of Babel was struck by lightning, Wei Zhe and Zhi Gaotian had both ascended to gods!
Aiwass still remembered... in the "second painting" of the promotion ceremony, Wei Zhe was at the top of the Tower of Babel, relying on the power of the Tower of Babel to tear apart the material world and the dream world, and was promoted to the dream world!
He did not float into the Source River as a soul after his death, but his physical body directly entered the Dream World, and was then cut into Wei Zhe and Zhi Gao Tian by the Sand Time Mechanic. Zhi Gao Tian took over the Seventh Source River of the Sky-Eating Beast, while Wei Zhe stepped into the unmanaged Fourth Source River.
The fact that Yi Tiansi was being cut up was a secret, unprecedented, and impossible for anyone to know in advance. Therefore, when Tongtian Tower sent Yi Tiansi up, it was unknown whether he would choose the Fourth or Seventh Source River. It was even more impossible to know that he had chosen "I want them all."
Therefore, this place is full of the "holy number of seven" precisely because of the ritual requirements - this is the ritual that opens up a path to heaven and allows Yi Tiansi to master the power of the seventh source river!
After the Winged Sky Division split into two, controlling the fourth and seventh source rivers respectively, the purpose of the Tower of Babel choosing to connect to the eighth source river... is self-evident.
——After sending two pillar gods to the Tower of Babel, they still wanted to create new pillar gods or celestial officials!
But Yi Tiansi's situation was different. He had already slain the Sky-Eating Beast, devoured its corpse, and completed the ritual, securing his position as a Pillar God. All he needed to do was die to become the purest Pillar God of the Seventh Origin River.
It’s just that He insisted on entering the dream world in His physical body, so He needed to rely on the power of the Tower of Babel.
And according to the information Aiwass obtained from the promotion ceremony...the reason why He wanted to enter the dream world in the physical body was that He wanted the source of truth.
...But this time it's different.
The person they sent up this time obviously couldn't be the one who killed some pillar god and got the key in the material world!
And Aiwass heard it clearly - they succeeded.
Although the Tower of Babel was shattered by lightning almost immediately after their success...but at least for a moment they successfully connected to the source river.
At that moment, these ancient people had most likely forced someone up!
Before the Age of Fools, the Celestial Gods and Pillar Gods were all "gods," the only difference being between gods and "main gods." The main god's apostles were all subordinate gods of the same pantheon.
——In other words, this is a forced ascension technique!
They disregard the choice of the "Lord God" and the basic principles of reincarnation of the soul after death... In other words, they want to become the "Lord God of the Material World" and directly determine their qualifications to become gods after death!
This is indeed an untouchable taboo, which is equivalent to stealing or even usurping the authority of the Pillar God!
...But from another perspective, this is indeed a transcendental act. Therefore, the Snake Father will most likely allow them to succeed. Or perhaps...they chose the Eighth Source River for this very reason. Simply to have a safety net.
In other words, there should have been a celestial official who ascended to heaven at that time.
Just a little count of the people.
The current Huan Tiansi was not on the path of transcendence before the [Cicada Shedding] incident - Ai Shiping was still the Samsara Tiansi at that time, serving as a file-loading tool on the path of balance.
Apart from Huan Tiansi, there are only two Tiansi who can transcend the Tao.
Ni Tiansi is a giant. Giants were born after the elves were born, so it is impossible for them to be born at this time.
...Then there's only one person left.
"Fallen Angels... the Sin Mark... the Sin of Pride... the ancients who, without 'sin', could communicate with each other... I see."
Aiwass murmured in a voice only he could hear, "No wonder, this is truly a way that defies heaven and transcends the law. That's why this piece of history has been frozen and preserved for so long... That's why, after the Tail Ring Ritual began, this instance could no longer be opened, and another instance appeared on top of it..."
"—It's not because the person who performed the preservation technique is strong enough, but because this history itself is a huge [taboo]!"
Using a mortal body to steal the power of the source river——
Fabricate God's will and create the true God!
Update completed meow!
I wanted to ask for leave, but my fever went away at 4pm. After thinking about it, I decided not to ask for leave. I wrote for 7 hours and finally finished it.
Take a break (stick out tongue)
I'm not fully recovered yet, and tomorrow might be around midnight...
(End of this chapter)
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