The Divine Path (Part One)

The Sea God Hall sits atop the highest peak of Sea God Island, overlooking the Island's inhabitants like a true temple. In the hearts of the myriad beings of Sea God Island, their god, the Sea God, truly resides within this temple.

Although not everyone can see the Sea God, and most people will never see the Sea God in their lifetime, no one ever doubts the authenticity of the Sea God.

This feeling is similar to the existence of an emperor to ordinary people. Although most people in a country will never see an emperor in their lifetime, I believe no one would doubt whether an emperor really exists.

Why do Cultivator cultivate? The saying goes that Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs. The purpose of Cultivator is to break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and transcend Heavenly Dao. However, this Great Thousand World is the world inhabited by all living beings. How can the Heavenly Dao allow immortals and gods who transcend the material world to exist? Therefore, once a Cultivator succeeds in their cultivation, they will ascend to the Immortal and Demonic Realms, leaving this Great Thousand World inhabited by all living beings.

Zhuge Xiang, as Cultivator, naturally shared this goal, but this Sea God Island claimed to be home to a real Sea God? How could Zhuge Xiang possibly believe that?

If the Gods and Buddhas of all Heavens could remain in this world, then why must they ascend to immortality? And why didn't those immortals and gods who successfully survived the final tribulation of Immortal-Demon Tribulation stay behind?

Therefore, Zhuge Xiang didn't believe the so-called Sea God on Sea God Island was real. But was that really the case? Did Deity actually exist on Sea God Island? Was Zhuge Xiang's belief correct? Or had the inhabitants of Sea God Island been isolated from the world for thousands of years and deceived?

The Sea God Hall. At this moment, a young and beautiful woman sat cross-legged in the center of the Great Hall. She appeared to be in her early twenties, with jet-black hair that reached her waist. Her small, delicate feet were like exquisitely sculpted objects, making one want to hold them in one 'Heaven and Earth palm and play with them. She wore a sky-blue dress, the color of the ocean.

Lu Yuling was arguably the most beautiful woman Zhuge Xiang had ever encountered. Whether it was Wu Zhao's heroic spirit, Su Huayu's willful capriciousness, or Qin Qing's gentle grace, all of them paled in comparison to Lu Yuling. Lu Yuling's beauty lay in her otherworldly beauty, in her serene radiance, like a solitary moon in the sky. Perfect...[

However, the woman in the Sea God Hall was in no way inferior to Lu Yuling in terms of beauty. However, the woman's beauty was as calm and inclusive as the sea. Although she looked young, she gave people the feeling of an older Elder Sister who could confide in them, making them feel warm and cared for.

Sitting cross-legged in the very center of the Sea God Hall, beside the woman was a sky-blue scepter, and on her head was a small, exquisite, yet not noble, Purple-Gold crown. Her eyes were slightly closed, as if she were in meditation.

Well...

A soft, melodious sigh suddenly echoed within the Sea God Hall. In that instant, as if the silent world had suddenly come alive, the woman sitting cross-legged in the very center of the Sea God Hall slowly opened her eyes. They were eyes—clear, pure, and without the slightest impurity...

"Your Sea God Hall, you have awakened?" With this sigh, the door of the Great Hall was gently opened, and nine young boys and girls walked in in a row. They looked at the woman sitting cross-legged in the center of the Great Hall and spoke to her. The eyes of these young boys and girls were filled with deep reverence.

The Sea God truly exists in the Sea God Hall. Every year, nine young boys and girls are selected from the island to serve at the Sea God Hall. In fact, the work at the Sea God Hall is not arduous; in fact, it can be said to be excessively easy. This is because most of the time, the Sea God sits cross-legged in the center of the temple, lost in her own world. Unless something serious happens, she will not wake up.

"You may all step back for now," the woman said gently, raising her delicate hand. She slowly rose from her cross-legged position, her beautiful, white feet bare, and walked on the cool ground. She walked slowly to the edge of the temple, opened the door, and her brows furrowed slightly, as if some worries were weighing on her mind.

"Yes, Your Sea God Hall," the boys and girls looked at each other, wondering what could have caused such concern to the Sea God Hall, who knew nothing and could not do anything. But since the Sea God had given the order, they dared not disobey. They nodded one after another, bowed, and left the Sea God's Sea God Hall, closing the Sea God Hall door behind them.

On Sea God Island, a gigantic eye hovers in the sky, watching over everything on the island. On Sea God Island, nothing evil or filthy can escape the gaze of this eye. But now, Sea God looks out from his doorway, his brows furrowed. Someone has disappeared from that gigantic eye, someone he has always cared about, just vanished under the gaze of that eye, and no matter what, he can't find him.

The person being watched hadn't left Sea God Island; she could sense this perfectly well. But where exactly was they? She couldn't find them. Were there people she couldn't find on Sea God Island, things she didn't know? This would have been completely impossible before...

Zhuge Xiang and Lu Yuling walked through the market on Sea God Island. This isolated Island was sparsely populated, mostly inhabited by natives, but not entirely. There were also many Cultivator like Zhuge Xiang who passed through and stopped at the Sea God Island. The market was not only for ordinary residents, but also for Cultivator to trade.

Ordinary people's trade— Food, cloth, horses, livestock—coexisted with Cultivator's Magic Artifact, Pill, and so on, all in one market. This was something Zhuge Xiang had never seen before. There was no clear distinction between Cultivator and ordinary people; instead, they lived together harmoniously. This was also something Zhuge Xiang had never witnessed before.

In the Great Qin Empire, or rather, in the entire Cultivation World, the mortal world was the mortal world, and the world of cultivators was the world of cultivators. Although they both existed in the same world, there was always a clear boundary between them.

However, this is completely different on Sea God Island. It must be said that the spirit and atmosphere of Sea God Island are very different from the outside world.

During their visit, Zhuge Xiang and Lu Yuling encountered other visiting Cultivator. After exchanging pleasantries, these Cultivators all looked at Zhuge Xiang expressions of surprise and disbelief, while also remarking that they were all in a similar situation on their first visit, but after a few more visits, they would get used to it.

Since there were visiting Cultivator, Zhuge Xiang's conversation naturally turned to the so-called Sea God. Did Deity truly exist on this Sea God Island?

Zhuge Xiang's question was not surprising. The Cultivator who was asked simply smiled and said, "When I first came to Sea God Island, I had the same thought as you, believing that there could be no Deity in this world. But now I believe it, because thirty years ago, something I witnessed made me completely believe in the existence of the Sea God."

"Oh? What is it?" Zhuge Xiang asked curiously, knowing that the other party's cultivation level was still at the Spell Control Stage, which was not weak at all.

"Thirty years ago, a mysterious demonic insect appeared on Sea God Island, capable of devouring the spiritual energy of the land. That year, the insect plagued the Sea God Island, causing a complete crop failure and widespread suffering. Even the flowers, trees, and shrubs withered one after another. At that time, the residents of Sea God Island prayed collectively, begging the Sea God to help them. That was also the first time I witnessed a true miracle."

"Oh? The Sea God made a move? How did he do it?" Hearing the Cultivator's words and seeing the look of reminiscence on his face, Zhuge Xiang asked curiously.

Let alone him, even Lu Yuling, with her knowledge, looked at this Cultivator with curiosity. What was this method, which even Cultivator at the Spell Control Stage called a miracle, that made him believe in the existence of Deity?

"At that time, the voice of the Sea God came from the Sea God Hall, granting the request of all people. Immediately, I saw with my own eyes that the spiritual energy in the waters of the seas surrounding the Sea God Hall was extracted and injected into the soil to replenish the spiritual energy missing in the soil. I saw with my own eyes that in just the time it takes to drink One Incense Stick of tea, the entire Sea God Hall was completely renewed, transforming from a nearly withered Island into a vibrant place. Such a miracle of reversing the course of events, what else could it be but a miracle?"

"To absorb the spiritual energy of the vast ocean and infuse it into the soil? In the time it takes to One Incense Stick? To revive all withered things?" Upon hearing the Cultivator's words, both Zhuge Xiang and Lu Yuling were stunned.

The Heaven and Earth Vital Energy and earth can be mobilized by Deity Transformation Stage Cultivator, which is not surprising. However, the spiritual energy inherent in all things in Heaven and Earth is not so easy to mobilize. Even for powerful beings at the Void Returning Stage, it would be very difficult to do so.

But this Sea God can easily extract the spiritual energy from the surrounding sea for thousands of miles and then inject it into the soil, causing countless plants to revive. This method is truly terrifying.

Those with strong Divine Sense can manipulate the primordial Vital Energy that roams between Heaven and Earth, but they cannot manipulate the spiritual energy inherent in all things in Heaven and Earth.

It's like finding rocks in the middle of nowhere. You can mine them however you want, because they belong to the owner. But if someone has already used those rocks to build a house, you can't just pry them off.

Even a powerful being in the Void Returning Stage can only manipulate the amount of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy and alter some of the laws of Heaven and Earth. But for someone like the Sea God to directly extract spiritual energy from tens of thousands of miles of ocean and inject it into the soil is beyond the explanation of great Divine Ability like moving mountains and filling seas or reversing yin and yang. This is also an ability that someone in the Void Returning Stage could not possess. Perhaps only the Gods and Buddhas of all Heavens truly have such abilities?

"Could it be? Is there really a Deity on this Sea God Island?" Zhuge Xiang's eyes widened, equally stunned by this so-called miracle, and he murmured.

If it were said that the Sea God could bring people back to life, or defeat Deity Demonic Creatures and demons, Zhuge Xiang wouldn't be surprised. It would only mean that the Sea God was merely a powerful Cultivator who could easily extract spiritual energy from thousands of miles of sea. This could only be explained by the methods of gods and Buddhas... (To be continued, please search for the novel for better and faster updates!)