Was God-Sealing a Scam?

"The Wu and Yao clans fought for supremacy over Heaven and Earth. Their war was so devastating that the heavens collapsed, the earth split apart, and stars fell. In the end, both sides were crippled and withdrew from the stage of history."

Lin Zhu's tone was calm, yet his words painted a vast and brutal epic.

"Afterward, the Human Race rose with the tide. Though humanity was newly born and weak at the time, it was favored by the fortune of Heaven and Earth. Moreover, it possessed the Merit of Creation bestowed by Mother Nüwa, giving it limitless potential."

"From Heavenly Emperor Fuxi drawing the Eight Trigrams and establishing human order, to Earth Emperor Shennong tasting a hundred herbs and promoting agriculture; from Human Emperor Xuanyuan unifying the tribes, battling Chi You, and casting the Nine Provinces Cauldron... the Three Sovereigns governed the Human Race, its fortune flourished, and civilization first took shape."

A trace of reminiscence flickered in Lin Zhu's eyes.

"By the era of the Five Emperors, Zhuanxu, Di Ku, Yao, Shun, and Yu carried on the past and opened the way for the future, transforming the world through virtue. Humanity's footprints spread across the Primordial Wilderness, and its strength and standing continually rose. At that time, humanity's leader bore the title of 'Human Emperor,' commanded the Human Race's fortune, and received the worship of countless people. His status... faintly stood alongside the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court. In some respects, because he ruled Humanity's Path—a path brimming with vitality and boundless potential—the strength of his fortune was enough to make even the Heavenly Court wary."

"The Human Emperor... stood alongside the Heavenly Emperor?"

Li Shimin drew in a sharp breath, his eyes filled with incredulous shock. In the understanding of him and all later mortals, an