Wind Empress attained Transcendence twice, truly living up to the legend of one of the Eight Worthies of antiquity.
She was first [Wind Empress], whose body manifested the myriad phenomena; she died embracing the tree for the Human Race. Later, a wisp of her remnant soul became [Heavenly God Lord], ushering in the Mythic Era.
And now Mu Fuyao was saying that the so-called [Heavenly God Lord] was actually the result of seizing godhood?
This was truly an ancient secret, one that none but those who had endured through the ages could know.
If not for an existence like Mu Fuyao, who had once been a Netherworld Deity, it would have been difficult to grasp the root of the matter.
The Immortal Dragon stood to one side in the stairwell. The clamor of the drinkers still reached his ears, but all he heard was the echo of history.
Unconsciously edging closer, he asked, "When Your Reverence says the Heavenly God Lord was the result of seizing godhood, do you mean Wind Empress's remnant soul seized a certain Divine Venerable—or that before Wind Empress's remnant soul attained the Dao... someone seized her divine rank?"
Only today did he understand why certain high-ranking beings had always refused to acknowledge the Heavenly God Lord, saying He could not truly be considered Wind Empress. So there was such a history behind it—the Heavenly God Lord was not pure.
"Long ago, Wind Empress died embracing the tree. Humanity remembered her forever, and thus the Integrity-Embracing Tree endured through the ages. Generation after generation of scholars composed songs and verses; in their hearts, people praised her and remembered her. A god was born from this."
Mu Fuyao did not find this history especially precious. She merely shared it calmly. "Wind Empress's remnant soul gave rise to