In the end, Lin Cheng left.
Having learned the location of the continent's origin, and learned that a beating heart was sealed here... for some reason, Lin Cheng suddenly felt that this Heavenly Realm had become exceptionally mysterious. As his strength had risen, coupled with inheriting Founding Ancestor Cheng's memories, he had thought himself fairly "well-traveled and knowledgeable," with little left that could truly shock him.
Yet he soon realized that was not the case.
There was still much he did not know, much he did not understand.
"Since there's only a heart here, could there be something else in other places?"
"Come to think of it, is that thing a god's heart?"
"With such overwhelming pressure, even if it isn't, it must belong to some terrifying demigod..."
Lin Cheng muttered to himself.
Suddenly, the light of Civilization City flickered faintly, and a cool, detached voice rang out. "That heart does indeed carry the aura of a god, but it seems to have fallen silent... that god should have died long ago."
The artifact spirit of Civilization City had spoken.
Lin Cheng's spirits lifted. When it came to understanding gods, he was undoubtedly far inferior to these mysterious beings.
"It really is a god?" Lin Cheng asked.
"Yes, though it should already be dead, with only some instinct remaining. Otherwise, given the power of a god, even if only a heart remained, it could easily revive itself. At the level of gods, so long as consciousness remains undying, no matter how severe the injuries to the body and soul, recovery can come swiftly."
"Although that heart still contains life force, I did not sense the presence of any divine will just now. It has clearly already dissipated."
"Even so, the power contained within that heart is not something you can