Pressing a God with Force, the God Unfolds a Domain of Law

After swallowing the two people whole, the god immediately closed its mouth, but its neck swelled up, as if it were being supported by the two. The swelling slid down from the neck, across the chest, and into the abdomen, and the extent of the swelling quickly decreased, making it look as if the two people had been digested.

However, Qiu Yan was very clear that it was not that Zhou Meng and Huang Xun's bodies had been melted, but rather that the thoughts within their Human Soul had been extracted by the deity and integrated into their own.

In the Scholar Forest, there is no flesh and blood. Zhou Meng and Huang Xun are both souls. There is no such thing as flesh and blood being digested. However, their thoughts and ideas exist.

"That deity could only appear beside the two of them so quickly, and even easily capture them and merge their thoughts into their souls, which shows that it had already tampered with them! Having swallowed two people who had condensed their Literary Heart, who knows how many variables will arise. I did not come here with the intention of fighting. Even if I cannot learn the secrets of the Divine Path from this deity, I can still gain a lot from the insights and Votive Thoughts of the souls in this river."

At this moment, several whirlpools were rapidly spinning on the long river beneath Qiu Yan's feet, each containing a dense concentration of Votive Thoughts. These Votive Thoughts were being continuously analyzed, and the information contained within them had little to do with Human Path affairs, but rather involved the mysteries of the Divine Path. This gave Qiu Yan a subtle feeling of the illusion turning into reality, which made him pay special attention.

For Qiu Yan, these Divine Path mysteries are more precious than any treasure, because they can strengthen his foundation in the Divine Path Qiu Yan and accelerate his advancement in Divine Grade.

Ascension to Divine Path is inherently extremely difficult, as it is controlled by the Heavenly Court. Even if Heaven-Born Deity can advance on their own, the difference between First Rank often takes decades, centuries, or even nearly a thousand years.

Among the Black Marsh Patriarch, the Ghost Mother, and the Child-Giving God captured by Qiu Yan, neither the Black Marsh Patriarch nor the Child-Giving God could advance in rank on their own. Only the Demon Ghost Mother, by virtue of her Heaven-Born Deity, could slowly improve her Divine Grade. However, according to the information Qiu Yan obtained, the Ghost Mother's journey from a Lesser God deity to Fifth-Rank Divine Seat took an extremely long time.

Generally speaking, deities rarely have time for exploration or travel, partly due to the limitations imposed by their Divine Office, and partly because they must govern the Netherworld Domain and respond to the calls of believers. Furthermore, Heaven-Born Deity need to spend time understanding and comprehending their Divine Office in order to advance in rank.

There is no reward without effort, so Qiu Yan's Divine Spirit Body cannot act recklessly.

Moreover, the concept of time differs between gods and mortals. For gods, ten or several decades are but a fleeting moment. When they want to take action, they often need to spend decades or centuries on the time frame. They may fall into a deep sleep and wake up to find that everything has changed. This also applies to Qiu Yan's Divine Spirit Body.

In this situation, if a deity causes too much trouble in a short period of time, no matter how careful he is, it will attract the attention of other deities—breaking the established rules is, in itself, an abnormal behavior.

In contrast, mortals must seize every second. Just like Qiu Yan's Divine Spirit Body Fleshly Body, even with cultivation, his lifespan is still very short in the eyes of the gods. But it is precisely because of this short lifespan that the Human Path is so wonderful, that there are insights that the Divine Path does not have, and that there are mysteries that are difficult for ordinary gods to perceive.

In this respect, the Heart Demon Body lies somewhere in between. When it lies dormant, it may remain still for hundreds or thousands of years, but when it is active, it may change in an instant.

However, the situation Qiu Yan faced forced him to accelerate his advancement in his Divine Spirit Body. The warning Yin Xiao'e had sent not long ago was still vivid in his mind—

Lü Liang, the Jiannan Circuit City God, sought help from the Heavenly Eye-Bearing Star Lord, while Celestial Master Luo of the Upper Spirit Sect was about to return to the capital.

These two individuals, one with a grudge against Divine Spirit Body and the other with a karmic Karma to Fleshly Body, are both powerful and influential. Facing a formidable foe, their advancement to Divine Grade is imperative!

This behavior, which goes against the laws of divine development, naturally requires addressing the issue from other aspects.

"I hope those two can restrain that deity and give me enough time to comprehend the Divine Path."

With that in mind, Qiu Yan spared a sliver of attention to perceive the situation above.

After swallowing Zhou and Huang, the deity's Divine Body immediately changed. Its emerald green color surged, mixed with Nether Qi. It had advanced to the Fifth Grade of Divine Rank, and was now able to travel between Yin-Yang.

However, the greatest ability of Fifth Grade deity lies not in combat, but in subtly altering the quality of external objects. Most deities were not born for war; many of their Divine Ability require believers to manifest. However, this deity has recently revived, so where are there any believers left?

The next moment, Bai Zhaoyuan made another move, the scroll in his hand sweeping over, unleashing Literary Heart that shattered illusions and pointed directly to reality, faintly radiating a masculine aura! It was like being scorched by Yang Fire!

Upon seeing this, Qiu Yan immediately understood something.

"When Bai Zhaoyuan made his move, there was no fluctuation of Dao Arts, indicating that he did not cultivate Dao Arts. However, one could visualize yang energy within this scroll. In terms of cultivation alone, he was close to the peak of the Unity Realm! It seems that many Confucian scholars, although they do not cultivate Spirit Projection Divine Ability or allow their Living Soul to leave their bodies, still experience birth, aging, sickness, and death. But because they are single-minded in their studies and their nature is in harmony with the principles of Heavenly Principle, once Spirit Projection, their realm is no less than that of cultivators who have cultivated for decades or even hundreds of years!"

The Soul Dao of Nature Cultivation involves cultivating the mind and spirit. Soul Dao cultivators practice Sitting in Oblivion, Guarding the One, and Contemplating the Spirit, ultimately transforming their State of Mind and bringing about changes in their soul.

Many Confucian scholars, when pursuing knowledge, are single-minded in their pursuit of tranquility and peace of mind, which is similar to the Dao of the Soul Dao. As long as they obtain the appropriate Cultivation Method and turn to the Dao, their cultivation can advance by leaps and bounds with just a little visualization. Those who have concentrated their Literary Heart, after obtaining the Cultivation Method and turning to the Dao, can even ascend to heaven in one step and become Yang on the spot!

"If Bai Zhaoyuan were to turn to the Dao, he could immediately reach the peak of the Third Realm of cultivators! However, when I met with Prime Minister Han, he vaguely mentioned that if a cultivator only seeks to Transcendence one's own path, it will hinder one's Literary Dao. Therefore, many Grand Confucian would rather die of old age than change their path."

Just as Qiu Yan was pondering, the god and Bai Zhaoyuan exchanged blows. After devouring Zhou and Huang, the god not only Divine Rank the Fifth Grade, but also became much more refined in his methods. With every move, there were fluctuations of Divine Office, which seemed to have been formed from the memories of Zhou and Huang.

For a time, they weren't at a disadvantage.

But the good times didn't last long. Suddenly, a violent gust of air fell from above, and scattered fragments of artistic conception swept in. It was Bei Xuan manipulating many insights and attacking the god!

"My lord, you have just been resurrected, and your Fortune is suppressed, leaving your Divine Office vacant. You have no chance of escaping. Given Brother Bai's temperament, you are unlikely to survive. Brother Qiu, on the other hand, seems indifferent because he is comprehending the mysteries of the Divine Path. He is probably preparing to summarize the principles and put them into practice, and he has no intention of letting you go either. In my opinion, you might as well surrender and return with me. I will build a temple for you in my home, so that one or two people can worship and make offerings. What do you think? In this way, you will not have to disappear from the world."

As the starlight descended, Bei Xuan's words also arrived. At first glance, these words seemed well-intentioned, but after a moment's thought, Qiu Yan felt a chill run down her spine, realizing Bei Xuan's true intentions.

"This is clearly an attempt to coerce the deity by leveraging my and Bai Zhaoyuan's influence. They want to capture the deity alive and imprison it in a temple. With only one or two people worshipping it, the deity will struggle to grow stronger. And with the chosen worshipper in Bei Xuan's hands, the incense offerings could easily be cut off, which is tantamount to controlling the deity's life and death! He's trying to raise a deity!"

Although Bei Xuan Literary Path Creation, from the perspective of cultivation, he was merely a mortal. Yet, this mortal wanted to raise deities! This was not only a lack of reverence for deities, but also treating them as livestock or poultry!

"This Bei Xuan appears refined and always greets people with a smile, but judging from his actions, he is not only cold-hearted by nature, but also extremely obsessed. In order to explore the truth, he is almost willing to disregard everything!"

"You mere mortal, how dare you insult the gods!" Upon hearing Bei Xuan's words, the god exuded obvious rage. With a wave of his hands, the light on his body changed again, revealing a hint of dark blue, while simultaneously evoking the sentiment of "simplicity brings nobility, poverty brings poverty!"

Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes, extending his perception, and quickly discerned that this artistic conception was similar to "The superior man finds contentment in every situation" in the Doctrine of the Doctrine of the Mean, but it had been transformed into the aura of Divine Office, spreading out and giving off a sense of encouraging people to be law-abiding and perform their duties.

However, this aura is different from the Confucianism ideal. The Confucianism ideal focuses on education and advocacy, guiding people and making choices. It emphasizes the will of the people and the general trend. But this aura has a sense of final judgment, as if it were the truth of heaven and earth from the moment it was born. Wherever it goes, it reverses the rules. If people do not follow it, they are considered foolish and ignorant!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The aura of Divine Office erupted, reflecting the blue divine power, and Domain Derivation!

The blue divine power represents the majesty of Fourth Grade deity!

As soon as the Domain of Law unfolded, the surrounding starlight and scrolls were immediately pushed out, creating a gap around the deity.

Moreover, the atmosphere emanating from the Domain of Law made the starlight and the scrolls seem to want to Revert to Root, Return to Origin and their original places.

"Domain Derivation? Each with its own function? It seems these are the Divine Office condensed from Zhou and Huang. They were understood and utilized by that deity so quickly, and they even advanced directly to the Fourth Grade rank! Comparable to my Divine Spirit Body..."

Upon seeing this, Qiu Yan felt a mix of emotions, but also a sense of unease.

"The advancement of a deity requires a long time. The several transformations of Divine Spirit Body have all been fraught with twists and turns. And this deity's reckless use of his Divine Office may very well restrict the direction of his Divine Path. Since he has been resurrected, he couldn't possibly be unaware of this. Could it be that he was forced into this desperate gamble? But having set up this scheme, how could he easily sever the future of his Divine Path? Unless..."

Just then, the whirlpool beneath Qiu Yan's feet suddenly rippled, capturing a glimpse of a Votive Thoughts, which startled and alarmed him!

"So that's it! So that's the reason—putting someone in a life-or-death situation to survive! What a brilliant plan!"

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