"What do you mean, Daoist Friend?" A faint gleam flashed in Gu Yuanqing's eyes. "Do you suspect God King Wuxiang had already taken over another's nest back then, substituting the plum for the peach?"
The Heaven-Measuring God King nodded. "My idea may be somewhat far-fetched. Still, becoming a God Lord requires the faith of all living beings. God King Wuxiang never ascended to become King of the Gods, nor established a great religion as the Demon Lord did, yet he broke through the shackles of a God King. That seems rather inconceivable."
"That is certainly possible." Gu Yuanqing nodded.
The Heaven-Measuring God King said, "But some things still don't make sense. For instance, the Creation God King was, after all, a half-step God Lord. However formidable Wuxiang was back then, he was only a God King, and probably no match for the Creation God King. Doing it without any of the gods noticing would have been even more impossible, unless—this was the Creation God King's own intention."
"But the Creation God King suppressed the Demon Lord precisely to attain the position of God Lord. Why would he willingly give that power of faith to God King Wuxiang?"
At this point, he smiled again and continued, "Of course, these are merely my conjectures. Perhaps none of it happened that way at all. There may be other methods in this world, or other great opportunities, such as obtaining the power of a Supreme Divine Artifact."
As he spoke, he could not help glancing at Gu Yuanqing again. After all, Gu Yuanqing seemed to be much the same. Although he had established the Qian Yuan Hall, its teachings spread only within the Exquisite Realm Domain. That meager incense power and faith were nowhere near enough to break the self-imposed limits of the rules