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The oppressive stillness in the hall had only just eased after their decision when another low remark from Chen Xiaojun abruptly shattered it.
His brows were tightly knitted, as though he were studying an unknown abyss with no bottom. "I even suspect... that the ruins Tang Haotian and Yellow Emperor Tang Xuan discovered back then might... have been connected to some deity's inheritance!"
"A deity inheritance?!" Xia Qingyun's voice carried a moment of astonishment, and she repeated the words almost instinctively.
Under the lamplight, her fingers tightened slightly around her wine flask.
"Yes." Chen Xiaojun raised his head and met Xia Qingyun's gaze. His tone was unusually calm, even carrying a detachment that could not be ignored. "But Grandma, that isn't necessarily a good omen."
"Everything has its benefits and drawbacks. No meat pies fall from the sky for free."
"Accepting a god's gift usually also means... accepting the invisible shackles behind that gift."
"Shackles?" Xia Qingyun repeated, fixing Chen Xiaojun with a piercing gaze. Clearly, the word had struck a nerve.
Chen Xiaojun drew a deep breath, gathering his words. "For example, take... Sea God Island's 'Sacred Pillar trials.'"
"The faithful undergo trial after trial, seemingly drawing closer to a god's glory with every step. In reality, each step only binds them more deeply to the Sea God's will."
He stressed his conclusion. "The same principle applies. A divine inheritance has one fatal limitation-there is only one divine office, and only one divine rank."
"The god whose inheritance they receive cannot pass on his own divine position."
"And accepting inherited power that carries such a powerful imprint of divinity..."
Chen Xiaojun's tone sharpened. "If you're lucky, you might become a divine priest who safeguards that god's will, serving for the rest of your