#934 - Pantheon
Tao Yu spent some time and energy to deal with the follow-up issues after the destruction of the Yangshen World.
But in fact, this amount of time is not even enough to complete the aftermath of the major events of the change of ownership of Baixing City and the extermination of the Bai family.
The already prosperous White Star City was flooded with various visitors in the following period of time.
The emergence of a new god itself would disrupt a lot of balances and cause many changes.
In addition, as the divine path represents perfection, some saints will also want to come and try their luck and seek refuge.
But no matter what, Tao Yu himself has already represented the existence of the completed Divine Road, although there are many visitors from White Star City.
But no one dared to be presumptuous, let alone harass Tao Yu.
There are just a few more unfamiliar faces and some more intelligence gathering.
But at the same time, it also brought relatively more trade to White Star City...
“Well, it’s not easy to bring back something like the Ship of Fortune that carries a large number of indigenous people.”
Tao Yu returned to the present world, closed his eyes and communicated with the world's will again, and received some feedback.
There was also a hint of strangeness in his eyes.
A strong person who has walked the divine path and mastered certain rules at the bottom of the abyss can, in theory, break free from the constraints of the world's will.
The abyss is so vast that you can go anywhere.
It is similar to the identity of reincarnation given to himself by the main god on Earth. There are many gods who leave their own world and go to other worlds.
Especially in some worlds that are about to be destroyed, the escape of gods is a very normal behavior.
As for true god-level beings, the authority of the world will does indeed have various manifestations.
The shuttling of fragments and the invasion of independent worlds will provide new options for true god-level beings.
That is whether or not to just rely on your own strength to charge in!
"The world will constantly send pioneers to the abyss fragments, which also consumes energy. It was fine for those below the level of True God, but now that I have achieved the status of True God, this back and forth will increase His burden.
"And if you go to the Endless Sea, you can try to dive directly into the abyss fragments without having to worry about whether to return or not. By then, the benefits of various wishes alone can be multiplied several times..."
Although Tao Yu knew that the world will definitely take a cut, he never expected it to be so large.
But think about it, He has to provide a stable environment and be responsible for the delivery of all pioneers, and the total pool of His own consumption is also here.
"No wonder they have been letting it go and taking such a high commission. As long as they can stimulate the subjective initiative of the pioneers, they can get enough commission. It's no wonder that the Chosen Ones are so efficient. There are no middlemen to make a profit from the price difference..."
This is also the reason why Jiutian Divine Road has always wanted to find a suitable and stable base in the Endless Sea.
The profits from development there are indeed higher than those in the hinterland, at least for the god-level forces.
If you can open up the road between the Abyss Fragments and the Endless Sea, it will be no problem to travel back and forth with the Boat of Fortune or something like that.
This is also an option. After coming back, if He wants to use the will of the world again, He will be sent back to the location where He was teleported last time.
The node anchor position sent will be stored forever.
"The Endless Sea is not just about Earth and some of the subsidiary fragments of this world, but we can put it aside for now."
That is, his personal charging price will skyrocket, because the true God has already involved in the bottom rules of the abyss, and the world will want to completely suppress it and squeeze it in, which also requires the consumption of more willpower.
Therefore, judging from the price of dissuading people from doing so, which has skyrocketed ten thousand times, He hopes that all true gods will find ways to enter the independent world on their own.
It would be more expensive to let Him do it.
It’s just because the outside of that strange world is full of old people, it’s still a bit passive to just fight back like this.
Tao Yu still held her nose and bargained, and stuffed Adam back alone, and gave a little discount on the price...
Just as Tao Yu relied on his ability as a dreamer to quickly scan the city's subconscious ocean and make a simple assessment of the recent trends.
When I turned around, I found that the communicator of the representative of the Assassin's League was ringing.
Because of Lei Jingtian's attack and the fall of the Holy Land, the Assassin's League was blamed and directly decided to let Killer Star and the newly arrived Xuan Gui escape separately.
However, judging from the fact that Sword Master had already noticed the problem with the Styx, Jiu Tian Divine Road should have reconciled the accounts with the Assassin's League headquarters.
After all, they are two true god-level forces, and they will also check their own intelligence to avoid misjudgment.
However, now the Jiutian Divine Road and the Bai family have been wiped out in Baixing Province, and all the reactions and changes were completely unexpected.
Several consecutive instructions from the Assassin's League headquarters had just arrived and had to be changed immediately.
Plus, the killer ran away before and just came back, so there was this recent contact...
"...Recently, there have been a lot of things going on, and too many unexpected events have occurred. The headquarters has stopped our activities in White Star State. Currently, we are focusing purely on intelligence gathering, and we must not make enemies with the new rulers of White Star State."
A very normal notification.
Currently, the Nine Heavens Divine Road has been completely uprooted here. Although the route and style of the Assassin's League are different from those of the Nine Heavens Divine Road, they have also adopted a completely restrained attitude at this time.
Although the Assassin's League also has a God of Death, as well as fellow Divine Masters and even Demigods, its overall scale is still much inferior to that of the Nine Heavens Divine Road. It seems natural that it would choose this stable mode.
"The Assassin's League... I didn't expect their background to be so complicated before. It's clear that Xingzhou doesn't even have a Saint, but Jiutian Divine Road has a Sword Master."
However, considering that Sword Master's identity is the sixth son of the Bai family, the way the Assassin's League mainly relies on direct descendants to spread its influence is obviously different from the Jiutian Divine Road's choice of local powerful people to cooperate with.
After all, the Assassin's League has only one complete divine path, and most of the direct members chosen are those who fit this path. Compared with the number of saints and venerables, their numbers are much smaller. It is natural that they cannot achieve something as luxurious as the Nine Heavens Divine Path.
But relatively speaking, the Assassin's League's more stable approach actually increases their ability to survive.
And to put it bluntly, even if the Killer Star and his men were wiped out, although it would be a loss, it would be much easier for the Assassin's League to resume operations in a certain place than to catch them all in one fell swoop like the Sword Master.
The plate is small, the profit will be less, but it is also easy to turn around...
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"If something happens in White Star City, you can provide support here, so you don't need to show up on weekdays."
In the Xingyao City area, Tao Yu looked at the blue bird in front of him and made arrangements for her.
This guy has come all the way here from the real world during this period of time.
As a Divine Road Venerable, it is better to head towards the safer hinterland, where naturally there won't be any accidents.
The Blue Bird, who has obtained the gift of the [Original Witch], is even stronger than the ancestor of the Bai family!
It is obviously a level higher than Wang Yuanwai and Kavadi.
Ordinary Divine Path Masters can’t even escape from the Blue Bird.
However, on ordinary days, Baixing Province has the civilization fire of the provincial capital, has higher attention from the world's will, and has two Divine Road Venerables in charge, so generally there are no major problems.
On the contrary, Xingyao is relatively likely to face some derivative problems, so choosing Xingyao as the place for Bluebird's return to the world can be considered as a layer of insurance.
"It's all up to the master."
The bluebird, who possessed the characteristics of a witch, bowed to Tao Yu very respectfully, revealing a deep sincerity.
She is actually quite satisfied with her current situation!
Since she was willing to follow a false god for the sake of the divine path, she had a very clear self-awareness.
In the past, there was only a false god at the end of my route, and the upper limit was blocked.
Having achieved what she has today, she is very Buddhist.
After she obtained the martial arts technique, she had no intention of reporting it directly. It was Hei Xuan's strong desire to make progress that pushed her to do so.
With the current strength and status, enjoying life and the status brought by power is much more comfortable than going out fighting and killing.
If there is no way to make progress, one will gradually tend to give up and enjoy life.
Originally, her [Luck] route wasn't good at fighting, and she would take a break for half a year after going out on field missions.
And now, although she is more controlled by others, what makes her happy is that this boss really gives her benefits!
In the past, I worked very hard to accumulate contributions, and the guidance on the path to God was also very stingy, just to keep me dangling and trying to make me work harder.
But this time, just by completing the surrender, he was granted such powerful power!
This is much better than before, even exceeding the upper limit of what I could have achieved before!
And if she can't resist, she will enjoy it. She quite enjoys the process of being dominated by her master.
That wonderful feeling is unprecedented and can be regarded as a reward.
So she accepted some of the tasks and arrangements without any resistance...
"Okay, we're almost there, we can go back now. We should be close to the independent world you mentioned in the intelligence."
Tao Yu crossed the boundary and resonated with the Boat of Creation to confirm it.
Given the characteristics of the Boat of Fortune, distances that previously seemed extremely far away can now be reached quickly.
Although it is not as good as relying directly on the will of the world to teleport, it is also not comparable to normal travel.
The main purpose of coming back this time is to show my presence again.
After all, he is already the highest person in charge of a region. It doesn't matter if he leaves for a while when he just takes over, but showing his presence occasionally can make it easier for Sun Miao and his team to take over the work.
The handover of such a large volume involves considerable complexity and trouble.
Many times, it is not possible to solve the problem simply by using force...
"yes."
The bluebird said respectfully, then thought of something and asked for instructions.
"Kurogen and Narukami are both dead. The organization should have received the news by now. Coupled with my disappearance, I'm afraid some instructions and permissions have been changed. I may no longer be able to contact the intelligence personnel in that world..."
"It's okay, there's no need to ride directly on my face."
Tao Yu waved his hand indifferently.
Although he was not afraid of the Nine Heavens Divine Road, there was no need to let the defecting Blue Bird get close to him and taunt him. There was no need for that.
As for that independent world, Bluebird does not need the authority to contact or give commands.
Just grab some at the door.
I just want to determine which world is related to the Chan Sect...
However, just when Tao Yu was about to leave, he suddenly received a call from Sun Miao from Baixingzhou.
"Well, the Pantheon sent a representative..."
"It really came after all."
Tao Yu was not surprised at all after receiving the news. He signaled the blue bird to go back first, and then he flew straight into the air...
…
In a reception room with an independent space in the original headquarters of the White Star Group, Sun Miao and Qian Lin were both accompanying a white-browed old man.
The old man with white eyebrows was wearing a simple linen robe, and wherever he walked there was a stream of charm. Even though he had tried to restrain himself, his every move still dominated the scene.
"Mr. Gan has come all the way here. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality. Your Majesty will be here soon."
Sun Miao smiled at the white-browed old man in front of him. Although his aura was suppressed in all aspects, his words were neither arrogant nor humble.
He also represents White Star City, so he cannot be too humble.
"That's fine, but doesn't your Majesty have a fixed name yet? It's hard to address him."
Mr. Gan seemed very kind and didn't put on airs.
"I really don't know. Perhaps the God is a newly promoted God."
Sun Miao was also stumped by the question at this time. Normally speaking, a true god is not achieved overnight. He or she will probably have various titles before becoming a god.
Afterwards, you can find some related titles to form the honorific name and title.
But thinking back to Tao Yu...
this……
Eight-armed Vajra?
Not so good...
However, Mr. Gan did not dwell on this issue. Soon his expression changed slightly, and when he saw Mr. Wang entering the living room, he smiled.
"Brother Wang is still so comfortable."
"Meet Senior Gan."
Although Wang Yuanwai was also a venerable of the Divine Road, he still bowed to Mr. Gan when he came over. It was obvious that the two sides had met before. Then Wang Yuanwai specifically said to Sun Miao and Qian Lin:
"Senior Gan is the foreign affairs envoy of the Temple of the Gods. He is a demigod who has completed the path of God. His way of [Xuan Guang] is second only to the True God Xuan Guang. His strength is much stronger than ours."
"No, it's nice to get a job and do some work, and then go around and have fun."
Mr. Gan chuckled. After becoming a demigod, he could almost be considered to have reached his limit. The next step of improvement would all depend on the pioneer of the divine road. The further the other party went, the more he could follow. It had nothing to do with his own hard training.
The Pantheon was originally an extremely loose organization, consisting of all the gods in the world who had completed their journey to become gods, plus a few gods who had come over from other worlds.
It is mainly to facilitate communication and deal with some conflicts, as well as to complete some arbitration, so as to avoid armed conflicts between gods as much as possible. With the pressure from the external abyss and other worlds, we should be as consistent as possible to the outside world.
While a few people were chatting, the space on the scene folded and changed, as if a mirror was rolling, and a sacred figure walked out of a mirror.
It’s Tao Yu!
Mr. Gan, who had been chatting and laughing, now looked serious and bowed to Tao Yu.
"I am honored to meet your Majesty. I do not know your name. Please forgive me if I have been rude."
"The name is just a title. Are you here to ask me about joining the sect?"
Tao Yu knew about the existence of the Temple of the Gods through Hei Xuan and Qing Niao, and he was not opposed to joining this loose organization belonging to the present world.
"Your Majesty, I have heard rumors about your Majesty, so I will come here to simply register."
Since a demigod came here personally, naturally some more clear issues needed to be clarified.
After all, being able to kill the ancestor of the Bai family does not necessarily mean that one has completely completed the path to godhood. Gan Wuji himself can do it.
But now that they met, just based on the other party's aura when he came out, he could be sure that this person was indeed most likely a true god.
"As for the Pantheon, that's fine. Just follow the procedure."
Tao Yu looked indifferent and sat casually on his throne.
"The Pantheon itself is not mandatory. Some of Your Majesty's incarnations have registered again. We don't care about the secrets and opportunities of our members. However, since Your Majesty is in the heart of the world, we still need to briefly introduce some of the tacit agreements to Your Majesty..."
Gan Wuji came here purely for formality and his attitude was very polite.
Regardless of whether the other party knows it or not, he will still make it clear what should be made clear.
What was being said was actually mainly about preventing a war between gods from breaking out in the heart of the world. Then, there are some states and cities that may appear normal on the surface, but they are also being cared for by some gods behind the scenes.
Maybe it’s because they are younger generations, or maybe it’s some other reason.
Tao Yu was also happy with this situation where each party's sphere of influence and position were clearly stated.
If everyone draws the line in advance, it can indeed reduce the possibility of many conflicts.
“…Currently, the entire Baixing Province, apart from the influence of the Nine Heavens Divine Road, has no inherent forces. This is also the reason why the Bai family chose to settle here after obtaining the Divine Sword.
"Now, whether Your Majesty wants to continue to stay here or leave, you can designate this place as your sphere of influence. After all, as far as I know, you have already reached an agreement with Jiutian Shenlu."
Tao Yu had already held "peace talks" with the representatives of the Nine Heavens Divine Road, so a loose organization like the Temple of the Gods would naturally not interfere.
"Well, I have no objection. Go ahead. If there are still people who come to my side without any eyes after reporting, it's not my fault if I teach them a lesson."
Tao Yu waved casually.
"It is so."
Gan Wuji completed some records, picked up a magical artifact that looked like a turtle's back with flowing light, and input something.
Then the turtle's back formed a small piece of tortoise shell, which he broke off and gave to Tao Yu.
"This is a tool created with the help of the world's will. It can be used to contact a certain member, and it also serves as proof of identity."
At this point, Gan Wuji paused, then continued
"The Pantheon is a loose organization, but there are many small self-organized teams and various organizations within it, each with its own unique characteristics..."
Tao Yu also learned about Gan Wuji's subsequent words from Qingniao.
In fact, the division among gods is very general, because each of them has reached a certain peak. Due to the underlying rules, the gods are mutually restrained, so it is difficult to count their strength performance.
When a war between gods breaks out, it's usually either a limited fight or a life-and-death struggle, and it's hard to determine their specific strength.
So for now, the distinction is only made through the different states that the gods are in.
For example, there are [demigods] blocking the road ahead, [false gods] that are at a dead end and the divine road is not big enough to carry them, normal [true gods], the [main god] who forms a pantheon and becomes the master of the pantheon, and the [follower gods] who depend on the main god.
Although this is a normal progressive relationship, it has also happened that as part of a certain powerful divine path, a false god with extremely strong combat power can kill a true god or even the main god even if it has reached a dead end.
There are also some freaks who have multiple divine paths and cannot be calculated according to common sense.
The seven top beings whose subordinate gods can easily kill other main gods are called [God Kings].
The [Council of Seven Kings] is also the most powerful organization under the Pantheon.
This does not mean that the seven gods have joined forces. In fact, they all don't get along well with each other.
This is a resolution passed by the Council of Seven Kings. It is binding and can check and balance the gods...
"I understand. For now, I have no intention of joining any organization."
"That's your right. You can also choose your own name on the ID card. After all, it's better to make it easier to contact and distinguish."
Upon hearing this, Tao Yu just touched the tortoise shell in front of him, rubbed it with his fingers for a while, and then entered his contact code on it.
【initial】!
…
Shaoshi Mountain, because of the great changes in the world in recent days, the Beggars' Sect, known as the number one gang in the world, went north to Shaolin Temple and held a martial arts conference to discuss the recent changes.
At the same time, he also wanted to identify someone to take charge of the martial arts world.
Under the influence of this feast, a large number of martial artists gathered in Shaoshi Mountain, wanting to watch the fun and also wanting to understand what to do in the future.
Many of the martial artists who gathered together were discussing recent rumors and news.
Thanks to the setting of 'carrier pigeons' in this world, the speed of information transmission is not too slow, and intelligence from many places all over the world has begun to converge.
"Hey, I heard that a man-eating monster appeared in Liao. The whole Liao was plunged into chaos. I don't know when it will affect us."
"Is it so serious? Even the Liao Kingdom can't stop us? Then do we have a chance to conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?"
“It’s hard to say.”
"Look at the ones in Dali. I heard that a strange tall building fell from the sky south of Dali, and a lot of guys in strange costumes appeared, and there were some conflicts."
"It is rumored that a man-eating monster has appeared in Japan..."
"This world is in chaos."
"It seems that things were not chaotic before..."
“…”
A large number of martial artists gathered together and chattered, waiting for the arrival of the Beggars' Sect.
Faced with the visit of this gang known as the largest gang in the world, Shaolin Temple also attached great importance to it.
Many eminent monks of the Xuan generation, led by Abbot Xuanci, have now arrived outside the temple.
Cooperating with the monks next to them, it not only demonstrated hospitality but also reflected the majesty of Shaolin itself.
Not long after, I could vaguely hear a sound coming from the bottom of the mountain.
"Xingxiu Old Immortal, his magical power is boundless..."
Hearing such rampant and chaotic shouting, the whispers at the scene became even louder. On the mountain road leading to the Shaolin Temple, there was already a group of ragged Beggar Gang disciples, who were surrounded by a group of people.
Among them was a small group of people wearing white clothes, who seemed somewhat out of place among the beggars of the Beggars' Gang.
That exaggerated slogan was shouted by this group of people.
They were also carrying a sedan chair with sixteen bearers, in which was carried an old man with white hair and eyebrows, who looked like an immortal.
Besides him, there was also a weird-looking girl in purple on the sedan, but it seemed that the girl's eyes were out of focus, as if she was blind.
The Beggars' Sect also had a smaller sedan chair carried by eight people, on which sat a figure wearing a bamboo hat. It was the new leader of the Beggars' Sect, You Tanzhi.
It’s just that this Beggars’ Sect leader doesn’t have the temperament of a leader.
Although he was carried in a sedan chair, he kept paying attention to A Zi beside Ding Chunqiu from time to time. He seemed a little restless and did not have the aura of a superior.
In addition, there were a few people in the Beggar Gang's team who were wearing patched clothes but looked somewhat different, amidst the noisy slogans.
Several people were discussing something in a low voice.
"I don't know if the previous batch got any new intelligence. If they all lose contact, it will be our turn next time."
"Hey, there are monsters and magic, and they are very strong in suppressing external forces..."
"We need to quickly obtain some basic skills and knowledge from this world, so that it will be of some use when we go in."
"There are many skills in the Shaolin Temple's Sutra Library. If it were me, I would just kill them directly. Why hide it like this? Any one of us can suppress this group of natives."
"It's not like we don't have basic information about this internal force. How long will it take us to achieve a certain level of success if we temporarily master the practice? It's too late to accelerate with willpower. We need the Beiming Divine Art that can absorb internal force quickly!"
"Hey, there was something similar in the development area of Xingyao City. We had quite a bit of influence there before, but now there's suddenly no news."
"Yes, we had originally agreed to arrange for it. If we could arrive earlier, we would have the foundation to temporarily practice here. But now we have to fend for ourselves. Sigh~"
"I hope it won't be our turn. It sounds nice to say it's intelligence gathering, but in fact it's no different from cannon fodder, just more advanced cannon fodder..."
Taken together, they are all boundary breakers who can enter an independent world.
If any one of them is picked out alone, he can call the wind and rain on the spot and flatten Shaolin.
Looking at ordinary pioneer cities, they are all high-ranking figures who are fundamentally different from ordinary people.
However, after being divided into multiple echelons to explore independent worlds, they realized that their status was no different from cannon fodder.
I can only try my best to improve my own means of survival.
According to the previous information, some of the skills in the nearby world can speed up the adaptation to the independent world and unlock some of their own abilities so that they will not be eaten by monsters as soon as they land...
