Chapter 743 — A Conversation Without Accord
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
. " Seeing Shen Mu looking at him, Yin Tianzi hastily smiled. "Brother Mu, this is the Heavenly Court's first great gathering. Countless young talents from all the heavens, great and small, have come to attend.
Those who can come are all figures of consequence in their own realms. People like us are small fry. " Shen Mu smiled. "I am small fry. But you, Brother Yin, are a person of consequence.
" Yin Tianzi made a show of modesty, though he could not quite hide his complacency. "I do have a modest reputation in our poor backwater, but I still cannot compare with the others. " Shen Mu's face turned serious. "I can see that you, Brother Yin, are no creature destined to remain in a pond.
One day you will rise to great heights!
" Kaihuang's eyes flickered. He smiled. "I think so too.
Brother Yin may not be famous now, but a child of three can be read for a hundred years to come. In the future, Brother Yin will surely shake the world.
" Yin Tianzi was overwhelmed by the favor. "The Heavenly Emperor still has to give the Heavenly Court a name, and he has summoned all the ancient gods in the world. We cannot hope to rub shoulders with ancient gods, but I have wide connections, and this time many notables of the various clans have come, including the outstanding few who founded the cultivation of the divine treasury.
They are not ancient gods, yet they surpass them. It is because they founded the divine treasury that we are able to cultivate at all. " Shen Mu was shaken to the core. Beings who had founded the divine treasury cultivation system? Was the divine treasury cultivation system not founded by the ancient gods? He looked toward Kaihuang, who was equally stirred.
Were they about to meet the people who had founded the divine treasury cultivation system?
Yin Tianzi smiled.
"They are at the Jade Pool right now, planning to hold a grand Jade Pool gathering.
The Heavenly Emperor and his lot hold the Heavenly Court gathering; we will hold the Jade Pool gathering.
It may not be as grand as the Heavenly Court's, but we absolutely must not miss it! They say that at this Jade Pool gathering, Yutian Zun will announce something momentous, something that will astonish everyone! " Kaihuang smiled. "Brother Yin, with your wide connections, could you give us a hint of the news? " Yin Tianzi hesitated, then lowered his voice and spoke with great mystery. "They say Yutian Zun and the others have already fathomed a way to let practitioners like us become gods!
This Jade Pool gathering is meant to announce it!
" Shen Mu blurted out, "A way to cultivate into a god? Were there no divine-ability practitioners before who cultivated into gods? " Yin Tianzi and Kaihuang looked at him with strange expressions. Shen Mu immediately realized he had misspoken, and said abashedly, "I come from the countryside and have seen little of the world.
Please do not laugh at me, you two.
I always thought there were gods in the Heavenly Court.
" Kaihuang regarded him with a half-smile. After a moment, he explained, "Of course there are gods in the Heavenly Court. Apart from the ancient gods, there are all manner of other gods as well.
But these gods did not attain their power through cultivation; they were born mighty. Yet all of them are bound by a limit to their lifespan. When that limit is reached, their souls return to Youdu. " Yin Tianzi clapped his hands sharply and laughed. "Exactly so!
Brother Mu, you know little of such matters, which is why you were unaware. In truth, they are only demigods. Their standing comes from bloodline and lineage. Many of them are descendants of ancient gods, and because their blood is noble they possess powers that reach the heavens and pierce the earth. But they cannot live forever as the ancient gods do. And the crucial point is that they do not rely on cultivation; they rely on growth. " "Growth?
" Shen Mu was all the more confused.
"For instance, the great Kun carrying us to the Jade Pool.