Chapter 248: Guheng Dynasty's Idea, Chiwu Clan's Background
As Gu Yun spoke, the eyes of the many divine masters present all fell on him.

Beside Shen Mu, Chi Wuyan also sent a message: "Master Mu, don't be careless. This Great Master Gu Yun is one of the oldest beings in the worship hall of the Gu Heng Dynasty, and is also the closest to the Heavenly Master in the entire Northwest Territory."

Shen Mu's face remained expressionless, and he smiled and said, "I am just a traveler from the Eastern Land. I heard about the wonders of the Northwest Continent, so I came here to experience it."

East?

Gu Yun took a deep look at Shen Mu, and secretly speculated about Shen Mu's origins in his heart.

The legend of the God of War had not appeared in the northwest for a long time. At least in Gu Yun's life, this was the first time he had seen the real legend of the God of War.

Being able to cultivate such a powerful genius, the power behind this mysterious Venerable Shen Mu must be quite powerful.

"I see. If you are free, Venerable Mu, you are welcome to visit our Guheng Dynasty. My brother and I will personally receive you."

A smile appeared on Gu Yun's face. The senior brother he mentioned was one of the two powerful Heavenly Masters of the Gu Heng Dynasty.

"Master Gu Yun has shown me kindness. If there is a chance, I will definitely bother you."

Shen Mu maintained due respect for this ancient God King.

As the envoy showed goodwill to Shen Mu, many respected leaders of small countries also spoke up and took the initiative to greet Shen Mu.

A venerable from a small country said with a flattering face: "Venerable Shen is worthy of being the legendary god of war. His strength is so strong that I admire him very much."

Another venerable from a small country also echoed, "Yes, Venerable Shen's reputation will surely spread throughout the northwest continent."

Beside Shen Mu, Chi Wuyan also smiled and introduced the origins of these venerables to Shen Mu one by one.

"Master Mu, this is the protector of Kaicheng State..."

"This is the protector of Shuiluo Country, who has a resurrection technique that can take away the good fortune of heaven and earth."

"Who is this……"

After the venerables from the small countries exchanged greetings one by one, the great venerable Gu Yun came to Shen Mu with two venerables from the divine realm.

"Brother Yan, the Gods' Assembly that takes place every hundred centuries is about to be held. I wonder which venerable person from your country will come forward this time?"

Great Gu Yun's gaze fell on Shen Mu and Chi Wuyan beside him.

The Congress of Gods mentioned by the Great Gu Yun is actually a grand event held by the Gu Heng Dynasty. Hundreds of patriots from dynasties under his command will participate in the event to exchange insights and verify themselves.

It is said that they are exchanging insights with each other, but in fact it is just a battle in a sense.

This battle determined the status and ranking of the many countries under the Guheng Dynasty in the next hundred centuries.

The amount of offerings and worship every hundred years will also be determined by this exchange.

The strong can naturally offer less tribute, and the weak will naturally need to bear part of the offering.

Chi Wuyan laughed and said, "My old bones can still move. I'll ask Master Mu to help me at the next Gods Exchange Conference."

With so many people watching, it was impossible for Chi Wuyan to say that he would be killed immediately after a fight.

Shen Mu was a little curious and asked: "What is this Assembly of Gods..."

Upon hearing this, Great Venerable Gu Yun laughed out loud: "Brother Yan, you are not qualified to be a senior. You didn't even tell Venerable Mu about the duties of a Protector of the Nation."

Chi Wuyan raised his hand and stroked his long beard, saying: "After Master Mu agreed to serve as the Protector of the Chi Wu clan, he has been in seclusion, so I have not had the opportunity to talk to Master Mu in detail."

As they spoke, Chi Wuyan and Dazun Gu Yun gave Shen Mu a brief introduction to the affairs of the Gods Exchange Conference.

"So, there are only less than two thousand years left until the next Gods Exchange Conference?"

Great Venerable Gu Yun nodded slightly, and stared at Shen Mu with a seemingly calm gaze, with a vague sense of inquiry.

"Is it my illusion? Why does he, a legendary god of war, make me so fearful?"

Shen Mu faced the gaze of the Great Venerable Gu Yun and said, "Senior Yan should stay in seclusion for a while. Perhaps there is still hope for him to break through to the Heavenly Venerable realm. Leave this exchange conference to me."

As for breaking through the Heavenly Venerable realm, it was just something Shen Mu said casually to give the old Venerable a way out.

Without waiting for Chi Wuyan to speak, Great Venerable Gu Yun said directly: "In that case, I will wait for Venerable Shen's arrival two thousand years later. If I am lucky enough to fight with Venerable Shen, it would be even better."

Shen Mu naturally also sensed the hostility of this Great Master Gu Yun.

Although he didn't know the reason, Shen Mu was not afraid of any challenge and responded with a chuckle: "There will be a chance."

Two thousand years... After two thousand years, I might even break through to the Divine King realm.

Without the realm gap, this group of people would be able to sense the power that a perfect divine body should have.

With the little incident over, the dinner finally went on smoothly.

The venerables from various countries began to reminisce and communicate with each other, and the atmosphere became lively for a while.

This time when Shen Mu took office as the Protector of the Nation, almost all the vassal states of the Gu Heng Dynasty sent strong men to watch the ceremony. The last time there was such a large-scale exchange of masters, it really could be traced back to the Assembly of Gods nearly a hundred centuries ago.

In a corner of the banquet, the two national protectors of the Tianyue Dynasty and the Xingyao Dynasty looked unhappy.

"Brother Jian Ling, how did you feel when you fell into the illusion?" The protector of the Xingyao Dynasty secretly conveyed the message.

Upon hearing this, the Sword Spirit Master of the Tianyue Dynasty looked at Shen Mu and shook his head with fear.

"I had no power to resist. The voice contained a very strong will. It only took a moment for my sea of ​​consciousness to go blank. I fell into the illusion and couldn't extricate myself."

"Such a powerful artistic conception is not actually a perfect artistic conception and has not yet achieved the divine realm... It's simply unbelievable." The Sword Spirit Venerable did not hide his shock at all.

"I am similar to Brother Jian Ling. If Shen Muruo doesn't die, it would be wishful thinking to seize the ancestral tower of the Chiwu clan. I am afraid that the opportunity that the person promised me will also..."

The Sword Spirit Master glanced at the person beside him and snorted coldly, "You have to be alive to take the opportunity. If the two Heavenly Masters of the Upper Kingdom's Worship Hall knew about this, I'm afraid you and I would not survive. It's better to be cautious."

"Humph, I understand this principle naturally. I don't need you, an old stubborn man, to remind me."

……

Late at night, the September moon is across the sky, and the stars seem to be overlooking the world like billions of divine eyes.

Inside the Chiwu clan's ancestral tower, Chiwu Yan looked at Shen Mu with a sigh.

"Master Mu, you are too careless."

"Then why did you agree to Gu Yun's challenge?"

“Although this Gu Yun has not yet reached the realm of a Heavenly Venerate, he has a strange sealing technique that allows him to suppress all gods with a single thought, just like a true Heavenly Venerate.”

Shen Mu smiled and comforted him, "Senior Yan, there is no need to do this. This battle will never involve the Chiwu clan."

Chi Wuyan shook his head and said, "Master Mu, you should worry about yourself. Even if my Chi Wu clan is in decline, it is nothing more than the extermination of the nation, and it will not cut off the bloodline. This time, Master Mu, I am afraid your life is in danger."

In this world, human blood cannot be refined, but it is possible to obtain the target's blood power through conventional reproduction.

Shen Mu's divine body is so powerful that he must possess terrifying blood power, which will naturally attract the covetousness of countless people.

At this point, Chi Wuyan seemed to have made a decision, and looked at Shen Mu and said, "For now, there is only one way, and that is that you, Venerable Mu, can fully understand the perfect state of mind and achieve the divine state within two thousand years."

"Master Mu, you are in the Transcendent Realm, and your physical body is as strong as your divine body. If you achieve the divine realm, you should be even stronger, at least you will have the power to protect yourself."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Senior Yan is joking. It's not that easy to fully comprehend the state of perfection."

Now Shen Mu's highest level of comprehension is the spirituality of life in the path of life, and he is only one step away from true enlightenment. But this step is the most difficult to cross.

Next are the Way of Destruction and the Way of Soul, among which the Way of Soul has the lowest attainment.

Shen Mu planned to achieve the realm of God King through the way of soul. Even if it was a hundred million times easier to comprehend the great Dao in this world, it would still take at least several thousand years to fully comprehend it.

Chi Wuyan shook his head and said, "It's not like there is no chance at all."

"I just don't know what kind of state of mind Venerable Shen is cultivating?"

"The four realms of mind are soul, illusion, life, and destruction."

When Shen Mu finished speaking, Chi Wuyan on the side couldn't help but laugh.

“No wonder Master Mu is so powerful. It turns out that he has comprehended the most superior realm.”

In the Origin Continent, there is no distinction between high and low avenues, only the difference in the increase in combat power.

However, in this world, the avenues are divided into different levels, and the avenues like the soul path and the life path are the most superior avenues.

After saying this, Chi Wuyan pointed to the ground under their feet and said, "Venerable Shen, what do you think of our clan's ancestral tower?"

Shen Mu said solemnly, "It's unfathomable and hard to see through."

The rules of the great Dao inside this ancestral tower have been artificially modified, and even the ultimate God King may not have such means.

The existence that created this ancestral tower, even if it is not a life that transcends the cage, is at least a God Emperor with great perfection and a half-Pure Origin life.

"This ancestral tower... is also the true foundation of our Chiwu clan."

As he spoke, Chi Wuyan's expression became somewhat complicated.

"When I was young, the elders in my family once said that my Chiwu clan had an extremely glorious past and was the most powerful clan in the world."

"But later... my Chiwu clan encountered a great change, and the power of our bloodline was almost dried up."

"A long time has passed, and this has led to the current predicament. Even the monks in the God Realm are facing a generational gap."

Shen Mu asked, "Was the Chiwu clan very powerful when Senior Yan was young?"

Chi Wuyan shook his head, then nodded.

“If it were placed in the current Northwest Continent, it would be considered powerful, with six Divine Realm cultivators coexisting.”

"But compared to the glorious ancient history of our race, it is still far behind."

Immediately, Chi Wuyan began to tell Shen Mu about the past of the Chi Wu family.

The most glorious era of the Chiwu clan was probably 800 million years ago.

At that time, the Chiwu clan was the most powerful clan in the world, and it was not uncommon to see strong people at the supreme level in the clan.

But the world at that time faced an unprecedented disaster.

There is no detailed explanation in the history of the Chiwu clan, it only says that the source of this catastrophe was a world-destroying snake.

Since that catastrophe, the entire world has declined.

The most serious decline was caused by the Chiwu clan and other powerful clans in the world at that time.

"This ancestral tower... is the treasure left behind by our Chiwu clan during its most glorious era."

“All the lives that were killed by the ancestral tower…all their fortunes and powers will be integrated into our clan’s ancestral tower, adding even more power.”

“Although I am not sure whether our ancestors in the past have ever killed powerful beings that cultivated souls, illusions, and other artistic conceptions.”

"But if historical legends are correct, there should be."

As he spoke, countless secret patterns appeared on the ground beneath Shen Mu's feet and on the walls around him.

On each secret pattern picture, there are figures of ancient ferocious beasts and birds, vivid and lifelike, as if they were sealed in the secret pattern picture.

The principles and artistic conception that these ancient fierce beasts and birds cultivated throughout their lives are all presented on the secret pattern diagram.

Most of these secret patterns are the achievements of those who have just entered the divine realm, and they include countless great ways.

As Shen Mu glanced around, all kinds of great artistic conceptions spread out.

There are great ways such as the Way of Life, the Way of Destruction, the Way of Soul, the Way of Void, the Way of Time, and the Way of Space and Time that are common to all source worlds.

In addition, there are also basic origin avenues such as fire, earth, wind and thunder, etc., with hundreds of thousands of types.

"Master Mu, I may pass away at any time, so I am not sure how long I can activate the ancestral tower. Please don't waste your time."

"This first level is all the insights of ordinary God Realm masters."

"The second level is the realization of the Heavenly Venerable realm."

"I don't know what will happen after that. With my current state, I can only barely reach the second level."

"Your Excellency Mu can comprehend these inheritances at will. I only ask that after I die, Your Excellency can protect my Chiwu clan."

After Chi Wuyan finished speaking, he sat down on the cushion with his eyes closed.

All around Chi Wuyan, lines of crimson Dao spread out and merged into this ancient divine tower. He once again entered a semi-sleeping state of meditation.

Shen Mu's eyes swept across the ancient inherited secret patterns and finally fell on Chi Wuyan.

"This world also has the law of cause and effect. Don't worry, Senior Yan. I will repay the karma of the Chiwu clan."

Shen Mu's voice sounded calmly, and then disappeared into the void.

With just a quick glance, Shen Mu had already seen that among the countless methods of inheritance here, the most common was the Great Way of Fire and inheritances similar to the Great Way, accounting for about half.

There are the fewest methods of inheritance of supreme paths such as the Path of Soul, the Path of Chaos, and the Path of Order.

However, based on the inheritance of hundreds of thousands of methods, this first-level soul path inheritance has a total of sixty-one methods, which is quite good.

"The spiritual branch of thinking, the branch of true spirit... the branch of consciousness, the nine meridians of the soul are all complete."

"What a coincidence."

Shen Mu looked in one direction with some emotion. Through the infinite Hunyuan space, one could find that the direction of Shen Mu's gaze was exactly the direction of the Origin Continent.

From an accident in the reincarnation channel to entering an ancient world where chaos is everywhere.

And now, a seemingly ordinary small country actually has the ancient bloodline inheritance behind it. It is all too coincidental.

“I don’t know if it’s the ancient Lord Yuan of Hunyuan who’s behind this, or if it’s some other supreme being who’s behind this.”

"Crisis or opportunity, I don't care, as long as I can become stronger."

Shen Mu withdrew his gaze, and rays of divine light dispersed from his body.

The incarnation outside the body was unfolded again. The sixty-one incarnations came to the sixty-one inheritances of the Soul God King respectively and began their own comprehension.

(End of this chapter)