Chapter 352

Chapter 352: The List of Gods!

Jin Qing walked off into the distance, and at his behest, the grand formation of the Shendao Hall was immediately lifted.

Seeing this, the master of the Evil God Ancient Hall, Ke Sheng, felt his expression darken instantly. “He actually dares to betray the gods!”

With that, he looked toward Chu Nai and the other person nearby. “What about you two? What are you thinking?”

The master of the Awakening Divine Hall glanced at him. “Before, it was three against one and we still barely had a chance. Now it’s two against two — do you think we have any odds?”

Ke Sheng’s expression sank.

Three against one, and even then they hadn’t had much of a chance. After all, that “Star God” had casually suppressed all of their cultivation levels with a single gesture.

Now two against two……the odds were even worse.

Ke Sheng said in a low voice, “What he did is betraying the gods.”

Betraying the gods!

Who wouldn’t be wary of that?

But

Chu Nai suddenly said, “He is also a god.”

Everyone looked at Chu Nai, who said softly, “Everyone, if we keep working like beasts of burden, do you think any of us will ever have a chance to prove our way and become gods?”

The three fell silent.

They understood perfectly well — there was simply no possibility.

Chu Nai continued, “If we go back, all we do is drag on, eat and wait for death, until the day we rot…….”

Although the living beings of this world could return to the divine hall and be resurrected after death as long as their incense offerings remained, their lifespans were not infinite.

When their lifespan ran out, their incense would return to the divine hall and belong to the gods.

So if they never proved their way and became gods, they too would die.

Death!

Just thinking of that word — how deeply unwilling they felt.

At their level, power and beauty had long since lost their appeal.

The only thing that could still tempt them was becoming gods!

Becoming a god meant living far longer.

Chu Nai suddenly said, “Let’s go! Go have a talk with this Star God.”

Ke Sheng said in a low voice, “But once we betray the gods, then……”

Chu Nai glanced at him. “What that Star God said just now was absolutely right — our loyalty means next to nothing to the gods.”

Ke Sheng had no rebuttal.

As if thinking of something, he added, “Those people outside…….”

Chu Nai glanced at the people outside who were still clamoring to destroy Mohe Divine Prison, and said calmly, “The masses are ignorant. Whether something is right or wrong — hasn’t that always been for us to decide?”

With that, he turned and walked off into the distance.

Xie Jie of the Awakening Divine Hall glanced at Ke Sheng. “There’s no harm in having a chat. Besides, that Star God seems pretty easygoing.”

Before, they had feared the Star God would come out to seize territory and interests, but now it seemed the other party’s goal wasn’t this universe at all — it was the gods!!

And the other party hadn’t been particularly high and mighty either, and was still willing to talk. If they could achieve a win-win outcome, why fight to the death?

A chat was fine!

Xie Jie also walked off into the distance.

Only Ke Sheng remained on the spot. He had no real choice and simply followed along.

If he stayed now, it would be four against one — and he’d be the one getting beaten.

As the four hall masters made their way to Mohe Divine Prison, the four grand formations on the field were lifted one by one.

This left the people outside completely bewildered.

But the four hall masters had given orders for them to stand by where they were.

They didn’t dare ask questions and could only wait.

Mohe Divine Prison.

Inside the main hall.

The prison master looked at Ye Tianming, who sat not far away, with boundless admiration. He never could have imagined that this “High God” would talk those four hall masters around with just a few words.

Yong Xi was also nearby, and from her expression, she was clearly quite surprised as well.

Ye Tianming sat facing the four hall masters.

Ye Tianming looked at the dead man. “I know what you’re worried about — you’re afraid your gods will retaliate against you……”

Chu Nai suddenly said, “High God, forgive me for interrupting, but since we’ve come here, we’re not afraid of our gods retaliating. What we’re curious about now is what plan the High God has.”

They hadn’t truly pledged their loyalty yet.

They needed to see Ye Tianming’s plan first.

Ye Tianming slowly stood up. “I have a great plan.”

The hall masters were immediately intrigued.

Ye Tianming swept his sleeve.

A scroll appeared before everyone in the hall.

Everyone was somewhat puzzled.

Ye Tianming said, “Look!”

Everyone opened their scrolls and was immediately stunned.

What Ye Tianming had shown them was none other than the Law of All Beings!

“This…….”

Chu Nai looked at Ye Tianming in disbelief. “High God, this law…….”

Ye Tianming smiled. “This law was created by……. the Ancestral God, long ago.”

Created by the Ancestral God!

The moment those words were spoken, the entire hall was shaken.

The Ancestral God?

That was the foremost of all gods!

This law was created by Him?

Ye Tianming said slowly, “This law is called the Law of All Beings. Do any of you know why it bears that name?”

Yong Xi suddenly said, “Created for all beings?”

Ye Tianming glanced at Yong Xi and nodded. “Exactly. This law was created by my master……. that is, the Ancestral God, for all beings. He hoped to build a truly fair world where every living being would have the chance to become a god…… but this kind of thinking would inevitably harm the interests of the gods below…….”

Jin Qing immediately stood up. “I understand. The great war among the gods back then must have been because those gods didn’t want this law to reach the mortal world, so they joined forces to slay the Ancestral God……. the Ancestral God didn’t scatter his dao willingly — he was betrayed and killed by the gods working together!”

By the end, he was visibly agitated.

Everyone: “…….”

Ye Tianming glanced at Jin Qing and gave a slight nod. “My master created nine Laws of All Beings in total. He intended to spread this law down to the people below, but he never anticipated that many gods would suddenly launch a divine assassination…….”

Chu Nai suddenly said, “With the Ancestral God’s power……. he shouldn’t have been so easily killed, should he?”

As for the details of the gods’ internal war back then, they actually knew very little. Only those gods who had lived through that era knew the full story.

Ye Tianming suddenly felt a deep pang of grief. “Under normal circumstances, of course not. But my master was betrayed by those closest to him!!”

Jin Qing immediately said, “The three supreme gods! Right?”

“Wrong!”

The prison master beside them said at once, “Mohe High God would absolutely never do that — back then he launched a counterattack against the Divine Hall of Gods and stood against all the gods…….”

Ye Tianming nodded. “Brother Mohe was not one of them. He was on my side.”

Chu Nai suddenly said, “But according to the divine historical records, Mohe High God was personally imprisoned by the Ancestral God back then…….”

Everyone turned to look at Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming smiled. “Hall Master Chu Nai, have you ever heard a saying?”

Chu Nai asked curiously, “What saying?”

Ye Tianming looked at him. “History is written by the victors.”

Chu Nai fell silent.

That saying……. was hard to argue with.

Ye Tianming continued, “None of that matters now. What we’re plotting is the present…….”

With that, he swept his gaze across everyone in the hall. “Rebellion — with just the few of us, it’s simply not enough. So the first step we need to take is……. to mobilize all living beings!”

Jin Qing was curious. “How do we mobilize them?”

Ye Tianming said earnestly, “I need you to help me announce the Law of All Beings and have everyone in the four great star systems come and study it!”

“Huh?”

Jin Qing was incredulous. “This law is to be spread openly?”

Ye Tianming nodded.

The others were equally stunned.

Jin Qing hesitated, wanting to say something.

Ye Tianming smiled. “Since we’re all sitting together, we’re all in the same boat from now on. Say whatever’s on your mind.”

Jin Qing said earnestly, “High God, if this law is made public, it could pose a threat to us…….”

“No it won’t!”

Chu Nai narrowed his eyes slightly. “It poses no threat to us.”

Everyone looked at Chu Nai, who looked at Ye Tianming. “The High God wants to unite every living being in the entire universe to stand against the gods.”

Ye Tianming gave him an approving look and smiled. “Yes. With just the few of us, how could we stand against the gods? So we must unite everyone.”

Chu Nai asked with some puzzlement, “If all living beings cultivate this law…… what will happen?”

Ye Tianming said, “They will be able to summon the Divine Investiture List!”

Everyone looked confused.

Ye Tianming said, “The Divine Investiture List is a list created by my master. Those who make it onto the list can be invested as gods. This list is immensely powerful — if we summon it, we can stand against the gods…….”

Those who accomplish great things must not be bogged down by trivial details, and scholars must not be rigid — they must know how to adapt.

Ke Sheng asked in puzzlement, “I’ve never heard of any Divine Investiture List!”

Ye Tianming glanced at him. “Your clearance level isn’t high enough.”

Ke Sheng’s expression froze.

Ye Tianming smiled. “If it weren’t for this, did you think I’d dare to defy the gods? As for this Law of All Beings — you need to use every bit of your power to get the people below to cultivate it. Tell them it was bestowed by the Ancestral God…… and that refusing to cultivate it is an act of disrespect toward the gods!”

Chu Nai said in a low voice, “Once this law is spread, we won’t even need to say a word — they’ll all cultivate it with everything they have…… High God, I still have one small concern, which is that once this law is released, order will fall into chaos…….”

Ye Tianming looked at him. “First break, then build!”

Chu Nai was immediately stirred with excitement. “Understood!”

Break the old, then establish the new!

Just hearing it sounded incredibly powerful!

Ye Tianming suddenly said, “How many official residences do you currently control?”

Jin Qing instinctively asked, “Does the High God mean……. you’re not planning to have the living beings inside the official residences cultivate as well, are you?”

Ye Tianming nodded.

“This…….”

Jin Qing was incredulous.

The others were equally incredulous.

In their eyes, the living beings inside the official residences were no different from ants.

Ye Tianming said, “Take a look at the second law of the Law of All Beings — all beings are equal……. the weaker the being, the stronger this law becomes.”

Everyone: “……..”

Ye Tianming looked around at everyone. “Trust me — I have experience with rebellion.”

Jin Qing and the others exchanged glances. Finally, Chu Nai said, “Since we’ve chosen to follow the High God, we will naturally trust you without reservation……. High God, you won’t lead us astray, will you?”

Ye Tianming nodded. “I am not only a god, but also a scholar. Scholars don’t deceive people…… if you don’t believe me, I can swear an oath, but I don’t think that’s necessary…… right?”

Jin Qing hesitated for a moment, then said, “How about you just swear a casual one?”