Divine Spirit.

This is truly a term that brings joy to Chen Zhixing.

"The existence of a divine spirit is an embodiment of rules, and with rules, this world manifests order."

"There is no relationship between rules, order, and divine spirits. The rules we know are passed down from the era of the Immortal Imperial Court, and are now governed by the Three Great Sacred Lands. Before the Three Great Sacred Lands, our world was still in the Primordial Era, where everything on earth was unordered and chaotic. At that time, our Human Race was merely a dish for the powerful wild beasts, order was out of the question."

"Witness firsthand?"

"...No, it comes from the memories of the court's propaganda," Chen Zhaosheng paused slightly, then quickly became calm and said, "It might not be the true reality, but Wuduolong also followed the Divine Emperor to battle against the Underground Lava Race back then. From his memories, I really couldn't see how that Firebird God could establish any sort of order."

"Hmm, how should I explain it to you?" After staring at Chen Zhaosheng for a while, Chen Zhixing suddenly said, "Order is a product of the intertwining and compromise of power. When a creature can rampage through the mortal world without any restraint, then naturally this world cannot form order. Oh, perhaps I shouldn't say it like that, after all, when encountering such an invincible existence, everyone's first thought is to flee, which is also a kind of order."

"So the order you're referring to is?" Chen Zhaosheng frowned.

"The kind that is recognized and adhered to by everyone."

"Makes sense." Chen Zhaosheng nodded slightly in agreement, then said, "I thought you meant that gods created rules that all races must follow."

"More or less." Chen Zhixing shook his head, "The god you mentioned used to be the Imperial Court, now it is the Three Great Sacred Lands. These existences are the heavens of our East Profound State. Those who possess the Longevity Realm are considered gods to us Noble Families."

"..." Zhaosheng was speechless, for a moment unable to understand why Zhixing wanted to tell him this.

Then.

"The Profound Serpent we just encountered is the remnant left behind by the gods after they passed the Imperial Court era. And as for the items gifted to us by the Black Serpent...."

The conversation reached this point, and upon seeing the sudden change in Zhaosheng's face color, Zhixing couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Rest assured, it doesn't count as remnants, you can safely take them to the Celestial Saint Palace for alchemy. If remnants are to be considered, the Celestial Saint Palace should be worried about the remnants of the Imperial Court, not the gods of a previous era."

The reason for speaking this much is simply that Zhixing rather enjoys the fact that 'gods' still exist in this world. This could very possibly be a path beyond the Longevity Realm. Similarly, the existence of gods is indeed very good news for the current Ziwei Chen Family.

There is a term called fostering bandits for self-preservation!!!

The emergence of this term is mainly because, during the feudal era, ordinary clans found themselves helpless against the plundering of the Human Race kings. To protect themselves, they created an 'enemy' for the king, causing the king to feel apprehension, and thereby preventing him from wantonly exploiting them.

If you force us too much, we'll band together to support the alien race, letting them rise to power and directly seize your throne!

Given the current situation in East Profound State, the same method could be employed.

If the Three Great Sacred Lands press too hard, then Zhixing feels the Noble Families wouldn't mind bringing these 'gods' back to the forefront to compete against the Three Great Sacred Lands.

"Hmm, speaking of which, this is probably one of the causes why the Imperial Court was destroyed back then, which is why the central position got divided into three?" Zhixing reflected.

"What?" Chen Zhaosheng listened somewhat confusedly.

This isn't because his intelligence or perspective fails to match Zhixing, but because there is a fundamental difference in their knowledge level and worldview. After all, Noble Families in the Celestial Profound Realm teach principles of cultivation and the natural law of predation from young, not grand strategic perspectives or conspiracy theories.

"Nothing, you go about your business." Zhixing thought it best not to distract his cousin from thinking about these matters, it's more critical for him to raise his cultivation level earlier. Otherwise, Zhixing feared he might accidentally kill Zhaosheng the next time he feels itchy.

"Hmm, I'll deposit those hundred and seventeen Wang Lianzi into the inner treasury, to be used once either of us attains Longevity. The rest I'll bring to the Celestial Saint Palace and ask the teachers there to help refine some pills to enhance Peak Realm cultivation."

"Alright."

...

Chen Zhaosheng is a Celestial Saint Palace disciple!

Unlike Chen Zhixing, who refused the apprenticeship of a Longevity True Monarch, Chen Zhaosheng was sent to the Celestial Saint Palace for cultivation at the age of six or seven, staying until adulthood before 'going missing' for some time, making him a direct disciple of the Celestial Saint Palace!

In other words, if Chen Zhaosheng were to become another Patriarch of the Ziwei Chen Family after Chen Zhixing and Chen Tianchen, the Celestial Saint Palace would be very pleased.

This cannot be influenced by personal will but is a rule leaning determined by the seat under one's position.

Because of this, after Zhaosheng returned home, the Chen Family's power gradually began to transfer into his hands, and including the current Patriarch Chen Tianchen, the vast majority of the Chen Clan hopes Zhaosheng can succeed to the position of Patriarch.

After all, everyone has misplaced their trust in Zhixing once, and in the future, the Chen Family, like before, prefers to safely live under the wings of the Celestial Saint Palace.

As a result, the fact that Zhaosheng brought two hundred and eighteen Fire Spirit Lotus Seeds to the Celestial Saint Palace for alchemy did not stir up any waves. This number isn't much; the Chen Family, being one of the thousand-year families, finding materials of this level is no surprise at all. However, the Celestial Saint Palace 'mentor' responsible for Zhaosheng's alchemy curiously inquired a few times about things like this:

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