Chapter 509: The Path of Divinity

“Nine Heavens Spear Technique—a true-divine-grade spear technique?” Jiang Ye’s consciousness descended into his sea of consciousness, rapidly sensing the inheritance information.

The Nine Heavens Spear Technique manifested as a book.

It contained a total of 611,999 pages.

Whoosh! As Jiang Ye flipped through the book, countless streams of information flooded his mind.

Soon, a look of astonishment spread across his face.

“Six hundred and ten thousand pages, with six hundred thousand of them describing the stages from the first to ninth breakthrough?” Jiang Ye exclaimed, his eyes wide with disbelief. “And the six realms of divinity after ascending to divinity are condensed into just ten thousand pages?”

“Moreover, ninety-nine percent of those ten thousand pages focus on the first four realms,” Caiyi added.

“The true divine realm section is less than a hundred pages?” Jiang Ye was utterly stunned.

He immediately began sensing other inheritances, such as the Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth and the Fire God’s Finger divine arts.

He discovered that these inheritances followed the same pattern: ninety-nine percent of the content described the stages before ascending to divinity, while less than ten percent covered the realms after divinity.

“Why is it like this?” Jiang Ye couldn’t help but ask.

“Two reasons,” Caiyi replied, holding up two slender, pale fingers.

“First, most of these inheritances are based on my master’s core inheritance,” she explained. “Without that core inheritance, it’s difficult to unleash their true power.”

“Even if you had the later sections, you’d struggle to cultivate them properly.”

Jiang Ye sighed inwardly.

He wasn’t Qiu Fang’s true disciple after all. Receiving these inheritances was already a great boon; he couldn’t ask for more.

“Second,” Caiyi continued, “the vast majority of these inheritances consist of my master’s personal insights. While these insights are invaluable, they can also become your limitations.”

Jiang Ye froze, finally realizing what Caiyi meant.

“If you cultivate strictly according to my master’s inheritance, you might one day become a fifth realm true divine,” Caiyi said.

“But to become a sixth realm origin true divine?”

“Almost impossible,” Caiyi shook her head. “To become an origin true divine, you must forge your own path.”

“Origin true divine?” Jiang Ye murmured, sighing inwardly.

That realm seemed impossibly distant.

“Even if you obtain the core inheritance, my master wouldn’t impart all his insights to you,” Caiyi said earnestly. “Doing so would only harm you.”

“Even if you ignore these insights, their presence in your mind will subtly alter your understanding.”

“Especially after ascending to divinity, when you encounter obstacles, you’ll instinctively retrace my master’s path.”

“Over time, when you truly face an insurmountable barrier, no one will be able to help you,” Caiyi warned. “You’ll be forever trapped in place, unable to advance even an inch.”

Jiang Ye felt a chill run through him.

These were truths he had never considered.

Throughout his cultivation journey, Jiang Ye had managed to restrain many desires, but the yearning for strength remained utterly irresistible—a primal urge no one could suppress.

To become stronger!

This was the primitive desire that drove countless living beings, rooted in the very essence of life itself, unshakable by any martial dao will.

It was precisely for this reason that, as Caiyi had said, if Jiang Ye were to obtain the complete insights of a primordial true divine, he might inevitably follow the path of True Divine Qiufang when faced with any insurmountable obstacle.

Even if he could restrain himself temporarily, what if he were trapped by such an obstacle for ten years? A hundred years?

Eventually, he would succumb.

“Therefore, the path after ascending to divinity must be forged through your own breakthroughs,” Caiyi explained. “With your innate talent, becoming a true divine won’t be difficult.”

“If you can carve your own path in the future and become a primordial true divine, it’s not entirely impossible.”

“Sister Caiyi, do you really have such high hopes for me?” Jiang Ye couldn’t help but be surprised.

A primordial true divine seemed impossibly distant.

Forget about reaching that level—even crossing the threshold of the four realms of divinity would take an immeasurable amount of time.

Take Bai Gu, for example, enshrined in the Central Divine Temple of the Star Realm Sea. Once a formidable figure of the White Dragon Civilization who had lived for over nine thousand years, he remained trapped in the third realm of divinity.

This clearly demonstrated that the path of divinity was far from easy.

“Don’t underestimate yourself.”

“You’ve already grasped the five fundamental elements,” Caiyi said with a gentle smile. “Though you’ve only glimpsed a trace of their essence, you’ve laid the foundation for your future Cosmic Divine Body.”

“Cosmic Divine Body?” Jiang Ye asked, puzzled.

“The first realm of divinity is the Divine Body Realm,” Caiyi explained. “In this stage, you forge your Cosmic Divine Body using the mysteries of heaven and earth.”

“The more mysteries of heaven and earth you comprehend, the stronger your Cosmic Divine Body will become,” Caiyi explained.

Jiang Ye listened intently, hearing these concepts for the first time. They were entirely new to him.

“Comprehending two fundamental mysteries is the minimum requirement for ascending to divinity,” Caiyi continued.

“But such beings are the weakest among divinities.” She shook her head. “They will be forever stuck in the divine body realm.”

“Only a Cosmic Divine Body forged from the five fundamental elements can reach the fourth realm of divinity.”

“Even lacking a single element will prevent advancement,” Caiyi emphasized.

Jiang Ye was secretly astonished. He hadn’t realized there were such distinctions among divinities.

According to Caiyi, the number of mysteries comprehended before ascending to divinity determined how far one could progress afterward.

Suddenly, Jiang Ye had a realization. “Sister Caiyi,” he exclaimed, “was the test True Divine Qiufang gave me before ascending to divinity for this very reason?”

“Exactly.”

“Comprehending the five fundamental elements before ascending proves you have the potential to reach the fourth realm of divinity,” Caiyi nodded. “Of course, my master’s requirement for true inheritance disciples is to become at least fifth realm true divines.”

“But considering you come from the barren starfield…”

“To have reached this point on your own, your potential rivals that of top-tier geniuses,” Caiyi smiled.

Hearing this, Jiang Ye finally understood the purpose of the earlier test.

Comprehending the five fundamental elements is merely the first step toward ascending to divinity!

“You need to understand,” Caiyi added, “even if you grasp all five fundamental elements, you still might not reach the fourth realm. It only transforms the impossible into the possible.”

“But that possibility is just a sliver.”

“A sliver?” Jiang Ye nodded slightly, understanding her meaning.

In other words, without comprehending the five fundamental elements, the probability of reaching the fourth realm is zero.

But if you do comprehend them?

It only increases the probability to 1%, or even just 0.1%. Still minuscule, but at least there’s a chance.

“The path of divinity is truly arduous,” Jiang Ye sighed inwardly.

“In short,” Caiyi said solemnly, “the first realm of divinity is the foundation of everything. Therefore, before ascending to divinity, you must comprehend as many law mysteries as possible.”

“Understood,” Jiang Ye nodded slightly.

He knew he still had a long way to go in mastering law mysteries.

Though he had grasped the five fundamental elements and the Ash Law, he had only scratched the surface of each.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that his mysteries of fire and earth had reached the peak seventh breakthrough level.

What does the so-called peak seventh breakthrough amount to in the face of the vast cosmos?

Jiang Ye’s comprehension was merely the tip of the iceberg.

“Alright.”

“It’s about time to send you out,” Caiyi said.

“Before that, I’ll bestow upon you several treasures,” she continued. “Tell me now what treasures you desire.”

Treasures? Jiang Ye’s eyes lit up.

(End of the Chapter)