Chapter 495 - Chapter 495: Chapter 462: Hidden Dangers_1 (1/2)
Chapter 495: Chapter 462: Hidden Dangers_1
“We’re out!”
Imbibing the rich spiritual energy in the air, Xu Mu was filled with myriad thoughts.
After scheming for twenty years, he and Lu Jingkong had successfully escaped from that minor world.
The results had met their expectations, even surpassing them.
During the process of navigating through the spatial turbulence, they encountered no anomalies, not even a single graze on their skin.
Yet, the twenty years within the small space had completely exceeded their anticipation.
Their original intention was to use a Deity incarnation to reach the Divinity Transformation Stage, refine the Sky-Splitting Halberd, and tear open the space.
A few years ago, as expected, their deity incarnation was progressing rapidly under the unceasing strength of faith.
But as their incarnation’s strength grew, problems arose too.
The biggest difference between the power of faith and spiritual energy is that one comes from the world, while the other comes from the human mind.
If there are impurities in the spiritual energy, those can be refined by practicing the Martial Method.
However, if impurities exist in the power of faith, the cultivator can only endure them.
This is why those cultivating divinity progress swiftly if their mind is strong.
The mind acts as a wall, the stronger it is, the stronger the defensive power, which can resist the stray thoughts within the power of faith.
To fill the gaps in the psyche of his incarnation, Xu Mu chose to erase emotions.
Emotions are the reason why the human mind is easily affected.
A person without any feelings or senses naturally won’t be influenced by external factors. Just like a stone, it doesn’t get angry no matter how much you insult it.
And the impurities in the power of belief are akin to the stray thoughts in the hearts of the believers. They can only influence but not directly destroy a cultivator’s mind.
Being devoid of emotions guarantees invincibility.
Xu Mu, in turn, controlled it through a connection with his incarnation.
The theory seems right, but problems arose as his incarnation kept getting stronger.
A multitude of stray thoughts began converging in his secondary spirit, gradually forming a secondary personality.
Xu Mu’s initial action was, of course, to continue erasure.
The progress of his incarnation was too swift, reaching his level in a short period, which made the erasure exceedingly difficult. The deity incarnation began to influence his original body in return.
It nearly caused Xu Mu to face a problem.
And this was only when they were on par with strength.
Once the incarnation’s superiors his strength, he might lose all resistance.
To prevent being influenced by it, Xu Mu had to sever the connection, turning the incarnation into an independent entity.
But this meant he could no longer control it.
Even if the incarnation’s strength becomes stronger in the future, it would not concern him.
This contradicted their original intent.
They did not aim to create a true deity.
After thoughtful reconsideration, he resorted to creating a Divine Codex.
A Divine Codex is a unique regulation devised by deities to prevent their minds from being corrupted by stray thoughts.
Simply put, it separates the consciousness from the body. The responsibility of receiving and converting the power of faith is transferred to the Divine Codex.
To provide a more illustrative analogy, a Divine Codex is akin to a computer program.
Once the program is written, it can run autonomously.
In this way, there’s no need for a person to intervene, and thus, it won’t be influenced by the power of faith.
While this method may sound perfect, it has an extremely significant drawback.
Once a Divine Codex is established, one must operate according to the rules set out in it.
For instance, if the codex has a prerequisite that the deity must fulfill the wishes of the devout followers, then no matter the wish, so long the believer is dedicated enough, you must grant it.