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Chapter 983 - 59 Ascension Law [2 in 1]_3

Chapter 983: Chapter 59 Ascension Law [2 in 1]_3

"First, the Ninth Realm’s Ascension must harvest something to replenish the Spiritual Energy of the Mortal Realm."

"Second, after ascending from the Ninth Realm, one must leave behind their physical body to complete the Mortal Realm’s Dao."

"Third, should the ascension fail, this Ninth Realm absolutely does not permit resurrection."

Chu Liang listened to these three laws of ascension and felt deeply shocked. Ages ago, Saint Li, as the first to ascend, had established these rules for all future Ninth Realm Gods.

It sounded very awe-inspiring.

After the explanation from the head of Shenxu Temple, he understood why the Ascension Law existed.

The Ninth Realm must achieve some gains because it amalgamates a significant portion of the Spiritual Energy from the Mortal Realm. The main reason that there can only be one God at a time is due to the scarcity of Spiritual Energy.

There are discrepancies among the Gods; the weaker ones might occupy about ten percent of the world’s Spiritual Energy, while the stronger ones might occupy as much as forty to fifty percent. The existence of such beings, once they ascend, causes a drastic drop in the Mortal Realm’s Spiritual Energy.

Without much time, this world would turn into a place devoid of Spiritual Energy, a stage of ultimate decline.

Hence, the ascender must achieve some gains.

When the heavenly calamity descends, and the Skyroad opens, ascenders must at least cleave something from the Upper Realm sufficient to replenish their own Spiritual Energy to ensure a peaceful ascension.

Just as Saint Li, before his ascension, had cleaved Shenxu.

The Spiritual Energy harbored within Shenxu Land was not only enough to replenish what he took but far exceeded it. This was also the key for the whole heaven and earth to be sublimated, lifting the cultivation constraints from the Seventh Realm to the Ninth Realm.

The Ninth Realm must leave behind a physical body, the reasoning being almost the same.

For the Mortal Realm’s Dao, the Seventh Realm uses it, the Eighth Realm controls it, the Ninth Realm merges with it—once merged with the Dao, they exist as one with heaven and earth.

If one ascends, this Mortal Realm would be forever deprived of that particular Dao.

For instance, if Chu Liang, elevated by the God Thunder to the Ninth Realm Tongxuan, and uses it to ascend, then there would no longer be any lightning in the thunder during storms.

If this happens several times, the entire world’s rules will no longer stand, and the world will hence collapse.

Yet, forsaking the physical body merged with the Dao, leaving the Dao in the Mortal Realm, also means that the Ninth Realm can only ascend with the Primordial Spirit. Without the merged Dao, the most crucial foundation of the Ninth Realm is also lost.

The ascended deity, then, will turn into an existence like Tianyuan without its Dao, becoming a somewhat stronger being of the "Half-Eighth Realm".

It’s one matter to strive for gains, but forsaking one’s most fundamental power is definitely not what all of the Ninth Realm would wish for.

Who would willingly give up the vast majority of themselves to nourish a homeland they may never return to? Even if everything they possessed was provided by that homeland.

As for the rule that no failed Ninth Realm ascension can be resurrected, it is equally crucial.

If resurrection were possible after a failed ascension, then theoretically, the Ninth Realm could achieve immortality in this world. And since there can only be one Ninth Realm at a time, over time, there would be no further vitality or dynamism left.

This world would forever remain static, unable to hope for new breakthroughs or advanced elevations.

Only with the continual emergence of new Gods to challenge, can this world be filled with hope and keep evolving. Maybe in the future, the Ninth Realm might not be the limit; it could reach the Tenth Realm, Eleventh Realm...

Of course, since the time of Saint Li, no such person has appeared.

But when he left, he had already anticipated all possible future outcomes. Even a deity, without restrictions, cannot escape a heart of selfishness; hence, limitations are necessary.

For the survival of this world, restricting the Ninth Realm Gods is the purpose of Shenxu Temple’s existence.

Chu Liang could not help but sigh after hearing this; he had initially thought Shenxu Temple was an ancient heritage passed down from an external source, not realizing it bore such a significant responsibility.

He sincerely expressed, "Saint Li, truly great."