Global Catastrophe: I Begin to Evolve from an Ancient Tree

Yet in secret, how much power the Light Continent really conceals is unknown to Shen Xue.

Then.

Shen Xue asked many questions, to which Vlad answered one by one.

For a simple reason.

To be able to teach a Mage, at least a Great Mage must be backing them, and the probability of being a King Mage is not very high.

After all, the number of King Mages on the entire Light Continent is limited, and any one of them is a high and mighty figure. If they had disciples, they would be known throughout the Light Continent.

Then.

Vlad invited Shen Xue to join the Mage Guild.

Although all mages on the Light Continent register with the Mage Guild, it’s merely registration, not a true appointment.

If a Mage could be recruited into the Mage Guild, Vlad himself would also benefit significantly.

To this.

Shen Xue politely declined.

Vlad felt regret but could do nothing about it.

Then.

Shen Xue left the Mage Guild and continued to gather information in the town, and several days later, she left the town for other larger cities.

The current ruling power over the entire Light Continent is called the Divine Light Dynasty.

To say that the Divine Light Dynasty is an overlord-level power on the entire Light Continent is no exaggeration.

But two forces stand above the Divine Light Dynasty.

The first is the Mage Guild, and the second is the Light Church Court.

The Light Church Court worships a deity known as the Light God.

It is said that at the beginning of the continent, it was a chaos, and it was a god known as the Light God who created the world, leading to the current Light Continent.

To this day.

The Light Church Court seems to have some connection with the Light God.

Although the Light God hasn’t appeared in miracles for a long time, the tales about him have been passed down through the ages.

...

"Light Continent, Light God!"

When Shen Xue entered the Light Continent, Gu Qingyang also saw the scenery of the Light Continent through his perspective.

The information Shen Xue gathered these days was also known by Gu Qingyang.

For a world that overtly only has sixth-stage cultivators, being discovered by the Snow Mountain Holy Hall made Gu Qingyang marvel at their luck.

Even if the Light Continent secretly hides some power, it’s unlikely to exceed the overt ones by much.

A world like this is naturally a paradise for the Snow Mountain Holy Hall.

However.

Gu Qingyang paid some attention to the Light God spoken of by the Light Church Court.

The deeds of that deity somewhat resembled his current actions, spreading miracles to harvest the faith of all beings.

According to Gu Qingyang’s understanding.

There is now a system in the starry sky based on faith.

If the Light God indeed exists, then it should come from a power in the starry sky, with the Light Continent being merely a place for harvesting faith.

If the Snow Mountain Holy Hall plans to spread the Divine Emperor’s faith, it is destined to clash with the Light Church Court.

"The legend of the Light God lasts for thousands of years, and if that Light God is still alive, he must at least be a ninth-tier expert. Otherwise, an ordinary cultivator couldn’t live for thousands of years.

That is to say, the Light Continent has long been targeted by other experts.

Now the actions of the Snow Mountain Holy Hall are akin to snatching food from under their watchful eyes.

If noticed by that Light God, a conflict is inevitable!"

Gu Qingyang pondered.

However.

Even so, Gu Qingyang did not give up on the Light Continent.

The moment the Divine Emperor’s faith expands, it is destined to clash with other forces.

If the Light God truly exists, then the first battle for faith begins with the Light Church Court.

Moreover.

Judging by the rumors, the Light God is not a native powerhouse of the Light Continent.

If the entity appears on the Light Continent, it will inevitably be suppressed by the Heavenly Dao.

After all.

The Light Continent is different from the Barbaric World.

In this world, there exists a Heavenly Dao.

But compared to other worlds, the Heavenly Dao on the Light Continent is in a newly nurtured state.

Such a newly nurtured Heavenly Dao will instinctively suppress outsiders but is not yet mature.

Otherwise.

At the moment when the entrance to the Two Realms opened, the Heavenly Dao of the Light Continent should have invaded the Taiyuan Realm through the entrance.

For the Heavenly Dao, the aura of another world is an irresistible temptation.

To devour worlds.

To let itself transform.

This is a direction for the Heavenly Dao’s growth.

If not by devouring other Heavenly Daos but wishing to nurture and grow on its own, such a means is undoubtedly very difficult.

Meanwhile.

Due to the newborn Heavenly Dao, it also indirectly indicates that humanity’s presence on the Light Continent isn’t too long.

Several thousand years of development is about right.

If it truly has tens of thousands or even more ancient history, the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t just be in an embryonic form.

"Moreover—"

"For such a large world like the Light Continent, having only sixth-tier top experts on the surface likely also has to do with the Light God.

To truly control a world and make it offer its faith, the best way is to nurture it. They can’t let the nurtured believers be too weak, nor too strong.

Too weak reduces the power of the contributed faith, too strong would exceed their control.

Strictly speaking, the faith system in the starry sky is about sacrificing the growth of innumerable living beings to fulfill one person!"

Upon seeing the existence of the Light Church Court, Gu Qingyang has acquired a deeper understanding of the faith systems in the starry sky.

Although he also primarily collects faith, his method fundamentally differs from the faith systems in the starry sky.

The fundamental difference.

Is that Gu Qingyang does not limit the growth of believers.

On the contrary.

The stronger the faith, the better.

He doesn’t worry that a believer’s increased strength would diminish their reverence or shift their faith away, because, with the Divine Kingdom chat group as a foundation, none of this will be a problem.

Moreover.

When the believers’ strength grows fast, Gu Qingyang’s strength grows even faster.

The stronger the believers, the more beneficial and devoid of drawbacks it is for him.

In this regard.

It’s unmatched by other gods of the faith system.

Then.

Gu Qingyang no longer paid attention to matters of the Light Continent.

A newly birthed Heavenly Dao and an intruding alleged god weren’t worth his meticulous attention for now.

After resolving the Heavenly Dao issues of the Taiyuan Realm and the Immortal Extinction Realm, Gu Qingyang would then consider acting on the Light Continent.

Until then.

The Light Continent can be left for now, allowing the people of the Snow Mountain Holy Hall to test the world’s depth.

Anyway, if any trouble truly arises, there is the Taiyuan Realm as a buffer, and Gu Qingyang isn’t worried about it affecting the Cyan Yang Divine Court.

...

Seasons changed.

The four seasons cycled.

All matters in the Cyan Yang Divine Court were proceeding methodically, with neither the development of technological civilization nor cultivation civilization falling behind, both progressing in sync.

The former, however, was considerably slower than the latter.

Then.

Was the situation in the Taiyuan Realm.

With the Celestial Demon Sacred Land standing down, both sides fell into a strange temporary calm, but discerning eyes could see it was merely the calm before the storm.

No one understood what the Celestial Demon Sacred Land’s purpose truly was, but with the Immortal King Sect repeatedly shirking with "holding the fort" as its excuse, other Righteous Sects were reluctant to be the first to act against the Celestial Demon Sacred Land.

And so.

The stalemate in the Taiyuan Realm persisted for two years.

On this day.

At the Blood Transformation Demon Sect.

Torrential heavenly tribulation clouds abruptly formed, and the appearance of the blood-colored celestial tribulation sent tremors throughout the entire Taiyuan Realm.

At the Yin Yang Demon Sect.

Yuan Shendao, who was in closed-door cultivation impacting the Tribulation Stage, suddenly awoke, looking toward the Blood Transformation Demon Sect’s direction, his usually calm heart now engulfed by monstrous waves.

"Great Celestial Tribulation!"

As a Reincarnation Mahayana, Yuan Shendao was no stranger to the aura of the Great Celestial Tribulation.

It is a celestial tribulation that Heaven gathers only when a Tribulation Stage cultivator steps into the Mahayana Stage.

That means.

The Blood Transformation Demon Sect has a powerhouse about to prove themselves in the Mahayana Stage.

This discovery.

Naturally shocked Yuan Shendao greatly.