Chapter 539: So It Was Fate Back Then
“How do you know what I was thinking?”
“Every elder of your sect who has come here has asked the same question upon hearing my name.”
The Fire God turned his head to look at Song You.
This ancient deity appeared quite ordinary—thick eyebrows, large eyes, a square face, and a sturdy build. He had a full beard and long, unbound hair, dressed in a loose red robe that billowed like flames. His features leaned more toward those of the people of the Central Plains.
“I see,” Song You nodded, understanding that it was the weight of time at work.
The records in his sect’s texts were quite clear—Fiery Sun True Lord had originally been an ancient cultivator, a powerful figure who had already possessed great cultivation. His ascension to the Heavenly Palace and his transformation into a deity had been solely for the sake of achieving longevity.
He was one of the few great beings from ancient times who had successfully transitioned into the incense-based Divine Dao and endured to the present day.
The title True Lord was an old one. In those days, mortals did not distinguish so clearly between different divine ranks, nor did the deities concern themselves with such distinctions.
A figure like Fiery Sun True Lord, who had only borrowed the incense-based Divine Dao to extend his life, cared even less about his status or authority in the Heavenly Palace. In fact, many ancient cultivators who had turned to incense-based Divine Dao likely possessed other profound abilities and thus did not overly rely on incense worship.
If this Fire God was his brother, then he was not an inherent deity but rather a mortal-born cultivator likely from Great Yan.
However, in those ancient times, Great Yan had not yet existed.