Traveling through time 1 years late, I was forced to become a powerful person

Chapter 391 God Above God
The unusual movement of the sacred tree on Takama-ga-hara did not seem to affect Heian-kyo.

Although they are located in the same world, Takama-ga-hara where the gods live and Heian-kyo below are almost two completely different worlds.

Time continued to pass in this divided world. As time went by, the aftermath of the war in Luliang City began to gradually ferment.

The giant hand that stretched out from the space channel to suppress the projection of Huangquan also appeared above the battlefield with hundreds of projections of Huangquan tributaries.

That unrivaled power continued to spread among the people.

People all over Yingzhou were surprised to find that the projections of the Yellow Spring tributaries that were originally spread all over Yingzhou had lost most of their traces after the great war.

You should know that the Yingzhou pantheon had also destroyed projections of the Yellow Spring tributaries before, but cutting off a projection of a tributary could only temporarily hinder the invasion of the Yellow Spring ghosts, and it wouldn't take long before new projections of the Yellow Spring tributaries would descend.

Those ghosts from the Yellow Springs seem to be endlessly killed and endlessly destroyed, and this is the most terrifying thing about them.

This time, the giant hand that cut off the projection of the Yellow Spring tributary actually reduced the frequency of the appearance of the projection of the Yellow Spring tributary.

Without the large-scale projection of the Yellow Spring tributaries, it became increasingly difficult for the Yellow Spring ghosts to invade the mortal world. Often, only small-scale ghost invasions could be supported for several days, making it difficult to cause substantial impact on the major cities guarding the Yellow Spring ghosts.

This news made the people of Yingzhou ecstatic, and many people in Yingzhou believed that this was the dawn of completely pacifying the Huangquan chaos.

Amidst the news that excited the entire country of Yingzhou, there were also some rumors about the Father of the Gods that spread from the Luliang area.

However, as soon as there were signs of this news spreading, the major shrines would quickly identify the person who spread it and eliminate the influence of the rumors about the Father of the Gods at the source.

Due to the lack of accurate sources of information, many people, based on past experience, put all the credit for the entire incident on the gods of Takama-ga-hara.

In particular, the main god Izanagi, who had just ascended to the throne and replaced Amaterasu in charge of Takama-ga-hara, was regarded as the creator of this great victory.

The reason for this idea is very simple. In the previous few years when Amaterasu controlled Takama-ga-hara, even though Amaterasu was the master of Shinto, she could only struggle to hold on when facing the invasion of demons and gods from Yingzhou.

Lord Izanagi had only been in power for three years, but he had already achieved a miraculous victory, which was enough to show how powerful Lord Izanagi was.

All of a sudden, countless people in various parts of Yingzhou built shrines for the main god Izanagi and worshipped him as the highest god.

As its influence expanded, even some absurd legends were spreading among the people of Yingzhou.

Some people claim that Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to many great gods, and they can be called the father and mother of the gods in the Yingzhou pantheon.

Some people believe that Izanagi has the ability to lead the gods to repel the underworld demons, and he should be the real lord of Takama-ga-hara.

Some even claim that all gods were born from Izanagi and Izanami, and even the highly revered Amaterasu Omikami was born by Izanami. It was because Izanagi took the initiative to give up that Amaterasu was able to become the lord of Takama-ga-hara.

There are countless such absurd statements, but as Izanagi's prestige was unprecedentedly high, he was recognized by many people.

Some devout Amaterasu believers wanted to go to the Amaterasu Shrine to find the Amaterasu shrine maiden to seek justice, but they found that the shrine maidens had already disappeared from the Amaterasu shrines in most cities.

At the same time, in Heian-kyo, an abandoned shrine in the mountains and forests was demolished and replaced by a Taoist temple.

Its name is: Luoyun Temple!
Inside Luoyun Temple, Ye Lu Mai, wearing a light grey Taoist robe, finished her morning lessons and walked along the long corridor of the temple.

Around her, there were many Kundos dressed like her, as well as shrine maidens wearing red and white shrine maiden costumes.

These kuntao and shrine maidens are actually the shrine maidens of Amaterasu Omikami Shrine sent by Ise Jingu to various places in Yingzhou.

Several months ago, Shen Yuan claimed that he would teach her how to master everything in the human way.

On that night alone, a Luoyun Temple rose up on the barren mountain.

Shen Yuan lived in the temple, not caring about worldly affairs, and began to teach Ye Lu Mai the method of cultivation.

Although Yingzhou also has methods of cultivation, no matter it is the Onmyoji or the warriors, they are all the rudiments of the real people in the realm of refining the spirit, which belongs to the way of cultivation with a very low upper limit.

But after Noro Mai came into contact with the practice method taught by Shen Yuan, she was shocked to find that this practice method was so perfect, as if it was destined by heaven and earth.

In this method of practice, one can clearly see the path to becoming a god, and becoming a great god or even a main god is no longer a luxury.

At this moment, Noro Mai truly understood what Shen Yuan meant by controlling everything in a human way.

The gods are able to dominate Yingzhou and use humans as tools to exploit their faith because they possess powerful strength that no mortal man can defy.

If humans possess power equal to or even greater than that of the gods, can they regard the gods as tools to influence heaven and earth?
Noro Mai was shocked by such a thought. Although the lofty image of the gods that she had built over the past twenty years had collapsed because of what happened that day, she still retained her faith in Amaterasu in her heart.

As a shrine maiden of Amaterasu, she found it difficult to accept such a possibility.

Until Shen Yuan's calm words woke her up completely.

"You have overestimated the importance of your faith in Amaterasu. Amaterasu is an innate deity, the Lord of Heaven and Earth conferred by the origin of Shinto and recognized by the heaven and earth of Yingzhou.

She does not need your beliefs, so she has never interfered with your beliefs, nor has she ever regarded you as a tool to exploit your beliefs.

If you can control your destiny with your own power and give back to this world, it will be more valuable to her than mixed beliefs. "

Realizing this, Noro Mai finally chose to give up her faith and devote herself wholeheartedly to spiritual practice.

In addition, Noro Mai also realized that Izanagi's evil ambitions were almost no longer concealed, and the other Amaterasu priestesses were likely to be liquidated by Izanagi.

So, Noro Mai used the shrine's medium to contact all the shrine maidens of Amaterasu Shrine, explained the pros and cons to them, and invited them to come to Luoyun Temple to practice.

Such an approach was naturally rejected by the vast majority of the shrine maidens of Amaterasu Shrine, and some even regarded her as a heretic who betrayed the gods.

But as time went by, some of the Amaterasu Shrine maidens disappeared mysteriously, and some were tried by the Yingzhou government for ridiculous reasons. After losing the divine power bestowed by the gods, these Amaterasu maidens finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

They began to gather in Luoyun Temple, and some of them began to try to practice under the persuasion of Noro Mai, while the other part still regarded themselves as Amaterasu priestesses, quietly waiting for Amaterasu to wake up and clean up the rebellious god.

It is precisely because of this that Luoyun Temple maintains its appearance of half priestess and half monks.

The events of the past few months quickly flashed through her mind, and Noro Mai felt the magic power flowing through her body, and suddenly felt at ease.

After practicing for several months, with the help of the concentrated spiritual energy after the recovery of heaven and earth and Shen Yuan's teachings, Noro Mai has successfully entered the realm of Qi training.

Such a speed is simply unimaginable in Yingzhou's original cultivation system.

The spiritual energy tide has lasted for ten years. Most practitioners who follow Yingzhou's original practice system have not been able to reach the Qi training stage, and even fewer practitioners can enter the spirit transformation stage.

Although the magical power of this Qi training realm is far less than the power that Amaterasu once possessed, these magical powers are not bestowed by the gods, and cannot be taken away by the gods at will. This is a power that belongs entirely to oneself.

Noro Mai was becoming more and more excited about the prospect of her training.

Walking through the corridor, Noro Mai was about to return to her room to continue practicing, but the figure that appeared in front of her made her stop.

In the courtyard in front, Shen Yuan stood under a tree and looked out at the prosperous capital of Ping'an, with no one knowing what he was thinking.

A sense of surprise immediately rose in Ye Lu Mai's heart. Although Shen Yuan taught her the method of cultivation, it was only a few days before Luoyun Temple was established.

After teaching the basics of practice, Shen Yuan left Luoyun Temple, leaving only the two gods Bai Zhao and Heibai Wuchang to teach everyone how to practice.

For example, the daily morning classes are in charge of Bai Zhao.

Although this reincarnated body of the demon saint had not studied the human race's martial arts in depth, it was still easy for him to guide the low-level cultivators below the spirit refining stage in their cultivation.

This also led to the fact that Noro Mai never saw Shen Yuan again after that.

Ye Lu Mai was extremely happy to see Shen Yuan again today.

Walking under the big tree, Mai Norohi whispered to Shen Yuan:

"Ma Yi greets His Excellency the Supreme Daozi!"

During the time that Shen Yuan was away, Ye Lu Mai learned about the reputation of the Supreme Taoist from Bai Zhao.

Out of respect and uncertainty in her heart, she no longer called Shen Yuan the Father of Gods, but instead called him the Supreme Son of Tao.

Shen Yuan turned his head to look at Ye Lu Mai. Seeing her cultivation level in the Qi Refining Realm, Shen Yuan couldn't help but show some admiration.

"Not bad!"

Shen Yuan commented.

Noro Mai naturally knew what Shen Yuan meant, and replied with a resolute look:

"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Daozi, but this is far from enough!"

"The gods didn't become powerful overnight. Mai still needs to work hard to control the destiny of mankind."

Shen Yuan shook his head slightly.

“All the great gods and main gods you have seen are ancient beings who have cultivated for thousands of years.

It is simply impossible to surpass them in cultivation in a short period of time."

The excitement on Mai Noro's face froze for a moment, but she heard Shen Yuan continue to say:
“What’s more, you are only at the Qi training stage now, and in Luoyun Temple, the gods will not regard you as a threat.

But if I leave one day, and your cultivation level exceeds the realm of soul refining, they will definitely regard you as the biggest threat and will kill you at all costs to cut off your cultivation inheritance."

There was a flash of confusion and helplessness in Noro Mai's eyes. She had never thought about what Shen Yuan said in these days.

She instinctively believed that Shen Yuan would continue to help them until the human race could truly break free from the captivity of the gods.

But Shen Yuan is not from Yingzhou after all. It is already a great fortune to be able to help Yingzhou quell the Huangquan rebellion. How can we dare to expect Shen Yuan to stay and protect the human race?
Although she knew that Shen Yuan had helped enough, facing the danger involving the human race, Mai Noro couldn't help but ask:

"Then what should we do?"

Shen Yuan smiled calmly:
"I said, I will teach you to control everything in a human way. The practice system is only a part of it."

“In the distant Daxia, the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, the Four Rivers Dragon Palace, and the major divine systems have the most powerful practitioners, but they are not the masters of that vast land.

The dynasty that truly rules over humanity is the one that controls the destiny of humanity!"

"The human race is the creature favored by heaven and earth. When the human race gathers together, good fortune will be bestowed upon them.

Only those who can gather the luck and fortune for their own benefit, and protect the human race against foreign enemies, can be called the Humane Dynasty. "

Noro Mai subconsciously asked: "What about the Yingzhou royal family?"

"He is just a puppet controlled by the gods. How can he be called an emperor?"

"Daozi, do you want us to join the Great Xia Dynasty and use the destiny of humanity to fight against the gods?"

Shen Yuan shook his head slightly.

“Daxia is hundreds of thousands of miles away from Yingzhou. Without the means to open up a space channel, it would take an extremely long time to cross the sea.

What's more, there are countless monsters and evil spirits in the outer sea, and crossing the sea is quite risky. Even if Daxia has the strength, it is out of reach."

Noro Mai seemed to understand something, and bowed solemnly to Shen Yuan and said:

"Please teach me, Daozi!"

Shen Yuan smiled with relief.

“The practice of cultivation can strengthen oneself, but it is only the first step in controlling one’s destiny.

The real key is to gather the good fortune of humanity and protect the race from foreign enemies."

“The Human Emperor is unique among all realms, but the Human Dynasty has long been spread across all the heavens.

The core of the Humane Dynasty is not the Human Emperor, but the word humanity.

As long as we can unite the people, the will of the people and humanity can rival the gods!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the world seemed to sense something, and a bolt of lightning containing tremendous divine power tore through the sky and slammed down towards Shen Yuan.

All the gods who have been born in this world from ancient times to the present are deposited in the thunder. Their wills move heaven and earth, and accompanied by thunder, they emit roars that shake the heaven and earth.

They have ruled this world for thousands of years. Shinto dominates everything here, and humanity is just a vassal.

The will of Shinto will not allow humanity to rise, and this divine punishment is proof of that.

"Mister Daozi!"

A cry of surprise came from Noro Mai's mouth. She tried to stop the falling thunder, but how could a mere Qigong cultivator stop the lightning so fast?

She could only watch as the thunder that seemed like the wrath of the gods fell on the unsuspecting Shen Yuan, and the avenue seemed to be trembling at this moment.

At the moment when the thunder that gathered the will of the gods touched Shen Yuan's body, the roar in the thunder suddenly turned into a wailing sound, and the terrifying thunder disappeared in an instant.

In a trance, Noro Mai seemed to see the symbol of Yingzhou's eternal Shinto will crawling at Shen Yuan's feet.

He just stood there, like a god among gods!

(End of this chapter)