Chapter 493 – Simulating the Star Creation Path: 36.5 Billion Experience Points

One of the benefits of elevating the civilization level is that Mu Lin will become integrated into the historical process of humanity in the Profound Spirit World. As long as humanity endures and history persists, Mu Lin will never perish.

At the same time, the people of the Profound Spirit World, both past and future, will provide him with an endless stream of faith power, continuously propelling him forward.

It is well known that the stronger an individual is, the more faith power they can provide. Starting with a lifespan of eight hundred years and possessing extraordinary talent, the Golden People have limitless potential and will not be confined to a single world.

Even if they were originally limited, under Mu Lin’s guidance, they will spread out, forming an interstellar empire.

Such an empire will inevitably produce countless outstanding individuals and powerful figures, ruling over thousands of worlds. Even without considering other factors or the efforts of Deities, the collective faith of these humans and powerful beings alone could elevate a planetary native god to the status of a Star God.

Of course, while powerful individuals can provide vast amounts of faith, most of them do not worship Deities, as they possess their own will.

However, if Mu Lin’s plan succeeds, he will no longer be considered a mere Deity. Instead, he will become the turning point in human history—the progenitor, the “mother,” who guided humanity out of their world and into the starry sea.

People may not worship Deities, but they always hold a certain reverence for their ancestors. Just as in his previous life, all Chinese people referred to themselves as descendants of Yan and Huang, showing respect to these two legendary emperors.

This act of identifying as descendants of Yan and Huang also provides faith power—a kind that is enduring, pure, and deeply rooted.

With this faith power alone, as long as humanity develops, Mu Lin could effortlessly ascend to the status of a Star God.

Of course, he has no intention of remaining idle.

“Human faith is indispensable, but I must not slacken in my own efforts. The growth plan for the Giant of Light’s Divine Form must continue.”

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Aside from faith power, Mu Lin’s transformation of humanity as a whole brings two additional benefits. First, the enhanced Cultivators will all become his subordinates, ready to serve him.

This point requires little explanation. As a True God, Mu Lin is already among the highest echelons of humanity. As long as his commands are not absurdly unreasonable, there will always be those willing to carry them out willingly.

This is similar to many worlds where a single divine decree from a Deity summons countless heroes to rally and challenge the Demon King.

If anyone were to attempt to harm Mu Lin, countless human heroes and champions would rise to defend him.

Once his plan is realized, as the progenitor of humanity, Mu Lin’s status will be revered to such an extent.

The final benefit is related to the Attribute Panel.

After transforming himself into the True Spirit Karma Diagram, Mu Lin’s Cultivation Methods have essentially merged into one. Although they can be separated and practiced individually, they can also progress together as a unified whole.

The experience required for the True Spirit Karma Diagram to advance is 36,500,000,000!

Yes, you read that correctly—36.5 billion.

The advancement of the True Spirit Karma Diagram is indeed this staggering.

While such an immense amount of experience fills Mu Lin with a sense of despair, he also finds it reasonable. After all, advancing the True Spirit Karma Diagram will increase his Divine Positions from eight hundred (advancing to Earth Immortal) to three thousand three hundred.

Moreover, advancing the True Spirit Karma Diagram will elevate the rank of all his Divine Positions.

This is almost equivalent to the ascension of an entire pantheon.

For a pantheon to advance, it is only natural that it requires an enormous amount of experience.

Moreover, since the True Spirit Karma Diagram is the manifestation of a divine system—akin to something like the Simulated Creation Star Chart (also known as “Another Cosmology,” the concretization of a cosmological view, referred to as “the blueprint for the gods’ creation of the universe”)—it naturally shares the conveniences of a divine system.

That is, the experience points of the True Spirit Karma Diagram are not accumulated by Mu Lin alone.

Subordinate deities whose True Names are imprinted on the Karma Diagram, Netherworld Soldiers, City Gods and wandering deities, and even humans who believe in Mu Lin—their insights into Hell, life and death, good and evil, and so on, can all be absorbed by the True Spirit Karma Diagram, becoming its foundation.

In simpler terms, this increases the experience points of the True Spirit Karma Diagram.

Now, even if Mu Lin remains idle, nearly a hundred points of proficiency flow in from all directions every day, propelling the True Spirit Karma Diagram to advance.

If he could elevate the civilization level and become the history and imprint of human civilization, then the Golden People who emerge due to his power, along with their descendants—

The insights and cultivation of these individuals would also become nourishment for the True Spirit Karma Diagram, driving its growth, transforming it from a blueprint for a divine system into a cosmic blueprint, and even into a true universe.

A universe divided into three realms: the Celestial Court, Hell, and the mortal world—a universe created by the gods.

“The future is bright, but unfortunately, my Golden Evolution Fruit is not yet fully perfected.”

“Moreover, how to mass-produce this fruit and have everyone consume it is also a problem… Not to mention, after they consume it, the order of the human world must not be thrown into chaos.”

At this moment, Mu Lin also realized that aside from not having considered it, the Goddess of Life had other concerns about not elevating the civilization level.

One was the deeply entrenched hierarchy system in feudal times—the Goddess of Life likely optimized her own lineage, but she only optimized her own descendants, at most extending to her own tribe.

Beyond hierarchy, there was the issue of energy.

Behind the ideal of “everyone becoming a dragon” lies an immense consumption of resources.

If confined to a single world, “everyone becoming a dragon” is not necessarily a good thing; it could lead to widespread conflict—everyone fighting tooth and nail for resources.

Moreover, the world might even evolve calamities of slaughter, causing humans to fight, engage in chaos, and ultimately degrade their bloodline.

Shallow waters cannot nurture a Jiao Dragon, and an ordinary world cannot transform all humans into Golden People.

Fortunately, Mu Lin’s vision is never fixated on the current world; instead, he aims to venture into the cosmic sea of stars. Moreover, he will only optimize the genes of the human race and will not extend his compassion to all foreign races. Thus, the cosmic sea of stars can still sustain a golden race.

“Currently, there are great enemies of the human race outside, so order must not be disrupted. The idea of elevating everyone at once should be postponed for now… First, elevate the aristocratic families aligned with me, as well as the soldiers, strong individuals, prodigies, and heroes who have pledged allegiance to me.”

“Once their physiques transform and they carve a path into the starry sea, then gradually allow the genes of other humans to undergo transformation.”

As a deity, Mu Lin pondered many things, and with his heart set on the world, he harbored the ambition to elevate all humans into Golden People.

However, the Yan Family, the Chu Family, and Prince Liang’s Manor were unaware of these matters.

They still thought Mu Lin was like the True Lords and Deities of the past, only enhancing the strength of those close to him—this assumption wasn’t entirely wrong. After all, Mu Lin was an ordinary man, not a selfless Deity, and he certainly did show favor to those dear to him.

Of course, he wouldn’t abandon the plan for the Golden People. Instead, after developing the Golden People, he would further research Divine People with even greater talent and longer lifespans. By then, only those close to Mu Lin would possess the constitution of Divine People.

Hmm… the Divine People were also intended for his subordinates, such as Luo Chen, some members of the Yan Family and Chu Family who had spoken up for him, and a few people from Prince Liang’s Manor.

As for Mu Lin’s wives and concubines, like Yan Yunyu and Dongfang Ya, Mu Lin wanted them to become innate Celestial Deities. When the True Spirit Karma Diagram transformed into a simulated creation chart and truly succeeded in creating a world, as the master of a universe, Mu Lin could grant their spirits some authority within his universe, allowing them to become innate Deities.

Of course, all of this was still far off. At this moment, the Yan Family, Chu Family, and some people from Prince Liang’s Manor had no idea of Mu Lin’s ambitions, which were so grand.

However, even without knowing all that, the talent of the Golden People, and even the Silver People, had already driven them to madness.

After all, the lifespan of a Mortal Shedding cultivator might not even reach eight hundred years. Now, simply by eating a single fruit, they could live that long, remain immune to all diseases, possess immense strength, and even have peerless talent.

With so many benefits, who wouldn’t covet them?

After the three women explained the effects of the Golden Fruit, everyone in the Yan Family, Chu Family, and Prince Liang’s Manor—from the family heads down to ordinary clan members, regardless of gender or age—wanted the Golden Fruit and the Silver Fruit.

Ordinary people with poor cultivation talent sought it for themselves.

As for the strong, they also had a need to improve their foundations, and many had descendants, making them even more eager for the Golden Fruit.

This was a treasure capable of changing one’s destiny.

Due to their intense desire, and in the eyes of many, such a Golden Fruit, as a divine object, must be extremely rare, many people began fawning over Yan Yunyu, Chu Lingluo, and Ji Lingsha for the sake of the Golden Fruit.

“Your Majesty, Divine Queen, if you give me just one Divine Fruit, my life will be yours.”

“Get lost! What use is your life? Yun Yu… no, Divine Queen Yan, if you give me just one Divine Fruit, I’ll do whatever you ask.”

The person who spoke last made Yan Yunyu narrow her eyes slightly. It was none other than a Clan Elder of the Yan Family.

His words almost represented his faction’s direct submission to her.

To be honest, this wasn’t something a single Golden Fruit could achieve.

After all, although it was precious, as an established noble family, they could still offer some valuable things.

But after just a moment of thought, Yan Yunyu figured out the reason.

“It’s not just because of the Divine Fruit, but also because of Brother Mu’s prestige… they want to pledge allegiance to the True God.”

Even without offering any benefits, merely the title of being under the protection of a True God would attract countless people willing to submit, even at great cost, just to be associated with a True God.

Now, Mu Lin not only possessed boundless power but could also create treasures that enhanced foundations and talent. Naturally, they wanted to pledge allegiance even more—it was almost a guaranteed profitable deal.

After understanding everything, Yan Yunyu did not refuse. Her purpose in coming here was precisely to subdue the Yan Family and make them serve her.

After all, Mu Lin, who had become a True God, had already attained Transcendence and cared little for mundane forces or ordinary resources.

However, Yan Yunyu, Chu Lingluo, and Ji Lingsha had not truly transcended and were subtly competing—all three women desired the position of Divine Queen.

With the support of their families, they could assist Mu Lin and win his favor, which was why Yan Yunyu wanted to take control of the Yan Family.

…

Thanks to the miraculous effects of the Golden Fruit and Silver Fruit, Yan Yunyu easily gained control of the Yan Family.

The repercussions of this matter did not subside; instead, they spread and stirred up the entire Southeast Region.

Yan Yunyu had no intention of hiding the talents bestowed by the Golden Fruit. She openly announced them in front of everyone—there was no need for secrecy. Having inherited the Divine Position and become one of the world’s top powerhouses, everything belonging to Mu Lin could be displayed openly without fear of theft, questioning, or inquiry.

Only the weak, when possessing something valuable, attract covetous eyes. The strong only bring greater deterrence.

Since there was no concealment, the other prominent families in the Southeast Region naturally learned of this.

Upon first hearing the news, they were incredulous.

“Mu Lin has become a Deity? How is that possible…”

“He inherited a Divine Position… Damn it, why couldn’t such fortune fall upon me?”

Initially, the news left them with disbelief mixed with envy and jealousy. But the subsequent revelations drove them to madness.

“What did you say? Mu Lin inherited the Divine Position of Life, and due to his extraordinary talent, he used it to develop the Golden Fruit, granting an initial lifespan of eight hundred years, a Heaven Grade Spirit Root, and even a Divine Body?”

“Just by consuming one fruit, one can possess all these?”

“What kind of joke is this? How could such a Divine Fruit possibly exist!”

(End of Chapter)