245: Chapter 245 The Eighteenth Heaven - All-Encompassing

Everyone opened their eyes and looked—

An eighteen-story golden pagoda stood in the middle of the star field, radiating boundless golden light, brilliant and dazzling!

Seven-colored divine mists swirled around it, with a thousand strands of auspicious energy; it was mysterious and unfathomable.

Immediately after, an incredible scene occurred—

All the spiritual and beautiful things in the Three Realms were actually drawn in by the golden pagoda, all taken into it.

Mountains, rivers, the sun, the moon, vegetation, and living creatures all surged into the world within the pagoda.

The eighteen-story Chaos Golden Pagoda had actually evolved into eighteen independent worlds!

Each level was vast and boundless, forming a universe of its own.

He personally bestowed the name—Chaos Wuji Heaven.

Afterwards, he selected a group of people with pure and kind characters and allowed them to enter and visit.

At this sight, they were astounded!

The world inside the pagoda was all-encompassing, colorful, and had everything one could imagine.

What was even more magical was that any change in the outside world would be reflected into Chaos Wuji Heaven, causing subtle ripples.

In other words—

From here, he could observe all the changes in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

And what no one knew was...

As long as his mind moved, he could even quietly control all the evolution of the outside world.

What kind of heaven-defying feat was this?

Chaos Wuji Heaven had been completed, suspended at the edge of chaos, like the first ray of light when the universe first opened.

Jiang Chen held control over this realm, turning his hands to summon clouds and rain. What did he want? With just a thought, chaos would evolve into thousands of things.

If he wanted people—there would be people; if he wanted worlds—there would be worlds.

From the moment it was born, Chaos Wuji Heaven was destined to become the power core of the Three Realms.

All decisions would come from here. All spirits would bow their heads, and all paths would return to one.

Jiang Chen stood at the peak of the golden pagoda, overlooking this star field he had created with his own hands, his heart filled with satisfaction.

In the blink of an eye, several years had passed.

He lived here, carefree and unfettered, ignoring worldly affairs.

Nüwa and Houtu had also personally visited, and upon seeing this wondrous sight, they were all amazed and convinced.

Not to mention the Three Pure Ones.

They came to offer their congratulations, speaking respectfully, but they also tactfully suggested: Although this Chaos Wuji Heaven was majestic, having only one golden pagoda hanging alone in the sea of stars was inevitably too lonely.

"It would be better to create a few more vibrant worlds like Earth in the surrounding area," the Three Pure Ones suggested, "Only then would it be worthy of the name 'Cosmic Hub'."

When Jiang Chen heard this, his eyes lit up—splendid!

Just as he was about to start the layout, an unexpected change occurred.

A group of gods, tattered and ragged, looking like beggars, wailing to the heavens and earth, surged in a mighty crowd to the outside of Chaos Wuji Heaven.

"Jesus? Odin? Zeus?"

Jiang Chen recognized them at a glance, raised an eyebrow, and felt quite surprised.

Back when he purged the Primordial World, he used chaos to refine all the gods, but he left a sliver of life.

These three were the fish that slipped through the net, having survived from that gap between life and death.

For the next thousand years, they shrank back into the human world, hiding in churches built by mortals, relying on remaining faith to barely survive.

Looking at it now, the human world had long since changed; thousands of years of wind and rain had worn the once high-and-mighty deities into exiled refugees.

At this moment, they were kneeling outside, covered in dust and dirt, in a miserable state.

Jiang Chen almost laughed out loud.

"Supreme One! Supreme One! Please accept our most pious worship!"

"The only Creator, please save us, save our people!"

A dark mass of them were prostrate outside the Star Gate, their wailing shaking the heavens.

As the saying goes, one does not hit a smiling face.

Moreover—these were just his defeated opponents, unable to stir up any trouble.

"Come in," Jiang Chen said indifferently, "We will talk in the great hall."

As his voice fell, everyone was led into that magnificent and peerless Chaos Divine Hall.

With carved beams and painted pillars, and star stones paving the floor, the grandeur was so great that even the Heavenly Court was eclipsed, and the palaces of human emperors were far behind.

Jesus and the others stepped inside, their eyes dull, like frogs at the bottom of a well suddenly seeing the vast sky.

They were trembling, not daring to breathe, fearing that a single rash word would offend his divine might and cause them to be wiped out on the spot.

"It's fine," Jiang Chen raised a hand, his tone casual, "Everyone sit down. After we finish our business, I'll treat you to a meal at noon."

A row of exquisite chairs appeared out of thin air in the starry sky, and they all sat down.

The gods were flattered and frightened, lowering their heads to take their seats, as well-behaved as primary school students.

Jiang Chen sat on the central throne, his expression calm and unhurried.

After their emotions had calmed down a little, he slowly spoke:

"Speak, what is the matter."

It turned out that since the day they escaped from chaos, they had fallen into the human world, still mindful of the duty of preaching and enlightening, living in churches, and preaching to save souls.

But back then, Jiang Chen had given an order: only preaching was allowed, not the teaching of cultivation.

Thus, with the rise of human civilization and the prosperity of science, faith gradually withered.

Now in the Western world, there were fewer than a hundred churches, believers were few and far between, and the incense was almost cut off.

"We can't hold on any longer..." Zeus's voice trembled, "Without the power of faith, we are like duckweed without roots, trampled and blasphemed by anyone!"

"We beg for the Supreme One's mercy!" Jesus knelt on both knees, "Give us a way to live!"

"If this continues, the West will become a desert of faith!" Odin roared, "The evil of human nature will surely break out completely! That is a disaster!"

The three great gods took turns, weeping and begging bitterly.

And Jiang Chen remained silent throughout.

"Sigh, at this rate, I fear the Buddha will kill his way to the West to preach and save all sentient beings!"

"Isn't that so? The East is rising, and sooner or later it will rule the West!"

When Jesus said this, one didn't know if it was just a casual remark or if it had deeper meaning.

Jiang Chen heard this, and his heart suddenly shook.

Back when he was stationed in chaos, practicing on Wuji Star, he had also used his divine sense to deduce heavenly secrets.

Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, Feng Shui, destiny, and divination were originally the basic skills of the gods of the heavens.

At this moment, his mind stirred, his dharma image appeared, and his consciousness swept across the void, beginning to peek into the future situation.

With his cultivation, using such basic divine abilities, the images he saw were as clear as paintings, reaching as far as ten thousand kalpas away.

But strangely—

He still could not see through what kind of catastrophe would be triggered after the Buddha arrived in the world.

It was not the kind of chaotic situation like Sun Wukong causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, nor was it a simple change of good and evil.

But if the Buddha really ruled the world... that was definitely not a good omen.

"Heh, I will give you a sliver of life."

Jiang Chen suddenly spoke, the corners of his lips slightly raised, his tone indifferent, yet it was deafening.

"Ah!"

When Jesus and the others heard this, their whole bodies trembled violently, and ecstasy surged into their hearts.

Without hesitation, they turned over and knelt on the ground, tears filling their eyes, kowtowing to Jiang Chen again and again.

These Western pseudo-gods of theirs originally had nothing to do with creation; they were just peripheral characters who did odd jobs and practiced. Being able to act as kings in their own little territory was already not easy.

And now—

They had actually received the Supreme One's personal permission, granting them a way to live!

They performed the three bows and nine kowtows, extremely devout.

Jiang Chen nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand to let them get up, and immediately began to lay out the plan.

There were still many gods in the West; how should they be settled?

After pondering for a moment, he finally spoke: "Very well, I can return your divine abilities. You will set off immediately and head to the West to preach. What kind of situation you can achieve depends entirely on your own abilities."

The so-called Western divine abilities essentially lay in dissolving attachments, cleansing sins, and guiding people towards goodness.

More importantly—

They could build their own Heaven and Hell, letting mortals see the scenes of the other shore with their own eyes.

Apart from the Heavenly Realm and the Underworld, two transit realms could also be established in the human world: Heaven for cleansing sins, and Hell for refining souls.

The dead arriving here would still have a chance to repent, which was truly a great benevolent act.

In fact, Jiang Chen had long since understood that the so-called Heaven and Hell did not exist naturally, but were created by the Western gods using the earth's spiritual pivots and secret formations.

To be precise—

Those inaccessible holy mountains, deep valleys, islands, and abysses could all be turned into the foundation of the divine realm.

Although Jesus, Odin, and Zeus belonged to different belief systems, they had no objections to sharing a set of reincarnation auxiliary systems.

This was the decision Jiang Chen made after weighing things: not only did he allow them to rebuild their divine lands, but he also personally helped them evolve the human Heaven and Hell.