240: Zhou Tianzun's Dream of Becoming a God

In the boundless Void Realm, a wisp of flame suddenly bloomed, illuminating this lonely darkness.

Immediately, the Void Realm seemed to be stirred, and lights of various colors lit up one after another.

A moment later, everything returned to stability, and only five colors of light remained in the Void Realm.

Among them, cyan was the most intense, followed by black and gold, with red and yellow following closely behind.

The cyan color floated at the very top, and the red moved below the cyan.

Gold and yellow came below the cyan, standing on the left and right respectively.

The black color split into two, parallel to each other.

After the arrangement was completed, these radiances gradually dissipated, and the Void Realm returned to tranquility once again.

"Easily handled."

Zhou Yan opened his eyes, his spirit vibrant, and a sense of Perfection welled up from within.

At this moment, his hands were empty; half a Nascent Soul crystal and two spiritual items had all been consumed.

After finishing the consolidation of his Cultivation and the second round of Cultivation, Zhou Yan successfully broke through to the Late Stage of Core Formation, and the five internal organs in his body had also finished being polished.

He only needed to consolidate further and choose one Opportunity for Enlightenment to use. Once he completed the Enlightenment, he could break through the Bottleneck and reach the Perfection of Core Formation.

At that time, he could just use the remaining Enlightenment Opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul.

However, now came the part that made people hesitate.

Between the Human Dao and the Law of Creation, which one should he choose to break through the small Realm of Core Formation, and which one should be used to break through the Nascent Soul?

"The Human Dao sounds very high-end, but according to the hints in the records, the way I obtained it was by seeing a fragmented Human Dao."

Zhou Yan casually opened his panel to confirm again.

"This world is full of mysteries; there must be a hidden secret behind the fragmented Human Dao. Perhaps in the future, I can embark on the path of reviving the Human Dao and become the Lord of the Human Dao?"

"So, I choose the Law of Creation to break through to the Nascent Soul!"

There was no special reason; he just knew he wasn't the protagonist and didn't want to suffer together with the protagonist.

Although the Human Dao had high quality, where a few points of comprehension could equal dozens of points of other Laws, the amount of comprehension for the Law of Creation far exceeded the Human Dao, almost allowing him to comprehend most of it at once.

Choosing a Law didn't mean he couldn't comprehend the Dao in the future. Since there was a clear option with a promising prospect, why gamble on one that was just 'promising for the future'?

Constantly pursuing extreme level suppression or extreme Realm Breakthroughs was not his style. 'Bitter first, sweet later' was not necessarily true, but 'sweet first' was definitely sweet.

Regardless of how much he would need to make up for it later, he would prioritize leveling up first.

So, after his Cultivation stabilized, he immediately began his second Enlightenment.

"Congratulations to player Zhou Yan for winning the top spot in the video contest with an astonishing score of one like!"

"Huh?"

Zhou Yan's hand, which was preparing to continue absorbing the Soul Transformation crystal, shook slightly, and a strong sense of horror surged into his heart.

Winning an award was expected, but he remembered he hadn't liked it himself; logically, he should have won with zero likes.

Feeling creeped out, he hurriedly opened his panel to check.

He only breathed a sigh of relief after reading it.

It turned out that Mo Ran was the one who liked it.

However, do NPCs also have permission to like things?

Filled with curiosity, Zhou Yan entered the main city and, with his permissions, teleported to the NPC location where Mo Ran was.

This look startled him.

The original skill shop NPC had changed into a cultist NPC. Although he could still sell curse skills, the NPC panel had changed significantly.

This indeed surprised him, but Zhou Yan had no time to think carefully because he suddenly discovered that the video he had recorded earlier was playing repeatedly on the big screens around him.

A sense of social death welled up.

At the same time, he also saw Mo Ran's reply, the gist of which was that the Lord Tianzun was majestic and unparalleled, he admired him immensely, and wished Zhou Yan all the best.

Although they were all kind words, and he knew the other party was truly respectful, and this respect was deepening day by day.

But the feeling of a video he had casually shot and set to private being suddenly dug up, liked, and commented on was truly suffocating.

Zhou Yan waved his hand, immediately deleted the video, and then claimed the Flower Boat rewarded by the contest and put it into his backpack.

Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

Too scary, why could event NPCs see it too?

Wait!

Zhou Yan quickly opened the records and found that someone had already entered the "Great Yu Bloody Battle", and it was indeed Mo Ran.

However, he only lasted twelve seconds the first time he died, and less than a second the second time.

Therefore, he didn't get any rewards, but he actually participated in the "sticky rice dumpling Fun" event.

Because Zhou Yan discovered that his event progress had been filled. Looking at the list of three-star completion rewards, he somewhat blankly collected them one by one and put them into his pocket.

Subsequently, he opened the diary updated by Mo Ran and quickly read through what had happened during this period.

The opening was still a series of familiar honorifics, followed by Mo Ran reporting that he had successfully arrived in the Eastern Region.

It was very advanced here, people were friendly, and technology showed him a path different from traditional Cultivation.

Although the upper-class people still practiced Cultivation, the combat methods of the middle-class people, which combined immortal Cultivation and technology, also gave him different inspiration for his own Cultivation.

"Lord Tianzun, rest assured, I am doing well here."

"Relying on the Spirit Stone left by Master, I opened a small shop here, doing some small business, selling some items and Medicinal Pill."

"Everything here is good, except for the heavy taxes. If there is no business to support it, I fear I will soon run out of resources."

"I have seen the Lord Tianzun's previous reply. Your words made me very excited and full of motivation."

"Therefore, after settling down, I returned to update the log as usual to report to you."

"I have discovered some changes in the Divine Kingdom. That mysterious space, which was already very difficult, seems to be missing something, and I cannot obtain more Opportunity from it."

"And the newly opened space is extremely difficult. I felt my abilities were limited, so I did not continue to explore, but I will not give up, and I will not let down the cultivation of the Lord Tianzun."

"However, I have cleared the Secret Realm where one eats things. Although I don't have any great skills, Master always praised me for being able to eat, hehe."

"After passing it, I obtained some food recipes called sticky rice dumpling, and I felt again that the Lord Tianzun's magical powers are boundless, as even food has so many wonderful uses."

"So recently I have added these sticky rice dumpling to the shop, and they are very popular. I earned some Spirit Stones from this, and once again marveled at the wisdom of the Lord Tianzun."

"By the way, Lord Tianzun, the Eastern Region does not prohibit belief in gods. I plan to apply to establish a church after staying for the required time."

"Therefore, I hereby implore the Lord Tianzun to tell me your divine name?"

"Your devout believer, Mo Ran, respectfully."

Zhou Yan's brows gradually furrowed. Reading this log, a strange thought arose in his heart.

"Why does this city look more and more like a Main God space?"

Recalling that 'summoning gods' could indeed summon things, he had new considerations for Mo Ran's proposal.

Previously, he tricked Mo Ran into going to the Eastern Region just because he saw that he wasn't inherently bad, and to avoid him coming back to cause trouble after figuring things out later, when it would be hard for him to take action, so he tricked him away and set a vague goal.

And now, he was interested in this "establish a church" proposal.

"If summoning gods can really summon a god, can I also become a god?"

This thought just arose, and was quickly pressed down by him.

"Almost got carried away. The biggest taboo for a person is to have high aspirations but low abilities. I'm still preparing to condense the Nascent Soul, why am I thinking about becoming a god?"

Zhou Yan closed Mo Ran's diary, but after pondering for a moment, he reopened it and wrote a name at the end.

Taiyi.

Since he was already there, what if it actually worked?

Zhou Yan knew this kid was extraordinary. If he kept doing this, maybe he could really succeed?

Even if he couldn't get himself worshipped as a god, he could at least help promote the gods of his hometown, just as a way to remember his homeland.

After doing this, Zhou Yan left a Core Formation level crystal, attached instructions for use, and then disappeared from the main city.

There was really no other way; this person was too honest, believing whatever was said. If he didn't give him something, letting him keep raising himself through his own imagination, his conscience would really feel bad.

Just consider it as a promotion fee.

Back to reality, Zhou Yan began his comprehension of the Human Dao.

"It's coming!"

He gritted his teeth, preparing to meet the impact of knowledge, and pressed the comprehension button in one go.

"Eh? Why does it feel warm?"

Immediately, Zhou Yan's expression tightened again. This must be the omen before the impact. How terrifying must this impact be!

"Hmm? Why is there suddenly so much knowledge in my brain, and my body feels much lighter?"

"Wait... That's it?"

Feeling the brand-new insights about the Human Dao in his mind, as well as several additional special application methods, Zhou Yan felt for the first time that the Laws were a pain; why couldn't they learn from the Dao.

Thinking of the bitterness he had endured before, he felt a bit like crying without tears.