Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family

Chapter 824: Chapter 574: So-Called God and Demon_2

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Chen Zhixing was somewhat perplexed. Clearly, Divine Liu had previously mentioned that the power distinctions among the Chaos Divine Demons were unclear. So why suddenly bring up the concept of a ’Saint Position’? Moreover, when Divine Liu talked about the number of Chaos Divine Demons before, there was no explicit mention that ’the positions of God and Demon equate to this Saint Position’.

More crucially, if there are already over a thousand former top-tier Chaos Divine Demons at the Constant Universe Level within the Chaos Sea, why would they even care about the Immortal Race of the Hengyu Realm?

Noticing Chen Zhixing’s confusion, Divine Liu pondered briefly and eventually provided an answer.

"In fact, my age isn’t considered great among the Chaos Divine Demons. If you truly discuss lifespans, mine is similar to yours among the immortal cultivators—both of us are merely beginners. As for the concept of the Saint Position I mentioned, it’s a new concept that emerged in this eon after Hengyu transformed itself into a realm. Before I arrived at the Hengyu Realm, I didn’t fully understand it, only thinking it was a kind of ranking within the Chaos Sea. But now, I have a bit of understanding about that ranking."

At this point, Divine Liu’s expression grew somewhat complex: "The positions in this ranking may not mean that there are over a thousand ’Saints’ in the Chaos Sea, but rather that over a thousand positions have already been pre-reserved by beings."

"You mean..." At this moment, Chen Zhixing’s gaze became sharper.

"Yes, just as you think," Divine Liu nodded. "This total of three thousand Chaos Divine Demons might be a ranking jointly created by those top-tier Chaos Divine Demons. Like your current Celestial Profound Realm, they have set constraints with the laws ahead of time, limiting the number of powerful beings that can be born in the entire world... Much like the Five Elements Tao, where six Taoist Lord-level beings can be delineated. Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth each master a law, and together with the Five Elements Taoist Lord who controls the Five Elements Tao, there are six Taoist Lord positions in total. Once they succeed in attaining their path, no matter how strong others are, they can only be under their command in the Golden Nature, with no hope of transcending."

As Divine Liu said this, there was a hint of awkwardness in the words. It’s worth noting that although its age is still young, Chaos Divine Demons have their own heritage. Naturally, it knew that before the top-tier God and Demon Hengyu fell, the Chaos Sea had never had a restrictive term like the so-called ’three thousand God and Demon’.

It’s only after Hengyu opened a realm and sacrificed itself that the saying of ’three thousand being the limit for Chaos Divine Demons’ started spreading in the Chaos Sea.

In other words, this notion seems to be related to the discovery of the Hengyu Realm and the exploration within it.

Divine Liu even suspected that the reason for such regulations in the Chaos Sea might have a high chance of being related to the situation within the Hengyu Realm and the Great Venerable of Hengyu transforming itself into a realm.

Because this Great Venerable was the first top-tier Chaos Divine Demon known to Divine Liu to fall.

And the emergence of such rules in the Chaos Sea today likely stems from the other top-tier divine demons realizing the shocking fact that ’even top-tier divine demons can fall’, leading them to devise protective measures to prevent similar situations for themselves in the future.

Although Divine Liu did not know the exact causality, both its knowledge and real-world developments have led it to such a speculation.

Therefore.

"First attain the path as a Chaos Divine Demon, and seize a revered position because the number of these positions is limited. Once you have secured a position as a Chaos Divine Demon and wish to enhance your combat power, then you can additionally cultivate with the methods of the Immortal Race."

This was the answer given by Divine Liu.

Compared to the cultivation duration of the Immortal Race, which can last millions of years, attaining the path as a Chaos Divine Demon would actually save Chen Zhixing more time.

According to Divine Liu’s estimation, with Chen Zhixing’s innate talent, it would take only a few thousand years to attain the path as a Chaos Divine Demon, which is a mere blink of an eye compared to the long years required for an Immortal Race being to achieve the path of the Golden Immortal!

However, upon hearing Divine Liu’s words, Chen Zhixing couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

"So, you’ve said so much, but you haven’t mentioned how to actually attain the position of a Chaos Divine Demon."

Divine Liu: "..."

The method to attain the path as a Chaos Divine Demon and be ranked among the three thousand?

It didn’t know either!

The way to enlightenment in the Chaos Sea has no overarching guidance — each cultivates in their own way. Where would a unified cultivation method come from?

Speaking from Divine Liu’s own experience, it cultivated methods from its own small realm, and through a mysterious progression, became a Chaos Divine Demon. Even after becoming a Chaos Divine Demon, no one bestowed upon it any other method of cultivation.

If not for this, newly ordained divine demons like it wouldn’t boldly venture into the Hengyu Realm that led to the Great Venerable of Hengyu’s fall!

The most fundamental pursuit was, after all, the cultivation method of the Great Venerable of Hengyu!

Seemingly perceiving Divine Liu’s inner thoughts, Chen Zhixing couldn’t help but speak up: "So even you don’t know how to cultivate into a Chaos Divine Demon?"

Divine Liu: "..."

Seeing this, Chen Zhixing’s expression became increasingly strange: "If even you don’t know, then how did you cultivate into a Chaos Divine Demon? Wait, have you actually been ranked among the three thousand Chaos Divine Demons?"

"Not yet." Feeling insulted, Divine Liu squeezed these words out through clenched teeth and suddenly found Chen Zhixing to be quite annoying.

"Not yet, huh?" Chen Zhixing blinked, then cautiously suggested: "Isn’t it possible that the Chaos Divine Demons number just three thousand, and existences like you within the Chaos Sea are not actually counted among the ranks of divine demons?"

Divine Liu: "???"

"What do you mean?" Divine Liu frowned and looked at him.

"I don’t mean anything. I’m just prompting you to think why you consider yourself a Chaos Divine Demon. If so many beings in the Chaos Sea were naturally born as Chaos Divine Demons, then Chaos Divine Demons would be too commonplace, wouldn’t they?"

This view stemmed from Chen Zhixing’s perspective as a member of the Human Race. While perhaps limited, the Human Race has since its civilization built a social system, always structured in a hierarchical pyramid, with a deep-rooted awareness of hierarchy ingrained in them.

Looking at matters in the Chaos Sea from a human viewpoint naturally leads to a definition like this: ’If Chaos Divine Demons number only three thousand, then your claim of being a Chaos Divine Demon is just self-indulgence, a colloquial term akin to wealthy individuals among commoners calling each other certain titles, even though their fathers hold no actual noble titles.’

It was because of such thoughts that in Chen Zhixing’s eyes, beings like Divine Liu that self-titled as Chaos Divine Demons would better be referred to as Chaos Creatures.

Only top-tier existences like Hengyu capable of turning oneself into a realm could truly be recognized as Chaos Divine Demons in the meaningful sense!

"You have a point." After being momentarily speechless, Divine Liu ultimately acknowledged Chen Zhixing’s viewpoint.

However, this did not hinder Its aspiration towards the title of Chaos Divine Demon.

And so, It said: "Even if I am not yet a divine demon, at least for this eon, the Chaos Divine Demon position is not yet complete, so you and I still have the opportunity to pursue it. So, if possible, I still hope you don’t miss out, because while the Chaos Sea is boundlessly vast, those who know each other’s roots and can mutually support are few for me."

"You hope that in the future, after attaining the path within the Chaos Sea, I would join hands with you in the pursuit of the Chaos Divine Demon position?"

"Indeed." Divine Liu nodded, a slight smile appearing on Its delicate face as it spoke to Chen Zhixing: "You have such talent; if you don’t seize a spot sooner rather than later, it would truly be a pity."

"Uh..."

Divine Liu’s words were sincere, expressing the intention of forming an alliance with Chen Zhixing. But for Chen Zhixing, it still seemed a bit distant.