｢Blasphemy is Sin｣
In a certain sense, this was Gu Nan's purpose. Since he obtained the identity of an Evil God, he naturally had to stand on the opposite side as the gods.
His consciousness returned from the Evil God Temple. Gu Nan's gaze swept around. Ying Ge was still staring at him calmly, and Astral Gate's enormous hall still shone a brilliant gold.
Everything still seemed the same, yet Gu Nan knew that things were different now.
The Evil God Temple used hard facts to prove to Gu Nan that the path he took wasn't fundamentally different from the path of people in this world. This means…
'NPCs, are you ready to fight over items with players?!'
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"You mean, you want to settle in Zi Luo Heaven?" Ying Ge asked, staring at Gu Nan with some surprise.
The two were currently sitting in a small shop. Gu Nan was leisurely drinking a cup of green tea, while Ying Ge sat across from him with an odd expression.
Gu Nan revealed a clear intention in their chat just now—he planned to settle in Zi Luo Heaven.
"There should be a lot of Void Cutter cultivators willing to settle in a major plane like Zi Luo Heaven, right?" Gu Nan noticed her strange tone and couldn't help asking.
A large plane meant more resources. Any Void Cutter figure who intended to advance further would naturally have more opportunities in a large plane.
"Normally, yes." Ying Ge explained, "But it's an unusual period right now. Star Realm is going to war, after all…"
Star Realm was going to war—of course Gu Nan knew this. He'd already discovered some signs from Starry Ocean Pavilion's actions long before he came to Zi Luo Heaven.
However, now that Ying Ge mentioned this, Gu Nan also understood what she meant.
War was imminent, so wasn't this an opportunity for Void Cutter and Star Ruler cultivators like them?
No matter Star Realm or the side trying to invade Star Realm, both would definitely need to recruit people. And wouldn't they need to pay money in order to recruit people?
"I understand." Gu Nan gave a small nod. If the opportunity presented itself, he didn't mind returning to Star Realm.
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Star Realm, Starry Ocean Pavilion.
The headquarters of Starry Ocean Pavilion was located on the most prosperous planet in the Central Region, Heavenly Kingdom Star.
For cultivators in the outer regions, Heavenly Kingdom Star was truly worthy of the name "Kingdom of Heaven." This place was indeed a paradise for cultivators.
But on this day, something not very heavenly was happening in heaven.
In a small room in Starry Ocean Pavilion, Yue Jiu, one of the three Pavilion Lords, was confronting a man and a woman. It's just that Yue Jiu's calm face contained a smile, while the man and woman standing across from him were livid.
"A powerful enemy is approaching, Old Yue. At a time like this, you still have the energy to attack us?" The man stared at Yue Jiu silently, but his eyes were full of disappointment.
Yue Jiu steadfastly returned his gaze and said nonchalantly, "It's precisely because a powerful enemy is approaching that Starry Ocean Pavilion only needs one Pavilion Lord… and neither of you are fit for that role."
Perhaps because she was angered by Yue Jiu's attitude, the woman on the side was still unyielding despite having fallen into a trap. "Yue Jiu, you know better than us exactly who is behind Starry Ocean Pavilion!"
But Yue Jiu just threw his head back and laughed. "You two fell into this trap, yet there's been no response from that one. Do you still not understand?"
The man and woman exchanged a glance, their hearts sinking even further. Of course they understood that Star Realm was that powerhouse's astral world. How could she not know what was happening in Starry Ocean Pavilion?
But if she knew… then the situation was even more terrifying.
"Stop wasting time on idle chatter. Let's get rid of them quickly," a voice came from behind Yue Jiu. Wu Gui was walking over with Ye Chen in tow.
In a little over a year, Ye Chen had already broken through to Void Cutter Realm. Starry Ocean Pavilion's secret techniques were indeed extraordinary.
Wu Gui once caused a ruckus inside Starry Ocean Pavilion. Regarding this Buddha of Ten Thousand Samsara, the male and female Pavilion Lords naturally recognized her.
But the two actually sighed in relief upon seeing Wu Gui appear.
Even if Wu Gui was also a top-notch Void Cutter cultivator, it was still not quite enough for Wu Gui and Yue Jiu alone to completely kill them.
As if seeing through their thoughts, Yue Jiu just smiled. "We're still waiting for two more… Oh, they've arrived too."
He pointed to the other side, where two more people were slowly coming out of the shadows.
It was also a man and a woman this time, but the man looked a lot older. His face was clearly middle-aged, and his figure was a little fat.
As soon as he walked up to the crowd, he smiled like an unscrupulous businessman. "Shang Rong, subordinate of Lord Zuo Zuo, greets everyone."
"Shang Rong, the Business Stele of the Five Steles. So you're also one of that Lord's subordinates," Yue Jiu clearly recognized the name Shang Rong and immediately said.
He turned his gaze to the woman who appeared together with Shang Rong, whom he also couldn't see through.
"Might this one also be one of the Five Steles…?"
"No." The woman revealed a bland smile and denied, "My name is Gu Nian."
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Of course Gu Nan, who was far away in Zi Luo Heaven right now, wouldn't know what just transpired in Star Realm, but even if he did, he still wouldn't care.
Gu Nan was currently throwing himself into his grand level-up plan with great joy. How could he have the energy to care about other things?
Ying Ge had already left. She also had her own matters to handle; it was impossible for her to always observe Gu Nan. Besides, all she could do here was suffer indignities.
Gu Nan, on the other hand, was trying to learn more about the relationship between active world origins and his Evil Value and points.
The so-called active world origin was actually an artificially-manufactured product.
Inside the Myriad Heavens Starry Road, also known as the Inner World, world origins were far more easily found and obtained. Powerful Star Rulers plundered world origins from there.
These Star Rulers usually sealed low-level origins for use as resources to trade with other people.
The first origin crystals also came from this.
In fact, the active origins that Void Cutter cultivators used were actually origins that large organizations unsealed and then delivered to its members—it was precisely because of this that active origins must be used immediately, or else it would soon lose its effectiveness.
On the other hand, both Void Cutters and Star Rulers had a limited demand for world origins, both in terms of quantity and type.
Essentially, world origins were laws, and a law that suited the cultivator would certainly be much more effective in raising one's cultivation. If the law wasn't suited to the cultivator, then they could only try to comprehend by analogy.
However, nobody knew what type of law was inside an origin crystal before it was unsealed, so they could only count on luck when unsealing.
Based on Gu Nan's estimate, ordinary Void Cutters would need about 10,000 units of origin crystals to meet the requirement for constructing a law.
Of course, this didn't include any failures during construction and the portion used for research. In fact, research was the biggest expense for most people.
By comparison, Gu Nan also realized his own advantages.
With the existence of the Evil God Temple, he didn't need to put any time and effort into exhausting research. Furthermore, the Evil God Temple welcomed all types of origins. No matter what type of law, the Evil God Temple could accept them all!
This was the heaven-defying ability that truly distinguished him from other Void Cutter cultivators, allowing him to rapidly improve his strength.