"Then what happened to the divine gods? Did they perish here or leave for the legendary Gods' Hometown?"
A million questions flooded Austin's mind as he inquired the mountain god about these things.
'This man used to work for the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the Heavenly Court. Perhaps he knows the whereabouts of the divine gods.'
"Before the war came, people like us who were responsible for guarding the peace of the mortal world were sealed.
When we acquired freedom, things changed.
I keep in contact with the other mountain gods and we have been looking for the divine gods.
But until today, we haven't had any clue."
The mountain god sighed despondently.
"What are you saying? Do you mean there are other mountain gods aside from you?"
Austin felt his heart skipped a beat at this surprising new development.
"Yes.
There are quite a few mountain gods like me in the entire Brilliant Kingdom.
We live in the temples located in various places. This is where people go to worship us and make wishes.
Young man, I bet you know that the Earth has been deteriorating. The spiritual energy is drying up and the laws are incomplete. It is no longer a good place for cultivators.
Nowadays, collecting the power of faith through their worships has become the primary mode of cultivation,"
the mountain god explained.
"What? You cultivate by collecting the power of faith?
That's amazing!"
Austin exclaimed in utter astonishment.
Cultivation through the power of faith was a rare and clandestine method. Warriors from other universes seldom cultivated through this approach.
As far as Austin knew, only remarkable cultivators were able to do that.
The Taoist robe he had gotten in the Celestial Palace, the one he had left in Kevin's care, was the work of Peterson the Taoist Ancestor by studying the power of faith.
It was considered one of the most fatal weapons in the Immortal End World.
Only the outstanding figures in the Immortal World like Peterson the Taoist Ancestor were able to study the power of faith.
Most cultivators weren't even aware that such a method even existed.
Austin learned that he and the mountain god were at the same level—the premium stage of Earth Realm.
Even so, he surprisingly found that the mountain god had the ability to collect the power of faith and use it for his own cultivation!
"Is that so? There were plenty of different cultivation systems on the Earth during the ancient times.
Some individuals cultivated through spiritual energy, and some chose to do so by using the power of faith. There are a whole lot of other avenues used on Earth! Some would even use their willpower, Earth Energy, and evil energy. There are instances that individuals would even keep venomous insects for their cultivation, and some would also take advantage of corpses!
During that era, most people cultivated and the culture that surrounded it was prosperous.
Using the power of faith is just one of the cultivating methods,"
the mountain god clarified further.
"I didn't know that the Earth had such a rich history of cultivation in the ancient times!"
Austin commended.
'I can imagine that the creatures on Earth at that time must be extremely powerful.
No wonder back then, Earth was known as one of the birthplaces of the divine gods, and was one of the most important places among the three thousands big worlds and three thousand small worlds, ' he mused, rather pleased with this.
For quite a while, the mountain god chatted with Austin in his temple.
As he retold the stories during the ancient times, Austin listened with keen interest.
The mountain god had shared many secrets about Earth with him.
However, he couldn't answer the questions Austin desperately wanted to know.
For example, Austin wanted to know whether the Gods' Hometown existed and whether the divine gods lived there.
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