Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

The prices of various materials related to the Artificial Sky are increasing, now 1.5 times that of a year ago.

However, from the perspective of the 'Central Abyss', they naturally hope the scale of the Artificial Sky is as large as possible, so they haven't really suffered a loss.

Ao Yu frowned, then let out a dissatisfied snort, and followed Ji Xueying out.

But before leaving the bridge of the Forest Battleship, Ao Yu glanced sideways at Shi Yan: "You'd better be careful, Tai Xuan Immortal Venerable has completely fallen into the Abyss of the Root. Who knows what kind of being this supposedly resurrected from ancient times and awakened from the root actually is?"

Shi Yan turned her head to meet Goddess Ao Yu's gaze but remained silent.

After Ao Yu left, Shi Yan turned to Lin Rui and said, "What she said is actually true; everything coming from the root should not be left unguarded."

"Oh?" Lin Rui squinted his eyes and finally asked thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, I had previously interacted with the True Spirit of the Limitless Saber Venerable, who was completely corrupted by the root, and something felt off. How should I put it? It felt like he was possessed by an evil spirit, acting purely on some instinct.

Moreover, I feel that although it inherited the Saber Dao and Conceptual Power of the Limitless Saber Venerable, it cannot genuinely master and wield them and seems very unacquainted with our world."

He looked at Shi Yan curiously: "Tai Xuan Immortal Venerable has been revered in this world for 63,000 years and presumably has profound insights into the root. Can you enlighten me?"

"In fact, before my awakening this time, I knew very little about the root and didn't know what it really was."

Shi Yan smiled bitterly: "Only after this awakening did I discover the abnormal state of my True Spirit and after reading the scholars' papers, I suddenly realized.

I think that so-called root is likely a 'living' space, a 'living' world. Those abyss beings corrupted by the root might really be the return of the dead. The root possibly copied and superimposed the consciousness imprint of a certain race onto our True Spirits in an attempt to revive this extinct ascended race through such a method.

The Purgatory Light is evidence. Your scientists have researched and found that the so-called Purgatory Light emitted by the root contains a large amount of genetic information? Even a complete set of genetic templates, intended to induce the beings on the Sky Extreme Star to evolve towards this genetic template.

The problem is that the ascended race is too powerful; their individual strength is equivalent to that of an abyss. The gene evolution of the beings on the Sky Extreme Star can never reach the height of this race no matter how it evolves."

Lin Rui raised his eyebrows, looking towards the Sky Extreme Star through the porthole.

Shi Yan continued, "My True Spirit, after being invaded by the root, inherited my memories and Conceptual Power, but its thinking pattern is completely different from mine. It longs to restore a physical body and wants to walk out of the root and heavenly curtain, yet has no spiritual wisdom, no ability to think, no plan, and knows not how to utilize my powers. It resembles a beast acting purely on instinct, truly not adapted to this world."

Therefore, no matter what, Tai Xuan Immortal Venerable could not allow Shi Yan to be corrupted by her True Spirit and did not want her Residual Spirit to merge with her True Spirit either.

"In the distant past on the Sky Extreme Star, there have actually been a few 'abysses' that came out from the root and the heavenly curtain after being invaded by the root. But it's said that they were extremely stupid, like wooden puppets, fighting only with their physical bodies.

But according to reliable historical records, each time an abyss came out from the root and heavenly curtain, it would cause great disasters in the world, causing the blood and flesh of more beings to mutate, and even leading to the fall of gods. I had a conversation with Dreamy Heavenly Venerate, and he personally told me that several ancient Divine Kings' fall is related to these abyss beings resurrected from the root."

At this moment, Shi Yan paused, frowning, "Besides, as your scholars have inferred, the root is learning and adapting. Long ago, the gods corrupted by the root couldn't even use Conceptual Power, but now they can wield concepts and seem to possess basic thinking."

Lin Rui nodded slightly, as this is precisely the consensus gradually formed by top scholars of the Federation.

They believe that both the 'root' and the 'ascended race' originate from another dimension and are slowly adapting and integrating into the current world.

"The most terrifying thing about the root is its guidance and interference with fate. All beings on the Sky Extreme Star, as long as they are linked with the root, will slide towards the root under fate's guidance. Have you seen those vortices on the heavenly curtain? Each abyss is a huge vortex, causing many destiny stars of Divine Skills, Reach the Sky, and Divine Illumination to revolve around them, but we are actually also pathetic creatures attracted by the root, eventually unable to escape the fate of falling into the root."

Shi Yan smiled bitterly, "So, for hundreds of thousands of years, the gods have been seeking methods of self-salvation. They discovered the function of the heavenly curtain, which though sourced from the root, combining the human will and elemental spirit of the world, or what you call the 'ether element', it can actually help resist the root's guidance of fate.

They found that the larger the population, the larger the heavenly curtain, capable of accommodating more abyss beings. But mere size is not enough; governance must be clear, and the people's minds clean and orderly, otherwise, it would not only fail to help resist the root but accelerate their slide down.

Moreover, the root's rate of devouring is limited. Every time an abyss truly falls and is completely dyed by the root, the power of the root pulling the gods would decrease significantly. Thus, they try to suppress other abyss beings while finding ways to strengthen their presence within the heavenly curtain, enhancing their True Spirits' Divine Skills and powers."

Her tone was calm, narrating gently, "Initially, gods started with faith, establishing various religions on the Sky Extreme Star. This method was initially effective; with the powerful faith of the beings, they could indeed resist the root effectively. But, as always, over time, religions would become corrupt, and the faith of their followers would become chaotic. This, in turn, would scatter and unfocus their True Spirits and Divine Will."

Lin Rui thought that this was why the Five Great Abysses of the Sky Extreme Star, though establishing sects and building divine temples everywhere, never actively propagated their teachings.

They would accept truly devout followers and leave non-believers to their own devices, completely relying on fate.

"Later, the gods approached the matter through inheritance. As long as their Conceptual Martial Intent circulated in the world, their True Spirits wouldn't be completely polluted. Some successes include 'Divine Talisman Heavenly Venerate', who created the method of creating Array Talismans, 'Lingbao Tianzun', who created various magic artifacts, 'Green Blood Venerate', who created elixirs, and the 'Five Virtues Venerable', who governed the powers of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth."

Lin Rui smiled slightly, as among them was also 'Heavenly Venerate Taixuan', who created magic and the Sword Control Technique.

The previous Limitless Saber Venerable actually wanted to follow this path too.

"However, inheritance is easily extinguished, and cannot wholly preserve the True Spirit. Later, there were gods like the Divine Law Venerable and Green Blood Venerate, existing almost in a state of half-transcendence by relying on the dynasty system and governance laws.

Or like the Karma Venerate, relying on a wide range of pure faith and causal power, or like Dreamy Heavenly Venerate, hiding within people's soul and dreams, also reached a half-transcendence state. However, these so-called methods of half-transcendence each have their flaws, like Dreamy Heavenly Venerate, who completely abandoned his body, and Divine Law Venerable and Green Blood Venerate with dwindling self-will. Otherwise, how could something as ridiculous as the Divine Law Heavenly Girl have happened?

And they are still under the root's guidance of fate, not fully transcendent. As soon as the beings in the world perish or the existing world order is destroyed, they would all fall into the abyss—"

Lin Rui was engrossed in listening when his smart terminal bracelet received a message.

Tan Shenzi: My Lord, is it? I wish to meet with you now.

Upon seeing this message, Lin Rui raised his eyebrow slightly.

This was his No. 5 Battle Spirit—the 222nd chief Great Celestial Master of the Mechanical Temple, Tan Shenzi!