The fall of the Light Divine Envoy.

The collapse of faith in the Divine Light Cathedral.

The Church Court’s power was already inferior to the Snow Mountain Holy Hall, and now it’s even less of a match.

This battle.

Ten thousand knights of the Divine Court fell, including Pope Baites, and all the Church Court’s elites perished.

The news spread.

The world was shocked.

The Divine Light Cathedral had always been the only transcendent force in the Light Continent, even surpassing the Divine Light Dynasty.

Now.

The entire force of the Divine Light Cathedral was obliterated.

Even a powerful figure like the Pope perished.

This news, once spread, shocked the world.

At the same time.

The news of the Light Divine Envoy being struck down on the spot by a mysterious power swept across the Light Continent like a hurricane.

At this moment.

Everyone understood that behind the Snow Mountain Holy Hall, there existed a terrifyingly powerful being.

Under such intimidation, the army of the Snow Mountain Holy Hall seemed divinely assisted, and there was little resistance in capturing cities and lands.

In less than half a month.

The rule of the Divine Light Dynasty plummeted to its nadir.

When the army besieged the capital, Rorres realized the Divine Light Dynasty’s downfall was inevitable.

Meanwhile, while the Snow Mountain Holy Hall was sharpening its swords and sweeping across the world, Gu Qingyang was dealing with other matters.

Above Qingming.

A golden orb of light lingered in front of Gu Qingyang, and upon closer inspection, it revealed a figure with twelve wings within.

This figure.

Was the Light Divine Envoy, shrunk countless times.

After vanquishing the body of the Light Divine Envoy, Gu Qingyang did not completely obliterate it, instead seizing its Divine Soul to uncover other matters.

Memory Reading.

Gu Qingyang effortlessly invaded the Light Divine Envoy’s Divine Soul, and all its memories unfolded in his mind.

Light Divine Realm!

Supreme Deity!

Twelve Main Gods!

...

A multitude of information spread, providing Gu Qingyang with a comprehensive understanding of the world where the Light Divine Envoy resided.

"Light Divine Realm!"

"The waters of the starry sky are indeed unfathomable!"

Gu Qingyang looked at the rapidly dissolving Divine Soul of the Light Divine Envoy, a smile at his lips.

From the envoy’s memories, he learned it originated from a place called the Light Divine Realm.

Therein.

A Supreme God presided in the Light World.

That Supreme God was the Light God.

Beneath the Supreme God.

Were the Twelve Main Gods.

According to the starry sky’s hierarchy, each of the Twelve Main Gods was a ninth-level powerhouse, and Gu Qingyang suspected the Light God, superior to them, was at least at the pinnacle of ninth level, or possibly half-step to tenth level.

Beneath the Twelve Main Gods were one hundred and eight Divine Envoys, each at the eighth-level tier.

This kind of power.

Was exceedingly mighty.

A being purported to be at the pinnacle of ninth level, quasi-immortal, alongside twelve ordinary ninth-level experts, and one hundred and eight eighth-level practitioners could compare to the strength of the Divine Eye Empire, a ruler of several galaxies.

The Light Divine Realm held such immense power, and its faith extended across numerous worlds.

Through controlling vast amounts of faith, the Light Divine Realm continuously bred many powerful Divine Spirits.

If it were before, Gu Qingyang would not have been confident in opposing the Light Divine Realm.

But now.

He only saw endless followers.

Simultaneously.

From the Light Divine Envoy’s memories, Gu Qingyang also gleaned the unique cultivation methods of the Light Divine Realm.

Under normal circumstances.

As long as a creature of the starry sky didn’t seek eternal life, they faced the limitation of lifespan.

Once the lifespan ended.

Only death awaited them.

Even quasi-immortal beings couldn’t wholly escape the threat of finite lifespan.

However.

The Divine Spirits of the Light Divine Realm were not like this.

The Light Divine Realm possessed a Supreme Treasure called the Rebirth Pool, where any Divine Spirit nearing the end of its lifespan would enter for reincarnation.

To this end.

The Supreme God, Light God, created a method to protect the Divine Soul, using Faith Power as a foundation to ensure the Divine Soul could preserve past life wisdom during reincarnation in the Rebirth Pool.

Thusly.

Once reincarnated successfully, one could awaken with past life memories.

This enabled the Divine Spirits of the Light Divine Realm to achieve a sort of pseudo-immortality.

For instance, the Light Divine Envoy before Gu Qingyang had reincarnated from the Rebirth Pool over a dozen times, equating to surviving for tens of thousands of years.

"The Daoist Taiyuan of the Taiyuan Realm with the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation Method offers a method akin to that of the Light Divine Realm in some sense.

However, the difference is that the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation Method has limitations; each reincarnation may not successfully awaken past life wisdom.

If past life wisdom isn’t awakened, reincarnation fails.

Moreover, the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation can only reincarnate nine times; even achieving perfection doesn’t permit further reincarnation..."

Gu Qingyang compared the reincarnation method of the Light Divine Realm with the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation Method, each having its merits.

The former achieves pseudo-immortality, but each life must start anew; immortality doesn’t mean limitless power growth.

Much like the Light Divine Envoy, though existing for tens of thousands of years, it enters the Rebirth Pool every few thousand years, resetting all past accumulations.

Thus, the Envoy remains eighth-level even now.

On the other hand, consider the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation Method.

This Secret Technique was devised by Daoist Taiyuan in pursuit of becoming immortal.

While it lacks the endless reincarnation of the Rebirth Pool, once perfection is reached, it aggregates the power accumulated from nine lives, reaching a new height.

Previously, Gu Qingyang thought the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation Method couldn’t achieve immortality.

The accumulation of nine lives.

Should allow an ordinary Mahayana Stage practitioner to reach quasi-immortal status.

But since achieving ninth-level perfection with combat power equal to Immortals, Gu Qingyang re-evaluated the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation Method.

In his view.

If nine reincarnations equate to quasi-immortal levels each time.

Then upon the perfection of nine lives, the cumulative quasi-immortal prowess might catalyze a qualitative change, enabling practitioners to achieve alternative immortality.

At the very least.

It might grant practitioners powers rivaling Immortals.

Therefore.

The two methods have their own advantages.

Upon scrutiny, the latter is indeed more potent and advantageous.

After all, the so-called immortality of the Light Divine Realm is merely survival, unlike the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation Method, which allows practitioners to progress further.

"The Divine Spirits of the Light Divine Realm achieve reincarnation and rebirth primarily through the Rebirth Pool; without such a Supreme Treasure, relying solely on the method devised by the Light God for alternative immortality would only be a pipe dream!"

Gu Qingyang mused, then squeezed his fingers, causing the orb of light representing the Light Divine Envoy’s Divine Soul to dissipate completely.