Chapter 114: The Divine Mozi

"A place rich in the world's origin of Saint Haigar." Manderth replied.

"Oh!" Gune's heart stirred.

"That is a rare treasure land for secluded cultivation." Audoyi also responded from the side.

"Even many outsiders go specifically to that core area for dedicated cultivation. There, the world's mysteries are four to five times what they are outside."

"Four to five times? That truly is an excellent treasure land." Gune said.

"Naturally." Audoyi replied with a smile.

"At the same time, one can draw upon the world's origin to a certain extent there, making our cultivation foundation more stable. The enhancement effect is astonishing; you'll understand once you go."

"Mm." Gune nodded, his heart full of anticipation for the core area of the Dark Shepherd Lamp Island.

For demigods and deities,

the disparity in divine power is generally not great.

The greater gap lies in the comprehension of mysteries.

Among deities, a powerful one can slay an ordinary deity as easily as slaughtering a chicken or dog.

And that vast difference is bridged by mysteries.

Among demigods, some can rival deities precisely because of their profound comprehension of mysteries, coupled with unique and powerful means.

For Gune, being able to easily kill divine envoys and ancestral spirits with forbidden-spell-level power, and even have the confidence to confront demigods,

relied on one hand on the power of the Blood Sea,

and on the other hand, naturally, on his profound comprehension of mysteries.

Comprehension of mysteries could be said to be Gune's greatest confidence.

Currently, Gune's cultivation time was not short, but compared to many other powerful divine envoys, ancestral spirits, and demigods, it was very short.

Being able to enter the core area of the Dark Shepherd Lamp Island for some dedicated cultivation would be extremely beneficial for his own growth.

Gune had already made plans.

Once he went to the ancient Mount Ermoko and found enough Cthulhu creature remains, he would find a safe place to digest the remains while comprehending mysteries.

In the future, when he attained the position of deity, he would become a Cthulhu deity. That would be far more powerful than ordinary deities.

Gune speculated that those so-called Controller Deities were most likely Cthulhu deities.

He just didn't know if they possessed Cthulhu embryos like he did.

However, Gune inferred that they probably did not.

Otherwise, over time, they could have become Cthulhu creatures.

Instead of being called "Controller Deities" as they were now.

Following Manderth and the other two, they proceeded forward, and soon a colossal structure came into Gune's view.

The building had two huge curved horns, over a thousand meters in height.

The horns were symmetrical left and right. The main body of the building was low in front and high in back, with most of the rear shrouded in dark shadows, like a buffalo crouching in the darkness.

Entering through the entrance of the buffalo-head-like massive structure, Gune went inside.

What met his eyes was a long corridor.

Passing through the corridor, there was a vast and majestic hall with over a hundred stone pillars.

At the front of the hall, on the left and right sides, two foreign deity experts sat cross-legged.

Around the two deities, dense divine power flowed unceasingly, and the radiance naturally emitted by this divine power was dazzling to behold.

"These two should be the deities Mozi and Kakuro," Gune thought to himself.

Besides these two deities, on the stone pillars below the hall were over a dozen divine envoys and ancestral spirits.

Their auras were all at the late or peak Fourth Stage.

Gune's gaze swept over them one by one, and from these people, he could sense rich divine power auras and profound fluctuations of mysteries.

"Those who can come here are indeed not weak."

"No demigods?"

"They must have entered the so-called core area."

After scanning the hall, Gune thought to himself.

Manderth, at the front, flew forward, bowed, and spoke.

"Lord Mozi, Lord Kakuro, today's patrol found no anomalies, no black tide has come, and there are no signs of fluctuation."

"Mm!" The deity named Mozi opened his eyes and nodded.

Then the deity's gaze shifted and fixed on Gune.

Immediately, Gune felt an invisible pressure, even a sense of being seen through. Gune made no unusual movements, standing still as he was, allowing the other to scrutinize him.

Gune was confident enough that the other probably couldn't see much of him.

After sweeping over Gune's body a few times, the deity withdrew his gaze.

At this point, Manderth introduced him.

"Lord Mozi, this Saint-level Fourth Stage transcendent is named Gune Lawrence. He is a transcendent who has newly arrived at the Dark Shepherd Lamp Island."

"Previously, he was targeted by the Night Lantern, but he easily broke free from its suppression and could even fly freely."

Targeted by the Night Lantern and still escape?

These words immediately drew the attention of everyone in the hall.

Instantly, many opened their eyes and looked over, numerous gazes converging on Gune.

"Targeted by the Night Lantern—even a weaker demigod might not escape. This Fourth Stage Saint actually got away?"

"Does he have some special means?"

"Who knows!"

"Regardless, this newcomer has no divine power yet still escaped from the Night Lantern. That's indeed impressive. At least this old man, even with divine power, would most likely not escape."

The surrounding people buzzed with discussion.

Manderth's words raised the deity Mozi's assessment of Gune even further.

He had already sensed that this transcendent named Gune Lawrence was extraordinary, and now it seemed indeed so.

"Not bad!" The deity Mozi nodded slightly.

Then the deity Mozi looked at Gune.

"Cultivate well here, strengthen your strength as much as possible. When the time comes to go to the Ekma Great Passage, having no divine power may not be a bad thing for you."

"Lord Mozi, this junior will certainly cultivate diligently." Gune said.

Gune naturally understood the deity Mozi's meaning.

Within the Ekma Great Passage, emitting divine power often invites priority attacks.

Gune had no divine power but was very strong, which would likely reduce the pressure he faced.

Relatively speaking, this was indeed a good thing.

After meeting the deity Mozi, Gune was considered to have joined this small faction.

He followed Manderth back to a resting area nearby.

During the rest, Manderth continuously explained to Gune about patrols and various surrounding situations, giving Gune a new understanding of the Dark Shepherd Lamp Island.

After a period of rest, Manderth explained the precautions for patrol duty, and then the four of them began a new round of patrol.