Chapter 526: Small Deviation

After a moment, Su Wen slowly walked out of the Ghost Spirit realm.

One good news, one bad news.

The good news is that he now clearly understands how the Ancient Clans corrupt the Demigod clan.

The bad news is, this method of corruption seems a bit unfair, doesn’t it?

If they treat the Demigod clan like this, then when we face the Ancient Clans on the border battlefield, wouldn’t we have to constantly guard against their all-pervasive mental pollution?

Now, in his mind, the Remnant Universe has turned into a ghostly and chaotic cultivation world.

Their cultivation system is somewhat different from the cultivation and Qi refining described in legends.

“You’ve gained a lot, haven’t you?”

The Star God looked at Su Wen and asked seriously.

“Star God, without the strength of a god king, it’s better for us not to confront the Ancient Clans directly.”

After a moment of silence, Su Wen replied.

“Even below the god king, the Ancient Clans can still corrupt?”

The Star God was startled and then hesitantly asked.

That can’t be true, can it?

If that’s the case, how can the Demigod-based soldiers at the border battlefield be effective?

Is the purpose of Demigod soldiers just to drain the pollution energy from the Ancient Clans?

That can’t be it, right?

“Not exactly.”

Su Wen shook his head. “The corruption by the Ancient Clans depends on the situation.”

“For someone like the Fighting God, not even a god king, but even a king level would be hard for the Ancient Clans to corrupt.”

“Or rather, they can’t corrupt him at all.”

“Otherwise, according to the rule that the Fighting God cannot die, wouldn’t it be better for them to directly corrupt him and make him obediently live on?”

At this point, Su Wen paused and then added, “The corruption of the Ancient Clans revolves around rational pollution.”

“In other words, the more rational, sensible, and intelligent someone with lower power is, the more likely they are to be corrupted.”

“On the other hand, someone like the Fighting God, that kind of reckless person, seems to have some innate mental barriers or perhaps a natural resistance to the Ancient Clans’ corruption methods.”

“Hmm… do you get what I’m saying?”

The Star God narrowed his eyes slightly; he had already suspected this based on the situation of the Fighting God’s legion from the First Age.

But those who were affected were all rational beings.

Why does this logic seem so strange?

The stronger the rationality, the higher the IQ, which means stronger mental energy and better mental talent.

So, does that mean the Ancient Clans target geniuses?

And just now, the Deity of Wealth’s words…

"I understand."

The Star God nodded and said, "Don’t worry. Since we know about this matter so far in advance, we can take precautions."

"Come on, let’s talk while we walk!"

"Coincidentally, there are a few things I want to ask you."

As he spoke, the Star God waved his right hand, and a crack in space opened up.

Then the two entered it, leaving the Ghost Spirit realm, which was almost stripped bare by Su Wen.

As the Deity of Wealth, exploring the essence of the Ancient Clans’ corruption in the Ghost Spirit realm was just a side task.

The most important reason was that he was short on financial resources.

No more pretending!

He came clean!

He was indeed short on financial resources!

It’s perfectly normal for the Deity of Wealth to go out and seek financial resources.

The Ghost Spirit clan truly deserved to be a rival that could engage in mutual exchanges with the Holy Spirit clan. While their resources weren’t as vast as the Holy Spirit clan’s, they were still on a similar level.

Moreover, with the experience of acquiring financial resources in Sub-Timeline 01 as a foundation, he moved with great skill this time.

Apart from leaving some basic personal belongings for the Demigod wielding a hammer, he packed almost everything else.

In general, the suffering of the Ghost Spirit clan stemmed from the schemes of the Ancient Clans, but even more from their own weakness—a fundamental flaw.

The Ghost Spirit clan was weak, and this celestial officer serving as the Deity of Wealth was even weaker!

Thus, acquiring financial resources and enhancing both himself and the overall strength of China, he prepared to welcome a new era of transformation.

Until hundreds or even thousands of years later, when he could gather a massive army of warriors, strike out into the cosmos, attack the borders of the universe, and engage the cunning Ancient Clans in a decisive battle!

"I heard from the God of Theater that you… joined some kind of organization?"

The Star God chatted casually as they walked, pretending to be indifferent.

Su Wen: "?"

"I just asked casually. My intention in creating the organization was to protect China, strengthen the nation, and enrich the people. As long as it aligns with this principle, members of the organization can do anything."

"???"

Su Wen looked bewildered at the Star God. When did he join another organization?

If he really had joined, he would definitely say so.

But since he hadn’t, why should he admit it?

The God of Theater was quite devious—how could he pin this on him?

"That’s the one, the organization opposite the Time and Space maintainers."

Seeing Su Wen’s confusion, the Star God directly said, "Your shouting in the office and your words were overheard by the God of Theater and the Wind God."

"So what exactly is going on?"

After receiving the message from the God of Theater, he was stunned.

He took this matter very seriously.

In fact, he considered it far more important than the Ancient Clans!

Compared to the Time and Space maintainers and their opponents, what were the Ancient Clans?

But according to the God of Theater, the Deity of Wealth had been swept into a dark and shadowy web of schemes.

However, based on his observations of the Deity of Wealth and the previous visit to the sub-timelines, something didn’t add up!

He believed the Deity of Wealth was genuinely heading to the future timeline.

Moreover, the split sub-timelines were likely created by the great Time and Space maintainers for purposes unrelated to this.

Of course, he once had a wild and far-fetched theory.

That the creation of the sub-timelines was specifically orchestrated by the Time and Space maintainers for the Deity of Wealth’s training.

Otherwise, some things would be hard to explain.

But if that were the case, then the Deity of Wealth’s furious insults toward the Time and Space maintainers would seem a bit odd.

And then there was the whole "Time and Space Fool" thing…

He felt that kind of insult didn’t sound like something the Deity of Wealth would say.

After all, if the Deity of Wealth were to curse, it probably wouldn’t come off as so endearing.

So, comparing this, he thought the God of Theater’s analysis had some merit; behind the Deity of Wealth, there definitely stood an opponent of the Time and Space maintainers.

For now, the Deity of Wealth seemed to lean more toward the opponent.

But if the Deity of Wealth favored the opponent of the Time and Space maintainers, did that also mean the Deity of Wealth’s future journey across time and space would face limitations?

Or perhaps, would it be met with various obstacles?

"Ah, you’re talking about this!"

A flicker of understanding flashed in Su Wen’s eyes, and he suddenly grasped the tense atmosphere between the God of Theater and the Wind God back then.

So that’s what it was!

The God of Theater, not fully understanding the situation, had painted a particularly grim picture in his mind, filling in the gaps with his own assumptions.

"The situation might be just a little different from what the God of Theater told you."

Su Wen gave a helpless smile and began to explain.

As he listened to Su Wen’s explanation, the Star God’s eyes shifted from calm curiosity to confusion and shock.

By the end, his eyes were gleaming with realization.