Divine Path Certification
"Bestow a Demigod Position?"
"At the end of a Divine Path is becoming a god... And becoming a god requires a Divine Rank," Bai Ye slowly explained. "But a Divine Rank isn't something you can naturally obtain just by reaching the Rank. At the end of every Divine Path, there is only one Divine Rank, and this Divine Rank can only be bestowed by heaven and earth..."
"So that's how it is... I thought breaking through from Rank 8 to Rank 9 was just like the previous Advancement in Ranks, just needing enough Spiritual Power." Jian Changsheng was thoughtful.
"Since your Rank isn't high right now, that is indeed the case... But wait until you advance to the high Ranks; every Rank increase will be extremely difficult."
"So, how can one get heaven and earth to bestow a Divine Rank?"
"There is only one way for heaven and earth to bestow a position... Prove the value of this Divine Path you walk to the Ancient and Present Cosmos."
"...Prove the value of the Divine Path??"
"The only one who can come into contact with the bestowal of a Divine Path position is the Pathway Chief, and the Chief bears the cosmic fortune of an entire Divine Path... At that stage, it's not just the Divine Path granting the Chief power; in a sense, the Chief can also represent an entire Divine Path.
The process of the Chief representing the Divine Path and proving its significance to the Ancient and Present Cosmos is called 'Divine Path Certification'."
Hearing this, Chen Ling seemed to have thought of something and suddenly spoke:
"A Divine Path is the embodiment of Professional Divinity in human civilization throughout the ages... Then is Divine Path Certification the process of each profession proving the meaning of its existence to human civilization?"
"You can understand it that way," Bai Ye nodded slightly. "But Divine Path Certification is extremely difficult to succeed... because the threshold is too high. Only by having a major impact on the fate of humanity itself, making the fate of humanity change because of a single Divine Path, is it possible to be recognized by the Ancient and Present Cosmos.
Moreover, the bestowal of a position by the Ancient and Present Cosmos is only aimed at the Chief, and it is temporary. Even if a Chief in this era completes Divine Path Certification and ascends to the Rank 9 Demigod, his Divine Rank will be recalled after his death. Only when a new Chief in the next era completes certification again will a new Demigod appear.
Furthermore, a single Divine Path can only have one Demigod in the same era...
As far as I know, the Divine Paths that have completed certification in this era are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns."
Jack of Clubs kept his eyes fixed on the direction of the frontline battlefield, his gaze incomparably complex:
"Indeed, the Path of the Arts has never produced a Demigod in this era, or even the previous era; if the Floating Life Painting Chief truly completes certification on behalf of the Path of the Arts... it will cause a sensation across all Human Domains."
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Dong——!!
Embroidery Threads like light rain rapidly gathered in the air. The moment the elder's foot stepped down, a third loud noise echoed in the sky above the Red Dust Domain!
"Divine Path Certification, huh..." The Lord of Wuji's eyes narrowed slightly.
At the end of the Embroidered Thread Steps leading to the firmament, an azure star silently lit up, as if the Professional Divinity since ancient times had manifested into reality. Amidst the starlight, the phantoms of great figures who had once left their mark on the Path of the Arts were all awakened at this moment. Their magnificent gazes across time and space melted into the brilliance of the Divine Path Star, projecting onto that black-clothed figure slowly ascending the steps...
The Path of the Arts was watching Yao Qing;
The Path of the Arts was supporting Yao Qing.
As the elder climbed another step, the Divine Path Fortune on his body grew increasingly intense. The Divine Path Star of the Path of the Arts hung high above his head, and the Embroidered Thread Steps beneath his feet also gradually became dyed in azure. An unparalleled Oppressive Aura ravaged the human world!
The Lord of Wuji frowned as he watched that figure ascending the steps. His palm gently pressed against the earth. Amidst roaring tremors, over a hundred Black Longswords rose from the ground!
These longswords floated around the Lord of Wuji. As his fingertip twitched, they wove into a dense sword rain, whistling as they slashed towards that azure Divine Path leading to the firmament!
However, these longswords that could still cleave apart the "Nine Dragons Patrolling the Sky Scroll" just now abruptly froze the moment they were about to touch the Divine Path. As if grasped by countless invisible giant hands, they hovered strangely in mid-air!
Om——!!
In the firmament, the light of the azure Divine Path Star blazed brightly, and the Lord of Wuji's hundred-sword rain shattered in unison at the same time!
The Lord of Wuji's pupils slightly contracted. The Oppressive Aura from the Divine Path Star instantly tore apart his Nine Sovereign Tier Oppressive Aura. Under the terrifying impact, his entire person staggered back half a step, his complexion extremely unsightly.
Not to mention that the Lord of Wuji standing here was merely a clone of the main body, and his Combat Power was incomplete; even if the Lord of Wuji in his peak state was here, he probably wouldn't be able to harm Yao Qing in the slightest...
Because Yao Qing, who was in the process of "Divine Path Certification," was no longer just Yao Qing... What he represented was a Divine Path nurtured from human civilization.
Before the Divine Path Certification ended, Yao Qing was in an "unattackable" state; no one could hurt him.
The Lord of Wuji's attack failed to distract the elder in the slightest.
His eyes stared fixedly at the end of the Divine Path, slowly raising his foot... and stepping onto another step again!
Dong——!!
Fragmented memories swept past his eyes. All of his past seemed to merge into the steps beneath his feet, supporting his body to step by step ascend to the clouds.
...
"Sissy!"
"Sissy Yao!"
"Hahahaha, look at him, he even has a little bird embroidered on his school uniform~ Only girls would wear this kind of clothes, right?"
"Last time I even saw him secretly embroidering flowers in school!"
"Don't you guys know? Yao Qing's whole family embroiders flowers! Look at his hands, they're full of calluses from holding a needle and thread every day."
"Girls nowadays don't even know how to embroider, right? Yao Qing is so effeminate! Sissy Yao! Hahahaha..."
"..."
Sarcasm and mockery filled his ears. He seemed to return to that dirty and cramped street corner, seeing numerous figures surrounding a frail teenager, punching and kicking him.
The teenager fell miserably into a puddle, holding his head with both hands. The malice from the outside world was like countless needles, piercing him full of holes.
He didn't know what he had done wrong, nor did he know why they released malice upon him for no reason. He obviously just wanted to inherit his Grandmother's craft and do what he liked...
The soles of sneakers trampled wantonly on his face, slowly covering his eyes. Mud filled his path forward, making him unable to see the direction of his future.
Right at this moment,
The mockery, sarcasm, and insults suddenly all disappeared.
An Old Man dressed in black, who bore some resemblance to him, slowly walked to his side... His eyes were turbid, yet reflected a trace of clarity.
A palm full of wrinkles reached out and grasped the teenager's hand.
Both of their palms were covered in thick calluses and scars.
The teenager was slightly startled. Gently pulled up from the ground by the elder, his tender face was full of confusion.
"We should go," the elder said.
"Go where?"
The elder raised his hand and pointed forward.
The originally dirty and cramped Alleyway suddenly disappeared, replaced by a magnificent and grand azure Divine Path, piercing through the clouds and reaching directly above the firmament!
"Go prove our value to this heaven and earth." The elder held the teenager's hand and smiled slightly.
"...We'll start right from here."