After Liu Hui made this tragic decision, he unexpectedly calmed down and promptly fell asleep right there on the room's ceiling. It was precisely at this moment that an immensely powerful, mysterious consciousness suddenly descended, entering Liu Hui’s mind and initiating a remarkable dialogue.
While deeply asleep, Liu Hui abruptly found himself in a magical realm. This place was a vast expanse of floating landmasses. The sky was filled with auspicious clouds and radiant energy, the ground teemed with lush flora, and the air was thick with spiritual energy—clearly a divine domain.
Liu Hui snapped awake, startled. He paused, unsure if he was still dreaming, uncertain of his location, how he arrived, or how to leave.
“Human, greetings!” A voice, ethereal yet overwhelmingly majestic, suddenly echoed by Liu Hui’s ear.
“Who is that? Who is speaking to me?” Alarmed, Liu Hui quickly scanned his surroundings, yet saw nothing; the area remained one of perfect serenity.
“It is I speaking to you, human. I am right beside you, though you cannot perceive me,” the nebulous voice replied.
“Then… who are you? Did you bring me to this place? And what exactly is this place?” Liu Hui fired off three urgent questions. This bizarre environment unnerved him, making his need to understand the situation paramount.
The ethereal voice stated, “What am I? Truthfully, even I do not fully know what I am. If you insist on a title, you may call me the Plane Consciousness.”
Liu Hui started, exclaiming, “You are the Plane Consciousness?” He immediately recalled his Planar Trading Device, wondering if this entity was connected to it.
The wispy voice confirmed, “Indeed, you may address me as the Plane Consciousness. The reason you are here is that I have brought you to this location. However, this place is not some external locale; it exists within your own mind. Everything here is merely a manifestation created by you.”
Liu Hui asked, “This is actually my mind? And everything here is something I created myself? That is truly unbelievable. Plane Consciousness, why have you brought me here? What do you intend to do?”
The Plane Consciousness replied, “I have brought you here because I intend to take you away, to depart from the plane you currently inhabit.”
Liu Hui blinked, then realization dawned, and he exclaimed, “Plane Consciousness, so it was you causing the abnormalities with my body!”
The Plane Consciousness corrected him, “No, the anomalies occurring within your body have nothing to do with me. I am simply here, guided by the laws of the plane, to escort you away from this plane.”
Liu Hui paused, saying, “You say you are here to take me away from this plane? And the abnormalities in my body are unrelated to you?”
“Correct. You have already met the criteria for entry into the plane where I reside. You can no longer remain in your current plane; I am here today to fetch you.”
Liu Hui grew more confused the more he listened. He inquired, “But I haven’t done anything specific! How could I meet the requirements to enter your plane?”
The Plane Consciousness paused, as if searching for data, before stating after a moment, “Indeed, my records show that you have achieved the conditions necessary to enter the plane I inhabit.”
Liu Hui suddenly remembered something and asked, “Plane Consciousness, what kind of plane is the one you are in?”
The Plane Consciousness explained, “The plane I belong to is a Primordial Plane, only recently formed when heaven and earth first separated. In this plane dwell myriad forms of living beings, skilled in the use of various magics; their individual power is exceptionally formidable.”
Liu Hui started, asking, “Are you referring to the Magic Plane where Alexander resides?”
The Plane Consciousness responded, “If the Alexander you speak of is this individual, then the plane you are destined for is indeed the Magic Plane.”
Unsure what the Plane Consciousness did, the space before Liu Hui shimmered and shifted, revealing an image. This image displayed a room where a man was intensely working through official documents in the center. Several people stood by, awaiting orders. Liu Hui immediately recognized the man in the image as Alexander.
Liu Hui was astonished, saying, “Yes, that is Alexander. But why must I go to the Magic Plane? I haven’t done anything at all!”
The Plane Consciousness explained, “Perhaps you have done nothing directly, but the projections you left behind in the Magic Plane have already caused significant alterations to the rules of that plane. As a result of these changes, you have now met the conditions for entry into the Magic Plane.”
Liu Hui began to ponder aloud, “You said I left projections in the Magic Plane?”
“Correct. It is precisely because the inhabitants of the Magic Plane have become devout followers of the projection you left behind, offering you incomparably pious faith. Once this faith energy accumulates to a certain degree, you are able to transcend planes and enter the Magic Plane. You must understand that among all planes, the most precious commodity is Faith Power; it is omnipotent and can create virtually anything.”
Liu Hui struggled to grasp the value of Faith Power, but the crux of his problem lay elsewhere. He asked, “Plane Consciousness, but I didn't leave any projection in the Magic Plane, and no one there believes in me. How could the situation you describe possibly arise?”
However, Liu Hui suddenly conceived of one possibility, his face draining of color in shock, “Plane Consciousness, can you show me the projections I left behind?”
“Certainly.”
The image before Liu Hui began to transform, finally settling on a view of an enormous canyon. In the center of this canyon lay a massive plaza, and dominating the plaza was a gigantic statue exceeding one thousand meters in height.
This colossal statue possessed a benevolent countenance, gazing down upon the plaza below. Its body radiated a sacred white light, appearing utterly divine. On the plaza ground, over a hundred thousand people were prostrating themselves in worship before this monumental figure.
Upon seeing the colossal statue, Liu Hui was deeply shocked—not by its height of over a thousand meters, but by its features. The statue’s face was identical to his own; it even wore a suit from Earth. Viewed from a distance, the statue was indistinguishable from Liu Hui.
Seeing the statue, Liu Hui instantly remembered: this image was the one he presented when conversing with Alexander via the Planar Trading Device. He never imagined Alexander would sculpt his appearance into that of a deity.
Judging by the statue's location within the grand canyon and the throngs of people worshipping it below, Liu Hui instantly understood. In the hearts of these people, this colossal figure represented the supreme God of Light from the Church of Light. Liu Hui himself had become the God of Light in the Magic Plane, revered with fanatic devotion.
Liu Hui found it amusing to see his own likeness worshipped in the Magic Plane. Back when he and Alexander were concocting the God of Light, and Alexander asked what the god should look like, Liu Hui had told Alexander to use his imagination and create something majestic. He never expected Alexander would use his likeness for the God of Light.
The Plane Consciousness stated, “This statue is the largest projection you left in the Magic Plane. You have left countless other such projections elsewhere, though they are of a slightly smaller scale.”
The scene before Liu Hui then rapidly scrolled, revealing that in every church of the Church of Light, there were lofty statues of himself. Only those statues were not as immense as the one in the great canyon. The sheer number of these statues exceeded one million, and every day, they received the fanatical worship of the Church of Light’s followers within those sanctuaries.
The Plane Consciousness continued, “These are your projections in the Magic Plane. Over a billion of the most devout believers across the entire Magic Plane prostrate themselves before you. Daily, they generate vast amounts of the purest Faith Power. This energy accumulates in the void, and a small portion of it has crossed the planar crystal wall, entering your current plane and connecting to you.”
Liu Hui inquired, “It is because this Faith Power reached me that my body began undergoing these unusual changes, is that right?”
“Correct, that is precisely the situation.”
A new image appeared before Liu Hui: a massive battle involving hundreds of millions of participants. By identifying the banners of both sides, Liu Hui instantly recognized it as the great conflict between the Church of Light and the army of the Great Elven King from some time ago. In this scene, the messenger of the Goddess of Nature, whom Liu Hui had met previously, was slaughtering the Church of Light forces; no one could withstand his attacks. Just as all the Church of Light faithful were sinking into despair, a sacred white pillar of light suddenly erupted from Alexander’s command center. This pillar shot skyward, followed by the sound of a clear, holy hymn. A one-winged angel slowly ascended within the pure white light, summoned a white greatsword into his hand with a gesture, and charged toward the messenger of the Goddess of Nature.
The messenger of the Goddess of Nature met the one-winged angel, and they engaged in a fierce aerial battle. The Church of Light army on the ground, seeing the one-winged angel, immediately recognized him as a battle angel under the command of the God of Light. Their God of Light was finally displaying his divine might! With the great God of Light standing behind them, their Church of Light would never fall. Consequently, the morale of the entire Church of Light army soared. Utilizing their high-tech weaponry and command advantages, they achieved a magnificent reversal and routed the army of the Great Elven King.
When the celestial battle concluded with the one-winged angel slaying the messenger of the Goddess of Nature, the Church of Light adherents watching on the ground were overcome with emotion. They realized that the God of Light they worshipped was unimaginably powerful; even the Goddess of Nature was no match for the God of Light. They began to praise the God of Light fervently, contributing their purest Faith Power to him.
The entire Church of Light soon learned that the God of Light had dispatched a battle angel to aid them in their war. Witnessing the angel slay a divine messenger confirmed the power of the deity they believed in, instantly boosting their confidence. At that moment, the fervor of every follower of the God of Light intensified immensely, and they continuously supplied their God with their Faith Power.
The image before Liu Hui suddenly vanished, and the Plane Consciousness stated, “Do you understand now? There is a reason for the recent abnormalities in your body. It was precisely because you provided a one-winged angel to help them defeat the messenger of the Goddess of Nature that their faith in you reached a new zenith, causing the Faith Power accumulating in you to increase dramatically. Because the Faith Power you received does not belong to your current plane, your plane has begun to reject you, while my plane has begun to draw you in.”
Liu Hui finally understood the cause of the strange phenomena plaguing him, finding it absurd that he was the source of it all. It was all because of the fabricated Church of Light and the God of Light that he became the object of worship in the Magic Plane, and now, for this very reason, he was about to be summoned there.
Liu Hui felt a sense of resignation and asked, “Plane Consciousness, if I enter the Magic Plane, what will happen?”
The Plane Consciousness replied, “Your followers in the Magic Plane have supplied you with sufficient Faith Power. This energy has gathered in the void and produced a mystical transformation.”
As the Plane Consciousness finished speaking, an image manifested before Liu Hui. In a vague, ethereal space, countless white rays converged upon a single point. At the center of these white lines rested a thirty-two-sided purple crystal, emitting a faint, divine glow. As the white light continuously entered the crystal, the divine light it radiated became increasingly brilliant.
While absorbing the white rays, the thirty-two-sided crystal generated an incredibly pure, iridescent divine light that shot out into the void, vanishing from sight.
Liu Hui whispered, “This thing, what is it…”
The Plane Consciousness clarified, “This thirty-two-sided crystal is what is known as a Godhead. Any living being who obtains this Godhead can become a supreme deity.”
Liu Hui’s heart hammered. “Why show me this Godhead? Does it have a special significance?”
The Plane Consciousness explained, “This Godhead was forged from the Faith Power you condensed in the Magic Plane. As you just saw, this Godhead emitted a ray of iridescent divine light. Although that light entered the void, it did not truly disappear; rather, it traversed the plane boundary and connected to you. Therefore, this Godhead belongs entirely to you. As soon as you arrive in the Magic Plane, you will be able to merge with this Godhead and become the true God of Light.”
Upon hearing that he could become the true God of Light, Liu Hui’s heart raced. He was merely a mortal, and though he had begun cultivation, his aptitude limited him, leaving the path to godhood impossibly distant. Thus, when the opportunity to become a god was presented, he was overwhelmingly excited. Liu Hui could not have imagined that the false god he had once fabricated would actually materialize.
However, Liu Hui soon recalled a crucial detail and asked, “Venerable Plane Consciousness, if I go to the Magic Plane and become the God of Light, will I still be able to return to the plane I currently inhabit?”
The Plane Consciousness answered, “No one can break the crystal wall between planes, so travel between them cannot be free. The only method to cross the planar crystal wall is through the pull of Faith Power. You left numerous projections in the Magic Plane, which is why your followers generated enormous amounts of Faith Power for you. It is the tension from this Faith Power that allows you to traverse the plane and arrive at the Magic Plane. Therefore, even if you come to the Magic Plane and become the true God of Light, gaining immense power, you cannot return to your current plane. Unless someone in your current plane begins to worship you, providing you with vast Faith Power, you could return. But by then, you wouldn't be able to return to the Magic Plane either.”
Hearing that he could not travel freely between planes shattered the illusion of godhood in the Magic Plane. He immediately thought of another matter and inquired, “Venerable Plane Consciousness, can I bring anyone with me to the Magic Plane?”
The Plane Consciousness stated, “According to planar rules, you can only go to the Magic Plane alone. You cannot take anyone else, nor can you take any object belonging to this plane. For instance, the Planar Trading Device on your person belongs to your current plane. The moment you decide to move to the Magic Plane, this device will unbind from you and vanish.”
Liu Hui was greatly disappointed by the Plane Consciousness's words. If he couldn't bring his family along, becoming the supreme God of Light in the Magic Plane would be a lonely existence, offering little meaning. Moreover, this came at the cost of losing the Planar Trading Device, making the prospect even less appealing.
Yet, Liu Hui suddenly considered one more question: “How many deities currently exist in the Magic Plane?”
The Plane Consciousness replied, “The Magic Plane I inhabit has only recently formed; thus, only one deity has manifested in the world thus far—the Goddess of Nature. If you arrive, you will be the second deity—the God of Light.”
Liu Hui felt a pang of doubt, asking, “How was the Goddess of Nature created? Surely she isn't also someone from another plane, like me?”
The Plane Consciousness clarified, “The Goddess of Nature is a native deity of the Magic Plane; she is unrelated to individuals from other planes.”
Liu Hui became curious, asking, “Then how was this Goddess of Nature created?”
The Plane Consciousness revealed, “The Magic Plane originally had no deities. She was, in fact, manufactured by the Elven race.”
Liu Hui gasped, “What did you say? The Goddess of Nature was created by the Elves? How is that possible?”
The Plane Consciousness explained, “In ancient times, the Elves ruled the Magic Plane. However, lacking complete understanding of their world, they grew fearful of certain natural phenomena. Over time, this fostered a sense of awe toward the world in their hearts. Eventually, they began to wish for a deity to emerge who could protect the prosperity and survival of their race. After tens of thousands of years, a relatively complete religious system for the Goddess of Nature took shape. Under the faith of the enormous Elven population, this collective belief force gathered in the void and coalesced into a Godhead for the Goddess of Nature.”
Liu Hui questioned, “But that was just a Godhead, not the actual Goddess of Nature?”
“Correct. Initially, only a Godhead was formed. However, over time, this Godhead gradually gave rise to a true divine being—that being is the Goddess of Nature.”
Liu Hui was stunned into silence. His own fabricated God of Light was already outlandish enough, but learning that even the Goddess of Nature was conjured up by the Elves was staggering.
The Plane Consciousness continued, “The newly birthed Goddess of Nature possessed no true consciousness; she existed entirely dependent on the Elves’ faith. If the Elves had ceased to believe in her at that time, she would have slowly faded away. Consequently, she instinctively began to respond to the prayers of the Elves. And with these divine miracles demonstrated by the Goddess of Nature, more and more Elves came to believe in her, which in turn supplied the Goddess of Nature with ever-increasing Faith Power, allowing her strength to grow ever greater.”
As the passage of time wore on, the Goddess of Nature accumulated ever-increasing amounts of faith power, her strength swelling in tandem until genuine sentience began to stir within her. Deities, by their very nature, are creatures of immense intellect; once she discerned that the source of her power lay in the devotion of the Elven people, she swiftly turned the tables, seizing control of their very faith. She ceaselessly purged those Elves who dared to harbor doubts about her dominion, simultaneously crushing any nascent stirrings of competing religions. Consequently, over the ensuing years, every tribe that refused to worship her had vanished entirely, and countless other faiths were snuffed out before they could even take root. Under the Nature Goddess’s bloody, tyrannical grip, she had achieved total mastery over the faith resource of the entire Magic Plane.
Liu Hui listened, somewhat stunned into silence, having just stumbled upon the secret of a god. Yet, what he could never have anticipated was the shocking reality: there had been no inherent Goddess of Nature in the Magic Plane to begin with; she was an entity conjured into existence by the Elven people using their own collective faith power. But this, in turn, became the profound tragedy of the Elves. After the Goddess of Nature was born, her thirst for greater faith led her to turn upon her creators with brutal slaughter and absolute control, treating the very beings who forged her as nothing more than livestock to be farmed for their devotion.