"The greatest distinction between humans and other creatures, even Celestial Gods, lies in humanity's ability to utilize tools."
Li Boyang's voice was calm and indifferent, yet it clearly resonated across the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
Whether it was the mountain people gazing blankly at the sky, or those bewildered Spirit Monsters and Ghost Gods, or even the Netherworld Emperor from another realm...
No matter their stance at this mont, they all heard Li Boyang's debate between humans and gods.
"As for the so-called 'Gods,' whether Mountain God, Water God, Wind God, Rain God, Yin Spirit, or Nether God, at their core they are all manifestations of a certain natural phenonon in this world."
"Everything rotates and nurtures the Primordial Qi, and the Primordial Qi gathers to give birth to Gods..."
"However, in most cases, apart from the Innate Divine beings favored by Primordial Qi, very few creatures can sense the existence of Primordial Qi, let alone transform into Gods through it."
"As for the traditional notion of 'Celestial Gods'?"
"It refers to Gods who have abandoned their material bodies, transforming completely into the form of a natural phenonon."
"After forsaking their physical form, Celestial Gods have no physical weaknesses."
"Whether an avatar or incarnation, they are rely temporary carriers of a Celestial God's power."
"Under normal circumstances, truly killing a Celestial God is nearly impossible."
Li Boyang paused slightly before continuing to share his teachings with all beings, smiling.
"Yet, as nature creates, nature also destroys..."
"How vast are the heavens and earth, yet even their rotation has an end; how can Celestial Gods achieve eternal life?"
"Either their consciousness gradually fades away over eons..."
"Or they turn entirely into a peculiar natural phenonon amidst the cycle of heaven and earth..."
"Eventually, when Celestial Gods can no longer rember their past and rely follow the instincts of the cosmos, they can no longer be considered as living."
With a gentle wave of his hand, Li Boyang conjured an array of natural wonders of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning around him.
These wonders seed to possess self-awareness, defying their inherent laws of operation with their activity.
Yet this activity was ultimately short-lived.
Soon, they returned to their original states as re natural phenona of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.
"Of course, I know many Celestial Gods strive to rember their pasts in countless ways."
"Among these, establishing nations, rituals, and acquiring faith are the most common thods..."
"Especially sacrificial offerings like 'human sacrifice,' which provides the most intense sensory stimulation and can even temporarily awaken all the consciousness spirits of their forr selves."
"However, this only treats the symptoms, not the cause. The so-called 'Path of Celestial God' is essentially a misguided path."
"Indeed, if you seek immortality rather than power, the 'Path of Celestial God' is undeniably a dead end."
As soon as Li Boyang spoke, a commotion ensued.
The ignorant mountain people and Spirit Monsters were one thing.
They didn't understand the implications of Li Boyang's statents.
But the gods of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and the distant Yin Spirits, who watched from afar, gazed at Li Boyang with either ecstasy or terror or rage—at he who dared to unveil the essence of the divine.
To know these truths was to know the path forward for all creatures.
Likewise, knowing these truths ant conspiracies and attacks against the Gods could be formulated.
[If the 'Path of Celestial God' is a dead end...]
[Then how does your so-called 'Path of Celestial and Human' differ?]
Rumblings echoed from the Underworld, resonating simultaneously within the hearts of all living beings.
Upon hearing this, both humans and gods instinctively recognized the identity—
The Lord of the Netherworld, the legendary Yin Celestial Monarch, the supre Death Lord.
It's said that He was the first God birthed from the Underworld, once traversing the Yin and Yang Realms with endless incarnations.
His very existence is a miracle, and He's among the known Great Celestial Gods of this world.
"Uh..."
Having not anticipated the Nether God Lord's interest in his teachings, Li Boyang looked to the direction of the Underworld in astonishnt.
Perhaps to show his respect for Li Boyang.
The Nether God Lord, who long forsook a physical form, once more manifested an incarnation.
[You claim the title of Celestial Being; do you dare to articulate the difference between Celestial Beings and Celestial Gods?]
Suspended above the Underworld, presiding over the Yin Spirits.
It was a humanoid incarnation, but the body reflected the mountains and rivers of the Underworld like a starry sky.
The Nether God Lord rely bowed his head, assuming an earnest listening posture.
And countless Yin Spirits prostrated on the ground, while the wild Forgetfulness Yellow Springs uncharacteristically cald.
"Why should I not dare?"
"As I said before, the fundantal distinction between gods and humans lies in tool usage."
"As long as one isn't limited by the word 'tool,' why can't the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi be considered a kind of tool?"
"I refine the Great Pill with my body, and all Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi serves as my furnace fire and fuel..."
With another wave of his hand, the Qingyun above Li Boyang's head suddenly expanded, revealing the essence of Profound Yellow Qi.
This was the essence, refined from the Essence Qi of all things, coalesced by countless complex Qi, also the embodint of Li Boyang's thoughts and state.
"I rely take the essence of the rotation of Heaven and Earth, with no intention of transforming into myriad phenona."
"My body and Primordial Spirit remain steadfast on my path, utilizing all things to fulfill myself."
The Celestial Eye at his brow surveyed both the mortal world and the Underworld.
Li Boyang noticed that many Divine Beings displayed bewildernt.
Even the Nether God Lord, who posed the initial question, wore a knitted brow and seed at a loss for words.
"Perhaps what I said was too complex; let offer a taphor."
"If the 'Path of Celestial God' is a process where Gods turn themselves into tools..."
"Then the 'Path of Celestial and Human' is the steadfast adherence to one's human attributes, using the tool known as 'Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi' to enhance oneself."
"Thus, 'Celestial Beings' will never beco a natural phenonon..."
"They are a 'self-cycle,' independent yet intimately connected to the world."
At this point, Li Boyang suddenly pointed to the equally bewildered Heavenly Dog.
"For instance, its half-body..."
"By uniting its Essence, Qi, and Spirit, manifesting the Primordial Pill and Primordial Spirit, it creates a coherent 'self-cycle.'
"But its path is too extre, completely isolating itself from heaven and earth."
"Our body and soul originate from this world, and we exist and navigate within it; how can we truly separate from it?"
"Only by honing oneself through all things and achieving a true 'Unity of Heaven and Man' can one find the right path."
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