My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 232: Visualization, With Some Surprises

"Will we... meet again?" Wu Shi curled up, struggling to suppress the overwhelming desire within her.

The more time she spent with that man, the more unbearable her urge to devour him became. It was a primal instinct she had to control, because she was too weak to act on it.

Thankfully... he had left.

If he had stayed even one more day, she wasn't sure what she might have done.

"When we meet again... will I be able to eat him?" the girl wondered.

...

"What a boring and uneventful journey."

Qi Yuan gazed out over the vast land below, sighing deeply.

This time, he had met the Foodless Holy Mother again, but it was when she was still a child.

He had thought he might uncover some hidden truths of history or some earth-shattering ancient secrets. But it turned out to be nothing more than watching a little girl catch fish and eat, with nothing particularly special happening.

There was no deep enmity or unresolved grievances between him and the Foodless Holy Mother. It was like watching a simple movie.

"Time to visualize!"

With that, Qi Yuan stopped dwelling on the past and entered the place of visualization.

This time, he had an abundance of evil god energy.

He had many deities in mind that he wanted to visualize—he planned to bring out a group of powerful figures all at once.

"I've only visualized one of the Six Sovereigns so far, so the other five should be next. I also want to visualize King Tota Li, Yang Jian, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the Fire God Zhu Rong, the Ancestor Witches , Hou Yi... even the Three Pure Ones, and perhaps even Pangu!"

Qi Yuan's memory holds many deities. While some of these deities were likely misrepresented in his previous life's lore on Earth, the ones he visualized were identical to those in his memory.

This surprised Qi Yuan and left him unable to fully explain it.

If he were to force an explanation, there were two possibilities:

The first possibility was that these deities truly existed, and even if his visualization was inaccurate, it wouldn't affect the outcome of the visualization technique.

The second possibility was that this innate world could create infinite possibilities, and these deities existed because of Qi Yuan's visualization.

Regardless of the explanation, it didn't affect Qi Yuan's plan, so he didn't bother to dwell on it.

"Often, things that seem absurd or made-up are closer to reality. Because reality doesn't follow logic, but fiction must."

Qi Yuan's gaze grew focused.

The first deity he intended to visualize was the King of the Netherworld, the Queen Earth Deity, also known as Hou Tu!

He had already planned out Qi Qi's path—first having her ascend to the True God realm through the Phoenix, and then becoming a Grand Sovereign through Hou Tu.

After all, for his goddaughter, he had to offer something good, right?

As for the Thunder God Grand Sovereign, Qi Yuan planned to visualize another of the Six Sovereigns, the South Pole Longevity Emperor.

The Nine Heavens Thunder God was essentially an incarnation of the South Pole Longevity Emperor, so he needed to further enhance the Thunder God Grand Sovereign's abilities.

Qi Yuan had his personal preferences.

For most of those who followed him, he would reward them with suitable visualization techniques to maximize their potential.

But for those who were closer to him or had a more personal relationship with him, he would offer more.

After all, a person without personal preferences wouldn't be human, right?

With a mix of personal bias, Qi Yuan began his visualization.

"She governs Yin and Yang, commands all things, and maintains peace across the nine continents. She is the Mother of the Earth!"

In his mind, he envisioned a divine woman of unparalleled holiness.

She was a mythical figure, seated in the depths of the underworld, shrouded in mystery in all the ancient legends.

Compared to the Nine Heavens Thunder God, she was even more revered.

This was the first time Qi Yuan had visualized a deity of this caliber.

"Let's hope... this works."

His mind was filled with countless memories and images, spinning like a kaleidoscope.

As before, no image of her appeared beside him.

The entire Mountain of Visualization fell into an eerie silence.

A chant, seemingly from ancient times, began to echo throughout the Mountain of Visualization.

"Return, oh soul, do not descend into this netherworld..."

The Mountain of Visualization trembled, and the Heart Questioning Test did not appear this time.

Just like before.

"Manifest!"

At that moment, a vast and majestic female voice echoed in Qi Yuan's ears.

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up with joy. "It worked!"

If the Five Sovereigns could manifest... could the Three Pure Ones be far behind?

Meanwhile, by the lakeside, the young girl suddenly looked towards the distant mountain, which Qi Yuan had referred to as the Heaven Pillar.

"It's... trembling."

She lowered her head, looking at the fish she was holding tightly, her eyes clear.

"I promised."

She had promised Qi Yuan that if he gave her a fish, she would help him guard the Heaven Pillar.

She extended her pale hand and pressed it against the ground.

The trembling Heaven Pillar suddenly calmed down.

Her small face was pale, her brows furrowed in concentration.

"Fish..."

In the place of visualization.

Qi Yuan's voice was steady and unyielding.

"Her eyes are like the sun and moon, her navel like the center of the earth, and she wields the great axe with grace!"

"The Pearl descended from heaven, holding the position of the primordial being..."

"Vast in power... listening to orders but not commands!"

"To the left of the North Star, she commands the spirits and holds the chart of all gods!"

"The nine stars are the roots of the nine heavens, the beams of the sun and moon, and the source of all things."

...

The Heaven Pillar trembled continuously.

In the world of the Mortal Realm, all deities were awakened in shock.

They had no idea what was happening.

Their faces were filled with terror and confusion.

This tremor lasted for a full hour.

Yet, despite this, the Heaven Pillar of the Mortal Realm remained standing tall and unwavering.

However, within the ancestral land of the Ancient Clan, one tower after another mysteriously vanished.

But who in this world of deities had the time to care about the ancestral land?

Even if the towers vanished, those ancient gods wouldn't notice.

At this moment, Qi Yuan's eyes were filled with determination.

Because just now, he had almost completely visualized all the powerful deities from his memory, condensing them into visualization techniques.

Scrolls of visualization techniques floated around him.

Each visualization technique exuded an aura as vast as the stars—ancient, profound, mysterious, and unknowable.

If any ordinary ancient god were to witness this scene, their eyes would surely be blinded by the brilliance.

Each and every one of these scrolls was of mythic quality!

Moreover, they were not just ordinary mythic techniques!

Three of the scrolls were particularly profound, encompassing all things, with stars orbiting within them like decorations, and life and death intertwined around them.

However, upon closer inspection, these three scrolls appeared as simple points of light.

There was nothing amiss, but anyone who tried to visualize them would sense that all the other mythic-level visualization techniques combined couldn't compare to even one of these three.

These three visualization techniques represented the Jade Purity Yuan Shi Tianzun, the Supreme Purity Ling Bao Tianzun, and the Grand Purity Dao De Tianzun.

They were the most supreme deities of Daoism!

"The Three Pure Ones... they actually manifested!" Qi Yuan took a deep breath.

The Three Pure Ones, the Six Sovereigns, the Five Elders, the Three Officials, the Six Departments...

Qi Yuan had visualized every deity from his memory.

These successful visualizations left Qi Yuan feeling both excited and amazed.

But the most surprising visualization of all was one deity that was downright absurd.

Even more ridiculous than when he had visualized the Calabash Brothers.

Because this time, he had visualized... Gatling Bodhisattva.

"Is there really someone out there worshipping him?" Qi Yuan was baffled.