Volume 5 Old Testament 153 The Birth of Monotheism

  "I have already felt a brand new power, completely different from the simple physical and magical techniques. It's like a newborn baby growing up, with strength growing together without distinction. This requires a stable environment to temper and nurture, I'd better stay in the territory to cultivate, so that I can unlock the seal for you as soon as possible."

  Xue Dingyuan: "In that case, I don't even dare to urge you anymore. The nourishment of power cannot be rushed, so I'll just accompany you here."

  If no other factors are considered, the best time for Ahmose to leave Egypt would be after Moses arrived at the plain of Tukh. At the rate those tribesmen were walking through the wilderness, it would take them at least half a year. Ahmose did his utmost to arrange everything, but he was not fearless and anxious, except that he was worried about Maria's situation, this great general was calm and composed.

  Amon's cultivation of the two-faced power broke through to the eighth level, and according to Xue Dingyan's words, it would be completely different from other cultivation methods in the world, like a brand new beginning. Amon didn't quite understand at first, but when he gradually recovered the power of his body's blood vessels, he realized what was going on.

  In the quiet of the night, Ah Mon closed his eyes and meditated as usual to cultivate his spiritual power. However, what he recovered was the power in his body's blood vessels, which merged with his magical powers to grow together. In front of him, a bow floated quietly, it was the divine bow that Gilgamesh had once shaken the heavens with. The bowstring opened silently and noiselessly, condensing an invisible arrow of energy. However, Ah Mon did not shoot this arrow out, otherwise the house would have collapsed, he was just demonstrating.

  The bowstring was drawn back, the illusory arrow disappeared, and the divine bow spun around as if grasped by an invisible hand before gently floating back onto Ah Mon's leg. Ah Mon opened his eyes in the darkness and let out a sigh, saying: "So that's how it is, I should have understood earlier."

  He stretched out his hand and pulled out a short knife from thin air, which was the most ordinary one among Amun's hidden weapons. It was the small hunting knife that Dasati town mayor had given him when he left Duk Town for the first time. The knife flew out in mid-air like a swimming fish, emitting dazzling light, cutting out a cross-shaped arc of light in the air, then quickly spinning to form a circular shield. Then with one swift slash, it quickly retracted and fell back into Amun's hand.

  He muttered to himself in the darkness, "This is the last sword that Enqi shot at me, but it's much stronger than that one. Before it even reached my body, he had already fallen."

  Amon used to cultivate a power that was two sides of the same coin, but in reality, he was still just a warrior and a magician at the same time, using divine techniques or casting spells while wielding weapons in battle. But now, the situation had changed, he was clearly using his weapon to cast divine techniques, and also using divine techniques to manipulate his weapon, this power was no longer separate.

  The bow of Gilgamesh, unless it was a divine power or the strength of a great warrior, could not be drawn. But Amun did not hold it in his hand, but simply used spatial magic combined with energy magic to draw the bow. At the same time, if one is not a great magician, he cannot condense that arrow out of thin air. Amun was not combining these two powers together, but rather naturally using one kind of power.

  This is different from the pure martial arts and spiritual techniques, nor is it a simple combination of the two. This makes Ah Mon's methods more refined than before, and in the future, there will no longer be a distinction between martial arts and spiritual techniques, only personal preferences. Ah Mon recalled his last battle with En Qi, facing the black vortex and lightning in the sky, the broken broadsword in his hand transformed into a misty golden light, not because it was too fast to see clearly.

  Enqi was a pure martial artist, he only practiced body techniques, reaching the pinnacle of 9th level achievement. When he was about to break through the peak, he felt the fusion of that power, it's already hard to say whether it's body technique or divine technique. This power has been existing from the beginning, body technique and divine technique are just two sides of the same coin, a more accurate name should be "two sides of one body", "one body" is its core, all kinds of divine techniques or body techniques in the world are just a thousand faces of this one body.

  Amon had thought that the power of both sides he had cultivated was the correct path, and now he finally understood why Xue Dingyuan always said "the so-called power of both sides". Amon had actually taken a big detour, because the guide Bell had only explored halfway. This detour was not in his cultivation, but in his understanding, and this road he had finally walked through.

  If Ah Mon hadn't cultivated the so-called unity of opposites, perhaps he would have had to wait until the moment when Ruin's life was about to end before suddenly realizing.

  He closed his eyes again and fell into deep contemplation, completely forgetting everything outside and immersing himself in the world of his soul. If he had understood from the beginning, he could have possessed more means, but Ah Mon's knowledge and experience cannot come out of thin air, what he learned was also the body techniques and divine arts of this world, of course, under the influence of everyone's fixed ideas, only today did he thoroughly understand.

  Amun recalled the mining skills of Du Ke Town, which was actually the power imparted by the gods, and did not distinguish between so-called divine techniques and physical techniques. He carefully savored his step-by-step journey, starting from the simplest first-level achievement, how to directly cultivate a unified power, without the concept of divine techniques and physical techniques, but rather based on individual talents with some emphasis.

  The path he has been cultivating so far has finally become clear, and the realization is subversive, even overturning all sorts of conclusions before, and it's a kind of negation of negation. He also discovered that awakening this power is much more difficult than simply awakening the power of magic and martial arts, and even more difficult than awakening the power of both sides.

  Who can awaken this power? There is a situation where no further judgment is needed, that is, those who have already achieved high-level achievements, whether they are great mages or great warriors. They possess the qualifications to obtain existing achievements, and it's just that the roads they take are different. To re-take this road, one only needs to enlighten and verify, completing the missing cultivation.

  The old madman could have taken this path back then, still having to go through various trials with almost no hope of success, but at least he could understand the goal he had been pursuing his whole life. Armon thought of Gure again, Gure once said that he and Enkei were trying two other paths separately, and Armon realized that verifying the power of both sides might be able to unlock the secret of becoming a divine spirit, this wasn't entirely unreasonable.

  The path explored and attempted by Lao Fuzi, Bell, and Amun in turn can be said to be unique and unparalleled, constantly approaching the secret of becoming a divine spirit, and finally understanding the origin today.

  Amun forgot the world outside and even his own existence in the darkness, yet silently shed tears, quietly praying to Nietzsche and Bell, with gratitude and blessings. The efforts of three generations of geniuses, based on the experiences of countless other geniuses, finally solved the puzzle, but this answer had always existed among humans.

  In the following days, General Amun shut his doors and refused to see anyone, not even his servants could see him, only John knew where he was. He lived in the village built by Moses and others, starting from the lowest level of achievement to re-cultivate his power, it's better to say that he was experiencing and grasping rather than cultivating, because his realm had long been broken through.

  He had only John, the disciple, by his side, so he called John over and said: "I once taught you the mining skills of Ducktown, taught you the most basic divine art of meditation, and you merged that turbulent power to become a great warrior. Later, I imparted to you the power of both body and mind, and had you cultivate separately the divine arts and physical techniques. But today, I want to point out the true path to you, abandon all your preconceptions, follow my guidance, and cultivate all the powers you have learned in this way."

  "God Amun, are you going to awaken another power within me?" exclaimed John in surprise.

  Amun shook his head and said, "This is not another kind of power, but the one you have been cultivating in the past, pointing to the true origin. The awakening of this power is extremely difficult, but for those who have already become great mages or warriors, they only need to re-understand and experience it."

  Amon imparted his latest epiphany to John, who then spoke up and requested another thing: "Amon-sama, Temis is a mid-tier warrior, can he also cultivate this power?"

  Amun smiled and replied, "Not everyone can succeed, she has two options: one is to continue practicing body techniques, become a great warrior first, and then I will guide her to practice this power; the other is to hold the awakening ceremony for her now, if successful, then start practicing from scratch."

  "John exclaimed in surprise and delight: 'Oh God of Amun, have you answered?'"

  Amon nodded: "Yes, but I won't directly impart it to her. What you have verified is what you will impart to her. I need someone who can help me hold the power awakening ceremony, and this person must verify the unity of power after reaching the seventh level achievement. You go cultivate first, and the awakening of Themis' power will be done by you personally."

  The latest decree of Emperor Pharaoh El'goroth was soon delivered to all city-states, issued according to a divine revelation. Those who had the number in their hearts like Amun were after all only a minority, and the divine revelation announced by His Majesty the Pharaoh shocked the whole country - "The great god Horus Egur, protector of the Empire, has been injured in battle with evil foreign gods and has returned to heaven for recuperation. The father of all gods An-Ra, born from the primordial lotus flower and residing at the source of the Roni River, bestowed glory on Egur and Seth became the new guardian of the imperial throne."

  It's not easy to change people's beliefs that have been around for thousands of years, but the Pharaoh decreed that An-Ra be elevated as the main god of each temple, and An-Ra is the father of all gods in Egyptian mythology. If the Pharaoh wanted to change the faith in the temples and make it logical, there was no other choice. In Egyptian mythology, when the empire was created, Set was also the guardian of the throne.

  This did not immediately change the habits of the people, but only made official in the world the changes that had taken place in the deity. Another decree issued by Pharaoh Akhenaten based on a divine revelation, was what truly changed Amun.

  The decree explicitly declared An-Ra as the "only god in this world", while other gods were uniformly referred to as "angels". Set's identity was defined as "the leader of all angels, guarding God An-Ra for Egypt". Ordinary people couldn't understand what it meant at first. The pharaoh not only gave An-Ra the status of supreme god but also became the only official god, changing the name of other gods to angels, with Set becoming the most important angel, actually taking the place of Horus.

  Xue Dingyuan was also one of the many "gods" in the Jiulian Shenxi at that time, and she hadn't even seen An-La, the ancient father of the gods who had long since retreated. The status of the gods in the Jiulian Shenxi underwent a subtle change, with An-La becoming the only supreme god, while the other gods, regardless of age, were all subordinate to Set, making Set the de facto main god of the Jiulian Shenxi.

  Moreover, since the Edict of Akbar recognized only An-la as "the one true god", other pantheons' gods became "false gods". The nine heavenly gods in the Nine-Linked God System, except for An-la, lost their divine titles and were given a different name.

  Amon had another thought on this matter, he even thought of himself. His disciples called him Amon God, and Moses and others also regarded him as the only divine Arrochah. If one day he became a god in the realm of eternal transcendence, then his disciples who followed him on this path could also become gods, which would be a new pantheon.

  So how can the beliefs that hold this pantheon together avoid a catastrophic conflict like the Anunnaki or the Nine Lords? The "One God" decree issued by Pharaoh El'goroth provides one possible solution. This should not be entirely the product of the pharaoh's imagination, but must have been guided by certain divine revelations, and also had very clear real motives.

  If it's really related to the divine revelation, the gods won't do inexplicable things, they must symbolize something. Unfortunately, this is not something that Amun can understand at present, and even Xue Dingye can't explain it clearly.

  The new pharaoh's first concrete decree, apart from issuing divine oracles and the latest national decrees, was surprisingly directed at Amun, the imperial generalissimo who had gone into seclusion. Amun, for no apparent reason, received another "reward", a fiefdom west of his current territory.

  This reward is actually not very meaningful, the Eju Empire's territory is vast, and many of the desolate wilderness areas without water irrigation are not suitable for human habitation, nor is it worth mobilizing a large number of people to develop. The Amun Territory west of the river valley is an uninhabited wilderness since ancient times, and beyond the He Lie Mountains further away is the desert.

  The title was just a means, and the Pharaoh took this opportunity to give Amun another title "Shining An-Ra, Glory, Protector of Upper and Lower Egypt, Guardian of Imperial Dignity, Renowned General of the Great Nations". Compared with his original title "Great Divine Spirit Horus's Blessing, Protector of Upper and Lower Egypt, Guardian of Imperial Dignity, Inheritor of An-Ra's Glory, Renowned General of the Great Nations", you can see the subtle changes.