Isis Goddess has been gone for 151 years

  Isis Goddess has been gone for a long time

  After collecting his thoughts, Ah Meng went to the Best Temple in the manor. So many big things had happened that he was guessing all sorts of possibilities in his heart and wanted to go ask the cat who used to be a divine spirit, hoping that Xue Dingxie would say something this time.

  Xue Dingyan's status in the territory of Amon is absolutely transcendent, everyone knows that General Amon dotes on it extremely. Amon once put the king of Hatti aside and let this cat eat and drink first. Now this cat can still jump onto the altar to enjoy the offerings with abandon. The Egyptians like cats, but General Amon is more Egyptian than the real Egyptians in this regard!

  Amun is not clear where Xue Dingyuan goes to play every day, if you want to find him, just wait in the temple, no matter how long it takes, he will not be impatient. Some time ago, Amun went to Meng Fei Si to attend the ceremony, Xue Dingyuan stayed in his territory and did not follow him, disappeared for several days, and missed this cat a lot.

  Ah Mon waited from noon till dusk, without even having dinner, and ordered his attendants not to disturb him. It was only when the sky had completely darkened that he saw Xue Dingan sauntering over the threshold of the temple.

  "Ah, I've been waiting for you for half a day, why are you just back now? Don't be late for dinner when you go out to play, the roasted meat has gone cold."

  Xue Dingyuan crouched beside the threshold and twisted his neck, and a voice in Ah Meng's mind was somewhat unpleasant: "Why is it roasted meat instead of roasted fish?"

  Ammon apologized: "Time is too urgent, didn't have time to go down to the river to catch fish, sorry about that. The meat is a bit cold, I'll re-roast it."

  Xue Ding asked: "You have time to wait for me all afternoon, but no time to catch a fish? You came back yesterday, yet you only come to find me today."

  Is this cat being playful or angry? Armon hastily accompanied a smile and said: "A lot has happened recently, yesterday Branka from Mount Hei Leshan came to the door as soon as she returned, then I sent John to find Medanzo and Link, and there were many things to deal with. This morning was just busy. There are things that want to ask you, but it's not clear when you'll be back, so I've been waiting here all along. Next time, knowing this, go catch fish first and then come find you."

  Xue Dingyuan hummed: "Oh, so General has something on his mind, otherwise he would have thought of me this cat?"

  Amun smiled and said, "When nothing's wrong, I haven't come to find you? And who is this temple built for? ...Now that the Horus statue in each city-state's main temple has broken wings and suffered damage, such a major incident has occurred, so of course I have to come to ask for your advice."

  Xue Ding suddenly sighed: "I already know all about these situations. Ah Meng, I want to ask you, is it worth paying so much just for a promise? If you continue, who knows how much more you'll have to pay."

  She was referring to Amun's efforts to bring his people back home. Amun, who was once just the son of an old drunkard in Duketown and was exiled to the deep mountains, owed nothing to Moses and the others. By now, Amun had done more than enough, and no one could say that he owed anything.

  Amun smiled slightly and said, "This is not only my promise to the goddess Mu Yun, but also my promise to the mayor of Dastier in the underworld. If I couldn't even keep a single promise, how could I have achieved what I am today? I did pay a lot, but I also got everything I deserved."

  Xue Ding nodded silently, and then asked: "There are some people in the world who do things because they have paid too much to give up. Ah Meng, you won't also have this kind of self-binding idea? In the eyes of the gods, time is like the flowing Ronnie River, people live in the constantly passing present, everything that has been paid out has already been paid out, only need to think about how much more to pay and what can be gained. This is truly wisdom."

  Amun shook his head and said: "I am not a god, at least not now. What you said I have never thought of, just keeping my promise, and I also have my own gains."

  Xue Dingyuan finally smiled: "You are indeed my Ah Mon, only with such a heart can you help me unlock that sealed seal. I'm not sure how long it will take or how much effort you'll need to put in... What do you want from me? Just say it."

  The cat stood up and walked to Ah Mon's feet, rubbing against him affectionately. Ah Mon squatted down and sat on the ground, stroking the cat's back, saying: "Firstly, it's good news, I passed the test, recovered my strength, and already have eighth-level achievements."

  Xue Dingyuan was both surprised and delighted: "Really? Tell me about your situation!"

  Amun spoke of his feelings, Xue Dingyuan hesitated and said: "Congratulations to you, indeed passed the test, but having a true eighth-level achievement still needs a process. The path to the divine spirit is different from other cultivation methods in the world. The real difference will begin to appear from this moment on. You have experienced two tests at the same time

  "Firstly, after losing power, I didn't lose myself. Secondly, it's a rebirth, changing my understanding of power. You'll gradually realize this second trial when you truly possess the so-called dual-aspect power at level eight. Then, you can try to help me unseal it. I'm delighted that the first thing you mentioned wasn't the gods, but me."

  "Ahmose asked, 'The Horus statues in every city-state's main temple have broken wings. What does this mean?'"

  Xue Dingyan's tone was indistinguishable between joy and sorrow: "The double wings of the divine eagle symbolize the protection of Egypt, but someone has twisted its wings off. Of course, this means that Horus lost his position as the main god in the nine-linked divine system. What misfortune he encountered I am not aware of, in short, he became a loser."

  Amon asked again: "What does it mean that the new Pharaoh Akhenaten changed his name to Aten and wants to build a temple for An, the heavenly god, and build a new capital?"

  Xue Dingyuan thought for a moment before answering: "On the surface, Anra has once again become the main god, but I think Sate should be the real winner. In the name of Anra, he recaptured the divine realm. As for what exactly happened, I'm not clear either."

  Amun: "Don't you know either?"

  Xue Dingyuan smiled wryly: "I have been imprisoned for over a hundred years, and I don't know about the recent events between the gods."

  Amun: "Then you should be clear about what happened back then. Egu was the strongest empire on the continent, and Horus, who possessed this divine domain, should also have been the strongest god. Who could defeat him?"

  Xue Dingyin snorted, "Horus is not even considered one of the strongest gods in Egypt. He doesn't even have a place among the Nine Heavenly Gods! If he hadn't become the main god of the divine system and possessed such a vast divine domain, any one of the Nine Heavenly Gods would be more than a match for Horus."

  Amun frowned and said: "Then how can he become the main god?"

  Xue Ding sighed: "It's because of Isis, she and An-Ra are the two most powerful gods in the Nine Heavenly Gods Alliance, it is said that Isis defeated An-Ra."

  Amun: "Why didn't Isis become the main god?"

  Xue Dingyan narrowed his eyes, as if falling into memories: "That was a very long time ago, more than a thousand years before I entered the Jiulian Shen system. I couldn't possibly understand the specific situation, and I had never even seen An-La, only vaguely heard the gods mention that An-La might not have been truly defeated by Isis, but rather gave up."

  Amon's eyes narrowed: "Give up?"

  Xue Dingyuan nodded: "Yes, he gave up the divine realm of drawing on the source of divine power and the position of the main god. The gods will not do inexplicable things. It is said that this abandonment is also a kind of transcendence, a pursuit of another realm, and being defeated by Isis is also an opportunity for enlightenment. These are just rumors among the gods, I don't know what's true or false, and it's beyond my understanding."

  Amun smiled wryly and said, "If even you can't understand, then it's probably meaningless for me to keep asking these questions now."

  Xue Dingyan: "Yes, you are not in that position to talk about these things and it doesn't make sense. I don't know how Isis defeated Anra, but one thing is clear to all the gods, Anra and Isis reached an agreement, Isis herself cannot become the god of the gods."

  Isis was very clever and made her husband Osiris the chief god of the Ennead. Apart from Isis and Anubis, the god who contributed most to the development of the divine realm was Set. Set was naturally dissatisfied, so he defeated Osiris and took over as the chief god, but Isis helped Horus defeat Set, which is why there was a king-god in later times."

  "Ah, I see! So that's how it is. It seems Isis kept her promise and helped her husband and son become the main gods of the pantheon, while she herself continued to keep the promise she made with An-Ra."

  Xue Dingyan: "There are no gods in this world who don't keep their promises. Otherwise, they wouldn't be gods."

  Amun frowned and said, "But these still can't explain my doubts. Since the goddess Isis is so powerful, Horus has been the main god of the Nine League Domain for thousands of years. How could such a change occur today?"

  "Khonsu: 'Horus has the status of main god, so his power is naturally stronger, and with Isis' support, other gods can't shake him. My guess is the same as yours, it's Enkidu's sword on the battlefield that made people see Horus isn't as strong as imagined. Maybe because he voluntarily appeared on the battlefield, violating the agreement between the pantheons, he was attacked by the Anunnaki pantheon, either injured or fallen, and Set took advantage of this to defeat him.'"

  Amun shook his head and said, "But I still don't understand. Since Horus couldn't have become the supreme god by his own power, and all this was due to Isis' help, why didn't the goddess Isis help him again?"

  Xue Dingyan fell silent, lowering his head for a long time without speaking. Ah Meng waited for half a day before opening his mouth to ask: "What's wrong with you? What are you thinking about?"

  "This cat sighed: 'I've been locked up for too long, missed out on so much. Isis must have already left, I should have thought of this earlier! Otherwise, how could Bel steal Osiris' rib from the temple and take the guardian saint away from Dreamflight? If Isis were still here, these things wouldn't be possible.'"

  "Ahmon exclaimed in shock: "What! The goddess Isis is gone?! What does this mean, has she fallen?!"

  Xue Dingyan fell silent again, as if he had sunk into deep thought. The cat's brow furrowed, and after a while, it replied: "It could be that she fell, or perhaps something else happened. Isis' miracle has exceeded my knowledge. Now that I think about it, I realize that when Bell entered the temple back then, Isis should have already been gone. As for where she went, I am unable to answer."

  Amon's tone was somewhat incredulous: "Belle stole the rib and took away the saintess thirty-six years ago, according to your guess, Isis goddess was already gone at that time, why did it take until today for something to go wrong?"

  Xue Ding sighed repeatedly: "Thirty-six years, for mortals may be long, but for the gods is very short. Although Isis goddess is no longer there, Horus has the status of the main god and a vast divine domain, which adds to his power, and the gods are not clear how powerful he is. He may have been injured in the battle with Anunaki, giving Seth an opportunity to challenge him. Without the protection of Isis, Horus, who lost the position of the main god, would not have had another chance to seize it back."

  Amun asked another question that interested him: "I know the relationship between gods is not kinship as people understand it. Is Horus really the son of Isis? The papyrus you showed me described something strange, Isis conceived and gave birth to Horus beside Osiris' corpse?"

  Xue Dingyuan smiled: "The relationship between gods, you need to join a certain god system to thoroughly understand. But Horus should be the son of Isis, when he first appeared, the gods had suspected that Horus was the reincarnation of Osiris, but later it became clear that it was not. Osiris has not left, he is still the underworld god of the Nine-Linked God System today. It is said that Horus was the son of Isis before she became a goddess, hiding in the mortal world, and Isis guided him to become a true god. After Set defeated Osiris, Horus officially appeared."

  It's rare for Xue Dingyuan to speak so much today, as if he wants to pour out all the unspeakable past events. Ah Meng took the opportunity to ask: "I've always been unclear about a few questions, what is Shén Yù and what is Shén Xì?"

  Xue Dingyuan turned his head to look at him and said, "According to your so-called one body with two faces' power, you can only fully understand it after achieving ninth level. But before that, you have to help me lift the seal, I'll try my best to explain clearly——"

  What is known as the divine lineage is an ancient system of inheritance. The earliest gods possessed the secret to becoming a god, which was referred to in those ancient poems as "language". They would guide some people onto this path, these people may be liked by the gods or chosen by them, including both relatives of the gods and strong individuals from among humans.

  This is similar to a teacher-student relationship, but not entirely so. The previous generation of gods are the guides, and only those who accept guidance have the qualifications to join a certain pantheon and follow its covenant, thus becoming a group of gods. The Nine-Linked God System and the Anunaqi God System were formed in this way.

  Knowing how to become a deity does not mean one can become a deity. For example, the power of both sides that Amun cultivated is not something that everyone can grasp, and even if they do, it's very difficult to pass through various trials. The vast majority of people cannot make it to the end. Deities will not provide meaningless guidance or transmission; they will only choose those who are most likely to succeed.

  There are two meanings of the Divine Realm. One refers to the countries where people who believe in a certain pantheon live, and such countries are often created by gods, such as Osiris and Set creating the Egyptian Empire. The other meaning is difficult for mortals to understand, and it is also called the "Domain of the Source of Divine Power".

  It is difficult to clearly describe this concept in language, usually it is the temple of a certain god where the god accepts offerings and prayers from his people. A temple may enshrine many gods, but the god must attach his consciousness and thoughts to the idol, which symbolizes the true god.

  Whenever a statue of the gods is completed, the priests must hold a ceremony to pray and offer sacrifices, asking for the blessing of the gods. Amun had once had a personal experience in many temples, where the gaze of the gods was an intangible presence that seemed to hear people's prayers. It was precisely because of this that Amun forbade his disciples from praying to other gods.

  On the other hand, it is through such rituals that the gods can transform idols into embodied attachments of consciousness and thought, and even cold stone carvings seem to possess a strange life.

  The divine realm has its own nature. If a certain god also wants to attach his consciousness and thoughts to his own statue, he must obtain the consent of the main god of the divine system. This is also one of the conventions between gods. There are two situations: one is to enjoy the sacrifices of people in the same temple as the vice god beside the main god; the other is to open up a separate small divine realm in the vast divine realm.

  The second case is equivalent to the Temple of Mu Yun in Du Ke Town or the Temple of Isis in Dreamflight City.

  The main deity of the Nine Unions of Heaven is Horus, and due to Isis' special status, the city-state of Mefres, which has the largest population in Lower Egypt and the most abundant products, has always been the domain of Isis.

  But Mu Yun's situation is completely different from Isis. Du Ke Zhen is the battlefield of the ancient gods, a place abandoned and cursed by the gods. At the time of the Anunaqi divine system split, according to the agreement, it was divided into Enlil's divine domain, but in fact, it did not become a true "divine power source field". Without the worship and sacrifice of the divine spirit by the people, there is no divine domain to speak of.

  The area around Marduk was desolate and not suitable for human habitation. Later, the goddess Mu requested Enlil to establish her own divine domain in the land of Marduk, and Enlil agreed, making some kind of promise with the goddess Mu. The agreement between the gods is confidential, only they themselves know, and even Xie Dianye cannot be clear about the specific content.

  According to Xue Dingyan's speculation, the war of the Anunnaki gods had just occurred not long ago, and Enlil was in a state of turmoil after his split with Marduk, with many unresolved conflicts waiting to be dealt with. Therefore, he temporarily agreed to Mu Yan's request. Alternatively, it may have been because Mu Yan had made contributions during the war of the gods, and according to the agreement, Enlil had to give her a piece of divine territory.