# 1484
Chapter 1485 - The Anchor
"Monsters from beyond the world?" Lingbao Tianzun immediately reacted. "Cthulhu?"
"Is that what you call them?" The Dark Ancestor's brow lifted. "They've come again?"
At this point, Lingbao Tianzun had basically understood this period of history. It seemed the Cthulhu Faction gods' invasion had occurred far earlier than he imagined. During the first invasion, they had encountered the Ancestral Gods who hadn't yet fallen from glory, and were directly repelled. The ancient ruins on Earth today should have been left behind from that time.
The second invasion saw the Heavenly Kingdom, which was then the strongest divine nation in the world, step forward. Yalande led several other Supreme Gods from Earth, using the Heavenly Kingdom's origin and the strength of an entire nation as the price, to seal the surviving Cthulhu Faction gods within the Moon. Only the Three Pillars escaped and recuperated in the depths of Earth.
What they faced now was the counterattack from the revived Three Pillars... or possibly the Cthulhu Faction's third invasion of the myths.
Unlike the first two times, this time Earth had no Ancestral Gods, no Heavenly Kingdom, and even other divine nations had withered away... only Great Xia still retained relatively complete combat strength.
Lingbao Tianzun considered for a moment, then briefly described Earth's current situation, including how they had been exiled here.
After listening, the Dark Ancestor's brow furrowed tightly. "No wonder faith power has plummeted since a hundred years ago... they actually slaughtered nearly all living beings on Earth?"
"Perhaps they learned from the previous two invasions." Lingbao Tianzun speculated. "They should have discovered how important faith was to Earth's gods, so they were willing to let the Key to the Gate fall into deathly slumber and use the mist to slaughter the sources of faith.
They believed that as long as they cut off the source of faith, Earth's gods would no longer be able to resist them."
"That should be it." The Dark Ancestor nodded in agreement.
The Three Pillars, having experienced two failed invasions, had clearly grown wiser. Not only did they know to first slaughter the sources of faith, but they also understood the use of temptation and recruitment, splitting off a portion of Earth's native gods to serve them. Odin and Lucifer were both examples.
If the Three Pillars were allowed to gain momentum and release the many Cthulhu Faction gods sealed within the Moon, no one on Earth would be able to stand up and resist an entire divine system's attack.
The Dark Ancestor let out a long sigh. "Now that Earth is devastated and we have lost our faith, maintaining our own existence has become extremely difficult... I'm afraid we can only rely on you gods of later generations."
Lingbao Tianzun smiled bitterly.
"By the way, follow me." The Dark Ancestor seemed to remember something, addressing Lingbao Tianzun.
Lin Qiye, suspended in the darkness, slowly descended to the ground. He stepped into the Dark Ancestor Stone Formation, his figure flickering and disappearing on the spot. Lingbao Tianzun followed closely behind.
Lin Qiye, eyes still closed, passed through the Dark Ancestor Stone Formation with ease and walked up the stairs, finally returning to the stone platform at the center of the Ancestral God Temple.
The other Great Xia gods were scattered in different stone formations, leaving only Lin Qiye and Lingbao Tianzun on the entire platform.
Lin Qiye faced the twelve Ancestral God stone formations below and made a grasping motion in the air. A streak of darkness rapidly extended, and with a low rumble, the thirteenth massive stone formation slowly rose from beneath their feet.
This stone formation was not as complex as the others, consisting of only a single piece. However, as Lin Qiye's fingertips danced, it unfolded like blooming petals, revealing a flickering milky-white sphere of light gently floating within.
"This is..." Lingbao Tianzun sensed the aura of this sphere and wore a puzzled expression.
"This is Earth's 'origin,' drawn from the first crystal that condensed from the universe when Earth was born. It is also the foundation upon which this Ancestral God Temple exists."
"Earth's origin?" Lingbao Tianzun said in surprise. "What use does it have?"
"It comes from the most primordial nature, and at the same time, it serves as this world's 'anchor.'" The Dark Ancestor slowly explained. "Those creatures you call 'Cthulhu' did not originate from this world. When they enter this world, they are rejected by the world itself.
However, their power is strong enough to resist this rejection to a certain extent. They can even use that诡异的 corrupting ability to affect the world's creatures in reverse, driving them to lose their sanity and fall into madness.
This corrupting power is their trump card. Even we Ancestral Gods back then nearly fell victim to it."
At this point, Lingbao Tianzun immediately thought of Takamagahara and the Norse gods of Asgard who had been corrupted by the holy water—proof that even gods could not avoid Cthulhu Faction corruption.
"But their existence, after all, does not belong to this world. They can corrupt living beings but cannot corrupt the world itself.
This Earth's origin serves as the world's 'anchor.' It can bind your consciousness to Earth itself, allowing your consciousness to ignore all external corruption. No matter how surging it becomes, you won't be affected."
Lingbao Tianzun immediately grasped the value of this. "Ignore Cthulhu Faction corruption? Can it also resist the mist's erosion of divine power?"
"I'm not sure what exactly this 'mist' of yours is, but it should work... even if it can't completely resist, it can at least increase your resistance. This thing is their natural enemy."
Joy flickered in Lingbao Tianzun's eyes. He never expected the Ancestral God Temple to have a method to resist Cthulhu Faction corruption!
With the revival of the Cthulhu Faction's Three Pillars, they would inevitably repeat on the Gods of Great Xia the methods they had used on Takamagahara or Asgard. With this, the Gods of Great Xia could reduce their pressure significantly.
"My time is about up. I still have to have a chat with this one later... You can't take the Earth's origin with you, but as long as you meditate near it for half a day, you can absorb its aura into your body and form an 'anchor' within."
"Understood... Thank you, Dark Ancestor." Lingbao Tianzun clasped his hands in salute.
The dark aura wrapped around Lin Qiye gradually receded, but he did not wake immediately. Instead, he directly collapsed to the ground.
Lingbao Tianzun caught Lin Qiye and checked his condition—his breath and heartbeat were very stable, as if he had simply fallen asleep.
Lingbao Tianzun did not wake him but laid him on the platform beside the Earth's origin. After all, as long as one breathed near the Earth's origin, they would draw in the "anchor." It didn't matter whether they were asleep or awake.
Having finished this, Lingbao Tianzun took out the mother flag and gently waved it. His voice echoed through every corner of the Ancestral God Temple:
"Everyone, return to the central platform immediately."