"Because the ceremony is there."
In the external void, the path paved with void light algae leading to the Path of Light, the stone platform suspended at the end of the void, and the inverted light cluster above the platform are actually the ritual elements of a special ceremony.
In fact, Feng’s decision to place the treasure in the "void corresponding to the center of the Tidal World" is also a part of the ritual.
The name of this ceremony is Tai’ander’s Initial Ritual.
Tai’ander is a Whisperer who worships an Evil God. Although he was born on a remote primordial plane, he gained considerable ritual information from the whispers of the Evil God. Later, when a wizard visited Tai’ander’s plane, they acquired the stone tablet notes of this ancient Whisperer, discovering a wealth of ritual information, all prefixed with Tai’ander, which added a lot of new knowledge to Ritual Studies.
Although the Tai’ander series of rituals generally have a bit of an ominous nature and are often associated with unclean Evil Gods, through the analysis of thousands of years by wizards skilled in ritual studies, much of the sinister nature was removed, leaving only the essential essence of the rituals. However, without the sinister nature, many rituals became weaker than the original versions.
The Initial Ritual is one of these.
It can use pre-set ritual elements to project a wisp of the World Will onto the ritual altar.
However, due to the lack of the original sinister nature, the ritual, which originally took only two years to form, was extended a hundredfold, taking two hundred years to complete.
"Two hundred years?" Angel caught this timeframe. The treasure Feng hid six hundred years ago, with a spatial tempest appearing around it two hundred years later — this number is obviously not a coincidence.
"Was the Initial Ritual set up by Mr. Feng? Is that why the spatial tempest appeared?"
Feng nodded: "That’s right."
"Why? Is it still because of the Book of Kael?"
Feng: "It’s partially due to the Book of Kael, but also because I added fuel to the fire. After all, the Tidal World has been closed for more than three thousand years, reaching a limit. I have some affection for the Tidal World. Rather than letting unknown strangers rampage it, it’s better to leave it to you, who follows in my footsteps."
Angel furrowed his brows, his eyes full of doubt. He completely didn’t understand Feng’s meaning.
Feng noticed Angel’s confused expression and was somewhat surprised: "You still don’t understand what I mean?"
Angel shook his head: "No, I don’t."
Feng: "Don’t you know about the divine right of a subsidiary plane?"
Angel shook his head again.
Feng looked shocked: "Isn’t this basic knowledge? I’ve been away from the Southern Domain for so long, has such fundamental knowledge ceased to be passed down there?"
Feng was perplexed, eventually murmuring about how the Southern Domain Wizard World is becoming increasingly marginalized. Then, he explained the concept of the divine right from the beginning.
The fusion of two planes is not as simple as directly merging them. There are many unseen gambles involved. For example, the majority of high-order lifeforms in the subsidiary plane may be purged during the fusion, which is actually a result of gambling, to prevent powerful life from becoming an obstacle to the two realms’ fusion.
Not only might powerful lifeforms be purged, but the will of the subsidiary plane, as the "weaker" party, will also face purging.
However, this purging is not annihilation as imagined but a form of rebooting and rebirth.
Of course, the true situation cannot be encapsulated in the word "rebirth," as it’s very complex. Even a century-long symposium with ten thousand participants might not yield an absolute answer.
To simplify, "rebirth" is used as it considers the will of the subsidiary plane as a newly born will.
And the divine right can only be granted by this newly born world will.
The specific origin of the divine right is currently unknown. However, it is known that when sentient beings first come into contact with the projection of the World’s Origin Will through the Initial Ritual, it will favor you.
This favor does not directly reward you with anything.
But it will bring you many conveniences in the future development of the world.
To sum up these conveniences, it is — the trend of the times.
The reason the Crown Star Church can dominate the Glorious Realm is that it captured the momentum of the Glorious Realm.
Another example is the Extreme Sect. Although the Extreme Sect doesn’t genuinely dominate the Southern Domain Wizard World, their actions are inherently beneficial to the world, so the large will naturally favors them, equating to obtaining the momentum.
"So, you’re saying the divine right is equivalent to becoming the master of a realm?" Angel’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.
Feng shook his head: "No, the divine right merely plants a seed of convenient access for you in the Tidal World. In the grand momentum, you hold an advantage. As for being the master of a realm, that’s nonsense — impossible, unless you have the power to create a world of your own."
With Feng’s detailed explanations, Angel roughly understood.
It’s actually like being a Child of Destiny in novels, but in a severely reduced version. If Angel obtains the divine right, he won’t receive tangible rewards in the Tidal World, nor will he randomly find treasures. He could still face misfortune and even death. Only in following the world trend can Angel gain some advantage.
And what is the trend of the world development? For instance, when humans discovered and utilized fire, transitioning from obscure primitive instincts to civilization; from the natural worship of hunting and gathering to the agricultural era utilizing nature — these are trends.
In essence, it is the direction of world development.
"And the next trend for the Tidal World will be the opening of dimensional doors, the influx of external sentient beings, and the development of the Tidal World." Feng said, "If you obtain the divine right, you can hold a certain advantage in this development of the Tidal World."
"Of course, becoming the next Glorious Realm is basically impossible."
The Crown Star Church manages to dominate the Glorious Realm not only because of the trend but also because the Glorious Realm is inherently resource-poor. Whereas, the Tidal World is extraordinarily rich in resources, desired by all wizards. Even if Angel holds the trend and has the backing of the Barbarian Cave, monopolizing it is virtually impossible.
"The divine right comes with only one opportunity. Once the two realms are entirely open, the divine right will essentially no longer descend. So, rather than letting the Tidal World develop autonomously in the future, it’s better to give you the divine right and see if you can bring some dawn to the Tidal World’s future."
Though Angel alone can’t change the trend, with the backing of the Barbarian Cave, he can try to establish future rules for the Tidal World and determine its layout.
This is actually what Angel is currently doing.
Next, Feng explained in detail to Angel how to face a wisp of the Tidal World’s will projection through the Initial Ritual.
Once Angel grasped most of the understanding, Feng asked again: "Do you have any other questions?"
Angel thought for a moment: "One last question... has the game already ended?"
Seeing Angel’s cautious expression, Feng couldn’t help but laugh: "Rest assured, the game you mention ends here."
"Then I have no more questions."