War Gods and War Gods are different.

　　No one's authority is based on war as their ability.

　　For the War God of the human race, the word "war" is often used as a verb, not a noun.

　　It refers to a person who fights like a god, and their battle record must be powerful enough to convince the masses. Otherwise, they absolutely cannot bear this name, and this battle record must at least... be to a degree that is acknowledged by the Kunlun Jade Tablets.

　　"After Xing Tian and Yi, has the human race produced another War God?"

　　The Kunlun Gods took a while to recover, muttering to themselves.

　　"This kid is still far off."

　　Nü Jiao suppressed her inner joy, her expression unchanged, her tone calm. Under the gaze of the gods, she inquired, "What exactly did Xi Wangmu leave as a test? You know my relationship with Xi Wangmu, so I certainly won't participate in the assessment. You can tell me."

　　The Kunlun Gods paused, exchanging glances. If Wei Yuan were here, he would find it ridiculous that these gods serving the Xi Wangmu faction had naturally and smoothly accepted Nü Jiao's reason. After discussion, the eldest of the gods spoke:

　　"...It is an assessment to measure whether the candidate has the ability and character to become the Kunlun God Lord."

　　"Moreover, it will specifically target the weaknesses of the participants."

　　"Weaknesses?" Nü Jiao raised an eyebrow.

　　"Yes..."

　　The gods replied, "For example, now that this War God has displayed his strength, the test he encounters may be completely unrelated to strength. It may even be the kind of test where strength will affect his own decisions."

　　"Since ancient times, strong people have often been unyielding and conceited."

　　"Generally speaking, in the first assessment, the test-taker will almost unconsciously forget the purpose of coming here because Xi Wangmu's style of behavior is obvious to all. Any participant, as long as they aren't stupid, will try to act in a way that Xi Wangmu would appreciate."

　　"And when they lose their past knowledge and memories, they will be more inclined to make choices that fit their own nature. Alas, don't laugh at us, Goddess. All of us Kunlun Gods have participated in this assessment, but none of us have passed..."

　　The elderly god who was closer to the Tu Shan clan sighed.

　　Nü Jiao frowned: "What a cunning woman."

　　The Kunlun Gods kept their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, not speaking or responding.

　　They answered silently in their hearts.

　　You're not much better.

　　Nü Jiao leaned back slightly, and a chair made purely of plants appeared on Mount Kunlun. The woman supported her chin with one hand and said lazily, "So, what kind of things are used for the assessment? Tell me about it."

　　The axe mark left by the War God was still there.

　　The Kunlun Gods had no choice but to answer:

　　"...They are the things Xi Wangmu saw and heard during her travels in the human world in the past."

　　"Xi Wangmu collected all these regrets and wishes and finally put them into the secret realm of West Kunlun. These things can be said to be false, but they are all true, the real things that once happened on this land."

　　"The assessment does not target strength, because strength is easy to obtain, but being powerful is different. Lao Tzu once said, 'One who overcomes others is powerful; one who overcomes himself is strong.'"

　　"And the foundation of a true god is not strength, but the ability to empathize with all living beings."

　　"It is the impartial and universal love that can look at all beings and things equally."

　　"The tests will become more and more difficult."

　　The Kunlun Gods whispered, "But once you truly pass..."

　　He seemed to see that scene, his voice unable to continue, only his hands trembling.

　　If one truly passed, then they would become the master of Kunlun Mountain in the human world, and their name would appear on the Kunlun Jade Tablets throughout the Mountain and Sea Realms, spreading throughout the world. Moreover, what would be spread would not be Tu Shanyuan or any other name, but the name bearing the two words "War God."

　　Nü Jiao was interested and then thought.

　　Jue is also in a certain Mountain and Sea Realm now.

　　I wonder if she will see it too...

　　Nü Jiao frowned and pondered.

　　She looked at the Mountain and Sea cracks leading to the West Mountain Realm around her, her eyes narrowed, not knowing what she was thinking. The Kunlun Gods looked at each other, and then hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and asking, "Since Wei Yuan already has the name of War God, we don't know what he did to gain the Jade Tablets' recognition."

　　"What did he do? Nothing much."

　　Nü Jiao twirled a strand of white hair with one finger, a nonchalant expression on her face, and said casually:

　　"He just killed Taotie." (a mythical creature)

　　The smiles on the faces of the Kunlun Gods froze.

　　"Killed...Taotie?"

　　After a few breaths, they suddenly felt a little cold and shuddered.

　　They collectively took a step back.

　　Recalling the gentle and courteous smile just now.

　　They couldn't help but take another step back.

　　........................

　　"This is a story."

　　"A story of Shenzhou."

　　The graceful woman sitting next to the classical Shenzhou desk gently tapped the table with her finger.

　　There was a candle lamp with a yellow lampshade on the table.

　　Wei Yuan and the Kunlun God who pushed him in instinctively got up and walked in front of the desk. Their perceptions seemed to gradually slow down in the dim yellow light. It wasn't forgetting, but in that moment, past memories couldn't catch up with their current cognition.

　　Memories existed.

　　However, they couldn't recognize their meaning.

　　It was like knowing something but not knowing how to use it.

　　The graceful woman glanced at the Kunlun God and nodded casually.

　　"You failed the assessment."

　　"Leave."

　　So the Kunlun God disappeared directly.

　　He was expelled from the assessment.

　　"He has already participated once. Although a second time isn't impossible, it's rare for you to come..." The graceful woman smiled and pointed forward, saying, "Please, take a seat."

　　This was the first time in thousands of years that someone had sat in front of her.

　　Wei Yuan briefly forgot the purpose of his visit and sat down.

　　The graceful woman looked at him and asked with a smile, "Although I am not the real her, after seeing you, I still want to ask a question."

　　"Do you regret it?"

　　"Regret?"

　　Wei Yuan murmured.

　　The woman stretched out her white finger and gently pointed to Wei Yuan's body, saying, "Your body now can be said to be like a flickering lamp about to run out of oil. In a few months, you will die. Do you regret what you did back then?"

　　Affected by the secret realm, Wei Yuan, who had temporarily lost his recognition of the past, hesitated and shook his head:

　　"I don't know."

　　He hesitated and said, "I don't know why, but I can't remember my thoughts."

　　"But I vaguely know that I wasn't forced by anyone to do this, so I probably won't regret it..."

　　"Yes, no one forced me back then."

　　The young man smiled and said, "Why would I regret it? When I have already decided to do this, then I must have felt that this is more important than my life, right?"

　　"Then I will give my life for it."

　　"No one doesn't want to live, but some people are willing to die, probably because if we don't go to our deaths, then there will definitely be other people we care about who will die, right? So I think I will definitely not regret it. Yes, that's how it is."

　　The graceful woman stared at him and finally smiled helplessly: "As expected."

　　"It's useless to ask."

　　"I don't know whether to say that you haven't changed in thousands of years, or that you are stubborn."

　　Her tone seemed helpless, but also quite admiring. She took out the scroll in her hand, and every word in it seemed to be dancing in the fire, giving people a dreamlike and wonderful feeling. She asked with a smile:

　　"This is an assessment, but I think that since your answers haven't changed in these thousands of years, then it's meaningless."

　　"Speaking of which, have you found Jue?"

　　"...I have found her."

　　"I thought so."

　　"The fate among all living beings is unpredictable, but it always exists. The connection between you is so close that even after such a long time, you will still remember each other... Good, in that case, then I will grant you a dream to see how it goes..."

　　"It can also be regarded as a little reward for your stubbornness that hasn't changed in thousands of years."

　　"Even if you don't remember after you wake up, this may be useful in the future."

　　The graceful woman gently tapped the void with her finger and took something invisible from Wei Yuan's body.

　　The candlelight seemed to flicker slightly.

　　Then, far away in the Land of Daughters, Jue suddenly felt a little sleepy and blinked her eyes.

　　The light created by magic in front of her eyes became bigger and bigger, and finally she fell asleep on the table. Qin Yuan had just turned around to discuss how to return to the human world and the grand plan of kicking Wohu off Kunlun Mountain when he found that the Heavenly Maiden was asleep.

　　Her breathing was soft and quiet. He reached out and touched the Heavenly Maiden's cheek.

　　"Like a marshmallow, sweet and soft."

　　Qin Yuan grumbled.

　　He reached out and used the wind control technique, which he wasn't very good at, to put Jue on the bed.

　　In the Kunlun Secret Realm, the graceful woman watched Wei Yuan with interest and casually lowered the difficulty of the next challenge to the lowest level. For someone who could maintain their will unchanged for thousands of years, this first level was meaningless. She casually said, "By the way, how did you come? How did you know about the Kunlun Secret Realm?"

　　Wei Yuan's cognition was stagnant at the moment, and he just answered subconsciously:

　　"It was the witch Nü Jiao who brought me here."

　　"She said that she wanted to marry Xi Wangmu's daughter, seize Xi Wangmu's family property, and occupy Xi Wangmu's divine mansion."

　　"That would make her very happy."

　　Huh???

　　The graceful woman's movements froze.

　　The flames in her beautiful eyes ignited at a speed visible to the naked eye.

　　Then, she nodded with a graceful smile:

　　"Oh... I see."

　　The jade pen in her hand swiped down to the bottom.

　　At this time, the graceful woman heard the second half of Wei Yuan's words, "But I didn't agree..."

　　But it was already too late.

　　The difficulty had been pulled from the 'vacation' level to the most extreme 'hell' difficulty.

　　The assessment of the first level of the Kunlun Secret Realm was fully launched, directly putting Wei Yuan's true spirit and a wisp of the Kunlun Heavenly Maiden's consciousness into it.

　　It was a past story.

　　It was a false memory.

　　It was also the love, hate, and grudges that once truly existed in history and legends.

　　ps: Second update today...