Chapter 2497 Types Of Celestials
Lin Mu hadn't expected that there would be such limitations to Celestials too.
"So if one chooses to become a Bestowed Celestial, they are forever the Servants of a True Celestial?" Lin Mu asked. "What about their cultivation base?"
"That's one of the reasons why they will stay servants. The cultivation base of a Bestowed Celestial will never exceed their Bestower." Xukong replied. "I see… and can the Bestowed Celestial's create more Celestials too?" Lin Mu was curious what were the limitations.
"Technically speaking, a Bestowed Celestial can create another Bestowed Celestial under them. These are called as Second Generation Bestowed Celestials and are forever bottlenecked at a lower stage of the Celestial Realm." Xukong answered. "They are basically the bottom feeders of the Celestial realm and becoming one means they'll forever be serving their master and their master's master." He added.
"I see…" Lin Mu knew for sure that this was not something he wanted at all. But as he thought of this, a question presented to himself. "Wait, if the Withered Spirit Daoist was a Bestowed Celestial, then shouldn't it be impossible to become a True Celestial?" Lin Mu asked in doubt.
"Indeed." Xukong confirmed. "The only other way to fix that is to simply be reborn, but that does not guarantee that one would become a Celestial in any way. If anything, it can reduce the chances of it since there is no telling where the person might be reborn.
After all, even becoming an immortal is statistically rare and a Celestial even rarer." He explained.
Hearing that, Lin Mu furrowed his brows as it was clear that there was something that they didn't know about the Withered Spirit Daoist's plan.
Her dividing her soul into multiple fragments was already questionable and now that Lin Mu knew it was to do with the category of celestial she was, things became complex. "There have been instances of Bestowed Celestials becoming True Celestials in the past, but the methods they've used have not been confirmed. There have been many that tried to find new methods to do it and there's always someone attempting it. Perhaps what the Withered Spirit Daoist is doing is the same." Xukong suggested.
"Hmm… Perhaps. But whatever it might be, we need to definitely stop it." Lin Mu knew for sure. He then took a pause and checked his remaining Qi stores.
"I'm at about thirty percent… I think we can continue for a bit more." Lin Mu stated.
"Alright." Xukong nodded. "Ask more." "How does one become a True Celestial?" Lin Mu finally asked for the biggest question every immortal tried to search for.
Countless of them had perished before they could ever figure it out, and those that gave up chose to become Bestowed Celestials instead.
Xukong almost chuckled after hearing this, as he knew this was the most likely question to be asked and also one he had expected Lin Mu to ask first.
"First of all, True Celestials have two main types." Xukong decided to do a proper lesson this time while they still had time. "The first type is called as an Ordained Celestial while the second is called as the Nurtured Celestial." He revealed.
Lin Mu furrowed his brows as he heard the first type, finding it a bit familiar.
"Ordained Celestials are born from the approval of a world." Xukong stated, making Lin Mu's eyes go wide. "As long as someone has reached the peak of the Immortal Realm and they become Ordained by the World's Will they will be able to absorb Celestial Qi from that world, and ascend!" his revelation blew Lin Mu's mind since this was something he had already experienced.
"That means… I… I can…" Lin Mu was almost at a loss for words. "Yes… All you need to do is to reach the Peak of the Immortal Realm and return to the Xiao Fan world." Xukong confirmed. "Your rise to the Celestial Realm is guaranteed after that." He stated, making Lin Mu silent.
Xukong had already expected this to be shocking for Lin Mu and had actually wished to tell him in the past, if not for the limitations of the world. This was also why he was very impressed when Lin Mu managed to get Ordained by the Xiaofan World's Will.
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Lin Mu chanted the Calming Heart sutra to get his fluctuating emotions in control before asking again.
"Can I really do it with Xiaofan world when it is a Mortal World?" Lin Mu decided to get the details first.
"You can yes. The main limitation on a world in making Celestials is the quantity of Celestial Qi they can generate as a Celestial is dependent on the world for the Celestial Qi for most of their life. A Mortal World can only generate enough Celestial Qi to support a single True Celestial. An Immortal World would be able to support around three or four depending on how far they've come.
For example, the Rust Sky World that is close to World Ascension might even be able to support around six or seven Celestials." Xukong explained.
The number was certainly very low when Lin Mu compared the number of cultivators there could be in a world. Since this meant that even if one had the talent to become a Celestial, if they were born late and all the other slots were already taken, they simply wouldn't be able to become a True Celestial.
It became a matter of luck unless the world managed to increase its rank. But that wasn't something that happened easily and took millions of years on its own.
"What of Celestial worlds?" Lin Mu asked. "How many True Celestials can they support?" he asked next.
"The Celestial worlds don't have a limit as it will continue to grow." Xukong replied. "But it is still difficult to fulfill the condition to become an Ordained Celestial. Technically speaking, even in a Celestial World, there might not be more than a handful of Ordained True Celestials from an entire world, even if it has the capacity for more." He revealed.