The Golden Wheel of Nirvanic Extinction and the Chiliocosm Mirror sank into the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

Burning flames began melting them as Yang Qi attempted to extract their deathless godliness. By making that godliness a part of him, Yang Qi would be able to add a bit of deathlessness to himself, as well. It would make him almost eternally indestructible. At the same time, further enlightenment of godliness would help improve his cultivation in general.

Godliness surpassed the dao of heaven and was difficult to describe with words. Those who gained understanding of it were fundamentally qualified to rise to the level of the primeval legion of gods.

Of course, an average person who acquired godliness would find it impossible to understand, and would never be able to make it part of their own body. In fact, doing so could lead to literal self-destruction.

Oftentimes, god items were created by actually imbuing...