Daoist Lord Shennong
Chapter 565

The Five Great Divine Arts of the True Self Faction-Did I Become the God of Wealth?

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Gu Luo River didn't say much in the end, but simply told Zhao Xing to go and take a look at the "Daozang" area inside the Primordial Divine Tree, and then said that he would be going into "Divine Concealment and seclusion".

It will be difficult to contact him in the future, so please take care of yourself, Zhao Xing.

Before leaving, Zhao Xing glanced at the Gu Luo River on the panel and obtained three lines of information.

Name: Gu Luo River

[Realm: Free Divine General]

[Qi Luck: Derivation Fifteen (Divine Concealment State)]

"Nothing seems amiss," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Gu Luo River is Free God, not Tribulationless True God, because he has no intention of attaining enlightenment now.

Therefore, one should first cultivate one's original nature and become Free Divine General.

"The state of 'Divine Concealment' is closely related to the 'Divine Concealment' retreat described by the Gu Luo River."

To cultivate one's fundamental nature and become Free God, and in order to avoid Divine Tribulation tribulations and control the timing of their arrival, one typically goes into Divine Concealment after achieving godhood.

To come ashore from the River of Space-Time.

One manifestation of trying to 'de-causally' is that one's luck will gradually decrease until it disappears.

This is done to deceive the natural laws governing the universe.

Without destiny, this person is as good as dead to the universe, and Divine Tribulation will naturally not descend.

"Reduce your activity level, remain still like a stone, eliminate all traces of cause and effect, and thus achieve a state of Divine Concealment."

"This is the main reason why the Divine Realm rarely appears in the world."

Of course, completely Divine Concealment view is not that simple.

Completely detached from the universe, neither absorbing nor exhaling spiritual energy, with its origin in a state of stillness, and unknown to anyone, this is the only way to Divine Concealment. This can only be accomplished with the aid of powerful historical records.

"The first step is to conceal one's destiny, the second step is to conceal one's karma."

In my previous life, when I looked at the Divine Realm through the panel, I found that only gods with Luck Free God and True God who Heaven and Earth Attainment had normal fortune.

The fortune of the Free God is abnormal, or there is simply no such column.

"Gu Luo River probably hasn't completely disappeared, but I haven't seen him for a long time."

With these thoughts in mind, Zhao Xing used the Instant Flower to teleport to the root system of the Primordial Divine Tree.

The root system of the Primordial Divine Tree is extremely large, covering an area almost the size of two top-tier star systems.

The Primordial Beginning Dao Repository area is located at the root of the Primordial Divine Tree.

Within the rootstock, many starlight streams flowed, and as Zhao Xing observed these streams, he could see figures everywhere practicing and meditating.

Guided by the Gu Luo River, he ventured deeper and deeper, where fewer and fewer people remained, and the vitality of his roots grew stronger and stronger.

When he stopped, he came to a "tree palace" area formed by intertwined roots.

"The self-existent gods of the Primordial School, who are in charge of agriculture, almost all reside in the Tree Palace, achieving complete seclusion." Gu Luohe's voice rang in Zhao Xing's ears.

"Zhao Xing, what you are seeing now is the foundation of the Primordial Beginning Realm."

"355 [Tree Palaces], with a total of 345 Free God."

"Among them, there are thirty-four at the Divine General Level, and the rest are all at the Divine Soldier Level."

Zhao Xing's heart skipped a beat.

More than three hundred Divine Realm? This is the foundation of the Primordial Beginning Realm.

However, Zhao Xing felt nothing when he looked at these tree palaces.

He couldn't sense any life force inside.

"After I go into seclusion, the 'General Hua Li' will awaken."

After the Gu Luo River finished speaking, he fell silent.

When he uttered the words "General Hua Li", a tree palace in front of him rose from below.

"Metaphor"

As if a knot had been untied and roots had been slowly pulled away, a naked woman appeared before Zhao Xing.

She is like nature's most perfect creation, every part of her a manifestation of beauty.

She curled up in the void, sleeping like a baby.

As she slowly opened her eyes, her radiant skin glowed with a holy light from within, illuminating the entire world.

"Whoosh~"

A light green robe appeared on General Hua Li's body, and her hair automatically formed a pink and white flower crown.

After she woke up, she glanced at Zhao Xing, her eyes cold and devoid of emotion.

"The Primordial Beginning Envoy Zhao Xing pays his respects to the General Hua Li."

The other party did not respond, but instead summoned a tentacle.

Zhao Xing waited quietly.

The roots of the Primordial Divine Tree emitted specks of white light, and she reached out her index finger to touch them, as if receiving information.

A moment later, General Hua Li's gaze towards Zhao Xing softened slightly.

"Zhao Xing, get up."

General Hua Li, floated in front of Zhao Xing, her facial features softening.

Her small hands emitted a white light as she lifted Zhao Xing, her voice gentle.

"I will be your fourth guardian Divine General."

"The fourth guardian Divine General?"

Zhao Xing was taken aback.

Lan Chuan never mentioned a fourth guardian Divine General.

"I am Invisibility to the other three protectors, and also to the world."

"Apart from the Gu Luo River and the great Primordial Divine Tree, no one knows me, nor sees me."

"Once you leave the Primordial Beginning Realm, you will forget that I am hiding in your Internal World."

Zhao Xing immediately understood Gu Luo River's good intentions.

The Primordial Beginning Realm dispatched a fourth protector, unknown to anyone, who was originally completely Divine Concealment.

Even though the state of Divine Concealment has been broken, since only he, the Gu Luo River, and the Primordial Divine Tree know about it, it is still almost a state of complete concealment.

She will protect her Internal World from invasion and intervene in the most critical moments.

"This junior thanks the General Hua Li for protecting me," Zhao Xing sincerely, bowing deeply.

"No need to Guest Qi. I never imagined that in the Desolate Territory Era, there would be someone who is both Primordial Beginning Envoy and the head of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity."

General Hua Li had clearly learned of Zhao Xing's various deeds.

"Before I enter your Internal World, I will guide you to choose the Divine Art of the True Self Faction."

General Hua Li, pointed to the tree palaces, each brimming with life force and radiant with the brilliance of stars and the sun and moon.

"The 355 tree palaces still contain many divine spells of the True Self Faction."

"Some of these are divine-level spells, which can also be cast with the support of the third level of the Primal Chaos World."

"Can Demigod master divine magic ahead of time?"

"Yes," General Hua Li nodded. "The reason why cultivation techniques are important is that divine spells usually require divine power as support."

"However, the foundation of the id-based Confucianism lies in the inner world."

"The Internal World is powerful enough that certain divine arts can be performed without cultivating True Self divine power."

"Within your Internal World, there is the Primal Chaos Dao Tower bestowed by the Great Emperor. When you opened your Internal World, you also used the divine object [World Opening Divine Stone]."

"Now that you have survived fifteen True Spirit Tribulation, theoretically, a fifteenth-level True Spirit can control the Dao Tower and the Internal World to perform some divine arts."

"However, whether you can actually learn it depends on your comprehension."

Zhao Xing immediately asked, "General Hua Li, which divine arts can I learn now?"

General Hua Li: "Theoretically, we can use anything except for the Life Formation, the Straw Man Art, and the Heart Field Art."

"Of course, the divine power condensed by the Primal Chaos Dao Tower is not something you can control. The effects of divine arts such as the Variant Method, Divine Foundation Method, Need Seed Method, and Shenhua Method can only be maintained for a very short time."

"What about the Straw Man Art?"

"There is no Divine-Level Straw Man Art here." General Hua Li shook her head. "Even if there were, it would be impossible to learn."

"The Straw Man Great Dao is too complex and requires overall coordination."

Zhao Xing nodded. The Straw Man Art was indeed the most difficult spell to master for the True Self Faction.

He no longer possesses divine power, Divine-Level Straw Man Art is basically out of the question.

After understanding the situation, Zhao Xing began to explore all 355 tree palaces.

"Of the 355 tree palaces, 11 are empty. Apart from the newly unsealed General Hua Li, the other 10 Divine Realm must have gone to other dimensions."

As for those True Self Faction deities who are still in Divine Concealment, they are almost all asleep.

Luck is completely gone, and cause and effect no longer exist.

Zhao Xing did not use the panel to observe them.

He felt that "knowing" the names and information of these Divine Realm might break their state of Divine Concealment.

The divine spells are all engraved on the walls of the Tree Palace.

The walls of the Tree Palace are the root bark of the Primordial Divine Tree.

"Only the bark of the Primordial Divine Tree can preserve such a complete divine essence, without being erased by the Great Dao of the Universe."

The Divine Realm violates the natural laws of the universe, and so do divine arts.

The more powerful a race is, the harder it is to reproduce; similarly, the more powerful a divine art is, the harder it is to preserve.

When Zhao Xing encountered a similar situation with the "Devouring Tribulation Art" on the divine bone of the Xu Zu, he was ultimately able to use the statue of Lao Qing, which possessed divine power, to carry it.

It is precisely because of this principle that if you obtain a Divine Art during a wilderness exploration, you have essentially obtained a divine object as well.

"General Hua Li, what is the strongest World Method here?" Zhao Xing's cultivation level was too low for him to discern, so with General Hua Li's guidance, it was best to ask directly.

"The strongest is undoubtedly the 'Cangwu World Method'."

General Hua Li, led Zhao Xing to a tree palace, which looked as if the branches and trunk of a tree had been removed.

"World Projection and combining it with insights into the Life Great Dao."

"World Projection, it is not flat, but a three-dimensional Azure Firmament Divine Tree."

General Hua Li explained, "The World Method is the divine realm of our True Self Faction."

"The Azure Firmament Divine Domain possesses powerful regenerative abilities; it is known as the Immortal Divine Realm of the True Self Faction."

"It can also amplify the power of all units within its range, and can even temporarily break their life force."

"Mastering the Cangwu World Method will greatly benefit the casting of other True Self Faction spells, such as Variant Method and Divine Foundation Method."

"Then let's go with the Cangwu World Method." Zhao Xing nodded.

General Hua Li smiled without saying a word. The most powerful World Method is also very difficult to learn, and it is not certain that anyone can master it.

However, she didn't try to persuade him; people always have to hit a wall before they turn back.

She believed that Zhao Xing would understand after trying it.

Zhao Xing's true spirit left his body, leaving behind a fragment of his soul to comprehend the Cangwu World Method.

He then continued to ask General Hua Li, "So, which Variant Method is the strongest?"

His schedule was quite full; he still had to pay his respects to the Yanwu God, so he couldn't afford to be delayed for too long.

General Hua Li, glanced warily at Zhao Xing's separated soul. "Do you intend to multitask and comprehend multiple divine arts simultaneously?"

The person who can get you to send out a protector must have great talent, but even General Hua Li didn't expect Zhao Xing to play like this.

What does he think divine magic is? Something you can learn just by wanting to?

"I want to give it a try." Zhao Xing Xingdao General Hua Li, "The most powerful Variant Method here is the Void Divine Seed."

Void Seed are the kings of Plant Soldier, and the Divine Art that can mutate void-type Plant Soldier is undoubtedly the strongest.

"Aren't there any time-based Variant Method?"

General Hua Li, laughed, "Divine-level Time Seed are already rare, let alone mutated ones?"

"Which Agricultural Official, upon obtaining a Time Seed, wouldn't cherish it carefully? Who would be willing to use it to research Variant Method?"

"In countless historical periods, you would find it very difficult to find Variant Method."

Zhao Xing thought about it and agreed; the creation of Variant Method requires detailed research.

Just like Bai Han Venerable sliced up many powerful Dragon Race, he used various Dao diagrams to comprehend the Hou Bian Method on the Heaven-Changing Divine Needle.

If there is a cost to creating spells, then time-related Variant Method are definitely the most expensive.

Zhao Xing once again left his body, leaving behind a fragment of his soul to study the "Void Divine Seed".

The application of World Method fundamentally lies within the Internal World.

The World Projection, combined with the insights into the Origin Dao and divine power, constitutes the "Divine Realm" of the True Self Faction.

The problem of divine power can be solved by the Primal Chaos Dao Tower. The only hurdle for Zhao Xing to learn is the method; there is no need to consider the issue of "cultivation" for the time being.

The Variant Method lies in the understanding of the Life Great Dao, while the Void Divine Seed are dissected Life Dao Diagram.

After Zhao Xing left behind a fragment of his soul to study, he chose the next divine technique.

"General Hua Li, where is the strongest Need Seed Method?"

"Need Seed Method is only one divine technique here," said General Hua Li. "If you want to learn it, you must first learn mutation, divine foundation, and Divine Radiance."

Parasitic Method.

The Need Seed Method is also known as the Demonic Seed Method.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it Divine Art.

Because it can absorb the divine power of enemies and refine divine spirits.

To master the god-level Need Seed Method, one must possess a god-level Plant Soldier as the medium for casting the Need Seed Method.

Zhao Xing doesn't have any god-level Plant Soldier, so he needs to learn the Variant Method first.

A Legendary Grade unit can be temporarily mutated into God-tier Soldier Type.

Then, use Divine Radiance and Divine Foundation Method to stabilize and extend the duration of the God-tier Soldier Type.

Given enough time, one can cast the Parasitic Method.

After parasitizing, it can absorb the enemy's divine power and even refine the enemy's true spirit.

Of course, if you have a mature god-level Plant Soldier, then it doesn't matter whether you have the Variant Method, the Shenhua Method, or the Divine Foundation Method.

With just the prerequisite of Parasitic Method, you can cast Need Seed Method.

The problem is that Zhao Xing doesn't have one, and this era wouldn't allow him to have a mature, god-level Plant Soldier.

In addition, aside from those auxiliary divine plants used to provide divine fruits to the Human Race, almost all the surplus divine plants were given to the Gu Luo River, who was cultivating the Eternal Realm.

Before the Eternal Realm of the Gu Luo River was proven to be impassable, all divine plants were given priority to him.

It's like if the Ancient Hill of Antiquity discovers any special soil, it will be given priority to supply it to the top of the hill.

For example, the soil from the Nether Ancient Mountain that Kuang Chuan brought back, and that small section of the Earth Vein, were all taken by Zhao Xing after he became the mountain leader. He took 70% of it by himself.

The remaining 30% is for the gods of the Ancient Three Realms.

"Even if a god-level Plant Soldier appeared in the Xuanling Treasure Pavilion, it's still beyond my means. My 150 million Contribution Points haven't arrived yet, and even if they do, I probably still can't afford it," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

You should just honestly change it yourself.

"One Realm Divine Essence", "Primal Chaos Divine Foundation", and "True Self Divine Sacrifice" are the three Divine Level Technique selected by Zhao Xing.

Including the "Cangwu World Method" and the "Void Divine Seed", Zhao Xing simultaneously comprehended five divine arts of the True Self Faction.

He originally wanted to choose another "Element Analysis Divine Art", but his true spirit's negative pressure had indeed reached a limit, so he had to put it aside for the time being.

Then, under the astonished gaze of General Hua Li, Zhao Xing mastered the Five Divine Arts simultaneously, completing the initial mastery in just eight World Star Year.

"Now I understand why the Gu Luo River awakened me." General Hua Li sat on a tree branch, her fair legs swaying gently, a hint of emotion on her perfect face.

"Cultivating the Five Divine Arts simultaneously, and mastering them in eight World Star Year, what's the difference between that and mastering them instantly?"

What kind of geniuses hasn't General Hua Li seen?

A genius like Zhao Xing is truly rare.

Having lived for countless years, this was only the second time she had seen someone of this caliber.

The first time I saw the Gu Luo River was when I first saw it.

"Gu Luo River possesses a naturally occurring Primordial Chapter holy body, while Zhao Xing's Heaven and Earth Primal Chaos Sacred Body is cultivated later in life. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have such a terrifying performance."

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Xing had finished his cultivation session where he was frantically grinding for proficiency.

"With five parts of his soul fully engaged, he mastered one level of the five divine arts."

Zhao Xing got up with some difficulty and took out supplements from his World Ring.

Even with just the simple thought of activating the World Ring, he felt incredibly exhausted, and only after eating the first Soul Spirit Fruit did he feel a little better.

"Since breaking through to Demigod status, I don't need to exert my full strength to learn many Demigod spells. I can master them quickly with just a little learning. This is the first time I've ever studied so hard that I'm exhausted."

General Hua Li, very considerately came over, covered Zhao Xing's stomach, and poured a stream of divine power into his divine body's Heavenly Kitchen department to help with digestion.

Then he used his hands to remove the Enlightenment Golden Hoop from his head.

"Thanks."

Feeling a fragrance enter his body, Zhao Xing finally regained some of his energy.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" General Hua Li gently stroked Zhao Xing's abdomen. "Yan Ao isn't some petty god. You can go and invite him later. He won't blame you."

"The chaos in the Xuanling Star Domain is not over yet. I'm afraid I'll cause trouble if I stay away for too long."

After becoming the head of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, Zhao Xing felt that the responsibility on his shoulders had become even heavier.

General Hua Li touched the roots of the Primordial Divine Tree with one hand, then nodded with a somewhat solemn expression.

"This attack is definitely different from the previous ones."

"What happened?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Last year, three Free God refused to accept the orders of the Profound Spirit Human Race's high command and went to the southern border of the Xuanling Star Domain without authorization."

"The three Free God are all gods who came from the original eighteen ancient kingdoms, and they are at the Divine Soldier Level."

"Their historical memory has also become distorted, believing that they were originally subordinates of the Master of Cold Food Festival."

"The first Cold Food Festival Dharma Assembly was held ten years ago in the original Chaotic Sea area. It was not large in scale, but it was of a very high level."

"These three Free God are the result of the Cold Food Festival Dharma Assembly."

Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised. Had the followers of the Master of Cold Food Festival already spread to the Divine Soldier Level?

"How did the Ancient Kingdom Alliance respond?"

"I don't know yet," said General Hua Li. "They probably won't use extreme measures."

"Killing those three Free God would be easy, but it would cause panic and greatly weaken our Fang Zhen forces."

"The three Free God did not truly betray us; there is still a possibility of redemption."

True betrayal means, while maintaining free will, embracing the ideology of the Evil God and committing acts that harm the Desolate Territory Faction.

Since they have only gone to believe in the Master of Cold Food Festival and have not committed any heinous acts, there is still a possibility of redemption.

"We can't just do nothing, can we?" Zhao Xing asked worriedly.

God is too destructive. He may not be doing anything bad now, but that doesn't mean he won't do it later.

"The most likely way to save them is through sacrifice," General Hua Li pondered.

"Sacrifice?" Zhao Xing immediately made a connection.

"You have just mastered the 'True Self Divine Sacrifice,' which is somewhat related to the Way of Sacrifice, so you should be able to understand this method."

"Do believers worship three Free God to correct their thoughts and rectify their hearts?"

"Yes."

Zhao Xing suddenly realized.

Any Divine Realm reaches the divine level, even if they are not God of Priests, can receive sacrifices from believers. This is a passive attribute of the divine level.

For example, when he worshipped Lao Qing, Lao Qing was not a Priest god, but he could still hear his own voice and receive his prayers.

The Immeasurable True God is the god of formations, and his statue can also receive worship and summons.

"Believers worship three Free God. When the group of believers is large enough and their voice is strong enough, they can turn the tables and influence those three Free God."

Zhao Xing imagined the following scene:

On a certain planet, billions of believers chanted in unison. "Don't believe in Evil God, don't believe in Evil God— "

Then the voice reached the hearts of the three Free God.

The solution is certainly not simple, but it will definitely work.

No wonder the Divine Realm has to "Divine Concealment," and usually does not respond to believers or absorb the spiritual power brought by believers.

Countless believers equal countless causes and effects. Even without considering the consequences of responding, the sheer annoyance is enough to drive anyone crazy.

The believer performs sacrifices and offers offerings, and the gods manifest their divine power and bestow treasures; this is a two-way channel.

"The True Self Divine Sacrifice" is a parasitic method, but it also borrows the principles of the Way of Sacrifice, or rather, it is a disguise.

After Zhao Xing casts this spell, he can transfer Plant Soldier into the target's body to parasitize.

"This is similar to Ji Si's 'delivery note' from back then, except that the True Self Divine Sacrifice's involves the combination of the Dao of life, cause and effect, fortune, and space, making it more subtle."

Zhao Xing activated the [True Self Divine Sacrifice], and the other party first felt a Heart's Blood Surge urge, as if they were about to obtain a great treasure.

The other party's luck will also be affected, slightly improved, which confirms the point that "a great treasure will be obtained".

Cause and effect, the Great Dao of Space, are the process of transmission Life Great Dao can reduce the target's defense. It is not a knife cut or a sword wound, but the descent of the Source of Life. The automatic defense and alertness of the divine body are not so high.

In short, this spell boils down to one sentence: Do you want the treasure or not? If you do, you're dead!

"Zhao Xing, you'd better be careful in the future," General Hua Li, warned. "Gu Luo River said your luck is strong, no less than his. If you go out to train, you'll probably often feel 'good luck'."

"Be very careful, the Priest is rare in this era, but it was very common in the past."

"Many Priest use Yin Poison methods that are impossible to guard against."

When General Hua Li spoke of these things, he looked somewhat indignant, as if he had suffered at the hands of the Priest in the past.

Zhao Xing nodded in agreement.

Even with the protection of the Four Divine General, absolute safety cannot be guaranteed; dangers that are visible at close range are easier to guard against.

What I fear most are old, low-paying professions like Fate Master Priest.

Yan Ao, Lu Ya, and Hua Li, the three great Divine General, each have their own strengths and are very powerful, but they also have difficulty defending against the God of Fate Master and the God of Priest.

Bowei, the Scholar God, can make up for this very well.

"I have to go now."

"Good."

General Hua Li, transformed into a pink and green flower and drifted into Zhao Xing's Internal World.

"Flowers? So this is the 'divine form' of the General Hua Li— "

With these thoughts in mind, Zhao Xing quickly left the Tree Palace area via the Primordial Divine Tree.

After leaving the Ancient Hill of Antiquity Primordial Beginning Realm, the ceremonial guard from the Ancient Hill made their way to the Yan God Star System with great fanfare.

The entourage included half of the peak masters from Brow Mountain, and five mountain masters also came.

As the leader of the mountain, Zhao Xing's vehicle is the "Ten Earth Divine Boat," which is steered by Peak Master Mo Yufeng.

Ancient Hill of Antiquity has put on a grand show and even offered a large number of treasures.

Some of them are for collection purposes, after all, Yanwu God doesn't lack any real treasures.

Some of them were beneficial to the Demigod, making it convenient for Yanwu God, to bestow them upon his disciples and students.

"Shanshou, after entering the Yan God Star System, we will disembark." Venerable Taihao also came out and suggested to Zhao Xing, "To show our respect for Yanwu God, it would be best to fly alongside the ship."

"Yes, that's how it should be."

Yanwu God had been in a semi-hidden state in the Red Star Empire. Asking him to protect one's path was equivalent to reverting to Divine Concealment and re-entering the world.

In the state of Divine Concealment, the Divine Tribulation takes a very long time to descend; once it is withdrawn, the time will be greatly shortened.

Therefore, this is an immense favor, and to travel by boat directly to their temple would be very impolite.

"Apart from Mo Yufeng, who was in charge of the helm, all five mountain lords and thirty-five peak masters disembarked and flew."

"Whenever there is a large statue of a god of war, we stop and pay our respects for three months."

"There are a total of thirty high-standard statues of the God of War along the way, but the God of War will not manifest himself until the last one."

"Declaring our entry into the world to become your protectors."

Venerable Taihao explained the process.

Zhao Xing did as he was told.

The Ten Earth Divine Boat began to slow down, and a Star Continent had appeared ahead, with the statue of the God of War already visible to the naked eye.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing had just left the Ten Earth Divine Boat and hadn't even paid homage to the God of War when he sensed something.

"God of Wealth, I, Li Chang, beg your blessing so that my Li Family's business may prosper this year!"

A voice appeared in his mind, followed by a multitude of voices in Zhao Xing's mind.

"Please bless my Li Family's business to prosper this year!"

Zhao Xing was stunned.

Where did that sound come from?

He listened carefully and discovered that the divine art representing the "True Self Divine Sacrifice" was trembling within his Life Palace.

"If I performed the True Self Divine Sacrifice, does that mean I can also receive faith?"

"But I haven't become a god yet, have I?"

Zhao Xing thought about it carefully and suddenly realized.

He had just mastered this divine art, and logically speaking, since he was not a professional Way of Sacrifice to perform ritual readings, he could not receive the "True Spirit Incense".

However, his Demigod true spirit is at the fifteenth level, and with the amplification from the split soul, it is a fifteenth-level true spirit that is 200 times stronger.

Because the Primal Chaos Dao Tower brought him the transformative divine power of his Internal World, and he also cultivated the "True Self Divine Sacrifice," he met the threshold for consuming [True Spirit Incense].

I am indeed very weak in the Way of Sacrifice.

But too many people worship him as a god. If they truly worship him and their spiritual level is higher, then he will be able to receive their blessings.

"Are they worshipping me like a god of wealth?" Zhao Xing said, both amused and exasperated.

There are many people in the Xuanling Star Domain who worship gods, but the Way of Sacrifice has only been cut off, not killed.

Furthermore, even in atheistic times, many people believed in and worshipped this kind of thing, let alone in times with gods.

"Ji Si, Ji Si!"

Zhao Xing shouted, Ji Si, as the representative of the Great Zhou, also joined the honor guard.

Ji Si suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Xing.

"Since you are familiar with history, do you know which deity in the pantheon of the Yan God Star System is the God of Wealth?" Zhao Xing asked.

"The God of Wealth?" Ji Si pondered. "I wonder if the Grand Minister of Agriculture is asking about the Civil God of Wealth or the Martial God of Wealth."

"There are civil and military versions of the God of Wealth?" Zhao Xing asked, confirming that he had never heard of such a thing.

"Of course," Ji Si said. "The Civil God of Wealth protects wealth, Martial God of Wealth protects safety. Those martial artists who travel far and wide, as long as they are safe,..."

In the end, they will definitely become rich; it's no different from being a god of wealth.

"The Martial God of Wealth in the Yan God Star System is of course the Martial God Yan Ao, but whether he accepts these true spirits' incense offerings or not, I don't know. In any case, the one with the largest scale and the highest recognition is the Yanwu God."

"As for the Civil God of Wealth, there are many. Most of them are not real gods, but Demigod or even Priest at the Emperor Lord Level."

Ji Si smiled and said, "The main reason is that although there are many Priest, only a few receive a lot of offerings."

"Everyone wants to be the God of Wealth because that's where the most people worship."

Zhao Xing thought it made perfect sense.

People may not believe in all sorts of gods, but would you believe in a god who can increase your wealth?

"The Imperial Spirit Path Department has explicit regulations for Priest and their followers."

"In the Yan God Star System, the three Civil God of Wealth are the most prestigious and widely recognized."

"They are Li Luzu, Fan Haisheng, Xuan Yunzi, all of whom are at the Demigod Realm."

The Spirit Path Department was the imperial institution that managed Priest and worship ceremonies. These rituals couldn't be performed haphazardly; there were specific regulations.

"Then why do people worship me?" Zhao Xing asked.

Upon hearing this, Ji Si was somewhat surprised, so she calculated with her fingers, and finally smiled and cupped her hands in a gesture of respect, saying:

"Ninety percent of the inhabitants and eighty percent of the mid-level cultivation families in the Yan God Star System have erected statues of you."

"In the 'Hidden God Ranking' of the Yan God Star System, the Grand Minister of Agriculture rose to first place fourteen years ago, becoming the foremost Civil God of Wealth."

Zhao Xing was both amused and exasperated.

The so-called Hidden God Ranking is a ranking of wild gods, not among the "ordinary gods" regulated by the Spirit Path Department.

Of course, this cannot be considered an "Evil God".

As long as no miracles have been performed or any public order has been threatened, the empire will not interfere.

People worship gods behind closed doors, seeking peace of mind; what else can be said about that?

Some even went to the Finance Department's office to burn incense!

The Agricultural Official was in charge of finances in many places and also oversaw Favorable Weather, so it's not surprising that some people worshipped him as a god of wealth.

"The Grand Minister of Agriculture rose from the Primordial Beginning Realm of the Empire and is now a household name. Many mid-to-high-level families and forces with the Dao Domain Realm or even ordinary Reincarnation Realm members believe that you will soon become Divine Realm."

"By offering prayers in advance and warming your stove, you might see them first when you decide to consume 'true spirit incense' in the future."

Zhao Xing chuckled to himself. He never expected that after years of wandering the empire, he would become the "God of Wealth" before even becoming a god, and even rank first on the "Hidden God List".

"Now that I'm number one on the Hidden God Ranking, I'm really going to become Evil God— " Zhao Xing joked to himself.

After flying for a while, the time changed from morning to noon, and the voice of the Li family faintly reached Zhao Xing's mind again.

"God of Wealth, I Li Chang, beg your blessing so that my Li Family's business may prosper this year!"

If Zhao Xing didn't carefully distinguish each thought, he wouldn't hear it, but now that he was focused and calm, the thought of worship seemed very noisy.

Zhao Xing originally intended to ignore it and nip the idea in the bud, so that he could directly block the other party's prayers and worship.

However, upon reflection, this is the Yan God Star System. If there are Evil God hiding here trying to harm me, then it would be perfect to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

I can also witness the methods of Evil God sacrifice, and maybe even speed up the progress of "The True Self Divine Sacrifice".

With a thought, Zhao Xing's true spirit infused power, activating this idea.

Metaphor

Zhao Xing "saw" a large ancestral hall shrouded in mist, which could even be described as a temple.

Zhao Xing felt a surge of comfort from his true spirit. Although the increase from absorption was minimal, it was still a form of growth.

"They're genuinely worshipping me; there's no danger?"

Looking down, one could see many offerings on the altar, mostly jade Daoist soldiers and some common sacrificial animal meat.

The first row consisted of fair-skinned, beautiful young women with long legs, wearing draped silk skirts and lying prone on the ground, revealing the high, pert curves of their buttocks.

The second row consisted of some burly men, shirtless.

After that came some naturalized Demon Race.

There were probably twenty or thirty thousand people inside and out, and the scale was quite high.

However, seeing this spectacle, Zhao Xing was speechless. What kind of offerings were they making? It was one thing to offer young girls, but why were there also strong, muscular men?

Zhao Xing looked closely and his gaze fell on the head of the Li Family.

"Is Li Chang a newly entered Reincarnation Realm cultivator from the Heavenly Timing Sect?"

"Hmm, he has been worshipping me for 4,200 years. That's quite a long time. I had just become the Envoy of Enlightenment back then."

"No wonder I was the first one to see it."

Why wasn't the Great Zhou the first?

There were also statues of themselves within the Great Zhou, but they rarely held grand sacrificial ceremonies for themselves.

Since the Great Zhou did not have the custom of sacrificing living people, and the Great Zhou's fortune system was different from that of the outside world, it would be better to use that energy to directly condense a few Luck Golden Pill.

"Since it's safe, let's give it a try." With a thought, Zhao Xing's statue immediately emitted specks of light.

"Sigh~"

The clouds and mist inside the hall, as well as the Golden Light emanating from the heads of tens of thousands of people both inside and outside the hall, were all absorbed into the statue.

"Wow, that actually feels pretty good." Zhao Xing felt like he had just finished eating and smoked a cigarette.

However, this only provides temporary relief; for his fifteenth-level True Spirit, the increase is negligible.

But this is just a family on a single Realm Star in the Yan God Star System. What if it were to spread to the entire empire, or even the entire Xuanling Star Domain?

The benefits would probably be significant.

Zhao Xing didn't take it seriously at first.

But just then, he saw that the progress of the "Land of Fengshan" column on the panel suddenly jumped from 1% to 2%.

"Um?"

Zhao Xing immediately stunned.

The last time the progress of the Land of Fengshan was improved was because Mengzhong and Fu Mengzhen cultivated together and absorbed spiritual power.

He still thought that this was the source of the progress increase in the Land of Fengshan.

Who would have thought that receiving incense from the true spirits could actually advance my progress?

"This is truly a groundbreaking discovery!" Zhao Xing's eyes lit up immediately.

If he could expedite the lifting of the seal on the Land of Fengshan, he could return Land of Fengshan, which is a vast treasure trove.

Even becoming a god would probably bring immense benefits.

"It's a miracle! The God of Wealth has appeared!"

Li Chang noticed the unusual phenomenon and immediately became excited.

He crawled forward and bowed to the statue of Zhao Xing, saying, "This humble man, Li Chang, thanks the God of Wealth for his gracious favor."

Seeing this, Zhao Xing stopped pretending and revealed his true form, appearing inside the temple.

He blocked out everyone else, but kept Li Chang.

"Li Chang, you have set up a temple for worship in secret, which violates the regulations of the Spirit Path Department."

Li Chang respectfully replied, "The believer simply admires your virtue, hence this offering."

"Actually, I never thought you would actually manifest yourself."

"Really not?" Zhao Xing stared at him with a playful smile.

"No, really not." Li Chang quickly explained, "The reason I honor you as the God of Wealth is because I know that the Spirit Path Department does not allow you to be included among the Shennong God."

"Therefore, we can only honor you as the Civil God of Wealth. As for the prayers and offerings, they are all in accordance with the procedures of other Civil God of Wealth."

"Li Chang only wanted peace of mind; he never expected you to actually perform a miracle."

Zhao Xing looked at Li Chang, his true spirit filled with awe, but without any hint of deception.

Therefore, Zhao Xing did not investigate further. "The Spirit Path Department is right to prohibit it."

"However, you haven't violated Spirit Path Department regulations."

Zhao Xing glanced at the elaborate sacrificial ceremony. "You are also the Agricultural Official, so you should know that food is hard to come by. You must not be extravagant in the future. In the Way of Sacrifice, sincerity is the key to success."

"Yes, yes," Li Chang listened obediently.

"Since you have no further requests, you may leave."

"Respectfully bidding farewell to the divine being." Li Chang bowed again, and when he looked up, he found that he had opened his eyes. The statue was still a statue, and his clansmen were still around him. The area had not been cleared. It was as if it were a dream, and nothing had happened.

Zhao Xing advised Li Chang not to be extravagant during the worship, but Li Chang still went on a lavish and wasteful spree while worshipping the statue of Yanwu God along the way at Ancient Hill of Antiquity.

Before we know what kind of personality Yanwu God really has, we still need to make sure we have all the right intentions.

If Yanwu God has already offered advice, then it's not too late to listen.

Various exquisite sacrificial vessels and offerings were placed on the table. The local Priest and his accompanying Priest then performed the ceremony.

The process itself isn't complicated, but the ceremony in front of each statue can last for about a month.

Thirty months have passed since I finished paying my respects to all thirty statues.

As Ping You had said before, Yanwu God only manifested his divine power after the thirtieth worship ceremony.

"Buzz~"

Golden Light shimmered, the Martial Hall was radiant, and a strong wind blew, as if it were stirring up space itself.

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Xing found that the surrounding scenery had changed, and he was now under a starry sky.

A tall, wiry man with long, flowing hair, dressed in a white training uniform, appeared before him.

"Zhao Xing from the Primordial Beginning Realm pays respects to the God of War!"

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