The Goddess of Music, Aphnora, tilted her head slightly, her face full of confusion.
She knew every one of the three words Yu Sheng'an had spoken, but put together, they became so obscure and profound that she had no idea what they meant.
"Do you know why it's so hard for you to gain followers? Because you went in the wrong direction from the very beginning!"
Yu Sheng'an's words were startling.
"Look at who your followers are. They're all musicians kept by nobles! Even the nobles who come here to study only do so to gild their resumes, increase their personal charm, better please women, or marry better!"
"Can you expect them to become your followers? Impossible!"
"Only musicians who make their living through music will worship you, because they fear you'll take away their ability to perform Divine Melodies—the very thing they rely on to survive!"
"What do those pitifully few followers amount to on the Aizeya Continent, with its population of tens of billions? They're nothing more than a drop in the ocean!"
"If you want enough Source Essence, you have to take the path of the masses! Whoever gains the support of the common people at the bottom will possess Aizeya's greatest Spring of Source Essence!"
"The Five Great Gods are clever. They established churches, used divine authority to rule political power, and traded fear and petty favors for their followers' faith! So most gods have been copying them."
"Whether you realize it or not, their model will become a thing of the past after my arrival!"
"Look at me. In less than two months, everyone in the Kevil Empire, from the Magic God down to beggars, has become my follower!"
"Most of them don't worship me at all. Some even hate me, fear me, and guard