Although the Eastern Xia Republic did not approve of worshipping the gods, people could hardly avoid seeking somewhere to turn or something to rely on to fill the emptiness and vulnerability in their hearts. Besides, the Four Pillars Gods truly existed and occasionally descended to reveal their divine might.
After thousands of years of continuous influence, more and more transcendent beings who had embarked on a Path gradually came to revere the names of the Four Pillars.
This was especially true of those on the Psionic Path. The vast majority had submitted to or worshipped beneath the dazzling radiance of those celestial bodies, as brilliant as stars and impossible to look at directly.
So when Chen Ruofu revealed that Qin Shi had been jointly chosen by the Four Gods, Representative Zhou immediately fell silent.
He couldn't openly say that the Spirit Pillars had poor judgment and picked the wrong person.
That would be an extremely dangerous thing to say. He might end up attracting the attention of the people from the Tribunal.
"Minister Chen, you certainly kept that quiet. The candidate the Inspection Department put forward this year really is a heaven-gifted genius! He's progressing quickly and steadily along the Martial Path, and he's earned the favor of the Four Pillars Gods, too."
Representative Li's expression shifted, but he quickly hid his shock. No wonder Nanhuang Dojo, the backbone of Hengzhou's Old Martial Arts Faction, had moved all the way from Central City to Tai'an.
There were many ways to measure a genius, but one of them was more authoritative and indisputable than all the others.
Nothing could compare to the approval of the Spirit Pillars!
From Yan Haishan, the first Martial God, to Ning Yuanhai, and then the First Generation Ten Prodigies, nearly all of them had received the