Zi Wei had made a more detailed plan for the Mortal Realm Divine Path System, emphasizing the central importance of "faith" and "duties."
He directly linked Divine Seats to faith. A deity's strength, and even whether they existed at all, was directly tied to the amount and purity of the faith they received.
The broader the faith and the more devout the believers, the greater the Divine Power a deity could wield.
As for Divine Duties, apart from the most basic orthodox divine systems, such as Earth Gods, Mountain Gods, and River Earls—
they could also be constructed according to the needs and recognition of all living beings, such as fertility, harvests, war, wisdom, rivers, mountains, cooking fires, and so on.
These were not innate. They required all living beings to possess a strong collective demand in a certain field,
as well as worship and recognition directed toward certain natural phenomena or heroic ancestors.
Through the gathering of the beliefs of all living beings, a Divine Seat could condense spontaneously, or it could be granted by the Heavenly Court or a powerful Imperial Dynasty.
Of course, Incense Wish Power could shape deities, but it was not a one-sided exchange. Its rules operated like a double-edged sword.
Deities could absorb Incense Wish Power to increase their Divine Power, but they also had to shoulder corresponding duties and fulfill their believers' prayers.
Moreover, aside from institutional deities such as Earth Gods, Mountain Gods, and River Earls, other deities whose Divine Sparks condensed from some intense collective desire—
would constantly be eroded by the distracting thoughts contained within Incense Wish Power, such as desires and hatred. They needed methods to condense and purify faith, or a resilient Divine Heart to resist it.
To prevent excessive illicit worship and the emergence of Evil gods,