The Power of Faith

With the basic information understood, he successfully gained preliminary control over the Nine-Nine Creation Tower.

With the help of the tower spirit Xiao Jun, Lin Cheng returned to the Library Pavilion.

At this moment, he could finally sense a faint connection in the ethereal void; as long as he closed his eyes, he could vaguely "see" a wheel of immortal scorching sun.

It hung high above the nine heavens, surrounded by a darkness of absolute silence.

Only that scorching sun remained ceaseless, radiating an aura of eternal immortality.

Inside the scorching sun, one could faintly discern an ancient golden tower, as if it contained entire worlds within its structure.

In his perception, this tower was a miniature universe.

The power it contained, should even a sliver leak out, could erase the plane where Lin Cheng resided into nothingness.

Such power made one's soul tremble.

However, Lin Cheng discovered that no matter what he tried, he found it difficult to mobilize any of that power.

He could only look, but not touch.

Furthermore, he discovered a problem.

He could only enter and exit the Nine-Nine Creation Tower at will while he was in the Library Pavilion.

Once he left the Library Pavilion, that sliver of connection would be severed instantly.

This was damn frustrating.

Lin Cheng had been thinking that with an invincible defense like the Creation Tower, he could go out and do whatever he wanted in the future.

After all, whenever he encountered danger, he could just hide directly inside the Creation Tower.

Who would be able to find him?

Unfortunately, he couldn't exploit this loophole for the time being.

"Next, I need to find a way to absorb faith and activate the divine artifact."

"But how should I do that?"

Suddenly, Lin Cheng sensed something unusual.

He saw a speck of pure white light appear in the surrounding space without any warning, drifting toward him before merging into his body on its own.

Following that, another white light the size of a sesame seed emerged.

Basically, every few seconds, a tiny white speck of light would appear out of thin air and be absorbed by Lin Cheng automatically.

"Is this faith?"

Seeing this, Lin Cheng immediately deduced that those white specks of light must be the power of faith mentioned by the Nine-Nine Creation Tower's spirit.

"Does faith just appear out of thin air?"

Lin Cheng attempted to sense the white specks of light carefully, and the next second, a series of blurred images surfaced in his mind; they were scenes from the main hall of the Jingyun Sect.

At this moment.

In the images, within the Jingyun Sect's main hall.

Grains of white sesame-like light were continuously drifting out from the bodies of those elders, then vanishing into the void.

Among them, the white specks coming from Zhang Feng, Elder Hao, and the others who had met him were the largest and most numerous.

Seeing this, Lin Cheng pondered silently.

The next second, white specks also began to emerge from the bodies of Liu Yanran, Sun Li, and the others from Beast Taming Mountain in the images.

Moreover, the quality and size were even better than those of the elders.

"These powers of faith also have differences."

Lin Cheng gazed at this scene from afar, lost in thought. "These guys seem to be talking about me, and I can sense the awe and worship in their hearts. Is this the source of the power of faith?"

"Furthermore, the power of faith from those who have seen me in person is stronger than those who have only heard of me."

"But why is there such a large gap between Elder Zhang Feng and Liu Yanran's group?"

Lin Cheng pondered once more.

Logically speaking, Elder Zhang Feng had experienced traveling through the Mist Forest with him and had witnessed those scenes.

His inner shock should have been more profound.

Why was it that the younger ones like Liu Yanran provided more power of faith? Could it be because they were more shocked?

No!

A flash of inspiration struck Lin Cheng's mind.

Youth!

Perhaps, what was more important was youth!

"Could it be that the power of faith from geniuses is stronger than that of ordinary people?"

With this thought in mind, Lin Cheng hurriedly looked toward his disciple, Meng Tangtang.

A white orb of light, the size of a human head, suddenly emerged from Meng Tangtang's head, crossed the barrier of space, and submerged directly into Lin Cheng's body.

In that instant, Lin Cheng could even feel a slight tremor from the Nine-Nine Creation Tower.

The effect was obvious!

The power of faith provided by Meng Tangtang alone far exceeded that of everyone else in the Jingyun Sect combined.

This discovery completely confirmed what Lin Cheng had been thinking.

He had roughly figured out the knack for absorbing faith.

"This is forcing me to manifest my holiness in public..." Lin Cheng rubbed his chin.

To put it nicely, it was called manifesting holiness in public.

To put it bluntly, wasn't it just forcing him to show off everywhere?

"No way, a person as low-key as me, how could I possibly enjoy such a vulgar thing as showing off!"

Thinking of this, Lin Cheng felt displeased, feeling that his character had been insulted.

Then, the next second, a small white orb of light emerged from Lin Cheng's own body and was subsequently absorbed by the Creation Tower.

"???"

Lin Cheng was dumbfounded.

What kind of bizarre operation was this?

Absorbing his own?

Could it even be played like this?

The Nine-Nine Creation Tower trembled slightly: "..."

The general meaning was: stop pretending, you are just a person who likes to show off!

Lin Cheng's face darkened. He opened his mouth to retort, but after his lips moved, he found he had nothing to say.

It seemed there was some truth to it.

But immediately after, Lin Cheng felt troubled again.

"Staying low-key makes me stronger, but currently, it seems showing off can make me even stronger... This is a contradiction. Does this mean I have to give up the Nine-Nine Creation Tower?"

The moment Lin Cheng thought about giving up the divine artifact already in his hands, he shuddered!

No!

The meat was already in his bowl; how could he let it go?

Perhaps...

"Can I show off in a low-key way?"

Once this thought emerged, Lin Cheng fell silent, then slowly looked up at the sky.

"Sigh, I really am not a person who likes to show off."

A small white orb was absorbed by the Creation Tower.

Lin Cheng: "..." Forget it, forget it.

As long as he could become stronger, the process wasn't very important; strength was what mattered most.

"In that case, I can't just keep hiding anymore. I have to find a way to earn a wave of faith power."

How should he do it?

Lin Cheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly, an idea struck him.

He spread his palm, and a small black tower suddenly appeared above it.

Of course, this was not the Creation Tower.

It was a little trinket Lin Cheng had obtained from a sign-in once.

A spatial magic treasure, the Burning Heaven Tower.

Looking at the small black tower in his hand, a flash of inspiration crossed Lin Cheng's mind, and he decided to imitate the divine artifact, the Nine-Nine Creation Tower, to create a similar treasure ground.

This magic treasure was a King-tier weapon, its grade even higher than a Spirit weapon.

After Spirit weapons came Profound weapons, and then King weapons.

They corresponded to Xiantian, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core respectively.

In terms of value, spatial magic treasures were worth much more than ordinary ones; even Golden Core experts would covet them, and those at Foundation Establishment would be driven mad with envy.

It wasn't that Lin Cheng didn't have better treasures to use as substitutes, but he feared the crime of possessing a treasure.

Although the Southern Region was a small place.

One could never be sure if there were any reclusive big shots hiding there.

If the treasure were too precious, it might attract enemies far too powerful, and given Lin Cheng's current strength, that would be far too dangerous.

Conversely, if the treasure's grade were too low, it wouldn't be enough to serve his purpose.

This King-tier Burning Heaven Tower was just right.

"Hmm, I need to hurry up and set things up. I can put all the useless trinkets inside and then add a few trials."

"...As for whether or not to use a title related to the Jingyun Sect, I won't worry about that for now."

"I'll add a bit more here, and there, and there, and there too!"

"Alright, that feels about right."

After working busily for a full day and night, Lin Cheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. It was finally done.

The grand task was complete; now, all that remained was to wait for the fish to take the bait!