"All believers and cultivators were, in essence, tools to aid the Eternal Holy Emperor's cultivation."
"Once they broke through Foundation Establishment and entered the True Law,"
"they would draw essence from the void without end and refine it into holy light."
"The holy light they newly cultivated would flow into the Eternal Holy Emperor's body through the image they held in their minds."
"However many cultivators there were, that was how many people were helping the Eternal Holy Emperor cultivate."
"The Eternal Holy Emperor's power came from the tireless cultivation of his countless believers."
"The more believers he had, the faster he grew. If he could spread his believers throughout the universe, every living being in it would cultivate for him."
"This was the path of gathering the many, another way to attain the Dao."
Li Qing looked at the information revealed on the Jade Tablet, and a trace of shock crossed his face.
"Incredible. The Eternal Holy Emperor was a prodigy himself, to have devised a method like this."
"He used his own power to give his believers a foundation, and all the power they cultivated afterward flowed into his body."
"Then he branded them with his mark and developed still more believers."
"Terrifying. This was the Path of the One God."
"That makes things troublesome. My original plan was to brainwash his believers and cause more than a hundred worlds to rebel."
"I can't take that route now. Perhaps I can steer him down another."
Li Qing's Divine Body pondered this.
He quickly began selecting ordinary believers. They had been unable to form an image for contemplation in their minds, so they could not set foot on the path of cultivation.
It was easy for Li Qing's Divine Body to brainwash them.
Soon, he had brainwashed every ordinary