Delegating Authority (Seeking Subscriptions)

When the old Daoist stirred the clear qi within Zhou Yuming, Yu Chen noticed it. He spared them a little attention, only to hear such news.

He looked at Taibai Jinxing. "Has there ever been an incident where someone in the mortal realm summoned an immortal being and triggered an alarm in the mortal realm's defense system?"

Hearing this, Taibai Jinxing was briefly stunned. After a while, he came back to himself and smiled. "There was indeed such an incident. Speaking of which, the people of today's mortal realm simply have too many ideas. In the past, cultivators of the Inviting Immortals and Summoning Gods Lineage mostly had specific objects of worship, which they used for summons when necessary."

"But things are different now. After working with the Central Plains court, they were promised the authority to mobilize the incense offerings of temples throughout the mortal realm. Every one of them went off to study archaeology, theology, religious studies, and the like. By researching the relationships among the gods and using limited power of faith, they could summon the power of related deities."

"And as the gods and saints departed, the many Dao principles and laws contained within the Thirty-Three Heavens Palace were no longer influenced by the former gods' and saints' divine ranks. They could transform among themselves, and when called upon by mortal wishes, changes naturally occurred."

"For instance, so long as the ritual matched the power of the Thirty-Three Heavens Palace and truly contained Guanzizai's power of faith, the summoner could, according to their needs, call forth Cihang Daoist, Male-Form Guanyin, Female-Form Guanyin, Thousand-Armed Guanyin, or even the Dharma form of the former Proper Dharma Light Tathagata."

"That incident happened because the person had summoned an ancient immortal being. Its aura was rather archaic and carried some