Forcibly Twisting the Thoughts of Believers!

"Oh?" In the Star Palace, the beautiful and graceful Eye-Bearing Star Lord a soft exclamation, "I didn't expect that Min Yuan would actually discover me."

As he spoke, he sat up from his cloud bed, stroked the black cat in his arms, and said to a deity not far away, "Since that's the case, let's not delay any longer and bring him here as soon as possible. A few days ago, Literary Star suddenly overstepped its bounds and interfered. I still need to figure out the reason, so I don't have much time to waste on this Lesser God."

Standing in the center of the main hall was the Second Grade deity who had previously interacted with Qiu Yan.

"As you command." The deity did not raise its head, but it already realized that its superior had lost interest in the Primordial Spirit, so it turned into light and left.

Then, he was Eye-Bearing Star Lord.

"Zhao Wu, after you calm down your Primordial Spirit, go to the Southern Border to oversee the battle. Although we cannot exterminate the Marsh Ancestor due to the agreement, we must at least inflict heavy losses on her so that she no longer has the power to interfere with the East Flower Continent." As he spoke, a strange light flickered in his eyes.

The Second Grade deity known as "Zhao Wu" nodded.

The Eye-Bearing Star Lord continued, "The collapse of the East Flower Continent is imminent. If we cannot use the Divine Path way to coordinate and cleanse the chaos of Order, who knows what will become of it in the end? The other Continent that collapsed in the past have all disappeared without a trace. I do not want to become a commander without troops like those other Star Lord, waiting for the Heavenly Court's decree for thousands of years."

"Please rest assured, Star Lord, I will certainly fulfill your request," Zhao Wu nodded and said.

Eye-Bearing Star Lord smiled slightly, then said, "I trust you to do things. The reason I'm saying this is that after striking at Donghua's wandering Divine Path, I can temporarily leave my body..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Wu: "I will then accept your invitation to the secret realm, and you will accompany me. What you gain in the end will depend on your own fortuitous opportunity, but I don't think you will be disappointed, after all, it is the place where that person fell." After saying that, he turned over and lay down again.

These words stirred up a tidal wave in Zhao Wu's heart. He couldn't even control the Divine Radiance, and the divine power on his body fluctuated, releasing ripples that were about to affect all parts of the hall. However, the ground and walls immediately flickered with starlight, resisting the erosion of the divine power.

Realizing his lapse in composure, Zhao Wu quickly withdrew his divine power, cupped his hands in greeting, and vanished in a flash of light, reappearing a few breaths later on a high platform.

This ancient and dilapidated platform, about a hundred feet high, floats in mid-air, with a beam of starlight descending from its base, disappearing into the vast starry sky, its end unknown.

"After all these years, the opportunity has finally arrived. The last remaining hurdle is..."

Thinking this, Zhao Wu looked down.

The top of this high platform is vast, like a plaza, with a clear, mirror-like surface in the center. Starlight twinkles in the mirror, and People's Wishes to dance in the air, reflecting a scene. In the scene, a figure sits cross-legged in mid-air, wearing a gray robe and with fiery hair. It is Qiu Yan's Divine Spirit Body.

"This god's Divine Grade is slightly lower, but he is still Heaven-Born Deity, and he has such Qi Manifestation in such a short time. He probably has a backup plan. He has been stripped of his Incense Divine Power these past few days, but it seems that his aura has not weakened much. There is obviously more to it than meets the eye. Therefore, I cannot underestimate him this time. I must first suppress his divine power to the limit before capturing him!"

Thinking this, his Divine Body suddenly exploded, and his yellow divine power scattered and flew in all directions, merging into the edge of the high platform.

Along the edge of this platform, at intervals, stood Xiaoqiao sculptures, each a jade cat in a different pose: some stretching, some scratching their necks, and some rolling on the ground...

However, without exception, the statues all opened their mouths wide, swallowing all the Spirit Transformation that Zhao Wu had transformed into!

The next moment, the Divine Radiance, carrying Zhao Wu's thoughts, traversed the high platform, merging with a mysterious power, and flew out rapidly along the starlight, arriving above a vast continent in a very short time.

In ancient texts, East Flower Continent was described as having a round heaven and a square earth.

A circle signifies boundlessness, while a square represents an end. This concept was developed by ancient Human Path Sage after experiencing numerous hardships.

The sky has no boundaries, but the land beneath our feet has limits.

Without pause, the starlight, carrying Zhao Wu's Divine Radiance, pierced through the layer of lightning that enveloped the high sky above the continent.

This layer of lightning contained an aura of destruction and annihilation. Its internal workings were complex, containing Divine Path power, Human Path power, and many other forces.

Passing through this layer, the starlight points directly to Nine Spirits Mountain.

Looking down from high above, the entire Jiuling Mountain Range resembles a continuous, undulating divine dragon, coiled in the southern border of Darui, dividing the land into two worlds: to the north lies the town of Guocun, crisscrossed with roads, while to the south lies the deep marshland, filled with dense forests.

Suppress!

Suddenly, a suppressive force swept in, seemingly driven by a grand will, intent on annihilating Zhao Wu's Divine Radiance. However, the Starlight Barrier blocked its path, preventing it from succeeding.

At this time, ordinary deities would try to transform into Fleshly Body to avoid suppression.

Call!

As the wind rises, many People's Wishes gather, their hearts filled with longing for wealth—whether it be greed, a desire to cherish talent, a wish to manage finances, a desire to amass wealth, or a desire to lose it all...

After the thoughts gathered, they were absorbed into Zhao Wu's divine power through the starlight. The divine power then dispersed, transforming into countless fine threads!

Below, Qiu Yan's Divine Spirit Body suddenly raised its head, revealing long, thin threads all over its body. Each thread contained the heart of a believer who was offering sacrifices to the god!

However, these threads were currently isolated by the Starlight Barrier and had lost their vitality. Zhao Wu's divine power surged in and, surprisingly, flowed through the Starlight Barrier and merged into the threads without any hindrance!

The next moment, the desire for wealth spread throughout Nakai Ali. Almost every believer had thoughts related to money. Using this thought as a connection, Zhao Wu's divine power easily invaded them, flowing upstream and reaching the hearts of each believer!

In Qingchang County, in Yuanning Prefecture, in Jiannan City...

The worshippers of the Kitchen God were suddenly taken aback. They looked at their own appearance and then recalled their own requests, gradually becoming dissatisfied.

"What Kitchen God? Worshipping him only slightly changes the taste of the food; it doesn't help in any other way!"

"I prayed to God to give me a better life, but my life is still the same. What's the point of worshipping God then?"

"Useless! Utterly useless! This is not the outcome I wanted. I wanted to eat well, dress well, and live in a big house!"

These inner cries, fueled by encouragement and suggestion, arose from the depths of the believers' hearts, causing them to lose all reverence for the Kitchen God.

However, most of these people are those who are deceived by ghosts and gods or Hearts Aware of Gods and Ghosts. They believe in the existence of gods, but they are not devout enough. Their original intention in worshipping gods is mostly to ask the gods to give them help and benefits. The incense they entrust to them is not reliable, of poor quality, and contains many impure thoughts.

The change in the nature of deities is often due to their being corrupted by the distracting thoughts of the new believers. And most of these distracting thoughts originate from these believers.

However, this group of people is so numerous that they rely on sheer numbers to win, and they are a significant source of divine power. Their swift change of heart and abandonment of sacrifices caused Qiu Yan to lose a large source of incense offerings in an instant!

"This Min Primordial Spirit hasn't been around for long, only a few years, yet it has accumulated so many believers, including many Hearts Devoted to Gods and Ghosts and gods, even devout believers. Hmm? Even the people of the Southern Border Marsh have believers, truly surprising. Eh? What is this? This pure will, this Wish Power, could it be... Impossible! Min Yuan is just a new god, even if it were Heaven-Born Deity, it wouldn't be able to take root so quickly, how could it have believers of this level?"

Zhao Wu's thoughts, mingled with divine power and the Votive Thoughts incense offerings, guided the hearts of believers while simultaneously investigating Qiu Yan's true nature. He was soon shocked by a piece of feedback he received!

At the same time, due to the People's Wishes transmitted from the Fleshly Body, the Divine Spirit Body was able to replenish its Divine Power Stars, and at the same time, its spiritual senses were enhanced. It discovered the pair of eyes watching it from the sky, and also noticed that the Starlight Barrier was accelerating the flow of time in an imperceptible way, silently absorbing its own divine power!

That is why the Divine Power Stars, which should have taken a long time to dissipate, were extinguished one after another in a short period of time!

"To cover up the true form of the deity, and then make no further attempt to conceal it, in order to cut off the source of believers, they even go so far as to distort the will of the believers! This is truly outrageous!"

This practice of divine division, invading the sacrificial system of another deity, and changing the minds of believers is extremely costly. Coupled with the suppression of high-ranking deities from outside the Continent, the cost is even more considerable. Even Second Grade deity cannot sustain this for long.

"It seems they have no intention of delaying and are going to take action immediately!"

With this thought in mind, all the distracting thoughts in Qiu Yan's mind vanished, and the anger that had been building up inside him manifested in his chest and landed in his hands.

"Since that's the case, I don't need to wait any longer." With that, he waved his hand, and the ball of anger exploded, but instead of scattering, it was drawn in and merged into the incense sticks, rising upstream in the same way!

"Aren't you going to do anything? Just watch him be bullied by the Heavenly Court?"

In the distance, a hundred miles away, two figures hovered in the air: a disheveled old Daoist priest and an old man with a ponytail.

Daoist Wugou and Venerable One in Hemp Robe!

Hearing the words of the Daoist Wugou, the Venerable in Hemp Robe shook his head. "It's not the right time yet. Let's wait a bit, or we'll ruin this god's fortuitous opportunity."

"fortuitous opportunity?" The Daoist priest asked with curiosity.

"Indeed," the Venerable Hemp Robe nodded. "This battle is a major turning point in this god's fortune. We should not interfere unless it is absolutely necessary."

"Do you know what the turning point is?" Daoist Wugou became increasingly interested.

The Hemp-Robed Daoist shook his head slightly.

"This god's fate is unpredictable. Non-Self hadn't found a destined person in the mortal realm, I wouldn't have been able to discover him. But even so, it's still very difficult to predict specific matters."

After saying that, he turned his gaze and looked down at the foot of Stove Mountain.

"However, the old man never expected to see Dragon Clan blood here; it was quite an unexpected gain."

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