Emperor Zun spoke slowly, his ancient eyes carrying a trace of disdain. Clearly, he felt nothing but contempt for those so-called Buddhas!
Ren savored his words and nodded faintly. "So that's how it is... Conviction is one kind of energy, and faith is another. The two are different!"
When Ren had negotiated terms with the Human Race, the reason he had demanded the sacred relics of Suiren and the other two was not because he valued the three relics themselves. They were all Merit Spirit Treasures. What he truly valued was the Human Race's faith contained within them!
After all, in ancient times, fire had brought light and hope to the Human Race. It could be said that fire was the origin of Human Race civilization! Thus, the first flame of the Human Race had absorbed the convictions and faith of countless humans, eventually becoming Suiren Fire, one of the ten great flames of the Primordial World!
If fire could undergo such a transformation, then what about the Fire Drill used to make fire? As the Human Race's first Merit Spirit Treasure, it clearly contained the convictions and faith of the Human Race as well! Moreover, the first garment sewn by Ziyi Shi and the first house built for the Human Race by Youchao Shi likewise contained the Human Race's convictions and faith!
That was why Ren had demanded those three treasures. Using the Black-Yellow Pagoda, he extracted the Merit from the three treasures and restored them to their true forms!
Now, it seemed that Ren's guess had been correct! Freed from the restraints of Merit, the three seemingly ordinary materials contained terrifying conviction and faith!
Even Emperor Zun could not help but be shocked by such terrifying energy! The conviction and faith contained within those three small sacred relics