"Back when I held the reins of government, I used public authority to invest the royal Dharma-Protector Deities, four seasons gods, twenty-four solar terms gods, celestial star gods, Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and other divinities all in one go. My purpose was to empirically test the Great Qian Dynasty's Deification Sacrifice Ritual and thoroughly investigate its principles."
"Through this method, I successfully embedded myself in Great Qian's folk culture. From then on, so long as the will of the people endured, these divinities could survive as cultural memes, passed down through generations by word of mouth and custom-unless the authorities recognized the problem and likewise intervened through decrees to prohibit their spread."
Within the Azure Billow Immortal Abode, Li Chen discussed his recent spending and subsequent plans with Mei Xuan, who managed Trade City and most ordinary supplies.
Although he was the master of Materialized Heaven, an undertaking of this scale had already affected the operation of the Myriad Realms Marketplace to some extent. Such communication was still very necessary.
Mei Xuan was quite interested in Li Chen's choice and asked about his reasons, so he shared his thoughts with her.
"Based on my observations over the past two years and more, Yue Dongyang and the others have indeed begun taking action."
"Once they established a firm foothold, they immediately began secretly suppressing the cultural memes I left behind, trying to eliminate the influence of these newly invested divinities."
"Since I'm no longer in Great Qian and currently lack the means to resist, I can only let them do as they please."
"That stands to reason," Mei Xuan said. "They already know your true identity. They can't let the people's faith keep pointing toward you and allow you to steal incense and fire prayer power and