Knock knock...!
After the statue of the saint was destroyed, the five white-robed priests also collapsed one after another, bleeding from their mouths and noses, and died.
Clearly, while the Power of Wishes is immense, it can be extremely dangerous to the person who receives it if not properly controlled.
Chen Mu released the seal, Dharma Aspect True Body vanished instantly. However, he still held the ball of light left behind by the statue of the Holy One in his hand.
"Since it is formed from the Power of Wishes of All Living Beings, let's call it the Wish Power Orb."
Chen Mu took out a wooden box containing spiritual materials from his storage ring, cast a spell to add two seals to the box, then sealed the Wish Power Orb inside and threw it into his storage ring.
"Where... where am I? What happened to me?"
The surrounding believers seemed to wake from a dream, looking at each other in bewilderment, not understanding what had happened.
"It's alright, you can all leave now!"
Chen Mu was too lazy to explain to them. He figured they could just go home and talk to their family and friends and they'd find out what had happened.
These believers were not implanted with Demon Seed by the Heart Demon Emperor. After all, no matter how powerful the Heart Demon Emperor was, he wouldn't implant Demon Seed in every ordinary person; that would exhaust him to death.
The Holy Light God Sect has more than just one church in Alkaid City. As far as Chen Mu knows, there are at least a dozen other Holy Light Sect of this scale in the Central Land Plains, with a conservative estimate of hundreds of millions of believers. How could the Heart Demon Emperor possibly plant the Demon Seed in everyone?
Within the entire Holy Light God Sect, only the white-robed priest was a true Demon Slave; the rest were all bewitched by the Power of Wishes cultivated by the white-robed priest.
The power of Power of Wishes practiced by the white-robed priest was filled with a vast and radiant aura, so it should not be a technique of the Otherworldly Demon. It is unknown where the Otherworldly Demon Emperor obtained it from.
All those who are seduced by the white-robed priest will have their delusions and desires absorbed into the holy statue, where they will remain forever trapped, continuously providing the statue with their Power of Wishes.
Only after Chen Mu shattered the statue did these people finally come to their senses.
"Father, I've finally found you! Are you alright?"
Zheng Fengdao led Guo Xiaohan into the square, and Guo Xiaohan quickly found his father.
"I'm fine! What could possibly be wrong with me?"
"Han'er, don't I remember I just said we were going to the market? How did we end up here?"
Guo Xiaohan's father, a kind-looking middle-aged man, answered with a blank expression.
Hearing her father say this, Guo Xiaohan was stunned for a moment, but then she quickly guessed that it was probably related to Chen Mu destroying the statue, and she immediately showed a happy smile.
"Father, you really don't remember anything? You don't recognize this place?"
Guo Xiaohan's father glanced around and nodded blankly.
"I don't recognize you! I feel like I just had a long dream, and when I woke up, I was standing here."
"Never mind then. If you don't remember, then don't remember. Father, let's go home together!"
"Okay, Han'er, now that you mention it, I'm starting to feel a bit tired too."
Your mother should have finished cooking by now. Let's go back and eat.
Guo Xiaohan's father looked completely calm, as if he had truly forgotten everything related to the Holy Light God Sect.
Guo Xiaohan walked up to Chen Mu and bowed respectfully.
" Brother Chen, thank you so much."
"If it weren't for you, I don't know when my father would have regained consciousness."
"Haha, Xiaohan, you don't need to be so polite. It's fate that we've met."
Chen Mu smiled and shook his head, then took out a jade token from his storage ring and handed it to Guo Xiaohan.
"This is my identity jade token in the tribe. If you are interested in visiting my tribe in the future, you can take it with you."
With this jade token, you can move freely within my tribe's territory. I've also opened a Rune Research Institute Rune Research Institute the tribe; if you wish to learn the Dao of Talismans, you can study there.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Chen."
After the battle, Guo Xiaohan realized that Chen Mu was an extraordinary person, but she was always easygoing and didn't distance herself from Chen Mu because of it. She happily accepted the jade pendant.
"Alright, I have other matters to attend to before leaving Alkaid City, so I won't linger here any longer."
If you encounter any trouble in the city, you can take my jade token to the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce, and they will help you.
Chen Mu gave Guo Xiaohan a few more instructions, and then Guo Xiaohan left with her father.
" Chen Mu, what was that orb of light you just dug out of the Holy Light God statue?"
That power is so strong; I don't think I could handle it alone."
Within the entire Holy Light Sect, it is estimated that only Zheng Fengdao understood the danger of this battle; most people were completely unaware of what had happened.
Although the Central Land are more prosperous than the Wilderness, the proportion of cultivators is actually Wilderness there. This is because the Central Plains have a better security environment, and many people with poor cultivation aptitude simply do not practice martial arts, but instead focus their energy on other skills to make a living.
Especially in large cities like Alkaid City, the proportion of martial artists is only about one in a thousand. Although cultivators often have a higher social status, as long as someone has the ability, even if they are not a cultivator, they will not be bullied at will.
Of the tens of thousands of believers in the entire Holy Light Sect, fewer than a few hundred were martial artists, and only a handful had reached the Qi Nourishing Realm. That's why the Holy Light Sect could easily manipulate them.
"These white-robed priests are cultivating their Power of Wishes; that ball of light just now was formed from their Power of Wishes."
However, I cannot be 100% certain at the moment. I need to take it back to the Rune Research Institute and analyze it in detail before I can be sure."
" Power of Wishes? People actually cultivate such a useless power; they must be incredibly bored."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Fengdao showed no surprise, but instead scoffed.
This is not Zheng Fengdao's fault, because while the Power of Wishes is strong, it cannot strengthen the cultivator himself.
Power of Wishes can be used to refine weapons and enhance their power, or it can be cultivated into an external avatar to multiply one's combat strength. It can also be used, like the white-robed elder before, to generate a seven-colored halo to help with defense or attack.
However, it is ultimately just an external force. It cannot strengthen a cultivator's physical body or enhance their spirit. It can only be used as an external power, so it is no wonder that mainstream cultivators despise it.
"It's not that simple. This Holy Light God was cultivated by the Heart Demon Emperor. He probably cultivates the Power of Wishes in order to create an external avatar."
Be careful if you encounter these kinds of people in the future.
Chen Mu warned him sternly.
"Really?! How do you know about the Heart Demon Emperor?!"
Zheng Fengdao was shocked to hear this. Among the Demon Emperor who have invaded the Central Land, there are six of the most terrifying Demon Emperor.
The Heart Demon Emperor was one of the most prominent among them, and he never imagined that the Holy Light God was actually related to the Heart Demon Emperor.