The Great Impact of Limited Experience

"He shouldn't need this kind of religious ritual anymore!"

A thousand years ago, Hu Yu had no World Origin and relied on the ancient people of the Thousand Islands Alliance to perform rituals, which is how his spirit maintained its long-term health.

Once one steps into Qinmeng and seeks the World Origin, all the painstaking arrangements become a thing of the past.

Hu Yu no longer needed faith, nor did he care about the foundation he had built. He allowed the region to develop freely, ignoring the wasteland that served as his test subject.

If we extrapolate the events, the various details become easier to guess; whether Zhang Huang believes it or not is another matter entirely.

Zhang Xuezhou had no time to dwell on the past; he was interested in how Hu Yu maintained his soul.

Both Donghua and Hu Yu chose this way of entrusting their souls with faith, maintaining their souls for a long time through 'faith replacing consumption'.

This method is not unusual. Zhang Xuezhou had also obtained seeds from ancient trees in the Three Realms, which allowed him to resist the erosion of time.

The Immortality Gem of Nagesi can also be inscribed, thus granting life the ability to endure for a long time, an effect even greater than that of faith in the soul.

However, neither the seed nor the Immortality Gem can be achieved in the short term, while faith in the soul has fundamental conditions.

This method was recognized and implemented by cultivators such as Donghua and Hu Yu. Zhang Xuezhou believed that relying on faith to entrust one's soul should be a common method in many worlds, allowing the soul to survive for a long time and remain conscious even in the absence of treasures.

Zhang Xuezhou did not rush to destroy the sacrificial ceremony, but instead carefully observed and repeatedly examined this way of entrusting the spirit to the deity.

He encountered the conflict between Hongjun and Houtu, and was also instructed by Hongjun to promote the immortality of the soul. Zhang Xuezhou really wanted to give it a try.

The immortality of the soul is a relative concept of immortality. Strong spiritual power that is difficult to destroy is a form of immortality. The longevity of Fate Technique is also a form of immortality. Entrusting oneself to faith, Immortality, and other such methods is also a form of immortality.

If he could take advantage of what was readily available, Zhang Xuezhou would be happy to have another way.

"As long as believers perish, their souls endure. If I could use the imprint of Karmic Fortune, my soul would never perish as long as Karmic Fortune —that would be wonderful!"

No nation can exist forever, Karmic Fortune will gradually be consumed and disappear. The soul may be preserved for decades, centuries, or even hundreds of years through the imprint of Karmic Fortune.

For long-lived individuals, this immortality of the soul is very short-lived.

But for those who live less than a hundred years, this means that their spirit will never die.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't expect his soul to remain immortal for hundreds or thousands of years. As long as he could survive being beaten, everything would be meaningful to him.

"The ritual array can transform faith into Karmic Fortune, which means that Karmic Fortune can very likely simulate faith to fulfill related needs. Even if it doesn't guarantee me survival for hundreds of years, it would be enough to guarantee it for several months to a year or two!"

"This method of achieving immortality seems to require an interaction with the void, using the Power of Faith to resist it and thus maintain one's safety."

To reach the level of Zhang Xuezhou and others in cultivation, the improvement of related abilities not only requires innovation, but also learning from and imitating from the outside world in order to adapt them to their own needs.

Zhang Xuezhou may lack many things, but he will never lack Karmic Fortune. His cultivation of Fortune Technique techniques has reached a level that very few people possess.

"Maintaining one's soul through Karmic Fortune is certainly possible. The seventy-two emperors who performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai are one example; they only left behind a spiritual imprint. Emperor Gaozu maintained his spirit for a hundred years after his Fleshly Body death, until he was defeated by me and disappeared!"

After repeated observations and comparisons, Zhang Xuezhou discovered some key techniques that resonated with Montes Arthur's approach to mental development.

Long ago, Montes Arthur had spoken with someone about his ability to leave mental imprints.

"Arthur's mental development is largely related to Mengtesi Badun; he was also one of the experimenters Mengtesi Badun conducted to promote the development of mental branches!"

"The Montes Lineage's fanatical allegiance is to Badun, but he lacks the vessel for this faith and the necessary spiritual strength to fulfill the demands!"

Montes Arthur's approach to spiritual development is completely different from that of the Scarlet Alliance State, and his spiritual attacks tend to target groups. Zhang Xuezhou initially thought this was due to factors from different countries, but after continuous contact and understanding, he realized that this was very likely the direction given by Mengtesi Badun.

"If we proceed in the way that leaves its mark on Montes Arthur's spirit, this won't be difficult for me!"

Zhang Xuezhou was quite interested in repeatedly trying out the refining process, since he didn't care much about the energy expenditure.

He didn't need to develop sects or win over the hearts of the people; all he needed to do was hold a sacrifice from time to time.

Especially since this attempt is based on consuming the faith power of Demon Venerable Hu Yu, even if Zhang Xuezhou fails, it will not affect him.

"Who has started this war of gods against me?"

As he continued to push forward, Zhang Xuezhou heard a low roar coming from within the multicolored light.

"'Xuanwuli... Ming' True God is here, which wild god are you?"

Zhang Xuezhou urged his divine soul to speak, and he pulled out the tiger skin to push Xuanming out. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful, as the repeated refining had ultimately triggered the intervention of the Demon Venerable Hu Yu, and this ritual had to come to an end.

"The Great God Xuanming?"

For Demon Venerable Hu Yu, who has not yet crossed dimensions, he is certainly inferior to a Dimensional Ascension.

But this was his world. When Hu Yu heard Zhang Xuezhou's boastful words, he didn't show any fear or trepidation, but rather a certain eagerness to try.

Having possessed the World Origin, he was invincible; Xuanming's cross-dimensional battle was bound to fail.

Moreover, Demon Venerable Hu Yu could sense the opponent's power, but he did not see the Origin five-colored radiance on the opponent's body. This meant that he had touched the way Xuanming had entrusted his soul to remain immortal in the past. If handled properly, he could very well annihilate the soul entrusted by this deity. Even if he failed, he would only be severing his past faith.

"Since you're here, don't leave!"

After a low roar, contrary to Zhang Xuezhou's expectations, Demon Venerable Hu Yu not only did not choose to break away, but instead relied on the World Origin to increase his faith investment, attempting to launch a counterattack.

While Zhang Xuezhou was somewhat taken aback, he quickly understood the Demon Venerable Hu Yu's plan.

"So you want to challenge me?"

Zhang Xuezhou was shaken to his core. He spoke with surprise, his tone filled with Gaogao superiority.

He knew Xuanming's mannerisms all Grand Clarity; after all, Xuanming was indeed difficult to approach at first, and it wasn't hard for him to imitate him.

"You high-ranking monks are only superior because you obtained your fortuitous opportunity a few years earlier. If you were stripped of your privileged status, who would you be considered more noble? I'm not convinced by you, and I'd like to test your abilities!"

Demon Venerable Hu Yu was clearly very unhappy with Zhang Xuezhou's attitude, and even showed some signs of indignation.

Zhang Xuezhou saw the faint multicolored light begin to intensify, and the previously continuous power of faith that had been sacrificed surged forth like a river bursting its banks.

"As long as the void remains, I shall endure forever!"

"Those who believe in me will have eternal life!"

Different ancient sacrificial inscriptions resounded like thunder, their accents almost identical to the 'Ancient Nong' that Zhang Xuezhou had heard in Qinmeng.

In an instant, countless Power of Faith materialized into various human forms, rushing into the sacrificial array like fanatical believers.

Perhaps due to a lack of knowledge, Demon Venerable Hu Yu mistook the sacrificial array for the entrance to the war of faith. The Power of Faith, transformed and simulated from the World Origin, surged forth continuously, dozens of times faster than Zhang Xuezhou's previous sacrificial rituals.