Chapter 1 A Statue?

Qiao Moke’s heart stirred, and he immediately sensed the only undamaged statue in the ruins.

It was a burly and imposing divine general, standing with a large axe. Although it didn’t seem completely carved, it possessed an awe-inspiring majesty.

"This god is named ‘Julingshen’ (Giant Spirit God)..."

Qin Honghai lowered his head, his expression subtly changing.

He didn't dare to disobey Qiao Moke, but there were also omissions in his words, such as ‘Julingshen zhenshi dao’ (Giant Spirit God pacifies the world), and that chanting the god's name could grant supernatural powers.

And also, the Bodhi seed that had knocked him unconscious.

He initially thought that the two mysterious men had knocked him out with the Bodhi seed, but the previous encounter made him realize that the two mysterious men had no such means.

Then, that Bodhi seed seemed a bit mysterious and unpredictable.

"Julingshen, god..."

With a wave of his hand, Qiao Moke had already taken the wooden statue in his hand. He examined it closely, only feeling the statue's majesty rushing toward him.

However, he didn't feel anything unusual.

He couldn't help but frown.

Qin Honghai's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this statue needs to be bathed and incense burned, and only by devoutly kowtowing can one see its divine power..."

"Burn incense and bathe, devoutly kowtow?"

Qiao Moke frowned even deeper, feeling a sense of aversion in his heart.

He had spent his life on the battlefield, and although he was close to Buddhism, he had never believed in any ‘god’ or ‘Buddha.’ Asking him to devoutly kowtow was absolutely impossible.

It was just that the changes that had occurred in Qin Honghai's body…

"Your Highness, this statue..."

The middle-aged scholar also heard Qin Honghai's words and was also examining the statue. Although he gained nothing, he felt a sense of gravity in his heart.

What kind of divine power could allow an ordinary courtyard instructor to repel those two great experts?

More importantly, were there still people in this world who could obtain power from the gods?

There was no reason for it…

"The heavens and earth have gods, perhaps this statue comes from there?"

An old man in a green shirt pointed to the top of his head, somewhat evasive and not daring to speak plainly.

"Where it comes from is not important, what is important is what this god can bring us..."

Qiao Moke's eyes flickered. He handed the statue to Qin Honghai and summoned Qiao Sheng, who was serving by the side, saying, "Qiao Sheng, gather the craftsmen in the mansion to make more of these statues and see if these statues truly have divine power..."

"Yes."

Qiao Sheng respectfully responded. He was also extremely curious about this statue.

However, legends said that gods resided high above the nine heavens, ruling the heavens and earth, but he had never heard of gods bestowing power upon humans.

If things were abnormal, they would definitely not be as simple as Qin Honghai said.

Qin Honghai's heart stirred. Could it be that those who knew the god's name through him also counted as him spreading it?

If so, then perhaps it would be a good thing if the statues spread out?

"Honghai."

Qiao Moke looked at Qin Honghai again and spoke in the latter's slightly uneasy gaze:

"You don't need to do the job of guarding the courtyard anymore. Go with Qiao Sheng to the ‘Danfang’ (Alchemy Room) later to get some elixirs. You will be given the quota of a guest elder. Your residence is destroyed, so you can live in the ‘Guest Elder Courtyard’."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Qin Honghai was overjoyed, and the trace of dissatisfaction that had risen in his heart was swept away.

The former was a job of serving people, while the latter could enjoy the offerings of the royal mansion and be served by others.

He felt immense gratitude in his heart for the statue.

He was well aware that without this statue, he might never have been able to receive the offerings of the royal mansion in his life.

At the same time, his mentality also changed quietly.

......

In the dark and secluded sea of consciousness, a bright mirror hung high. It was spotless, but its light seemed somewhat dim, causing it to flicker.

Even for An Qisheng at this time, self-severing his nascent soul was impossible without any impact.

"Mr. Monster, are you trying to become a God-King?"

The Three Hearts Blue Spirit Child transformed into a streak of blue light, flying around the bright mirror, observing the scene reflected in the mirror, and muttering to itself.

Within the flickering bright mirror, there was a dim scroll of a divine court.

The divine court stretched for an unknown distance. At a glance, one could see the sacred heavenly gate and the majestic divine palaces, but they were dim and without light. Only a corner of the heavenly gate had a slight glimmer of light.

Upon closer inspection, one could see the shadow of a majestic and tall divine general.

"The ultimate Dao does not bother with decisions but preserves the truth. The hundred joints of the niwan (brain) all have spirits. This spirit is not a divine spirit, but a true spirit."

An Qisheng's voice echoed in the sea of consciousness: "Divine spirits are the masters of the heavens and earth, while true spirits are the masters of man. This ‘True Spirit Karma Chart’ should be considered the culmination of my cultivation at this time..."

As early as in the world of Ren Jiandao (Human Path), An Qisheng had initially perfected his Taiji Dao, and even ignited the divine spirits throughout his body, transforming his body into the Taiji Divine Court.

However, the formation of the divine court was only the beginning.

The path of filling the divine spirits was destined to be extremely long.

"This path is a bit too long..."

Looking at the countless illusory shadows of divine spirits on the ‘True Spirit Karma Chart,’ the Three Hearts Blue Spirit Child smacked its tongue a little, and was also somewhat shocked.

It had read the information of many civilizations, but had never seen anyone who could dissect themselves so thoroughly.

It was hard for it to imagine how powerful this Mr. Monster would be when this ‘True Spirit Karma Chart’ was completed.

It could sense the subtle changes in the bright mirror. With the spread of ‘Julingshen’ (Giant Spirit God), this True Spirit Karma Chart also had subtle changes.

This kind of improvement didn't seem to be simply power, but more like an improvement in essence!

"I will not walk a path where the end can be seen."

An Qisheng shook his head in his heart, but he understood that the little blue-skinned monster's desire for cultivation had already been ignited by him.

Normally, it wouldn't be so interested in its own cultivation path.

It had never truly cultivated, and even if it had read countless cultivation classics, it simply didn't understand the true meaning of cultivation.

"So, Mr. Monster is spreading ‘belief’ to ‘nourish the gods’ with the creatures of this world?"

Feeling the light spots lingering around the ‘Giant Spirit God,’ the Three Hearts Blue Spirit Child shook its head again: "Mr. Monster, you've chosen the wrong place. This world originally has gods. If you do this, you will definitely suffer a huge backlash..."

"The backlash will come sooner or later, and it has nothing to do with what I have done."

An Qisheng didn't care much.

The collision between Huang Tian (Imperial Heaven) and Ren Jiandao (Human Path) had been going on for a long time. As long as he intervened, he would inevitably suffer a huge backlash.

Thinking of that ‘meteor shower’ and the other nascent soul fragments he couldn't sense.

Perhaps the backlash had already occurred.

"Karma is not easy to repay..."

The Three Hearts Blue Spirit Child shook its head, still worried in its heart.

In its impression, worlds that could touch ‘karma’ were extremely terrifying...

"Mortals fear the fruit, Bodhisattvas fear the cause, what I do must be fearless."

An Qisheng casually replied.

His mind was condensed on the bright mirror. As his realm improved, this state of mind became more and more magical, and seemed to be able to materialize.

"True Spirit Karma Chart..."

An Qisheng murmured in his heart, sensing the subtle changes in this painting, or rather, the changes in the aura above the Julingshen outside the heavenly gate.

Heaven, earth, and man were like Taiji. The changes in heaven and earth would affect living beings, and the changes in living beings would naturally affect heaven and earth. It was just that compared to heaven and earth, a single living being was too small.

Qin Honghai guessed that the so-called bathing and burning incense, and devout kowtowing were just his own conjectures. An Qisheng didn't need incense. What he needed was ‘dissemination.’

The hearts of the people were directed, so he could borrow falsehood to cultivate truth.

At this time, as the name of the Julingshen was known to more people, this Julingshen was gradually showing its divine power.

Buzz~

With a thought from An Qisheng, the changes in the True Spirit Karma Chart had been transformed into the most convenient mode for him to view, and displayed:

[True Spirit Karma Chart (Three Star Level)]

[Seventh Order Spirits: Taiji Daoist (unlit), Yuanyang Shangdi (Primal Yang God) (unlit), Wangquan Daoist (Royalty Daoist) (unlit)]

[Sixth Order Spirits: Unlit]

[Fifth Order Spirits: Unlit]

[Fourth Order Spirits: Unlit]

[Third Order Spirits: Unlit]

[Second Order Spirits: Unlit]

[First Order Spirits: Julingshen (Giant Spirit God) (lit), Dissemination (0.001%/100%)......]

"That Qin Honghai's compatibility with Julingshen is extremely high..."

An Qisheng pondered in his heart.

The True Spirit Karma Chart he outlined contained the myriad gods throughout his body. Gods were not superior or inferior, only subordinate.

The Julingshen guarded the heavenly gate, which meant that he was evolved from the ‘South Heavenly Gate.’ The South Heavenly Gate was the main god of the heart, and the Julingshen was the subordinate god of the heart.

Lighting the subordinate gods would naturally form the mind.

Lighting a series of gods would condense the extreme of a Dao, and what he chose was Yuanyang (Primal Yang).

In the Huang Tian world where spiritual energy could not be used, Yuanyang, the pure physical limit, was more suitable for this world.

This was destined to be a long time, but fortunately, he could stay ten times longer than the Wanyang world this time he entered the dream of the Land Immortal Dao.

"It's just a little slow..."

Immediately, An Qisheng shook his head again in his heart.

He could stay in this world for eighteen thousand years, so he didn't need to rush. But after learning the whereabouts of his many nascent soul fragments, he changed his mind.

He couldn't know for the time being whether his many nascent soul fragments were suppressed or destroyed, but perhaps he could get a glimpse of the traces of the person who attacked him.

In this case, he naturally couldn't take it slowly.

However, without spiritual energy to use, and only the expedient of dissemination, this was destined to be a long thing.

It was estimated that he would have to wait for a while before the Julingshen could condense and walk the world.

He wanted to find the whereabouts of other nascent soul fragments, and he had to use other methods.

"Eh?"

While An Qisheng's mind was turning, his mind returned to the Bodhi tree.

With a slight sense, he saw a beautiful white-clothed woman, unlike mortals, walking into the small courtyard.

And a tottering little milk baby who was starting to learn to walk.

That was Gautama.

This gifted and intelligent future supreme enlightened one had shown his difference from mortals on the second day after his birth.

Looking at him walking, although he seemed to be tottering, he was actually walking very steadily.

Moreover, coincidentally, he was walking towards the Bodhi tree.

"Gautama..."

An Qisheng's heart moved slightly.

In the lush branches, a Bodhi seed grew from nothing, growing at a seemingly slow pace.

It matured in just a few moments.

Teetering.