The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 759 - 540 Incense Fire God_3

Chapter 759: Chapter 540 Incense Fire God_3

"This is... "

He was a bit curious, reaching out to try to grasp it, but unable to touch it.

This wisp of aura was neither Essence Qi nor Spiritual Energy, but rather felt like a force of belief.

Although this force of belief was very weak, once gathered on Li Yi, it seemed to possess a will of its own, attracting the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy, which spontaneously poured into his body.

This scene was somewhat similar to what he saw at the Mountain God Temple.

"If just the belief of five or six people can bring about such a change in me, what would happen if it were thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands?" Li Yi’s expression froze, as if he had inadvertently touched upon this world’s cultivation method.

Moreover, this cultivation method must have a system, and that divine statue was the best evidence.

"Perhaps I should go to a more bustling place with more people to see what I could learn."

He then had some thoughts.

Because the more people there are, the more opportunities to gain beliefs, and the stronger the power of belief.

Yet how to obtain this power of belief still needed to be researched.

After healing the woman, they continued on their journey.

Although these three paths were dangerous, with Li Yi leading the way and Old Liu as the guide, they encountered no danger and smoothly passed through the mountain gorge in about half an hour.

And after leaving the gorge, the terrain became increasingly flat as they moved forward.

Gradually they emerged from the wilds, and along the big road, other travelers began to appear, converging from other mountain paths, all heading in the same direction.

With the presence of other people, the group noticeably relaxed, at least no longer worrying about encountering spirit monsters from the mountains.

However, they hadn’t walked far.

There stood a boundary marker along the side of the road, inscribed with the words "Xinzhou," though Li Yi couldn’t read, this information came from the scholar Lu Yue’s mouth.

And tens of meters ahead of the boundary marker was also a small temple.

"That is Xinzhou’s Land God Temple. After paying respects at the Land God Temple and offering incense, you’ll have entered Xin State’s territory, and my guiding job will be complete." Old Liu now had a smile on his face.

The Land God Temple wasn’t big, but many people were sitting nearby.

There were traveling merchants resting, guides waiting for work, and around, there were stalls of cooling tea and pastry shops.

The group went to the Land God Temple, took three free offerings of incense, and after lighting them with solemn intent, they paid Old Liu the remaining agreed-upon amount.

However, Li Yi stood in front of the Land God Temple, staring at the divine statue inside.

The incense burned brightly before the divine statue, and it emitted a radiant glow. The surrounding nature’s spiritual energy was gathering without dispersing, and faintly, a humanoid figure appeared.

At this moment, the earthen statue seemed to come to life, its eyes locking onto Li Yi as if scrutinizing him.

"Belief... incense, divine statue? I see." Li Yi thought deeply.

Offering incense was merely a formality, but the belief generated during the process was crucial. Once obtained by the divine statue, it could naturally gather the surrounding spiritual energy, and with its nourishment, the divine statue developed cultivation and power.

However, the divine statue was merely a clay sculpture. Even with the aid of belief and gathered spiritual energy, it shouldn’t be able to manifest into a human form.

Unless... a soul was dwelling within the statue, receiving the belief’s power, cultivating and growing strong.

With this thought, Li Yi smiled slightly, now more certain that his father must be living well in this world. It’s because for a Soul Realm evolver to travel across worlds, if unable to find a body, they could inhabit a divine statue, leveraging the beliefs of mortals to sustain their soul, while drawing upon nature’s spiritual energy to grow in strength.

Thus, this is a place perfectly suitable for soul cultivation.

"Where did this mountain Daoist come from, entering my temple without offering incense or kneeling, nor leaving. What is your reason? Are you perhaps scheming against this god’s incense? Quickly leave, lest this god detain your soul!"

Suddenly.

At this moment, someone shouted, as a phantom figure slowly drifted out from the statue.

The figure resembled a middle-aged man, clad in a wide robe, with a yellowish complexion and eyes wide open, exuding great authority.

"A soul fortified by belief, coupled with the gathered spiritual energy of heaven and earth, can indeed leave the body and persist in the world." At this moment, Li Yi’s eyes flickered: "This cultivation method is indeed quite distinctive."

His speech caught the attention of others nearby.

Many wondered if this Daoist had gone mad, talking to the statue.

For in the eyes of ordinary people, they couldn’t see the Land God. After all, souls, beliefs, and spiritual energy could only be seen by those who had activated their Spirit Medium.

"Still spouting nonsense here, clearly disregarding this god. Let me teach you, wild Daoist, a lesson, so you understand this god’s might." The middle-aged Land God was furious, grabbing a whip from his waist.

The whip was formed from some Yin energy, combined with the essence of the sun and moon, radiating brilliance, appearing rather extraordinary.

The Land God swung the whip in his hand, towards Li Yi.

This whip called the Soul Beating Whip, did not harm the flesh, but was designed to damage the soul.

Ordinary people struck by this whip would find their souls severely injured, either left in a stupor or reduced to a simpleton, beyond the help of medicine.

But at the next moment.

To the Land God’s astonishment, a crimson aura burst from Li Yi’s body and soared into the sky, setting the Soul Beating Whip alight as though it met a fierce blaze in an instant.

The Red Cloud Qi was intensely hot, tracing back along the whip towards him. Not even close, and his palm was already scorched black.

"What kind of spell is this?" The Land God, shocked, hurriedly dropped the whip, retreating repeatedly.

"Such a weak god, unable to withstand even a single strand of Heart Fire Qi," Li Yi remarked.

However, his Heart Fire Qi was most effective against soul entities like Primordial Spirits, which would be reduced to ashes by its blaze, let alone a mere Little Mao God.

A weak god?

The Land God, now terrified, said, "Wild Daoist, desist from violence. This is Xinzhou territory, where numerous deities are worshipped. Should you dare assault, you won’t see tomorrow’s sunrise."

"Such big talk for someone with little power, being worshipped for too long, do you truly believe you’re an exalted god? You’re but a lost soul lucky enough to inhabit a divine statue, gaining some favor by belief. Today, I’ll give you a lesson, so you learn how to conduct yourself." Said Li Yi, his gaze flashing with killing intent.

Bang!

A thunderous clap erupted from the clear sky, and a silver lightning bolt struck down, cleaving the Land God statue into a pile of mud blocks.

The nearby people were startled out of their wits.

They looked at the Land God statue and then up at the sky, each perplexed, unsure of what happened.

"It’s that silver lightning again..."

Only Old Liu, scholar Lu Yue, and a few others who had witnessed it knew some of the reasons.

They all looked towards Li Yi.

Puzzled why this Daoist used lightning to destroy the Land God statue in the Land God Temple.