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Chapter 2352 - 2372: Satiated Above, Starving Below_1

Chapter 2352: Chapter 2372: Satiated Above, Starving Below_1

Lin Chen was quite surprised, "Willpower Path and Qi Cultivation don’t conflict with each other?"

"Yes, they don’t conflict."

Yan Chenglong said enthusiastically, "Even disciples of the Sea God Sect practice Qi Cultivation while collecting Faith Willpower for their cultivation."

Lin Chen’s interest was piqued, "You’re a member of the Moon God Sect, can you join the Sea God Sect?"

Yan Chenglong chuckled, "The Sea God Sect is a religion, not a single school or clan. Many of the Sea God Sect’s middle ranks are heads of their own sects, using their status to promote the Sea God Sect within their own range of influence, gathering Faith Willpower to aid in cultivation. So the sect you’re part of and whether you worship the Sea God Sect are not mutually exclusive."

Nalan Wushuang asked curiously, "If they don’t conflict, then for cultivation, wouldn’t it be icing on the cake? Why isn’t it widely promoted?"

Yan Chenglong explained, "While the Willpower Path and Qi Cultivation do not conflict, once you join the Sea God Sect, you become a follower of the sect. If the Sea God Sect needs you, none can stay uninvolved—it’s an obligation one cannot refuse after swearing a Heavenly Dao oath..."

"The Sea God Sect has unrivalled dominance in the Northern Sea, and no one dares to provoke them, so many people join without worry. But not everyone wants to be controlled by others. Those who truly are strong and confident in reaching the pinnacle often are reluctant to join."

Lin Chen nodded, "There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world."

"Correct!"

Yan Chenglong agreed, "That’s the principle. So even though the Sea God Sect already has a considerable scale, many sects still refuse to join."

Gu Yuexi asked curiously, "Then are you planning to join?"

Yan Chenglong grinned and whispered, "I’m not planning on joining; I’m thinking of slyly getting a Sea God Command to play with by myself..."

Lin Chen was taken aback, "That’s possible?"

Yan Chenglong had a mysteriously smug look, "The Sea God Sect has countless followers and distributes innumerable Sea God Commands. Although the commands have a corresponding Array Formation, inevitably someone came up with a way to hack it, making the command untraceable and creating a ’ghost account,’ if you understand what I mean?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen roughly understood and couldn’t help but let out a wry laugh; he hadn’t expected even Sea God Commands could have something like ’ghost accounts.’

"Understood."

Yan Chenglong said with a smile, "Eventually, many Sea God Commands end up leaking out and are decrypted into ’ghost’ tokens by those who know-how. These tokens can’t be traced, and as long as you’re not unlucky enough to be caught by the Sea God Sect’s inspection teams, you’ll be fine."

"With a ’ghost’ token, you can spread the doctrine, gather Faith Willpower, and if you’re willing, you can even become a divine spirit worshipped by everyone."

Nalan Wushuang asked with curiosity, "What happens if the Sea God Sect catches you?"

Yan Chenglong spread his hands, "Two outcomes: first, refuse to confess and get killed, your soul dispersed; or second, pay a hefty compensation, including Spirit Stones and Willpower, and the amount of Willpower you regularly contribute in the future will greatly increase. As long as you can manage that, you’ll be fine, and you can continue to hold the Sea God Command, but you’ll have to join the Sea God Sect and become one of its followers."

After a pause, Yan Chenglong whispered, "The most core Array Formation of the Sea God Command, the one that gathers Faith Willpower, is in the hands of the Sea God and a very few senior management members. Others can’t decrypt it. This formation is the foundation of the sect. If this were to be leaked, then fear that everyone would want to replace the role of the Sea God, become their own lord, and no longer be constrained or exploited by the Sea God Sect."

Purple Cloud frowned and asked, "Since the Willpower Path is so amazing, surely in such a vast Immortal Domain, the Sea God Sect isn’t the only one with the cultivation heritage of the Willpower Path? Aren’t there other places?"

Yan Chenglong shook his head and then explained, "That’s certainly not the case. The Immortal Realm is vast; while the Qi Refining Path is the most universally practiced, alongside it, the Willpower Path is also quite prevalent. In fact, the Three Sects of Eastern Brilliance were originally born from the Willpower Path, but over the long stretch of time, they incorporated Qi Cultivation and ultimately became what they are now."

"The Willpower Path is by no means inferior, but it requires accumulating Faith Willpower. To cultivate a peak-level Daluo Initial Immortal, the number of followers needed is astronomically large. So, while the Willpower Path seems simple, it’s actually quite difficult."

Lin Chen nodded in understanding, "Qi Cultivation treats everyone equally, while in the Willpower Path, those at the top of the tower are well fed, but the people at the bottom go hungry..."

Yan Chenglong nodded, "That’s more or less it. But you better not say this outside, Brother Lin. The Sea God Sect has many followers, and it’s easy to offend people without realizing it."

Lin Chen hummed in acknowledgment and steered the conversation back, "So you plan to get your hands on a ’ghost’ Sea God Command, then promote it on Moon God Island and gather Faith Willpower?"

Yan Chenglong chuckled, "Not necessarily on Moon God Island. There are countless islands in the Northern Sea, and many islands have their own populations of mortals, yet lack any Xianmen. These people are like wild crops—spreading the doctrine among them is very simple. Of course, places like this are not common anymore; the good spots are already taken. I mainly just want to play around..."