fifth form

Chapter 3687 The Impact of Insufficient Knowledge is Significant

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

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

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

Tiger Feather no longer needed faith, nor did he care about the foundation he had built. He allowed the region to develop freely and ignored 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; what interested him was the way Hu Yu maintained his soul.

Both Donghua and Huyu 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 of ancient trees in the Three Realms, which allowed him to resist the erosion of time.

The Immortal Gem of Nagoth can also be engraved, thus granting life the ability to survive for a long time, an effect even greater than that of faith entrusting one's soul to a deity.

However, neither the seed nor the immortal gem can be achieved in the short term, while faith in the soul has a foundational condition.

This method was recognized and implemented by cultivators such as Donghua and Huyu. Zhang Xuezhou believed that relying on faith to entrust one's soul should be a common method in many worlds, and could enable the soul to survive for a long time and remain clear-headed 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 instructed by Hongjun to promote the immortality of the soul. Zhang Xuezhou really wanted to 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 life techniques 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 destiny, my soul would never perish as long as destiny continues. That would be wonderful!"

No country can exist forever, and fortune will gradually be consumed and disappear. The soul may be preserved for decades, centuries, or even hundreds of years through the imprint of 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 soul 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 fortune, which means that fortune can very likely simulate faith to meet the relevant needs. Even if it doesn't guarantee me for hundreds of years, it would be enough to guarantee me for several months to a year or two in an emergency!"

"This method of immortality of the soul seems to require an interaction with the void, through which faith power is consumed to resist and thus maintain one's own 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 luck. His skill in cultivating luck has reached a level that very few people possess.

"It is certainly possible to maintain the soul through fortune. The seventy-two emperors who performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai are one thing, but they only left behind a spiritual imprint. Emperor Gaozu maintained his spirit for a hundred years after his physical 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 people about his abilities in areas such as leaving mental imprints.

"Arthur's mental development is largely related to Montesbatton, and he was also one of the experimentalists who promoted the development of mental branches in Montesbatton!"

"The Montes family's fanatical loyalty is directed towards Barton, but he lacks the vessel for this faith and the spiritual strength to meet the relevant requirements!"

Montes Arthur's approach to spiritual development is completely different from that of the Red Alliance, and his spiritual attacks tend to target groups. Zhang Xuezhou initially attributed this to differences in nationality, but through continued contact and understanding, he realized that this was very likely the direction set by Montes Barton. "If we proceed in the way Montes Arthur leaves his mark, it 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 doesn't need to develop sects or win over the hearts of the people; all he needs to do is hold a sacrifice from time to time.

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

"Who is challenging me to a divine war?"

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 Lord Tiger Feather, and this ritual had to come to an end.

"The Great God Xuanming?"

For Demon Lord Hu Yu, who has not yet crossed dimensions, he is certainly inferior to a high-level cultivator who has ascended to a higher dimension.

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

Having possessed the origin of the world, he was invincible, and Xuanming's cross-dimensional battle was bound to fail.

Moreover, Demon Lord Hu Yu could sense the opponent's power, but he did not see the original 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 Lord Hu Yu not only did not choose to break away, but instead relied on the origin of the world to increase his faith investment, attempting to launch a counterattack.

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

"So you want to challenge me?"

Zhang Xuezhou was shaken to his core. He spoke with surprise and arrogance.

He knew Xuanming's mannerisms all too well; 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 opportunities a few years earlier. If we strip away your skin, who do you think you are? I'm not convinced by you, and I'd like to test your abilities!"

Demon Lord Hu Yu was clearly very unhappy with Zhang Xuezhou's attitude, and even showed some signs of being a radical youth.

Zhang Xuezhou saw the faint multicolored light begin to intensify, and the faith power that had been continuously worshipped 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!"

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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 streams of faith materialized into various human forms, rushing into the sacrificial array like fanatical believers.

Perhaps due to a lack of knowledge, Demon Lord Hu Yu regarded the sacrificial array as the entrance to the war of faith. The power of faith transformed and simulated from the origin of the world surged in continuously, dozens of times faster than Zhang Xuezhou's previous sacrifices.