From the end of the world

Chapter 361 Believers Continued

"The Great Impermanence is a super being that can leave its mark between heaven and earth. It is also an immortal totem in the mysterious realm. If you keep it in your heart and have faith in it, you may be able to connect with this mysterious totem and gain corresponding power." Lu Chan explained, "Of course, whether you can get it and how much you can get depends on the fate between you and the other party... But generally speaking, as long as the faith is pious enough, most people can benefit from it more or less."

"Even if it's faith in me?"

When I thought that I was also a person of great uncertainty and that others could gain strength by believing in me, I found it incredible and somewhat at a loss.

"Naturally. Look."

As he spoke, Lu Chan raised his right hand, raised his index finger, and a flame appeared above his fingertip.

Judging from the fluctuations of mana, this flame was formed by Lu Chan's spirit, but somehow it revealed my flavor. If my mana is a sphere made of volcanic rock, and Lu Chan's usual mana is a cube made of cement, then he is now making a sphere out of cement.

It can actually be used... No, I suddenly realized the problem.

"You believe in me?" I was surprised.

"No. I just used the 'possible clone' to simulate the possibility of my belief in you, and then borrowed the corresponding power from this possibility." Lu Chan said.

Although I had never expected Lu Chan to believe in me or be very loyal to me, after hearing his denial, I suddenly had the urge to make him believe in me. Human hearts are really amazing.

"That is to say... you can still use the power you gained when you believed in other great impermanence?" I asked.

"Not entirely."

Lu Chan extinguished the flame and put down his finger, "The possibility of me believing in the Transcendental Great Impermanence is infinitely close to zero, so at least I cannot use the power of belief in the Transcendental Great Impermanence.

"The possibility of using the power of Old Fist God, Willow Shadow, and Sword Feixian is very low, and it is very difficult to use. The possibility of Fa Zheng is relatively high, and it is easier to use.

"And the most likely candidate is you... After all, I am loyal to you now."

It's strange, why do I have this subtle feeling like someone's cheating on me for no apparent reason?

Is this the feeling of seeing a god with half-hearted followers in a fantasy story? Although I don't really think of myself as a god, and Lu Chan is not my follower... So should it be said that it is the feeling of a boss who knows that his employees are earning extra money elsewhere after get off work? I have never been a boss, so I am not very clear about this aspect.

Lu Chan complained: "Why do I feel like you're looking at me like you're looking at someone without moral integrity..."

"Illusion, illusion..." I brought the topic back to the topic, "In short, this is the reason why Xuanming's followers have such high cohesion?"

"That's right. As long as you have a devout belief in Xuanming, you can gain power. In the past, Xuanming was known as the Great Impermanence for his virtues in Luoshan, and he has a long history, so there are a lot of believers who believe in him." Lu Chan nodded. "Although after Xuanming's rebellion, it is not impossible for his believers to gain power again by converting to other Great Impermanences, but if they don't truly believe in the Great Impermanence, they can't gain power. And believers who have been devout to Xuanming from the beginning can't just convert.

"Sometimes adversity can actually strengthen the devotion of one's faith, allowing believers to gain even greater power. Even in the history of the surface world, such examples are not uncommon, right? And among many impermanence agents, patrollers, and agents, there should be quite a few such believers of Xuanming lurking."

"Can agents also gain strength from faith?" I was a little curious.

As far as I know, agents are basically ordinary people who don't have the talent for hunting demons, and they should be unable to manipulate supernatural powers.

"Agents cannot freely manipulate the power gained from faith like demon hunters, but they can manipulate it indirectly through some external conditions." Lu Chan explained, "For example, when arranging a ceremony related to the Great Impermanence, agents with devout faith can recite the name of the Great Impermanence in their hearts to increase the success rate of the ceremony, or increase the effect, or even make the ceremony have an effect that it originally did not have.

"In addition to rituals, runes and magic circles are also elements that agents can use. Since you have been in contact with Kongda before, you should know that he has studied rituals and magic circles in Luoshan, right?
“Unlike people like you who actively and positively encounter strange events and possess great power, most people… especially demon hunters with low power and agents without power, are extremely fearful of strange events.

"Since they are bound to be connected with this world after their first encounter with strange events, they don't know when the desperate situation will come again, nor do they know whether they can escape next time. Even death is not surprising, and sometimes they are even caught in a state of wanting to die but unable to. And the most likely thing to give birth to faith is this kind of unknown horror. "Perhaps it was in this kind of boundless anxiety that Kongda in the past chose to become a weirdo. "

As he spoke, Lu Chan's face showed a sigh. By the way, Kong Da is Agent Kong. It is said that when he was an ordinary person and was involved in a strange incident, he was saved by Lu Chan who happened to pass by.

Zhu Shi also mentioned that Agent Kong's knowledge of magic arrays was actually better than her, a regular demon hunter.

"Are those people who were attracted by Mr. Zhu's recruitment advertisements motivated by the same motive?" I asked.

"Yes." Lu Chan said, "Although many demon hunters and agents have decided on the gods they want to believe in, there are also some old people who are undecided, and newcomers who have not had time to choose their beliefs. At this time, a new Great Impermanence like you suddenly appeared in Luoshan, and their attention will naturally be focused on you.

"If it was just a new Great Impermanence, it wouldn't be a big deal. The most crucial point is that as soon as you came into the world, you knocked down the old Great Impermanence, Mingzhuo, and forced him to admit his defeat in public...

"Most people believe in the Great Impermanence because they want to escape from fear. Therefore, in their view, the power of the Great Impermanence is a very important factor. The cohesion of Xuanming's believers also comes partly from this. Since you have shown your powerful side, you will naturally attract a steady stream of believers."

It turns out there is such a trick.

Although this is not difficult to think of, if Fa Zheng had not suddenly proposed that Ming Zhuo publicly admit that he had lost to me, I would not have thought of using this method to attract a large number of believers.

I often realize that I already have the power of a god, but I have never taken my identity as a god seriously, so I will not take the initiative to think about increasing the number of believers to strengthen the anchor between myself and the strange world.

Ming Zhuo was a man of his words. Although he had not been sworn in to publicly admit his defeat, he still made the public admission without hesitation. He did not try to make excuses for himself in the statement and frankly stated the fact of his defeat.

"So, you should pay a little attention to your identity, my Lord God." Lu Chan said helplessly, "Now your every word and action may change the world and affect the fate of countless people... Your name alone has such power."

As he spoke, he took out a notepad and a pen from his arms, then tore off one of the notes, wrote the words "Zhuang Cheng" on it with a pen, and threw it aside.

The note spontaneously combusted out of thin air and turned into ashes.

"You see, even your name has significant mystical power and has become a rune." He said, "You don't even need faith. Other demon hunters can write your name and inject a small amount of mana into it to achieve the same effect. Ordinary people writing your name on paper may not have such an immediate effect, but it will also increase the probability of fire-related events around you."

Is it true that I haven’t even learned any occult runes myself, but my name has become an occult rune?
"Wait... my name isn't that uncommon, is it? What if there's someone with the same name as me?" I asked.

"This is my blind spot. Generally speaking, people will avoid naming their descendants the same name as Da Wuchang, but I can make some guesses." Lu Chan said, "Naming is also an important part of numerology. People with the same name as you will find it difficult to avoid fire-related events in their fate, unless they have overwhelming water in their fate.

"On the other hand, although it is inconvenient to have the same name as the Great Impermanence, a name that is close to it will not have such a big impact, and it is even possible to gain benefits from it. Of course, ordinary demon hunter families would not dare to get so close to the Great Impermanence even if they are close to it, but the descendants of the Great Impermanence are different. The Zhu family is like this.

"From our ancestor Zhu Yi, to Zhu Er, Zhu San, Zhu Si... all the way to today's Zhu Shi, the Zhu family probably hopes to pass on the talent of our ancestor Zhu Yi to future generations as much as possible through this kind of inherited naming."

It turns out that there is such a saying about Zhu Shi’s name.

However, Zhu Yi is in charge of "the power of gold and killing". Since it becomes difficult to avoid fire-related events when my name is associated with it, then Zhu Shi is destined to walk on the path of sword-wielding and killing when his name is associated with Zhu Yi.

She gave up the name "Zhu Jiuxing" and chose to become "Zhu Shi", which seemed to imply her determination to enter the Shura field.

In my opinion, this is what she longs for, a wonderful fate just like the protagonist of the story; but for her, who is kind and gentle by nature, it may not be a kind of happiness.

(End of this chapter)