Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

"What?"

When Xia Jin's confident words reached Zhou Suxin and the others, everyone present was startled.

Even the usually composed Ye Sanshu couldn't help but twitch his brow and pause slightly as he stroked his beard.

Sitting next to Xia Jin, Zhou Suxin hesitated for a moment before finally sitting up straight and asking, "Husband, were you joking just now?"

"The human territory is fine, with your strength, my husband, and the current status of our Heavenly Alliance among humans, naturally no one will dare to stop us. Building temples and collecting incense offerings is not a difficult task."

"Although the demon race has befriended our human race in order to jointly resist other races, they would never allow you to build a temple on their territory to worship a deity other than their own demon race."

"Not to mention other races. The hatred between other races and our human race has been as deep as the sea since ancient times. To expect them to kneel before temples erected by our human race is nothing short of a pipe dream!"

Xia Jin listened, her smile undiminished. She gently patted Zhou Suxin's cheek, then slowly glanced at Ye Sanshu and the other Heavenly Alliance elders below, and asked with a smile:

"Do you guys think the same way?"

Ye Sanshu looked at the confident Xia Jin, frowned, and then nodded.

"Alliance Leader Xia, Elder Zhou's words are true! I believe that rather than facing the difficulty of establishing temples and offerings in the territories of the demon race and other races, it would be better to focus our efforts solely on the human race's territory, establishing temples and collecting incense offerings, while supplementing this with other methods. A two-pronged approach might be more effective!"

A half-smile appeared on Xia Jin's face, but he did not tell Ye Sanshu and the others that the territories of the demon race and the alien race were now almost entirely under his control.

It was only a matter of him saying the word to establish temples in these two places.

But instead of pointing it out, he asked with great interest:

A hint of hesitation flashed in Ye Sanshu's eyes.

"Alliance Leader, I believe that since these stone statues can react to the power of incense, it means that the spirituality they contain has not been completely extinguished. Why not try placing these stone statues in a place where spiritual veins converge to nurture them?"

"Beneath my Heavenly Alliance, there happen to be several top-grade spiritual veins converging, with extremely rich spiritual energy. Nourished by the spiritual energy every day, it may be possible to awaken the spiritual consciousness deep within the stone statue."

"That's one way to do it! What about the others? Feel free to share your ideas!" Xia Jin nodded thoughtfully, then glanced at the others.

Chi Liantian, a smile on his face, stepped forward and said:

"Alliance Leader, I also have an idea. Perhaps we can collect the essence blood of various powerful demonic beasts and then infuse it into the stone statues. Essence blood is the condensation of life force; perhaps we can use the blood as a catalyst to restore the life force of these stone statues."

"The essence blood of a demonic beast!?" Xia Jin raised an eyebrow, but also nodded slightly. Then his gaze turned to Jiang Ling, who had been silent for a long time.

Jiang Ling felt Xia Jin's gaze, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke softly:

"Alliance Leader, I do have a somewhat immature idea. Perhaps we could find a place teeming with life, bury these stone statues in the soil, and let them be nurtured by the essence of the earth and the spirit of the plants. Perhaps their powerful vitality could revive them."

In the end, she herself felt that the idea was somewhat far-fetched.

But Xia Jin didn't feel it was inappropriate.

"We can try any of the methods you suggested."

"However, the matter of establishing a temple for worship must be carried out."

"Chi Liantian, the task of establishing temples in the human territory is now entrusted to you. Start with the major cities of the nine continents, and then gradually expand to counties, towns, and villages. I will give you the blueprints for the statues later."

Chi Liantian nodded and said in a deep voice, "Rest assured, Alliance Leader! Leave this matter to me!"

After the others left the main hall, Zhou Suxin, sitting next to Xia Jin, leaned on his shoulder and asked softly, "Husband, are you really confident about the situation with the demon race and the alien races?"

Xia Jin's lips curled up slightly, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes: "Su Xin, just keep an eye on things."

He slightly closed his eyes, and a divine thought instantly traversed the endless void.

Meanwhile, far away in the depths of the alien territory, the three demon kings, including the White Ape King, who were leading the demon army to wipe out the remaining alien race, were all shocked.

The tokens at their waists suddenly swayed, and then Xia Jin's voice reached their ears.

"From this moment forward, build temples throughout the territories of the demon race and the alien race to enshrine the stone statues bestowed upon me."

After Xia Jin's voice, the images of the stone statues appeared in the minds of the White Ape King and the others.

The White Ape King stood atop the ruins of a foreign city, a hint of confusion flashing across his face. He scratched his head and mumbled:

"Build a temple? Enshrine a stone statue? What is Your Excellency planning to do? Well, since it is Your Excellency's order, I will do as you command."

Only three months passed after Xia Jin's order was issued.

Throughout the human realm, the demon realm, and the alien realms completely occupied by the demon army, temples of all sizes sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

Within the human realm, Chi Liantian acted swiftly and decisively, building tens of thousands of temples in just three months.

The same applies to the demon realm and the former alien realm.

Of course, at first, most people were just observing.

Although the temple was built, it was deserted.

Both human and demon people harbored doubts about these stone statues. After all, they traditionally worshipped their ancestors; who would willingly worship a few broken stones for no reason?

However, under Xia Jin's secret instructions, many disciples of the Heavenly Alliance and members of the three great demon kings began to appear in batches around temples in various places, bringing down all sorts of "miracles".

Someone who had an incurable disease prayed in the temple all night and miraculously recovered the next day.

Some people practiced diligently for many years without making a breakthrough, but after sitting in meditation in a temple for three days, they suddenly had an epiphany and broke through to new levels one after another.

A demon cub was born weak and on the verge of death. After being taken to a temple by its parents and offered incense, it grew stronger day by day.

One by one, the stories and incidents gradually spread.

This led many humans and demons to believe that the stone statues enshrined in these temples were indeed sentient.

As a result, more and more people entered the temple, offered incense, and knelt down in devout worship.

The incense smoke from all the temples rose and transformed into wisps of golden mist, passing through the void and converging above the Heavenly Alliance in the Boundless Sea.

Ultimately, it was injected into those few broken stone statues.

Xia Jin stood in a newly built temple outside the main hall, her gaze sweeping over the stone statues. She noticed that the crisscrossing cracks on the statues had become shallower than they had been three months ago.

A satisfied smile flashed in his eyes as he murmured to himself:

"It seems... in the end, the power of incense offerings is still the most useful."

After all, he had personally verified the other methods as well.

Nourishing them with spiritual veins and using the essence of demonic beasts, among other methods, could not bring about any changes to these stone statues.

Only the power of incense can truly heal these stone statues little by little.

"At this rate, it will probably only take a few years to restore these broken stone statues to their original state."

"When you are fully awakened... I'd really like to know what exactly happened in that homeland universe back then."

Inside the temple, incense smoke rose continuously.

And in the distant, chaotic void, the enormous iron chain leading to the homeland universe seemed to tremble slightly at that moment.