Hei Fengshen's infinite deduction to become a saint

Li Changshou looked up at him, whose face was full of apprehension.

Within the Ten Thousand Souls Tide Banner, countless gazes looked upon him with hope.

Li Changshou looked at them and asked, "Are you willing to undergo reincarnation?"

These people exchanged glances and then all shook their heads heavily.

"Immortal, we don't want to be reincarnated anymore."

"Life is too bitter, we are willing to follow you and worship you day and night."

Everyone in the Great Shang Dynasty worships the ancestral spirits. In their understanding, worship can provide power to the ancestral spirits, which may also have an effect on the immortals in front of them.

Li Changshou nodded slightly, "That's fine, but you'll have to stay in this banner for now."

"From today onwards, this banner will be renamed the Ferryman Banner."

"When I find a new place in the future, I will release you all to live out the rest of your lives in peace."

The spirits were overjoyed and bowed, saying, "We will obey the decree of the immortal."

Li Erwa flashed back into the Ferryman's Banner, and all the souls returned to the banner.

Inside is a virtual space-time constructed from the power of souls, which manifests according to their will, allowing them to live a life like that of mortals.

Li Changshou raised his hand and retrieved the Ferryman Banner, a smile appearing in his eyes. "This unorthodox treasure has completely changed its nature."

"I don't know how much it can grow in the future."

"No wonder Buddhism likes to collect believers, incense offerings, and vows; it's so easy to forge magical artifacts."

"The rise of Buddhism is indeed an unstoppable trend, especially in this world."

With a thought, the treasure disappeared from his body.

The Ferry Banner appeared behind the primordial spirit, casting rays of azure-gold light upon it, suppressing the evil thoughts once more.

Li Changshou does not store all magical treasures within his body.

He doesn't keep any magical artifacts that connect to the unorthodox paths inside his body, except for those that are innate, to avoid coming into contact with more unorthodox paths in a short period of time.

However, the Ferry Banner incorporated the mysteries of scriptures from its previous life, and the strange practices within it underwent some unusual changes, making it somewhat out of place with the rest of the world.

Only then did he dare to store it within his primordial spirit, using the power of this extraordinary treasure to further enhance protection for his mind.

"This treasure should not be shown to others lightly."

"Otherwise, the strange and unusual phenomena inside might be detected by those powerful beings."

Li Changshou became increasingly vigilant, and then silently circulated his cultivation technique to recover his depleted mana.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye, and half of his magical power had been restored, while the other half was completely consumed by converting the vengeful spirits.

A hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes, "This method of saving people has both advantages and disadvantages, as it can permanently deplete the power of a true immortal."

Li Changshou stayed outside Yangzhou City for several days, hunting down many lurking demons and wild beasts before he fully recovered his magical power.

He slaughtered all the large wild beasts in a small mountain range, and also collected a lot of their blood to incorporate into his ever-changing supernatural powers.

This supernatural power has been elevated to a new level, and it can even evolve into the innate supernatural power of the corresponding species when it changes.

At this time, Li Changshou became an ordinary Taoist priest.

In the past few days, he has collected a lot of blood from mortals, and can now transform into any mortal he comes into contact with.

He is now a sixty-year-old man, wearing a Taoist robe and holding a whisk, walking towards the gate of Yangzhou.

The city gate guards looked at him with scrutinizing eyes.

A gatekeeper dressed in full leather armor stepped out, holding a bronze sword, and cautiously looked at Li Changshou.

"Where does this Taoist priest come from?"

Gatekeeper, the highest-ranking official in charge of guarding the four gates during the Shang Dynasty, was usually a nobleman's son born out of wedlock.

This was a semi-feudal, semi-slave era based on bloodline and class, where only those with a family tradition of learning were qualified to serve as minor officials or clerks.

Li Changshou smiled slightly at the questioning, "I have been cultivating Taoism overseas and traveling all over the world. I have come to this Yangzhou city."

"I hope the gatekeeper will do me a favor."

The gatekeeper's expression hardened upon hearing this, realizing that the person before him was probably a celestial master.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, "So you are an immortal master from overseas. This is your entry pass; please keep it with you at all times."

Li Changshou accepted the wooden plaque, which had a symbol drawn on it, an ancient Shang script.

With a slight smile, she hung the sign on her waist so that it would always be visible to everyone. She smiled at the gatekeeper and stepped inside.

Yangzhou was a very prosperous city. Its city walls were made of stone and were three zhang (approximately 10 meters) high, with traces of magic on them.

Li Changshou glanced at the soldiers patrolling the street. These soldiers were full of vitality, and he could feel the familiar bloodline in them.

The extremely faint fluctuation of the witch's blood startled him, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"All the soldiers have awakened a faint trace of witch blood? Not only that, they also seem to have cultivated a spirit refining technique."

"Although it's only the lowest grade, combined with witch blood, it's enough to make them fight against wild beasts and tigers."

Lost in thought, he thought, "The blood of the witch seems to be the cornerstone of this world's operation."

There are few shops on either side of the street, only rows of wooden houses with complex craftsmanship and structure.

Ordinary Chinese people wore coarse linen clothes, and some wore animal skins, but there were also many slaves with branded faces following behind a few Chinese people, or behind some nobles wearing silk.

At this time, Li Changshou passed by a market where many people were trading.

After observing carefully for a while, it became clear that these people were still trading barter, with only a portion exchanging seashells and copper shells for currency.

A stable business model is in place, but a stable currency is still lacking.

Seeing this, Li Changshou's heart suddenly skipped a beat, "Money! Perhaps this is a way to accumulate merit."

"The foundation of this world is humans, and all cultivators must cultivate by eating humans."

"The Heavenly Dao is also corrupting all cultivators; all cultivators are like puppets of the Heavenly Dao."

"If money can boost business, it will lead to a population explosion."

"It plays a certain role in the evolution and development of the world, and merit is the reward for driving the operation of heaven and earth."

His mind immediately focused on the Jade Disc of Creation, and one-tenth of his magical power surged into it.

The power of a True Immortal caused the Creation Jade Disc to light up immediately.

He mentally issued an order: "Based on all known information, calculate whether creating the concept of currency circulation would bring me merit, and if so, is it possible for me to escape the Investiture of the Gods calamity based on this merit?"

The Jade Disc of Creation flickered slightly, and in the next instant, a message appeared in his mind.

A look of horror appeared in Li Changshou's eyes.

The jade tablet gave an unbelievable answer.

The food chain of heaven and earth cycles.

Humans are the ultimate product of the evolution of the universe.

Humans are formed from the fusion of the bloodlines of all things, created by Nuwa through the wondrous creations of this world.

The most crucial element is the witch's blood, which can be passed down and transformed within the human body from generation to generation.

When people have reverence for heaven and earth, they generate the power of incense offerings and prayers, which are then absorbed by heaven and earth, promoting the growth of the universe.

A portion of the ever-flowing witch blood within the human body will naturally dissipate into the universe as one ages and dies.

Another portion will be purified and consumed by cultivators. As cultivators continuously cultivate, they use it to resist the erosion and pollution of the Heavenly Dao, and eventually it will be indirectly devoured by the universe.

Humans are the core building blocks that connect the cycles of heaven and earth and promote the growth of the universe.

As the universe grows, it will have more space to nurture more humans.

Any entity that intends to destroy humanity will be punished by the universe.

The relationship between humans and the universe is based on the principle of cyclical symbiosis within a food chain.

All actions that promote the growth of human society and the increase of the population are equivalent to indirectly promoting the growth of the universe, and the universe will surely reward them.

The reward is - Merit!

Human blood is the most basic material for everything to function.

Looking at this theory of the food chain cycle of heaven and earth, Li Changshou felt a chill in his heart.

"Is this the truth of the universe?"

"It's not just immortals and gods eating Pangu, it's the universe eating Pangu."

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(P.S.: Dear readers, thank you so much for your continued reading, donations, monthly tickets, and recommendations. Today is the second round of life and death, and I hope you will continue to support me. Please keep reading! I am deeply grateful. Also, please note that many settings in this book are based on the original Investiture of the Gods. I wanted to write a more bizarre version of the Investiture of the Gods worldview. For example, unless immortals have specific magical powers, their perception is not much different from that of mortals. Cultivation techniques only increase lifespan and provide a certain level of physical constitution. The methods to connect with the strange path do not make one invincible in all aspects. Combat can only rely on supernatural powers and treasures. Because many readers have questions about these points, I am explaining them here. Thank you again for your support _(:з」∠)_)