Revitalization of Spirituality: My Front Door Leads to a Miniature Universe

A miniature world, the Liao Dynasty.

Faced with soldiers wielding spears, Zhu Chen and his companions were utterly devastated and shed tears of regret.

The opposing side has at least ten powerful experts at the Martial Pool Realm, whose aura is extraordinary. If a real fight breaks out, our side will surely be reduced to ashes.

"Sect Leader Xiao, why are you doing this?"

Zhu Chen's voice trembled and his lips turned white; being betrayed by the person he trusted most was like the pain of a sharp blade piercing his heart.

"He must have received benefits from the Liao Kingdom in order to continue enjoying wealth and luxury. Perhaps he has already sacrificed that Chaos Star Tree to the Liao people!"

The general roared angrily, his voice laced with blood and tears, his eyes blazing with fury, his anger reaching its peak.

Xiao Xuan offered no rebuttal, only shouting loudly, utterly aggrieved, "My Lord God, where have you gone?"

He knew that no matter how he explained, it would be useless; the only way to clear his name was to have the gods reappear.

For a long time, nothing happened.

"Even now you're still putting on an act."

The people of the Ming Dynasty cast venomous and contemptuous glances at him.

"Everything was fine before. With a body as enormous as a god's, where could he possibly hide?"

Xiao Xuan strained his eyes, scanning all around in an attempt to find any clues.

The Liao soldiers, led by Du Zhi, simply observed them quietly, occasionally whispering amongst themselves.

"Are they all possessed? We didn't do anything, so why are they all crying and wailing like a dead horse?"

"I seriously doubt if the gods have made a mistake. Can someone like this really govern the Liao Kingdom?"

"I don't know. I'll give them a copy of the sage's rites later. They're even more neurotic than us and need to be properly converted."

At this moment, Du Zhi, who was standing to the side, could not bear to watch any longer. They had only come here to receive the emperor on Gu Yuan's orders, but they did not expect to see such a dramatic scene.

"Please enter the Liao Kingdom and rule it; this is the decree of the divine beings."

He walked up to Zhu Chen and spoke respectfully.

"My lord, please don't bring this up with me, it's annoying!"

Enraged, Zhu Chen didn't even see who it was. Upon hearing the word "god," he was so disgusted that he practically roared it out.

He only snapped out of his daze when reminded by the general beside him, his expression quite interesting. "What did you just say? That I should take over the Liao Kingdom?"

Everyone around was stunned, as if struck by lightning, their emotions fluctuating wildly like a rollercoaster ride.

One second he was in a deadly situation, the next he was the ruler of an enemy country, it's unbelievable.

"That's right, this is a decree left by the gods."

Du Zhi ignored all that and repeated himself word by word.

The group exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions incredulous, and, led by the former, proceeded step by step toward the imperial city.

"What's going on? Are they trying to lure us in and then kill us?"

"It doesn't seem like it; there's absolutely no need for it."

"Why is this happening? Could it be that a god has descended upon us? Why does he favor our Great Ming?"

Zhu Chen and the general discussed amongst themselves, their expressions complex, before finally turning their gazes to Xiao Xuan, whose face was beaming with joy. "You didn't make some kind of deal with the gods, did you?"

"I sacrificed myself for him."

Overjoyed, Xiao Xuan blurted out.

In an instant, everyone showed surprise, and their eyes turned over with astonishment.

"Slip of the tongue. It was I who sacrificed the Chaos Star Tree to the gods, not myself."

The former repeatedly explained, fearing that he would be misunderstood by the public, which is a grave sin of blasphemy.

Zhu Chen and the others nodded thoughtfully and continued on their way.

But when they approached the imperial city, they stopped and stood still.

Before them lay a ravine several meters deep, as if cleaved by a celestial blade, covered with spiderweb-like fragments; all the surrounding buildings had been reduced to dust.

The city walls protecting the palace were breached, leaving the palace buildings inside looking like a watermelon shattered into pieces – a truly horrific sight.

"My lord... you've left me with such a country? Where will I stay tonight?"

Zhu Chen's lips twitched; he was incredibly surprised and filled with genuine awe upon witnessing this scene.

This is something that cannot be resisted by human power.

The handover went smoothly, partly due to pressure from Gu Yuan.

On the other hand, the people of Liao were also fed up with being ruled by the Yin Corpse Sect.

They eat people alive at the drop of a hat... If they weren't so weak, they would have rebelled long ago.

Therefore, most people welcome Zhu Chen and others.

The Liao Dynasty was renamed the Ming Dynasty.

"Sect Leader Xiao, please lead your men to clean up the remnants of the Yin Corpse Sect."

Zhu Chen walked on the ruins of the palace, lost in thought, and began to issue orders.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xuan, who was always loyal and obedient, chose to refuse.

"Your Majesty, I have a more important matter to attend to; this matter can be delegated to someone else."

The former, with a face full of apology, bent down and answered.

"Oh, what could be more important than maintaining the stability of the Great Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Chen wasn't angry; instead, he became more curious.

"Naturally, we should erect a statue for the deity. He is the guardian deity of our Great Ming Kingdom and deserves to be worshipped for eternity."

Xiao Xuan explained, his eyes gleaming, clearly becoming Gu Yuan's number one fanboy.

"Yes, yes, how could I forget about this? Quickly order someone to forge a statue of the deity!"

Zhu Chen slapped his forehead, revealing a look of surprise, and sighed softly before hurriedly giving the order to carry it out.

Although he had never met Gu Yuan, he held the former in the highest esteem.

After all, everything he has now is thanks to Gu Yuan; otherwise, he would only have become a king who lost his country.

Moreover, to receive the protection of a deity is an immense blessing, and no one would refuse it.

After the decree was promulgated, it was expected that there would be resistance, but to everyone's surprise, the subjects all expressed their approval.

With the cooperation of various forces, towering stone statues were erected, and the sound of people praying and chanting scriptures filled the air, making incense offerings extremely popular.

A miraculous thing happened: wisps of blue smoke rose up and swirled around the stone statues before finally disappearing into the stone.

Meanwhile, on Earth.

An ancient building on the outskirts of Liuli City.

Gu Yuan sat in a chair, his eyes fixed on the blank wall not far in front of him, his hand groping around, his expression very strange. "What's going on? Where's the bronze door? Why did it disappear?"

He used a portal to return to the real world.

Strangely, the bronze gate that had caused him to fall into the miniature universe had disappeared, replaced by a stone wall.

However, he quickly came to terms with it, since he could still travel between the two worlds thanks to the Void Gate nearby.

Just then, streaks of light quietly appeared, making him look like a god, his whole body shining as if he were cast in a layer of gold.

"What happened?"

Gu Yuan let out a soft shout, trying to dispel the flowing light, but found that it followed her like a shadow, constantly invading her body.

This is not dragon energy; it is indescribable and elusive, as light and fleeting as smoke.

"This is the power of incense offerings; it seems someone is making offerings to you."

The Chaos Star Tree awakened at this moment, sending forth divine thoughts.

"I'm not dead, why should I perform a sacrifice?"

Gu Yuan was speechless. On Earth, only the dead are entitled to receive incense offerings.

The Chaos Star Tree remained silent. It had already realized that the culture of this world was vastly different from that of the miniature world, and thus chose to remain silent.

"These things won't cause me any harm, will they?"

Gu Yuan asked again. After the power of the incense entered his body, he felt a little uncomfortable, a tingling sensation as if a slight electric current was passing through him.

The chaotic stars did not answer.

It can only answer questions it knows, and as for the power of incense, although people had performed sacrifices before, they could not use it and therefore could not explain it.

Gu Yuan sighed softly and let out a burp.

"boom!"

A thunderclap shook the entire sky, creating a rumbling sound.

"No, I just burped, how could it have such a powerful effect?"

Gu Yuan was startled, but he quickly realized something was wrong and frowned as he looked at the sky outside.

Crimson lightning flashed like silver snakes high in the sky, while howling winds and dark, heavy clouds blotted out the sun, forming a terrifying storm vortex at its center.

A giant tornado appeared on the ground, engulfing everything around it, and then spontaneously combusted to form a terrifying fire tornado.

The blinding flames illuminated the sky, dazzling and brilliant, the sky a crimson color like lava from hell.

"Snap!"

A loud bang came from the sky, like a ship hitting a reef, and the void blurred and began to crack.

Something came out of the storm.