Chapter 27: Soaring Incense Faith and Another Mass Divine Blessing
Inside the Divine Domain.
Li Yue sensed the flood of far more fervent faith pouring in, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.
Divine miracles were indeed the greatest weapon for inspiring belief.
And a miracle with such a striking display of light and shadow was the sharpest weapon of all.
He opened the [Believer Status] panel to take a look.
[Believer Status]
[Daily Incense Faith]: 5,871
[Dao-Grade Believers]: 0 — "Provides 100,000 units of Incense Faith per day"
[Heaven-Grade Believers]: 0 — "Provides 10,000 units of Incense Faith per day"
[Saint-Grade Believers]: 0 — "Provides 1,000 units of Incense Faith per day"
[Jia-Grade Believers]: 10 — "Provides 100 units of Incense Faith per day"
[Yi-Grade Believers]: 362 — "Provides 10 units of Incense Faith per day"
[Bing-Grade Believers]: 1,223 — "Provides 1 unit of Incense Faith per day"
[Ding-Grade Believers]: 285 — "Provides 1 unit of Incense Faith every 10 days"
"A total of 1,878 Believers."
"Yesterday's daily Incense Faith was only 4,122 units."
"Today's divine miracle manifested, and it immediately added 1,749 more."
Li Yue's face was all smiles.
He was now gaining nearly 6 units of Divine Power every day.
Over the course of a month, that would be close to 180 units of Divine Power!
In just over half a month's time, he would be able to advance to the Ninth Grade (Upper) divine rank.
"However, these 'Saint-Grade Believers' truly do seem difficult to cultivate."
"Li Youming's faith in me is already extremely devout — bordering on fanatical."
"And yet, even so, he remains a 'Jia-Grade Believer' and has not advanced to 'Saint-Grade Believer'..."
Li Yue's gaze flickered.
Could it be that reaching 'Saint-Grade Believer' also required a certain level of cultivation?
Although he was a god, he had no understanding of what it took for a Believer to become a 'Saint-Grade Believer.'
After all —
He had yet to have a single 'Saint-Grade Believer.'
Only after gaining one could he deduce the requirements for advancing to 'Saint-Grade Believer.'
"Ten Jia-Grade Believers."
"Li Youming is the Temple Priest."
"Li Deyang is the Village Chief."
"Chen Mazi and Liao Jinxian are the Deputy Village Chiefs."
"Zhang Ronggui assists Li Youming."
"Li Xiuwu, Li Xiuling, and Chen Ergou are in charge of the hunting team and the Temple Guard."
"As for the remaining two Jia-Grade Believers..."
His gaze settled on two young people in the crowd — one male, one female.
The male was named Zhang Qi'an, a villager originally from Zhang Family Village.
The female was named Deng Jiu'e, a villager brought back from the Land of Demons.
She was also the most devout among all the villagers who had joined Four Seas Village from the Land of Demons.
Among all his Believers, the ones Li Yue valued most were naturally the 'Jia-Grade Believers.'
In the future —
When the time came to consecrate Subordinate Deities, he would certainly choose from among the 'Jia-Grade Believers.'
"There are still thirty-two first-grade Divine Blessing Talismans remaining — I'll bestow them all at once."
"As for that second-grade Divine Blessing Talisman..."
Li Yue's gaze swept across each 'Jia-Grade Believer' in turn, finally coming to rest on Village Chief Li Deyang.
The second-grade Divine Blessing Talisman —
Could allow Li Deyang, who was at the peak first-grade, to directly advance to the mid second-grade True Qi Realm as a Martial Master.
As the Village Chief, he ought to possess greater strength.
Only then could he better lead the entire village.
With a single thought, Li Yue acted.
In an instant —
Thirty-two first-grade Divine Blessing Talismans transformed into white light, one second-grade Divine Blessing Talisman transformed into a faint blue radiance, and five pounds of first-grade White Jade Spirit Rice seeds all flew out of the Divine Domain!
Streams of brilliant light poured forth from the Earth God statue.
Many people opened their eyes.
Especially the original villagers of Four Seas Village — every one of them was filled with excitement, anticipation, and longing.
This was not the first time they had witnessed Lord Zhangyue bestowing blessings.
They understood it well.
When one of those beams of white light landed on a person, it could instantly transform an ordinary mortal into a mid first-grade Body Tempering Realm Warrior!
And this time, Lord Zhangyue was bestowing so much divine grace — who wouldn't want to be enveloped by it?
As long as they received Lord Zhangyue's blessing, they would become Warriors, and their standing in the village would rise by a full rank!
They yearned for it!
They longed for it!
They hoped to become one of the divinely-blessed Warriors!
But in a flash of white light, the blessings surged into the bodies of thirty-two Believers.
Those thirty-two people were instantly overcome with wild joy, their bodies trembling with excitement.
Among them —
Zhang Qi'an and Deng Jiu'e, who had become Jia-Grade Believers, were each enveloped by two beams of white light!
The rest looked on with envy, and some wore expressions of disappointment.
But they quickly rallied their spirits, understanding that their own faith was not yet devout enough.
Only by believing in Lord Zhangyue with even greater devotion would they surely be among the recipients of divine grace next time!
"This is —"
Li Deyang's eyes went wide.
The moment that beam of blue radiance surged into his body —
He felt a force of blood and qi far more terrifying than any previous blessing explode within him.
A surging, overwhelming torrent of blood and qi raged through his body!
The bottleneck that had blocked him — the one that had shown no sign of yielding even after four or five attempts to break through — was shattered in an instant!
Torrents of blood and qi burst open his elixir field's sea of qi, transforming within it into streams of True Qi.
In just a few breaths' time, his elixir field's sea of qi was filled to the brim with an unceasing flow of True Qi.
Immediately after —
His elixir field's sea of qi was stretched open, expanding to twice its original size in an instant!
He advanced directly from peak first-grade to become a Martial Master of the second-grade True Qi Realm!
And not merely lower second-grade — his elixir field's sea of qi had expanded once, making him a mid second-grade Martial Master!
A surge of tremendous power welled up within him.
Li Deyang was overcome with excitement and elation.
He had never imagined —
That he would once again receive Lord Zhangyue's blessing, leaping in a single bound to become a mid second-grade True Qi Realm Martial Master!
Li Youming also stared at him in astonishment.
The aura emanating from Li Deyang was already no weaker than his own.
Yet what filled Li Youming's heart even more was joy.
At last —
A second second-grade combatant had been born in the village!
And not merely lower second-grade, but mid second-grade.
A Martial Master who had reached the second-grade True Qi Realm could already hold their own against some of the weaker demons and evil spirits.
A mid second-grade Martial Master with exceptional combat power could even slay the weakest of demons!
Chen Mazi, Liao Jinxian, Zhang Ronggui, Li Xiuwu, and the others all looked on with undisguised envy.
They too wanted to advance and become second-grade True Qi Realm Martial Masters!
"There's no need to be envious."
"As long as you believe in Lord Zhangyue with sincere devotion, you will surely advance to the second grade and become Martial Masters in the future."
"You may even have the chance to advance to the third grade and become Grandmasters of the Primal Gang Realm."
Li Youming said in a steady, solemn voice.
The others nodded, their eyes filled with yearning.
Third-grade Primal Gang Realm Grandmasters!
They prostrated themselves with utmost reverence, offering their most sincere faith to Lord Zhangyue.
And Li Youming —
His gaze fell upon a small bag that had appeared before him.
His face lit up with curiosity and excitement.
This was the first time Lord Zhangyue had bestowed a physical item.
What could be inside?
He reached out and opened the bag.
Instantly, a lustrous white jade color filled his vision.
Li Youming's face erupted into pure, ecstatic joy.
Spirit rice seeds!
Lord Zhangyue had already bestowed a Spirit Field, and now he had bestowed spirit rice seeds as well!
Their Four Seas Village —
Could finally begin cultivating spirit rice!