Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 80

Chapter 80 The Venerable is the Only One

“See? The power of the Divine Treasures is generated from within the body and returns to it. This cycle repeats itself, accumulating little by little to strengthen oneself and transforming it into something personal.” Master Feng demonstrated the correct method for accessing the Divine Treasures.

While everyone else seemed to believe that the power of the Divine Treasures was indeed generated from within, Jiang Li saw the power of merit emerging from the void, attaching itself to Master Feng, and finally entering his body, transforming into his own power.

This was precisely the process of the power of merit descending as recorded in the classics.

This process, however, was not accessible to ordinary cultivators, but only to those who had reached the Tribulation Crossing stage of the Immortal Path. Furthermore, the power of merit could not be shared with others; it was exclusive. It was no wonder that the followers of the Divine Treasures firmly believed that this power originated from within the Divine Treasures.

They could only witness the final outcome.

Seeing this, some people’s faces dropped, and they turned and ran.

He had committed numerous murders and robberies, offending many. He had come here simply because he’d heard of a mysterious and powerful organization, hoping to join and gain support. As for the so-called Venerable Shenzang, he scoffed, never having imagined the organization could employ such outrageous methods to identify faith.

He considered himself a master of evasion among Divine Transformation cultivators, believing that cultivators of his level would be unable to stop him.

Unexpectedly, several nearby members of the sect suddenly intervened. Using their Divine Transformation cultivation, they harnessed the power of Shenzang and quickly captured the escaping cultivator, killing him and dividing his power.

Seeing two people decisively killed, everyone hesitated, hesitating to move forward. Just as Master Feng was about to pull someone out, someone declared that his belief in Venerable Shenzang was unquestionable.

He had killed one person, yet still hadn’t gained the power of Shenzang.

“I, I do believe in the existence of Venerable Shenzang!” the man declared hastily.

“It’s not enough to simply believe in the Venerable’s existence; you must also believe that the Venerable is unique. Your faith must be flawless.” Master Feng shook his head regretfully, then patted the man on the shoulder.

“But don’t worry. The Shenzang Sect isn’t some unforgivable demonic cult that kills anyone on sight. We believe you’ll need some time to adjust. Become a peripheral member for a while. This is the Venerable’s test for you, okay?”

“Okay,”

Master Feng said with a gentle smile. “Wait for the third stage of the ritual on the side.”

Jiang Li could tell that a member of the sect standing nearby was gathering their voices into a line, transmitting them to Master Feng, telling him which person to kill and which to leave behind.

This technique, performed in front of Jiang Li, was like a loudspeaker-like shout, clearly audible.

“Xiao Feng, kill this one.

Xiao Feng, leave this one.

” These experienced and experienced priests could tell at a glance who was half-hearted about the Venerable’s faith and who had no faith at all.

He then tried four people in a row, but none responded. All of them were considered to have a weak faith in the Venerable Shenzang and needed improvement, so they were designated as peripheral members.

The first stage of the ritual was still very useful.

Cheng Ziqi, who had come in with Jiang Li, asked before killing him, “Master, you just said that we must believe that the Venerable is the only one. What does that mean?”

Master Feng clasped his hands together and bowed to the towering statue of the Venerable Shenzang. Then he replied, “Sleeping, eating, getting married, making money, practicing… everything must revolve around the Venerable Shenzang. Everything is a manifestation of the Venerable Shenzang’s will. The Venerable is your everything.” “

Even you’re presiding over the initiation ceremony right now, is that the Venerable Shenzang’s will?”

“Everything is a manifestation of the Venerable Shenzang’s will.”

Jiang Li frowned slightly. The standards for joining the Shenzang Sect were high enough, requiring such spiritual enlightenment. Even if one believed in the existence of the Venerable Shenzang, one couldn’t believe that everything they did was inseparable from him.

And why did one have to go through this Venerable Shenzang to gain the power of merit? Where did this immortal come from?

Jiang Li had a vague idea, so bold that he didn’t even want to believe it…

Cheng Ziqi seemed to have a sudden realization and decisively killed one of them. Golden light enveloped him.

He was the first of the group to gain the power of Shenzang.

Several Divine Transformation Priests smiled. It looked like they had a promising prospect this time.

After Cheng Ziqi, it was Jiang Li.

The Divine Transformation Priests could see that this fellow, Long Li, had absolutely no faith in the Divine Treasures, not even pretending.

But the ritual couldn’t be interrupted. The Priests secretly decided that as soon as he finished killing someone, they would immediately kill this bastard who had no faith in the Divine Treasures.

Okay… he’d killed someone… strike now… um… where did he get the Divine Treasures power?

For the first time, the Priests doubted their own gaze. Did Long Li gain Divine Treasures power after killing someone?

Of course Jiang Li had Merit Power. He’d stripped a lot of it from the old man who’d exploded into a ball. While he couldn’t use it, it was enough to fill the gap.

And what about this little girl? She was drawing and playing twirls and even sleeping during the first ritual. They didn’t believe Ji Kongkong shared their faith in the Divine Treasures!

The Priests stared, their senses scanning, determined to see if Ji Kongkong hadn’t gained Merit Power after killing someone!

They didn’t believe they could be wrong twice!

Then they watched helplessly as the power of the divine treasure emerged and enveloped Ji Kongkong.

“You… passed.” Master Feng looked at Ji Kongkong in confusion.

Ji Kongkong was a little confused. She didn’t even hold the knife, so how did she pass? Because she was good-looking?

“Hehe, this is called the Free Illusion Tribulation, which allows those who pass the tribulation to fall into an illusion at will.” The Ruyi Gourd asked for credit and reward, and gathered the sound into a line, “I let them fall into an illusion and see you gain the power of merit.”

“What a powerful gourd.” Ji Kongkong opened her mouth slightly and patted the purple-skinned Ruyi Gourd.

“I tell you, as long as you follow me, you can go anywhere in this world and do whatever you want!”

“Are you as powerful as Jiang Renhuang?” Ji Kongkong’s eyes sparkled. Her biggest wish was to become as powerful as Jiang Li.

“…Guess why I’m not with my master now, but here?”

Master Feng asked the one true believer, the five temporary believers, and the two fake believers to step forward a few steps, allowing them to stand under the gaze of the statue of the Venerable.

He took out eight bowls filled with some kind of blood: “Now is the third and final ritual, an oath with water.”

“This is the holy water that the leader obtained from the Venerable. It has been blessed by the Venerable. It contains the power to forbid words and actions. Drink this water, and you will not be able to reveal any information about our religion to the outside world by any means.”

“Cheng Ziqi, Long Li, and Long Kongkong, the three of you have obvious faith in the Venerable and are qualified to be missionaries.”

Master Feng took out three bowls separately: “These three bowls of water are different. After drinking them, you can reveal some information about our religion. Do you three have any questions?”

Jiang Li showed a kind smile, raised his hand and asked, “No other questions, I just want to know where our leader is?”

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