Chapter 639: Chapter 433: Don’t Want to Ascend! _2
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That night.
Various media outlets and some marketing accounts began to make a joint effort.
“Stand atop the insurmountable peak and overlook all the other lesser mountains. The divine temple of Dai Temple has stood tall on the summit of Mount Tai for thousands of years!”
“It’s not the height of the mountain that matters, but the presence of the immortal. Mount Tai is the most mysterious mountain in Da Xia!”
“It’s a place where emperors throughout history have come to consecrate their rule, a place that can communicate with the heavens…”
“Shocking! A woman who was infertile for 50 years gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins just three months after offering incense at Dai Temple!”
“Miracle on Mount Tai, the immortals show their divine power!”
“Mount Tai Dai Temple, even Celestial Master Xu approves!”
First, various articles started spreading online.
Someone even made an “AI animation” and uploaded it to the internet.
Because money was invested and attention was drawn, along with the fact that some higher-ups had given their blessing, major video platforms provided their greatest support. Soon, these videos had millions to tens of millions, and even hundreds of millions of views.
Then, various videos of “miraculous divinity” appeared online.
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Until around 11 o’clock that night, a very shocking video was uploaded to the internet.
In the video, there were three immortal artifacts.
These three immortal artifacts were the Sirius Star Lord’s “Qingyun Immortal Ship”, the Lightning Goddess’s “Heavenly Silkworm Silk Handkerchief”, and the Wei Huohu Star Lord’s Nine-layered Jade Tower.
The three immortal artifacts were placed at the foot of Mount Tai, with the immortal light shining brightly, illuminating all directions.
In the video, Daoist Taixu wore a purple Daoist robe, with white hair and a youthful face, showing the appearance of a true Daoist master. He smiled and said to the camera: “Master Xu understands that the steepness of Mount Tai and the difficult mountain roads may be hard for many elderly tourists or pilgrims to ascend. Therefore, he has specially asked the heavenly immortals to lend him three immortal artifacts!”
“These three immortal artifacts include the Qingyun Immortal Ship, which can carry 100,000 people.”
“Next is the Heavenly Silkworm Silk Handkerchief, which, when unfolded, can cover the sky. It can be considered the ancestor of the flying carpets in the West.”
“As for the jade tower, it’s called the Nine Jade Immortal Tower, with a total of nine floors, each being an independent space. The internal space is vast and boundless, large enough to fit an entire country inside…”
“These three immortal artifacts will be used to take tourists and pilgrims to ascend Mount Tai and offer their prayers…”
“Almost forgot to mention.”
“The extraordinary immortal artifacts have many special effects in their immortal light. If you can bathe in this immortal light, you may have a chance to cleanse your body of hidden ailments…”
Soon.
The news of the “Three Immortal Artifacts” climbed to the top of the trending list, far exceeding the heat generated by a certain celebrity scandal on the next day. Within a few hours, the related topics had already reached millions!
Wu City.
Inside the villa.
Xu Yang sat on the living room sofa, watching the trending list on the TV screen, and laughed: “This old Daoist really knows how to get things done, and he has done a pretty good job raising the heat… I just don’t know how effective it will be.”
He stayed up all night playing games with his wives.
At 8 o’clock the next morning, Liu Shishi finished preparing breakfast. As Xu Yang just sat down at the dining table, he suddenly shuddered and said, “It’s here!”
The girls were startled, and Yun Mengxi rolled her eyes, saying, “Husband, what’s here? Why are you so jumpy… You scared me, and my milk came out.”
She put down her milk glass, picked up a tissue, and wiped her chest.
Xu Yang quickly finished his breakfast and said, “Wives, I have something to do and need to go out.”
Whoosh!
His figure flashed, turning into a ray of immortal light and rushing out of the villa. When he reappeared, he had already arrived at the Yellow River.
He casually set up a formation around him, and sat down to meditate. As he observed himself, he found that strands of “power of faith in incense” were continuously increasing in his “sea of consciousness.”
These strands of “power of faith in incense” were varied: some were thick, some thin, some bright and shiny, and others dark and dull.
Xu Yang guessed that this might be related to the strength of the pilgrims who offered incense and worshipped the emperor’s golden body. The stronger the individual, the purer the power of faith in incense… Of course, it might also be related to “faith.”
Despite the fact that a lot of people offer incense in temples and Daoist temples every day.
In fact, a significant proportion of the incense-offering pilgrims don’t truly believe in these things deep down.
With insincerity, their offerings of incense are actually in vain.
Of course.
Pilgrims of this type go to temples and Daoist temples to offer incense, not seeking anything in return, and are content with their own peace of mind.
On December 6th, Xu Yang stayed by the Yellow River all day.
He carefully explored the wonderful uses of the “power of faith in incense” and as a large amount of “power of faith in incense” increased, he gained a new understanding of the vicissitudes of life. Additionally, the illusory “rules of Immortal Daoist” within him began to slowly solidify under the influence of the abundant “power of faith in incense.”
“What a pity…”
“There is only one Dai Temple and one golden statue of Emperor Dongyue. Each day, the power of faith in incense that they provide is only enough for me to condense one rule of Immortal Daoist.”
Xu Yang silently thought.
He pondered whether to invest in building more temples and forging more statues of Emperor Dongyue.
But soon…
He dismissed his idea.
Emperor Dongyue is a deity of Mount Tai and is regarded as the incarnation of the mountain. If the temple was built elsewhere, would it still be the Dai Temple?
“Since I can’t rely on building more temples and forging more statues to gain more power of faith in incense, can I also ‘steal’ it from other deities’ power of faith in incense?”
Xu Yang seemed thoughtful.
Previously, Lord Cui had mentioned that Xu Yang was able to “steal” the power of faith in incense from Emperor Dongyue due to the secret assistance of Emperor Beiyin of Fengdu.
Other deities’ power of faith in incense may not be so easy to “steal”. Moreover, deities who could absorb the power of faith in incense were at least of heavenly immortal level, and there is no need to offend people for a little power of faith in incense.
By evening…
The speed at which the power of faith in incense increased within Xu Yang’s knowledge sea slowed down significantly.
After all…
At this point, tourists and pilgrims should be resting.
Xu Yang glanced at his system attribute panel. With over 10 million merit points remaining, he planned to upgrade the water element path and the earth element path to the heavenly immortal level.
“Ding!”
“Merit value -500,000, Water Manipulation Skill +1.”
“Ding!”
“Merit value -500,000, Earth Escape Skill +1.”
“Ding…”
With each system notification, the Daoist rhyme around Xu Yang rose, and strands of immortal light began to appear. Two more rules of Immortal Daoist slowly formed within his body, adding to the initial 111 rules and the one rule condensed with the power of faith in incense, bringing Xu Yang’s total to 114 rules of Immortal Daoist!
By the time he returned home, it was already 2 a.m.
The women were spending time in the living room watching dramas and chatting. Seeing this, Xu Yang went back to his bedroom, took out a talisman paper and brush, and decided to practice drawing talismans.
“Wulei Talisman!”
He drew it casually, and in just a few seconds, he completed a Wulei talisman.
However, the next moment…
Whoosh!
The talisman paper burned and quickly turned into a pile of ashes.
Xu Yang frowned.
Since the third day he started learning talismanic magic, he had never encountered this situation.
“I’ve drawn tens of thousands of Wulei talismans without failure. Now that my cultivation has improved and my comprehension of the rules of the Thunderbolt has reached the heavenly immortal level… I see!”
He suddenly understood and shook his head bitterly, “My strength is too strong now, and my comprehension of the rules of the Thunderbolt is too deep, but I want to make the most powerful Wulei talisman I can…”
“But these talisman papers can’t handle my power.”
Understanding the key to the problem, Xu Yang could only put away the talisman papers and brushes one by one, planning to ask immortal beings for talisman papers that could bear the power of immortals before trying again.
In the following days, Xu Yang led a leisurely life.
He usually practiced at home, drank tea, drew talismans, accompanied his wives shopping and playing games, and occasionally visited Martial Arts Academy to give guidance to teachers and students. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, he went to the “Haunted Houses” in various Ghost Markets to harvest more merit points.
Time flew by, and two months passed.
It was now February 2024, and the lunar new year was approaching.
On this day…
In a deep mountain within Da Xia, a sudden burst of immortal light soared into the sky, and immortal clouds filled the sky for more than 1,600 miles. The sound of immortal music could be heard from all directions.
“Hahaha!”
Wang Hou rose into the sky from the forest, laughing loudly, “After three months of closed-door cultivation, I have finally become a true martial immortal!”
His laughter echoed through the surrounding 800 miles.
However, his laughter soon turned into panic as he shouted, “Not good… The Ascension Gate… the beckoning power… Ah, I don’t want to ascend!”