#1816 - Mortal's Faith
“Toying with living beings, and you call that a god? Tell me, what is it you seek, if not incense offerings?”
Ji Dongfeng stood upon the ruins, turning his head to look at the old man, and said coldly. He could sense that the old man was only half a step into the Immortal Realm.
The old man's pupils constricted upon seeing this, his face changed drastically, and he quickly took two steps back.
“Ji… Ji Dongfeng… How could you come to such a small place…” the old man said, trembling.
Ji Dongfeng was about to speak when he heard a burst of cursing from his ear.
“Who are you! Why did you destroy the temple! This is disrespect to the gods!”
“It's over, it's over, the gods will definitely punish us! You! You must pay the price! Why did you harm us!”
“You… you are a cultivator, right… You are already a cultivator! Why do you still treat us like this! We may be mortals, but we just want to live a little better! What's wrong with that! Why do you have to destroy even our last hope!”
Listening to these curses, Ji Dongfeng raised his eyebrows. The killing intent on his body suddenly burst out, instantly suppressing all sounds. The villagers, who had been so aggressive, immediately collapsed to the ground, unable to speak.
“Ji… Ji Dongfeng… Believe me, I'm not toying with living beings. It's these mortals, they are actively seeking the help of the gods,” the old man said quickly.
“In the Third Heaven, mortals are the lowest of the low… It can even be said that the aftermath of any battle between immortals can wipe out thousands upon thousands of mortals. Mortals and immortals are simply incomparable.”
“Mortals can only live tremblingly in their own world. In such a situation, a god who can protect them is very important…”
Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng pointed to the blood-stained arena not far away and said coldly, “Protection? You call that protection?”
The old man heard this and said in a deep voice: “You don't understand the rules here. The gods have set the rules. Except for the daily prayer to the gods, fighting each other is not allowed. Believe me, if there were no gods, there would be more deaths and injuries.”
Ji Dongfeng narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this, glanced at the old man, and said: “You are lying. This so-called god is not for the sake of protecting mortals at all. Tell me, what exactly do you want to do by fabricating such a god.”
The old man's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he gritted his teeth and said: “Ji Dongfeng, you don't want to know…”
“Boom!”
In the next moment, Ji Dongfeng flicked his wrist, and the Bige Crazy Blade was directly placed on the old man's neck.
“In this world, there is nothing I don't want to know. Speak, or let me forcibly refine your soul,” Ji Dongfeng said.
The old man trembled upon hearing this, then sighed and took out a soundproof talisman from his arms.
“Buzz…”
The soundproof talisman trembled slightly, turning into a semi-transparent罩罩罩罩, covering Ji Dongfeng and the old man.
“Your divine skill really likes to be secretive,” Ji Dongfeng sneered.
The old man cupped his fist at Ji Dongfeng upon hearing this and said: “Ji Dongfeng, let me introduce myself. I am Lu Chengsheng, a collector of the power of faith from the Third Heaven.”
Ji Dongfeng frowned upon hearing this and said, puzzled: “The power of faith? What is that…”
Lu Chengsheng sighed upon hearing this and said: “You just arrived in the Third Heaven, so it's normal if you don't know… Or perhaps… it's possible that the major sects don't want to tell you about this.”
“Old man, explain yourself clearly,” Ji Dongfeng said.
“If I tell you, you must not tell others that I said it,” Lu Chengsheng said.
“No problem,” Ji Dongfeng said.
“You should know that when you reach the Third Heaven, the state of mind of cultivators is extremely important. Cultivation in the Third Heaven is difficult, and many cultivators will have unstable states of mind due to the slow speed of cultivation, and even give birth to inner demons. There are some elixirs in the Third Heaven that can improve the state of mind, but these elixirs are extremely precious,” Lu Chengsheng said.
“Until one day, a cultivator discovered that the power of faith of mortals can be used to improve the state of mind. It's also ironic that the most useless thing in the Third Heaven can have a great effect on cultivators. This power of faith, as long as a little bit is added during the refining of elixirs, can turn this elixir into an elixir that stabilizes the state of mind.”
After the words fell, Lu Chengsheng took out a jade white bottle from his arms.
“What's inside is the power of faith collected this time. There are hundreds of collectors like me in the entire Third Heaven. We all have one characteristic, that is, we are old, but our realm has not been able to rise. Collecting this thing can allow me to obtain some good things that are helpful for cultivation,” Lu Chengsheng said.
“Ji Dongfeng, do you know why the mortals in the Third Heaven are concentrated on the countless islands of the Sea of Ascension…”
“Here, it is actually called a mortal breeding ground. The only purpose of these mortals living is to provide the power of faith. In the eyes of cultivators, they are more valuable than pigs, horses, cattle, and sheep, but they are only a little more valuable.”
Ji Dongfeng's expression sank upon hearing this, and he said in a deep voice: “Then what is the meaning of that arena just now? If it's just to collect the power of faith, why design such a ritual?”
Lu Chengsheng glanced at Ji Dongfeng upon hearing this and said: “What if I said that it is all the cultivation sects in the Third Heaven?”
Ji Dongfeng's expression changed upon hearing this and said: “All the sects? Including… the Myriad Ancient Sky Piercing Sect?!”
“That's right, the Myriad Ancient Sky Piercing Sect also agreed to this plan, or rather… they also obtained a lot of elixirs refined from the power of faith,” Lu Chengsheng said.
Ji Dongfeng took a deep breath upon hearing this and remained silent.
Lu Chengsheng said cautiously upon seeing this: “Ji Dongfeng… you should always remember one thing, you are a cultivator. From the moment you started cultivating, these mortals are creatures of two different worlds from you.”
