Chapter 760 - 350: Revered by All, Imbued with Faith

The way of faith and the way of Magical Power are two different paths, but they also have some common ground.

If it were not so, Li Chang’an would certainly feel very awkward right now.

After all, two completely distinct powers would be difficult to control, but the Power of Faith and Magical Power could complement each other.

’It’s said that all paths lead to the same destination. No matter the power, whether it’s a Cultivation Technique of the Human Race or an Alien Race, they all have common ground and ultimately lead to the same final realm.’

That kind of realm was still too distant for the current Li Chang’an.

For now, the strength brought by this Power of Faith was already quite satisfying to him.

「At this moment.」

A jumble of prayers faintly echoed in his ears.

"Venerable Lord Haotian, I implore you to bless us with favorable weather and a good harvest in the coming year."

"Supreme Celestial Venerable, I beg you to send down divine punishment and deal with that greedy County Magistrate."

"Lord Celestial Emperor, please bless my son and keep him safe and sound..."

"..."

The voices belonged to men and women, old and young.

As he heard their prayers, Li Chang’an could even faintly see their faces.

At this moment, a realization dawned on him.

If he responded to their prayers and helped these mortals, their faith would become even stronger.

However, he did nothing.

He was worried that if he cared for the mortals too much, the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty would notice something was amiss.

Great Qi kept a very tight watch over the Faith Technique.

In the past thirty thousand years, quite a few factions had been suspected by Great Qi of obtaining the Faith Technique, leading to their complete annihilation.

Although Li Chang’an was strong, he was still somewhat weak when facing a behemoth like the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.

’Only when I truly achieve the Nascent Soul realm will I be able to negotiate with these factions on equal terms.’

’Until then, I can only endure. First, I’ll master the power of a Fake Soul, then use that power to seek an opportunity for Nascent Soul Formation.’

With this in mind, Li Chang’an used a Secret Technique from the "All Living Beings Venerate the Emperor’s Way" to block out the prayers of the masses.

All the voices vanished instantly, and silence returned to his ears.

But the Power of Faith did not diminish.

As he was now, he had already broken through the Golden Core Limit in every aspect.

Even without using his other methods, he could still easily defeat the Holy Son and Saintess of a Nascent Soul Major Sect.

「A moment later.」

Li Chang’an calmed himself and continued to interrogate Prince Huai.

"Prince Huai, I once entered the Great Qi Treasure Vault. Although there were many Treasures, there weren’t many Tier Four Treasures, and I couldn’t find any opportunities for Nascent Soul Formation. Is it because my status wasn’t high enough to see the more valuable items?"

"No, as a Golden Core Guest Elder, you could already see all the Treasures."

Prince Huai was very cooperative and explained.

The Great Qi Immortal Dynasty’s Treasure Vault only stored ordinary Treasures.

All the truly precious Treasures were in the Emperor of Great Qi’s private vault.

This private vault was managed by successive Emperors of Great Qi.

Besides the Emperor of Great Qi himself, no one knew exactly how many Treasures it contained.

What was certain, however, was that there was at least one complete opportunity for Nascent Soul Formation inside!

"I see."

After some more questioning, Li Chang’an gained a better understanding of the Great Qi Royal Family.

Currently, Great Qi still had quite a few Golden Core Peak Cultivators, most of whom were past Saint Children and Saintesses.

Therefore, even if Prince Huai fell, it wouldn’t be a significant loss for Great Qi.

The Power of Faith would remain; it wouldn’t disappear with Prince Huai’s death.

The Great Qi Royal Family could quickly groom a new Fake Soul.

In addition, Li Chang’an also learned a piece of surprising news.

"Prince Huai, you actually imprisoned the Elder Emperor of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty?"

Back then, while chatting with the Guardian in the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty’s Library Pavilion, Li Chang’an had unexpectedly learned that the dynasty still had an Elder Emperor at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

That Elder Emperor’s lifespan was not yet at its end, yet he had vanished without a trace.

If he hadn’t disappeared, he alone would have been enough to deal with the Wang Family’s two Nascent Soul cultivators.

Li Chang’an had assumed the Elder Emperor had most likely met with an accident while exploring some Ancient Ruins.

But he never would have imagined that Prince Huai, a mere Fake Soul Cultivator, was connected to the Elder Emperor’s disappearance.

"It can’t be considered imprisonment. I just used an existing Ancient Array to trap him. At my strongest, I was only a Fake Soul. How could I possibly be his match?"

Prince Huai answered frankly.

During a Treasure Hunting expedition in a Secret Realm, he had unexpectedly discovered a complete Tier Four Middle Stage Array.

Moreover, the Treasure that served as the Array Core was just lying around carelessly outside the array.

After its Refinement, he became the master of the array.

Later, the Elder Emperor became dissatisfied with him controlling the Power of Faith and proposed that a different Golden Core Peak Cultivator should take over.

"That old bastard wanted to strip me of my Power of Faith so a descendant from his own line could control it. How could I just let him have his way?"

Speaking of this matter, a hint of satisfaction crept into Prince Huai’s voice.

Even a cornered rabbit will bite, to say nothing of a False Soul True Monarch like him.

With a simple scheme, he lured the Elder Emperor into the array and trapped him securely inside.

"That region is a bit strange; Communication Treasures don’t work there. So, he can’t call for help from the Emperor and is still trapped to this day... As for the Array Core, it’s in my Storage Pouch. It’s a grayish-white Stone Pearl."

Hearing this, Li Chang’an immediately swept his Divine Sense into the Storage Pouch.

He had been so focused on finding the Faith Technique before that he hadn’t paid much attention to anything else. Rummaging through it again now, he did indeed find a rather special Stone Pearl.

The Stone Pearl’s appearance was unremarkable, and its Magical Power fluctuations were very faint.

But it was, in fact, a Treasure of an extremely high Tier.

Li Chang’an took out the Stone Pearl and quickly completed its Refinement.

The instant the Refinement was complete, he felt a connection.

The array this item controlled was located within the territory of Great Qi in the Eastern Domain.

’I could use this to release the Elder Emperor and earn a favor from the Great Qi Royal Family.’

’But if I do that, the fact that I captured Prince Huai will definitely be exposed. The Great Qi Royal Family will most likely suspect that I’ve obtained the Faith Technique.’

Li Chang’an thought for a moment and decided to let the Elder Emperor remain trapped.

This wasn’t just for his own safety.

It was also to maintain the stability of the entire Zhao Country Cultivation Immortality Realm.