"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn the boat. The power of the gods comes from the belief of the folk mortals. Once the prayers of these mortals are not responded, they will question you. Over time, the will you gain will disappear and your cultivation will fall."
The words of Jade Rakshasa are equivalent to pouring Chen Xuan a basin of cold water.
"Senior, how should this situation be solved?"
Chen Xuan humbly asked for advice.
Seeing that Chen Xuan was not complacent about his initial achievements in the cultivation of the Divine Dao, Yu Luosha immediately answered Chen Xuan patiently: "It's very simple. The principle of "supreme's mien and fighting against rice" also applies to mortals and gods. If you worry about losing your will and constantly give mortals responses, their prayers will become more and more frequent. In the future, your believers will have more and more, and you don't have so much time to help only a few of them, so you should try to maintain a mysterious and majestic image before the believers. After the first appearance, you can no longer respond to their requests."
"But if this is the case, will they continue to believe in me?"
When Chen Xuan heard this, he felt that Yu Luosha's words were inconsistent with the first sentence just now.
Yu Luosha continued, "That's why I asked you to practice the "Star Talismanship and Stars". Most gods need to constantly satisfy the prayers of believers to improve their cultivation. My skills are different from other Shinto techniques. As long as you understand the art of Stars, you can plant a belief in your believers. The couple in the room has not reached the point of extreme despair, so they do not have a deep faith in you, and the vows you get are not strong enough, but you make them think that you are the only true god who can do everything, so that they believe in you, and the two vows they devote will continue to increase."
"So that's it, senior, I probably understand."
Although Chen Xuan only practiced the basic chapter of "The Great Art of God Talismanship", he also briefly read the subsequent part. The so-called star-sending technique means that every star in the sky corresponds to the fate of everyone in the mountains and sea realms. Whether it is a mortal or a monk, there is his own natal star.
The art of sending stars allows the practitioner to simulate the person's natal star according to the fate of others, and then create a star talisman with the power of the soul to enter the deepest part of the person's heart. From then on, he can master the future fortune of the person and make the person respect the practitioner as the only omnipotent true god. No matter what good things happen in the future, he will immediately think that it is the blessing of the god he believes in, so that the practitioner will not need to constantly appear and give the believers a response.
Of course, the difficulty of practicing the Star-Sending Art is very high. It is not easy to simulate other people's natal stars and plant this star talisman deep in that person's heart.
The stronger a person's vigilance is, the more he will resist foreign beliefs. In addition, mortals who are well-read in poetry will not easily accept star talismans.
As for planting star talismans for monks and making monks become believers, it is not something Chen Xuan can consider now.
"Let's stop here tonight, let's go back to Chanyin Temple?"
As Yu Luosha said, she drove her soul to fly into the sky and flew towards Chanyin Temple.
Chen Xuan followed closely behind.
After controlling the Yin Shen, he returned to his body who was imprisoned in Mingjing Temple, Chen Xuan had another problem: "Senior, don't you know what the Holy Tang Wu Dynasty's attitude towards the gods?
The gods in Shen'an City continue to absorb believers. Did the royal family turn a blind eye to it?"
“This question is very good.”
Yu Luosha paused and began to explain to Chen Xuan: "In view of the legacy of the Great Xia Dynasty, the openness and inclusiveness of the fifteen countries in Zhongzhou are very high. The Wu Dynasty of the Holy Tang Dynasty does not prohibit the practice of Shinto. However, every famous god among the people must be registered and enthroned by the Holy Tang Dynasty in order to continue to absorb believers in a legitimate way. Those who do not accept the enthronement are regarded as evil devils and executed by the law of the Holy Tang."
"Then isn't this the so-called evil way?"
Chen Xuan thought of his appearance in the county town near Shen'an City. Once he was discovered, he might not have achieved great success in Shendao practice and was arrested and executed at the Shen'an City Dharma Field.
"The only thing you need to worry about is that you are discovered by Chanyin Temple before the believers have developed. As for the Holy Tang royal family, they will not execute a god with a large number of believers. As long as you accept the canonization, you must develop believers as soon as possible to reach the point where even Chanyin Temple has to release your body because of your god status."
After hearing what Yu Luosha said, Chen Xuan couldn't help feeling speechless.
"Senior, I want to develop believers who can shake Chanyin Temple. I am afraid it will be the year of the monkey and horses..." "Compared with being locked up in Chanyin Temple for a lifetime, what is it that you can use hundreds of years to develop believers?"
After saying this, Yu Luosha seemed to feel that this sentence was a little solemn, and her tone changed and said, "Your talent for divine is the most top-notch I have seen in my life, not to mention that you are practicing my original divine method, and the speed of developing believers is much faster than that of those dead gods."
"Dead God?"
Chen Xuan was slightly stunned.
Yu Luosha said with a hint of pride in his words: "Most gods in the mountains and sea realms can only start practicing the divine way after their physical bodies are gone, and only their souls are left. My divine way skills can allow monks with both physical bodies and souls to practice. This is the biggest difference; when you enter Shen'an City and understand the history of the Wu Dynasty of the Holy Tang Dynasty, you will find that Shen'an's City God, Door God, Night Travel God, Land God, God of Wealth, etc. are all transformed by the souls of celebrities in the Wu Dynasty of the Holy Tang Dynasty after their death. These celebrities have a high prestige in the minds of the mortals and people of the Wu Dynasty of the Holy Tang Dynasty and have received the love of a large number of mortals, so they can gather their vows and practice the divine way after their death."
"I understand. In this way, the biggest difference between me and other Shinto practitioners is that I have one more physical body than them as the foundation."
After hearing what Yu Luosha said, Chen Xuan had a clearer understanding of the Shinto.
Yu Luosha said with a little appreciation: "You understand it very quickly. It is because you have a physical body that you have the opportunity to practice to the peak of the divine path and also gain the power of the monks' wishes. This is what those gods with only the souls left will never do."
"Thank you for your explanation, I've been taught."
Chen Xuan only felt that after tonight, he seemed to have opened the door to a new world.
"Okay, next you will continue to practice the "Star-Sending Method of the God Talisman". When you can try to simulate a star talisman, we will look for the next potential believer."
"Yes, senior."
It was late at night and the sound of insects and frogs sounded outside the Chanyin Temple. This thousand-year-old treasure temple, located on Yulong Mountain outside Shen'an City, finally ushered in the quietest moment of the day.
Chen Xuan was obsessed with practicing, and before he knew it, it was already bright.