Chapter 136: Chapter 60: Changes in the Incense Offering Divinity Path and the Heavenly Court 1

The second Earthly Destroyer Divine Power: Gods Purging!

This was the end result of several days of Shen Yuan’s painstaking planning.

Even though Shen Yuan had used a thread of extremely precious Qi from the Great Sun’s True Flames, leaving him in a weakened state in the Demons’ Realm, upon hearing that system prompt, he knew that this adventure was absolutely worth it.

As soon as the seed of the Gods Purging Divine Power fused into Shen Yuan’s chest, he felt countless weak thoughts, almost imperceptible, steadily flood towards him.

Gathering his spirits and listening closely, Shen Yuan could vaguely hear the prayers of countless souls.

“We thank Immortal Shen for liberating us from the Demons’ Realm and allowing us to rejoin human society.”

“Immortal Shen is truly a good person!”

“Thank you, Immortal, for slaying the malevolent dragon and calming the flood in Yunmeng County.”

“The Immortal is compassionate and merciful, relieving suffering and hardship!”

Shen Yuan immediately understood that the special effect of this Gods Purging Divine Power Seed was to help him gather and listen to the prayers of countless souls.

The voices of prayer that Shen Yuan heard were those of the Hea Family Village villagers he had saved and of the Lake Dongting fishermen who had learned of his slaying of Prince Ji Du in the battle at Lake Dongting.

Although he wasn’t sure what these weak prayers could do specifically, since it came from the second Earthly Destroyer Divine Power, it must have value. The real use would have to wait for further development.

Just when he was about to exit the state of listening to the prayers, Shen Yuan suddenly heard a clear prayer.

“Did the big demon get burned stupid by the sun? Is there any cure left?”

Shen Yuan was taken aback. He could feel that this clear prayer was very close to him, which was why it was so clear and loud.

He quickly looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Bai Xue squatting on the table in the guesthouse, gently rocking her tail with a worried look on her small face as she looked at him.

“The Big Cat seems to be in the Yunfu Mountains. Shall we call the Big Cat to find some herbs to treat the big demon?”

That’s when Shen Yuan realized, this clear prayer actually came from Bai Xue.

“The big demon, huh?”

Shen Yuan couldn’t help but find it amusing at the thought of his image in the little kitten’s eyes.

Reaching out to rub Bai Xue’s little head, Shen Yuan said, a tad annoyed.

“Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Bai Xue, confused by Shen Yuan’s actions, later held her head high with an air of arrogance, her mouth issuing a sound as though complaining about something.

However, this time Bai Xue did not produce a prayer, seemingly because her irritation was not that strong.

Bai Xue stood on the table for a while, thinking. She then hopped off and ran to the door, waving her white glove-like paws to indicate to Shen Yuan to rest quickly.

She then squatted in front of the door, guarding it for Shen Yuan like a stone lion.

Shen Yuan was left crying and laughing by Bai Xue’s antics, considering that this guesthouse in Yunfu was backed up by a sect, not many would dare to cause trouble here.

However, seeing Bai Xue’s enthusiasm, Shen Yuan didn’t have the heart to turn down her kindness. So, while adjusting his breath, he carefully examined the detailed information about the Gods Purging Divine Power.

Ever since there were historical records in Primal Chaos Realm, the Heavenly General and Earthly Destroyer Divine Power has always been a treasure dreamt of by countless cultivators.

A single Earthly Destroyer Divine Power was enough to establish a blessed land, and its history stretches back for tens of thousands of years, never once being lost.

However, the Heavenly General Great Divine Power was almost unseen in the lower world, and even Upper Realm Immortals coveted it.

But even among the Heavenly General and Earthly Destroyer Divine Powers, there were vast disparities.

In the cultivation world’s tens of thousands of years of research on Earthly Destroyer Divine Power, some powerful individuals divided the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power into three levels, which were widely approved by cultivators.

The first level was the last thirty-six places of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power. This level of Divine Power was not weak, but it was more like a side skill in its nature. It had the ability to attack in strange ways but had difficulty ascending to the majestic Dao.

The Earth Fiend Sword Art that Shen Yuan possessed was of this level. Although the Earth Fiend Sword Art has the ability to attack, they are hard to prove on the path of Eternal Life Dao.

The second level was the eleventh to the thirty-sixth place of Earthly Destroyer Divine Power. This level of Divine Power walked on the majestic Dao.

If one were to ascend to the realm of the Immortals with this Divine Power as foundation, not only would their Divine Power exceed the average Immortal, they could also look forward to ascending further.

For instance, the Pot’s Heaven Divine Power Shen Yuan had belonged here. It directly pointed to the Earth Immortal Path, with the creation of grotto heavens and freedom to live long, and once the Earth Immortal was certified, even in the Upper Realm, it would be able to dominate a region.

The third level was the top ten of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power rankings. These Divine Powers had transcended the mortal realm, possessing the ability to change the weather over a large scope.

The Rain Conjuring Divine Power exercised by Prince Ji Du was ranked eighth among Earthly Destroyer Divine Powers. With a single thought, he could bring down torrential rain over thousands of miles, causing Lake Dongting to flood.

Moreover, the essential direction of the Rain Conjuring Divine Power was the Path of the Ancient Water God. Once unified the world’s water bodies, it could hope to reproduce the might of Water God and the water goblin.

These level divisions were widely acknowledged by a majority of cultivators, but they’re not exhaustive.

Because throughout the tens of thousands of years history of the Primal Chaos Realm, there were two Divine Powers that had never shown up.

In such a long history, even though Heavenly General Divine Power had emerge within the Primal Chaos Realm, there were still two Divine Powers that remained elusive, leading many to question their very existence.

These were the ones ranked first and second in the Seventy-Two Earthly Destroyer Divine Powers.

Some believed these two Divine Powers were too important and hence, never made an appearance.

Some even thought the very essence of these two powers far surpassed the rest of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Powers, deserving their own category.

This topic stayed a hotbed of debates from years ago when the Seventy-Two Earthly Destroyer Divine Powers were first categorized, to the modern Query Dao forums – tens of thousands of years later.

And now, Shen Yuan became the first master of the Earthly Destroyer’s second Divine Power within the Primal Chaos Realm.

The moment Shen Yuan saw the detailed information on Gods Purging Divine Power, a particular line of text caught his attention:

The Origin Method of the Incense Offering Divinity Path!

Just this passage alone made Shen Yuan realize how powerful Gods Purging Divine Power was.

The Incense Offering Divinity Path was the most common spiritual path between Heaven and Earth. Apart from natural-born divine spirits nurtured by Heaven and Earth, and ancient divine spirits who hold singular authority derived from their own dominions, almost all other deities fall under the jurisdiction of the Incense Offering Divinity Path.

The Dragon Sovereign who rules over Four Waterways and four seas, the Heavenly Court Emperor who governs the five Sacred Peaks and three Ranges, city gods from Netherworld, Mountain Gods… Almost every god known to man was a product of the Incense Offering.

This includes the Dragon Sovereign who was naturally the overlord of aquatic tribes, only minimally affected by the incense offerings. However, most other deities were rooted in the religion of Incense Offering.

The widespread influence of Incense Offering Divinity Path in the world is not only due to the rapid advancement gifted by the power of incense, but mostly because of the will of Heavenly Court.

The edict bearers under the Heavenly Court are given positions equal to the Canonical Gods of Heavenly Court, and they have the power to control regional terrains. Without the title from Heavenly Court, even if one has strength comparable to an immortal, he is still just a feral god, lacking ability to control any regions. This is the authority provided by the Heavenly Court’s edict.

With the will of the Heavenly Court backing it, it’s only natural that the Incense Offering Divinity Path thrived.

The fact that Gods Purging Divine Power is the Origin Method of the Incense Offering Divinity Path shook Shen Yuan to his core right at the first glance.

This was just the beginning – there was more crucial information to come.

“Holding divine edict, commanding deities of mountains and rivers”, this indicates Shen Yuan could command any deity of the Incense Offering, even powerful entities like Mountain God, and Dragon Sovereign of the aquatic tribes, would have to obey his command due to Gods Purging Divine Power.

Of course, there were constraints due to differences in cultivation levels and realms of divine skills. It was impossible for Shen Yuan, who was at the Qi Transformation stage, to dictate the Dragon Sovereign’s actions with just a sentence. Such an act would violate the laws of Heaven and Earth, which even the second divine power of Earthly Destroyer could not accomplish.

Yet, the ability to command deities of mountains and rivers was enough to astound Shen Yuan.

In his knowledge, the only entity capable of such was the Heavenly Court which, according to ancient legends, could dictate terms to all the gods of Heaven and Earth.

“Could Gods Purging Divine Power be related to Heavenly Court?”

An idea suddenly sprouted in Shen Yuan’s mind, upon which he drew his eyes to the term “divine edict” in the description.

“Divine edict? Could it reference the talisman edict that Heavenly Court uses to canonize gods?

Does the authority wielded by Gods Purging Divine Power belong to Heavenly Court?”

The more Shen Yuan pondered, the more likely this seemed.

Considering the information that “Those obtaining the supreme position can, with a single command, have all beings across three realms and six paths bow, and have all deities across four seas and eight wildernesses serve”, a bold thought surfaced in Shen Yuan’s mind.

Gods Purging Divine Power, being the origin of the Incense Offering Divinity Path, was controlled by Heavenly Court, where the Incense Offering was only one of the many religious paths and not actually mainstream.

To better control the realms, the Heavenly Court began promoting Incense Offering Divinity to the lower realm, and used the divine edict created by Gods Purging Divine Power as talisman edicts to canonize gods.

All the deities who received the edict were influenced by the Incense Offering Divinity, and could be controlled by Gods Purging Divine Power.

Outsiders weren’t aware of the truth, simply assuming naturally that the Heavenly Court’s canonization would hold such power.

However, the true source of everything was Gods Purging Divine Power – the Origin Method of the Incense Offering Divinity Path.

When this idea struck him, Shen Yuan immediately realized that Gods Purging Divine Power was not only a supreme divine method capable of terrifying all deities, but also a potential hot potato.

With the Heavenly Court reigning over all realms, even without Gods Purging Divine Power, none would dare to defy its edict.

However, with Shen Yuan’s shallow cultivation level being able to command deities through Gods Purging Divine Power, it would absolutely be intolerable for those powerful deities.

No one would tolerate having their fate controlled by others, especially when Shen Yuan’s power was nowhere close to the powerful deities. It was enough to push these deities into desperate measures.

“I must not reveal the existence of Gods Purging Divine Power before I have the power to protect myself.”

Shen Yuan immediately made up his mind.

After organizing the information he had, Shen Yuan was ready to contemplate Gods Purging Divine Power. Suddenly, a thought flashed in his mind.

“Since Gods Purging Divine Power is the foundation of the Heavenly Court’s control over all gods, how could it end up in my hands?”

“What exactly happened to the Heavenly Court, which hasn’t been in contact with the Primal Chaos Realm for tens of thousands of years?”