Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

Chapter 493: Chapter 460 Building a Temple_1

The reason Xu Mu resorted to soul splitting cultivation was out of sheer helplessness.

According to the memories he had acquired, no one in the Path of Gods could practice the Way of Immortals simultaneously.

Even though the present Way of Immortals was considerably different from what it used to be, Xu Mu didn’t dare gamble.

Now, his cultivation was sealed in this world, seemingly unproblematic. However, if his cultivation suddenly recovered when he left, a conflict between the two could very well cost him his life.

To prevent this, he had to plan ahead.

If he reaches the final stage, and the Path of Gods is fully cultivated, it would be too late for him to change.

Lu Jingkong, unaware of all this, was eager to cultivate, which was rather amusing.

That said, only Xu Mu dared to do this. Moreover, under normal circumstances, cultivating successfully with only a strand of split soul was impossible, let alone surpassing Lu Jingkong’s cultivation rate.

After nodding it over, they began to set up the temple.

The cultivation of the Path of Gods relied entirely on faith. The way to gather the power of faith was by building temples and encouraging the common folk to kneel and pray within them.

Due to the presence of Martial Artists in this world, there were no religious denominations or individual worship of spirits. If one were required to worship anything, it would probably be their ancestors or the legendary Martial Gods from bygone eras.

To be honest, Xu Mu was certainly nervous about whether it would be successful or not.

According to normal development patterns, the birth of spirits should accompany any forms of worship. But in this world, he had not discovered any traces of such spirits.

This made him doubt whether this world could generate the power of faith.

If it couldn’t, then all his plans would be only empty talk.

Lu Jingkong, having heard this from Xu Mu, also quickly realized this point.

“Regardless of whether it works or not, we have to try. If it doesn’t, we’ll think of some other solution,” Lu Jingkong said.

Indeed, this was an accurate portrayal of their situation.

If it did not work, worrying was of little use. They would just have to think of some other methods.

They did not immediately begin building a large temple. Although they had the power to do so, the fact remained that they had only just begun their cultivation. Too much faith power would be useless and could even backfire.

In a small experimental core area, they only set up their temple.

After establishing a temple, their crafted avatars were placed within it. Then, the minions were arranged to play the role of believers, attracting people to worship by providing welfare.

Although it was Xu Mu’s first time doing something like this, he was not completely clueless.

He knew of some strategies used by the three major religions from his past life, and he also had the Heavenly Sovereign’s memories for reference.

Ordinary people did not possess devout faith, and their temple was the first of its kind in this world, so it was highly unlikely for there to be any devoted followers.

However, the good thing about ordinary people was, as long as there were benefits, they would do whatever was asked of them.

Once they received benefits, they would worship.

At the same time, Xu Mu, disguised as a patriarch, preached the principles of the sect using his skills.

Forcing everything was not feasible. Providing welfare could only bring in some superficial followers, and whether or not it could produce the power of faith was debatable.

To make them loyal followers, they had to be brainwashed.

Preaching was just one of the methods; it had to be combined with other methods.

In a world without transcendental powers, all they needed to do was create some miracles. But due to the presence of Martial Artists in this world, many things wouldn’t work.

Fortunately, Xu Mu had his skills, which were more mysterious compared to martial arts and could create some semblance of miracles.

This was also why Lu Jingkong had no choice but to let Xu Mu be the patriarch; otherwise, she would have surely interfered.

Also, with the help of his special skills, Xu Mu’s voice carried profound implications, causing people to remember his words for a long time after listening to him.

Xu Mu combined the strengths of the three major religions; his sermons genuinely aided people in their lives and weren’t just empty words.

This facilitated self-propagation and saved them much trouble.

As days passed, within a mere month, they had gathered more than ten thousand true followers who acknowledged their principles and were willing to visit multiple times.

As for those ordinary people who came merely for the benefits, the number was even more.

And this figure would exponentially increase in the future.

If they persevered, they could spread throughout the entire continent within a few years.

Normally, such a large-scale evangelization would definitely get suppressed by the local powers.

Even a gathering of tens or hundreds of people could draw attention and face oppression from all sides.

The final outcome was either compromising or leaving.

That was precisely why denominations could not prevail in this world.

However, this issue evidently did not pose a threat to them.

Who in this continent dared to stop them? Besides, they had begun with their own territories; they would not only avoid suppression but also receive various kinds of assistance.

This was one of the reasons why they could develop swiftly.

The sect had already established a basic framework and recruited many core members from the court. This meant that not everything had to be done by the two of them.

The speed of their expansion was actually not fast.

Xu Mu had intentionally controlled it; otherwise, the strength of the entire sect could still grow tenfold.

The reason behind slowing down the expansion was, of course, for cultivation purposes.

“Do you feel it?” Lu Jingkong inquired.

“I do. However, it’s very minor!” replied Xu Mu, frowning.

He discovered the power of faith three days after the temple began operating as usual, which theoretically should have been a joyous occasion. But the rate at which the power of faith was being accumulated worried him.

Because the quantity was just too low.

With tens of thousands of people worshipping tirelessly every day, it was still not enough to let him break through to the stage of a lower deity.

For Lu Jingkong, it was even worse: she hadn’t sensed anything yet.

She had started to suspect if Xu Mu was fooling her with a false martial method.

“We will solve the quantity issue later. You should help me sense it first!” Lu Jingkong said angrily.

Over the past month, Xu Mu had taken her into the cave for cultivation many times and had a clear understanding of her cultivation level. Plus, Xu Mu used a strange martial method which left her defenseless every time.

Now she had bet everything on this. However, she hadn’t even touched the entrance to cultivation yet.

She was on the verge of blowing up.

“Every time you cultivate is by my side, and I’ve even taught you the Skill of Soul Splitting. What can I do if you can’t succeed?” said Xu Mu helplessly.

He was not intentionally sabotaging her. It was just the reality of things.

If his guess was correct, perhaps the reason was Lu Jingkong’s taking away of the Way of Immortals.

Although their cultivation was sealed by the laws of this world, it didn’t disappear.

Xu Mu, because of soul-splitting, was able to sense the power of faith by taking a different approach. However, Lu Jingkong, unable to split her soul, was ill-equipped in dealing with faith power.

“You bastard… bastard… Waa!”

It wasn’t until Lu Jingkong had vented her anger that the two of them could communicate properly.

As it turned out, Lu Jingkong was unable to cultivate on the Path of Gods, so the root of the bet was naturally invalid. Now the focus was to aid Xu Mu in enhancement.