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Keeping them will sooner or later undermine the foundation of the cultivation system, transforming all living beings in the world into followers who have lost their sense of self.

"Ordinary people maintain a superficial faith, which doesn't have much effect, but those true followers, who wholeheartedly serve the Divine Spirits, willing to sacrifice everything for them, belong to the category of fanatics, in the terms of Blue Star. Such individuals can perfectly align with the will of the Divine Spirits, becoming a part of the Will of All Living Beings, whereas those who doubt or are not firm do not meet the conditions to merge into the Will of All Living Beings."

This is why, followers are considered another type of life form.

Likewise, it's also why even powerful Demigods often have followers only in the billions, rather than ruling over one world after another.

Common believers, today worship this god, tomorrow that immortal.

Often among a hundred followers, there might not even be one qualified.

As for these qualified followers becoming Holy Spirits...

The difficulty is even greater.

It would not be an exaggeration to say it's one in ten thousand.

Qin Yiren personally reached out, and soon, the Yanhuang Army troops stationed nearby had arrived, taking over the Primordial Light Realm.

After Gu Jinlai delegated these matters to the Yanhuang Army, he did not waste time and quickly boarded the Star Shuttle.

"To the next location."

Gu Jinlai said.

Qin Yiren nodded.

The two quickly set off again, heading to another location.

...

On the Star Shuttle, Gu Jinlai sat cross-legged in the Cultivation Room.

The brilliance of the Formless Pearl enveloped him, constantly flowing.

And his Spirit was focused on the two thousand or so beams of Qingguang in his mental world, seriously considering a question.

"The power of Divine Sense is inherently slow in killing followers, even more so the Holy Spirits in a Divine Country, especially for those seasoned Divine King level Divine Spirits, with numerous followers and Holy Spirits, to completely obliterate them takes too much time and mental effort... Even if I can annihilate them, my Divine Sense will also suffer heavy damage, which won't recover in three to five years."

Gu Jinlai recalled the scene from when he eradicated Divine Spirit Nie Yu.

That time, his Divine Sense was severely damaged at its foundation, dropping two ranks.

If not for his ability to later restore his Spiritual Realm with Qingguang, he would have been ruined like anyone else.

"Ultimately, the power of the Divine Sense is too slow and inefficient in eroding the Divine Will... To improve efficiency..."

He couldn't help but think of how Divine Calamity Yuan Mou wreaked havoc in Nie Yu Divine Country.

Yuan Mou, in terms of energy level, was actually inferior to Nie Yu.

Between the two, one is a Divine Calamity, the other a Divine Spirit, the realm difference almost equivalent to a Supreme Golden Immortal and an Immortal Golden Immortal.

Yet relying on the potent Power of Decomposition from an Evil God, Yuan Mou destroyed Nie Yu's Divine Country, that was true efficiency.

Therefore...

"Perhaps, I should optimize the Void Projection Technique, letting the Divine Sense power induced by it rapidly decompose the Divine Will like Yuan Mou..."

Qing Lian possesses a strong learning capability.

Since it can learn the Decomposition Dao of Evil Gods.

Then, with some effort, could it also learn the ability to decompose the Divine Sense power and Divine Will Power using Qing Lian?

With this thought, Gu Jinlai quickly turned his attention to the Void Projection Technique.

This skill he had acquired long ago.

At that time, the skill did not appear divine or significant, despite its golden sheen, it sat neglected for a long time.

If it weren't for using this skill to connect with Blue Star, he wouldn't have upgraded this skill to Perfection.

But now it seems...

It is indeed worthwhile.

Currently, he uses this skill more frequently than any Divine Skills he had mastered before, so enhancing it is the right path.

Qingguang overflowed.

Gu Jinlai quickly immersed himself into a "Sudden Enlightenment" state akin to his brain in super boost mode.

Innumerable mysteries regarding the Void Projection Technique flowed through.

When three hundred beams of Qingguang were consumed, Gu Jinlai opened his eyes.

"Indeed, when leveraging Qing Lian, using the Void Projection Technique to decompose the power of Divine Sense, Divine Will isn't difficult, but if I were to part with Qing Lian... To decompose the Divine Will, Divine Sense power solely with the Void Projection Technique..."

Gu Jinlai made a quick estimate, soon arriving at a shockingly large number.

A million!

Over a million beams of Qingguang.

"However... on second thought, it doesn't seem much. The original Evil Gods were fearsome to Immortal Golden Immortals because they could decompose the Divine Sense power, as all the strength of an Immortal Golden Immortal is sourced from Divine Sense manipulation; without it, what good is understanding numerous Great Dao? A million beams of Qingguang might allow me to possess the initial form powers of an Evil God without affecting myself..."

Wielding the advantages of two major systems.

Not a loss.

But...

Gu Jinlai's expression turned a bit strange.

Previously, using the Supreme Treasure Qing Lian, he could decompose various Great Dao.

Now, even the power of Divine Sense can be decomposed...

He seems, in essence, to be drifting closer and closer to an Evil God, remaining a cultivator arguably only in appearance.

"This Qing Lian..."

Gu Jinlai thought of what Demon Lord Cangming said in the past, making him speculate: "Could it truly be some ancient Evil God attempting a fourth path? And I, having acquired it, am essentially treading this path?"

He stared at Qing Lian growing lotus leaves, swaying continuously in the Qingguang within his spiritual world, silent for a long time.

After a while, he finally withdrew his gaze.

"Evil Gods, dwelling in the depths of the Heart of the Cosmic, someday, I will achieve the status of an Immortal Venerable, or even cultivate Great Power to delve into the Heart of the Cosmic, to meet these Evil Gods, even the eighteen ancient Evil Gods, to uncover the true nature of Qing Lian."