"Heavenly Immortal bless me, this strange illness has lasted for more than a year. I live a life worse than death every day. Please, grant me a swift recovery!"
"Heavenly Immortal bless me, my deceased husband's abilities are rather lacking. I hope he can be more diligent and let me conceive a chubby baby soon!"
"Heavenly Immortal bless me, I fancy the neighbor's girl, Ah Zhen. I wish Ah Zhen would divorce her husband, Ah Qiang, and marry me!"
...
The "Merit Statue" shone with resplendent light, imbued with divine power.
With each "wish" granted, its radiance grew brighter, as if responding to everyone's fervent desires.
"How miraculous!"
Everyone exclaimed in awe.
At this moment, they had no idea of the "Merit Statue's" true power!
The next day.
The entire "Mu Wang City" was in an uproar!
"That's wonderful, my strange illness has been cured!"
"Hahaha, my dear husband has finally perked up. This time, I'm going to be a mother!"
"Ah Zhen... well, alright, you and Ah Qiang are even more in love. But it's fine, I don't like Ah Zhen anymore. Last night, I pledged my heart to Ah Zhen's sister!"
...
It came true!
It came true!
Everything they wished for came true!
The "Merit Statue" was incredibly divine, and making wishes to it was incredibly efficacious.
Those suffering from strange illnesses were all cured.
Those who wished for children became pregnant that very night.
As for the "Ah Zhen and Ah Qiang story," it was naturally impossible to break up a happy and loving marriage!
But it didn't matter, if Ah Zhen wouldn't do, Ah Zhen had a sister! Living a happy and fulfilling life with Ah Zhen's sister was also considered a "wish come true!"
...
In short, within a single day, the "Merit Statue" became renowned throughout "Mu Wang City."
By the second day, there was no need for "Liu Xiuer" to send special personnel for promotion. The city's residents, in their thousands, lined up and bustled their way over, each becoming a "devout believer," sincerely offering incense and prayers to the "Merit Statue."
A massive influx of "merit and wish power" continuously flowed into the "Merit Statue."
The entire "Merit Statue" became even more divine.
Earth-yellow "merit and wish power" transformed into halos of merit, enveloping the "Merit Statue."
Under the enhancement of these "merit halos," countless auspicious clouds converged.
Immortal music echoed, and ethereal energy permeated the air.
Various auspicious phenomena arose one after another.
Sometimes, golden springs surged from the earth!
Sometimes, celestial lotuses descended from the heavens!
Divine birds and auspicious beasts appeared frequently, calling out devoutly and performing kowtows to the "Merit Statue."
Witnessing these miraculous scenes, the common folk became even more devout, transforming into "fanatical believers" and contributing even more "merit and wish power!"
"Exaggerated, too exaggerated!"
"Cao Pi" watched the frenzy unfold in disbelief.
He had interned at the "Imperial Observatory" and knew many secrets about the "Merit Statue Project."
According to the plan, the "Imperial Observatory" intended to laboriously cultivate for ten years, and then, it would approximate the current level of "Mu Wang City."
"Mu Wang City" had achieved the "Imperial Observatory's" ten-year plan in just three days!
"Truly terrifying!"
All "Cao Pi" could say now was, "Truly terrifying!"
The greatest contributor to this was undoubtedly that "Merit Statue," or rather, the "Master's Statue."
It was incredibly divine, capable of granting any wish!
The common folk, having received tangible benefits, naturally became increasingly devout in their faith.
However, could the power of "Merit Stones" alone achieve such a feat?
"Cao Pi" expressed his doubts, strong doubts.
Although "Merit Stones" were divine, they were not omnipotent!
Especially when it came to consuming "merit and wish power" to help believers fulfill their "wishes."
The conversion efficiency of "Merit Stones" was not high.
Fulfilling one "wish" often consumed a large amount of "merit and wish power," and it was easy to incur losses.
Therefore, according to the "Imperial Observatory's" settings, at most, one-tenth of "believer wishes" could be realized.
This way, the "Merit Statue" could turn a profit.
Moreover, the realization of one-tenth of "believer wishes" was under optimal, established conditions in the later stages.
Fulfilling "believer wishes" required the consumption of "merit and wish power."
In the early stages, the "Merit Statue" hadn't even collected much "merit and wish power." It lacked the "startup capital," so how could it consume "merit and wish power" to fulfill "believer wishes?"
Thus, in the "Imperial Observatory's" plan, promoting "Merit Statues" and absorbing "merit and wish power" was destined to be a difficult undertaking.
And now...
"Cao Pi" discovered with astonishment that the "Master's Statue" had completely bypassed the process of "primitive accumulation." It had begun to fulfill "believer wishes" on a massive scale right from the start, and moreover, it was granting every wish!
This was truly astonishing!
Where did it get so much "merit and wish power?"
For this very reason, "Cao Pi" had specifically inquired "Liu Xiuer."
"Liu Xiuer" chuckled, and said with immense admiration,
"It's perfectly normal for the Master's statue to achieve this, because he is the Master!"
As he spoke, "Liu Xiuer" himself seemed to glow.
"Cao Pi"
o ( (⊙ _ ⊙) ) o
Uh...
Speaking of which, the "Lord's" current demeanor was quite familiar!
Oh, right, when I mention the "Lord," I also often adopt this kind of "fangirl" expression.
Thinking of this, "Cao Pi" couldn't help but feel immense yearning for that "Master."
To be so highly regarded by the wise and mighty "Lord," what kind of world-shattering figure must this "Master" be...
Purple Jade Bamboo Forest.
Inside the cave.
A certain "world-shattering" figure was covertly "eavesdropping."
"Wang Zhonglong," bah, "Wang Tenglong's" "daily activities" had begun again.
After days of intense battle, Wang Tenglong was clearly much weaker recently.
One could tell from the accompanying soundtrack by "Ji Xiang San Bao" (Auspicious Three Treasures).
Ginseng: Bang... Bang bang...
Lingzhi: Bang bang... Bang...
He Shou Wu: Bang... Bang... Bang...
The sounds were even becoming disjointed!
Cough cough...
What did you all think it was?
Don't misunderstand!
Wang Tenglong was suppressing and sealing the "main soul of the Heavenly Dragon Dharma King!"
It was definitely not anything scandalous.
Yes, it was like that!
Hao Ren chuckled inwardly, expressing his disdain for Wang Tenglong.
However, his face immediately fell.
He, what right did he have to "despise" Wang Tenglong!
That guy was happy and content!
Looking at himself in contrast...
Hao Ren genuinely raised his left hand and looked at it, then raised his right hand and looked at it.
Tragedy!
At that moment, sorrow overwhelmed him, and he was unable to console himself.
Just as Hao Ren was "moaning about his misfortunes," a system notification sounded in his mind.
【Ding! Congratulations to the host, your first disciple "Liu Xiuer" has used "Merit Stone" to build a "Merit Statue" for you in "Mu Wang City."】
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