"Great Cult Master of the Dehua Divine Cult" Hao Ren.
"First Deputy Cult Master of the Dehua Divine Cult" Su Muxue.
"Second Deputy Cult Master of the Dehua Divine Cult" Xiao Longnv.
This was the current personnel configuration of the "Dehua Divine Cult."
The numbers were pitifully small, and more were needed.
Hao Ren glanced at "Poison Lady" Peng Shiliuniang, thinking to himself: Should I assign this "little vixen" as "Secretary," pfft, what "Secretary"... cough, cough, "Deputy Cult Master," "Third Deputy Cult Master."
[Ding! System friendly reminder: Unlocking the "Third Deputy Cult Master" slot requires 10,000 points of "Merit Value!"]
[Ding! Does the host wish to unlock it?]
Unlock... my foot!
10,000 points of "Merit Value," you might as well rob me! It's too expensive!
Sorry, the price for this "Secretary," pfft, this "Third Deputy Cult Master" was far beyond Hao Ren's expectations. It was impossible, truly impossible!
Hao Ren carefully examined the "Dehua Divine Cult Panel" again. He discovered that besides the "Deputy Cult Master" slots, there were many other "Authority" slots.
Venerables, Guardians, Divine Envoys...
Each "Authority" slot had different functions and responsibilities.
However, apart from "Guardian," all others were in an locked state.
"Guardian" was equivalent to a "sect's thug"!
Once a "believer" was harmed by external forces, the "Guardians" would immediately sense it. The "Guardians" could project their "Guardian projections" to the side of the "victim believer" through the "Merit and Luck Network."
The "Guardian's" duty was to protect the "believers" and eliminate any force that wished to harm them!
Hmm, this was actually quite good!
Hao Ren wondered if he should set up a "Guardian."
The "First Guardian slot" was not expensive, requiring only 1,000 points of "Merit Value" to unlock.
Hmm, worth considering!
As Hao Ren was contemplating, several familiar voices suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Sleeping Dragon Chaos True Demon": Respected Father, please allow us to serve as Guardians of the Dehua Divine Cult!
"Fledgling Phoenix Chaos True Demon": Dear Daddy, I want to be a Guardian, please grant me my wish!
"Chaos True Demon A": Father, let us be Guardians!
"Chaos True Demon B": Father, we are the best candidates for Guardians!
"Chaos True Demon C": Father, look at me, I look exactly like a Guardian!
...
The "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons" launched a barrage of pleas at Hao Ren.
Chirping and chattering, babbling endlessly!
It sounded like a "duck pen" exploding, a flock of ducks squawking madly.
Hao Ren couldn't stand it and inwardly growled.
"All of you, shut up!"
The "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons" were incredibly obedient and immediately fell silent, the entire world instantly becoming quiet.
Uh...
So obedient?
Hao Ren was a little unaccustomed to it for a moment.
Most of the "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons" were "saying one thing and meaning another," pretending to submit to Hao Ren's crotch, pfft... under his command!
But as "innate villain bosses" born from the primordial chaos, there were always some "Chaos True Demons" who were stubborn as a dead duck, refusing to yield, and constantly going against Hao Ren.
This time, the situation was completely different.
All the "Chaos True Demons" were meek and obedient, calling Hao Ren "Daddy" with sycophantic eagerness.
Quite unexpected!
Hao Ren's eyes flashed with a sharp glint.
It seemed the position of "Guardian of the Dehua Divine Cult" held immense allure for the "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons"!
"Why are you so eager to become Guardians of the Dehua Divine Cult?"
"Chaos True Demon A" blurted out impatiently: "Of course, it's because of merit..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was jointly interrupted by "Sleeping Dragon Chaos True Demon" and "Fledgling Phoenix Chaos True Demon."
"Sleeping Dragon Chaos True Demon": Hey, I warn you, don't speak carelessly!
"Fledgling Phoenix Chaos True Demon": Exactly, we are true demons, how could we be interested in merit and wish power? If you keep talking nonsense, be careful, I'll sue you for defamation!
"Sleeping Dragon Chaos True Demon": Respected Father, we want to become Guardians entirely because of you!
"Fledgling Phoenix Chaos True Demon": Dear Daddy, it's like this! Because we want to contribute our strength to you, that's why we want to become Guardians, absolutely not because of any merit or wish power...
Uh...
Hao Ren
(￣ェ￣;)
Hey, hey, hey, I said you guys have had enough, you've already "confessed without being accused!"
So, you want to become "Guardians of the Dehua Divine Cult" because of "merit and wish power!"
This...
Hao Ren found it somewhat incomprehensible.
"Merit and wish power" was the purest and most potent force, capable of purifying all evil.
And the "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons" were "evil villain bosses" born from the primordial chaos, embodying chaos and evil themselves.
The "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons" and "merit and wish power" should be natural "opposites," conflicting and irreconcilable!
No, that's not right!
Hao Ren suddenly came to his senses. He remembered that the "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons" had previously been purged by "merit and wish power." Not only were they not destroyed, but they had also integrated "merit and wish power" and become even more powerful!
Even the "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons" had broken free from the shackles of the "True Demon Gallstones" and formed "True Demon Statues" in Hao Ren's dantian.
The "True Demon Statues" were clearly much more powerful than the previous "True Demon Gallstones."
Hao Ren recalled that "Great Filial Son" Chuan Jianguo had explained this matter.
The "Seventy-Two Chaos True Demons" represented "extreme evil."
"Merit and wish power" represented extreme good.
One evil and one good, one yin and one yang.
The two forces were like the yin and yang of Tai Chi, mutually generating and overcoming each other!
They were in opposition, yet they merged, complementing each other's good and evil, harmonizing yin and yang!
...
Hao Ren narrowed his eyes slightly, and the "divine sense power" at his brow moved slightly. He entered a state of "internal observation."
Soon, Hao Ren's "divine sense power" entered his dantian.
Hao Ren's dantian was now incredibly strange and unfathomable.
On the outermost periphery of the dantian, the top-grade spiritual fire "Ice Phoenix Spiritual Fire" was constantly roving.
This "ice-element spiritual fire" was immensely powerful, capable of emitting extreme cold and freezing everything.
Wang Jianguo had shared the grand destiny of the "Lord of Ice and Fire" with Goddess Su.
Under the blessing of the "Lord of Ice and Fire" grand destiny, the power of the "Ice Phoenix Spiritual Fire" had ascended another level.
The "Ice Phoenix Spiritual Fire" radiated a power that could freeze the world, and it would occasionally transform into an "ice phoenix" soaring through the void, which was incredibly divine!
Moving beyond the territory of the "Ice Phoenix Spiritual Fire," one could see the seventy-two "True Demon Statues."
These "True Demon Statues" were lifelike, as if they were living beings, exuding an ancient and evil aura, as if they could destroy heaven and earth and shatter the void!