Chapter 1 The Rising Sun

The rising sun scattered large swaths of brilliant golden light, shining through the window and casting long shadows.

Just as Zhao Changlin's gaze shifted, his shadow suddenly twisted, and then stood up straight.

The shadow stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhao Changlin, the same height, but without any facial features.

"Brother Zhao's 'Shadow Transformation Divine Power' is becoming more and more refined."

Lin Anxia sighed in admiration.

The Divine Wind Dao was not an ancient sect. The reason it was able to become the state-protecting religious sect of Qi Tang Kingdom was because it embraced all rivers and streams and absorbed various rogue cultivators.

He and Zhao Changlin had known each other for many years, but they were not brothers. Their respective divine powers and cultivation methods were also different.

His 'Shadow Transformation Divine Power' was a top-notch divine power for stealth, assassination, and substitution, known as the 'Undying Divine Power Under the Great Sun.'

As long as he himself was unharmed, his shadow would be endless.

"Why bother mentioning such trivial tricks? I originally intended to assist Brother Lin when he took action, but now I can also try and see what this so-called Giant Spirit God is."

Zhao Changlin smiled slightly. The shadow beside him had already broken through the window and disappeared into the light and shadow in an instant.

Crackling sounds of firecrackers spread from one end of the long street to the other. Qin Honghai, dressed in gray martial attire, looked at the ritual of inviting the god into the home, feeling quite happy.

It had been several months since he obtained the divine statue. In these months, he had leaped from being a former guard instructor to a popular figure in the guest elder courtyard.

His share of offerings was much higher than that of ordinary guest elders.

It was precisely because of the spread of the 'Giant Spirit Psalm' that he had gained more and more benefits. His physical strength was almost comparable to that of a cultivator who had formed a Golden Core.

His cultivation was also approaching the Golden Core stage. There were only a few guest elders in the entire Prince's Mansion who could surpass him.

"Inviting the god into the home!"

Amidst the loud announcement, hundreds of households on this long street opened their doors in unison, inviting the statues of the gods into their homes.

This street was known as 'Soldier Street,' where the families of the elite armored soldiers directly under the Zhenhai Prince's Mansion resided.

This group of people was also the first batch of people to 'invite the god' other than the guards in the Prince's Mansion.

"Giant Spirit God..."

Qiao Sheng crossed his arms and watched this scene indifferently, with a hint of absent-mindedness in his heart.

For several months, after experimenting with hundreds of guards and servants, he volunteered to be the last to try, piously burning incense and kowtowing to the Giant Spirit God.

Sure enough, he discovered the miraculous aspect of worshiping this Giant Spirit God.

All cultivators do nothing more than inhale external essence to nourish themselves, but even Golden Core cultivators cannot fully utilize all the spiritual energy they inhale.

Ordinary people inhaling spiritual energy is like using a bamboo basket to draw water. They may be able to retain some, but compared to what is wasted, it is very little.

There are some changes after entering the Dao and forming the Core, but it is still difficult to intercept all the spiritual energy. One can even find that their own essence is also dissipating.

But all those who worship this Giant Spirit God are like leak-proof bodies, and all the dissipated spiritual energy and essence will be replenished to themselves.

In order to achieve a cultivation speed more than ten times faster than before.

And this is the reason why Prince Zhenhai agreed to promote the Giant Spirit Statue in the army and in the city.

As the great war approached, he would not let go of any means to increase strength, even if he still had concerns in his heart, there was no way to consider them now.

Therefore, this group of people was the first group in the city, but before this group, more than 100,000 elite armored soldiers in Linxi City Pass had already kowtowed to the Giant Spirit God.

It's just that he always felt uneasy. Such a thing was too strange. Why would a god with such supernatural powers need human worship?

"Commander Qiao is too worried."

While Qiao Sheng was pondering, Qin Honghai breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the god invited.

He was the most afraid of problems with inviting the god.

"Perhaps."

Qiao Sheng glanced at Qin Honghai and turned to leave without expression.

Qin Honghai touched his nose and did not mind Qiao Sheng's attitude. Feeling the Giant Spirit God in his heart, he felt at peace.

"Qiao Sheng has been sent. Qiao Moke values this Giant Spirit God extremely."

In the shadows, Zhao Changlin's shadow person whispered in his heart. He naturally recognized Qiao Sheng, Prince Zhenhai's number one dog.

Qiao Sheng had never been absent from Qiao Moke's many years of battles.

Sensing Qiao Sheng's departure, he followed the changes in the light and sneaked into a family that had just invited the god.

This was an ordinary courtyard with a family of five.

A tall middle-aged man was piously burning incense and bowing: "If the divine general is spiritual, please bless my mother to recover soon and bless the prince to be safe and sound..."

"Heh~"

In the shadows, Zhao Changlin sneered: "Qiao Moke really knows how to win people's hearts."

However, even though he said so, he had to admit that this Prince Zhenhai's methods were superb.

In the few years he had come to Nanhua Dao, he had suppressed bandits, deterred local gentry, built water conservancy projects, reduced taxes, and opened schools.

In addition, with years of good harvests, he had extremely high prestige in the nearby Daos and had won over a lot of people's hearts.

I don't know how many people have erected longevity tablets for him.

Walking into the house, he was as if there was no one else around. With his realm, he naturally did not care about a mere soldier. He looked at the statue placed on the table in a grandiose manner.

That was an extremely mighty divine general, holding a large axe, with a dragon circling around him. The person who carved the statue was extremely skilled, and the statue was quite lifelike.

At first glance, it really gave people a sense of awe.

But Zhao Changlin had no fear. After observing for a few moments, he took a step and approached the statue within five steps.

Buzz~

Almost at the instant he stepped within five steps, the statue suddenly emitted a huge buzzing sound like a copper bell being struck.

"Who?"

The middle-aged man kowtowing to the statue was shocked. He subconsciously pressed on the long knife at his waist. As he turned around, a glittering blade of light was already slashing out.

But in the next instant, he was shocked.

In the scattered sunlight, behind him was actually a strange black shadow that seemed to have no facial features.

And this knife of his passed through as if cutting through the air, causing no harm at all.

"Sure enough, there is something strange!"

Zhao Changlin was dazed for a moment by the loud noise, then smiled coldly: "Even if you are a true god, what can you do to me with just this clay statue?"

With a cold laugh, he did not care about the family of five who were shocked by him. With one step, he distorted his figure like a ghost.

Like black smoke, he pounced towards the buzzing statue.

"Ah!"

But in the next instant, he was struck by lightning. The distorted shadow body shook violently. Under a formless divine light, it was like snow illuminated by the scorching sun.

Without any resistance, it was immediately illuminated and shattered!

Bang!

On the top floor of Xianke Inn, with a cracking sound, Zhao Changlin's eyes went black, as if he had been hit on the forehead by a siege hammer.

In a daze, he saw in the dark and empty void, a tall and majestic divine general, looking at him coldly:

"You bastard, how dare you spy on this god?!"