Chapter 1307: Chapter 1306: Power of Faith
Qin Hao came to his senses and smiled, "It’s nothing!"
Su Xuanji looked at him with confused eyes, "Why do I feel like Mr. Qin has changed a lot in that instant?"
Qin Hao: "Miss Su must be having some hallucination, or perhaps I’ve become more handsome?"
Su Xuanji chuckled lightly, "That’s right, Mr. Qin became more charming in that instant, like a deity in the heavens, making people look up in admiration."
"The host has triggered a hidden task, the system is about to upgrade, estimated completion in one month. During the upgrade, the host cannot use any system functions. This upgrade will consume five billion merit points."
"System is upgrading..."
Qin Hao was startled in his heart, a month’s upgrade time?? This is the longest one so far, usually it was just a day or half a day.
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Skyfire Dynasty, Skyfire City, within the Royal Palace study.
Ye Lingyi was seated on the phoenix chair, with Xian Yin, Xue Lingling, and Dong Mengqi sitting beside her.
A minister was standing there reporting, "Your Majesty, at present statues of the State Preceptor have been constructed in major cities across the Skyfire Dynasty for the citizens to worship, the effect has been good. Many civilians and loose cultivators come to burn incense and pray, the deeds of the State Preceptor back then have deeply touched people’s hearts, none have forgotten the State Preceptor’s grace."
In the past, Qin Hao spread cultivation techniques for the people to cultivate, later reformed the military, forming five major corps, issued military merit reward systems, and later implemented various welfare policies, established royal academies, nurturing young geniuses, and so forth.
Each and every deed deeply embedded in people’s hearts, his prestige in the Skyfire Dynasty even surpassing that of King Ye Lingyi.
The opposition to constructing the State Preceptor statues is not significant, but many ministers are puzzled as to why the State Preceptor statues need to be constructed?
The reason Ye Lingyi suddenly decided to construct the State Preceptor statues was because they saw a method in the ancient books at the Heaven and Earth Academy; constructing statues could gather the power of belief, and at the same time accumulate Qin Hao’s remnants between heaven and earth. This was a method with a chance to revive Qin Hao.
Although it’s just a legend, as long as there’s a shred of hope, they don’t want to give up.
"How many State Preceptor statues have been constructed within the dynasty?" Ye Lingyi’s tone was indifferent, her gaze sharp.
The minister felt Ye Lingyi’s oppressive aura, his heart terrified to the extreme; what realm has the King reached, with an aura so awe-inspiring.
He hurriedly replied, "Currently, State Preceptor statues have been constructed in every county and state city, with about six hundred statues altogether, and the State Preceptor statue in the capital is erected in the central square for the citizens to worship."
Ye Lingyi: "Issue an order to each city lord to construct a State Preceptor statue within their city in the shortest possible time, those who defy the order will meet the extermination of nine clans."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The minister hurriedly nodded in agreement upon hearing Ye Lingyi’s murderous tone.
Should anyone dare to feign compliance this time, they might really meet the fate of extermination by the King, right?
It was the first time he heard such a command from the King.
Currently within the Skyfire Dynasty, there are five to six thousand cities; if Qin Hao’s statues are constructed in all of them, the number will be extremely terrifying, while also gathering very terrifying belief power.
After the minister left, Ye Lingyi let out a long sigh, looked at Xian Yin and Dong Mengqi and said, "Does this method actually work?"
"No one can be sure, but the ancient book suggests there is a possibility. As long as there is a possibility, we can’t give up," Dong Mengqi said calmly and seriously.
Xian Yin’s expression was calm, with a faint hint of melancholy in her eyes. Ever since she learned of Qin Hao being killed, she had been close to dying by suicide, wishing to follow Qin Hao in death. If it weren’t for Ye Lingyi and Dong Mengqi’s obstruction, she would have nearly killed herself.
Ye Lingyi and Dong Mengqi were also very saddened, but they knew if they died by suicide too, Qin Hao’s vengeance would never be avenged. They had to live to seek vengeance.
Recently, the Heaven and Earth Academy is selecting young prodigies to participate in the grand competition at the Ancient God Academy in the Central State, although their abilities were decent, they still could not compare to the top prodigies of the top forces, so they returned directly to the Skyfire Dynasty to construct statues for Qin Hao while also developing the dynasty’s strength.
With the foundation laid by Qin Hao, given enough time, the Skyfire Dynasty has every opportunity to develop into a top dynasty in the future, by then, they would have the capability and strength for revenge.
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At this moment, a voice from the palace maid sounded outside, "Your Majesty, General Jiang requests an audience!"
Ye Lingyi paused for a moment, "Let him in!"
Soon, a man clad in armor walked in and respectfully knelt down. "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"What do you want to see me for?" Ye Lingyi looked at him blandly.
Jiang Guang: "Your Majesty, this subordinate has heard about the State Preceptor statues, and requests permission to construct State Preceptor statues at major army camps for the soldiers to worship."
Ye Lingyi: "Permission granted, anything else, General Jiang?"
"That’s all, this subordinate takes his leave!"
Jiang Guang exited. He was once an ordinary soldier, and due to outstanding performance in a battle, he received personal commendation from Qin Hao. Since then, he soared and his cultivation progress was rapid, now ranking among the top ten in strength within the corps.
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Endless Desolate Plain.
Currently, Qin Hao and his party were getting closer and closer to the lands of Central Continent, even though Qin Hao was far from the Skyfire Dynasty, the belief power in his mind increased daily, extremely fearsome.
But Qin Hao was unfamiliar with the utilization of this belief power, he needed to explore its uses to see if it could be used like the spiritual energy within his body for attack, healing, etc.
In recent days, Su Xuanji could also clearly feel the changes in Qin Hao, she thought the aura on Qin Hao was becoming increasingly strong and terrifying.
However, Qin Hao quickly suppressed that aura, appearing just as he usually did, leaving her puzzled as to what was happening with Qin Hao, why such changes were occurring.
"Mr. Qin, why do I feel like you are getting stronger day by day? Is it an illusion?" Several days later, Su Xuanji finally couldn’t help but voice her curiosity.
Qin Hao smiled subtly, "If Miss Su thinks so, then it is."
Just now Qin Hao tried, and he found that belief power could be converted into pure energy for the dantian to absorb, but he didn’t fully absorb it recklessly as he felt the belief power had more uses.
Su Xuanji was smart enough not to continue discussing it, instead shifting the topic, "My lord, we’re getting close to Sword Saint City."
"Sword Saint City? How much longer?"
Su Xuanji, "Approximately five or six hours, and we’ll get out of the Desolate Plain and reach Sword Saint City, which is said to have been the home of a Sword Saint from ancient times whose understanding of the Sword Dao reached its pinnacle, being able to cut down stars in a single strike, extremely terrifying, hence the city’s name."