Chapter 76: Sharing Divine Arts

Li Si ignored the outside events throughout the past night. It was only now, after daybreak, that he went to check the situation in Kao Mountain Town. The result was perfect.

Last night, the Three Talents Demon-Purging Array activated automatically, blocking out the rolling Dark Mist and large numbers of Mist Demons. There were no casualties.

Because of this, the three hundred Black-Armored Warriors and the temple dogs finally did not have to waste large amounts of time and energy on stopping Mist Demons.

“Divine Decree: Starting today, establish the Temple Priest Group, with Wang Wu as its leader. Establish the Temple Warrior Group, with Song Qiao as its leader. Establish the Kaoshan Alliance, with Xu Sen as its manager. Establish the Lanshan Sect, with Zhang San as its sect master. From now on, you shall decide all matters inside and outside Kao Mountain Town. Moreover, you must build Kaoshan Temples within your respective areas and enshrine the Divine Idol of the Kaoshan Patriarch.”

“Divine Decree: Starting today, select children of suitable age to enter the temple and receive Divine Grace Baptism. Then, based on their aptitude, choose those suitable to become Spirit Cultivators to join the Lanshan Sect; those suitable to become warriors, to join the Temple Warrior Group; those suitable to become True Cultivators, to join the Temple Priest Group. Those eliminated from the above, join the Kaoshan Alliance.”

“Divine Decree: Starting today, all residents of Kao Mountain Town are forbidden to make fires and cook privately. They must go to the temple square or the Lanshan Sect to eat daily. Song Qiao and Zhang San are responsible for making the Great Soul-Returning Broth and distributing it to the people. Each person gets two bowls per day. Temple Warriors, Temple Priests, and disciples of the Lanshan Sect are not included in this restriction.”

“Divine Decree: Xu Sen, manager of the Kaoshan Alliance, from today onwards, shall take charge of all supplies. If other departments need to use them, they must obtain them from you.”

“Divine Decree: Xu Sen, manager of the Kaoshan Alliance, from today onwards, shall be responsible for leading the people to cultivate farmland and plant Strange Grass. The Temple Warrior Group, Temple Priest Group, and Lanshan Sect must provide support and protection at any time.”

Li Si issued multiple Divine Decrees in one breath, thereby finishing the internal affairs of Kao Mountain Town. He did not need to handle everything personally, because Kao Mountain Town had its own way of survival and operation. He only needed to optimize it slightly.

For example, Wang Wu was a man with great ambition, daring to act and take risks. Letting him be in charge of the currently strongest Temple Priest Group was no problem.

As for Song Qiao, the former Temple Priest, he still cared for and wanted to protect ordinary people. Having him lead the Temple Warrior Group was very good. Those Black-Armored Warriors had done many bad things in the past.

As for Xu Sen, he was originally responsible for managing the temple supplies. Now, putting him in charge of people’s livelihoods was also convenient.

Finally, there were the Lanshan Sect and Zhang San. For now, they were still too weak and still developing.

Next, Li Si took advantage of being in the Quiet Room with no disturbances and teleported directly back to the “Liangshang Junzi” safe point in Kao Mountain Town.

This place had been completely designated as the base for the Temple Priest Group, so no one had moved in yet.

This actually made things convenient for Li Si.

At this moment, he first cast a Track-Finding and Trace-Erasing Curse, erasing his tracks and traces ahead of time. Anyway, he would not appear in his true form. Micro-managing from start to end was much better.

Then, Li Si sat cross-legged. With a single thought, the Hundred-League Law Seal hidden deep underground responded to his call. Instantly, it released a giant net-like cyan radiance, covering an area of a hundred leagues.

Since the last time he strengthened the three Divine Plumage, the Hundred-League Law Seal became more and more like a magic treasure.

Through it, Li Si could “see” the Illusory Void. He could even see once again the grand and majestic city ruins beneath the small village where the Floating Cloud Sect was located, and also see the Divine Idol suspected to be the Old Madam.

“Huh?”

Suddenly, Li Si “saw” that at the edge of the huge city ruins, within a pile of building debris, there appeared a Divine Idol about the size of a normal person, somewhat similar to his own face.

So, was this a scene the Hundred-League Law Seal projected into the Illusory Realm?

Subconsciously, Li Si wanted to take a closer look. As a result, when he looked, he actually appeared in the Illusory Realm. It was always gray and hazy here, but also much brighter than the dimness of the Mortal Realm.

“Wait, what is my current state?”

Li Si lowered his head and saw his nearly transparent self. Before he could react, Little Mushrooms sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain, growing around him. Even further away, over a dozen colorful Giant Mushrooms were quickly floating towards him…

Startled, Li Si returned to his physical body, but he still felt scared. Why did the Illusory Realm feel even more terrifying than the Mortal Realm?

Also, was that transparent self just now his soul? He felt like he had discovered a new world.

The Hundred-League Law Seal was really fun.

Li Si didn’t dare to be careless anymore. He quickly took out the two Golden Core Relics obtained the night before last and used them to strengthen the Hundred-League Law Seal.

Immediately, the cyan radiance emitted by the Hundred-League Law Seal grew much thicker. The size of the Hundred-League Law Seal itself also expanded slightly, with two more dragon-pattern-like mystical symbols appearing on it.

It felt heavier, as if a mountain was pressing down on him.

Li Si knew that this awkward situation was caused by the strengthening speed of the Hundred-League Law Seal exceeding his cultivation progress.

At that moment, he summoned the Fate Forge and, with considerable effort, placed the Hundred-League Law Seal into it to begin smelting.

Soon, choices appeared.

“Consume 300 portions of White Fate Firewood to infuse the Hundred-League Law Seal with six Dao Techniques.”

“Consume 600 portions of White Fate Firewood to infuse the Hundred-League Law Seal with one Divine Ability.”

“Consume 900 portions of White Fate Firewood to infuse the Hundred-League Law Seal with three Divine Abilities.”

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Last time, Li Si gave up completely because he had no intention of taking charge of Kao Mountain Town. But now, he had to consider carefully.

“Let’s start with Dao Techniques.”

As his thoughts shifted, 300 portions of White Fate Firewood were consumed. At the same time, six Dao Techniques that had reached the half-step Divine Ability level were imprinted onto it.

They were: [Demon Slaying Thorn], [Heart Cleansing Curse], [Evil-Warding Curse], [Palm Thunder], [Lord of Hundred Weapons], and [Devil-Sealing Curse].

These six Dao Techniques were now imprinted on the Hundred-League Law Seal, becoming Divine Arts. Any believer who had faith in him could obtain them by offering devout belief. Well, actually, this was a kind of assessment.

It could also be said to be a mutated form of sharing Dao Techniques.

Li Si placed these six Dao Techniques as commodities on it. Believers, based on their qualifications and purposes, could rent different Dao Techniques. They could instantly master this half-step Divine Ability without needing to practice the [Heaven-Turning Scripture].

As for the Magic Power cost required to cast the Divine Arts, Li Si would provide it. Believers needed to go to the temple to pray devoutly every day. After praying once, they were fully charged and gained the opportunity to cast Divine Arts three times. Once they used up the Divine Arts, they had to fight with their bare hands…

Of course, for the time being, these Divine Arts would not be available to ordinary believers. Priority would be given to the Temple Priest Group, the Temple Warrior Group, and the disciples of the Lanshan Sect.

After all, this kind of Divine Art did not affect normal cultivation at all. One just needed to pray at the temple to receive an illusory Dao Technique Dharma Seal. After charging was complete, they got three chances to cast it. It was no different from obtaining a Barrett sniper rifle with only three bullets.

However, these six Divine Arts would have a very significant effect on Kao Mountain Town.

At this moment, as these six Divine Arts were successfully imprinted, they also automatically appeared within the four emergency Divine Idols in the four emergency temples of Kao Mountain Town.

The four leaders, Wang Wu, Song Qiao, Xu Sen, and Zhang San, received the corresponding Divine Decrees at the same time.

That’s right, the authority to distribute Divine Arts was handed over to them.

However, Wang Wu’s Temple Priest Group would only receive 120 usage shares per day. Song Qiao’s Temple Warrior Group would only receive 90 usage shares per day. Xu Sen’s Kaoshan Alliance guards would receive 30 shares per day. Zhang San’s Lanshan Sect would also only receive 30 shares per day.

One share meant one chance to cast a Divine Art.

These were not the final adjusted figures but would be adjusted further based on the specific situation.

If any problems arose among them, these four people could communicate through prayer.

In short, Kao Mountain Town finally had its own armed force.

Do not underestimate this, because the Dao Techniques Li Si imprinted were all at the half-step Divine Ability level, with very great power. Especially since there was no threshold—any healthy, strong adult could, after some training, receive the Divine Art Dharma Seal and exert tremendous power in battle.

This was the true core of the divine belief system.

Namely, powerful war potential, using quickly formed combat strength to plunder more valuable resources, not human faith.

“In the future, if conditions allow, I could also form a Temple Knight Group or a Temple Sword Immortal Group in this way.”

“However, to obtain stronger combat power, one must still cultivate step by step. If we find individuals with potential for cultivation in the future, we can send them to the Floating Cloud Sect.”

Thinking this, Li Si infused 40,000 points of Magic Power into the Hundred-League Law Seal. This was almost enough for the daily consumption of 270 shares.

In fact, it wouldn’t consume this much. In the absence of war, these 40,000 points of Magic Power were enough for the entire town to use for more than ten days—very cost-effective.

It was worth mentioning that the Evil Spirits in the seven wells within Kao Mountain Town were about to be born. This would be just right for Wang Wu and the others to use for practical combat training.