"The Church of Fire, the Church of Water, and the Church of Frostsnow have suddenly risen in power in the past few months. Not only that, but there are also many experts among them that we can't even imagine."
"In just a few months, more than half of the countries and towns in the Cloudy Wilderness Dao State have gained many believers. Even the Full Moon Kingdom, which worships the White Lotus Sage Ruler, has suffered a huge blow."
"Now, many people in the Full Moon Kingdom have turned to the other three sects and worshipped their deities."
At this point, the White Lotus Leader and Immemorial Sage looked a little sad. They felt helpless about the loss of their believers.
However, this was something they could not do anything about.
Even they had to admit that the deities of the Church of Fire and the other sects were more powerful than the White Lotus Sage Ruler.
They were real deities.
In addition, there were countless experts in these sects. If they casually created a few miracles, the cultivators would know what was going on. However, the common people would still worship them in large numbers.
"Initially, we have no control over who the common people choose to worship. However, from what we know, the Church of Fire and the others have deliberately created a series of disasters to increase their believers, causing countless deaths and injuries in the common people. In the end, they took the opportunity to win over the people."
"Previously, I encountered the people of the Church of Fire poisoning the water, causing an entire town to suffer from the disease. Almost a million people died, and in the end, the people of the Church of Fire appeared as saviors, saved them with the antidote, and lied to them that it was a blessing from the gods?!"
"How could the common people understand this? They all became believers of the Church of Fire. This is also the main reason why they could develop to such a level in such a short time. This method is too despicable."
The White Lotus Leader continued.
It was precisely because of this that the White Lotus Society held a deep hatred for those sects. After exposing them, they were instead slandered as a heretical cult, which was why they had brought about the calamity of death upon themselves.
"Heh, what a consistent style."
Chu Kuangren sneered.
The method that the gods used to develop their believers was exactly the same as what he had heard when he was chatting with the Chaos Daoist Lord in the Emperor Burying Coffin.
In ancient times, after the gods saw that the human race had become stronger, they also launched a series of disasters in order to obtain more faith energy.
When the human race was powerless, they took advantage of the situation.
"Elder, how do you plan to deal with these sects?"
Immemorial Sage asked curiously.
Chu Kuangren subconsciously tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair before he stood up and said, "Brother Qian Yue, would you like to take a walk with me?"
Immemorial Sage paused for a moment, then nodded, "Alright."
The two of them stood up and walked out of the School of White Lotus.
…
In the Great Moon Kingdom.
The citizens, who were originally full of vigor, were now filled with dejection. Their eyes were empty, and their expressions were numb as they walked.
They were like walking corpses.
These people seemed to have lost the meaning of living.
Chu Kuangren and the Immemorial Sage arrived at a plaza.
There were a few statues erected there. Those were the statues of the deities that the Church of Fire had erected. Beside them, there was a statue that had been pushed onto the ground. That statue was none other than Chu Kuangren's statue.
Previously, Chu Kuangren came to the Full Moon Kingdom to help them purify the demonic qi when the Three-Headed Underworld Hound broke out of its seal. Many people were so grateful that they even built a statue for him.
But now, the statue was pushed to the ground, and no one cared about it.
Chu Kuangren activated his mind power and the statue stood up again. He said calmly, "The people have changed a lot."
"The impact of the destruction of their faith is too great. The White Lotus Sage Ruler that they've always believed in is only a false god. Anyone would feel terrible if they were in his shoes." Immemorial Sage sighed and said.
"After a disaster, people will lose their friends and loved ones, and a huge hole will appear in their hearts. They will either let time slowly heal that hole, or they will use other things to fill it up, such as … faith! This is also the reason why the Church of Fire is able to grow their followers so quickly. "
"I understand." Immemorial Sage nodded.
It was the same for her when she was younger. Because of a disaster, she lost her family and friends. During that time, her heart was extremely empty as if she had lost her goal. No matter what she did, she had no motivation.
Later on, she joined the School of White Lotus and worshipped the White Lotus Sage Ruler. The emptiness in her heart was filled with faith, and that was how she recovered.
"By exposing the Church of Fire's evil deeds, you're doing it for the good of the people. Unfortunately, your methods are too direct. The people have just experienced a disaster, and the emptiness in their hearts has just been filled with faith. By exposing the Church of Fire, you're digging their hearts out again!"
"Therefore, the people will subconsciously resist. Even if what you say is true, it will naturally lose some of its credibility. Sometimes, it's not that people don't believe it, but they don't want to believe it."
Chu Kuangren continued.
Upon hearing that, Immemorial Sage frowned. She recalled the time when the Church of Fire's evil deeds were exposed, the people were indeed at a loss and terrified. It was as if they had lost their pillar of support.
With just a few words from the Fire God Cult and the other cults, the White Lotus Cult, which had originally exposed the conspiracy, became the villains instead, and was being beaten and killed by the citizens. It was simply too unimaginable.
"Elder, are you saying that you want them to continue to be deceived and worship the murderers who killed them?"
Immemorial Sage felt that it was too ridiculous.
However, having been in the School of White Lotus for so many years, she knew that such a ridiculous thing could happen.
"Of course not. There are ways to change this situation, such as … giving them a new faith!"
Chu Kuangren looked at his statue in front of him and said.
Upon hearing that, Immemorial Sage could already guess what he was going to do. She was shocked, and her eyes were filled with disbelief. "Elder, do you know what you're going to face if you do that?"
"I do."
"The ones you're going to face are the deities, and not just one or two of them. They're the ancient deities!"
Immemorial Sage knew that Chu Kuangren had become an Emperor.
However, an Emperor was still human.
Could he really defeat the high and mighty deities?
"Deities?"
"Heh, from today onwards, everyone except me is a false deity!"
Chu Kuangren flicked his sleeves and turned around. A gust of wind blew, and besides his statue, the other deities' statues exploded and turned into ashes!
"Let's go back. It's time to give those false deities a head-on blow. There's a price to pay for offending the deities."
Chu Kuangren said and walked towards the School of White Lotus.
Some of the sect's followers were enraged when they saw Chu Kuangren destroying the deities' statues. They rushed up to him and wanted to reason with him.
However, Chu Kuangren created lotuses with every step he took. The white lotuses surrounded his body, and many of the sect's followers who got close to him were sent flying.
When the followers of the School of White Lotus saw Chu Kuangren, who was surrounded by a divine radiance and was surrounded by lotuses, a glimmer of hope appeared in their eyes.
"Is that the Bachelor Sage?"
"The Bachelor Sage is back …"
Immemorial Sage looked at Chu Kuangren's back and took a deep breath. "The only True God in this world. How exciting …"
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