Not many people knew that at the border of the Wall of Two Worlds in the north of Stainless City, a small tribe of sickles had disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, the person in charge of a caravan in Stainless City died.
Many people thought that it was done by a competitor, but no one noticed that the new person in charge of the caravan was from the White Lotus Society.
In other words, some people noticed, but no one cared about it.
The White Lotus Society was currently very widespread among the low and middle races, but it hadn't caused any disturbances. In addition, there were very few cults that spanned multiple races, and no one thought that they would be able to cause any trouble.
In other words, it wasn't illegal to form a cult among the foreign races.
After receiving this news, Ren Baqian was finally relieved. Next, he could boldly build a new forward operating base and expand another logistics base 500 nautical miles away.
As long as he controlled this caravan, he would be able to conceal the fact that the humans had occupied that place for a short period of time. He could also obtain some special products from other races through this caravan.
For example, the materials for the Earth Spirit's marching pills were something that Ren Baqian had been envious of for a long time.
Moreover, he didn't know how many treasures there were in the 237 square kilometers of territory occupied by the foreign races.
At this time, Ren Baqian was in his sea of knowledge. An indomitable giant Buddha with a faint smile was standing on a planet.
Although the giant Buddha was made of stone, no matter from which angle he looked at it, he always felt that its eyes were looking at him as if it were alive.
There was a permanent five-colored brilliance around the giant Buddha's body. The colorful brilliance was like a painting frozen in time, frozen around the giant Buddha.
"I've finally cultivated it. Next, I have to cut off a piece of my spirit to make it more eye-catching." Ren Baqian floated in front of the giant Buddha, used his mental cultivation method, and cut off his left arm with his right hand.
"Oh!" Ren Baqian's body trembled in the air, and his face instantly turned pale. He fell for thousands of meters before stabilizing himself.
"It really hurts!" Ren Baqian took a few deep breaths. Cutting off one's spirit was much more painful than a physical injury.
In other words, he was a fierce man.
Anyone else would have fainted.
When Ren Baqian first practiced [Ruyi Visualization], he died countless times, was cut into pieces, and was burned by the wind and fire countless times. He still felt unbearable pain.
If it was anyone else, no matter how strong they were, they would not be able to withstand this blow to their Divine Soul.
After gasping in the air for a long time, Ren Baqian wiped the nonexistent sweat off his forehead, stretched out his finger, and the severed arm in the air turned into a beam of golden light and drilled into the giant Buddha.
While paying attention to the changes in the giant Buddha, he controlled his body and regrown his left arm.
A strong sense of weakness filled his entire body.
Even when he was heavily injured during the seven days of dual cultivation, he had never felt so weak.
There seemed to be something missing in his heart.
As time went by, Ren Baqian gradually felt a connection with that Buddha statue. It wasn't like what he had thought, that he had another body.
Instead, it was a mysterious feeling. The giant Buddha seemed to have given birth to a young consciousness. Both of them came from the same bloodline, and there was a closeness of blood being thicker than water. At the same time, they could sense some of each other's feelings, but they could not completely control each other.
"The lowest level of connection seems to be sufficient." Ren Baqian nodded. The current situation was exactly what he wanted.
He did not want to control this man-made Buddha.
He was more afraid that their minds would be connected, and when this Buddha absorbed too many distracting thoughts, it would corrode him instead.
Among the predecessors who practiced the Ancient Scroll of Methods, this kind of situation had happened before.
At present, the lowest level of connection could be said to be cutting off a part of one's Divine Soul to form another person. Although the degree of control was very low, it would not be invaded.
As for the part of the Divine Soul that had been cut off, it could only be replenished through long-term practice and some natural treasures.
Ren Baqian came out of his sea of knowledge and first informed Tianjing Basin to transfer some materials to build a Buddha statue.
In order to collect the power of will to become a god, the statue also needed some special materials and a special method to build it.
Many of the materials were precious and expensive, but they were nothing to Ren Baqian. With just a few words, a large number of materials and manpower were mobilized.
After bidding farewell to the empress, he went straight to Tianjing Basin.
With a plane, the journey didn't take long, but the plane could only reach the entrance of Tianjing Basin.
There was a huge magnetic field in Tianjing Basin. In many places, even wireless signals were blocked, and the plane route had to bypass this large area.
After recovering Tianjing Basin 20 years ago, this was Ren Baqian's first time here, and it could be considered a revisit.
Ren Baqian's schedule wasn't arranged too quickly. After all, the Buddha statue hadn't been built yet, so he took this opportunity to inspect various parts of Tianjing Basin and see the current situation.
Although he could see it from the reports, it wasn't as clear as seeing it with his own eyes.
As soon as he entered the first city, Ren Baqian noticed a few monks begging for alms in the crowd.
Although Ren Baqian knew that Buddhism was developing well in Tianjing Basin, he was still slightly surprised.
"What are they begging for?" Ren Baqian asked. Beside him was Jin Kunming, the commander of the Rearguard Commandery. Although he often traveled around, he knew more about the situation in Tianjing Basin than Ren Baqian.
"Those monks said that giving alms to them is fated with Buddha. In any case, I don't really believe them. If Your Highness doesn't like it, I can get them to clean up these monks and temples, "Jin Kunming said.
"I'm asking about what they are begging for alms. Is it food or property?" Ren Baqian glanced at him.
"I'll get someone to ask." Jin Kunming realized that he had misunderstood Ren Baqian's meaning and quickly gave the order.
Not long after, someone reported, "Your Highness, they are begging for bricks."
"Oh? Are they going to build a temple? "Ren Baqian immediately understood.
He knew more about Buddhism than most people.
"In that case, don't bother about them and let them be," Ren Baqian said and suddenly thought of something.
"How many Buddhists are there in Tianjing Basin now?"
"About three million."
Tianjing Basin had a population of close to 70 million. Three million believers was indeed a lot. After the war, the common people had a hard time surviving, which gave Buddhism a lot of room to develop.
Buddhism also gave the common people a psychological sustenance and saved the imperial court a lot of trouble.
Ren Baqian toured and patrolled along the way.
Twenty years had passed, and the damage caused by the war to Tianjing Basin almost didn't leave any traces.
People seemed to have forgotten about the war.
However, the complexion and mental state of the common people were much better than before.
Ren Baqian still remembered the first time he came here. Even if the people weren't in dire straits, they weren't much better. Several major organizations attacked each other, and the common people were left with numbness on their faces.
Now, the faces of the common people were a lot livelier, and they weren't as hungry as before.
After all, there were so many high-yielding crops, and the land in Tianjing Basin was also fertile. If there were still people who didn't have enough to eat, Ren Baqian would investigate the governance here.
As for the sects in the underworld, they were relatively rare now. Most of them had been wiped out by the army and turned into ashes.
Those who could survive were those who were more obedient at the time. Now, they had connections with the Rearguard Commandery and had a large number of disciples serving there.
During this period, Ren Baqian also encountered things that made him frown. There were still cases of people oppressing the common people, especially those sects whose disciples served in the Rearguard Commandery. They had now become a major force in Tianjing Basin and occupied a lot of fertile land. This made Ren Baqian ponder whether he should start with them.
Twenty years of peace had also nourished many corrupt officials.
Ren Baqian kept all of this in mind and was ready to clean up the Rearguard Commandery when he returned.
Along the way, it took him a full 20 days to arrive at the "Jingxin Temple."
That's right, the largest temple built by the little monk here was also called the Jingxin Temple.
Ren Baqian first guarded the outside of the main hall before he stepped inside and looked at the benevolent Buddha statue. The Buddha statue looked a little colorful. Although it had just been built, it looked a little old.
Ren Baqian walked around it and confirmed that there were no problems with it. It was built according to his requirements, and the words and patterns that he wanted to engrave were also engraved.
He then stood in front of the Buddha statue and flicked his finger between his eyebrows. A colorful ball flew out from between his eyebrows, drew an arc in the air, and drilled into the body of the Buddha statue.
The surface of the Buddha statue suddenly emitted a colorful light.
It even shone out of the main hall, causing everyone outside to be amazed.
As the colorful light gradually shrank back into the body, Ren Baqian saw a colorful halo appear behind the head of the Buddha statue.
At the same time, the Buddha statue also gave people a feeling of being alive.
An immature consciousness transmitted a childlike feeling.
Ren Baqian scanned his sea of knowledge. Although the giant Buddha on the planet was still there, it was much dimmer.
That giant Buddha was the link between him and this newborn consciousness.
"Grow up well, little guy. I hope you can become a true god, "Ren Baqian said softly.
After this little guy absorbed an immeasurable amount of power of will, it would become stronger and stronger as time passed.
At the same time, it would also be influenced by the power of will.
As for what it would become in the end, even Ren Baqian himself didn't know.
He only hoped that it would be a benevolent god.
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