Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 389 Clone
The next morning at court, the prince, dressed in a dragon robe, stood beside the dragon throne, attracting the attention of all the ministers.

The ministers were not too surprised. This was the process of training the crown prince, and this was what all emperors had done in the past.

However, the ministers thought it was too early to train a crown prince now.

Li Qiang himself is not very old, and coupled with his strength and the existence of the longevity elixir, Li Qiang can reign longer than any other emperor in history.

"From today on, Crown Prince Li Heng will attend court and study in the cabinet every day!" Li Qiang announced solemnly.

"Your Majesty, how long has the Crown Prince been studying in the cabinet?" Grand Secretary Gan Feng stepped forward and asked.

He naturally welcomed the prince to join the cabinet to study, but the cabinet had so many affairs to attend to that it was impossible for the prince to stay in the cabinet forever.

You have to know that the prince is studying in the cabinet, so they need to have the responsibility of teaching, it is not enough to just let the prince sit there.

"The Crown Prince will study in the cabinet for two years, and I will abdicate after two years!" Li Qiang announced.

Suddenly, the entire court was in an uproar, and all the ministers were shocked beyond words by the news.

"Your Majesty is in the prime of life. Please reconsider!" Lin Ruhai stepped out, knelt down and said loudly.

Then all the civil officials knelt down and begged Li Qiang to revoke his decision.

Not to mention the military generals, Li Qiang has always been the object of their admiration, and the achievements he has made are unique in the world.

The military generals also knelt down and begged Li Qiang to revoke his order. They did not want Daqian to change the emperor so quickly.

Although Li Qiang does not like to participate in politics and tries to be idle as much as possible, look at how prosperous Daqian is now under Li Qiang's governance.

There is only one country in the world, and all nations are united. Daqian is a country with peace and prosperity, and it is more prosperous than ever before.

"I am tired of unifying the world. Besides, my abdication does not mean I will no longer care about Daqian. If Daqian really encounters problems, I will still take action!" Li Qiang said lightly.

Seeing that Li Qiang was determined, the ministers did not try to persuade him any further.

The following court sessions were the same as before, except that Li Qiang would ask Li Heng for his opinion from time to time.

After the court session, Li Heng entered the cabinet to continue his studies.

After three months, Li Qiang saw that Li Heng was able to handle government affairs, so he took over the court meetings.

In this way, although Li Heng was the crown prince, he was already doing the work of the emperor.

The reason why Li Qiang was like this was that she encountered some problems.

Several years ago, he discovered that he had an extra kind of energy in his body, which came from the void.

He recognized that this was the power of faith, but he did not take it too seriously.

He has performed miracles in many areas, so it is normal for the power of faith to appear.

But as time went on, the power of faith increased, and both the quantity and quality made him feel that he had to deal with it.

Li Qiang is no stranger to the power of faith.

The Sacred Mountain of Tatar and the Buddhist Kingdom of India both collect the power of faith for cultivation, and he has also felt the power of faith.

The power of faith that can be felt externally is completely different from the power of faith within one's own body.

The power of faith in his body has almost become the third type of energy in his body.

The number one ranked energy is of course magic power. The high quality of magic power is unmatched by any other energy in this world.

The second ranked energy is Daqian’s dragon of destiny.

Daqian has occupied the entire planet and unified all the land. The power of its dragon of destiny is beyond the description in the classics.

In addition, he was the emperor who created the prosperous Daqian era, and most of the dragon of Daqian's luck was concentrated in his body.

The third ranked energy is the power of faith.

Li Qiang entered the illusory world of Taixu and took a look at Lin Daiyu and the concubines.

Lin Daiyu and the other concubines were wearing colorful skirts and walking through the flowers in the distant mountains. Their feet were not on the ground, but flying at low altitude.

Li Qiang smiled. Yesterday, Lin Daiyu was still talking about picking some dew from the magical flowers to make tea. Now it seemed that she was picking some dew.

In fact, Lin Daiyu didn't have to do it herself. With just a thought, she could collect the dew from all the spiritual flowers in the illusory world of Taixu.

Listening to the laughter of Lin Daiyu and the concubines, Li Qiang did not disturb their happiness.

Living a long life is indeed a good thing, but we always have to find some fun to pass the long time. Developing some hobbies is an excellent choice.

Li Qiang came to the study. If an immortal, a venerable person, or a god or Buddha entered this study, he would probably be extremely excited.

Because many of the books collected in the study are important classics by immortals, sages, or gods and Buddhas.

This was what Li Qiang requested. With his power and influence, it only took him a word to get these forces to hand over their collections of books.

He flipped through book after book. Even if it was an immortal who seldom used the power of faith, it was impossible for him to really ignore the energy of the power of faith. The research on the power of faith among the venerables, gods and Buddhas was even more profound.

Li Qiang's purpose is very simple, which is to strip away the power of faith from his body.

He had seen the Buddha of India, the source of Buddhist faith in the world. The power of faith in the Buddha was not as powerful as he had imagined.

In his opinion, perhaps a lot of faith in Buddha has been intercepted, or cannot be transmitted to Buddha, and is trapped in the Buddha statue.

Li Qiang borrowed the means of immortals, venerables, gods and Buddhas to create a Buddha-like existence to store the power of faith passed down.

The power of faith is not a good thing for his body. As long as he pays a little attention to it, he can sense the whispers of countless people, and all kinds of prayers can disturb his mind.

At present, his power of faith has not reached its peak, and he can feel the increase in the source of his power of faith every day.

Since he handed over the government affairs of Daqian, he had nothing to do and had enough time for research.

Apart from meeting with the girls every day, he spent the rest of his time studying and solving the problem of the power of faith.

He also investigated and found that his ever-increasing power of faith mostly came from Western believers.

Because of his actions to attack the church in the Papal States, many church believers changed their faith and switched from believing in the church to believing in Li Qiang.

There is an essential difference between Westerners and Daqian people in terms of beliefs. Daqian people are pragmatic in their beliefs.

As long as the gods and Buddhas we believe in are useful, it is worth burning two incense sticks for them. If they are useless, we can simply abandon them.

Daqian people can believe in Buddhism, Taoism, or even Western gods, but in the final analysis, Daqian people's beliefs are more for themselves. Westerners' beliefs are really to find a spiritual support for themselves. In the eyes of Westerners, people without spiritual support are extremely terrible, and belief is a must for them.

When Westerners could no longer adhere to the church's beliefs, Li Qiang, the Daqian Emperor who defeated the church, became their new belief.

Even an archbishop of the original church found out about Li Qiang's deeds from the East and wrote a new holy book based on Li Qiang's deeds.

Li Qiang's life seems extremely miraculous without exaggeration, not to mention that after being beautified by professionals, it has completely become the growth story of a god.

Li Qiang in the Holy Scripture came with the purpose of saving the world. She led the Holy Army to rescue the people from the evil church, allowing them to see the world clearly and find the right direction in life.

When Li Qiang saw what was said in the intelligence, she couldn't help but blush at the flattery.

Since the new church was of great benefit to Daqian's rule, Li Qiang did not demand its abolition.

He even agreed to the existence of a new church in Daqian, with the archbishop serving as the Pope of the new church.

The power of faith that Li Qiang himself bears is constantly increasing. If he does not find a solution, he may ban the new church. Everything revolves around him, and his peace of mind is more important than the stability of the West.

Time passed by unknowingly, and after several years, Li Qiang finally found a solution to the problem of the power of faith.

In the sky of Taixu Fantasy Land, a huge platform is suspended.

Li Qiang sat in the middle of the platform, while Lin Daiyu and the concubines stood around and watched.

Lin Daiyu and the others came to watch because they heard that Li Qiang's research over the years had yielded results, but they could not help Li Qiang in any way.

Li Qiang did not forbid them to go to the study to read classics, but no matter whether it was the cultivation methods of immortals, venerables, or gods and Buddhas, they all required someone to guide them.

It would not be possible for Lin Daiyu and the other concubines to gain entry out of nowhere in just a few years or even decades.

The reason why it is not said that it is absolutely impossible to enter is because Lin Daiyu and the concubines are immortal in the Realm of Illusion and can come into contact with the rules of the Realm of Illusion.

As long as they are given enough time, they will be able to get in one day.

Now Lin Daiyu and the other concubines are still young people. They spend most of their time in the Realm of Illusion having fun. From time to time, they can leave the Realm of Illusion and travel to any place outside. They will not have the idea of ​​being bored forever, and naturally it is impossible for them to consider practicing those classics.

Li Qiang controlled the rules of the illusory world of Taixu, and a mark appeared under his feet. The mark seemed to be carved on the ground by an invisible chisel.

The traces became more and more complex, containing knowledge of immortals, venerables, gods and Buddhas, with Buddhist seals occupying the majority.

The patterns on the ground are formed mainly by the Buddhist incarnation, supplemented by the Taoist Three Pure Ones, and also use the knowledge of the Western gods' creation of divine bodies.

Li Qiang took out the Daqian sword and cut a wound on his finger.

Ordinary swords and knives can no longer harm him. Only special magical weapons like the Daqian Sword can do that.

A drop of blood flowed out from the wound on the finger and fell in the center of the pattern.

Li Qiang mobilized the power of faith in her body, and the power of faith flowed into the lines of the pattern.

Along this point on the line, the power of faith continues to expand.

It didn't take long before the entire pattern was filled with the power of faith. The originally invisible power of faith turned into tangible light within the pattern.

The pattern of the power of faith was activated, and the drop of Li Qiang's blood in the center began to absorb the power of faith transmitted by the pattern.

The blood floated in the air, and as more and more power of faith was injected, the blood turned into the shape of a heart.

After the heart is formed, it starts beating automatically, and with every beat, new blood will flow out of the heart.

The flowing blood continued to spread along countless complex and curved lines. The lines opened up by the blood were not random, but were distributed according to the large and small blood vessels in the human body.

After large and small blood vessels form the outline of a human body, bones, flesh, and internal organs begin to fill in, and finally the skin appears.

The drop of blood in the center of the pattern has now transformed into a body.

The face of the body is illusory, without a real appearance. On its body is a robe formed by the power of faith. The hair on its head appears from nothing and is bound by a crown formed by the power of faith.

Li Qiang came to this body, which was his clone.

He gently tapped his finger on the clone's forehead and completely injected the power of faith in his body into the clone.

When the power of faith was no longer in his body, he felt a sense of relief.

In the past, I didn't dare let my mind wander freely in my body, for I was worried that it would come into contact with the power of faith and be affected by the whispering prayers within the power of faith.

In other words, he is not a true cultivator. If the venerables, gods and Buddhas obtained so much power of faith, they would never let it go, as this is the source of their cultivation.

The clone has no intelligence, but Li Qiang has given it the ability to handle affairs.

This was the inspiration he gained from programming in his previous life. All actions of the clone were based on thinking and reacting to the information given by the outside world.

For example, if there is something reasonable in the believer's prayer and the incarnation can help, the incarnation can respond.

The clone is a container, and theoretically should be considered a transit point between the power of faith and Li Qiang, but Li Qiang took advantage of this loophole and allowed the clone to completely contain the power of faith and prevent the power of faith from reaching his original body.

"But did it work?" Lin Daiyu asked with concern when she saw Li Qiang smile.

"It worked. I created an incarnation of a god or Buddha. From now on, those annoying prayers will not reach my ears!" Li Qiang said with satisfaction.

"This clone is so majestic!" Lin Daiyu exclaimed in amazement as she looked at the clone carefully.

This majesty comes from the gathering of the power of faith. Previously, the power of faith was concentrated in Li Qiang's body, suppressed by magic power and the dragon of Daqian's destiny, and could not be revealed.

But there is only the power of faith in the body, and the majesty formed by the power of faith is revealed.

"He can be said to be a Buddha, or a god. His majesty is innate!" Li Qiang explained according to his own thoughts.

With a wave of his hand, a passage opened up in the Great Illusionary Realm, and his clone was sent out of the Great Illusionary Realm.

At the Sacred Mountain of Tatar, the third venerable saw a figure appear out of nowhere. He was about to take action when he heard Li Qiang’s voice.

After a moment, the third venerable looked at the clone with awe in his eyes. Even if Li Qiang's clone was not Li Qiang himself, he could not offend him.

What caught the third venerable's attention the most was the power of faith lingering in his body.

The power of faith in his clone's body was so strong that even he, a venerable who practiced with the power of faith, felt shocked.

Even when the Tatar Sacred Mountain was at its peak, it was impossible to obtain such a strong power of faith.

The Third Venerable handed the room in the Tatar Sacred Mountain that originally belonged to the First Venerable to his clone, and the clone sat cross-legged in the room without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)