Human beings are in a state of deception, and immortality begins with the secret book of origami.

Chapter 424: The power of incense is poisonous? But what does this have to do with me, Mu Lin?

Chapter 424: The power of incense is poisonous? But what does this have to do with me, Mu Lin?

"The end is near. I will watch from now on until I die."

"I will perform my duty faithfully, live and die by it."

"I am the sword in the darkness, the guard in the underworld."

"I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the underworld."

"I pledge my life and honor to Hades, for this night and all the nights to come..."

In the square in front of the King of Hell's Palace, Yan Yunyu gathered together the stragglers who were contaminated by the forbidden power, and asked them to swear allegiance to the underworld, which was also to himself.

When the oath ended, there was a "rustling" sound of chains, and hundreds of chains appeared out of thin air and wrapped around the bodies of the people in front of them, sealing and imprisoning the forbidden power in their bodies.

After doing all this, Yan Yunyu did not leave. Instead, she gave them a warning like a noble goddess.

"Remember your oath. The gods of the underworld are watching you. If you dare to break it, you will be punished not only in this life, but also in the afterlife."

"But on the contrary, as long as you dedicate your life and glory to the underworld, I will ensure that you are safe during your lifetime, and the great King of Hell will protect your soul, allowing your soul to rest in peace after death, and even to be resurrected."

"Yes, we will keep our oath."

The torture of the forbidden power makes these outcasts suffer so much that they wish they were dead, and they are neither human nor ghost.

In this situation, Yan Yunyu, who saved them and let them escape from the sea of ​​suffering, was like a real goddess. These people who felt like they had been reborn would naturally follow her warnings.

……

Time passed slowly, and soon, ten days had passed.

During these ten days, Mu Lin's faith has spread far and wide.

In the refugee area outside the city, Ji Lingsha used food as a reward, making almost everyone believe in him. What he spread was the kindness of the underworld.

In the inner city, Si Ye and Chu Lingluo used the power of dreams to let everyone understand hell's punishment for the evildoers. What she spread was the power of the underworld.

As for Yan Yunyu, she used the restraining power of the Infernal Chains to find the people who had strayed from the group and formed the army of the underworld in the world of the living.

The simultaneous efforts of these three factors, and most importantly, the tacit approval of the Nongwuzu leaders, allowed Mu Lin to gain the faith of almost all the civilians in Tianshi City.

At the same time, Mu Lin's actions also made his reputation spread in Tianshi City and among the middle-level officers of the Nongwuzu.

In the feudal era, the lower classes were ignorant, but the middle and upper classes were different. Especially in this world, the middle and upper classes were almost all monks, and it was difficult for them to believe in Mu Lin.

Moreover, the middle and senior management of Nong Wuzu were somewhat dissatisfied with Zhang Hetian's choice of Mu Lin, an "outsider", as his successor.

People always trust those around them.

It was because Zhang Hetian’s prestige was too high that they did not dare to object.

But these people were also watching Mu Lin, observing his behavior to see if he was qualified.

It is always difficult to convince the public when senior executives are parachuted in.

How to make people below you obey is an enduring problem.

As for Mu Lin, the answer he gave far exceeded the expectations of the senior members of the Nongwuzu.

On a city wall of Tianshi City, several generals of the Nongwuzu Army looked at the people outside the city, all of whom were praising Mu Lin's name. One of them shook his head with a sigh.

"Master Mu Lin has already established his foothold. Master Shui Yuanbai has no chance."

This statement was agreed by others.

"We can't help it. Lord Mu Lin did such a great job. When he first came to Tianshi City, he solved the parasite crisis. Later, he even brought a lot of food, alleviating our resource problems. With the help of dreams, he spread his name and prestige. With all these operations and his talent, even if Lord Hetian doesn't favor him, he is still the most advantageous competitor for the Lord."

"You have forgotten one thing. The threat of forbidden power is very great. Although we have not been contaminated by this evil power, it is only a matter of time before we are contaminated by it when fighting against those demons and monsters. In the past, if we were contaminated, we could only wait for death, but now, we have a chance to survive."

After this, even these generals began to favor Mu Lin.

There was no way. Shui Yuanbai was indeed their familiar superior and had a close relationship with them, but Mu Lin could save their lives.

"He transported food from thousands of miles away and easily solved the crisis of parasites and forbidden powers. In addition, he has outstanding talent and has a promising future... Lord Shui Yuanbai's defeat was not unjust."

"It should be said that Army Commander Hetian has a very good eye... Young Army Commander Mulin was personally invited by him."

Mu Lin's outstanding performance impressed the middle and senior leaders of Nong Wu Zu and made them feel that they saw hope for continued survival.

However, although they were happy, Mu Lin had a frown on his face.

He was in great trouble.

“No wonder everyone says that although gods and immortals can be ranked on the same level, immortals are ultimately one level higher than gods… The power of this incense is poisonous.”

"No, this cannot be called poison, it should be called an impurity."

The power of human faith is powerful, and when people gather together they can become gods.

But there is also a sentence that many people have not said before.

People's thoughts change rapidly, and no one can always maintain their worship and respect for God.

Just like Mu Lin today, he has a noble status and possesses the true spiritual career map. He can indeed accept the power of everyone's faith.

But after collecting all these powers of faith, Mu Lin was speechless to find that the worship of God and the recognition of the teachings of the underworld did not even account for one percent of them.

More importantly, it is about human desires and aspirations.

"Great Spirit, thank you for letting me eat my fill..."

"Please, Lord God, I want to eat meat. I haven't eaten meat for a long time..." "I hope Lord God can make my illness heal..."

"God, please kill those bastards and avenge my parents..."

"I'd give up everything to kill those bugs..."

"Lord Hades, I'm full, can you give me a wife..."

"..."

"I am the god of the underworld who rewards the good and punishes the evil, and controls life and death in the heavens. I am the King of Hell, not the God of Food, and certainly not the God of Matchmaker. If you want your wife to find one herself, why are you begging me for help?"

Thousands of desires, endless longings, these messy things made Mu Lin very helpless.

He knew even more clearly that if he dared to absorb these things and absorbed them on the same day, he would go crazy on the same day.

Fortunately, the gods also have ways to deal with these endless distractions.

Divine fire!

The power of human faith needs to be burned and tempered by divine fire before it can be absorbed.

And Mu Lin, his wishful thinking lamp can just serve as the divine fire to quench these distracting thoughts.

What made Mu Lin even happier was that his wish power lamp had broken through to a superb level, and he was able to extract these distracting thoughts very quickly.

"boom!"

As the flames burned, countless distracting thoughts were burned, and then Mu Lin discovered helplessly.

Such a huge mass of faith power was directly burned up by ninety-nine percent.

"No wonder the gods want devout believers, fanatics, or saints. It's because the power of faith provided by general believers is not only small, but also contains countless distracting thoughts."

If things had ended here, with only the power of faith reduced, Mu Lin would have felt uncomfortable but he would not have frowned.

What bothered him was that the distracting thoughts within the power of faith could not be completely eradicated.

After all, even for devout believers, their worship of Mu Lin is because Mu Lin has brought them a better life.

This kind of gratitude and faith is inevitably mixed with other things.

Just like a girl that Mu Lin noticed, her name was Xiaoyu. Because Ji Lingsha fed her well, she became very pious to Mu Lin, even to the level of a fanatic, praying to Mu Lin every day.

However, her prayers and beliefs were inevitably tainted with thoughts such as "eggs are delicious", "I don't want to eat green peppers", "there are too many fish bones" and so on.

She was already pure enough, but the power of her faith was still mixed with something else, and this was the core of her gratitude to Mu Lin, which could not be eliminated.

But, as I said before, Mu Lin is the god of the underworld, not the god of food.

"Girl, stop thinking about food every day and learn more about the teachings of the underworld!"

Only then did Mu Lin understand why fanatics would not marry, have children, and even give up their wealth, enjoyment, and life for the sake of the gods.

They have regarded gods as the only thing in their lives.

Some people even sacrificed their own children to the gods.

But they are ranked only second among believers.

First, the saints.

The so-called saints are believers who practice the ways of God, follow the path of God, and are in perfect harmony with the teachings of God.

They may not be as fanatical as the fanatics, and may even question the gods, but the power of faith they provide is the best and most easily absorbed by the gods.

Even some saints with extraordinary character and outstanding abilities can supplement the way of the gods.

Most gods will not treat such saints unfairly. It is basic practice for them to become apostles after death. Some saints who have made great contributions will even become gods.

And there are almost no such saints under Mu Lin's command.

"trouble……"

Because the distracting thoughts within the power of faith cannot be completely eliminated, if Mu Lin's King of Hell absorbs the power of faith, he will inevitably be affected.

The temporary impact doesn’t matter. After all, they have been tempered by the divine fire and their distracting thoughts are extremely minimal.

However, the influence of one person is nothing, but what if it is ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, or even hundreds of millions of people?

And when the duration of this influence is extended to ten years, a hundred years, or even thousands of years...it is difficult for people or gods to resist this kind of continuous influence.

"So, after absorbing the power of faith, I will not change in the short term, but thousands of years later, the consciousness and image of the King of Hell will become the god believed in by mankind due to the continuous influence of hundreds of millions of people for thousands of years, instead of my will."

"Moreover, the farther and faster my fame spreads, the faster the King of Hell's mind will change."

All we can say is that individual will is slim under the influence of vast civilization and history.

Therefore, the more powerful the gods are, the weaker their personal wills are.

In this case, even if the gods are as powerful as the True Lord, I will no longer be myself. Such a path is naturally inferior to the immortal path that can maintain one's self.

Thinking of this, Mu Lin commanded the King of Hell to absorb the power of faith.

Incense is indeed poisonous, but it is the King of Hell who absorbs the power of faith. What does it have to do with me, Mu Lin!
"The King of Hell is my incarnation, but I am more than just the King of Hell."

(End of this chapter)

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