Scourge Messenger

Chapter 454 Incense and Faith
Tiger Vanguard stepped forward, looked up and met Celestial Bird True Man's gaze: "I can take them out via the ruined temple route now, why bother with the prison route? If I insist on continuing to challenge the path to immortality, would the Immortal Lord not allow it?"

Upon hearing this, the people on the observation deck ran even faster, afraid of getting blood splattered on them. But many more people came over with great interest to join in the fun; they had wandered the Blissful Immortal Palace for many years and had never seen anyone dare to be so arrogant.

Does this brat really understand what kind of behemoth he's provoking? The Blissful Immortal Palace is a Daoist temple of Immortal Lords, with dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators under its command, including even two Grand True Immortals who have reached the Golden Ginseng stage. Looking across the East Sea, apart from the Imperial Flow Court, other forces are only on par with the Blissful Immortal Palace.

Not only did he refuse the Immortal Lord's true teachings, but he also refused the invitation to celebrate his birthday... Isn't he afraid of death?!

A crow flew out from Tianqin Zhenren's sleeve and landed on Hu Xianfeng's shoulder, its black, iron-like claws almost digging into Hu Xianfeng's shoulder blade. Its dark, lifeless eyes stared straight at Hu Xianfeng, as if trying to drag the child into an abyss.

This crow was a manifestation of the Heavenly Bird Immortal's divine power, possessing the combat strength of a sixth-rank cultivator. It could tear this brat to shreds in a single blow. Tiger Vanguard met the crow's gaze without fear, perhaps because he was unaware of the crow's power, or perhaps because he simply did not experience fear.

"Tianqin, why bother arguing with a child?" A lazy voice rang out from the crowd: "You can't force someone to go if they don't want to, can you? Let him continue on the path to immortality, and we can make some money too."

Tianqin Zhenren turned his head and saw that the speaker was a flamboyant young man in silver clothes and with silver hair, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes.

Lin Qiuxiao of the Lin family, a Fifth-Rank True Person, is a frequent visitor to the Blissful Immortal Palace. He often organizes card games in private and is one of the bookmakers in the East Sea.

The Lin family is a Celestial Lord-level power comparable to the Blissful Immortal Palace. Could this test be their doing? But the Lin family's Supreme Elder did not attain enlightenment through life-force supernatural abilities...

"Of course I won't force you." Celestial Bird Master waved his hand, and the crow flew back into his sleeve. "It was my oversight. Since it's a birthday celebration, there should naturally be a reward. A generous reward will attract brave men. Two days later on the Ascension Path, the final reward will be a rare Foundation Establishment Pill, and moreover..."

After a brief hesitation, Celestial Bird Master took out a pendant from his sleeve. Inside the pendant was a tiny, ingeniously crafted ball. At first glance, it appeared to be just one ball, but upon closer inspection, there were three more balls inside. If one looked even closer, one could find nine balls. Yet, the size of the ingeniously crafted ball was only the size of a fingertip. It was truly a masterpiece of craftsmanship, like a mustard seed contained within Mount Sumeru.

The observation deck seemed to cool down a bit, and many gamblers gasped in shock.

"As long as you are willing to present a miraculous gift at the birthday banquet, this Blissful Dao Beacon will be granted to you," said Celestial Bird Master. "Even among the disciples of the Blissful Sect, not everyone can possess a Dao Beacon."

Tiger Vanguard received the Ghost Ball, and a message popped up on the screen:
"Incense Beacon Detected - Mysterious Blissful Ghostly Craft Ball"

"Do you wish to believe in the Mysterious Paradise and become a disciple of the Mysterious Paradise? Note that choosing your faith will have many consequences! Unless you obtain other incense orienteering methods, you cannot change your faith."

"After choosing the incense faith, you need to pray and offer incense every day to receive the blessings of the immortals. If you do not pray and offer incense for a long time, you will be punished by the incense. If your blessings exceed 100%, you will be promoted from disciple to apostle."

"Mysterious Bliss"

"Followable: Unlimited"

"Teaching: Use probabilistic tokens and supernatural powers to win in gambling, and overcome the strong with the weak. Remember, do not let others discover that you are breaking the rules."

"Prayer Method: Engage in a gambling activity and win, then hold the Ghostly Craft Ball tightly and pray for the blessing of the Mysterious Blissful Immortal Lord."

"Incense Blessing: Loot drop rate +1%. When suffering Incense Penalty, loot drop rate -5%."

"Disciple Trait - Bliss: Your attack power is always the maximum value. If the damage you deal falls within a range, the maximum value will always be used."

"Apostle Trait - Mystery: When praying, 10% of your grace is consumed. For the next 300 seconds, any of your probabilistic tokens or supernatural abilities will have double the effect if triggered."

Incense worship!?
Yan Qing from the Thieves' House stood up abruptly.

Old man, you still have the Burning Technique that you haven't handed over yet?

Yan Qing never expected that there would be such a system in "The Messenger". It should be a new mechanism that appears in conjunction with the Red Dust Immortal. After all, the Golden Core Tribulation Master has been around for so many years and there is no incense and faith. The Golden Core is already the invincible path, so why do we need to borrow incense and faith?

But for those seeking to reform, the allure of incense and faith is simply too strong!

Believe it and get a 1% increase in drop rate!

Once you become a disciple, all random numbers become the maximum value!
If you become an apostle, you'll have a five-minute burst period every day, during which all probability effects are doubled!
This was practically a Celestial Lord willingly sharing his immense power with his subordinates! But amidst his excitement, Yan Qing quickly calmed down. The incense and faith mechanism was ultimately a cultivation method of the Mortal Immortals. Although the specific mechanism was unknown, the Mortal Immortals certainly possessed a certain degree of influence over their followers, to the point that the system even warned of 'numerous influences'.

He himself would not come into contact with any kind of religious or religious practice, but the smaller account did not have this concern.

"The Blissful Dao Beacon is the incense offering of the Blissful Immortal Lord. If you believe in the Blissful Incense Offering, you will receive all sorts of incredible protections. The doctrine of the Blissful Incense Offering is—" Just as Celestial Bird True Man was about to introduce it, he saw Tiger Vanguard turn around and play rock-paper-scissors with White Porridge: "Rock, paper, scissors, okay, I won."

A golden light descended from the sky, striking the Azure Tiger Vanguard and causing the Heavenly Bird True Man's eyelids to twitch wildly!

Instant faith?

Is this kid so compatible with the Blissful Immortal Lord? Even the previous true disciple of Blissful Immortal Lord spent a whole day listening to the teachings before he could become a believer! Or is this kid a born gambler, for whom taking risks is as easy as eating and drinking?
“I agree,” Tiger Vanguard said. “Two days from now, I will present a gift to the Blissful Immortal Lord at his birthday banquet.”

"Master Qianji, arrange their accommodations." Countless crows appeared around Master Tianqin: "I'll be watching closely at the Nine Heavens Protection Banquet."

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The vast Paradise Palace could easily provide a large suite for the children, complete with a misty bath, a dining table laden with fruits and dishes, and a dazzling array of gold and splendor from carpet to ceiling. Sixteen maids were even on hand to serve them around the clock. The children, who had never seen anything like it, instantly forgot their own predicament and excitedly began exploring the room.

Just as Bai Zhou was about to go eat, Mi Mian grabbed her sleeve, "Give the little tiger's things back to him!"

Then everyone remembered that Tiger Vanguard had given the jade box containing the Foundation Establishment Pill to Bai Zhou. Except for a few unsophisticated village children, all the kids who knew the Foundation Establishment Pill's value stared at Bai Zhou with shining eyes. Bai Zhou covered the jade box and shook his head: "If he gave it to me, it's mine!"

"How can you be so shameless? You didn't even help, why should you take it!"

"I'll help him in the future!"

"The future is the future, the present is the present, pay it back now!"

"No!"

Just as a fight was about to break out, Tiger Vanguard stepped in between them, saying, "I gave her the item, so it's hers now. If I take it back, I won't be able to challenge the Path to Immortality again."

"Keep the jade box safe, I won't be responsible if you lose it."

"Okay." Bai Zhou opened the jade box a crack, took a deep breath, and then quickly stuffed the jade box into her clothes. "I'll eat it slowly!"

"Then give it to me! Why are you giving it to her? Giving it to her is like throwing a meat bun to a dog!" Mi Mian was still indignant, glancing at Bai Zhou's clothes, seemingly thinking about how to steal them.

"We will die."

Mi Mian and Bai Zhou were startled and turned to see Shen Qiuqiu with a gloomy expression. Shen Qiuqiu looked at Hu Xianfeng and repeated, "We will die."

“If we challenge the path to immortality ourselves, we might still have a glimmer of hope, but you just offended so many people, they won’t let us off the hook. They are all very powerful adults, no matter how powerful you are, you can’t beat them.” Shen Qiuqiu’s eyes filled with tears as she spoke: “You’ve ruined us.”

"What did you say!" Mi Mian shoved her, and Bai Zhou also looked quite displeased. "How can you blame him, you idiot! He's saving us! And as long as he walks the Ascension Path once in two days, we can all be saved!"

"He can't get through. Even if he does, we'll die. This is their territory. How can we fight them?" Shen Qiuqiu grabbed Hu Xianfeng's sleeve, her eyes pleading. "You're so powerful, your family must be powerful too, right? Please have your family come and save us. I don't want to die. My sister is waiting for me. I want revenge. I don't want to die!"

Mi Mian came over and pried Shen Qiuqiu's hands off. Bai Zhou raised her fist to hit someone, but Hu Xianfeng stopped them and said to Shen Qiuqiu, "You won't die, and no one will die."

"I will pave the way to immortality to save you, and if that's not enough... the heroes of justice will descend to save you!"

(End of this chapter)