Devouring the Stars: Rising from the Snow Eagle System

Chapter 159 Unprecedented Rewards for Faith Cultivation Method

The surging energy continued to nourish him, and Zhou Lin also felt his gene multiplier increase, from perfect genes to 12000 times.

"I'm afraid that even if I inherit the Voidwalker tradition to its fullest extent, I still won't reach the first level. Essentially, I still need life; matter is just an aid."

Zhou Lin was filled with emotion.

In the primordial universe, it was extremely difficult to improve one's genes, but he was able to do so easily using the Traveler's Secret Treasure. This is the benefit brought by the inheritance of the Cosmic God.

Luo Feng's research on life matter requires constant recombination and long-term failures before he can explore the most perfect form and break the limits of perfect genes.

That requires a lot of accumulation to achieve.

This first step, breaking through the genetic barrier, is extremely crucial. If this step can be achieved, reaching a 30,000-fold increase in genetic ability with effort is definitely not difficult.

Zhou Lin, however, seemed to have cheated, using the methods researched by his predecessors to achieve this step through matter and void, thus perfecting the genes of the Extinction Profound Body and the Shadowless Sword Body.

The Voidwalker has even surpassed the bottleneck of perfect genes.

In other words, if Zhou Lin cultivates the Traveler's Secret Treasury for a longer period of time, he could become a true god, and his divine kingdom could easily evolve into a miniature universe.

"Moreover, the stability is very high, but it's very difficult to improve it further." Zhou Lin understood that his current ability to achieve genetic leap was due to his previous material divine foundation.

Otherwise, no matter how strong the divine body is, it won't help the genes.

While the first step can be achieved through cheating, Zhou Lin must slowly research and develop his skills for further improvement, while simultaneously gaining a certain level of understanding of the fundamental principles of life and matter.

Fortunately, he did not reject either of these paths.

Even if a cultivator is nurtured from childhood by a powerful force, they may not necessarily possess a perfect divine body. This is not because their talent for comprehending the Dao is worse than others, but rather because of their level of love for the Dao.

Zhou Lin's greatest passions are cause and effect and the illusory realm. If you asked him to cultivate things like the Thunder Dao, the Stealing Dao, or the Wave Dao, he might not make any progress even after billions of years.

The bubble clone began to expand wildly, quickly soaring from a million kilometers to tens of millions of kilometers.

Keep in mind that a sphere with ten times the diameter has a volume a thousand times greater!
Moreover, the quality of divine power has also undergone a leap. It used to be at the level of a perfect gene venerable, but now it is at the level of a universe master, which greatly enhances one's strength.

The divine power of the former cosmic sage could not possibly resonate with the power within Zhou Lin's body, because the difference in their levels was too great.

Now, however, a resonance effect can be achieved. Zhou Lin will quickly reach the seventh level of strength as soon as he breaks through, and the eighth level will not be a problem after a little consolidation.

To reach the ninth rank, one would need to further enhance their genes, or even develop and combine more Daos. Such strength would not be weak even in the Tianyu Universe.

It is at least comparable to the level of the Time and Space Island Master.

Moreover, at the very moment Zhou Lin broke through his divine power, all his believers in the primordial universe seemed to sense it in the darkness, as if they had seen the great Lord of the North Star.

Large numbers of believers flocked to the local temples, and temples were built to worship him on important inhabited planets within Zhou Lin's cosmic empire.

Especially the Fallen Universe Kingdom.

Zhou Lin himself did not expect that the faith power generated by his home universe kingdom was actually the greatest, and the Lord of Luo Jin Kingdom had put a lot of effort into this aspect.

Hundreds of millions of living beings knelt in worship, devoutly calling upon the Lord of the North Star.

Reputation points soar, and the system is giving out more rewards!
[Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: a chance to cultivate in another universe.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received the reward: Pang Yi Cultivation Method.]

Zhou Lin was stunned. This time, he actually obtained the qualification to go to other universes to cultivate. This was an extremely important thing. Which of the powerful people in the Tianyu Universe had not been exposed to many systems?

There are various systems and types of cultivators, including witchcraft cultivators, ancient cultivators, the Mother Ancestor system, the strongest warrior system, bloodline streams (not the Hunyuan bloodline), the Devouring system, and the Cosmic Messenger system. They are quite diverse.

Zhou Lin has only come into contact with three systems so far.

"Let's first take a look at Pang Yi's faith cultivation method, and after cultivating a second clone, we can go and see other universes." Zhou Lin quickly made a plan.

Faith and spiritual practices may have also provided him with a lot of inspiration.

That was the path for Pang Yi to become the ruler, breaking the fate of being unable to transcend by absorbing the power of faith, but the difficulty of entering the path was also extremely high.

In the abyss of the divine realm, there are countless realm gods who absorb the power of faith, but very few can even begin to understand this path of cultivation.

Upon opening the Pangyi Cultivation Method, Zhou Lin witnessed its uniqueness, as it truly utilized the power of faith for cultivation, rather than simply absorbing it.

"Ordinary gods of the fourth heaven cannot transcend because they are burdened with too much karma and cannot comprehend the divine heart of karma. Such people are the most dull and stupid, and cannot even begin to understand it."

Zhou Lin nodded in deep agreement. Dongbo Xueying's senior brother, Huiming, was also entangled in karma, but he was still able to comprehend the Divine Heart of Karma.

Therefore, being entangled in karma is not actually difficult to resolve.

The reason why geniuses at the fourth level of the Heavenly Realm cannot transcend is simply because they have not resolved those messy causes and effects. Many of them have not personally spread their faith, but have simply absorbed offerings.

For example, if you join the Temple of Time and Space, the faith power produced by your territory will be absorbed and digested by the World Gods. They enjoy it, but they do not bear the consequences they should bear.

Zhou Lin himself was a practitioner of the Dao of Cause and Effect, and he understood the reasoning behind it after just a glance.

They haven't repaid all the karmic debts and are burdened by too many.

As for the solution, it was quite miraculous. Even Zhou Lin found Pang Yi's path amazing. No wonder he was able to become a true god and ruler through it.

He was able to rival the rulers during his Venerable stage, and he became even more extraordinary after breaking through. Although he lost his touch in the later stages, he was probably able to cultivate to the Unity Realm after going to the Taixu Heavenly Palace.

“Using mental power and the power of faith, I will construct my divine body and place it in the area that absorbs the most sources of faith power.” Zhou Lin immediately began to examine it carefully.

A moment later, he opened his eyes in shock, because the region from which the power of faith was most abundant was actually his hometown!
Zhou Lin did not intend to transcend in this way, because he possessed the Traveler's Secret Treasury and the system of profound rules, and even planned to take the path of divine power to become a true god.

Simply learning about another practice method can be very helpful to oneself.

Swish!
Zhou Lin is currently traveling through the primordial universe, which can truly be described as traveling under the stars and moon. In an instant, he can traverse a distance of more than half of the Tianyu Universe, which is far beyond the territory of humankind.

They arrived in the capital of Fallen City in an instant.

When Zhou Lin first came here, he was just a domain lord, but now he stands at the very top of the primordial universe, and is outstanding even in the cosmic sea.

The First True Lord of the Divine Eye Clan treated him as an honored guest, and Zhou Lin also planned to occasionally display his strength in the Cosmic Sea to make them realize that their efforts had not been in vain.

If the Divine Eye Clan gets excited, they might even give up their most powerful treasures.

If it weren't for the reddish-gray floorboards on the streets of the Fallen City, Zhou Lin would probably have thought he was in the wrong place.

"Huh?!..." He stared at the scene before him, utterly shocked, unable to find any words to describe it.

The ruler of Luo Jin Kingdom demolished his palace and turned it into a temple to worship Zhou Lin. He even renamed the capital star Beichen Star.

Zhou Lin stood blankly at the end of the street, watching the giant projection hanging above Beichen Star, which was playing a video about the great achievements of the Lord of Beichen.

"No wonder, I feel that the karmic connection between me and the Lord of Luo Jin Kingdom has increased." Zhou Lin's lips twitched slightly. He wanted to spread his faith, but he never expected it to have this effect. A single sentence from the Lord of the Universe above could lead to excessive explanations below, such as Luo Feng pursuing the path of divine power and saying he wanted to collect all kinds of creatures.

As a result, the cosmic lords below went mad, collecting strange life forms on a large scale, even causing the extinction of some precious races.

According to Zhou Lin's idea, it would be fine if it were similar to a temple in the material world of Snow Eagle; there was no need to go to such lengths.

What comes into view are countless lines of cause and effect, and boundless power of faith.

The entire universe, almost every inhabited planet, possesses a vast amount of faith power, even surpassing that of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

The people on the street all respected Zhou Lin immensely. Over the years, the Lord of Luo Jin Kingdom had truly put in a lot of effort to build up his power. He had been stuck at this level for far too long.

It's said to be close to becoming a cosmic overlord, but in reality, this step is extremely difficult.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom is doing very well now. Zhou Lin is extremely generous to his subordinates, especially those who invest early receive better rewards, including high-grade treasures.

"Luo Jin, you're quite interesting." Zhou Lin instantly teleported to the magnificent temple, where the King of Luo Jin was sitting in front of the statue.

The golden temple is tens of thousands of kilometers long, and its interior space is comparable to a habitable planet. At the end of the temple stands a statue that is thousands of kilometers tall.

Zhou Lin has statues in all the temples, and this statue is made entirely of G-grade metal. Even a cosmic venerable would feel the pinch if he had so much wealth.

The statue perfectly recreates Zhou Lin's appearance.

"Greetings, Lord of Beichen!" King Luojin was extremely excited. Over the years, he had gone to great lengths to become Zhou Lin's disciple, and he had even risked his reputation.

Those cosmic venerables and cosmic rulers were gossiping about him behind his back.

They say he didn't know how to befriend Zhou Lin back then, and now he's suddenly acting like this because he sees that the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom and the others have benefited.

Venerable Shenlan scoffed, "Back when I was the host of the genius tournament for the Lord of Beichen, I didn't fawn over him like this."

Their disdain for the King of Luo Jin wasn't actually because they thought he was shameless and willing to go to any lengths for resources.

It would be meaningless for the King of Luo Jin to make sacrifices.

In the eyes of these cosmic rulers, Zhou Lin had already grown to such a level that he wouldn't care about the King of Luo Jin's flattery. It was completely meaningless.

There were other staff members inside the temple, all of whom were immortal gods, but they were completely unaware of Zhou Lin's presence at this moment.

"Get up." Zhou Lin found a prayer mat to sit on. There were millions of prayer mats in front of the main hall, which were used by believers when they knelt in worship.

"Yes!"

The King of Luo Jin responded excitedly, then hunched over and walked up to Zhou Lin, not daring to let his head be higher than Zhou Lin's body.

If an ordinary person were to perform such a difficult move, they would probably find it hard to maintain.

"It's a bit flamboyant, but the sentiment is commendable." Zhou Lin patted the King of Luo Jin on the shoulder, gesturing for him to sit down and talk, as the other party's posture was really too awkward.

The King of Luo Jin was extremely uneasy. He had risked his reputation just to get on Zhou Lin's side.

“Go back to Star Soul Divine Mountain and ask Qian Wu to choose a treasure for you,” Zhou Lin said casually. “After all, this is my hometown, and you’ve gone to a lot of trouble.”

"Thank you, Lord Beichen! Thank you, Lord Beichen!"

The King of Luojin expressed his deepest gratitude.

"Step back, I need to study this temple." Zhou Lin waved his hand. His purpose in coming here was to forge a divine body for researching cultivation methods.

Different methods and systems of practice can all be very helpful in understanding them.

After the King of Luo Jin bowed respectfully, he took the group of immortals with him and left Zhou Lin alone in the temple.

Through the statue, Zhou Lin seemed to see countless believers.

As long as he is willing, Zhou Lin can manifest his divine power in various places at any time. After forging his divine self, he can seal some of his mental power into it. Even if his main body and clones are no longer in this Fangyuan World, he can still manifest his divine power.

Even if the original self dies, this part of the divine self will not perish.

However, without the original body to replenish its spiritual power, it will eventually weather away with the passage of time.

The power of faith is boundless, and the number of beings in the primordial universe is extremely large. With a wave of his hand, Zhou Lin refined a large number of faith stones, and then fused some of his mental power into them.

This is how the divine body of me was forged.

Rumble!
The statue, which was thousands of kilometers tall, was originally dark gold, but now, with the infusion of countless powers of faith, its color has begun to become more vibrant.

Pang Yi's method was indeed very ingenious. Following it, Zhou Lin actually succeeded in condensing his divine body, and the statue's eyes even gained a bit more vitality.

It was as if it had come back to life.

“The Holy Lord also has various statues; he also likes to spread his faith.” Zhou Lin pondered, thinking that his statue should be considered a low-end version of the Holy Lord’s.

However, the purpose of the Holy Lord statue was different; it was meant to control a large number of cultivators, while Zhou Lin only intended to use it to spread his faith.

He has no interest in controlling others.

From then on, Zhou Lin's divine body could handle cause and effect, and there was no need to divert part of his mind or shield part of cause and effect as before.

"It's time to practice the clone technique." Zhou Lin couldn't practice it before because his cultivation level was too weak, but now he's at the Opening Realm.

The "Formless Spirit Body Technique" allows one to create a second clone.

If one's cultivation level is high, it won't take too long, and the operating rules of the original universe do not exclude low-level cultivators from having a large number of clones.

The Tianyu Universe only allows one clone.

After comprehending the truth, Zhou Lin cultivated in the cosmic sea using the power of the chaotic void, and in just five years he created a second clone.

The second clone's configuration wasn't high, but its strength could still reach the seventh rank. Zhou Lin's main body and the bubble clone were already at the eighth rank with medium combat power.

At this point, Zhou Lin finally decided to step into other universes.

"Among the universes in the chaotic void, the strong ones might have Void Gods at the initial stage, and the weak ones probably have a large number of True Gods. I still need to keep a low profile."

Zhou Lin opened the system, which also contained detailed information about the universe.

The first point made him fall into deep thought.

"If the host wants to go in, the main body and all the clones must enter at the same time."

In other words, once you enter, there is no way back.

(End of this chapter)