Please control me, my divine being!

After a fierce battle, you are extremely exhausted and have to sit down to rest.

[Hunger levels and health levels have decreased and need to be replenished.]

Zhou Qing glanced at the status bar next to him.

When the food and clothing supply drops to the red line, all attributes decrease, and when the food and clothing supply value is insufficient, the maximum capacity of the stamina bar will also be reduced significantly, and the values ​​required for various checks will also be higher.

Of course, this is quite realistic, since you can't do anything if you're not full.

As for health, with the current level 3 power blessing, it can be slowly restored with just rest.

Strength attributes manifest in the body as enhancements in various aspects such as speed, strength, healing power, and physique, rather than simply increasing physical strength.

This is exactly what is meant by respiration and blood return.

"If we chase after them to fight the final boss now, we'll probably get completely crushed."

Zhou Qing was not in a hurry.

After triggering the battle in the Immortal Master's Palace, three timer bars have appeared on the interface.

The first is momentum.

That is, the ear-shaped pattern, which is now one-third lit up.

The second is the task progress that pops up after the task is triggered;

[Eliminating Liu Ren: 42%, please destroy all statues in the Taoist temple and exterminate all direct disciples.]

[Exterminate the River God: The River God's current health is 100%.]

The third progress bar appears after Pang Ziyue merges and escapes.

[Awakening Ritual, current progress 12%. Upon completion of the ritual, the River God will be awakened by the Dharma and receive a special enhancement.]

The three progress bars are increasing very slowly, giving them ample time to recover.

Looking at the options in the control panel, Zhou Qing immediately clicked on search. He had just finished an elite stronghold battle, so how could he not loot the corpse?

Especially the corpses of the Fajiao sect, they are guaranteed to have a life-saving talisman, so it's impossible not to touch them.

[Searching...]

[Obtained the Destiny Talisman - Zhang Tan, Obtained the Remains of a Divine Statue - Liu Ren Immortal Master, Obtained the Secret Transmission - Liu Ren Method Water and Fire Subduing Demon Altar Ritual Diagram, Obtained a small bag of silver.]

"Huh, are there also destiny symbols with names on them?"

Zhou Qing clicked on the prop, and a series of instructions popped up below.

Zhang Tan was the son of a farmer from Baimu Town.

The Zhang brothers comprised five members, three of whom worked in the charcoal trade.

During the year of great famine, food was scarce, and bandits rose up in droves, while five immortals entered the pass.

After his father and brother died, he was soon struck by a flood and survived all alone.

He later joined the Buddhist sect and was promoted to a senior disciple. He used evil water to bewitch people and cause strange occurrences, and performed evil rituals to worship fallen gods. He died at the hands of Qinghe.

A brief text briefly introduces Zhang Tan's life, which is also the only thing he left behind after he came into this world.

An ordinary farmer with no special background.

If he hadn't joined the Fa Sect, he would probably have died long ago in the infighting among cultivators.

Zhou Qing sighed.

Even though Su Tangyu said that the path of cultivation has many limitations and drawbacks, in this turbid world, it is still more comfortable and easier to survive than ordinary people.

As for the other two items, Zhou Qing also examined them one by one.

[Statue Remains - Six Ren Immortal Master: Statue remains crafted from special materials, worshipped year-round, containing pure incense offerings. They can be used for spiritual and immortal cultivation, and also as material for crafting mundane artifacts related to the Celestial Master's wondrous methods.]

[Secret Transmission: Water and Fire Altar Ritual Diagram: The method for drawing and arranging the water and fire altar ritual diagram. After studying it, one can set up the altar—the Water and Fire Subduing Demon Altar.]

After completing the first search, Zhou Qing started a second search.

However, this time there was not much to be gained; in the end, only some odds and ends were found, all of which were stored away in the "Hidden Treasure" sleeve.

The capacity of the "Hidden Universe in the Sleeve" is not unlimited; its specific upper limit depends on mental strength.

The more you put in, the greater your mental burden becomes. Once you reach a certain amount, you'll feel your limit and won't be able to put anything in anymore.

The strength of a skill depends not only on proficiency but also on its three-dimensional attributes.

The attribute strongly associated with "Hidden Universe in the Sleeve" is spirit, while "Insightful Eyes" is strongly associated with spiritual perception. The more mundane techniques Zhou Qing uses, the more he can feel this difference.

After confirming that there was nothing more to be gained in the Immortal Master's Hall, Zhou Qing hurried on to other Dharma Halls.

Regardless.

At least destroy all the statues here first.

……

Li Qinghe gathered the robe that was hanging loosely on the ground to one side.

They originally intended to bury Zhang Tan's body, but for cultivators of the Dharma Sect who have passed on their skills or attained enlightenment, their flesh and bones disappear after death, leaving only a life talisman.

She wasn't a complete novice who knew nothing about cultivation.

The path of the Dharma is unpredictable; the higher one advances, the more it affects one's thinking.

Previously, at the Fajiao stronghold, those who had not yet joined the religion or were newcomers clearly had their own ideas and ways of thinking.

I feel fear, I feel apprehensive...

But after becoming a senior disciple, he started to act strangely.

That feeling of harmony, where people even eat and sleep together, felt incredibly incongruous and strange.

The higher one's cultivation level, the more pronounced this feeling becomes. Once one becomes a direct disciple, one's entire being is completely transformed. It is feared that once one cultivates the Yin-Yang Dharma Body, one's original mind and thoughts will be completely distorted.

This should be related to the main deities of the Taoist path. What exactly is the Six Ren Immortal Master, and why is this happening?

Li Qinghe was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

However, she was quick and soon arrived at the Lingguan Hall in the Taoist temple.

Inside, there is also a statue of a deity, but its size and appearance are almost identical to those of the Liu Ren Immortal Master. The only difference is the pattern of the clothing and decorations.

Li Qinghe finished the boiled corn in her hand in two bites, regained some strength, and pushed it towards the statue.

Rumble.

The tall and majestic statue crashed to the ground and shattered into countless pieces of stone.

Li Qinghe searched through the rubble for a while.

Just like the statue of the immortal master, there was a special piece of stone inside, which seemed to be the core of the statue.

She took out the stone she had obtained from the statue of the immortal master, and with a slight touch, the two stones of different shapes fit together.

She then immediately proceeded to the next palace.

This is the Hall of the Three Officials, which contains three statues of deities.

However, the design is still very similar to the statue of the Immortal Master in the Immortal Master Hall. The only difference is that these statues have faces, while the statue of the Immortal Master does not.

Li Qinghe knocked down the three statues again.

This time, apart from the special stone core, there were also many broken limbs and remains inside the statue, including those of men, women, and children, all of which rolled out and emitted a putrid stench.

The girl took a deep breath and left the palace.

She then went to other temples and toppled the statues one by one.

As her contact with the Taoist temple deepened, her impression of the Fajiao sect worsened. Unlike the clean and bright Immortal Master Hall, the smaller the temple, the more gloomy and dark it became.

The interiors of these statues were almost entirely filled with flesh and blood, and countless corpses were buried in the corners and under the floors of the temples.

Flesh and blood are the best offerings.

Clearly, these people were victims sacrificed in the ritual.

After Pang Ziyue escaped, she easily destroyed all the statues with almost no resistance.

This grand temple had many disciples, but after Li Qinghe casually dealt with a few, they scattered in all directions.

As for those Taoist boys...

It's less like a human and more like some kind of wandering corpse, driven entirely by talismans.