I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

Most importantly, this guy is incredibly gullible; a pot of braised pork is enough to make him give up his beloved steamed buns.

"Divine Phoenix, please come back with us. The Sect Leader requests your presence."

The five disciples landed, casually cupped their hands in a salute, and the leader spoke.

"No need." Bai Qingyu said calmly, then transformed back into her original form, flapping her wings and flying towards the West Mountain.

During the process, it grabbed Roche with one claw and flew into the sky.

"I've kept you waiting for so long, this time I'll take you flying." Bai Qingyu spread his wings, his wingspan already exceeding fifty meters, which was quite awe-inspiring from a distance.

Despite being called a divine phoenix, Bai Qingyu never felt that she had much in common with a phoenix. The only difference was that her tail was a phoenix tail, and her feathers weren't fiery red, but black and white. Where was the black and white phoenix?

Even so, as Bai Qingyu flew through the sky with Luo Qie in his arms, passing by major cities, if he flew even slightly lower, he could immediately feel the overwhelming sound below and a large amount of faith power emerging. Unfortunately, Bai Qingyu dared not collect any of it.

This power of faith is stained with human blood.

Luo Qie was helpless in Bai Qingyu's grasp; he had already said he wanted to walk back by himself.

Well, being caught in the claws of the Divine Phoenix should be considered an honor.

At least that's the case for the disciples of the Fate Cult.

Flying in the sky, Bai Qingyu could see the Western Hills in the distance.

It's more accurate to describe it as a mountain range than as a western mountain.

Flying in the sky, Bai Qingyu finally got a clear view of Xizhou. Xizhou was indeed very large, but most of it was desert and mountains, so the area where cities could be built was quite small. They were all crammed into the center, which explained why this group of people were so "united" on the matter of the goddess. In reality, the distance between the various small cities was not far.

In addition, Bai Qingyu also saw the maze that Luo Qie had mentioned.

It covers a very large area, almost the size of a city.

The entire maze resembled a giant Bagua diagram, shrouded in a thin, iridescent membrane. These were the people's beliefs, and the key to the entire maze—it was this very thing that had trapped the goddess.

It's laughable, really.

The faith in the Divine Phoenix was used to imprison the Goddess.

As Bai Qingyu flew over the maze, he saw something in the maze. In the center of the maze floated a large ball of light, like an independent little world.

Bai Qingyu secretly made up her mind that she would definitely dismantle this maze when she had the chance.

This power of faith might be quite strong for others, but for her, it was just a matter of a flick of the wrist. After all, the Fate Cult was exploiting her divine phoenix status to extract faith from her.

Before even reaching the skies above West Mountain, Bai Qingyu saw someone blocking her way.

There were more than thirty people at a glance, all of whom were disciples of the Fate Sect.

Bai Qingyu noticed that this group of people had a characteristic: the more tattered their robes were and the shinier their bald heads were, the higher their status.

In other sects, the Taoist robes are brand new and elegant, after all, it's a matter of face. But it's different in the Fate Sect. They have to wear tattered clothes like beggars. Take Luo Qie for example, with such great strength, he wears a tattered hat and tattered robe every day.

The edges of the robe were frayed and weathered, like a tangled ball of yarn, yet he still wore it.

Bai Qingyu saw that the leader was a short, stout old Taoist priest.

I've seen it before, in the sky above the river, that so-called guardian was summoned after being overwhelmed by Roche.

"I, Luo Tian, ​​the leader of the sect, have been waiting for Shenhuang for a long time." Luo Tian stepped forward, his fat face full of smiles. At first glance, he seemed very kind and approachable, and his smile resembled that of Maitreya Buddha. However, Bai Qingyu felt that his eyes were cold, ruthless, and cunning.

Bai Qingyu looked at him coldly, "Stop talking nonsense. You just asked me to help you sort out your faith power and alleviate your karmic burdens that are about to explode."

Luo Tian's smile remained unchanged, only his eyes showed a slight change.

He knew the previous Divine Phoenix was dead, and this was another one, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome.

"Divine Phoenix is ​​joking. My Fate Sect invited Divine Phoenix here today only to stabilize the Western Continent. Everyone knows that the Western Continent is barren. Of the dozens of sects, only my Fate Sect dares to establish itself here. Compared with those large sects outside, my Fate Sect is just a small sect. The future is uncertain and we need Divine Phoenix's help."

Luo Tian chuckled and said, "The previous Divine Phoenix founded My Fate Sect to protect the safety of the Western Continent, but now it can't even protect itself. My followers don't even have spiritual power to cultivate. It's truly pitiful."

These two sentences almost made Bai Qingyu laugh.

You think you're pitiful?

They don't even admit their own pitifulness when they're exploiting the power of faith.

Nestled in the Western Hills, towering pavilions stand tall, and the entire plaza is paved with gleaming white marble. Amidst the trees and flowing springs, numerous soaring eaves and phoenix pavilions, along with artificial hills and terraces, dot the landscape. And yet, dare one claim to live a pitiful life?

I don't know how they came up with those words.

Not only are they cunning and shrewd, but they're also incredibly shameless.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense," Bai Qingyu interrupted. "I can help you with your faith, but forget about karma. You have to bear the consequences of your own sins. You didn't really think that coming to me would solve everything, did you? No way, no way."

Facing a group of experts, Bai Qingyu showed no fear whatsoever.

If you're so capable, then kill her.

To resort to violence?

Then you faith-based and karmic burdens can go find whomever you want. In the end, if you don't get killed, then you can write Bai Qingyu's name backwards.

That old man is clever; instead of sending someone to pick him up directly, he deliberately dragged it out for so long, just so he could see everything in Xizhou.

Seeing the devastation in Xizhou, should he take over or not?

The people are all calling out the name of the Divine Phoenix.

"Prepare a place for me to stay, and no one is allowed to disturb me without my permission. I can come and go freely in Xishan. Furthermore, I want to see an improvement in the situation in Xizhou. Finally, pardon Roche."

After Bai Qingyu finished speaking, someone from the Fate Sect behind Luo Tian wanted to speak up.

Calling you Divine Phoenix is ​​giving you face. Do you really think you're something special?

A prisoner dares to make demands?

It's already a miracle that you weren't suppressed under the mountain.

Bai Qingyu was the real Bai Qingyu, so no one had any ulterior motives. They just felt that Bai Qingyu was too arrogant and didn't understand his own position.

However, in reality, their lack of understanding of destiny teachings has reached an alarming level.

Even without Bai Qingyu, these karmic obstacles could have simply disappeared from this world.

Luo Tian raised his hand, still smiling, "Yes, of course, the Fate Sect will fulfill all of the Divine Phoenix's requests. We just hope that the Divine Phoenix will remember what I said."

The issue of karmic obstacles is not urgent for now. This is the biggest problem for the Fate Sect. If it is touched, it may affect the whole body. Therefore, there is no need for Bai Qingyu to intervene so early.

The key is still the power of faith.

He needed Bai Qingyu to organize the power of faith, so that the strength of the Fate Sect could break through, and his own strength could also break through to a higher level.

In other words, he didn't care about the fate of the sect or the state of Xizhou and Xishan.

Hearing this, Bai Qingyu was puzzled. Was this old guy really that easy to talk to?

"can."

"Very well, Luo Qie, take the Divine Phoenix to West Mountain for a look. Tonight, I will host a banquet to welcome the Divine Phoenix's arrival at my great West Mountain! Hahahaha!"

Luo Tian waved his hand, and that very night all the disciples of Xishan began to stir.

Bai Qingyu flew in the sky, surrounded by several powerful figures from Xishan.

The disciples at the foot of the mountain would occasionally look up, their eyes filled with shock.

Unexpectedly, the Divine Phoenix truly existed in the world; the Divine Phoenix they worshipped had descended...

Luo Qiefei stood silently beside Bai Qingyu, holding his straw hat with one hand, and no one dared to come forward.

In the religion of destiny, status is indeed everything.

Roche is an exception.

Legend has it that the cult leader used Roche as a vessel.

Please vote for me, I'm begging you!

Volume One: Chapter 113 The Fate Cult, in Danger

The leader of the Fate Cult wanted Bai Qingyu to regulate the power of faith. He would agree to whatever conditions Bai Qingyu proposed, as long as they weren't outrageous. Whether he actually followed through on those promises was another matter entirely.

The Fate Cult did indeed prepare a residence for Bai Qingyu, in a small valley.

It wasn't built on a mountain because the valley was quiet enough, and Bai Qingyu chose the location herself.

Bai Qingyu built three small wooden houses, but refused the jade and other luxurious materials offered by the Fate Sect.

She's used to living in a wooden cabin, so she can't stand living in a palace.

Sitting in the courtyard, Bai Qingyu rested her cheek on her hand, toying with a delicate little teacup. Now that she had arrived at Xishan, she wasn't particularly flustered, nor did she have anything to be flustered about. Xishan needed her power to sort out the power of faith, and their intentions were probably quite grand.

The more this is the case, the less likely it is that they will harm her.

The leader of the Fate Cult is a cunning old fox; he knows exactly what's important.

"The power of faith..."

With a wave of his hand, a wisp of translucent power was kneaded into a ball and floated in front of him.

This is the power of faith, the most primal power of faith.

The power used by the disciples of the Fate Cult appears to be seven-colored because they use special techniques to absorb the power of faith and transform it into their own power, which naturally results in this change.

The most primal power of faith has no color or shape. Unless there is a sufficient amount, the power of faith cannot even be seen, let alone absorbed.

For the Faith Cult, the power of faith is the foundation of everything.

They had no extra spiritual power to cultivate, so they had to take this path. In Bai Qingyu's view, the power of faith was like luck. With another wave of his hand, the power of faith spread out and was divided into countless parts. Bai Qingyu's heart stirred slightly, and the black energy in this wisp of power of faith was picked out.

This wisp of black energy is the karmic obstacle hidden within the power of faith. Once this karmic obstacle is extracted, this portion of the power of faith can be easily absorbed by others.

"That's crazy."

You don't know how powerful something is until you experience it.

With so much karmic burden, it's unclear how these disciples of the Fate Cult absorbed it, or where it went.

No wonder these people are so determined to bring me back. Judging from the situation, the Fate Cult is about to explode.

You will either be completely consumed by karma, or you will get rid of all of it.

Bai Qingyu casually tossed out the power of faith, stretched, and got up to go inside. She needed to get a good night's sleep; she hadn't had a proper rest after traveling for so long.

I slept straight through until dark.