Five hundred miles to the northeast of Luobao City, there is a small island dozens of miles away from the land, which is called Dongyuanyu. Due to the distance from the land, the island is not large and steep, and the land is also barren, so no one has ever lived on the island. Occasionally, fishing boats docked, and it has not been developed into a tourist area until now.

In the depths of the steep cliffs of Dongyuanyu, there are two people at this moment, a man and a woman. The temperature here is much lower than that of Luobao City, but these two people are soaking in a pool in the cold weather. And this is not a hot spring, on the surface, except for the two of their heads, it is already frozen, and it seems that the water here is even colder than the rest of Dongyuan Island.

The two of them were soaking with their eyes closed, but the man suddenly frowned and said "huh".

"Brother Han, what's wrong?" The woman opened her eyes and asked softly.

The man shook his head, a little strange, and then explained: "When I came here a few days ago, I passed through Luobao City once. At that time, it was rumored that there was a demon alliance plotting against humans, and many righteous people rushed to eliminate demons. I didn't follow, but I saw that many of them were attacking an ancient banyan tree. I also know a thing or two about the ancient banyan tree, it is a big demon who has been a fine for hundreds of years, and his strength cannot be underestimated. Although the strength of my righteous path is good, if the dryad is desperate, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"So you made a move?" The woman asked with a gentle smile, as if she was not surprised by this.

"The dryad has been forced away, and it is his body that can't move. I was afraid that they would suffer, so I secretly helped them and set up an enchantment for the ancient banyan tree, cutting off its vitality, even if the dryad rushed back, it would not be able to return to its place. In this way, the strength of the dryad will be greatly reduced, and I don't have to worry about it. ”

"And then?"

"I came here later, but ......," the man frowned slightly, "just now, I vaguely felt that the barrier I had set up had been destroyed, and it was a very short time, and it completely collapsed. It's incredible! ”

The woman was surprised for a while, and then comforted: "Maybe you feel wrong, with Brother Han's strength, how many people in the world can break your enchantment?" There is no need for the predecessors to help the demon clan, and the demon clan may not be so strong. ”

"I hope so," the man didn't take it easy, "it seems that I have to go and find out a little bit more, if someone can really break my barrier, this will be a big problem, and it will be my natural enemy nemesis." ”

"Let's continue to cultivate, and I'll walk with you when I go back."

"Okay."

The two of them did not speak, and continued to practice with their eyes closed in the cold water.

After completing a manifestation, Murong Shu re-detached from his body and appeared beside Pu Yang.

"Not bad!" Pu Yang praised with a smile: "I thought it would take at least a day and a night to recover slowly, but I didn't expect you to make it change so much in half an hour." ”

Murong Shu sighed: "I still rely on you, if it weren't for you to break that barrier, I wouldn't be of any use at all." I could only watch my body die, and without the help of Yin Spring, I tried my best to heal myself, and I didn't have such a fast speed. ”

"Look! You tree god, you still have some believers. This apparition once made you gain everyone's admiration, and it is estimated that it will be spread on the Internet in a while. Looking at those people who were shocked and awed by fear, Puyang was a little funny. If they knew that the "tree god" worshiped by the Dao was watching them from behind, it was actually a demon, I wonder if the Dao would run away in fright?

Murong Shu hesitated for a moment, then involuntarily observed left and right, and then said cautiously and quietly: "I am not doing this just to satisfy vanity, nor to see their sincere and fearful posture, let alone to tease them. In fact...... When they worship me, I get a little bit of strength. I don't know how it came about, but it did give me something. ”

Pu Yang couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, "Could it be that incense and candles can also help you improve your cultivation?" Then why don't you buy more, incense yourself every day, and brush how many experience points. ”

Murong Shu was a little embarrassed, and then shook his head: "It's different." It has nothing to do with incense and candles, it has to do with people. When they worship me with reverence from the bottom of their hearts, whether they ask for something or repentance of bad deeds, I can get a share of strength. It has nothing to do with their starting point, only with their sincerity and time. Of course, most people's hearts are not sincere, and time can only last for a while. Even so, as long as the quantity is large, the harvest is not small. ”

Pu Yang thought deeply about it, and could see that Murong Shu told this secret because of his life-saving grace, which should be related to his cultivation, and even a shortcut to cultivation!

"I couldn't be transformed before, no matter how deeply rooted, no matter how big my body could grow. The harvest was very limited, my body couldn't move, and I was limited by the environment. Other demon clans can go to more suitable places to cultivate, and they can go to find heavenly treasures, but I can't. I also don't have any inheritance exercises, I can't learn from teachers, except for absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, I can only stay up for time, and exchange more time for a little progress. ”

Murong Shu slowly recounted his experience: "In the past, this was not a big city, or a small number of villagers, when I had a certain ability, I helped them to take advantage of the wind and cool down, rain and stop drought within a certain range, the original purpose was to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, so as not to be removed by the demon hunter." Later, I found out that their reverence from the bottom of my heart could give me an indescribable amount of strength, faster than my natural cultivation. ”

Pu Yang suddenly realized, it turned out that this was the secret of Murong Shu's achievement of Luo Bao's number one demon!

According to the classification standard of human beings, the wood clan belongs to the plant elves, which are even lower than the animal monsters, and it is already difficult to obtain wisdom by itself, and it cannot be inherited, and the process of cultivation will only be more arduous and slow, and it is generally through a long time to accumulate mana.

For a long time, Murong Shu has been known as the number one demon in the Luo Bao area. But because of his low profile and not interacting with people, other demon clans also stayed away, and they also felt more and more mysterious about him. Xiang Hehai is the Sea Clan, Qin Yao is from out of town, and the other demon clans are similar. Everyone only knows that Murong Shu is a native who has been here for thousands of years, so they have the impression that his mana is strong, which is inseparable from his longest cultivation time.

Now that his sharing has made Pu Yang realize that a large part of his strength comes from believers. For hundreds of years, he didn't know how many generations of villagers had gone through the Dao, and the more uncivilized the ancient times, the purer and more sincere the villagers' beliefs. Now people's hearts are impetuous, and people are shrewd, but the population base around here is much larger, I don't know how many times the road, there are always some sincere, and there are many people who seek fame and fortune, which is the reason why Murong Shu is getting bigger and stronger.

"You can too." Murong Shu suddenly said.

"Me?" Pu Yang shook his head: "I can't make a god by myself, right?" It is a historical opportunity for you to have today. Now, no one else can replicate it. ”

"No, you Terrans are born with conditions that we don't have. When you can become a hero, become a great man, and countless people are fanatical about you, you have the time to absorb the power of faith! Even the current stars are the same thing. When a star can gather a large group of enthusiastic fans, even if the work is a little mediocre, it can achieve its fame and commercial value. On the contrary, if you can't gather fanatical fans, even if the work is excellent, the star will be inferior to the work. ”

This old guy can even use the current celebrities as an analogy, which makes Pu Yang slightly funny, and people also think: "Celebrities are supported by popularity, politicians are supported by popularity, and religious leaders are supported by believers...... In essence, it is the same, as long as it is used well, it is the so-called power of faith. ”

Seeing that he understood, Murong Shu sighed again: "This is also for what has been the right path since ancient times." The so-called more help for the righteous and less help for the unrighteous is this principle. Relying on killing and plundering, the evil law may be able to grow rapidly in a short period of time, but in the long run, it cannot be compared with the righteous path that has won the hearts and minds of the people. The people's heart! In a sense, it is the same, it can be admired by hundreds of thousands or hundreds of people, and it can achieve a great sect family; It can get more popular support and support the country's national fortunes. ”

Puyang was shocked, he thought that Murong Shu was just a shortcut, but he didn't expect that a lot of truth was figured out, this doesn't seem to be a steady shortcut, but it is the most orthodox Sunshine Avenue to figure it out!

The good policy has long been clear to the people's wishes, and the people's aspirations have long been allowed to pass, and then the country's fortunes will prosper. The last emperor often lost the support of the people after a long period of corruption, ****, etc., the policy was difficult to implement, and the national fortune declined.

Maybe it's a bit mysterious and impossible to prove that popularity, support, and popular sentiment are related to the power of faith, but on the contrary, popularity can gather the commercial value of stars, and people's hearts can promote the prosperity of the country.

What will the Heavenly Master's Mansion be a thousand-year-old sect? In addition to the Taoist ancestor Zhang Tianshi's brand is big enough and the heritage is deep enough, there are also the efforts of each generation of heavenly masters, including their own development, with the general environment of politics and economy, as well as the image of the righteous path of eliminating demons for thousands of years. Not to mention the hearts of the people in the world, at least around the Heavenly Master's Mansion and in the hearts of some Taoist believers, they are very admired and worshipped.

On the other hand, looking at another sect that Puyang is familiar with, Fu Zheying's One True Dao Danyang School, because it has withered to a few people, no brand, no heritage, and no popularity and no believers, even if Zhang Qinghe and his apprentices work hard, the starting point is low, and they have been poor.

After thinking about it for a while, Pu Yang smiled: "Xie Lu, thank you for telling me such a secret, I can't use it for the time being, maybe I will have a chance in the future." Don't worry, I won't pass it on casually. ”

Murong Shu nodded, this is his heart of repayment, whether Puyang can take advantage of it depends on the opportunity. But at least if you know that there is such a method, you will pay attention to it in the future, and you will develop in this direction, and you will not miss such an opportunity.