Chapter 994: God's Shortcut
Whether it is the aspect of the Yuan Shen or the spiritual power, Shen Lang is very proficient and understanding. But I really don't have a personal experience of the power of faith.
In his previous life, he was all cultivated, and he did not form his own sect, let alone religion.
However, he also had some similar understanding in the previous life, and the knowledge in this life came from Paul's side, from the original holy painting to the later belief in divine power.
However, with the experience of Shen Lang and his two lives, he can draw inferences from one case to another, "one law is all over ten thousand laws". When he realized that this might be the power of faith, he immediately began to think more deeply about it.
The Holy See of Light can absorb the spiritual power of fanatical believers in various ways, so can it directly withstand the power of these beliefs?
If it could, it would be a terrifying source of power!
There are many religions with a long history and great influence in this world, but they are also divided into many sects due to historical development and geographical reasons.
The more factions there are, the more leaders there are, and the more influence they have. With a large number of Illuminati and an authoritative supreme leader, the Pope's influence is extraordinary, even surpassing that of many heads of state.
And their believers are cross-country and regional, and there are many devout, and the Pope seems to be the spokesman of the God of Light they believe in in the human world, and to a certain extent, they will transfer part of their belief in God to the Pope.
Perhaps the archbishop of each diocese has a similar role. But in terms of the number of believers and the degree of reverence, it cannot be compared with the Pope.
And even if the Holy See knows how to use the power of faith, this should be the most core secret, perhaps only the Pope and a few cardinals know and have it.
Shen Lang estimated that these "skills" of theirs were also summarized by thousands of years of research, and because he did not have this soil, he had not studied it, and he had no experience to summarize.
Now he was able to spontaneously absorb the power of these beliefs, was it because his strength had reached the half-immortal realm, or was it because of the new skills unlocked after refining the combination of those two mysterious substances?
In fact, in the previous life, Shen Lang also knew that some people practiced such methods. Self-packaging an image, through the subjugation of demons and demons, the clouds and rain, etc., so that ordinary people can establish a simple folk belief.
The more people who believe, the stronger the belief, and the more effects can be obtained.
In order to achieve this effect, some people even cooperate with demons, or send ferocious beasts to cause chaos, and then come out to subdue demons and eliminate demons. Or the judiciary will dry up one side, and when everyone can't live and pray for rain, they will come out to "manifest themselves".
The more fearful and helpless one is, the stronger and stronger one's faith will be.
Shen Lang himself is extremely talented, he can't look down on such shortcuts, and feels that it is better to work hard to lay out the busy work, it is better to cultivate directly.
After all, the population at that time was far less than it is now, and the image of the gods set up was easy to confuse. For example, "River God", "Dragon King", "Land Lord" and the like are everywhere.
Borrowing this layer of identity, you can only harvest it in the temple, waiting for the sacrifice. Once you leave, there will be no gain.
If you don't borrow the image you already have, it will take more effort and time to package it yourself. The apparition of the "Lord of the Land", and a god that they have never heard of at all, it is certainly easier for the people to believe in the familiar.
Shen Lang knew a little about such a routine, but he hadn't experienced it. It still feels very strange now, but one thing is clear.
Now the number of these faith powers is not huge, but the contributors are all cultivators, far stronger than ordinary people!
Shen Lang didn't know how the Pope felt, but as far as the current harvest was concerned, this endless stream of faith power would soon catch up with the vial of faith divine power that Paul had sent before!
It's a good deal.
Shen Lang regretted it a little now, if he didn't do it so quickly, if the time was extended, he should be able to harvest more and stronger faith power, right?
After all, gratitude and worship have a time limit and will fade quickly, and faith can only be sustained when there is still the fear of crisis and the feeling of being very helpless.
But this is also a windfall, how long it lasts, and how much of the harvest is earned.
This discovery also made Shen Lang a little embarrassed.
Although it can only be regarded as a small path in the form of "immortal manifestations" and "strange people", will the giants who have created brilliant religions in history also have the purpose of absorbing the power of faith?
Those giants who have directly influenced the human race for more than a thousand years are undoubtedly top-level gods, and cultivators do not dare to slander them. But for the creation of religion, Shen Lang thought that it was similar to a sect, but because he had a broader mind, he wanted to educate the people of the world.
Now it seems that creating an influential religion, even if it takes decades to promote, can reap the power of faith in later years!
With the strength of the top gods, Shou Yuan will be far better than normal people, they are just bound by the world. And they have been deified, or the spokesmen of God, and no matter how many generations of disciples pass them down, they are the core of the faith.
For example, Paul's Illuminati religion, no matter how much everyone reveres the contemporary pope, it is not as good as the belief in the god of light. In other words, the greatest beneficiary of the power of faith is the God of Light, followed by the Pope.
If the "god" who founded the religion back then was still alive and had only ascended to another world, then the power of faith would have continued to contribute to him for the past thousand or two thousand years!
Just like the previous legends, the gods and goddesses are subject to mortal incense, which is a concept.
Shen Lang was a little moved, if he founded a religion now, he could reach this level, not to mention thousands of years, at least he was sure that he would be able to enjoy the power of faith for hundreds of years.
This is a shortcut to the path of the gods!
However, it is unknown whether it can absorb these after leaving the earth's space.
Because it is estimated that the current power of faith will soon cool down, he wants to go to the Nakashima Continent or the Death Forest as soon as possible to verify whether the space will affect the absorption.
But in the end, Shen Lang dispelled this idea.
It's the same as the previous life's thoughts-it's too troublesome to toss like this, it's better to find resources to cultivate by yourself!
It seems that people are always like this, and if they live another life, the big choices will still be the same.
Of course, there are some practical problems. Now the number of people in the world is far better than before, but the development of civilization is different, the world pattern is also different, and there is no soil for the creation of a big religion.
Just in the circle of the cultivation realm, everyone guards the boundary. No matter how sensational the news is, it is also underground and secret. If we want to preach openly to the world, not to mention theories, but only to perform miracles to convince people, this will focus on all aspects of global politics, science, business, and people.
However, although he dispelled the idea of founding a religion, but the power of faith of the middle and low-level cultivators in the world, he thought of a way, and he could harvest another wave!