The closer Chi Miao got, the less control Chi Miao had over her knees. Before long, Ying WuHuo was the only one left standing in the entire area, but even he was on the verge of collapsing.
This power was truly bizarre, utterly strange!
Could it be…
“Is this also the power of karma?”
It was said that those with supreme karma naturally carried the light of merit, inspiring awe from the depths of people’s hearts wherever they went. At this moment, Chi Miao was enveloped in the Golden Light of Merit, radiating brilliance in all directions.
Soon, everyone confirmed it.
It was indeed karma at work!!
“How can it be like this!”
Ying WuHuo was also struggling to hold on. He channeled his spiritual power, thrust his sword into the ground, glared fiercely ahead, and clenched his teeth.
How could he kneel?!
Veins bulged all over his body, and though his gritted-teeth expression remained handsome, it was ultimately too disheveled.
Seeing how hard he was struggling, Jin Shengfei sincerely advised, “Big Bro Healer, why not just kneel? It’s not embarrassing. Think of this Golden Light of Merit as paying respects to a Buddha.”
The moment he finished speaking, a wisp of golden light drifted into his body.
Immediately, his entire body trembled.
A golden whirlwind swept around him. Jin Shengfei’s aura grew unprecedentedly powerful, and beside his Spirit Root, a Shrine appeared!
Bang!
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Was this… a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?
“Huh?”
Everyone was bewildered. How could a breakthrough happen so smoothly? Even diarrhea wasn’t this effortless!
Ying WuHuo: “…He was already at Half-step Foundation Establishment. Just now, while resisting the Nether Spirits with everyone, he reached the brink of a breakthrough, but he had been suppressing it. When he spoke up for Chi Miao, it seemed he received a strand of karma, which directly triggered his breakthrough.”
“It can be like that?!”
Ying WuHuo: “It’s similar to… if you believe in a certain deity, you pray to them, and they respond to your prayers.”
Everyone suddenly understood: “Got it, Chi Miao has directly achieved immortality through karma!”
Ying WuHuo: “Well, not exactly…”
Before he could finish, a crowd of people shouted.
“Big Bro Healer, kneel! Hurry up and kneel, join our Chi Miao Divine Sect!”
“That’s right, Big Bro Healer, there’s karma to be gained! Kneeling is a good thing!”
“Long live the Chi Miao Divine Sect! Long live Sect Leader Chi Miao!”
“…” Ying WuHuo was covered in black lines, his expression as if he had eaten something disgusting.
Can’t you people have some backbone?!
Is your spine bent or what?
And also, the name “Chi Miao Divine Sect” sounds more and more like a cult!
But in the end, as Chi Miao got too close, Ying WuHuo couldn’t hold out any longer and knelt directly.
The members of the “Chi Miao Divine Sect” indeed got their share, all smoothly leveling up.
“Is this the power of the Chi Miao Divine Sect? Truly terrifying.”
Ying WuHuo: “…”
The elders outside the water mirror: “…”
Having lived so long and read so many books, this was the first time they had witnessed such a situation.
It was too abstract, with too many points to criticize, and they didn’t even know where to start.
Finally, Chi Miao stood before everyone.
She looked at all the people kneeling toward her.
Were they kneeling toward her, right?
Chi Miao moved left, and everyone knelt to the left.
Chi Miao moved right, and everyone knelt to the right.
Chi Miao spun around, and everyone spun on their knees.
“Oh ho, they really are kneeling toward me!”
So grand? She wasn’t that great, was she?
“Ahem, ahem, let me say a few words then.”
“My beloved subjects, why do you kneel? Is it because you admire my majestic presence so much that you are this devout?”
No one spoke.
Because Chi Miao was so close, the light was too dazzling—his entire body was enveloped in karma.
Chi Miao was puzzled: “Why are all my subjects silent again? Are you isolating me?”
Ying WuHuo: “It’s the Golden Light of Merit behind you. Can you retract it?”
Chi Miao was stunned: “This thing? I don’t know how to retract it.”
Ying WuHuo: “…”
Chi Miao: “How do I retract it?”
Ying WuHuo: “I don’t know either.”
He had never experienced it before, so how could he possibly know such a thing?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
Chi Miao: “So you knelt because of this?”
Ying WuHuo: “Mm.”
Chi Miao: “Heh.”
Ying WuHuo: “????”
What do you mean by “heh”? What exactly are you implying?!
Don’t tell me you want them to keep kneeling here!
Ying WuHuo gritted his teeth: “Hurry up and figure out how to retract this thing!”
Chi Miao: “Oh, no rush. I have no experience with this either. Just endure it and kneel a little longer while I study it.”
Ying WuHuo laughed in anger.
So shameless, truly shameless!
Who would have thought that a genuine scoundrel would emerge from the Sword Cemetery!
Jin Shengfei: “Chi Miao, it’s fine if you keep this light on. Let me tell you something…”
Jin Shengfei told Chi Miao about the Chi Miao Divine Sect.
Chi Miao was astonished.
“So I’m just a walking Blessing machine from now on?”
Jin Shengfei: “It’s fine. Only those who believe in you can get a share.”
Chi Miao: “That’s great! You all should offer incense to me later. Who knows, I might actually become a Merit Immortal.”
Ying WuHuo could hardly bear to listen any longer.
Who the hell offers incense to a living person?!
Chi Miao sat down and, after studying for a while, finally figured out the Golden Light of Merit and quietly retracted it.
But no matter how much he retracted it, a faint golden glow remained on his skin, making him look extraordinarily sacred.
One by one, everyone stood up. Jin Shengfei examined Chi Miao:
“Gotta say, your special effects are really cool.”
Chi Miao: “Right? I think so too.”
The two chatted and laughed.
Ying WuHuo was so exasperated he could only laugh. They were truly one of a kind.
“Perhaps I should remind you all—you’ve already spent two days in the Sword Cemetery. There’s only one day left.”
“If you don’t choose a sword in one day… you’ll bear the consequences yourselves.”
Chi Miao: “Pfft, with my strength and talent, choosing a sword is a piece of cake! If I give the order, won’t all these swords obediently listen to me?”
Jin Shengfei: “You’re getting arrogant, sis.”
Chi Miao: “Why shouldn’t I be? People should be arrogant—youth is for being wild!”
Ying WuHuo: “…”
His head hurt so much it felt like it was about to explode.
Despite their words, no one wasted time and slowly moved toward the core of the Sword Cemetery.
Without the heavenly lightning and Nether Spirits approaching, this place truly felt like a tourist attraction.
“With such beautiful sunlight, we’ll probably see the Sword Cemetery every day from now on.”
The thought alone made them want to laugh.
The problem that had plagued the Sword Cemetery for thousands of years had been resolved in such an abstract way.
When they reached the core of the Sword Cemetery, they saw countless swords inserted everywhere, their spiritual power faint.
Chi Miao: “Big Bro Healer, why do these swords seem half-dead? Weren’t they supposed to be awesome spirit swords?”
Ying WuHuo: “The Sword Cemetery has had a minor issue recently, but it’s nothing serious. These swords will return to normal once they recognize a master and are taken out of the Sword Cemetery.”
“I see.”
Chi Miao curled his lips and took a deep breath.
“Step back! I’m about to show off.”
The crowd: “?”
Chi Miao: “Let me show you what it means to have hundreds respond to a single call, and ten thousand swords sing in unison!”
“Swords, come—!”