Chapter 329 - 301: The Divine Statue and Portrait of the Second Divine Dao Cultivator

Chapter 329: Chapter 301: The Divine Statue and Portrait of the Second Divine Dao Cultivator

Wang Chen couldn’t help but be nervous!

This was the first time he had seen Chen Che from such a close distance. The man seemed just like an ordinary person, his aura profound and drawn-out. Though he appeared completely normal, looking at him gave Wang Chen the illusion of staring directly at a Fierce Beast.

Just a few months ago, his own older brother was just an ordinary member of the Firewood Gang, earning resources for Wang Chen’s Cultivation by cutting firewood every day.

His sister-in-law had to do sewing and mending to help make ends meet.

The family’s life had been extremely difficult.

But ever since he had placed in the top three in the Jinyun Valley tournament, their lives had changed dramatically. His brother had become the one in charge of a Hall, and his sister-in-law no longer had to burn the midnight oil sewing.

Their days had become visibly more comfortable.

Although he had earned this himself, Wang Chen knew clearly that all of it was also a gift from the Valley Master.

"Here to cultivate today as well?"

Chen Che glanced to the side.

"...Yes."

Wang Chen paused, then asked in astonishment, "Valley Master, you knew?"

Several months ago, he had suddenly noticed an increase in the Spiritual Qi within the Locust Tree Forest. After observing in secret for a while, he discovered the abnormality of this small tree. That was why he came here to meditate and cultivate every day after sunset.

And that was how he had been able to progress so rapidly despite his lack of resources.

He had thought he’d been completely undetected, never imagining that the Valley Master had already seen through everything.

"Of course I know everything that happens in the Valley. Advancing your Realm is important, but every step must be a steady one. The Cultivator World isn’t a race to see who is fastest, but who is most stable."

Chen Che said with a gentle smile.

"This disciple will remember the Valley Master’s decree."

Wang Chen quickly bowed his head.

But after waiting for a long time without a reply, he looked up, only to find that Chen Che was already gone. In his surprise and doubt, he turned his gaze back to the tree before him.

’The Valley Master is gone? So that’s how it is. This tree was actually planted by the Valley Master... No wonder it’s so miraculous. He didn’t blame me for cultivating here; instead, he just told me to be more stable in my progress.’

Wang Chen froze for a moment, then clenched his fists.

He had heard that High Tier Cultivators viewed Low Tier ones as ants, but he never expected the Valley Master to be so kind.

The main street of the Market was bustling with people coming and going.

Chen Che strolled through with great interest, occasionally stopping for a moment at a street stall.

Thinking of Wang Chen, whom he had just met, a slight smile appeared on his face.

He had not yet reached the Golden Core Realm.

Yet his every action was already enough to change the life trajectories of many Cultivators.

As the saying goes, when one person achieves the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. This was the principle at work.

The disciples in the Valley were all nurtured by him personally. It wasn’t impossible that they would become the pillars of the Valley in the future.

Although seven days wasn’t a long time, he had pushed his Ice Skin and Jade Flesh to the Great Perfection stage and had also, with extreme ease, pushed his Qi and Blood to the Ninth Layer Peak. His physical defenses had increased dramatically. As long as he had enough Spiritual Objects, he could advance to the next stage.

He had run some simple tests with a few Spiritual Artifacts and found that Tier Two Spiritual Artifacts could no longer harm him.

Of course, during Magical Combat, when a Magical Artifact was infused with True Essence, the force would still surge into his body, injuring his bones and reaching his internal organs.

Additionally, he had used the Fire Attribute Spiritual Objects he’d obtained before to restore his Divine Nine Transformations Spirit Flame Technique. Not only that, but he had even improved it slightly. Although he hadn’t managed to enter the Traveling Palace on this trip to Ze State, it had not been a wasted journey.

Chen Che felt that at his current level, without borrowing anyone else’s power, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to fight three Fake Pill Cultivators at once.

...

After wandering around the Valley for a bit, Chen Che paid a visit to the Ghost Market, where he unexpectedly discovered a Divine Statue.

Tier Two Low Grade.

The Divine Statue was not of Thousand Eyes, but a wooden carving of a figure clad in Heavy Armor, carrying a Heavy Saber on his shoulder. It was about an arm’s length tall and looked exceptionally valiant. The craftsmanship seemed quite exquisite, and it exuded a soul-shaking pressure.

Having been burned once before, Chen Che was very cautious.

"Where did this Divine Statue come from?"

"In the Ghost Market, we don’t ask about origins. Are you new here? Don’t you know the rules?"

The stall keeper was an elderly man dressed as a Daoist with a garlic-shaped nose. His Cultivation was not high, only at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer. Hearing Chen Che’s question, he lifted an eyelid, quite displeased, and even seemed about to reprimand him.

But upon seeing Chen Che hand over a pile of Spirit Stones, his face immediately broke into a wide smile.

"These are all heirlooms passed down in my family."

"Heirlooms?"

"That’s right! This Divine Statue has a grand history. It’s of a Golden Core True Master from several thousand years ago. He called himself ’Celestial Divine True Master’ and was best at slaying demons and exorcising evil. Countless mortals worshipped him. They say if you call his name in a moment of danger, he will manifest."

Manifest just by calling his name?

Chen Che didn’t believe a word of it. ’Wouldn’t that require a Divinity Transformation Ancestor?’

The Garlic-nosed Elder paid him no mind and excitedly grabbed several paintings from his stall, unrolling them for Chen Che to see. They were all portraits of the Celestial Divine True Master.

However, the materials of these paintings varied in quality.

Chen Che’s interest was genuinely piqued. He simply squatted down in front of the stall and began looking through the scrolls.

The low-quality one was on nothing but common coarse paper, but the portrait was so vividly rendered that it had actually become a Tier Two High Grade item, its intimidating presence a notch higher than even the Divine Statue’s. As for the other scrolls, while their materials were better, their Grades were somewhat lower.

’The ones with poor materials were likely hung in ancestral halls and temples by countless mortals for worship. The high-quality ones were probably used by wealthy families for their own private worship. Of course, it could also be a matter of time, or insufficient faith.’

He had dealt with Chen Yin quite a bit, so he immediately understood the situation with these paintings.

’Still, I never would have thought that faith could be stored in more than just statues. Items like paintings can do it too. This really opens up a whole new world. Perhaps there are other things that can store faith as well.’