"This is a significant discovery," Jiang Hui originally thought that the Faith Value of the believers could only reach a maximum of 100, but now it seems to far exceed that. He was very curious to see just how far the Faith Value could actually go.
The most important thing is.
Jiang Hui vaguely felt that if one day he could reach a certain level, those believers with high Faith Values might undergo some qualitative changes along with him.
Of course, this was just his speculation, and further results were needed to confirm it, but either way, he had discovered a new, hidden continent.
Nasty as it was, at the very least, the blood could fertilize the soil, allowing his roots to develop further.
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The Star River flowed horizontally, and the years became monuments.
Amid the cycles of sunrise and sunset, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, six years passed in the blink of an eye...
Six years were nothing for Jiang Hui, but for Lin Meng and others, these six years could be written into a saga of struggles.
Studying diligently like spring shoots, though invisible to the eye, grew daily. Dropping out like sharpening a stone, though unseen to wear, diminished daily.
Through thousands of days and nights of scraping and tempering, enduring hardships, and eating bland food, their progress was significant. Even Lin Meng and Mrs. Zhang, who were almost drained of vigor, managed to carve out some semblance of proficiency. Their vitality had rejuvenated, and their strength had greatly improved.
It is worth mentioning.
What surprised Jiang Hui was that in the entire village, aside from Lin Zhuang, the hardest worker was not Lin Meng but rather Lin Chen, who used to be somewhat irresponsible and lax in his efforts.
According to him, the Cultivation Technique his father passed on was useless. Practicing it, he felt no progress, and over time, he lost interest in learning.
However, the Body Refining Scripture granted by Lord Willow God was different. As soon as he began practicing it, he could clearly feel his strength increasing.
A man's nature is like an untamed steed, riding swiftly and whipping onward, dashing through the Wilderness.
With such evident results, how could he not strive diligently?
Like Lin Zhuang, Lin Chen reached the point of forgetting to sleep and eat every day.
Lin Chen and Lin Zhuang, both in their physical prime, were stronger than anyone else in terms of energy and physical toughness. Due to their more diligent practice, their improvement was also more noticeable. Lin Chen had already become the second most powerful in Liu Village.
Aside from Lin Zhuang who could still suppress him, this fellow had almost become unbeaten throughout Liu Village.
However, what truly surprised Jiang Hui the most were Lin Meng and Mrs. Zhang's eighth child, Lin Xin Tong, their last offspring.
She was a little girl, now twelve years old. Although young, her talent was frighteningly formidable. Even if she barely practiced, she was close to achieving minor success in the Body Refining Scripture.
However, aside from Jiang Hui, no one else knew about this situation.
It wasn't that she hid it deeply; it was simply that no one else wanted to consider that possibility.
After all, a mere teenager who spent most of her time playing—if her cultivation speed were faster than their group of older brothers and sisters, Jiang Hui was sure, the next day Lin Zhuang and Lin Chen would find a hole to crawl into and rethink their lives...
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"What a gathering of talents."
Atop the mountain, Jiang Hui couldn't help but exclaim.
The entire Liu Village looked thriving. Although not populous, just Lin Meng's family, everyone was bursting with vitality, like walking great furnaces, all terribly formidable, dominating this deep forest. Ferocious beasts did not dare show themselves, and even lions and tigers would flee upon sight, as if encountering Yama himself.
Their formidable reputation had long spread among the local wild beasts, regarded as a force not to be reckoned with—indifferent to killing beasts and consuming them as though ordained.
As for the primary taboo, naturally, it was the python, Little Black.
This creature was the nightmare of all local beasts.
Encountering humans, they might run fast for a chance of survival, but if they encountered Little Black, their only thought would be, "Don't see me, don't see me…"
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Before the deep winter arrived, Jiang Hui unprecedentedly gathered enough Experience Points needed for leveling up, faster than any previous time, which even surprised him.
From level two to three required 100,000 Experience Points, and from level three to four required a full 200,000 Experience Points. If it were like before, it would take at least fifty or sixty years.
"It must be related to Lin Xin Tong!" An image of Lin Meng's eighth child spontaneously appeared in Jiang Hui's mind.
Name: Lin Xin Tong
Race: Human
Age Rings: 13
Faith Value: 105
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Gender: Female
Talent: Pure Yin Body
Pure Yin Body: One of the Three Thousand Paths Body, cultivation speed five times faster than ordinary people, ten times faster when cultivating Yin attribute cultivation techniques, power increased tenfold, and there's a certain probability of undergoing some qualitative transformation.
Moreover, the Pure Yin Body naturally possesses a strong Sixth Sense, able to preemptively warn of some unknown dangers and naturally attract some Pure Yin Beasts.
Jiang Hui saw the information of the little girl before his eyes. He possessed the Surveillance Technique, which allowed him to check anyone's information, so naturally, he had already examined everyone including Lin Meng and others.
Apart from the little girl, the talents of the others were nothing special, just ordinary physiques.
The little girl's talent was very strong, much more outstanding than her brothers and sisters; other than that, Jiang Hui couldn't think of any other reasons.
The bloodline of Little Black was also strong, but since it spent its days either eating or sleeping, the provided extra Experience Points were not much, roughly the same as Lin Meng and the others.
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Regaining his focus, Jiang Hui immediately chose to upgrade.
"Whoosh..."
In an instant.
The 200,000 Experience Points he had managed to save were instantly emptied.
"Rumble..."
At the same time.
Above the clear skies, thunder roared, a deep-blue thunderbolt like a sharp sword suddenly fell, shaking the very void...
Following the descent of the thunder, there was a violent shaking, the earth and mountains rocking.
It was dizzying, faintly revealing a bad omen.
"The commotion of this upgrade is not small," Jiang Hui said, quite astonished.
...
At the foot of the mountain.
Lin Meng and the others noticed something was wrong right away.
"Not good, it's Lord Willow God's location," Lin Zhuang said with a worried face after carefully sensing.
That thunderclap was too terrifying, resembling a silver serpent, its power making him feel fear and helplessness from deep within. If that thunderbolt had targeted Lord Willow God, he didn't dare imagine the consequences...
Although in his heart Lord Willow God was strong, that thunderclap was simply too shocking, almost like divine punishment.
"Let's go, Lord Willow God has been kind to us, even if we perish, we must look after Lord Willow God's safety," Lin Meng said solemnly, waving his hand to lead them up the mountain.
Everyone hurried, not daring to stop for even a moment, they climbed up the mountain in one breath.
However, when they reached the mountaintop, the disturbance suddenly disappeared.
Following that, an event that made Lin Meng and the others stare in astonishment occurred.
Far away.
At Jiang Hui's location.
A dazzling green glow suddenly appeared in the void, like the pouring Star River from the Nine Heavens, then madly surged onto the huge Willow Tree below amid the stunned and discolored looks of the crowd.
"Buzz..."
Almost simultaneously.
Jiang Hui's figure soared into the sky.
300 meters
350 meters
400 meters...
Eventually, at a height of 400 meters, he finally stopped.
Besides, its thickness was also expanding at the same time, reaching a terrifying 40 meters.
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