Lu Qingyang's current focus on advancing his cultivation hinges between "cultivation points" and "faith power."
Consuming sentient beings is his primary method of accumulating cultivation points;
While the faith of sentient beings serves as the source of his faith power.
Currently, both Qingyang and Wu Xian realms bear the collection of his faith.
However, Qingyang's realm is narrow; even if it were to regain its former glory, it can only sustain up to a hundred billion lives at its peak, a limitation hard to surpass.
Furthermore, Qingyang's spiritual energy cannot support too many strong cultivators practicing together.
Spiritual energy is a depletable resource; the more powerful the cultivators, the greater the constant consumption.
If spiritual energy cannot nurture at the speed it's consumed, it will lead to its decline, possibly heralding a "last era."
At that time, the heavens will release a killing intent, cleansing some cultivators to reduce their own burden, known as the "great calamity."
Expanding Qingyang to increase its potential is indeed no easy task.
As for the Wu Xian realm, under the control of many imperial dynasties, the spread of Heavenly Court faith faces numerous constraints.
If Heavenly Court faith expands widely, gathering more followers will inevitably make Qingyang a target, attracting attacks from all sides that its current strength cannot easily withstand.
Therefore, Lu Qingyang has no choice but to seek another path.
In the vast expanse of stars remembered by the Shenmu people lie countless star systems.
Among them are planets that bear life or are about to bear life.
These planets include those developed to level six or seven civilizations, not as strong as the Shenmu Empire but still formidable;
There are also level three or four civilizations, with shadows of advanced civilizations lurking behind.
However, many more life-bearing planets remain in ignorance, unexplored in the vast universe, making them particularly vulnerable.
Some have just begun to develop civilizations at levels one or two;
Some have not even formed complete civilizations, showing only initial signs of life.
It is these lifeless planets that Lu Qingyang covets.
"Within the galaxies, there are countless planets, but those capable of nurturing life are rare. However, any planet capable of nurturing life will inevitably teem with beings, surpassing even today's Qingyang Realm. If I can spread faith on these planets, I will secure a stable source of faith far superior to confining myself to Qingyang and Wu Xian realms!"
With words spoken, Lu Qingyang is determined to tread into the stars, seeking life-bearing planets suitable for preaching.
However, this endeavor requires traversing dangerous territories in space.
Moreover, his original body sitting in Qingyang makes it difficult to take this step.
Yet, difficulty does not mean impossibility.
Seeing Lu Qingyang's body surge with faith, wildly consuming it, surrounding spiritual energy forcibly extracted, a body forms before his eyes in an instant.
This is the Faith Incarnation, different from the previous, where Lu Qingyang exhausts all faith accumulated over months, billions of faith now entirely spent.
This faith-formed body's toughness rivals that of a Level Six True Immortal.
Its spiritual power is no less than that of a split-spirit cultivator at the Level Six.
With this Faith Incarnation, crossing the stars should pose no great obstacle.
However, the dangers of space are unpredictable; if this incarnation encounters a powerful enemy, it may struggle to defend itself.
Lu Qingyang's mind stirs slightly, instantly grasping the Purple Thunder Bow in the incarnation's hand, a Level Seven treasure. Even facing an enemy with the incarnation, it increases his confidence in handling crises.
Next, the roots of the Immortal Tree appear, followed by crystals containing the berserk virus.
"All is prepared!"
Lu Qingyang inspects the incarnation, seeing himself as if in a mirror.
The incarnation is indeed a shell; the amount of divine thought infused determines its focus.
With a strand of divine thought dispersed, the incarnation transforms, still guided by the original.
Leaving the berserk virus in Qingyang is a hidden danger.
Once out of control, Qingyang would turn into a purgatory of cultivation; below Level Six, no one could resist its erosion.
Lu Qingyang will never allow such a menace to exist in Qingyang.
Despite his personal supervision, with no risk of leakage, preventing trouble in advance is always better than rushing later.
Thus, Lu Qingyang's divine thoughts return to the incarnation, its focus shifts instantly, stepping into the void, heading straight out of Qingyang.
In the blink of an eye, he finds himself in the cosmic void.
With experience from his initial journey through the stars, this time, re-entry feels much more relaxed.
The wreckage of the celestial boat drifts slowly in space. Given time, it may escape the current star system and venture into unknown star domains.
However, the prerequisite is for the wreckage to survive the many variables of space; otherwise, it may vanish in an unforeseen mishap at any moment.