Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The internal strife within the Church of the Embers ultimately ended in victory for the Blood God faction.

After the death of Moya, the chosen one, a large number of followers of the immortality faction fled or surrendered.

A large amount of resources and some forbidden items in the town are controlled by the Blood God faction.

In terms of the results, this is undoubtedly a great success. These resources are enough to train more psionicists and create more psionic weapons.

But the losses from this victory are still chilling. Of the three thousand elite troops gathered from various strongholds and branch bases, less than a thousand remain.

Two of the chosen ones from the main headquarters also died in battle.

This turned what should have been a victory into a Pyrrhic one.

Fortunately, the newly chosen god, Emperor Fall, was unharmed. Despite the annihilation of his entire guard, he slew numerous powerful enemies and survived the bloody battle.

Furthermore, he did not blame his subordinates after the war, which made many members of the Ember Church feel fortunate.

In fact, after the deaths of the two chosen ones, Li Yelai became the only chosen one and the only leader of this settlement.

Many followers who are not highly purist are trying to please him in various ways. They are all too eager to advance their faith.

As a result, Li Yelai easily recruited a group of powerful members of the church, as well as some of the legacies of Red Fury and Blood Drinker. Some surviving vampire troops also swore allegiance to Li Yelai.

This was a real problem for Li Yelai when he saw the corpses of Hong Nu and Xue Yin.

Li Yelai recalled all the tragic events of his life before suppressing the wildly upturned corners of his mouth.

With a sorrowful expression, he announced that the two chosen ones had returned to the Crimson Throne and would eventually emerge from the Void within a century, bringing war and slaughter to the world once more.

This can be considered a farewell to God's chosen one.

Back in his room at the gathering place, Li Yelai sat silently on the sofa.

He covered the marks on his neck, his thoughts somewhat confused.

If that sweet kiss before was an accident, then...

After that, the kiss that the cheese placed on Li Yelai's neck was nothing out of the ordinary.

The traces are still there.
Whenever his fingertips touched the mark, Li Yelai would subconsciously recall the feeling and the sweetness that lingered between his lips and teeth.

This left Li Yelai feeling somewhat confused and disoriented, and his mind was unsettled.

The last time he felt this way was when he said goodbye to the doll, which hugged him just as warmly and moistened his earlobe.

He tried his best to clear his mind and not recall those feelings.

But certain images keep popping into my mind.

Sometimes it's a kiss from a cheese cone, sometimes it's a passionate hug from a doll in a dimly lit room.
What merit do I possess, or have I been corrupted by extreme pleasure?

"What are you thinking about? You look so worried."

Just then, Little Mad King's voice came from the side.

She was sitting on the sofa, tending to the injury on her leg.

Her tight leather pants were cut in half, revealing her stunningly long legs. A sharp metal shard was embedded in her thigh.

Judging from the shape of the fragments, they seem to be fragments from Little Mad King's own two-handed greatsword.

"Holy crap! You're that badly injured? Why were you hiding it before?" Li Yelai exclaimed in shock.

"Given the previous situation, it wouldn't have been appropriate for me to show my face," Little Mad King shook his head slightly. "They don't trust me."

Li Yelai was speechless for a moment, then immediately took out extraordinary medicine and bandages from the room.

Seeing that Little Mad King calmly removed the fragment, he pressed down on her wound to stop the bleeding, while Little Mad King took the bandage and bandaged the wound.

Given her physical strength, she doesn't need stitches.

However, she declined Li Yelai's extraordinary medicine.

The Jing family has very few medicines, and she was unwilling to use them for this kind of injury.

"It's alright. Taking a blow from the seventh champion and only getting a shard cut my thigh is a stroke of luck; the artery wasn't damaged. It'll be fine in a few days." Little Mad King replied, "What are you thinking, anyway?"

"Me? I'm wondering if I'll be corrupted by that one in paradise someday," Li Yelai replied heavily.

As for the details, he naturally couldn't say them outright.

"That god of paradise corrupted you?" The Little Mad King's lips curled slightly, as if he wanted to laugh.

Then he said, "Don't worry, I believe in you."

For some reason, Li Yelai always felt that Little Mad King's words had a mocking tone.

After treating his wounds, Little Mad King said, "Now, you should be in charge of this settlement."

“Indeed, being chosen by God is at the top of the power pyramid in the church,” Li Yelai said. “As the only chosen one, I have great power.”

Now, whenever Li Ye wants, he can choose a location, establish a branch, and become the king of the land.

With the resources he has now, he can easily expand his followers.

The more followers he has, the more supplies and power he will receive.

In this world, there is never a shortage of people who want to gain power. This is also the main reason why the Church of Ember has been able to develop.

Those ordinary people who aspire to become psionicists are almost all potential members of the church.

“That’s fine, at least we’ve gained some control over the forces,” Little Mad King said. “But you still want to go to the main headquarters, right?”

“Yes, only by going to the headquarters can we most effectively strike at the Ember Church.” Li Yelai replied, “If possible, I would like to visit the headquarters of each faction within the Ember Church.”

"Unfortunately, you can only use the Lucky Wheel twice more." Little Mad King shook his head and said, "Don't be too greedy."

Li Yelai nodded. Users can only use the Lucky Wheel three times, and then they can no longer spin the wheel.

“Therefore, my goal is to maximize the Church’s losses,” Li Yelai said. “You’ve also seen the Church’s true strength in this war!”

This is a civil war within the church, with elite troops on both sides, including vampires, plague knights, and all sorts of flashy monsters. There are also church psionicists at the third awakening level or higher.

If they hadn't been fighting a civil war, but instead had joined forces to fight the giant city, how many casualties would the giant city have suffered?

The church's resources are still too deep; they must be severely depleted!
This will prevent them from posing a threat to humanity for a considerable period of time.

That giant city in Europe, the entire population of which was corrupted by chaos.

Many humans died or were twisted, and only a few escaped.

The Ember Church in the European region contributed significantly to this effort.

To prevent this situation from happening in the Asian region, Li Yelai decided to severely weaken them.

If possible, Li Yelai wanted to gather all the chosen ones from various factions and branches together. Then, he'd crush them with a giant meteorite! That would keep the church quiet for a very long time.

“This is the only way we can work towards it.” After thinking for a moment, Li Yelai said, “Your psionic weapon is damaged. Give it to me, and I’ll have the church’s craftsmen repair it.”

"How do you explain that?" Little Mad King asked, frowning. Her psionic armor had nearly broken during her fight with the seventh champion in his puppet form. It definitely needed repair.

"An explanation? I am a chosen one of the Blood Gods, who am I supposed to explain to?" Li Yelai smiled. "You should know that I am the biggest beneficiary of this war. No one will question having a craftsman repair a war trophy."

"That craftsman Gongsun is currently leading a dozen or so psionic craftsmen, working overtime to forge and repair psionic weapons. And he is my servant."

Gongsun, the craftsman, was extremely busy, but he found it both painful and joyful. He was entrusted with important responsibilities and gained considerable power.

In particular, Li Yelai handed over the corpse of the Black Umbrella, or rather, the forbidden Soul Banner, to him.

Once the forbidden object is destroyed, it loses its indestructible nature and becomes a powerful material.

Li Yelai hoped that the craftsman Gongsun could extract useful substances from it. This greatly moved the craftsman Gongsun.

After thinking for a moment, Little Mad King nodded slightly.

That's fine, she can also get some church resources for free.

If only I could bring all these resources back to the giant city! Then those unscrupulous merchants in the equipment department would probably be worshipping Li Ye. Hehe.
“In the next few days, they will clean up the battlefield and transform the town into a new settlement,” Li Yelai said. “They will also hold a grand sacrificial ceremony. Perhaps I can take this opportunity to advance to the fifth level of perception.”

“Using blessings to advance is a common practice among various factions,” Little Mad King said after some thought. “But I suggest you don’t directly advance to the fifth level of enlightenment. You can use blessings to complete the long accumulation process. However, you must take the final step yourself. Otherwise, there might be risks.”

"I'll listen to you." Li Yelai nodded. He trusted his teammate, Little Mad King, and naturally agreed.

“And during this time, I can also make a trip to the Ark,” Li Yelai replied. “At that time, I will need your protection.”

“No problem.” Little Mad King nodded.

Li Yelai left Jucheng on March 15th. He entered the restricted area, then the snow mountain, and was taken away by the church.

It has been almost a month since I left the big city.

Tomorrow is April 15th, the day of the Ark Gathering.

He could go inside the Ark to gather intelligence and refine the formula.

"Speaking of which, have you figured out the formula for your five senses yet?" Little Mad King asked.

After a moment's thought, Li Yelai replied, "I currently possess three types of psionic formulas for the Myriad Paths."

“Mimicry: Dragon Breath, Dragon Transformation, and the Mimicry: Dragon Soul that my father told me about!”

Mimicry - Dragon Breath is the choice of the vast majority of Psionicists using the Myriad Paths.

Because its power is truly astonishing!
Aside from some limitations in range, its power is completely comparable to a Zero Path Mage of the same level!
Furthermore, there are many variations, such as Frost Dragon Breath, Lava Dragon Breath, Wind Pressure Dragon Breath, and Corruption Dragon Breath. Each of these dragon breaths is not only powerful but also has different effects! Their destructive power is considerable!
It is an ability favored by psionicists of the Omnidirectional Path.

Dragon Transformation is the recipe of the Church of the Embers.

The effect is dragon transformation. Once activated, both the psionic barrier and physical strength will be greatly enhanced!
If there are psionicists with the Myriad Paths.

For the third awakening, choose Beast. For the fourth awakening, choose Beast Transformation. For the fifth awakening, choose Dragon Transformation.

When all three physical enhancement effects are triggered simultaneously, he will become a super berserker surpassing even Zhenwu.

It's favored by the psionicists within the Blood God faction. After all, they dislike ranged attacks and look down on dragon breath.

Then came the Dragon Soul.

The recipe came from his father, Li Qiong, who said he found it by chance while searching for something in the wilderness.

The effect is to mimic the spirit, or rather the soul, as a whole dragon.

Dragons possess both psionic and soul attack capabilities, and can also preserve their own spiritual power.

Attack and defense integrated!
For psionicists, mental attack methods are few and far between, making it a very effective ability.

The formula was passed on to the official team by Li Yelai, but the official team has not yet reported any verification results.

However, since it came from his father, Li Yelai was not worried.

"Our main targets are dragon breath and dragon soul. Dragon transformation is out of the question; it doesn't fit our tactics," Li Yelai said.

"Dragon's breath is extremely powerful, and you possess the divine general's avatar. You can mimic a giant dragon's head, which will greatly enhance both its power and range," said the Little Mad King.

Indeed, Li Yelai's strength lies in the combined use of facial makeup and his own all-encompassing abilities.

If both Dharma Form and Mimicry are used simultaneously, both power and size will increase exponentially. If Li Ye were to learn Dragon Breath, a single, massive Dragon Breath attack would likely be enough to instantly kill a large number of enemies.

“But the Dragon Soul’s effect is both offensive and defensive. It might also be enhanced through the Dharma Body. More importantly, I lack mental defenses,” Li Yelai said.

In the previous chaotic battle, Li Yelai was hit by Cheese's Dragon Roar - Spirit Annihilation, bleeding from all seven orifices and temporarily losing his ability to fight. The effect was outstanding!
Cheese itself possesses considerable spiritual power, and its mastery of abilities is a given.

Secondly, most low- to mid-level psychic users lack mental defense mechanisms.

Of course, this excludes followers of the Devious Path and the Blissful Sect, whose divine blessings make them extremely resilient!
Most psionicists can only achieve higher resistance after reaching the Sixth Awakening, when the illusory projection solidifies and their mental defenses increase dramatically.

Otherwise, this move would be incredibly effective against anyone. This is also why Cheese was unwilling to test this move on Li Ye before. Its power is too great for psionicists below the sixth sense level.

Dragon Soul, on the other hand, can enhance mental resistance.

This serves as a safeguard, and at the same time, it gives Li Yelai a means of countering on a psychological level.

“That makes sense. The illusory pupils of the Spirit Eye, the mesmerizing whispers, and the dragon roar unleashed by that Miss Cheese are all mental attacks,” said the Little Mad King. “We can’t blindly pursue offensive capabilities. Improving the weakest link in the barrel might be a good option.”

"In short, it's a choice between these two abilities," Li Yelai replied. "I might have to go aboard the Ark to find out the specifics."

"Alright." Little Mad King nodded slightly.

The next day, Li Yelai dismissed the cult members who were guarding the vicinity and returned to his room alone.

After confirming with Little Mad King that there were no spying or eavesdropping around them.

He then put on a suit and a bronze mask.

Immediately, they activated the ark ticket.

Soon, the long-lost feeling of weightlessness and white light appeared.

After the white light disappeared, Li Yelai arrived inside the ark.

Li Yelai's gaze swept across the hall, and when he saw the empty seat for the black umbrella, he smiled inwardly.

Back then, Black Umbrella had said he wanted to meet the person behind Li Yelai, and now he's finally met him.

I'm such a good person.

However, when Li Yelai looked at the wall, he couldn't help but freeze.

The fifth mural has appeared! (End of Chapter)