Hybrid Spiritual Plant Cultivation

Chapter 309 Splitting the Thorns
After Chen Jing came back, he was delighted to find that Zhaixing Tower was developing prosperously.

After all, there is the experience of Huzhen, and most of the middle-level backbones are witnesses of the construction of Huzhen. They are just replicating it and are familiar with it.

However, some differences still arose.

For example, there are insufficient resources and different opinions on the development path.

The lack of resources is easy to understand. When Hu Town was developing, it could be said that the entire An Ning would provide all its assistance.

After all, as the first step in An Ning's outward development, everyone from top to bottom attaches great importance to it.

Although the Zhaixing Tower project is also very large, the resources that can be mobilized are less than one-tenth of the Huzhen project. If the model had not been implemented, it would probably have stagnated.

At present, Chen Jing has not contributed a penny to the funding of Zhaixing Tower. All the funds came from major families and chambers of commerce, and the participants also brought their own food.

Chen Jing didn't go out because he really had no money, and he earned more than he spent.

Small-scale income is a constant stream, and large-scale revenue is invested half in military expenditure and half in research and development.

After paying salaries and bonuses, there is no money left on hand. We are unable to afford the one-time large-scale investment in Zhaixing Tower.

At present, Zhaixing Tower can still sustain its funds, but those with foresight can see that the future is not good, so people of insight believe that the Huzhen path should not be forcibly transplanted, and some more localized changes should be made to reduce expenditures.

Shen Ningxiang was undecided at this time, so she asked Chen Jing for his opinion.

“Money matters are actually simple.”

What kind of person is Mr. Chen? He always gets something for nothing when he carries out projects.

It doesn’t matter that I don’t have money, as long as I know who has money.

Chen Jing said: "If the Broken Star Sea wants to develop, it is impossible to do it on its own without the gods and local forces. The Peace Society does not have that many resources to develop the Star Picking Tower... That Ning Hui, right? His point of view is correct. The Broken Star Sea has already formed a system with gods as the core. The cost of tearing it down and starting over is too huge, and there is no need. We don't need to tear it down, but to join and improve it, and create a Shinto system with the characteristics of the Peace Society."

Shen Ningxiang said: "Master Chen must master the true authority of the Divine King."

She understands the logic, but she is unable to make a decision now because the prerequisites are not yet mature.

Local forces, such as Shadow Castle, have to solve two problems if they want to obtain their manpower and resources.

The first is their master, the God of Shadows. Without the master’s order, the dogs have no decision-making power.

The second is themselves.

Without the support of gods, a bunch of Shinto practitioners were cast down to the mortal world. Similarly, without offerings from mortals, gods could only watch helplessly.

The two are highly bound together and difficult to intervene.

But after Chen Jing mastered the true authority of the God King, he was able to represent a certain god and grant corresponding divine arts to his believers.

Otherwise, An Ning would cooperate with them, and it would be real cooperation. If the other party said goodbye, they would say goodbye. The simple combination of interests is not stable enough, and it is even easy to be manipulated in turn.

Assume that the problem of God is solved.

Then comes the application of divine magic.

This is the bargaining chip of the Shinto forces.

In Chen Jing's opinion, the current application of the Star Shattering Dao's magic is indeed a bit low-level.

Once the An Ning Society develops more advanced divine arts, it will be extremely easy to control the Shinto forces.

……

After Chen Jing learned about the many problems in the Zhaixing Tower, he returned to the Palace of the God King.

The power of faith condensed in the statue of the God King was all taken away by him and refined into the God King's divinity.

The so-called godhood, to put it simply, is the foundation of Taoism.

What kind of Tao foundation carries what kind of Tao, and the authority of the God King is too great, and it is unknown how long it will take to condense such a godhead.

"It would certainly be possible if it took another thousand or eight hundred years to develop, but I can't afford to wait."

Chen Jing looked at the people who were worshipping below.

The people are loyal and there is much to be done.

The members of the Star Picking Tower are really powerful. In just a short period of time, the God King's divinity has begun to take shape.

If you want to speed up, you have to expand the Star Picking Tower. To expand the Star Picking Tower, you have to gain the power of local forces. To gain the power of local forces, you have to have the authority of the God King...

Endless loop.

He sighed and went back to his residence to check on the status of the goddess of victory.

The Goddess of Victory is not the common spiritual body and Dharma body of gods. She has a real physical body and has practiced both the Taoist foundation and body refining techniques.

If it were any other god, their spirits would have been shattered long ago, but she had the blessing of a physical body, and even had a very good physique, and she had managed to hold on until now by being able to withstand blows.

Chen Jing used many healing spells in succession and fed her corresponding pills to help her heal.

"Don't die..."

Before he gained control of the power of the God King, one way out was to win the support of the Goddess of Victory as an ally.

After all, he is the current regent of the Kingdom of God, which means he is half a God King if you round it up.

Secondly, I haven’t received the second half of my salary yet.

……

The chaos in the Broken Star Sea continued until the following year.

Half a year has passed, and there is still no sign of an end. Instead, people from all parties continue to send in additional personnel for various reasons.

The Southern Wilderness is like this, with chaos occurring every now and then. Chaos also means opportunity, and a group of cultivators rush to the chaotic places for various reasons.

Some people seize the opportunity and become famous, while others lose their lives and turn into dust.

Zhaixing Tower did not continue to cause trouble, but worked hard to absorb population and train ordinary people.

Compared with the major forces that are always fighting to the death, the Zhaixing Tower, which focuses on supporting the people, seems harmless to humans and animals.

Just like the hippopotamus in the animal kingdom, they generally don't attack people, but given their size, few people are so ignorant as to dare to confront them.

The ones who suffered the greatest losses were the gods of the Shattered Star Sea.

Now that the gods are divided, the goddess of victory is in a coma. If Chen Jing had not occupied Xingzhou and contributed his faith from time to time, the faction that the goddess of victory had just formed would have dissipated immediately.

The God of War broke with the Son of God, and without logistical support, they are struggling to survive, with no hope in sight.

In this context.

Internal forces in the two holy cities of Xingzhou are gradually cooperating with Zhaixing Tower.

The gods behind them were all in urgent need of faith, but the pastoral level of the Shinto monks was hard to describe. The Star-Picking Tower was different, it was very professional, in the midst of war and chaos, with a continuously growing population, and the quality of the faith they provided was excellent, so the two hit it off.

This was beyond Chen Jing's expectations.

He originally thought that he would suffer losses if he cooperated with the gods because he did not have the authority of the God King and absolute confidence. He never expected that the gods were quite generous.

The major temples that had accumulated wealth for a long time generously donated supplies to the Zhaixing Tower.

The Star-Picking Tower developed as usual, and temples were also built for the gods to ensure the source of their faith.

It took Chen Jing a while to figure it out. In fact, it was precisely because he did not truly grasp the authority of the God King that the gods cooperated with him.

The gods are free to refuse to cooperate at any time, which is generosity.

Of course, the efforts of the members of the Star Picking Tower, whether in negotiations or in gaining the favor of the gods, are also reasons that cannot be ignored.

Everyone is contributing what they can.

Secondly, the fighting in Chenzhou was fierce. It was originally richer than Xingzhou, and now that the war was still going on, every moment of fighting meant losses.

The demon race, the five factions, and the god of war each occupied a city and fought endlessly. Only the god of war could increase faith through war, which was why they could hold on.

There are no Ares troops stationed in Xingzhou anymore, so they strategically gave up on this place long ago. Since they have no hope anymore, they will earn whatever they can by cooperating with Zhaixing Tower.

Chen Jing sorted out the reasons and knew in his heart that the success of Xingzhou was destined to be impossible to replicate in Chenzhou, so he still had to find a way to grasp the authority of the God King in advance.

Just at this time.

The goddess of victory has awakened.

……

"Thank you, Master Chen, for the rescue."

The goddess of victory put on armor again, and her body, which had not yet recovered, was hidden under the dazzling armor.

Just look at the surface.

It didn't seem to have any negative impact on her.

Chen Jing asked curiously: "How long have you been awake?"

"Just woke up."

"I think you should have another check-up. I don't know much about divine bodies, but your physical body has suffered severe trauma. Even the laws of the great way cannot operate stably in your body."

Although Chen Jing is not an expert in medicine, he knows a lot, so he can act as a guest doctor without any problem.

The goddess of victory simply smiled brightly in response: "Thank you for your concern, Master. I will return to the Kingdom of God soon and have my own way to recover quickly. Instead of these, can you tell me how long I have been sleeping and what is happening in the outside world?"

"The demons from Xingzhou were completely defeated by the two of us. No more fourth-level demons came, but the fighting in Chenzhou became more intense..."

As Chen Jing spoke, his spiritual sense packaged all the detailed information and sent it over.

The goddess of victory nodded slightly and asked if she could temporarily step aside.

Chen Jing left for a while, and when he came back, he saw the goddess of victory holding a drop of blood that looked like a gem in her palm.

"Master Chen, this is the seed of life."

She looked nostalgic.

"The mysteries of life are innumerable, and the seed of life should be one of them. Take it, and don't let my mother's hard work go to waste."

This seed doesn't have any remarkable origins.

It is just the result of thousands of years of accumulation of flowers and plants planted by the flower god.

To many people, flowers and plants are not much different from stones and air. However, to the flower god, flowers and plants are the only people he can confide in when he is lonely and depressed.

The state of flowers and plants is delicate in the eyes of the flower god, as real as the emotions of a living being.

She just wants to give plants more expression and more ability to understand what she is saying.

And the flower god's wish was realized in his own hands unknowingly.

You need ears to hear more clearly.

So the plant grew ears.

Although it is cute to be headless, how can you understand the information you receive? You need a brain.

We have a brain, but the fragile tissues are unable to transport the nutrients needed for the brain to think. What should we do? Add a new digestive system!

Fill in where there is not enough flour. If there is too much flour, add water. If there is too much water, add flour.

The flower god stayed in her back garden, constantly making wishes to the flowers and plants...

At last.

Her most perfect masterpiece, the goddess of victory, was born.

Chen Jing didn't know the story of this seed, otherwise he would have been impressed, thinking that this guy was a genius and was also devout enough.

Such a great seed, just because it was too lonely, wanted to talk to a dogtail grass...

After completing the transaction, the goddess of victory did not leave in a hurry, but stayed for another half a month. Chen Jing had asked her for cooperation long ago, and this was a good opportunity to show her the faith production capacity here.

“My Thick Earth Way, also known as the Way of Guaranteeing the Bottom, is based on human beings, but not necessarily human beings, and is not limited to the Way of Immortals.

In my opinion, all living things in the world, especially the highly intelligent races that form civilizations, should not be stuck in the dilemma of basic needs;

Ordinary people need basic protection, so why don’t gods need it too?
If it is needed, why can’t I provide it?”

Chen Jing's words deeply moved the goddess of victory.

If you are listening to the God of War series now, you will probably laugh and ask yourself what are you talking about?
But the one who listened at this time was the goddess of victory.

No one knows better than the Goddess of Victory how the lower-level gods are treated. After all, her mother is a typical example. Star gods are all born as spirits, and they are not divine spirits that should be born in realms of this level.

Without the light of heaven, the newly born divine body of life dare not even leave the kingdom of God.

After going out, they could not replenish their strength and some were beaten to death by mortals with sticks.

Once the newly born, weak, and not good at fighting star gods can get a stable basic guarantee, the tense internal environment of the entire Shattered Star Sea gods will be greatly alleviated.

Heaven on earth is no longer an unattainable dream.

This requires a lot of faith and a lot of secular population.

The goddess of victory has been thinking about what to do, but she doesn’t have a good solution and just can’t bear it any longer.

I've waited for so many years, and God knows how long I have to wait, so I'll just do it.

"Master Chen, can you really guarantee this?"

She was moved, but it all depended on Chen Jing.

The goddess of victory must be sure whether Chen Jing is just making big promises to deceive investors or really wants to provide a guarantee for the gods.

"Remember what I told you a long time ago, I want to be the God King." Chen Jing spread his hands and said, "If I were the God King, why wouldn't I provide minimum living allowance for my gods? You are all my property, aren't you?"

That makes sense...

The goddess of victory was speechless.

Unexpectedly, what I thought was nonsense at first actually became the only solution for me to trust the other person.
but……

Do you really want to help the other party become the God King?
The goddess of victory thought of the Son of God and sighed secretly. She knew that the Son of God had tried very hard.

As a group of species from the Thirty-three Heavens, the Star Gods occupy a place in the Eighteen Levels of Hell and have existed to this day. It is impossible that the Son of God has no credit at all.

Apart from anything else, up to now, the Son of God has actually been sending the incarnations of God to fight against the demon kings of the five realms outside the domain, thus tying down the top forces of the demon clan.

However, this is the limit of the Son of God.

"Is this treason? I swung my sword at my own kind, and now I want to go one step further and allow the human race to sit on the throne of the gods?"

The goddess of victory sighed bitterly.

If you really do this, your reputation will be completely ruined.

but.

As long as we can improve the treatment of the lower-level Star Gods and make this land truly prosperous, it will one day become a paradise on earth...

So what if I get a little bit of bad reputation?

She made up her mind.

"If this is the only way to victory, I will cut through the thorns that block the road!"

(End of this chapter)