Covering the Sky: I am the King of Men, and I rule over the rise and fall of all heavens.

Chapter 5 The Sacrifice of the Human King

The place that Shijue arranged for Jiang Bai to receive the worship of saints from all races in the universe was the main hall where Amitabha Buddha preached in the past. As soon as you enter, you are filled with the atmosphere of Amitabha Buddha.

Considering that every great emperor preaches when he attains enlightenment and receives sages, Jiang Bai strongly suspects that Shi Jue wanted the main hall to record his scriptures and great principles so that they could be used for future Buddhist enlightenment.

"What a clever little devil," Jiang Bai laughed.

Saints from all races and traditions of the universe respectfully greeted Jiang Bai, their eyes filled with admiration and worship.

It was their honor to meet a living emperor.

Jiang Bai sat cross-legged on the platform and explained his understanding of the Great Dao.

As Jiang Bai continued his sermon, golden lotuses appeared in the main hall, and scriptures emerged, transforming into showers of light that fell down.

The many sages who listened to the Dao were immersed in the Great Dao, showing expressions of rapture and intoxication. Some even experienced a surge in their cultivation, breaking through on the spot and triggering heavenly tribulations.

If Jiang Bai hadn't discovered it in time and sent it away, the Heavenly Tribulation might have destroyed the main hall.

Some sages who heard the teachings created forbidden secret techniques through their enlightenment.

The sermon lasted for forty-nine days. After it ended, many sages rose to thank Jiang Bai for bestowing the Dharma.

Jiang Bai raised his hand to stop everyone from thanking him, and said with a smile, "I have something I need your help to pass on."

Many sages spoke up, promising to do their utmost to fulfill the Emperor's instructions.

Jiang Bai smiled and said, "The most important things on the path of cultivation are Dharma companions, wealth, and place."

Many sages nodded in agreement. It was extremely important, especially when talents and abilities were similar. Those who cultivated the Great Emperor's method were stronger than those who cultivated the Sage's method. Those with a Daoist partner who could help each other grow faster than those without. Those with abundant resources lived longer and more comfortably than those without.

"I can solve these four problems for all beings in the universe."

Jiang Bai's words caused the eyes of many saints present, including the female Bodhisattva Shijue, to widen in disbelief.

What does it mean!
"I will create a method that allows everyone to obtain everything they desire simply by establishing statues of the Human King in various places, praying to me, offering pure faith power, and contributing a portion of their own essence."

"Including the Great Emperor's Law, difficulties encountered during cultivation, high-level magic treasures, self-sealed divine source liquid, forbidden secret techniques, and Great Emperor's scriptures that can be passed down."

"I can give you anything you want."

At that moment, all the saints in the hall froze in place, the unexpected joy was too sudden.

They were completely caught off guard.

An elderly and frail human saint stepped forward, his body trembling, and said, "May I ask the Great Emperor, if my lifespan is not long, may I use my remaining essence to exchange for the Great Emperor's protection of my path to unification for a period of time?"

“Of course,” Jiang Bai agreed without hesitation.

"As long as you give enough essence and your faith is pure enough, I can give you everything you want."

This is a method for prolonging life that Jiang Bai came up with after listening to Amitabha Buddha's explanation of the research and application of the power of faith.

That's right, it's a method to prolong life.

By gathering the power of faith, we collect the primordial power from all the beings of heaven.

Finally, the last bit of energy gathered in Jiang Bai's hand.

At that time, Jiang Bai could choose whether to use these primordial elements to evolve into a chaotic entity or to gather immortal essence for longevity. Most importantly, the faith power obtained through this transaction was pure enough to be used directly for health preservation without incurring any karmic consequences.

Like the female bodhisattva Shijue now, and the foreigner Cade in the original work, they both rely on the power of faith to keep their blood and energy invincible and extend their lifespan to a certain extent.

Jiang Bai thought he was quite the clever little devil.

Soon, the news that one could make a deal with Jiang Bai spread throughout the universe thanks to these pilgrims who came to pay homage.

The various schools of thought and sages in the universe were instantly excited, eagerly awaiting Jiang Bai to create the secret technique that would allow direct communication with him.

Jiang Bai settled down on Mount Sumeru. Without any lineage, family, or relatives, it didn't matter where he lived.

The place I stayed was also very nice; it was right next to Amitabha Buddha's courtyard, and there was even a Bodhi tree there for people to use for enlightenment.

The Vermilion Bird Elixir of Immortality was kept by the Bodhi Tree. Under the Bodhi Tree, Jiang Bai studied the ancient sutras of Amitabha Buddha, comprehended the power of faith, and created a secret technique.

In order to study this secret technique used for communication, Jiang Bai took some time to come to the Northern Region of the Eastern Wilderness and searched for the ancient races buried deep underground.

Find the ten most vicious races in the original work that like to target humans and use the skulls of human saints to cast wine cups.

With the Ten Thousand Souls Banner activated, the Ten Great Ferocious Clans perished in their slumber, turning into nourishment. The treasures and foundations collected by the Ten Great Ferocious Clans were taken away by Jiang Bai, and the Immortal Emperor statue enshrined by the Ten Great Ferocious Clans, which was Jiang Bai's main target in this operation, was also taken away.

During the years when the Immortal Emperor reigned over the universe, countless cosmic races and lineages worshipped him as a god and swore an oath to him that as long as the Emperor's drum was sounded, they and their descendants would fight for the Immortal Emperor.

But in reality, who would be willing to fight for the immortal emperor after countless ages?
What is called a wish is actually a curse. The Emperor's Drum is the trigger, forcing the descendants of these races to fight for the immortal Emperor.

Jiang Bai remembered that it was written very clearly in the original work: when the Emperor's Drum was struck, the statues of the Immortal Emperor worshipped in the great clans began to glow, and the bloodlines of the clans that had made vows began to resonate. If they did not participate in the war, they might go mad and explode to their deaths.

Jiang Bai guessed that this oath of allegiance, which was most likely cursed, must have been formed by relying on the power of faith.

Back in his small courtyard on Mount Sumeru, Jiang Bai began to study the Immortal Emperor statue he had obtained from the Ten Great Fiend Clans.

It is filled with the power of faith that worships the Immortal Emperor, and this power of faith is faintly connected to the marks of the Ten Fiend Clans on Jiang Bai's Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

The ten fierce clans worship the Undying Emperor, and the power of the Undying Emperor's faith in them nourishes their bloodline and aids their cultivation. In this process, the power of the Undying Emperor's faith and the bloodlines of the ten fierce clans establish a connection in the dark, gradually becoming linked together through oaths of loyalty.

Therefore, after the Emperor's Drum sounded, the oaths based on the power of the Immortal Emperor's faith rioted, influencing the great clans that had made the oaths through their bloodlines, forcing them to join the war.

"It's interesting, but also useless. After all, this is a world where one person's glory or the glory of one's own power is paramount, and great power belongs to oneself." Jiang Bai smiled disdainfully.

In the Perfect World, when only the Desolate Heavenly Emperor remained in the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court was still extremely glorious because he conquered the alien realms on his own.

In the later stages of Shrouding the Heavens, when the strongest being in the Heavenly Court was only the Great Sage, the Heavenly Court still enjoyed its greatest glory due to the existence of Ye Fan, the Heavenly Emperor.

Therefore, Jiang Bai felt that it was rather pointless for the Undying Emperor to use the power of faith to curse the myriad races that were loyal to him, thus leaving himself with such a massive force.

"But it has reference value for my research. As a token of my gratitude to the Ten Great Fiends, I will take you all to become immortals in the future." Jiang Bai showed a gentle smile to the marks of the Ten Great Fiends in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Jiang Bai felt that King Zhen was a benevolent king who even led other races to become immortals.

Jiang Bai then reviewed Amitabha Buddha's research and, after spending three hundred years, created the forbidden secret technique "Human King Sacrifice".

It's very simple to activate: offer your sincere faith to Jiang Bai's statue, then make a vow of exchange, and you will get what you want.

In essence, it was Jiang Bai who conveyed what the other party wanted through his own power of faith.

(End of this chapter)