The appearance of [Bright God King] Xuanqing propelled the grand reform of faith within the Bright God Court.
The improved versions of the Bright God Banner, Book of Brightness, Bright Redemption Voucher, Great Brightness Scripture... and other Bright Divine Artifacts became widely popular in various worlds.
At first, there were Divine Kings who opposed Xuanqing, denouncing him as a heretic.
However, after Xuanqing's number one fan, the Bright God Emperor, repeatedly manifested miracles to support Xuanqing, such opposition almost entirely vanished.
Especially when the four Heavenly Venerates discovered that through the reform of faith, the Bright God Emperor had harvested countless believers' faith, quickly advancing his cultivation, they decisively joined in and swiftly became some of the biggest beneficiaries.
Thus, the highest authorities in the Bright God Court all joined this grand reform of harvesting faith, and even the last bit of dissent disappeared without a trace.
In Xuanqing's words:
"Heavenly Venerate and Divine Emperor support me, what then are your intentions in questioning me?"
"Whoever questions me is questioning the four Heavenly Venerates and the Bright God Emperor!"
"To dare to question the Heavenly Venerates and Divine Emperor, what does that say? It says you're not loyal to the Divine Court and your faith in the Heavenly Venerates and Divine Emperor is not firm!"
"Do you perhaps wish to be affixed to the Bright God Banner?"
Indeed, at the unanimous request of the four Heavenly Venerates, the Bright God Banner now had the function to suppress heretics.
Anyone with wavering faith would be sent to experience the Bright God Banner.
Although suppressing heretics subsequently required the consumption of faith, causing the Bright God Banner to emit black smoke more frequently,
the Bright God King said not to worry, for the existence of heretics tries to contaminate the steadfast faith of believers. As long as you persist in prayer, seeking the guidance of the Heavenly Venerates and Divine Emperor, you can suppress the black smoke and restore order!
As a result, all of the four Heavenly Venerates and the Bright God Emperor equally shared in this, and their revered names appeared on every tail of the Bright God Banners.
Each Bright God Banner, after all, has six tails.
The names of the Heavenly Venerates and Divine Emperor neatly written on it, fitting perfectly.
There's even extra space!
Sometimes, looking at the last empty tail, some clever Divine Kings would secretly inscribe their own names, sharing in the power of faith.
The righteous and majestic [Bright God King] Xuanqing saw all of this.
He gave a thumbs up to the Divine Kings for their cleverness, then turned around to produce a batch of simplified versions of the Nine Souls Banner, Twelve Souls Banner, and Twenty-Four Soul Banners to sell to these clever Divine Kings.
The clever Divine Kings were profoundly grateful to Xuanqing.
They took advantage of these simplified "Bright God Banners" to add their personal touches, inscribing not only their names but those of their avatars, incarnations, and Dao Bodies as well, intending to shear the wool of the Divine Court's faith.
Eventually, they were no longer satisfied with the status quo and quietly started their own little faith workshops.
The clever Divine Kings fashioned themselves as Main Gods, spreading their faith in one or two worlds.
They replaced the protagonist in the Great Brightness Scripture with themselves, and after modifying the little stories about the Bright God Emperor, made them into their own.
Such second, third, and even fourth and fifth-generation creations sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain, presenting a wide variety of content, greatly enriching the spiritual lives of the Infinite Creatures.
"The Bright God Court truly is full of talent!"
All the little tricks of these clever Divine Kings did not escape Xuanqing's eyes because the Divine Artifacts they used were either directly crafted or had his involvement in their creation.
He greatly praised such behavior for undermining the Bright God Court's foundations.
"One shovel from you, one from me, how could this pit not grow large? How could this wall not fall?"
Xuanqing worked diligently with Ming River in the Bright God Court to carry out the reform of faith.
To institutionalize, professionalize, and innovate the faith system of the Divine Court!
"If the Bright God Banner does not bear the revered names of the Divine Emperor Heavenly Venerate, do you even regard faith?"
"Without the Great Brightness Scripture, how could you comprehend the essence of brightness?"
"Lacking the Book of Brightness, how could you hear the guidance of brightness?"
"Not buying a Bright Redemption Voucher, how then can you wash away your sins?"
In the end, Xuanqing urged (hoodwinked):
"Come, believe in the Light, and gain eternal life!"
Later, Ming River also received a title from the Bright God Emperor for promoting the "Lamb Theory," shaping the image of the Compassionate Bright God Emperor, hence the Emperor bestowed on him the title: God King of Great Love!
The Bishui God King Shen Ni, Flame God King Mutual Gaze Corpse also played a role in fanning the flames.
These two Divine Kings, utterly loyal to the Fire Refining Dan Realm Heavenly Venerate, deeply loved the Bright God Court and worked tirelessly to dig pits for the Infinite Universe.
And because the Bright God Court was busy with the faith reform, keen to bite into the faith dividend, the campaign against Jiuyou World was slightly relaxed.
"We must not let the Divine Emperor hog all the glory. Let's first feast on this wave of benefits before seizing Jiuyou!"
The four Heavenly Venerates and Divine Emperor kept each other in check, each with their own schemes.
The Fire Refining Dan Realm Heavenly Venerate and Zhu Ling Du Ming Heavenly Venerate, guarding the Yin Yang Two Realms battlefield, frequently manifested their Dao Bodies to spread faith.
Even the [Law Bridge Great Compassion Heavenly Venerate], targeting the Dragon Clan Main Temple, changed strategies and started spreading universal faith in the cosmos of the Dragon Clan, causing many a Dragon God's face to darken.
The Bao Hua Perfect Heavenly Venerate, adept in the Power of Redemption, was responsible for the Bright God Court's expansion efforts.
Now, while continuously redeeming other worlds, he learned from the Bright God King's tricks, pursuing faith harvesting with gusto in both areas!
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Jiuyou World.
While the Bright God Court was carrying out the major reform of faith, Jiuyou's Path of Incense was also progressing smoothly.
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