
The Old Man Who Sold Incense in the Temple of God Cui
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Zhuo Fan did not know what Heaven Pass was, nor did he dare to ask. He could only kneel there and tremble without saying a word.
After a while, the voice sounded again.
“Forget it, I won't waste my breath on you. Now that the spatial shackles have loosened, I have obtained the opportunity to return to the mortal world. In a few days, I will divide my divine senses and reincarnate into the mortal world.
“You should be ready to welcome my reincarnations. At that time, I will give you the power of Heaven and let you become the Heaven Sovereign of the Eternal World's Eighth Realm.
After saying that, there was silence. There was no mention of the consequences if Zhuo Fan did not do as he was told.
However, Zhuo Fan did not dare to dissent. This was a mighty figure from the Heaven Realm, a great existence that could casually grant the power of a Heaven Sovereign. If he were to violate his wishes, the consequences would definitely not be something he was capable of.
"But didn't it betray His Eternal Highness Cui?" Zhuo Fan was in a dilemma. He was incomparably conflicted in his heart. “Eternal Majesty Cui can defeat the Holy Mother of the White Lotus, who is the ruler of Heaven. He was at least an expert who stood at the Ninth Realm of the Eternal World.”.
“However, there has been no news about His Eternal Excellency Cui in the past 300 years, nor has there been any news from Zhou the Great. Perhaps he had already left the Purple Sun Realm.
“It's true, it's true. How could a big person like Immortal Venerable Cui be able to stay in a small place like the Purple Sun Realm forever? He should at least go to the true Heaven Domain to cultivate. ”
For a moment, fear and luck filled his heart.
“If I continue to stand on the side of Immortal Venerable Cui, I will definitely die without any chance of survival.” Zhuo Fan thinks to himself. “I have not cultivated bitterly for tens of thousands of years just to wait for death. I can't die.
"Sorry, Your Eternal Highness Cui!"
Purple Sun Star, Zhou Great, Clear Lotus Territory.
300 Years ago, this was still an oasis in the desert. It was the headquarters of the White Lotus Inanimate Sect. It was the gathering place of all evil and also a great obstacle in the development of Zhou the Great.
Fortunately, Eternal Lord Cui Heng took action and used his supreme divine power to destroy the White Lotus Inanimate Sect. Only then could Zhou the Great expand and spread throughout the world.
Now, this place was already Clear Lotus County under the control of Pingyang Prefecture from Zhou Great. It is also the richest county. There was even a Temple of God Cui built in the county town to worship His Eternal Majesty Cui.
In the beginning, the Imperial Court did not allow commoners to worship His Eternal Majesty Cui personally. However, as the deeds of His Eternal Majesty Cui spread, more and more commoners wanted to adore him.
Moreover, this worship was different from the unconditional superstition towards the White Lotus Holy Mother in the past. It was the gratitude and respect of people from all over the world.
Therefore, a hundred years ago, under many requests, the Imperial Court finally ordered that the Temple of God Cui be built in Qinglian County to worship Eternal Lord Cui.
The former Yellow-robed Guardian God sat on the side as the Guardian God.
From then on, Clear Lotus County became the holy land of Zhou Great. Every year, many people from all over the world rush to burn incense and worship at the Temple of God Cui to express their respect to His Majesty Cui Heng.
Right now, Ren Feng was standing in front of the Temple of God Cui in Clear Lotus County. Looking at this simple and dignified palace, his heart surged with boundless respect and gratitude. His family had truly been saved by His Eternal Majesty Cui.
300 Years ago, his ancestor, Ren Ping, had lost his family due to the battle between the various factions of the White Lotus Inanimate Sect. In his extreme despair, he already had the urge to die.
It was the Guardian God His Eternal Majesty Cui, the Yellow-robed Guard God, who had descended and used resurrection techniques to revive his ancestral wife, child, and parents. That was how the Ren family appeared and the current Ren Feng.
“Your Eternal Highness Cui and the Yellow-robed Protective God have done many good deeds.” Ren Feng sighed with emotion in his heart. Then, he walked over to the Temple of God Cui with respect and gratitude.
In fact, he had not come here just to pay his respects to Immortal Venerable Cui, but also to pray for his unborn child.
It's not superstition, it's just good wishes. The Temple of God Cui was not large. There was only one main hall and two side halls, and there were only a few temple priests.
Logically speaking, for a place of this size to receive so many visitors each year, there would definitely be chaos. But there was never any chaos here.
Everyone who came to the Temple of God Cui followed the rules very consciously.
This came from everyone's respect for Immortal Venerable Cui.
When Ren Feng walked through the door, he saw an old man selling incense.
He looked to be in his seventies or eighties. Her hair was clearly white, but her facial skin was still reddish and shiny. He sat there with his eyes closed, shaking his head and humming the song. He's very relaxed.
“Uncle, what is the price of this incense?” Ren Feng pointed to the various incense sticks placed in the stall and asked.
"Huh?" The old man stopped humming and slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Ren Feng and sized him up a little before chuckling. "Take whatever you want."
"Aah?" Ren Feng immediately shook his head and said, “How come? I can't take it for nothing. I still have to pay.”
"This is your destiny." The old man chuckled and stood up. He was even taller than Ren Feng. After waving his hand, he left the door of the Cui God Temple and walked out.
He left a table full of all kinds of incense.
"Hey, Uncle!" Ren Feng subconsciously wanted to stop him, but someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder and stopped him.
"Young man, this is your first time here, right?" This was a middle-aged man with gentle facial features and good eyes. He smiled and said, “Older Cui is like this. He found a nice person to send incense and candles for free every day.”
"Is that so?" Ren Feng was stunned when he heard that. He immediately said with embarrassment, “This is indeed my first time coming to the Temple of God Cui. You called that old man Elder Cui just now. What is his surname Cui?”
(The elder Cui is an undercover Cui Heng)
"He actually sold incense for a hundred years!" Ren Feng looked towards the direction that Elder Cui left behind and exclaimed, “I am sure this old man has also received the help of His Eternal Majesty Cui.”
"Young man, you can't say it like that." The middle-aged man shook his head and said, “Who among us from Zhou Great has not received the help of His Majesty Cui? Without Immortal Venerable Cui, we would not have a stable and rich life right now.”
"That's right." Ren Feng nodded and sighed with emotion. He asked, “Sister, my name is Ren Feng. I am from Hexi Province. How should I call you?
“My last name is Lu, and my name is Huo. You can call me Old Lu. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Take some incense and let's pay homage to His Majesty Cui together."
"Alright, Brother Lu." Ren Feng nodded and picked out a few candles from the table before walking towards the main hall with Lu Huo. As they walked, he suddenly asked, “Sister Lu, do you know where Uncle Cui lives? I want to thank him.”
"That's easy. I'll take you after the incense is burned.” Lu Huo smiled brightly.
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Cui Heng maintained the appearance of an old man with white hair and an ageless face. He bowed with his hands behind his back and walked leisurely on the road. His gaze swept over the stable and peaceful scenery around him. He's a little satisfied.
After looking at the situation in Zhou Great back then, he understood what he was missing. The order and rules applied by the Purple Sun Realm and the set of rules that extended across the starry sky in countless worlds were indeed set by him. The source is also him.
This is the method of transformation of this world. It was the basis for Nascent Soul Peak cultivators to break through to the Soul Formation realm.
However, if one was purely the creator of the rules and did not personally participate in them, then there would naturally be flaws and disharmony.
Hence, from then on, Cui Heng temporarily abandoned his true identity and lived under this order with a normal identity.
This is not just to experience mortal life, but to practice life under the rules of its regularity.
In fact, in the past 300 years, he had lived with a total of six identities, four of which were Martial Dao experts with high realms.
He was the Creator, Sage King, Sage, and even Immortal Man.
As an Ordinary Man from Zhou the Great, he had once followed the rules and cultivated peacefully. He had also been a single Sage in Tai Cang Star with precious treasures.
He even took on an identity on the Purple Sun Planet with the intention to break the rules. Then, he was forcefully suppressed by the Imperial Court. In the end, the identity was brought to justice as a warning to others.
In addition, he also appeared in Zhou the Great as the Creator of the outside world and experienced life as an outer Creator under the stable rules of order.
These four identities allowed him to gain different life experiences.
In the eyes of ordinary people in the mortal world who had no martial arts or had yet become Gods, life under the rules of order was different.
Cui Heng had actually lived as an ordinary person for almost a hundred years.
In the past hundred years, he had never used extraordinary strength and had always worked hard to live like an ordinary person.
Even though he had gone through a lot of hardships, his body still died from old age in the end.
As for the identity of the current "Older Cui" although not a high level, his experience was relatively complicated. It was also the last identity he planned to try.
He had gathered enough Purple Gold Divine Light, and his cultivation would soon be completely refined.
The Soul Formation Realm was right in front of him.
Therefore, he used Cui's last name this time around.
This identity was very passionate when he was young and loved the martial world. He was on good terms with all the genius youths back then and could be said to be a hero of a generation.
However, after geniuses his age stepped into the Eternal Human realm, he could only stop at the God Realm and could not step forward anymore.
He could only watch helplessly as he lagged behind.
His good friends in the past had stated many times that they wanted to help him and could give him pills to help him break through, but he had rejected them all. He was very confident that he could rely on his own strength to break through.
However, he was unsuccessful and even damaged his foundation. His path fell from the God Realm to the Inner World realm. In the end, he was discouraged and returned to his hometown.
He became an ordinary person who sold incense in the Temple of God Cui.
His former enemy would naturally not let go of this opportunity. Many people had come for revenge, but under the stable rules of order, such things were definitely not allowed.
Under the protection of the Imperial Court, he still lived a stable life.
As time went on, he no longer cared about the past and became even more carefree.
For Cui Heng, today was just the most ordinary day, but he appreciated such moments. Such a peaceful life was ultimately just a formality for his cultivation. It can't last long.
Currently, he had already arrived at his home in Clear Lotus County.
But his footsteps suddenly stopped.
In front of this ordinary courtyard stood a beautiful young lady. She wore a light yellow dress and carried a long sword on her back. He looked dashing and heroic, still looking as dazzling as a hundred years ago. He was looking at "Older Cui" with a smile.
"Old not meet."