Translator: AnubisTL
Establishing the Incense Divine Path required not only a completely controlled plane and advanced technology but also faced its greatest challenge during the initial startup phase.
Before the Incense Divine Path system could be successfully established and its internal energy circulation initiated, it required a massive amount of external energy to drive it—much like how lighting a furnace requires an initial spark and a continuous supply of firewood.
According to the records in the Great Dao Library Pavilion, in the cultivation world, establishing an Incense Divine Path on a planet typically required a binary star system. One star would maintain the planet's basic ecology, while the other would be dedicated solely to powering the Divine Path system.
If such conditions were unavailable, one could hire or collaborate with the legendary divine beast, the Three-Legged Golden Crow, inviting it to reside in that world for tens of thousands of years to provide the initial power with its own divine energy.
In the wizard world, of course, there were no binary star systems or Three-Legged Golden Crows, but Jieming had long ago prepared for this.
The [Seventh-Tier Large Elemental Pool] he had purchased at a staggering cost was precisely to solve this energy problem!
Therefore, his most urgent task now was no longer theoretical research, but practical operation.
He had to quickly and thoroughly master the incredibly complex manual for the Seventh-Tier Large Elemental Pool and integrate this strategic-level artificial energy source into the core of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.
The foundation of the Dao begins beneath one's feet.
And right now, the obstacle standing in his way was to quickly conquer this most formidable "technical" challenge.
Time flew by, and another decade passed in the blink of an eye.
Jieming stood before the central holographic projection in the laboratory, staring at the dizzyingly complex three-dimensional structural diagram.
This blueprint had consumed a vast amount of his effort. It fused the essence of the Incense Divine Path from the Great Dao Library Pavilion, his analysis of the natural Divine Power Faith Network of the Noren Plane No. 147 cluster, and his own unique understanding of the transformation between "elemental power" and "spiritual power."
On the blueprint, the entire landscape of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane was modeled with precision. Countless fine energy lines, like the veins of a living being, traced a grand network covering the entire world.
Nodes, hubs, conversion pools, faith anchors... everything was there, forming the skeleton of the future Incense Divine Path.
"Finally... the preliminary design is complete." Jieming rubbed his throbbing temples and let out a long sigh of relief.
Dividing the modification zones and setting up the energy conduits was far more tedious than he had anticipated.
The Incense Divine Path had numerous functions. It had to account for the collection, purification, and storage of faith power, while also managing the transformation and transmission of spiritual energy. Furthermore, it needed to reserve interfaces for the Divine Path Talisman system and potential future expansions. The resulting energy flows and rule interferences were incredibly complex.
He had to review the core technical specifications of the Incense Divine Path multiple times, refining them until he finally finalized the detailed modification plan for the existing Divine Power Faith Network of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.
Fortunately, the most time-consuming phase—theoretical design and planning—was now complete.
He had integrated standardized modification interfaces and magical formation bases into every critical and non-critical node of the blueprints. This meant that most of the subsequent foundational construction could be outsourced. He would only need to personally intervene for the most crucial tasks: the construction and activation of the magical formations that touched upon the essential rules of the Incense Divine Path.
Without hesitation, Jieming connected to the Noren Workshop's logistics service system via his magic net terminal.
He paid a massive sum of military merits to hire a planar construction team renowned for their efficiency and reliability. After this, he packaged and sent the non-core blueprint data, conducted a detailed remote handover with their engineering director, and clearly specified the construction requirements, material standards, and the project schedule.
As the construction team's virtual icon lit up on his mission list, signaling the official start of the modification project, Jieming finally felt a sense of relief.
He connected a portion of his consciousness to the monitoring array spread across the plane, ensuring he could track the construction's progress at any time, before withdrawing his attention once more.
Next was another, even tougher nut to crack: completely mastering the installation and integration techniques for the Seventh-Tier Large Elemental Pool.
He sat back down at the experimental workbench. The massive manual, heavy as a mountain, levitated before him again. Its pages turned without wind, flashing with dizzying streams of data and structural diagrams.
Comprehension, memorization, deduction, simulation... The process was tedious and arduous, a severe test of both his mental power and computational ability.
Yet, Jieming's eyes were filled with excitement.
He was certain that the efforts he put in now would yield rewards far beyond his imagination in the future.
Once the Incense Divine Path was fully constructed, it would bring him more than just a dedicated plane brimming with spiritual power.
This plane would become the shared "Foundation of Dao" for his dual paths of immortal cultivation and wizardry, dramatically accelerating his advancement.
And the Incense Divine Path itself was a treasure vault of boundless potential.
Its most direct product was a unique conceptual material—Incense Power.
This power, born from the fusion of pure faith and the spiritual essence of living beings, could not only be converted into pure spiritual energy for him to absorb with almost no loss, but more importantly, it was almost a "universal catalyst" and "advanced building material."
Whether it was artifact refinement, pill refinement, talisman crafting, formation arrangement, or even assisting in the cultivation of certain special divine abilities, Incense Power could produce miraculous effects.
In terms of its breadth of application, it was even superior to the Mortal Dust Qi he had painstakingly collected.
Furthermore, the Incense Divine Path itself could fundamentally solve the problem of Mortal Dust Qi's dwindling production.
According to the records in the Great Dao Library Pavilion, the Incense Divine Path's initial emergence stemmed from the ancient cultivation world's great powers facing the dilemma of the ever-shrinking production of Mortal Dust Qi.
When cultivators and mortals coexist for a long time, even if cultivators strive to avoid interference, the relationship between the two parties can easily degenerate over time from an equal "social" component into an unequal "breeder" and "bred" dynamic.
This shift in the relationship would cause Mortal Dust Qi to degrade or even diminish over time.
High-ranked cultivators, aware of this, cleverly exploited the innate religious tendencies of intelligent beings as they evolved. They created the Incense Divine Path.
By assuming the roles of "divine beings" within mortal society, they rebuilt their connection to mortals, becoming an integral part of the social structure rather than aloof "farmers" tending to their livestock.
This not only stabilized the production of Mortal Dust Qi but also enhanced its quality.
For Jieming, this undoubtedly resolved his long-term concerns, ensuring a steady supply of these two crucial resources.
Furthermore, a complete Incense Divine Path possessed a capability that Jieming considered a strategic-level asset: orthodox talisman and the Deity Invitation Technique.
These were fundamentally different from the "rune-imbued magical artifacts" he had been studying, which relied on manipulating environmental elements.
An orthodox talisman was essentially an encrypted and rule-certified "application form." It could be used to directly request the descent of divine power stored within the Incense Divine Path system to assist in battle or complete specific missions.
Certain specific rituals could even perform "deity descent" or "divine possession," allowing the power of a divine being from the Divine Path to temporarily possess a body and drastically boost its combat power.
In Jieming's eyes, these two different manifestations of ability shared the same underlying logic—a technology for ultra-long-distance, cross-spatial, precision energy transmission!
Jieming still vividly remembered the dire situation he faced on the Giant Spirit Realm Battlefield years ago, when he was on the verge of energy depletion.
If he had possessed the complete Incense Divine Path back then, he could have instantaneously transmitted the vast energy from the Purgatory Sulfur Plane—generated by the seventh-tier large elemental pool and even the future Divine Path's own circulation—across space to the battlefield in real-time!
He could have even used his authority to directly mobilize a strategic strike using the energy already stored within the plane!
What did this mean?
It meant that from then on, no matter where Jieming was, he could almost always call upon the energy reserves of an entire plane for battle!
It was as if he were constantly carrying a fully functional, infinitely powered "mobile mage tower" with him at all times!
The mere thought of such a scenario made Jieming's heart race with excitement, even with his current level of mental fortitude.
Of course, all these daydreams rested on the foundation of the Incense Divine Path being fully established.
For now, he still needed to keep his feet on the ground and overcome various challenges.
He calmed his mind, his gaze refocusing on the thick manual as his consciousness dove into the vast sea of technical data.
(End of the Chapter)
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