Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Hong Ling had never imagined that her prayer, filled with just a sliver of hope, would truly get answered.

Like the proverbial man who professed to love dragons, she was intensely fearful inside.

She considered herself a cultivator of the First Realm and knew that some unknown beings were extremely terrifying.

But then, she thought of her child.

Perhaps this was hope.

She tried hard to recall the name of the unknown deity.

"O great and supremely benevolent Lifeless True Saint, please listen to my plea, for which I am ready to pay any price..."

She laid out everything, hoping for a response.

However, Wang Sheng had already known everything about Hong Ling the moment the thread of faith formed — the situation of the Winged People Clan, Hong Ling's ordeal; he knew it all and had already given a certain response.

This made Hong Ling pray even more resolutely.

The thread of faith grew visibly at a rapid pace, becoming very intense, morphing from a shallow believer to a true believer.

If it were possible to save Hong Ling's child, her faith wouldn't be inferior to Xia Yang's; even if she wouldn't become a Holy Spirit, she would still be a fanatic.

She could do anything mad for her faith.

"A child dead for several days..."

Hong Ling's child was already dead, not just severely injured, and resurrecting him seemed like a tall tale to most creatures.

But—

"I might actually have a way, it just needs time."

"Time Retrospection" was not just for show.

If Time could be advanced to a certain level, it could pull someone from the river of time.

"In that case, I'll give you hope, and the Winged People Planet too has been received..."

Although he wasn't very eager about a new world, three worlds were already enough to keep him busy, but since they were offered, he naturally wouldn't be polite.

Thus, Wang Sheng used the thread of faith to respond further.

"The child, can be saved."

He conveyed a vague message.

But to Hong Ling, that message was a glimmer of hope in an abyss of despair.

"My child, can truly be saved?"

Hong Ling didn't know if life would lie, but now she had no second option.

This was the truth!

She truly believed it in her heart.

Likewise, Hong Ling knew very well that resurrecting someone would certainly require a sacrifice, so she bent down even more reverently and responded, "O great and supremely benevolent Lifeless True Saint, may I ask what must I pay?"

Wang Sheng laughed when he heard this, and sent over a series of information.

Hong Ling received a complete set of information.

She only felt that these messages held a mighty force, slowly overturning decades of her thoughts.

Immediately afterward, she seemed to see the proud Golden Feather Clan being pulled down from their pedestal, with everything being shared by the Winged People Clan.

No child would have to be humble in front of anyone.

Initially questioning, Hong Ling felt that perhaps this was the future she desired.

"If the world was like this, my child might not have died so easily!"

The seeds of revolution were planted in Hong Ling's heart.

Had it not been for a deeper enlightenment, perhaps it would have just remained a thought, but she was being watched by Wang Sheng.

Even the images in her mind were subtly guided by Wang Sheng.

Seeing this, Wang Sheng transmitted the principle of unity to Hong Ling.

Unity had only been established for over eighty years; for a supernatural nation, it was young beyond measure, and what the future held was uncertain, but at least for now, it was full of vitality.

Hong Ling saw that a Sixth Realm Golden Feather strongman, situated high above, would even plant crops for ordinary people without any cultivation, and a higher Sky King of the Seventh Realm would enter an academy to teach, which was beyond her belief.

Such a world, she had never even seen in her dreams.

But this was the message from the deity.

"Is this the Divine Country of the deity?"

She hoped in her heart, wishing that she too could go to such a Divine Country.

But—

"Why not establish such a Divine Country by myself?"

"Go and start a revolution, overthrow the lofty Golden Feather, tell them that no lineage is born superior, stir up a storm, destroy and rebuild everything, create a new world."

Hong Ling suddenly gained some insight.

"But I have no power..."

In the Winged People Empire, power ultimately sustained the rule.

But before she contemplated for too long, she received a system she had never seen before.

The Divine Art System!

The best thing about the Divine Art System was that any devout believer could use it because it was the Divine Country in operation, not the power of the believer themselves.

Awareness + power =?

Hong Ling was no fool; she understood the intentions of the True Saint and also the purpose of the True Saint's descent into the world.

"The time for change had arrived, and the True Saint would save the suffering!"

At that moment, Hong Ling became a truly devout believer.

She could now wield the power of Divine Arts.

Yet her heart wasn't too excited.

"If only I had acquired the Divine Arts a bit earlier, my child might have been saved!"

Hong Ling blamed herself inwardly, blaming her fear for not having faith in the True Saint.

"Fortunately, there's still a chance."

The power of the True Saint was boundless; her child surely could still be saved.

Now, she needed to carry out the True Saint's teachings.

Believers would be her power to change things; if enough believers gathered, perhaps the True Saint would personally descend.

Hong Ling slowly stood up, picked up everything she owned, and walked out of her house.

...

Meanwhile, Wang Sheng, watching the determined Hong Ling, knew the plan could now commence.