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The six-armed snake demon thought for a moment, and then said, "My lord, could it be other abyss lords......?

There is some truth to this speculation. Although there are many Lords of the Abyss, only a few of them can develop their faith in the main material plane. Because of the suppression of the gods and the restrictions of the laws of the plane, except for those few emperors and kings of the abyss, even the duke-level lords are difficult to develop their beliefs in the main material realm. Even if the dukes had their shit luck and developed their own faith, the scale would not be too large, and at best they could be called "Order", not "Church".

And the marquis-level lords who can develop faith are even rarer, and even if they develop faith in the main material realm, they are still extremely small organizations, and they can't even be called "orders".

The so-called "church" and "order" are a hierarchical criterion for religious groups. If a religious organization wants to become a "religious order". It is necessary to have more than 50 official clergy, that is, priests, priests, and priests who can perform divine arts at the first level or above, and there must be more than 1,000 official believers, that is, the kind of believers who can basically participate in most of the religious activities of the organization on time, and whose beliefs are relatively devout and staunch. If it is the kind of "believer" who only praises in his mouth and does not care in his heart, it cannot be counted.

To become a "church", the organization must have at least 100 full-fledged clergy, and at least one of them must be a clergy with a level of 10 or higher in divine arts. In addition, there must be more than 2,000 official believers. In addition, the most important point is that the organization must have at least one "holy place". If there is no "holy place", no matter how large the number and hierarchy of believers and clergy is, it cannot be considered a "church".

Even a marquis-level lord is so difficult to develop faith, let alone an earl-level lord whose strength is far inferior. Therefore, it is very rare for a religious organization like Lascordir to not only develop the faith smoothly, but even establish a religious organization on the scale of a "religious order". Not only is it unique among the earl-level lords, but it can also be regarded as a proud achievement among the duke-level lords.

Why is this so? Of course, it is directly related to the strength of the lords.

Because in this world, faith is actually a transactional relationship in disguise. Believers who give their faith and sacrifices will naturally be rewarded accordingly, either by receiving benefits or protection, or by seeking not to be disturbed or violated. If a god or demon can't get these benefits in return, the devil will believe in you!

And one more important point. It is the need to show miracles, and the general public only believes in what is believing, and the speed of transmission of organizations with and without miracles is completely different. Therefore, the proper display of miracles is also the most important means of missionary work in the region.

Because of this habit, it is unthinkable that in a relatively large religious event there would be no miracle, and people would first wonder if it could be a liar or a false god.

These things are not very difficult for a true god, or even for an earthly deity, and the big deal is just to consume a little divine power. But for the demon lords of the Abyss Plane, it would be too difficult to achieve these things.

For example, if the power required to complete a miracle of the same scale, a true god or an earthly deity, is "one", then the demon lords need to consume "ten" or even "fifty" of power to achieve the same effect.

This is because of the limitations of the laws of the plane, and the main material plane has a natural rejection of the power of the abyss. Make the Demon Lords. It is very difficult to manifest one's own power in the main material plane. The lower-level lords couldn't even break through the six plane barriers, so they could only stare dryly. Even if they are as strong as the super bosses of the Abyss Emperor, the power they pass on will be discounted layer by layer under the effect of the repulsive force of the plane.

The main material plane faces the blockade of the abyss, just like six levels, and these levels are extremely ruthless. If a Demon Lord wants to transfer their power to the main material plane, then their power is like a trader who clears a level, paying a fee for each level they pass. It's no problem to pass, take the money! These levels are all waiting with maces and golden hoop sticks! Traders with a lot of money can barely pass before they are squeezed dry by the checkpoints, but those who don't have enough capital are miserable, and they don't even see the scenery over there, so they are bankrupt by the fees of the checkpoints.

This is "the fat dragged into the thin, and the thin dragged into death". The main material plane is such a guy who doesn't want to see the abyss. Therefore, the difficulty of spreading faith can be imagined.

In fact, demons are very powerful creatures. If it is in the abyss plane, a baron-level demon is equivalent to a legendary powerhouse in the main material plane, and a viscount-level demon is equivalent to a demigod's existence. If they reach the level of an earl, they have a virtual godhead and can bestow divine magic.

Like those emperor-level demon lords, their virtual godheads can reach astonishing heights. If they fought on their home turf, their strength was not much weaker than that of the main god-level gods, and even surpassed. However, due to the suppression of the plane, they have the power of the present world. It can only be equivalent to the level of God.

Transcendent beings with a godhead or a virtual godhead have a special ability to bestow divine magic on their followers and elect so that they can share their abilities. Of course, in the eyes of all the True God Churches, the power bestowed by the demon lords cannot be called "divine magic", but only "pseudo-divine magic". However, it doesn't matter if the name is so, whether it is "divine magic" or "pseudo-divine magic", its essence is the same, so it is not wrong to call them all "divine magic".

Compared to miracles, "divine magic" is the power that transcendent beings such as gods can best possess in the world, but this is equivalent to directly distributing the power from them, and if too many people are given, or too many levels, the gods themselves will not be able to make ends meet. Therefore, even for the gods, it is impossible to give all believers divine magic, so it is not the gods who do it, but stupid*!

Therefore, only priests and other clergy, who are the assistants of the gods' missions, can obtain divine magic. And this is also hierarchical, the greater the contribution to the gods, the more divine graces you receive, and the higher the level of divine magic that can be cast. The more often. Basically, only the first direct descendants of the gods, or the elect, can perform magic without being restricted by rank.

However, even if the clergy wanted to obtain divine magic, they had to perform a ritual. This is the so-called "planting the flame of faith", which is a ritual that every believer must go through when becoming a probationary priest, no matter which church has it, and the church of the devil is no exception, at most the name is different.

Because without going through this ritual, it is impossible to perform divine magic.

And the essence of this ritual is the depths of the souls of the gods in these apprentices. Plant a "spark of faith". This "flame of faith" is equivalent to a seal, or "signal transceiver", through which the faith, willingness, memory, and perception of the clergy can be transmitted directly to their own gods. And the divine magic given by the gods is also through this "fire of faith", so this thing is also equivalent to a "divine magic receiving and storage".

Moreover, the "spark of faith" can grow gradually, which is determined by the piety and strength of the clergy. The bigger it grows, the stronger it will be to feed back to the priests, so the more advanced the priests, the more extraordinary their powers, even if they don't use divine magic, they are quite amazing. For example, certain types of spells, supernatural abilities, abilities, and so on. So they are complementary to the clergy.

But the "Flame of Faith" does more than that. They are the biggest and most superlative tonic for gods or demon lords!

When the clergy die, this "spark of faith" will bear the "fruit of faith" and leave the soul and go directly to the kingdom of God or the abyss. The higher the level of the priest's divine arts, the higher the quality of the "fruit of faith" they produced.

Because a believer's mind cannot be 100% pure, even the most determined believer will have some subconscious distractions, so ordinary faith is usually mixed with a lot of distractions that are inconsistent with their own nature. These thoughts are as annoying to the gods as sand mixed with rice, or even poison, and must be purified and washed before they can be enjoyed.

But this "fruit of faith" is different, it is the purest condensation of faith, because beliefs that are incompatible with the essence of the sower (god) are not absorbed by it. And because it has been cultivated by the priesthood for many years, it is equivalent to further refining and deep processing.

Therefore, these "fruits of faith" are very precious tonics to the gods, and can greatly increase their power. Therefore, the gods attach great importance to the cultivation of their own priesthood, and at the same time will give them more protection. This is equivalent to herders raising sheep and farmers farming.

Although the "fruit of faith" is very good, the "flame of faith" cannot be sown casually, because this kind of seed is also composed of divine power. If you are not pious enough, you will definitely not be able to do it, and it will be useless to plant it. At that time, you may not even be able to get it back. And just like farming, if you can't plant it, you don't care about it, and the gods have to take care of it from time to time, giving them magic and divine graces, which need to be maintained at a cost.

It's the same with the demons, they also fancy this thing, and the few souls of believers are few, but there are fewer prayers. Those "fruits of faith" are what they care about most.

This is what Lascodir's heart aches the most.

The six-armed snake demon has a point, "pink eye" is everywhere, and it is even more common in a lawless place like the abyss. Lascordir's achievements have long attracted the attention of many neighbors, and it is quite normal to say that they have played some tricks because of this.

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