Three days later, Ding Huan stopped outside a very peculiar looking Divine City.

The Divine City was not very large, and its overall shape was like the character "heart".

Suspended outside the Divine City were five clear large characters: Ancient Desolate Divine Maiden City.

Ding Huan swept his divine will again, finding that several miles away from the Ancient Desolate Divine Maiden City lay the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect.

From the Bone Poison Law aura he sensed, Wu Liang should currently be inside the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect.

Ding Huan could not enter the Divine Woman Sect, so he could only choose to enter the Divine Maiden City.

"Are you here to reside in Divine Maiden City, just passing through, or here for business?" Ding Huan was stopped by the city guard as soon as he reached the city entrance.

Ding Huan didn't find this surprising at all.

Every cultivator entering or exiting Divine Maiden City seemed to have an identity plate hanging at their waist, which he didn't have.

Ding Huan clasped his fist: "This is my first time in Divine Maiden City, and I'm not yet familiar with the rules..."

"One low-grade divine crystal," said the guard, throwing a jade scroll to Ding Huan.

Ding Huan received the jade scroll and handed over a divine crystal.

As soon as his divine will scanned the jade scroll, he immediately understood the situation.

To put it bluntly, Divine Maiden City is actually just a place filled with admirers.

The female cultivators of the Divine Woman Sect are either extremely beautiful, have unique charisma, or are perfect for being a Dao partner...

This probably has something to do with the cultivation techniques of the Ancient Desolate Divine Woman Sect.

The cultivation techniques they practice do not inherently contain charm, yet they strongly attract men.

This kind of charm without enchantment makes people feel genuine and unpretentious.

Because the goddesses are so exceptional, many cultivators find it hard to extricate themselves after just one glance, unconsciously falling for them.

But they have no opportunity or qualification to get close to these goddesses.

Thus, they come to the Divine Maiden City, hoping to regularly see their admired goddesses.

In Divine Maiden City, there's a designated area for such ardent admirers, called the Heart God Cultivator District.

The cultivators living in the Heart God Cultivator District are basically all admirers.

They have to pay between one hundred to a thousand top-grade divine crystals per month and declare which goddess they admire.

Of course, they don't give payment without receiving any benefits.

Those residing in the Heart God admirer... well, Heart God Cultivator District enjoy a richer divine spirit Qi for cultivation.

Moreover, their admired goddess visits them from time to time. They exchange cultivation insights, chat, and so on.

In the Divine Woman Sect, the popularity of the goddesses is also measured by the number of their fans.

Ding Huan found this very strange—how could there be such absurd rules?

But aside from the cultivators in the Heart God Cultivator District, the Divine Maiden City also has normal places.

If someone comes to Divine Maiden City for business or trade, they can reside in the other half of the city.

Simply going to the Rest Building or Rest Inn is fine.

Ding Huan looked at the jade scroll and chose the Heart God Cultivator District without hesitation.

Since he's here, he must have the mindset of being an admirer.

He finally understood why people said he'd understand once he reached the Divine Woman Sect.

"I admire Divine Lady Lu Ye. My admiration comes from the depths of my bones, so I want to pay a thousand top-grade divine crystals per month."

Ding Huan walked up to the guard, speaking earnestly.

Upon hearing that Ding Huan admired Divine Lady Lu Ye, the guard chuckled: "You have a good eye. Although the number of people admiring Divine Lady Lu Ye isn't the greatest, she ranks in the top five."

You're also in luck; at the end of this month, Divine Lady Lu Ye will visit the Heart God Cultivator District in Divine Maiden City to meet her admirers."

Though the guard spoke warmly and enthusiastically processed Ding Huan's residency jade talisman for the Heart God Cultivator District, his sideways disdain was evident.

In his eyes, for Ding Huan, with his appearance, to covet Divine Lady Lu Ye of the Divine Woman Sect was quite audacious and lacking in self-awareness.

An hour later, Ding Huan was led to his residence in the Heart God Cultivator District of Divine Maiden City.

This brought great delight to Ding Huan.

He thought paying a year's fee, spending over ten thousand top-grade divine crystals, was simply acquiring an admirer certificate.

After being placed in the Heart God Cultivator District, he thought he'd have to manage everything else on his own.

He was surprised to find there was a nice cave mansion waiting for him.

Apart from the surprise, Ding Huan also wondered why the Divine Woman Sect gave such treatment to cultivators who admired the goddesses of their sect?

Spending a thousand divine crystals a month was well worth it.

"Daoist Ding Xiaotu, although you've been assigned a cave mansion, if your cultivation time doesn't meet the requirements, the cave mansion will be reclaimed."

The guard who brought Ding Huan reiterated these instructions before leaving.

Ding Huan carefully scrutinized his cave mansion, noting it was still some distance from the bustling district of Divine Maiden City.

This area was separated by various divine arrays, ensuring uninterrupted cultivation.

His cave mansion even had a small yard with a pond in the center, surrounded by some strange wooden plaques.

The divine spirit Qi here was pretty good.

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Ding Huan's divine will immediately constructed a Great Universe Technique circulation.

Soon he noticed something amiss.

In this area with many cave mansions, when cultivators cultivate, part of the aura seems to be transmitted away through some kind of sacrificial array.

Ding Huan knew what was going on.

In the Cultivation World, the untouchable forces were not just one kind.

The most famous one is the Merit Power.

What he felt was clearly not Merit Power, it was somewhat similar to Wish Power.

This Wish Power does not manifest through incense, but is collected through Wish Arrays.

For example, his fondness for Lu Ye, while cultivating, would convert that fondness into Wish Power and would be sent away by the Sacrificial Array.

This kind of Wish Power, only Lu Ye could absorb.

This sect was quite cunning.

Using a unique cultivation technique to enhance the charm of the sect's female cultivators, then making male cultivators fond of them, yet unwilling to let the female cultivators marry.

Ultimately, they created a Wish Sacrificial Array.

As long as they were living in the Heart God Cultivator District of Divine Maiden City, while cultivating, they would send Wish Power to the woman they liked.

As time went on, cultivators here would become its devoted followers.

Even without any favorite goddess, over time, their thoughts would gradually change under the Sacrificial Array.

"Haha, does fellow Daoist like the Divine Lady Lu Ye?" a slightly hoarse voice was heard.

Ding Huan saw it was a male cultivator from the neighboring cave mansion, this guy was skinny and looked like a bamboo pole.

His whole body lacked vigor; it was obvious he was significantly depleted.

Ding Huan shivered.

Cultivation here might not only require contributing Wish Power but might also demand one's vigor.

What a garbage sect is this?

It's a complete insult to the word Goddess.

"Yeah, the one I like is indeed the Divine Lady Lu Ye. After just one look at her, I couldn't extricate myself." Ding Huan chuckled, eyes filled with some longing.

The bamboo pole's eyes lit up excitedly upon hearing Ding Huan's words: "And Divine Lady Lu Ye will visit us here in five days.

Let me tell you, as long as you're in the Heart God Cultivator District, you have a chance to become a Dao companion with the goddess you admire.

You know, more than a hundred years ago, a loose cultivator from the Heart God Cultivator District became a Dao companion with the third-ranked goddess of the Divine Woman Sect, it became a famous tale."

Observing the bamboo pole's eyes filled with desire and anticipation, Ding Huan sighed.

This guy probably has no idea of his capabilities, does he?

Even if the goddess were to choose a Dao companion here, she likely wouldn't choose someone like him.

Fortunately, it's only five days away, and he didn't need to worry about cultivation matters.

Even though he wasn't infatuated with any goddess, the outside Wish Sacrificial Array was still somewhat daunting.

Over time, he could very well fall into it, becoming a follower of a goddess.

Ding Huan went to the Trading Building in Divine Maiden City to purchase some jade scrolls, briefly understanding the Chunyi Divine Realm before returning to his cave mansion.

He didn't practice cultivation.

Even if he could resist contributing Wish Power, he wouldn't risk doing such a thing.

Over a few days, Ding Huan focused on studying the Wish Sacrificial Array.

He discovered many new laws, all of which he integrated into his own Boundless Sea of Laws.

Five days quickly passed.

Ding Huan knew today was the day Divine Lady Lu Ye would visit her enthusiastic fans, so he waited at the entrance of the cave mansion early in the morning.

Upon coming out, Ding Huan realized that compared to him, the other followers of Lu Ye woke even earlier.

They had been eagerly standing at the entrance of the cave mansion, yearning for Lu Ye's appearance.

After waiting nearly a whole day, approaching evening, Lu Ye finally arrived leisurely.

Alongside Lu Ye was Wu Liang.

In just a few days, the Bone Devouring Poison on Wu Liang had weakened considerably.

Ding Huan mused that these old fellows were indeed formidable, and given more time, the Bone Poison might well be completely eradicated.

Thinking of this, Ding Huan, with a sweep of his divine will, sent the Reincarnation Stone from his body to the prayer mat in his cave mansion.

He had obtained this back at the Dao Ruins Reincarnation Swamp, initially unaware of what it was, only learning later it was indeed the Reincarnation Stone. (646)

Despite this woman's indifference towards her fans, these followers showed not a hint of impatience or dissatisfaction.

In their eyes, just seeing Lu Ye was gratifying enough.

Sweeping his divine will over these people, Ding Huan roughly understood what was happening.

It was much as he suspected.

Among the hundreds here, not everyone was a fervent fan of Lu Ye.

Many might initially have simply thought that spending a few hundred divine crystals monthly to find a cave mansion rich in divine spirit qi was more economical than specially renting one.

They just hadn't anticipated that, upon coming here, they would be long subjected to the influence of the Sacrificial Array.

Unknowingly, they truly became followers of Lu Ye, with no chance to regret.

Lu Ye walked from one cave mansion to another, nodding to each person, even saying a few words.

When she arrived at Ding Huan's place, there was a look of astonishment in her eyes: "You're the one from a few days ago..."

Clearly, she had seen Ding Huan days ago in the Void Square of Chunyi Divine Realm.

Ding Huan spoke with a trembling tone of excitement, mixed with a trace of respect: "After seeing the Fairy Lu Ye that day, I couldn't extricate myself, and voluntarily came to Divine Maiden City, only longing to speak a word with the fairy."

Wu Liang's eyes brightened, as he sensed the aura of the Reincarnation Stone.