Chapter 973: Chapter 537: The First Intimate Contact Chapter 973: Chapter 537: The First Intimate Contact Unlucky reexamined the logic and then realized that the arrangements made by Zhiyi Heavenly Lord were quite apt.

According to Hakurei Silver Dream’s claims, a concert was actually a kind of ritual, a large-scale ceremony for communicating with the Evil God.

By participating in such a ritual, unlucky would establish contact with the Golden Mother, becoming the spokesperson for the Golden Mother. Her talents were also quite suited for dealing with this kind of deity in charge of possibilities.

But why a concert?

Hakurei Silver Dream had a somewhat preposterous explanation for this.

“Song and dance, music, a great deal of emotion; all these are essential ingredients for a ritual. However, if you say in the game that we’re holding a large-scale ritual to venerate an Evil God, it would definitely be banned. So, it’s packaged as a concert instead.”

After hearing this explanation, unlucky found the game more and more absurd.

How did a concert become connected with a ritual?

But when Hakurei Silver Dream sent over a video of a certain diva’s concert, and she saw the fans one by one in frenzied states, weeping in agony, delighting in being scolded with “hentai” by their idol, and even appearing blissfully enraptured, she realized a concert really was not much different from a proselytizing event.

On further reflection, cult leaders lived off their followers and made money, just like idols lived off their fans and made money.

Cult leaders managed and attracted followers through neurotic control, and some voice actors also attracted fans through neurosis.

Comparing the two, it seemed there really wasn’t much difference.

In a flash, unlucky felt as though she had grasped something; ancient and modern knowledge blended together, like a key unlocking the shackles of her mind.

The truth of the world slowly unfolded before her, giving her the feeling she was in touch with the will of the vast universe.

The world is truly mystical.

Afterward, unlucky posed another question, “Hakurei Silver Dream, how do you know so much? Are you a student of the occult?”

“No, I’m just a chuunibyou. Isn’t it very normal for chuunibyou youth to fancy rituals and Evil Gods? Maybe I can become a woman who has sealed the Evil King’s true eye!”

Seeing Hakurei Silver Dream’s passionate demeanor, unlucky–who had just considered her a normal person–silently stepped back a few paces and decided to give herself a full-body cleanse later to detoxify thoroughly.

While unlucky was considering which brand of disinfectant to use, the countdown began.

A multitude of spells gathered in the sky, countless flames of light streamed forth, and a gigantic countdown emerged in the void, reminding players through its decreasing numbers that the program was about to commence.

When the countdown ended, billions of stars exploded at once, spectacular fireworks blossomed there, and the virtual world’s idol show opened, live-streamed for all viewers to see.

The dazzling scenes, impossible in the real world, and the ever-changing stage intensified the atmosphere.

At times, it was a sea of sakura; at other times, it was a glassy mountain valley. The incredible scenes emerging one after another brought the ambiance to its zenith.

Music composed by the gods of the Heavenly Tao World poured forth as their only forte, their expertise in this domain brought to the ultimate level, turning this into a grand original extravaganza.

But compared to the upcoming idol, all of this seemed inconsequential.

When the colossal figure of the Golden Mother emerged, her vast and immense form made everything appear insignificant. The superb game graphics allowed every live-streaming viewer to feel the enormity and charm.

Even with the Golden Mother merely standing there doing nothing, her emanated allure was enough to grip hearts, making one linger in fascination.

The moment the Golden Mother appeared, the atmosphere at the venue skyrocketed, and the gathered Dustfire began to consolidate, like a river of flames gathering overhead of the stage.

Deep on the stage, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord was prepared.

He donned the Star-weave Taoist Robe again, held the Infinite Dharma Seal in his hand, and chess pieces swirled around him like grains of sand in the Ganges, together forming his Magic Artifact.

Each chess piece was a minute part of his Magic Artifact. These chess pieces moved and arranged themselves tirelessly, emitting numerous Formations like sands of gold, beginning to construct the bond between the Evil God and unlucky.

Streams of Dustfire flowed around him, the emotions sparked by the Golden Mother becoming the divine-human link, establishing a spiritual connection.

With the Formation complete, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord sighed in relief.

Though the ritual was not yet finished, the Formation could now take care of the rest.

The Formation was now capable of continuously absorbing the players’ emotions, and the power thus conceived could link unlucky to the Evil God, fulfilling her wishes.

“This deal… nearly resulted in a loss.”

Heavenly Lords might ignore merits, but they cannot dismiss the favors owed to the Great Heavenly Lord.

Even though Zhiyi Heavenly Lord had Fang Cheng’s favor, such things are always good to have in abundance.

Staring at the established Formation, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord involuntarily remembered the first afternoon he learned to summon deities.

Cultivators have always had an inseparable connection with the gods and the Heavenly Tao.

There are things that Cultivators either cannot do or the price of doing them is too steep, so they rely on the gods and the Heavenly Tao to accomplish these tasks.

Thus, the ritual of summoning gods came into existence.

Through this ritual, the Cultivator would express their needs, the price they are willing to pay, and hope for the target deity to descend, to assist in resolving the issues.