For someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage to wield a Divinity Transformation Spirit Treasure, it would only result in being drained dry by the treasure, let alone intimidating a Nascent Soul.
But for a Heavenly Dao Merit Treasure, these attack methods are secondary matters.
After ascending to a Heavenly Dao Merit Treasure, the Human Emperor Banner has already surpassed the previous levels of Magical Artifact, Treasure, and Spirit Treasure.
In terms of pure power, the Human Emperor Banner is far inferior to the fabled Divinity Transformation Spirit Treasures capable of moving mountains and filling seas.
Yet in sheer mystic ability, Lu Yan is confident that even a Divinity Transformation Spirit Treasure is far inferior to the Human Emperor Banner.
Before forging the Human Emperor Banner, Lu Yan had already spread versions associated with the Underworld, binding its concept tightly with the Soul Banner, Yin Soldiers Ghost Generals, and ghostly entities.
The incense faith gathered in various versions is all converging towards the Soul Banner.
This caused, once the Soul Banner ascended to the Human Emperor Banner and became a Heavenly Dao Merit Treasure, the Underworld concept from various versions also seemed to merge into the Human Emperor Banner.
The Human Emperor Banner, after being baptized by the Celestial Dao, possessed a transcendental nature, allowing Lu Yan to gradually make the low-energy version productions of the Underworld myth into reality.
If placed in the Divine Beings version, the Human Emperor Banner, which already shows the prototype of the Underworld, could be hailed under the name of Divine Kingdom, receiving countless wish power and incense blessings.
In the Xianxia version, Lu Yan had only seen a treasure that could gather concepts and transform them into reality like the Human Emperor Banner in the fragmented ancient books of the Cyan Simurgh Sect. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚑𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥
The fragmented ancient texts have a special name for such treasures.
Treasure of Enlightenment!
Unfortunately, due to the excessive fragmentation of the ancient texts, Lu Yan only caught a glimpse and could not understand the true essence of the Treasure of Enlightenment.
Moreover, the Human Emperor Banner's mysteries are endless, and even as its creator, Lu Yan could not completely control it in such a short time.
But for Lu Yan, this Human Emperor Banner is already enough to stand him tall among the various versions, no longer being swept along by the flow and being manipulated by others as before.
As Lu Yan studied the Human Emperor Banner, the many Yin Soldiers Ghost Generals and ghostly entities within were also continually consolidating the transformation brought by the baptism of the Heavenly Dao Merit.
Especially the Giant Spirit God, Blood God, and Dharma Protector who once shone brightly in the Urban version. They had appeared in the Urban version and received vast incense sacrifices.
However, they did not initially have the qualification to use the gathered incense faith, only able to converge within the Soul Banner for Lu Yan to invoke.
Once the Human Emperor Banner ascended and the ghosts attained the divinity bestowed by the Human Emperor Banner, they acquired the qualification to enjoy incense worship offerings.
Among them, undoubtedly most outstanding is the Giant Spirit God on the Path of Omniscience. In just over a month, he gradually began to master the power of incense, acquiring some divine traits of gathering Merit and incense for himself.
On this day, Lu Yan, seemingly sensing something, abruptly withdrew from his contemplation of the Human Emperor Banner.
As he slowly opened his eyes, a dazzling golden light appeared in Lu Yan's eyes, seeming to brew the infinite True Intent of the Great Dao.
He glanced over at the version update interface, where the progress had already reached 99.6%.
The golden light in Lu Yan's eyes gradually dimmed, with a tinge of regret appearing in his expression.
"Time is ultimately still too tight."
For more than a month, Lu Yan, along with all ghostly Yin Soldiers, was digesting the transformation brought by the ascension of the Human Emperor Banner, not hurriedly slaughtering zombies, nor hastily refining new Yin Soldiers Ghost Generals.
Even now, the Human Emperor Banner still held over twenty million Zombie Wandering Souls, which were spoils left from the last apocalypse's corpse tide.
Now the control over the Human Emperor Banner has slightly stabilized, and the Yin Soldiers Ghost Generals have also adapted to the baptism of the Heavenly Dao Merit.
If given one or two more months to fully digest the twenty million wandering souls, Lu Yan has confidence in elevating all Yin Soldiers to the level of Foundation Establishment, and the Ghost Generals to the Peak of Foundation Establishment.
As for the ghosts, the cultivation gap between Lu Yan and the ghosts is too immense; even with resources, it's hard to help them ascend.
Six thousand Foundation Establishment-level Yin Soldiers and six hundred Peak Foundation Establishment Ghost Generals would suffice to elevate the strength of the Underworld to a new level.
But unfortunately, Lu Yan does not have enough time.
"It's time to set off."
Lu Yan stood up, walked out of the council hall, and waved his hand to retract several Ghost Generals stationed back into the Human Emperor Banner.
Just as Lu Yan appeared, not far away, Li Hao immediately came to the outside of the council hall, full of joy, bowed to Lu Yan, and said:
"Li Hao greets the Envoy."
Lu Yan nodded slightly: "How have things been these days?"
"Thanks to your fortune, the Grain Storage Plain has completed preliminary clearing and is starting experimental land restoration.
Outside Gathering Point 73, the ruined cities of Jiao City and Wen City have been cleared, and after adjustments, production lines in more than a dozen factories have resumed production, and the foundations for rebuilding civilization are proceeding in an orderly manner."
Lu Yan glanced at the gathering point, and the number of people has decreased significantly compared to before, presumably a large part having moved to the rebuilding ruins cities.
Even the remaining portion of the residents were mostly hurried-looking, and the streets were full of bustling figures, forming a stark contrast with the previously chaotic and decadent gathering point.
Suddenly, Lu Yan's gaze scanned the gathering point and suddenly found a rather grand black hall.
The height of the hall nearly matched the central council hall of this gathering point, with a steady stream of people leaving the hall, and a rich belief surrounding it.