The Role of the Mountain Deity

Fearing that Gu Xi would say he was useless, Wu Liu racked his brains to come up with an answer when Gu Xi asked what the Mountain Deity could do.

This statement surprised Gu Xi, who glanced at Wu Liu with some surprise.

"Oh, what did the Old Mountain God and that tiger do before?"

"The Old Mountain God has nurtured the Earth Qi. There is a miniature Spirit Vein over there. If it is not forcibly excavated, it can provide about thirty spirit stones a year, which can be considered as extra income."

The Old Mountain God used this to support a large number of soldiers.

The tiger doesn't care about any of that. He doesn't live off spirit stones; he wants to eat meat. So, he raises a large herd of deer on the mountainside. The mountain is covered with spirit herbs, and the deer are full of spirituality, making them the tiger's favorite food.

In addition, the Old Mountain God also had the habit of searching for treasures in the mountains.

But the tiger doesn't do that; its job is only to eat.

Wu Liu explained the situation.

When Gu Xi heard that there were mineral veins in the mountains, he thought, "Isn't this exactly what I want?"

"A spirit stone mine?"

"No, it's not a spirit stone mine, it's just a miniature spiritual Earth Vein. Every year, the spiritual energy gathers together and forms about thirty spirit stones, which is not a large number."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liu hurriedly began to explain, as this matter absolutely needed to be explained clearly.

After all, spirit stone ore is quite valuable.

If Gu Xi really believes there's a spirit stone mine here, and Wu Liu ultimately fails to deliver anything, then his position Mountain Deity will be in jeopardy.

"Oh, it's not Mine." Gu Xi was somewhat disappointed, but he didn't blame Wu Liu. Instead, he took out a portion of Negative Energy and transformed it into something like a coin.

"I don't know the unit of measurement here. How much of this can I get for thirty spirit stones?"

Wu Liu took the Negative Energy, and after just a moment of sensing it, he decisively said, "One spirit stone can be exchanged for ten thousand of these."

"Three hundred thousand?" Gu Xi calculated in his mind, "That's about 800 Negative Energy per point, which is equivalent to a not-so-complete gold mine, so it's not bad."

"That way, no matter how much I produce each year, I'll take twenty spirit stones with me, and leave the rest at the Mountain God Temple as resources for its development and construction."

"Ah, thank you, sir."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liu understood the meaning behind Gu Xi's words: Gu Xi hadn't taken all the resources, which was a good thing.

At this moment, Gu Xi said again, "Besides this miniature Spirit Vein, tell me in detail what else is going on. Let me put it this way: I'm going to use this Mountain God Temple as a resource point in the future, so report all the resources to me."

Gu Xi didn't let Wu Liu guess; he directly pointed out the function of the Mountain God Temple.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liu Admiral recounted everything he knew.

"Yes, yes, yes, I've been with the Mountain Deity for two generations. I know everything that happens in Mountain Deity territories..."

Wu Liu suddenly stopped halfway through his speech.

"What's wrong?"

Gu Xi turned his head with some curiosity and asked.

"No, sir. Previously, the Mountain Deity only controlled the outer area of the valley. They never touched the area near the valley. I don't know much about the situation there."

Gu Xi immediately understood where Wu Liu was referring to.

That was the core location of the Ambush from All Sides battle, and neither the Old Mountain God nor the tiger had any intention of coming over.

Only Gu Xi and the others know that the Ghost Soldier who were previously suppressed here have already left.

Therefore, this place can be considered an undeveloped virgin land.

Nobody knows what's buried underground here.

Moreover, due to the Blood Sacrifice over a thousand years and the burial of countless corpses, no one knows what changes have occurred beneath this place.

This requires the Mountain Deity to personally develop and manage it.

This was Wu Liu finding himself a mission, and also finding a reason for the existence of the Mountain Deity.

Thinking of this, Gu Xi's gaze towards Wu Liu changed.

He could elevate Wu Liu to the position of Mountain Deity, but he also needed to be able to stand firm on his position.

It's now quite clear that Wu Liu is the kind of person who is quick-witted and intelligent, so making him the mountain Mountain Deity doesn't seem like a bad choice.

Therefore, Gu Xi made arrangements around this point.

When Gu Xi brought Wu Liu to the vicinity of the Mountain God Temple, he had already made all the necessary arrangements.

Upon entering the Underworld area of Mountain God Temple, Old Wu's eyes widened in astonishment.

The Mountain God Temple, which was originally enlarged a hundred times and covered an area of over a hundred acres, has now been completely changed.

The tents that were originally set up haphazardly were all razed to the ground.

The ground was covered with vermilion soil.

It is obvious that all the soil came from the valley where the Yin soldiers were sealed and suppressed.

The soil covered the ground in a thick layer, turning the entire area of Mountain God Temple vermilion.

In the very center of this area, the original large bluestone is gone, and a huge tiger skin covering more than 3,000 square meters has been spread out on the ground.

If you get closer, you can see that this tiger skin is pieced together from the Animal Skin of many tigers.

However, the heavy bloodstains on the tiger skin mixed with the red mud on the ground, directly raising the temperature of the Mountain God Temple in front of them by several degrees.

Some weaker undead might not even be able to stand firmly here.

When Wu Liu stood on it, he could even feel the heat coming from under his feet. He looked at Gu Xi with some surprise.

The meaning was quite clear: Sir, is it really okay for you to play like this?

"Alright, hurry up and go over there, we're waiting for you."

Gu Xi ignored Wu Liu's gaze and led Wu Liu to the spot where the large bluestone had been placed earlier.

Wu Liu then discovered that a large pit had been dug out, and the large blue stone, the size of the Mountain God Temple outside, had been buried in the pit.

On the large blue stone lay the flesh and blood of a tiger and the still-uneaten corpse of the Mountain Deity.

The iron cone that Gu Xi brought in is now back in Gu Xi's hands.

"Ready or Not?"

Gu Xi glanced at Wu Liu.

Wu Liu exclaimed "Ah!" before quickly replying, "Everything is ready."

Gu Xi then pointed the iron cone into the large pit.

You have claimed a territory; please name it.

Gu Xi had also considered this question; he initially wanted to call it Mountain God Temple.

But there are too many Mountain God Temple in this world, so calling them Mountain God Temple directly is not appropriate.

Reincarnation Mountain or Mountain Deity's Territory are not quite suitable either.

The Reincarnation Mountain" comes from the fact that it was named by the Great Feng Dynasty, while "Mountain Deity Territory" is related to the Mountain Deity.

None of them can reflect the style of this territory.

Gu Xi had been struggling with this matter for a long time.

Even now, he hasn't come up with a suitable name.

Now that he had this suggestion, Gu Xi simply closed his eyes and casually said, "Name this place Blood Sacrifice Ridge!"