The people in the hall kept discussing among themselves. Jiang Hao could see that they were tempted, though some still had reservations. This was a major choice that concerned the course of their lives. Who knew whether the road ahead would be easy?
"Everyone, I have something else to say," Jiang Hao said softly.
The others immediately fell silent and all looked at him.
"There are also a few City God Mansion rules I need to tell you about," Jiang Hao said with a faint smile.
Everyone listened intently.
"Serving on official business for the City God Mansion will not affect your cultivation. The City God Mansion now has many members who live in the mortal world and enforce the law in the underworld. If your cultivation succeeds, you may leave the City God. If you reach the end of your lifespan, you may enter the underworld directly as an official after death."
Many were overjoyed upon hearing this rule. It was like having a hand in both pots, with milk to drink from each.
They could hold a secure official post while still doing business outside to make money. If they truly made a fortune, they could quit their secure post altogether. If things did not work out, they would still have that post to provide for them in old age.
On this point alone, eighty percent of those present had already approved.
Jiang Hao continued, "There is another benefit to serving as a City God Yin Messenger: you can accumulate merit. City Gods manage the living and the dead, reward good and punish evil, slay demons and eliminate fiends. The work itself is the accumulation of merit, no different from us Daoist cultivators descending the mountain for experience."
"Everyone knows that the power of merit is of great