Incense!

As a deity who received the edict from the Luofu Sword Sect, Lu Qingfeng didn't have much to do.

Apart from paying a portion of Incense Offerings and a portion of rare and precious spirit medicine each year, nothing else needs to be done.

That is true freedom.

Fufeng Mountain is in a special situation; it has not yet recovered from the great battle, so apart from some Incense Offerings, even rare and precious spirit medicine herbs are waived. They only need to remain at Fufeng Mountain to replenish the Luofu Sword Sect's fortune.

Lu Qingfeng was delighted with this.

He spends his days cultivating, refining elixirs, and forging weapons. Sometimes he goes to the Azure Origin Sword Sect to instruct his disciples, and sometimes he gathers three or five friends or seven or eight like-minded people to sit and discuss the Dao.

In alchemy and weapon crafting, working in isolation is the worst approach.

In the second Black Sand Town, Lu Qingfeng studied alchemy for decades but only reached the Intermediate Alchemy Apprentice.

In the third generation of Bingling World, he Mu Yuanyi discussed and exchanged ideas with Wang Tao and Yue Ran, who were skilled in alchemy in the Yuanyi Guild, and even Mu Yuan Yi, First-Order Alchemist, and made rapid progress.

In less than a century, he rose from Intermediate Alchemy Apprentice to Master Alchemy Apprentice. He gained broader knowledge, a more solid foundation, and corrected many errors in his alchemy techniques.

The period on Mount Yuanyi was the time when Lu Qingfeng made the fastest progress in Dao of Alchemy.

One lifetime to lay the foundation, one lifetime to accumulate the essence.

In his fourth incarnation in the Chiyan Realm, Lu Qingfeng's Dao of Alchemy skills advanced by leaps and bounds. He possessed a profound understanding of pharmacology and the principles of rulership and ministerial coordination, and was already First-Order Alchemist. He could easily refine pills of lower grades, and had mastered quite a few first-tier pills. He could also refine ordinary first-tier Pill Formula within a month or so, after familiarizing himself with even a few.

The only drawback is the low success rate; it requires a long period of practice to master.

As a disciple of True Person and Seventh-Rank Mountain God, even Alchemist of the entry-level ranks were willing to befriend Lu Qingfeng. Through their exchanges, Lu Qingfeng made remarkable progress.

The same applies to weapon crafting.

If he encounters a junior who shares his temperament, Lu Qingfeng is even more willing to mentor him.

Give generously to all and cultivate good relationships.

With the Luofu Sword Sect backing him up, and Lu Qingfeng bringing blessings to the people of the six hundred miles of Fufeng Mountain, always benevolent and never making enemies, such a deity can live in peace for thousands of years as long as the Luofu Sword Sect stands, with no calamity to befall him.

In addition to the above.

Lu Qingfeng is also studying the mysteries of the Divine Path.

The Divine Path, its greatest help to him being the bestowal of rank and the assistance of fortune, greatly accelerating his cultivation speed. Aside from these, however, what Lu Qingfeng valued most was the Incense Offerings.

"Incense Offerings is poisonous."

"The Yellow Court Scripture can eliminate this 'poison'."

Lu Qingfeng sat upright in the quiet room, pointed his finger, and a space opened up from the void, revealing itself to be Divine Path Divine Domain.

The Divine Domain resides in the Netherworld, yet it is distinct from the Netherworld.

The Netherworld is infinitely vast. Often, a Land God Temple, only a few feet in diameter, can become a palace in the Netherworld. In fact, a shrine is a mansion, and a stick of Incense Offerings is a small patch of good land.

Any deity, as long as there are sacrifices, can establish a Divine Domain in the mortal world that is distinct from the Netherworld.

This Divine Domain can not only accommodate ghostly Yin Soldier Ghost General, but also protect the souls of the dead. If managed properly, it can continue to expand, producing all kinds of spiritual creatures; it is truly the prototype of a Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land.

If the deity is skilled enough, they can even transform the Divine Domain from yin to yang, truly creating Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land.

Unfortunately, such methods can only be achieved by a Celestial Star Lord comparable to Earth Immortal True Lord.

A deity of a certain rank cannot be attained without sufficient spiritual cultivation.

Lu Qingfeng had been managing Fufeng Mountain for many years and had long ago established the Fufeng Mountain Domain. Within the Divine Domain, a majestic and solemn mountain god temple sat in the center, and the mountain god statue inside bore a striking resemblance to Lu Qingfeng.

Above the Divine Domain Mountain God Temple, the accumulated Incense Offerings resembles auspicious Auspicious Cloud, inspiring awe and tranquility in all who behold it. Centered on the temple, eight ghost cities are built on all sides, providing shelter for the wandering spirits and ghosts of Fufeng Mountain. When the gates of hell open and the path between Yin and Yang begins, they are sent to the Underworld for reincarnation.

Some ghosts with better qualities were taken in as Yin Soldier or ghost messengers under the Fufeng Mountain God.

Yin Soldier are military officers.

One can rise step by step from the fifth rank of Yin Soldier, eventually becoming Ninth-Rank Patrol General under the Mountain God, a legitimate Yin Spirit, listed in the Heavenly Court's register, and a deity with a name and surname!

The ghost messenger, if promoted, can eventually become Brush-Holding Civil Clerk, also Ninth-Rank Deity. The vassal mountain god works diligently, yet is immortal. If their own deity is promoted, they will eventually rise in rank.

Fufeng Mountain has one main peak and three major branches.

The number of Ninth-Rank Deity is fixed. Among them, each of the three major branches has one patrolling general and one Brush-Holding Civil Clerk, while the main peak has two on each.

In total, Lu Qingfeng, a Seventh-Rank Mountain God, can have up to ten divine officials at his command.

After following Han Fang for a long time, Lu Qingfeng immediately appointed him as the patrol general of the left flank of the main peak, leading a group of Yin Soldier to capture the evil spirits and ghosts within the territory of Fufeng Mountain.

He also appointed three capable ghost cultivators and spirits, one as a patrol general and the other as Brush-Holding Civil Clerk.

The remaining six spots were claimed by members of the Luofu Sword Sect through connections. Although becoming Ninth-Rank Deity was not a prestigious position, it was still a path to Changsheng. If a relative, friend, or disciple died of old age, becoming a ninth-rank deity would spare them the suffering of reincarnation.

Lu Qingfeng didn't care much about the few divine positions.

When someone came to ask for it, it was given to them.

With all ten ninth-rank divine positions filled, no one bothered them anymore.

With a wave of his hand, the Incense Offerings that had gathered above the Divine Domain surged into the Mountain God Seal in his Sea of Consciousness.

Incense Offerings has countless uses.

However, it needs to be refined.

By removing the impure thoughts within, one can transform them into pure Incense Offerings, which can then be condensed into Incense Money. In the realms of immortals and gods, Incense Money, like Spirit Stone and Jade Dew, is a common equivalent and a widely accepted form of currency.

Spirit Stone are naturally formed and contain abundant Spiritual Qi, which greatly benefits cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Realm in their cultivation and the recovery of their True Essence. They can also be used to set up formations and activate puppets, making them indispensable for cultivators.

Jade Dew is refined by cultivators.

The Core Formation True Person possesses great Divine Ability, capable of refining moonlight and starlight into Jade Dew, which greatly benefits cultivators' practice.

The final Incense Money is a condensation of pure Incense Offerings, divided into Incense Small Coin and Incense Great Coin. The purity of the Incense Money varies depending on the skill of the cultivator or deity who refined the Incense Offerings.

The greatest source of wealth for ordinary deities is the Incense Offerings to all spirits.

Many Daoist sects also offer Incense Offerings, which can be converted into Incense Money to feed ghost Yin Soldier Ghost General, and to train Dao Soldiers, etc.

Incense Offerings is not easy to refine.

When Lu Qingfeng first started refining, it took him about ten days to refine just one Incense Small Coin, equivalent to a Spirit Stone Fragments, which was extremely inefficient. An ordinary Seventh-Rank Deity, once skilled, could refine ten Incense Small Coin a day, a hundred times faster than Lu Qingfeng.

Over the course of a year, one can earn four thousand Incense Small Coin, which is approximately forty Spirit Stone.

Maintaining the operation of the Divine Domain, replenishing divine power, raising Yin Soldier and ghost messengers, cultivating ghost cultivators, recruiting rogue Rogue Cultivator from all sides, plus bribing various parties—each deity earns a considerable income each year, but also incurs significant expenses.

It would be considered good if you could save ten Incense Great Coin.

This is under the condition that the Incense Offerings is burning brightly. If the Incense Offerings is not burning enough, the situation is even more dire.

Lu Qingfeng spent several days refining it, but it was far less profitable than refining pills or weapons, so he abandoned it.