After completing the transformation of his own appearance into a divine aspect, Xu Yi immediately activated the Gold Order Talisman. A beam of profound light struck the City God statue in the center, and a radiant portal shot open in midair. He leaped up and sprang inside.
The commotion was considerable, but the ordinary mortals burning incense and worshipping in the temple hadn't noticed a thing. The divide between immortals and mortals was like the distance between two worlds.
Though Anlu City God's Mansion was also built within the Netherworld Forbidden Area, it wasn't like Huaiyou City God's Mansion, which was shrouded in sinister darkness and seemed built underground.
Anlu City God's Mansion stood beside the sea. White waves rolled against golden beaches, while red maples and green coconut palms completed the picturesque scene.
When Xu Yi arrived, over a hundred people were lined up in the spacious plaza outside the towering City God's Mansion. Seeing him, all but one clasped their hands in salute; the rest dropped to their knees in unison and cried, "We welcome Immortal Lord Xu Yi to his rightful place as Anlu City God! May the mountains and rivers rejoice together, and may Heaven bestow boundless bliss..."
After they had finished reciting a blessing of more than a hundred characters, Xu Yi returned their salute. "Rise, everyone. From now on, we'll serve together in the same hall. We'll have plenty of chances to get to know one another."
At his words, everyone stood. The only man who had remained standing with his hands clasped stepped forward and bowed to Xu Yi. "I am Liu Qingping, a Supervisor Official under the Left Palace Official of Jiangnan Earth Palace. I've come to serve at Anlu City God's Mansion, where I'll oversee the incense offerings. Since Immortal Lord