Entering the Valley

The divine path in the spirit realm began with the lowliest ghost soldiers and ghost attendants, then progressed to wandering spirits, land gods, and river gods... A City God already counted as a regional official governing an entire territory.

Of course, a true City God's strength depended on the area their Divine Position influenced.

Take the Xi State City God, for example. He controlled the sacrifices of an entire state, and his strength was no small matter. An Earth Immortal was no match for him; he could even stand against a Heavenly Immortal. Naturally, this was only true within Xi State.

The moment he left the state's borders, his divine might would plummet. The farther away he went, the less he would differ from a Nascent Soul True Person.

Above the City Gods were the river gods and mountain gods of Famous Mountains and Rivers. When several Divine Positions joined forces, they could even form a network of divine power that covered every region where humans lived.

This was the system of Divine Positions on the ground. Beyond that came the various star gods and the positions in the Heavenly Court.

Because of the nature of the divine path, all Divine Positions on the ground were extremely important. Some Earth Deities had ancient origins and vast Divine Authority, and paid little heed even to the Heavenly Emperor's summons.

Interesting! The deities of the spirit realm really are a different matter from those of the Monge World!

Fang Yuan bore the rules of many Divine Positions. Now, through this City God, he could see even more. "A mere City God contains rule runes governing wealth, fortune, calamity, protection, and more. He can even judge souls. He's practically a combination of a Death God, a god of protection, a god of fortune,