Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
The most discussed matter in the cultivation world these past few days was naturally Wang Ping's official advancement to the Fifth Realm. After all, he was the first True Lord born since the rise of the Human Way.
Many sects immediately hired craftsmen to design new golden-body divine statues. The Daoist temple in Zhonghui City in particular, personally supervised by Shen Xiaozhu's Disciples, replaced its statue the very next day.
This was meant to set an example for the world. Wang Ping's new statue suited the Daoist image of tranquility and non-action: he wore a blue, wide-sleeved, cross-collared Daoist Robe, a jade crown upon his head, and held a whisk in his hand. His face was gentle, profound light representing enlightenment behind him, while Yulian lay sprawled across his shoulder, looking exceedingly mild rather than as fierce as before.
The day after the statue was replaced, Liu Shuang and Shen Xiaozhu's Disciples personally came to the Daoist temple in Zhonghui City to preach, recounting the Divine Path stories the Dao Palace had compiled for the newly advanced True Lord.
The devout men and women greatly enjoyed these stories, especially the children. Though they would ask some exceedingly foolish questions, such as, "Where does True Lord live?" "Does True Lord have children?" "Can True Lord live forever?" "Can we become immortals by cultivating the Dao too?"
Mortals could ask such questions, for they were ignorant, and ignorance was no crime. But if cultivators asked them, they would surely be reduced to ashes by Wang Ping's disciples and grand-disciples.
The reason Liu Shuang and Shen Xiaozhu's disciples and grand-disciples were so enthusiastic about this matter was that they could receive a rather generous payment once it was done. For those who had only