Offering Incense to the Mountain God

"Our Mountain God is truly wonderful! Not only does he bless us, he also steps in just in time to save us whenever we face danger!"

These spirits chattered over one another, all singing praises of Qingyi Mountain God's great deeds. Their eyes brimmed with boundless respect and worship.

Hearing this, both Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi frowned.

Three Daoists?

Which three Daoists?

Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi did not understand either.

"Oh, right—the three Daoists called themselves the Three Pure Ones of Pangu," one spirit said.

What had happened in this Temple yesterday had already spread throughout the mountain. All the spirits on the mountain knew about it.

The Three Pure Ones of Pangu?

Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi frowned again.

The Three Pure Ones of Pangu?

No... that couldn't be...

"Haha! Even if they are the Three Pure Ones of Pangu, once they enter our Mountain God's Temple, they still have to behave themselves!" one spirit said with a laugh, his face full of pride.

"That's right! Even the Three Pure Ones of Pangu have to behave themselves before our Mountain God!" another spirit nodded vigorously.

To these spirits, this was an immensely glorious matter!

Weren't the Three Pure Ones of Pangu the self-proclaimed Pangu Orthodoxy? Weren't they mighty figures of the Primordial Wilderness?

And yet, when they came to the Temple, hadn't Qingyi Mountain God still suppressed them?

That was what gave them face!

Listening to the spirits, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi both found it unbelievable!

The Three Pure Ones of Pangu were great powers of the Primordial Wilderness, among its strongest figures.

Even Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi would yield a few steps when they encountered the Three Pure Ones.

Yet this Qingyi Mountain God had actually managed to suppress the Three Pure Ones...

Th-this was far too powerful!

The spirits still wore smiles. One of them said, "You can never go wrong by offering incense to our Mountain God!"

"You definitely can't go wrong!" another spirit said, nodding, his face bright with delight.

At this moment, Hongyun took some incense, lit it, and walked before the offering table. He bowed three times toward the wooden spirit tablet, then offered the incense.

This time, Hongyun was far more devout than he had been the first time he offered incense.

The first time, he had merely casually offered three sticks of incense.

Seeing Hongyun act this way, Zhenyuanzi felt that there was no need to go this far...

Who knows whether what these spirits are saying is true? Is this Qingyi Mountain God really so formidable that he can even suppress the Three Pure Ones of Pangu? Zhenyuanzi thought.

Of course, Hongyun was not acting this way because of what the spirits had said. He did so simply because, from the bottom of his heart, he respected Qingyi Mountain God and was willing to treat him with such reverence.

This Mountain God had bestowed such wonderful blessings upon Hongyun. Hongyun was truly, deeply grateful to him.

"Hongyun..." Zhenyuanzi called.

Zhenyuanzi had wanted to say: You needn't go this far.

But seeing the devout expression on Hongyun's face, he found it difficult to say those words.

"Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan, you should offer a stick of incense as well," Hongyun said.

Zhenyuanzi looked at Hongyun. In the end, as though conceding, he walked to the side to take some incense.

Hongyun smiled when he saw this.

Zhenyuanzi simply offered a stick of incense. Hongyun stood beside him without saying anything.

Within the Temple's Inner Space, the system's voice rang out in Qin Yun's mind:

[Ding! Detected two Persons of Great Luck offering incense. Ten-thousandfold critical-hit reward triggered. Host has obtained 1,000,000 Incense Value!]

Two Persons of Great Luck offering incense...

Which two were they?

Could it... be Tongtian?

Had Tongtian returned?

Then who was the other one?

It definitely wasn't Yuanshi!

And Laozi did not seem likely either...

As Qin Yun pondered this, he waved his hand. The scene inside the Temple appeared in midair.

Inside the Temple stood two Daoists.

One was clad in flowing red robes, the other in flowing azure robes.

Qin Yun recognized the red-robed Daoist at a glance—Hongyun!

As for the blue-robed Daoist...

Information about him surfaced in Qin Yun's mind.

This Daoist was named Zhenyuanzi...

Zhenyuanzi...

It was actually Zhenyuanzi!

Zhenyuanzi was the progenitor of the Earth Immortals!

Qin Yun had never expected this progenitor of the Earth Immortals to come here.

Seeing the two of them, Qin Yun was delighted. He had never expected them to come.

Qin Yun had originally thought Tongtian and the others had come, but it turned out to be Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi.

With Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi here, Qin Yun was naturally delighted as well.

Qin Yun waved his hand. In the next instant, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi vanished from the temple and arrived in this Inner Space.

This sudden change made Zhenyuanzi frown again and again.

Hongyun merely smiled, understanding dawning in his heart.

"Th-this... what is going on?" Zhenyuanzi asked, utterly bewildered.

Hongyun said, "Zhenyuan, we have entered the Inner Space of the Mountain God Temple."

Inner Space...

This place looked completely different from the temple. It seemed to form a world of its own, like an exceptional Blessed Land.

Here, birds sang amid fragrant blossoms, and the scenery was as picturesque as a painting.

"Th-this place... where exactly is it?" Zhenyuanzi still did not understand. After all, it was his first time here.

Qin Yun was not far away. He walked toward them with a warm smile on his face.

"Mountain God, you have come!" Upon seeing Qin Yun, Hongyun bowed to him.

Qin Yun approached with a smile and said, "No need for such courtesy."

"Hongyun, a hundred years have passed. I'm very glad you have come again," Qin Yun said with a smile.

"Mountain God, I trust you have been well," Hongyun said.

Qin Yun replied with a grin, "Well, well! Very well indeed!"

Hongyun, too, wore a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan, this is the Qingyi Mountain God worshipped in the temple," Hongyun introduced Qin Yun to his friend Zhenyuanzi.

Zhenyuanzi had noticed Qin Yun as well, and he studied him.

Qin Yun was very young, a graceful young gentleman with handsome features.

He had never expected this Mountain God to be so young...

Zhenyuanzi had thought this Mountain God would be a white-haired old man.

Yet he was so young, and so strikingly handsome.

"Zhenyuanzi! Hello!" Qin Yun greeted Zhenyuanzi with a smile, raising a hand to wave at him.

Zhenyuanzi was the progenitor of the Earth Immortals. Qin Yun had never imagined he would get to meet the True Person himself...

This was something Qin Yun could never even have dreamed of in his previous life.

Zhenyuanzi looked at Qin Yun, never expecting him to be so welcoming, or to take the initiative to greet him.

Zhenyuanzi also bowed to Qin Yun and said, "Hello, Mountain God."

Though he did not know why he should bow, this Mountain God seemed truly formidable, so he had better offer him a salute first. That was what Zhenyuanzi thought.

Qin Yun smiled and shook his head. "No need for such courtesy!"

Why be so ceremonious?

Hongyun looked at Qin Yun and said, "Mountain God, today, my friend Zhenyuanzi and I have come together to pay you a visit. Thank you for being willing to meet with us."