Starting as a Wild God, Hundredfold Offerings

A bird with white feathers flapped its wings, piercing through the clouds.

White clouds and shifting mountains swept past beneath it.

The bird's sharp eyes surveyed the earth before it suddenly dove downward.

It nimbly snatched a small fish from a stream and took flight once more, weaving through dense trees, blooming flowers of every color, and busy swarms of bees until a humble village appeared before it.

It landed on an old willow tree that looked quite ancient, situated on the north side of the village.

While preening its feathers, it watched the large crowd of villagers kneeling before a dilapidated Land God Temple below.

"All villagers of Li Family Village offer their respects; we beseech Lord Zhangyue to bless us with favorable weather for the coming year!"

The village chief, Li Deyang, bowed down, speaking with piety.

"All villagers of Li Family Village offer their respects; we beseech Lord Zhangyue to protect the village's sons from the harm of demons and evil spirits!"

The dozen or so elders kneeling behind the village chief kowtowed tremblingly, their voices equally devout.

"All villagers of Li Family Village offer their respects; we beseech Lord Zhangyue to bless the village with smooth fortunes in all things!"

The able-bodied men, women, and children behind the elders bowed in unison, speaking with one voice.

"Offer incense!"

The village chief shouted.

Everyone lit the three sticks of incense they held in their hands.

"Bow again to Lord Zhangyue!"

The village chief raised his three sticks of incense and bowed.

Everyone followed suit.

Wisps of blue smoke rose, shrouding the Land God Temple ahead in a misty haze.

It was as if a deity sat high in the nine heavens, enjoying the incense offered by the villagers!

"We invite Lord Zhangyue to partake of the offerings!"

"Bow a third time to Lord Zhangyue!"

The village chief bowed for the third time.

"We invite Lord Zhangyue to partake of the offerings!"

"Bow a third time to Lord Zhangyue!"

All the villagers followed, bowing for the third time.

Li Yue was somewhat dazed.

He looked at the villagers kneeling before him, all dressed in simple, rough clothing.

He then looked down at his own semi-transparent body.

Furthermore, he discovered—

He was inside the statue of the Land God, trapped within a cramped space only ten feet in circumference.

This Land God statue seemed to have become a cage, preventing him from leaving.

Did I transmigrate?

And I transmigrated into a Land God statue?

What kind of nonsense is this?

He closed his eyes slightly and discovered that some information had appeared in his mind.

[Thirty billion people across the globe have transmigrated, starting as Wild Gods.]

[Thirty billion Wild Gods are divided into thirty thousand regions, with one hundred thousand Wild Gods in each region.]

[You may open six interfaces: "Personal Information," "Personal Tasks," "Believer Information," "Regional Chat," "Regional Trading," and "Deity Warfare."]

[In these myriad worlds, develop your believers, ascend to higher godhood, cultivate subordinate gods, and compete for the ultimate fruit of the Heavenly Emperor!]

Thirty billion people from Blue Star transmigrated and became Wild Gods...

I'm not even a proper Land God, just a Wild God...

Li Yue's mouth twitched.

He didn't quite know what to say.

How could such an absurd thing actually happen?

Just how large was this world to be able to accommodate thirty billion Wild Gods?

No—

The information mentioned myriad worlds; could it be that the thirty billion Wild Gods were scattered across many different worlds?

He opened "Personal Information."

[Personal Information]

[Name]: Li Yue

[Divine Name]: Lord Zhangyue

[Divine Position]: Wild God "Reach Subordinate Ninth Rank to promote to Lord of the Land"

[Divine Rank]: Unranked "Consume 100 Divine Power to promote to Subordinate Ninth Rank"

[Divine Power]: 2

[Incense]: 765 "1,000 Incense Vows condense into 1 Divine Power"

[Divine Arts]: Dream Projection Art "1 Divine Power", Golden Blade Art "1 Divine Power", Confer Ghost Soldier "1 Divine Power", Confer Temple Keeper "1 Divine Power"

"Dream Projection Art... Golden Blade Art... Confer Ghost Soldier... Confer Temple Keeper..."

Li Yue murmured.

He could feel that if he wished, he could manifest these four divine arts with a mere wave of his hand.

However, the Dream Projection Art required a sleeping living being as a target.

The Confer Ghost Soldier art required a ghost as a target.

As for Confer Temple Keeper, it required specific conditions to be met.

Only the Golden Blade Art could be cast at will.

Although he was curious about the power of the Golden Blade Art, he only had two units of Divine Power right now.

He dared not waste even a sliver on experimentation.

This was the very foundation of his survival!

"To promote from a Wild God to an official Lord of the Land, I need a full 100 units of Divine Power..."

He frowned.

It took 1,000 Incense Vows to condense into a single unit of Divine Power.

100 units of Divine Power meant accumulating 100,000 Incense!

This was clearly not a goal that could be reached easily.

"So, for a deity, Incense is the most important thing..."

"With Incense, anything is possible."

"Without Incense, one is nothing but a clay statue..."

"No wonder in myths and legends, those deities placed such importance on Incense Vows..."

"This is the root of a deity's existence."

His gaze flickered.

He immediately opened the "Believer Information" interface again.

Where did Incense Vows come from?

Naturally, they relied on believers!

Believers were a deity's most important asset!

He had already grasped this truth.

He entered his role very quickly.

[Believer Information]

[Daily Incense]: 124

[Dao-Grade Believers]: 0 "Provide 100,000 Incense daily"

[Heaven-Grade Believers]: 0 "Provide 10,000 Incense daily"

[Saint-Grade Believers]: 0 "Provide 1,000 Incense daily"

[Grade-A Believers]: 0 "Provide 100 Incense daily"

[Grade-B Believers]: 5 "Provide 10 Incense daily"

[Grade-C Believers]: 65 "Provide 1 Incense daily"

[Grade-D Believers]: 91 "Provide 1 Incense every 10 days"

"Most of these are Grade-D believers; the quality of my believers is not high..."

Li Yue raised an eyebrow.

His gaze swept toward the sea of villagers kneeling in a dense mass outside the Land God Temple.

They all appeared incredibly devout, yet it was unexpected that they were merely putting on a show.

He looked toward the offering table before him.

Upon it sat the offerings presented by the villagers.

Aside from the standard three sacrificial animals, there was one item flickering with a white radiance in his eyes.

This item—

Was the true offering the villagers had prepared for this biannual Grand Sacrifice!

"As a deity—"

"Every Grand Sacrifice, one may collect a single offering from the faithful."

"This offering will be amplified by the laws of the Divine Path, receiving a twenty percent enhancement."

"Furthermore, the two Grand Sacrifices each year allow for the collection of ten days' worth of incense wish power at once."

Li Yue murmured.

This was the information that had appeared in his mind, providing him with a basic understanding of what it meant to be a deity.

Therefore—

The two Grand Sacrifices each year were of great importance to any deity!

After all, having the quality of an item enhanced by twenty percent was an extremely rare opportunity for anyone.

For Wild Gods like himself, it was naturally even more precious.

Of course—

There were requirements for this item used as a Grand Sacrifice offering.

It could not be tainted by even a trace of direct karma from a deity.

In other words—

Only items obtained entirely through the efforts of the faithful themselves could serve as Grand Sacrifice offerings and receive the amplification of the Divine Path's laws.

He gestured lightly.

Immediately, the item radiating white light in his eyes hovered into the air, then flew into his Divine Domain.

The cramped space spanning a radius of one zhang was his very own Divine Domain.

[Your faithful have completed a Grand Sacrifice.]

[Your faithful have sacrificed a Tier 1 'Body Strengthening Grass' to you.]

[You have obtained 1,240 points of incense wish power.]

[Divine Path law amplification in progress.]

[The Tier 1 'Body Strengthening Grass' you received has been amplified one hundredfold by the laws of the Divine Path.]

[You have obtained a Tier 4 'Dragon Blood Flame Grass'.]

Li Yue was stunned: "...One hundredfold amplification???"

What the hell is this?

Wasn't it supposed to be a twenty percent increase???