Bee Spirits Brew Honey, Horse Demons Raise Horses

Bai Ruxue knelt before the Land God Temple, her face pale with unease.

Although ten days of kneeling had not drained her energy, the fact that the Venerable God had ignored her for ten days left her increasingly anxious, wondering how exactly the Venerable God intended to deal with her.

And these ten days.

At first, many people were afraid of this kneeling Horse Demon.

Even though she had taken on a human form, demons were still something to be feared.

But seeing her kneeling before the Land God Temple every single day.

The villagers of Four Seas Village gradually grew accustomed to this kneeling Horse Demon.

Lord Zhangyue had his reasons for making this Horse Demon kneel, that much was certain.

The Temple Keeper had also told them that this Horse Demon had never eaten a human, which was why Lord Zhangyue had spared her life.

No one was afraid anymore.

"Do you have a name?"

Suddenly.

A cold, majestic voice echoed in Bai Ruxue's mind.

She shuddered instantly, quickly prostrating herself on the ground with even greater piety and respect:

"Venerable God, this small demon is named Bai Ruxue."

"There are only two demons under My command, and you are one of them. What abilities do you possess?"

Li Yue stood within the "Divine Domain," looking down at the Horse Demon Bai Ruxue, his tone indifferent.

Bai Ruxue was momentarily stunned.

Abilities?

What abilities did she have?

Her mind raced.

The Venerable God asking this was definitely not asking about her raw strength!

After all, her strength was not worth mentioning in front of the Venerable God, and the Venerable God was well aware of her capabilities.

Since that was the case—

And the Venerable God was still asking—

He must be inquiring about her special abilities.

Furthermore, this special ability had to be useful to the Venerable God!

What ability did she have that could be of use to the Venerable God?

She sensed that many villagers from Four Seas Village behind her were kneeling respectfully on the ground, offering incense to the Venerable God.

Among them were also some martial artists.

This caused a flash of inspiration to strike her mind.

"Venerable God, I can raise warhorses for Four Seas Village!"

"As long as you provide me with a batch of ordinary horses, I can cultivate them to the First Rank, up to the limit of the First Rank!"

She said respectfully.

After all, her true form was that of a horse.

By using her own aura and even her blood to nurture them, she could gradually elevate ordinary horses to the First Rank.

Raising warhorses?

Li Yue suddenly felt a spark of interest.

In the "God War," the "Believer War" was a very important component, accounting for thirty percent of a god's strength.

Therefore, he placed great importance on the strength of his believers.

And without a doubt—

At the First and Second Rank levels, the combat power of cavalry was absolutely formidable!

If he could obtain a batch of First Rank or even Second Rank warhorses.

And have the First Rank martial artists and Second Rank martial masters of Four Seas Village ride them into battle—

The power would surely surpass that of martial artists and masters several times their number.

However, there was one problem.

That was how to allow First Rank or Second Rank warhorses to join the "Believer War."

The "Believer War" only allowed believers to participate.

In other words—

To have First Rank or Second Rank warhorses enter the fray, he first had to make them his believers.

However, this was not difficult for him.

After all, Bai Ruxue had been cultivated step-by-step within his "jurisdiction," naturally shrouded by his divine might, making it easy for her to become a believer.

As for demons from the outside world, developing them into believers was extremely difficult.

The most important point was that they must not have eaten humans!

The Divine Path is rooted in the Human Path, and the Human Path is the cornerstone of the Divine Path.

Demons that have eaten humans run counter to the Human Path and are not tolerated by the Divine Path.

This single point excludes ninety-nine percent of all demons.

In this world, demons that do not eat humans are far too rare.

That was why, upon discovering that the Horse Demon had never eaten a human, he had chosen to subdue Bai Ruxue.

"Since that is the case—"

"You shall stay in Four Seas Village and tend to the horses."

He looked down at Bai Ruxue and commanded indifferently.

"Bai Ruxue shall strictly obey the Master's command!"

Bai Ruxue felt a weight lift from her heart and rejoiced.

She knew she had successfully become a subordinate to this venerable deity.

From this moment on.

She was no longer a demon, but a subordinate of a venerable deity!

Li Yue shifted his gaze away from Bai Ruxue.

He then looked toward Li Youming, who was cultivating in the room.

"It seems the last 'Deity Invocation Art' provided him with quite a few benefits; he should be advancing to the upper Tier 2 soon."

A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

If Li Youming raised his cultivation to the upper Tier 2 on his own, he would save nearly ten units of divine power when casting the Principal Ninth Rank divine art 'Strengthen Temple Keeper'.

Although it was not much, it was a gain earned through Li Youming's own efforts.

He liked it when his believers put in the effort themselves.

After all—

He was a deity, not a nanny.

"Li Youming."

He spoke slowly, his majestic voice resounding in Li Youming's mind.

Previously, to maintain mystery and power, he had always conveyed divine oracles to Li Youming through Dream Projection Art.

But now that he had ascended to the Principal Ninth Rank, his terrifying strength—proven through two instances of slaying demons—was already deeply ingrained in people's hearts.

He no longer needed to rely on Dream Projection Art to maintain an air of mystery and power.

"Lord Zhangyue!"

Li Youming was startled and immediately knelt on the ground, his expression respectful and devout.

"The Horse Demon, Bai Ruxue, shall henceforth tend to the horses of Four Seas Village."

"You may select sturdy warhorses for her to train."

"There is a group of Bee Spirits in a deep valley ten miles west of Four Seas Village that have already submitted to Me."

"Do not go there to disturb them."

Li Yue's voice was majestic and vast, echoing in Li Youming's mind.

"I shall strictly obey the divine oracle of Lord Zhangyue!"

Li Youming replied respectfully.

Li Yue withdrew his gaze.

He looked at the one hundred and fifty catties of Tier 2 Spirit Honey floating within his "Divine Domain."

"I wonder what the value of this Tier 2 Spirit Honey might be—"

He muttered to himself.

With a thought, he opened the "Deity Shop" and placed one catty of Tier 2 Spirit Honey up for sale.

Instantly—

A large amount of text appeared within the "Deity Shop."

[Name]: Black-Striped Bee Spirit Honey

[Rank]: Second Rank

[Effect]: After consumption by creatures of the Second Rank or below, it accelerates the speed of wound recovery. The more consumed, the faster the speed; the medicinal effect is mild.

[Price]: 2 Divine Power/catty

"Black-Striped Bee Spirit Honey."

"A recovery-type item."

Li Yue's gaze flickered.

Furthermore, its value was not low; one catty could be sold for two units of Divine Power.

The one hundred and fifty catties of Black-Striped Bee Spirit Honey in his hands amounted to three hundred units of Divine Power!

Previously.

He had worked hard to sell seventy-six Yin Soldier Artifacts, only to earn seven hundred and sixty units of Divine Power.

Now, a group of Bee Spirits discovered through the expansion of his "Jurisdiction" had brought him a harvest of three hundred units of Divine Power.

And this was a continuous, inexhaustible harvest.

It was evident that there were countless treasures in the world; as long as his "Jurisdiction" kept expanding, he would discover even more!

"The Deity Shop offers two units of Divine Power per catty."

"If I list it in the Regional Trading for four units of Divine Power per catty, that shouldn't make me a profiteer, right?"

He muttered to himself.

Without hesitation—

He directly listed fifty catties of Black-Striped Bee Spirit Honey to test the waters, at four units of Divine Power per catty.

If all fifty catties could be sold, that would be two hundred units of Divine Power.

However, he estimated it would not be easy to sell.

After all, there were not many deities who had promoted to the Subordinate Ninth Rank yet, and everyone was saving their Divine Power to strive for the realm of the Subordinate Ninth Rank Orthodox God.

Unless it was an urgent need, few deities would buy such recovery-type items.

"There are one hundred thousand deities in one region, after all."

"Even if few people buy it, there will always be someone who does. No rush."

Li Yue's expression was calm.

He was very patient; besides, listing items in the Regional Trading did not incur any fees.

If they didn't sell, he could just withdraw them.

But just at this moment.

He suddenly sensed two demons entering the range of his "Jurisdiction."

One Spider Spirit.

One Tiger Spirit.

He cast his gaze toward them, his expression indifferent.