The Human Way Declines, the Divine Way Must Forge Ahead!

"Third-rank intermediate."

"This level of strength is already stronger than that Tiger Spirit."

"Within the scope of Cangmu Town, it should count as the top tier."

Li Yue was satisfied.

Only a powerful Temple Keeper could better manage his believers and help them flourish.

Of course—

The second Great Sacrifice of the year was not far off.

What kind of offerings could a Temple Keeper with third-rank intermediate strength bring him?

He was looking forward to it.

After all, his offerings could be amplified a hundredfold!

The main reason he had developed so rapidly, staying nearly a full tier ahead of the other Blue Star gods, was the effect of this hundredfold amplification.

One step ahead, every step ahead.

If not for the hundredfold amplification allowing him to ascend to a Subordinate Ninth Rank Orthodox Land God on his very first day of transmigrating, how could he have later earned a massive amount of divine power through the Yin Soldier Artifact to ascend to a Principal Ninth Rank Orthodox Land God so quickly?

Therefore, he was also very much looking forward to the next Great Sacrifice.

Of course.

To obtain rare items, one needed not only strength but also luck.

And throughout this process, he, as the god, could not intervene.

Everything had to rely on Li Youming himself, as well as the other believers in the village.

Hoo—

With a thought, he opened the "Personal Quest" interface.

[Personal Quest—V] had been completed, and the sixth personal quest had refreshed.

[Personal Quest—VI]

[Quest Description]: Your act of slaying two third-rank demons will inevitably draw the gaze of other demons in Cangmu Town. Re-establish your divine might; as humanity wanes, the divine path must clear the thorns and brambles, striking fear into the hearts of demons.

[Quest Objective]: Slay five third-rank demons (0/5)

[Quest Rewards]: Twenty sets of first-rank armor, five sets of second-rank armor, three second-rank 'Blessing Talismans', and seventy units of divine power.

"As humanity wanes, the divine path must clear the thorns and brambles..."

Li Yue murmured.

Slaying five more third-rank demons would naturally be a breeze for him.

Moreover, he wouldn't even need to act himself; Li Youming could complete this quest for him.

"But this time—"

"It actually rewards armor."

"It seems this is preparation for the 'God War'..."

Li Yue's gaze deepened.

The "God War" was definitely a sword hanging over the heads of all Blue Star gods who had reached the Subordinate Ninth Rank.

Once the "God War" began, it was a fight to the death!

It would only end when one side was killed.

Having transmigrated into this world to become a god with vast prospects, who would be willing to die at the hands of another, only to have the believers they had worked so hard to develop become someone else's spoils of war?

He opened the "Regional Chat" interface; he hadn't checked it in a while and was quite curious.

Besides, he needed to keep track of what stage the other Blue Star gods had reached.

Suddenly—

A massive amount of information flashed across the interface.

[Shocking! A Fox Spirit I captured a few days ago actually wanted to play lewd games with me today! I am a dignified Subordinate Ninth Rank Orthodox Land God, how could I be that kind of god! But the fox tail is indeed very soft..."Photo of Fox Spirit"]

[I am genuinely envious of the big shots! Ascending to the Subordinate Ninth Rank really is different. I'm still short a dozen units of divine power; is there any wealthy lady who can support me... I'm even willing to do those 'wealthy lady happy balls' when we meet!]

[Buying large quantities of first-rank 'Blessing Talismans' at 4.5 divine power each. Contact me if interested!]

[Brothers, this little sister is untalented, but I've adopted a group of homeless Silkworm Demons and listed five first-rank Silk Armors. Could you brothers support this little sister..."Revealing Photo"]

[My god! The town here was slaughtered by demons! Doesn't this mean I'll have a huge shortage of believers from now on? Damn it all!]

[Asking again, who was it that sold the 'Yin Soldier Artifact' for the sky-high price of twenty units of divine power? If anyone knows, speak up! Grinding teeth.jpg]

[What is the person above trying to do? They've been asking for days. That's a true big shot who promoted to Subordinate Ninth Rank ages ago; they might even be close to Principal Ninth Rank by now, considering how much that big shot selling 'Yin Soldier Artifacts' must have made.]

[Principal Ninth Rank? Terrifying! Gasps in shock!]

[I'm still an unranked Wild God, and the big shots are already marching toward Principal Ninth Rank? Are you guys cheating?]

After watching for a while, Li Yue closed the "Regional Chat" interface.

"It seems more and more Blue Star deities are promoting to Subordinate Ninth Rank these days."

"But why is that person asking about me?"

"Could it be that they bought more than one of the 'Yin Soldier Artifacts' I sold?"

Li Yue's expression turned strange.

That wasn't entirely impossible.

Perhaps they ran into some urgent matter and ended up buying several.

"Huh?"

"A private message?"

He was slightly taken aback to find that someone had actually contacted him privately.

He opened the interface.

Immediately, the female deity named 'Chu Yue' sent him a message:

"I have a portion of 'Spirit Rice Essence' here, do you have any need for it?"

"Selling it cheap."

Spirit Rice Essence?

Li Yue's eyes brightened slightly.

Spirit Rice Essence is the essence condensed after refining the leftover stalks of Spirit Rice harvested from the fields!

The function of Spirit Rice Essence is simple: it can accelerate the growth rate of Spirit Rice.

Normally—

White Jade Spirit Rice requires four years to mature.

But in a 'Grade C Spirit Field', it only takes one year to mature.

This is one of the reasons why a 'Grade C Spirit Field' is more powerful than a 'Grade D Spirit Field'.

It allows Spirit Rice to reach maturity much faster.

And 'Spirit Rice Essence'—

Can shorten this time even further.

After using one portion of 'Spirit Rice Essence', this acre of spirit field can reach maturity in just two months!

And one portion of 'Spirit Rice Essence' usually requires the stalks from twenty acres of Spirit Rice to be refined.

"How are you selling it?"

He replied to the message.

One acre of 'White Jade Spirit Rice', based on the yield of a 'Grade C Spirit Field', should produce about three hundred catties.

If planted in a 'Grade D Spirit Field', it would only yield about two hundred catties.

And these three hundred catties of 'White Jade Spirit Rice' could provide Four Seas Village with about thirty additional Body Refining Realm warriors.

Although they would only be low-tier Body Refining Realm warriors, they were still warriors.

Having a large group of extra warriors would significantly boost the various productivity metrics of Four Seas Village.

In terms of value, it should be worth around sixty to seventy units of divine power.

"Thirty units of divine power," the female deity named Chu Yue replied.

"Too expensive. I'll take it for twenty units of divine power."

"No way, twenty-eight units of divine power at the very least."

"How about twenty-two units of divine power? Let's make it a friendly deal."

"Twenty-seven units of divine power, I can't go any lower."

"Twenty-three units of divine power, I can't go any higher."

In the end.

Li Yue bought a portion of 'Spirit Rice Essence' for the price of twenty-five units of divine power.

He felt a bit curious.

This female deity named Chu Yue had Spirit Rice seeds for sale last time, and now she has Spirit Rice Essence; she must have discovered some kind of treasure trove, right?

He felt a twinge of envy.

As a dignified Principal Ninth Rank Orthodox Land God, he hadn't discovered any such treasure troves within his own thousand-qing jurisdiction.

Moreover, the ghost runners under his command often patrolled outside his jurisdiction, yet they hadn't found anything either.

Luck, truly.

It was nothing he could force.

Shaking his head, he turned his gaze toward Li Youming, who was still struggling to contain his excitement, and his majestic, indifferent voice resonated within the man's mind:

"The Tiger Demon of the Land of Demons has been slain by Us."

"You may lead men to the Land of Demons and bring the humans there back to Four Seas Village."

"Cangmu Town is rife with Tier 3 demons; the human race is weak and has been reduced to mere blood-food."

"You shall uphold Our will, walk the mortal realm in Our stead, and slaughter the demons."