The Shocked County Visitors Request an Audience with Lord Zhangyue

Within Xuan County, there was only one and a half mu of spirit fields.

Zhao Jiuyuan was very clear about this fact.

After all, that one and a half mu of spirit fields was in the hands of his Zhao Clan.

But that one and a half mu of spirit fields was merely Grade D!

It could not compare at all to the Grade C spirit field before his eyes!

A stormy sea surged in his heart; there was actually a Grade C spirit field in Four Seas Village!

The value of one mu of Grade C spirit field was comparable to seven or eight mu of Grade D spirit fields!

Furthermore, Four Seas Village had somehow obtained the seeds for White Jade Spirit Rice and planted White Jade Spirit Rice.

This was the finest Tier 1 spirit rice.

The spirit rice grown by his Zhao Clan was a notch weaker in efficacy compared to White Jade Spirit Rice.

Additionally—

He actually saw Spirit Rice Essence being sprinkled about!

This simply made him feel dizzy and lightheaded.

Spirit Rice Essence.

That was an item of astonishing value; not only did it require the stalks of over twenty mu of spirit rice to refine, but the refining process itself was incredibly delicate and difficult.

His Zhao Clan had been rooted in the county seat for over a hundred years.

Yet they had only ever refined two portions of Spirit Rice Essence!

And the resources they exchanged for those two portions of Spirit Rice Essence had allowed their Zhao Clan to cultivate two Tier 3 Origin Essence Realm grand martial masters!

Now, such precious Spirit Rice Essence was just being sprinkled away?

Spirit Rice Essence—

It had a certain accelerating effect even on Tier 2 and Tier 3 spirit rice.

Yet now, it was actually being sprinkled onto Tier 1 spirit rice.

He felt his heart ache.

This was equivalent to a Tier 3 Origin Essence Realm grand martial master!

He took a deep breath.

"Lord Zhao, what is wrong?"

Chen Ergou looked at Zhao Jiuyuan with confusion.

He was the leader of the Temple Guard, responsible for the Land God Temple and the safety of the village.

With the Temple Keeper and Lord Zhang Ronggui in the Land God Temple, he felt that the safety of the village was what needed him more.

Therefore—

He guarded the village entrance every day.

As soon as Zhao Jiuyuan arrived at the entrance, he immediately noticed the extraordinary aura Zhao Jiuyuan possessed.

After some negotiation—

He discovered that the other party had come from the county seat specifically to pay respects to Lord Zhangyue.

This made him feel quite proud.

Look!

Our Four Seas Village has the protection of Lord Zhangyue, and even the lords from the county seat know of it!

And a lord from the county seat has even come specifically to pay respects to Lord Zhangyue!

So, without hesitation, he immediately took Zhao Jiuyuan to see the Temple Keeper first.

"It is nothing."

Zhao Jiuyuan took a few deep breaths before continuing to follow Chen Ergou toward the Land God Temple.

As he walked forward, he could not help but turn his head several times to look at the Spirit Rice Essence being sprinkled over the spirit fields, his heart aching so much it was hard to breathe.

However, soon—

He was shocked again by the massive crowd of villagers kneeling before the Land God Temple.

At least three or four thousand people, right?

Three or four thousand people knelt on the ground, lighting the incense in their hands, and a massive amount of smoke rose up to shroud the Land God Temple.

He wanted to see the statue of the Orthodox Land God inside the temple clearly.

But the swirling smoke made it impossible for him to see the Land God statue at all.

Yet, even without seeing it clearly—

He could still feel a terrifying majesty emanating from within!

The longer he stared, the heavier that majesty became, forcing him to lower his head immediately, not daring to look directly at the statue of the Land God again.

"Could it truly be a deity?"

"That sense of majesty feels different from the peerless great demons I have encountered."

He murmured in his heart, his eyes filled with hope.

And just at that moment—

He suddenly saw streaks of white light and three pale blue radiances fly out from the Land God statue, flashing as they merged into the bodies of the villagers kneeling on the ground.

No—

Those three pale blue radiances landed on the three First Realm peak martial artists kneeling at the very front.

As a Third Realm Origin Essence Realm grandmaster, he could naturally identify a First Realm peak martial artist at a glance.

And he saw—

After those three pale blue radiances surged into their bodies.

The blood and energy of these three First Realm peak martial artists instantly surged, and in the blink of an eye, they advanced to the Second Realm True Qi Realm, and within another breath, they even advanced to the mid-stage of the Second Realm True Qi Realm!

Zhao Jiuyuan's eyes widened.

He rubbed them hard, but his eyes remained filled with disbelief.

"Ho... how is this possible!"

"Just now... just now they were clearly First Realm peak Body Refining Realm martial artists!"

"How, in the blink of an eye, after being enveloped by that pale blue radiance, did they advance to mid-stage Second Realm True Qi Realm martial masters!"

He was shocked to the extreme, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.

In this world—

How could such an incredible thing happen!

He was born with a crimson heart and possessed extraordinary talent; his cultivation of the martial path was already considered extremely fast, yet it had taken him seven or eight years to advance from the First Realm peak to the mid-stage of the Second Realm!

But now—

Right before his eyes—

Others had advanced from the First Realm peak to the mid-stage of the Second Realm in the blink of an eye!!

"What is there to be so surprised about?"

"Lord Zhangyue pities us and often bestows Divine Grace, allowing the mortals of our Four Seas Village to become First Realm martial artists and Second Realm martial masters."

Chen Ergou glanced at Zhao Jiuyuan, who was extremely shocked and had let out an involuntary cry.

He felt even more smug, a thick sense of superiority welling up within him, looking at the other man as if he were a bumpkin.

So what if he came from the county seat?

He still wasn't as knowledgeable as Chen Ergou!

"Thi... this is Divine Grace?"

Zhao Jiuyuan stammered.

He looked again at the villagers who had just been infused with the white radiance.

He was shocked to discover—

Those who were just mortals moments ago had now completed more than one transformation of blood and energy, becoming mid-stage First Realm martial artists, and among them, two had even directly become First Realm peak martial artists!

Such a scene was a massive shock to him.

To become a martial artist, both resources and comprehension are indispensable.

But here in Four Seas Village.

One could achieve it in a single step, easily becoming a martial artist, or even a Second Realm martial master!

Soon—

He saw another wave of white radiance and pale blue radiance descend.

However, this time the radiance did not merge into the villagers' bodies, but instead landed in front of a middle-aged man who appeared to be only in his thirties, standing at the very front.

As the white and pale blue radiances dissipated, they revealed twenty sets of exquisite First Realm armor and five sets of Second Realm armor covered in intricate inscriptions.

"The... the finest First Realm armor, Second Realm armor..."

Zhao Jiuyuan felt a sense of numbness as he stared blankly.

Is this the legendary Four Seas Village protected by an Orthodox God?

Now—

He truly began to believe that the Lord Zhangyue of Four Seas Village was not some peerless great demon in disguise, but a true deity!

Not long after.

Li Youming, who had already put away the First and Second Realm armor, walked over and smiled slightly:

"I am Li Youming, the Temple Keeper of Four Seas Village. May I ask how to address you?"

Zhao Jiuyuan looked at the powerhouse before him who had single-handedly slain the six great Tier 3 demons of Cangmu Town and bowed deeply:

"Zhao Jiuyuan of the Xuan County Zhao Clan. By order of the County Magistrate, I have come to thank Lord Li for eradicating the demons of Cangmu Town!"

Li Youming shook his head, still smiling:

"I merely acted in accordance with the divine oracle of Lord Zhangyue. Everything is due to Lord Zhangyue's compassion for the world, as he could not bear to see our human race become fodder for demons."

Zhao Jiuyuan glanced at the Land God statue shrouded in incense smoke within the Land God Temple, gritted his teeth, and said:

"Might I ask, Lord Li, if it is possible for this Zhao to personally seek an audience with Lord Zhangyue?"

Upon hearing this, Li Youming.

The smile on his face vanished instantly, his eyes turning cold.