"Insolence!"
Chen Ergou flew into a rage and pointed at Zhao Jiuyuan.
"Well, look at you!"
"I brought you here to worship Lord Zhangyue out of the goodness of my heart, and this was what you were scheming!"
"What right do you have to seek an audience with Lord Zhangyue!"
Li Youming waved a hand to stop Chen Ergou, then looked calmly at Zhao Jiuyuan.
"Whether you can have an audience with Lord Zhangyue is not for me to decide."
"But let me tell you, even as Lord Zhangyue's Temple Keeper, I am not yet qualified to have an audience with him."
"If you truly wish to seek an audience—"
"Then kneel here and worship him sincerely."
"As for whether you can meet Lord Zhangyue, that depends entirely on his wishes."
With that, he paid Zhao Jiuyuan no further attention and returned to his room.
He was not the least bit worried that Zhao Jiuyuan might act recklessly and cause trouble.
After all—
Under Lord Zhangyue's divine might, no one dared harbor ill intentions!
As Lord Zhangyue's Temple Keeper, he had already noticed that the divine might within the Land God Temple was growing ever more weighty.
"Hmph!"
Chen Ergou snorted coldly and led his men back to continue guarding the village entrance.
Zhao Jiuyuan drew a deep breath, bought a stick of incense from a villager, lit it, and knelt on the ground, bowing respectfully.
"Zhao Jiuyuan of the Zhao Clan in Xuan County humbly requests an audience with Lord Zhangyue!"
Within the Divine Domain.
Li Yue's expression was impassive. He paid no attention to Zhao Jiuyuan kneeling before the Land God Temple.
Whatever the man's purpose might be,
he had no intention of dealing with him for now.
After all—
His jurisdiction did not even cover Cangmu Town yet. How could he concern himself with matters in the county seat?
Unless those fourth-tier demonic creatures in the county seat ran into his jurisdiction and personally came to meet their deaths.
But was that likely?
With that time, he would be better off crafting more second-tier Yin Soldier Artifacts to sell through the regional trading interface.
Over the past half month—
He had crafted a total of three hundred and sixty second-tier Yin Soldier Artifacts.
This was no longer a matter of working nine to nine, six days a week. He had gone half a month without sleep or rest.
But as a Principal Ninth Rank deity, going half a month without sleep or rest was nothing much.
"In half a month, I earned eighteen hundred strands of divine power."
"Sales have been excellent. I can sell practically every artifact I craft."
"Still, this past half month really has been a period of explosive growth in Subordinate Ninth Rank Orthodox Land Gods. I imagine more than a tenth of the hundred thousand deities in this region have reached that rank by now."
"All those Subordinate Ninth Rank Orthodox Land Gods are customers."
"After all, they spend the same amount of divine power without having to craft anything themselves. What a wonderful deal!"
His face was full of smiles.
His decision back then to use fifty units of subordinate ninth rank divine law fragments to eliminate the cost of the Subordinate Ninth Rank Divine Art, Yin Soldier Artifact, had truly been the right one.
Fifty units of subordinate ninth rank divine law fragments were worth only five hundred strands of divine power.
Now he had earned eighteen hundred strands of divine power in just half a month!
What did a little hard work matter?
Among all the deities on Blue Star, absolutely none would turn their noses up at hard work.
At this moment—
The divine power within him had already reached an astonishing three thousand and thirty strands!
The demonic creature corpses sent back one after another following Li Youming's demon-slaying expedition had brought him another three hundred-odd strands of divine power.
Over this half month, the incense wish power provided by his Believers had also allowed him to condense more than a hundred and twenty strands of divine power.
Then there were the fifty jin of second-tier black-striped bee spirit honey he had listed earlier, which had all sold. Excluding the five jin sold previously, the remaining forty-five jin had fetched another hundred and eighty strands of divine power.
"In one more month, it will be time for this year's second grand sacrifice."
He murmured to himself.
He had always looked forward to the second grand sacrifice.
After all, offerings enhanced by hundredfold amplification would be enough to fill his belly in one feast!
Whoosh—
With a thought, he opened his personal quests.
[Personal Quest—VII] [Quest description]: Your reputation for slaying demonic creatures on behalf of the human race has spread, but this will also draw the attention of more powerful demonic creatures. Strive to grow stronger. The might of the divine path must be forged with the blood of demonic creatures. [Quest objective]: Reach more than five thousand Believers. [Quest rewards]: One Spirit Field Divine Talisman, one Mountain Leveling Divine Talisman, one Spirit Temple Divine Talisman, and eighty strands of divine power.
"A Spirit Temple Divine Talisman..."
Li Yue's expression was calm.
He knew the wondrous uses of both the Spirit Field Divine Talisman and the Mountain Leveling Divine Talisman.
He also still had a Mountain Leveling Divine Talisman that he had never used.
As for the Spirit Temple Divine Talisman—
It was a divine talisman that could transform his Land God Temple into a spirit temple!
At present,
his Land God Temple still looked plain and simple, no different from five months ago.
Li Youming had once requested permission to rebuild his temple.
But he had refused.
After all—
He felt that no matter how resplendent with gold and jade a temple rebuilt by mortals might be, it would still be a mundane structure.
Once he advanced to a Subordinate Eighth Rank deity, he intended to shape a divine temple with divine power!
Although that would consume a considerable amount of divine power,
he felt it would be worth the cost. After all, it was the face he presented to the world.
But—
Now, all he had to do was complete [Personal Quest—VII] to receive a Spirit Temple Divine Talisman, which could directly transform his plain, simple Land God Temple into a spirit temple!
A divine talisman's handiwork would naturally be the best!
It would also save him an expenditure of divine power.
Thus, he was quite eager to get his hands on this Spirit Temple Divine Talisman.
A dignified Principal Ninth Rank Orthodox Land God naturally needed a facade befitting his status.
"It won't be long now..."
"People move into Four Seas Village every day. In a few more days, the number of Believers will exceed five thousand..."
His eyes gleamed.
He was also quite curious.
Would the spirit temple created by this Spirit Temple Divine Talisman have any special effects?
After all, the Spirit Field opened up by the Spirit Field Divine Talisman had proved quite useful.
Then—
He turned his gaze toward the Underworld Dharma Domain.
By now, this Underworld Dharma Domain looked extremely cramped.
During this time,
the souls of those who died in Four Seas Village had all been collected by Ghost Messengers and brought back to the Underworld Dharma Domain.
Li Yue had invested all the souls of deceased Grade B Believers as Ghost Messengers.
There were now twelve Ghost Messengers in total.
Meanwhile, the souls of deceased Grade C Believers and Grade D Believers were all residing within the Underworld Dharma Domain.
The yin energy within the Underworld Dharma Domain was exceptionally dense, ensuring that the ghosts would not dissipate.
"Your faith in me lacked devotion."
"Now that you have died, I offer you two paths."
"First, accept my investiture and become Yin Soldiers. All your memories will be erased from that moment onward, but should you gain the opportunity to advance to Grade A Yin Soldier, you may recover some of them."
"Second, I will send you to the Underworld to enter reincarnation."
Li Yue looked down at the thirty-five ghosts within the Underworld Dharma Domain and spoke calmly.
His voice immediately echoed through the Underworld Dharma Domain, his divine might surging vast and boundless.
Within the Underworld Dharma Domain.
The thirty-five ghosts looked up in astonishment, but how could they possibly see Li Yue in the Divine Domain above?
At that moment, three Ghost Messengers were guarding these ghosts within the Underworld Dharma Domain. Upon hearing his words, they immediately knelt in reverence.
Those who could become Ghost Messengers and retain their memories were all Grade B Believers.
Even in death, they remained devout.
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