Personal Quest--Two, Mountain Leveling Divine Talisman

"Thank you, Lord Zhangyue, for your grace!"

"Our Li Family Village shall worship Lord Zhangyue with piety for generations to come, and our incense shall never cease!"

Village Chief Li Deyang kowtowed with immense agitation.

Tears even streamed from his eyes.

Heaven knows the immense pressure he faced as a village chief in a world riddled with Demonic Creatures and Evil Specters.

He would make a trip to the county town every month or two.

And sometimes, he would hear hair-raising news.

For instance, a certain village had been plagued by Evil Specters, with not a single living soul walking out.

Or perhaps Demonic Creatures had appeared in some region, devouring every trace of human life for ten miles around.

He was terrified.

He feared that one day, Li Family Village would also be ravaged by Demonic Creatures and Evil Specters.

That was why he worked exceptionally hard at his martial arts training.

He only hoped to strengthen his Martial Path cultivation so that if he ever encountered Demonic Creatures or Evil Specters in the future, he could protect the village!

Yet, at thirty-five years old, his vitality had begun to decline, and he had only completed two vitality transformations, reaching the middle stage of the first rank.

The prospect of completing a third vitality transformation seemed impossibly remote.

This often left him filled with anxiety.

But now—

Lord Zhangyue had manifested his spirit!

In an instant, he had completed two more vitality transformations, becoming a first-rank peak Martial Artist!

How could he not be agitated?

How could he not be thrilled?

His heart had become even more devout toward Lord Zhangyue, and he now believed in him with the utmost sincerity from the bottom of his soul!

"Thank you, Lord Zhangyue, for your grace!"

Li Deming could hardly believe it; had he really just completed two vitality transformations?

He was twenty-five years old, and even with his father, Li Youming, teaching him hand-in-hand, he had yet to complete a single vitality transformation to become a Martial Artist.

To be honest, he had already given up hope.

He had felt that it would be impossible for him to ever become a Martial Artist in this lifetime.

But now—

Lord Zhangyue had bestowed his grace upon him!

He had been made into a middle-stage first-rank Martial Artist directly!!

"Thank you, Lord Zhangyue, for your grace!!"

The other seven people also kowtowed with extreme excitement.

They had never imagined that they, mere ordinary villagers, could actually receive grace from Lord Zhangyue!

Li Xiuwu was so moved that he shed tears.

When he was seven, his parents had gone hunting in the mountains and never returned, leaving him a lonely, orphaned child.

If not for the villagers taking pity on him and often letting him eat at their homes, he would have likely starved to death long ago.

He had grown up eating food from a hundred families and had always felt inferior.

He never expected.

That he, too, could receive grace from Lord Zhangyue and become a Martial Artist like the Village Chief and Great-uncle Li Youming!

"Eight more Martial Artists!"

"Deyang's strength has also increased significantly."

"This is the great power of Lord Zhangyue; his Divine Might is boundless!"

Li Youming was filled with excitement.

With this—

The strength of their Li Family Village had undergone a heaven-shaking transformation!

In this world fraught with danger, they now had more confidence to face the perils ahead!

"However—"

"Why were these nine people the ones to receive grace from Lord Zhangyue?"

"Just a moment ago, the others were all rising to leave, and only a portion remained kneeling on the ground, the most devout among them..."

Li Youming looked at the people kneeling on the ground, lost in thought.

He discovered—

Aside from the elderly and women, most of the other most devout believers of Lord Zhangyue had received a blessing.

A realization dawned upon him.

Only those who worshiped Lord Zhangyue with greater devotion had the opportunity to receive a blessing from Lord Zhangyue!

As the Temple Keeper.

He must ensure that the villagers worshiped Lord Zhangyue with even greater devotion!

Two sticks of incense every morning and evening, no household could be missing any!

Whoever dared to miss a single stick of incense, he would break their legs!

Whoever dared not to worship Lord Zhangyue devoutly, he would beat them to death!

"They also received a blessing from Lord Zhangyue!"

"Lord Zhangyue has manifested his spirit again!"

"Deming and Xiuwu, two young men in their twenties, were actually able to receive a blessing from Lord Zhangyue?"

"Why didn't Lord Zhangyue bless me?"

The rest of the villagers exclaimed in shock, and some even spoke with envy and jealousy.

Li Youming immediately took two steps in one, walked up, slapped them, and shouted angrily:

"Can't you see it?"

"A bunch of pig-brained fools!"

"They were able to receive a blessing from Lord Zhangyue because they worshiped Lord Zhangyue devoutly!"

"You were all about to leave, yet they were still kneeling on the ground, kowtowing devoutly!"

"Do you understand now?"

"If you want to receive a blessing from Lord Zhangyue, you must worship Lord Zhangyue with exceptional devotion!"

"Three feet above your heads, there are gods!"

"Every move you make is under the watchful eyes of Lord Zhangyue; those who worship Lord Zhangyue devoutly will surely receive a blessing from Lord Zhangyue!"

"If you don't receive a blessing, then look for the reasons within yourselves and see if your worship is not devout enough!"

The crowd suddenly realized the truth.

Many of them were filled with regret.

Why couldn't they have worshiped Lord Zhangyue more devoutly?

At the same time, they made up their minds.

After returning, they would work hard and ensure their worship of Lord Zhangyue became more devout!

No—!

They would ensure their entire family's worship of Lord Zhangyue became more devout!

Inside the "Divine Domain".

"This Li Youming is truly worthy of having traveled and gained experience; he is quite insightful."

"With these words spoken, the entire Li Family Village's faith in me will gradually become more devout."

Li Yue said with satisfaction.

The "Land God Register" of Li Family Village recorded two hundred and twenty-three people.

Previously, the "Believer Information" interface only recorded one hundred and sixty-five believers.

Eight people in the village were away.

Of the remaining two hundred and fifteen, it meant that fifty people were not even "Grade D Believers" to begin with.

Of course.

Among these fifty people, some were children under the age of five who found it difficult to generate faith, so they were ignored.

And now—

He opened the "Believer Information" interface to take a look.

[Believer Information]

[Daily Incense]: 531 strands

[Dao-Grade Believer]: 0 "Provides 100,000 strands of incense daily"

[Heaven-Grade Believer]: 0 "Provides 10,000 strands of incense daily"

[Saint-Grade Believer]: 0 "Provides 1,000 strands of incense daily"

[Grade A Believer]: 2 "Provides one hundred strands of incense daily"

[Grade B Believer]: 26 "Provides ten strands of incense daily"

[Grade C Believer]: 102 "Provides one strand of incense daily"

[Grade D Believer]: 50 "Provides one strand of incense every ten days"

"The total number of believers has reached one hundred and eighty."

"A large number of believers have promoted to 'Grade C Believer'."

"However, the news of My manifestation today has not yet spread throughout the entire village; there are still many who have not come."

"In a few days—"

"It will certainly increase by another significant margin."

A look of satisfaction appeared on the face of Li Yue.

Appropriate manifestations are absolutely the best means to increase the piety of believers!

In this short time, the number of 'Grade B Believers' has increased by another four.

He did not continue to pay attention to the villagers outside the Land God Temple, but instead opened his "Personal Quest" to take a look.

[Personal Quest—One] has already been completed.

A new personal quest has refreshed.

He places great importance on "Personal Quests."

This can be seen from the reward of the Tier 1 'Blessing Talisman.'

The rewards from "Personal Quests" should, for a large part, be able to enhance the cultivation strength of believers!

[Personal Quest—Two]

[Quest Description]: You already possess a Temple Keeper, so let the Temple Keeper develop more believers for you.

[Quest Objective]: Total number of believers reaches three hundred.

[Quest Reward]: One 'Mountain Leveling Divine Talisman', five strands of Divine Power.