Cloud Prefecture

The Nine Provinces were vast, and Cloud Province was one of them.

Cloud Prefecture City was the heartland of this immortal province.

Within the city, streets were paved with bluestone, and upturned eaves reached toward the heavens. Spiritual energy was so dense that it flowed ceaselessly through the streets and alleys of the markets, nourishing the plants and living beings within the city.

Along the main street.

Amid the endless flow of people, cultivators and demons passed by from time to time.

The ordinary folk had long since grown accustomed to it. They merely gazed over with faint envy, then shook their heads and exchanged a few words with their neighbors.

There was not the slightest sense of awe.

As it happened.

An aged figure came strolling over at an unhurried pace.

The old man wore a long robe, its wide sleeves fluttering, and a hint of majesty showed between his brows.

He was none other than the old City God of Shangyong Commandery, who had come here on official business.

He passed through the bustling market and arrived before the City God Temple of Cloud Prefecture City. Stopping there, he gazed at it with a trace of emotion.

The temple was majestic, its vermilion gates tightly shut.

Two immortal officials in heavy armor stood before the gates, holding long halberds, their expressions grim and murderous.

The Heavenly Court hung high in the Nine Heavens, looking down upon the ages.

Yet the mortal affairs of the Nine Provinces—the smoke of everyday life, birth, aging, illness, and death—ultimately needed someone to manage them.

The City God Temple of Cloud Prefecture City was the highest authority overseeing mortal affairs throughout Cloud Province.

Though both were City Gods, the Metropolitan City God of an entire prefecture held the rank of Sixth-Rank Official, far