The Little Spirit Mountain mountain god's divine domain was built entirely from the power of the Divine Path.
He was only a minor figure at the level of Underlying Logic, barely able to build a small divine domain from that logic and the mountain folk's faith.
Lately, he had heard rumors of an immortal in the mountains. He had exercised his authority as mountain god to search high and low, even questioning some of the mountain's spirit creatures, but their answers differed.
Some said they had indeed seen a mysterious figure in golden robes. Others said they had never seen him.
He had even used every means at his disposal to search for the figure himself, yet detected no one unusual on the mountain.
The Little Spirit Mountain mountain god looked grave. "This immortal must exist. His cultivation may simply be far beyond mine, which is why I can't find him."
"Even my authority as mountain god is useless against him. He must be an expert beyond imagination."
"I'll have to be careful from now on. I mustn't provoke him."
"Should I report it?"
He recalled that the Heavenly Court had once ordered them to search for suspicious preachers.
But this immortal had done nothing of the sort. He had even enlightened a few living beings. He did not seem like a vicious monster, nor had he preached. He seemed more like a recluse.
After some thought, the Little Spirit Mountain mountain god decided to pretend he knew nothing. His slight frame could not weather a storm like this.
"Forget it. I'll act as though I saw nothing."
Fire Tree Daoist Li Qing had long since sensed the mountain god's power sweeping across the area, but with his cultivation, blocking it had been easy.
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