Enfeoffing the Gods

At this moment, Haotian arrived at Yaochi.

In the cloud-wreathed immortal realm, the Golden Mother sat inside the Gathering Immortals Pavilion, gazing at the fish swimming in the spirit-rich waters beneath the pavilion.

Haotian sat down, but seeing that the Golden Mother had no intention of speaking, he could only say, "That idea—was it yours?"

"What?" The Golden Mother of Yaochi looked over in surprise.

Haotian said flatly, "That boy came to Lingxiao Hall just now to tell Us that he didn't want his subordinates to die, so he proposed conferring living people as Orthodox Gods and letting them return to their posts—human by day, gods by night."

"Mm, that idea is rather good." The Golden Mother nodded with a smile.

Haotian was speechless for a moment. Staring at the Golden Mother, he said, "We are saying that idea was taught to him by you, wasn't it?"

"Your Majesty wrongs This Palace with those words. Where does such a thing even come from?" the Golden Mother denied.

Haotian looked toward the various immortal scenery within Yaochi, where immortal qi drifted everywhere, and said flatly, "Don't be so quick to deny it. If he hadn't first come to see you and received your guidance, how could he have thought of such a method?"

"Very well, then for the time being let's say This Palace taught him. But what is bad about that?"

The Golden Mother of Yaochi asked in return, "The Divine Path is for people in the mortal world to build temples and offer worship to them, while they protect a region, and the common people help their cultivation with incense offerings.

After living people are conferred, they can protect the myriad people while still alive and establish merit. After their deaths, the common people will naturally remember their achievements,