"Land God Temple? Land God?"
Light shifted in Fang Qing's eyes. He seemed to see through the Land God Temple and into the statue, where a somewhat insubstantial spirit dwelled. Weak... far too weak. Somewhat like a cultivator's soul, and somewhat like a ghost cultivator... but his strength is probably only around that of a Qi Ingestion First Layer cultivator... No, even at the First Layer, a cultivator has already entered the Dao... What True Essence did he consume? An outstanding product of incense offerings?!
After entering this part of the Great Void, he calculated its causality and immediately learned many things.
Interesting... Mortals can't cultivate. Only those who accumulate merit in life and are appointed gods by the imperial court after death can turn to cultivating the Divine Path as Heroic Spirits?
Divine Seals?
Without one, they can't cultivate. Even if they possess a little supernatural power, they'll be deemed heretics of the Outer Dao, and every god who sees them within the Incense Dharma Net will kill them?
At that thought, Fang Qing concealed himself and entered the Land God Temple.
This Grotto-Heaven actually had a peculiar path of cultivation. It was worth investigating thoroughly.
I came into this Grotto-Heaven to do just two things!
First, see what benefits it can offer me! Second, see what dangers it holds!
I'd better find a local cultivator and ask around...
With that thought, Fang Qing arrived inside the little Land God Temple.
Within the statue was another tiny space. An old man no bigger than a finger stood there, holding a Peachwood Staff and wearing a Hundred-Blessings Robe. Through the incense offerings, he gazed at the little village with satisfaction. "Clear Creek Village's harvest was good this year. The five grains flourished, and the livestock multiplied... I should receive a