In all honesty, even Li Changshou, the Sea God himself, felt that today's Sea God Ceremony in Anshui City...
Had been handled quite well.
Not to mention that gathering such a large congregation in a place like the Shore of the South Sea, on the fringe of the Mortal World, was already exceedingly difficult.
Although there were truly too many people both inside and outside the city, making things seem somewhat chaotic at first glance, no disturbances had arisen anywhere. The worshippers were all voluntarily maintaining order...
That alone was quite rare.
Yet before Li Changshou's favorable impression of the Sea God Cult had even had time to warm up...
The former chief of Bear Stockade, now the High Priest of the Sea God Cult, appeared seated on a gilded throne, dressed in a heavy black bear-fur coat in the blazing summer heat, carried by four burly men...
The chief had always been powerfully built. The scene looked exactly like they had carried a Black Bear Spirit out of the city!
Li Changshou: ...
Sure enough, it was better to destroy the Sea God Cult as soon as possible.
The Sea God statue was moved to a hillside ten miles outside the city, and the hundred thousand-plus worshippers of the city followed after it.
Li Changshou's immortal sense had been blanketing the area all along, and he soon discovered several rather interesting scenes.
Along the way, brightly dressed young girls, wearing flower wreaths, held hands and sang songs;
Strong young men walked with high spirits. Whenever they saw a girl they fancied, they would go up and shout a few "Hai-loh, hai-loh"—the work chants used while fishing—while incidentally showing off their sturdy builds.
Such a grand ceremony was also an excellent opportunity for young people to flirt with one another—cough...