A Single Thought Punishes, Glory Returns to Nameless Mountain

"The talismans of Nine Spirits Mountain were obtained from the Tongshan Demon King. How the Demon King acquired them is unclear, but it's unlikely they were created on their own."

Sensing the slight change in the talisman after the Karma link was established, several thoughts flashed through Qiu Yan's mind, connecting several fragments of memory together.

"The original source of this talisman should be a deity appointed by the Heavenly Court, which is why it is connected to this Mountain Envoy talisman."

As he pondered, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

"However, the Southwest Mountain Envoy, in theory, must control all the mountain gods within his territory. If that's the case, the mountain god of Mingyuan Mountain, who is the first talisman I possess, should also be under his command. But the Karma only connects to the Nine Spirits, not Min Yuan, indicating that the Minyuan Mountain God has no connection with this Southwest Mountain Envoy. Could it be because this talisman was naturally formed...?"

As he pondered, he raised his hand and lightly flicked the Karma. The fleeing gods trembled and were pulled back. They were powerless to resist the force and regrouped in front of Qiu Yan, all showing signs of fear, dread, and panic.

Even gods, when threatened, are not immune to losing control of their State of Minds.

Moreover, these deities had previously used various methods to escape, including mobilizing the Karma, the Domain of Law, and even the power of the Netherworld to help them, but without exception, they were all destroyed by the Humanistic Divine Power. Now, with this entanglement of Karma, they have nowhere to hide.

As a result, while they were filled with despair, they also developed a fear of Qiu Yan. They all returned to this place, but none of them dared to make a move against him.

"Cough cough..." At this moment, the Mountain Envoy that Qiu Yan was carrying coughed twice, bringing Qiu Yan back from his reverie. The latter moved his arm and loosened his grip, putting the Mountain Envoy down.

The Mountain Envoy spirit, once an invincible deity, suddenly descended, stepped onto the mud, and stumbled and fell to the ground. It's worth noting that the Underworld Office lies deep underground, above which lies only mud. This particular place, due to its connection to the Yin-Yang, presents a semi-real, semi-illusory appearance.

Furthermore, due to the spread and radiation of Qiu Yan's divine power, a gap was created, allowing the extremely weak Mountain Envoy to stand firmly on solid ground.

After tripping and falling, the Mountain Envoy struggled to his feet, then froze, staring blankly at his hands. He tried to activate his Divine Sense, and then a look of terror appeared on his face—

His hands, during the wrestling match, were scraped by a sharp rock, leaving a bloody gash from which blood flowed. The physical pain stimulated his mind. This sensation, which he had almost forgotten, gnawed at his soul like a venomous snake.

"My Divine Body has spontaneously transformed into a flesh and blood body?" After the initial shock, the Mountain Envoy gasped for breath, feeling dizzy. His legs gave way, and he collapsed again. He struggled to his feet, looked up at Qiu Yan's hand, and his gaze fell on the talisman that had originally belonged to him!

In the distance, the gods, unable to escape, watched the Mountain Envoy fall and rise with complex expressions, remaining silent, but the atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive.

However, some deities stared greedily at the talisman spinning in Qiu Yan's hand.

In addition, some deities whose Divine Bodies had been corrupted by the Humanistic Divine Power used their divine power and Divine Sense to intercept and erode the cultural influence of the region. They would look at Qiu Yan with anxious eyes from time to time and convey their pleading Divine Sense.

"You... you return the talisman to me! Do you know what you're doing? Fourth Grade deity's talisman isn't something that can be easily taken away! The Heavenly Court records every single change. Even if we can't find it in a short time, it's only a matter of time before we trace it back to you!" The Mountain Envoy looked anxious, his eyes filled with confusion.

It is important to understand that removing the talisman from a deity is not a simple matter. This talisman is not a simple thing; it involves many things, such as the incense offerings of believers, the thoughts they place in the talisman, Fortune Karma, and many other related concepts.

So-called talismans are actually the manifestation of a combination of many concepts and forces.

Even if such a thing is removed, it will inevitably leave behind a lot, and more often than not, it will backfire on oneself, especially for other gods, it is not always beneficial.

However, this Mountain Envoy tried to manipulate the talisman by using concepts, Karma, the thoughts of believers, and even the principles of heaven and earth to which his Divine Office belonged. But the Divine Sense he sent out were like mud and stones entering the sea, without any response.

This caused him to completely panic, feeling as if he were naked, having lost his greatest support, and his confidence vanished.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yan flicked his fingers, and a faint layer of Humanistic Divine Power and Human Path Thunder covered the surface of the talisman, isolating it from all things. He then glanced at the Mountain Envoy and saw longing, weakness, and hidden hatred on the other's face.

He shook his head, reached out and grabbed the Fourth Grade talisman of the Mountain Envoy in his hand, rubbed his fingers together, and then rubbed off a fragment!

The moment this action was made, the scene fell silent. All the gods were stunned by this, but in the end, the Mountain Envoy was most concerned, let out a howl and rushed forward without regard for anything else.

"Do you know what you're doing? Every single line in this talisman represents the essence of some kind of Divine Ability power. Breaking a piece like this will diminish the power of the entire talisman!"

As he cried out, the fragment in Qiu Yan's hand, mixed with the Humanistic Divine Power, transformed, fermented, and recombined, turning into a pure white talisman according to some Human Path Principle.

The profound truths behind this are beyond even Qiu Yan's comprehension; it is purely a Humanistic Dao acting on its own, and he is at most merely a catalyst.

"This is..."

This scene left the Mountain Envoy and the gods even more astonished, wondering how such a person had managed to do it.

"The Divine Office and efficacy of talismans are constructed from lines. By mastering certain rules, one can break down a single talisman into multiple smaller ones, but these are merely imitations without any real power..."

Thinking this, Qiu Yan flicked his finger again, and the Mountain Envoy Talisman spun around, bursting with waves. He then channeled his Divine Sense into it, using the power to unleash his Divine Hearing Method. His consciousness swept across the Jiannan Mountains, and in that instant, he discerned a clue.

It turns out that the mountains and forests of Jiannan are full of deities. This Mountain Envoy not only commands the mountain gods, but also the Lord of the Land in places rarely visited by humans.

However, not every mountain has a mountain god; some smaller mountains have no trace of mountain gods.

Some of these mountains, like Qiu Yan's Mingyuan Mountain, are rarely visited by people. They also have Mountain God Temples, but they are now abandoned, and even the clay statues of gods have collapsed, with dust everywhere in the temples.

Some hills in mountain valleys are too remote, and the soil is so bad that grass and trees cannot grow, and even wild animals cannot survive. Such hills have no mountain gods or land gods.

After gaining insight, Qiu Yan's Divine Sense enveloped an unnamed mountain range. With a thought, the divine power belonging to the Mountain Envoy gathered and covered the area from top to bottom, thoroughly investigating the inside and outside of the Nameless Hillock.

"What exactly are you planning? Why has my Divine Body completely transformed into a flesh and blood body?" On the other side, the Mountain Envoy was not idle either. He seemed to have thought of something, and was much calmer than before, no longer afraid, and instead examined himself.

This investigation only fueled his grief and indignation. It turned out that the nature of his Divine Body had undergone a fundamental change. Although the talisman had been removed, due to the passage of time and distance, his Divine Body should still retain the power of the Mountain Envoy. He had been a god for a long time, and his status was different from that of ordinary gods. Moreover, the Core Talisman was not virtual. Even if he had temporarily lost it, he should not have fallen to the mortal realm.

But now, he was surprised to find that not only had his Divine Body fallen to the level of a mortal body, but his muscles, bones and skin were also extremely fragile and could not even withstand his own thoughts. Once he transmitted too many thoughts, or tried to activate his Divine Ability, his physical body would become sluggish and difficult to control, which was why he had fallen one after another just now.

Upon closer investigation and meticulous analysis, it was discovered that one's own divine power had been neutralized by a force, transforming into ordinary primordial energy, making one just like a normal person!

"Death is acceptable, but humiliation is not. You pulled out the talisman and made me struggle like a mortal. Was it all just to humiliate me?"

Upon hearing the man's words, Qiu Yan retorted, "You know that death is preferable to humiliation, yet you act so arrogantly and recklessly. Do you remember how you treated the other Subordinate Deity on my mountain? Do you think that you, a high-ranking god, are the only ones who are servants and deserve to be humiliated?"

The Mountain Envoy taken aback by these words, his brows furrowing. He hadn't taken the fate of the Subordinate Deity on Nine Spirits Mountain to heart at all; the captured deities had simply been handed over to the Prison God who had defected to him.

With Lü Liang sealed away by Qiu Yan, all the gods of City God Underworld Office were also sealed away. The entire City God Underworld Office could only maintain its basic functions, and the prestige accumulated over decades and centuries was completely dissipated in an instant.

As a result, the Lesser God who relied on the Dao City God Underworld Office lost power, and their influence waned.

When the Mountain Envoy revived and emerged out of nowhere, many gods who had lost their backers naturally attached themselves to them. Among them were several city Prison Gods, whose Domain of Law became prisons for gods who disobeyed the Mountain Envoy Gods.

After a moment of stunned silence, the Mountain Envoy said, "How could a mere Lesser God compare to me..."

"Even the smallest god has their talismans as their foundation," Qiu Yan said, recalling how he felt when he was stripped of his Sixth Grade talisman. His eyes flashed, and with a tremor of the Li Trigram, he divined several causes and Karma. A thought flashed through his mind, "Annihilating you would be too lenient. Why not let you experience what it's like to be a Lesser God ..."

"What are you going to do?" The Mountain Envoy immediately became alert, but what could he do in his current state? He could only watch helplessly as Qiu Yan raised his hand and threw the blank talisman over.

The talisman rapidly changed midway, revealing a scene of a Nameless Hillock, and finally transformed into a beam of white divine Divine Radiance, entering the body of the Mountain Envoy. The next moment, the Mountain Envoy's aura suddenly expanded, but the Humanistic Divine Power still neutralized the divine Origin Source. He possessed the light of the Seventh Grade, yet he was still a body of flesh and blood.

Across from him, Qiu Yan waved his sleeve and said, "This mountain is nameless, desolate and barren. You can be the mountain's guardian there."

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