The moment Qian Renxue spoke, everyone watching the livestream realized what she intended.
At the Clear Sky Sect.
"Hahaha, good, excellent! I was worried that Spirit Hall's young master making a name for herself in the Primordial World would hurt our Clear Sky Sect. Who knew she had so little sense of proportion?"
"Successfully switching cultivation methods has gone to her head."
"Go find that Wild God, then. Hopefully, that Wild God will prove capable enough to ruin her foundations, even if it can't kill her."
At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, a smile also hung on Ning Fengzhi's lips.
"Still too young, too eager for quick success."
Ning Fengzhi hated Qian Renxue more than the Clear Sky Sect did. He already knew that she had impersonated Xue Qinghe and deceived him for years.
Had the Light Screen not suddenly appeared, Qian Renxue might well have led his entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to its doom.
So Ning Fengzhi wanted Qian Renxue dead more than anyone.
At Spirit Hall.
"Why is the young master being so impulsive?"
The worship elders also felt that Qian Renxue had acted rashly.
"Shut your mouths, all of you!"
Bibi Dong frowned. Without the Rakshasa God's influence, and with Qian Renxue cast into the dangerous Primordial World, Bibi Dong had grown increasingly accepting of her.
She could not stand hearing others speak ill of Qian Renxue.
Qian Daoliu hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over.
"All right, everyone, quiet down. Xiao Xue has never disappointed me. I don't think she would act rashly."
At that moment, Second Worship Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded in agreement.
"The lowest-ranking gods in the Primordial World aren't strong. The young master has already switched to the Qi Refining Method and reached the Refining Essence into Qi realm. In other words, she really might succeed. If she does, she will leave everyone else far behind."
Golden Crocodile's words set everyone's imaginations racing.
They had to admit that he made perfect sense. Once Qian Renxue became a god, she would be fundamentally different from everyone else.
In the Primordial World.
Earth Granny reached out and tapped Qian Renxue's forehead.
"You little girl, your ambitions are far too great. That is a Wild God, one that commits every evil imaginable."
"Those two dark figures you saw just now were merely two Grievance Ghosts serving that Wild God. That means this Wild God is probably a tiger demon, not something you can handle."
Qian Renxue had learned quite a bit of common knowledge over the past few days and knew that tigers could control Grievance Ghosts.
But she refused to give up. If she missed this opportunity, she might truly have to wait until death before she had a chance to become a god.
"Granny, please agree. I know my strength is limited, but I won't go alone. I only want to take part in this operation."
"Besides, didn't you say I was highly gifted? I've already reached Refining Essence into Qi. I have ways to protect myself."
Earth Granny's expression softened somewhat at her words.
"If you only want to take part in this operation, I can suggest it to the City God. But I don't know whether he will agree."
"Thank you, Granny."
Qian Renxue hurriedly bowed in thanks.
"I really don't know what to do with you. Let me make the unpleasant part clear first: if something really happens to you this time, I won't be able to pull you out. You don't have enough merit, either, so reincarnation will be your only path."
Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and agreed.
"Granny, I'm willing to take this gamble. Whatever the outcome, I can accept it."
What Qian Renxue feared most was seeing no hope.
"Very well. Wait for word from me."
Holding her walking stick, Earth Granny turned in a circle and vanished on the spot.
Qian Renxue returned to prepare carefully, though there was actually little to prepare.
She merely took a sword, then removed everything from her Storage Bag and placed it on the table.
She was already prepared to face death.
"If I don't return this time, the villagers may take and use these things as they please."
Once she was ready, Qian Renxue came before Earth Granny's statue and quietly waited for her return.
Time passed quickly, and the sky gradually darkened.
The statue suddenly emitted a ray of light, and Earth Granny appeared.
"Granny!"
Qian Renxue rose and went to meet her.
Earth Granny wore a complicated expression. "One piece of good news: the City God has agreed to your request and assigned you a very important task. If you complete it, there is a considerable chance that you will become a god directly."
"But this task is extremely dangerous."
Qian Renxue drew a deep breath.
"Please give me your instructions, Granny. I will spare no effort."
Seeing that Qian Renxue was determined to join the operation, Earth Granny stopped trying to dissuade her.
"The matter has been investigated. The Earth God of neighboring Qingshi Village was murdered, and a tiger demon has occupied the Vihara. The divine statue and spirit tablet have also been replaced. The spirit soldiers will handle the tiger demon and its Grievance Ghosts. Your task is to seize the right moment to smash the statue and spirit tablet."
"That statue and spirit tablet are the tiger demon's lifeline. It will stake its life on stopping you. You must be mentally prepared."
"I understand!"
"Then go and wait outside Qingshi Village now. You are the only living person from the world of the living on this mission. You can rely only on yourself."
Earth Granny took out two willow leaves and brushed them over Qian Renxue's eyelids.
"Now you can see those of the underworld with your own eyes. Coordinate with the Underworld Constables when the time comes. Go."
"Yes, your subordinate obeys!"
Qian Renxue's expression turned solemn, and she hurried toward Qingshi Village with her sword.
With the spell cast on her eyes, Qian Renxue could see many things normally invisible to her. She could see shattered souls between heaven and earth, and it felt eerie.
After arriving outside Qingshi Village, Qian Renxue did not enter without permission. Instead, she waited outside until midnight.
A clamor of footsteps sounded, and Qian Renxue looked up.
She discovered ranks of Underworld Constables behind her, some mounted on tall, imposing horses, advancing toward Qingshi Village in a vast procession.
Qian Renxue stared, somewhat dazed. This was a procession entirely of the underworld, and she had never seen one before.
"Roar!"
A beast's roar came from within the village, and the orderly formation faltered slightly.
Tigers have a restraining effect on Yin Gods.
Qian Renxue firmly recalled the common knowledge she had read.
Just then, a figure appeared in her sight, dressed in official robes, holding a great seal in his left hand and a sword in his right.
He stood in midair before the Underworld Constables. His square face held an imposing authority without anger, and an aura of vast righteousness radiated around him. The shattered souls drifting between heaven and earth dispersed on contact.
So this is the City God?
Sensing something in her heart, Qian Renxue lowered her head in respect.
On the Douluo Continent, everyone's eyes widened. Apart from the Earth God, this was only the second deity they had seen, and he was stronger than the Earth God by an unknown degree.
"I wonder just how capable this City God is."
Everyone hoped to use this opportunity to glimpse the Heavenly Court's depths.
Within the Light Screen, the City God raised the seal in his hand, his voice like a thunderclap.
"Audacious fiend! You murdered a Heavenly Court Official Deity and stole the mortal world's incense offerings. Your crimes warrant execution!"
"I am the Jianyang City God, charged with governing and guarding this land. Today, I shall offer your soul to my City God Seal and sentence you to fall forever into Avici Hell, beyond redemption through ten thousand tribulations!"
The moment his words fell, the divine seal in his hand burst with boundless radiance.
Beneath that light, all the Underworld Constables were freed from the torment of the beast's roar, and each stood brimming with vigor.
"Where are my officers and soldiers?!"
"Here!" The Underworld Constables and ghost soldiers roared in unison, their voices shaking the roof tiles. Soul-binding chains and ghost-beating clubs gleamed coldly in their hands as they stepped forward as one.
Qian Renxue was affected as well. Her sword pointed toward the heavens, its three-foot blade leaving its sheath in answer, and she felt her blood boil.
The City God's voice, filled with divine might, rang out in every direction.
"Hear my command!"
"Raze its temple, sever its foundations, shatter its altar, and cut off its incense offerings!"
"To uphold-heaven's punishment!"
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