The Benefits of Being Crude
The green mountains stretch far and wide, the clear waters flow gently.
Bright sunlight slanted into the large temple atop the mountain.
As the fog dissipated, every palace and courtyard that made up the temple became clear, especially the jade tiles on the roofs of the main halls, which shone brightly in the sunlight, as if green flames were rising from them.
"Snort!"
A cold snort came from the main hall of the temple.
The green flames materialized and actually started burning, rising rapidly to several meters high. Fortunately, the fire only burned on the rooftops of the palaces and did not damage anything else.
Not only that, the temperature in the woods surrounding the temple was dropping, and large patches of frost were forming.
Within a radius of Hundred Li, all living beings who witnessed this scene shivered.
That was the "Nether Sun Cold Flame," a supernatural phenomenon that only manifested when the High Priest was enraged within the Yu Mountain Ghost Mother Clan.
"Does the Divine Lord mean that you sensed the Youdu Trade Token, but were blocked by someone, and it was that brat who has repeatedly ruined our plans?"
The statue enshrined in the main hall is a black jade mother goddess. The high priest, dressed in a long skirt, stands in front of the incense table and bears a striking resemblance to the statue.
But the goddess of Ghost Mother had smiling eyes and kind lips, a slightly protruding belly, and slender hands folded in front of her abdomen.
The high priestess was slender and graceful, holding a blood-red incense stick, her face showing a hint of anger.
A cloud of black mist floated in the air, its two slender red eyes the incarnation of the Divine Lord Wangliang.
"That's the kid. His name is Chu Tianshu."
The Divine Lord Wangliang was also dissatisfied, but also found it somewhat amusing, thinking that he, a dignified Ghost God, was being repeatedly thwarted by such a little fellow.
Since there's no opportunity to strangle it right now, it would be beneath my dignity to scold such a little guy behind his back.
"However, after this experience, I can roughly guess which Youdu Edict he possesses; it must be the Martial Practice Edict."
The high priest was slightly surprised. "How did the divine ruler arrive at this conclusion?"
The Divine Lord Wangliang said leisurely, "Among the many Youdu Edict, only the Martial Practice Edict selects people based on fate, and only the Martial Practice Edict will immediately take the initiative to lend a helping hand when it senses the situation of other tokens. It is the most combative."
The high priest's eyes flickered slightly, and his anger gradually subsided.
"Now that we know which token it is, is it possible to find the supreme deity with whom it has the deepest connection and ask them to join forces to seize the token?"
"If we can't take it, we can shift the position slightly when he crosses the boundary, preventing him from returning to this area. That way, we'll have one less obstacle to overcome."
For the Spirit Realm today, the most troublesome things are naturally the Yinglong Banner and the King Yu Stele.
However, human magical artifacts have always been human-centric; they are only truly useful when driven by humans.
The most troublesome thing is that the Youdu Edict travels around, connecting with countless people, greatly benefiting himself and bringing assistance to other human races.
In the past few years alone, the human race in the mortal Divine Land has acquired a new secret realm and a new Grotto-Heaven.
They intervened in the Spirit Realm of Fanliang Land and Long Continent Kingdom, producing various spiritual medicines and mining Curse Ore.
The number of newly emerging human Taboo has increased significantly.
Most importantly, the Lord of Youdu Edict can subtly raise the upper limit of the number of strong individuals that the mortal world can accommodate.
In the past, Chu Tianshu had not yet grown up and was not as good as the older generation like Lin Chucheng, so this was not obvious.
Now, it's already starting to look somewhat clear.
The mortal world has adapted to the declining environment of the past few thousand years, and the influence and inertia it has suffered are still there. Although it is now recovering and able to accommodate stronger beings, it is only a slow rise.
In other worlds, Chu Tianshu's world structure is not as powerful, and his inertia is not as strong.
Once he breaks through to the next realm and returns, the upper limit of the strong that the mortal realm can accommodate will be raised even higher.
Back then, Lin Chucheng was the tallest, and he pushed himself upwards under immense pressure, spending every inch of his growth under that pressure.
Chu Tianshu, having grown taller elsewhere before returning to reach his full potential, found it easier.
With him there, people like Lin Chucheng could finally unleash their full potential and charge forward.
If this continues, there will definitely be more and more powerful beings in the mortal world.
"If that person had created Martial Practice Edict or a Supernatural Power Token instead of Dharma Practice Edict Divine Ability Edict, I could have found the corresponding Ghost God."
"However, martial arts techniques are a concept that arises after birth. Although some Ghost God and gods may become interested in this after interacting with humans more, martial arts are not part of their innate authority."
The Divine Lord Wangliang's tone was somewhat helpless.
"Therefore, the core of the Martial Practice Edict is not based on Ghost God; it can be said to be the most crudely functional piece among Youdu Token."
"It only has secondary functions, and it was modeled after the Tiger God Peach Capital."
Upon hearing this, the high priest had a sudden thought and recalled the records of this tiger god in the ancient texts.
Tiger God Peach Capital, with the help of the human race, completely gave up his innate status, reincarnated as a human, joined Peach Capital Grotto-Heaven, and later followed Peach Capital Grotto-Heaven.
The high priest's brow furrowed in disgust.
That hateful tiger god was the sworn enemy of the Ghost Mother Clan back then.
The two patriarchs of Peach Capital Grotto-Heaven were one who chased the sun and the other who shot it down.
The Sun Chaser loved planting peach trees all his life. The Sun Shooter was tricked by the Ghost Mother Clan and died under the peach trees. He then transformed into a ghost and sought revenge on the Sun Chaser.
That was originally a clever plan by the Ghost Mother Clan to incite infighting among the human race.
Unexpectedly, Tiger God Peach Capital befriended the Sun Chaser and offered his assistance, awakening the Sun-Shooting Demon's sanity.
Later, Peach Capital Grotto-Heaven turned misfortune into fortune, opening up a new path for human beings to cultivate as ghosts.
"The innate status of high-ranking Ghost God is the linchpin of the Spirit Realm's path, so they are naturally immune to the Wind of Dao Dissolution. What is affected by these wind disasters is only the mind of the Ghost God attached to their status."
"But back then, not long after the Tiger God abandoned his position, the Daoist Wind reached its peak of power. That position probably didn't have a chance to develop new consciousness and retreat into the Spirit Realm world on its own, making it extremely difficult to find."
The Divine Lord Wangliang possessed unparalleled wisdom and was well-versed in countless ancient historical secrets, which he now recounted in a leisurely and unhurried manner.
"Instead of finding the Tiger God's position and then indirectly casting a curse through the connection with the token, it would be better to directly try to cast a curse on that little guy."
The high priest remained silent for a moment.
The power of the Ghost Mother Clan that infiltrated the human world has been severely damaged. The remaining forces are less about being well-hidden and more about being insignificant.
It would be extremely difficult to take action against Chu Tianshu in the human world.
Unless, Chu Tianshu has lost his mind and recently stumbled into the deep realm of the Spirit Realm, ending up in the ancestral land of the Ghost Mother Clan.
Otherwise, even the high priest couldn't do anything about him.
"It seems we'll have to rely on our allies."
Although the high priestess only had fragments of ancient events in her mind, she was very knowledgeable about the current state of the Spirit Realm in the last hundred years.
The Ghost Mother Clan's current domineering prestige among the many Ghost God clans in the Spirit Realm is not entirely due to force, but also because she is adept at winning over allies.
The Divine Lord Wangliang floated in the air, his red eyes slightly curved.
He sought to join forces with this high priest because he also considered the high priest's grasp of the current state of the Spirit Realm.
The ancient and the modern, complementing each other, naturally bring great benefits.
"There is Flame Devil Race that occupies three mountains and one valley on a continent at sea, and their influence is immense."
The high priest said softly, "The human realm above them now holds the status of a hegemon in the mortal world, representing a large amount of the world's Fortune, which has long been coveted by them."
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Ghost God crave to devour is the Fortune the mortal world. However, the ancestors of the human race were too powerful, and the Fortune of the human race directly represented the mortal world.
The more powerful a nation is, the more hungry the Ghost God and deities feel.
"However, because they also have strong foundations, although they are nominally allies, they have never been very willing to let the Ghost Mother Clan interfere."
The high priest pondered slowly.
"Their recent plans are even more meticulously crafted. They have joined forces with another Ghost God race they have subdued, and are about to launch a major operation in the human world."
"If I openly make demands of them, they will be on my guard. It is better to be subtle, make moves on the periphery, and wait for the right opportunity to act."