A Divine Manifestation in Upper Creek

Such an insidious magical Law Artifact falling into the hands of the enemy is naturally a major headache.

But now that it's in his own hands, Yin Yunze finds it quite appealing.

Having also been baptized by the Evil-Slaying Mystic Lightning, the marks on the Soul-Shaking Staff that had been refined by Grandfather Huang Three also disappeared.

Once again employing the weapon-refining technique of Grandfather Huang Three, Yin Yunze quickly refined the Soul-Shaking Staff into his own Law Artifact, as practice makes perfect.

Moreover, Yin Yunze unexpectedly discovered that after being baptized by the Evil-Slaying Mystic Lightning, the Soul-Shaking Staff also possessed a trace of demon-dispelling power.

If an evil spirit gets hit by this now, it will be a triple attack of soul-shattering, Curse, and exorcism, giving it an unbearable thrill!

Unlike the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag, the Soul-Shaking Staff does not require as much Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi as a resource.

The consumption of activating both effects simultaneously each time is equivalent to one Expel Evil and Dispel Filth. Furthermore, Grandfather Huang Three also refined the Soul-Shaking Staff spirit-gathering function, which is an automatic recharging effect.

Generally speaking, if left undisturbed to absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, it will be fully charged in about three days. Once fully charged, it can activate the dual effect hundreds of times.

Therefore, unlike the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag, which starts with a powerful skill and can only be used as a main weapon, the Soul-Shaking Staff can be used by Yin Yunze as a regular weapon without restraint.

Even after exhausting all the charging attempts, you can still use the Power of Incense Offerings or draw upon the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to continue activating it.

Grabbing the Soul-Shaking Staff and waving it slightly, listening to the howling wind, Yin Yunze only wished he had no opponent to test its effectiveness by striking it a few times.

After performing a flourish with his staff, and then standing there leaning on it, Yin Yunze immediately felt that his aura had changed.

Compared to the Soul-Shaking Staff, Wang Guisheng's Snake Bone Whip had no extraordinary uses other than being fire-resistant and heat-resistant. Not to mention its combat effectiveness, it was even far inferior to the Soul-Shaking Staff in terms of aura.

However, the Snake Bone Whip was still a decent material, and Yin Yunze wouldn't just throw it into the trash.

With that weapon-refining method, Yin Yunze could also try to refine the Fox Fire skill onto the Snake Bone Whip.

When the time comes, the Snake Bone Whip will come with its own burning flames, and we'll rename it the Bone Flame Whip. While it still won't be as good as the Soul-Shaking Staff, it will be quite useful as a reward for our subordinates.

After all, Yin Yunze's current goal is to become the overlord of the Clear Creek Basin. It would be too beneath him to have to deal with any minor character who comes along.

If upgraded to the Bone Flame Whip, even ordinary people would be able to put up a fight against some minor evil spirits.

With that in mind, Yin Yunze threw the Snake Bone Whip into the mortal world without hesitation, and then casually leaned on the Soul-Startling Staff.

Leaning on his cane, Yin Yunze turned and walked towards the ruins of the Grandfather Three Temple.

Although Grandfather Huang Three has been trapped in Upper Creek Village for over a hundred years and unable to leave, he has managed to acquire this Soul-Startling Rod Law Treasure.

But besides Law Treasure artifacts, Grandfather Huang Three had amassed quite a few worldly items, all of which he hid beneath the Grandfather Three Temple.

Even though Yin Yunze was moved here this time, Grandfather Huang Three didn't forget to move this little treasury over as well.

As Yin Yunze manipulated the Earth Vein Power to separate the ground, soon a pile of golden and white gold and silver, along with various other miscellaneous items, appeared before Yin Yunze.

Using the Earth Vein Power to make a rough estimate, Yin Yunze discovered that the Land God of the wealthiest of the three villages, Grandfather Huang Three, had accumulated hundreds of taels of gold and thousands of taels of silver over the past hundred years.

Based on the exchange rate in this world, it would be roughly equivalent to over 1,500 taels of gold or over 10,000 taels of silver.

To be honest, when Yin Yunze calculated this amount, he even thought he had made a mistake. Could the Land God of a village be so rich?!

But upon reflection, while it does seem like a lot, it's actually quite normal if we consider a hundred years as the unit of time.

After all, if you can save 3,400 a month in the real world, you can accumulate 4 million over a hundred years.

In reality, on average, Grandfather Huang Three only earned one hundred taels a year.

For an individual or even a family, this is certainly a considerable amount.

But Grandfather Huang Three has about 500 followers, which is only about two coins of incense money per follower per year.

Moreover, Grandfather Huang Three might have other ways of making money, and the proportion of money from incense offerings might be even smaller.

He was too lazy to calculate the intricacies of the matter; after all, the money was right there in front of Yin Yunze, and there was no way to fake it.

If all of that could be exchanged for gold and brought back to the real world, that would be half a small goal!

Moreover, besides the gleaming gold and silver, Grandfather Huang Three's little treasury also contained a considerable amount of antiques, calligraphy, paintings, jade pendants, jewelry, and even century-old ginseng. No one knows where Grandfather Huang Three got all of that.

If the final value of these things can be equivalent to that of gold and silver, then rounding up, Yin Yunze will have directly obtained a small goal!

Yin Yunze worked hard for several months, but he didn't get as rich as this wave.

No wonder they say the most profitable methods are all written in the criminal law.

Yin Yunze even wanted to find another disgraced old Land God and rob him again!

"I've struck it rich! I've struck it rich! I've struck it rich!"

For a moment, Yin Yunze stopped holding his Soul-Startling Rod his hand and became as excited as a fly, rubbing his hands together.

However, Yin Yunze soon realized that he was actually rubbing Zhao Wan's small hands.

With a light cough, Yin Yunze pretended to be nonchalant and then transferred all the gold and silver treasures in the area to the present world.

Fortunately, Yin Yunze had already moved to a larger room; otherwise, he might have been buried alive by all that gold and silver.

After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down and scanning the area to make sure he hadn't missed anything, Yin Yunze finally focused his attention on the outside of the earthen wall.

Outside the earthen wall, the people of Upper Creek Village were still waiting for Yin Yunze to put on a show for them!

Although Yin Yunze has already obtained the Land God Divinity of Upper Creek Village, the five hundred or so followers of Grandfather Huang Three are no longer so important to Yin Yunze.

But in any case, an increase in believers is a good thing for the Incense God.

Whether Yin Yunze can inherit the five hundred or so followers of Grandfather Huang Three depends on how well he performs in the upcoming episodes.

Although it wasn't really necessary, Yin Yunze still tidied his appearance with a lot of ceremony.

Then, Yin Yunze pulled out a few Group Character Talisman.

Sensing that someone was still climbing on the earthen wall, Yin Yunze used the Earth Vein Power to make the wall sway slightly.

Although the magnitude wasn't large, it was quite noticeable to people outside the wall.

"Get down quickly, the wall is collapsing!"

"The wall is collapsing! Run!"

"Go! Everyone, hurry up!"

In an instant, the villagers watching the play outside the wall screamed and cried out, running towards the outside as if afraid they would be slower than the others.

Seeing the sudden chaos, Yin Yunze was speechless. So you guys are still afraid of dying!

After waiting silently until everyone had run a certain distance away, Yin Yunze began to use the Earth Vein Power to press the four earthen walls back into the ground.

In the eyes of the villagers of Upper Creek Village, they saw four huge earthen walls make a deafening sound before slowly disappearing into the ground.

Moreover, after the earthen wall descended to a certain height, they saw two giant beasts inside the wall, one white and one black, one large and one small.

"That's... Grandfather Huang Three?"

"What's that across from Grandfather Huang Three? It looks like a fox, but it has nine tails!"

"They're all so big!"

To a normal person, Grandfather Huang Three was over ten feet tall, was already considered a behemoth. But even Grandfather Huang Three was over ten feet tall, was still somewhat insignificant in front of that giant Nine-Tailed White Fox that was ten meters tall.

Grandfather Huang Three also clearly showed his fear of the Nine-Tailed White Fox.

He hunched over, howling and threatening as he paced back and forth, yet hesitated to actually fight.

Instead, the Nine-Tailed White Fox, feeling provoked, swiftly appeared before Grandfather Huang Three, raised its paw, and pinned Grandfather Huang Three down in a single motion.

Pressed down by the Nine-Tailed White Fox, Grandfather Huang Three began to struggle frantically, even preparing to turn his head to bite the fox's claws.

Faced with Grandfather Huang Three's resistance, the Nine-Tailed White Fox suddenly spoke in human language, "Summon the Mystic Lightning!"

As the white fox spoke, a dark cloud instantly gathered in the sky, followed by a bolt of black lightning striking straight down.

In an instant, Grandfather Huang Three fell silent.

The white fox did not stop attacking; instead, it opened its mouth and spat out raging green flames at Grandfather Huang Three's corpse.

Under the intense Fox Fire, Grandfather Huang Three's body rapidly melted away until it disappeared completely.

After doing all this, the white fox turned its gaze to the villagers who were watching.

At this moment, the villagers who were being watched by the white fox suddenly realized that something was very wrong, but they dared not be the first to run away lest they cause a misunderstanding.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a miraculous scene unfolded before their eyes.

The enormous Nine-Tailed White Fox suddenly shrank rapidly. Soon, it shrank to the size of an ordinary person. Then, it transformed from a large, furry white fox into a peerless beauty with fox ears on her head and nine large, pure white tails swaying behind her.

They were all from the countryside and had never seen such a divine figure before; they were all completely stunned.