Cleaning Up the Battlefield

After receiving some interest from the City God, Yin Yunze's frustration dissipated considerably.

Yin Yunze knew very well that against an opponent of the City God's caliber, simply physically eliminating the opponent's temple was the solution.

It does have some effect, but it doesn't cause decisive damage; it's more of a slap in the face for the other party.

Grandfather Huang Three was severely affected by the destruction of the temple, firstly because it had not been officially recognized by the imperial court, and secondly because he needed the temple to stabilize the situation at the time. After the temple and the golden statue were destroyed, he suffered a backlash, which led him to go completely mad.

Yin Yunze is currently in a state somewhere between a wild god like Grandfather Huang Three and City God.

After receiving Xu Hanxian title, Yin Yunze would certainly be affected by the destruction of the temple, but with the Dynastic Karmic Luck of the official title, Yin Yunze wouldn't immediately revert to his original state. Authority over Frost and Snow could continue to be maintained, but the Dao Field could not be sustained.

Compared to Yin Yunze, the City God's rank is even higher.

The foundation upon which a deity of the City God's rank rests is the legitimacy certified by the Dynastic Karmic Luck and the anchoring of the people's hearts in the faith of believers.

Without breaking these two foundations, blowing up a temple may cause some harm to the City God and be very embarrassing, but that's about it.

With its legitimacy and popular support still intact, it's only a matter of time before an even more luxurious temple is built.

If it were so easy to damage the very foundation of the City God, he wouldn't be able to hold onto City God position for seven hundred years.

After all, over a period of seven hundred years, there will always be people who do irrational things because of the City God's inaction.

For a City God's caliber to be destroyed by dilapidating a temple and attacking the god, the first step is to abolish his legitimacy through official channels, and then to dispel the superstition surrounding him from the hearts of the people.

Only by employing a two-pronged approach can this deity be truly defeated.

Yin Yunze has now been certified as having the Dynastic Karmic Luck, but what he lacks is to firmly anchor the image of the Lady Qingnü in the hearts of his believers.

If the latter can also be achieved, then Yin Yunze, like the City God, will not be burdened by the physical temple's golden statue.

Higher-ranking gods can even create temples that bloom everywhere.

A temple is Dao Field, but the destruction of any one of them will not have any impact.

Tonight was enjoyable, but it also made Yin Yunze realize that her condition was indeed somewhat abnormal.

Normally, if Yin Yunze were to do something so risky, he would at least have made thorough preparations, if not meticulous planning.

At least I wouldn't be so impulsive; if I had an idea in the afternoon, I would put it into practice immediately that evening.

But then again, doing this is really fun!

As night fell in this world, Yin Yunze, having breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the present world to make various preparations.

The planning for this world cannot be separated from preparations in the real world.

After spending some time settling things in the real world, daytime arrived in this world, and Yin Yunze prepared to get down to business.

Having reached the edge of the Clear Creek Basin, Yin Yunze summoned wind and snow, which carried him to the edge of the previous battlefield.

Standing outside the area struck by the Mystic Lightning, Yin Yunze could see the charred marks of the lightning strikes covering the ground.

As soon as Yin Yunze stepped in, he sensed a dense amount of residual Mystic Lightning energy.

To Yin Yunze's surprise, even after several days, most of the power of the Mystic Lightning had not yet dissipated.

Countless Mystic Lightning lay silently on the ground, like puddles, forming a series of traps.

It was at this moment that Yin Yunze discovered another characteristic of Mystic Lightning: it could accumulate into a pool, held back without being released.

If left undisturbed, this Mystic Lightning truly lies quietly in one place, like a puddle.

If it remains untriggered, it will slowly dissipate over time. However, if someone accidentally steps on it, they will be splattered with lightning.

Seeing these mine craters, Yin Yunze finally understood why there were so many evil spirit corpses in the Tomb of Prince Jing.

And why Mystic Lightning's power to ward off evil could be maintained for several months.

Because this is inherently a characteristic of Mystic Lightning Ru Shui (a type of lightning-like phenomenon).

It was only because Yin Yunze had actually used and experienced Mystic Lightning a type of Mystic Lightning strike) that he was able to detect the existence of these traps, and thus possessed a keen sense for it.

Someone else might have been misled by the remnants in the air and overlooked the existence of these mine craters.

However, this characteristic of Mystic Lightning gave Yin Yunze a new idea.

At the same time, Yin Yunze couldn't help but sigh that the little fox girl was truly bold and lucky.

If she had accidentally stepped on two of them, she probably wouldn't have been able to get back.

Thinking this way, Yin Yunze felt that this idea was not right.

These mine craters are remnants that have accumulated recently. If there had been a target at the time, these mine craters might not have existed on the ground.

At that time, the little fox girl was carrying Yin Yunze on her back, and unintentionally, Yin Yunze acted as a shield to block most of the Mystic Lightning for the little fox girl.

Now, as an observer, Yin Yunze realized that although the Six Ke Mystic Lightning Formation was a powerful backer, its actual coverage area was not large, only about ten meters in diameter.

If we take the location of Yin Yunze and the Third Prison Warden as the center, the radius is only a little over six meters.

Even over such a short distance, the little fox girl was still badly injured and even lost an eye before she managed to carry Yin Yunze out.

Putting that thought aside for the moment, Yin Yunze carefully avoided the Mystic Lightning traps on the ground and entered.

With a quick glance, Yin Yunze saw the six Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag lying quietly on the ground.

Without using the Authority over Frost and Snow to avoid accidentally triggering these lightning traps, Yin Yunze bent down and picked up the six Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag one by one.

Holding these Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag in his hands, Yin Yunze couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He had indeed thought about how to get his hands on this set of Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag.

However, in my estimation, that's probably a very, very long time from now.

Unexpectedly, plans can never keep up with changes.

Having collected this complete set of Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag, Yin Yunze was now confident he could go toe-to-toe with the City God.

After putting away the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag, Yin Yunze saw the Third Prison Warden's long sword and his own corpse, which had been reduced to dozens of pieces.

Unlike the divine body, which possesses an innate resistance to Innate Holy Spirit Mystic Lightning, these Third Prison Warden, judging from their Hundred-Grievance Soul-Eroding Blade and their Thousand Souls Robe, have clearly taken many lives.

Therefore, under the Evil-Slaying Mystic Lightning, he ended up with a body torn to pieces.

Without daring to look too closely, Yin Yunze's gaze fell upon the long sword.

Although this longsword never displayed any extraordinary abilities, and even sparks flew when it slashed Provincial Graduate Guo in his fanged, blue-faced state, the fact that a master like the Third Prison Warden used it as his primary weapon clearly indicates that it possesses something extraordinary.

However, it's unclear whether this long sword will be of any use to Yin Yunze.

Picking up the long knife, and suppressing his nausea, Yin Yunze carefully moved the pieces of the corpse.

Having taken such a great risk, only to receive this longsword of uncertain usefulness, Yin Yunze was certainly somewhat unwilling.

As Yin Yunze through them, he actually picked out a palm-sized, exquisitely embroidered, cloth bag-like object.

"Could it be... that thing?"

Upon seeing a powerful cultivator from the cultivation world carrying an exquisite little cloth bag, Yin Yunze's first thought was of the famous Storage Bag.

After all, he was a highly respected expert in the Heavenly Wheel Sect, so it was normal for him to have a Storage Bag.

With a slightly excited heart, Yin Yunze picked up the cloth bag and held it in front of him. Ignoring the fact that he had just picked it up from the body parts, he immediately prepared to untie it and take a look.

However, Yin Yunze was unable to untie the rope knot on the cloth bag.

It wasn't that the rope was too tight, but rather that an invisible force was preventing Yin Yunze from untying the bag.

"It's safe!"

Yin Yunze, however, was not surprised but rather pleased.

The existence of this miraculous thing proves that this bag is no ordinary object!

However, since it was picked up from a body part, Yin Yunze temporarily hung the cloth bag on his long sword.

Then, unwilling to give up, Yin Yunze continued searching for a while longer.

Unfortunately, Yin Yunze didn't find any other treasures. It's unknown whether they were destroyed by the Mystic Lightning (a type of magical lightning).

Moreover, Yin Yunze searched everywhere but couldn't find Provincial Graduate Guo's soul.

Provincial Graduate Guo can be considered the biggest MVP for Yin Yunze's survival.

Whether it was blocking the second Hundred-Grievance Soul-Eroding Blade at the most critical moment, or later transforming into a robe to block several bolts of Mystic Lightning for Yin Yunze.

It's fair to say that without Provincial Graduate Guo, Yin Yunze would have been completely ruined this time, without even having the chance to gamble with his life.

Although in the end Yin Yunze did not disregard Provincial Graduate Guo, but instead protected him under his tail.

But this time, it seems they failed to protect him.

Thinking of this, Yin Yunze couldn't help but sigh.

After all, Yin Yunze didn't even know Provincial Graduate Guo's exact name or why he was helping her.

But it cannot be denied that Provincial Graduate Guo was a good person.

The thought of someone dying for her made Yin Yunze feel depressed again.

Having lost all interest in searching the battlefield, Yin Yunze left the Mystic Lightning area and, guided by Feng Xuezhui, returned to his temple.

Unlike the divine body, this mortal body does not possess the ability to return to the divine statue at a fixed point, nor the ability to Flowing Light Escape.

As Yin Yunze flew back over the temple, he happened to see Zhang Yufei teaching several young witches martial arts in the backyard.

Several days have passed since the temple's founding ceremony, and without that grand occasion, Yin Yunze's temple has naturally become much quieter.

With Sun Qin also arranging for others to help, Zhang Yufei, after having some free time, began to help train and strengthen the self-defense abilities of these little witches, as Yin Yunze had previously instructed.

Even if the gods can't help in their battle, at least they shouldn't get hurt by ordinary people.

Perhaps because Peng Shulan had carefully selected them, these girls, although past the most suitable age for martial arts training, all had quite good aptitude for it.

At least over this period of time, I have developed a basic understanding of the Qi.

Unlike Yin Yunze, who didn't learn it at all back then.

When Yin Yunze first saw that Zhang Yufei knew martial arts, he wanted to learn it.

Unfortunately, his physical body in the real world was too old and his aptitude wasn't good enough. After trying for a few days, he didn't feel any qi sensation or anything, but he did get leg cramps several times from sitting. After several times being in so much pain that he rolled around on the ground but still couldn't learn how to do it, Yin Yunze stopped torturing himself.

After all, what kept Yin Yunze going at the time was merely his romanticized view of martial arts.

To be honest, Yin Yunze didn't think it was particularly useful.

But the battle with the Third Prison Warden gave Yin Yunze a different perspective.

The performance of the Third Prison Warden at least clearly demonstrates that knowing some martial arts is quite useful.

If Yin Yunze had known martial arts at the time, he wouldn't have been chased so relentlessly by the Third Prison Warden; he could have at least exchanged a few blows.

Moreover, Yin Yunze cannot expect that her future opponents will all be mage players like her.

What if you encounter a master of physical cultivation and get close to them?

While not aiming to be an all-rounder, Yin Yunze at least wants to overcome this immediate weakness.

Moreover, with a body improved through incense offerings, its aptitude shouldn't be too bad, right?

Thinking this, Yin Yunze fell from the sky.

Yin Yunze made no attempt to conceal his presence, and the young witches who were training immediately noticed him.

"Your Majesty! You're all better now!"

"Your Majesty! You're alright now!"

"Your Majesty! I was terrified!"

Upon seeing Yin Yunze appear, the little witches who had been looking distressed immediately ignored Zhang Yufei and surrounded Yin Yunze, asking him questions.

Other outsiders are fine, but Yin Yunze's fate is unknown, and the little fox girl is covered in wounds; this cannot be hidden from these little witches.

Being surrounded by a group of chattering little witches was indeed a bit noisy, but Yin Yunze didn't dislike it.

After all, judging from the tearful faces of the young witches, they were genuinely worried about Yin Yunze.

"Alright, it's all right now. Don't worry—you guys can continue!"

After comforting the little witches, Yin Yunze beckoned to Zhang Yufei and said, "Fei'er, come with me for a moment."

"Yes." Zhang Yufei, whose eyes were also slightly red, nodded, then looked at the other little witches and said, "You all keep going! If I find any of you slacking off, your training will be doubled!"

"Yes!"

In response to Zhang Yufei's instruction, all the little witches replied in unison.

Although martial arts training is tough, these young witches, coming from poor families, always manage to complete their daily lessons.

Since the little witch's location was in the backyard, Yin Yunze led Zhang Yufei in through the back door, and the first place they entered was the back hall.

As soon as Yin Yunze entered the inner hall, he heard two people talking.

One of them was the voice of a little fox girl, and the other was a man's voice, which sounded somewhat familiar.

Then, Yin Yunze saw a somewhat ethereal young scholar.

When Yin Yunze saw the young scholar, the young scholar also saw Yin Yunze.

Furthermore, judging from the somewhat ethereal appearance of this young scholar, he is not a living person.

As a dead ghost, this scholar ghost was not afraid of Yin Yunze at all; on the contrary, he was the first to greet him.

"Lady Qingnü, you're alright! It was Heaven's Blessing Goddess who protected you!"

Looking at Yin Yunze, Provincial Graduate Guo smiled and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

Yin Yunze looked at Provincial Graduate Guo, remained silent for a moment, and then blurted out somewhat rudely, "You're not dead?"

It's a pity that Yin Yunze couldn't find Provincial Graduate Guo's soul on the battlefield earlier, and thought that his soul had been scattered, and he was saddened for a long time!

As it turns out, Provincial Graduate Guo didn't die! He really deceived Yin Yunze's feelings!