Subduing the Land Gods

Although the sound was clear, it was carried by the wind and snow, and it continued to echo throughout the temple.

After waiting quietly for a while and finding that the local Land God hadn't obediently appeared, Yin Yunze paused for a moment, then gave it a second chance. "Come out, stop playing dead! If you don't come out, don't blame me for being impolite. I'll give you a certain amount of time—"

"No! Lady Qingnü, spare my life!"

As Yin Yunze spoke those threatening words, a hedgehog the size of a goat, covered in sharp quills, tumbled and crawled out of the hole.

After Bai Xian'er came out, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy. "Your Majesty, spare my life! I haven't done anything wrong!"

As Yin Yunze's neighbor, Bai Xian'er was all too aware of Yin Yunze's methods and current momentum.

You should know that Yin Yunze's first achievement was killing Grandfather Huang Three was over a hundred years old.

Out of wishful thinking, Bai Xian'er originally wanted to simply play dead to avoid it, but Yin Yunze wouldn't let it go, so it had no choice but to obediently come out.

As for Bai Xian'er's claim that it hadn't done anything evil, Yin Yunze was naturally aware of it.

Although he hadn't taken any action before, Yin Yunze had still conducted research on these stubborn Land God.

These Land God can be roughly divided into three categories.

This type is a benevolent deity who has recently become the Land God.

This "not long" refers to roughly within twenty years, while "benevolent gods" refers to those whose actions are more benevolent than malevolent.

These benevolent deities, whose divine age is less than two years, generally possess a relatively pure divine nature.

There will be no situation where one is poisoned by the Power of Incense Offerings, and there will be very little resentment.

In the first scenario, Yin Yunze planned to use appeasement to directly retake the territory.

"I'm seeking you not because you've done anything wrong, but because I want you to submit to me! To become my Divine Vassal!"

Unlike the Subordinate Deity, although the Divine Vassal are also Yin Yunze's subordinates, Yin Yunze does not need to pay them Power of Incense Offerings as wages.

And if the Divine Vassal do something, Yin Yunze will not be implicated because of any connection.

However, as the Divine Lord of these Divine Vassal, Yin Yunze can obtain the right to use the Earth Vein Power, thereby completing the puzzle of his own territory.

"This----"

Bai Xian'er hesitated somewhat regarding Yin Yunze's request.

After all, unlike those minor demons who have nowhere to go, this immortal who has obtained the Land God Divinity is nominally a deity on par with Yin Yunze.

Even though Yin Yunze was riding high, nobody wanted to suddenly have a new boss.

Not to mention, once he agrees, he will also have to give some of the authority over the Earth Vein Power to Xiang Yin Yunze.

They offer absolutely no practical benefits. And if you encounter a truly unscrupulous person, you'll have absolutely no recourse.

If Yin Yunze's strength hadn't far surpassed Bai Xian'er's, Bai Xian'er wouldn't have even hesitated.

Faced with Bai Xian'er's hesitation, Yin Yunze didn't say much and directly activated the Authority over Frost and Snow.

A biting wind enveloped Bai Xian'er, causing it to shiver instantly, and a layer of frost formed on its fine beard.

Trembling, Bai Xian'er looked at Yin Yunze. After thinking for a moment, she didn't dare to turn and run away. Instead, she weakly cried and asked, "Your Majesty, what is this—"

To Bai Xian'er's question, Yin Yunze replied softly, "If you don't agree, you die—"

Time was of the essence, and the only reason I was willing to chat with this Bai Xian'er for a few minutes was because she truly could be considered a benevolent deity.

Although he lacked some ability, he genuinely did a lot for the villagers.

It would be a pity to kill them, not to mention that it could easily create negative Karmic Force.

Bai Xian'er was the most timid of all the immortals, and when she saw that Yin Yunze was truly determined to kill her, she quickly shrank into a ball.

"I... I promise, I promise—Your Majesty, please withdraw your Divine Ability!"

As Bai Xianji agreed, Yin Yunze also sensed the connection between the Earth Vein Power below and himself.

The next moment, the Earth Vein Power that Yin Yunze had already controlled spread over the surrounding area.

Before long, they were connected into a whole.

Once integrated, Bai Xian'er's control over the Earth Vein Power occupies only a very small portion of it.

Bai Xian'er originally thought that she had only relinquished the right to use a portion of the Earth Vein Power. However, she did not expect that from then on, she would have to obtain Yin Yunze's consent to use the Earth Vein Power.

In an instant, Bai Xian'er's eyes welled up with tears of heartache.

But that wasn't the end of it; Bai Xian'er heard Yin Yunze speak again.

"Since you've agreed, then do as I say!"

The snowstorm stopped, Yin Yunze commanded without hesitation, "Give me a thorn, a drop of your heart's Essence Blood, and some fragments of your soul."

Hearing Yin Yunze say this, Bai Xian'er reluctantly gritted her teeth and handed over the three items.

After obtaining these three items related to Bai Xian'er, Yin Yunze took out the Demon-Summoning Banner and immediately incorporated these items into Demon-Summoning Banner.

Bai Xian'er also sensed that she had formed a connection with the Demon-Summoning Banner.

At the same time, Bai Xian'er also realized that in the future, whenever someone activated this Demon-Summoning Banner, it would have no choice but to go and receive the order.

And that person doesn't even need to be a god like Yin Yunze. Anyone who holds this Demon-Summoning Banner can do it.

This is too unfair to the hedgehog!

He realized that he had not only lost the Earth Vein Power as Land God, but had also become a subordinate he could summon at will.

Overwhelmed with grief, Bai Xian'er collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

Seeing Bai Xian'er like this, Yin Yunze thought about it and also felt a little embarrassed.

With a wave of his hand, Yin Yunze sent over ten portions of Power of Incense Offerings, saying at the same time, "I see you as a white-haired, red-eyed little loli!"

Instantly, Bai Xian'er felt uncomfortable all over her body, experiencing various ailments.

Unable to contain herself, Bai Xian'er rolled on the ground and finally burst into tears, thinking that Yin Yunze had gone back on his word.

Just as Bai Xian'er was about to wipe away the tears blurring her vision after finally feeling better, she suddenly realized that her front paws had transformed into a pair of slender little hands. As a gentle breeze blew by, Bai Xian'er discovered that she had actually transformed into human form.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Yin Yunze's act of bestowing titles upon these minor demons seems incredibly simple—all he has to do is open his mouth and offer incense for ten people.

But this is like Xu Hanxian, as a county magistrate, being able to appoint Yin Yunze as a village god.

If you have the qualifications, things are simple; if you don't, then it's difficult.

Yin Yunze was able to Demonization into human form because he held the title of an officially Orthodox God.

Without this title, it wouldn't be so easy to grant these lesser demons the proper status and allow them to take Transformation.

Otherwise, he would have been the Land God for almost twenty years.

This Bai Xian'er is still crawling all over the ground in her true form. Does she not like human form?!

It's because even if you gather enough offerings, it's not so easy to transform into human Transformation.

When Bai Xian'er looked up in surprise, wanting to express her gratitude, she found that Yin Yunze had already drifted away.

After all, he didn't really intend to take her as a loyal follower. After giving her a verbal guarantee, Yin Yunze naturally didn't need to wait for her to complete her Transformation before heading to the next holdout household.

This time, what Yin Yunze saw was a scene that resembled the reappearance of the Grandfather Three Temple.

This is the third of the three types of Land God.

These Land God either lived too long to maintain the purity of their followers, or lacked the protection of the Dynastic Karmic Luck, resulting in them being poisoned by the Power of Incense Offerings over the past hundred years.

Or perhaps, they simply rule the village through evil deeds to demand offerings, leading to widespread resentment and ultimately backfiring on them.

Yin Yunze was not as polite to this Land God as he had been to Bai Xian'er.

With a flick of his wrist, Yin Yunze tossed a bundle of explosives into the small temple.

The next moment, the small temple was reduced to ruins in the flames.

Then, with a wave of the Demon-Summoning Banner by Yin Yunze, the Demon-Summoning Banner, summoned the owner of the local Land God Temple.

Originally, this Demon-Summoning Banner shouldn't have been able to do that, since the opponent was, after all, a deity with Dao Field.

However, as the lowest-ranking and unofficially recognized deities, these golden statues in temples are extremely important to these Land God.

With the temple's golden statue destroyed, the temple could no longer maintain its Dao Field and was therefore unable to resist the Demon-Summoning Banner personally controlled by Yin Yunze.

After bringing the Land God before him, Yin Yunze didn't even give it a chance to beg for mercy.

Without saying a word, he directly used the Demon-Summoning Banner to wrap and twist the land.

A moment later, as Yin Yunze unfurled the Demon-Summoning Banner and shook it, only some debris, poisonous incense, and resentful energy were shaken out.

As the Land God became nourishment for the Demon-Summoning Banner, the incense and resentment, having lost their target, quickly dissipated.

After the death of this Land God, Yin Yunze became the most numerous believer in the area, exceeding half of the total.

This also allowed them to connect with the Earth Vein Power, thus reconnecting with another region.

Using the Earth Vein Power, Yin Yunze stored the local Land God's savings in his storage ring before heading to the next nail village.

This time, however, Yin Yunze encountered the second type of Land God, which should have been the most numerous.

Having lived as a deity for decades, he was troubled by the resentment of incense offerings, but had not yet truly fallen into depravity.

"Land, come out!"

Just like the first time, Yin Yunze chose to call the other party out first.

"Your Majesty----"

This time, quite coincidentally, it was a red fox that respectfully kowtowed and said, "This humble fox, the local deity of South Mountain Village, greets the Lady Qingnü. May Your Majesty enjoy eternal bliss! Your Majesty, what instructions have you given me for coming here?"

The fox seemed to have a very good attitude and kept spouting nice words, but Yin Yunze was not fooled by it.

After all, so much time has passed, yet this fox still hasn't obediently added its heart's Essence Blood to the Demon-Summoning Banner.

In other words, at least those foxes who don't really agree with Yin Yunze.

Although Yin Yunze's identity Nine-Tailed White Fox Innate garnered high favorability among the fox clan, there were still those who held differing opinions. Furthermore, those who had also attained godhood naturally did not wish to be subordinate to Yin Yunze.

Of course, Yin Yunze wouldn't pay too much attention to this little scheme.

To be honest, it's actually Yin Yunze's being a bit domineering to force others to bow down.

Compared to the fox's attitude, Yin Yunze felt that something more important was...

Yin Yunze sensed the aura of a fox that had consumed a lot of blood.

Yin Yunze was initially hesitant about how to deal with this second type of Land God.

And now, Yin Yunze has been found.

Without further ado, as he used the Authority over Frost and Snow to freeze his body, Yin Yunze once again unfurled the Demon-Summoning Banner.

Without any regard for the fact that the other party was also a fox, Yin Yunze wrapped it in the Demon-Summoning Banner. With each twist and unfolding of the Demon-Summoning Banner, some trash was left behind.

Yin Yunze took away its little treasure trove and immediately headed to the next stop.