Subsequent Matters

In the future, Yin Yunze's act of sending away the vengeful ghosts with the Rebirth Golden Lotus Seal was also a process of further cultivating the Rebirth Golden Lotus Seal.

It's unclear how many wronged souls need to be converted before we can move forward further.

However, the Jade Slip that Li Miaoyan gave to Yin Yunze did not explain what the Rebirth Golden Lotus Seal would eventually become.

However, Yin Yunze didn't seem to care about this.

As long as you receive something in return for doing good deeds, that's enough.

Yin Yunze could only say that she had finally found a somewhat normal way to deal with ghosts, besides making them vanish into thin air.

Upon closer reflection, this all traces back to Spirit Medium Wang.

Starting with Spirit Medium Wang, it seems that every enemy Yin Yunze encounters is commanded by ghosts.

Each time, Yin Yunze had to beat the innocent ghosts to a pulp.

Now, things are much better. Yin Yunze finally has a way to directly transcend them, without having to resort to such brutal methods anymore.

After sending away the tens of thousands of vengeful ghosts, Yin Yunze turned his attention to the thousands of lesser demons who had been waiting to the side.

As her gaze swept across the area, Yin Yunze discovered that the casualties among the lesser demons were far lower than she had estimated.

In the end, fewer than two hundred were wounded, and only about thirty died.

But thinking about it, it makes sense; the City God's three decrees also limited the effectiveness of the ghost soldiers.

If they simply try to escape, these lesser demons are all incredibly fast runners.

With a thought, Yin Yunze took out the Mutton-Fat Jade Purification Vase and gently sprinkled it, pouring out twenty drops of sweet dew.

With a wave of her hand, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

These twenty drops of nectar were blended into the snowflakes, and then fell onto the little demons as the snowflakes landed.

Those with injuries can be healed, and even those without injuries can benefit from the healing power of the snowflakes, repairing some long-standing hidden wounds.

After doing all this, Yin Yunze summoned the Demon-Summoning Banner and looked at the group of lesser demons, saying, "You have fought alongside me once now. From now on, I grant you permission to use my name to request necessary items within my territory. Furthermore, if you encounter any difficulties, you may sincerely recite my name!"

Regardless of whether it works or not, since someone has made the trip, they should naturally receive a reward.

Otherwise, it'll be easy to recruit them next time, but difficult to get them to work properly.

The notion of necessities eliminates any room for them to make unreasonable demands.

Upon receiving Yin Yunze's promise, the little demons cheered with joy.

These lesser demons showed little compassion for their dead kin.

But the promise Yin Yunze made was a genuine expression of his affection.

After all, as the saying goes, "People die for wealth, birds die for food."

These lesser demons will no longer need to worry about food.

Moreover, after killing the City God, Yin Yunze could be considered the number one demon god in Anqing Prefecture.

With such a powerful backer, you might not be able to walk sideways, but at least your safety is guaranteed.

What these little demons care about most is food and safety!

Seeing the demons' somewhat overly excited state, Yin Yunze thought for a moment and then reminded them, "But at the same time, you must not do evil, harm mortals, or kill each other—"

The little fox spirit and Zhao Rui had explained these rules to them before, and now, in order to reinforce the little demons' impressions, Yin Yunze reiterated them once again.

After all, the same principle can be interpreted differently by different people.

Some demons might not take the little fox girl's words seriously.

However, it's unlikely that any demon would dare disobey Yin Yunze's orders.

"As Your Majesty commands!"

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's words, all the lesser demons knelt down in unison and respectfully accepted Yin Yunze's order.

After this battle, these lesser demons, who were originally a scattered bunch, began to coalesce into a group.

After retrieving all the weapons from the little demon, Yin Yunze waved his hand and said, "Alright, you may all leave!"

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's order, all the lesser demons scattered like birds and beasts.

After explaining things to Lord of Du Mountain, Guo Jing, and the little fox spirit, Yin Yunze used the Flowing Light Escape to return to the Qingnü Temple.

The mountain village at night was as peaceful as ever.

Leaping onto the top of the Qingnü Temple, where the lights were flickering, Yin Yunze surveyed Clear Creek Village, which was now completely different from when he first arrived, and felt a sense of emotion.

It's not just about lamenting the changes in things, but also about lamenting the events of today.

Looking at the quiet night view of Clear Creek Village, Yin Yunze realized...

Unbeknownst to anyone, a great battle that determined the life or death of a City God had already quietly come to an end.

Gods can sometimes have a great influence on mortals; a single thought can make a mortal live in fear and sleeplessness for hundreds of years.

The influence of gods on mortals is sometimes very small; even the fall of a god would not be of much concern to most mortals.

Even if the person sitting in the temple changes their appearance, most people probably wouldn't recognize them; they would just kowtow and worship when it's time to pay their respects.

The Qingling County City God was also right about one other thing: the resilience of mortals is indeed very strong.

As long as the sun rises as usual tomorrow, it seems that nothing much has changed in the world for them.

After the crises that forced Yin Yunze to cause trouble disappeared, Yin Yunze finally calmed down after a long time.

In this quiet atmosphere, listening to the chirping of insects, Yin Yunze began to think about what would happen next.

Now that Li Miaoyan has secured the development rights for Anqing Prefecture for Yin Yunze will naturally not let it go for nothing.

After all, for the Incense God, believers are, in a sense, equivalent to power, and no one would let them go for nothing; Yin Yunze was no exception.

There are two concepts: not having an urgent crisis to force you to move forward and not wanting to strengthen yourself.

However, Yin Yunze cannot be so aggressive in his future developments.

At least for the City God of the other counties in Anqing Prefecture, Yin Yunze was prepared to cooperate with them rather than exterminate them.

However, the example of the chicken that served as the Qingling County City God, and the Prefectural City God, both temporarily retreated serves as a case in point.

Regarding Yin Yunze, the Primordial Lady of the Azure Heavens, suggesting that they change their ways of doing things, the other City God would likely be willing to listen.

If you ask other City God to change their ways of doing things, they will definitely disagree. But if you ask them to die, they will think that changing their style is actually quite good.

Thinking about this, Yin Yunze couldn't help but sigh, "This is the change that strength brings."

A few months ago, Yin Yunze was just a newly born village god, and could only nod in agreement when faced with the preaching of the County City God.

Now, as a half-step Prefecture God, Yin Yunze has the confidence to say who supports and who opposes him in front of the other City God.

However, thinking about this, Yin Yunze suddenly had an idea.

Perhaps Yin Yunze really should convene a meeting and invite the other City God to come and discuss the matter.

Besides the City God, it's time to also address the minor demons and evil spirits outside Qingling County that we haven't been able to deal with before.

However, Yin Yunze doesn't need to personally deal with these minor demons and evil spirits.

With the Authority over Lightning in hand, he wielded the Demon-Summoning Banner and the Thunder in the other, along with Zhao Rui's cooperation.

It's only a matter of time before the little fox girl wipes out the demons of Anqing Prefecture.

In comparison, the more pressing issue is the position of the Qingling County City God.

Aside from outliers like Yin Yunze, the position of City God is arguably the most prestigious divine post.

Not only does he hold a position similar to that of a county magistrate, but more importantly, as the guardian deity of the city-state, he is even less affected by dynastic changes to a certain extent.

Look at Lord of Du Mountain; during the previous dynasty, his divine position was even comparable to that of the Prefectural City God.

However, once a new dynasty changes and the current court no longer recognizes it, it immediately falls back to the status of a village god.

But the City God is different. No matter how dynasties change, as long as the City God lives, his power will remain almost unchanged.

When a dynasty is prosperous, the City God will be protected by the Dynastic Karmic Luck.

During periods of dynastic change and chaos, people would pray to the City God for protection.

This is why the City God remains fearless despite having such a lake of resentment above him.

The dynasty still exists; its Dynastic Karmic Luck will not let him die.

The dynasty is gone, but the people's hearts do not want it to die.

Generally speaking, even a newly established dynasty wouldn't target the City God unnecessarily.

Therefore, it can be said that the position of City God was the greatest gift Li Miaoyan gave to Yin Yunze.

What Yin Yunze needs to consider now is whether or not to inherit the position of City God.

Accepting the position of City God comes with both advantages and disadvantages.

One drawback is that once you enter the City God system, you have to accept the direct control of higher-ranking City God.

The current situation of Primordial Lady of the Azure Heavens is such that although the City God can nominally govern her, it is difficult to govern her without finding any evidence against her.

However, with Li Miaoyan backing him up, Yin Yunze doesn't need to worry too much about this.

Secondly, the difference between the City God and Yin Yunze lies in the fact that the City God only needs to meet the needs of believers. The City God is a legitimate official position with many duties to perform.

Putting aside other matters, the trouble caused by minor demons and evil spirits in various places is something the City God needs to send people to resolve.

There are also rituals such as guiding the souls of the dead, rewarding the good and punishing the evil, and so on.

The City God allowed these minor demons and evil spirits in the countryside to roam freely, and perhaps he sensed that there were too many things going on, so he was initially too lazy to care.

It was later discovered that this free-range approach was actually better, leading to the current situation.

Once he accepts the position of City God, it means that Yin Yunze will also have to take on this responsibility.

Of course, Yin Yunze is not someone who doesn't know how to be flexible.

She could easily find someone with management skills to handle most of the work for her, and she could simply be a hands-off manager.

After all, there are far too many similar management models in the modern world.

While he was pondering this, Yin Yunze discovered...

Liu Zhengyuan, accompanied by an attendant, strolled leisurely to the front of her Qingnü Temple.

Although Yin Yunze had already received the imperial edict after receiving it, he was still under the imperial decree of the Primordial Lady of the Azure Heavens.

However, the ritual procedures for announcing the ceremony to the believers still need to be followed.

Since he was already there, Liu Zhengyuan naturally wouldn't just hand over a document and leave; he was also prepared to help Yin Yunze go through the ceremony.

Furthermore, thanks to Yin Yunze's efforts in development, Clear Creek Village is no longer the dilapidated little village it once was.

In particular, the accommodations that Yin Yunze had prepared in advance were specifically for receiving guests.

The living conditions there were much better than those of the official residence in Qingling County.

Therefore, Liu Zhengyuan did not go directly back to his residence today, but instead stayed here for the night.

With a change of heart, Yin Yunze stopped thinking about the City God and appeared in front of Liu Zhengyuan was watching the light show at the Qingnü Temple.

Seeing the two people who were slightly stunned by his appearance, Yin Yunze asked softly, "Lord Liu, is there something you need here so late at night?"