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Chapter 161 A person can be made a god, and a temple can be destroyed.

Chen Ji and the City God were both surprised as they watched the Five Witches' soldiers fight.

To the City God's surprise, Chen Ji actually had the Five Witches' army under his command, and it seemed to be even stronger than the army he had gathered.

Chen Ji was also surprised by this.

The Master's Blade was left behind by the Wolf Blood Demon.

When the sorceress first took it, she dealt with the little demons inside, but didn't find it particularly powerful.

Unexpectedly, when facing the rampant soldiers personally raised by the City God, they not only held their own but even managed to gain a slight advantage, which made Chen Ji think more highly of them.

The ghosts that the exorcist subdued were indeed extraordinary.

It seems we shouldn't put it aside. We said we'd refine it to restore it to its original state, and that should be put on the agenda now.

As Chen Ji pondered these matters, the battle scene before him had already changed.

The rampaging soldiers subdued by the City God were, after all, from a military background, and were indeed thrown into panic when suddenly attacked. However, after testing and fighting, they realized that their opponents were indeed powerful, but that was all they were capable of. So they gradually regained their composure and organized a counterattack.

More than a dozen soldiers formed a three-on-three formation, wielding a mix of long and short weapons, with spells flying out to assist them. They were clearly seasoned veterans, well-coordinated and efficient.

In contrast, the soldiers summoned by Shi Dao were somewhat scattered.

The five ghosts were all injured, and black ghostly energy emanated from them as they moved.

Only the little devil among them was clever enough to escape unharmed.

The City God also realized that Chen Ji's rampant soldiers were not trained and raised by him, and sneered.

"As expected of a Taoist priest who is almost demonic, he cannot be considered orthodox."

"Does he think he can control the rampaging soldiers just because he has the Master's Blade? These rampaging soldiers don't obey orders; what if they turn against him..."

The City God stopped mid-sentence, staring blankly at the chaotic soldiers locked in combat, his expression changing.

Chen Ji also looked in that direction.

One glance was enough to tell why the City God was so alarmed.

The little devils summoned by the master sword kept dodging and wandering around the two sides of rampaging soldiers.

I originally thought he was a cunning and deceitful person.

But only now did they realize that this brat was the most troublesome of all the ruthless soldiers.

The ghostly claw swept across and pulled a wisp of black energy from the City God's rampage.

The wound did not heal and continued to emanate ghostly energy.

The little devil with the sword grabbed the ghostly energy and swallowed it in one gulp, a satisfied expression appearing on his face. Then he looked at his own soldiers and blew a breath.

He watched helplessly as the rampaging soldier inside the sword grew larger, his entire body exuding an aura of bronze and iron.

With the tides turning and the enemy gaining strength, the rampant soldiers summoned by the City God were reduced to less than a palm strike in just a few rounds.

"You have the audacity to devour ghosts! You actually have the audacity to devour ghosts!"

"The rampant eating of ghosts?"

Chen Ji raised an eyebrow and looked at Shi Dao Xiao Gui.

He was indeed not a traditional Taoist priest, but having dealt with Master Xiyun and Judge Lu for so long, he knew many things.

Ordinary ghosts and monsters can only be called ghosts and monsters; even the more powerful ones are just called fierce ghosts.

But the rampant soldiers were different.

Even the most basic mad soldier is far more powerful than a vengeful ghost.

Ordinary soldiers who consume incense and blood offerings can only absorb ghostly energy slowly from the initial stage when the yin energy becomes dense.

Such beings as these wielding swords and rampant soldiers, devouring the very essence of ghosts, are extremely rare.

Almost every one of them will become a demon king who rules over a region.

During a casual conversation with Judge Lu, I mentioned that there is now a Ghost Emperor in the Underworld who has the ability to devour ghosts.

I never expected that there would be such a rampant soldier among the Master's Blade.

Chen Ji looked at the little devil Shi Dao and vaguely felt that this wolf-blood demon probably didn't know about Shi Dao's situation either.

The Nuo master must have come here not just to capture demons, but to find out more when he gets back.

Just for now.

Chen Ji looked at the City God, a hint of murderous intent flashing through his mind.

Although he held the position of Yin Si (a position in the underworld), he had some connection with the City God.

But there are only some.

Now the City God's body has been completely corrupted by evil spirits and incense offerings, leaving only a layer of righteousness on the surface.

Even if they are sent to the City God Temple, their divine light will be scattered, their cultivation stripped, and they will be imprisoned. They may even be tortured before they die.

Right now, we're in the dream created by Miss Bai.

The records of strange tales describe how ghosts and humans die in their dreams, as if they have lost their souls. Unless their spirits are summoned, no strange phenomena can be observed.

only……

Chen Ji thought about it and decided to give up.

After all, this is a city god's place, and this place is full of demons and ghosts; it is not a town for ordinary people.

When they came looking for the Wolf Blood Demon, many demons and ghosts saw them.

The City God did not conceal his aura upon arriving.

If something happens to the City God, he can be found by the City God in the underworld or the world, so there is no need to do this.

unless……

Chen Ji's mind raced, and he remembered a question he had asked the old abbot earlier.

"Since the City God is a deity, how should the people respond if he is incompetent and tyrannical?"

What the old abbot seemed to have said at the time was...?

A person can be deified, or a temple can be destroyed.

He, a Taoist priest, couldn't handle matters concerning the spirits of the underworld, but there were others who could.

There happened to be a creditor with him here.

Then, a thought struck him, and he put his mind to Judge Lu's waist token.

Is Lady Hongci present?

"Is there something you need, fellow Daoist?"

Lady Hongci appeared in the darkness and bowed respectfully.

"I have something I'd like to ask you for help with."

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such formalities. If there's anything I need you to do, just give the order."

"Alright, let's not delay, I'll tell you right away."

Chen Ji quickly explained that he was currently fighting with the City God of the cemetery, and that the City God had been corrupted by evil spirits and incense offerings, and was no longer a righteous god.

When Lady Hongci first heard this, her eyes widened. But when she heard that Chen Ji actually wanted to destroy the temple and kill the god, she still shuddered and looked at Chen Ji with a hint of fear in her eyes.

When I first met Chen Ji, I only thought he was a Taoist priest with great skill.

I never expected that in less than a month, they would have already started planning something like this.

Although the Town God is only the lowest-ranking local deity.

But in the eyes of such a revered deity as her, she was someone to be looked up to, no different from ordinary people looking up to gods and immortals.

That's why she was terrified.

In a battle between such beings, what can a mere wild god like her possibly do?
Chen Ji approached her, probably not to use her as bait or to send her away as a plaything.

However, I am currently subservient to others and cannot refuse.

Madam Hongci sighed.

"I promised you, fellow Daoist, that this matter is over. I do not dare to ask to be a mountain god or a companion god. I only ask that you spare my life so that I may have a place to receive incense offerings."

"Ok?"

Chen Ji was taken aback, but it took him a while to realize what Madam Hongci was talking about, so he shook his head.

"Fellow Daoist, you're overthinking it. I wanted to ask if there are any trustworthy disciples left in the village?"

After asking, he explained to her some of the old abbot's past remarks.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be offended. I was just ignorant and misunderstood."

Madam Hongci blushed and apologized, then quickly got back to the important matter.

"Yes, out of the more than one hundred people in the village, there should be more than twenty who still believe me."

"Twenty? That's a bit too little."

Chen Ji shook his head.

In an ordinary town, about twenty people would be about right.

However, in Fenshan Town, demons and ghosts live alongside humans. It would be difficult for twenty villagers to muster the courage to come here.

The task of destroying the temple and cursing the gods was still somewhat lacking.

"Just people? Can we use people from neighboring villages?"

"also may."

“Then I can find more than a dozen people, all of whom came to consult the oracle after hearing about my situation.”

"That's about right."

As Chen Ji pondered this, he suddenly realized he was seeing things.

Anyway, we need people to come.

If we don't have enough people here, we can find people from Tiejin Town.

The craftsman who sculpted the statue also had connections with Lady Hongci, which could be considered as having a grudge against the City God.

There were also the people of Ruyi Village. To explain further, their village's guardian deity was killed by the wolf-blood demon under the City God's seat, which was also a grudge. So, their arrival was not a problem. He then told Lady Hongci what he needed her to do.

Madam Hongci paused for a moment, then asked cautiously.

"Does such behavior harm them?"

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Ji answered decisively.

“If it were a righteous god of merit, it would naturally cause trouble, but the city god of the burial ground is already rotten, so naturally there is no problem.”

“Okay, if that’s the case, I’m willing to contact them.”

"Then I'll trouble you, fellow Daoist. I'll have someone escort you out right away."

Having said that, he withdrew his thoughts, looked at Miss Bai, and quickly explained his arrangements.

Miss Bai nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"Humans and gods should be governed by humans. Your actions are excellent, sir. I will send them out now."

"but……"

"Ok?"

Chen Ji looked at Miss Bai, waiting for her to speak.

"It might be a bit slow for mortals to arrive here. Sir, you can have Daoist Xiyun and the others escort you here."

"I was just thinking about it, but they are orthodox Taoist priests, and I don't know if they would mind coming here to destroy the City God Temple."

"will not."

Miss Bai shook her head firmly.

“Other temples might be like this, but the Taoists in Qingfeng Temple will probably just find it interesting. Once they find out, they might blame you for not telling them in advance.”

"I see. Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Bai."

"It's nothing, but you should be careful when you're fighting the City God. I'll be right back."

After speaking, Miss Bai led Lady Hongci and the millstone demon out of the dream.

Chen Ji was left to continue his battle of wits with the City God.

However, with the Devouring Ghosts unleashed by Chen Ji's sword, the rampaging soldiers summoned by the City God were completely routed.

It possesses the ability to devour ghosts, and even the ghostly soldiers summoned by the City God cannot withstand it.

Without realizing it, there were no more ghosts to command.

The City God looked around and saw the barbaric soldiers summoned by Chen Ji surrounding him, glaring at Chen Ji and roaring angrily.

"You Taoist priest, are you perhaps planning to slaughter the gods?!"

"Don't think that just because you've cultivated some magic, you can be so arrogant. I am the Earth God appointed by the City God of the entire world. If anything happens to me, the City God of the entire world will react!"

"You Taoist priest, even if you hide in the heavens and the earth, you cannot escape. Retreat quickly before you make a grave mistake!"

"I'll pretend that what happened today never happened!"

The City God spoke quickly and urgently, yet his movements remained perfectly composed, making it impossible to tell whether he was nervous or not.

The six ghosts ignored the City God's nonsense.

Especially the little ghost that eats ghosts, staring longingly at the City God's body, actually wanted to take a handful.

"Wait a minute."

Chen Ji called out to the little devil.

He wanted to kill the City God, but now that he had a plan, he couldn't let him die here.

Judging from the City God's actions, it seems he intends to stall for time.

However, he also needed some time, so we decided to delay along with him.

"You said nothing happened today, what is it?"

"Of course it was you who led the rampaging troops to besiege me..."

The City God had barely uttered those words when he suddenly realized something and quickly changed his mind.

"The blood demon in our town was plotting against the townspeople, and the cannibalistic Taoist priests were aiding and abetting the evil. Fortunately, you, fellow Daoist, led the divine messengers to besiege this group of wicked demons and saved the people of our town!"

“I will certainly report this matter to the City God and the Underworld so that my fellow Daoist can accumulate merit.”

Chen Ji laughed upon hearing this.

I finally witnessed one side of the City God, his ability to reverse yin and yang, black and white, just like any other official.

Chen Ji smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but then seemed to think of something.

"What should I do with those demons and monsters who have seen me before?"

"I will shut them up and simply say that the wolf demon went mad and killed the pig demon and the Taoist priest..."

The City God quickly replied.

"Hmm? The City God can see about the wolf demon killing the pig demon?"

"Not seen."

Chen Ji raised an eyebrow and stared at the City God.

"How did the City God learn of this?"

It should be noted that when this happened, both he and Miss Bai looked around and found no day-roaming or night-roaming spirits nearby.

Other demons and ghosts didn't have the ability to spread the message, yet the City God found out about it when he arrived.

The relationship between these two is worth pondering.

"This……"

The City God paused for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"It was said by a goose demon in the city."

"Hmm? Is it a goose demon who sells windmills from a cart in town?"

"Indeed, fellow Daoist, you have also seen it?"

"I saw him when I arrived."

"That's it."

The City God hurriedly replied.

"This goose demon is the most well-informed demon in town. You can find out almost anything that isn't a secret from him."

"Don't you find this strange?"

Chen Ji asked back.

"As the city god, he is not as well-informed as any demon or ghost in the town."

"The goose demon offered more incense, saying it was part of his business, and asked me to be lenient. Anyway, a message would be sent to the City God Temple, so it wouldn't affect anything."

"His day-roaming and night-roaming gods also received his offerings, which saved him a lot of trouble."

The City God spoke frankly.

Chen Ji shook his head and sneered, no longer wanting to say anything.

The City God is responsible for monitoring the affairs of people, demons, and ghosts in a given area, and for exorcising evil spirits and protecting the area.

Being well-informed is a basic requirement; I never expected that even this matter would be given away.

No wonder it has turned out like this.

He glanced at the City God and paused for a moment.

"Since you're already like this, why bother hiding anything? Why not let me see what your Incense Divine Body has become?"

"Very well, it's rare to meet someone like this, so why not let you see him?"

As the City God spoke, he stood up and dispersed the power of the incense offerings surrounding him.

"Bah!"

After a harsh sound, as if tearing silk.

The City God's body was covered with countless cracks, resembling a piece of Ge ware porcelain.

"Ding ding dong dong..."

It has a crisp sound, as if it were cracking open after being taken out of the kiln.

It's just not nearly as beautiful.

Black smoke billowed from the crack, and a putrid, foul odor gushed out.

Even in my dreams, I can feel this sinister and rotten feeling.

Chen Ji could see clearly that this was no longer ordinary yin energy, but rather a mixture of evil and ghostly energy.

Even a righteous god who is tainted by a single trace of it will feel a chill from time to time.

However, the fact that the City God of the cemetery is like this indicates that it is no longer a simple matter of coldness and gloom.

I fear that even the very foundation of true gods has vanished.

The fact that he could speak like that was probably the last breath he had left.

Chen Ji looked at the City God and sighed.

"I see that you were once a righteous god, so what is the reason? Why have you come to this?"

The City God gave a bitter laugh.

"Fellow Daoist is still human, and a genius of unparalleled talent, so naturally you cannot understand the thoughts of a lowly deity like me."

"If there is fame and fortune in the human world, do the gods not have it too?"

"Although I am the City God, do you not know what Fellow Daoist Feng Shui was like before?"

(End of this chapter)