I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 238 Building a Great Cause Through Merit (23)

The border between Baling Kingdom and Guifang Kingdom.

"Is this also a statue of the God of Fate?"

Standing in front of a huge statue.

A man dressed in burlap and straw sandals made a strange face.

Behind the man, Xiao Yue, a creature with horns on its head, wings on its back, and a fiery red body, gave a wry smile.

"It seems so; this is the statue that the village erected for him."

I looked up at the enormous statue.

Xiao Yue couldn't even remember which version of the Si Ming statue this was.

Fortunately, compared to those abstract statues of deities, the statues in this village at least have some human-like features.

The upper body is human, the lower body is a raging tide...

The human's body was covered with fish scales and various strange patterns, which added to its resemblance to a human-faced fish.

"It's really interesting. This is the first time I've seen a god so unconcerned about his image."

"If it were any other god, they would surely rebuke these villagers even if they had to enter their dreams on their own initiative."

In response to the man's teasing, Xiao Yue surprisingly offered an explanation.

"I think it might be because that prophet hasn't become a god yet..."

"Once he officially becomes a god, he will naturally unify his image in the hearts of the people, laying the foundation for his next advancement to a celestial god."

There was no concept of incense or faith in this era.

The ability to hear the voices of believers is one of the fundamental abilities of a deity.

Using this ability to solidify their image and anchor their existence is the most common practice for gods to maintain their identity.

"Becoming a god?"

"Do you really think that prophet would want to become a god?"

The man glanced at Xiao Yue with a half-smile and asked a question in a noncommittal manner.

"Uh, I think so?"

"After all, there probably aren't many beings in this world who would willingly give up becoming a god, like you."

Scratching his head with some uncertainty, Xiao Yue muttered in confusion.

"There aren't many, but they're not none."

"Judging from the prophet's various actions, he was clearly the outlier."

Before Xiao Yue could refute, the man began to speak on his own.

"He cared deeply for the people of the mountains and devised a unique method of spiritual practice..."

"Then they killed Wuzhiqi and quelled all the floods near the Hundred Mountains..."

"Such achievements would be enough to make him a candidate to inherit the position of the future 'common ruler' even in the Great Xia Dynasty."

The man's, or rather Wu Yi's, voice was filled with emotion.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he simply wouldn't have believed that such a person was still just a teenager.

Not to mention, what Wu Yi just mentioned is only a part of this young man's achievements, and cannot even be considered the main part.

Cultivating fertile land, breeding superior breeds, domesticating poultry, exploring waterways, and constructing water conservancy projects...

Writing, inventing tools, building roads, spreading technology, writing books and preaching...

Even if only one percent of the aforementioned events are credible, they are enough to make him comparable to the first sovereign.

Not to mention, based on the information Wu Yi obtained from Xiao Yue's memories.

The above rumors are not even enough to describe all of the boy's achievements.

Along the way, Wu Yi also witnessed the other party's ability to command spirits and control ghosts, making it virtually omnipotent. "This next stretch of road should be the most dangerous part of our journey so far, right?"

Gazing at the now-dead Ghost Kingdom, Wu Yi spoke slowly.

The ancient kingdom of Guifang has now been destroyed, and the land ravaged by floods has been left unattended and turned into barren wastelands.

In addition, there was the Netherworld Wind that constantly shrouded the Ghost Kingdom, showing no mercy to any ghosts, gods, or monsters.

Even just standing in this village, Wu Yi could feel the despair and desolation of that land.

“I asked the mountain people here before, and that ghostly wind should be the former Five Gods - Houtian Clan…”

Looking at the same silent land, Xiao Yue reported the intelligence he had gathered in advance.

"His hatred was directed only at Wuzhiqi's subordinates, and those water gods who took advantage of the chaos to cause trouble..."

"As outsiders like us, as long as we don't go to Yayi City to provoke Him, the Houtian Clan won't bother with us."

In Xiao Yue's subsequent description, Wu Yi gained a full understanding of the Hou Tian clan's power.

Having lost their country, the Houtian clan's only humanity remained, sustained solely by hatred.

This is not uncommon among the gods.

Especially those gods who have lived for over a thousand years.

What truly surprised Wu Yi was that although Hou Tian Shi had transformed into the Netherworld Wind, which was only capable of vengeance, he had not completely gone berserk and out of control.

On the contrary, as long as one does not provoke the Roaring Heaven Clan, the Ghost Fang Kingdom is now safer than other places.

At the very least, the Ghost Kingdom didn't have those water gods who stirred up floods, nor those mischievous spirits who took advantage of the situation to cause trouble.

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Until Wu Yi and Xiao Yue officially entered the territory of the Gui Fang Kingdom.

They then realized that although there were no water spirits causing trouble here, it was not a very habitable place either.

The land ravaged by the floods has yet to recover...

The breached riverbanks made it difficult even for fish to survive...

The damaged ecosystems cannot be restored in just a few years.

The vast expanse of swamps and overflowing rivers have become the dominant features of this country.

As the two continued to delve deeper into their relationship...

Wu Yi soon discovered something even more shocking.

The reason this country is so desolate is not solely due to the ghostly winds that constantly linger over this land.

The ubiquitous relics of the gods are also a major reason why people keep their distance.

Those are the traces left behind by the great battle between the Houtian clan, the Tunchao clan, the Tufang clan, and Wuzhiqi; they are the true remnants of the gods.

Eliminate those surface-level factors that have been damaged.

The disordered earth veins, water veins, and primordial energy of these places will continue to affect this region for decades, or even centuries.

If there were no other celestial beings to gradually sort out these chaotic primordial energies of heaven and earth.

No one could survive here, let alone settle down here permanently.

"This tiny Guifang Kingdom... truly hides hidden talents!"

Because the Guifang Kingdom had already far exceeded the territory ruled by the Great Xia.

Therefore, Wu Yi never expected that there were actually gods here who could fight against Wuzhiqi, and there was more than one of them.

"We are indeed still too far away from here..."

"When the news reached the Great Xia, apart from knowing that Wuzhiqi had been defeated by the Red-Haired Celestial and the Eclipse Lord, there was absolutely no other useful information."

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(End of this chapter)