Deities: Rulers of Nature

[Information: The Snake-People of Xishan have achieved a victory]

[Information: The overlord of the plane has been eliminated; demiplane +1]

[Information: Faith Points +3527]

After the snake people returned to the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm with the remains of their companions and their spoils, Ji Xuan officially began to take over this half-plane.

If the gods want to acquire the world, they must either destroy the dominant beings or conquer the dominant races.

The fact that the snake people were able to achieve victory at such a low cost was largely due to luck. If the giant squid hadn't been so overconfident and careless, the snake people might have suffered heavy casualties.

It can only be said that the saying "born in hardship, die in comfort" applies everywhere.

In fact, the giant squid species has great potential. With the Moon Dew as their spiritual awakening aid, given another thousand years, they may very well evolve into a truly intelligent species.

Unfortunately, unrealized potential is just potential; it will never have another chance.

Ji Xuan didn't feel sorry for the King Squid; the Void Realm has always been a place where the strong prey on the weak.

He raised his hand, and the Moon Reflection Spring in the center of the ocean trembled for a moment before quickly rising to the surface, transforming into a small crystal ball enveloped in faith, which landed in His palm.

After storing away the Moon Reflection Spring, Ji Xuan continued to expend his faith power, gradually guiding the demiplane and the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm to move.

Normally, integrating a demiplane into the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm wouldn't require such a complicated process, but unfortunately, Ji Xuan was just a newly born demigod with insufficient divine power, so he could only resort to this clumsy method.

Just as the Xishan tribe was holding a large-scale sacrificial ceremony to celebrate their victory and commemorate the fallen warriors, the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm and the Demiplane were already infinitely close together.

According to Ji Xuan's plan, the World-Rounding Sea can be roughly divided into four sea areas: east, west, south, and north.

The North Sea is the coldest place, where there are glaciers created by Ji Xuan, and the sunlight shining there has been adjusted, now covered by a thick layer of ice.

In contrast, the South China Sea is warmer and receives more sunshine.

The ecological environment of this ocean half-plane is somewhat similar to that of the South China Sea, so Ji Xuan decided to integrate it into the South China Sea. This would not only allow the creatures living there to quickly adapt to the environment of the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm, but also enrich the ecology of the World-Rounding Sea.

As the view zooms out, the two crystal walls are seen to come together completely in the void. The first point of contact begins to merge, turning the two into one, and the last point of contact causes the crystal wall to disappear.

Turning our attention back to the interior of the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm, we saw that the once calm outer sea of ​​the South China Sea suddenly surged violently, and a completely new sea area appeared, seemingly perfectly connected to the South China Sea.

Red-tailed pomfret, black-backed perch, and silver-striped sea snakes—creatures from the ocean's half-plane—have begun swimming in the South China Sea, preying on many fish species they've never seen before.

The Helicoprion leisurely swam to the spot where the crystal wall had been, a genuine look of doubt flashing in its small eyes, because it remembered that it couldn't get through here before.

However, this doubt vanished in an instant. It suddenly flicked its tail and plunged into the new sea area.

As the overlord of the world's oceans, this steel-class Helicoprion is going to feast.

In the center of the new sea area, the remaining five king squid are still guarding their territory. Although the Moon Reflection Spring is gone, the baby king squid are still there.

Unfortunately, they didn't get to see the triumphant giant squid, but instead met their end at the gaping maw of the Helicoprion.

Ji Xuan didn't pay attention to the areas that the divine realm expanded out of. The divine realm would automatically adjust the ecological balance, and He would also have time to adjust it personally in the future.

At this moment, Ji Xuan had arrived above the Xishan tribe, and the sacrificial ceremony was just coming to an end.

"My believers."

"You achieved a glorious victory through your courage and wisdom."

"You wrote a hymn of courage with your blood."

"Accept my reward and become stronger."

After saying that, Ji Xuan waved his hand, and the open space at the edge of the central square suddenly shook, the soil surged in all directions, and soon a circular pond with a diameter of ten meters appeared.

Clear water gushed from underground and quickly filled the entire pond.

Immediately afterwards, the Moon Reflection Spring emerged from the air and landed in the very center of the pond.

It was nighttime, the moon was high in the sky, and its silvery light enveloped the entire pond, with the last shimmering ring of moonlight emerging from its surface.

"This place is called Reflecting Moon Pool."

"Illuminated by the moon, the moon's reflection in the water condenses into moonlight dew every night."

"Moonlight Dew can heal injuries and nourish the spirit."

"With it, the snake people will find it easier to condense the seed of the extraordinary and advance to the Black Iron rank."

Ji Xuan's voice clearly reached the ears of every snake-man.

The snake people were taken aback at first. They all knew how difficult it was to improve their spirit. Every year, level 10 snake warriors would go to the Green Ridge Mountains to fight to the death against black iron-tier wild beasts, all in order to improve their spirit in times of crisis.

Over the years, too many talented snake people have died at the hands of wild beasts.

"Praise be to my Lord!"

"Thank you for your kindness!"

Qingdao and Qinglu reacted immediately, bowed respectfully, their voices even trembling with excitement.

Immediately afterwards, a series of sounds rang out.

"Praise be to my Lord!"

"The Snake-People of Xishan are willing to offer you everything!"

After showering the snake people with light once more, Ji Xuan returned to the natural oak tree.

Next, it's time for the snake people to rest and recuperate.

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Three years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the layout of the Xishan tribe has changed once again.

The most eye-catching feature is the central square. The square, which originally could only accommodate 300 people, has been expanded outwards and can now easily accommodate 3,000 people.

The Moon Reflection Pool was also enclosed, and a new half-person-high stone railing was built around the pool.

The house where the clan chief originally lived, located directly north of the square, has been demolished and replaced by a temple dedicated to the god of nature.

The entire temple was built using the newly discovered green and white cloud stone high in the Thousand Rock Mountain.

This stone is very hard, but when illuminated by sunlight, its color resembles the clouds in the sky—pure white and soft.

The Temple of Nature is very grand and magnificent, and the statue of Ji Xuan is located inside. Every day, snake people come to pray.

Eight black iron-rank serpent-men surrounded the temple. They were temple guards, elite warriors selected after rigorous trials.

The Moon Reflection Pool became the most popular spot outside the temple, not only because the moon could be seen in the water both day and night, but also because of the Moon Dew.

The snake people discovered that even without consuming Moon Dew, simply training by the Moon Reflection Pool would slowly improve their spirit.

This also allowed a small portion of the Snake People's faith to flow into the Moon Reflection Spring. It seems unchanged now, but if we extend the timeline, who can guarantee that the Moon Reflection Spring won't improve as a result?

Of course, all of this was done with Ji Xuan's tacit approval; otherwise, the faith of the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm would belong to Him.

With the Moon Reflection Pool, the number of Black Iron Rank snake people began to slowly increase.

However, the amount of Moon Dew produced is related to the lunar phase of the month, and it is not much, so certainly not every snake person will get some.

The tribe's power structure remains unchanged for the time being, with Qinglu serving as chieftain, Qingdao as high priest, and seven other leaders below him.

But this is only temporary. Currently, not only are there not enough Black Iron Rank Serpent People, but there is also a lack of talent in various industries.

Qingdao and Qinglv had clear plans in their minds, but the time was not yet right.