blueteamnovel Chapter 373 - 299 Deceiving Superiors and Subordinates
Chapter 373 - 299 Deceiving Superiors and Subordinates
Mount Qi Wu.
Mountain God Temple.
The main hall enshrined a statue of a Taoist hermit riding a bull, surrounded by curling blue smoke and the peak of incense offerings.
This place was different from the Qingyun Mountain Temple; there were no formations or prohibitions to block access, allowing common people to enter directly to worship.
Zhou Yi had taken over the nest of the deity with a bird’s head and dragon’s body and changed the worship of the people under his command. The rules of offering incense and sacrifices were continued from the past; these traditions, passed down for hundreds of years, had become a cultural custom, advantageous to gaining recognition from the faithful.
On this day.
A fleeing light landed in the back courtyard, revealing its form to be Zhou Yi. He sent a message calling for the temple keeper Wu Qiong.
"In the years I have been in closed-door cultivation, has there been any important matter?"
"Reporting to the Mountain God, we have only received a few invitations, requesting the Mountain God to attend banquets and debate the Dao."
Wu Qiong had grown older, but being nourished by spiritual energy, he still had a youthful appearance and an air of immortal grace. He presented the invitations with bent body and handed them to Zhou Yi.
Since taking the position of temple keeper at the Mountain God Temple, the Wu family had become the foremost family within the Mount Qi Wu area. His son had taken several wives in the hopes of producing offspring with a Spirit Root.
After the issue with the incense tax, Wu Qiong deeply realized that only by cultivating could he ensure the family lineage.
Zhou Yi casually inspected the invitations, mostly from nearby sects and Loose Cultivators. There was also one from a prince of the Jing Kingdom; evidently, they were quite interested in the newly promoted deity of Mount Qi Wu.
First, they wanted to entertain him, not necessarily to win him over but to probe Zhou Yi’s origins and footing.
"Discard such invitations in the future. I am focused on cultivating in seclusion and have no interest in pleasure. In the past ten years, has Mount Qi Wu’s population increased?"
"It has increased slightly, but not by much."
Wu Qiong hesitated for a moment before speaking, "As an insignificant mortal, I am entrusted by the Mountain God to serve as temple keeper. However, I am involved in matters concerning cultivators and immortals. I am inadequate for the task. Please, Mountain God, punish me!"
A sharp light flashed in Zhou Yi’s eyes as he said coldly, "Has someone been breaking the rules?"
Danxia Zi did not respond, perhaps he was in closed-door cultivation.
One month later.
At Yu Mountain under Mount Qi Wu’s jurisdiction, the Luo family of cultivators moved in.
The family numbered over two thousand. It seemed like a full-scale relocation, making nearby cultivators speculate that they had provoked a formidable enemy.
With four Foundation Establishment cultivators, the Luo family was not distinguished in Yu Mountain.
Half a month later, the Luo family presented evidence of crimes by the Yu Mountain deity and ascended Mount Qi Wu to present their case.
Soon.
Yu Mountain had a new Mountain God—the Luo family patriarch.
Even if some cultivators were discontent, looking at the Demon King’s head hanging in the temple curbed any rebellious thoughts.
One might have thought the matter settled, but it was only the beginning. In the following six months, out of the sixteen domains under Mount Qi Wu, fourteen saw new appointments.
The local cultivators understood then that these mysterious cultivator families surely belonged to the lineage of the Mount Qi Wu deity!
All Spiritual Objects and Wish Power Beads obtained by slaying corrupt deities were turned over to the Mountain God Temple.
Zhou Yi had appointed Loose Cultivators, Spirits and Monsters as Mountain Gods and River Lords, and after that, he rarely meddled in affairs, effectively giving them full authority. Whether considered fishing or testing, in the end, only two remained steadfast in their Dao hearts.
Mountain God Temple.
Zhou Yi sent a message to Bai Suixin, inviting him to a banquet on Mount Qi Wu.
This fellow’s position within the Severing Heaven Sect was unclear; he might have been wandering about. Just half an hour later, a fleeing light landed at the temple gates.
Knowing his way around, Bai Suixin entered the back courtyard with a look of joy and asked.
"Junior Brother, have the Wish Power Beads been distributed?"
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