Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 806

[Chapter 804 Conspiracy]

Gods have ranks, and divine powers naturally have ranks as well.

The divine powers of ordinary, inferior divine officials are mostly grayish white.

Then there are the ninth-grade gods, whose divine power is pure white, the eighth-grade gods are white and red, and the seventh-grade gods are scarlet red.

Until it reaches the fifth level, the divine power turns into pure gold!

The golden divine power is already quite advanced in Shintoism and can support the yangization of gods!

But…

Entering this stone seal was like entering a sea of dust.

“It seems that the rank of this item is even higher than I imagined…”

Fang Xi closed his eyes slightly, the golden light on his body faded, and a green cloud floated above his head.

He is not a fifth-grade god, but a fourth-grade god! He
can already refine some blue divine power!
Those with blue divine power can be called great gods in Shinto. If there is still no way, Fang Xi can only wait and see.

Strands of green divine power enveloped the stone seal like drizzle and penetrated into it through the cracks.

A green light flashed on the surface of the stone seal, and it floated up.

“it works?!”

A hint of joy appeared on Fang Xi’s face, and he continued to refine the fifth-grade golden divine power in his body into green divine power, and then injected it into the stone seal.

After half an hour, he stopped with a somewhat grim look on his face.

His divine power is now almost exhausted and he must wait for time to recover slowly.

At this time, the stone seal did not change much.

No!
Fang Xi focused his consciousness on the divine seal and suddenly made a discovery.

He stretched out his hand and took the stone seal. He saw that the small seal was square and seemed to have not changed much compared to before.

Even those tiny cracks have not been healed.

However, the seal characters on the bottom seem to be quite clear, and one can barely make out a few sacred characters.

“green……”

“Tong Jun…”

Fang Xi tried to identify it for a long time and managed to make out that it was the five seal characters “Qing Tongjun’s Treasure”.

“This Jun…isn’t he the one I imagined?”

He suddenly felt a sense of fear in his heart!
There are nine levels of Shinto, with the ninth level being the lowest and the first level being the highest.

And above the first rank, there is the heavenly nobility!

God of Heaven, Lord of Heaven, Lord of Heaven, Son of Heaven…

Above the Heavenly Lord is the Heavenly Monarch!
Even in the Heavenly Court, they are all truly great figures.

According to Fang Xi’s previous speculation, his status might be equivalent to that of a powerful being in the Earthly Immortal Realm!

“If this ‘Qing Tong Jun’ is really a celestial noble, then this divine seal is truly extraordinary…”

Fang Xi stared at the stone seal in his hand: “No wonder he can ignore the laws of Taoism and absorb spiritual inspiration… Mei Changkong can actually inherit such a treasure. Could it be that he is the son of destiny? The protagonist of the next era, is it possible that he will create a new ‘Son of Heaven’?”

“No, no, he’s too poor to be like that… This stone seal can only be opened with cyan divine power. He’s in such a mess, it’s impossible for him to surrender to the Dao Court and climb above the fifth rank…”

“If it wasn’t him… could it be me?”

Fang Xi suppressed his palpitations, looked up suddenly, and saw the blue sky through the mountain.

Could it be that there is a pair of eyes above the sky, watching me right now?

If not, why did he happen to come across the treasure of the Heavenly Lord of Qing Tong?
‘The Heavenly Lord’s lordship and the combined cultivation… are really one-to-one correspondence, perfect… just right…’

“However, this may not necessarily be manipulated by a powerful being. It is also possible… that it is the influence of the law of cause and effect?”

“The wonders of cause and effect in this world are truly incredible. The world is a huge net. Even an outsider like me will be forced into it…”

“Of course, there are still benefits. If you refine this ‘Qing Tong Jun’s Treasure’ and ascend to heaven, you will become a big boss… equivalent to a local lord certified by the Emperor of Heaven.”

“If the body’s cultivation breaks through to Mahayana, wouldn’t it be possible to become a Heavenly King or Heavenly Lord? The South Pole Immortal Heavenly Lord?”

Many thoughts inexplicably emerged in Fang Xi’s mind, and he felt that the stone seal in his hand had become a hot potato.

“Forget it. Since it’s here, let’s make the best of it… It’s been in my hands for so long, I’m afraid I’ve already made all the necessary arrangements. If I throw it away, I won’t get any benefit at all, and I’ll suffer a loss in vain…”

“But if you think about it this way, am I now considered the emperor’s leader?”

Fang Xi touched his chin, feeling inexplicably happy.

Others thought he was a fourth-rank Black Cloud Mountain God, but in fact he could ascend to the first rank at any time!
Others thought he was a first-rank God, but in fact… he could inherit the title of Heavenly Lord at any time, which was several levels higher than the current emperor!

Others thought he was a celestial noble, but in fact he was a fusion cultivator…

“Daoting… now it’s going to be fun.”

Fang Xi looked somewhere, a playful smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

…

Panlong Mansion.

Government office.

Not far from the government office is the ‘Fu Cheng Huang Temple’!
Cheng Huang and Tudi are a very large number of gods in the Dao court.

Taking the City God as an example, the county City God has the lowest rank, but is also a seventh-rank priest!

After that, the City God of the prefecture was of the fifth rank!

Finally, there is the ‘Du Cheng Huang’, a third-rank deity!
Zhang Zichun, the prefect of Panlong Prefecture, is the Fu Cheng Huang, a fifth-rank deity.

At this time, he was sitting cross-legged in the small pavilion. His spirit silently left his body and transformed into the City God, supervising all affairs in the city.

With the supervision of the gods, the people in this world live better than the mortals in the earthly immortal world.

For Zhang Zichun, the official duties of the prefect were far less important than his duties as the City God.

There are so many redundant officials in the imperial court that it is very rare to find a place that does not have a city god. Many fifth-rank officials can only serve as county city gods or wait for the imperial court to confer titles on them after their death.

The most that the Taoist court could confer upon a person was a minor official, which was considered a breakthrough in restrictions and allowed him to receive widespread worship. However, in terms of power and other aspects, he was far inferior to the City God.

An unknown amount of time had passed before the incense sticks in a bronze incense burner with animal ears on the table in front of Zhang Zichun were all burned out.

Zhang Zichun opened his eyes and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

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Just now in the City God Temple, he had received an official document that an angel was about to descend!

“Someone come!”

Zhang Zichun shouted immediately.

“Mr. Prefect?”

The servants, maids, soldiers, and staff who were serving outside the pavilion came in immediately and lined up in an orderly manner.

“Prepare the incense table to welcome the angel!”

Zhang Zichun said solemnly.

“yes!”

No one thought it was strange, they bowed and left immediately, and started to make arrangements.

Shinto communication is extremely convenient, and we have long been accustomed to this situation.

Before long, an incense table was set up, with a bright yellow silk base and an incense burner and offerings of fruits and vegetables from all seasons on it.

After the incense table was set up, Zhang Zichun changed into his official uniform and knelt down with many officials from the government office: “We respectfully welcome the angel!”

At this time, the sky was cloudless and the sun was shining brightly.

Suddenly, a colorful cloud floated over, with a red-robed eunuch in it, followed by two golden-armored generals, floating down and saying, “Panlong Prefecture Governor Zhang Zichun has received an imperial decree…”

“Your Majesty…Zhang Zichen listened respectfully to the edict.”

Zhang Zichun bowed again.

“The Son of Heaven, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: There is a God of Black Cloud Mountain, whose blessings are profound and whose divine office is bestowed by Heaven. It is appropriate to confer the title of a True God upon him and to order him to be worshipped… I order you to be the Deputy Imperial Envoy and go together to confer the title upon him!”

The eunuch read the imperial edict in a shrill voice with a hint of smile on his face: “Master Zhang, this time I am the chief envoy and you are the deputy envoy. We should work together to complete this imperial mission.”

Zhang Zichun looked at the imperial edict in the eunuch’s hand. He saw that the imperial edict had a bright yellow background, was three feet long and one foot wide, with auspicious cloud patterns on it and coiled dragons on both sides. The scroll was made of mahogany and inlaid with beautiful jade.

Such an imperial decree, which conferred titles, granted titles, and ordered sacrifices… I wonder how many civil and military officials dreamed of this good thing.

Why did it seem like a chore to the eunuch?
He had an idea in mind and immediately ordered a banquet to entertain the angels.

After the banquet, he invited the angel to the study for a detailed discussion.

“Eunuch Wang, what’s different about enthroning the mountain god this time?” Zhang Zichun bowed with a very good attitude.

“Hehe, Master Zhang is a smart man. He must have never canonized this kind of natural god before, right?”

Eunuch Wang smiled, then sighed: “This is a tough job. If it can’t be completed, my family and the adults will be in trouble…”

“Please give me some advice, father-in-law…”

Zhang Zichun bowed and slipped a gold ingot from his sleeve.

This gold ingot looks brilliant and golden, but it is actually made entirely of incense and is Shinto incense money!

Even for Zhang Zichun, a fifth-rank city god, it was unknown how long he would have to save up enough money to have such a piece.

Eunuch Wang accepted it and immediately smiled. He said, “Most of these natural gods are unruly and unwilling to be canonized by the court… Why? In fact, they are born with spirits and know that entering the Taoist system and receiving Taoist talismans will do more harm than good!”

“ah?!”

It was the first time that Zhang Zichun heard such secrets, and he could not help but bow again: “What do you mean?”

“We are mortals, and cannot be canonized. We are not gods, so that’s fine…” Eunuch Wang said, “Natural gods are gods, and they are not actually under the jurisdiction of the Dao Court. Their divine rank is gifted by heaven, and as long as they meet the conditions, they can be promoted on their own!”

“This… this is heresy and treason!” Zhang Zichun didn’t know whether he was envious or jealous, but his face was full of anger.

Such behavior is equivalent to promoting yourself before the imperial court issued an order. Isn’t this rebellion? Where is the law of the king?

“Master Zhang is truly a loyal minister… Therefore, he must be canonized and this innate divine spirit must be incorporated into the system. The key is the Dao talisman. Once he receives the Dao talisman, his innate nature will be gone. Even if he rebels again in the future and strips off the Dao talisman… it will be of no use. Without the canonization of the Dao Court, no matter what he does, it will be difficult for him to improve his divine rank!”

Eunuch Wang smiled proudly: “For example, the Lord of Panlong Lake, who had a strong foundation in the past, was canonized… The Dao Court did not give him grace, and he would be like this for the rest of his life.”

“Then what should we do specifically?” Zhang Zichun calmed himself down and continued to ask.

“I will go with you to see the mountain god some other day and grant him the third-grade ‘Taishang Daoting Dadong Baolu’… As long as he accepts the order, everything will be fine. These natural gods are often ignorant and will obey if you coax, deceive, or scare them.” Eunuch Wang smiled and said, “Don’t think that the rank you give him is too high. No matter how high it is, aren’t you still a minister of the emperor? Once the relationship between the emperor and his subjects is determined, hehe, then we are in the right and it will be difficult for him to resist. Even if we take the case to the heaven, we are in the right…”

(End of this chapter)