Beginning from the world of Uncle Jiu, he tricked his master into enlightening him.

Chapter 156 Desperate
Renjia Town, Chenghuang Temple.

At this time, the City God's Temple was crowded with people and incense was flourishing. Never before had the people of Renjia Town prayed so devoutly for the City God's blessing.

Human nature is like this. If you don't see the rabbit, you won't let the eagle fly. If you don't hit the wall, you won't look back.

Previously, people came to pay homage to the City God, mostly in the form of bribes.

I will offer you incense, and you will bless me with many children and grandchildren, and my family will be safe.

Strictly speaking, this is more of a transaction.

So incense is said to be poisonous, and it is poisonous in these places.

People who come to offer incense have too many desires and are too complicated.

But now, when facing a life and death crisis, people's needs have become pure.

They do not seek glory, wealth, promotion, or hundreds of descendants.

They only seek peace, which perfectly fits the priesthood of the City God.

Therefore, the city god's incense is growing at an incredible speed and has reached a critical point.

Just come to Chenghuang Chaiguan for a while, you can get enough incense, condense the incense golden body, and achieve the title of Ghost King!

In fact, it was precisely because the incense grew so fast that Chaiguan had to go all out to refine the incense to avoid being counterattacked by the incense.

So he hasn't shown up during this period of time.

I saw Chai Guan's body suddenly flashing golden light, and suddenly turning green. This is the performance of his golden body refining incense.

At this moment, the ground in front of the City God's Temple suddenly surged violently.

Chai Guan suddenly opened his eyes and looked forward with a frightened expression.

The people praying at the Chenghuang Temple were all at a loss and pushed back noisily.

"What is this?"

Mr. Tan, the second richest man in Renjia Town, stood in front of the City God's Temple, looking at the undulating ground with a look of fear on his face.

"There are monsters, run!"

An old man in green clothes was the first to be frightened. He was one of the elders of the Ren family.

The clan elder, who had been short of virtue all his life, panicked and ran to the back of the crowd, punching and kicking the people in front of him as he ran.

"Go away! I am the leader of the Ren family, make way for me!"

It's a pity that the people are too dense now, and the villagers can't give way to him even if they want to.

"Ah! You untouchables, I'm going to kill you!"

"Get out of here, get out of here!"

The clan elder tried his best to squeeze in, but he was too old to squeeze in.

Just when he was about to go crazy, the floor made of green granite exploded, and a huge thing emerged from the ground.

As soon as it comes out, it first uses its sharp sting to fork forward.

puff!

The spur just passed through the clan elder's chest and popped out from in front of him.

There was an incredible expression on the clan elder's face. He looked down at his chest and suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood.

Then he looked at the crowd and said pleadingly:

"help me!"

Whoosh!
The Zerg didn't give the clan elder a chance at all. With a sideways swing of its front foot, the clan elder was thrown away.

Then, he let out a loud roar to the crowd.

squeak!
A terrifying sound came, sending the crowd flying.

Chai Guan sat in the golden statue, frowning and looking at the Zerg and the crowd.

Logically speaking, as the city god, he should take action to rescue the villagers at this time.

However, Chaiguan was in a critical period of refining the incense. As long as he persisted for a while, he might be able to condense the golden body of the incense and become the Ghost King.

If he tried to save the villagers, all his efforts would be in vain.

Just when Chaiguan hesitated, the zerg suddenly opened its mouth, and small zerg flew out of its mouth.

After the little bug flew out, it got into the crowd and started biting everywhere.

"Ah! Help!"

A woman was knocked down by a small zerg. She screamed and tried to take the zerg down.But as soon as his hand touched it, he was injured by the sharp back sting of the insect.

She could only retract her hand and whine helplessly.

The strong man next to him saw a small insect about to pounce on him, so he picked up a bench and knocked over it.

boom!
The bench shattered and the little zerg fell down.

However, the little bug just turned over and continued to pounce on the strong man.

The strong man felt cruel, stretched out his hands and grabbed the little zerg, and did not let go even though his hands were cut with blood.

He took the zerg and smashed it on the ground.

Unfortunately, this has no effect.

When the strong man's strength was exhausted, he ended up with the same fate as the woman, with little bugs burrowing into his chest and eating his flesh and blood.

The same scene happened everywhere in the Chenghuang Temple.

At this critical moment, the villagers prayed to the City God more devoutly.

They hope that the City God will save them.

The power of incense emerged from the villagers and converged on Chai Guan, and he condensed his golden body even faster.

However, these were obtained with the lives of countless villagers.

Villagers die every minute and every second.

Chai Guan had a painful expression on his face as he made a difficult choice.

Should he give up on achieving the golden body and immediately show up to rescue the villagers, or should he wait a little longer and wait until he has completely condensed the golden body before taking action.

Taking action now may relieve the temporary emergency, but he is no match for the Zerg after all.

The villagers will eventually be killed by the zerg.

If he slows down a bit, he can become the Ghost King at the pinnacle of the human world. With his position as the God of the Underworld, he can deal with any enemy with ease.

What to do seems obvious.

Chai closed his eyes, struggled with his expression for a while, let out a long sigh, and then walked out of the statue of the City God with a relaxed expression.

when!
A bell rang in the City God's Temple, and all the insects seemed to have pressed the pause button, and they all looked at the location of the big clock in the City God's Temple.

The people also turned their heads and looked over in astonishment, and then saw a scene they would never forget.

I saw a middle-aged man in rich clothes and golden light all over his body, striking the big clock with a firm gaze.

The middle-aged man looked exactly like the sculpture in the Chenghuang Temple!
The bell continued to ring, and with each impact, the golden light on the middle-aged man's body dissipated, but under the influence of the bell, many insects fell to the ground one after another, as if they had lost their strength.

Even the giant zerg, forced by the sound of the bell, retreated continuously until they were one kilometer away, then they stopped and stared at the middle-aged man with bared teeth.

The middle-aged man was Chaiguan, and he finally made his choice at the last moment.

He gave up the golden body of incense that was close at hand, and even used the incense accumulated over the years to activate the big bell of the City God's Temple, forcibly using the effect of the evening drum and morning bell.

These bells not only eliminated the uneasiness of the villagers, but also stunned the small insects and cut off their connection with the mother-in-law.

At this time, Lin Cheng finally arrived at the City God's Temple. He looked at Chaiguan and couldn't open his mouth in surprise.

In his impression, Chaiguan was not a bad person, but he was not a virtuous person either.

Strictly speaking, he is more like a businessman who can't afford to be early without profit.

He really couldn't figure out why Chaiguan would give up the incense he had accumulated over the years and choose to save villagers who had nothing to do with him.

Seemingly guessing what Lin Cheng was thinking, Chai Guan smiled and said to Lin Cheng:
"I have been worshiped by them for hundreds of years and have never fulfilled the responsibilities of a city god."

"Now give it back to them all at once."

As he spoke, Chai Guan's body gradually faded away.

The magical powers and realms of gods are given by incense. Once the incense is lost, the gods will fall from the altar and become wandering ghosts.

Chai Guan also knew what would happen to him. He sighed with regret and said:
"It's a pity that I will never have the opportunity to glimpse the immortal way again in this life."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chai Guan's figure completely disappeared.

Well, in the eyes of the villagers, Chai Guan disappeared, but in fact he just lost his cultivation and became a wandering spirit again, which is invisible to ordinary people.

Lin Cheng saw this and took action directly to take back Chaiguan's soul.

He carefully put Chaiguan's soul into his chest, then suddenly looked at the Zerg, and said with an ugly expression:

"If I don't beat you to death, your surname will not be Lin!"

(End of this chapter)