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Chapter 60 We come to pay our respects and hope for the divine intervention.

Let alone ordinary people, even those with a little power can sense that not only those metaphysical families, but also the government seems to be on high alert, waiting for something.

This waiting was solemn and serious, carrying a deep sense of anticipation.

Among the metaphysical families, only a few large families know that today is the day to invite the gods. Other smaller metaphysical families don't even know that today is the day to invite the gods, let alone that it is the day to invite the gods. They don't even know about the existence of the Fengdu Asking Office.

This refers to the information gap between large and small families.

This is also why all families are desperately trying to grow and expand; otherwise, given this information gap, they would be excluded before they even get involved.

Among the large families, the Baili family, the Tantai family, and the Nalan family naturally had the most members and the most elaborate ceremonies.

"Dad, there are 16 families preparing for the invocation ceremony today, all of them are large families." Today, Baili Shuang specially wore a Taoist robe and reported to her father, Baili Tang.

Baili Tang nodded slightly, gazing at Baili Shuang, "Shuang'er, I believe you are aware of the importance of today's invocation ceremony."

"Apart from the Tantai family and the Nalan family, the other families are not worth worrying about."

"You will preside over today's invocation ceremony. You are the first candidate to represent the God of the Underworld for the Baili family this time."

"Dad hopes you can seize this opportunity and gain God's favor."

"The future glory of our Baili family depends on you."

Baili Shuang's eyes were also filled with solemnity and seriousness. "Dad, I will."

Of course, each family, especially large families, has more than one, or even many, candidates to be God's representatives.

This is also why the families have been calling back their members who are scattered all over the world.

This can also increase the probability of being favored and chosen by God.

Of course, these candidates will also be divided into first candidates, second candidates, and others.

The first candidate is usually the young patriarch or the future heir of that family, and there is only one such candidate.

The second candidates are a select few talented disciples from the clan.

The third candidates were the other members of the clan.

These metaphysical families naturally hope that God will choose the first candidate, but who can guess God's thoughts? If God wants to choose other candidates, that's fine too, as long as they are members of their family.

What Baili Tang said to Baili Shuang was also being repeated in the Tantai family, the Nalan family, and other metaphysical families.

They took this summoning of the gods very seriously.

After all, the underworld had been closed for a hundred years, and during that time, no god had ever descended upon the human world.

Now, God is finally about to descend.

Not only do they attach great importance to it, but the national government also attaches great importance to it.

Once a member of a family is chosen by the gods to become their representative, not only will the government allocate certain scarce resources to that family, but they will also establish connections with the underworld.

Therefore, the three major families were determined to succeed in this divine summons.

"I just don't know which family this god of the underworld will favor, or who he will be."

"We still know too little about these Director Xus." Otherwise, we could have catered to their preferences and increased our chances of being selected.

These powerful families of metaphysical practitioners are scattered across different parts of the country, while at this moment, in a small house in the same city as the Baili family...

Sikong Yan and his son were also carefully preparing for the ritual of inviting the gods.

Only the father and son knew about this ritual to invoke the gods. Looking at the offerings laid out on two small tables, and comparing them to those of the more prestigious families, Sikong Yan muttered with some doubt, "It looks rather shabby. Sister, no, will Director Xu really be interested?"

The next second, Sikong Yan's head was hit.

Sikong Yan rubbed his aching head and looked at his father, who had hit him on the head, with a wronged expression. "Dad, why did you hit me?"

Sikong Hao gave him a slight glare and said, "Do you think the gods care about the quantity of offerings or the grandeur of the ceremony?"

"When invoking the gods, the most important thing is to be devout!"

"As long as you offer your devotion, the gods will decide how to choose."

Sikong Yan: Alright.

However, recalling the short time he spent with his sister in the ghost market, Sikong Yan felt that his sister wouldn't care about those superficial things.
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On the day of the summoning of the gods, Xu Qingling was still diligently reviewing the leave applications submitted by the ghosts, with a slight sense of urgency.

Previously, when Xu Qingling first took office as the director of the Leave Department, she felt that it was just a job, and she should do it well.

But ever since that night when her soul left her body and went to the underworld, where she saw the ghosts praying, Xu Qingling's state of mind has changed.

She wanted to do it faster and better.

If possible, she didn't want the ghosts who longed to return to the human world to wait too long.

Time can be very damaging; over time, even the most profound people and things can be forgotten.

For those ghosts, being forgotten is indeed a terrible and sad thing.

Previously, Xu Qingling couldn't empathize, but since that night, she seems to have been able to empathize a little, even if it's just a tiny bit.

However, while at work, Xu Qingling could sense calls from all over the human world. She knew that those metaphysical families were preparing for a ritual to invite the gods.

However, it wasn't the right time yet, and Xu Qingling didn't intend to pay any attention to it.

All she needs to do is show up when the time comes and select her spokesperson.

Outside, a light drizzle filled the world, and time passed little by little. Soon it was evening, and the time to invite the gods was about to arrive.

At her father's signal, Baili Shuang took the incense and led everyone in the clan to kneel down slowly. Not only Baili Shuang, but also the Tantai family, the Nalan family, and other families that had prepared the ritual to invite the gods, and even Sikong Yan in the small house, all took the incense and knelt down with focused and solemn expressions.

At the same time, incantations to the gods, like chanting from sacred texts, echoed between heaven and earth—

"By a stroke of luck, on this auspicious day and at this propitious time, when heaven and earth are open and expansive, we should burn incense on the spot. As the smoke rises and the incense smoke spreads, the gods will surely descend. The smoke smoke will scatter colorful omens, and the divine power will extend for thousands of miles..."

"Burning incense and bowing respectfully, I beseech the God of the Underworld of Fengdu to grant me leave..."

"...I have come to pay my respects and hope that the gods will descend."

Each word, each phrase, though spoken softly, was deafening.

Inside the general store, Xu Qingling seemed to sense something and slowly looked up.

The moment she looked up, the flame-like mark between her brows slowly appeared, and a black and red light swirled around Xu Qingling.

As the light faded, Xu Qingling was already dressed in the official robes and hat reserved for the God of the Underworld. Her expression was indifferent and dignified.

Sasha and Mengmeng stayed quietly to the side, watching the scene unfold before them.

Before her eyes, a door filled with flowing light appeared out of thin air, and Xu Qingling slowly stepped inside...

At that moment, Fan Wujiu, who was still on duty at the People's Hospital, seemed to sense something. He looked up in a certain direction and muttered, "Invoking the gods..."

(End of this chapter)