Weird Cultivation: I am the Yellow-skinned Taoist Master

As the saying goes, the difference between people can sometimes be greater than that between dogs.

The same applies to the relationship between deities.

The three thousand deities of Jingxian Temple in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

It is a legitimate and true god.

It is recognized by Heaven and Earth.

Later, the Taoists of Jingxian Temple created a different kind of deity, which was consecrated by the Golden Heavenly Lamp.

Later, the Golden Sky Lantern disappeared along with the Flying Immortal Map, and its whereabouts became unknown.

Such a god can never be created again.

Further on, cultivators embarked on the path of cultivation based on human energy, only to discover that the Nascent Soul stage was the end, leading them down a distorted path.

The so-called "becoming a god on the spot".

In reality, they are just an alternative type of Nascent Soul cultivator.

This deity grants immortality through absorbing its essence.

Without energy, it will self-destruct.

At best, he'd be at the level of a city god.

Unless one has the popularity of hundreds of millions of people like the Great Kang Emperor, becoming a god might allow one to rival the power of immortals.

Even so, it was all built up by simply attracting popularity.

Without extraordinary talent and fortune, one is nothing more than a pretty face with no substance.

The statues that the city gods have discovered are now being examined.

This is different from the third type.

They are man-made gods.

Although it doesn't need popularity, it's still a failure.

Passing over the remains of these gods, the city gods, filled with unease, finally arrived at the deepest part of the imperial tomb.

Here, there is an altar.

The altar was not high, only about ten feet tall.

However, its foundation is extremely vast.

It covers an area of ​​about seven or eight acres and is made entirely of divine iron, with many arrays engraved on it to enhance its strength.

Those formations have only one effect.

That is, reinforcement!

Because on the altar sat an enormous statue of a god.

The statue was dressed in a dragon robe and wore a crown. It had a square face and a wide mouth, and its expression was extremely majestic, but its eyes were empty.

"It's His Majesty..."

A city god said in a hoarse voice, "His Majesty's statue... but His Majesty, didn't he not want to become a god..."

Although this statue looks completely different from the image of Emperor Da Kang.

But their spirit is exactly the same.

Gods are naturally portrayed in an exaggerated and majestic way.

Looking too much like a human is actually not so beautiful.

"The finishing touch is what makes a painting a dragon."

"If Your Majesty's statue had eyes, it would become the most powerful god in the world."

"Those patriarchs of powerful families were deceived by him."

"It's not that he doesn't want to become a god, but that he wants to be the chief god of us gods!"

The city gods of the prefecture relayed everything they had seen and heard back to the capital.

This is the outside world, not the Ten Thousand Mountains.

They will relay the message, and the gods guarding outside the capital will immediately receive it.

……

In the capital city.

Song, Li, Han, Meng, Liu.

The ancestors of these five great families, as well as Du Rugui.

At this moment, they all learned what had happened in the imperial tomb.

However, apart from the Song family patriarch and Du Rugui, the other four, such as the Liu family patriarch Liu Shujiao, did not gather together.

As for why...

Du Rugui knew very well what was going on.

He also knew that after the Song family patriarch left, others would arrive one after another to discuss the same matter with him.

"Brother Du, what do you think of His Majesty...?"

The Song family patriarch gripped the edge of the armchair with one hand, suppressing the complex emotions in his heart, his expression remaining calm and composed.

Du Rugui sipped his tea, saying, "How else can I judge him? In terms of intelligence and cunning, he is truly the most formidable man I have ever met. It's just a pity that his mind is not on politics."

"He's both a genius and a madman..."

"He was both a wise ruler and a foolish one."

"He is very greedy."

Ultimately, Du Rugui gave it a rating of being greedy.

Indeed, Emperor Da Kang was a remarkable figure.

But it was also he who led Da Kang to where it is today.

He increased taxes to an extreme degree.

He never cared about the lives of ordinary people.

Do you think he will succeed?

The Song family patriarch spoke with a slightly hurried tone: "He wants to be the master of all the gods in the world, to establish a divine kingdom on earth, so that he will forever be above us, truly becoming the Son of Heaven!"

Hear this.

Du Rugui glanced at him and said, "I don't know whether he will succeed or not, but those failed idols are still valid. Brother Song, are you perhaps willing to take a gamble?"

How can we avoid gambling?

The Song family patriarch clenched his fist and said, "He has been plotting for so many years, right under our noses, in the mountains hundreds of miles from the capital, in the imperial mausoleum."

"If he succeeds, will we still have a chance to survive?"

"Drawing the bow, gathering power, a deadly intent lurks beneath the surface, Brother Du, I'm afraid..."

"Brother Du..."

"Stop."

Du Rugui's expression turned cold: "Although my Du family is not exactly well-off, we have never gotten involved in these matters. If you want to get involved, that's your business. Don't get involved with me."

He came down from the sky not to stir up trouble.

The only question is what Emperor Dakang is planning to do.

Moreover, this was also his downfall.

With the matter concluded, Du Rugui prepared to return home.

Of course, he also promised Chen Huangpi that he would help him find the Nine Seas, which is the Yin Yin Land.

He saw that Du Rugui was unwilling to get involved.

The Song family patriarch sighed, stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Brother Du, I know what you mean, and I envy your detached mind. However, we are different; I am very greedy."

Du Rugui smiled knowingly, "Even more greedy than His Majesty?"

The Song family patriarch paused for a moment, then nodded and shook his head.

For a while.

Du Rugui's smile vanished completely.

"It's easy to leave, but I won't send you off."

"Goodbye!"

The Song family patriarch turned around and walked out of the Du family's old residence step by step.

He wasn't telling the truth.

Because he knew that the Great Kang Emperor did not want to become a god.

Rather, it was to become an immortal.

As for how one becomes an immortal, it is probably related to that statue.

It is also inextricably linked to the evil god with wide eyes in the palace.

But he wouldn't tell Du Rugui these things, and even the Song family didn't know.

Because he also wants to become an immortal.

But he will tell everyone that he is going to become a god.

We must also disguise ourselves like the Great Kang Emperor.

After leaving the Du family's old house.

The Song family patriarch looked up at the sky.

There are many gods in the heavens, and the popularity of the gods is extremely high.

This scene is unseen by ordinary people.

"Tell those city gods to continue their investigation and see exactly how His Majesty created this god!"

At the same time, the Song family patriarch also issued an order to the Song family's descendants.

"In the two capitals and thirty-four provinces of the Great Kang Dynasty, find a large city with a large population, dig through the earth to my core, and prepare to create a god for me!"

The Song family patriarch did not know exactly how to create a god and become an immortal.

But he knew that if he didn't do it...

After the Great Kang Emperor succeeds, his end is nigh.

So, be quick!

To catch up with the progress of Emperor Da Kang in a short period of time.

Even if it meant exhausting the entire Song family, he would do it willingly.

Becoming an immortal has been the deepest obsession of cultivators since ancient times.

Deeply ingrained, even if they become gods, the mere mention of becoming an immortal will make their hearts pound uncontrollably, and they will fight with all their might to try.

And at this moment...

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Imperial Palace of the capital.

Emperor Dakang, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, was lying on his side on the Bagua diagram, propping his neck up with his hand, fast asleep.

He seemed to be having a wonderful dream.

He muttered to himself, "Big fish, you've taken the bait!"

The Du family's old house.

Just as Du Rugui had predicted.

After the Song family patriarch left, the Li family, the Han family, and the Meng family all came one after another.

The things the three patriarchs talked about with him were all similar to what the Song family patriarch said.

The creation of deities within the imperial tombs.

It made their hearts burn with passion.

However, unlike the Song family patriarch, they did not deduce that the Great Kang Emperor was destined to become an immortal.

Instead, they felt that this was the path to godhood.

However, this doesn't mean they'll just watch.

Emperor Da Kang was a shrewd and calculating man.

They felt that they were no match for him in terms of cunning, strategy, and planning.

But the Song family patriarch was not one of them.

"Keep a close eye on the Song family. Whatever the Song family does, we will do the same."

Good things come unbidden.

"By advancing and retreating together, and sharing the fruits of good deeds, we can live as long as heaven and earth."

These were the thoughts in the minds of the three patriarchs after they left.

Meanwhile, at the Du family's old house.

Du Rugui, however, resorted to divination.

This time, he dipped his finger in the tea and wrote two characters.

One is a god, the other an immortal.

God is what we currently see and know.

The term "immortal" originated from the earliest speculations made by aristocratic families about the Great Kang Emperor.

In the spring of the fourth year of the Qingli reign, Emperor Dakang paid a great price to bring a statue of a deity into the palace. It is said that the statue holds the secret to becoming an immortal.

The divination was over quickly.

Du Rugui's eyes were extremely complicated as he stared intently at the two words.

It is neither a god nor an immortal.

At this moment, Du Rugui frowned and casually wiped away the two words.

Then they saw Liu Shujiao, the patriarch of the Liu family, walk in.

"Brother Liu, you've come here to discuss the imperial mausoleum as well?"

"No, Brother Du."

Liu Shujiao bowed and said in an extremely humble manner, "Brother Du should be aware of the affairs of my family. With the change of swordsmanship, my Liu family is now at a critical moment of life and death."

"The sword in my house is already showing signs of abandoning me."

"Brother Du, please tell my fortune, and tell me about the fate of my Liu family!"

Upon hearing this, Du Rugui was extremely surprised.

He had thought that Liu Shujiao would also be involved in the creation of a god at the imperial tomb, but he hadn't expected him to be so self-aware.

However, he also knew.

If it weren't for the change in swordsmanship, the Liu family would appear to be unaffected, but in reality, they would be outwardly strong but inwardly weak. Liu Shujiao certainly wouldn't have let this opportunity pass.

Thinking of this, Du Rugui nodded: "Alright, I'll tell your fortune."

However, after this divination was performed...

Du Rugui's expression turned very strange.

"How is the hexagram?"

"No, very no."

"But will my Liu family decline in the future, even to the point of being destroyed and dying?"

"Um……"

"How much longer will my Liu family live?"

"Hmm, it's an odd number."

"..."

Liu Shujiao gave a bitter laugh, then turned and left.

odd number……

It's surprising that it's described as an odd number.

It's likely that the time when Emperor Da Kang becomes a god will be the time when the Liu family is reduced to dust.

It seems he has no choice but to get involved in the creation of a god, whether he wants to or not.

……

At this moment.

In the imperial mausoleum.

The city gods sent by the seven prominent families received the news.

They will continue their exploration.

They discovered how the enormous statue on the altar was created.

"If we go any further, we won't be able to hide any longer."

The city god of a certain state took out something that looked like a stone disc. The stone disc was entirely black and was a treasure they used to hide themselves. It was something that the seven noble families had painstakingly created.

But now, the stone slab is full of cracks.

“Let’s go. If we are driven by the powerful families, our children will have a chance to survive.”

“We are born of necessity and are enslaved by mortals, but the aristocratic families also enslave us. I knew this day would come.”

The city gods all smiled bitterly, then steeled their resolve and charged directly toward the altar.

We passed the altar, and then the statue of Emperor Da Kang.

To their astonishment, there was a vast space behind the altar.

Below this space is a pit.

Countless golden core puppets clung to the stone walls of the pit like insects, climbing downwards as if absorbing something.

Who knows how deep this pit goes?

But the further down you go, the stranger the color of the stone wall becomes, turning yellowish.

Moreover, it was mixed with an atmosphere of deathly stillness.

"This is the passage formed between the underworld and the human world after the earth dragon turned over. These golden core puppets are here day and night to repair it. What are they doing?"

"Aren't they afraid that the next time the earth dragon rises up, the mud from the Yellow Springs Yin Soil will gush out and turn them all into evil monsters?"

When the earthworm's transformation ends, everything contaminated by the yellow mud will be carried away.

This passage has existed for a very long time.

It's definitely more than a few hundred years.

"Look, a Golden Core puppet is coming out of there."

"Wait a minute, that golden core puppet is turning into something evil, why?"

As soon as they finished speaking, the city gods saw that many of the Golden Core puppets that crawled out of the pit were all showing signs of mutation; they were originally made of flesh and blood.

At this moment, the flesh was festering, and foul-smelling, black blood was gushing out.

But they possess a profound, ancient, and desolate aura.

The scent was very faint and weak.

The city gods felt a sense of familiarity.

It smelled like the muddy slurry when an earthworm turned over.

"receive!!!!"

At this moment, the deities above the pit in the imperial tomb emitted a grand voice.

These deities possessed immense power, far surpassing that of ordinary city gods.

As soon as they made their move, all the mutated Golden Core puppets were taken away by them.

Then, a torrent of divine fire erupted forth.

The golden core puppets turned to ashes on the spot.

But the city gods of these states became even more nervous, searching the ashes with extreme patience, as if some rare treasures were hidden within them.

Soon, from the ashes of the hundreds of Golden Core puppets, specks of yellow things emerged.

Like the finest dust.

"Is this yellow mud?"

The city gods of the seven prominent families watched this scene in disbelief.

They seemed to know how the Great Kang Emperor created his gods.

However, this is something that ordinary people cannot even imagine.

How did the Kang Emperor find out?

Could it be that he has divine guidance behind him?
But at this moment.

The city gods inside the imperial mausoleum suddenly changed their expressions, cleared away the dust, and shouted, "Who dares to trespass on the imperial mausoleum? Come out and face your death!!!"

As soon as these words came out.

The city gods of the seven prominent families all changed their expressions drastically.

They have been discovered.

However, the stone discs they used for concealment had not yet shattered, and they should be able to hold on for a while longer.

At that moment, a strange sound came from the pit.

"Huang Er, what are those gods up there saying? What imperial tomb? Whose imperial tomb?"

"I don't know, but they'll send you up there to die."

"Let's go up then."

Having said that, a beam of light shot straight up from the deepest part of the pit.

The densely packed Golden Core puppets were all blasted out by the residual force.

The city gods turned their heads to look.

Then they saw that on the altar, atop the statue of the Great Kang Emperor, stood a figure wearing a straw hat and a tattered Taoist robe, surrounded by a strange oil lamp covered in teeth marks.

The oil lamp had eyes and hands, and pointed to a spot, saying, "You gods over there, I'm talking to you, don't hide." (End of Chapter)