The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 343: The Age of Gods

Easy to attack and defend!

These four words are of great importance. They represent a turning point in the war between humans and ghosts, and also a reversal of the situation.

Later historians gave such an evaluation when studying the history of this period, and they certainly had their reasons.

But for the current human and ghost races, their vision is not so long-term, and they did not expect that the victory in this battle would lead to so many chain consequences.

They only knew that after paying a huge price, the human race finally achieved its strategic goal.

The second ghost town was established!
The human race has its first god or ghost that can protect them!

Xuanzhen Palace has its first guardian deity!

In the three human kingdoms, the wishes of all living beings finally have a real destination and a response!
Therefore, not long after the end of the Yintu War, the intensity of the war between the human and ghost races immediately dropped.

There is a saying: Tactics always serve strategy. Once the strategic goals are achieved, tactics can naturally slow down or even end.

Moreover, the gains and losses of a city or a place are no longer so important!

Since the human race wanted to stop fighting, the ghost race naturally had no objection. No matter how you put it, in this battle, the human race was well prepared and took the initiative to attack, so they were actually being suppressed.

Not to mention the ghosts below, even the group of ghost fairies seemed to have lost their courage.

And with the return of the Rising Sun Ghost Town, Si Yuanyou, the first City God of this world, once again took over the battlefield of the Rising Sun Plains.

That’s right, he lost hundreds of thousands of elite ghost soldiers in this trip.

But the land of Yintu has no shortage of evil ghosts and wronged souls, so it is easy to replenish them, and those Shinto magic weapons on him are real.

As soon as he showed up, he had a fight with the ghost fairy Mu Shang. With the power of the Shinto magic weapon, he made Mu Shang suffer a great loss. Then Mu Shang retreated into the ghost town and never wanted to come out to fight again.

He acted like a coward, and the Ice and Fire Tongs Ghost Fairy immediately followed suit.

This also gave the human soldiers who came to support from the three kingdoms an opportunity to gather and retreat.

Baidi and Donghuang reappeared and took over the battlefield. A group of human masters gathered at the source of Furong River, where the branch of Xuanzhen Palace was located. They passed through Tianmen one after another, entered the Ruyi Gate of Chilong Palace, and returned to Baisha City.

Their return also gave the Dayun Dynasty the confidence to face the ghost clan head-on.

Hong Ling, Chi Wei and the Ten Earth Ghost Immortals were already fighting hard, and the three human kingdoms that had recovered showed their amazing war potential.

An endless stream of troops and support arrived, and the ghost-killing tanks rolled off the production line like dumplings.

Although ghosts are still wreaking havoc everywhere, the human race is becoming more and more excited on the front battlefield.

Although the three ghost fairy cities fought their way into the hinterland and achieved great results, in other words, weren't they also alone in advancing deep into the enemy's territory?

Being caught in the vast ocean of the people's battlefield made them suffer terribly.

Originally, the evil creatures from the Pure World Red Lotus Society and the Xuan Yue Sect could give them some help.

It’s a pity that before this battle, the human race carried out a large-scale cleanup. Although no high-ranking demon leaders were captured, many of the minions who were responsible for the operation were captured.

This directly resulted in their command being broken and becoming useless.

Until the real elites returned and joined the battlefield again, the three ghost immortals could no longer hold on.

They also began to retreat, looking for strategic locations to establish strongholds, hoping to consolidate their gains first.

As a result, the intensity of the war dropped sharply, and the two main battlefields, the Rising Sun Plains and the Dayun Dynasty, both entered a period of peace. This meant that both sides entered the post-war recovery stage and began to lick their wounds.

The end of this series of battles took place on the battlefield between Yi Huai and the two ghost immortals in the east of the Rising Sun Plains.

The leaden clouds are heavy, the thunder pool is spreading, the golden wind is howling, and the sky and the earth are dim!
This is the combined power of the Ghost Immortal Lei Ze and the Ghost Immortal Jin Feng. It is as if the sky and the earth are all covered by Yin thunder and golden wind, and nothing else can be accommodated.

The power to change the world is just like this!

But in fact, they were retreating, extremely cautiously, ten miles, a hundred miles, a thousand miles, as if they wanted to return to Zhou Juetian completely.

As for the reason, it is very simple. Not to mention the form of Xuanwu that Yi Huai transformed into, Xu Cheng, Fan Tiehu and Wei Fangjie also arrived beside him.

The four of them each led the most elite disciples of Xuanzhen Palace to form a battle array. Although they did not display their military supernatural powers, their murderous intent was obvious.

Yi Huai alone was difficult enough to deal with, and now there were three more. Even Lei Ze and Jin Feng were a little scared.

So, they decisively chose to retreat!

However, what they didn’t know was that just as they disappeared at the end of their spiritual consciousness, the originally majestic shape of the Black Tortoise completely collapsed.

Nearly one-fifth of the Xuanzhen Palace disciples collapsed to the ground, their breathing stopped, and they died on the spot without even a chance to be rescued.

Another fifth of the disciples were covered in injuries, staggering, unable to even stand, and had to sit on the ground, breathing weakly.

The remaining three-fifths were still breathing relatively steadily, but each of them was seriously injured and had to struggle to hold on.

As for Yi Huai, he just looked at his three fellow disciples, tried hard to put on a smile, and then fainted.

This was the price they paid for keeping the two ghost immortals out of the Rising Sun Plains.

Although the supernatural powers of military strategists are powerful, they are only a way to gather people.

But the problem is that the weak are weak. Even if their qi is connected and the injuries are shared equally, there is a limit.

As the leader, Yi Huai was under tremendous pressure. Even though he was a Jindan Zhenren, in the end, he was purely supported by his will.

When Yi Huai fell, there was chaos everywhere. Fortunately, they had prepared all kinds of panaceas this time.

Especially those produced by the Spring and Autumn Palace, the ingredients are all top-grade and the quality of the pills is also excellent.

After a flurry of activity, the rescue was finally completed, but even so, two hundred and twenty of the thousands of elite disciples died and nearly four hundred were seriously injured.

Although the human race achieved its strategic goal in this battle, the price it paid was also heavy!
Yi Huai's place is nothing. The soldiers and immortal cultivators who died on the battlefield are nothing either. The real corruption is actually those ordinary towns.

The four major sects, plus the imperial court, cover a total of eight prefectures in the Dayun Dynasty. Except for the big cities that have sufficient defense capabilities, most people are in panic.

In other places, there are ghost disasters and dead people everywhere.

Even large areas have turned into white land, and only at night are there ghosts and countless wronged souls.

And all of these were not caused by the regular ghost army, but were tragedies committed by scattered evil spirits.

This is the true epitome of the war of races. There is no warmth, no heroes cherishing heroes, only you die and I live!
Of course, the painful price is worth it in the end, and the rewards will come soon.

Just when both humans and ghosts were beginning to lick their wounds, the changes brought about by the human race's possession of the City God finally arrived!

To be precise, the beginning of the change from offense to defense originated from the selfishness of the human race!
Unlike the Rising Sun Plains, the Three Kingdoms of the human race has a long history and profound cultural heritage. Almost every sect has some old and immortal people in their twilight years.

They were the ones who had to fight desperately on the battlefield when the sect was in danger, but in normal times, they were also supported by the sect and were a burden to the sect. Originally, this group of people were all very old and close to death.

Apart from seeking some benefits for future generations, there is actually no other pursuit.

But now, now it's different.

Because the human race had a city god and a foundation in the underworld, their dead hearts became alive.

Almost soon after the war came to an end, the Alliance of All Beings became lively.

One by one, the old guys dragged all kinds of relationships into the Alliance of All Beings, and even the top leaders of the Alliance had to bring up the matter for discussion.

They all want to die, but they also want to work in the City God system and follow the path of Shinto.

When this matter was reported to the All Living Beings Alliance, the group of people were actually in a difficult position. When the Xuanzhen Palace was spreading the Shinto methods in the past, everyone was afraid of death and did not dare to accept it.

Now that you have seen the results and are so positive, you seem very annoying!
However, even the top leaders of the Alliance of All Beings could not withstand the pressure from these old guys, so they had to bring Xu Cheng and others over to discuss the matter.

In fact, they were prepared to be scolded, criticized, and even bleed heavily, but what they didn't expect was that Xu Cheng acted very calmly.

Or rather, this scene had been anticipated.

Not only did they not stop it, but they fanned the flames, made rules and provided convenience.

Xuanzhen Palace first opened a cram school at its branch outside Baisha City, inviting those who were interested in Shinto to gather there.

Then, teach the knowledge of the Shinto system in a unified way!
This step is actually very important. Compared with the immortal cultivation system, the Shinto system is very easy to go astray.

Therefore, Xuanzhen Palace imparts not only various kinds of knowledge, but also many such taboos.

Secondly, it is up to the sects behind these old guys to contribute.

Yes, Xuanzhen Palace can help in the Conferred God Requiem, but once you enter the Yintu, the resources you carry with you will determine the strength of your power.

Do you want a paper ghost town?
Do you want the Shinto instruments that have been enshrined?
Do you want Shinto incense?
These will require resources from various sects. Xuanzhen Palace will help sell them in Wanxian City, and eventually they will become nourishment for their Shinto practice.

When all this is completed, they will commit suicide, enter the netherworld, and be conferred titles on ghosts and gods by Feng Yan.

Feng Yan had no intention of keeping them in his own Qiyuan Ghost City. Instead, he gave them a lot of ghost messengers and let them go out to conquer the world.

The larger the amount of land you can conquer, the bigger your cards will be.

The higher the responsibility you can bear, the higher the official position you will be given.

In short, in this era of wild growth, Feng Yan is not stingy at all. How far one can go depends on his personal ability and the support behind him!
In fact, all major sects and even the imperial court are quite supportive!

Because this is opening up a new track and it is also their retreat.

Anyone with some insight will work hard to run a business.

The result was that in the vast human territory, countless city gods and lands popped up all of a sudden, and countless temples popped up like mushrooms after a rain!

You have to know that they have been formally canonized by the imperial court, endorsed by their sects, and can perform miracles themselves. Just by showing off a few of their skills, they can attract believers to join them.

When there are many believers and they pray sincerely, they can gather the power of incense and vows to help them grow.

In this way, once a virtuous cycle is formed, the Shinto system can be initially established.

Although they are just minor gods with weak divine powers, those who wreak havoc in those remote areas of the human race are just little ghosts and wronged spirits.

Divine power has a natural restraint against them.

At this point, the scattered ghost tribe, which was the biggest headache for the human race, was finally contained.

After the human civilians discovered that worshiping gods could effectively control the evil spirits, they became even more pious.

Because of this, the human world finally ushered in a rare period of peace. However, if you say that there will be fewer wars, you are joking.

The fighting was the most intense on the Yin soil!
Countless ghosts and gods who were granted titles began to expand their territories. They started from the Qiyuan Ghost City and continuously attacked from all directions.

If you look from a high altitude, it looks like a gray earth with a little Shinto light spreading and diffusing, invading the dark land, and raising flags belonging to Shinto.

This can be considered the second battlefield opened up by the human race!
Of course, Shinto also had its ups and downs. Countless small gods were swallowed up by powerful ghost kings in the process of expanding their territory.

But after the human leaders saw the results, they naturally invested without any reservations.

Moreover, the ghosts are fighting each other, and even the ghost king is guarding his own territory.

As for the human race, even if they lost one or two minor gods, the third one would surely have a large army approaching and sufficient Shinto magic weapons prepared.

Just like pulling out nails, one by one, there will always be a time to eliminate them.

At this time, Feng Yan was no longer an ordinary city god. He was the source of all city gods and lands, and the master of ghosts and gods in this world.

He didn't want to be called by a bigger name, because he knew that the world was so big, the underworld was so vast, and there were too many powerful people.

If he took on an unrealistic title, it might bring him disaster, so he refused to acknowledge any title, such as the King of Hell or the Emperor of Ghosts.

Just let other ghosts and gods call him: The Great City God!
At this time, it is not difficult to see that the practices of the Three Human Kingdoms and the Dongtian Human Race are different.

Si Yuanyou concentrated his strength and superior forces to take over the war, while the three human kingdoms deployed all-out efforts to thoroughly establish Shintoism.

It’s hard to say whether this is right or wrong, it’s mainly determined by the size.

The Dongtian human race has only a small population and a large territory. If they are further dispersed, they will probably be defeated one by one.

The three human kingdoms have vast territories and large populations, making them most suitable for using their populations to form a torrent of faith and cultivate enough ghosts and gods so that they can flourish everywhere.

As far as Zhou Juetian's ghost clan was concerned, they originally thought that the human race just had one more city god and a ghost town, which was nothing.

But the subsequent developments were so unexpected that they became a little uneasy.

They wanted to fight back and start a war again, but even with the ghost clan's war potential, they seemed to be somewhat powerless at this moment.

That is to say, the appearance of the Ghost Immortal Lei Ze and the Ghost Immortal Jin Feng. Otherwise, it is possible that they may not even be able to maintain their current achievements.

It must be said that even in the long history of wars of mankind, this period of time is extremely special and has left a significant mark in history.

Therefore, historians of later generations gave it a name, the period of conferred gods in the era of chaos and war!
It was also after the Conferred God Period that the war situation between the human and ghost races was completely reversed.

At this point, some old ghosts finally couldn't bear it anymore!

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