I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 311 On the Friendship with Famous Mountains and Great Peaks

Xu Qing's public identity is that of a corpse driver who learned how to drive corpses from the people of Hunan, and he is also the manager of the funeral parlor; at the same time, he is also the attendant of the Goddess of Life.

Xu Qing's former identity can be used to conceal his identity as a zombie, since no one would expect that a corpse driver who established the Mourning Gate would be a zombie.

The latter's identity, however, was backed by the county magistrate. To put it bluntly, he was the legal representative of Baosheng Temple, while in Sister Jin's eyes, Xu Qing was the earthly embodiment of Baosheng Goddess, an being capable of communicating with the gods and conveying their will.

This position has many names in the secular world, such as Grand Priest, Shaman, Spirit Child, Incense Bearer, etc.
Now, Xu Qing is the chief priest of Baosheng Temple, and the only person that Sister Jin and the others listen to besides the Goddess Baosheng.

“The Goddess of Life Protection will not always be in the temple. As temple caretakers, you should all perform your duties and properly handle temple affairs, regardless of whether the deities are present or not.”

"The goddess told me that if the temple really encounters a problem that is difficult to solve, Bai Xiaoxian can go to the Cat Fairy Hall to ask the immortals of each hall for help. In addition, the immortals of the Cat Fairy Hall will also come to the temple from time to time."

"You can also tell the spirit master Chuantang if you have anything to say."

After explaining the affairs of the temple, Xu Qing turned to ask about the things he had previously instructed Liu the midwife to do.

After learning that the famous midwives in Tianjin worshipped the deities of the Baosheng Temple and that on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month, these midwives would find time to come to Ziyun Mountain to recite the Blood Lake Repentance and learn advanced conservation knowledge, Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

He never considered the contents of the conservation manual as an industry secret. If he could rely on these midwives to speed up the process of spreading the conservation manual to the world, Xu Qing would be overjoyed.

It was precisely because he had no selfish motives, did not care about gains or losses, and helped others in this regard that he was inspired by Heaven and Earth, which resulted in the conservation manual being transformed into a tool for meritorious deeds.

Everything happened naturally, following the laws of nature.

As for other prestigious families and grand mansions that prioritize utilitarianism, they could never reach such a level.

Similarly, Xu Qing is not confident that he can create a new temple system that can rival Baosheng Temple.

In this era of great calamity, perhaps only the Baosheng Temple lineage can continue to exist in the secular world.
Because as long as there are people, the faith and aspirations generated by the Living Man Sutra will not disappear, and the divine power of the Goddess of Life Protection will continue to grow stronger over time.

However, compared to the all-powerful power of incense offerings, Xu Qing values ​​the manifestation of his own cultivation level the most.

No matter how prosperous a temple system is, it is just a tall building without a foundation. Only by having sufficient spiritual power can this tall building stand firm.

Xu Qing always understood that incense offerings, divine power, and faith in deities were not everything; they were merely byproducts that aided cultivation. They could be cultivated, but one should not neglect one's own cultivation in pursuit of the superficial.

Take, for example, the Heavenly Fox who was suppressed in Baiyun Cave. If he hadn't improved his cultivation, studied protective supernatural powers, or pursued a realm beyond the Undying Bone realm during those twelve years...

So no matter how prosperous the Baosheng Temple system became after twelve years, and how flourishing its incense offerings were, it would all vanish in an instant in the hands of his enemies.

"Please rest assured, Master, and Your Majesty, we will definitely manage the affairs of the temple well and will never slack off."

Just as Xu Qing was about to descend the mountain, Bai Xiaoxian walked to the temple gate and made her stance clear.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing smiled and asked, "Which empress are you referring to?"

Despite its flat head, the White Fairy Snake reacted extremely quickly, blurting out, "Of course, it puts both Consort Baosheng and Consort Qingqing at ease."

It's a pity that Xuan Yu didn't come with Xu Qing, otherwise that cat would probably be happy all day because of those words.

Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, a graceful woman in yellow robes stood before the shrine where no deity resided. The place that originally belonged to Fairy Ziyun had been seized by the Qishan clan.

Xu Qing stepped forward and asked, "Have you taken a liking to this shrine?"

Standing barefoot in the freezing snow, Qishan Shi didn't seem to mind the cold. Her words were filled with undisguised joy as she said, "I saw that this shrine is uninhabited but receives good offerings, so I've decided to make it my home."

Seemingly fearing that Xu Qing might misunderstand, Lady Qishan added, "Before I moved into the shrine, I faced the Baosheng Temple and sincerely asked the Empress about it. The Empress did not refuse, which shows that she agreed to my request."

"The goddess is indeed a very kind and compassionate deity!"

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Looking at the happy-faced Qishan clan, Xu Qing didn't know how to comment.

He had been talking with Sister Jin and the others, but he hadn't noticed the wish that the Qishan clan at the foot of the mountain had made to him.

Well, this shrine was originally empty. Now that a genuine mountain spirit has moved in, it can be considered a preordained fate.

Xu Qing simply took out a pen, ink, and carving knife and said, "Since you want to move into this shrine, I will help you carve your name on the shrine tablet."

"From now on, you will be both a member of the Qishan clan and the Purple Cloud Fairy of this mountain."

As Xu Qing replaced the memorial tablet of the Mountain Goddess Qishan, who was bestowed the title of Fairy of Purple Cloud by the Goddess of Life Protection, he said to Qishan, who was waiting quietly beside him, "My name is Xu Qing, and I am the chief priest of this Baosheng Temple. With the Goddess of Life Protection on her way, you and I will be working under the same roof from now on."

"If you encounter a difficult decision, you can go to Linjiang County and find me at the coroner's shop on Jingxia Street. If I am not there, the Xuan Yu Immortal of the Cat Immortal Hall can also help you make a decision."

As Xu Qing finished speaking, Qishan Shi said somewhat awkwardly, "I am now bound to this mountain and restricted by the earth's veins. I cannot leave without permission unless I can obtain the Empress's decree to possess someone else and go there. Otherwise, I'm afraid I cannot go to the city to find the Master."

"But then again, if I can obtain Her Majesty's decree, it will prove that I have seen Her Majesty in person, and then there will be no need to look for the teacher."

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Xu Qing was surprised; he really didn't know that the mountain spirit had such a restriction.

Recalling the decree he had given to the Qishan clan in the incense hall, ordering the Qishan clan to share weal and woe with Ziyun Mountain, Xu Qing finally came to his senses.

So it turns out that he unintentionally bound the Qishan clan to Ziyun Mountain. Without his permission, the Qishan clan could not leave the territory of Ziyun Mountain.

Xu Qing had never heard of the mountain spirit's cultivation methods before, and he asked curiously, "If the goddess allows you to leave this mountain, wouldn't you still need to find someone else to possess and go there? If so, would the person possessed be adversely affected?"

Qishan shook her head and said, "No, as long as the person possessing me can carry me, I can go anywhere within a thousand miles."

"Or perhaps one day I will be able to completely refine Purple Cloud Mountain, and I will be able to come and go freely without being affected by the earth's veins."

Can the person who needs to be possessed carry it? What does that mean?
Xu Qing originally thought that the possession mentioned by the Qishan clan was a possession similar to that of a ghost, but it was obviously not like that.

"You mean possession, not having someone carry you on your back?"

Qishan nodded very seriously.

After receiving a clear answer, Xu Qing hesitated for a moment before finally asking the crucial question.

How much do you weigh?

"I don't know, I haven't weighed it."

Qishan frowned and shook her head at first, then smiled and said, "However, I am not heavy at the moment. Only by relying on the mountain energy and continuing to cultivate will my body weight gradually increase."

Xu Qing looked Qishan up and down. The woman's figure, posture, and even appearance were no different from those of a young woman.

With slender shoulders, a long, graceful neck, and a slender waist, she stood there without moving, exuding an air of delicate elegance, like a willow swaying in the breeze. How heavy could such a seemingly fragile woman possibly be?
Xu Qing had no ulterior motives; his eyes were full of keen interest. He eagerly asked, "Miss Qishan, may I experience the weight of the mountain spirit?"

Qishan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she immediately agreed, "Great! If you can carry me, then when I feel bored in the mountains and want to go out for a walk, I can possess you and ask for your help."

Xu Qing sensed something was wrong. For his own safety, he abandoned the idea of ​​squatting down and letting Qishan Shi lean on his back.

If this seemingly frail woman truly possessed immense weight, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't become the first zombie in the world to be crushed flat by a mountain spirit.

"Don't move, young lady. Let me hold you and see how much you weigh." Xu Qing moved and went around to Qishan's back.

"hug?"

Before Qishan could react, he felt a pair of strong hands wrap around his waist.

Immediately following was an unusual touch pressed against his back. While Qishan was still in a daze, his bare feet, which were not wearing socks or shoes, were already off the ground.

"Hmm? It's not heavy at all. I was wondering how heavy it would be."

As soon as Xu Qing let go, Qishan turned her head and said reproachfully, "I am not ready yet. I am not heavy in the mountains, but it will be different if I attach the heavy energy I have refined to my body."

As they spoke, a bright yellow aura gathered from all directions along the mountain path, and Qishan Shi also exuded an aura that was completely different from that of demons and ghosts.

"Sir, you may try again."

Xu Qing was puzzled but impressed, and immediately put all his strength into it. However, when he actually picked up Qishan Shi, he did not find that it was as heavy as he had imagined.

Pick him up, put him down, pick him up again, put him down again.

This process was repeated three times before Xu Qing finally released his grip on Qishan's waist.

He pondered the sensations he felt during the exercise and nodded, saying, "It's quite light, weighing at most around a thousand pounds."

Qishan sighed and said, "When I was originally the spirit of Qishan Mountain, I refined the entire Qishan Mountain. At that time, my weight was the weight of Qishan Mountain."

"Later, Taodu Mountain and Qingqiu Mountain were the same. Unfortunately, in this turbid world, even though I possess many famous mountain treasures, I cannot stay there for long."

"However, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. If it weren't for the great calamity, when gods and Buddhas don't concern themselves with the mortal world, I wouldn't have been able to steal so many blessed lands and treasure seals under the supervision of true gods."

Most of the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas in the world are governed by deities personally appointed by the upper realm. They hold the sacred seals of mountains and rivers and can use the earth's veins and precious energy to unleash various supernatural powers.

As time passed and countless generations came and went, the number of famous mountains and rivers without owners became extremely limited. Taking advantage of the severance of the Heavenly Road and the return of all the gods to the Upper Realm, the Qishan Clan seized and refined the mountains that had not yet been officially designated, such as Qishan, Zhaoyao Mountain, and Taodu Mountain.

These mountains lacked mountain spirits to clear the earth's veins and manage the four seasons. Once Qishan appeared, the mountains were naturally very happy to cooperate.

When Qishan spoke of her past friendships with those famous mountains and great peaks, her eyes crinkled with joy, showing that she truly loved being friends with the mountains and forests.

But Xu Qing heard this in a completely different way.

The fact that the Qishan clan privately took control of the mountain seal is probably even more serious than the illegal worship of shrines and licentious ceremonies!

If one day the Path to Heaven reopens and the balance between the upper and lower realms is restored, the gods will look down and find that the few mountains awaiting imperial recognition have had their marks stolen by an unknown wild mountain spirit.
There was only one outcome awaiting the Qishan clan: to die without a burial place!
Once the Qishan clan dies, these mountain seals will return to their rightful place.

In Xu Qing's memory, a certain Silver Horn King was in charge of the Three Mountains Treasure Seal.

That king also used the possession method described by the Qishan clan, along with the Three Mountains Seal, to manipulate the mountain-transferring technique and transfer the weight of the three mountains onto another person.

Now, the Qishan clan controls five mountains: Qingqiu, Taodu, Zhaoyao, Danxue, and Qishan.

When she refines the Purple Cloud Mountain Seal, she will become the mountain god who rules over the six mountains.

Xu Qing didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to this cunning mountain girl when the world was connected.

"Could you return those precious seals?"

Qishan shook his head: "The treasure seal is one with my life. Unless I die and my life is extinguished, it cannot be separated from me."

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Xu Qing shook his head helplessly. If it weren't for the tranquility of Ziyun Mountain, the Qishan clan's fate would probably have been exhausted long ago.

From now on, as long as the Great Calamity ends one day later, the Qishan clan will live one more day.

"You're incredibly bold!"

Xu Qing admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Qishan knew what Xu Qing was referring to, and she smiled and said, "It's not that I'm bold, but even in times of peace and tranquility, I would still choose to refine the Mountain Treasure Seal."

"Sir, please don't forget that I was born as a spirit of the mountains. If I could not coexist with the mountains, I would not be alive today."

Xu Qing smiled in relief and asked, "How long will it take you to refine the Purple Cloud Mountain Seal?"

After pondering for a moment and scanning the surroundings, Qishan picked up a blue brick from beside the shrine, weighed it in her hand, and said, "I currently only weigh a thousand jin. Perhaps I can increase the weight by ten bricks a day, a little more the second day, and a little more the third day."

Xu Qing clicked his tongue and asked, "When will you be able to refine an entire mountain?"

Qishan blinked and said, "A thousand years, five thousand years, or ten thousand years, you, a mere human, certainly won't live that long."

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"What if we survive?"

"Then I'll definitely look for you and ask you to go out and clear your head behind my back."

How heavy will you be then?

"It might weigh as much as a Purple Cloud Mountain."

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Xu Qing understood that the Qishan clan was joking with him.

The spirits of the mountains, born from the interaction of heaven and earth, are more adapted to the mountains than the mountain gods appointed by the gods.

Otherwise, the Qishan clan would not have been able to refine so many mountain seals over thousands of years.

Furthermore, according to the Qishan clan, once the Purple Cloud Mountain Seal is completed, she will no longer be bound by the earth's veins and will be able to come and go freely.

(End of this chapter)