From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 105 Autumn Hunt and Military Deployment (More updates today!)

Upon entering the city, the somber atmosphere intensified.

Amidst the shadows of the banners, one could vaguely see divine soldiers clad in armor, as well as slowly moving altars, spirit towers, and banners, resembling heavy war chariots.

The air was thick with the burning desire to fight.

Everyone seemed to be infected by the power of this world, arousing the murderous emotions hidden in their bones and blood.

Even You Ming clenched his fists.

The autumn hunt has not yet begun.

But the prologue of blood and fire has already quietly begun.

"You Ming, you've already cast your Yin Soldiers into the altar, haven't you?"

The City God summoned You Ming to a quiet place and took the initiative to ask him a question.

You Ming nodded.

"I remember when hunting evil spirits, we released the Yin soldiers to fight. This place is the Dharma realm of the Mountain Guardian King, which can help the Yin soldiers level up quickly. The merits and spoils obtained can also be exchanged for armor and warhorses."

For ordinary forces, training divine soldiers is extremely expensive.

Only at this time of year can one use the power of the Mountain Guardian King to upgrade their own troops for free.

This can be considered a mutually beneficial event, as it enhanced the overall power of the divine way and also helped the Mountain-Suppressing King ward off all evil spirits.

You Ming nodded thoughtfully. He then understood why the City God had sent him an altar; that was the reason.

……

There was still some time before the autumn hunt officially began, so You Ming wandered around the city fortress. After all, only three gods came from Changning County, and no one was there to restrain him.

Along the wide stone-paved road, flags fluttered on both sides, and one could see deities from different places throughout the entire Tai'an Prefecture.

You Ming walked by, taking in the sights closely, feeling overwhelmed by the sheer variety.

He looked left and right. He had never seen so many gods in his life, and there were even many strange and unusual minor gods whose names he had never heard of.

For example, the Kitchen God, dressed in a fiery red short robe and with a copper spoon hanging from his waist, should be the deity responsible for the harmony of families throughout Tai'an Prefecture. He has a robust physique, and two flames rise from the wings of his black gauze hat, and you can feel the astonishing heat from a distance.

Behind him hung three little ash gods. One was short and stout, with wisps of smoke rising from his body, and he walked with a hopping gait; another was thin and small, carrying a small brazier on his back, with alert eyes, and he even bared his teeth when he saw You Ming; and the third looked listless, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.

In fact, these three ash gods symbolize the three states of ash in the stove: initial combustion, burning, and annihilation.

Despite their frail appearance, they are all ninth-rank deities.

However, the Kitchen God was very kind and even greeted You Ming. Since You Ming helped Qinglian Jun die, he had become quite a celebrity in Tai'an Prefecture.

"Boom."

A mountain god, covered in ancient rocks, slowly walked from afar, tall and silent, like a solitary peak.

A string of vines clung to its body, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a little deity wearing a grass vine robe and carrying a wild vine basket. It seemed that this was the first time the little deity had encountered such a scene, and it looked around curiously.

On the mountain god's spine, there was a small temple, from which a pale-faced little figure peeked out.

This is the [Guiding God]. If anyone gets lost in the mountains, he will provide shelter for them and has the authority to provide shelter from wind and snow.

The most powerful and influential of all was the Water God lineage.

A water god dressed in white with a plain face stood amidst the water curtain, with several clear streams meandering beneath his feet, as if they were about to transform into a moat, enveloping the entire city.

Lanjiang River God!

The Lanjiang River is one of the top three tributaries of the Cangyuan River, the longest river in China. It flows through several prefectures and has an extremely abundant flow of water.

In comparison, although the Feng River has a decent amount of water, it pales in comparison to the Lanjiang River.

Each stream of water, condensed into a small deity, was clad in armor and hovered around the water god, like soldiers guarding a king.

Each deity, whether majestic, imposing, cold, or approachable, carries with them the divine aura bestowed upon them by their region, faith, and temple, intertwining above the entire city.

In comparison, the camp where Changning County was stationed looked rather shabby.

There was only a flag at the entrance of the camp with the words "Changning" written on it.

Perhaps to bolster his prestige, the River God summoned his shrimp soldiers and crab generals for a drill, totaling over a thousand aquatic creatures, commanded by four generals: the Black Snake, the White Carp, the Green Shrimp, and the Red Crab.

That's what made it a bit more lively.

……

One day later.

The entire Zhenshan Dharma Realm was shrouded in mist, and the dark clouds between heaven and earth surged, transforming into pale, ghostly monsters with wings growing from their ribs.

Their claws and teeth were sharp, and their bodies were shrouded in sticky blood shadows, making them look extremely ferocious.

Evil spirits have appeared!

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

In the cities of each faction, banners fluttered and horns sounded continuously.

The procession of deities, like a tide, propelled the moving temples and flowing incense altars forward.

"Boom."

The number of deities is the largest; almost all the participating deities have their own followers, ghost soldiers, and spirit servants.

They formed a vast and continuous procession, numbering as many as 100,000.

After all, Changning County alone had more than 4,000 soldiers, Tai'an Prefecture had thirteen counties, as well as several high mountains, several great rivers, and other deities.

Altars and chariots were pushed forward, and countless soldiers emerged from the void, continuously joining the battle line.

Flags were raised in succession, and the ghostly army advanced like a tide, protecting each other in a ring.

You Ming also summoned his twelve Yin soldiers, and mingling in such a vast army, he was like a drop of water flowing into the ocean.

He couldn't help but want to complain at this moment, "Is this what you call an autumn hunt?"

This is comparable to a massive war; even the guild wars back then weren't this intense.

Compared to the steady and methodical approach of the divine path, the immortal path cultivators are completely different.

The vast majority of them did not form military formations, and rarely did they form ranks. Instead, they traveled freely between the turbulent currents of Yin and Yang, riding on clouds and precious light.

All that could be seen in the sky were streaks of precious light flying about, like lightning flashing across the void.

However, several major sects either deployed massive arrays or erected palaces, creating equally impressive formations.

But generally speaking, battles in the Immortal Path are like the ever-changing winds and clouds, unpredictable and ever-changing.

Unlike the divine path, which relies on overwhelming force, they use individual magical power, combined spells, and the operation of magical artifacts to eliminate enemy leaders.

In addition, there are some strange beasts and demons. They have no formation and only form groups based on instinct. The demons move in groups and charge around like a flood of ferocious beasts.

"Evil spirits breed and evil energy surges; this is a chronic disease that has not yet been cleansed the world."

"The autumn hunt is about to begin. Let us all go together to eradicate the source of evil and purify the earth's veins!"

The heavens and earth trembled slightly, and the earth's veins roared, as if a sleeping giant had opened its eyes.

Countless streams of incense smoke swirled and converged in the air, while the distant sacred mountain trembled and surged, transforming into a divine body thousands of feet tall.

His upper body stood tall amidst the clouds, clad in dark armor, like a giant emerging from the oldest mythology.

(End of this chapter)