From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 181 Sweet pastry

You Ming sat cross-legged in the cold pool. Yuanling Mountain had now developed a spirit, which was in harmony with his consciousness.

Sensing that You Ming's mana was depleted, it transformed into abundant spiritual energy and gathered around him.

Furthermore, this spiritual energy has been initially condensed by the mountain spirit, allowing You Ming to easily absorb it into his body and quickly condense it into his own magical power.

Now, You Ming's cheat code for [Mana Boost] is completely useless.

Turning the compass once only increases mana by 100 points, which is less than the mana he condenses in a single breath.

It can only be put to use again if one day one is trapped in a completely spiritual environment.

You Ming was also somewhat helpless. If he could draw a cheat code that could increase his mana by tens of thousands of points at once, it would save him a lot of trouble.

"Hmm? I sense that your spirituality has increased, and you seem to have a higher level of wisdom."

After completing his cultivation, You Ming felt the abundant magical power within his body, and his mood improved considerably.

He was somewhat surprised, as the mountain spirits he knew before were never this clever.

The mountain spirit could not speak, but it conveyed a more joyful emotion, while also subtly conveying a slightly complex emotion.

"Om."

In an instant, You Ming's brow suddenly split open, revealing a pale eyeball.

This eyeball is the very same evil god's eyeball that You Ming obtained during the autumn hunt. At that time, he incorporated his innate divine authority, the [Fetal Light Divine Contract], into it, transforming it into a divine artifact.

However, after leaving Zhenshan, he took back his divine duties.

Only this single eyeball remains.

Although this eyeball no longer has the power to make anyone pregnant by glaring at them, it can still be used to examine, discern, or see things that are normally difficult to see.

His pale eyeballs rolled around, and in an instant, Youming saw many strange powers in his eyes.

Countless fine wisps floated in the sky above the entire Yuanling Mountain, and now they were falling down one after another, constantly merging into the Yuanling Mountain.

To be precise, it means merging into the spirituality of Yuanling Mountain.

At this moment, in You Ming's eyes, the spirituality of Yuanling Mountain was also faintly revealed. Its shape was like an infant, with its body wrapped around itself and curled up in a ball.

However, the baby was a little too big, taking up almost one-tenth of the size of Yuanling Mountain.

Seemingly sensing You Ming's gaze, a slightly benevolent thought was transmitted to him.

"When all beings gather their thoughts, spiritual consciousness arises."

Looking at the wisps of smoke in the sky, a sentence suddenly popped into You Ming's mind.

He is no longer a novice in the path of godhood; he has been a god for ten years and his understanding of the essence of the path of godhood has become increasingly clear.

Now that Yuanling Mountain is becoming more famous, more and more people know and recite its name. The power of this fame will gradually be bestowed upon the mountain spirit, enabling it to grow rapidly.

One day, the mountain spirit will grow into a being with complete spirituality, and at that time, it will become a god.

This is also the origin of the original deities in the world, only now they are called "natural spirits".

In the ancient tribal era, when humans were still in a state of ignorance, each tribe would worship some large trees, stones, or even wild animals, which would become natural spirits after being sacrificed.

However, the downside of natural spirits is that they are particularly susceptible to being corrupted by human emotions.

After all, people have selfish desires. When more people gather together, their selfish desires also increase. As a result, the spirits naturally become cruel and greedy. In order to gain more power, they will exploit humans and demand blood and food, thus becoming further polluted.

You Ming knew that it was because Yuanling Mountain was being spread rapidly that the mountain spirits were also growing rapidly.

So far, Yuanling Mountain has become famous because of that poem, so the various thoughts that come from it are still relatively pure, but over time, they will still be corrupted.

You Ming felt a chill run down his spine. It seemed it was time to seek a divine position for the Mountain Spirit. Once it was deified, the power of the divine system could filter out negative forces, thus ensuring that the Mountain Spirit would not be corrupted.

However, a new problem arose.

You Ming is now the head of a department, and in principle, he is qualified to be deified. Wu Mo and others were deified by him.

But now Yuanling Mountain has been promoted and is no longer an ordinary mountain. It has acquired its own spirituality. Once it is conferred a godhood, it will definitely be at the eighth rank or even possibly the seventh rank.

Given You Ming's rank, he really couldn't seal off Yuanling Mountain.

Gan!
You Ming suddenly felt like he had trapped himself. He had finally made a name for Yuanling Mountain, but now he was worried that Yuanling Mountain would be corrupted by those humans.

"What should we do? Maybe... we should ask the Golden Boy God for advice?"

As You Ming finished get off work, he immediately took out a jade pendant, intending to communicate with the Golden Boy God of Heaven.

amount……

There was no response, which is normal, since we live in two different worlds and the signal is often not very good.

……

"Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir."

You Ming had just woken up from his cultivation when he heard a fawning voice coming from outside.

Judging by that voice, there's no need to ask, it must be Zhu Xin.

He now actually hopes that Zhu Xin will come more often, because every time he comes, he brings some good news.

"What's wrong? Does it mean the higher-ups are going to hand over the responsibility for the care of the Cizi (a type of child) in the entire Changning County to me?"

You Ming leaned lazily against the throne and said half-jokingly.

If that's true, then that would be fantastic news.

Zhu Xin, who had been all smiles, froze for a moment upon hearing these words, but quickly recovered.

"No, that's not it. This news came from the Prefect's side."

"The Lord of the Prefecture has asked the Immortal Venerable to inquire of you, wishing to bestow upon you the title of Earth God, and to confer upon you the title of Yuanling Mountain God, who will be in charge of the earth's veins, protection, local weather, and the nurturing of spirits, and will hold the rank of the seventh grade."

In Zhu Xin's view, this was naturally good news.

It is permissible for deities to hold multiple positions, and this is even the norm. Many deities have numerous titles attached to their names, all of which represent their part-time jobs.

As a celestial official, You Ming could naturally also hold some of the positions of the earth deities.

Moreover, nominally speaking, the ranks of celestial deities and earthly beings are equal, and being able to immediately advance to the seventh rank allows one to enjoy the benefits of the seventh rank ahead of time.

At that time, Youming will be able to truly establish his own residence, just like the current River God, and raise formal divine soldiers.

"Oh?"

"It seems the Lord has been keeping a close eye on us all along."

Upon hearing this news, You Ming felt little joy; instead, a hint of wariness appeared deep in his eyes.

Previously, Yuanling Mountain was just a small, insignificant mountain, but now that it has become a famous mountain, it is naturally a coveted spot in the eyes of many people.

"Sir, do you feel... this matter is not quite appropriate?"

Zhu Xin naturally noticed the unusual attitude of You Ming, and his originally loud voice became quieter.

(End of this chapter)