From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 182 Everything is ready
"Zhu Xin, I consider you one of my own, so I will be frank with you."

Looking at the night watchman in front of him, You Ming felt that the relationship between the two had become closer after Zhu Xin took the initiative to reveal some secrets of the county government to You Ming last time.

Zhu Xin looked at You Ming, his expression becoming even more respectful.

“Yuanling Mountain is the Empress’s Yuanling Mountain, and it is also my Yuanling Mountain. I do not want other forces to interfere.”

You Ming devoted tremendous effort to Yuanling Mountain, planting divine trees and nurturing the mountain embryo, transforming it into his own base camp.

Now that Yuanling Mountain has begun to gain momentum, he naturally doesn't want other forces to get involved.

No force will do.

He knew what Tai'an Prefecture meant. Once Tai'an Prefecture bestowed upon him the title of Yuanling Mountain God, he could naturally go further and bestow the title of God upon the mountain embryo, thus preventing its spirituality from being polluted.

But this also means that, to some extent, Yuanling Mountain was incorporated into the system of local deities and thus came under the jurisdiction of Tai'an Prefecture.

If Taian Prefecture were to send deities to reside there, order wandering gods to patrol, and establish local deities in the mountains... would Yuanling Mountain still be its own Yuanling Mountain if it really came to that?
He might still be able to control most of the authority over Yuanling Mountain, but he wouldn't allow such a large loophole to exist in his territory.

It seems that there are discerning people in Tai'an Prefecture who have discovered this weakness of theirs, which is why they sent someone to test the waters.

If we don't hurry up and confer a divine title upon Yuanling Mountain, it will one day give birth to a natural spirit, which will certainly not be allowed by the current divine path. Tai'an Prefecture will definitely petition the Thunder Department to unleash lightning to kill it.

"If that's the case, then I'm being presumptuous."

Zhu Xin then understood You Ming's intentions, but felt a pang of regret, wishing he hadn't rushed to report the news.

Zhu Xin, Zhu Xin, do you think everyone is like you, only interested in this seventh-rank official position?

He secretly regretted it.

"It's alright, but we don't need to refuse the Prefect directly. Let's put it off for now."

"If anyone in the manor asks, just say I'm considering it."

You Ming waved his hand, indicating that Zhu Xin was not to blame for this. For any deity, leaping from the eighth rank to the seventh rank was a meteoric rise.

Zhu Xin nodded, accepted the order, and left.

Watching Zhu Xin's departing figure, You Ming's heart grew heavier. It seemed he had to deal with this hidden danger as soon as possible.

Otherwise, even if they are not forced to relinquish some of the authority over Yuanling Mountain, the spirit of Yuanling Mountain will eventually be corrupted.

……

"You ask me how to prevent the mountain spirit from being contaminated? The simplest way is to confer godhood upon it."

"How about I help you find a relaxed job in the Department of Childbirth?"

Several days later, You Ming finally contacted the Golden Boy God and told him his request. However, the Golden Boy God found it incomprehensible that he needed to be asked about such a trivial matter.

“My Lord, I believe that since Yuanling Mountain belongs exclusively to our Bixia lineage, it means we do not want to be controlled by outsiders.”

You Ming quickly explained to the Golden Boy God.

"Wow, you're really bold, thinking of establishing your own pantheon. I think you're quite ambitious. When you have the status and power of an empress, you can establish your own pantheon."

The Golden Boy God looked at him strangely and couldn't help but chuckle.

You Ming looked a little embarrassed; he knew his request was a bit exaggerated.

"Of course, by the time you have that level of strength, the spirits of Yuanling Mountain will probably have been wiped out long ago."

The Golden Boy God Lord burst into laughter.

There are countless immortals and gods in the world today, but how many can compare to the level of the Empress?
There are some realms that you are not born with and may never reach in this lifetime. "However, if you just want to prevent Yuanling Mountain from being polluted by the thoughts of the masses, you don't necessarily have to be conferred a godhood."

"If the methods of the gods don't work, you can try the methods of the immortals."

The Golden Boy God was also afraid that You Ming would be discouraged, so after making a few teasing remarks, he continued.

"The methods of immortality?"

You Ming was jolted awake, and a glimmer of hope suddenly rose in his heart.

"The immortal path also has seventy-two blessed lands and thirty-six grotto heavens in the human world, which are not bound by the divine path and form their own world."

“That blessed land is between yin and yang, reality and illusion. Not only is it rich in spiritual energy and can accommodate countless disciples, but some dead cultivators are also enshrined in the blessed land, free from the suffering of reincarnation.”

"Although the strength of these deceased cultivators cannot increase, they can remain in their caves and enhance the foundation of the sect."

"These blessed lands and grotto-heavens are generally transformed from famous mountains in various places. Almost every blessed land and grotto-heaven contains spirituality. These spiritualities will be transformed into resident spirits, becoming something similar to... something similar to the Heavenly Dao."

"Once you become a spirit residing in the world, you become a self-contained entity and can easily filter out the distracting thoughts and desires of the outside world."

The Golden Boy God explained to You Ming.

In the real world, the Heavenly Dao is supreme and devoid of emotion, merely responsible for governing the universe. However, within blessed lands and grotto-heavens, the spiritual entities can also oversee all internal operations, thus their nature is similar to the Heavenly Dao, only lacking its immense power.

Hearing the Golden Boy God's description, You Ming's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"There's even a way to play like this..."

You Ming couldn't help but mutter to himself, but thinking about it, it was normal. After all, there are so many famous mountains and rivers in the world, and almost all of them are in the hands of the immortals. The immortals naturally have a way to solve the hidden dangers of mountain spirits.

"Please, Divine Lord, grant me the method to condense the blessed land of the grotto heaven."

You Ming spoke respectfully.

"Hmm, I don't know whether to say you're lucky or not so lucky."

"To condense a blessed land, it's actually very simple; you only need two things."

"One is a treasure that can extract spiritual energy from the void. Because blessed lands are closed worlds that are not connected to the outside world, without such a treasure, it would be equivalent to creating a barren wasteland without spirit. Any cultivator or deity who enters will have their strength continuously decline."

"But you just happened to get the Azure Divine Wood a few days ago, which is simply the most suitable treasure for a blessed land."

"But you still need a little world."

"This small world is extremely rare, possessing its own independent laws. Anyone who obtains it will treasure it and keep it for their own use..."

"Fine, I'll go ask in the Heavenly Realm for you, but don't get your hopes up too high."

Golden Boy God shook his head. After all, You Ming had worked so hard in the mortal realm and had previously made him look good in the heavenly realm, so he had to at least show him some consideration.

But upon hearing this, You Ming's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

"Divine Lord".

"Is this the kind of 'small world' you're talking about?"

After You Ming finished speaking, he reached out and drew a square in the air. A mirror, as flat as a square, appeared in the air, shimmering with light.

It was the [Mirror Lake] that was exposed when he killed Qinglian Jun.

(End of this chapter)