From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 293 Conferred God
"Volcanic Hell..."

After the Golden Boy God Lord left, You Ming kept mulling over the name.

Although his Yin City Dharma Realm and his temples in Yuanling Mountain are located on the other side of the Yang world, which is what ordinary people consider the Yin world.

However, the underworld here is not the netherworld, but a non-physical space that lies between the spiritual and the dream world.

The "Volcano Hell" mentioned by the Golden Boy God is actually located in the underworld.

You Ming had only heard of this place before, but had never been there.

However, I've heard that the environment there is extremely harsh, and that cultivators cannot even reach this place unless they have reached the [Yin Shen] level.

"Will we arrive at the volcanic hell in half a month?"

You Ming remembered the time that the Golden Boy God Lord had told him before he left, and he silently calculated it in his heart.

With his current strength, he might not be considered a strongman in the underworld, but as long as there are no external enemies, protecting himself is not a problem.

Unlike ordinary Yin spirit cultivators, they may also be tainted by the evil thoughts of the underworld.

But since it's just some minor gods from the Heavenly Realm handling the volcanic hell, there shouldn't be any danger. I should keep a low profile.

As for the treasures mentioned by the Golden Boy God, You Ming was not interested.

……

【Yuanling County】The entire city is backed by Yuanling Mountain and faces the Fengshui River.

The streets and alleys are winding and well-arranged, with covered bridges and flying eaves connecting them. The newly built government office has white walls and black tiles, which is quite impressive.

The newly appointed magistrate, surrounded by a crowd, sat confidently in the hall.

The market town not far away was wide open. Although it was still early, merchants had already set up shop. Shops selling cloth, grain, and medicinal herbs lined the streets, creating a bustling and prosperous scene.

The official road was flat and smooth, with bluestone slabs laid out, and carriages and horses shuttled back and forth.

Youming resides within the Dharma Realm, and everything outside is reflected in his heart.

As Yuanling County grew increasingly prosperous and its incense offerings flourished, his divine position became more and more secure, and his connection with this land became increasingly close.

In comparison, the City God Temple, built in a remote area in the southwest of Yuanling County, appears much more shabby.

Because of its remote location and the fact that most of the city's affairs are actually handled by the temples on Yuanling Mountain, which keep a low profile, the temples are not very popular.

Therefore, the Yin City Dharma Realm in the Yin World is much smaller in scale than the Youming Dharma Realm, as if it were just a satellite city guarding the main city.

You Ming sat in the main hall of the government office, with Wu Mo, Xiang Po, and other auxiliary gods standing in a row on the left.

They were all longtime followers of You Ming, and they were diligent in their work, so You Ming trusted them completely.

However, You Ming's own rank was not high, so he could not promote them further, and could only give them more material rewards.

On the right, however, stood several people of different shapes and sizes.

There were old men with white hair and beards, ethereal ghosts, and dozens of points of light floating up and down.

"Thanks to your hard work, the Yuanling Mountain lineage is growing stronger day by day."

"Now that official duties are becoming increasingly heavy, I have discussed with Registrar Wu that the number of divine officials under your command can be increased to ten."

"Furthermore, later I will order the treasury to bestow upon each deity a thousand divine powers."

You Ming looked at the gods and slowly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Cang Zhao'er, Chi Zu Ben'er, and the others were overjoyed, but having been gods for a long time, their minds had gradually become more composed, so they quickly bowed and expressed their gratitude.

"Besides this matter, our Lord's Mansion now occupies the entire Yin City, and we must bestow titles upon some more deities." "Mountain spirits and all spirits, heed the bestowal."

You Ming was enveloped in layers of divine light. Although his figure was not imposing, he was filled with divine power and his five-colored light shimmered. Accompanied by his voice, it seemed that the entire Yin City Dharma Realm was responding, making everyone's mind solemn.

As his voice fell, the specks of light floating in the hall began to rise and fall.

These specks of light are the remnants of the dead mountain spirits.

Because the mountain spirits are deified beings, they have no independent souls and only remnants of their spirits after death.

If their entire clan had not worshipped Youming, the City God, and the River God, and received the protection of these three deities, their remaining spirits would have quickly dissipated, and they would not have even been able to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

The mountain spirits have only been created for a little over five years, and according to their normal lifespan, they are not yet due to die.

However, given the sheer number of them, some of the mountain spirits inevitably die during the process of clearing out the forests, either due to conflicts with evil spirits or encountering other harsh environments.

These remaining spirits are equivalent to the heroic spirits of the Mountain Ghost Clan.

Now, You Ming intends to truly transform these heroic spirits into guardian deities of the Mountain Spirit Clan.

"The remnants of the mountain spirits are hereby conferred!"

"I hereby bestow upon you the name Youlin Mountain God, receiving the will of the mountain spirit and tree, to protect the mountains and marshes for millennia, and to guard the lineage of the mountain spirits on my behalf..."

As the sound of the whistling wind subsided, hundreds of points of emerald light flickered within the main hall.

Under a powerful force, these points of light intertwined and slowly gathered together, eventually coalescing into a blurry yet towering figure, surrounded by countless illusory shadows, resembling a vast forest.

In the blink of an eye, the illusory figure solidified into a young man wearing rattan armor.

He was slender and handsome, but a hint of determination could be seen in his eyes.

A pair of deer antlers grew from his head, vines hung down to his shoulders, and divine ropes like tree roots extended from his knees, penetrating into the earth.

But the strangest thing was that countless thumb-sized faces were vaguely appearing on his chest. These faces were either crying, laughing, or deep in thought, adding an eerie touch to his divine appearance.

"Youlin-kun!"

The moment this god manifested, all the members of the entire Mountain Spirit Clan suddenly raised their heads, as if they sensed something.

The mountain wind howled, faintly transforming into a sound, calling out the name "Yulin-kun," as if the mountains and forests were also celebrating the birth of their own deity among the mountain spirits.

With the appearance of this god, the fortune of the Mountain Ghost Clan was restored, and they had ancestors to worship, gods to respect, and roots to trace.

"Little God Youlin greets Your Excellency."

Yulin knelt on the ground. As he spoke, the faces on his body seemed to speak at the same time, their voices mixed together, a strange blend of male and female voices.

"From this day forward, you will be the origin of the Mountain Spirit Clan, and you should act diligently."

You Ming nodded.

Since the Mountain Spirit Clan has no Yin Souls, and individual remnant spirits are not qualified to be enshrined as gods, You Ming merged hundreds of remnant spirits together to share a single divine position.

This Youlin Jun appears to be a god, but in reality, he is an aggregate of hundreds of consciousnesses.

After bestowing the title of Lord Youlin, You Ming turned his gaze to a ghostly figure in the main hall.

This is an old woman.

His hair was white, his skin was wrinkled, and his back was bent, as if a gust of wind could blow him over.

Surprisingly, a faint golden light emanated from the old woman, making the spirit incredibly stable and giving her a somewhat mystical appearance.

(End of this chapter)