From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 523 I've Become the Second-in-Command of the Evil God Cult

You Ming never imagined that one day he would become a key member of the evil god cult because of his popularity.

Yes, the kind where it's done voluntarily.

Originally, the Rebirth Sect worshipped a bunch of gods from Bingzhou as a hodgepodge, and You Ming didn't take it too seriously.

However, recently, You Ming discovered that his status among the "gods" of the Rebirth Sect was getting higher and higher, and now he was second only to the Rebirth King.

Despite being a sixth-rank deity, he held the top position in the Rebirth Sect, surpassing all the fifth-rank deities.

The reason for this is, of course, that he held the power to grant children, bestow blessings, and bestow wealth, powers that were extremely popular with ordinary people.

In comparison, although deities like the City God or the Water God have a higher status, in the eyes of ordinary people, no matter how high your status is, you can't govern me or bring me any benefits.

You Ming's authority is both practical and perfectly suited to everyone's needs.

In recent days, You Ming has been receiving a large amount of "illegal offerings".

These incense sticks were mixed in with his regular incense offerings, so he had to carefully distinguish them every day to avoid contaminating all the incense offerings because of these "rat droppings".

Therefore, You Ming absolutely hated this "Rebirth Cult".

But the most cunning thing about the Rebirth Sect is that, from the Rebirth King downwards, most of the deities they worship are from Bingzhou and Sizhou, but they never come to these two states to spread their teachings.

It's obvious that the higher-ups of the Rebirth Sect also know that once they arrive in these two states, they will most likely be besieged by a bunch of gods.

However, as long as they don't come to Bingzhou or Sizhou, most of the gods really can't do anything to them.

After all, many city gods are spirits and deities, making it difficult for them to leave their jurisdictions. Enforcing the law across regions is also very difficult, as there are too many forces that need to be coordinated.

You Ming felt that this Rebirth Cult was definitely not some newbie among the evil cults. Their methods were too skillful. Only someone who had been rebelling or dealing with gods for many years could come up with so many ingenious tricks.

You Ming originally didn't bother with it, since this thing was definitely annoying, but it had limited harm to the gods themselves.

However, he has now inexplicably become the number two figure in the opposing camp, and the amount of random offerings he receives every day is increasing. If he doesn't deal with it soon, he can't just watch his divine body become deformed and turn into a deity of the Rebirth Cult.

But how should the higher-ups of the Rebirth Sect deal with this?
If these high-ranking officials also offered him their faith, he could follow the trail of incense and find their whereabouts.

But it's clear that although these high-ranking members have gathered a bunch of gods in their sect, they themselves don't believe in them at all, and they haven't offered You Ming a single offering.

The highest-ranking member of the Rebirth Sect that You Ming could find was actually a minor leader of a local branch. This person couldn't even get in touch with the higher-ups, let alone the real leaders.

"I refuse to believe I can't take you down this time."

But You Ming refused to believe in such superstitions. Although he wasn't at the level of being able to predict the future or deduce the secrets of heaven, he had his own cheat codes.

Over the past thirty years, he has accumulated a bunch of cheat codes, many of which he has hardly ever used because their effects are too bizarre.

But the cheat code for "automatic incense" taught him a lesson: there are no useless cheat codes in this world, only people who don't know how to use them.

Even the worst cheat codes can have a powerful effect if used correctly.

So, You Ming started searching through the bunch of cheat codes he knew.

"Navigation assistance?"

"It can produce a mouse that can lead the way, but I don't even know their names, so it definitely can't get me there..." "Defect generation?"

"No, no, we need to see them first, otherwise we can't identify our target."

"Hatred-drawing? Seems unusable."

"Skip the dialogue... What is this nonsense..."

You Ming searched for a long time, but most of the cheat codes that wanted to affect the enemy remotely required facing the enemy or determining the enemy's exact location first.

Otherwise, it can't be released indefinitely.

"Why isn't there a causal cheat code? As long as you find one believer in the Rebirth Cult, you can influence a whole chain of them."

You Ming went through almost all the cheat codes. Although cheat codes are powerful, they are not omnipotent.

"Wait a minute... While there aren't any causal cheat codes, there are still some that can affect a whole area."

Just when You Ming was at his wit's end, his mind suddenly turned to something else, and he changed his approach.

"For example, faction-based cheat codes."

If we consider those high-ranking individuals as individuals, then naturally they cannot be selected. But if we consider the Rebirth Sect as individuals, then it becomes much simpler.

The simplest faction-based cheat code is the "Reputation Wooden Fish," which adds one point of reputation to the selected faction with each tap.

However, when facing the Rebirth Cult, the [Reputation Wooden Fish] is clearly ineffective, since it can only increase reputation, not decrease it.

You Ming can't really become the evil god leader of the Rebirth Cult, can he? He doesn't want to be exterminated by the divine way.

However, he has another faction-based cheat code.

Cheat code: 【破信离忠】!
Function Description: By destroying loyalty and faith, it forces the faction's loyalty to zero, triggering civil war.

This cheat code is clearly inspired by the "loyalty collapse" feature in Warhammer 3.

In the Xianxia game of my previous life, once you used the "Broken Faith and Betrayal" on a certain NPC faction, it would cause disciples in the opposing faction to rebel, resulting in debuffs such as reduced resources and reduced war potential, which would last for thirty-six months.

"Fine, fine, you guys were trying to scheme against me, weren't you?"

"Watch me give you a big surprise."

You Ming has been thoroughly disgusted by the Rebirth Cult lately. Those illegal incense offerings are like running into a grove of trees in the middle of summer and being chased and bitten by a swarm of mosquitoes – it's really unpleasant.

Immediately, You Ming manipulated the compass, instantly releasing the cheat code "Break Faith and Separate Loyalty".

As he entered the last number, the entire space suddenly trembled slightly, as if it were being distorted by some invisible force.

The surrounding air became stagnant, exuding wisps of black energy. This energy was cold, heavy, and eerie, as if it wanted to devour everything.

In an instant, these black energies transformed into countless venomous snakes, bursting apart into countless tiny, densely packed ones, like tadpoles in a ditch, before disappearing into the depths of the void.

(End of this chapter)