Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 142 Fengdu Arrives!

Nanshan Community
When Lu Chen arrived, Zeng Rou had already almost finished setting up the scene.

The setup was actually quite simple: a traditional Chinese eight-immortal table, some sweet treats that the Kitchen God likes, and the neighborhood was thoroughly cleaned inside and out.

After all, the things that really needed to be prepared were all in Lu Chen's Sumeru Ring.

Compared to the religious ceremony in Longhu County.

This time, the "consecration" ceremony was significantly simpler.

After all, Longhu County is involved in a great act of merit involving 100,000 people.

This is nothing more than stirring up the atmosphere of everyday life.

For the "Fireworks Album," the essence of fireworks is precisely its "spirit."

As long as you absorb enough of the aroma of cooking.

The power naturally reignited.

"Mr. Lu, everything is ready as you instructed."

"it is good."

Lu Chen nodded, and the wooden box flew out of the Sumeru Ring and landed on the table.

The movements—opening the box, taking out the implements, arranging the talismans, and listing the scriptures—were fluid and graceful.

"President Lu, what kind of ceremony is this? I've never seen one before."

Zeng Rou came from the Rakshasa Sect and had seen many magical formations, but she could not recognize the objects in front of her.

"This is my secret technique, and it's a long story. I'll tell you about it another time."

Zeng Rou nodded and saw Lu Chen put on a yellow robe and a rather strange hat.

To her surprise, this strange outfit didn't look odd on Lu Chen at all; instead, it made Lu Chen look exceptionally refined and carefree.

She was about to say something more, but then swallowed the words back down.

I'd better not bother the cult leader any longer...

Lu Chen glanced at the time.

There are only two hours left until the auspicious time.

wait!

When the auspicious time arrives, the altar will be opened immediately.

……

"Son, why are you dressed like this today?"

When Lu Jianming and his wife saw their son return from the third floor, they hurried downstairs.

The neighbors also gathered around, their faces full of doubt.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, uncles and aunts, I'm going to hold a religious ceremony in the neighborhood today. When it's time for dinner, please cook a few extra dishes, the more lively the atmosphere, the better."

"A religious ceremony? What kind of religious ceremony?"

"Let's just consider it a supernatural power. It was taught to me by Yama, and it comes in handy today."

"I see." Everyone suddenly realized, it was another underworld tactic.

"So you're going to make offerings to Yama (the King of Hell) later?"

"No, today we are offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God."

Sure enough, everyone looked bewildered again.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Neighbors, you can trust me. If this matter is settled today, I'll try my best to get some benefits for everyone!"

If all goes well this time.

In the future, the Lu family temple must reserve a place for the Kitchen God.

After all, this person is the "Heaven and Earth Line" who can monitor the mortal world and has direct access to the Jade Emperor.

With Him present, three parts of good can be described as eight parts, and five parts of evil can be erased.

How could one not firmly grasp such a divine duty?

Although the Kitchen God cannot adapt to the temple.

Furthermore, due to the rules governing the invocation of deities, they cannot be brought into every household for the time being.

But Lu Chen always believed that there are no secrets that cannot be kept.

As long as there are rules, there will always be loopholes to exploit and bugs to exploit!
At that time, the thousand households in Nanshan Community will become the best "experimental field".

This kind of experiment is a benefit in itself.
"real!?"

Sure enough, these words caused an uproar among the neighbors.

His face was beaming with a smile.

Lu Chen patted his chest and said, "How could I be lying? So uncles, aunts, uncles and grandmas, just listen to me. Around six o'clock later, you all cook and stir-fry as much as you can. Make it as lively as you can!"

"Sure! What's so difficult about that!"

"For Xiao Chen's sake, I'll burn the bottom of the pot through today!"

Lu Jianming immediately said, "Then I'll go door-to-door to inform everyone, and they should all get moving at the appointed time."

"I am coming too!"

"Count me in!"

The neighbors were full of energy and dispersed one after another.

Lu Chen smiled and then turned to Zeng Rou: "There's nothing much going on now, so could you tell me how the factory has been doing these past few days?"

"Master, the first batch of one billion ghost money has been completed and put into storage; the materials and equipment for the plague pills that Elder Wang needs are also on their way..."

Zeng Rou reported everything in detail.

…………

The two appeared to be having a pleasant conversation on screen.

Inside the City God Temple.

Li Chenghuang frowned deeply:
"What secret technique does this kid have? Logically speaking, the Kitchen God, as a household deity, should have lost his power long ago after entering the temple due to the lack of incense offerings."

If He still had the power, He should have activated the [Fireworks Book] long ago to let this kid see the inside story...

Since nothing has been done, it means the Kitchen God's power is insufficient.

"Could it be that he has some means to restore the magic power of immortals?"

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Li Chenghuang took a deep breath.

—To give back to the gods with a mortal body?
This is simply too horrifying.

Probably not!

So what exactly could it be?
Even Li Chenghuang couldn't fathom Lu Chen's true intentions at this moment. However, he was certain of one thing: even if the Kitchen God truly regained his magical powers, he could still control the [Fireworks Book].

They couldn't find any connection between Him and Zhao Wan.

The system of Heaven, Underworld, and City God includes numerous deities who oversee the mortal realm.

Such as the Four Duty Officers, the Kitchen God, and even Himself are included in this category.

For this reason, Li Chenghuang knew exactly how to evade this kind of surveillance.

All it takes is a secret technique to conceal the secrets of heaven, or a magical artifact to conceal the secrets of heaven.

Then one can free oneself from the watchful eyes of heaven and earth.

Unless a powerful being deliberately intervenes, ordinary deities would find it extremely difficult to detect.

Moreover, there are billions of mortals on earth, and even gods cannot manage them all.

This is the meaning of: [Darkness under the lamp]!
He has always maintained a one-way communication with Zhao Wanliang.

He had only met Qiu Qianluo once.

Ma Shilong had no idea that He was the mastermind behind it all.

Therefore, even if we discard the two chess pieces, Qiu and Ma, it won't affect Him.

This is the source of His confidence in making such a well-planned strategy.

If only today, Ma Shilong, the filial son who sought the help of a ghost spirit for his father and also acted as a scapegoat, could "step forward" and settle the score.

Whether it was the "Red-Clad Evil Spirit of the Rebirth Academy" that He specially concocted for Zhao Wanliang, or the "Five Hells to Become an Immortal" that He kept as a backup plan, it doesn't matter.

Then it can officially come to an end.

Let Lu Chen conclude this investigation and submit his report with peace of mind.

Then, using His methods, He manipulated the other party to help Him ascend to the throne!

At that time, as the City God, it would be nothing more than a matter of lifting a finger to enlighten Zhao Wanliang to become a ghost immortal.

Not to mention ghosts and immortals, even being transformed into a city god can be done in an instant.

There is absolutely no need to resort to desperate measures such as the [Fierce Ghost Puppet] or [Five Prisons to Become an Immortal].

Whenever Li Chenghuang thought of this, his heart would surge with emotion, and he would be overwhelmed with emotion.

Just as he was pondering and looking forward to it—

"boom!"

The palace doors were suddenly flung open, and the judges on either side stumbled in.

"Sir, something big happened!"

Before he could finish speaking, a ghostly hand had already grabbed the judge by the throat and lifted him into the air.

Li Chenghuang's face was as cold as ice, his killing intent chilling: "I have said that no one may trespass without an order!"

"You...you are...the Supreme One!"

Li Chenghuang's pupils suddenly contracted, and the ghostly hand loosened its grip.

"What did you say?"

The judge coughed violently: "I just received a decree from Judge Cui of the Underworld... The Supreme Incarnation has personally arrived in Jiangdu to officially begin the City God's patrol!"

boom! ! !
Li Chenghuang trembled instantly.

"Your Majesty...where are you now?!"

"No, I don't know... they only said that they came!"

Cold sweat instantly soaked his forehead. Without saying a word, Li Chenghuang activated the City God Seal to cover the entire city.

The map only showed temples and some private residences for worshipping gods.

At this moment, a vast expanse of bloody miasma suddenly appeared in the southern suburbs of the city, spanning half of the city.

"Supreme..."

Li Chenghuang's face turned deathly pale.

—Click.

As frost descended suddenly, the entire hall was instantly frozen by an immense, invisible force.

next second.

A majestic head, exuding an aura of supreme power, appeared out of thin air, its luminous pupils gazing down upon the world.

Li Chenghuang knelt down with a thud, trembling like a leaf.

"This humble god pays homage to the Supreme One! I was unaware of the Supreme One's arrival! I deserve to die!"

"You deserve to die! Who gave you permission to use the City God's Seal to spy on me?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!!!"

Li Chenghuang struck the ground with his head, almost cracking the bricks and stones.

Faxiang snorted coldly.

Frost spread, instantly enveloping Li Chenghuang's entire body, leaving only his head exposed.

"I will come to you after I have finished my business. Think carefully about what to say then."

"I will obey His Majesty's decree!"

The Dharma form dissipates, and the cold ice recedes.

Li Chenghuang collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, as if he had just crawled back from the brink of death.

…………

at the same time.

There are still twenty minutes before the altar is set to open.

South of the city, in the southern suburbs industrial park.

Three men stood in front of the signboard for the "Lu's Group".

The two men, one tall and one strong, flanked the exceptionally handsome young man in the center.

A flash of red light appeared in the young man's eyes and disappeared in an instant, before he returned to normal.

He gazed at the plaque, a harmless, faint smile spreading across his face.

"Let's go in and see what those ghost money are."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

　I'm getting writer's block again while writing about religious ceremonies...

　　I'll try to write it tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)