I subdue demons and monsters, and cultivate immortality in hell to become a saint.

Before long, news of the City God of Xingsha City being bestowed with divine titles and City Gods residing in various parts of Nanling Province spread throughout the streets and alleys.

"My goodness, this is an incredible gesture!"

"With this, the underworld's power is now firmly established, and no one in Nanling Province can challenge its position!"

"Great! Does this mean the Underworld will soon be expanding to other areas?"

News from Nanling Province spread like wildfire, reaching every corner of the world in an instant!

People discussed and speculated freely, most of them were overjoyed, but a few remained silent, each with their own thoughts.

Especially for those cultivators, seeing the Yin Division expand on such a large scale, they couldn't help but feel a sense of apprehension deep down.

"Could this underworld truly be recreating the legendary system, controlling the cycle of life and death for all living beings?" The cultivators pondered to themselves, their expressions grave.

The rise of the underworld is unstoppable!

On the other side, Zhong Jiu was busy bestowing titles upon the Earth Gods. Although the Earth Gods were minor officials, they were an indispensable and crucial part of the underworld system!

Zhong Jiu was in a dilemma when he had to enfeoff tens of thousands of local gods at once. His incense points were almost exhausted, and he could only exchange half of them at most. He couldn't just wait for the other half, could he?

After a moment's thought, Zhong Jiu immediately came up with an idea: to select from the souls of those deceased elders!

The Soul-Slaying Banner had already attracted a massive number of souls. He selected 100,000 suitable to be soul soldiers and handed them over to the Ministry of War for direct jurisdiction.

Before the reincarnation system is established, the remaining souls can only stay in the Soul-Suppressing Banner. Today, Chung Kau will select a qualified Earth God from it.

The first priority in the selection was the souls of elderly people who were respected and virtuous in various places.

For example, in Baizhu Village, there is an old man named Deng Shengrong who is an excellent candidate.

This old man was of very high seniority. He had watched most of the villagers grow up. He lived a life of poverty but was kind and generous, helping countless people. After his death, the entire village spontaneously worshipped him, and he was highly respected.

With Deng Shengrong's character, he is the perfect candidate to be the Earth God!

Zhong Jiu immediately raised his hand and gave him a position as a local deity.

There are many more such examples. Zhong Jiu selected half of them and then used the remaining incense offerings to complete the other half. Tens of thousands of local gods were thus enfeoffed!

Land God Temples are much smaller in scale than City God Temples, after all, the deities are of low rank and belong to the lowest level of the underworld. They are mostly simple in design and are often built at the crossroads of villages or under old locust trees.

A few stones piled up to form a wall, a stone slab as a roof, an offering table placed on it, and a kind-faced statue of the Earth God erected—that's all it takes to make a Earth God temple.

At the entrance of each local earth god temple, there are couplets, the most common of which is "Earth can give birth to all things, and the land can bring a thousand auspicious omens".

The couplets depend entirely on the temperament of the local earth god; whatever he wants to put up, that's what he'll put up.

For example, some humorous local deities have interesting couplets posted at their doors: "Yellow wine or white wine, as long as the rooster or hen is fat," which is clearly an open request for offerings from the villagers, which is quite endearing.

These interesting couplets were immediately noticed by passing villagers.

Those with a quick mind would run home on the spot, grab a roasted chicken leg, pour a glass of white wine, and quickly place it on the offering table.

"The Earth God has appeared!"

"Even in our poor, remote village, we are now protected by the gods!"

"Old man, quickly kill a chicken! I need to offer it to the local earth god and pray for a bumper rice harvest next year!"

The earth god temple instantly caused a sensation throughout the entire village!

Many villagers dream of the Earth God at night, only to find that he is a respected elder who has passed away in the village. They are both surprised and delighted, and feel a deep sense of closeness to him.

The news of the gods returning to their rightful place had been a hot topic of discussion in Nanling Province for a long time, until the New Year quietly arrived.

On New Year's Eve, no matter what other places are like, the festive atmosphere in Nanling Province is so strong that it cannot be melted away. Firecrackers bid farewell to the old year, and every household is filled with joy.

Even on New Year's Eve, the incense at the City God Temples in various places was still burning brightly, but today, there was a strange feeling in the air.

A young man was taking pictures of his girlfriend when his hand holding the camera suddenly stopped, and he stood there, frozen, unable to press the shutter for a long time.

"What are you doing? Stop dawdling!"

His girlfriend immediately became somewhat dissatisfied and urged him on.

"Look! There's a second moon in the sky!"

The young man looked shocked, pointed to the sky, and spoke with disbelief.

"What, a second moon? How is that possible..."

His girlfriend assumed he was joking, and instinctively looked up. The next second, she froze on the spot, exclaiming in shock, "Oh my god!"

More and more people noticed this spectacle. From Xingsha City to the entire Nanling Province, and even to the whole world, countless people looked up at the starry sky, their faces filled with astonishment.

There are no stars in the night sky tonight, only a cold moon hanging high. But on the other side of the moon, a perfectly round star emitting blue light appears out of nowhere, its size almost the same as the moon.

If it weren't for the strikingly different colors, people would almost think that a second moon had actually appeared in the sky!

"What exactly is going on?"

"How did an alien star suddenly appear?"

"Is another disaster about to occur?"

The appearance of an alien planet instantly brought the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year to a standstill. People could no longer remain calm, and all sorts of speculations surged forth like a tide.

Zhong Jiu was also staring intently at the alien star, his gaze sharp and imposing.

In a flash, he broke through the clouds and soared to the heavens. His divine eyes blazed with golden light, instantly closing the distance between him and the star.

But at that glance, he froze instantly, his eyes filled with disbelief, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap! It's another complete world!"

Above those stars, skyscrapers stand side by side, mountains and rivers rise majestically, and lakes and seas stretch far and wide, just like the world he inhabits.

"No! It's not another world!"

Zhong Jiu focused his attention and observed closely. A strong sense of familiarity washed over him, and with a slight shift in his mind, he discerned the mystery.

"This is a mirror image of this world!"

The buildings on the stars perfectly overlapped with the world at present, and Zhong Jiu could even clearly see the Star Sand City that he knew all too well!

A thought exploded in his mind like a thunderclap, and he instantly understood.

"This is the beginning of the spiritual revival!"

Everyone knows that the revival of spiritual energy is inevitable, but no one knows in what form it will appear.

Now, the signs of the world changing are already starkly clear before our eyes!

Ironically, at this moment, only Zhong Jiu can see through all of this!

"What exactly is that thing?"

"Why is there suddenly a moon in the sky? It looks really eerie!"

"Bullshit! That's not the moon, it's a completely blue alien star! Open your eyes and look carefully!"

The strange star hanging in the sky completely overshadowed the festive atmosphere of the New Year. Families sat around their New Year's Eve dinner, their expressions dazed and uneasy.

Everyone was filled with anxiety, and no one could be sure what unknowns lay behind this sudden change.

While the people of Nanling Province are only feeling uneasy, people in other provinces and even around the world have already fallen into panic!

In this world, with such a sudden and unusual phenomenon, no one dares to predict what kind of catastrophe awaits humanity.

The next morning, the strange star was still high in the sky, showing no sign of dissipating.

It looked even bigger than it had last night, and the view on it was even clearer.

Throughout the Spring Festival, everyone developed a habit—looking up and staring intently at that strange, alien star in the sky.

"It's getting closer! You can see it with the naked eye!"

"Could it be that another planet is about to collide with us? Are we all doomed?"

"It's all over! The world is going to end!"

The alien planet is growing larger every day, and there is only one possibility: it is hurtling toward Earth at an alarming speed!

The collision of two massive planets would cause a catastrophe that is beyond description; it would be an absolute catastrophe on a world-ending scale!

The world was in complete panic; fear spread like a tidal wave, consuming everyone's reason.

Some people even fell into despair, collapsed to the ground, and were completely heartbroken.

If it's a supernatural resurgence, at least there's a glimmer of hope. But what about a planetary collision?

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact!

If the planet is gone, how long can tiny humans survive?

People from Nanling Province flocked to the City God Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings. The temple was packed with people every day, and even the local earth god temples in the corners of the villages were filled with offerings.

People could only seek some psychological comfort and pray for peace through this method.

"Please, God, protect us! Please keep us safe!"

The overwhelming power of their vows flowed continuously toward all the gods in the underworld, yet they received no response whatsoever.

It's not that the gods are unwilling to respond, but rather that they know in their hearts that the people's panic is completely unnecessary.

This is not a planetary collision at all, but a spiritual revival, which is about to usher in a new era in such an earth-shattering way!

"No! That's not a planet at all!"

After the underworld noticed something amiss, the authorities were the first to uncover the truth!

Top scientists were mobilized, and all available detection equipment, including astronomical telescopes, satellites, and even spacecraft, were put into operation.

They tried every means to investigate the approaching "planet" and finally came to a conclusion that shocked the entire internet: it was not a planet at all, but a sky curtain that covered the sky and blocked out the heavens!