The establishment of the Celestial Dynasty began with the bestowal of the title upon the River God.

Today is Li Yi's second attempt to cultivate the "Life-Refining Body Method," but it is also the first time that he has combined the incense-infused golden energy with the wood energy to temper his body.

Before obtaining the Body Refining Method, Li Yi didn't know how to use his Wood Qi. He had always relied on Incense and Golden Qi to temper his body. Now, Wood Qi also came in handy. The combination of the two was much more effective than before.

When Li Yi tried to refine his body yesterday, the wood qi completed one cycle, but the results were minimal.

Body cultivation consumes the five elements of Qi to forge the body, which is a slow and gradual process.

With the blessing of incense from local deities, cultivation becomes twice as effective with half the effort, and the five elements of Qi are consumed extremely quickly.

The gods hold a lofty position, and their astonishing speed of cultivation is undoubtedly a major factor in this.

Li Yi focused his mind and observed inwardly, discovering that during the process of the incense's golden energy urging the wood energy to temper his body through this cycle, he was also silently shaping his body. The pain was much less than before, truly killing two birds with one stone, and he couldn't help but feel extremely happy.

Having obtained the body-refining method, he, a minor official, could finally embark on the path of physical cultivation and was no longer a rootless duckweed with only a high level of cultivation.

Two streams of incense continued to flow from the Investiture of the Gods. To avoid the suffering of body shaping, Li Yi forcibly suppressed his excitement and focused on digesting the incense and wood energy. Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Yi's wood qi was almost completely depleted, but the two streams of incense from the Qingchi River and the Hundred Households Office still lingered, inevitably causing him some suffering.

But he couldn't care less about that. Half an hour of cultivation had opened up the eleventh spiritual acupoint of the Gallbladder Meridian, "Touqiaoyin". He was starving and quickly took out a Blood Qi Pill and swallowed it.

"Old Wang, hurry up and serve the food!"

Li Yi shouted out the window, but fortunately, with the Blood Qi Pill as a base, the protests from his stomach and intestines were no longer intense, and he was able to calm down and take a look at his "Head Acupoint Yin".

The young man focused his mind and introspected, penetrating the spiritual cave, where he was astonished to see a cluster of azure energy gathered within.

Three treasures were found!

Li Yi was secretly delighted. He used his consciousness to contact the green rice dumpling, and in an instant, a piece of information flooded into his mind.

The Three Treasures of the Spiritual Cave: Techniques, Enhancement, and Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Shangguan gained a hearing boost, Fubai gained a mental boost, and unexpectedly, the adjacent Touqiaoyin also gained something.

Li Yi carefully pondered the meaning, then said, word by word, "Ling Mingqing?"

It was actually a spell!

The first technique I comprehended on my own!

"If the Investiture of the Gods is considered an innate spiritual treasure, then I have all three treasures of my spiritual acupoint."

This technique originated from the spiritual acupoints within his body, allowing Li Yi to master it without a teacher and use it effortlessly. He also had a thorough understanding of its energy flow pathways and spell-casting techniques, which he could readily impart to others.

"So this is how the world's magical arts are passed down? Even those who lack natural talent can benefit from the legacy of their predecessors and learn magical arts."

Li Yi sighed inwardly and activated his Lingmingqing technique, feeling various thoughts racing through his mind, making it extremely clear.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yi hurriedly stopped the operation of his magic.

"Lingmingqing has the effect of refreshing the mind and dispelling delusions. When it is in use, the mind is clear and one is not afraid of illusions, hallucinations and bewitching magic. However, it is easy to deplete energy and cannot be used for a long time."

Fortunately, the tenth acupoint, "Floating White," provides a certain boost to mental clarity; otherwise, activating this technique would only take the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and could only be used to temporarily dispel illusions or in critical moments.

Li Yi suddenly remembered Zhang Junyi's instructions, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

It's a good way to learn more characters when you have nothing else to do.

He left the spiritual cave and just then saw Old Wang carrying a tray of food in.

"Sir, there are only ten catties of cured meat left in the warehouse, and I've brought them all for you—but there's plenty of millet and flour."

Li Yi glanced at the food plate, which contained a bowl of thick porridge, four white steamed buns, a dish of pickled vegetables, and ten catties of cured meat. It seemed that he had some understanding of the junior officer's appetite.

He poured half of the cured meat onto the plate, picked up the large bowl, and said, "You and Aunt Qin's families can divide this half."

The old man's expression changed drastically. "How can this be allowed!"

Li Yi put on a sour face and said, "Old Wang, I'm too lazy to waste my breath and I'm not in the mood to play games with you guys. Just accept things as they are from now on and don't overthink it."

Old Wang then took the meat, went back to the kitchen, divided another 70-80% of it into half, and brought it to the east room. He then hurried back to the guest room, brought the remaining cured meat and food to his grandson Wang Ling, and flashed a wide, walnut-like smile.

"Eat, eat quickly."

After the three families in the official residence finished their lunch, before they could even relax for a short while, they saw soldiers running back and forth between the various villages outside Sanyi Village.

Not long after, Li Yi also received the news.

The people from the Fengshen Division are coming.

Those junior officers and soldiers were bored, so they all claimed they were going to support the local earth god and hopefully get to know the officials of the Investiture of the Gods Bureau. In reality, they were just bored and had nothing better to do.

Li Yi, however, was not keen on joining in the fun. If it was Liao Qingming again, he would see an acquaintance at the birthplace of the new god...

"Yi-ge'er!"

A shout came from outside the courtyard; it was obvious that it was Li Erhu.

This guy dragged Guan Tian into the courtyard and shouted for Li Yi to come out and go with him.

Li Yi reluctantly got up, thinking that since he had already met them, he might as well go with the two of them. Suddenly, he stopped and said:

"Let's go to Liu Zhi's house first and call him along."

This was the first time that the soldiers of Sanyizhuang had gone out together, so Liu Zhi should feel a sense of participation. Perhaps we should give him something to do so that he wouldn't be filled with sorrow all day.

Liu Zhiben was chopping wood at home, chatting casually with his wife who was holding their baby, when he was slightly surprised to see Li Yi and the others arrive.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

After speaking, he nodded to Li Erhu and Guan Tian.

Li Erhu grabbed Liu Zhi's wrist. "The Investiture of the Gods Department wants to add the Earth God to the list of deities in the Wu Dynasty. Go and take a look!"

As he spoke, he turned his head and smiled at the woman in the courtyard, "Sister-in-law, may I borrow your husband for a stroll?"

Liu Zhi's wife jumped to her feet, holding her baby boy, and said, "I'm going too!"

Li Erhu was taken aback, thinking to himself, "How dare those young women in Lijia Village go out so casually? Aren't they afraid of having their legs broken?"

He grinned and said, "That's great!"

Liu Zhi glared at his wife, quickly made a few self-deprecating remarks and said "please excuse me," then tacitly agreed to his wife's wishes, following behind the three of them, listening to their laughter and conversation, a smile appearing on his face.

The group walked quickly to the north, and soon they saw eight or nine people standing outside the manor, who were the same junior officers from before.

The other military households dared not step forward, and all watched from a distance, each one extremely curious.

Li Yi could hear Liao Qingming's movements from a distance, and from his conversation with Qin Kaixian, he guessed that the two sides had reached an agreement.

"Let's go, there's nothing else to see."

Since there wasn't a large crowd watching, Li Erhu didn't dare to be a braggart and join in the fun, giving Liu Zhi and his wife an awkward smile.

"My brother and sister-in-law made a wasted trip."

Liu Zhi grinned and said, "Oh, really, it's quite nice to be able to come out for a walk together."

Li Yi stopped hesitating and led everyone back. Unexpectedly, Liao Qingming's eyesight was terrifyingly sharp. He was having a good talk with Qin Kaixian when suddenly his eyes twitched, and he shouted:

"Isn't that the young master from the Li family?"