My whole family are full of geniuses, I really don't want to be a succubus!

A mournful wail echoed softly, and the withered old man, slumped over the plaque, sobbed uncontrollably, as if the deceased mountain lord were his own father.

"Wan Quan, you're in trouble. It seems you killed someone's father," Su Yi whispered to Gu Wan Quan.

Gu Wanquan smiled but didn't speak. He simply rested his right hand on his sword, walked over to the withered old man, and prepared to finish him off.

In Gu Wanquan's mind, when doing something, one must cut the weeds and remove the roots. If he were to take action, everything related to it would have to be eradicated!

Even though the object only reached his ankles and its breath was so weak that it was even weaker than that of a wild mouse, it was a minor deity.

But who can guarantee that ten years from now, or a hundred years from now, this weak little god will become the ruler of all gods?

Gu Wanquan casually drew his longsword, pointed it at the withered old man still lying on the signboard, and prepared to finish him off.

Su Yi and the others didn't intend to stop them; since the feud had already started, there was no need to act like a saint after the fact.

The gaunt old man, still sobbing with grief, noticed someone approaching from behind. He immediately turned around and kowtowed rapidly to Gu Wanquan, his sorrow mixed with gratitude for his revenge: "Thank you, Immortal! Thank you, Immortal, for avenging my master!"

Gu Wanquan, who was about to make a move, looked at the withered old man who was frantically kowtowing to him with a puzzled expression, wondering what the old man was up to.

Upon hearing this, Su Yi took two steps forward and looked at the withered old man who was frantically kowtowing, asking, "What is your relationship with the previous mountain lord?"

"My lord, please see the truth! I was originally a priest of the previous mountain lord!" The withered old man raised his head, his wrinkled face revealing a mixture of tears and snot, making him look somewhat comical.

In the later stages of the game "Immortal Path," when divine authority reigns supreme, Su Yi is well aware of the duties and abilities of the various gods.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had a vast territory, and the human world was equally vast. Towns with large populations would be guarded by deities appointed by the Great Zhou Imperial Observatory, mostly the city gods of a city or town.

In remote villages, in order to avoid evil spirits and ghosts, some villages will also arbitrarily worship some wandering spirits and monsters. These spirits and monsters that absorb incense and become wild gods are also called wandering gods.

Further into the deep mountains and valleys where no one lives, the mountains and rivers naturally give birth to divine qualities. Once these qualities are acquired by living beings, they can become the masters of the mountains and rivers. These deities are also known as wild gods.

The righteous gods who are worshipped by incense mostly reside in the City God Temple where they are worshipped. They are also granted imperial titles and protect the peace of the region. If evil spirits run rampant in their jurisdiction, causing the people to suffer, they are considered to have obtained their positions illegitimately and will have their titles revoked and lose their divine status. If their golden bodies remain intact, they will have immeasurable lifespan.

The wandering deities with few incense offerings, although they have temples and incense offerings, have very little power from the offerings, so their magical power is also quite weak. They are not officially appointed by the imperial court, but once they accept incense offerings, they can only guard the place of worship. However, they can remain on the sidelines when something happens and will not be subject to any jurisdiction. If they can continue to offer incense, they can also achieve a long life.

Wild gods, who are not officially appointed by the imperial court and do not receive proper incense offerings, can only rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered by the local earth veins and waters to nourish themselves. They rely entirely on their own innate talents for cultivation and the Daoist principles of the heaven and earth under their jurisdiction. Their magical power is mixed and can be considered as half a cultivator.

The three types of deities each form a system, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The City God, blessed by the nation's fortune and recognized by the imperial court, is worshipped by countless incense offerings. He can issue decrees in a region, and his words carry the weight of the law. However, he cannot leave his jurisdiction at will and lose his freedom. If any evil spirits appear in his jurisdiction, he must eradicate them, even at the cost of his golden body being shattered, to safeguard the peace of the region.

Rural wandering deities are free and unrestrained, enjoying incense offerings without the risk of evil spirits attacking them. They can leave their divine positions at any time without suffering any backlash from their divine status. However, they are usually weak and not recognized by the imperial court. The power of incense offerings can only be borrowed from some of the City God's authority, but the effect is minimal.

Wild gods of nature live far from human habitation. They are only responsible for the mountains and rivers and can invoke the power of the mountains and rivers. They can even retain their physical bodies, but if they want to have great magical power, they need to cultivate themselves and absorb the essence of the sun and moon.

After becoming a wild god, one cannot leave the area encompassing mountains and rivers, and the time it takes to become a god is tied to one's lifespan; how long one can remain a god depends entirely on how long one can live.

Among the three divine roles, the City God and the Countryside Wandering God both possess the fatal attraction of having indestructible golden bodies and boundless lifespans.

After all, in the world of "Immortal Path", even a great cultivator at the Integration Realm only has a lifespan of 200 years. Immortality is still very attractive to living beings, even with various restrictions.

The advantage of being a wild god is that you don't have to worry about evil spirits harming people in the human world. You can just stay in the mountains and the mountains and rivers will protect you. But the disadvantage is also obvious: if someone with ulterior motives finds you, you can be a mountain god, but others can be too!

The mountain lord that Gu Wanquan killed was a wild god, so when the mountain lord died, a strange phenomenon of "all mountains grieving" appeared.

When Su Yi saw the old man with dry skin desperately kowtowing to Gu Wanquan, she immediately thought of the mountain lord that Gu Wanquan had killed; the divine power he possessed was probably not obtained through any legitimate means.

This kind of thing happens far too often in "Immortal Path". Some players even manage to kill gods and become local mountain or river gods for the sake of novelty.

But after a while, players can't stand it anymore. They just squat in their own divine domain when they log into the game, which is extremely boring, like going to work.

I play games to relax. What's the point of staying in one place and being locked up all day?

When players want to unbind their accounts, they find that there is no other way but to delete their accounts and start over.

Therefore, many players avoid the position of deity.

When Su Yi learned that the withered old man in front of her was not the mountain lord that Gu Wanquan had killed, but the previous mountain lord of the half-human, half-scorpion mountain lord, she also became curious.

The ragged, withered old man in front of him, who had just looked like a starving ghost, turned out to be a priest. After the old man sobbed and explained what had happened, Su Yi realized that it was just another drama of killing gods and seizing power.

The previous mountain lord was a sika deer. Although it was fortunate enough to gain sentience and become a wild god, the deer's lifespan was limited, and its magical power gradually diminished with age.

Until a scorpion that accidentally ate a spiritual herb and gained sentience used its poison to hasten the death of the previous mountain lord, and finally seized the mountain lord's position and became the current mountain lord.

The gaunt old man before them was once a subordinate priest of the sika deer god, diligently following the previous mountain lord until the scorpion usurped the throne, after which he fled to the edge of these mountains.

Because he lost the blessing of divine power, the old man with dry skin, as a wandering ghost, gradually weakened. If he hadn't met Su Yi and the others, he probably would have vanished in less than a year due to the loss of his magic power.

Whether it was because he was bringing up old stories or because he was saddened by his impending demise, the old man with dry skin started to weep again as he spoke.

Su Yi stroked her chin and looked at the withered old man in front of her, asking:

"Stop howling! I'm asking you, do you want to be the mountain lord?"