From the Valkyrie to the Endless

Shen Qing had seen most of this information from the God List, but she did not interrupt Hong Shushan and continued to listen carefully.

The information on the God List alone is far less detailed than what Hong Shushan said at this moment.

"The three most powerful gods in the Southern Region today are Xuanling Divine Lord, Zhanmo Zhenjun, and Tianfeng Supreme God."

Each of these three gods controls four prefectures and has over 10 billion believers.

"Who?"

Shen Qing suddenly raised his head, looking suspicious:

"Master Demon Slayer?!"

"Not bad, what's wrong?"

Seeing Shen Qing's big reaction, Hong Shushan was a little surprised.

It was not until Hong Shushan spoke up to confirm that Shen Qing was able to be sure that he had not heard wrongly, and that it was indeed the Demon Slayer.

According to Sikong Yuan, Lord Zhanmo must have been a Taoist ancestor during his lifetime. How come he has become a god of incense and worship now?

Could it be Sikong Yuan’s reincarnation?

Coming back to his senses, Shen Qing realized something was wrong again and asked in confusion:

"But when I looked at the God List, the name of the Demon Slayer was not on it at all."

If his name was on the God List, Shen Qing could not have failed to notice it.

"This is normal. The Demon Slayer is not a high-ranking deity of the dynasty and is not under the jurisdiction of the dynasty."

Hong Shushan explained, and then said:

"The temper of the Demon Slayer is extremely strange, and he seems to be a little confused. Among the three supreme gods, he has the fewest followers, but he is the strongest."

"He seemed to be a very famous strong man during his lifetime. He killed countless demons and monsters. The name of the Demon Slayer True Lord was also the name he used during his lifetime."

"Because of his outstanding military achievements, countless people spontaneously built temples for him after his death. The incense was so strong that a trace of true spirit emerged."

(End of this chapter)

136. Chapter 136 Migration

136.

2023-08-01

Listening to Hong Shushan's explanation, Shen Qing was thoughtful. She had basically confirmed her guess.

The current Lord Demon Slayer should be the reincarnation of a generation before Sikong Yuan.

The ancient times are too far away from the present. It is impossible that the Demon Slayer has only reincarnated once. He must have reincarnated many times during this period. As the ancestor of Taoism, it is normal for him to leave traces in every era.

There are many reasons for the birth of incense gods. It is common for statues of gods in ancient legends to be spiritual.

However, this stone statue, which is a spiritual god, has little connection with the original god in ancient legends. It may inherit some habits, but its actual cognition and memory are completely out of sync.

Although this type of incense deities are named after ancient gods, apart from the names, there are very limited similarities between them.

After the statue of Lord Demon Slayer became spiritual, he still carried out some of his habits from his lifetime, slaying demons and killing monsters. Although he did not deliberately spread the faith, the number of his believers continued to increase.

Compared to other gods, Lord Demon Slayer does not demand loyalty from his believers, or the amount of incense and vows he offers, and his emotions are extremely weak. Perhaps because of this, he gives people a sense of security.

At least as a believer, one does not have to worry about being abandoned by the gods one day. When facing demons and evil spirits, the Demon Slayer will stand before them unconditionally.

For this reason alone, Lord Demon Slayer is worthy of being followed by a large number of believers.

"The Yunjing Prefecture where my Haoyin City is located is long and narrow, 80,000 miles from east to west and 20,000 miles from north to south. It belongs to the Xuanling Divine Lord, and there are a total of 103 cities. My Haoyin City is in the middle."

After explaining the general situation of the Southern Region, Hong Shushan took out the city lord's seal, which was handed to him by Ji Yunxiao when he left.

This is the symbol of the city lord's position, and it is also the hub of the entire city formation. With this seal in hand, even if a powerful creature who has stepped into the fifth level and opened the divine treasure wants to destroy Haoyin City, it will not be a one-day job.

Shen Qing said nothing more, and directly handed down the city lord's seal, and then spoke again: "Master Hong, please tell me the details of Haoyin City and its subordinate villages and towns."

The overall situation has been clearly understood, and the only thing left is the three acres of land under our feet.

"Of course, follow me."

Hong Shushan nodded and brought Shen Qing to the map.

The situation near Haoyin City is now very clear. Thanks to Lu Xunfeng, there is no threat from the Shenzang Realm within a radius of 30,000 miles of Haoyin City. However, the mobility of believers is very high nowadays, and there is no guarantee that there will not be new fifth-level gods.

Hong Shushan emphasized several potential threats to promotion, and Shen Qing looked at them in comparison.

Two of them had died in the bloody killing array not long ago.

In addition to those two, there are three fourth-level gods who may pose a threat to Haoyin City. Shen Qing silently memorized their names.

In addition to these most intuitive ones, there are also the second- and third-level minor gods below, who are scattered in counties and towns and control one side.

They may seem insignificant on weekdays, but once there is any disturbance, their attitude will affect many things. If they hand over all their incense and vows to a god, it is not impossible to create a fifth-level god in a short period of time.

"The most critical thing now is the locked earth vein energy. There must be a big shot behind it. The Demon Slayer would not do such a thing, but it's hard to say what the other two sixth-level gods will do. Maybe..."

Hong Shushan did not finish his words, but just glanced in the direction of Central China. His meaning was self-evident. Perhaps the Nine Nether Saint King was responsible for this.

To lock up all the geomagnetic energy in an area is beyond the capability of ordinary people. Even if a powerful person who has reached the state of unity wants to do it, it would be quite difficult.

The fact that the Central Dynasty is indifferent to the current situation in the Southern Region is already telling us something.

"I am ashamed to say that we have to rely on you to defend the city, while we, the officials appointed by the emperor, have to stay out of the matter to avoid disaster."

Speaking of this, Hong Shushan's expression dimmed slightly. He actually wanted to stay in Haoyin City, but if he could live, who would want to die? His son has not yet started a family, and he has not seen the continuation of his bloodline.

The appearance of Shen Qing gave him an extra excuse to comfort himself. With Shen Qing in charge, perhaps Haoyin City would be better than in his hands.

After a long silence, Hong Shushan took out a jade talisman from his arms and handed it to Shen Qing:

"If the situation changes, young lady, you should crush this talisman, and I will know immediately. Please ask the strong men of Zidian Tianzong to help."

The Zidian Tianzong is very close to Haoyin City, only about 60,000 miles away. For the great cultivators in the Shenzang realm, it can be reached in the blink of an eye.

Shen Qing said nothing more. He put away the jade talisman, clasped his fists in greeting, then turned around and left.

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"Stay away, girl!"

As soon as he left the City Lord's Mansion, Hong Shushan chased him out, looking hurried: "I forgot one more thing, please follow me to see the city defense commander."

Nowadays, there is a city defense army in Haoyin City, which was originally under the jurisdiction of Ji Yunxiao. In terms of rank, the city defense captain and Hong Shushan are of the same level, but in reality, for the people, the city defense captain holds more power.

The defense force of Haoyin City has about two thousand people. They were originally believers of the Rain God. After the death of the Rain God, their cultivation was affected to varying degrees.

The city defense captain was named Qin Bao. He was originally a master of the Gangsha realm, but he was blessed by the gods and only achieved such levels of cultivation.

After the Rain God was about to die, his cultivation level plummeted from the late Gangsha stage to the middle Ningyuan stage. If he hadn't taken elixirs to stabilize it in time, he might have even fallen out of the Ningyuan stage.

Although the current city defense army has suffered great losses in strength, once the gods are replaced, they will be able to recover quickly. For Shen Qing, they are still a useful force.

Hong Shushan brought Shen Qing directly to the military camp. The news that the city defense army had suffered a heavy blow was no longer a secret in Haoyin City. Their prestige had plummeted, and there was no one guarding the camp gates. Even the training ground was dead silent, with no training. It was almost a dead camp, completely lifeless.

Hong Shushan was obviously used to this and took Shen Qing directly into a big tent.

Inside the tent, a middle-aged man was sitting cross-legged on a couch. He had a bulging forehead and was wearing a thin white robe. His face was abnormally pale and his breathing was disordered, sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

Sensing the movement, the man slowly opened his eyes, and seeing Hong Shushan, he immediately stood up from his couch, clasped his fists and bowed: "Greetings, Chengzheng."

Hong Shushan clasped his fists in return and looked at Shen Qing who was standing beside him: "This is Qin Bao."

After saying this, without waiting for Qin Bao to ask, he directly stated Shen Qing's identity and the purpose of his visit.

He simply hopes that Qin Bao and the city defense troops under his command will change their beliefs and become Shen Qing's followers.

After listening, Qin Bao hesitated for a moment. In his opinion, Shen Qing's cultivation was not that strong. He was only in the early stage of Gangsha Realm and was not as strong as Shen Qing at his peak.

His original plan was to take the remaining city defense forces and join the army of a fifth-level god. Only in this way would he have a chance to return to the top.

There is a full five hundred years difference in lifespan between the Gangsha Realm and the Ningyuan Realm. If no new god is willing to accept him, he doesn't know if he will have the chance to return to Gangsha in this lifetime.

Although the blessing from the gods is powerful and can enable people to reach great heights overnight, the side effects are equally obvious. It is almost equivalent to cutting off one's own path. Wanting to rely on one's own practice to get back on track is like a foolish dream.

Seeing Qin Bao hesitating, Hong Shushan tried to persuade him a few more times, but Shen Qing remained silent. She did not think highly of Qin Bao and the city defense army. Having them would be icing on the cake, but not having them would not be a big deal.

In the end, Qin Bao chose to agree. They were people who had been blessed by the gods once, which meant they were used defective products.

Gods who have entered the fifth level may not necessarily look down on them and may dislike the purity of their beliefs.

Shen Qing stayed in the military camp for two days, watching the city defense troops temporarily build a statue and perform sacrificial ceremonies.

After establishing contact, Shen Qing immediately bestowed a divine blessing.

Due to the limitations of her own cultivation, she now has no way to restore Qin Bao's cultivation to the previous late Gangsha realm. She can only barely restore it to the perfection of Ningyuan. Even so, some of the incense and vows she had accumulated were almost exhausted.

The foundation of her faith is still too weak.

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After leaving the military camp, Shen Qing started his return journey.

On the way back, she kept her head down thinking. The surrounding villages with thousands or hundreds of people also belonged to the scope of Haoyin City. Including these people, there were still millions of people under the jurisdiction of Haoyin City.

If all these people were her believers, she might be able to use the purified power of incense and vows to directly open the knowledge stored between her eyebrows and bring out many wonderful benefits.

The Snake Village was soon arrived. Yan Baohai paced back and forth in front of the temple with a frown on his face.

Hearing Shen Qing's undisguised footsteps and looking up to see her coming back, Yan Baohai's expression immediately relaxed and he trotted over to greet her:

"Immortal family."

Ever since Shen Qing left, Yan Baohai had been a little worried and uneasy, and only at this moment did he feel relieved.

Now Shen Qing is not just concerned about herself, but the entire Snake Village.

Without Shen Qing in charge, these tens of thousands of people could devour the Snake Village in the blink of an eye.

"Pack up and prepare to move into Haoyin City."

Shen Qing gave a casual instruction and walked into the temple.

The spiritual energy in Snake Village is too thin. Shen Qing does not want to stay here for long, as it will slow down her practice.